Goodbye Stranger - Supertramp | The Midnight Special

[@Model3dude]

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

[@susanfromnola8661]

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

[@todd.66]

I had this on 8-track :)

[@jamesjun6393]

Yes!

[@richtandy9061]

Supertramp is underrated genius! 2:20

[@keithroberts5611]

Food for the soul!!!😊

[@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.

[@Bowlingpba]

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.) 😼

[@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?

[@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".

[@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.

[@Padoinky]

I was in middle school whence this came out - now at age 62 it the first time I’ve seen it played by the musicians in a live performance… better late than never

[@donald7938]

Me too!

[@ModSquads]

Same.

[@lynby6231]

This is not live, they’re miming. There is a live version on KZbin somewhere, you’ll see the difference

[@slaughtermate]

Same here!

[@markg3380]

@@lynby6231 Yes. While a very good lip synch, this is so obviously the studio version we all know.

[@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,😥💕

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@SahiraSound]

I've been listening to the lads for 50 years, This album specifically from the moment it came out and I still listen to it consistently. It's one of the greatest albums ever made.

[@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!!!

[@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.

[@GuiltyBystander58]

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

[@Herbie11]

Same

[@ronrice1931]

This is not a live performance.

[@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]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/paPWYaqmmLt3mcU

[@timezup16]

Amen.

[@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.

[@dalesells6964]

Love these guys grew up in Chicago seen this guys more then any band and have seen a lot Simply the best.

[@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

[@TopCop1982]

Can’t tell you how many great memories and feelings and nostalgia this conjures up. Ugh. Even hurts.

[@Cbaroglio]

We listened to this album every year on our friend’s boat (Parker Dam, Colorado River) back in the day. Great memories 🎉

[@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?

[@Bengalmom10]

I dedicated this song on Valentine's Day to my then high school "BAD" boyfriend and it was played over the intercom through the entire school. It was classic!!!!

[@aliciagabriel8408]

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

[@pasdeville]

without ALSO this exellent british band

[@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

[@randytrader3026]

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

[@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!

[@mikilynne4558]

Midnight Special was an awesome show. A really good live concert every week for free? Those were the days.

[@norwegianzound]

But this isn't live. It lip synched.

[@JohnBarrow1961]

@@norwegianzound It sure does sound like the studio version of the song. Fantastic tune nonetheless.

[@lonniemonroe2714]

And no political bs.

[@atroutman5959]

Amen

[@squirrelbutler2119]

@@norwegianzound Every source I've checked says performances on Midnight Special were live, never lip-synced What's the source for your claim?

[@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!

[@leicaman100]

What a Superb group of proper musicians !! and those bass riffs ... 😍👌

[@paddy8391]

The falsetto vocals and the layering of vocals is very clever, makes the song even more memorable

[@GR8SCOT22]

Music is still the only time machine we all have. Close your eyes and drift away. I can see myself cruising around in my Cougar, roof open and Paula sitting next to me. Living the moment for there was no tomorrow. Still listen to this album frequently, to go back and relive the times....

[@ChrisMichalkow]

That's awesome.

[@kileyjade420]

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

[@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.

[@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…

[@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......

[@ianwallis8644]

Loved that band absolutely brilliant music they made

[@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...

[@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!!

[@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????? 😂😂😂

[@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?

[@ViorelCotofan]

I'm a man living his lateist days,but still needing them and their music...

[@marsharussell7408]

@@systemsproceed248Christmas eve 2013, my two brothers and I listened to “Breakfast in America” as we took the older of my brothers to the VA to see if there was anything they could do for his non-small cell lung cancer. We lost him 28 days later. Supertramp always makes me think of him. Miss you, Billy ❤

[@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...

[@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 .

[@jilbertoazcuygarcia9733]

Essa canción me recuerda mi adolecencia muy hermosa.❤😊

[@elvergalarga8470]

60’s, 70’s, and 80’s had so much musical talent. What the hell happened during the last two decades???

[@raygunsforronnie847]

The internet, streaming, and zero attention span.

[@shizuokaBLUES]

Radio also controlled by one giant company. At least in the US. So that meant that, instead of hundreds of DJs with a playlist and some freedom to choose a local band or a band they liked and wanted to play, the vast majority of DJs had to play the list the single corporate office gave them. We lost the soul of radio.

[@el34glo59]

90s has the most talent I've seen since the late 60s-70s. After that, downhill

[@Torgo1969]

@@el34glo59 IMHO the 90s had far too many flashes in the pan who didn't even deserve that flash. And the vaunted "grunge" sound has not aged well at all to my ears. Much faster and better sounds in Metal, IMHO. But I will give respect to Primus and their work in the 90s. They are both original and good.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

What crazy my friends is the downgrade in musical talent is across the board. I'm a 1964 model guy & do grew up with great Pop Rock bands like this - heard & enjoyed them all through about 1985. Then I transitioned largely to Christian Rock, Alternative scene. Guess what, the decline was over in that musical sub-culture as well...the 70-80-90 early 2000 had amazing Christian Rock artists but it's all declined & now you can't tell one song or artist from another. Uh, crass commercialization, centralized ownership, a fake diversity ethic that is actually "rank conformity" in drag, all of the above have killed the actually musical diversity & competition that allowed best most creative artists to rise. Now, we have "music by bureaucratic Fiat" Blah blah blah. Guess what I do ? Keep playing my Pop, Rock Alternative & Jesus Rock classics like they're Top 40s !

[@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!

[@bertmorini1686]

The best song of the album

[@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!❤

[@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.

[@williamfleckles]

One of the BEST albums ever released.

[@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.

[@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...

[@davidpicard5376]

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

[@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.

[@gregthomson7889]

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

[@GotLotsaFaith]

One of my favs of all-time. Was only 9 or 10 when it was released, but having come from a badly broken home in the 70s, the radio was essentially my only friend. Wish I were joking.. However, there was something in the melancholy of this voice/lyric/music that really spoke to me, and I will be forever grateful to this band for that. From here to eternity.

[@jasonstratton4343]

Man to be alive during this time , partying in the ski lodges, the nostalgia....

[@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! 🎉❤

[@rogerphillipo1583]

Brilliant song

[@BigBusDream]

This was an incredible album. The fact that they totally do it justice live is amazing.

[@russellgodding9568]

Unfortunately they are miming.

[@BigBusDream]

@@russellgodding9568 You can find this online from sources. (the guy who produced the show was associated with some venues I played.) The Midnight Special was noted for featuring musical acts performing live, which was unusual since most television appearances during the era showed performers lip-synching to prerecorded music.

[@danmeadows3859]

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

[@fdeadlycommasir]

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

[@annaritaranalli1791]

They were and are good musicians but not underrated to me

[@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😊

[@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.

[@ELECTR0HERMIT]

Perfect rock song in all respects. Perfect lyrics, perfect melody, perfect complexity, all blending together to create an indescribable magic.

[@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.

[@Ywl3437]

11-09-2024 11:51pm and still fresh

[@susanfromnola8661]

One of our high school jams...1978 what a time to be a teen!!

[@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!

[@gerhardboncina9460]

Immer noch bestens!!!

[@eduardo_g.r.]

O love this Band!!!!

[@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.

[@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

[@Andybibo99]

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

[@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!

[@davidoverstreet6900]

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

[@MS-qd6bm]

The 70s &80's brought out the best music ever. Give me a time machine.

[@bobwirth9256]

Agree, music like this has no expiry date cheers.

[@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. 😢

[@daviddisbrow1567]

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

[@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.

[@rafaelvalenzuela7459]

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

[@gerardovarela8798]

Aquí en Venezuela todavía te escuchamos Supertramp 🎉🎉🎉🎉🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪🇻🇪

[@spassosrj]

The Best

[@karanaman68]

That outtro at the end is a masterpiece

[@jameswright8308]

A masterpiece. Music was beautiful then.

[@guardsdepot]

The very best falsetto singing you will EVER hear.............PERIOD.............

[@andrewtabor5363]

What about The BeeGees or The Beach Boys i think they are amazing as well

[@pamelawooten3251]

Fourty three years ago, I bought the cassette of Breakfast In American and would cruise in my car with their music blasting. I still have that cassette! Love their music.

[@ericpottersadventuresinsou1146]

good golly, was it that long ago? i made my own cassette from the LP, and it was in heavy rotation when my Dad would let borrow his car. and of course when i got my own car. what car were you driving with the 'Tramp cranked out?

[@pamelawooten3251]

A 1969 Ford Galaxy@@ericpottersadventuresinsou1146

[@kirbygene]

So you were the other person who did that! Yeah it was great music to drive with. I can't believe it was that that long ago. Wow.

[@jimc6687]

I was in the custom van with the quad speakers and my own cassette player right next door to your car, Pamela!!

[@danstone8783]

Do you still have a tape player to play it with?

[@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.

[@readesmith7687]

An amazing live performance! Still good in 2024!

[@billlewis8295]

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

[@DavidGurneyCow]

Such incredible talent! They made my college life in the 1970s more fun. Thank you, Supertramp!

[@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

[@tommyd1871]

I've been to over 500 concerts in my day and when I saw them on this tour in May "79" it still is one if not the BEST show I ever saw. Great music and a great time in my life.

[@MarbleForkBand]

Supertramp's unique style is unsurpassed!

[@gregspencer7491]

Everyone my Freshman year in college had this album! Vinyl records!

[@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.🎺🥁🎷🎸❤️

[@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!

[@PeterJVogel]

Genius. Such an underrated band. Brilliant songwriting.

[@ginagarrison5339]

Grew up in the 70s.I remember theMidnight Special .