Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp | The Midnight Special

Supertramp performance aired on The Midnight special October 5, 1979
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[@timpatrick2109]

Great great album. “Breakfast In America” was one of the best Albums of the 70s.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

Especially the late 70s.

[@Aroo_0]

Released in 1979.

[@kirbygene]

It sure was. I bought it after hearing Logical Song on the radio and loved every song on it, including this one. This was in my car cassette deck for months. Great music for drives

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

@@kirbygene : Right there with ya. The Logical Song really spoke to me, especially being in my twenties af the time. The production quality of the entire album was incredible on a nice sound system.

[@romanfields7900]

One of the best ever.

[@leokimvideo]

Supertramp never wrote a lazy song, always layers of music happening in their songs

[@arlenemartinez778]

Hour one..Amen..🎼🙏🏼

[@johnschwab3749]

Jesus, and then jump to today's music ... 🤮

[@WilliamJones-sf5pt]

John Bonhams favorite group which is high praise indeed. Supertramp was loaded with percussion. Rick became a master percussionist before he moved over to drum on the piano. So, you know Bob Siebenberg had to be great. Rick as a youngster started off faking the organ in order to get a job. Supertramp is the perfect blend of blue sky Michael Jackson played by Roger mixed with a more heavy grounded Black Sabbath played by Rick - the main difference being that Roger not only could play an instrument, but multiple ones.

[@JamesandJacob007]

Dude, you and I have like the same music taste. I keep seeing your comments on all the music videos I watch

[@bekindtoanimals2189]

I hate to admit this: ... Famous Last Words ... (It's Raining Again) "Come on you little fighter, no need to get uptighter".

[@leestein504]

It's a crime that these guys are NOT in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Their bias against progressive rock is so evident. Supertramp is generational and timeless at the same time. Brilliant!

[@JamesRieben-rn4lw]

No, the real crime is these artist's were brought on that show to fake play and lip sync.

[@jamesbills5998]

One of the best concerts I ever saw. Supertramp Crime of the century tour. Warnors theater Fresno Ca

[@olegnik1099]

Crime of The Century

[@courtney5796]

@@JamesRieben-rn4lw lip-syncing was and is used widely. Not for your top-tier stars, buttake a pill, bro. You have taller mountains to climb. 👍

[@mysterbear]

I agree. It’s plain weird. (And other guy… “Crime of the Century”- deep, deep cut, bruh.) 😼

[@toddglover1121]

Is anyone else listening to this in 2024?

[@duncandohnutt8099]

Oh yes.....

[@everly-shadystudios9900]

05 20 24....yes indeedy!

[@LeedWover]

SInce this video was uploaded in 2023, most of us are.

[@pauldalnoky6055]

Me

[@pablom5725]

Is there any other thing to listen to????? 😂😂😂

[@Gerald1177]

These guys are just one of those bands that nobody has ever come close to sounding like. Such a unique cool sound.

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

True ❤

[@cs292]

Jellyfish

[@dennisdezarn5895]

Some Tame Impala songs sound like Supertramp songs slowed down to .75 speed.

[@SelectCircle]

Cornershop?

[@rolandobacamartinez5391]

Supergrass

[@davidkimbell8439]

Who wants to go back to when music was great and time were easier.

[@holaclive]

Amen

[@livingadreamlife1428]

Yes, back when sex was clean and the air was dirty. Today, it’s the other way around.

[@MikeMorton-k8e]

Absolutely makes ya think long an hard when your 66 poof!😢

[@donaldduck2139]

yeah, I'll drive the bus

[@guinnesstrail6799]

Easier? How exactly was it easier?

[@cynthiablandford6213]

For my son Brandon 1982-1999 ❤ Rest easy my boy!🕯

[@DaisyMaybee1723]

I am sorry for your loss... 😢

[@appleget]

So sorry for your loss Cynthia. I'm so glad you have this song to remind you of your son. Wishing you the best.

[@cynthiablandford6213]

@@delyslejeanmarc6048 💕💕💕

[@cynthiablandford6213]

@@appleget thank you for your condolences it truly means so much to me.😢💖

[@cynthiablandford6213]

@@DaisyMaybee1723 thank you so much dear,😥💕

[@patrickschlosser8208]

A masterpiece by Supertramp. One of my favorite Supertramp songs. I grew up with Supertramp.

[@rideon1956]

Indeed

[@nehpetsttocsnosirrag6227]

How many times can you 👉 👈 👇 use the name Supertramp in one comment? 😂

[@patrickschlosser8208]

@@nehpetsttocsnosirrag6227 Don't you have any problems other than being annoyed by repetition in comment columns?

[@Scottocaster6668]

​@@nehpetsttocsnosirrag6227Dude, I thought the same thing 😆. I counted 3.

[@basicbreakfast]

So…you’re talking about Whitesnake, right?

[@michaeltalyansky]

Sadly, we have to face up to the fact that 70s are never coming back...

[@stevenyamamoto-qt5xx]

You never know….bell bottoms are making a come back!

[@snowstanden9921]

How come? 😏

[@davidtegg5197]

more is the pity, music was wonderful, and attractive and listenable, life was great, and the world was worth being in

[@Treestouch]

Oh it’s alive in me! And I’ll do what I can to spread it all over the place🫶🏼

[@Estes705]

Liar. LIAR! You take that back!

[@JayBird911]

I miss this. In my 50's now, it's all gone by so quickly. Sigh.

[@TinCupChalice40]

Turning 61 in October, I hear you!! But we lived great young life.

[@williamharris5957]

Time traveling like wise.

[@williamharris5957]

Wake up and think ,wow where did the years go ? Maybe get 20 or 30 more? Body isn't the same ,it's the question of life.

[@JayBird911]

@@williamharris5957 I hope we get a few more years! This song always take me back to brighter days.

[@mrbreeze40]

Just want this train to stop and let me off, today's world is a disaster. Take me back in time and leave me there.

[@ronaldvilliers8954]

40+ years later and still one of my all time favourite bands

[@robertzastrow4648]

I belatedly got into Supertramp, though I always enjoyed the Breakfast In America album. It's too bad a rift developed between Rick and Roger, with Roger ultimately leaving the band.

[@michaelbodine9240]

The 70’s can’t be beat!

[@bradharp4612]

if anyone is listening and this song in july 2024, you are blessed. they don't make music like this anymore. thanks to youtube we can still listen these videos like this.

[@tommy-pr3is]

I'm listening in July 2024. Those days never to be seen again but we still got this great 70s music which I've listened to while in prison from suffolk county new york for a crime I did not do. 43 years in prison but I'm finally free but had music like this to keep me going ... and still going Tommy mcvie loves it

[@jahl14]

Tru Dat!!!

[@derpymoose9948]

From my youth. Love these guy’s music!

[@josephsmith6457]

A trump voter conservative church going guy best music ever

[@Oh_I_Will]

I’m not just listening in 2024….I’ve listened since 1979 and will every year until my time runs out…not just 2024….F-idiots

[@MalcolmDesigns]

1979 was an incredible year for music, I was 16yo... Where does the time go?? Great song and band.

[@tonymarshall5815]

Same age as me , great music and simpler times . If only we could go back.

[@DanielFCutter]

Yep, same here. Music we heard in our mid teens is indelible, poignant. And it really WAS great music.

[@jbw9999]

Seems like 1980 was when it really got great.

[@MalcolmDesigns]

@@tonymarshall5815 I wish we could too.

[@TomahawkMcBear]

I was 18 .so nastalgik

[@scott-qk8sm]

Can't believe 50 years have past us by...

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Bloody hell.👈😳

[@CB-xr1eg]

passed*

[@andrew.hamsterdad]

blows my mind how old this is now. then again I totally feel 27 not 67! poof! fifty years later🎉

[@reginamaria8602]

Também não acredito Scott sou do Brasil

[@keithbartholomew2990]

I love the tone on the guitar solo. It takes the song to an amazing finish

[@samsmith4216]

That guitar solo does not get enough praise! What a fricken great sound! Brilliant!

[@davidpicard5376]

Yes it gets more praise then you'll know. That solo didn't get away trying to fly under the radar. It's etched in everybody's mind fortunately. Textures galore!

[@SahiraSound]

Always reminded me a bit of Peter Frampton

[@garyalu5636]

It's in my top five all time.... From the first time I heard it!

[@3kingkool]

Agreed

[@urru66]

Yeah, it is wonderful!!!

[@thafunktapus]

This song was massive when I was a kid. It was on the radio everywhere. You couldn't get away from it even if you wanted to. I didn't want to. :)

[@PatrickGalbraith]

reminds me of listening to WLS at night, when I could receive it all the way in SC (from Chicago)

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

😂👍

[@redsunflowers7322]

Supertramp was one of those bands whose songs I couldn't name when I tried to come up with any songs of theirs, but then when someone would play me songs by them, I'd realize I'd heard a bunch of their songs and never knew who they were by.

[@danchiappe]

I remember…we all got Breakfast in America and heard it on the radio as well

[@DWilliam1]

AM radio too…

[@ChristopheTessier-n7f]

Born in 1965, purchased this album in 1979! Still here, in my living-room...🙏🎶👍

[@manoman9669]

Koolio!! I bought the cassette in 1984!!😊 Still have it too!!

[@FrancescMoreno]

I'm a musician. I discovered Supertramp in 1978 when I was 12 years old. Now, I'm 58. From then, I listen and I've listened the Supertramp music, every day, yes, every day of my life !

[@DennisBarch]

Funny. I had to reply because this band is what actually awoke the composer in me. I'm 57 and lived with them as a teen too. Made me realize how fundamental music is to my inner being they did!

[@dentalnovember]

I remember when this was playing on Q-107 and DC-101 in Fairfax VA 1979. Some of my best beach memories were from 1979.

[@barbarahecht4617]

Not a musician, but an avid concert-goer during the 70's and 80's. Saw Supertramp during the Breakfast in America Tour. They were awesome. Seen many musical talents of that era. Supertramp was among my top 4 concerts.

[@jseries101]

Had a friend in the 80's he too was an avid Supertramp listener.

[@1Steson]

Senior in high school, 1979-1980. Supertramp will always be my favorite band, Breakfast in America my favorite album, Goodbye Stranger my favorite song.

[@ProjectFairmont]

Breakfast in America was the undisputed album of the summer ‘79. Come to think of it, it shared the spotlight of excellence with the Cars; Candy’o.

[@Snarkapotamus]

It was everywhere! And yeah, CandyO was huge as well...

[@terry-zi7eh]

Roger’s solo play-out is spine-tingling every time I hear it. Fantastic!

[@stubbsz]

The Outro is the best bit of the song. Tragic that they cut it short on this video

[@billcrotts5456]

It's outstanding

[@big_jimcooley2679]

He was a very underated guitar player!

[@greengrass1072]

I will never, ever, tire of that guitar solo to close the song out. I can appreciate all those famous guitar players with their show off type solos they’re known for. But give me a guitar player that plays for the betterment of the song, like Roger does here, any day of the week. It’s just a great and tasteful solo he made that’s absolutely perfect for the song.

[@randytrader3026]

These guy's are one of a kind.. when a band doesn't sound like any other band, they have my respect..

[@kileyjade420]

I loved this song when it first came out, and love it to this day, Supertramp is one of the greatest.

[@mikeh.753]

If you didn't live in the 70's, then you just don't understand.

[@jim8252]

So true!

[@lynnschnekenburger7270]

Absofuckinlutely!!!!! ✌❤

[@fredrickneitzche6748]

I was borne in 71 does that count? Man there is a vibe here that just grips me.

[@MrDazadi]

True!!! But sometimes understanding is so sad. After 60 years I think I prefer that kind of sadness. Sorry for my english.

[@WizardofTechno]

​@fredrickneitzche6748 It's not when you were born that matters most. It's how the music impacts your soul. Does it grip you, envelope you in its melodies, does it move you, groove you and suit "your cup of tea." How does it all travel within, delight you, embrace you, cause you to sin. Matters not what your age Let the music 🎶 🎵 dance within thee And bring out your glee. For matters most Is the impact within thee.

[@Unclescoot03]

The 70s music will put you on another planet that no one will understand unless you have a love of the 70s music. You don't need drugs or alcohol to appreciate the best music ever. God....take me back to the 70s and leave me there....I'll be just fine.

[@lynnh4923]

And I'll gladly join you!

[@haginsf6391]

I when I was 18 I worked the night shift in a local factory. I had breakfast in America on my 8 track tape player and I loved it so much I’d listen to it every night on my way home. If ‘Take the long way home’ came on before I got home, no matter if it was 2 in the morning, I’d drive extra miles just to hear the song to its end. These guys were great musicians.

[@StefanEngler-rb8lu]

Fuckin Eh! 🤘

[@astroboy3002]

Fck yeah bro! 🎉❤

[@Andybibo99]

Breakfast in America is one of those albums where it's impossible ti skip a Song!

[@stephencraig7130]

Is anyone asking if anyone's listening in 2024??

[@loraa3873]

Listening in '25...I'm ahead of my time 😂

[@averiskonsept]

Imagine having one of the greatest guitar solos in history... and it gets cut every time it plays on the radio. They sounded so good here its unreal.

[@asoces]

Because, I believe, it is not real. I've listened to this album thousands of times, and this seems to be the exact studio recording that they are lip syncing/fake playing along with. Which would also explain the fade out at the end...

[@donbailey6600]

Im telling you right now! That mf is not real!

[@ricomajestic]

@@asoces Well the guitar solo is real! Haha!

[@lintelle2382]

drives me fucking nuts!!!

[@big_jimcooley2679]

Lip syncing for sure... not sure how anyone could argue/hear/see that. Having said that it is a great video by one of my favorite bands...

[@jonhowe2960]

Ironically, they proved on the live album that they could substantially recreate the studio sound.

[@josephroman8568]

Definitely!

[@eferamosbr1445]

Playback

[@fredc1516]

I’m sory but… this is EXACTLY the sound of the record… same nuances on the vocal parts etc. This can’t be a playback… or, this session is the one recorded for the Breakfast… album ?

[@parasite674]

​@@fredc1516I don't believe the instruments are being played live. The motions are not synchronous and are exaggerated.

[@paolo-n2000]

@@fredc1516 - Supertramp released a LIVE album from this tour...

[@timriley302]

I turned 18 in 76 it was a awesome time to live best of my life.

[@teresaann1475]

If could have bottled it up! Kept it close😊

[@kevin-gs7jn]

It's nice to hear and see the end solo being played in its entirety, most radio stations cut it short every time, it's maddening because it is a great solo , it's in my top 10 list , for what that's worth.

[@andymac4965]

That guitar solo is on another level very well done

[@MrSadsack56]

you said it all Kevin!!

[@AdamKane-dw8hh]

That solo takes me to another place. And they call Clapton slowhand

[@NorCalPhil]

Unfortunately it’s all playback. It would have been great to hear it done live.

[@lar7905]

Time to pay the bills as the DJ's used to say. Probably caught he'll from the station manager who didn't give a hoot about the guitar solo if he didn't cut it short .

[@khaladsaad.al-mowallad6532]

Supertramp were a British rock band that formed in London in 1970. They experienced their greatest global success in 1979 with their sixth album Breakfast in America.🎺🥁🎷🎸❤️

[@Bonn1770]

This sounds like the album track not a live show. It even fades out at the exact time.

[@HomeAtLast501]

I have noticed that with several other Midnight Special videos that have been posted to KZbin. I am wondering if the people posting the videos replaced the soundtrack with the studio version. I noticed this with a posting of Prince's "I Wanna Be Your Lover", and, I believe with a posting of Starbuck's "Moonlight Feels Right". With the Starbuck song, someone else posted the same video with the live Midnight Special track, which was how I confirmed this.

[@dunno371]

This is not live certainly!

[@mistermasterful3556]

ya David Bowie said he was pissed when midnight special made him lip sync golden years

[@HomeAtLast501]

@@mistermasterful3556 He didn't sing "Golden Years" on the MIdnight Special, so there is no way he said this. He appeared on The Midnight Special once, in 1973, and "Golden Years" came out 2 years later in 1975. FYI: "David Bowie appeared on The Midnight Special for a special episode titled "The 1980 Floor Show." This was a unique episode filmed over three days and aired on November 16, 1973. It was notable for being centered around a longform performance by a single artist-David Bowie himself-and it included various guest performances and elaborate staging. This episode was particularly memorable for its creative production and was Bowie's only appearance on the show​."

[@mrsmacca126]

@@HomeAtLast501 Wow. I guess you’re truly a die- hard Bowie fan! That’s some very detailed info. Thank you.

[@wrayven]

I remember seeing this Midnight Special performance when I was 12 or so. I had never heard of Supertramp before and came away being a fan. Great band.

[@mikemiller659]

I saw them live in concert at Lloyd Nobel Center in Norman OK on May 1st 1979. It was a great show playing this song and all their other hits. Breakfast in America has been released the month prior and was a Huge success! I was 24 yrs yng.

[@pallen49]

I was 16 yrs old and so do remember 'Breakfast in America' lol

[@rickwheeler5496]

I've seen several great shows at the Lloyd Noble over the years. I wish I could have seen Supertramp then but I was only in the 7th grade, and May 1st, 1979 was a Tuesday - a school day, so no Supertramp goodness for me. ha!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Omg,,,howdy neighbor! Saw them in Tulsa @ the Assembly Center April 30, 1979, they were so fantastic!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@rickwheeler5496hi fellow OKie! 1st concert I saw was Three Dog Night in Tulsa @ age 11, in 1970. My dad dropped me and my friend off downtown and picked us up on same corner afterwards. Being the youngest of 4 kids with tired parents has its advantages! 😉

[@tonyadler1319]

I saw them at the Lloyd Noble in ‘83.

[@gregthomson7889]

I saw them in 1979 in Vancouver.I was lucky this was my first concert.Where has all this time gone.

[@marysmith7765]

Please stop saying they were “underrated”. They were huge and deservedly so! Then time went by, as it does, and new trends and new talent comes along and it becomes their time to shine. Rinse, lather, repeat. It always has been that way and always will. Otherwise music would have never moved past Frank Sinatra, teenybopper music in the 50’s and Elvis. It’s not like it lessens their legacy one bit.

[@youtubedrifter5594]

Well said. Those who are drawn to good music are done so regardless of time and space.

[@gregoryphillips5518]

When music was genuinely great, God I thank you for allowing me to grow up in the 70’s and 80’s and the 90’s

[@davidearnshaw236]

you took a long time to grow up!

[@jlgitto]

I just found that psychedelic music on You tube. I cant stop listening to it.4,5,6 hours straight. I just did my whole shift listening to it. Brings me back the the beginning of early FM radio.No nothing just solid (Id call it) progressive music.

[@jlgitto]

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[@timezup16]

Amen.

[@danmeadows3859]

I’m glad I grew up in the ‘60s and ‘70s. They were AMAZING 😊

[@aliciagabriel8408]

What would the world be like without the excellent British bands!!!

[@GuiltyBystander58]

Think this is the first time I’ve actually seen the band. Been listening for decades.

[@Herbie11]

Same

[@fdeadlycommasir]

This band is so underrated & often overlooked. Such great musicians. So much pure talent.

[@Steve-yo4ld]

Wow, like it was yesterday! How did we get from 1979 to 2023 so damn fast! 😢 To all those amazing memories and days we thought would last forever!❤

[@rogerheisler2554]

This song is definitely from another domain! Simply genius from start to finish! 👍

[@basicbreakfast]

Big time, these guys are so exceptional that I have no problem believing the rumors that they are dropping occulted messages and spells in their art. Lyrics are just too creepy IMO

[@sandeedobberstine5591]

Well said!

[@laurenpeck3609]

I love the lyrics! The happy-go-lucky sound of it all. It’s pretty funny actually

[@jerlewis4291]

I remember my friend was going to quit piano lessons, and then he heard this. Went and bought the album and learned it over a rainy weekend. Then his teacher showed him how to really pull it off. Needless to say he kept up with the lessons and had a great job at a piano bar for a few years.

[@EzaVinylAddict]

I’m 513 years old and this is a good song.

[@kobusg7460]

You got good taste Methuselah

[@robertmaybeth3434]

You too? So am I! So I'm not the only one all this time who has been hiding his actual identity online. Mainly cuz I don't want all the hassles, man. ~ Love, Methuselah

[@markstevenson6635]

You are very under rated

[@EzaVinylAddict]

@@markstevenson6635 yes underrated and being old are they only viable music reviews on KZbin LOL

[@leftyzappa]

Hahahaha

[@ctwatcher]

Roger moved to the town I grew up in, he played at a bar one night with a local band and my friend Annette and I and everyone had a blast dancing and laughing with him. Good days gone. Annette is in Heaven, Roger still lives there and I'm just having a good memory. Is that okay KZbin? Lol.

[@raygunsforronnie847]

Annette lives in your memories, I hope each one brings a smile.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

England is a place notably full of ordinary looking chaps that in truth are full to the brim with extraordinary talents, but are just too humble to crow about it.

[@timezup16]

Fair question.

[@louiscypher4275]

Back when actual musicians fill the ranks of bands.

[@toddkirch613]

How are they not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

[@crazyralph6386]

Good question. Guess they’ll have to wait until the wokesters at the HOF induct all their favourite two bit rappers like NWA, Puffy Combs, Eminem and Missy Elliott first? 😂

[@TheDesertwalker]

So everything has to do with "WOKE". That is just puerile and stupid. The real reason is money. Follow the money, man.@@crazyralph6386

[@quad5186]

@@crazyralph6386It’s almost as good an honor NOT to be honored .

[@OCT566]

Next thing to come is the wokesters @ the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame will be inducting Hunter Biden

[@steveclayton2353]

What a shame!

[@billlewis8295]

The Wurlitzer electronic piano: the sound that defined Supertramp. And Supertramp was the sound that defined 1980 for me.

[@EricBishard]

My Uncle is Rodger, just love everything Supertramp, saw them for the first time as a full band at 3 to 4 years old and I still remember it. But I have the utmost respect for Rick and without their very different styles Supertramp wouldn't have been amazing. One of the Greatest bands of all time. And very unique.

[@stevejohnston2715]

Rodger wrote such deep meaningful songs: School, Dreamer, Hide in Your Shell, long way home, etc etc -just brilliant body of work.

[@luisvera984]

What a shame that with Rodger they couldn't continue or play as a guest with your uncle!!!!

[@SahiraSound]

Roger and Rick were like Peanut Butter and Jelly. Each okay on their own, but much better together!

[@jeannettebisschoff3913]

My first LP bought at age 18 with my pocket money 1979, was so proud. excellent to this day.

[@descantiano]

I remember back in 1983 when I was only 11 years old Supertramp was invited to a German TV show and they accepted on the premise that they were allowed to actually play live, which was pretty uncommon. They were probably fed up with all the lip syncing. They played It‘s raining again and had to do Crazy as an encore because the audience went wild and demanded it. Good memories.

[@okguy1282]

I was 14 in 79. Listening to this I am 14 again. And again. 🏆👏🏼

[@blakjack3053]

The soundtrack of your youth

[@elianagomes6268]

E eu 😊tinha 17 na flor da idade.

[@andrewbowers_]

I was 15. Supertramp BIA and Fleetwood Mac Rumours will stay with me forever.

[@scottreid5555]

me too !

[@DWilliam1]

In my head I am a teenager…until I walk in front of a mirror or feel pain in my knees and other joints…miss this band, my music and my youth.

[@BLAPDORTH]

the 70's the high water mark for music

[@GlazinBuns]

Except for a brief tidal wave when Limp Bisket played break stuff and kid rock played Bawitabaw at Woodstock 99.

[@jasonmormando2570]

The last minutes of this song have always been the happiest 2 minutes of music in my life - Total jam session of good vibes - when radio stations would neglect to play it I never understood!!!

[@bobabooey285]

You needed to find an album rock station to listen to, top 40 always played the chopped up 3 minute singles

[@chazcov08]

Yeah, this is the album cut. Complete mime job and lip sync. This isn't a live performance, unfortunately.

[@davidgibbs381]

I hear you! I always wanted the band to jam out on that ending!!

[@jckhammer]

yea im pretty familiar with the song and this is def lip synced, at least the instruments are , this must be 1979 or 1980, the earlier midnight special programs from 1972 etc had the bands playing live unlike this unfort

[@SOALNightLive]

That solo at the end with the flange is so tasty! RH was a really underrated guitarist.

[@mallorga1965]

Agree. It's a lesson in good taste.

[@danielfisch389]

Indeed. The main effect Roger used for the solo is a Wah-wah pedal though, possibly with a bit of chorus or phaser. I‘ve seen him live and he definitely used a wah.

[@josephalvaro5244]

Yes,a classic solo.

[@ericpottersadventuresinsou1146]

yup. Roger was such a wonderful writer, and a hugely successful singer, and yet it's astounding to hear/see him shred electric guitar! he was just a few years behind Hendrix in many ways.

[@RedGarnett-n2p]

​@@danielfisch389yeah you can clearly hear it

[@RodrigoCruz-t5l]

Never understood this song till I got divorced

[@RushTrader]

Midnight Special, do you know why Supertramp chose to lip-sync this one? Btw, thanks for all the great content, keep it coming!

[@TheOzarkExplorer]

Those guitar riffs at the end of this are just beautiful.

[@michaelketley876]

People will rediscover how good this band was and still be listening in 2074 and beyond

[@TheJimbob1603]

Lol! You think humanity will still exist? Good luck!

[@daviddisbrow1567]

You don't see bands like this anymore? I absolutely love Supertramp.❤❤❤❤❤

[@magnusskallagrimsson6707]

A guy I worked with was horrified his teenagers discovered Supertramp. I was well pleased. Too bad The Midnight Special didn't record more performances.

[@inesbarros1944]

2024 and still listening!!❤❤

[@karanaman68]

That outtro at the end is a masterpiece

[@cyndicottrell21]

It still gives me chills! So many great memories of my childhood.

[@davidpicard5376]

Smart people!! Clever arrangement,.. imaginative diligent hard working no nonsense musical magicians. Got to love that guitar solo that Roger cleverly tends to.

[@pauljosephson4820]

if Jesus and his apostles formed a band; it would be Supertramp

[@josemiguelcarrizo7373]

Amen to that

[@googlenauta]

Do your reverences

[@thomasbaird4200]

🤣🤣🤣

[@gregoriobasso2880]

Serían una banda pero de asaltantes....

[@MrUndersolo]

Quite right! Bloody well right!

[@MarbleForkBand]

Supertramp's unique style is unsurpassed!

[@corineusa1454]

1975 ish, this was in my 8track. Breakfast in America. Traveling upstate Pa. Had my first ever Wendy's cheese hamburger. Driving my 69 Buick Riviera. OMG LIFE WAS GOOD!!

[@eliascalifa6822]

Great tune!Great album!Breakfast In America is a trully masterpiece!

[@CrustyAbsconder]

Make American Breakfast Great Again !!

[@petehorton5591]

Breakfast In America. Grammy winner for album of the year. Roger Hodgson is an amazing songwriter, musician, and performer.

[@norwegianzound]

This was written by Rick Davies.

[@charlie-obrien]

This is definitely one of Rick's songs and this was in the period where they pretty much had stopped collaborating.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

Such a classic tune! Still sounds good today.

[@jaredmashburn5618]

Rick Davies should be on the cover of a book of the most under rated musicians in pop/rock. A phenomenal piano player.

[@greglavine4035]

This brings on a flood of memories ...what a strong album...it reminds me of autumn,football games and beautiful beautiful girls of my youth.We really grew up with great music ...I wore this album out..what a great time to be alive

[@Barrelsmoke]

I saw these guys in 1986, the opening act was the fix. Great show, thanks Ned for your musical influence

[@Torgo1969]

Fixx had some great tunes back in the day!

[@mhmoretti]

Best channel on KZbin hands down.

[@Model3dude]

I’m still in 1979 listening to great music on vinyl

[@susanfromnola8661]

Way to go, Dude. Greetings from New Orleans!!

[@yourthaiguy]

Hands down the most UNDERRATED band of the 70s… this entire album was phenomenal…❤❤❤

[@cdick]

Underrated bands do not sell 60 million albums. Stop using that word you don't know what it means.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

‘Underrated’ term again? Underrated is way way “Overrated” in YT comments, here’s your 🏆

[@yourthaiguy]

Newsflash Cara DICKler: you can be popular and successful and still be UNDERRATED: “not rated or valued highly enough.”… maybe SUPERTRAMP is constantly mentioned in your social circles as one of the greatest bands of the 70s but you can bet most do not. Maybe it’s you who shouldn’t use it Because it’s obvious you don’t know what it means..

[@tan-jello]

Huh? They were absolutely massive in their era. Worldwide too. Everyone, I mean everyone I knew listened to them. They were in heavy rotation on FM, too. Maybe they don't get written about or mentioned much these days, but Good God, man, that was a half century ago. What does "underrated" even mean in a case like this?

[@yourthaiguy]

Just that! They’re not mentioned nearly as much as they should given what they’ve contributed and achieved and I think thats largely because they stopped touring and recording years ago. But ask anyone today under the age of 35 what they think of Supertramp and they’ll say WHO?

[@chazcov08]

I thought all the Midnight Specials were LIVE performances. It's one of the things that set this show apart from many other shows like Soul Train and Solid Gold. This is 100% a lip sync job.

[@dbelex]

Yup, welcome to the 1979 midnight special. This is why it ended.

[@jimcyr9602]

Ya, songs don't fade out with live performances.

[@burkewillis]

Yeah. I was blown away at the beginning at how faithful everything was to the studio version...then...well, damn.

[@jcallico7731]

Agree ... very disappointing and baffling. I am fairly certain Supertramp could pull off their songs live very easily, so WTF.

[@dereksanderson5765]

Ed Sullivan had all the music played on his show to be performed live, and especially in the 60’s with all the British groups and others it was sheer pleasure to tune into his show and listen to all the great music performed live

[@mechanoid5739]

One of Supertramp's greatest strengths was that they sounded exactly like the recordings on the LP's and that is what the fans expected.

[@NotElvis]

This is the LP recording, They are lip-syncing.

[@vandalsgarage]

It is very disappointing that they did not perform this live. Yes, clearly this is the studio version

[@rmz5667]

Great song. Wish it wasn’t lip sync, but cool to see them back in the day playing a classic.

[@rmz5667]

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[@AFloridaSon]

Right. Lip syncing totally misses the point of having a live band.

[@donna25871]

Are they lip-syncing? I thought at this stage artists were still performing live. It wasn’t until the last couple of years that lip-syncing occurred due to budget cuts.

[@scograham]

This doesn’t seem lip synced. What makes you assume it is?

[@guy0saurus]

@@scograham it sounds exactly like the studio track and even has a fade out on the end

[@Gradhmhor27]

Such a great song from a great album. And no one lost their minds over the harmless lyrics: “You can laugh at my behaviour, it’ll never bother me. The devil is my saviour, but I don’t pay no heed…” A fantastic ensemble of musicians.

[@modo7260]

The devil in the song is marijuana

[@waynesteffen3262]

@@modo7260So when he sings “goodbye Mary goodbye Jane”….?

[@KittyGrizGriz]

He’s talking about a one night stand after a concert~touring on the road constantly. MaryJane etc…

[@MikeinAustin]

I think the lyric is actually "Say the Devil is my Saviour and I don't pay no heed" I think he's saying he doesn't listen to any criticism no matter how deep they try to get him

[@drkjk]

@@modo7260 Umm, no. The song is about one night stands or very short sexual relationships. He's saying that you people can judge him as lacking morals, he simply doesn't care what they think.

[@bennylane9701]

1979. I was 14 years old I had just started the 9th grade. I remember it like it was yesterday. It's called nostalgia. And I OD on it all the time.

[@scoobyroorogers]

Well done......

[@thetranya3589]

Very disappointing. Not a live performance. Odd for Midnight Special.

[@markdeyoung1897]

Exactly. Don't care for the lip syncs.

[@ohiowalnut]

Can somebody Please write music like this again!? Please!

Sadly this is not posible..the idiocy and stupidity reigns ...rubbish everywhere..😐😐

[@rossdonald594]

Gosh....... real music with great musicianship ............ unlike the durdge of today.

[@Chrisrw2023]

How they composed this song is an amazement. So quirky with fun written all over it makes it favorite for me.

[@bobabooey285]

Its a fantastic mix, a masterpiece

[@thedocisin3204]

Had a boat years ago I named The Supertramp. I would play Take The Long Way Home each time I left the dock.

[@pfdtx4633]

My older sister got sucked into a ultra fundamentalist religious group and said I could have her devil worshiping album(Breakfast in America), and wasn't holding back what would become of me if I listened to it. I was still pretty young then and had thoughts Roger Hogdson might have made a deal with the devil since his songs were so damn good. As I got older and wiser (didn't take long), I've come to put this album in my all time top 5 ever. Lyrics and music aren't from the devil. Lyrics are from experience and music is from incredible talent. I eventually learned some of the keys and guitar parts when I was able to buy the equipment. Genius!!

[@davidoverstreet6900]

The album Breakfast in America was probably the best album to come out in 1979. Every song was awesome.

[@rafaelvalenzuela7459]

There will not be another band like Supertramp, neither in this decade nor in any future one.

[@caseybarnett8708]

The dude with the perfect whistling!

[@vandalsgarage]

Its the studio recording. Lip sync.

[@MrMeadfoot]

Probably the greatest band....ever.

[@williewilliams8707]

THIS WAS MUSIC👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@agoisgod]

Absolute perfection, however, as a bartender at a number of music venues in the 80's and 90's I find it myself obligated to point out every single one of these guys is absolutely zipperfaced on high quality Bolivian marching powder as all of us were during those times. Carry on.

[@christopherj3121]

This isn’t about you boomer.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

@dreamfactory86 You do realize the members of Supertramp are all boomers right? You zoomers are pathetic.

[@Juan-wj6nu]

Aww the childhood memories of staying up late to watch The Midnight Special and Wolfman Jack.

[@mikilynne4558]

Probably saved me a lot of drunk driving tickets.

[@timothysanders431]

I want to go back. 😢

[@howdydoody786]

In the 70s I worked in a electronics store and this song was used a gadzillion times to help sell stereo systems

[@brubakersflatcakes9755]

Certainly one of the most memorable guitar solo's of all time. What a song.

[@skipacuff5104]

The piano break intro to the chorus is a stroke of genius, too. And yeah, the guitar outro is another.

[@Auxfyt]

One on rudy too

[@xebio6]

Hodgson is such an underrated electric guitarist

[@elvisjordan5137]

This was 1 of my favorite songs amongst many of the 70's by Supertramp. If this was American Bandstand I would be sure this was lipsynched...but it wasn't! As a musician/singer myself last 4 decades (different name) I hated how some other TV shows didn't have artists perform Live. For those who weren't here in the 1970's...this is what REAL musicians & singers sound like! Once upon a time U had to be very talented & be able to play REAL instruments & REALLY sing & get up in front of a mic on TV or 1,000's in a concert & PROVE U were good! I did it...& many of my fellow musicians back then did it. I once turned down a Vegas casino offering LOTS of $$ to go out on stage & lip synch (mixed with Live like KISS last couple yrs) to not offend other acts who were less talented & I said "absolutely not"!! Autotune & computer fakery didn't exist back in the days of MIDNIGHT SPECIAL & that's why all these performances are so damn good! Turns out REAL musicians don't sound like boring lifeless computers trying to sound like ppl in the studio. Take a good look at these shows of the 70's bcuz this is was the best musicianship & music of all time!