Isaac Hayes - "Shaft" | 2002 Induction

Isaac Hayes performs "Shaft" at the 2002 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.
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[@iyermadhu]

The rhythm of music in the 70s - unmatched ever since.

[@cleophusfowler]

Yep, without a doubt.

[@jessicacosentino1772]

more than rhythm, this is FUNK at its best!!!

[@sunnyd4125]

I miss the brass of that era.

[@maxximum18]

yep 70s was the best in my lifetime

[@amycrumedy6586]

Real music and timeless.

[@johnrees5811]

Fabulous - I was 17 when I heard this for the first time, I’m 68 now and it still sounds just as good.

[@cindywuollet1]

Well anything live adds to the texture with all the musicians watching them. The original does sound the same I agree. I don’t know when this came out but I’m 63 and graduated HS 77.

[@Carlos-ep1si]

Absolutamente de acuerdo.

[@dianedallas2993]

Love it! 🎵🎶🎤🎺🎻🥁

[@MauleSean]

I was ten, 60 now. Still a fav! Damn right!

[@nartarlyiatremaynne1239]

John I concur with your sentiment 100%♡ Australia

[@candiobelle4924]

Believe or not, that is one of the most recognizable sounds of the century in music.

[@marie-christineditoro3049]

c'est vrai

[@nigelarbury9989]

I think we all know that, absolutely

[@MelissaThompson432]

Isaac Hayes was the man who taught me that conducting could be performance. I've missed him.

[@davemort9166]

Barry White was pretty good at it too

[@jakebeatstheworld]

Kind of, except he wasnt conducting, the musicians were taking no notice of him, he was really just dancing.

[@damizzle85]

​@jakebeatstheworld that would be true but he was the one who conducted and arranged the original score of the whole shaft movie

[@MelissaThompson432]

@@damizzle85 composer, arranger, conductor, orchestra leader, performer. It's hard to over-estimate Mr. Hayes.

[@janetmannis8042]

Those musicians deserve a big round of applause 👏 brilliant

[@timothyball7502]

7-6-2022 Well Janet, are your hands sore?

[@janetmannis8042]

@@timothyball7502 noooo!

[@irvan36mm]

David Letterman’s band

[@janetmannis8042]

@@irvan36mm just watched this minute never get tired of it! 😊

[@Frankyboy666]

Damn right! 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏👏🏿

[@dcthomas8959]

This track won the Oscar for best soundtrack. Genius.

[@MusicAddict001]

*as the first black artist! (even outside acting categories)

[@dougfredricks2017]

No such talent is here in 2022. All they do now is a preponderance of samples.

[@dcthomas8959]

@@dougfredricks2017 😂 What are you talking about? 🤔 🥱

[@cyberspace667]

@@dougfredricks2017 bro just say you have shallow taste in music and go

[@amecocoa3829]

Every musician is having a great time, the joy just beams through.

[@josecho2374]

Música real y palpable, no hay un musico que al ejecutarla no se emocione, ejecutando armonías como esas, siendo del genero que sea. Mas aún cuando se es musico de sesión.

[@franciscorafael7975]

Tienes razón,, contagia el entusiasmo de los músicos dirigidos por un MAESTRO. 🐺

[@tombeyer375]

Yeah man! A real masterpiece! Been diggin' this for years!

[@kendallevans4079]

I don't see that. I see a controlling A-hole worried about HIS image

[@williamstarkey3032]

Go ahead with your bad selves! A standing ovation.

[@will42367]

The drummer deserves so much credit

[@andislichtmomente]

This is Anton Fig, I think

[@johnkelly8416]

That IS Anton Fig on the drums he was Joe Bonamassa’s drummer for a while.

[@1mexfighter]

also the guitarist!

[@fuzzylogiceire]

@@johnkelly8416 Probably best known as the drummer in David Letterman's house band. Just noticed Paul Schafer and Will Lee are there too; also members of Letterman's band.

[@markstephens8042]

After all these years, it's still as cool as the other side of the pillow.

[@lenorefriedrich1634]

Right, totally agree!

[@MrTPain]

And you know this man.

[@jaredblackley4769]

This songs one bad mother....shut yo mouth

[@yvetteflood3870]

4 sho This theme was just genius 👏 👍♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@yvetteflood3870]

@@jaredblackley4769 I'm just talking about Shaft😎

[@rudolphsherkliff8726]

Whoever gave this a thumbs down should have their ears removed. This is a classic!!🎤🎶🎶🎵🎵

[@deraldooliveira469]

Pp00 no

[@anitaramos7211]

Totally agree with you!!! Must be a Hater!!!

[@TobyRossFun]

I do not see any thumbs down 26 thumbs up that OI see

[@wildbill5670]

there is an old saying. You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Some just don't get it and they never will.

[@trevorarcher6667]

dead right

[@intowngirl102]

Mr Hayes was born in Covington Tennessee. He made quit a name for himself in the 70s . His family should really be proud of him. I am!

[@MrLiveman2]

This song is a masterpiece. One of the best instrumental pieces ever composed. 🔥🔥🔥👍🏿

[@piustwelfth]

Talk about iconic. Anyone who was alive in the 1970's fondly remembers this song. P.S.: He looks great in this video.

[@yankeesam4938]

Remember...that's real music today!! Also Barry White's Orchestra...man o man, fortunate enough to see them @ Radio City Music Hall, seeing Love Unlimited Orchestra w/ Barry white as the stage elevate from below for the audience; still get chills from seeing it online!

[@catherinejackson9022]

Saw him at the Cow palace, SF. He was fantastic!

[@patriciasmythe7797]

Me

[@Anjulo959]

Very true, I am the lucky one, one of my haydays favourite

[@j.r.8592]

I'm probably the only 35 year old white dude alive that knows of this man beyond South Park 😂.

[@kevinlawrence8580]

Issac Hayes was one of the more underrated musical geniuses of all time.

[@derrickdzurko2068]

Kevin, he wasn't under-rated and everyone around him, the industry and executives - knew. He was the first black man to do a complete major motion picture who controlled his publishing...he has so much money my friend. He was giving a away licenses on word of mouth. He was a giver and he did music for free in a lot of cases over the years. FACTS! Another person is Kevin Bacon - he is doing everyone's sessions with guitar work.

[@susanmailler274]

Love it !!

[@susanmailler274]

Can you dig it ?? Oh yeah !!!!..♥️♥️♥️

[@StrongCaramel]

He also recorded the longest song known to man... I stand accused. Man I think I graduated one grade into the next and that damn song was still playing 😂

[@Bruce-1956]

Underrated is the most overrated word on YT.

[@Elaine-my8px]

It is now 2024, this chronicle piece directed, produced, and recorded by the late Issac Hayes will resonate thru History, no joke😊Call on the Newbies and see if they can match. Shaft, the movie, one of the greatest in the '70s

[@dean3434]

The children? The kids on the streets? The kids / folks at the corners holding cardboard signs asking for whatever? They all have no clue about reaching down, pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, putting one foot in front of the other and walk on over to that big box store where they have that sign saying "Hiring Now" They will have their opportunity to hear the music as soon as they walk right over to that big store, get down and fill out that simple application. And when they / you do the time, stay with that big store (Kroger, Home Depot, Lowes, etc.,etc., you will be rewarded by those at corporate.) I know this Thank You Dean Seattle

[@peterkirgan6850]

Isaac was a singer musician musical director stage performer actor absolute legend! Will be sadly missed ! Rip big fella!!!!

[@wilcoxdaniel9825]

He played piano on lots of the older singers... LPs

[@edwardholland4345]

and a song writer HAYES and PORTER

[@wesgriffin6081]

Isaac Hayes....a legendary composer, singer, producer, conductor, performer !!! He wrote some baddass shyt !!!

[@anthonywestjr1063]

The World Can Dig It! ✊🏾👦🏾👍🏾🍻

[@dashcroft1892]

Great as ‘Chef’ too!

[@mikesmith3227]

Totally love some his later music even have hand sighed copy of the CD and the gold record from his Memphis restaurant on my wall.

[@mikesmith3227]

I have every thing he ever published except the song he did for "The Rockford Files" Gandey's Theme was a classic.

[@wesgriffin6081]

@@mikesmith3227 WOW !!!

[@MrJmaviles]

One of the greatest instrumentals of all time Isaac Hayes was a musical genius..

[@marektakiel1291]

I met him inNY in 2001 I have his signature

[@martinfilardi2614]

Just right off the charts. I’m 72 and. So happy I grew up with such awesome music. Wow, never grows old.

[@angeljones11]

So very thankful that my kids’ musical tastes and mine were born about the same time as my dad. Real. Music.

[@dean3434]

Me too at 75.

[@edemdjokotoe6288]

Orchestral funky soul. Man, the Black Moses was ahead of his time.

[@RXmusic4YOU]

PARENTS!!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GIVE YOUR CHILD OR ANY CHILD AN INSTRUMENT. THIS IS ONE REASON WHY.

[@1praisem1]

I am a 70s baby who just had a child at 45. We just bought our son another drum set electronic, we have a keyboard and other real instruments to follow.

[@derrickjackson6737]

Stay on him❤

[@josephwilkerson8065]

❤oo7qa m6 c​@@1praisem1

[@alanmorris7669]

Back when everybody had a band and knew what real music was. Today, they just push a button on a sampler keyboard.

[@zangrat]

There's loads of music like this still about. Don't be lazy and go searching for it

[@sdmackpictures]

Classical, funk, jazz, rock. Shaft has it all. This is one of the greatest videos on youtube. Simply amazing, legendary.

[@seventhchild8476]

Brought a tear to my eye man. Watching the late great Isaac Hayes. 31 years prior he had completed this MASTERPIECE film score for the film SHAFT. My Mum bought this album in 1971. It got played out by all of us, even my brother's friends. BRILLIANT PIECE OF SOULFUL FUNK. RIP Issac Hayes. 👍🏼👍🏾👍🏽👍🏿💜🧡💛

[@XMAN4708]

My parents bought same album! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎯

[@eileenmothershed5691]

Yes!!! The long extended version..

[@michgomez2208]

u

[@audreyharalambos2592]

still got mine xxx

[@lesliewebsterjr.2818]

🥲

[@soulsee410]

The man known as Black Moses ...RIP ISAAC HAYES

[@supreme1096]

You get a chance you have to watch The Watts Concert in Cali in the early 70's

[@perryvalton4245]

Really? wasn’t it Marcus Gravy that was known as the black Mose.

[@erichenry386]

He died?!?!

[@soulsee410]

@@erichenry386 yup he died around same time bernie mac passed

[@angelcorona...8431]

Hey Moses was not a white man nether , so for the record ,🤨🤨🤨🤨🧐🙄🧐🙄..

[@FollowScripture]

Musical masterpiece

[@rondeneef]

can remix no can copy

[@barbarajordan3145]

This must be one of the finest modern/contemporary musical orchestration written!

[@rebahenderson211]

This was FABULOUS to watch Issac Hayes conduct.

[@TheGrouchDnD]

I like how much the band was feeling this track

[@Becker306]

This is the first time I see musicians performing a song with so much joy.😊

[@Hampton_Doubleday_Jr]

*so much

[@maribrunson4464]

Issac Hayes was a musical maestro. His music will always be appreciated and loved. All the musicians on stage are incredible.

[@jackfairweather199]

The man, the myth, the legend: ISAAC HAYES!

[@marianneturner7267]

Issac was a musical genius!

[@lbowsk]

What? Can you name another of his musical genius masterpieces?

[@duanewilson3941]

@@lbowsk Yeah, Soul man, Sam and Dave.

[@brenobaere1117]

@@lbowsk walk on by

[@brenobaere1117]

@@lbowsk hung up on my baby

[@GG-qy2wy]

@@lbowsk Soulsville, Cafe Reggio, heck the ENTIRE Shaft soundtrack. Find it and listen to it. And Isaac also had a "disco hit" Don't Let Go.

[@danielikpot1036]

I'm 70 now, but Isaac Hayes makes me feel like the 70s all over again. These were music makers.

[@bradarcova7636]

This is the smoothest coolest, composition ever! I grew up in the 1970's; this epitomizes the decade. Isaac Hayes transcends all boundaries and gets right to the core of all people.

[@brentchampagnie9130]

Now this is live music. Bands of today need to listen 🎵🎵🎵

[@bigredd690]

Man who u telling

[@CheCol777]

✨✊🏽

[@mariantreber8055]

Sooo true but, that's an orchestra. Top quality song and performance!

[@Neville60001]

Bands of today _don't_ need to be just like Issac Hayes 'because'-stop being a hater of new music and the young people who perform it.

[@rickyricardo7242]

There are bands today? IMHO, the best music (back when it was "real" music) was from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

[@sheldonlevine6187]

Best Movie Soundtrack song of all time.

[@rev.lelandcore4875]

They just don't make it like this no more, the newbies need to sit and truly sample this era

[@RatKing59]

There’s an argument for Superfly, but a list without Shaft in the top 10 theme songs is flat out wrong.

[@godfreystoby9800]

Totally agree. This soundtrack hsa appeared in indian, Chinese and many English movies.

[@wcwbulldog1701]

And TV Theme as Well, Sheldon

[@paulslavich8550]

My 1st record as a kid. Shaped my musical ear.

[@elainemeyer5062]

It’s 20 years after this was done, and it just goes to show that great music never dies! It sounds as good today as it did back then, and while many of the talented artists from the past have passed away, thanks to the technology we now have, we’re still able to watch the videos of the performances! It’s a shame that many of the ‘younger’ generation doesn’t seem to appreciate this type of music.

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Elaine how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@Joaquim.Filipe.8880]

Beautifol 🙏💖🤙

[@g.b.5206]

20 Years?? its more like 45 years a go, 22 years a go was introduced to the Hall of fames but the song is much older

[@davemort9166]

Damn right

[@simshill295]

Tears of pure joy. The man , the musicians …bad “mothershutyourmouth “

[@mariemcdon1511]

Isaac Hayes was a genius. This performance was mind blowing, and is still so.

[@musiclover1960ED]

50 years and I STILL dig it..................RIGHT ON>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..........Issac Hayes.......the planet Earth NUMBER ONE soul brother......YEAH

[@leilaikusura4904]

An everlasting Masterpiece. This will never age for me. Outstanding! The Oscar for this theme song was very well deserved. RIP legend

[@be.amazingkelly]

Whew! after All of these years....this piece still sounds SO good.

[@reneecarter6702]

Who ever disliked this is “de-void of funk”

[@kevinmcgiffin10]

And soul.

[@Exotic3000]

Damn right

[@ronnieharper879]

I don't think I'm devoid of funk. I love the song just because it's a cool song. It reminds me of the James Bond theme songs.

[@Leon-wu4ut]

That’s for sure 👍

[@JamesScott-bw8sf]

Hello beautiful how you doing?

[@Mssipequeen]

HOW Much fun were those musicians having ! SO MUCH!

[@JamesScott-bw8sf]

Hello beautiful how you doing?

[@ferox965]

I got to play this in a band I sat in with once. One of the most fun songs ever to play.

[@roberttaylor6694]

👊

[@JamesScott-bw8sf]

@@roberttaylor6694 Hello how you doing?

[@Olizimm]

my god it still gives me goosebumps!! Great Isaac!! Unforgettable!

[@michaelgibson4863]

Wow! The sheer joy in this performance. And Ike's conducting is the coolest thing you'll ever see.

[@audreybowles6357]

A stellar performance of this song (orchestra/band really pulled it off) after 40 years!!!!!!

[@Jameslopez5682]

Hello Audrey how are you doing hope you’re having a great time with your family may God bless you and your family

[@markmarsh27]

That was just SPECTACULAR! Definitely the best Movie Theme every composed, it was the biggest song in the World in 1971. Isaac Hayes was a force of Nature.

[@Joaquim.Filipe.8880]

M'y Too 🙏💖🤙💖

[@tiadosofa4238]

Verdade!!! Demais.

[@legsdiamond6022]

This man Isaac Hays and Barry White had the sexiest vocals of my time deep and sincere 🌹🌹🌹🎼

[@deborahwellborn7184]

And, Lou Rawls!

[@elegant123fun]

Oh YES 2 Bad M*****F******!!!!

[@victors6062]

Never expected to find a Funk or Disco song like this in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[@darrelltreaudo9850]

It is so nice to see musicians enjoying themselves while performing. I love 💘 it. Shalom DT

[@altonhumes5782]

I have no further words here... This is the greatness we've lost, but were privileged to have in his earthly time. RIP Forever, Isaac Hayes!!! #RARHOF #OnlyTalkingBoutShaft! #DamnRight!!! #WeStillDigIt!!!

[@j.r.8592]

And you could tell he legit loved it.

[@TheFatmonty]

My favourite of all time. Yes RIP but soul always lives on. KTF

[@freeamericausa1]

All these years later and this old man (74) is still livin in the lost reality of what LIFE is all about, that today's broken children will never experience like WE DID. Well Done ISAAC.

[@AngryRantsAndStuff]

Watching on the 14th anniversary of Isaac Hayes death. He is a legend who is sorely missed.

[@kevinobrien2735]

Just incredible musianship here. A song that never gets old.

[@choward5430]

As a young black man in the east coast inner city, this made me feel wonderful!

[@ericwarncke]

I am stunned. That was the most perfect live version of any song I've ever heard.

[@thesarge4457]

Back in the day this song rocked, the 70's Baby, and it still DOES. Thank You Sir.

[@Stravinsky14]

The way Isaac understands every tiny nuance of the arrangement, a real funk master conductor, such great timing, and when he finally comes in with he voice, oh man!,,,,,What a great performance! & what a guitarist too,,,,,,,,,,,

[@kurtadams3021]

The LEGENDARY Mr. Isaac Hayes

[@supreme1096]

I watched Shaft when I home from work. The theme song I can never get tired of listening to this classic masterpiece

[@srrog1359]

Artists were really artists back in the day. A classic for the ages.

[@l.lockleer8836]

He is a musical genius that directed an entire orchestra!! In the early 70's my college band played "Shaft" behind him in the Atlanta! It was so memorable! Isolated loved his amazing voice!

[@yevetter.2126]

Wish we had more bands like this... the 70's blew up with so many amazing bands who were extremely talented and gifted playing variety of musical instruments

[@neilwilliams1518]

hes a complecated man but no one understands him,but his woman...[beat that rubber lips...gary fat boy barlow or kanye east sos west

[@dean3434]

So lucky to see Isaac Hayes my only first time live back in 1975 when he and his orchestra did a show at Ocean Shores, Washington. A nice little ocean side resort on the coast of Washington State. So Mr. Hayes and all arrive on stage and with all that huge overflow audience and he calmly and graciously immediately says something like 'oh yes, we're here at an ocean side resort, but where are the curvacious swinging palm trees to be at this ocean side resort?" The overflow audience howled with laughs because we knew exactly what he was talking about. This is the Washington State Coast. Haha. Man. What a show, what a show Mr. Hayes and his crew did. Forever Isaac Hayes Dean Seattle

[@jacksmith6063]

Absolutely fantastic. Superb performance of a Genius Composer and musician. Isaac Hayes.

[@marktrescher358]

Just fantastic. Its 2021 and all doom and gloom, and that's just the music. Wish I could go back to the seventies when I bought this record.

[@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend]

We might be the same age. The 70's was my favorite decade for hip music!!! I bought this album when it came out in 1971. I was 19 years old! (AND I STILL HAVE THE ORIGINAL COPY)!

[@kevinkurtz9889]

This guy was the coolest

[@kevinkurtz9889]

Richard Roundtree will always be Shaft

[@sharonwilliams1014]

I heard that Mark😎 I love The sing Ellis it’s so smooth and soothing. That’s the music that was played when Shaft and his girl was doing the thang😎😎😎😎

[@kevinkurtz9889]

@@PepperWilliamsMusicBlend I graduated in 71. That is where it leaves us. Enjoy life and take care 🙂

[@fredloos6998]

when I was a kid, there was so much great music that I was immune to greatness like Isaac. This is an incredible song and arrangement, the man was Shaft.

[@kencody4287]

Played on our old racetrack Danbury Connecticut feature race song great song great memories!

[@adegeary3062]

To compose a tune like this you are from another dimension. God bless you isac.

[@vernedwards224]

Isaac Hayes was a genius who wrote so much great music for other artists also!

[@cubistone]

As unforgettable as Mozart's 40. One of the all time greats.

[@professorx8549]

Masterpiece of aesthetic artistry. This is simple genius at its best. More lovely than the "mona lisa" herself.

[@Kemet3.0]

Well, it did win a Oscar!

[@jamesfox8191]

One of the great and immediately recognizable movie theme songs!

[@jagco2594]

man youtube rocks living back in time with Isaac.

[@Guitaroverkill]

The coolest guitar riff without playing a riff and only using the wah-wah pedal!

[@maryway6883]

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[@maryway6883]

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[@KoxxMobilhome]

But here the sound is awful!

[@Thunderbirdsforever-]

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[@SchwarzeWitwe2]

Look at that man's face! He's having the time of his life.

[@genobourn7423]

When that song came out it was so far ahead of it's time! It still sounds fresh! Mr. Hayes I SALUTE! RIP!

[@JJM-qf8dz]

The coolest, one of the best of that Era SHAFT! Was a hit from the start and a great motion picture.

[@margaretdasilva5493]

Fantastic performance by everyone.

[@cdregal7582]

The great Isaac Hayes composed many masterpieces, but if this was the only song he composed it would still make him an ICON!!!!

[@mozellephilpart1726]

This performance of Isaac Hayes was great! I really enjoyed it! All that talent! And Isaac conducted the orchestra and sang! He was great!😊❤

[@ProfessorPoliwag]

Yo the build up and breakdown to this song are literally perfect it’s insane

[@kt9166]

I'm in the midst of reading Odie Henderson's book on Black films, and remember vividly the impact of the movie SHAFT on America. I was working at the Paramount Theater in Denver, and it was HUGE! And we weren't even showing the movie! This was the one everyone was talking about, and one of the biggest things that had everyone buzzing was Isaac Hayes! What a theme! What an entrance for John Shaft! It was on everyone's radio, all the time! It was on everyone's record player, all the time! Everyone I knew had the foldout cover for BLACK MOSES on their wall! Hayes deserves every accolade he ever got for his work, and it's so sad that he left us too soon. God Bless you, Isaac, for all the brilliance you gifted us with.

[@francescalunar9083]

EXCELLENT.........BEAUTIFUL.......EXCITING......VIBRANT........SOULFUL........🙂🙂🙂😍😍😍😍

[@jorgenavarro4887]

Awsome...this when the music was a real music...

[@miskittt]

If you don't know this song, you died in the 60s.

[@missgham1005]

Facts!!!. He was a Genius.

[@psywizard880]

Wow! I ♥️ this song! Nobody like Isaac Hayes! One of the best songs ever recorded!! So talented, sure do miss you Isaac!

[@sharonpowell1969]

Can you imagine hearing these sounds in your mind and bringing it forth in the real world.

[@sharonpowell1969]

@@linedriver1 I can't either. I appreciate the creative gifts that God gave people. I often wonder about people like Bach, Beethoven and others of all genre. It must be amazing to conceived sounds, songs and other types of artistic work. I love Isaac Hayes. What he did with music was amazing

[@JamesScott-bw8sf]

Hello beautiful how you doing

[@themistermax]

Wow! I remember when this came out in 1971, I loved it then and I still do. This performance is awesome, everyone there is having an absolute blast. RIP Mr. Hayes, gone but never forgotten!

[@terencebarrett2897]

Absolutely brilliant, so atmospheric, and so fulfilling, you can't beat real music' wonderful'

[@kaymichal]

He has so many star musicians in this band!!!

[@elkehassell171]

now thats what you call ICONIC. Shaft is the man RIP Isaac Hayes

[@kre-8-tivediting906]

He actually beat Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" at the Grammys for Album of the year!

[@rainkid8807]

You gotta understand the level of musicianship in that time was Godly... I don’t think there was one bad album then

[@mikesmith3227]

My second favorite, third Al Green worked at a bar we had a DJ one of the night's he'd always play "Let's Stay Together" because there one of the most beautiful girls I've ever met brought in the hunkyest guys but when the song came on she would pull me out from behind the bar just was our song we melted into one never meet her outside that envirorement but a great memory

[@direfranchement]

@@rainkid8807 Um there were plenty bad albums in that era.

[@sergioantunes6579]

Actually Carole King won the Grammy for Album of the year of the masterpiece Tapestry

[@JJDPROMEDIAPRODUCTION]

That's how good music was in the 70's.. Shaft was that shit!

[@ArtHistoryProfessor]

I got the *CHILLS* & *FEELS* whilst listening to and viewing this stellar performance of an iconic masterpiece of 20th-century, American music. Rest in Peace and Power, Maestro Isaac Hayes (20 August 1942 - 10 August 2008).

[@nartarlyiatremaynne1239]

Beyond sublime, this song and the instrumentals behind Isaac are brilliant. Australia November 2022.

[@garryheywood1]

Doesn't get much more funky than this, epic!

[@jaydeecee]

The decade of greatest pop instrumentals.

[@michaelarmstrong6483]

No computer, all skills. ❤

[@davejohnson1666]

Richard Roundtree walking thru the streets while this was playing..most macho thing ever in a movie!!!!

[@stebstebanesier6205]

Anybody else remember Mr. Hayes' performance at the 1971 Academy Awards wearing that chain vest, awesome. I sure miss real music like this. This also makes me really miss Dave, Paul and the World's Most Dangerous Band.

[@lt2339]

No but I'm gonna look at it right now....

[@dannymiles6503]

Yes i sure do. I put my comment up about that gold chain shirt before i read your one. Powerful visions for my 13-14 yr old brain when i saw that. I idolised him then. Wasnt it a knockout, like no one could match that and the song.

[@catherinejackson9022]

@@dannymiles6503 Yes, he had it on at the concert I attended in SF. It was so BOSS...

[@dannymiles6503]

@@catherinejackson9022 Really Catherine!! Gosh i wish i could of been there. My first discovery of him was when i was 13 and it was 72-73 and i just idolised him and the mighty song as soon as it came out. You must have vivid memories of that experience for sure.