Stevie Wonder and Burt Bacharach

[lobossaavedra]

despues de esto... puedo morir tranquilo!

[HOTVILLS]

We like and play Stevie Wonder, and Burt Bacharach's Music, because we have recorded some since 1970 -with our big respect : Maurice, Bernard & I, Michel = THE HOTVILL'S / PARIS

[Redflowers9]

there's no word in my head that can sum up what I've just heard

[10urquhart]

briliant

[nofretzDW]

my life just changed

[harmonicaman2012]

im still trying to learn this on my chromatic harmonica!!!

[Widmerpool99]

This was one of the days when they let Stevie pick his own clothes.

[jemtopaz]

Im inspired to learn necause of this video right here! Stevie is the Man.

[russianviolet]

so awesome!! ^_^

[MrJohnnyG6]

Toots Thielmans and Stevie Wonder are two of my fav. balladeers on Harmonica. How does Stevie play that plucking sound, almost like a violin!

[TheChippyRick]

looks like andre 3k. lmao.

[Gonzales19590202]

原曲は当然素晴らしいですが、スティービーの味がとても素敵で感­動です！

Thank you pabsiondon !

[sherriffflood]

Some sublime harmonica playing there , lovely post. BTW has anyone noticed that burt looks like roger daltry?

[jmillzz2]

This is the best clip I've seen in a long time. Any chance you could fix the stuttering video?

[pabslondon]

@jmillzz2 If your read the info below the video you can find the site where I downloaded it from and play that

[mediattackrecords]

wow alfie must have really been around for ages

[argonaut815]

My father, the legendary Dave Doucette, who was the absolute master of the '64 Chromatic, played lead for the Puleo Gang, and was known as "The Pencil" because he wrote over 300 arrangements a year for every harp band around the world fir decades, evrn noted Stevie and Toots as those who took the Chrimatic to new places! Thank you for this video, too, as Burt is my fave composer of all time, and a great guy, at...what...82 years old now?!

[ezio450]

MAGNÍFICOS STEVIE & BACHARACH, adorei um CD lançado pela BISCOITO FINO no BRASIL com arranjos e fusão das músicas de BACHARACH e MARCOS VALLE pela maravilhosa pianista PAULA FAOUR

[selene2302]

Los amooooo ! ! !

Gracias.

[SedanChair]

1:26 that's not even special effects and there was no orchestra, that shit happens in real life when Stevie takes his harmonica out

[naeemlone]

One word - AWESOME!

[KorosenyiAgnes]

Ez is fantasztikus

[69thWonder]

@rmjeanes hahaha true that

[flaco1231]

Music has changed so much from then..now in days its all about computers not the real instruments . love this video.

[DavisNetPromos5550]

You should disable that stupid "likes/dislikes" section. (Go into edit mode and check out lower left corner.) Whoever put dislike on this great performance is an absolute idiot who does not deserve to even be viewing the imortals of pop music

[bry3921]

i remember it like yesterday; he broke his heart.

[drwhatson]

I'm a big fan of Soul music, but many Burt Bacharach compositions have always chilled me to the bone (in a good way!), particularly the early collaborations with Dionne Warwick - and "Any Day Now" by Chuck Jackson.

[MagnusHansenMusic]

Burt Bacharach looks at Stevie Wonder like he was God!

[topster888]

Jesus....HOW does he do that plucking sound?

[freezazoid]

What's with the video stopping and starting... it's really annoying.

[tuxguys]

I come back to this, after a year, and I'm totally gassed by the duet: Stevie's performance, and Burt's appreciation of it. This, for me, is on a par with Wonder/Bennett, Armstrong/Cash, and Brown/Pavarotti

[pabslondon]

@tuxguys

Yeah I love that video of Stevie Wonder and Tony Bennett doing 'For once in my life". Loved the Way Stevie quoted the line "I left my heart" (from 'I left my heart in San Francisco') on his Harmonica solo.

[MrMagnusFogg]

@pabslondon

...I second that :-)

[jayhbiz]

Now That's a bowtie!

[rutland1977]

Imagine a TV show featuring a Stevie Wonder instrumental of a Burt Bacharach song. You wouldn't see this much talent in a whole week of prime time nowadays.

[mpires1961]

even though the planet earth have these wonderful musicians, if not life would be like?

[ClintonFischer73]

look at Burt, he is amazed with Stevie's talent, as he should be. Two genius's!.

[ElizabethGS]

@aYsDigital It's really not. It's a 16-hole 280 Hohner chromatic. Most chromatic players have at least one 16 in their arsenal (I have several). Stevie plays different (more expensive) 16's today. But there are much bigger (and different) harmonicas. Chords - triple the size of the one he's using...and bass harmonicas which are also wider.

Standard chromatics are 10, 12 and 16, although there are now 14's available for those who find the 16 superfluous and 10 far too small for jazz. :)

[Widmerpool99]

Pity they let Stevie choose his own clothes.

[Tryinitonmyown]

What Stevie does at around 2:55 earned him his genius stripes, if he did not already have them, at that point! I am otherwise speechless!

[BobsArtGallery]

Stevie "miracle" Wonder...

[drdonberlu]

Love these guys!

[LvnAction]

Stevie is so wonderful. Nothing this sublime ever happens on any of the talent discovery shows. A true g7ft from GOD. AMEN

[Carlnealimac]

Great !

[slossiter]

Simply fantastic

[minnescanada]

I have no idea why 2 people would not like this?

[minnescanada]

Wow!

[ezabdullah]

Oh Stevie, Oh Musical Genius!

[aksa8c]

Magical. Thank you for sharing.

[surzen]

Beyond words...

[MsUkdance]

This is one of Stevie's special gems, thank you so much for putting this up.

[MultiFooker]

two of the most beautiful geniuses that have ever exusted....in one frame!!!!!1

[undeadmusic1]

What a musician Stevie is!!!

[pacoflores100]

que armonica esssss

[tamboutamtam]

a trip down memory lane....

[rollosb]

It's so rare when a video showcases not only one talent, but two, and those two being in full bloom. It's a tribute to an amazing melody and its amazing interpreter.

[Tryinitonmyown]

MASTERFUL!



[10urquhart]

I LOVE HIM HE IS THE GREAREST, I CAN'T FAULT HIM. HE MAKES THE HAIR TINGLE IN MY KNECK. I LOVE HIM. \WATCHING HIM DOING THIS SONG MAKES ME WISH FOR BETTER THINGS.

[fkd1963]

Sublime.

[mooseydeucy]

Shindig used to come on every week on NBC TV . Along with "Hullabaloo" I think on ABC, these were trend setters! Burt Bacharach? do your homework...he is a genius composer and had MANY hits - with Dionne Warwick among many others,. OMG...I hope I can make my sper Chomatic "sing" similara to how Stevie does.

[jn2006]

that is really amazing,love it,thanks for sharing

[robacero]

Burt's got the best seat in the house, and he's loving every second of it!

[robacero]

Burt's got the best seat in the house and he's loving every second of it!.

[JesseJamesNaughton]

Burt Freakin Bachrach. Sheesh.

[fatboyshlim]

Absolute quality, he was my music hero all through the 70's, keep going Stevie

[keybobrob]

I hate stevie wonder who the hell does he think he is??!!...f*#@#* guy took all the talent in the f%$#@ Universe and left me with nothin!!...LOL....God Bless You Stevie. The day he leaves this planet...I'm checking out too!!....it will be too much of a loss.

Thank you God for sending ur prime musical messengers to ease the hate hurt and anger in this world! Peace and Blessings :-)

[charmcity401]

he aint a wonder 4 nuthin!timeless!!!

[infowazz]

who are these guys, lol.....when stevie was new to me i could not stop listening. his voice and musical talent are so rare. he even jams on the drums. if there are angels among us he is one for sure.

[bcmy1]

This actually was shown in the US as a Burt Bacharach Special called Opus: 3.. It was an interesting and presented as if Burt had met Beethoven (Peter Ustinov) and could introduce him to "today's" music. It included Bette Midler, Stevie and Gilbert O Sullivan.

[Ramaz1969]

When Stevie's playing, Burt is like: 'Where am I?'

[SuperSl1ck]

when I hear Stevie play the harmonica almost becomes his voice in a way......

He'll always have that style that's all his own.....

other aspiring players like me, can only hope to mimic his amazing harp playing....

[atticvs53]

Nobody plays like Stevie...superb and thanks for posting,

[Borntomotivate]

Mr. Bacharach has that look on his face, that true artist get when the music is wonderfully overwhelming.

[Kaaawa2000]

what can you say after that?

unbelievable, you can see that Burt is totally blown away, he realizes that this is the best musician of our lifetime.

[travisrules14]

this video inspired me to learn chrom

[pabslondon]

@travisrules14 Yep me too. Bought a Hohner CX-12 Jazz in Oct 1998 and had a lesson with Philip Achille to sort out the basics. I can now play the main solo and most of the outro solo from 'Isn't she lovely' and the solo from the Eurhythmics' 'There must be an angel' which I learnt from a video on YouTube

[travisrules14]

@pabslondon just got a super chromonica 270, learning to play some of my jazz charts (i play jazz guitar and bass), so awesome! this is next (well, after some- no- lots of practice)

[pabslondon]

@travisrules14 Opps In my reply I said 1998 that should be 2008!

I find that Miles Davis stuff translates well onto harmonica. Ive learnt his version of 'Time after time' and the next thing I look at will be his version of 'If I were a bell'

[travisrules14]

@pabslondon np, i only picked mine up only two months ago, but i am learning more kinda duke ellington stuff, like "it don't mean a thing", (i play that as a feature in my combo!). I also want to learn some toots thiemans stuff, like val passar and bluesette.

[theemusic92]

@pabslondon Is chromatic difficult to learn?

[pabslondon]

@theemusic92 Hmmm... for me only the physical side. I had problems with getting a note on a couple of the lower holes but practice makes perfect. I already played Guitar and bass for 20 yrs before Harmonica so I already had the theory side down.

I use a technique called 'U Tongue where I roll my tongue and direct air to the specific hole in questions. I think Stevie uses 'Pucker'. For more info on Chromatic harmonicas and playing check out the slidemeister website

[ElizabethGS]

@theemusic92 chromatic isn't difficult to learn, but as with any musical instrument, difficult to master, depending. Too many think of harmonicas as toys when they're as valid an instrument as any other. Give a listen to Toots or any of Stevie's playing and you can hear brilliance. There are harmonica groups all around the US (and overseas). Go to slidemeister dot  com (a web site for all things chromatic), where you'll find tons of players, info, help. :)

[hunchbacked]

@travisrules14

I have played chrom since I was a kid.

[wkialyleiam]

@travisrules14 zchrom is fun, takes getting used to, but it's great. I have one too.

[amory0115]

Wow........I've loved this classic Burt Bacharach song. From the first time I heard it in the late 60's. And I love the incomparable Stevie Wonder. Like someone else said how could any true lover of music not get chills, goosebump's. When they listen to Stevie's virtuoso performance. Thanks for sharing pabslondon. amory0115.

[crawcoil]

holy sheep-dip!!!

[fr0zeny0gurt]

Stevie is a liar, he can see that shit.

[Tryinitonmyown]

Wow! The goosebumps on my arms are painful!!

[ideniseb]

MY,MY,MY!

Stevie brought that to life beautifully

and Burt was in awe of him for it!

[FalconsRCS]

watched and watched this because im so amazed...........how many of todays so called stars could perform like this

[hurshmeyer]

Burt looks really creepy the way he's gazing at Stevie. what's he really thinking?

[REM977]

To me, Stevie is the greatest American musician of all time. And he's one of the greatest human beings the world has ever known. God Bless Him. He's divinely inspired!

[Tryinitonmyown]

@REM977 I could not agree more. Try closing your eyes and listening. I actually see color shooting all over the place!

[rigogurt]

@Tryinitonmyown this works BEST when on a ganja high. sigh... the best

[RobertBrant1968]

brilliant...Stevie

But its pure Bacharach and that says it all

[RJiminez51]

just amazing

[Ramaz1969]

Actually he's done another song written by Burt - A House Is Now A Home. It's in Eivets Rednow album.

[weedofdick]

How nice to see music for the first time

[dan32113]

i play Diatonic Harmonica, but i got say Stevie Wonder"s tone on the Chromatic is sensational, you can"t teach it, its a feeling you have or you don"t, i suppose it"s what you Yanks call soul... Brilliant!

[tosi51]

この番組はオンタイムで見ていました。

ここでハーモニカを吹いていたのはホセ・フェルシアーノだとばか­り思っていました。またここで聞けるなんて思いませんでした。あ­りがとうございます。

[vienna2046]

两个传奇。爱你们

[stingboy]

correction: "Shindig" was a '60s show. This was from the Burt Bacharach "Opus No. 3" tv special. Originally aired February 28, 1973.

[vienna2046]

thank you so much for share

[DAVIDSILVERCA]

Wow, that was such a treat!

[limpbelly]

history 4 all to see!!!

[utazukinchan]

すばらしい一夜になりました。

この映像は日本のＮＨＫでおそらく４０年ぐらい前に放送されたも­のです。

長い間、この音源を記録したものを探していました。それが映像付­きでめぐり合えるなんて・・・

音楽が大好きな私にとって、青春の大切な１コマでした。

アップしていただいた方、日本の片隅から深く御礼いたします。

[RJiminez51]

yeah what ever you said, utazukinchan

[stingray1964]

Stevie is so damn talented that he's not just playing the song...he IS the song.

[motowninvestor]

I saw Stevie Wonder 2 days ago and I can't stop talking about it! I want to shout this from the highest mountain all day long!!! I LOVE STEVIE WONDER!!!!

[solonoidc]

look at 2:57 - bert looks baffled after that fancy little piece of flamboyance from wonder! lol

[johnnyamsterdam]

the two living legends...

[lesscunning]

excellent.

[Gwada9]

Amazing !!

[swedenstu]

Genius.

[anievon]

gorgeous...

[willgalison]

Oh Yeeeeaaah!!!!

the original 1968 recording on the CD EIVETS REDNOW was what inspired me to play the harp. I am thrilled to see this video, how beautiful.!

[idahovandal]

When someone takes a melody that you created and interprets it so beautifully and soulfully - Burt had to just be on Cloud 9.

[pngaia]

Who was the white guy?

[pabslondon]

@pngaia There are two people in the video and there are two names in the video title..... thats all I'm saying.

[DannyGrease]

@pabslondon lol

[JamaicanHottie181]

@pngaia -Burt Bacharach, he has written many great musicals

[antonietto1]

@pngaia burt bacharach , he wrote the song performed by Wonderful

[ASTRONAVE79]

@pngaia hauahauahauahauahauahauahaua..­............ two giants!!

[onetondrumbum]

@pngaia

The "white guy" is the guy who wrote the song Stevie is performing. He's also one of, if not the most successful songwriters of all times.

[outstretchedarm]

@pngaia perhaps the greatest songwriter of the 20th century

[RAM71]

@pngaia the "white guy" wrote the music dumbfuck

[ElizabethGS]

@pngaia Your 'Who was the white guy' is astonishing since the heading of the video states: STEVIE WONDER & BURT BACHARACH. If you don't know who he is, do a google search. Oscar winner & songwriter of many huge 60's/70's/80's hits with Hal David including ALFIE, Bacharach is alive and well. His career has spanned 60 decades now. 'As of 2006, Bacharach had written 70 Top 40 hits in the US, and 52 Top 40 hits in the UK '. His years-long collaboration with Dionne Warwick alone is legendary.

[claitontesch]

Oh! this guy is so gifted, I've always loved his music!!! together with Bacharach.....oh! Lord!!!! Wonderfulll!

[stevedubintennis]

insane....

[ajittffcure]

Wow! That was a touching performance. Burt really enjoyed that!

[tabonefamily]

I am in awe when I watch this!!! Great Video!!! Thanks

[KaceKlosed]

I think I heard to much of the Chromatic harmonica through the 80's to really like it much anymore -except in small doses... Respect to Stevie

[ChromaticHarp]

Aww, really? Was it accompanied by water torture or something? Poor you!

[tuxguys]

Epochal. And Bachrach/David got their start in the late '50's, early '60's writing what I believe was state of the art r'n'b at the time ("Any Day Now," "Baby It's You," "Don't Make Me Over"), so one can only imagine what he thought the first time he heard Wonder, the Motown house arrangers, and the Funk Bros. rhythm section, present their version of this, his masterpiece.

Look at his face: He's been (aesthetically) immortalized, and he knows it.

[BlackMonk66]

I'm sure he loved this version. After all, the man knew music, but the reason he's above 98% of songwriters is that it was just another nice version of one of his songs. After you've had Dionne Warwick and Dusty Springfield record several of your songs, been covered by The Beatles, and just accomplished what he did in general, there's no room to become even more immortal. Something as great as this was normal for him.

[tuxguys]

I can't dispute your observation... but I can't imagine ever being so matter-of-course accepting of numerous great interpretations of my material that I wouldn't be especially flabbergasted by this one, sitting right there in front of him.

[BlackMonk66]

Not that this isn't a great version, but when I wrote this it struck me that Bacharach seems like the kind of guy who'd like any version of his songs and feel flattered that he was being covered, even after all his success. The man is a class act in many ways. Beyond that, I can't imagine what it felt like to have people like Stevie, Dionne and Dusty record his songs.

[1856hfx]

Burt is diggin it.

[defsleep84]

Classic Moment!! KING of BLUES!!

[bossanova64]

Stevie Wonder,the greatest american musician still alive.......I love you Stevie..

[sherriffflood]

man, that was beautiful. I wonder if he's ever done just a harmonica jazz album? If not, he should do one.

[HowieP]

Back in 1968 under the alias "Eviets Rednow" which is Stevie Wonder backwards. It included this song!

[fessway]

Yes, he did an album under the name "Eivets Rednow". It's a harmonica jazz album, and it features a version of "Alfie". It's hard to find.

[stevedubintennis]

I think that is on the best of stevie wonder as I have that album...amazing

[soundscapesMPLS]

actually he has back in 1968

[ChupacobraHunter]

you see burt sitting there just thinking "god, i think i might just love this man..."

[dothatthing123]

Even God must listen to Steve when he has some free time. This man is truly blessed.

[Broaart]

Great!! this is placed on my favorite list.

5*****!!!

Eddie.

[MardearribaStudio]

Enorme!!

[babygotbach22]

this makes me cry &:')

[rosss1959]

WOW. NOW THAT WAS AWESOME. with a capital AWE !!!!!!! Burt definitely had the best seat in the house.

[motowninvestor]

Stevie: The Movie!

[rilesent]

STEVIE WONDER>>>IS A GIFT TO THE SOUL.

[slice39]

Burt Bacharach is sitting there looking at Stevie like "Oh my God this guy's incredible, I think I like his version better than my own." No seriously, thank God for these two brillant composers and artist who graciously shared their talents for all the world to enjoy. Truly amazing!!

[sailaway1966]

Burt Bacharach, king of cool!

[narrowarrows]

this is fantastic

[gmayster01]

WOW !

Steevie is the consumate musicSoul.

GodBless !

Toots Thielman soulmate

*-)))

g

[Mikepservice]

Now, If you had Paul McCartney sitting there with them, you would have the three best song writers of all time! But I have to put Stevie just a hair above the others.

[rickkmar]

thanks for sharing this, truly a musical guiness! God can anyone match stevie playing the harmonica?

[berkelator]

Unbelievable! Thank you so much for posting this!

[blue27nile]

stevie wonder live at the talk of the town lp he plays this and his other early hits ,the man is awesome..

[amory0115]

Thank you for sharing this beloved song.

from my youth of the 1960's. Written by

the great Burt Bachrach, Hal David , per

formed by arguably the most gifted gen

ius of music period! The ledgendary

Stevie Wonder.

[rysgar]

Fantastycznie romantyczny

[RavexAxLicious]

O_O!!!!!

[stevevcr2002]

That was great! I've listened to Stevie for decades (we are the same age) but that song with Burt is very special.

[shadesjazz]

wow

[carotnose]

Magnificent even. Honestly....

[bonniekilty]

Hahaha! Sorry about that..I`d had a couple of sherrys :)

[bonniekilty]

Magficent!

Thanks pabslondon :)

[mond01]

I just saw stevie play - but this ...

[DrtyWrm]

4 words...

IN - CRE - DI - BLE!!

Thanks for posting this! Peace

[thegravelwalker]

Amazing .. true virtuoso and master of music ...

[joelok48]

If you don't believe in God check out "the divine inspiration" in this song and performance and tell me.There is nothing greater than ourselves?

[nedmanxxx]

yes , this rare performance(and moment in time) is frighteningly delicious....but i'll tell you one thing.....there's a whole lot more o' stevie in it than there is o' jesus....shit...do you really think jesus could blow like that...ain't no way man....sorry ...this is pure stevie...a rare chromatic glimpse into soulville...lol

[TheOpinionater]

Fun to see Burt stoned.

[UniversalBread]

I think it's kind of hard to do it any justice without the lyrics (see the song in it's full glory on Bacharach's compilation album with Ronald Isley "Here I Am") but I think Stevie Wonder did an excellent job playing it, even though I'd love to hear him sing it. Hell, it impressed Bacharach so that's enough for me.

[UniversalBread]

The creepy white guy has contributed quite a lot to pop music and earned a bit of respect in his lengthy career. Perhaps Bacharach might not come off as so creepy if you revisited some of his other brilliant compositions.

[redhouseblues]

Stunning live performance. Originally released on an LP in 1968 under the pseudonym of Eivets Rednow - work it out yourself - to showcase Stevie's virtuoso instrumental talents.

[Ramaz1969]

It's inpossible! He's God.