Up With People at Superbowl XIV (14)

[@bradleyswinderman7442]

Was in the Ohio cast (couldn't afford to travel with Cast B accepted after audition); had several solos at tje Ohio State Fair Grandstand shows we were right ahead of the Osmonds one year & Jackson 5 next year...it was a great experience performing from 1968 thru 1971.

[@gswgirl87]

My mom was in Cast C with this group in this very show. I actually saw her twice in this video. Am I a proud daughter, you bet your ass I am :)

[@mrtodd3620]

Was the music live?

[@gswgirl87]

@@mrtodd3620 yes it was live singing. This group was amazing and I was lucky to get to see them in the 90s multiple times and be brought on stage with them because my Aunt was in the cast

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Up with People was huge. There is too much Steven Colbert style cynicism for this kind of group and presentation to work at a Super Bowl today.

[@moonhalo4000]

My music teacher was here! Thank you for the video

[@mrtodd3620]

I remember when those rugby shirts were popular in the 70s.

[@bradleyswinderman7442]

I still have one like these guys wear...

[@Gaylel1]

Friends, these were before the billion dollar spectaculars with the big stars. #SuperBowl50

[@awhitecouple]

Nearly 100% White.

[@leslittle9112]

You can tell it too. They were too cheap to get anyone famous.

[@leslittle9112]

@@awhitecouple sadly now it's 💯% ghetto.

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Up with People was huge. Too much Steven Colbert style cynicism for this to work today.

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Ole school halftime shows 😊

[@macmcgehee3522]

One HAS to comment on the post by Cathy Lincks. (who is obviously just rambling a bunch of nonsense) First, like Manfred Ketz who has a post below, I was on that Super Bowl XIV field with several hundred other awesome young people from 15-20 countries around the world. It was one of the best experiences of my life, and I still go to the reunions every 5 years. Its purpose, in a nutshell, was to bridge cultural gaps between peoples and countries using music as the medium. And it was a tremendous educational experience as well. That Super Bowl performance was just a taste of the many songs written by some of the MOST talented musicians in the 1970's - 1980"s. What an amazing opportunity and PRIVILEGE to have traveled 1979-80 through portions of the United States and central Europe. It gave me a lifetime of memories and close friendships. Oh yes, and one more thing: I don't remember Kool-Aid ever being on the menu!!

[@jbanks5270]

Mac, wow! It must have been fabulous to be part of this group! When I was a young girl, my Nana took me to see Up With People, and we had such a wonderful time together that we went every time they came to our area and bought the music, to hold us over until the next year.. For the "old-timey" music (her words) that I hadn't heard before, she would give me a little history on that music and tell me how it influenced her life, and if there was a special dance (like The Charleston), she'd teach me the dance. We loved your shows, and especially how you got people involved. I definitely remember the conga line. Same music, too! We had a ball! We would always marvel at how so much talent was on one stage, each one of you with a heart to help others in need. Thank you for being part of the group that today gives me sweet, special memories of her so happy that she sparkled.

[@videosuperhighway7655]

It was a better time. People were just better educated and had social graces compared to today.

[@rilenixx]

are you in this video?

[@timothysprengeler4071]

I am pretty sure Up With People is still around, though not as big as it was in the 1970's and 80's. I would consider going to one of their shows if they are in my area.

[@ManfredKetz]

Hi Bob, thanks for uploading the video. It was great to see us all in such good shape. Manfred Ketz Cast B

[@jimmcgarry8466]

I was at this game. 50 yard line about 40 rows up. We had those Mylar things...

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Need bring these ple half toke back Listen 👂 NFL football 🏈 hello 👋

[@timothysprengeler4071]

I'll never understand why so many people hate these "Up With People" shows! I think this is a really fun show--much better IMHO than the overdone "extravaganzas" that pass for halftime shows nowadays. I think the Super Bowl halftime show jumped a REALLY big shark in the early 1990's.

[@elwoodblues9613]

I'd rather take these cheesy shows instead of the ridiculous stuff being done now.

[@rjrya]

No.

[@ericradford2142]

Save for U2 halftime show in the 2002 Super Bowl, the Super Bowl halftime shows have been a disappointment.

[@KingArthurshorts]

Look, the things that get money are the good things for them so jumping from this to Michael Jackson was a big deal

[@timothysprengeler4071]

@@KingArthurshorts I know a lot of it had to do with TV ratings also. Much to the chagrin of the minority of us who prefer these old-school halftime shows, the TV ratings went down considerably during halftime in the pre-Michael Jackson days.

[@londavis6355]

Just goes to show you; people can be talked into almost anything.

[@kurtschneider1224]

That was better than any super bowl halftime show in my lifetime

[@hubbifrubbins3719]

What a shit lifetime

[@jimmcgarry8466]

Well, I was at the game 50 yard line about 30 rows up from the field, it was a good show. Unfortunately, I couldn't pick you out from the others. But I'm sure you were hella good !!

Come on! Where are you snipers? - Bart Simpson while watching UWP inspired Super Bowl halftime show.

[@leslittle9112]

These old halftime shows are fun to watch just to make fun of!

[@jonnuanez2843]

Whoever is singing at 3:40 is real cute. Yeah this may be corny by today's standards. But this is better quality than Beyonce. This was entertainment just for its own sake, which is unheard of now.

[@dinosore4782]

Do you ever think about how this is a personality you have and not an actually valid opinion ?

[@davidpar2]

@@dinosore4782 I wouldn’t know why he would, considering “not an actually valid opinion” is a non-sequitur

[@videoplusdvd]

Hooray For Everything🤪

[@leslittle9112]

Never heard of them and I was nine then.

[@DiTiZar]

Woooow what a diference than and now!!! So natural, so pure ;)

[@donaldlilesii3984]

this is awesome-thank you

[@rilenixx]

Where in the world is Waldo? Performing in the SB 14 halftime show.

[@memiguelito]

So bad it was good

[@milky_wayan]

@TheTweetOfGod brought me here! =)

[@sportslover3077]

Same

[@ScottPusich]

MY EYES THEY BURN..... ;-)

[@bluesriot2]

when it was sorta small business , note the lack of coporate logos and name drops

[@jackdull5699]

A lot better than JLo and Shakira's performance, and the girl singing her solo on 3:37 is pretty.

[@memiguelito]

I take that back......makes one want puke

[@jojoshuajo]

Good Lord

[@charlesballaro9766]

Is that Brent Musberger doing narration?

[@tmat2024]

Aaaaarrrgggggghhhhh!!!!!!

[@bryanburnap4537]

When I was like 6 I would see stuff like this and think " wow this is not funny at all " why is everyone laughing but me !!

[@joyl5698]

I wonder if the guys were the inspiration for Where's Waldo ( Where's Wally)

[@knightrdrx]

they sound like every commercial jingle of that time...why do people just sound different now

[@bnic9471]

Because the culture of 2020 is like a dumpster fire behind a brothel.

[@silverchicken1497]

@@bnic9471 and heavily auto-tuned.

[@artknight3683]

@2:15: Chris Elliott in the tux!

[@legasiguy551]

None of that Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Lady Gaga bs, this is REAL American Superbowl entertainment! We need to go back to this!

[@chalkywhitelll8448]

😂😂😂😂😂you are crazy 😜

[@gerrypeet4861]

@@chalkywhitelll8448 Sad thing it that it took the NFL 27 years to realize how lame this was!

[@timothysprengeler4071]

I always get nostalgic for these old-school halftime shows around Super Bowl time. I have yet to find full videos of the shows from Super Bowls II, VI, VIII, XII, XIII, and XV, and I've only found the first half of the Super Bowl IX show, but the rest of them can be watched on KZbin.

[@MeroMero-zk9ej]

Somehow Screech at 4:28 🤷🏿

[@powerface71]

Imagine if it had been the ACTUAL lineup of bands that were booked to play Super bowl 14, Foreigner, UFO Brian Adams and Ozzy Osbourne with Randy Rhoades! Sadly that never came to be as Randy died in the plane accident during the stop to fix an air conditioner on the way to Florida to play the gig. Wonder why the rest of the bands didn't play with a replacement Act for Ozzy? Would have been miles better than this imo.

[@leslittle9112]

Or the Eagles right before breakup.

[@leslittle9112]

You have to remember that the Big Band old timers were still running the programming back then and for a middle aged audience.

[@MrTomBrom]

It's Allan Carr's tribute to Football.

[@rosannecasella8946]

geez they must have gotten paid a dollar each after splitting the payment by the league

[@leslittle9112]

I saw Mike Lindell.

[@hawkeye6626]

This was January 1980; how were they supposed to dress?!

[@lizziea.6845]

2:16 looks like Marjorie Taylor Green. Uhm🤔

[@Saintnick90]

Still better than Maroon 5.

[@timothysprengeler4071]

Give me ANYTHING over heavily tattooed bare chests and wardrobe malfunctions! (OK; I realize the latter didn't happen during the Maroon 5 show.)

[@bnic9471]

Who's here because John Updike sent you?

[@leslittle9112]

At least beaver wasn't extinct back then.

[@nuvigroovi]

Up with people performed for our school in the 80s. Everyone hated them and the show. They became a joke to us.

[@leslittle9112]

"Johnny B Goode" would have been good had they let Chuck Berry perform it.

[@Jennnyfeeer]

Raúl Muñoz

[@hopperthemarxist8533]

1 billion times better than the overdone corporate crap now. This is authentic and has a cool home down authentic feel. Now everything is run by corporations out culture fucking sucks

[@346436]

yeah man. Real "authentic" and not run by corporations in their uhhhhh big corporation buildings acting all coporationy. /s

[@pandaeyes42]

BETTER THAN USHER!!!

[@paradeguy]

Love this better than America sings

[@fairfaxcat1312]

Too much Steven Colbert style cynicism for such a effort to be plausible today.

[@mousstard]

Inbreeding at its finest

[@ConradSpoke]

Even as a young teenager I thought Up With People was some kind of weird cult.

[@gerrypeet4861]

Thank God for Michael Jackson.

[@chewb5873]

No!

[@rosskolnikov]

Up With People is about 8 million times better than the Black Eyed Peas.

[@johnsain]

What?!!!......no Divas?

[@leslittle9112]

All the great Rock Bands of the 60s and 70s, and the great Country acts of the 70s and they do a 40s throwback with a bunch of unknown college kids? If they were going cheesy for the older audience, they could at least had John Denver sing. This was cheap for the Super Bowl and unacceptable, but much more decent than the Ghetto booty shows of today.

[@chewb5873]

No

[@kendrapatterson8941]

WTF! 😳

[@SexyLaHipster]

The 70s were over but they were still dressing like that era! LOL

[@silverchicken1497]

It was the 1979 NFL Superbowl, held on Jan. 20th, 1980- it absolutely was that era. I was around back then, plenty of people were dressing like that.

[@bobalooloo02]

weird.

[@deNNyTheWiseMAN1]

I'm sure even back then the audience was cringing on this.

[@monkeyb1820]

people were fine with it. It was a different era, before the media kept shoving celebrity deviants in our faces constantly.

[@BigBishop1]

Dork fest lets get happy!

[@Albert4679]

how embarrassing LOL!

[@chewb5873]

No no

[@leslittle9112]

More like Lame With People 😜😂.

[@CedricCooke]

The only thin embarrassing about this video is that it was at an "American" football game...Real football is played with a round white ball at the foot!!! Good show Bob, you're a great team player, terrific alumnus and super sport!!!!

[@chalkywhitelll8448]

Fuck you

[@Doc_Valparaiso]

"We are many. We are one." ...Are they saying they're the demon Legion from the Bible? Illuminati confirmed 😲🤣🤦‍♂️

[@liamgallagher5673]

Shut up! If you believe in the Illuminati haha you're also a WWE fan!

[@Doc_Valparaiso]

@@liamgallagher5673 You do know that I was making a joke ...right?

[@vr66r]

Looks like cult.

[@ArrestedDeveloper]

This makes me wish Russia had won the cold war.

[@CreepyOldGuyHQ]

I like that nobody is fat, unlike nowadays. My God we're huge.

[@leslittle9112]

😂

[@williambowers2820]

Styx opened for these guys in 1987.

[@hubbifrubbins3719]

LOL

[@mjbvideo]

Ugh! Not good.

[@electricafroman]

How is this worse than Madonna?

[@martinkukich9168]

snort...hee haw

[@leslittle9112]

She was the greatest female singer ever and actually popular. Had you even heard of these kids?

[@leslittle9112]

@@cricket34 see who has the most record sales of a female artist.

[@johncrandall5782]

Better than Maroon 5

[@rossguillory5556]

Yikes! My face, while watching this, is identical to the face Bob Dylan makes when being filmed during the “We Are The World” mega group video also from the 80’s... Im thankful I was born in ‘83 and barely remember those embarrassing times. Super Bowl has come along way! Also why were the 70’s so damn cool and the 80’s so lame?

[@williambowers2820]

Two words: Ronald fricken’ Reagan.

[@leslittle9112]

Both had the greatest music ever, but Commissioner Roselle or the networks were too cheap to get anyone famous. The popular music of the 70s and 80s was nothing like this lame portrayal of 1940s Big Band music. The old folks, the pre Rock N Roll generation were still running things then. Prince had the best halftime show ever and was an 80s artist.

[@leslittle9112]

@@williambowers2820 Two words: Jimmy Carter was President till 1981 Sherlock! The Hostage crises stopped the day Reagan became President and President Reagan destroyed the USSR without firing a shot, and is considered one of the best Presidents ever and Carter one of the worst. Bless you! You mind numbed robot 🤖, you probably voted for senile Pedophile Joe too.

[@leslittle9112]

@@williambowers2820 and actually that's three words! Democrats like you can't count to two and sure shouldn't be allowed to vote!

[@davidfink4963]

This is the worst thing I have ever seen. None of these fools have any talent.

[@leslittle9112]

Can you play a 🎷???

[@leslittle9112]

I saw Mike Lindell.