Amy Grant - Wise Up

[happymom2day]

She's lip synching - this is the studio cut.

[TurquoiseMood]

This is worth watching for the eighties-era blazers alone. Also that back-up singer in the white blazer and blue top has an incredible voice.

[gypsydeane]

Love this song!! Funny part is it's older than me!!

[Simpfan100181]

My sister-in-law stopped listening to Amy when she began singing Contemporary Christian songs with a tempo faster than El Shaddai. I still listen to and enjoy her music. I can't judge Amy because I'm forgiven too.

[123Thisizit]

Say No to Rick Perry to his Builderburg's plan for a North American Union !

You Gota Wise Up!

[mjsmith1965]

Anybody notice the "rough" sounding voice in the background? You should.. it's Chicago's keyboardist Bill Champlin. Well that's what the credits on the record said. She might have gotten someone to take that spot for the tour, but on the record the voice belongs to Champlin! Useless but informative, I know. That is all lol

[docbluejay]

I've always been intrigued by how Grant has handled this song. Here she is with this wholesome image singing a rather naughty sounding song that is undeniably and exquisitely sexy.

[alb5945]

super cool amy! love this song and the leopard skin. wish i was at the "unguarded" tour. way to go...

[bobby7771117]

This was an awesome album! They really hired the best musicians to accompany Amy on tour, as well as actually make the album! Yes, people were sad, because for the first time, God wasn't referred to in each and every song! But as long as the lyrics weren't offensive in the least way, I went with the program! But, I do think Amy was trying to spread her wings and become more of, or at least, reach more of a secular audience! Ant that was her business, and not mine! In Christ's Love, BobbyK

[skate45crazy]

Unguarded was the first album I ever owned. I grew up Pentecostal, with a Rock is of the Devil Up bringing! But at 14 the same year I became a Christian at Church Camp one of my buddies played "Fathers Eyes" for me and I fell in love! I will always hold a special place in my heart for my big sis! Screw the Modern Day Pharisees. Just like Robert Johnson nobody sold their soul! It all jealousy based sin against a fellow "sinner". Amy changed my life and untold millions of others!

[skate45crazy]

Unguarded was the first album I ever owned. I grew up pentacostal, with a Rock is of the Devil Up bringing! But at 14 the same year I became a Christian at Church Camp one of my buddies played "Fathers Eyes" for me and I fell in love! I will always hold a special place in my heart for my big sis! Screw the Modern Day Pharisees. Just like Robert Johnson nobody sold their soul! It all jelousy based sin against a fellow "sinner". Amy changed my life and untold millions of others!

[kenjensav61]

I remember this song.I used to jam this song in walkman.

[terrystud99]

Great song...but the artist needs to practice what she preaches...the problem with everyone today.

[nitopontocom]

@terrystud99 Man, love is the most sublime feeling. Everything will pass, only love that will not pass. . Why bother so much the life of Amy about to use you as much time denigrating and boiling anger in the form of trial? When you go to like you and be less bad with himself, is going to look with compassion and humility towards others.

[rabbot85]

this song freakin rocks

[avenqer]

Valleus you pathetic transvestite, please stop trolling.

That said: I remember when they announced that Amy was removed from a Christian Music Group whose name eludes me ATM but I remember thinking, "Wow I have to get this album and find out what the fuss was about!" Got it, LOVED IT, and actually witnessed with it. Pretty sweet. Imagine a train of 30 kids from a secular school walking around the gym and grooving to Wise Up with the whole school clapping to the rhythm... Ya, it was that cool.

[modspell]

@valleus As a believer, can I say AMEN!? Why do Amy's brothers and sisters get so worked up over her doing non-"Christian" music?? I bet 90% of the detractors here work for a secular boss and company, yet see no conflict or hypocrisy in their taking money from the world for their families. Amy has done more to give the Lord's message to millions than these complainers here... good Lord! And BTW, no Christian EVER gets divorced, do they? It HAPPENS.

[AlannTH]

Superb

[saffle82]

As a longtime Amy Grant fan, I'd like to make a few comments. I just celebrated my 50th birthday. In those 50 years I've learned a few things in my walk with Jesus Christ. One is that there is always a place for mercy in the life of the believer. Another is that there are thousands of amazing people who are believers who are not on stage as Amy is. It's time we believers in Christ stop idolizing Christian musicians and start appreciating people who work unnoticed, except by God.

[mamaschristmasbunny]

@saffle82, I could not agree with you more. Here should be our everyday tearing down of our making idols out of things and persons; as there should be less of us and our empty platitudes- that we give people; even what we give to Christian musicians. Too much attention gets taken off Christ when we don't focus on him.

But I have too assume that not everyone commenting is our age and is of our faith. So we have to give them a break, :). We were young and dumb once or twice, :) God Bless :)you

[electrictroy2010]

@saffle82 David Meece wrote a song about that very subject - Unknown Soldier - about ordinary christians who never get noticed

.

[peacewarrior]

@saffle82 we can do both and I do

[VALMARIESASK]

Pure Talent!

[hillsongirl]

yo todavia ni nacia... jaja. Pero me gusta esta musik de amy, reTROoO!! =)

[nitopontocom]

greg...please, stop it

LIve and let her live

let her be happy

all of us can fall and rise again.

She still an amazing person ..

.

[nitopontocom]

Please, Greg...stop it !!!

Let her be happy with vince and with Jesus !!!

..

All of us can fall and rise again...

...

[123pucin]

We have all sinned and fallen short! We must forgive to be forgiven.

[jimmypings]

was there when they made this video in pittsburgh (1982 or 3??). believe it was at the civic arena. russ tuff was the opening act

[trendyjesusboy]

@jimmypings Yeah! I'm from the Buffalo area & we travelled to Pitts. & to Saratoga Springs to see her twice in a row - funny - they put up hand-written signs in the back of the auditoriums announcing that we'd be filmed, & by 'entering' the aud. was acceptance of being IN the filming. Me & my friend Scott were freaking out & so excited - i don't think that would work now-a-days, but we sure loved it!! lol

[alreltney]

I'd would have lapped it then.

[earthalien77]

Amy is like a princess, fullof grace and beauty and kindness. Who was that awesome (female) background singer? Wow! What a great voice!

[skds1969]

That was Donna McElroy. She had an album or two back in the day. She now teaches voice at a college up north.

[harleykman]

Donna's not doing the singing,

It's the vocals of a GUY who is a member of Chicago. Unfortunately I forget his name

[KelleyMag]

Richard Page, I believe is his name.

[TimDillinger]

The backgrounds were by Tommy Funderburk and Bob Wilson. They recorded a year later as a group called What If. Brilliant vocalists. The singer from Chicago you are thinking of is Peter Cetera, who Amy recorded "Next Time I Fall" with. Richard Page sang backgrounds on "Stay For Awhile" in 86.

[brinke1959]

@TimDillinger

backgrounds are from Champlin.

[dmarshallok]

Bill Champlin, band member of Chicago from 1981 to 2009, sang background vocals on "Wise Up". His is the husky voice at the end of the stucio recording singing, "You've got to wise up ... you've got to think twice ... you've got to wise up ... you've got to ... you've got to."

[skds1969]

This was filmed in August of '85 at the (then) Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. I had front row seats and that paper on the stage is mine.

[mamaschristmasbunny]

Her ex-husband one of the back-up vocalists; the one with the curly short cut mop top and packing his beige guitar farthest to your right as you are looking at the screen. You will see at about 3:35 of the song standing next to another guy jamming.

That era was just the beginning to an end for Gary Chapman. That had to suck hard there knowing your wife carries a major schlong for another dude. As' you are out touring.

Amy Grant is such a sinner. LOL. I hope Gary took half her assets.

[neo42]

All I got to say is this... whoever here is WITHOUT SIN can be the one to criticize Amy Grant. You have no right to holler "sinner" when you're the same yourself. Thankfully we have a God who forgives when we mess things up. I just hope Amy has her heart right with God now. Past really isn't important.

[TheCatlikeLew]

Thank you for your comment - so true. I appreciate that you have a forgiving attitude.

[SkySky1500]

I don't think you even understand what carrying a major schlong is. How embarrassing for you. Gary does drugs. He was arrested for it--Google it. I wouldn't put up with that either. And you know, he re-married 4 months after she did, so while she has taken the high road, I suspect he wasn't without sin either.

[Pam4Rob]

@SkySky1500 - HE USED to do drugs he has been clean since 87. He told me himself

[SkySky1500]

Really? He was arrested for DUI and marijuana posession in 2006. Who knows what role it played in his marriage(s), I just know it would be a deal-breaker for a lot of people.

[kirk7524875248]

Hey, sweeeeet groove on the drums! I'm guessing that's her husband. Pretty #$% good! Fun song!!!

[bobbyeph]

ex-husband

[54spiritedwill54]

Great message in song. Nice video. Thanks for posting.

[4thesonsofkorah]

I was at this concert. It was great.

[spiritchannel]

Cool! Do you remember what year this was? I love Amy Grant!!!!

[murse23]

sounds rock!'n!divine!!thanks

[ButterflyHippiee]

According to me, this is one of her best songs! "Use your head to guard your heart."

[IdRatherBinADream92]

@ButterflyHippiee I thought she said hand.Guess I'm wrong?

[grajan2008]

love, thanks5************:)

[greg8698]

@airraideagle, you apparently don't know the real story or you wouldn't have made this remark which I notice is SPAM. Amy didn't wreck any 2 families. Vince Gills first wife Janice filed for divorce from Vince in 1996 and the divorce was final in 1997. Amy filed for divorce from Gary Chapman who is both an Alcoholic and drug addict. Amy put up with this for over 17 years finally having had enough filed for divorce in 1999. She married Gill who had been divorced for 3 years in 2000. Wise up!!

[killabrew69]

@greg8698 , OMG! You have fallen and bumped your head! I just happen to be great friends of both Amy and Gary, and you are way off and besides you better be careful throwing out accusations about drug and alcohol abuse because my friend that is libel and slander. The real reason is irreconcilable differences, they have both went on record of saying the marriage was never great from the beginning, sometimes two people are just meant to friends and not spouses and this is the case here.

[firstmusic00]

I think that it's certainly overdubbed. I went back and listened to the original audio...and it was note for note. Still though...nice job with sync'ing with the video.

[coffeehubby]

I liked her back in these days. Butl I saw her at a couple of concerts. At Billy Graham crusade she made a bunch of crude comments and was acting really weird, at a spirit fest she was angry at the audience because her gig was delayed. The crowd walked off on her.

[ShelbyJ92]

She is just so wonderful got

to love amy grant

[lxlandia]

Love IT!!!....You go Amy!

[dmarshallok]

One of the background vocals is Bill Champlin from the band Chicago. You can hear his voice especially at the end of the song when the music stops.

[talos41]

I came to know Amy Grant's music through this song... I still love it and the Love will find a way... Still my favorite song and album...

[Fresh4Life500]

This girl is a genius!That's including the people on stage, and the producer's who produced her album's of course...

[wviles9570]

amy I love your videos i wish i could encouraging emails from you!!! jesusforwill@gamil

[tachapel]

Wow!! I still have the tape to this that Ive had since I was a youngster!! hahaha cool Go Amy

[TeensAreNotChildren]

You can tell it's a man because of the "bass" sound in the voice.

I've never heard a woman sing like a man.

[wt69chevy]

She was and still is a great singer, she has a beautiful voice. And she has always been very beautiful too.

[veelighted7]

YES YES YES! cant get anough of AMY! been a fan since 1980 : O

Love her love her. Finally met her and she's sweet and kind.

THE BEST THE BEST! EVER!

Great lyrics great voice

[miamidavid]

The black woman with the big voice is not the actual singer in this recording; it was a man who sang those background vocals, believe it or not: Tommy Funderburk.

[jsharp1701]

If A&M/Word are going to remove these music videos, they need to provide an alternative way of watching them. I'd gladly pay for it on iTunes for example. Why they don't want to make money off them is beyond me.

[Lakerboy290]

I loved this song. I bought the CD for my teenage daughter so she could listen to the important messages that spoke to me when I first heard them many years ago. I have to laugh a little now looking at that jacket she wore then that I thought was so cool...lol...it was her "I'm a rockin chick now" leopard jacket.

[free2bt4uok123]

amy grant is the best i feel so good in side when i hear her music i am a born again christan and i am a big fan of her

[NoFaithTheist]

The 80s were a unique time. Millions of hippies started to wear shiny clothes and listen to synthesized music. Who could have predicted that!!!

[jabohn]

Awesome song, my favorite on the CD. Since I've listened to it over and over I can tell that the audio from this concert is not live but directly from the CD with the crowd cheering played over top. If you watch near the end the mouth movements and voices don't line up and there is no saxophone to be seen in the band yet there is a solo. :)

[ssalava]

I saw this tour in 1985 when she was in Dallas and there wasn't any faking it on that tour. I remember recalling how tight the band was in general, including now ex-husband Gary Chapman on bass. I've got the 21MB version of this video and if original audio was overdubbed on to the video, someone did an excellent job sync'ing everything.

But I can say this -- there is no saxophone in this song, it's a synthesizer solo you are hearing.

[lkcreations]

I was in the crowd when they shot the video. They shot in the middle of the concert and once again before the end. I'd love to have a copy for myself for nostalgia sake.

[TeensAreNotChildren]

That black woman has a great voice!

Has she done any songs of her own?

[harleykman]

The black woman is not singing.

It's actually a MAN doing that part.

[TeensAreNotChildren]

Why is this presented in widescreen?

It makes everybody look fat.

[lisa0462]

Great message in song. Nice  video. Thanks for posting. She has come full circle. She is an awesome talent. I wish she would put Count Your Blessings intstead of sheep on her next Xmas album. She sang it on her tv special years ago and I have been hoping she would ever since. I love you Amy!!!

[esmerd]

Great song. nice video. Thanks for posting it. Amy at her best!

[Agentbash]

hahhaha! That video and song are great. She has an amazing ability to lift you up! Wise up:D

[Moviefan2k4]

Sadly, I'm too young to have attended this tour in the 80s (wasn't born until '80), but I remember seeing this and a few other clips on TV when I was maybe 11 or so. I always loved this song as a kid, and quite a few of her others; "Stay for Awhile" is still my fave, and asd for Peter Cetera, I loved "The Next Time I Fall". The music video for that is still AWESOME! Thank God for brave Christian musicians who are willing to face the proverbial storm.

[Ariamaluum]

This one of the few times, I ever heard a woman sing that isn't about opposite sex or a concept. But a human to human talk.

[bobbie9972]

Yeah I recall all the hoopla that Amy Grant brought to Christian music...But thank the Lord for her. My parents back then, once she did Next time I fall with Peter Cetera, they banned us from listening to her. I still love her though!

[satxboi30]

Sounds like your parents were dumbasses.

[dmarshallok]

Did your parents know that Bill Champlin (also of Chicago) did background vocals on Wise Up? Or that James William Guercio (owner of Caribou Ranch where many of Chicago's first albums were recorded) is a producer-friend of Amy's? He produced some of her stuff and she recorded at Caribou as well. As a fan of both Amy and Chicago, I always enjoyed that similarity.

[willlibuster]

that was back during her best recordings...I remembered and enjoyed that tour in 85 too in Clarkston, MI and was a much more innocent period in my life. Will keep my Amy Grant Cd's from the 80's. :)

[silverblue68]

Ah, the memories. Great song and clip.

[jsharp1701]

Awesome song. Boy do I feel old! I saw this tour in 1985 and it was fantastic. The leopard jacket and tight stirrup pants were considered very controversial in Christian circles at the time. Times have sure changed. Thanks for posting this. I wish it were on her Greatest Hits DVD but, alas, it's not.