The Roots - Clock With No Hands - Breakfast With The Arts (2006)

live performance of Clock With No Hands from their album Game Theory, 3rd of 3.
Presented with love and gratitude for the artists and producers of this excellent work of art. I only hope to bring the same joy and appreciation I have enjoyed to all who take the time to listen.
I DO NOT own the copyright. I would be pleased to transfer ownership to the rightful owner if requested.

[@lincoln3000]

The Roots are on a whole different level! Real hip hop!

[@TheBlkac1]

True Dat! But they're not the first, remember the rap group "Stetsasonic" They wasn't ready for them either back in the day. But now hip-hop has a bigger audience that can appreciate what good music is 😊👍🏿✌🏿

[@GrimeDiesel]

@@TheBlkac1 stets is dope and a true pioneer but they not on the roots level. Roots are legendary.

[@governmentlies]

I keep coming back to this song, month after month, year after year. Game Theory remains one of my favorite all-time albums and definitely my favorite Roots album. These guys are amazing. Black thoughts is a true words smith.

[@92alpha13]

2021...Still top 10 Roots joints!

[@rbbrown6533]

"My brother back in rehab, just had another relapse, within himself its like he been fighting an inner jihad." RIP Malik B :(

[@jimiq22]

Man it must have bin hard to wright this song from an emotional aspect- this is as real as it gets

[@Godwill720]

Black thought flow so deep it's so much imagery I just close my eyes and watch the picture unfold this is real music

[@Dayt0na600]

This album, "Game Theory" is one of the most incredible hip-hop albums I've ever experienced. Incomparable. Beautiful. This album really introduced me to the roots. 2006 was a goooooood year. Smh.

[@craigjoyner9857]

Tremendous track by The Roots!!! Been bumping this track for over 15 years.

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

"Hip-Hop Blues" Music. So melancholically beautiful!!!! Peep the Goddess singing the hooks, and Brother Question holding down the dope groove!

[@mindup376]

Great song to help you through solemn moments......

[@777lufy]

Can you believe it January 2024 is the first time I heard this. It pierced a heart I thought was made of stone.

[@AndersonLeiteoficial]

when I feel my soul empty I come here to listen it... tks The Roots

[@gonowbaby]

Here for this is and living by it in 2019 I might forgive but I do not forget......

[@NeckNoddin]

my favorite band of all time

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

Just incredible....BLUES in hip-hop....just too much!!!!!

[@jazzhopkid]

Best roots song by far.

[@masterwu7784]

I've waited at least 10 years to see this version of this song...... Wow

[@CharlesKoffiOyoua]

one of the best songs ever

[@intellectualme5000]

Black if you ever read this brotha...just know I wake up to this song ahheehh day! Word up... its crimes crime that you don't get mentioned with the Greats. Only wish I was the one getting interviewed when asked that question whos your top 5. You the truth. And my words are fact. Bless

[@fattmusiek5452]

This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Game Theory. This song- I had only heard the album version, which changed my entire life. My friend, huge metalhead, gifted me this album. 10/10 ❤

[@governmentlies]

I would argue that it's because of the nature of the song. To me, this song is a very personal and intimate look into the drug problems of his brother. I didn't get the impression that they were nervous at all. I was like Tom Macan and very impressed with this rendition, I love it more than the album version. They're such talented musicians. Black Thoughts is a really talented writer as well, I love the Roots!

[@hi-hk2zv]

Best live.

[@da1fromdaheightz]

Real hip hop will always live!

[@shwas77]

Roots are amazing live. It's even more impressive because they have so many members

[@Queenbk04]

the girl is jack davey from the duo J*davey.... they're amazing

[@EonFusion01]

this is a masterpiece

[@cocoaskingyal]

RIP MALIK B 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@dakritic]

Classic

[@jaredtellez1871]

Beautiful

[@Willworkforpuss]

OOOOOOUUUU WEE BIG THOUGHT

[@hey-lo-gees3886]

Extraordinary! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jasonjbeasley]

Awesome live !!!!!!!

[@flylers93]

hub can groove like no other.

[@sirliridon.4419]

… Yeah, sitting in the staircase, holding back tears Looking over mad years worth of photographs Pictures of some places I ain't never going back Some people I used to love, why I ain't show them that? The skies was overcast, when I was sober last My head is spinning, couldn't tell you if it's slow or fast It's starting to get too clear, I got to go and grass To y'all it's a shame but life is what we know it as Waiting, navigating the plot, without plans In the car, it's hard to read as a clock with no hands How your man's goin' get up and stop with no yams All it take is one break, it could pop the program Whether sinning or not, my back bending like I'm sentenced a lot I feel some brothers is beginning to plot It might have been a close friend I forgot Who started up and ain't remember to stop I bet these niggas going remember the shop … People think that I'm crazy, just cause I wanna be alone You can't depend on friends to help you in a squeeze We all deal with shit on our own And sometimes the beef can grow, get out of hand Yeah, you know it gets full blown I never said that you mean the world to me Maybe it's best that you never know … Yo, I'm like Malcolm out the window with the weapon out Searching for somehow to find a minute or the second now Precious time is money that I ain't got to mess about Need it from the horse's mouth or from my eye with less account Lessons with my back to the wall, scoping my session out Stay a little edgy at times when I ain't stressing bout Haters don't know shit about me, they the ones that talk shit Those that love me send it out, so I ain't got to force quit Cause I'm doing better now, don't mean I never lost shit I was married to a state of mind and I divorced it, man I'm from where brothers moving product from the porches People locking their doors, clutching to their crosses The block hot by the law, there ain't too many choices So what I do is for y'all, there ain't too many voices left I watch my back, and watch my step And I might forgive, but I will not forget come on … People think that I'm crazy, just cause I wanna be alone You can't depend on friends to help you in a squeeze We all deal with shit on our own And sometimes the beef can grow, get out of hand Yeah, you know it gets full blown I never said that you mean the world to me Maybe it's best that you never know … Yo, living in turbulent times The blind leading the blind Some call it evolution, some say intelligent design You say you want a revolution, you out of your mizind Your sons' destitute, and their pops all in the prison My man's back in the jam, he like the back of my hand He just attracted to scam, he right back in the can I never sleepwalking, you dig You get your shuteye I'm on the first thing in, I'm leaving on the red-eye My brother back in rehab, just had another relapse But fin himself, it's been like he's been fighting an energy Half telling me nobody true when they pretend to be that So closer than friends, that's where I keep my enemy at To many parties concerned, it's time to live it and learn Until we're able to grow, forever bridges we burn My thoughts free as a bird, that's just about to emerge And every action is heard, it speaks louder than words, yo … People think that I'm crazy, just cause I wanna be alone You can't depend on friends to help you in a squeeze We all deal with shit on our own And sometimes the beef can grow, get out of hand Yeah, you know it gets full blown I never said that you mean the world to me Maybe it's best that you never know

[@strangestringsnyc]

nervous? no intensity? What the hell are ya'll talking about? First of all It's "Breakfast" with the Arts, which means they were probably up at the ass crack of dawn to perform. Plus there's no crowd. AND they were touring like crazy at the time. Besides, I think the performance is appropriate given the venue. Every show doesn't have to be like playing at Rock the Bells.

[@banniwamba]

amazing! sin palabras!..

[@xavierhill3966]

2022 was here

[@JackieYZaragoza]

You can't depend on friends to help you in a squeeze please they got problems of they own. Pharcyde

[@Fonzworth.B]

Oct 2019

[@jahblessraa3642]

U now rocking wit da best....

[@richay772004]

@YuYu0289 I think the CD version was a sample, which is sometimes hard to replicate live with a band

[@alvaroach]

That pharsyde reference makes this song all the more dope

[@tmacan]

@cfischb01 hmmm.. interesting! The performances on this show were my first exposure to The Roots and I was SO impressed! I would never have anticipated that someone might get the impression you suggest, but I guess it might be possible. To me it seems tight and masterful, very well executed.. compelling.

[@GaryBryanDobbs]

This is such a great jam. Black Thought has me thinking I have something to add the scene and the one singing hooks has a sweet voice that makes the track.

[@lela2394]

They played this EXACTLY the way it was supposed to be played... Consider the song...

[@muumula]

So true

[@brandon2893]

That Ab chord is doing work

[@frankicortez8668]

2019

[@21390029]

Yo

[@JamesPoetMusic]

being a performer, and also singing in a group, its not always about being loud.... The feeling is there you have to look at where the peformance is taking place its a morning performance..... Now if they performed this at a cafe mid evening, with mostly people our age it would be a different feel...

[@cfischb01]

@tmacan Great! Yea, The Roots are awesome. Perhaps I am just more used to listening to the recorded version? This song is sooo good though... they lyrics are stored in my memory bank! Take care =)

[@erraticspace]

Haha even my Polish housemate recognised Questlove as I showed her the video.

[@spaceallen]

Amazing song, amazing lyrics. Anyone knows who the girl is? I know the original voice is Mercedez Martinez's right?

[@elcurly117]

I do declare that to be a fly as mother fuckin sport coat.

[@GaryBryanDobbs]

@jameswoodert I agree with you. I really like the tempo hear and I think BT has hit his audience with a break before going fast to work. You know what I mean.

[@21390029]

Ppl think that I’m crazy just because I want to be alone

[@TheNoFancyName]

is that jack davey... yes it is!

[@BAGAKOOS]

damn hub's basslines are so ill omg

[@edwardlopez8353]

my homie robert passed away on his birthday

[@rutherfordBHAZED]

So sad, melancholic, and regretful! So HIP-HOP, so BLUESY!!!! WHAT????!!!!!!

[@AscensionNow1]

∞

[@coronadobarker7436]

Mmm...yall sleeping on whole Ms. Jack Davey on vocal cords. Sorry, wife snatched the phone.

[@MrTerry1220]

@YuYu0289 Yeah but it's still great

[@qoolquest]

well it is a serious song....aint the usual "rah rah!" fare....

[@PoppieFieldsForever]

@cfischb01 Maybe having to groove at 6 a.m.?

[@imsofancy14]

the girl singing is so hot

[@YuYu0289]

sounds a lot better on the cd though, the intensity just isnt there

[@brandon2893]

The baseline is an octave higher which is for other reasons I think

[@desparta05]

How's the girl? She's good.

[@cfischb01]

This is such a great song. But they look kind of nervous here... something is lacking.

[@lowpulse8729]

Uh...its likely A&E writing a check for them to perform THIS song? Thought covered real ish barely discussed out of select blk circles: - depression - bipolar disorder - violence - Calls for revolution - opportunists crossing folks 4 $ - poor education (blind leadin the blind reference)

[@ChunkyChest]

some people I use to love.. before the kimmel sellout.. wonder if you'll have jobs once he takes over late night.. to me it IS a shame..MalikB only real 1left and where he @?