Heatwave - The Groove Line - Jazz funk Voyage spettacoli

[SIRGAGA123]

Such a classic feel-good track! Rod temperton is amazing.. what's funny is I thought about how similar this sounds to Off the Wall Michael Jackson before I even knew Rod was behind this too. Talk about a great signature sound

[ojrarowell]

There is no one better tha Rod Temperton........The keyboardist wrote many of Heatwave's songs....and I hear a few other "thrillers" for Michael Jackson:)

[litenon]

Riduculous how seemless the music and harmony go together need a time machine to get back yo true talent who were actualy masters of their craft and were actualy acknowledged by others as such and not self proclamed icons but true muscians who put out an seemless masterpieces that will stand the test of time

[MrLancasterSc]

Wtf ?

[tjames1107]

these cats can dance

[Tomcaatt]

When I see these groups heatwave, E,W,Fire, bros Johnson, commadores ,etcetra,AND EVEN FUNKADELIC , BOOTSY COLLINS, all I can think of is the house BUILT BY SLY STONE , right on baby can I get some skin?!

[grmacdonald]

i could play this song forever..makes me relive the 70's

[daddyluvify]

WTF THIS SONG ROCKS

[prognosis2112]

FREAKS AND GEEKS

[taralo16]

The song is about "The Groove Line"-a train that will take you partying. Not "Central Heat"! "We're riding on the Groove Line tonight...grab your friends we're coming through, where you get off is up to you..." Where does it say anything about a heater?

I was 14 when this song came out. I drove my mom crazy-I played the record over & over...it's still the shit. Back from the time when music was comprised of real musicians who played real instruments and could actually sing. I'm glad I was here.

[BigORat]

I loved this song when I was 18.

And I still love it at 51.

[lginpdx]

@BigORat  We're the same age and I agree completely. I smile real big every time I hear this.

[yahshuatwo]

Agreed. Rod temperton is baddest white producer ever! One the best period! Did a lot MJ's Thriller work

[kasumimoon1961]

this song can get stuck in my head for days! XD lol

[magworks7]

Talkin about true funk...!! They sing well,Play their own instruments,and dance while singing and playing. Thats True Talent...!!!-Not this coot booty bullshit rap crap that is coming out now.

[ProCharged4108]

White boy on bass plays funk like a boss!!! This song is the shit... PERIOD!!!

[Pistolk007]

Rod Temperton = The FUNKIEST white man EVER

Genius

loook for his name, his talent goes on and on

[323brando]

This is some funky shit love it

[theripgutxxx]

I can't get over the white guitarist in the back...He killin me Hittin all the steps no problem like a pro at this funky shyt. The 70's were it...good stuff

[antejutronic]

I'm fucking white, but with this song my butt begins to move without control!

HEATWAVE RULES!

[BerlinLynn]

This fabulous, funky band suffered irreparable tragedy as a result of what happened to two of the original members; makes me doubly glad that we have these wonderful videos of them in their PRIME!

[ndhudecz]

Great group...

[justaman6972]

FONKY !

[queenkey08]

Hitting that shuffle! Man I love that footwork...taking these moves to the club. Lmao

[blackkabnet]

Notice all of this was done with no midi no plug ins.

[MrJazzRock]

Nice Band..good song

[musicfude83]

i gotta learn these moves!!

[lz4916]

This song is one of my all time greats!

[VOYAGENETWORK]

Awesome

[oiyabastard]

i believe a lot of the new tune comming out like katy perry  california gurls are so much like 70s disco/funk but dont have the heart of the 70s

[rondeco30]

@oiyabastard are you a smackhead ?, your judgement is seriously impaired

[oiyabastard]

@rondeco30 even rob zombie is disco  all 16th note on hi hats, .

[Pistolk007]

I saw Heatwave in 1975 as backup for the Fatback Band :) they had just bought out Boogie Nights

[fabiobeatle]

Very good!

[fabiobeatle]

Very good!

[macdelight]

hahahah I love the way brothers groove..oh the lead singer died. darn it. l loved heatwave anyway.

but let me go back to my ronettes..cya'll!

[PsycopathalRed]

temazo

[ncmelusa]

not the greatset of all time but definitlkey in the top ten, the competition:set it off,strafe/lets all chant, michael zager band/disco circus,martin circus/come home with me baby,dead or alive/use it up, wear it out,pat an mick/a little bit of jazz,nick strader band/let the music play adn give me tonight,shannon/heartbreak beat,psychedelic firs/what have i done to deserve this 12: dance version, pet shop boys with dusty springfield

[sienfeld21]

this video is the bomb!!!

[asanzdiaz]

Son una referencia en la música de la época . Fantásticos !

[MrBangal1]

Jonnie had a voice that any singer on any level can only dream having a voice like that. RIP.

[TheNewsoul2]

I like those mosrite guitars the lead and rhythm guitarists are playing, fenders aint the only guitars that are good for FUNK !!!

[stevehowatt]

FREAKS AND GEEKS...HAHAAHA

[Gwenlj]

Leave yo worries behind! woo hoo!

Classic!

[Nyve1213]

Man I simpply love these guys. I hate I never got to see them in concert in person.

[Fredericoap]

yeah .. às vezes eu penso a mesma coisa ..

[SleepyBrownEyes1]

100% agree with ejhahn19.

[70sPopRock]

They played it over and over again on the D.C. radio stations, and we moved and grooved to the music of 'Heatwave' time and time again. Their funky hit, "The Groove Line" had just about the right beat to groove with at any disco club. The memorable song became a huge top ten seller in 1978 during one of the most competitive times in Pop music history. It became one of disco's great "dance anthems" and was a contributing factor in making 70s disco, "The greatest damn dance music of all time!"

[clemtoe]

that horn ornament where they ascend really fast in thirds kicks ass.

[ejhahn19]

this is one of the best songs EVER, and you idiots are talking black and white.

[Cedlor2]

White supremacy!

[vvollero]

Let's get back to BrassHole's original comment, that RT "invented" modern Michael. All race stuff aside, I have to disagree with this initial premise. What made MJ great was his VOICE. Seriously, concentrate on his vocals and really pay attention. He did stuff that others simply cannot do. He is unmatched. James Brown is the same way. One of a kind, unique, never to be duplicated again.

[123betrua]

well at least blacks have a reason to be racist.

[raymondv5]

To TheBrassHole,your talking rubbish,i heard several mentions on tv &radio about Rod they even played some of his tunes,maybe the one with the racist problem is you.oh by the way his names Temperton

[raymondv5]

Hi,have a look at Jesse Green's nice & slow,2 videos you'll see my sister the disco queen danceing,before she meet Mario,nice&slow what a tune. Enjoy

[raymondv5]

Hi,Mario's my ex brother in law he's Spanish/Swiss he's now a Guru you can look him up on the web,once i took him round to meet a guy called Dave Gillard or Gilmore i'd meet through a girlfriend,when he saw Mario i thought he was going to kiss his feet,he said he'd heard everything Mario had ever played & kept thanking me for bringing Mario round,i knew Mario was good,after that day i knew he was brillliant,my sister's boy Dylan's the same unfortunately he can't handel it,what a shame,

[icoolmadmax]

Totally Agree!!!! Extremely underrated!!!

[Anglovox]

WELL underrated band!

[icoolmadmax]

Also by Rod Temperton: "Burn This Disco Out" - Michael Jackson "Live In Me" - Rufus "Motor Mouth" - Herbie Hancock "Livin In The Streets" - Aretha Franklin "Mystery" - Anita Baker "The Genie" - Patti Austin "Sweet Freedom" - Michal McDonald "Hey Lover" - LL Cool J featrng Boyz II Men "Im That Chick" - Mariah Carey .....an many many more!!!

[EloquensRobot]

All this monstruos hits are written by Rod Temperton: 1) Love X Love - George Benson 2) Stomp - Brothers Johnson 3) Give Me The Night - George Benson 4) Rock With You - Michael Jackson 5) Spice Of Life - Manhattan Transfer 6) Baby Be Mine - Michael Jackson 7) Off The Wall - Michael Jackson 8) Thriller - Michael Jackson 9) Groove Line - Heatwave 10) Boogie Nights - Heatwave

[MrJazzRock]

Thanks for these valuable information

[raymondv5]

HI,i think he also wrote Girls for Moments & whatnots

[acoronab]

How does the bassplayer get his marvelous sound?

[MrJazzRock]

You have to use a good chorus and a compressor to get more sustain...

[acoronab]

Thx!

[TheBrassHole]

Every since Micheal Jackson died, they have not said shit about Rod Temerton. He invented modern Micheal. I'm so sick of black racists. When will the double standard end?

[MrJazzRock]

I fully agree with you.

[TheNewsoul2]

Spare me, Rod Tempwerton has been recognized by his for years Asshole !!!

[neoconsnightmare3]

brasshole, i'm a couple of months late, but when michael died, they haven't said shyt about anybody, black or white.

hell, folks don't really talk about bobby taylor, who in a way brought the jackson five to fuller attention of motown (they stayed with him a while when they first got to california).

shyt happens...its not about 'black racists', since in the western world that's an oxymoron.

this does NOT take away from rod temperton, a musical genious.

[TheBrassHole]

There is far more black racism than any other in the western world. It's just they don't report that on the news. Nice try though... poser

[neoconsnightmare3]

lol...asshole, given that to have 'racism' has to be based upon POWER, something blacks don't have in the western world, PROVE 'black racism'.

look, boy, you can blither all you want, but you cant prove any macro-level 'black racism'.

now, about the term 'poser'? precisely what am i supposed to be impressing, dumb ass.

now, we can go back and forth, and i'll simply reduce you to more of the blithering idiot you are. either PROVE black racism or admit you can't.

have a a nice day.

[TheNewsoul2]

STFU nobody was talking about racism on this until you got here, Rod Temperton has been recognized as a contributor on Off the Wall and Thriller for decades and when whites like you stop dealing the race card we blacks will stop playing it ASSHOLE.

[TheBrassHole]

Wake up kid.

[neoconsnightmare3]

get off the meds, (br)asshole.

[lchunt55]

Rod Temperton is the man.... this, Thriller, Sweet Freedom.....what else do ya got Rod?

[freddypknight]

Lots and lots of money!

[123crazyleg]

that was funk

[perpetual61]

The good old days when music was about having fun ! How I miss those times !

[gugioren]

i can fell the into me!! Yeaah

[SteveInNN]

f'in love this song.  loved it when it came out, love it 30 years later!

[mimidec67]

get down with your bad selves people!

[musoid]

Wow, never knew they were a UK band... classic tune, really brings back memories...

[tomthefunky]

They were American.

[xlyfgrd]

But formed and gained initial fame in the UK. Rod is the MAN!!!

[acoronab]

From Wapedia:

Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton (keyboards), Spaniard Mario Mantese (bass), Czechoslovakian Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums), Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar) and Briton Roy Carter, (guitar).

[twoaxis88]

me neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!

[Lindy0068]

I can never get enough of this video, Especially because of Johnny. RIP Thanks so much for posting!!

[Dhit62]

Man, if I was in this band I would have to be the drummer. I could never remember those dance steps and play an instrument at the same time. Lol!

[worlduniversal]

Wonderful video and music!! Thanks for sharing Tustles!:)

[jazzfunk61]

thanks Sherry for the share

[Fr3derick]

Marvellous!!! So enjoyable:) Thanks for the share tustles.

Grandma Mary

[ladyblue614]

tustles Thank you for this COOL share!!

I enjoyed!

[DGLINS]

Excellent!

[xosama2000il]

very nice share Sherry,thanks a lot,very nice video,i really love it.

wonderful job.

[motown250]

nice track

[edwinandwilliams]

5 STARS SNASHING JOB

[dogdigger50]

thanks tustles now i can move and groove

[abbeyharry1952]

This is good! 5***** Thanks for sharing Sherry. Keep Smiling

[janinekk1818]

it's wonderful,thanks for sharing.Thanks Tustless for share!

have a great day all!

God bless.

Janine

[bigeeezy]

cool. thank tustles for sharing

[massimonesei]

it's wonderful,thanks for sharing.massimo

[giuseppe7038]

complimenti un gran video 1000000000********* stelle ciao

[HeNdOxJeNdo]

wow love it xx

[kingma28]

5 stars *****

[tustles]

Excellent I have always loved Heatwave Excellent post Thanks God Bless KTF 20********And Favorited

[kingma28]

Thanks for sharing

[smilersweetness]

Fab! Thanku Sherry also to Eventie to this memorable up-load!

I saw this Band back in 1980 & thoroughly enjoyed my evening :)

[santamara]

Fantastic! Great post!

Thank you and to Sherry for fab share!

[twebb63]

I believe that Rod Temperton Wrote this song....he also wrote many other hits for other artist,....including Michael Jackson.

[everready59]

There is NO dance move too extreme for this fusion-powered funk SMASH!! OOOOOWEEEEEE!!!!

STILL KILLIN' IT after all these years!!

[MyTweetys]

good dance music love it

[streetparade]

Doing my grocery shopping this GREAT song came on the store's sound system. Myself and two other people looking over the selection of apples and oranges started moving and singing under our breath. We just smiled at each other....great memories!

[dibbie67]

Awright, now! LOL! Get on Down with your BAD selves! Good for you! :P

[knumbskull42]

Gotta' luv the infusion gdiva48 ...... PERFECT harmony ...... and it speaks 4 itself. RECOGNIZE THE HEAT !!!!!!!!

[luisamarte2000]

Great choreography.

[gdiva48]

Hi jarusiewicz;

The guy playing guitar isn't white--he is spanish. I wouldn't be surprize if he had something to do with the choregraphy since the steps of group see to have some latino influence. Also, Rod Temperton is on keyboards. Gifted in his own right. I was a teenager of the 70's and I loved heatwave then and now. I especially love the infusion of the different cultures of the group. Johnny Wilder seemed to really enjoy his craft!

[SAchick832]

ii luv this song nd im only 14 but ii luv old music..its so much better than the trash we here on the radio every freak day lol!

nice dancing nd luv the harmonies!

[cal5000]

Dont sleep on Rod Temperton--he wrote "Thriller"--yes that Thriller.

[jarusiewicz]

Don't misread me about the white guy- It's just amusing to watch him dance with da brothers. I listen to this daily and love it. Hats off to anyone that can play, sing, & dance at the same time! Thanks for the info-not familiar with Razzmataz...

[FRESHFREDDIEJ]

say what you will that white boy is bad

[jarusiewicz]

White boy dancin' is funny as hell to me-am I the only one??

[SalmiakLakerol]

"White boy dancing" is Rod Temperton.

He who wrote Off the wall, Rock With You, Yah Mo B There, Stomp!, Boogie Nights, Razzamataz, Gimme The Night!

Nuff said.

[lchunt55]

rod temperton rocks

[tazie45]

Makes me want to DANCE!! Yowzaaa!  Love it, thanks for posting.

[Terence7414]

thats a basement party jam right there!!

[Casev07]

Sensational!

[vycnyc]

I can still picture me looking hot in my "disco diva dress nite" and just dancing. We danced so much, we'd have to kick off our high heeled shoes. Those were the days of good get down music. I had moved to NY then and the clubs were booming everywhere. Oh, yea, One Nation Under a Grove, Fundadelic....hehah BTW I'm a white Italian Girl...got my son loving this stuff and now he's a musician, percussion! I miss the 70's.

[newsoul]

Hope your son keeps the r&b funk flame alive and I was a little 12 y.o. kid in 1978 trying to grow my fro out and my moms (who still laughs at the memory)and grandmom (R.I.P.) trying to keep it cut short at every point. The Kids of today are missing out on what great music is.

[rhymeister]

@vycnyc

Can you still shake it? = )

[2m0rrownevapromised]

@vycnyc I agree. this is some good music right here.

[jarusiewicz]

these boyz get down!!

[pookeeeee]

There is no way you can listen to this song and not start grooving to the beat. Love it!

[jaiice]

This is before my time (as my mama says), but this is MUCH better than the junk on the radio now!!!

[foetwintee]

I wish I was in this video, with a white suit. Oooo Weee Oooo !!!

[foetwintee]

i wish i was in the video wit a white suit...oooo weee !!!

[spike555mr]

I well remember the dayz when I went in to a record shop.. As I was very into Stadium rock bands.. And I walked out the shop with this Track , Pressed to a bitty of tar.. Classic and memorabile sounds.. Really got me into the FUNK...!

[hollies65]

People, when this jam started playing, you could not find a spot on the floor! Don't get started on 'Boogie Nights'!

[newsoul]

Summer 1978 so many FUNK BOMBS and listening to Heatwave and attending Oak Grove Jr. High and Mr. Gilchrist's science class discetting frogs before lunch and listening to this song during lunch period. Makes me wish I was 12 again and hearing One Nation Under a Groove by Funkadelic, The Groove line, You and I by Heatwave, and Le Freak by Chic. Thank god I grew up in an era of Black Music that was real.

[horseboyken]

Same story diffrent names growing up in philly in the 70's I got to hear this on the radio all the time aong w/ Funkadelic/Chic

[jazzyfayy1983]

i grow up in that era too remember too the song livin it up friday night by james & bell and fat back back stroke g.q disco nights ray parker jr jack & jill aint no stopping us now mcfadden &whitehead teddy pendergrass come go with me like u said that was the era of real music

[newsoul]

And let's forget Rick James and the Stone City Band's " You and I" and "Bustin Out" we used to have the radio station on different types of music but when "Grooveline" came on people would be dancing and singing in the cafeteria in my junior high school and main quad of my junior high school. This music was my soundtrack into my "teen years" and and slow grind against the wall at the parties during the ballads and the girls would say "don't touch my butt" but we did anyway. lolol

[SantarioandRashad]

Sophisticated Bitch PE and Escape by Whodini

[YorgieG]

When I have a crapy day, I play Funk, and all is well......my friends 8 year old even loves it!

[jgdesign]

I bought this album LP (Central Heating)in the 70's and I still have it. It's not in bad condition! I really dug thus tune when it came out. Still funky 30 years later!

[betalover1]

Brought back memory. Actually I remember the words "groove" and "waves", and soon found it again.

If not for u-tube I think I will never hear it again. The disco I went to almost always played this in the early hours every night.

[engineman0815]

GET FUNKYYYYYYYY!!!!

[ThePondDogs]

this is pretty much the coolest thing ive ever seen.

[pharcyde110573]

Grazie milla!!!

[pharcyde110573]

My god....this was the s**t!!! I remember the only place you could hear this played in the UK was Radio Luxembourg

Many thanks for posting!

[xlyfgrd]

You gotta love the outfits an the steps!!!! TIGHT!!!!!!

[PJ7]

Bows down to Rod Temperton....

"We are not worthy!"

[themicrokid]

Arise, Sir Rodney of Temperton, surely the funkiest brother ever to come out of Cleethorpes, UK.

[HEATWAVE79]

the boy is bad and very underrated.

[fortunado30]

this is good,,I like this,,this is hot 70s shit..groove to this shit..get funky man...dont jive on this shit...this jam is funky as a mutha fucka

[fortunado30]

this is good,,I like this,,this is hot 70s shit..groove to this shit..get funky man...dont jive on this shit...this jam is funky as a mutha fucka

[ManAndAHalf]

Central Heating was a spectacular album. My dad had it on 8-track and I would listen to it over and over again. I wish there was a video for Send Out For Sunshine. That is one of my favorite tunes on the album. Many thanks for posting this one though.