POINTER SISTERS - Cloudburst

[daryllharris]

OH YES!!!! they used to carry me away with this version. the whole lp is the shiiiiii----at!

[StuWeissman]

They are ever so wonderful...and that pianist is burning with great lines!

[philburrell]

...is that Gaylord on the drums?

[featherheartdesigns]

Flawless, indeed! I used to have this on vinyl. Just downloaded it for my iTunes. Gorgeous voices, gorgeous women. Yep, wish they had done more jazz. Love their "Jada", too!

[Beaulechat]

The fabulous Pointer sisters at the top of their game!! Flawless!

[leftfieldmind]

OMG,,, this is the first time i've seen all 4 singing together. I'm mostly a fan of the 80's Anita, Ruth, and June line up but WOW WOW WOW WOW.... if you are a girl group and want to "make it" if you CAN"T do this like these classy ladies did, then DON"T BOTHER trying..... I"M am in AWWWWWWE this was AWESOME... I loved the group before and NOW they have took me over the top.

[Applebaum]

I love how they have similar mannerisms when they sing

love Pointer sisters

...and this was a rehearsal!

[sointenz]

And they were just rehearsing....

[imanopenfire]

When it's cloudy and gray and that's the worst, how do you get that

cloud to burst ?

[StephStreisand]

Damn!

[goldcitymusic]

Oh Yeah!

[shespeakstroof]

wonderfuuuuuuuuuuul. i remember this song from my childhood...my sister and I learned it and halfway through we'd get so giggly that we couldn't finish the song. Wonderful wonderful performance by such a talented..gifted group of women.

[ssballs]

Tropen museum?

[Bobbipens]

ONE of a kind! Each one talented and such incredible harmonies. What a joy to see this! I think I'll take another look, take another look, take another look!!!

[bendbenn]

clouds that are gray have a silver lining when reversed ... what a great song, sung by the best 'girl group' ever.

[girlbassist]

That's class right there. I could watch this video a thousand times and not get tired of it. Thanks for uploading.

[dggd]

@girlbassist AMEN!!!

[loupi4bama]

slugg633 I had those vinyls too, and wore the grooves slap through to the other side of the album........good times and great music!

[a57moon]

I remember seeing this at grad night at Disneyland...what a TREAT!!

[carlosmiller]

the wonderful pointer sisters!

[vanitystarr1]

They were Fantastic!!!! I never knew they did jazz! They truly were and still are the best !

[jbentick]

Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tonyrolls1]

THE POINTERS AT THEIR VERY BEST !!!!!

[Poz69]

God throw away the mold after he created the Pointer Sisters. No female group before or after can match them. This video was fabulous! Thanks for the share.

[slugg633]

They made awesome jazz and r&b from '73 thru "75...find '73 "pointer sisters", "that's a plenty", and "steppin "...I wore those vinyls out! In between going to see Led zepplin and Black Sabbath..LOL I love it all...

[sivatmin]

these ladies could have taken the jazz world by storm. i wish they would have made a complete jazz album..it would have been a CLASSIC!

[jeffreyBboy]

I remember being little and seeing the Pointer Sisters on a television variety show and immediately fell in love with them. This clip just sealed it for me they were a contemporary throw back to what great singing/harmonies was okay. I miss them, especially June, I always figured Bonnie was a bit of a rebel. None the less, Thanx for this FAAAABBBBB post.

[donniehell]

pointer sisters=HEAVEN ON EARTH!

[minnoahbrown]

LOL! Why does Bonnie remind me of Angela Bassett when she played Tina Turner!!

[universuale]

It's that wig worn upside down I guess!!

[onthesly8]

wow. I would never have guessed they had made this type of music. I love them even more now.

[carlosmiller]

The wonderful Pointer Sisters! I love them!

[cdjblue52]

How do I request that jada and black coffee be posted?

[notenut]

ok heres the thing,it was the summer after their first album came out.ste set was at De Anza Collage in cupertino ca. they were on fire,we met them back stage.all the sisters were really nice except bonnie"Im going to okland to dance and you ppl are holding me up"she remarked to a stunned group which included her sisters who were casually chating with a small group of us who stayed to meet them after the show.seeing them live then was one of the best shows I have been to and Ive been to a lot

[ladiesluvkev]

Pointer Sisters, or Sister Sledge?

[Applebaum]

Love the outfits I'd wear those now! they cant sing .....THEY CAN SANG!!! they've got skillz for dayz...theyre sick

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12!

[catmadwoman]

Someone asked who the pianist was. I thought his name began with an S. google: personnel Willie Fulton-elec guitar; John Rewind-guitar; Skip Mesquite-sax; Norman Landsberg Tom Salisbury Joe Crane-piano; Ron McClure-acoustic elec bass; Dexter Plates Rod Ellicott-bass; Gaylord Birch Ed Marshal Jerome Kimsey-drums - so it may have been Tom Salisbury. i used to play this track over and over just for the piano solo. thanks to the uploader.

[redlabs]

great clip.i loved these PS era...does anyone have the clip from dick clarks rockin new years from about 1975 aboard the qmary ship??

[philburrell]

who's the drummer workin' this gig. His timing is impecable.......

[sonwamac]

The camera doesn't show him but if it's the same drummer as was on the album (and I see the pianist is the same) then this drummer is none other than the late great Gaylord Birch who was a fantastic drummer that didn't get the notoriety his talent warrented...possibly because he chose to remain in San Francisco and not go to New York

[nichtsleezy]

SONWAMAC-Please learn to spell properly!!! That mistake was not a "typo"!

[sonwamac]

The fuck are you talking about? what mistake?

[sonwamac]

nichtsleezy...you're a stupid ass-hole...so tell me exactly what you're talking about or shut your ignorant ass up

[nichtsleezy]

OMG-you are not only narrow-minded, but you are irrationally angry! I will not tell you your mistake. You must figure it out!!LOL

[sonwamac]

" I will not tell you your mistake you figure it out"...

cuz you aren't talking about anything...just running your mouth...idiot

[dutico]

Well,I wont tell you YOU'RE mistake either then ;-P

[driskoogle]

yes, believe it is Gaylord Birch, he appears prominently in one of the other videos ... and yes his timing is great.

[Raylene607]

I think it may be Gaylord Birch. He did a lot of work on their early concerts.

[driskoogle]

wow! I had their album with this song, but seeing them deliver it on stage, fantastic!!!

[00s00m]

Thanks for reminding us about the real standard of greatness, Pointer Sisters. That leaves about 99% of today's "great" performers feeling like complete frauds, quite understandably.

[sonwamac]

There is not a single r&b singer or group of r&b singers today who could do this song...in fact not in the last 20 years...think Destiny's Child would ever have tried this? TLC?...SWV? fagedda-bou-dit

[ohd00bley]

Your probably right. I thought their homegirls, En Vogue may have had a chance.

[philburrell]

Maybe Chaka Kahn, maybe. But these were the queens of the craft.

[abx9]

i 2nd...the pointer sisters have impeccable technical and vocal ability

[ihatetrash2007]

this was before richard perry turned them into stupid mouth pieces for vapid empty pop, and they went for it, funny thing is thier no richer for it.

[sonwamac]

wow ihatetrash2007 you said it pretty harsh but i have to agree with you...and they aint no richer for it...that's a pretty insightful commentary...and a lesson to all artists

[yougottabee]

HA!!!!!!!!!!! No richer? Anita lives in on the same street as Britney Spears. You think she can afford that because of "Cloudburst," or from "Jump," "Automatic" and "Neutron Dance" ??????????

[sonwamac]

That doesn't prove much...Britney Spears probably owns a LOT of houses...how do you know she doesn't also own one in a lower end neighborhood?...Hell Bill Clinton owns a condo in Harlem among his MANY properties

[sonwamac]

I don't know WHAT you are talking about...I never used "they're" "their" or "thier" in any of these posts...if you're going to crack on somebody at least get the right person...better still get a life...obviously when I talk about "low end" I'm talking about you...get your shit straight...jeez you Youtubers are getting shallower and stupider by the minute (excuse me did I say shallower and stupider?...I should have said MORE shallow and MORE stupid...better?)

[donniehell]

yeah but do think this style would have carried over to the eighties.......besides, they had some great catchy pop classics... i do agree though that the early 70's stuff is the best!

[minnoahbrown]

It's good to see all 4 of them (some people forget about Bonnie)! Now this is versatile, talent, and crossover! The Pointer Sisters were phenomenal!!

[regcart]

What energy what a force to be reckoned with. The Pointer Sisters were indeed TALENTED!

[LUVHYM]

Classic.....the fact that someone has this is a pure blessing. This is entertainment. Along with LaBelle the best girl groups of the 70's

[Greendolphin262]

anyone know who the pianist is?

[Dwayne89Mitchell]

Just loved this performance, so much energy!

[Raylene607]

Finally! Cloudbust on video. I saw this in concert in '74. My favorite number...especially when combined with Jada.

[chinashopjada]

does any one have a video of jada cause that would rock.

my dad named me after that song

[MzSherice]

Yes! I had the 45 RPM of Cloudburst on one side and Jada on the B-side. This brings back mad memories....

[thisisittt]

those girls knew how to BURN!

[Wantable]

whoa!! all FOUR on Stage!

marvelous!

[taddyd1]

They were incredible as a foursome! Inspired!

Their jams went on and on, it was overwhelming

ecstacy.

[ahalem]

That is the eighties - what is happeninig now?

[GQBlue3]

Shit I am out of breath, LOL.

[islezeus]

Are they having an orgasm?

[universuale]

I'd say just be glad they sang it in the 1st place.

They should have recorded two more jazz albums for posteriority, maybe then not commercially interesting, but now it would have been!!! Untill today there's been no one else doing what they did, and they were SO GOOD at it.

No matter what key.. the important is to know a good thing when you hear it.

[slobone]

Oh yeah, their version is incredible and may even be faster than LH&R. Guess I forgot to mention how much I liked it.

And Barry Manilow covered it around the same time but the less said about his version the better.

[GQBlue3]

Their whole first album is bad ass ... amazing stuff. Those chicks could blow. Steppin' is a good LP too from the early period.

[slobone]

My favorite song from that album was Isn't It Just a Beautiful Day but I don't see that on youtube anywhere...

[sointenz]

@universuale I totally agree they really should have done that!!!!! And I agree again - they had a good thing going with doing that, but POP music and the 80s  changed a lot of great artists' direction. Now I gotta go on an epic search for the two jazz albums they did...

[slobone]

Originally recorded by Lambert Hendricks & Ross, and I assume written by Jon Hendricks. This is a fabulous version, but why do they do it in such a low key?

[Millyun]

Wow!!! This was The Pointer sisters during their heday and which took the world by storm. I just loved their raw talent and church harmonies with a touch of blues and jazz and a lot of class.

[carlosmiller]

always wonderful!!!!

[mostmost1]

jazzy, they had many hits they need to be honored on t.v.

[trollymay]

Wish the 3 remaining would reunite....

[Candygirl820]

i had no idea! this was wow, mind blowingly awesome!  thanks for this!

[cln0rman]

Incredible!

[jasonmarywilson]

Totally frantic performance, rivetting! never heard that track before, but now need to go dig it out!

Thanks for posting.

[chrisinbarnes]

Wow that's class. Compare that with contemporary performers - depressing eh?

[emousejapanimation]

Ugh, I soon as I read your comment I thought of Britney Spears' horrible lip-synching performance that was all over the news last week. My God, what has happened to the world of popular music!?

[darrenjb71]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[stephancan]

wow thats talent and live too! amazing i think they are amazing

[tiggertrouble1]

Brilliant. The Pointer Sisters rock. Especially early in their career. Love it. Love it. Love it.

[brandon134567890]

I love the pointer sisters! thanks for posting.

[thisisittt]

Thank you so much for posting this?  What is it from?

[universuale]

It's a rehearsal for a tv show in the Netherlands, 1974 or '75? They were great and I'm so glad I met them, they were so much fun!