AWB LIVE IN MONTREUX 1977

[GOSandison]

Not only white but Scottish believe it or not. 

[HandsomeSoulbrother1]

Music has no color. Very nice song written by artists who were / are serious about their musicanship, and clearly it shows in their music.

[joesidneytetman]

Thank's to tv I found out early that these cat's were white, with jam's like pick up the pieces school boy crush work to do etc, I don't think's of them as "white boy's" just great music maker's. :) :) :)

[4901ronnie]

they were one of the best hands down. real shit man .

[acihk4u2nv]

this my jam

[rubiconski2008]

A masterpiece!!

[mrtommywalker1]

These guys were WAY ABOVE AVERAGE!!!!!!!

[qtking]

This is baby making music on the real

[RastaIsAStateOfMind]

amazing soul

[towmlr]

The very best (Band) back in the day with their SMOOTH SEXY VOICES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MIXXENDJAYE]

Average White Band...played and sang like one of the better soul bands...this was one of those songs that has a special meaning to me...the lyrics say it all...just to have a love of your own...DO YOU HEAR ME OUT THERE, LADIES?!!! One of the classic bands of the 70's.

[btinsley1]

no playback, no autotune, no computer-correction, no off-stage instrumentation...am i the only one that thinks this is FANTASTIC?!!! i remember the good 'ol days of talent....

[superugly75]

3:42 Steve Ferrone is in that pocket.Like ah mother...

[MrSocrates1956]

love this song!!!!!!

[xxedstonexx]

Late seventies they were playing in Amsterdam, best concert ever!!!

[ashastar]

AWB was the bomb back in the day. We blasted them all day long in the Summertime in the projects in DC.

[Ampdriver]

Alan is the Bassist

[nazr2009]

I would love to see them today to tell them "YOU BLACK LIKE ME" love these boyz

[tylersfs]

I just cannot IMAGINE the kind of crap that the 3 polestrokers who dislike this must listen to.....!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[dowellz1]

True, good music, always transends color.

[Brilliantbeing]

Light years ahead of today's suckers.

[785652chn]

The other is Hamish Stuart. He no longer performs with the group, actually has not for a long time.

[sauao]

Hi! I know the lead vocals is Alan Gorrie...but who is the other vocalist? The higher pitched one?

[CubsRule06]

@sauao Hamish Stuart 

[sauao]

@CubsRule06 Thank you!

[gorriestuart]

3 people with no musical taste

[jj5ive]

Real music will never die.

[beebops1]

Soul classic. Thanks for the post.

[gettindown4dafunk]

By Far The Funkiest White Cats Ever

[surfjigga]

Funkalicious biscuits... smothered in psychodelic gravey!!! feast my friends...

[crieff1sand2s]

SCOTTISH FUNK BABY!!!!!

[MrDuckyduck1]

This Is FUNK BABY!!!!!!

[deajahboo]

AWB is one of the Funk Masters of all time. -3!!!

[shatillyasuell]

sound good!

[hassan27ish]

trust me i can ride to this when its cool outside and the breeze is blowin an im wit my girl

[Thegdee]

Colour has no bearing on whether music is good or not, Music comes from the SOUL and we've all got one, it's just how you express it, I've spent my whole career singing and being told "Oh before I met you I thought you were Black", what does it matter!!! Just enjoy music for the fantastic creation that it is, and "Until the colour of a man's skin Is of no more significance than the colour of his eyes" (Marley) then maybe we can join together as a world and not individuals...

[grosskopf2]

@Thegdee That is true what you are saying. Its just that when you hear a sound like this, especially if you are black you wouldn't think of a caucaisian group(no disrespect). Like if you didn't know Jimi hendrix was black and heard his music, what would you think? Yes, I know music is music and it doesn't matter about color.

[seanj666]

Man when I found out these dudes where white I was floored. I was born 79 so this is not my time period of music, but I love this song. These white boys is tight!

[mrjaynificent]

Great love song!

[parisone53160]

This camera Man sucks!

[Odawg96]

Man, the young guy who's singing all of Hamish Stuart's parts THESE days is good, but NO ONE CAN TOUCH THE ORIGINAL! Hamish was definitely one of the most distinctive vocalists of the funk heyday!

[hankaaron1961]

And that, young-ens, is how we do it old school style!

[bigdee2007]

This is some summer night riding the streets music. I love this!!!!

[chiznazzz]

I too thought this group was black. I been trying to find this song for almost 8 years. These guys got some soul!!!!!

[auburntiger8]

What difference does it make what color they are? These guys are awesome!

[tommiexander]

I'm from the Old School and these White boys were baaad back in the day. They were up there with some of the baaadest Black groups that were out. When their music first came out, Black people thought they were a Black group. Almost every Black household bought and played their music and their music was played on all of the Black radio stations. All I can say is AWB was/is baaad!

[grosskopf2]

@tommiexander Agreed.

[lovenforgiveness03]

I love this song!!!!

[blisslouise]

I was so in love with that scottish white man many years ago and this was one of my favorite songs...along with cloudy.. brings back so may mems..for me..the badest white soul bands ever!

[WARDLaFAMILIA]

they white. This shit fuked me up for real.But the sooner I give right

[soulspecial]

-very nice job... thanx

[zumadiane]

the sexiest song they ever did

[AutumninFebruary]

sjilko1719, Thank you, T h a n k y o u, thankyou, this band will always be the ones that got away.....

[geoac]

Born in Dundee!!

[LadiUneek]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[AUMTHEGO]

Scottish Soul...

[vicpur]

Scottish SOul!!!!

[rockmonster5000]

I will cream my pants if they play this tonight !!!!!

[sharonjohnson1957]

i love this song

[raleigh2001]

Real Music Has No Color Only Heart and Soul. Peace and Prespect to The

Average White Band.

[agape4tube]

They were far from just Average! Awesome Blue Eyed Soul Band.........Great musicians and vocalist.

[aforgetaboutit]

what soul I swore to myself they were black Average White Band by no means whatsoeva funkin A

[doomzday13]

My favorite part of this jam is at 3:36. In the seconds leading up to this point they start building up and up, then... slow it down again motherfukkers! That shit gives me chills. I love a great live band and from I can see these guys were among the best.

[doomzday13]

This jam has been one of my favorites for years. I'm old school to the core, and I gotta say, these fukkers are bad ass! I love this version, a little slower and real smooth! Funny thing though, the bassist looks like he should be herding sheep somewhere, and the lead vocalist looks like he should be on a porn set (think- John Holmes). Just take a look at his face as he sings, LOL! Anyways, great video, and great sound. Thanks for posting this.

[xenaphonj]

all my life i thought this was a black group singing these guys got soul i love there voice i have there cd thanks

[Rodigitty7]

did they do , pick up the pieces? I need to find out , mannn that was a jammmmm!!!

[billberry58]

Man this group helped get me laid more then a few times talking about some bad ass white boys who got soul yea baby.

[pol871]

this is when bands could actually play their instruments and music had originality, and could move you...... man shit! listen to that bass!!!!!!!

[mctribble]

I like Soul Searching the best.. Tip Top band

[luvthesax]

Always been my jam. Also love their remake of Heard it Through the Grapevine. Also, Cloudy, Would You Stay, oh shucks, just love AWB.

[nikolagamer222]

long live AWB

[girljazzlvr]

I saw them live at the forum in the 70's - they opened for someone else. I was so blown away I forgot who the "lead" band was. I was a kid - but I knew they were something extraordinary. Thank you for this video.

[nyikaandthepeople]

Hey who did the original of this tune?

[strawberryblonde47]

Average White Band! It from their Soul Searching Album. This isn't a cover version,it's their song!!

[Freebyrd7]

It's a rare band that sounds BETTER live than they sound in the studio. AWB is one of those rare bands. I would love to see them in concert.

[MiltonJinner]

that is groove

[drpickup]

Great song, great band, thanks for the post

[Virpatrick]

Thanks for sharing sjilko1719 ♪

[jazzfunkshizzle]

These guys are really black, I'm telling you....they are from Scotland. Their lineage, if you go back, more than likely had black in it. Blacks used to rule Scotland, check the history.

[entity3sf]

Yeah! Make that sax cry!

[depailler80]

great! lovely song, better than studio version

[relimes]

This song is so god damn beautiful i just pooped myself!

[debaltazar]

Anybody got AWB's "Cloudy"?

[bwill45]

very smooth!

[rockdiga]

Awb is the shit they will always be the shit lol

[gumpdog37]

I agree. 3:50, wtf, WOW!!!!!!!!

[gumpdog36]

If anybody has Cloudy please post it!!!!!!!!!!!!

[jrv7286]

Thank you so much for posting

this great song!!!

[adialex66]

These dudes are GOOD!!!

[dreamsofhaegum]

So much good music has come out of Scotland. I've listened to this song hundreds of times (trying to learn the into, me on guitar and my wife on sax) and it still makes the hairs stand on the back of my neck. I agree with acfgklm "magical". The lyrics are so true.

[strawberryblonde47]

Hi,it's lovely to know that you love this song.I'm Molly's sister,so obviously it's a favourite of mine too!Nice to,that you and your wife are trying to learn it,good luck!!

[jrv7286]

Old school Soul at its best!!!

[BaBooey715]

Bad Assed !

[courageux28]

Classic song...love the drum roll Steve Ferrone does coming out of the bridge at 5:19. AWB is tight!

[teardrop440]

Anything but average! Soulful, mellow

[hollerx3fkd]

Aww Man !! This My Shit Right Here!

[pfunkmonster]

thank you for this sjilko1719

[sonjaxfactor]

thank you 1719

[tylersfs]

Wow! This is actually better than the near-perfect album version. Awesome - and as sweet as ANY soul from that era.

[jevryday84]

they are doing it.....

[acfgklm]

A truly beautiful song. I saw Hamish Stewart live twice at the 606 club in chelsea, London, and he blew me away with his live version. It is a song I will cherish forever. I took my late mother to see Hamish live and he signed his autograph. It was just three weeks before she sadly passed away. I know my mother adored this moving magical song.

[funkyvivian]

I get it too. This song really touches the heart.

[acfgklm]

If you have not seen Hamish Stewart live you are missing a wonderful treat. I am going to see him live again on the 29th January at the 606 club in London. When he sings this particular track he genuinely reduce you to tears. A musical genious.

[rjl625]

this is awesome!! thanks for posting!

A definite classic.

[insantfunk]

those white boys got soul

[eridees]

A classic. I'm so glad someone else appreciate great music!!!

[Poppasbabymomma]

That was very nice. I have never heard this live version but, I do have their greatest hits cd and this is my favorite song.

[susanmcgee]

Awesome

[olephill2]

AWB are legends in Funk Music. Great video! Thanks for posting.