Hall & Oates MusikLaden part 4 - Abandoned Luncheonette

[insrob]

WoW still has it after all those years

[Rahoorkhuitable]

4:30 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!

[BabsTen]

Just great !!!

[Johng10000]

this brings me back to Central Park. This lineup played at the Schaefer sponsored summer concerts in Wollman Rink. I especially remember the summertime crowd snapping their fingers at the bands urging. Great venue, great songs, Todd Sharp had as many spotlights as Hall or Oates that tour. The boys attitude towards sharing the spotlight changed as they became more famous.

[ruderkonge1976]

That bass player gotta be the coolest ever

[janakayz]

I can't wait to see these guys again! Haven't seen em in awhile but I've been seeing them since 77. They're gonna blow my kid AWAY. He's a musician himself and he's seen them a few times but he's 14 now and not since he was like 5 I know he's just gonna be blown AWAY I can't WAIT tee hee.

[iwannabe24]

is that charlie playing sax

[ezyne]

@iwannabe24 Yes, that's Charlie DeChant in his first of many many years in the band and he's still one of my best friends.

[sanjhunt]

Amazing version of a great song.

[HisChamp]

Thank you Musikladen for this FANTASTIC VIDEO of Hall & Oates Live "Abandoned Luncheonette"! I was rockin and all the way back when I was 18 -- loving it just as much now as then...maybe more so even, being able to see it visually and audibly.  Perfect.

[jemjem115]

I love these guys so much! Unbelievable how good they are live. Even better than the album! day to day......month to month...year to year. I think their old stuff is underappreciated compared to their 80's albums. Real blue eyed soul. I love you H2O!

[billybobjoebob1958]

Astonishing... There are no words... Nice to know that in the internet age, when my knees don't work, when all there is is me and Google TV...I can hear performances like these (over and over and over) ...

[leit420]

fucking awesome!

[mgrosser]

Thanks for this post saw them on this tour or it was 76 love this song

[robinthais]

What a terrific song! Another example that H & O can do anything... not just the sum of all their old pop songs (although they're great, too). And I totally believe this song could be a metaphor for a bad marriage. Thank you for letting me discover more of the seemingless endless supply of The Great Hall and Oates. (Daryl's hair as always is awesome). And LADH is the best show on the web. Thanks.

[robinthais]

What a wonderful song!! It just proves H & O are not just a sum of all their older pop songs.... they can do anything well. Very unique for this time period (horns and all). I listen to this all the time.... love it!!

[roomserviceband]

Who is playing lead guitar?

[ezyne]

@roomserviceband Todd Sharp on lead guitar.

[billybobjoebob1958]

Loved this when I heard it first in college...in '76...

...still love it now...

...and yeah, it seems a fitting metaphor for life...

Love Daryl Hall! (Love Todd Rundgren!) Love seein' together at "DARYL'S HOUSE". (That Birch chick is great too.)

[TheSoldierScholar]

What's the meaning of this song anyway? My brother is a big Hall & Oates fan and he claims it's talking about a marriage. I think that sorta fits but I was wondering if anyone knows for sure. Any ideas?

[BalooRJ]

@TheSoldierScholar You know, that's an interesting interpretation. I've always wondered what the lyrics of this song meant. A marriage, very plausible.

Such a great tune though...

[stevebok]

One of the bests songs by one of the most underrated bands ever.

[Hokdonfonix]

Thanks again for the music!!! You guys are STILL the best!!! Love yas!!! Great tune too!!! Thanks for keeping the heart beating just a little stronger.....Take care Eddie!!

[tljan]

Thanks for posting! I never thought I'd see a live version of this.

[ezyne]

This same band is the same one on live previously unreleased track included on the new 4 CD box set that was just released a few months ago. (Abandoned Luncheonette - Disc 1 - Track 19)

[nc9193]

@tljan

I Love this song. This is the first time, sure because it is an old video. Although they did sing Live at

The Troubadour.

[loozer4life69]

RIP T-Bone ...you're a huge reason why I love Hall and Oates since my childhood....you were always just as important and I know Hall and Oates would agree

Thank You for sharing your gifts with the world

[ezyne]

Amen to that.

I last saw him Oct 23rd last year at their final show at the Spectrum in Philly.

He was great and as nice as he is talented.

I will miss him.

[OrochiShiki]

Wait. T-Bone? Oh wow, I never knew... : (

[jeanph]

These Musikladen videos are great. Thanks for sharing them.

You're the drummer here - right?

Very nice.

[visornet24]

They sat in an Abandoned Luncheonette His voice was rusty from years as a sergeant on "this man's army" they were old and crusty He was the dishwasher, busy in the back, He was young and randy Day to day, to day... today then they were old, their lives wasted away Month to month, year to year they all run together peeling of paint on the luncheonette wall together in the empty diner and the sign on the door read "this way out", that's all it read that's all it said

[jeanph]

Great song, incredible lineup!

Thanks so much for adding this one.



Jean

[mathicaspi]

you're welcome. i told him to. thank me.

Sandy

[totallyremiss]

Timing, what timing. I just don't think people are capable of understanding real music any more or they would be viewing this a lot more.

[MrKite053]

Thank you very much!! Timing,writing and musicianship, alot of talent in this one video...there's really nothing out there today thats in this class or that era. I caught these guys in The Bitter End in NYC before they were really popular and believe me that was a treat.

[grover12able]

Black Delta Blues, Extrapolated and Electrified=Blue Eyed Soul!!!!

[Sierras50]

I was born and raised in Philly and on Hall and Oats. I have had the the thrill of seeing them at least 10 times in concert. They are one of the best groups to every perform and thier music is absolutly fantastic.

[orangeviolins]

I just loved this song when I first heard it. How very nostalgic and forth telling of character and dimension.

[ezyne]

This song is included on the new 4 CD Box Set now coming out on October 13th, 2009. It's track 19 on disc 1. It's the same band lineup as in this video taken from a live concert at the New Victoria Theater in London on October 3rd, 1975.

[grover12able]

Brand New CD-'Do What You Wanna Do..Out Now-9-01-2009

[ezyne]

I think the box set CD is coming out on Oct 6th 2009.

If you notice, these MusikLaden clips feature basically the same band. The later version added Charlie on sax. The new CD had 5 tracks, that were previously unreleased, of the earlier version of the band that are in these clips, performing in London live in 1975. They are tracks 16, 17, 18, 19 & 20 of Disc 1.

[eaglesgeo1]

different from the album......so good

[polizontejcp]

Increible tema. Incluso la letra es super buena. Tengo ese DVD desde el 2005 ,tengo 29 años pero me gusta mas que cualquier musica moderna. - Thats an amazing song. Even the lyrics. I ve got the DVD since 2005 ,can you imagine that? Im 29 years old ,but i prefer that good music than the no talent and filth youth music...Slds from Lima.

[nyrangers1954]

one of the greatest songs of all time...but only 3500  views...what a shame....

[littlebirdie469]

The views have doubled in 5 months...not too bad right?

[shawniemar]

this was my favorite album back in the day when it first came out. I still have it. still play it.

[VenusGrnys]

Great vids you post....ahhh those were the days, weren't they? Could listen to this over and over and over...........

Thx!

[F00DDUDE]

A pot cleaning dandy...

[madamedebamboo]

sipping imaginary cola

and drawing faces in the tabletop dust

"this way out" that's all it said

awesome lyrics and music

[jonnybzzzzc]

very nice,,,,

[Trookieness]

God, it's so great to watch live versions of these early-mid seventies Hall & Oates tracks that aren't played so much anymore. :)

[falstaffinfection]

The dvd this is from is well worth the purchase if you liked this.

[ezyne]

Yes, this clip and the others are on a DVD called "Hall & Oates: Live 1976-1977" (AISN: B000B5Y0M8) which can be found at Amazon.

[hero2d0s]

There firts album on there way to greatness

[nursechilly]

love this one... memories, aaaahhhh

[Manhatten8]

Thanks for posting this amazing footage. This has always been one of my favourite Hall & Oates songs. Sublime.