TOWER OF POWER (Live) - So Very Hard To Go

[gr33nfroggie57]

it doesnt gget any better than this. real music was played in this era

[Gammodore]

Over 40 years and these guys are still rockin' on tour around the world

[jz8805]

First concert I ever went to.

[dionmichelle]

I mean, Until Stevie Tells me NO!!

[dionmichelle]

I will believe that this is Stevie Wonder until Stevie himself tells me know.. I don't care what name they say at the end...

[dionmichelle]

@dionmichelle .. I mean, Stevie tells me NO

[1031220honeylove]

I wonder where are they now can anyone tell me? I always enjoy the song of this group

[chili19fifty]

i didnt know ray charles and stevie wonder had a kid together ? 

thats their voices love it . thankyou for sharing

[sickofwaiting1]

AWESOME!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sirwob]

Long Live Frenchy's (Hayward Calif,)

[sylvia63ful]

Sacramento Days in 1985 My Daughter was Born this song was Jamming love it

[dishtofish]

hi

[SIGNALSTAT]

tower of power they are real pros when it comes to brass music.great job.

[ncportman1]

Better than the recording for sure. Bass sax.... you know it ! Lenny nails this song ! No one should ever so try cover this. This belongs to the Tof P !

[winterover79]

Real music from real musicians !

[MrPapageorgio10]

@winterover79  Amen!!!

[thenewfbi]

Ellis kills it! Right on!

[8past8]

so them live in Caloundra,Sunshine coast Brizzy.Australia.Bluddy Beautiful.

[valeriebewiser]

Love this song! It takes a real man with the true love of his women to sing this with such passion....

[NorthSider416]

that hard

[ijgibbs]

sounded good back then and still sounds good today

[dionmichelle]

Stevie Wonder... Awesome

[1028nini]

This is what you call music!!! I can understand every word - he is respecting the person he is singing about - not calling her a bitch or anything like that. What happened to good music????

[MegaJohnson64]

Well, Swift has not had it bad enough to sing this song with any real soul. Let's face it: suffering makes it real.

[rudymartinez]

2 Dislikes? Those dudes need some SERIOUS counseling!!! The ToP is beyond description, they are so damn good!!

[uugtaz]

TOP is awesome!!!!!

[albertorozco2006]

I can dig the shades. This is a classic!

[tommedina7]

Smoooooooth

[honeydip2288]

awsssssssommmmmmmmmmmmmeeeeee i love it <3

[thealucard52]

Saw them live in San Antonio in 1972 . They were awsome.

[claudione85]

want those glasses!

[nicmarsella]

one of my favorite songs ever!

[skipper8257]

Actually better than the record.

[MrKevster30]

This is the same PBS set where Ellis did a long version of "Still A Young Man" and straight up OWNED IT.

[teddyrailroad]

there best...gives me chills..soo many memories..

[21melendez]

This song makes it so very hard to go....I love TOP...it's so very hard to go...keep posting that soulful sound...that brass could kick some a**....

[skipper8257]

What an incredible band. They have it all.

[MISSLAURAJEANN]

this is really good........wow !!

[Heffsta02]

every body forgets about my man Rocco.

[Zeitgeist74]

@Heffsta02

Not THIS appreciative bass player! ;)

[speedoflite1]

That's sangin'!!!

[buckyskank]

Ellis is owning this song

[rmbraziel]

This was real music. Damn I love this group.

[bithboth]

this is rediculously awesome

[TheWardog48]

it's very hard to go

[allthethingsyour]

So beautiful!

[opti2007]

now this is MUSIC!!!!

[sirwob]

I'm from Oakland Ca., proud to say they hold my #1 most concerts, 13 times in person

[RixGuitar]

God Bless Ellis Hall! He still out there doing his thing!

[EllieNV]

I loved this tune when it came out, and I still love it! They just don't make music like this anymore!

[ioncewasagirl]

Also Greg Adams has a new band East Bay Soul that just had a first CD released. Find them on facebook!!

[ioncewasagirl]

Drummer was Mick Mestek. He's very bad ass and still drumming in the Bay Area. Look for 40th anniversary show DVD coming out very soon.

[MauiSoul]

FYI, this video is from the TOP performance "Live at the Maintenance Shop" at Iowa State University, filmed for Iowa Public Television around 1985 or 1986. I think it's available on DVD. Incredible night, I was there, they did 2 shows in this club that only holds 110 people. The stage takes up almost 1/3 of the club. Also, fyi, David Garabaldi wasn't with the band during that time. If I remember correctly, the drummer was Mitch Mystic (sp?)

[damienstar23]

I think he song dis better then Lenny Williams

[tommiecoughlin]

you gave this video somfin other than 5*?....hard to figgur....gr8 performance!...cheers!

[mozdickson]

WOW! Respect Ellis. Even the maestro (Lenny Williams) would be proud. Sounds like Stevie in places. Where's Ellis now?

[TearTheRoofOff]

@mozdickson check his myspace out, he's still doing shizzle, albeit very underground for the most part. The most underexposed/rated singer ever for sure. As you suggest, I'll bet Lenny Williams would have admired that someone could do the song as much justice as he did.

[kevkevtv]

And hes blind too

[mookeychase0907]

Man...listen to that live music, whew!

[DiePawliks]

Ellis Hall was one of the best TOP singers ever!

[ishkb]

Yeah love them so. From waay back. Pity can't see David Garibaldi at all. That left hand man.

[theRealIonian]

Ain't no Autotune garbage happening there. F**k the black eyed peas!

[Voiceguardian]

@theRealIonian f*** all of them autotune abusers out there!

And please leave the scene to the real musicians...

[Zeitgeist74]

@theRealIonian

AMEN!

[MrPapageorgio10]

@theRealIonian That's the musical gospel right there that you preached.  Fuck the Autotune bullshit!

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

It's an Oakland thang. These guys rule. Flint's BBQ. Hello.

[scarter1192]

People like Taylor Swift need to watch this. This is real singing right here. And this is coming from someone who mainly listens to metal.

[Relda999]

it can't get no better then this....

[sharetrue]

this amazing singer is Ellis Hall

[johrons]

9th should sample this

[roogyboy]

So True So True, This one just tears a broken Heart up...but sometimes it just works out that way!

[everske]

damn this is incredible

[Ramona817]

What a voice, good musicians, wow

[jrv7286]

Awesome!!

[Plautzewitz]

Nearly similar to Lenny Williams

[FRANKREMIERDERO]

ME TOO LONG TIME AGO SINCE 1978

[mary71257]

I haven't heard this in a long time. thanks for sharing...