Spearhead - People in the Middle

[swampjar1]

when i die..i want my daughter to know that this music exists..this is it all

[iqdestructor]

does anybody know who the keyboardplayer is?

she is f'n hot

DAMN

[greensleeves32]

god bless youtube for existing! I would've never heard this... damn that's dope. Live hip-hop rules. Check out BROKEN TONGUES if you dig alternative hip-hop. Peace!

[TheJoy2yah]

Amazing he is singing about the 99% Yeah!! People In the Middle and People yearning to come at least to the Middle!!

[43763248967029357432]

Amazing people, amazing music...

[gringoperiquero]

Are those shoes on Franti's feet?! O_O

[Deposetheboyking]

@gringoperiquero I think this is before he stopped wearing shoes...even his hair is really short! Great tune!

[7ilovefrogs]

@gringoperiquero ur right he is wearing shoes

[TheTaoOfTheDude]

hello fellow ents. i watched this at a [9]

[560cky]

about stoned...



[Zion9515]

3 white people lol

[Nejin999]

@Zion9515 ah booh!!:p

[FemWillow]

It is my birthday and I have listened to the chill of this song (at least) 12 times today - I just kept coming back to it. I simply can't get enough of Michael and Spearhead! I've gone ALL through nearly everything available from them! It just may be the soundtrack to my next birthday too!!! Keep the Love Alive!

[mekelros]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!



[Amonjin]

super geile live musik, respekt!

[improm2u]

swhen it was being kept real and true , not the pop garbage they do now

[jeustor]

She is IT!! great singer..what happened Micheal? GET HER BQCK!!

[a2aking]

do weed not war

[lukaas0073]

Yo Mike,

These were the golden days.....

A Band not a star and some enablers...

[NOTgarycoleman]

Franti ---> Corona Light Salesman.

"Sold ya soul to St. Ides brew, that's alright you can sell Sprite, too."

[vonGuzoff]

2:37-3:00 fuckin' awsome

[FemWillow]

WOW! I can't believe I've never heard this one before. SUCH talent!!!! I am officially a big fan!!!!

[jasperlambert]

Come to Woodford Folk Fest !

[nancyrolla]

Sick beat!

[PeterBensen]

Got tickets for " Micheal Franti and spearhead" here in Singapore April 2011. Last time I saw him live was in 1995 in " Paradiso" in Amsterdam.

[kidkounselor]

omg this song kicks it

michael you are a MASTER...

[2buckyboy]

dig it still after all these yrs it's still "cool"

[Backpagetear]

1:37 HIGH PITCHED ... really high

[maryleighton]

EXELLANTE'...MICHAEL FRANTE'....AND SPEARHEADS!!!!<3

[BubbleKushHigh]

hell ya... love the rapp part. and the whole part.. grovvy mon!!! wicked!!! Blesssss UPPP!!!!

[dbeater1]

excellent... everything about this.

[drummer4christianzz]

Much love to Spearhead!!!

[AmbieBambie93]

amazing =)

[sirbogus]

numba 1 song!!! Bought it like 3 times and played it till it broke and the cd was full of sratches...

[Govanmauler]

Listened to this album till the fuckin wheels fell of !

Dream team !

[PeterBensen]

I just find out that this track is the same as on the album "Home".

[PeterBensen]

Michael Franti & Spearhead are the best. And I LOVE the voice of Mary Harris.

[1nationalist]

it almost sounded like craig mack at first

[lettywuijts]

@TayouJin

The lead singer is Michael Franti and they have a lot of cd's made on his name also. All great cd's and numbers.

Just look on you tube for Michael Franti and you will a lot good numbers, like Say Hey and much more

[rosss1959]

@mxjane. 1994?  I guess I was more than a little late then huh? Well, better late than never I guess. lol Is this group still together?

[wazzup4u]

Gotta be a classic easy blues rhythm & fine lyrics with exceptional studio rapport!

[rosss1959]

I work at a condo (MPLS MN) which has a restaurant and bar inside. Tonight I heard this song playing in the bar. Fell in love with it right away. I decided to look it up on YT. Funny part is, all I knew to look up was "Hey diddle diddle, the people in the Middle". But low and behold, here it is. I'm probably gonna play it 10 times tonight! (can't believe its over two years old.) I was really sleeping on this one.

[mxjane]

@rosss1959  From 1994!

[mxjane]

@rosss1959 recorded 1994

[monkadelic13]

this is straight up A-R-T right here..amazing

[Govanmauler]

Seen hunders of bands of the years but there set at T in the park back in 97 still stand out as probably the best live performance I ever saw. I was still shakin days later.

Spearhead rule !

[Belfastballbreaker]

For Marty Kearney......

[surfparadisetrabeg]

lol i love the way he the dude says micheals such a nice guy unless your long term buddies with him..he does say inthe song the people think they know but i cantellyou that they dont. ide says hes probably all right but big headed from what ive seen in concerts and interviews but at least he not lik bono. old spearhead is well better than later stuff the girl is an awesome singer got some bootleg stuff by her and franti before the home album its really funky

[AJnsm]

Daaamn, Funk-Ay...

[chickenbiscito]

@AJnsm amen :D

[graffitiskater111]

dang, this is so amazing, i love spearhead!

[natehansen08]

Such a nice jam. Michael's such a nice guy too!

[jk0204]

This is the way I got to know the group live on Dutch television. And still so damm good!

[evilsquirrel56231]

Sounds almost exactly the same as the album version... Beautiful music

[bethy2oo1]

beautiful <3

[StephhBabeee1]

i hate thiss song

[billythekid440]

This song is awesome!

Love the drummer's 90s hair style!!!!!!

[surfparadisetrabeg]

anyone know wher i can dl the album

[HerbalistI]

Buy it !

[brandigity]

what happened to the women's voice in spearhead?

[skipperiffic]

More organic sound in those days!

[oceancalls52]

very, very...  cool vibe

Mr. franti

peace

[AnArChy82rideordie]

man he's totally high singing this song!!! lol

[aussieangie]

Love this tune. Very cooool !!

Cheers for uploading this.

[flyingpigofbassism]

Awesome song! And they all have cool hair!

[Vyan1]

Yeah, that's Carl (Spooky X) Young.

[singergal41]

Man, do I miss Mary bein in Spearhead. I think it was much more powerful with the women in it.

[purespirit9]

Pretty kool!

[jun7per]

The vocal melody on this song is as smooth as Baileys on ice....Love it!

[renyTmaiL]

is that carl young playing bass? On "home" it says that Keith McArthur plays bass, but that looks like carl young

[YouWereTheWooorst]

sure looks like carl young to me

[hoplish]

carl young alright

[SixTheFix]

this was recorded in holland during their european tour in 94 or 95, the album was already out. they played this track for the "2 Meter Sessions" a well known TV and Radioshow which featured an upcoming (mostly really good) artist. on this session, they also recorded "Hole in The Bucket", "100000 Miles" and "Of Course You Can". the complete session was available on a EP, 4 track CD, but i guess it was kind of limited.

[heylookachikenagain]

heyy!

could someone pleasetell me the names of these guys ? Thanks !!! It's awesome ;) Peace

[outlawman3000]

Spearhead...Lead man is Micheal Franti and the band is otherwise known as Micheal Franti and Spearhead...

[chinita41]

fantastic vibes :)) *****

[djspinista]

chillen vibe man

[steveman6769]

damn, back when Franti had short dreads, this shits tight, thanks!

[nondemitrix1]

All I can say is thank you to charliego01 for uploading this. Spearhead is great, especially their old stuff!

[montyler1]

I co wrote this song ,played guitar ,bass and thats me saying to the break of dawn...Thanks for the post...

[CharlesDingus]

Those that can hear do.

[tweakradje]

This song I found always so well composed. Very good upload. Thanks. What is Michael doing these days.....

[EghardK]

Great upload!

[colorfulkenny]

michael michael where have you been

dis is da real deal dont you play it just to win

[seamouse08]

america sukz balls

[belford82]

ONE LOVE,

[themightyredeemers]

na man it must be afta the album(home) becoze carl young joined after that album....but looks like they r recording to me hence the hedphonez....

ask michael tho...

one love to all u spearites out there

[nudgy]

thanks for the post, great performance...

[1mvvm1]

Hot as hell. Yeah.

Peace to all Spearits.

Spearhead's da shiz.

[RaunchyRocker]

Woooooooo ! Baby 1 Yeah

[ebone9]

This looks like rehearsal for the real studio sessions. GREAT stuff.. one of the great unsung CD's of the 90's. Love me some Spearhead and love how hard it is to classify M. Franti. He's.. ummmmm R&B.. I mean Hip Hop.. I mean Reggae... I mean.. uh...

[deb557]

yea, you've got it pinpointed down to the science ha ha!! GREAT stuff!! thanks for the clarification- couldn't have said it better!!!! wish M Franti was on the ballot- we could all benefit by a man like him!!

YELL FIRE!!

[deb557]

btw- there's some serious blues goin' on here!

[smokencoffee]

I remember seeing Spearhead on MTVs 120 minutes, giving it an alt rock status, along with the Beastie Boys. That is where I picked up on the band. (Hole in the bucket).

But you are right ebone9, it is a little of all of the above. Good music and lyrics, definately.

[LastCynicStanding]

Forcing artistic expression into catagories is a method of mindcontrol that has been imposed on you without your knowledge or consent. Think about it.

[Drewboy64]

awesome, I love michael franti and spearhead. What is this particular video from?

[bouncerhiphop]

sick!

[axjxhx]

oh, awesome!!! old school spearhead!  :)

[ulrichson]

Groovy funky jazzy

great!

[checheno100]

Este tema es demasiado bueno loko.

lastima q la gente ak no lo conozca.