Wow ! Guitar is his "second" instrument, yet he is in my top five players. He is also the best vocalist ever to come out of England along with John Lennon. To cap it all, he wrote great songs like this one and led one of the most musical bands ever. Stevie has never compromised his incredible musicianship. We are so privileged to be able to enjoy such genius.
I remember when this came out and you only heard it on underground radio stations. It was psychedelic you know :) Now you hear it in the speakers at Buffets. Traffic was truely a defining band in time
Saw him last year at Summer-fest. (Milwaukee,WI.) He opened for Carlos Santana,,, one of the best concerts I've seen in my 35yrs of concert going. Steve hasn't lost a thing, everything was spot on.
@JustAintthatWay Same year couple nights earlier saw Roger Daltry back up Eric Clapton, ZZ Top backup Tom Petty, free concert by Sheryl Crowe, Uriah Heep, Jeff Beck, BB King, Moody Blues, and the list goes on. 2010 was a great year for SummerFest. 11 days- 11 stages,,, it's hard to beat.
@JustAintthatWay Same year couple nights earlier saw Roger Daltry back up Eric Clapton, ZZ Top backup Tom Petty, free concert by Sheryl Crowe, Uriah Heep, Jeff Beck, BB King, Moody Blues, and the list goes on. 2010 was a great year for SummerFest. 11 days- 11 stages,,, it's hard to beat.
@JustAintthatWay Same year couple nights earlier saw Roger Daltry back up Eric Clapton, ZZ Top backup Tom Petty, free concert by Sheryl Crowe, Uriah Heep, Jeff Beck, BB King, Moody Blues, and the list goes on. 2010 was a great year for SummerFest. 11 days- 11 stages,,, it's hard to beat.
@JustAintthatWay Same year couple nights earlier saw Roger Daltry back up Eric Clapton, ZZ Top backup Tom Petty, free concert by Sheryl Crowe, Uriah Heep, Jeff Beck, BB King, Moody Blues, and the list goes on. 2010 was a great year for SummerFest. 11 days- 11 stages,,, it's hard to beat.
play us a tune pitchblend witches~ bitches with piitch forks ut ut play ut a tune ut ut gammon gammon pitchblend steve Winwood i can play a mean empty 1 liter empty bottle ut ut lower baby lower. Play ut us a tune. Steve windwood. Always said that about girls high-low high-ow it's off to work we sing high-low high-low.
Wow sooooooo good, I remember those great days, just heard a remake of this on the radio today, just terrible, its never the same, their hearts and souls are not the same as they were back then.
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology play you a song. Don't worry be merry gay gaia jah happy gay cat underground prison? Logical Choice. Chambers i said shot gun shoot it before it runs. Schrodinger's cat 1935
My son who just turned 22, asked me to recommend a few good rock tunes for him to listen. I told to watch this video, John Barleycorn Must Die, Mountains - Nantacket Sleighride and Lynrd Skynrd - Freebird. Hope I managed to convert him????
Great song. Didn't realise the SW was such a great guitarist! Drummer is a monster as well. Songs from this era need to be passed on the the youger generation.
By any chance does anyone have the version from the Jammys a couple years back? Winwood had one of the best solos I've ever heard and I can't find it anywhere online....
Seen Traffic open up with this song for the Grateful Dead in the 90'. Copy and paste /watch?v=ur3xGSfvxV0 into your web address after youtube.com. This it the actual concert footage.
I saw Steve open for the Dead the same summer as this vid, June 20 2003. Steve came out and "guested" on this song with the Dead backing him. Awesome.
He also did Voodoo Child (slight return) with his own band. Whew!
flipping aorund the other night I caught an old Austin city limits ..on PBS with
Steve Winwood.... I've know and palyed the High life, Roll with it... early 90's Steve Winwood stuff 100's of times... it's ok.... BUT I didn't know this guy could play a Gutair like he did on this one song ...I had always thought of steve as a keyboard dude.... hell, I was blowen away! Cool when an old Gem from the mines just jumps right in your lap~!
Dear Mr. prdwilson: I did realize that part was done on keyboard. It does give the song a whole different feel, much lighter than a bass guitar, which has a much heavier backdrop. I still love it, either way. Don't you agree?
Hmmmm.... Did I miss something here, or they just do that entire song without a bass player? It just seemed they had a keyboard player, drummer and Steve on guitar.... Unbelievable how great the song still is, even if the bass was missing here... Very cool.
My/Our Gerneration of Musicians 60's 70's are like my Grandparents Generation. The absolute Best of all time. We would like to have them back but we just cannot. It's not supposed to be that way friends. We had them, we loved them and still do but no other can replace them. Ever.....
@MrCebrown01Hi, ur comment reminded of some words that were spoken by Albert Einstein when Gandhi passed-- "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.”
Chills down the spine...S.W. is the goddamn king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There's something supernatural about this version...its always been a masterpiece but holy god, this is spectacular....what guitar/drums!!
Just saw Winwood/Santana show...mind blowing....see it if you can! I might have to start following this guy 'Grateful Dead style'....
Steve and Eric played an amazing version of this song as their encore at Wembley last night, i'd forgotten what a brilliant musician he is....thanks to you both for a truly great show!
Passt zu Steve. Rhythmuswechsel , schöne Stimme und alles geht locker vonstatten. Gittarrensound vom Besten. Was soll man dazu als Deutscher noch mehr dazu schreiben, auch wenn nur die Briten und Amerikaner ihre Kommentare abgeben.
Wish I had been born in the 50's so I could have tramped around the world to hear musicians like Steve W. Unfortunately, I was born in 62 so was not allowed at Woodstock or Monterey. But, am diligently pursuing second gen appreciation. Can anyone tell us why Keith Richards fell out of a palm tree? No one ever 'splained that. Hee hee.
stellar performance from lil stevie winwood,there was I thinkin' he only tapped the keyboards where he can swing the axe on a six string just as well if not better..top darts, massive thanx and respect for postin' Jah Bless
Psychedelic masterpiece. Summer of love. This great song covers the spirit of 1967 together with "Seargent Pepper" and the "Thoughts of Emerlistdavejack".
i wish musicians could reawaken themselves to the past and realize how rinky-dink they sound playing like they do now. sounds like MIDI. winwoods voice is still good
Steve was a huge fan of Ray Charles as a kid. You can tell it in his voice. And these guys didn't have pitch correct o rthat kind of electronic helpers to rely on.
@EyMeng Can't do it. Not with the "powers that be" in charge of getting that fast buck. That means telling the most profitable age group what to listen to: cheap made shit that they control. I don't mean to make the "New Generation" take responsibility for it. Just the way the money pumps.
Remember hearing this for the first time late one night on WNEW-FM in NYC. It was like an anthem and I was lifted to another place by the music. I didn't think anything could be better than the original recording but this live version blows that away. SW's vocal has all the perfect nuances of the original and more. His phrasing on the guitar is dead on flawless. He makes it look effortless and you can see him enjoying himself too. He is a gift to us.
still has a voice of a god...so is it true he started Spencer Davis Group when he was 14? i really love his stuff from Blind Faith...well all of it really. ;^)
One of the BEST ever! He's my Dear MR Fantasy when he sings and plays that guitar like he's making love to it! xx Nothing like a man who knows how to make a guitar cry mm mmm mmmm x
Paul McCarty and Steve Winwood are both genius there is no way to compare them because they each created music sounds that no one has ever heard. The musical creations of each of these composers become a force of nature. Whereas Paul is the Beethoven of rock Steve is the Mozart of rock
still with the wicked lime green guitar after all these years......
traffic and blind faith (although not many albums) are 2 of the best groups that ever were in EXISTANCE and you can stuff dave mason and ginger baker and eric clapton up your asses..(just kiddin of course) STEVE is and was clearly the best....please dont reply to me with cream stories..or mason's solo career with the writings of Krueger.or baker or yard byrds..etc. i know the deal and the deal is STEVE IS THE BEST !
I have to agree with you, cholulasaucehot. Steve Winwood is the single most talented individual in the history of rock music. He can write, sing, and play at world class levels.
Absolutely! Music appreciation is totally/ok almost completely subjective. It's like Yngwie Malmsted. He is technically one of the greatest players to ever live, but when people mention great players, his name rarely comes up. I think most people would agree that SW and PM should be in the greatest category, and whichever music you like the most decides where they fall.
Ok don't get me wrong, I really like Steve Winwood and I love Traffic, but, there's no way you can put them on the same field, Mccarteny's song list is waaaay bigger than Winwoods, Steve is an outstanding performer but Macca is a genius, and I'm not talking about just songs, i mean great songs that people listen everyday thousands of times, world is not that naive to believe that this s just because of marketing
Steve Winwood is on the same field not because I put him there, but because public opinion puts him there. Yes McCartney's list is bigger, but bigger doesn't equate better. Yes a lot of McCartneys popularity is due to the Beatles and marketing. We sing songs that we hear thousands of times. If they played Can't find My Home as much as Lucy in the Sky, they would both have the same popularity. Mac is a genius, but so is Steve and Steve is a better musician.
Amazing!! Just can't stop watching this video. You talk about Steve,but...what about Walfredo Reyes Jr. at the drums?? Wow! One of my favourite songs ever, thanks for sharing
Steve Winwood has way too much talent. You could tell he knew he was kicking ass by the smile he had on his face at the start of the second solo. I wish Eric Clapton had kept some of his 60's fire like Steve has.
Actually I think Steve Winwood has improved with age since the Blind Faith days..I seem to pick the newer versions with Eric Clapton to keep as special treasures in my collection..
Amazing, breathtaking, flawless vocal, I am stunned at how such a gifted singer can just sound better and better! I loved this song for years too and believe his voice is fuller, richer and better than ever now, in his 60s, than when we all started digging him at age 15! Thanks for posting this gem.
my gosh, i hate it when people ask this on a comment. What do you except people to do? send it to you in a youtube message? Just google "dear mr fantasy tabs" and you'll get it! lol
drummer went buckwild. respect.
slimjimsimmy 1 week ago in playlist Jimi, John, Stevie, & Friends
This is one of those songs that brings on goose bumps
mewatch24fun 3 weeks ago
None plays guitar like Steve! omg
charlieeloise 3 weeks ago
Grande Steve
AURORA4105 3 weeks ago
Esteve w.estupendo rockero
truter99 1 month ago
genius
charlieeloise 2 months ago
Be glad of life because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look up at the stars.
ThePuhPuhPuh 3 months ago
am in love...music at its best
mkupronis 3 months ago
Hero
bid84 3 months ago
winwood rocks!!!
reverendkane1 4 months ago in playlist easy listening
his voice sounds even better now he is a bit older.
lewiswren 5 months ago
He has just gotten better with age.
plato107 5 months ago
Excellent ! Very very well done! Thank upu
Chrisrockson44 5 months ago
People think that bloke from U2 is a good guitarist...He aint fit to restring Steve Winwoods Guitar
PotterUK1 5 months ago
@PotterUK1 I totally agree!! That U2 guy is way overrated! Winwood is a master!
Gman6755 4 months ago
this guys great live
therealrockondon 5 months ago
AWESOME!!!!!!
1stp4ward 5 months ago
Wow ! Guitar is his "second" instrument, yet he is in my top five players. He is also the best vocalist ever to come out of England along with John Lennon. To cap it all, he wrote great songs like this one and led one of the most musical bands ever. Stevie has never compromised his incredible musicianship. We are so privileged to be able to enjoy such genius.
EricTansley 5 months ago
Stevie is simply 'the business'
robertlaw6 6 months ago
I remember when this came out and you only heard it on underground radio stations. It was psychedelic you know :) Now you hear it in the speakers at Buffets. Traffic was truely a defining band in time
mrwilson41 6 months ago
This is one of those songs that really comes alive when played live.
skunkape2 6 months ago
Saw him last year at Summer-fest. (Milwaukee,WI.) He opened for Carlos Santana,,, one of the best concerts I've seen in my 35yrs of concert going. Steve hasn't lost a thing, everything was spot on.
Jackle61 7 months ago
@Jackle61 wow wish i woulda been there that sounds like a dream combo
JustAintthatWay 3 weeks ago
@JustAintthatWay Same year couple nights earlier saw Roger Daltry back up Eric Clapton, ZZ Top backup Tom Petty, free concert by Sheryl Crowe, Uriah Heep, Jeff Beck, BB King, Moody Blues, and the list goes on. 2010 was a great year for SummerFest. 11 days- 11 stages,,, it's hard to beat.
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Jackle61 3 weeks ago
Trip to this you dippy hippies ... me too!
LANCSKID 7 months ago
Most UNDERRATED singer of all time...
Paez9669 7 months ago
That's the same shirt he wore in The Spencer Davis Group in 1966.
EdSullivan101 7 months ago
play us a tune pitchblend witches~ bitches with piitch forks ut ut play ut a tune ut ut gammon gammon pitchblend steve Winwood i can play a mean empty 1 liter empty bottle ut ut lower baby lower. Play ut us a tune. Steve windwood. Always said that about girls high-low high-ow it's off to work we sing high-low high-low.
divisorplot 7 months ago
agha winwood kheyli khoob sazindeh i !
taariqtaariq 7 months ago
Wow sooooooo good, I remember those great days, just heard a remake of this on the radio today, just terrible, its never the same, their hearts and souls are not the same as they were back then.
TheSylv11 7 months ago
Chambers Dictionary of Etymology play you a song. Don't worry be merry gay gaia jah happy gay cat underground prison? Logical Choice. Chambers i said shot gun shoot it before it runs. Schrodinger's cat 1935
divisorplot 8 months ago
My son who just turned 22, asked me to recommend a few good rock tunes for him to listen. I told to watch this video, John Barleycorn Must Die, Mountains - Nantacket Sleighride and Lynrd Skynrd - Freebird. Hope I managed to convert him????
jewellers100 8 months ago 7
Great song. Didn't realise the SW was such a great guitarist! Drummer is a monster as well. Songs from this era need to be passed on the the youger generation.
nuthinfancy49 8 months ago
awesome vid......this is one of my favorite tunes to play, and add sax to of course!
ModernSaxDotCom 8 months ago
waldo impersionante
cizerone1 9 months ago
Stevie looks likes he hasn't aged a day since the Spencer Davis Group days...tell us Stevie."how do you do it"?
weswill55 9 months ago
Just a reminder to current muscians that people back in the day used to actually sing Live.
GisherJohn24 9 months ago
That's right smoke shit ass holes
Shortyrock1972 9 months ago
You 90's punks put this in your pipe and smoke it....
meglea777 9 months ago
Is Steve n this drummer for real or what da f*^~k Brillllllll
jewellers100 11 months ago
Killer version of a great tune.
By any chance does anyone have the version from the Jammys a couple years back? Winwood had one of the best solos I've ever heard and I can't find it anywhere online....
iamthebyron 11 months ago
Great song, great musician....
MAGRAO2903 11 months ago
stevie is the best, and that was an inspired bit of drumming
tomosoos 1 year ago
what a great performance.Steve kick ass!!!!!!!
picogalo 1 year ago
Seen Traffic open up with this song for the Grateful Dead in the 90'. Copy and paste /watch?v=ur3xGSfvxV0 into your web address after youtube.com. This it the actual concert footage.
flannes1972 1 year ago
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flannes1972 1 year ago
Excellent drummer. Needs to play the same but softer, he's overwhelming Stevie.
EdVidz 1 year ago
@EdVidz Not if you play drums !
veribull 1 year ago
so underrated...
MrPerrick 1 year ago
fantastisch nummer een van de 10 beste ooit
buydens1 1 year ago
fantastische muziek, wreed goed tekst, rock ' roll
buydens1 1 year ago
wreed goed, duust keer in mijn auto gespeeld en 2000 op mijn gitaar
buydens1 1 year ago
I saw Steve open for the Dead the same summer as this vid, June 20 2003. Steve came out and "guested" on this song with the Dead backing him. Awesome.
He also did Voodoo Child (slight return) with his own band. Whew!
otherhandmer 1 year ago
he never lost it hes one of a few that gets better with time
TheJohn4285 1 year ago
Good job on video. Watch for new release from BRANDON JAROD, coming soon!
11181001 1 year ago
Drum on Wally,,, See ya soon man...
granmapen 1 year ago
My friend Wally Walfredy Reyes Jr on the drums. Drum on man. Love ya...
granmapen 1 year ago
this was always such a pleasant trippin song.
bwanna23 1 year ago
This song captures some essence from that late 60's early 70's time period, that was in the air and spirits of people.
SunGypsy 1 year ago
look at that sunset!!
54taqiyya 1 year ago
Timeless classic.
Bikeridinman 1 year ago
I like this version even more than the original! Great work by an amazing artist! :)
pattyboy15 1 year ago
winwood still has it!! killer....
MrRichBiker 1 year ago
what is this video doing with more views than same song on Cross roads festival? that version blows this out of the water
hemet92544 1 year ago
Steve Winwood is an excellent musician. I keep coming back to this vid thinking "oh yeah I forgot how good this is."
crockettcoulter 1 year ago
@crockettcoulter ditto, me to!!
MrRichBiker 1 year ago
q desempeño de drums ....lo máximo
carlosamoram 1 year ago
flipping aorund the other night I caught an old Austin city limits ..on PBS with
Steve Winwood.... I've know and palyed the High life, Roll with it... early 90's Steve Winwood stuff 100's of times... it's ok.... BUT I didn't know this guy could play a Gutair like he did on this one song ...I had always thought of steve as a keyboard dude.... hell, I was blowen away! Cool when an old Gem from the mines just jumps right in your lap~!
MRCUTT3 1 year ago
@MRCUTT3 Winwood played lead guitar with TRAFFIC in the early 70's. He is melodic rather than fast on the guitar.
taariqtaariq 7 months ago
Genius at work.
adamweishaupt81 1 year ago
When I go to bed I love to play this song...
tsnow1968 1 year ago
Dear Mr. prdwilson: I did realize that part was done on keyboard. It does give the song a whole different feel, much lighter than a bass guitar, which has a much heavier backdrop. I still love it, either way. Don't you agree?
theriversong1 1 year ago
superb
pigpob1 1 year ago
The artist maybe gone to some, but the music is still here and always will be.
catfish10ification 1 year ago
Hmmmm.... Did I miss something here, or they just do that entire song without a bass player? It just seemed they had a keyboard player, drummer and Steve on guitar.... Unbelievable how great the song still is, even if the bass was missing here... Very cool.
theriversong1 1 year ago 2
@theriversong1 randall bramblett did the bass line on the keyboard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
prdwilson 1 year ago
@theriversong1 You know I wondered the same thing. I don't see a bass player but I still hear a bass line.
crockettcoulter 1 year ago
was this at ACL Fest?
jrttool 1 year ago
My/Our Gerneration of Musicians 60's 70's are like my Grandparents Generation. The absolute Best of all time. We would like to have them back but we just cannot. It's not supposed to be that way friends. We had them, we loved them and still do but no other can replace them. Ever.....
MrCebrown01 1 year ago 5
@MrCebrown01Hi, ur comment reminded of some words that were spoken by Albert Einstein when Gandhi passed-- "Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the earth in flesh and blood.”
01Rising 3 months ago
@MrCebrown01 I agree not unless LSD became widespread again.
charlieeloise 1 month ago
Chills down the spine...S.W. is the goddamn king!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There's something supernatural about this version...its always been a masterpiece but holy god, this is spectacular....what guitar/drums!!
Just saw Winwood/Santana show...mind blowing....see it if you can! I might have to start following this guy 'Grateful Dead style'....
jackvita 1 year ago 2
looks like the same guitar as he played for this song in 1969!
turtspot 1 year ago
was this at the acl festival?
jrttool 1 year ago
Excellento! More - much more!
foggydayinlondon 1 year ago
TearDrop by Massive Attack springs to mind in the verse... I'm 15 and I think this song is awesome! Downloading it as soon as I get the chance.
NPC919 1 year ago
Can't get tired listening to this song!
zorro3692 1 year ago 2
Steve and Eric played an amazing version of this song as their encore at Wembley last night, i'd forgotten what a brilliant musician he is....thanks to you both for a truly great show!
maltbeaver 1 year ago
now that is old school rock good focking deal ty jr714
lrjr714 1 year ago
Always loved this song, especially guitar's
awizzard4you 1 year ago 2
Happy Birthday Steve!!! 5-12-2010
cicastle 1 year ago
CSN do a good cover of this song!
fixitdude74 1 year ago
Passt zu Steve. Rhythmuswechsel , schöne Stimme und alles geht locker vonstatten. Gittarrensound vom Besten. Was soll man dazu als Deutscher noch mehr dazu schreiben, auch wenn nur die Briten und Amerikaner ihre Kommentare abgeben.
ManfredGermanNorth 1 year ago
This guy is amazing. He plays every goddamn instrument known to man, and he's been around since the Dark Ages.
carioca56 1 year ago
Wish I had been born in the 50's so I could have tramped around the world to hear musicians like Steve W. Unfortunately, I was born in 62 so was not allowed at Woodstock or Monterey. But, am diligently pursuing second gen appreciation. Can anyone tell us why Keith Richards fell out of a palm tree? No one ever 'splained that. Hee hee.
Bubblebunny7 1 year ago
see him in july with santana in toronto....should be a good show....two great guitarists, just playing!
jbmccaskill 1 year ago
i think this was in new orleans or lousianna somehwere wasnt it?
rockncleve 1 year ago
Awe. Complete and total worship.
hathorearthfyre 1 year ago 2
stellar performance from lil stevie winwood,there was I thinkin' he only tapped the keyboards where he can swing the axe on a six string just as well if not better..top darts, massive thanx and respect for postin' Jah Bless
martmako 1 year ago
Great Steve, fantastic song!!!
dkuppary 1 year ago
Who needs Mozart when there is Steve Winwood?
Dear mr. fantasy...
Thanks for placing this beautiness!
adrie7777 1 year ago
in this world, power is in the music...this song is proof
rezkoness69 1 year ago 2
grande artista, intramontabile. qualsiasi cosa faccia e' sepe al massimo
ironmake 1 year ago
wow... amazing song...
great solo...
real music....real mjusicians.....
awesome.
wortizbuff 1 year ago
I can't stop playing this song!!!!!
Dooshbag15 1 year ago
Psychedelic masterpiece. Summer of love. This great song covers the spirit of 1967 together with "Seargent Pepper" and the "Thoughts of Emerlistdavejack".
What a great musician Steve Winwood is.....
progmeck1 1 year ago
gotta be honest though stevie
the arrangement is boring and goes on too long
as usual
but your pipes give me chills dude!
waynepayne 1 year ago
oh my god!
very nice.
I'd say Stevie is one of the most amazing singers I've
ever heard and still has the goods.
Right on brother!
waynepayne 1 year ago
Found the audio version of this song on his webpage and it is nothing short of sensational. Gets a flogging in my car.
Haveabet1 1 year ago
Steves voice is still so wonderful. He is one of the best.
loveybells77 1 year ago 40
Thank-you mister fantasy for a absolutely perfect version of this track,id hate to think what rocknroll woulda been without you
larryharrison11 1 year ago
This has got to be one of the most blistering performances of D.M.F ever!!!!!
S.W. is a MONSTER guitar player...holy CHRIST!!
And that drummer is awesome too!! Who is that guy?
jackvita 1 year ago
Killer voice...even after all these years
AndrewLD 1 year ago 2
i wish musicians could reawaken themselves to the past and realize how rinky-dink they sound playing like they do now. sounds like MIDI. winwoods voice is still good
EyMeng 1 year ago 30
Steve was a huge fan of Ray Charles as a kid. You can tell it in his voice. And these guys didn't have pitch correct o rthat kind of electronic helpers to rely on.
WaxmasterNYC 1 year ago
@EyMeng Can't do it. Not with the "powers that be" in charge of getting that fast buck. That means telling the most profitable age group what to listen to: cheap made shit that they control. I don't mean to make the "New Generation" take responsibility for it. Just the way the money pumps.
Freddieboy44 1 year ago
This is brilliant - love Steve's voice and it helps he is a fine thing too ;-)
nannerbj 1 year ago 4
wow that was cool xxx
BecciBarham1993 1 year ago
...toenail curling solo..the song brings tears to my eyes.. thank you very much indeed for the upload. ..
hpeter59 2 years ago
Remember hearing this for the first time late one night on WNEW-FM in NYC. It was like an anthem and I was lifted to another place by the music. I didn't think anything could be better than the original recording but this live version blows that away. SW's vocal has all the perfect nuances of the original and more. His phrasing on the guitar is dead on flawless. He makes it look effortless and you can see him enjoying himself too. He is a gift to us.
bartonone2005 2 years ago
Thanx or this! Ill see him in D-dorf or Hamburg this spring (with Clapton!!!).
ruben1956 2 years ago
wow!!! always loved this song.what an excellent performance!thanks for the share tim!
PlayingGuitarRules 2 years ago
awesome
burnthermit 2 years ago
Man this is sooo chill, i love this song!
greedyflywilldie 2 years ago
still has a voice of a god...so is it true he started Spencer Davis Group when he was 14? i really love his stuff from Blind Faith...well all of it really. ;^)
shymama8 2 years ago
Thank you for sharing a magnificent performance of the master at work. Pure art
defleppardfan10 2 years ago 3
Fucking Narly
lovingogle 2 years ago
One of the BEST ever! He's my Dear MR Fantasy when he sings and plays that guitar like he's making love to it! xx Nothing like a man who knows how to make a guitar cry mm mmm mmmm x
msstevie1951 2 years ago
Jimi Hendrix was impressed by the Beatles, but he was intimidated by Steve Winwood.
Quipaipan 2 years ago 2
Paul McCarty and Steve Winwood are both genius there is no way to compare them because they each created music sounds that no one has ever heard. The musical creations of each of these composers become a force of nature. Whereas Paul is the Beethoven of rock Steve is the Mozart of rock
defleppardfan10 2 years ago 2
@defleppardfan10 correct....
rustyjunkpile 2 years ago
@defleppardfan10 Very well put, i must agree with that.
greedyflywilldie 2 years ago
this song is great and Steve as well
kenzo1509 2 years ago
FANTAS.....TIC!!!
nickfury23 2 years ago
ARTWORK
bluestough 2 years ago
Genius at work
brython2 2 years ago
P E R I O D !!!!!!
cholulasaucehot 2 years ago
still with the wicked lime green guitar after all these years......
traffic and blind faith (although not many albums) are 2 of the best groups that ever were in EXISTANCE and you can stuff dave mason and ginger baker and eric clapton up your asses..(just kiddin of course) STEVE is and was clearly the best....please dont reply to me with cream stories..or mason's solo career with the writings of Krueger.or baker or yard byrds..etc. i know the deal and the deal is STEVE IS THE BEST !
cholulasaucehot 2 years ago 5
I have to agree with you, cholulasaucehot. Steve Winwood is the single most talented individual in the history of rock music. He can write, sing, and play at world class levels.
nhlron 2 years ago 4
Have you ever heard about a guy called Paul Mccartney...?
mickeymarquez 2 years ago
Yeah but he doesn't sing as well as Steve and his guitar playing isn't as good.
Moor4u 2 years ago
A matter of taste I think....
mickeymarquez 2 years ago
Absolutely! Music appreciation is totally/ok almost completely subjective. It's like Yngwie Malmsted. He is technically one of the greatest players to ever live, but when people mention great players, his name rarely comes up. I think most people would agree that SW and PM should be in the greatest category, and whichever music you like the most decides where they fall.
Moor4u 2 years ago 2
Ok don't get me wrong, I really like Steve Winwood and I love Traffic, but, there's no way you can put them on the same field, Mccarteny's song list is waaaay bigger than Winwoods, Steve is an outstanding performer but Macca is a genius, and I'm not talking about just songs, i mean great songs that people listen everyday thousands of times, world is not that naive to believe that this s just because of marketing
mickeymarquez 2 years ago
Steve Winwood is on the same field not because I put him there, but because public opinion puts him there. Yes McCartney's list is bigger, but bigger doesn't equate better. Yes a lot of McCartneys popularity is due to the Beatles and marketing. We sing songs that we hear thousands of times. If they played Can't find My Home as much as Lucy in the Sky, they would both have the same popularity. Mac is a genius, but so is Steve and Steve is a better musician.
Moor4u 2 years ago 2
There aren't many people who can sing, write and play at the same high standard.
Moor4u 2 years ago
you need some lessons on objectvity vs subjectivity, my friend.
kwakky 2 years ago
im no friendo of yours......punk
cholulasaucehot 2 years ago
Awesome song!!!
advanceddarkness 2 years ago
Wow, that was truly amazing..Winwood, I believe, is one of the best vocalists of our lifetime...
Loralie666 2 years ago 2
sounds even better live than on the album..amazing song
planetpluto7213 2 years ago
wow
rkw315 2 years ago
Amazing!! Just can't stop watching this video. You talk about Steve,but...what about Walfredo Reyes Jr. at the drums?? Wow! One of my favourite songs ever, thanks for sharing
BGlez08 2 years ago 2
From moment 5:01 onwards makes me greatful that I love Rock music. Long Live Rock n Roll.
We used to rock to these tunes in the 5's Chatsworth, DBn, SA. Wow those were the days
jewellers100 2 years ago
His smile at 5:49 makes me smile...Winwood kicking ass and taking names...
DeadInTraffic 2 years ago
5:39*
DeadInTraffic 2 years ago
@DeadInTraffic i wonder what it must be like to have written such a masterpiece A
and be able to improve upon it in your live performance B id like to think
in that grin you speak of it's winwood digging knowing he's done both of those things
JustAintthatWay 1 year ago
mitico steve!
addioalre 2 years ago
Steve Winwood has way too much talent. You could tell he knew he was kicking ass by the smile he had on his face at the start of the second solo. I wish Eric Clapton had kept some of his 60's fire like Steve has.
terryorr 2 years ago 2
yes I agree he sounds great,what a great song
inagod 2 years ago
Actually I think Steve Winwood has improved with age since the Blind Faith days..I seem to pick the newer versions with Eric Clapton to keep as special treasures in my collection..
potatoequeen72 2 years ago
Amazing, breathtaking, flawless vocal, I am stunned at how such a gifted singer can just sound better and better! I loved this song for years too and believe his voice is fuller, richer and better than ever now, in his 60s, than when we all started digging him at age 15! Thanks for posting this gem.
RensStella 2 years ago
Love this guy..and song........wonder if someday I will miss these days as much as those days............dont think so, but it would be nice.
potatoequeen72 2 years ago 4
Such a great song! Saw it live!
taphilli 2 years ago
Jesus! Hearing this took me back to some awesome times...thanks for this post.
boryzark 2 years ago 2
I remember when Steve Winwood was 17 LOL.. He was great then & now.
blue222blue 2 years ago
shit how old does that make you???
hawksguy79 2 years ago
goose flesh !!!!!!!! :-)
roby62gtr 2 years ago
A true blues man!!!!
lsrybnik 2 years ago 3
Steve is amazing...........
bcwdrums 2 years ago 3
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
futuresailor2 2 years ago
Nice Sky ! Looks Like Fairbanks Alaska a bit in the dead of WINTER ! dark 24/7 , colors flowin' Woooooo !
joewoo127 2 years ago
Woooooooo !
joewoo127 2 years ago
Wow, that was awesome. Everything about it...the vocals, the guitar work, the drums...and even a gorgeous sunset to top it off.
kbreese72 2 years ago
saw him in omaha on 6/20 with clapton he rocked what a talented performer
pathosamoht123 2 years ago
anyone have a tab? pleae
gaby471 2 years ago
my gosh, i hate it when people ask this on a comment. What do you except people to do? send it to you in a youtube message? Just google "dear mr fantasy tabs" and you'll get it! lol
savagesnephew 2 years ago
I never knew Steve Winwood could play guitar, I always thought of him as a keyboardist. Not too shabby at all.
gootchie 2 years ago