Todd Rundgren - The waiting Game

From a 1990 television appearance - The late Vince Welnick sharing keyboard duty.

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• todd
• rundgren
• letterman
• welnick

[jedberten]

This is the definition of EXPLOSIVE.

I think he beats James Brown for the title of "Hardest Working Man in Showbiz".

[fezzappa]

todd has always been way ahead of his time-

so much good music- all the way back to moogy klingman,through utopia and then todd solo stuff- very rarely commercial and he very rarely tried to write a hit-

he just writes from the heart and it shows-

peace

[manysons]

AND NOW TODD IS BROKE! NOT COOL!

[petecockcroft]

Much love Vince

[Rickster2651]

TODD has great depth in his voice.He sounds better as he get older.

[bgaam]

I had never seen this... One of my favorite tunes of his too. Superb.

[lowend100]

Great clip, I'd never seen this. Kind of a a quintessential Todd track. he's without a doubt the best white soul guy ever from Philadelphia, among other things. On this one, he's got that trademarked melodic sense going on...great stuff. Funny, I saw him on Daryl's House recently, and was struck by how similar Daryl and Todd are vocally... except for one thing. Todd's just way better, more soulful and interesting. Not to dis D, but if I wanted Liberace, I woulda gone to Vegas.

[lowend100]

Great clip, I'd never seen this. Kind of a a quintessential Todd track. he's without a doubt the best white soul guy ever from Philadelphia, among other things. On this one, he's got that trademarked melodic sense going on...great stu. Funny, I saw him on Daryl's House recently, and was struck by how similar Daryl and Todd are vocally... except for one thing. Todd's just way better, more soulful and interesting. Not to dis D, but if I wanted Liberace, I woulda gone to Vegas.

[greasemonkey1228]

@MsJollycholly

the blonde in the middle is his wife Michele - but i guess you knew that

[axeman1009]

Youtube should show more before and after stuff in these vids. After the commercial when the band was waiting, Todd looks at the camera and says "Ladies and gentlemen, NOW we have a show"...referring to the lovely backup singers ;)

[MsJollycholly]

@jedberten - agreed! But in my next life, I want to be a back up singer for Todd. Specifically, the blonde in the middle!!! Dave, as I recall, LOVED them and 'tried to steal them', back in the day. Personally, I flipped for Todd back in 1974 in the Cosmic record store when I first picked up "AWATS". From that point on, until today - he's been the consummate artiste. Can't count up how many times I've seen his shows, in all his incarnations. Now well into his sixties, still has it!

[u2b4dumeze]

I saw this tour (Nearly Human), four times - twice in New Orleans, then the two shows that closed the tour in SF. I remember the night this was broadcast for the first time, too. I've since watched this video many, many times, and every time I do, all I can think about is how glorious they all looked and sounded. The shows were such incredibly soulful experiences, and left an indelible mark on me. Of course, w/ Vince Welnick longer w/ us, a proper reunion tour couldn't occur, but .. I can dream.