She sang the fk outta this song when that break down hit. She MADE you understand the game and the pain with it! Every conversation, every lonely night, every risky situation! And the flute player walked you through the process!
@chucknola4848 жыл бұрын
When an artist sounds better live than in a recording you know they are legit. Ms Badu fits the bill. This live performance is way better than any of her recordings. There is so much soul in her voice. She's very refreshing to listen to and groove to.
@larewawarren81547 жыл бұрын
Fa sho...Poetry in live motion!!
@freddysol71905 жыл бұрын
What a amazing voice!!
@SamAsm3675 жыл бұрын
I like Baduizm Live way more than Baduizm.
@messymell3204 жыл бұрын
Yes 🙌🏾
@gidgethrobowski38604 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@ladybugblack7 жыл бұрын
That damn flute killed it!!!
@mrjohnson201235 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🪈
@SoundDesignerLando4 ай бұрын
Baby the flute was the main character the whole night!!!
@lesliehall161328 күн бұрын
Eryka Badu is one of the best singers out there.Raw talent in its best!! Her vocal range is crazy and the flute was awesome.She was feeling that song and broke it down to the white meat!! Excellent performance.Brings back that 70 s vibe of the village in N.Y.C back in the day!!!❤️
@mells36793 жыл бұрын
Literally have watched this video about 30 times in the last 4 or 5 years and it never gets old
@flatlandappalachiallc8911 Жыл бұрын
;)
@mpwedwards7 Жыл бұрын
She starts singing, I understand the game and I'm gone, every time
@DJNMTX Жыл бұрын
I’m soo with you!! This is one of my favs by her and this live was #Unfuckwitable I went to her concert in Dallas a few years ago n was epic!
@DJNMTX Жыл бұрын
The way she hit “Brother’s got this complex occupation” give chills everytime I watch this! 😍😍
@clearancehlatshwayo6271 Жыл бұрын
Rookie numbers 😂😂
@chandicewallace8119 Жыл бұрын
Background vocals give me chills. They really compliment Our Queen Badu❤
@YorraPenae6 ай бұрын
They were outstanding 💫✨☀️
@kelvin-zo5fu6 ай бұрын
It did the same thing to me too I was almost up on stage😂😂😂😂😂😂
@franklong132 ай бұрын
Her sister is the far left one
@dirtyjswissАй бұрын
Is one of the background singers millie jackson daughter or am I trippin?
@franklong13Ай бұрын
@@dirtyjswiss not sure but badu sister on the far left
@motherearth1449 ай бұрын
No gimmicks, no nudity, just voice and energy!!!
@YorraPenae6 ай бұрын
Pure Goddess
@madonataylor71772 ай бұрын
Yess ✊🏾✨
@obatalaosun22222 ай бұрын
Window Seat ?
@TrollFaceProductions8 жыл бұрын
them background singers was killin it to tho man i still love this shit so much
@darmstrong93348 жыл бұрын
+TrollFace Productions Specially after the break @5:37! THEY WENT OFF TILL THE END!! Good ear man!!
@chucknola4848 жыл бұрын
no doubt they made this live performance even better
@winehousted906 жыл бұрын
They all are very good singers and for that reason the performance was done sooooo so well u can hear each note from all of them AND THAT is what makes a good performance never forget about the back up singers ! It’s the same in a singing group ..
@pinkblackbrown6 жыл бұрын
TrollFace Productions was that truthhurts in the background
@pinkblackbrown6 жыл бұрын
winehousted90 agree the harmony was beautiful
@tracygrier9507 жыл бұрын
That flute gets me everytime! Wow!
@MrBrown-mw9il Жыл бұрын
I just made a comment on it too
@SoundDesignerLando4 ай бұрын
Every fking time
@evangelasmith88497 жыл бұрын
She understands it well! And the brother on the flute! Man daayum....
@pinkblackbrown6 жыл бұрын
Evangela Smith killing it
@musesofmaya1506 жыл бұрын
Evangela Smith Yesss! He Killin that flute! 😍
@t.t.48685 жыл бұрын
Sorry lady, i pressed wrong button it should be a yes! You're right blessings 🌺✌
@daintyblu5 жыл бұрын
That brother is killing it! The flute is so underrated!
@mbutler85394 жыл бұрын
Omg! Don’t know that I’ve ever heard a flute sound that damn good! The musicianship of her live performances is absolutely incredible. Can’t believe I haven’t actually seen her perform live yet!!! Killin me!!
@evanryan25477 жыл бұрын
who else was diggin' that finger snap!!!
@mexicanblkbeauty318c86 жыл бұрын
Evan Ryan Me!
@wendy111755 жыл бұрын
I was in my room trying do it with her 😂😂😂
@SQP-bf4yg4 жыл бұрын
Me to!!!
@williewilliams67144 жыл бұрын
That Brother on that Flute was holding Serve......Right there with her.
@shardtx4 жыл бұрын
All the way.
@GoldenGraham257 жыл бұрын
They traveled to another dimension during this performance.
@thughes28637 жыл бұрын
LU Lion way out the galaxy
@koffeebrwn4 жыл бұрын
Yasss
@cv64ffg474 жыл бұрын
FACTS!
@hotepmoor2 жыл бұрын
Yes!! I went to the 5th dimension and back!
@shardtx8 жыл бұрын
The way she gets in the moment and displays her sick ass range while still maintaining the message in the song....#dope
@crunkaholic813 жыл бұрын
I want to see her live this november
@cdchenderson Жыл бұрын
That Brotha on the Bass is paying the bills...No Doubt...
@Babyrocko190810 жыл бұрын
This was the best live performance of this song ever!! Her whole Soul Stage concert was all that!!
@SoundDesignerLando4 ай бұрын
Best hands down!
@ajsassy99249 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of watching this! That band is crazy!! Ebadu music is addicting!!!
@kasandrarobinson90895 жыл бұрын
AJsassy [[oollp
@daintyblu5 жыл бұрын
And those background vocals are 🔥
@ladygemini59674 жыл бұрын
AJsassy I love her hair
@delricothornton188011 жыл бұрын
Erykah Badu is str8 killing it when she is breaking down "I UNDERSTAND THE GAME" I can just listen to this song all day or on a long up and down I95.
@ajsmith41817 жыл бұрын
No diss but female artists these days can't touch this.
@ktrb907 жыл бұрын
AJ Smith Truth
@hollylogan71857 жыл бұрын
AJ Smith it is a dis but a righteous dis
@stephenjorr6 жыл бұрын
What about Solange?
@Mojo562776 жыл бұрын
Stephen Orr No, and I like Solange.
@tommycampanis8676 жыл бұрын
June Mareeizy has some comparable sounding tunes when she works with FKJ
@shainiecemccarty96455 жыл бұрын
Nobody is touching Ms. Badu live performances. A queen at her finest.🐐🐐
@adriennehankton49636 жыл бұрын
Her background singers are smooth- awesome volume with no one over singing each other. Good blend!
@cessaly100 Жыл бұрын
It’s soooo rich is just SOAK in this rendition!! Oooh!
@zoeeknotzoe3203 Жыл бұрын
Seems like a backhanded compliment..somehow in that you would even go there idk how you thought they'd sing but I assure you you got EB all jacked up.:/
@RobT409 жыл бұрын
Whoever feels like they need to criticize a missed note or two on a live performance needs to get slapped! Stand up on a stage and do what these artist do day in and day out while they PERFECT their craft, then tell me how important it is to point out that they missed a note! (Ninjas!) Badu and her band went into a zone, and I was right there with her, that performance was outstanding!
@MrRnbMan9 жыл бұрын
Amen
@abriyhwh35339 жыл бұрын
Robert Taylor Get slapped because of criticism? For real? What is wrong with criticism? I think she is great, but there were a few missed notes on her part and some of the bands part. It is very noticeable, but that comes with the territory. Some people are just haters, but there is nothing wrong with qualified ears noticing. Nobody is beyond criticism.
@shawnleverette83539 жыл бұрын
Jwkl D
@TemujinScott809 жыл бұрын
There will always be desktop critics.... Guess what E Badu is up there and has been for years!!! She's great !! I agree I can't stand people who critique every little thing It's LIVE music.... Not studio
@loonaya9 жыл бұрын
Robert Taylor Those guys don't miss notes. Maybe someone thought they did, but I'm sure they haven't. Chris Daddy Dave is one of the best drummers on the planet, I think that's Robert Glasper on the keys, one of the best jazz pianists, James Poyser is the usual keyboardist who is almost as outstanding, don't know who the other guys are, but I'm sure they are incredible musicians. These guys just don't make mistakes
@sammisanchez48278 жыл бұрын
She is one of the only artists that give me literal goosebumps when she sings. She's so damn good live.
@curtiscollins26325 жыл бұрын
That brotha on that Bass had a pot of Chitterlings stanking up the place...
@Shizzmonger3 жыл бұрын
hahahah
@edennard19 жыл бұрын
Braylon Lacy brought the " chicken grease " with those bass lines. 4 string for life.
@dandygirl69 жыл бұрын
this is literally the best song in the world, every word every beat it is so perfect to me it instantly makes me cry it is so beautiful
@indigoldd4 жыл бұрын
I cry at this performance every time
@djwsam5753 жыл бұрын
@@indigoldd mytho ...
@djwsam5753 жыл бұрын
@Daz D i can t believe it indeed
@bw4ut8 ай бұрын
The way she orchestrates her band BEHIND her though, using the slightest, most subtle gestures is absolutely INCREDIBLE. They know her body language and what she needs. GREAT ❤ coordination! Badu is the GOAT.
@fishbone11457 ай бұрын
Most definitely 👌🏾🌟💯
@SoundDesignerLando4 ай бұрын
Band GOTTA Pay attention !
@cessaly1003 ай бұрын
She’s a BAD SISTAH! Glad you noticed!
@lenwoodrobinson19432 ай бұрын
Incredible singer 😅😅😅😅😅😅
@lenwoodrobinson19432 ай бұрын
She the goat 🐐 🙌 😎 💯
@deangelos198010 жыл бұрын
the bass line is one of the best I ever heard
@adrianmontgomery14115 жыл бұрын
The Bass man is Locked in, let that man go!!! lol I knew somebody else could hear that
@marshallallen724 жыл бұрын
I guess nobody ever heard of Al Hudson ?..lol. The best that ever done it..One way baby !!!!
@jeffreymaccora4 жыл бұрын
@@marshallallen72 I thought it was braylon lacy playing bass during this period for Erykah?
@marshallallen724 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreymaccora It is braylon, but the best bass player came from a group called One Way...Al Hudson, he always played with a group called Slave..
@paul24w4 жыл бұрын
@@marshallallen72 Mark Adams was the Bass player with Slave
@worldtraveler40405 жыл бұрын
Many are called, but few are chosen. Erykah Badu epitomises the meaning of a true artist. She said it best, “I can’t do it by myself”. For young Black artist, take heed, commit and let your spirit guide you.
@hislilmisses13 жыл бұрын
Her band is AWESOME! As well as the background singers!
@MrDmacc18 жыл бұрын
She gave it up for Chris Dave on the drums, that Brotha bad on the skins, and the Bass player grooving, everybody's in the pocket, real music never dies.
@ladygemini59674 жыл бұрын
D M Chris Dave play for Mint Condition as well Bad Man
@ktrb907 жыл бұрын
This performance was so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes.
@ktrb904 жыл бұрын
@The SPIRITLIGHT Surround yourself with 😍
@ebonychante21847 жыл бұрын
come thru flute!!!!!!
@montrealabrancherto33017 жыл бұрын
Ebony Chante he DID NOT disappoint!😅😅
@honz42kk7 жыл бұрын
Ebony Chante Future~ Mask Off who?
@jionni669 жыл бұрын
Only erkah could give you this type of funk and artistic perfection. Love this live performance! The background vocals and band is tight.
@divafrommoon91647 жыл бұрын
The flute the bongo... All about that version is amazing! Thats how u sing and play when u have it in ur soul and blood.
@jasonpizarro22128 жыл бұрын
I remember when this aired, I watched this entire show standing up #InConcert
@exSTARordinary8 жыл бұрын
you too?
@SOUL2SUN6 жыл бұрын
Ok because you’re beautiful
@Soul_Latina5 жыл бұрын
Jason Pizarro 😂
@Mojo562776 жыл бұрын
I need THIS EXACT VERSION on album
@DurandbernarrTM15 жыл бұрын
SHE TORE THIS UP!!!!!!! She was NOT playin' with the girls!
@michelleforte86693 жыл бұрын
🔥✊❤
@Dvco333333 жыл бұрын
...Ikr...brilliancy!!!
@JJ-fs6ix3 жыл бұрын
Never does MOTHA play with this song live
@propertyofflanagan3 жыл бұрын
Yup!!
@timlogan40903 жыл бұрын
Mini
@rwalls3678 жыл бұрын
I can feel this down in my socks and shoes! Chris Dave is whoopin the drums like Adrian Peterson.
@bernettaharris79847 жыл бұрын
that flute is so sexy!!!! the ending is my absolute favorite!!!!
@hellololita8911 жыл бұрын
Whenever I come back to watch this performance I always say to myself "this is one of the best live performances ever!" Her voice is raw Soul and the instrumentals are just INSANE!!! Do you hear the bass, african drums, and that flute? Shit!!!
@TsetsiStoyanova4 жыл бұрын
This woman is the most soulful singer
@WildWildWest300008 жыл бұрын
she was feeling it. goddamn
@SBell-fj7mn7 жыл бұрын
Yasss....flute player though.
@hc20426 жыл бұрын
Especially at 7:44
@mikethevirgo__8 жыл бұрын
Simply organic. Simply amazing
7 жыл бұрын
What do you mean when you say organic?
@yvetterabon10 жыл бұрын
The way the Bass player falls back in... Yeah, that part! ;)
@ktrb904 жыл бұрын
Yes....groovy
@chandicewallace8119 Жыл бұрын
The flute is amazing in this song ❤
@sthunda71329 жыл бұрын
WOW. 4:03-4:04 that bass line was so funky and went through my body...even the bassist was feeling it hard.
@MzpinkHollywood7 жыл бұрын
the end gives me life. she kills it. awesome
@marcanthony33747 жыл бұрын
Me too. Sexiest ending ever
@ngobithe6 жыл бұрын
Erikah is Just genius...
@pinkblackbrown6 жыл бұрын
Tiffiny Bates-Johnson classic ish
@MzpinkHollywood5 жыл бұрын
@@pinkblackbrown absolutely
@MAMATHEBRAND4 жыл бұрын
I’m still here...walking in 2020. Sing Queen
@richardbenjamin995 жыл бұрын
Hey.... yo....... Ive never heard her do this live like this before. She made a brother tear up. Beautiful. Ya heard? Beautiful arrangement. Beautiful. Damn!!! I loooooooooove how she put this together. This was mad hot. I need a copy for da ride.
@LarryOnKeys5 жыл бұрын
The musicality of this performance, this era, man if I could live it over and over I would. And those mf'n chords. Woooooo
@andrewcohen8734 Жыл бұрын
Jeez - this is what you call soul to the bone! Thank you.
@loquisimonueve7 жыл бұрын
erykah didn't miss a note. She hit all the notes she normally hits on this song.
@insight911110 жыл бұрын
About as perfect of a song as can be written. DANG...everybody pack up your instruments and just go home.
@dallass59753 жыл бұрын
You can literally feel every lyric she sang🥺
@robynrouse35467 жыл бұрын
Everything about this piece of art is perfect!! That flute is GOIN OFF in the backgroud!!!
@tomtalker2000 Жыл бұрын
She is SO DAMN TALENTED...!!! This is truly one of my favorite songs by her. She truly is a vocal phenom. And i love singing along with her and the gift of voice the lord blessed me with.
@deborahmoore80235 жыл бұрын
Wow ! This sister is so real! Her live shows are incredible! Her energy just pulls you in! She always looks so unique and so original! Love her! ☹💝💘
@yishamichelle13 жыл бұрын
Damn near died listening to this. . . My poor little heart can't handle it. lol. TOO MUCH TALENT. I LOVE BADU. The band did their THANG!
@MamaGator8 ай бұрын
Just thankful I had this song to turn to when I was a teenager walking away and needing to find peace my own way. Wonderful artist finding the right words for some very complex things.
@harrahporter22807 жыл бұрын
Erykah Badu is simply fabulous
@sistaalabama84917 жыл бұрын
One of a kind💋 Ms.Erykah Badu❤
@sistaalabama84917 жыл бұрын
Awesome backup crew as well ..👍
@rabbiron10 жыл бұрын
The brotha on the bass is putting in MAJOR W-O-R-K!! HE IS STINKIN UP THE JOINT AND THE BREAKDOWN @ 5:37 IS STANK NASTY!!
@cassidysmith980310 жыл бұрын
you stupid man...lol
@Babyrocko190810 жыл бұрын
I literally jumped off the couch at 5:35!!
@jgroove20110 жыл бұрын
Shtank face all day
@winehousted906 жыл бұрын
rabbiron they was all putting in work that’s what made this performance so good !! I love his
@bgzl71013 жыл бұрын
This is my all time fav Badu song!! she never disappoints!!
@sheriffreading14 жыл бұрын
i wish this entire set (live) was available on cd. i love it!!
@dreaminchill11 жыл бұрын
anything E.Badu does live or in the studio is certified pure and flawless perfection!
@shelbiesanders8997 Жыл бұрын
This is the only version I listen to do of this song …. The absolute best!
@scottsutherland14557 жыл бұрын
unmatched. food for the soul
@DurandbernarrTM14 жыл бұрын
For some odd reason, the way she went in during the break down got my eyes watery. Those notes just jolted through me and I felt her pain from when she was going through this back in '97. Not a lot of artists can do that. Jill is another one.
@gabbanadrippin3 жыл бұрын
Durand Bernarr love you Durand!!!
@cyberprinc3ss3 жыл бұрын
exactly
@thelouisjohnson2 жыл бұрын
Hell yes, this.
@thatolas2 жыл бұрын
"I understand the game.." this line is so layered.
@kayjackson2050 Жыл бұрын
Because you understand the game
@montrealabrancherto33017 жыл бұрын
you betta give me life FLUTE...
@oculus6013 жыл бұрын
Love this woman...She's the total package....This song has a 70's Philly feel to it.
@lashonay7 жыл бұрын
Sing it erykah!!!!!!!!!
@MrPdash7 жыл бұрын
dude on bass was killin
@liahzful8 жыл бұрын
I come back every year to listen to this live :) amazing
@atravis13 жыл бұрын
I come back for this performance every so often just great!!! Live Badu is something I have to see and experience in real life
@djmcc19819 жыл бұрын
Should've left a trail of breadcrumbs here....I got LOST in this! Hot damn, this is amazing!
@hshsh5079 жыл бұрын
This performance gave me chills my goodness. Excellent !!!!
@patriciabennett64658 ай бұрын
Never Never gets old. The best singer in the Indie Movement and even now. Her intelligence and foresight are on point. Do it my sister . You resonate strength,healing and spiritualism power to our culture of the past. People don’t get it twisted.🙏🏽
@bern-zlespere61728 жыл бұрын
Man...I wasn't ready for 5:38...NICE...;-)
@amarvinwinansfan8 жыл бұрын
+Bern-z les Pere Thats what I wait for! That breakdown is nasty!
@connorjones31336 жыл бұрын
Bees knees
@pinkblackbrown6 жыл бұрын
Bern-z les Pere amazing
@nishaperez6906 жыл бұрын
SEE I UNDASTAAAAND IT!
@bluesandroots20086 жыл бұрын
Brings chills. It’s real deep.
@BigShawn2u9 жыл бұрын
This performance was so dope and refreshing...and BGV's are on point! Come on Ms. Badu!
@MsDbperry4 жыл бұрын
She transports you to a whole other universe!!! Erykah is just naturally dope & her energy is magnetic 🧲 💫✊🏾
@2sidesofthesamecoin8 жыл бұрын
I remember when thus aired.. VH1 SOUL😍
@321Venia11 жыл бұрын
She is singing!!!! and that band is playing!!!! awesome live performance!! and those back up singers are on point!
@tanishiahamilton70717 жыл бұрын
That breakdown at 5:38 is the TRUTH!
@chrisallen70935 жыл бұрын
She's a great artist ❤️😍 with a God given talent GOD BLESS YOU SWEETIE AND YOUR BACK GROUND SINGERS.GOD BE WITH Y'ALL.
@tasj9815 жыл бұрын
And I went back to check🤦🏽♂️5:38 on da dot. Mmmmmm. Got me in the back of da jauuww!!!
@theorderofthebees73085 жыл бұрын
child! that can be a single on it 's own.
@jerijomccombs30524 жыл бұрын
This thing .makes me lose my dam mind @! Love it love her ya ah
@jerijomccombs30524 жыл бұрын
@@tasj981 yes and yes
@vidadawkins7 жыл бұрын
This my shit right here!!
@TheJazzMaster838 жыл бұрын
Amazing flute, drums 'n bass!!
@sov25457 жыл бұрын
this is as good as music can be. simply magnificent!!! pfff... WOW!!!
@royblonk9 жыл бұрын
had this on my mp3 for years at work everywhere love her
@churchillwood386 жыл бұрын
After watching this for years I have a deeper respect for what Chris Dave was doing. Geeeez my brother your musical mind is simply amazing!!
@yaazzyy8410 Жыл бұрын
I would've love to see this live.Her stage presence, knowledge, and positive energy is a blessing! 🌬✌🏾🌟🙌🏾
@Lindamorena8 жыл бұрын
still jamming in 2016
@daintyblu5 жыл бұрын
Lindamorena still jamming in 2019
@Lindamorena3 ай бұрын
Still jamming in 2024
@michellesavarese24707 жыл бұрын
she is pure talent and beauty, there is none other
@arlo2475 жыл бұрын
She is one with her band. One of the best band leaders there is. Tighest band in the game always!!! And one of the only artists out here i swear who when they redo their song live, it is always even better, fresher than the recorded version! Hail the master!!! I love her!!
@musicismymistra84374 жыл бұрын
My daughter and i have seen erykah in concert 3 times. Best concert ever. She shook our hands when we went up to the stage. She blew me away with her liver performances.
@cherylrogers87499 жыл бұрын
Ms. Badu..........way ahead of her time, what a talent and if you pay attention you might learn something.....
@michaelbradshaw96747 жыл бұрын
5:37. That moment when you know that you and you crew are one of the baddest to ever do it onstage.
@1erudolph11 жыл бұрын
wish our generation had this type of music with real performances like this
@lakeshiahinton929510 жыл бұрын
Just shaking my head right now!!
@bmac4544 жыл бұрын
This little lady the real deal, gorgeous tune
@devans77de10 жыл бұрын
I feel this is the best performance of this record....pure raw in the zone feeling there