Wilson Pickett - Land Of 1000 Dances - Live `66

[Blackeze]

Hot Shit, muthafuka! YEAH!!

[uldeskoolgamer]

Marching Band brought me here xD

[Liliputian07]

Ponies brought me here

Proving you can get anywhere from ponies

[thighmister]

@Liliputian07 Ponies brought me here too, proving you can get anywhere ON ponies.

[RoboUtopia]

xkcd brought me...

[97kevinhuanle]

ALLIGATORS, PENGUINS AND TIGERS IN A CLASSROOM, TEACHING DANCES, YEAH!!!

[2212306]

Just Dance 3

[makose2399]

ME ENCANTA ESTA CANCION SOBRE TODO LA PARTE DE NANANANNANNANANNANANANNANANNAN­NA

[MyPayton11]

Love it and it was my dance reutine for dance

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

Another great cover by Wicked Pickett!!!!!

[quirpco]

He looks like he could be Eddie Murphy's dad!

[hefcroocks]

tumb up if just dance 3 brought you here

[NFLCB21]

This song is from 1966.

[alwaysforever5]

just dance 3 brought me to an 80s song. wow

[franz909]

Don't know what African Country this concert took place in but the look on their Face is priceless watching the American Black Tornado sweeping over them w/ Soul Music like most probably never heard live before ...

[AllBobsAllTheTime]

@franz909 Is this part of the Foreman/Ali Bungle in the Jungle (or whatever they called it) pre-fight concert???

[basileave]

this is a song on just dance 3'

[joshrox6297]

Just Dance, and Pep Band brought me here :P

[MrJokerska]

even the police dance 0:24

[mattgronke]

I used to dance 1000 different ways, and then I took an arrow to the knee.

[clemson1123]

My Bass Drum brought me here... boom click boom boom click boom click boom boom click...

[cottoncandyshoe]

Check this out! Watch near the end, there's a kid who's jumped up on stage to dance and

you'll see THE ORIGINAL STAGE DIVER circa 1966!

[GibbonOfHealth]

Did you notice that this song had the same rhythm of the na's as The Hotstepper?

[the3watt]

Songs awesome, and we get to play it in pep band, which is even more awesome

[thighmister]

This seems like kind of an explosive situation. In a full-scale, unstoppable interstellar spiritual revolution kind of way.

[Phikay1]

I get the feeling that its like I just flipped the coin and on the other side its Toots in Memphis.... the liveliness... the upbeat... Wow!

[DforDela]

thumbs up if music brought you here.

[7alton8]

Thumbs up if Just Dance 3 brought you here

[davidkids77]

i love dancing to this on just dance 3 (love your song!!!:) i love your song! its so catchy!!

[davidkids77]

i love dancing to this on just dance 3 (love your song!!!:)

[ensconse]

Great clip - but probably from the very early '70s.

[RJiminez51]

i love you tube !!! its a peverbial time machine.

[ScottyLover14]

My school marching band is doing this song as one of our halftime songs(: ahhmazing when the flutes get loud (: that's what I play

[Mizike33]

@ScottyLover14 :D same here...im doing my homework and i randomly wanted to hear this song

[wassabiwaffles444]

waffles

[MegaCrackedEgg]

Just dance 3 is epic! DO THA MASH POTATA! WITH THA ALLIGATA!

No where near as epic as the orginal song though...

[Tubemanjac]

I was 15 years old and we played this record on parties so frequently that you could almost hear the flipside of the vinyl disc! Land Of 1000 Dances, that were it all started :-) Unfortunately Wilson died too young, may he rest in peace!

[hotgrl4u2hav]

DWTS brought me here

[woodentops]

soul2soul one of the best movies ever

from that this clip isn't it?

[flapjackhank]

@woodentops I haven't been able to see that great movie yet, but I believe that you are right. This would be the Nation of Ghana coming out to see the Great Wicked Pickett, Roberta Flack, The Ike and Tina Turner Review, Santana and the Staples along with several great African groups. I'm looking forward to sitting down one day and gettin' in the Spirit with Wilson...

[Chiarofox13]

Yay for marching band pep tunes! XD<3Colorguard<3

[mytube6061]

That's the shit!!

[AnimeAndCosplayFreak]

Marcing band ♥ flutes ^_^

[moneyguy210]

I brought myself here.

[esslar1]

One of the all-time classics sung by a legend. Can't be done better than this!

[Jtw101298]

481,481 views



[amberle12]

just dance 3 brought me here :)

[ManzarekTube]

gardaland

[franz909]

First of all he must have been sick in concert and some of those brothers in audience (looks like African Country )gotta what the Fk look on their face , where did this Black Tornado come from .... The band has a loud rock/Soul sound , I cant put my finger on it because there's so much going on with Wilson Pickett , it took 30 plus years to realize the guy was Genius . His live performances are just fn crazy ..

[franz909]

Definitely one of the Best Soul singers of all time and can tell he didn't have an Ego , Bcs he was willing to share the stage on Funky Broadway w/ a Bunch of people ..

[BAD1GAMER678]

My school band doing this for our fall concert

[pearsnockie]

must be a couple of years later. probably 1970

[xXtheXwolfXgoesXrawr]

my school band is doing this :D

[1966mybestyear]

This song makes me smile; it has so much energy and I was a young teenager when it came out. Where did our youth go? Life seemed so innocent, even when we were out clubbing, there was no trouble, no drunks, no rapes, no attacks on girls because they wore short skirts or Twiggy eye make up. We just had fun, God, how I miss it!!!!

[reycom345]

@1966mybestyear Someones old as shit

[1966mybestyear]

@reycom345 What is this supposed to mean? I'll bet that your not even at your peak right now. At least I have had a great life, listened to five decades of brilliant music, whilst you're probably still young, ignorant, can't spell and swear like a typical 21st century boy!!

[sdwebster53]

catch the stage dive at the end!! workin that crowd to a FRENZY

[bonejure]

Nah nah nah na na nah ha na ha.................this song has one of the best grooves in the history of music. One of my fav songs of all time - thanks for posting this !!!

[podjo2k]

CHS Marching Band was here.

[chidorigirl95]

i play this song in band. SO FUN!!!

[DrProfSlugger]

Thumbs if you came here because of band class.

[scottbrotify]

@DrProfSlugger

gotta love it

[Wexfyf]

Hahaha marching band.

[stvtm2000]

Thumbs up if Wilson Picket brought you here!!

[bongoloid77]

This is From Ghana 1972

[jgalena1000]

My sheet music brought me here

[yettibrad]

Godfather of Crunk?

[sciacci89]

HA! Thank you xkcd for enlightening me as to the name of this song.

[tatertotkiller]

We play this in band :)

[ninjaradish]

Seven KKK members obviously clicked the thumbs down. How can you not like Wilson Pickett?

[DarthPickley]

@ninjaradish maybe they are scared of screaming people...

[amandazillah]

I should call my mom and thank her for raising me on Ray Charles, Little Richard, and Wilson Pickett. It's not a bad way to be raised.

[existenceisrelative]

@amandazillah Not bad at all. But fairly lonely if you're young enough.

[flapjackhank]

Smokin' performance...he's on fire and dancin' to fan the flames higher...I wish that I could see the whole performance. The title of the video says 1966, but that looks like the African audience in the Soul To Soul concert video from 1971. I haven't seen the movie yet, but any concert movie with Ike & Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett, Santana, and the Staple Singers HAS got to be seen to be believed.

[ricknelms]

@flapjackhank thanks i'm going to have to chck that jaun out.

[tom1nom1nom]

naaaaaaa nanananaa nanananaa nananaa nanana

[gotch09]

I came here because I'm so damn old I can remember when the song came out, and I liked Wicked Pickett.

[TheGodzilla1955]

Yeah Fern Gully!!!

[riverstar52]

Actually Fern Gully brought me here....

[edwatom]

Thumbs up if the Residents brought you here with Swastikas on Parade.

[FriedAbortions]

@edwatom Fuck yeah also thumbs up if Patti Smith brought you here with Horses(aka Land)

[neneshubby]

This was before black music was destroyed by rap and hip/hop

[peverill]

If i had one wish it would be to grow up in this period.....up the 60's!

[dossiify]

ini kamoze sampled/used the chorus in `here comes the hotstepper` i think.

[Deddboy]

sure seems like the ppl shooting/editing this clip are trying to keep the drummer out of frame. sounds an awful lot like Buddy Miles....

[fredtheneedle7]

Forrest Gump brought me here. Doesn't matter, this song is fucking epic!

[Scotlank]

wow Eddie Murphy is one hell of a singer

[CaeserOct]

My favorite part of the song that goes "Nananana"

[rogermwilcox]

@CaeserOct That's also my favorite part of the "Batman" theme song.

[tashload]

This is more like 1976.

[allanscot1]

@tashload Your right, though it was a little earlier. I'm pretty sure this was filmed in Ghana as part of a concert called Soul to Soul or suchlike, celebrating the anniversary of the country's independence. It was 1971.

[FBFTheRagingWarrior]

Thumbs up if u first heard this song in Ferngully !

[JerrytheYTPer]

playing this in marching band brought me here

[rowijo1]

heute braucht die jugend drogen(NICHT ALLE) das war meine droge. lächle.lg

[ArsonistInUrFirewall]

@rowijo1 Dude did you know, that youtube is owned by an American company, and that this video is in english?

[MrShaun1h]

@ArsonistInUrFirewall Who cares?

[reznorbuddha]

while True:  sing("Na")

Also, is this the song on that guy's Walkman in Fern Gully?

[SynestheticSoul]

@reznorbuddha Indeedy doody!

[phenethylaminedreams]

We play this in band, and when XKCD mentioned it i had to listen to it again.

[IndianaParkWars]

the great outdoors brought me here

[Aicirt8]

aw, great song!

[zero4999]

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA KATAMAR- Wait, wrong "NA".

[danslatente]

Eddie Murphy?

[limpboy3]

thumbs up if swastika's on parade brought you here (actually I think i'm the only one..)

[edwatom]

@limpboy3 Residents version> this

[kiely]

sorry but this wasn't 1966 ... this is Soul To Soul concert in Ghana on March 6, 1971 .

[elamite66]

@kiely I didn't know where or exactly when it was but knew it wasn't 66 as I saw him in early 67 and he didn't yet have the aftro and wore a suit back in NY

[successinfinity]

I love this song. Wilson Pickett is amazing!

[MyPsychosisDeepens]

Wilson was and is Mr. Mutha Fuckin' excitement!!!

[MusicEd1]

I can't help but move every time I hear this tune. When I was in one of my many band projects with a group who's name I won't reveal here for my own reasons, we played this as a cover and the audience went NUTS! It wasn't really for us, but for Wicked Picket and his memory and the way he and this tune made them feel. Great night, great musicians, but bad band chemistry and too much drama. lol Watch out for those band marriages. Either way, playing this tune was a wonderful trip. Peace.

[thestoryplease]

Mr Excitement! and dig that band! No way to stand still...RIPP-IN!

[westonlucy]

Phenomenal. Amazing. 

[blujazz3000]

THE BEST

[hassledguy]

this is the 70s

[OnkelMickwald]

@hassledguy I kinda had that feeling too. Did people really have those funky clothes in '66?

[themostrandomchick24]

R.I.P. Wilson! You were a blessing to all music fans and fiends like myself :-)

[catchersmitt0]

It's been too long since anyone rhymed Lucy and Watusi for real.

[TIHISTS]

xkcd brought me here

[teeksy]

thumbs up if xkcd brought you here =)

[JohannLau]

@teeksy no, but this brought me to xkcd, which is always a nice detour! :D

[shoehedgie]

I came here from xkcd full of curiosity, only to be all like "so that's what that football song is called."

[gamefreek41795]

xkcd.com/851/

[RockynRobynBobyn]

@gamefreek41795 that's what led me to this video actually :D

[kmp3000]

That Wicked Pickett. Yeah!

[zerbo803]

thumbs up if wilson looks like a young eddie murphy

[zerbo803]

pure awesomness!!

[ohbradky]

This show was shot in Accra Ghana, the land of sunshine at the Labadi beach. Great show it was. "Soul to Soul".

[bonzobrad91]

Na, na na na na, na na na na, na na na, na na na, Na na na na. HEYYY!

[Shelizabeth11]

Soulfreak, I admire your taste in music. We could def hang. :-)

[Shelizabeth11]

Soulfreak, I admire your taste in music. We could def hang. :-)

[emmettk]

I always thought the James "Thunder" Early character in "Dreamgirls" reminded me more of Wilson Pickett than James Brown. And I'm not even talking about the physical resemblance Eddie Murphy has to him. I thought it when i saw the play on Broadway years earlier. It was played by an actor named Cleavant Derricks.

[flaxonx3]

That is not 1966, thats pretty obvious. It's clearly the early to mid seventies.

[lughcious]

An audience of Afro Americans having this kind of fun is unimaginable nowadays. Anger and a violent soldier attitude has been programmed into Afro culture and self-loathing, self-mutilating suicide into Anglo.

[janinefloyd]

@lughcious: Don't judge a group based upon the actions of some. There is good and bad everywhere.

[lughcious]

@janinefloyd

I'm judging the radical cultural programming that's occurred since this was recorded, Miss. I've worked in five West African Nations and have an understanding based on experience that the natural demeanor of all people is goodness and happiness. Can you name a concert today where there would be a large audience of Afro Americans as happy as this one?

[janinefloyd]

@lughcious: My apologies then. I was unclear if the angle you were coming from. To answer the question, I can only think of Stevie Wonder. Otherwise, I can't name one, especially living here America. I've never been addressed as Miss before. That actually made me smile.

[lughcious]

@janinefloyd  Your smile makes happiness. Thank you.

[JohnnyTRex99]

@lughcious This show -- if I'm not mistaken -- was recorded in Africa (Ghana to be exact) -- and the date should be 1971 (from the film Soul to Soul). The audience is comprised of Africans not African-Americans.

[lughcious]

@JohnnyTRex99

They seem Ghanaian instead of American. I'd be surprised if you're not right. Thanks.

[decarlos690]

@JohnnyTRex99 The cop uniforms definitely have the foreign look so Ghana makes sense to me too. Cheers.

[melfree]

ever seen so much energy ? he's the king of rhythm. 

[b68scotland]

thumbs up if Kris Boyd brought you here :)

[thefoppa1000]

screams too much

[bigkd69420]

@thefoppa1000  fuck you

[thefoppa1000]

@bigkd69420 LOL; really no talent here, folks. Just rambling nonsense.

[olivasf123]

i hear he realy for got the words and started to sing nah nah. dont know if it true or not

[YourAsianMusic]

Actualy what brought me here is the movie Go Go 70's

[mollysangelique]

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[markopuseljic89]

what's the rap version of this song???

[Jorgejackass13]

if you don't like this song your probably a racist.

[Ilovetheplatypus]

@Jorgejackass13 I'm racist and I love this song; so what does that mean?

[jomaro1988]

fuck... ive been lookin for this sooooo long and now i found it :D ...

ohhhh yeaaaaaaaaaaa

[Keja7991]

...This is one our school's fight songs....0_o

[jpatton1989]

I don't know why. It's just...this music makes me so happy. It gives me a great feeling. God bless Willie Pickett.

[blaster132]

were playin this epicness in my band class :D

[TheUltimategamer2010]

@blaster1 me2 its epicc

[Emonkey500]

@blaster132 Lol, We are, too! xD

[misspennylane909]

na na na na na na!

[rowijo1]

ich kann kein englisch ,trotzdem liebe ich diesen song,gglg.rosi

[MrMacheprot]

Quelle énergie, quel talent !!! C'était le meilleur "crieur" de la musique soul. Mieux que James Brown. Salut l'artiste !

[cxw006602]

Great one chord music !!

[Illumirage]

Back when black people used to perform, and like good music.

[bornstar75]

Great video and song but this is not 66 its 71 at the Soul to Soul concert in Africa with Ike and Tina Turner along with the staple singers

[luvkershaw]

Why doesn't anyone make music like this anymore? What is out there now sucks big time. I grew up on this in a family that refused anything but country music. Music and songs like this touched me way more than anything else. These men had talent, moves, and something indefinable that I am afraid has been lost forever! Thank heavens for You tube so us old folks can see AND hear our music.

[vleugels1988]

naa nananaaa nananaaa nanaanaa nanananaaaaaa !!!!

[mrbelt5150]

oweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee wilson picket is off the chain mayne..he got everybody doin some serious fist shakin..im shakin my fist right now

[Gederic1]

The original was better... but his version was decent.

[PaijePeace]

best marchin song

[Sincopare]

Notice there are no put downs, course language, or bragging, just foot stomping music!

[wildnites558]

Soul-stock!

[dannpenn]

Wilson Pickett was the most powerful voice of the soul music!

[chiswick75]

Wicked Picekett...

[richtoga]

I won alot of dance contest in my town to this song and if you can dance to this all the way thru you can dance. I love all his music it is pure soul these singers forgot their roots, they need to go back and rethink their  parents life to sing real music.

[im8teennow]

thumbs up if Ferngully brought you here :p

[HOTTESTHERE]

@im8teennow this was the only good thing with that movie XD

[KnqsX]

Good god almighty... that dude had the gift. Pickett in his prime. Love the stage dive at the end. Guy probably just lost control and was purely compelled to jump.