(I've been) Searchin' So Long -live 1974

[@davidhopson729]

Still listen this great song in 2022.....anyone else???

[@gialollobrigida1713]

2024, bro! 👍

[@marilynfosseen1541]

March of '24

[@stevecareskey6542]

August 9, 2024

[@stevecareskey6542]

James pankow wrote this thanks james😊

[@Helldiver58]

Sure! Nov. 19th 🙌

[@peteisaacson816]

There's nothing better than a horn section in a band.

[@jeffvanschoonhoven5171]

Yes. Chicago. & Tower of Power. We're the best horn sections

[@kerrimiller3397]

Isn't that the truth they never got the acclaim they deserved

[@PamR-t5m]

That horn section was really really special, and together so creative and innovative not to mention quite balsy back then...but this song was and is great

[@bobbuskis7381]

Especially these guys.

[@happiness5556]

Peter looks so handsome then and now.

[@johnferrara392]

Still one of the greatest bands on Earth. (the greatest to me)

[@secesh7184]

Truly

[@alexeimarcilio2630]

I agree.

[@knk4ever83]

My mom was killed in 1993... and for whatever reason, the following morning, I woke up completely numb.. but turned on my radio.. and this song was on.... I knew I was going to be ok though...I miss her deeply every day..

[@CidaliaCastroOficial]

😪💔

[@Lajazz947]

Where has all the good music gone? this was a great era for me and my teen years.

[@sharonlaforest6134]

Chicago band back in the 70's with all of the original members were the very best. Peter's vocals were unlike any other singer and he really stood out in that band. They will never find another "Peter" to take his place.

[@mikeosmolak1864]

Sharon you are right. With all the original members is the key. I loved the original Chicago but now it's sad that they are just like any other tribute band. I think Lenoid & friends have the energy of the original band in the 70"s!

[@denisedoherty4909]

@@mikeosmolak1864 No way. With Robert Lam and several other horn original they are still amazing. Just saw them last week.

[@LaneDenson]

@@denisedoherty4909 It's just Robert, Lee, and James now. The rest of the members are the replacements' replacements' replacements

[@caroldaronch1974]

I miss the 70s. I wish there was a time capsule to travel back for a few days.

[@danmeadows3859]

Or a year. I’m old. A year would do. 🤣

[@manco828]

Back in their prime... there was no band like Chicago.

[@RCGoetzke]

+manco82 For most of the 1970s, there sure wasn't..

[@manco828]

+Robert G. Led Zeppelin was one.

[@RCGoetzke]

+manco82 As much as I loved Chicago during their early years, I would have to rank Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd as the greatest rock and roll bands of their prime.

[@29958867]

Hhmmm...correct me if I'm wrong but, here it is: Lawsuits against Chicago/Pink Floyd, for "copyright issues": =0 Lawsuits against ZEP for "copyright issues" = 1,256 (and counting)....sorry, but, "great" as Zep is/was in many ways, their nasty habit of stealing other's music as their own, and then refusing to "cry uncle" until the judge says so, takes away their credibility, their claim to originality, and hence, their "greatness"...

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

You can put Chicago band as one of the greatest bands ever.

[@zyrrhos]

This song was charting when my brother died. It used to wreck me but also give me comfort at the same time.

[@tracygreer2333]

Bearded Jagger I’m sorry for your loss

[@ellymay2555]

This song & Cetera's voice is so damn perfect. Incredible. ... I miss the old Chicago. No one else even comes close.

[@scat1997]

Where is the guitar player? Did I miss Terry Kath?

[@arielsobelman]

scat1997 he’s there is the green T-shirt.

[@m118lr]

Uhhhh...LISTEN TO “Leonid & Froends” buddy, you WILL DEFINATELY CHANGE YOUR OPINION!!!

[@helmuthuber766]

Watch Leonid & Friends....!

[@rf396]

@@m118lr Yeah they are truly something. Amazing musicians

[@4life867]

A masterpiece of a song. From my favorite band ever.

[@missylaster9808]

👍🏽

[@jeffalbillar7625]

For sure

[@StephaniePoulos-f5y]

Me too favorite band ever

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@liddlekiddle]

I love their recordings from the Caribou Ranch. Terry Kath was the soul of the band.

[@bessmahaneypilates8638]

liddlekiddle same!

[@impassable]

Cetera gave them class

[@del7i540]

Peter is working pretty hard here; I would say equally soulful.

[@liddlekiddle]

@@impassable Yes, as did Terry, but was forgotten or never known by many, due to his untimely death, in 1978. RIP

[@Blap552]

Who is that on vocals and is this at the Caribou ranch? The lead singer is Ripping Good!!🙂🤘

[@danfarrelly2732]

Chills ! They don’t make bands like this anymore . True talent

[@musicandme5658]

I love that this video was uploaded over 7 years ago and people are still watching and commenting.

[@RCGoetzke]

+music and me What's more amazing is that it was recorded over forty years ago and the band, well at least four of them, are still performing live shows, although significantly fewer than they did during this period of time.

[@josephbrown5805]

music and me One of my favorite songs never get sick of it

[@brainscott8198]

I remember watching this in late summer, 1974...on ABC-TV from Caribou Ranch, Colorado. Love when Cetera growls "Hell, yeah..."

[@chicagofan1960]

I love how Peter hits those really high notes then goes right in to that low gravelly "hell yeah"! Really miss that voice, really miss Terry, really miss Danny....

[@Blap552]

My friend from high school can sing similar to that and i've heard some female vocalists do the same,that kicks a__!!🙂🤘

[@moodylicious]

@@cindymetcalf2924 no. peter.

[@cindymetcalf2924]

@@moodylicious oops !

[@moodylicious]

@@cindymetcalf2924 no biggie. I've heard & seen Cetera and Kath sing so much, it's easy to recognize the range & nuances of each voice. They were both SO damned great. Such a terrible thing that happened to Terry; forever quieting that soulful, deep voice.

[@cindymetcalf2924]

@@moodylicious Yes...that was really sad when Terry passed. I believe he would have had great things to come.

[@NikkkitoNippongo]

I love that Cetera's powerful, brassy tenor voice.....the Chicago's voice, a perfect blend with the horns....

[@RCGoetzke]

+NikkkitoNippongo That's why the band brought him on board in 12/1967 after they had formed ten months earlier, as well as he was an outstanding bassist and Lamm had been providing the bass with pedals.

[@williaminza3676]

It seems like the band really feeds off of Cetera’s amazing angelic voice!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed!!!

[@lolabean941]

Exactly what I've always thought, Peter's vocals are a perfect blend with the horns.

[@jzoomie]

The best years of my life. The world just keeps changing in for the worst. I wish I could go back.

[@spudjohnsonn8122]

We still have the music! :>)

[@sldl04]

No cops, no security...wow. To go back to the early to mid 70s again...

[@jacquelinerussell8530]

sldl04 Yes the good ole days

[@lunalynd]

The way it should be! f*^k the cops.

[@pardus789]

Am I ever ready, to go back to the 60’s & 70’s. You’d pass a stranger on the street & nod or just say hey!

[@58Grov]

this was our high school grad song in 77. Oh how I wish it was the 70's again

[@atrociousconsequences4432]

The original guitarist, co-lead singer Terry Kath was the soul of the band and they were never the same without him.

[@derekschoenike5685]

I so agree with you(best guitarist ever), but I think they reached their height of popularity after his death.

[@janebute2541]

@@derekschoenike5685 because the scene let pop rock slide in.

[@angelmoreno8141]

I Agree

[@srobertson5429]

This is bad-ass!! Damn wish had a travel to the past only machine. I miss my '70's life. It was all good. Music like no other decade., never to be again. easy livin gone thankful for the memories.

[@samiam5557]

Outdoor concerts have the best sound. So pure. They were so good, this is my fav Chicago song.

[@jackiellis3910]

Best memories summer of '74, Wishing you were here put out the same year with the Beach Boys ❤

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

Great song, sound and group. By 16 August 1974, I was on Okinawa with the United States Marine Corps. I wore this cassette OUT. Send me back.

[@johnegli1308]

77 for me on the rock. I hear ya. Semper Fi

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

@johnegli1308 I was stationed at Camp Foster H&S Co H&S Bn 3rd Force Service Regiment (Aug74-Sep75) What MCB were you stationed at?

[@jdt0045]

I grew up on this music and now 60 years later I love it even more, thank you to America's greatest band of all.

[@MichaelSimmons.]

Peter was a great singer, and very much underrated as a bass player. I remember watching this when it aired in '74.

[@iDONTdoFacebook]

I liked Chicago a lot back then but was never into them as much as I was into some other bands. I didn’t know the individuals in the band nor their names. It was much later, in the late 1990’s/early 2000s, when I became a big fan of the then solo vocalist Peter “Mr. Romance” Cetera, that I discovered that he’d been a primary voice in the band Chicago. Now, in 2021, at age 62, I find that the older I get the more I appreciate the classic songs of the 1970’s Chicago band and am enjoying their music more than I ever did. Chicago in their heyday produced some worldclass TIMELESS music!

[@margaretstaneff]

I was saved by these guys and their music at a hard time in my life. Their music and the music helped go on. Fabulous.

[@adamdorgant9454]

Thanks for Sharing!!!

[@sharonlaforest6134]

They were the best of the best back in the 70's. So many great songs, especially with Terry and Peter as lead vocalists. The 70's had the very best music of all time. Nothing comes close to it today.

[@pattygale3359]

I AGREE Born 1960 -

[@ImDownWiddat]

They had three lead vocalists: Terry, Peter, and Robert Lamm (ex: Lamm sang lead on Saturday In The Park). Show me any other band with three distinct lead vocalists. The original inception of Chicago was one of the greatest rock bands to ever exist.

[@sirjer73]

​@@ImDownWiddatFleetwood Mac

[@lesteranddonna]

Hard to believe such good music can be made ! Sadly nothing these days

[@usmc-veteran73-77]

We grew up with great music. When this aired I was a 19 yr old United States Marine on Okinawa. I wore this cassette OUT. Love to go back to 1974, and be a teenager in the Marine Corps. Semper Fi

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!

[@fridaycat45]

My second favorite chicago song ..after..feelin stronger every day....

[@KennyFisher-io4dm]

Make me smile!

[@1954sween]

Yes this was Colorado, in the mountains above Boulder. I was in the audience for this taping of a TV special Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

[@teegeemedia]

This song has really grown on me over time, one of Chicago's best ...

[@candy144]

Their voices all blend together so perfectly and with the instruments. There will never be another band like the original Chicago. On a side note, I bet the ladies were going nuts for Peter Cetera back then, but they are all good-looking guys.

[@RCGoetzke]

Josie Pussycats I suspect that many of them still are, only they're forty years older now. Wouldn't be the same.

[@Salome_and_The_Sons_of_Thunder]

Peter still looks good and he's in his seventies.

[@579tweetybird]

Peter's still a great lookin guy no matter what his age is.

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Musical geniuses need I say more..

[@PragueImport]

It's the blue-eyed blond thing...That is why ( and perhaps to the group's detriment) he fit the 80s so well.

[@knk4ever83]

takes me back to a simpler time. .my favorite years..lol

[@jb-ik8sj]

How that's talent, what the hell has happened to real bands and classy songs like this? Sure do miss it

[@thenicklas615]

This is such a powerful love song, it strikes my ear like a sword everytime I hear it. It's so beautiful I can't really find the words to describe it.

[@missylaster9808]

ABSOLUTELY !

[@kevinfodor4478]

Indeed!

[@carolwright2699]

They all were musical geniuses! This video is amazing. All of it. Especially the shot from the stage where they show Terry and Peter from behind. Wow. Terry was a doll. I just had to say that. Too bad he is gone-and what a voice and guitar playing.

[@joeyricci3796]

Carol Wright - Terry Kath is my ultimate favorite guitarist of all time.... Still! The guy was the heart and soul of Chicago. His singing was amazing, too! The man was truly a gifted artist. He was planning on doing a solo album, and see what happened, during his untimely accidental death. He wasn't trying to kill himself. It was truly a tragic accident.

[@rickbaker8340]

@@joeyricci3796 I like what Jimi Hendrix had to say about him. He said he was the best guitar player he’s ever seen there was no way he could keep up with him and this was a direct quote from Jimi Hendrix.

[@orisha19]

The lyrics and music is AWESOME!!! Terry Kath is blazing on the guitar.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@greensombrero3641]

God in heaven they were so great.....the hair stands up...

[@ElizabethKelly5569]

God how I wish it was the early 70's again.

[@RCGoetzke]

+Elizabeth Zeiger A wonderful era indeed for those of us who were in our twenties at that time.

[@JMJM244]

+Robert G. I'm very jealous :) I wasn't born yet......never got the chance to see the "real" Chicago

[@jeffmayo2439]

No you dont'No gasNixon,recession,air pollution.RiotsVietnamThe music was good. That's about it.

[@anamariagutierrez2019]

The best music in all countries was in the 70s. I went to parties and DANCE

[@lancelotlink3907]

You and me both buddy. Best decade period!!!

[@alhuggins3646]

an era when music was real music. today's young generation just could never know what they missed. nuff said!!!

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@vpwm5952]

You said It-Real Music-Real Talent! No synthesizer BS.

[@SuperAde1974]

I think I've said it before, but I love how this was aired on the exact day I was born: 8/16/74. Fate made me a Chicago fan....

[@LeslieDesigner]

I love this period of Chi... love pC and TK together jamming. MMM, just the best ever~

[@jackikaram8546]

My FAVORITE GROUP EVER. ❤

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

Vocal wise this is the best with the horns. Perfect.

[@MoMoMyPup10]

I spend many days back in the 70's nowadays! ;-) This music certainly takes me there.

[@RCGoetzke]

Love that six second iconic shot of Kath and Cetera together from 1:08 to 1:14.

[@Jakesbox10]

Give anything to spend 1 day day back in the 70's. The clothes, the cars, the movies, and of course the music. One day!

[@daved7253]

Timeless classic!!! They don't make music like this anymore

[@buixrule]

Hope these people watching that day understood the incredible caliber of band they were beholding.

[@andrewwood6285]

They can’t even remember it they were smoking so much weed.

[@TwasNeverThus2]

God, what I would give up to be transported into a 1970's concert @ Caribou Ranch

[@fostermac7170]

+twasever thus You would see Chicago, Beach Boys. You will witness Earth, Wind, and Fire perform their 'Open Our Eyes' album in late '73/ early 74 (Check out the song "Devotion" and "Fair but So Uncool" from that album. You will witness War, record their 'Why Can't We Be Friends?' album in 1974 and 75 (check out "Low Rider" and "Don't Let No One Get You Down" from that album. By the Way RIP Maurice White, founder of Earth Wind and Fire.

[@wvClifton]

And the weed would be green Mexican! In a chamber pipe!

[@joannthompson3764]

u said it

[@MichaelBradley1967]

It's one of the things I would use a TARDIS for.

[@se214]

Great song that James Pankow wrote. And Peter's vocals were brilliant.

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!

[@SuperStar-1-]

Simply awesome... still.

[@arielsobelman]

Just amazing how well they played together. Cetera is fantastic here, but I suspect this is primarily a Pankow composition. No one nowadays is capable of producing such sound live on stage, this devotion to rehearing and performing died sometime in the late 70s. Also, I absolutely love how this video has been on KZbin for ever and it remains in discussion till now. Some Music is unforgettable and timeless!!

[@MrJsfingers]

Ariel Sobelman yup, jimmy wrote the tune!

[@manco828]

Muse?

[@edlawn5481]

That shows Cetera's great ability to interpret songs the other members wrote.

[@speakertx]

@@MrJsfingers Pankow wrote a lot of the tuns - especially ones that featured the horn section!

[@janebute2541]

No, I think Lamm wrote it.

[@boatbound3300]

I wish this song never ended thats how great it was

[@HansWahlgren_Stureby]

Every time I see Terry Kath I become sad.

[@minnierv]

Me too, but then Peter makes me very happy again!

[@knk4ever83]

+Cindy Maddux was thinking the same thing lol. .what year did Terry die? I'm sure it shook the band to its very foundation.

[@kw5839]

1978

[@westrig180]

You can be happy that we all had his presence and music to enjoy for all the years he was with us !

[@werearethedreamteam3724]

Gone to soon but not forgotten..

[@bungbr7654]

I come here regularly ... one of the best songs

[@bungbr7654]

and yes, I am here ...

[@67bruinsfan]

[@dennismiller581]

One of my all time favorit songs thanks for posting it.

[@sandrareddick6814]

My all time favorite group

[@gregpineda8660]

One of Chicago' famous hits that sky rocketed,drove and catapulted them to universal fame.Chicagomania Forever!!!

[@DavidGoldman-ze7ii]

CLASSIC!!! 🎶

[@nickf9392]

And that is why Chicago was the greatest band in the world...any questions. Terry's guitar with the phaser is just awesome. And then they roll right into Mono just great. I went to Boulder for a work seminar, as soon as that was over I went straight to Nederland and saw it from an overlook, the whole spread... I felt Terry playing song of the evergreens, It was on the breeze. That will stay with me forever.

[@richardhansen1590]

Thank you Nick. I was wondering where that was. Awesome venue.

[@567wolfen]

Chicago VII one of my favorite albums of time. this video took me back to high school days. so cool and easy back then.

[@wvClifton]

So much talent, in one act!

[@jaa629]

This is my favorite you tube video....EVER!

[@Jeffrey.Seelman]

Fantastic song and video.

[@29958867]

Check out the "poster-perfect" 70's girl @ 2:00, also, D. Seraphine could sure pound those drums! And P. Cetera could do some "soul-singing", especially at the end of the song (not just ballad singing)...

[@dzjc01]

This was recorded at Caribou Ranch in Colorado, west of Denver. Elton John also recorded his Caribou album there as well.

[@mrgjg]

Yup, theres another video, for those who haven't seen it, from Caribou. It was actually a tv special and the highlight is them in the studio with the great Al Green. Anyone who hasn't seen it is in for a treat.

[@jameshodonicky4329]

I watch this video every morning before i go to work. Its SO POWERFUL!!!

[@sandrahawes-lx7gj]

Love this song and video of this great band

[@sharonlaforest6134]

Peter really sings this song with so much soul. An amazing vocalist and bass player. He was the blonde god of the 1970's. In my opinion, a very good-looking musician.

[@danlott3549]

2024 yes!!!!!

[@1961JoAnn]

AWSOME!!! I would love to see them like this again!

[@Specterjobin]

I was shocked to see this. I recall watching this TV show when it originally aired in '74! It was a great special of one of my favorite bands of my childhood. Thank you for posting this amazing piece of history.

[@robynhawkins3599]

One of my,,,if not the BEST Chicago song EeeeVVVVVAAAAA!!!! I'm an A.A. female who knows excellent music...

[@fayette202]

As far as I'm concerned, this is the best of the best of the original Chicago cast. Thanks SO MUCH for posting.

[@ClaireBag]

we get like slideshows for graduation and we get to pick a song to go with it and this is so gonna be my graduation song :) ive loved it since i was 2

[@k.pacificnw02134]

I remember early Chicago songs because that's what was playing on the A.M. radio in my mom's station wagon back in the late 70s. So these songs evoke a lot of nostalgia. I just looked this song up right now because I'm sitting here, a middle aged lady, playing my guitar in my room and singing. It's fun. : ) Has anyone here heard that Russian band that does all the old Chicago covers? I actually went to their concert... omg, it was so neat. All the horns.

[@stevemarks4590]

Simply? The BEST 'Band' that EVER existed! Instrumentally & vocally!!

[@VArookie1]

thanks for posting. 40 years ago - still searching.......for an answer

[@ThePeanuts45]

30 yrs still searching for the answer too ..............

[@anjelicamarrujo8621]

Thanks for posting this great video of Chicago Back at the Ranch (Caribou). I vaguely remember seeing it on televison but whatever, they sound great, fantastic and really in my opinion, they really need to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, maybe one day when the so-called committee gets their act together and gives them their due!!! Love Chicago forever! Again, God bless you for posting for me and everyone to enjoy!

[@richardhansen1590]

Thank you Anjelica. That's such a beautiful area!

[@robynhawkins4612]

I was 2 years young when this came out!!! I love Peter Cetera....Steve Perry....and Kenny Loggings

[@lamarravery4094]

Cetera and Loggins were the best male vocalists of the 70s and 80s.

[@solodad001]

It doesn't get any better than this.

[@jp2556817]

One of the best songs by Chicago.

[@MaeMee5]

Peter's HAIR - Love it ❤️💋

[@beanmchne]

Terry Kath should still be here with us. What a loss

[@dannyboyd9462]

Agreed. He Had So Much More 2 Contribute.

[@Guitarwizard55]

I'm 56 and I grew up with Chicago my entire life. I've seen the Original band many times. But sorry kids nobody today makes music like this. In there prime they were as good as any band ever

[@melodiebrewer7873]

Im in awe!! Thank you Cidalia Castro

[@schmackerz]

wish music shows were still like this..... the early days..... never saw Chicago but I saw the doobies in the early days.... same kind of gig.... just electric instruments - a p.a. ,Mixers , floor monitors... mics , amps.... & PURE RAW TALENT.....

[@mamomd113]

Yes it was PURE RAW TALENT !! I got to see Chicago & The Doobie Brothers Together in concert in the early 70's . . In San Diego, Ca . . . Also Saw Chicago with Santana in early 70's . . .. GREAT Times !! ;-)

[@rg2027x]

when it was about the music..long live the 70's!

[@biggestbrowneyes]

L♥Ve Chicago.....One of my Favorite Songs !!!!!

[@mx5219]

70's best decade for music,hands down...

[@wtf8020]

Man Peter Cetera was so good looking!!

[@woodroow2]

the best live version i have heard of this song..married my wife in 74...she was 19 yrs old at the time..this song always reminds me of her!

[@cherylnolan6940]

BEST BAND EVER !!!!!!

[@mamomd113]

Loved watching this when it first aired . . . & Still Love watching it Now . . . . Will Never get tired of it !!!! " Searchin' . . . . Don't you know Why ? . . . . Hell Yea !! " ;-)

[@robm.2739]

One of my favorite bands !!!!

[@petepotaczek5844]

I almost would have gave my soul to be here for this!