AND WHEN I DIE - Blood Sweat & Tears 1969-2008 【HQ】

This is a mashup of nearly 40 years of video clips of Blood, Sweat & Tears, from 1969-2008, and features lead vocalist David Clayton-Thomas performing their hit single "And When I Die". The song was among my favorites as a teen and groups such as BS&T, Chase and Chicago inspired me to play the horn. (OMG, has it really been four decades since I bought this on vinyl?)

The video features a clip from BS&T's Woodstock performance, a rare and extended tuba solo by Dave Bargeron (which you won't find on any commercially released version), and brief clips of Clayton-Thomas performing as a solo artist at several venues with, among others, the dynamic jazz-fusion group Tower Of Power. Jerry Fisher, who succeeded Clayton-Thomas as lead singer (1972-74), makes a brief appearance during Bargeron's tuba solo but does not sing.

Although Clayton-Thomas was not an original founding member of BS&T, it was during his tenure the group became commercially successful. "And When I Die" was one of several hit singles from Blood, Sweat & Tears' self-titled second album (1969) and was among several songs the group recorded that was written by the late Laura Nyro, one of the most talented songwriters of the 1960s. Incidentally, in the lead-in to the song Clayton-Thomas recalls an early encounter with Nyro, bassist Jim Fielder's girlfriend at the time, and how he was turned onto the song "And When I Die". It had previously been recorded by Nyro herself, and enjoyed limited success as a Peter, Paul & Mary single. The commercial and critical acclaim enjoyed by the band in 1969 culminated in an appearance at the Woodstock Festival.

PLEASE NOTE: This is solely a historical tribute by a fan; I did not produce this for any personal or monetary gain except to pay tribute to the artists, their history and their work. If any copyright holders have any objection to this being posted, please send me a personal message and I will delete it immediately.

COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER:

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

"And When I Die" is licensed to Sony Music Entertainment. This video is blocked in Germany due to copyright restrictions. However, Sony has consented to allow it to be made available elsewhere worldwide. Thanks Sony!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Blood
• Sweat
• Tears
• BS&T
• David
• Clayton-Thomas
• And
• When
• Die
• Laura
• Nyro
• Tower
• Of
• Power
• Dave
• Bargeron
• Bobby
• Colomby
• Steve
• Katz
• Lew
• Soloff
• Jerry
• Fisher

[CSXer]

Thanks for posting this!! BST was my deceased fathers favorite band!

Wish he could have lived long enough to see stuff like this on Utube!!

THANK YOU!!! 

[VidBrats]

@CSXer You're welcome. BS&T was my fave band too.

[Gravelgutband]

whyd they show canned heat at the beginning?

[VidBrats]

@Gravelgutband I suppose because it was a montage of Woodstock during daylight and BS&T performed at night, which most people would not have recognized as being Woodstock.

[jcal52]

David Clayton-Thomas of BS&T... Great voice.

[VidBrats]

@jcal52 I saw DCT with BS&T in 1970 at the H.I.C. Arena in Honolulu as a teen and 20 years later in Laughlin, Nevada on my birthday as a birthday gift from my wife. I even brought my youngest daughter with us. She was 12 at the time. And even she got a kick out of it. Awesome singer, awesome band, awesome memories.

[sluggo163]

I hope they thanked their bass player for having good taste in women.

[suzanator339]

i don't know whats wrong w/ ppl but this is just about the beat song ever!

[TheConsumerman]

Truely one of the best bands of my gen, or ever for that matter!! BS&T forever!!

[walrosron]

@CSXer Your father was a good man....with good taste in music. They're my favorite band too...hope my daughter remembers to say the same when I'm gone.

[Blackgeoff1]

That tuba player was cookin"!!!

[baj7557]

David Clayton-Thomas is the bomb!!!!

[FrisbeeG]

Great idea. Great Montage !

[Leschiguy]

@VidBrats This is a great mash-up. With Laura Nyro going into the Hall this year, her songs will be getting more attention. It is bittersweet to hear Laura Nyro, Karen Carpenter, or Mary Travers sing this, as they have all been taken away to early.

[feralhippy]

Cool piece of video well done, wont say a lot about the music as we all know it is excellent.

Definitely one of the better made videos on youtube, excellent continuation and crossovers of sound and visuals, i hope you continue with similiar works.

Have a nice day

Good Job Well done

[MrPaulware]

By far the best version of one of my favourite songs.