Steve Winwood - Freedom Overspill

[marzgirl11]

I meant years ago.

[marzgirl11]

I saw him in concert years and and when the lights went up he opened with this. I was on my feet instantly. The best concert ever!

[VideoGameKing89]

Big Shots Sent me here!

[darinbar]

underated is right.

[Bennyboy1985]

I want to time travel back to 1986 and snort rails of coke off a coffee table with this clip playing on TV...

[NothingnessLove]

I love Steve Winwood so much I want to know what kind of car that was in the clip so I can drive one around listening to his music all day

[nccodyssey]

@NothingnessLove A vintage 80's Ferrari. 

[teedzy1]

@NothingnessLove 288 gto

[NYtoTX]

Mmmm reminds me of "Someone to Watch Over Me," an old 1987 film with Tom Berenger looking so damn hot the screen explodes.

[DaveWollenberg]

Steve hit #20 in Billboard, 11-22-86. God bless ya, for postin' it. Thanx! Have a great weekend!

[radiodj1520]

I Love This Steve Winwood 1986 Music Video, "Freedom Overspill," Which Became A Top 5 Rock Hit In America, A Top 20 Hit In America, And A Top 30 Dance Hit In America.

[TheLizardKing1967]

@radiodj1520 Looks like you used copy and paste from Wikipedia.  LOL

[bigworld3001]

Didn't Joe Walsh lend a hand on this one, or am I mistaken?

[nccodyssey]

@bigworld3001 Walsh only co-wroted and played lead guitar on the song "Split Decision" which appeared on the same album.

[AnAngelOfRedemption]

Great song from an outstanding album.  :-)

[0BackInTheSaddle0]

I knew my Godfather (George Fleming) had written a song for Steve Winwood; but have only just sort to find it! Brilliant. He was an inspirational man and I miss him dearly; rest in peace old friend.

[CitySkin09]

"Big Shots" baby, "Big Shots"...

[kja427]

What's the matter, Mr. Davis? You couldn't cut it in The 80's? I take it Mr. Winwood could. Sucks for you, doesn't it?

[MrFuckyou3535]

big shots soundtrack

[THEZWORLD]

very cool tune

[happyhoman]

Once a 14-year old drummer from the Spencer Davis Group hit the British scene in 1963 with so many future greats in the rock scene before coming out of the shadows to hit it big with "While You See a Chance" in 1980. Got "Back In The High Life" in 1986 and it wasn't long until he "Rolled With It", churning out hit after hit after hit. Now the kid from Birmingham is another British music legend.

[AchrisH]

I don't know - I like the video actually - even if it is outtakes from some of the other 'Back In The High Life' videos. Plus at 1:55 we get the 'Chronicles' album cover, along w/some inner photos from this as well as Valerie '87 etc...

[jimbailey69]

"So, Mr. Winwood, cover an eye and tell me what is on the first line of the chart"....

[MzTJones80]

Anybody see this movie called Big Shots? (1986) That's where I remember hearing this song. Love it!

[capoeiraike]

@MzTJones80 YUP, that's when I first heard this song. Oh the memories, I used to watch that movie all the time when I was young

[MzTJones80]

@capoeiraike

Me too! I loved that movie as a kid! They just don't make good stuff like this anymore.

[homelesshannah50]

@MzTJones80 lol! I remember the boy from Family Matters was in it.

[MzTJones80]

@homelesshannah50

Yeah, he was!  LOL Eddie Winslow! LOL I thought Big Shots was a pretty cool movie.

[Mhebner23]

@MzTJones80 Thats how I know this song, from the movie Big Shots. Great song from a great movie. I actually have Big Shots on vhs.

[busterbone]

i want an 80's overkill

[carrieabay]

this song is hardcore! rockin'.

[sucharadder]

This is a really good song. But what do you suppose, at its beating heart-,.....do you really think it is ABOUT>?

[nccodyssey]

@sucharadder Going by the lyrics, my guess it's about his divorce from his late ex-wife Nicole.

[coolwafferman]

Just when I thought this guy couldn't get no better, I found something else that he did that is amazing.

[danewson]

straight up memories.

[twhite43]

His songs were also used in the pilot for 21 Jump Street

[expedition16]

This video isn't very good. I'm guessing they had a feeling the song wasn't gonna be such a monster hit as Higher Love was.

Winwood looks like Willem Defoe.

[dot4design]

Great funky song with good vibrations....MORE FANTASTIC ´80´s music at my channel!!!!!

[Toolumboomboom]

Thankyou for posting vid.

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #4 rock, #20 pop in the US (Billboard). How'd it do in the UK? God bless!

[wonderglory]

This movie was in the motion picture "Big Shots".

[talentaziam]

This song was in the 1987 film Big Shots i love that movie and the song!!!!

[DJPashn]

wicked song!

[guyglowmore1]

shortened version cut off in the middle of the song. still, it was great. thanks

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit #20 in Billboard.

[newsiemen4u]

steve is one badass musician as well as a singter! he palys alot of instruments and he plays them well!

[jumpstreet788]

21 jumpstreet pilot theme

[ninjadawg84]

Yeah, its the "chase the bad guys" theme. ;D

[ninjadawg84]

@ninjadawg84

From 21 Jump Street, btw...

[MsCaliforniaDreamer]

My favourite of all his albums and one of my favourite tracks from it! Thanks for uploading! I didn't even know there was a video for this! :)

[j4ymark]

i thought this was a Peter Gabriel tune at first. Kool to know it's a WInwood work.

[Haivieh]

this sound help me to survive the 80´

great tune

[sprintbass]

he had 3 points in the 80s...arc of a diver which sorta freed him from the past and let him do his thing...then in 1986 he was monster huge all over the radio then...all the way up to 1988 and roll with it was on the radio all that summer..i was 15 then..those were magical times

[definemaybe]

great, great artist,musician. and what a song

who cares who knows, whats true, coffee and tears the whole nite through.....

[ava610]

He's a master of writing, very much underrated.

[Kirkstoyota]

gotta love the 80s miss hearing it on the radio , instead I get lady gag gag

[linee2009]

@Kirkstoyota

thanks..I am almost 5-0 lol

but the sh___t on the radio..is just that!!

I miss that time..we were unstoppable..

thanks

[Pravindaswani74]

Steve Winwood is on of the most underrated musicians of all time...he rules!!!!!!

[MrTonedeff]

joe walsh on slide ,steve ferrone drums. what a tune ,also love split decision. why no music around today as good as this? anyway lets enjoy it now it,s back on youtube!

[ninjadawg84]

It is actually the "chase the-bad guys"-theme from 21 Jumpstreet. :D

[steembot]

Right...very underrated

[definemaybe]

keep on talkin all you want,noudontwaste

aminuteoftime

coffee and tears the whole night thru

[ewalker3]

omg they used to play this on MTV in prime time! one of my fav songs from this era

[Satchel334]

WTF?

They never shot a Freedom Overspill video?

They just used footage from the Higher Love video shoot?

How friggin' lame is that?

They at least should have taken one day and took Steve out to shoot some new footage for this song! Damn music companies!

Great song though!

[samharmon63]

If I remember correctly, some of his singles from "Back in the High Life" were put out almost as an EP. It wasn't just that the director had to use discarded film because the record company was cheap: There was kind of a recurring theme in the videos. I believe some hot Japanese artist/director came up with the concept for this video. Help me out here!

[richbonnie220]

am i the only one who hates those radio "condensed"songs?c'm on,play the full version!no time restrictions here!by the way,i bought back in the high life on CD when it first came out and this song didn't come with it but a friend had it on cassette and it had this track.bummer.

[kirk7524875248]

You're not the only one bro', by ANY means! We ALL hate those condensed songs!!! But advertising (greed) be as it is, we must accept it, I guess. It's a consumer society. We all miss the long (REAL) versions too!  Right on!

[michielaw]

I don't care about the video, I just love this tune. I wish stations would play it more often.

[pretorious700]

God I hate that 80's drum sound!!!! Ruins the whole song.

[jtm101583]

This video dosen't look very official; Is it just me or does it look like someone re-edited the "Higher Love" video.

[jimmike123]

It has been a long time since I heard this one. Pretty much forgot about it.

Thnx for posting.

[susieaxym]

Nice hair...it's so 80's!!

[benjiloss]

DAANG this was in the movie "Big shots" WOW!

[wigglywoman]

I am looking for the studio version of Fine line Split Decision and I am not alone.

[TexasTV]

Classic!

[mrlumpy2]

Steve winwoods best song hands down!

[jcross21]

I agree-too bad so under estimated/rated by the masses.

[pretorious700]

You gotta be kidding. He's got dozens better than this over-produced dreck.

[spoinny]

Lame video but great hair Steve!