Pick up the Pieces - Average White Band | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

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[@happymethehappyone8300]

An ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR Classic,, The Average White Band "Cut The Cake" TRUST ME On This One!!

[@roykaplan]

Yes. This is the correct answer. This is the next (their best?) song. This is the one. Listen to it.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

@@roykaplan True & In My Humble Opinion,, It IS Their Best Song That DEFINITELY Brings Da Funk.

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

The version on their Person to Person live album is better than the studio version. Also, the song Cloudy from that album sounds amazing. Better than the studio version too!

[@happymethehappyone8300]

@@WilliamTheMovieFan Agreed..Love The Video For "Cut The Cake" Live On Soul Train,, Not Just Because Of The Song,, But Also Because You Can See All The People Dancing/Grooving To It & All The Different Dance Moves.

[@jtaljl]

FACTS!!!

[@steves563]

Probably the best Scottish funk band in the world!

[@Wordsmyth8]

Maybe the ONLY Scottish funk band, LOL!

[@georgianamcglinchey573]

😂

[@loosilu]

they're Scottish???? shut up!

[@steves563]

Wink wink…

[@tgtrout]

"Say No More!!!!"

[@tracycampbell3060]

We simply had the best music ever!! So much to still discover. Love this! ❤

[@MikeInMD1961]

I thank God I grew up when I did, when music was actually music!

[@armadillotoe]

Being old now is a fair trade-off for being young in the way back. So much great music, and it wasn't as pigeonholed like music is today.

[@barbarastrayhorn4667]

So, so true.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

Yes.

[@tracycampbell3060]

@@MikeInMD1961 exactly!!

[@timwilson9900]

Even after 40 years this song puts a smile on my face and brings happiness to my soul.

[@fiftygirl4845]

60 yrs old here....right back at ya!!!

[@timwilson9900]

@@fiftygirl4845 🙂

[@edvonblue]

Growing up in the 70s it was so easy to take these kinds of gems for granted. They were just in the air - particles in the ether - and you just strolled through time and space breathing them in and grooving along your merry way. Recommend: Booker T and the MGs ‘time is tight’

[@MHume63]

Beautiful explanation of how we just lived and breathed this music ❤

[@janesharp4341]

Yes, Bookie T, Green Onions is so cool it needs be defrosted!

[@garymcghee2249]

Great sentiment and so true. More and more white musicians were imbibing funk soul grooves and to great effect at this time.

[@loopthetube]

No time to listen to everything

[@alansmith8195]

Of a similar age, it's so odd that these songs were just, no big deal, on the radio... I daren't put the radio on these days 😢

[@jwine4145]

One thing I loved about the 70s is an occasional instrumental such as this on the charts!

[@cindynau8068]

So good! Those horns, that bass....such a groove. Your next one has to be "Cut the Cake." It's FIRE!

[@josephcote6120]

This is THE song that every high school jazz band for the last 45 years has learned. An absolute classic.

[@jtf2dan]

Robbie McIntosh played drums on this song. It was recorded in 1974, and released in July 1974. Robbie McIntosh died of a heroin overdose at an LA party a few months later on the 23rd September 1974. The bands bass player Alan Gorrie also OD'd at that party...but Cher kept him conscious and walking around until medics arrived, probably saving his life. The song went to the top of the singles charts in the USA in February 1975, so unfortunately the drummer didnt live to see it and the band become successful.

[@CorePathway]

Don’t put needles in your arms, kids. And stay the EFF away from that fentanyl shit. Weed is strong enough nowadays. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

One of the few instrumental songs to reach #1 on the top 40!

[@stonehands4175]

It's worth noting that the OD was not quite what folks think; the two were told they were getting cocaine - maybe not a soft drug, but why they OD'ed. The host was indicted for murder and after a lesser plea still served time.

[@GenesisFan01]

I had heard the drinks were spiked with the drug.

[@scottwood5515]

My Dad passed away just over a year ago (Covid) and he was in a local pub band his whole life. As a sax player I would get to hear him practising this song over and over.....Great memories. Thanks Guys, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ecschwalbe]

Okay guys, you’ve hit the big radio hit, now you gotta hit “Cut The Cake” (which is a must at every wedding reception when the bride and groom do so), “I’m The One”, “Person to Person” and “School Boy Crush”. BTW, I saw them in Cincinnati about a year and a half ago, they STILL kick butt. Here’s a link to a video I posted with a few brief cuts, enjoy!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/maqUoWpoZ896iM0

[@thumbthump]

Don't forget "Cloudy"

[@steves9905]

every party i went to in the 70's...such a groove

[@PodCaspar]

now we are talking

[@PodCaspar]

But now something completely different: Porcupine Tree. I suggest “Arriving somewhere but not here” I’ll issue a warning. This will be as addictive as Steely Dan. As Rush. As Supertramp. As Pink Floyd. But some addictions are relative harmless

[@toots19]

From Scotland, and they're still at it! Schoolboy crush is another great song by them

[@NoCanDu]

Yes! They are still great. Schoolboy Crush! ❤

[@blanetalk]

If you want to hear another jazz jam with an infectious groove, may I suggest "Take 5" by Dave Brubeck. It is so dang catchy!

[@johnludlam3905]

I agree, and may I add 'Unsquare Dance'? Another classic Dave Brubeck track.

[@jenniferg749]

Absolutely! Dave Brubeck is fantastic!!

[@twenty3enigma]

It triggered my lifelong love of unusual time signatures!

[@dusty52267]

I feel like this base rhythm is the basis for just about every hit from KC and the Sunshine Band. Great choice for reaction guys.

[@susanbotwinski5584]

I've always loved this song! Thanks for the reaction. Now, let's try, Booker T and the Mg's Green Onions. 😃

[@lubilou64]

It still blows my mind that these funky dudes are from Scotland 😆 No disrespect to my Scottish cousins out there before you shout me down! 🤣🤣🤣 Great choice for a reaction guys.

[@craigdovebloke]

Hoots Mon !

[@erict956]

Many a great band and musician from Scotland. Through all genres.

[@williammackenzie6115]

Hi..An amazing amount of musical talent came from Scotland,Annie Lennox,Ian Anderson-Jethro Tull,Donovan,Gerry Rafferty,Al Stewart,Jack Bruce-Cream,Shirley manson-Garbage,Simple Minds,Calvin Harris and of course the Bay City Rollers to name but a few.

[@envirogeekyyc]

The drummer was Robbie McIntosh, another musician lost to drugs way too soon, same year this album was released. Still have my AWB, Benny and Us, and Soul Searching on my shelves.

[@m.gideonhoyle409]

His replacement, Steve Ferrone, was no slouch either.

[@danconroy8293]

Steve Ferrone was Tom Petty's drummer for years.

[@hankamania]

@@m.gideonhoyle409 Steve Ferrone is neither average, nor white.

[@rcfred_689]

Steve Ferrone was the drummer on this track

[@larrywilliams1372]

There is a song called "Car Wash" by Rose Royce. The signature riff in that song was taken from a song by this band.

[@slbgraphics2]

Sometimes I listen to this song JUST to marvel at the drumming. This is one of the best examples of "tasty" drumming ever - nothing over the top, no show-offy fills, but the tastiest little embellishments in exactly the right places. Subtle and SOOOOO funky.

[@MichaelB12345]

Great drumming method is groove and staying in the pocket.

[@dianesorensen2549]

This song has introduced so many movie scenes into existence.

[@Wordsmyth8]

These guys are great! Who would’ve ever thought a bunch of Scottish boys could be so funky. I just love ‘em. You should hit “Schoolboy Crush” next. Also “A Love of Your Own” and “Cut the Cake.”

[@robincopeland7535]

Yes, yes & yes!

[@hesh8367]

Cut the Cake would be a fine AWB follow up you’ll be singing it in the shower, whilst you dress, in the car, and throughout the day

[@kateg7298]

I love all of Andy's analogies involve "It's like when you're driving...". I also love how he gets what all of us felt in the 80's. Top down, hitting the highway to get somewhere cool, plenty of beer, crank the car stereo anddd...boom.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Except it was 1974?

[@kateg7298]

@@rogerstarkey5390 Oh, oops! Sorry, I should have said 70s and 80s but I couldn't drive until 1980. You're right!

[@abevillanueva1974]

70s...baseline, horns, groove....BEST decade of music!!

[@NikkiAnne422]

Wow. Cannot believe they haven't heard this before! My friend's parents were in a band that used to cover this song... brings back so many memories. 💕

[@mikelundquist4596]

I am convinced that most reactors were in comas on desert islands till their channels started. At this point you hear many of these songs in grocery stores.

[@777petew]

1975. I was 16 and loved it. There were some prominent Black musicians in the US at the time, who responded by forming a temporary group called The Above Average Black Band. It was meant humorously, and as great respect.

[@tb6791]

One of the best album covers when I was a kid 🤣 AuuB 🤯

[@tjsogmc]

The live version of this knocks it out of the park. Also check out "A love of my own" by AWB. A banger for sure.

[@bodhisattva3774]

Thanks for funkafying my Monday! ❤️

[@JW-ud3hn]

The funk , the whole funk , and nothing but the funk ! ( Just a sample of some of the R & B , Soul and Funk prevalent in the 70s and early 80s )

[@elgonwilliams7624]

The popular dance at the time was called The Bump. The sax parts always reminded me of Junior Walker and the All Stars' "Shotgun".

[@cynthiacoleman4577]

Yeah, but did you ever dance the dance, The Shotgun?

[@dgodfrey8953]

Oh man the bump was the funnest dance ever!

[@elgonwilliams7624]

@@cynthiacoleman4577 I was a kid at the time of the Shotgun, but I tried. The Bump was about as advanced as I ever got. Sadly, it is an easy dance.

[@cynthiacoleman4577]

@@elgonwilliams7624 Lol. The Bump may seem easy but there's a certain rhythm to it and the rhythmic bumping moves up and down the bodies bumping. Not my favorite dance. Grew up in the South, so we Shagged.

[@georgianamcglinchey573]

Nothing like those bump bruises! AWB was the best bump band!

[@jdw5678]

Straight outta Scotland! What a groove, never gets old, thanks for posting it. Hope y'all can hit some more Curtis Mayfield sometime (Superfly, Freddie's Dead). Funky R&B with a strong message. Also the band War (Slippin' Into Darkness, Cisco Kid, The World is a Ghetto).

[@RenR70]

“Cut the Cake” would be the next obvious choice but they’re so much more then a instrumental funk band, huge rabbit hole here.

[@StuartThomson-vt2mg]

The sound of funky Dundee!

[@todvball]

A reliable song which makes you feel good; danceable!! Love the sax...

[@oboogie2]

LOVED this song when I was growing up, hearing it with all the other funk and incredible music on the radio constantly! Sidenote: Hamish Stuart, the guitarist on this, later would be the guitarist in Paul McCartney's first tour band since Wings when McCartney released Flowers in the Dirt and went on tour in 1989 (saw that tour twice!).

[@georgianamcglinchey573]

Pretty sure Hamish is an All-Starr with Ringo these days

[@myownchannel247]

This entire AWB album is phenomenal and though I love this tune it's far from the best for me

[@cherylwoodward]

The drumming on this is so smooth.

[@fusionfan6883]

Yes, Work to Do is my favourite on the album.

[@amosglitterz2649]

School Boy Crush, Cut the Cake, Person to Person, Goin' Home, all great funk tunes! They have some great ballads, too.

[@cdcaleo]

A Love of Your Own is AWB's best song and an absolute must listen.

[@brentcox7772]

“Cut the Cake” is my favorite!!🤘🔥

[@billsantospianomore678]

AWB guitarist Hamish Stuart later became a member of Paul McCartney's band. Even later, he was a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.

[@donthomas7090]

The coldest Bassline ever. Right up there with My Girl by the Temptations.

[@MOS650]

I Love the live version.

[@michaelknight2118]

Love,love ,love. These guys are beyond comparison. So funky. Cut the Cake, just do. Whole album is worth. Live version is too fun. Thanks for the memory.

[@DJDOGG31]

Definitely a vibe song. 👍

[@thomasdowling9434]

Great song today. AWB had two big hits. This and Cut the Cake. I love soul and RnB and I can't believe that you guys haven't checked out Curtis Mayfield's Superfly album or anything off it. It will blow your mind fellas. Rock on.

[@stoneybass5981]

+1 for “Cut The Cake” Pick Up The Pieces is iconic!

[@paulagalloway528]

My husband I saw the closing show of the Rock and Soul Tour with AWB, Hall and Oates AND Micheal McDonald!!!! SO MUCH FUN

[@lauragompertz2647]

When this played, everyone would shout "Pick up the pieces!" While dancing. Great groove.

[@KittyGrizGriz]

Can’t sit still when AWB is playing, funky grooving musical genius’s. Older bro had this album when it came out in ‘74. Was great to be youngest sib of 4 who all loved music. “Cut the Cake” is another great tune!🎶❤️

[@surlechapeau]

A&A, their "Cut the Cake" and "Queen of My Soul" were other hits! Sort of the Scottish Earth, Wind & Fire!

[@maceomaceo11]

Average White Band have the greatest band logo ever.

[@theunwantedcritic]

I remember the band well butt I never saw the logo.

[@NoCanDu]

@@theunwantedcritic Hahaha!

[@richmuckey6827]

“A compass pointed at fun”…….niiiice line

[@w.geoffreyspaulding6588]

.I got this album from a friend of a friend who had been drafted and was shipping out to Vietnam and he was giving away all his albums. I never heard if he made it back. Gives the album a very special place in my past. An iconic cover back in the day….This album was a great party soundtrack

[@keelsmac01]

Google him..Say thank you if he’s still here and pray for him if he’s not…

[@Manageode]

Allright! I put a poll I made of instrumental songs in a comment a looong time ago, and this one was included. I knew you would love it.

[@no2all]

Brass has a place in rock/funk/R&B. It adds a depth of soul and really brings out the groove. Great horn sections to explore are Chicago, Chase, Tower of Power, The Muscle Shoals Horns, The Memphis Horns, AWB, Earth, Wind & Fire, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and so many, many more. One of the few occasions you can say something blows and be positive about it.

[@jgsrhythm100]

February is Black History Month James Brown Curtis Mayfield Sly & Family Stone The Funky Meters

[@patriciamorgan6545]

Ooh, good call on Southside Johnny. Haven't seen anyone react to any of their repertoire. Great party band. (Oh yes, "We're Having a Party" is an iconic must!)

[@no2all]

@@patriciamorgan6545 Love their sound and my two favorites: "Talk to Me" and "Paris". Failing that, just put on "The Jukes" album and don't look back.

[@patriciamorgan6545]

@@no2all I still miss my cassette tape of theirs that melted in my car one long ago hot summer day.

[@no2all]

@@patriciamorgan6545 LMAO! Been there...done that!

[@patrickupstream84]

Love this. My fav in High School. There are a number of great soul instrumentals. Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's is the one that sets the tone for the rest. Let the B3 set you free!

[@jamesnolan6952]

You can never go wrong with 70s funk

[@Shadowrider1872]

GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!!! ✌️❤️

[@andyandalex]

Good 👏 morning 👏

[@andyandalex]

Hope you’re doing awesome today john!

[@avlisk]

"There's just a little bit of magic in the country music we're singing. . ."

[@kevinphinney932]

They're really mostly referencing James Brown's '70s band. Brutally infectious, joyful and funky at the same time. If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, you should hear the soundtrack to "Superbad," which overflows with the same groove-centric funk. And, while I know you guys focus on the hits and deep cuts of yesteryear, there's a tune called "Copchase" by an Austin band called Grooveline Horns. It's a tribute to this and others like it (especially a great TV theme that filled the dance floors of the early '70s called "The Theme from S.W.A.T"). I think we owe a lot of these sounds to JB, Sly, and Tower of Power - all undisputed masters of the dance floor throwdown.

[@aliwantizu]

Iconic. This has been used in many series and movies, usually to indicate either that someone is very cool, or is NOT, lol!

[@francesthompson593]

A brilliant band from Scotland a great live group. Cut The Cake is another great number!

[@muffinamy83]

This is the song that loops through my head whenever I'm strutting down the street.

[@GoodStuffForeverMore]

One of the best songs EVER!! Ain't nothing but a jam 🙌

[@chrisjenkins6120]

Alex is dancin in his chair! AWB has done their job!

[@crsounddoctor4937]

AWB is guaranteed to fill up the dance floor & get the party jumping with "Pick Up The Pieces" & "Cut The Cake!!!"

[@dawncheryl4855]

Try "Cut the Cake." Scottish funk!!

[@stevedahlberg8680]

This was on the radio constantly when I was a little kid and now that I am an older musician, it really is pretty amazing to me that they had a hit with not just this one but another one called Cut the Cake, and they were both instrumentals! Wow. Both of them got played on the radio constantly. It's just so catchy and so well done and it feels so good. Not to mention that it is an awesome logo, laugh.

[@rollomaughfling380]

Shooketh to see no love given toward the logo artwork for this amazing group!

[@submandave1125]

Only greater sin would be to ignore the cover photo on "Hasten Down the Wind."

[@jondhuse1549]

One heck of a dance groove...

[@blackfender100]

I'm 62 and remember these guys from the 70's and I just bought this CD last week at good will for 99 cents LOL

[@blarochellegmail]

Glad you guys listened to "Kind of Blue". Bill Evans played piano on most tracks, and he is an amazing and very influential jazz pianist. Check out Bill Evans "Live at Village Vanguard".

[@zephead64]

48 years ago this was a Number 1 top 40 single. To this day it remains an absolute banger! 👍

[@cindyp1033]

My favorite Scottish band ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

[@pollynicklas5220]

I played this in band so that really dates me! Lol

[@catbutte4770]

@pollynicklas5520 It doesn't date you, it makes you cool! 😸

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

All right! About time guys! The funkiest band from Scotland. One of the few instrumental songs to every hit #1 on the charts. James Brown thought it was his band when he first heard them on the radio. Check out their songs School Boy Crush(the funkiest use of a jingle stick, and the bass hits so hard), Cut the Cake and Cloudy(from their Person to Person live album are the best versions that sound incredible! Hamish smashes those high notes on Cloudy.), Work to Do(a great Isley Brothers remake), A Love of Your Own(great love ballad), Let's Go 'Round Again.

[@helgar791]

This song and "A Love Of Your Own" are my two favorites by AWB. This song stays in the pocket and on the one the entire cut.

[@dawnngray278]

This song is in regular rotation at all picnics & family functions!!!

[@tylerhackner9731]

What a classic!

[@todddixon6347]

Pure 70's Funk by a Scottish band!

[@tjtampa214]

They followed the fun! Good one Andy. I have always loved 💜 🎶 this song - so glad you guys finally got to it! Makes for a better day, right?

[@robw8173]

One of Scotlands best bands 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gailjohnson5950]

The next AWB cut to hear is "Schoolboy Crush" !! Then "Cut The Cake"!! One of my favorite funk bands!! Thanks for getting to it!!

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

I have literally been cruising in a 92 full-size Chevy SWB hot rod, jamming this song. It definitely lets people know you're serious about your music.

[@allisonreed7682]

A groove, cool stuff, cool drums, and cool horns, you say? "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers

[@MartyGlenn72]

I like the follow up single, "Cut The Cake"!

[@davidnelson6874]

First time reactions to Pick Up The Pieces are always great fun.

[@annettebyrd8259]

I'm a new subscriber and I am immediately hooked. I'm 55 and from Philly this is a extremely musical town. I grew up listening to AWB and every funk, r&b, and blue eyed soul band/group. Listening to these songs and watching young people reacting and learning this music brings me joy❤❤❤

[@oldskool4612]

Awe yes 1974. Freshman year in HS. How hip & funk can you get. Outstanding tune & AWB is tight.

[@Vaelsung1]

This groovy tune brings back the Mirror Ball and Roller Skates after playing a Saturday youth soccer league game. Great memories! Thanks A&A.

[@greenacreshomestead8302]

As a teenager, I can honestly say, besides the great funky music, that "W" on the album cover really caught my eye! I'm probably not the only dude who put that album cover "exposed" on the book shelf, to look at while grooving to the vibes with a doobie in hand. Oh, the 70's!

[@allanpeck8523]

Ah yes - memories of my 10th grade art class where the teacher had all kinds of jams playing during class.

[@scrappylifter8318]

You brought back HS prom memories of going down a Soul Train doing the Bump to this song. I want to bump someone every time I hear this song.

[@antarcticorb9197]

Cut the Cake... School Boy Crush... I'm the One...holy crap this band puts the cinch in the groove!

[@scottboswell6406]

The Funky Scotsmen!!!!! "A standard deviation and a half", hahaha! Andy the Engineering Student! For me, it's the bass, all the horns in general, and then the sax solo at the end!! These guys are still killing it! You can find them wherever you hear 70's soul/funk acts playing!

[@markghughes]

Another song from around this time that I associate with both this and Dr John's Right Place Wrong Time that I would recommend would be Why Did You Do It? By Stretch

[@michele_e]

Dr. John is so awesome! And yes, that's a great song of his.

[@jgsrhythm100]

Febuary is Black History Month. Livsstream? Last was Epic! 1) James Brown " Outta Site" live on the Tami Show 64( Best live performance ever) 2) Curtis Mayfield- Superfly ( 72) 🔥 Title track of groundbreaking soundtrack

[@JoeMama410]

This song always makes me think of the movie Swingers.