jeje. . .ewf played funk. soul. r/b. and disco. or at least disco dancers thot it was disco. ther is even speculation that some of their stuff was really a form of jazz. i dont think they really made one pop song thou. maybe they would be bigger. (but not better)
Hold it askadetra, an Earth, Wind & Fire page is not the place to get into arguement about a genre of music and then call a brutha a nigger!! So please go some where else. And EW&F was soul not funk.
Hey, all you people insulting eachother and filling this comments page with threats and profanity: could you actually pay attention to the message of this song? You obviously haven't paid any thus far.
"Getaway" was a hit song for R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire in 1976 and written by Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky. Released from their Spirit album, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] (Source Wikipedia)
earth wind and fire is the best soul and disco band ever. and what's unique about the band is combining the genres with a falseto singing. this song is soul music, like james brown music, you know.
@HaliB75 rhythm and blues was never played by earth wind and fire. their styles are disco and soul, but just earth wind and fire make disco and soul and add more funky bass. and this is what makes you think they play funk. kool and the gang and play funk, level 42 play funk, earth wind and fire is a different music
@askadetra Please don't say that, you look ridiculous.@askadetra Please don't do this. I am African American from the USA. You are from Bulgaria. I know what was going on in the USA MUSICALLY and I know MY MUSIC. EWF was a FUNK and R&B band who had hits that crossed over into the Disco Market. Get Away is a FUNK tune that happened to be DANCABLE. Shining Star in a FUNK TUNE. Devotion is R&B. Reasons is R&B. That's The Way of THE WORLD is an R&B song. Don't be arrogantly wrong. SMH.
@HaliB75 shut up idiot. who cares where you are from. it doesn't matter, if you are from usa, i know more than you about earth wind and fire. they never played rhythm and blues. are you idiot or what? only soul and disco. i am album is disco, for example.
@askadetra You just found out about EWF, last year...No website would call them a disco act, troll. You just started playing EWF last year That's like me going to Bulgaria telling you what Bulgarian music is all about! You are totally delusional.
@HaliB75 shut the fuck up you fucking idiot. when i started to listen to earth wind and fire, you were not born yet. it was so long ago, so don't tell me when i started to listen to earth wind and fire. fool, the band plays disco and soul, so shut the fuck up
Love the percussion in this gem of a song. You can really hear it hittin in the right & left speakers during the verse. What a jam! Thanks for the 'up ┈━==≡≡≡∎∎°∴~ ♪ ♫
WHY ISN'T THERE An EW&F channel on YouTube? These guys play their own music and wrote their songs. All these guys and gals out today may give good face and grind, but I shouldn't have to watch a striptease to see Rhianna perform or have a guy bump and grind in order to enjoy music. I choose Pandora for my music listening because the local radio stations these days don'y play music.
haha!!! ;) i remember looking at the song book with this in it back in the 70's and the keyboard part that Larry Dunn did at 2:32. i can't play it!!! too damn fast for me!! lol! these guys are awesome!
this sing is nothing but hot fire!!! "getaway" blazes through and through until you can't sit still...you just have to get your ass up and groove 'til you give out, and if i hear this out at a bar or club, i do exactly as i just described, lol!!!!
I consider myself a new Old school kinda person and I wish that the general public were still interested in this type of music because I would put together a group for this type of music.
some artists are using a lil bit of ol skool today so many people would like it. I know when i make an album I'm gonna look for old bands to do music with.
By the way, Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor wrote this tune for EWF in 1976! If you like EWF's version, then also check out the Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 instrumental version of the song!
I got so tired of the same old music that gets played on the radio today and started listening to alot of groups from back in the day and earh wind and fire has got me hooked they are the best there music never gets old .
This song was so far ahead of it's time. Can you imagine an artist from today showing up in the studio to find out that he has to sing this song? The conversation probably would go like this, "HEY!! you didn't tell me I had to sing creative & clean lyrics, I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!
...you got that right...and it would be hard enough for the "cussin 'artists'" to actually find PEOPLE who ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, not simply punch a computer keyboard that mimics people with talent...!! Peace, from an old schooler....
GRUPAZO, MUY ORIGINAL. HICIERON MUCHAS COSAS MUY ORIGINALES. BRAVO.
Ultrapley777 3 weeks ago
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Hit #1 on the Billboard R&B chart for 2 weeks in Aug 1976
theonlymoo5e 2 months ago
jeje. . .ewf played funk. soul. r/b. and disco. or at least disco dancers thot it was disco. ther is even speculation that some of their stuff was really a form of jazz. i dont think they really made one pop song thou. maybe they would be bigger. (but not better)
PEPE13VENENOSO 3 months ago
Make up your mind which way to go about it, to your road, you just don't doubt it.
Something like that. ;)
perspectiveposition 4 months ago
1 dislike who are you...you don't know good music when you here it !
ThePrincessCheyenne 4 months ago
At any rate crapspewing wasn't what they were about, so this is an insult to them.
GTIEdition35 5 months ago
Hold it askadetra, an Earth, Wind & Fire page is not the place to get into arguement about a genre of music and then call a brutha a nigger!! So please go some where else. And EW&F was soul not funk.
GTIEdition35 5 months ago
Hey, all you people insulting eachother and filling this comments page with threats and profanity: could you actually pay attention to the message of this song? You obviously haven't paid any thus far.
Vitruvian42 5 months ago
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Why are there people arguing and racial epithets being tossed around during an Earth Wind & Fire song?? Are people stupid or what?
thesiouxgoddess 6 months ago
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thesiouxgoddess 6 months ago
"Getaway" was a hit song for R&B/funk band Earth, Wind & Fire in 1976 and written by Beloyd Taylor and Peter Cor Belenky. Released from their Spirit album, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart and peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] (Source Wikipedia)
HaliB75 7 months ago
earth wind and fire is the best soul and disco band ever. and what's unique about the band is combining the genres with a falseto singing. this song is soul music, like james brown music, you know.
askadetra 7 months ago
@askadetra They were never disco....it was a Funk & R&B band.
HaliB75 7 months ago
@HaliB75 rhythm and blues was never played by earth wind and fire. their styles are disco and soul, but just earth wind and fire make disco and soul and add more funky bass. and this is what makes you think they play funk. kool and the gang and play funk, level 42 play funk, earth wind and fire is a different music
askadetra 7 months ago
@askadetra Please don't say that, you look ridiculous.@askadetra Please don't do this. I am African American from the USA. You are from Bulgaria. I know what was going on in the USA MUSICALLY and I know MY MUSIC. EWF was a FUNK and R&B band who had hits that crossed over into the Disco Market. Get Away is a FUNK tune that happened to be DANCABLE. Shining Star in a FUNK TUNE. Devotion is R&B. Reasons is R&B. That's The Way of THE WORLD is an R&B song. Don't be arrogantly wrong. SMH.
HaliB75 7 months ago
@HaliB75 shut up idiot. who cares where you are from. it doesn't matter, if you are from usa, i know more than you about earth wind and fire. they never played rhythm and blues. are you idiot or what? only soul and disco. i am album is disco, for example.
askadetra 7 months ago
@askadetra You just found out about EWF, last year...No website would call them a disco act, troll. You just started playing EWF last year That's like me going to Bulgaria telling you what Bulgarian music is all about! You are totally delusional.
HaliB75 7 months ago
@HaliB75 shut the fuck up you fucking idiot. when i started to listen to earth wind and fire, you were not born yet. it was so long ago, so don't tell me when i started to listen to earth wind and fire. fool, the band plays disco and soul, so shut the fuck up
askadetra 7 months ago
@askadetra You were born in 1980...how is that possible Neanderthal?
HaliB75 7 months ago
@HaliB75 i said you shut up, and by the way you are neanderthal. you nigger
askadetra 7 months ago
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@askadetra shame on you for using that kind of language. do you not respect your fellow man?
leftpuman 2 months ago
lets hear it for the fantastic Phenix Horns! best players in the business!
cleopatrabonz 7 months ago
Either you understand or your don't.
TheWanderer247 7 months ago
Compassion is not equal to weakness.
calvinlotz 8 months ago
Love the percussion in this gem of a song. You can really hear it hittin in the right & left speakers during the verse. What a jam! Thanks for the 'up ┈━==≡≡≡∎∎°∴~ ♪ ♫
rg2027x 9 months ago
Great music!!! Thank you for posting this intro : )
oliviaethan 10 months ago
THE ALTERNATE INTO!!!! #WINNING
unique74muzik 11 months ago
1 person could not not getaway.
rexboogie 1 year ago
WHY ISN'T THERE An EW&F channel on YouTube? These guys play their own music and wrote their songs. All these guys and gals out today may give good face and grind, but I shouldn't have to watch a striptease to see Rhianna perform or have a guy bump and grind in order to enjoy music. I choose Pandora for my music listening because the local radio stations these days don'y play music.
Bellalunalady 1 year ago
WHY ISN'T THERE A EW&F channel on YouTube?
Bellalunalady 1 year ago 3
Love this song! Love the Vocals!
GenerationYstar 1 year ago
Definitely the greatest funk band ever
Ohio Players should lick their boots
ty for posting this gr8 song
doggie3773 1 year ago
@doggie3773 THE GREATEST BAND, PERIOD!!!!!
smoothnubian 1 year ago
WOW!!!!!!
fonzd 1 year ago
clean
a2sampson 1 year ago
Are they maçon's band? cause de simbols is in all cd's...
aquario9 1 year ago
That's right, baby! Full version, man!!
vkplus100 1 year ago
Love this song, good quality version too!
stevendotharris 1 year ago 2
great song.this is when EWF was peaking. tom.
jazzbox50 2 years ago
Shut up with all that political crap, this is great music, and none of those cats can hang with this. Can I get an amen?
ryan82scott 2 years ago 6
Amen brother it doesn't get any better than this! Simply the the best!
75RAIDUH 2 years ago 3
@ryan82scott Amen!!!!!!!
75RAIDUH 9 months ago
haha!!! ;) i remember looking at the song book with this in it back in the 70's and the keyboard part that Larry Dunn did at 2:32. i can't play it!!! too damn fast for me!! lol! these guys are awesome!
getula64 2 years ago 3
can u all plz stfu who are talking about politics here? this is EWF, best funk ive ever heard and u can´t simply enjoy this shit WTF ?!?!
oldwarcraftgamer 2 years ago 16
@oldwarcraftgamer
AMEN!
JacRab25 1 year ago
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obama sucks. he is killing our country. he sure did bring a change.
niuguithguithguithgi 2 years ago
SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!!!
abenjam2 2 years ago
this song is in Gran Turismo 4. Best song in the game and one of my all time favorite songs!
frumpytuin 2 years ago
this was my message to leave south carolina, this one song, among others including Micheal Jackson beat it!!!
TALBROZMAN 2 years ago 2
@TALBROZMAN leave and go where? why leave lolol more info u ant just let us hang with that son
filthyfew77 2 years ago
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I dedicate this to OBAMA.
I hope he gets to get away before Spring Break, he'll need it.
Massive pressure!!!!
Queen4adisa2c 3 years ago
are you a mccain fan?
frumpytuin 2 years ago
this sing is nothing but hot fire!!! "getaway" blazes through and through until you can't sit still...you just have to get your ass up and groove 'til you give out, and if i hear this out at a bar or club, i do exactly as i just described, lol!!!!
hevyonez97 3 years ago 5
My mom was pregnant with me in 1976 when this came out.
70sbaby80schild 3 years ago 3
Your mom gave birth to a record album...?!? Sorry, just kiddin'...
olskoolrools 2 years ago
I like the intro too.
kelisared72 3 years ago 7
I sometimes listen to this song just for the intro.
chocojoelikesrush 3 years ago 3
I consider myself a new Old school kinda person and I wish that the general public were still interested in this type of music because I would put together a group for this type of music.
newdem08 3 years ago 2
some artists are using a lil bit of ol skool today so many people would like it. I know when i make an album I'm gonna look for old bands to do music with.
504Femcee 3 years ago
By the way, Beloyd Taylor & Peter Cor wrote this tune for EWF in 1976! If you like EWF's version, then also check out the Salsoul Orchestra's 1977 instrumental version of the song!
Chicago10281 3 years ago 3
How many other people remember this 1976 Earth, Wind & Fire hit? I know I do! What a jam!
Chicago10281 3 years ago 3
real sound
boydu45 3 years ago
I got this CD Its Hot
KaziBombz45 3 years ago 3
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo greaaaaaat !!
lam95jlm 3 years ago 3
ostinato horns... great!! god bless.
neilpeart23 4 years ago 3
THANX.
silky1700 4 years ago 2
Listen to that horn section..EWF was the only group of it's time that played staccato
sounding horns like that...MIchael Harris
was a genius arranger of the Pheonix Horns
cleopatrabonz 4 years ago 4
And many other groups went on to copy EWF as a result-but EWF had the sounds first!!!! They're the best!
mlscott1 3 years ago 4
I got so tired of the same old music that gets played on the radio today and started listening to alot of groups from back in the day and earh wind and fire has got me hooked they are the best there music never gets old .
dasefx3 4 years ago 8
real funk n soul
aol909 4 years ago 3
This song was so far ahead of it's time. Can you imagine an artist from today showing up in the studio to find out that he has to sing this song? The conversation probably would go like this, "HEY!! you didn't tell me I had to sing creative & clean lyrics, I'M OUTTA HERE!!!!!
bolohorn 4 years ago 30
Oh absolutely. The production, writing, singing, playing, arrangement are as fresh as the day it was recorded.
Superlative performances
ewha1 4 years ago 3
...you got that right...and it would be hard enough for the "cussin 'artists'" to actually find PEOPLE who ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO PLAY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, not simply punch a computer keyboard that mimics people with talent...!! Peace, from an old schooler....
Montaukme 3 years ago 2
@bolohorn This is one of my fav EW&F tracks I remember when it was released and yes you are right it stands its ground.
ftlotmusic 1 year ago