KC & The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight (Live)

KC & The Sunshine Band perform "Get Down Tonight"
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[@synthof]

I adore those horn section guys, what a groove dancing!

[@jalexa56]

This is called giving the audience their money's worth. Balls to the wall!

[@hyacinthlynch843]

Never in the history of music did you have a horn section that could play and dance like that!

[@alcantu5624]

It was the best of times to grow up in the 1970's-1980's

[@JASON-xc1me]

U aint lyin!!!

[@bradleythomas27]

Bass Player is KILLIN this performance! Unreal playing!

[@williamchiafos3889]

Correct. Rick Finch. He is actually regarded as a very talented bass player and sound engineer.

[@DiscoCaldwell-gm2if]

Nothing artificial, musicians, singing, dancing and real instrument. Wow!

[@MarkGelderland]

Exactly. Not using back up tapes like most bands do these days, no auto tune or other tricks, just pure talent 100% live. That's rare these days

[@xokferg894]

Saw you last night at Universal Studios! 73 years old and you've still got it!

[@aerochicc]

If this doesn't make you boogie down, you are truly dead inside.

[@saveriosalemme5366]

Good luck finding a band that could even come close to them live today.

[@pastorwheeler4880]

George Clinton, Parliament funkadelic still funkin.

[@saveriosalemme5366]

@@pastorwheeler4880 Good one.

[@rudytormento9753]

​@@pastorwheeler4880It's a band from the same Time period, it doesn't count.

[@nayhonlordofbananas9765]

They are still kicking hard​@@pastorwheeler4880

[@mercedesferreira2058]

Pensa num homem lindo gente, ele foi desenhado? Só pode ter sido ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@TheJunior5721]

One of the best horns sessions on earth.

[@nycgurl2u]

Taking me back to that 10 year old kid in 1977 and I'm smiling my butt off. Great memories 🙂.

[@paulconlin2288]

How could anyone possibly remain seated during this performance remains a mystery to me even 46 years later. It would have taken chains to keep me down.

[@dzsotdzsoti6347]

😄 Chains indeed 👍 but if you look carefuly everyone stands towards the end!✨✌️Broken the chains they have!😄👍

[@LeLeebell55]

KC is so extremely talented. I remember being 6 years old when this song came out! He had the best band in the world backing him, and the great backup singers too! Perfection. So much energy in every show they ever did. I loved his smile.

[@adamdesanti6713]

This is funking funk-tastic.

[@iluvdaguitar]

I always thought it was so cool the way KC dances while playing the keyboards. As a musician myself I can say it's hard enough to play an instrument and sing simultaneously, but to also dance? That's some top notch boogying down! 👍🤘✌️

[@verapamil07]

Playing, dancing and singing + improvising at the same time.

[@davidredford3111]

Now thats all natural talent come on america lets bring this back

[@markvickers3488]

In the early summer of 1975, the opening keyboard melodies of Get Down Tonight were so beautiful, it hurt .

[@zackparker7756]

I saw KC as the halftime show for the 1979 Orange Bowl...was blown away!

[@ACinDorset]

I wish other bands had the guts, creativity and sense of fun to have a 5 minute synchronised funk around the stage mid-song. So great to see, I hope KC & the band comes back over to the UK soon.

[@pmin5554]

Did you catch them in July 23? I can’t believe I missed it and am looking forward to his next visit

[@ACinDorset]

No I missed them as well, I could kick myself, KC has so many great tunes, they were the sound track to the late 70s/ early 80s. I did see Shalamar though this summer in Bournemouth, they were great.

[@pastorwheeler4880]

George Clinton, Parliament Funkadelic still doing it. They will play a song for ever. That's why there the best live band ever. Their still touring

[@bolt4694]

Back when music made you feel good. How did we get from this to the ^%$# that passes for music today?

[@falcon4548]

Right! 🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

[@honeybrown1997]

I don't care what anyone says, 70s fashion was FANTABULOUS! 😁 I saw KC and the Band when they opened for the B-52's in Washington, DC last year. That joint was JUMPIN'!

[@hungmeow8284]

THE ORIGINAL KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND IS THE BEST OF ANY OF HIS BANDS. UNFORTUNATELY MOST OF THOSE GUYS PASSED AWAY LIKE THE LEAD GUITARIST, PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE HORN SECTION

[@sistasunshine1697]

Fuxkin unbelievable beautiful energy!!!❤❤ yup...at 60 years old I feel like I'm 20........dancing like crazy and feeling goooooood😊

[@texasdiscountland]

Man these guys sure knew how to have a good time. KC is always smiling you can tell he absolutely loves what he does. This band has so many great hits.

[@pinkydogbear]

Happy times

[@deborahmccoy3837]

Those Were The For Real “ Good Times, Didn’t Have To Worry About Anyone Hurting Anyone Because They Brushed Up Against Someone, Just Pure Simple Fun.

[@pinkydogbear]

Great band

[@GARose-kt4jc]

@Chris Stevens WTH, looks like you have a NEED to be a DOWNER! REALITY CHECK, the MASS shootings of these days have killed (a lot) MORE innocent kids than all the 70's serial killers put together!

[@jeffinphx517]

Don't forget the grade A cocaine!

[@jessvolina6007]

I’m surprised this stage didn’t catch fire....This performance would blow the doors off anything the last 15 years had to offer.

[@Zarelhunter]

how about the last 21 years!

[@11dsw]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like this...ever. I’d paid big money to go back and be right there, front row. I think my head would have exploded. Some serious R&B laced disco. 😀💕

[@listeningwordsheard]

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[@robinfry4408]

🔥

[@lukebuchwald9252]

Your words are 100% true

[@paradoxward2533]

unbelievable. I was a teenage boy when I first saw this on a Saturday night. Had not seen it since until now. I never forgot about it. Over the years I have played this very scene in the back of my mind hundreds of times. It just popped into my head today. Life is strange. I'm 60 years old...., it still thrills me.

[@GusMacGus313]

This is equivalent talent wise to winning the super bowl, or world series. Once in a lifetime performance

[@dskywalker3397]

Friday Night, 77, we return from watching a high school basketball game, turn on the tv: KC/Sunshine & That's the Way I Like It. The 70's became brighter. He, They, were outstanding.

[@davidcox5588]

Future historians will likely label Einstein's relativity thesis and KC's horn section as the two greatest achievements of the 20th century

[@adamdesanti6713]

I first read that as "Funk historians".

[@jamesphillips366]

That HORN SECTION WAS JAMMING THEIR AZZEZ OFF!!!📯📯🎷🎷🎺🎺.

[@tekharthazenyatta2310]

That Rick Finch bass line. The man was inspired. The synergy with his axe man Jerome Smith is like the heavens raining gold.

[@GARose-kt4jc]

I wish KC and Rick Finch would re-unite!

[@arniewheeler4673]

it's a shame there are no bands like this any more.. great jobs chaps

[@lindashay8605]

Wasn't a big disco fan, but I loved KC and the Sunshine Band. He was so into every performance and you could tell they all were having a great time. My mom loved everything about him (may she continue to RIP )

[@johncox2912]

One of the best bands ever! Band, hell. They're a full on ORCHESTRA jamming some of the best music ever!

[@rondiannadams]

I loved all of KC’s songs. You could probably lose 10 pounds in an evening dancing to all of his tunes at his concerts. The absolute best! Pure pros.

[@cherisemelf4758]

You not kiddin girl! Have a blast by blasting your ass off. These guys were special.

[@maxmartin9308]

Quelle ambiance de folie. J'avais 14ans à cette époque là. Tout le monde ne pensait qu'à faire la fête. C'était inclusif, l'exact opposé de la période covvid.

[@Jillian15]

I saw him preform years ago at a casino in Sydney Australia. It was amazing. Not many people filled the room but he preformed hard like there were millions of people. I'll never forget it.

[@phillymoore1118]

I cannot wait to go to KC and the Sunshine concert in New Jersey on July 29 2023!! I am so stoked !

[@lilianesouza2543]

Very cool 👍

[@warriorsofcamelotlotro3347]

This band will always be one of the best party bands of all time!!!

[@dannyseymour1005]

I saw KC the other day he is still going strong!

[@paulettemcintosh-smikle]

WOW WHAT ENERGY!!!!!! THE WONDERFUL 70’S DECADE.

[@dawnburdette3001]

Yes yes I’m 63 and KC was part of my teenage youth ❤❤❤

[@Awaywrdson]

People put down Disco music, but they're where some great bands and music that came out and KC and The Sunshine Band were HOT 🔥 still love em !!

[@robwhite461]

Nothing beats the 70s. Hands down.

[@caribman10]

The Robert Johnson/Jerome Smith/Rick Finch rhythm section is just superb. And Harry Wayne Casey was the funkiest white singer of his era with no peers.

[@markvickers3488]

They are all sweating under the hot lites , and putting everything on the line. It's amazing they don't all have heart attacks. 😂😂

[@ianhudson9177]

Aah where have all the years gone ...superb performance of a great song.

[@jjalvarez7073]

They didn't realize that 46 years later they were going to be making me dance all over my sad and dark room ❤❤

[@oneway707]

May be dark, but IT AIN'T SAD! Love it!

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

Open the blinds, do a lil dance ...

[@dlynsky]

Prayers to you, Jesus loves you madly

[@rjam1974]

To be dancing in unison, playing instruments and singing all at once is remarkable but this was common back in this period. Pure pros

[@lisaellis2593]

True! I miss this so much! The fun!we had!

[@lisasims9985]

@@lisaellis2593 oh Lisa! I just can’t get past that time in my life.. It was the best!

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

🎶 I'm not Lisa ....... what a stupid song that was

[@tapoutrightnow]

Cocaine was pretty popular back then, as well...

[@DitchBarfelo]

They don't make 'em like this anymore..the black dude in the white suit is amazing!

[@amirhoseinzade2287]

It was exactly 45 years ago ... I was 22 too ... full of excitement ... and always dancing in discos ... what a beautiful and enjoyable time ... it was

[@LorieBates-nf2hn]

I just love KC and the Sunshine Band then, in the 70's, 80's 90's, and even now!!!!! They are sooo awesome!!!! Harry Wayne Casey is sooo handsome then, and now!!!!!!!

[@ThompsonSteamtrain]

RARE EARTH, KC & THE SUNSHINE BAND and EARTH WIND & FIRE

[@KittyGrizGriz]

K C and the band are all major hotties in great physical shape!! I see a version of the “Bus Stop” dance. Love this song. Whew!! This is definitely a calorie burner jamm and so fun to watch!! 🥰

[@jodybruce5097]

wow just amazing! i think there would be peace on earth if everyone listened to disco lol

[@drrjim]

Bass player's solid as hell. Drives the song. Sing'n too. I read he was co-writer in those hit songs...Fun Fun band..Love it !

[@richardrichard5409]

David Finch, great player, maybe out of jail now. Sexual crimes against minors amongst other stuff, very sad.

[@drrjim]

@@richardrichard5409 Yeah, I read. Bad.

[@GARose-kt4jc]

Rick Finch was SO GOOD!! I'm SAD for him now, I wish he could get his OWN thing going with a new band, instead of constantly suing KC. I noticed his last case was just thrown out (Jan. 2023), AGAIN.

[@janishart5128]

@@richardrichard5409: He's no longer with KC because of those convictions.

[@valeriewright1169]

The 70's was lit!!!!! We knew how to party back then!!!! Go head KC & The Sunshine Band!!!!! My all-time favorite song Get Down Tonight!!! They were doing the Hustle Line Dance. Ol boy in the white was not playing with his dancing!!!!

[@lilianesouza2543]

Yessss, I love this song. I love KC ❤❤❤❤❤

[@KittyGrizGriz]

How can ANYONE in the audience, SIT through this? It’s Impossible!!!

[@janishart5128]

Harry said in one of his interviews, that at one of his events, the audience was told to stay seated (it might be this one he was referring to)! This really ticked Harry off!!! He likes people to dance and have fun at his events!!!

[@KittyGrizGriz]

@@janishart5128 Oh, wow!! Thanks for the backstory, if I was Harry, I’d be upset too. 😉

[@robertnegron9706]

Ah a safety issue

[@janishart5128]

@@KittyGrizGriz: Yeah, he was really disappointed at that particular event - and I think a little shocked! He had never seen such a thing! His music was created specifically so people could have a lot of fun and participate in the evening! Oh well, good thing it was only that one event where that happened!

[@Joesfosterdogs]

pure groove...this guy was a groove master...just locked into a hypnosis groove and drove it to the ground...it is impossible to feel sad listening to this music...bass n drums so tight...dream drummer...just plays tight time for hours

[@williamsmith9026]

Agreed on drummer. Would kill to play bass to those grooves once

[@gabepenn7386]

@@williamsmith9026 you in LA?

[@williamsmith9026]

@@gabepenn7386 Nope. Cross country totally.

[@tommylove9270]

...I saw them in Concert, very entertaining, band those guy's could really spin those horns. KC was a good showman!!!

[@jamescleveland]

What about that God Dam guitar player, he's smokin!. Bass player has two Ampeg V4's. that's 32 ten inch speaks and 800 watts. One on each side of the stage. This band doesn't need to be in the rock hall, they need to own it!

[@robadams5799]

So many comments about how music was so much better back then. Let me say I completely agree. The "music" produced today can literally be phoned in.

[@DouglasRichardson-er4ky]

AI 📻

[@JamesJohnson-tj9pv]

KC sure had some groovy funky soul for a white boy, the Sunshine band were phenomenal entertainers too and together just outstanding......

[@Lamozzanu]

KC was the Eminem of Disco Funk music

[@tomramanauskas4898]

KC and The Sunshine Band played at the Ontario Place Forum in Toronto on the evening of July 26th , 1977. They had to close Ontario Place in the afternoon because of the overcapacity crowd. Ontario Place was built over the waters of Lake Ontario. People were swimming across the channel or stealing boats to get to the show. Now I can see why!

[@darrylelkins681]

The GREATEST feel good band ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheMichaelBeck]

We had the best music and musicians back in 80s. It was an amazing experience growing up in America back then. Cheers.

[@bobmalack481]

The bass guitarist has really got it dialed in..amazing. Robert at 69.

[@garyevans8957]

The 1970s and 80s were the coolest/hottest time ever on the planet to be young.

[@GARose-kt4jc]

That they WERE!

[@janishart5128]

And nobody cared what color your skin was!!!

[@sheldon1982]

This has to go down as one of the best performance in the history 👏 🙌 👌 ❤

[@rudytormento9753]

Jerome Smith is the sickest rhythm guitar player to have ever graced this earth (This side of Freddie green that is). No wonder Rick Finch referred to him and Robert "shotgun" Johnson as the foundation of this band. Everything gravitated around those two!

[@1computernew]

WHEW!!! I got tired just watching this video. KC and The Sunshine Band worked their asses off! No encore required. Thanks for posting.

[@Cenepk101]

Most fun interactive band EVER. OUTSTANDING

[@jackcolbert05]

Well ever hear of Queen this band are still up there with some real good music

[@VLP465]

@Holly Colbert QUEEN, MY BAND!.😁

[@williesparks]

I'm glad I was born in 58, I caught all the good music. The Sixties Music, The British Invasion, Funk and yes, even Disco. Great memories for sure.

[@Dina52328]

@Willie, same here, I was born in ‘52. I also enjoyed all that music you mentioned but in addition, I caught some late 50’s music. What a great time that was.

[@williesparks]

@@Dina52328 Yes it was

[@karenfields-sb4cq]

I am 67 and love the music from the 70's 😊

[@dzsotdzsoti6347]

2024 and this song still ecos through the universe ✨🎶👂📡🌌

[@richardstewart7324]

Imagine going on after these guys.you wouldn't have a chance.pure fire.

[@yacinezaier9641]

I don't think that anybody would stand still with this rythme,great music ,happy for the crowd .

[@robertnegron9706]

I agree. They were mostly motionless

[@debbiedavis9397]

Best dance sequence ever!!!! What a hell of a band. Never get tired of watching them and this video!! Thanks KC!!

[@lloydrobert6182]

April 2024 and this still ROCKS!!! Check out the funky dancing from 3:03! That's Ronnie Smith, a beautiful man if ever there was one! He met with a tragic end years later. Love you always Ronnie!

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

I saw KC in BAYFRONT PARK in Miami in 2002. Problem was, he had to follow the GAP BAND!!!

[@247keepyourfaith]

I'm just bustin' a sweat watching them groove! Purely talented legends!

[@kaushikganguli1091]

All great acts start off humbly....working at a record store in Hialeah, Florida for $8 an hour in 1973. By August 1975, this song was tearing up charts in the US and making people grooooooooooove. Take a bow, Harry Wayne Casey!

[@johnslippschitts1246]

$8.00 an hour was pretty good money back then.

[@davidhunt7249]

Get OUT!!! You were making $8 an hour?!?! In Florida in 1973? I don't beleive it. You musta been robbing the till bro! Hell, Florida's Min. wage is $8.56 today! Federal minimum wage is $7.25 as of 4-24-21. B.S. Scout.

[@cripbabe111]

Dude, I'm from Hialeah, knew KC and NO WAY was he making $8 an hour working at Recordsville back in the early 70s! The minimum wage was like $2 an hour and he only worked part-time...

[@davidhunt7249]

@@cripbabe111 Thank you! Kaushik is Whack!

[@GARose-kt4jc]

I lived in South Florida in 2004, people WEREN'T making $8.00 an hour, even then. He would have been making $1.XX an hour as that was the starting (minimum) wage back then.

[@TyehimbaJahsi]

Something in KC's face reminds me of a childhood best friend that I lost 26 years ago. Awesome band.

[@jctorontojctoronto]

SAW THESE GUYS AND GIRLS IN MONTREAL IN 77..KOOL AND THE GANG OPENED. ---- spectacular!!!!!!!! (midnight special and kirschner shows expected performers to do their performances live...leave that lipsync sh#t behind...and thats why THIS is so good.

[@shepnyajekashepnyajeka4929]

The swaag will forever be ICONIC 🙌🏾

[@primesetter]

This deserves billion views 🥰👏👏

[@jeashillelal7805]

Ikr !!

[@briansalisbury4764]

This album came out when I was 13. I loved this song so much that i had to buy the album. It was my first album that I purchased myself. It was just so cool. That opening sound was a sped up guitar. I could not figure it out for years. I still have my original platform shoes in my closet.

[@innocentoctave]

Wonderful performance. And what a rhythm section, all but ignored by the cameras: Jerome Smith (guitar), Richard Finch (bass), and Robert Johnson (drums). An absolutely relentless groove. RIP Smith and Johnson.

[@gailreed4597]

Also RIP Ronnie Smith (Jerome's brother) and Denvil Liptrot from the horn section.

[@salqureshi8404]

@@gailreed4597 So sorry to hear about the passing of so many of the band members.

[@charlesking5328]

Yes ! Was hoping to get a peek of them . Pure 100% 🔥

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

Yes! KC and The Sunshine Band was at the top of their game during the 70s!

[@jfk-od2wy]

The guitar is fantastic

[@85danny851]

His band was awesome. So much energy.

[@philbalon6992]

Real instruments....Real Musicians !!!!

[@jaywashington9003]

BOOM! Thank You!

[@desbes7547]

Spot on

[@sahasrarachakra1]

And sexy lead singer.

[@gailreed4597]

Yeah, they had REAL drumming from Robert "Shotgun" Johnson, who was EXCELLENT, instead of electronic, robotic "trash". I'm SAD he was the first to pass back in 1983, as GOOD as he was, there is almost NO information on him! (Why is that?) 🤔

[@jimratliff2753]

That's a workout just to watch that video. I remember dancing the night away during the disco ages and I think we had to burn our clothes the next day, as they were so covered in sweat from having so much fun at the disco bars. The only other band that will wear you out watching them besides KC were the TALKING HEADS. Crazy powerful stuff. Couldn't beat the '70s. Man oh man did we have fun hitting the bars and partying the night away on the weekends.

[@mariolopezconde1733]

I am a calm guitar player but this time I had no choice but dance, DAMN THEY ARE AMAZING!

[@elliotmann8882]

KC rocks. There's nobody like him around in music today 2022.

[@funksfparty-fx6dz]

What a wonderful performance !! This is a total example of real music !!

[@c.6452]

This music brought so much joy into my sometimes difficult childhood. I firmly believe music can save lives!

[@RobertSmith-iw2kb]

That's how we partied in 70's from sly stone to earth wind and fire, to these guy, great times,great talented musicians.

[@tuesdayswithed]

Don Kirchner's rock concerts, Wolfman Jack and the Midnight Special, Soul Train and Bandstand. I knew I grew up in the best music. Miss those days. Harry Casey, what a fun band.

[@joejervis7641]

I saw KC several times in concert in the late 70s and to this day, hundreds of other concerts later, they still rank among the most fun I've ever had.

[@charliefischer3010]

Seen KC and the Sunshine band in October of '76 at a nightclub outside of Ft. Dix, New Jersey. The club was called The Starlight Lounge. Afterwards, me and my Lady met KC and most of the Band. We partied and boogied till the wee hours of the morning. Ended up with a pair of drumsticks from the drummer Robert Johnson, R.I.P.. Man, the Disco days were some good times!! KC and the Sunshine Band is still dropping the boogie beats these days!

[@jackwheeler7148]

Come on bring disco back. It was so much fun to dance

[@roadskare63]

OMG!!!!!!!! all the ENERGY in this ONE stage song!!!.....the rest of the show must be trying to kill them ALL up on the stage!!....WHEW!!...i was sweating and already tired in my chair at 40 seconds IN!!

[@minionay]

I'm regretting not seeing this sooner. Worth every minute!!!

[@Dina52328]

April 1977 - I was 25 years old. IMO, it was a much better time to live in than now.

[@MarkGelderland]

Absolutely, without a doubt. Of course it wasn't perfect but people were more positive, free of mind, friendly, more open. I miss those days

[@davidkinkaide1467]

That horn section is AMAZING! I grew up a white kid in Miami in the 70’s and LOVED listening to KC, EWF, Barry White, The Commodores, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Ohio Players, Parliament, Sly and the Family Stone, Wild Cherry, Bobby Caldwell, Boz Scaggs. Black, White, Mixed. It didn’t matter. The Music had Soul. It had feeling. I grew up loving Black people because of the music I connected with . I grew up with almost all black kids off 35th and Biscayne in the 80’s and 90’s. It almost seems like blacks and white got along better in the 70’s then they do now and it was the music that brought them together. Later the connection was Rap and Hip Hop. People are so divided they forgot what they learned 45 years ago.

[@sunsiren8571]

DAAAaam! Back when entertainers entertained!