Blood Sweat & Tears - And when I die

Blood Sweat & Tears
Soundstage 1976
David Clayton Thomas - Lead Vocals
Bobby Colomby - Drums
Dave Bargeron - Trombone and Tuba
Joe Giorgianni - Trumpet
Tony Klatka - Trumpet
George Wadenius - Guitar
Ron McClure - Bass
Larry Willis - Keyboards
Bill Tillman - Sax

[@grahamlane131]

Born too late to see them live, thankful they recorded their talent for my generation to enjoy!!!

[@gmacab1]

David Clayton Thomas is one the most under rated singers to come out of Canada !

[@Avaloch67]

He had a very questionable personal reputation... Folks in the music biz kept their distance. Terrific singer, none-the-less.

[@beachmasterX]

Canada one of the most underrated countries in North America

[@MrBochawa]

@@Avaloch67 According to who or what? I can't find any information regarding any sort of disreputation.

[@James-gp2uf]

Most underrated anywhere.

[@lupcokotevski3668]

This song is written by the Bronx child prodigy and genius singer/songwriter, Laura Nyro, from her first LP 'More Than a New Discovery' released January 1967 when she was aged 19. She wrote 'And When I Die' when she was aged 16. At one time she was approached by BST to be their singer, but she declined to pursue her solo career, At that time, David Geffen was her manager. Nyro is loved and revered by the music industry as one of its greatest ever talents. Just about every artist, producer and musician is a fan, to this day. She passed from ovarian cancer in 1997 aged 49. She had a son, her one child born. She was inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame in 2012 by Bette Midler, with her son Gil accepting the award.

[@Lafayettelyle]

It was the first night of shrimping season. About 1992, so close to the ocean I could almost see the waves breaking from a 14 foot jon boat.. A hell of a storm came out of nowhere so I ran the boat up in the marsh grass and turned the little boat upside down over me and my guests. I sang this song because I just knew my life was over. It seemed to have appeased everybody. I am a conservative and make no excuses for it.. Seems like I would have sung a spiritual , so beats me.

[@frederickglasser5617]

Bless you Lupco for such a thorough presentation of Laura. If you asked the age and gender of the songwriter, you'd never ever, ever get anyone to say "Oh that sounds like a song a 16 year girl penned."

[@denisehedden13]

It's a powerful song!

[@georgeledon]

Thanks for that interesting info, I love to know stuff like that

[@burrito_pogboy2254]

BST OR BTS?

[@XParisxInxFlamesX]

R.I.P Bill Tillman. My grandfather, a great sax player, who passed away yesterday morning. You will be missed by many.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Divine, nectar tea for the tillerman ... .

[@WELCOME2PATSPLACE]

David Clayton Thomas and Burton Cummings: the two best Canadian singer of all time!

[@Nikkyeshiva83]

What about Celine Dion? 😁

[@evagiagnorio5464]

Neil Young and Leonard Cohen..

[@TheSanityInspector]

@@evagiagnorio5464 Neil and Leonard are better songwriters , but aren't known for belting like David and Burton are.

[@TheSanityInspector]

@@Nikkyeshiva83 Or Joni Mitchell?

[@Greg-io1ip]

Clayton-Thomas has the edge. Neil Young has the best songs. If only they teamed up, both bands in full on stage.

[@JustYourPariah]

I’m a metal head, I listen to stuff like Megadeth, KISS, Ozzy Osbourne, Slayer, stuff like that but this song started it all for me. I know that it’s not even hard rock or anything but this is the song that got me in to classic stuff back when I was around 8 or 9. I’m 16 now and I still look back at this song from time to time because it truly is a great song and I appreciate my step grandfather for introducing me to it.

[@frontlinefortificationfind5636]

I'm with you. I grew up playing Slayer, Pantera, Megadeth riffs on the guitar, now I mostly listen to this kinda stuff. Welcome to middle age.

[@hippiedonna2074]

I grew up with hearing this on AM radio. It's awesome to appreciate the roots of where hard rock and metal derived from. And I was into the 80's metal scene in real time. Music is where it's at. Keep on rockin, guys.

[@taniadolphy5122]

Well said!

[@lnhislmage]

I am now 60 years old and know that horns are all made of brass and the song is about dying,but I don’t think they qualify as a death metal 😂 which is good because I like metal but death metal not so much.

[@jameshall4099]

Good for you I showed my daughter 40 years ago she loves it

[@martineldred6565]

How I miss this fusion of rock, soul, and jazz! Thank you!

[@deedeeb9980]

I agree. should be in the hall. great voice great instrumentals great showmanship god bless laura for writing this song rest in peace

[@ahscottnyc]

I used to love hearing David Clayton Thomas sing. Wow, what a marvelous voice!!!

[@GTHOMAS1028]

Dave Bargeon was the trombone/tuba player. Still active, first call studio musician in NY. Truly a great player

[@rlr50]

What a voice.

[@sankstone]

what a great singer and such a smooth voice with sooo much character. Awesome.

[@bennyjazzful]

Wonderful track by a superb band I'm a 69 yo Australian & saw them live in the early 70's i think. This was in Melbourne at The Festival Hall & they were incredible. I remember that David Clayton Thomas was wearing leather pants & was in great voice. Of course the whole band was wonderful & don't they create great sounds. I really loved the tuba solo---it was something else Well done

[@sophiakoulart]

What a performance 💖💖💖

[@platonicmetal]

Just proves that talent is talent no matter the instrument. Marvelous.

[@camlpg]

The tuba solo really rocks. Something they could only do in the 1970s.

[@alacheekymonkey]

I was just a little kid when song came out but came to LOVE it by listening to my older brothers' music. This song's so amazing on so many levels and I miss this kind of fantastic melding of words and music and the feelings they give.

[@joeherald7319]

A cosmic collision. One of the boldest creative improv bands and the beautiful lyrics of one of the best songwriters of our age.

[@MrPeepers1979]

I wish the generation we live in now still made music this good. Especially with tuba solos. Better than lil wayne

[@BrendanVlogs4You]

They do; you just have to go out and find it, m'dude!

[@enriquevillafane6258]

Great band,great music and D.C.Thomas`unique voice.

[@vhsHQ4hedd]

As a former trombone and tuba player, I love a brass section in any song. Bands like B.S. and T. and Chicago have a totally unique sound that simply doesn't exist any more. Thanks for posting this clip! Loved the tuba solo.

[@ajwoodall31]

vhsHQ4hedd how about AWB or Tower of Power?

[@dustylover100]

And Earth, Wind & Fire?.And a Canadian band-Lighthouse?

[@Connie1Fan]

My son and grandson played trombone and trumpets, I love brass ❤❤

[@keikoasmommy]

Best decade EVER!!! BS&T are/were wonderful, love them!

[@peterdent2019]

Great vocal, and flawless ensemble playing

[@Rhino1277HotRails]

I am crying right now

[@marylee-anderson8793]

I will ALWAYS love this song(:

[@williamslaughter6720]

I love this version of this song. He has style and the brass is so awesome.

[@fransjansen668]

this is still one of my favorite songs like to hear it.

[@WarmBadger]

A much called for Tuba solo, god bless the band that has a Tuba Solo in it.

[@kevint9125]

+Warm Badger It is a Baritone...Not a Tuba. I played the trumpet and baritone in band, in school.

[@coach303]

+Kevin T It's a TUBA!

[@brutusbyforce4715]

+Kevin T 1 time at band camp....🎷😉Anyone else think he kinda looks like Bill Murray in this video?

[@andypaul1752]

+BrutusByForce and a fat version of Kenny Everett

[@qtrtilldawn]

+Warm Badger No matter what it is called. I raised several teenagers, some in school bands as well as their friends. MANY thought they were the so-called geeks of the music world. Then I pointed out videos like this that had a mix of instruments. One of the newest was a Shania Twain concert with a gentleman playing an "accordion" on stage with her. Music is just that, music. If you are good, you deserve praise.

[@FromBeyond99]

The genuis of Nero and the soul of BS&T. True rock and roll nirvana.

[@michaelswami]

David Clayton Thomas, finest voice of the rock and roll era.

[@ilgiovaneholden1]

Great a song of a great songwriter: Laura Nyro

[@musicherb1540]

my deepest sympathies, please count me among the many, THANK YOU and RIP Mr. Tillman.

[@walterc.charlescampbelllll8485]

my song , my feeling, great song

[@kronlof2]

So lucky to have seen him sing live!

[@genegibson1690]

That voice is heaven

[@josvandencamp8441]

What a great number. I was lucky in finding their Greatest Hits CD in the Netherlands.

[@thomasbrady407]

One of greatests Pop songs ever

[@frederickglasser5617]

Composed by the greatest female solo songwriter in our country's history.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Here sung and played by one of the greatest pop jazz gospel ensembles ever.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1969 {October 12th} "And When I Die" by Blood, Sweat, and Tears entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #50; and on November 23rd, 1969 it peaked at #2 {for 1 week}... It was BS&T's third straight release to peak at #2, it followed "You've Made Me So Very Happy" and "Spinning Wheel", and all three records each spent 13 weeks a piece on the Top 100... The week "And When I Die" was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Come Together/Something" by the Beatles...

[@13towerofpower]

podľa mojích informácii bola v rebríčku od 18. oktobra 1969, v treťom týždni od 1. novembra obsadila 17.m. a vo štvrtom od 8. novembra 8.m. a v piatom týždni od od 15. novembra 1969 bola dva týždne na 4.m. a až 29. novembra 1969 obsadila 2.m. za Come Together/Something od Beatles, ktorý bol 262. hitom na vrchole Billboardu.

[@skontch1]

sauquoit13456 interesting trivia..thx for that

[@WarEagleTimeMachine]

Everything about this is great. God bless the person who recorded it!

[@karinjeffrey7981]

And when I die, there'll be one child more in this world to carry on...

[@GhilleSasanach]

Lyric is "one child born in this world to carry on"

[@poejo12]

GhilleSasanach Actually, the original lyric as written by Laura Nyro was, "There'll be one child born and a world to carry on."

[@ianmorton4136]

Great singer, great band !!

[@schmittenhammer]

Going to college in early 70's didn't like these guys so much, David's voice didn't strike me well. Now older but maybe not wiser, just absolutely love his voice and the group along with the songs.

[@aprilfinch6322]

wolfgang schmittenhammer k

[@frederickglasser5617]

I was in 4th grade when I got their eponymous album. I didn't have any trouble appreciating their talent.

[@darrendwyer9981]

" It don't matter what age you are mate" .. this is brilliant...cheers from Australia

[@perryhughes9429]

Best tuba solo in the annals of the history of rock and roll!!!!

[@ctbadcop15]

Just what every song that is 7:00 minutes long needs is a TUBA SOLO!

[@gtamediaproductions1]

Some of that tuba reminded me of scenes from Jaws and Close Encounters Of The Third Kind for some reason. I loved it! Fantastic soloing !

[@windstorm1000]

They don't make/sing songs like this anymore, do they. Mr. Thomas has got a voice like the desert wind--penetrating, powerful.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Great simile, as in Wordsworth's sonnet to Milton, "thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea."

[@mjcouceiro]

What a song! I miss those days!

[@mossmangene]

i saw bst last year (all new members) and they kicked ass!!! got them to autograph my "return of the king" hobbit book. like sheldon pointed out if stan lee signed a batman comic book it would be unique!

[@user-ex4si2md6r]

Yes sir 😁 that is so true indeed and there will never be real music 💖🎶 like that again 🆓☮️🕊️🌎

[@carolynstone6454]

They were amazing and very soulful, groovy man!!!!

[@aspersive]

@modspell These guys were never hippies. This was pure pop in the Tom Jones fashion. Most of the backing musicians were Julliard graduates.

[@Ronald-hx6zn]

One of FINEST voices EVER

[@allabreve1980]

I had the pleasure of playing with the tuba player. He was our guest soloist at Newberry College in March of 1999 at our jazz festival. He is amazing on trombone and euphonium too.

[@roberthodge4712]

The music my dad brought back from Vietnam blood sweet and tears pulled out some fatties like spinning wheel and you make me so very happy

[@Susisaftig]

Der für mich größte Song von Blood Sweat & Tears. Ich legte ihn meinem älteren Bruder das erste Mal auf den alten Polydor-Plattenspieler, als ich vier Jahre alt war. Ich wünsch mir das Lied auf meiner Ascheverstreuung. Sind einige Musikstile drin verarbeitet. Ich liee die Country-Einlage und den Soul-Part.

[@esv739]

No rule says it has to be 'your' child. Any'll do. [possesion mine and your's - live only in duality]☮️ This and Norman Greenbaum's, 'Spirit in the Sky' were playing on the radio in Colorado, as I was seeking guidance, via radiowave after a bad news call at work in college-- my brother had been hit by a car while on his bicycle and died on the east coast of a brain bleed- we were born same day 8 yrs apart. Flew home next day. Already knew before seeing family after deplaning. Tears and Joy dear brother~ twin spook🖤🎃💛

[@mossmangene]

tuba solo...that's soooo coool. these were the songs coming out when i was 1st becoming "grown up". heaven can hold no better feelings!

[@kevinlewis6541]

Still listening and loving it ! Saw B S T live Just before the Covid-19 pandemic! The Concert at Del Lago casino was GREAT! What a flashback!

[@techierick]

I want more bands with a horn section. Can we make this happen?

[@Milo1950]

Hey guys, Blood, Sweat, and Tears gave us the feeling that we were not musical nerds after all. We actually did know great music. I don't think any other band came as close to blending Jazz, Blues, and Rock and still managed to sell millions of records.The music speaks for itself.

[@billyrose5054]

i wish Laura got more credit for this song

[@av2972]

She did receive much credit for this song and others. She's in the R&R HOF..

[@devorahbaber6886]

David clayton-thomas can sure deliver a song and he's so credible so beautiful so handsome

[@modspell]

Phenomenal composition, expertly performed. Who said hippies can't play as well as anyone?

[@cass3765]

I heard this at my auntys place when i was 6 or 7yo It has lived at the top of my all times faves since. When my time is up, this is my song.

[@shoeshineboy5869]

Pretty sure it was 1974. I was 14 or 15. My (pretty) cousin was 18 and asked if I wanted to be her date at a school event. I think she lived in Mesquite Texas. My first concert. Blood Sweat & Tears in a high school auditorium. Loved them ever since. Some other guy was there singing "Dead skunk in the middle of the road". I need to look that up.

[@BlakeGildaphish76]

David Clayton Thomas' voice is like a giant velvet teddy bear. SEXY!!!

[@sheilabarron7206]

Blood Sweat &Tears such a Great Band I don't like songs about death but this is So Up beat can't help it Always have ♥️ this song 👌👏👏👏

[@robertyancey5712]

SHEILA BARRON...IF YOU LISTEN TO THE WORDS VERY CAREFULLY, I THINK ALMOST EVERY ONE CAN RELATE TO THIS SONG ABOUT HIS OR HERS MORTALITY!!!😁

[@1MSRAVENCLAW]

ooo i felt that in my toes! love the band ...pattin my foot!

[@WarmSpiritMillions]

Awesome! I love this song!

[@paulaorr5451]

yes more tuba! oh and cowbell. hehe

[@ctbadcop15]

paula orr I got a fever.....and the only prescription is more cow bell.... I the cock of the walk!

[@stevebagnall7621]

Effortless power in his voice, he makes it seem so easy to sing.

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

Whoa, tuba solo! And it's awesome!!!!!

[@fransjansen7809]

heerlijk om naar te luisteren nog steeds.

[@joeherald7319]

"KISS" and "The Beastie Boys" are in the Rock & Roll HOF... "Blood Sweat & Tears" is not. Can someone help me understand this?

[@512Chaos]

Joe Herald A little bit perhaps, the Beastie Boys had a great impact ion the music world and changed a landscape. The albums are so much more than the radio play - like any proper band even BST. KISS makes me feel bad about music in general, ushered in advertising and merchandising over quality, top shelf manure. The world will be a better place once the whole clown class falls off of the earth... They can take their bastard children ICP with them.

[@alauraroarialis7856]

Joe Herald that's an easy one... they suck.

[@fredfender8272]

+Joe Herald No.

[@maxx21147]

+Alaura Roarialis WRONG !!

[@blite13]

+Joe Herald they didn't sellout to the music industry. All those in the hall are sellouts. Says it right in this song..."don't want to go with the devil, don't want to go with satan".....to get in the hall/hell, you have to be one of 'them' that go with the devil. That's the music industry = satan.

[@____93__82]

Bruce Lees song on his funeral ❤ RIP

[@RivkaZohar]

WWOOWW!!! I love it ! they are great! my favorite from back when i was.... old!

[@dougj102463]

David Clayton Thomas. What a singer.

[@retromusings]

Adore this song and the amazing David Clayton Thomas. Shout out to the late great Laura Nyro for writing this song.

[@СергейИльин-б2х]

Считаю голос Д.Клейтона-Томаса одним из лучших в джаз роке: за мощь, красоту, силу и не подражаемость.

[@jdcamc]

Wow - just beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@79tazman]

I love this tune

[@jagenberg42]

this song peps me up.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

It would be a great soundtrack, aubade to the Judgment Day resurrection.

[@typestter]

David Clayton Thomas, there is NO replacement for his VOICE! he was / is Blood, Sweat & Tears!

[@localguy8]

there's no replacement for clayton's singing .I saw BST at the Alladin Theatre in 1976 got 4 free tickets from my classmate who was the also the Dir.of entertainment was was surprise to sit at the table in the middle in the front of the stage OMG what a 22 birthday present.......las vegas

[@garycote9591]

Sooo cool, thanks for the great music!

[@mmartinez6754]

This pure BLISS!

[@liberobeissnagel1009]

They made from a boring song from Laura Niro one of the most fabulous pieces of music ever. And there's everything in it: Funk, Soul, Western music, Gospel, Jazzrock. I just love it.

[@Carpathia999]

Blood, swet and tears siempre serán los maestros del rock combinado con soul y jazzzz. Gracias por ello, por esa aportación perfecta!!!

[@johnbailey9864]

I always loved this song

[@liz-sy2lj]

That guy had a fabulous voice

[@astrologystrategist]

This is the band that I was mesmerized with. First time I heard was when I was sophmore

[@humanbeing524]

They had the balls to play hard core jazz - lots of charisma. The cowboy theme inserted is great too!

[@kenmtb]

Lungs of iron on the tuba solo. I would have passed out in the first 12 seconds.

[@amoskowitz0103]

@DanielSchmidt94521 Actually if you want to hear a close version of these songs, if you're ever in Dallas, TX area, check out Bill Tillman's gig there. They do a really nice job! It's been a while since I played with them, but in 1993 it was still kicking butt!!

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Shout out to the great Dave Bargeron on tuba.

[@13towerofpower]

AND WHEN I DIE pieseň skupiny Blood Sweat and Tears, ktorá bola v rebríčku Billboardu 13 týždňov od 18. oktobra 1969 a ako tretí TOP 10 hit skupiny za sebou obsadila 2.m. za piesňou Come Together/Something od Beatles a od RIAA získala zlatú platňu ako tretí singel skupiny za sebou.V historii sa stalo prvý krát, aby z jedného albumu tri piesne boli ocenené zlatou platňou ako sa to stalo v prípade druhého albumu tejto skupiny, ktorý bol v rebríčku Billboardu 109 týždňov z toho 51 v TOP 10 a na vrchole 7 týždňov a za predaj 3 800 000 kopii získal 4 platinové platne. Verzia na albume začínala solom na ústnu harmoniku gitaristu Steve Katza, ktorý odišiel zo skupiny v roku 1973 ako druhý po Al Kooperovi z pôvodnej štvorice skupiny vytvorenej v New Yorku, ktorá debutovala ako kvartet v septembri 1967 na úvod koncertu skupiny Moby Grape v nočnom klube Cafe Au Go Go v Grenwich Village v suterene domu na Bleecker Street 152.V oktobri štvoricu Kooper, Colomby Katz a Fielder doplnil Fred Lipsius a po vystúpeni ako kvartet vo Fillmore East v New Yorku zostavu doplnili poprední jazzoví hudobníci Halligan, Brecker a Weiss. V plnej zostave vystupili v spomínanom klube v dňoch 17 až 19. novembra 1967. Po uzatvorení zmluvy so spoločnosťou Columbia Records nahrali album Child Is Father To The Man, ktorý predstavil zmes bluesových skladieb ovplyvnených psychadelickým rockom, klasickou hudbou s jazzovo znejúcimi dychmi, ktorých autorom najmä Kooper. Po jeho odchode skupina s novým spevákom založila repertoar najmä na cover verziach menej známych piesni, alebo albume Blood Sweat And Tears sa im už nepodaroilo zopakovať úspech a postupne výmenami hudobníkov strácala na úspechu až napokon v zostave zostal ako jediný z pôvodnej zostavy Colomby, ktorý po rôznych právnych sporoch je jediným vlastníkom názvu skupiny, ktorá v súčasnosti vystupuje vlastne ako cover band bez jeho účasti.

[@denisehedden13]

🥀🖤🥀AMAZING JOB GUYS🥀🖤🥀

[@cherylcampbell9369]

Wow. Even better than the album track, maybe. Definitely more fun!! Never heard a tuba jam so fine! DCT, vocalist, is still living and performing, btw!

[@scorsese1]

Been looking for this for years. Thanks.

[@localguy8]

I use to sing this song loudly at the graveyard on all souls day when my mom made my brother and I to clean the tombstones of my deceased grandparents.I usually get funny looks from people around ha ha love n peace

[@williamjc7195]

tuba man got it going!!!!! when is the last time this EVER happened! :)