Brewer and Shipley - Witchi-tai-to

[jackhammes]

Mental Comfort Food!

[jtubebx1]

There's a good online article about Jim Pepper which mentions "Witchi Tai To."

Try searching for JUST A SONG JIM PEPPER WITCHI TAI TO

[jtubebx1]

If you are looking for a song that is positive and "conscious," "Witchi Tai To," is hard to beat.

[prematuredgreat]

i love this...searched for it's title...tough searching cauz people 'round me never knows it...

[wingman572]

one of the best 'spring time" songs ever. harmonies are magical. even better with head phones. more of a chant than a song. very spiritual. if this dont do it for ya, there's something wrong with ya

[Userofname69]

Love this song and vid. Thanks for posting.

[jdl22000]

I just finished Michael "supe" Granda's book "It Shined" the ballad of the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. In the book this song was mentioned a few times so i came on here to look as i never have heard it before. Its now at the top of my favorites list. Look forward to the free Brewer and Shipley show coming to lake ozark, cant wait!!

[lordexitium]

Loved this in Sleepers, "Makes me glad that I'm not dead" and then they shoot the hell out of Kevin Bacon!

[holdersteven]

You can trust simplicty and the truth of affirmation being made is simply what it is. I'm Not Dead! Makes me Glad Im not dead! Tahnks for posting my friend

[Gostwriterindisguise]

I had completely forgotten this song and how much I liked it, then I suddenly remembered it out of nowhere after 30+ years and found it here.

Now if only someone will put up "Shake Off the Demon."

[hoghed]

Great pictures set to great music; thanks very much for posting this.

[Behutet93]

Thx for posting. I can time travel a bit. I was 17 in '69, graduated from high school, scared I was going to get drafted, ended up enlisting in '73. Emotional song for me.

[MrLQmusic]

good medicine, I can recieve timeless healing from this. Thank you

[coffeecoffee25]

much fun to play along with this one.

[kiwigirl49]

I keep hearing it over and over, round and round and it makes me feels good.

[kiwigirl49]

Oh my goodness i remember this song thank you so much for posting.

[pantheist46n2]

I love all these images you put on here. Did you just google image search them? Do you have a collection of them? What are some good google image search terms?

[TheDBER]

All versions of this song are great. My favorite is the original version on Jim Pepper's album 'Pepper's Pow-Wow'...I personally think that is the best version and it's a hard recording to find.

[jasonpp1973]

Sounds kinda like Roberts Wyatt's "Grass" in the beginning!

[arhatyellow]

Hey metamorphosis67 - I would have to agree with you. Unfortunately since my first comment, things have gotten even worse. You're preaching to the choir about "any form of government" other than that defined in the constitution. I'm with you there. Long live Jefferson, Tom Paine, Thoreau, et al. But the essence of my personal take on phony imposter politicians is in B&S's "Don't want to die in Georgia." Peace Bro

[LaughingatpainUSAway]

A peyote chant, great song, heard it live

[JRClogg]

I Love listening to this song first thing in the morning...

[apportlst]

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[freedomfascist]

love this song....

[Kiwi76RamenNoodle]

@HerFieldDay I am so remiss for not checking my messages here at Youtube more often, and I deeply apologize for not doing so sooner. I am so happy that this song/video has touched so many people like you the way it has. I had no idea of the impact when I made it!

[arhatyellow]

A great American song by two homegrown gems. Loved it since '69 or thereabouts but haven't heard it in many moons. Who wouldn't love this? Oh, I see, a dumbass who thinks contrariness is blessedness : spiritualityrules - ha, don't think so skippy. Also, get a Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and look up the meaning of non-conformist - you're not one oh follower of the herd of bushie boys. Conform on.

[metamorphosis67]

@arhatyellow You mean oh follower of the herd of Obama boys since bushie boy is out of office now & things have gotten even worse. Different sides of the same coin, all Democrats & Republicans. To consider any form of government legitimate other than what was clearly defined in the Constitution is to be part of the system working against the common people for the bankers that pull all the strings from behind the scenes. The best version of this tune is on Oregon's "Out of the Woods" album.

[DarkAngelSupreme]

Beautiful.

[goldberrysusan]

THanks so much i love Brewer and shipley

[robek518]

One of my favourite songs that Brewer & Shipley recorded. I always end up singing along. I first heard this on an underground radio station in the early seventies.

[dramusic]

When I look at these pictures, and think about what WE allowed to happen in the Gulf with the BP fiasco, I realize that WE do not deserve to live among such beauty. Not preventing the corporations from polluting our environment, and refusing to punish, as well as make necessary changes in how we live, is criminal in itself. It's like pulling down your pants, squatting, and shitting in front of God!

[ritwingr]

@dramusic I love the song, but it's a song. I also love the tremendous wealth and comfort our capitalist system has afforded me. I'm not a member of the uber-rich by any means...but I live a lifestyle that would classify me as such in almost all of the rest of the world.

Capitalism is Boss!

[SpiritualityRules]

Thankyou for introducing me to Brewer and Shipley - Witchai-tai-to especially.

I enjoyed a very energetic, 3 dimensional swim within its vibrancy. :-)

[9pt9]

Who's the tool who missed the thumbs up button?!

[SpiritualityRules]

@9pt9 I was one of them. But don't become offended. It's just that i prefer to be non-conformist. :-)

[LadyMoondancer]

beautiful pictures to a beautiful song. thank you

[pepperdogz1]

this is such a cool song!!! saw them with Ozark Mountain Daredevils!!! man the memories!!

[TCall2004]

I haven't heard this in years. Thanks for posting it!

[RoyFive]

Could Boomerang (from Weeds) be uploaded? That would be great.

[Merrygreenleaf]

What a flashback! I almost want to go and eat some peyote and do it all over again, LMAO..peace and happy trails.....mgL

[ladyfuschia]

I absolutely cannot sit still when I listen to this song!!!

[jayhawke1]

EXCELLENT SONG !!.....Thanks soooooo much for putting it on here !!

[raybradhausen]

Great song. I never get tired of it. Great job of marrying the images to the song. All in all, a very cool video!

[daffodildream]

Beautiful visuals to a powerful song...wish i knew the meaning of the native American words in it....

[mp3man47]

A great tribute, a joy to the ears and a pleasure to the eyes. Thank You

[Kiwi76RamenNoodle]

@mp3man47

Glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers,

Joe

[LadyMoondancer]

I heard this song back in 1969 and taped a 30 second snippet of it on my old reel-to-reel tape recorder, then transferred it to cassette. I never could find out what the name of the song was, who sung it. I am so glad I now know all about it. And it's such a beautiful song, now that I get to hear the full song.

[Animule51]

Thank you so much for posting this. I remember first hearing this on, then, progressive rock station, KSHE-95 (St. Louis) when I was about 12. I fell in love with it then, and still get moved hearing those harmonies today. Why isn't there any music today like this? Maybe, I'm just getting old. BTW, Brewer and Shipley call my native Missouri home.

[shymama8]

@Animule51 my mom used to have a ton of the K-She Classics on cassette, a bunch of rare finds. not many on youtube and idk what happened to all her cassettes.

[samdon815]

I saw B&S do this great song at Carnegie Hall.Great venue , great group.

[kidpeg]

Ty Soo much for sharing this~ I didn't think I would find it, even here on youtube. Excellent rendition just like back in the day. Awesome job my friend, beautiful~!!

[KASHI3000]

I Saw Brewer and Shipley do this great song at a free concert at the Prospect Park band shell, Brooklyn in 1970. It became one of my all time favorites and still holds that place today. Thanks for posting with the nice nature images and vintage B&S photos.

Namaste

[soldier1019on]

Strange, the Doobies' South City Midnight Lady has an identical intro.... I remember

a slower version of this song by a female performer circulating the FM airwaves 1983-85. Does anyone know who that was?

[Behutet93]

Truly positive song. Uplifting and happy. How I recall listening to underground FM radio and hearing this on KSJO. 1969 I was only 17 then. 5 stars from me.

[zardozman7]

I want to go 5-stars

[drwu58]

Does anybody know who did the other version of this song that came out around the same time, if not sooner? During the chorus towards the end, the person singing starts chanting out names of indian tribes. Anyone remember who that was?

[Kiwi76RamenNoodle]

It was probably the original version by the song's composer, the late Jim Pepper.

[shymama8]

@Kiwi76RamenNoodle another badn also covered it. they were called "everything is everything"

[Kiwi76RamenNoodle]

@shymama8 that was the composer, Jim Pepper's band.

[shymama8]

@Kiwi76RamenNoodle oh. okay...thx.

[nathanielmaloney]

Harpers Bizarre has a version of this song. I'll be seeing Brewer & Shipley @ the Kent Stage this fall!

[LakshmiHere]

I so love this, blessings to the makers, musicians and sweetest animals depicted here in this beautiful piece~:

"Witchi-Tai-To"~::: Love and light, Jetara

[MsMoodyBlue]

Thanks Deb,great video!

[stevemularz]

Great Video !!! 5 *****

Steve:)

[dave777blaster]

I remember it, it's an old song. real music

5* for the good memories

[Broadsidejohn]

A really nice work up of this peyote chant. We probably would not recognize it in its original form. People romanticize stone age Indian peoples, who made brutal war on each other long before the "White man" came to the shores of North America. The Romans did kind of the same thing to the Iron Age Celts. They were more efficient at killing and subjugating "primitive" peoples and using conquest as foreign policy. Anyway, I always liked the song. Thanks for the posting.

[FiremanOly]

Gives new meaning to the "America the Beautiful" phrase doesn't it? Absolutely beautiful pictures of the greatest country on God's earth. God Bless and thanks for the share berrygirl1964

[brewsterbud]

Deb, Oh how nice of you to share. It would be nice to have in-plants of such chants put in the mind to turn On when the world starts to turn one Off? Well, I guess that is what you've done for us. c

[sxbrown]

I've loved Brewer and Shipley since the first time I saw them perform in NYC almost 40 years ago. Somehow over the years and many moves I've lost all of their albums I once owned - which I greatly regret. They are a great duo and play some wonderful music!

[munch606]

Great tune! I dig B&S more every time I hear them. Thanks for posting this!

[spiralarch]

Wow. It's been years since I heard this. Great arrangement of this song. Nice slideshow too. Thanks much for posting this.

[dramusic]

An absolutely beautiful video. I'm glad that someone finally posted this version.

[LIKILACA]

Wonderful images.

Great song my friend,

Thanks for sharing.

[eachtem]

A glimps of Feedom. What life should be like. To bad life for me is not what life should be like, like it is in this great video.

It's was a great escape from the harsh reality whites and Spanards imposed upon Noth America before if was force to be named that.

[bobmon54]

I love every thing about this video except your comment. Native Americans slaughtered and raped each other ,as every other conquering people. They didn't write it down.. What a spirit spring is bringing round my head. makes me glad I'm not dead. great

[eachtem]

Yeah, natives have had wars with each other before whit arrived in N. America. The biggest genocide happenned on American soil. by Europeans. thanks observering my comment anyways... Peace...

[Roksteady3]

Awesome song, we used to sing this one in our road band back in the early 80's.  The harmonies were fun ~ I've always wondered what the words meant.

[Animule51]

Hey...it's so great to hear this song again. I think it's been at least 30 years. It's brings back good memories of carefree, hippy days in college. I love the video too.

[steelers2357]

Anyone know the tab/chords for this song?

[spiralarch]

Cmaj -> Gmaj -> Fmaj ->Gmaj

repeat throughout the entire song

[johnnymambo]

Lou Reed recorded "The Last Great American Whale" on his album "New York," with some unmistakable echoes of Brewer and Shipley's version of "Witchi-Tai-To" -- it's available on YouTube, check it out.

[Kiwi76RamenNoodle]

Thank you all for stopping by, and glad you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it.

[languagedancer]

Another of the songs that i've been waiting to find on YT forever...thanks for posting....

[beggarsgame]

Hey Languagedancer - saw this on your channel and had to stop by - one of the great songs of our time! Love it THANKS FOR POSTING!

[languagedancer]

Takes me W_A_Y back...check out the Jim Pepper next to this one in my faves....same song, different universe love em both...

[cjthemusicman]

Thanks, Donna, for sharing this with me! And Dancer for finding it! Remember this so well! Saw them live once and they performed this gem. Man, the memories!

Thanks for posting is right!

[HatfieldsAndMcCoys]

Great song, and probably underrated - in the commercial sense. This one has more meaning to me than "One Toke...." It stood out to me when I saw it on a t.v. thing a while back. They came on the scene when I was still pretty young. Fellow Kansas City boys. I understand they did some benefit things for Native American issues, at a time when some land and environment,I believe,were in dire jeapordy. Again, more meaningful to me than showing up at a N.O.R.M. or hemp rally. Brewer & Shipley harmony!