This is 1 of those rare times when the cover is far better than the original. Blood Sweat & tears were phenomenal. I had all their records

Old Chicago (I and Ii), Blood Sweat & Tears and Lighthouse......loved their sound and each was their own.

David Clayton Thomas simply kills on vocals.....great singer!

Another great cover this band did was "God Bless The Child"

BS&T version by a mile. Like the Brenda version but the horns and David Clayton Thomas vocals are just outstanding. It was a giant hit on billboard charts. 🙃👍

The definitive version of this song. Those horns, the organ... That voice!

Blood Sweat and Tears were awesome.

Blood Sweat and Tears and The Chicago Transit Authority: 60s answer to big band music.

"I want to spend the rest of my life thanking you"> just gorgeous, moves me to happy tears!

I grew up with that Blood, Sweat & Tears album. Another great cover from that album is “And When I Die” which was written and recorded by Laura Nyro.

A Fantastic group jazz, blues, and soul! Beautifully done! Thank you Angela

Blood Sweat and Tears made this song famous even though they didn’t write it. A great song

One of the greatest singers of any time period.

I'm 63. I never knew that this was a cover song! I thought they were the creators !

Great band, nice guys I had the pleasure to open for them in Lexington, KY back in 2006

Best air muted trumpet playing EVER! 😂

This was me and my late wife's song back in the day. These guys were really good.

This is such a GREAT tune by Blood Sweat and Tears....I was married to this!

The horn was the late, great Lew Soloff playing trumpet with a harmon mute.

The lead singer's name was David Clayton Thomas. Dude could sing the ingredients off of a cake mix box and it would sound good. Such a good vocalist ...

I’m glad you liked this song!! BST was such a wonderful band!! 😊

God Bless the Child is another great BS&T cover!

This album + early Chicago buttered me up for a lifelong love of jazz, and two members of this band went on to long careers in the jazz world.

Only saw BS & T once in 1972. But man could they play...

Always kinda liked this song, as sung by Blood, Sweat and Tears. Was in U.S.M.C. when it came out. Thumbs up!

I love the old stuff! Nothing these days even comes close. Thank you for helping to keep it alive. I'd love to see you play the Carpenters "and when he smiles" or some of Karen's drum solos.

David Clayton Thomas on lead vocal. -------Saw them in '68, they were pretty good. ----------MJL, 76 y/o

I've always loved this song and this group. They have so many more hits for you to react to.

Lead singer Canadian David Clayton-Thomas had a great set of pipes.

God Bless the Child by these guys is amazing.

1968, I was 14 and just getting into music. I didn’t know this was a cover but it brings out such deep grateful emotions.

David Clayton Thomas has a fantastic voice, really lovely

Lead vocal David Clayton Thomas I seen him in Japan in 1984 he was very good!

BS&T should be in Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. They were Chicago before Chicago.

This is a 1969 cover of the original sung by Brenda Holloway. This song was written by Brenda Holloway, Patrice Holloway, Frank Wilson and Berry Gordy. The original recording by Brenda Holloway was released on the Tamla label on August 17, 1967. BS&Ts version sold over a million singles and was certified gold by the RIAA.

BS&T put out a lot of great music. More please.

The BST version was my favorite song from this group from a collection of a lot of hits. This my favorite song of that year as I recall.

Saw them in concert in the old Salt Palace, in Salt Lake City, in their hay day. This brings it back for me!!

In 1978, Dire Straits had the lyrics in one of their song state "They don't give a damn about any trumpet playin' band, It ain't what they call Rock and Roll". Well the people in that verse they were referencing never heard "Blood, Sweat & Tears" and ":Chicago". These bands rocked and had a horn section to boot. Both bands were produced at the time by James William Guercio; he went onto producing eleven (11) Chicago albums.

I'm very familiar with this cover version but I didn't remember Brenda Holloway's original so I just checked it out. I love Blood Sweat & Tears but I really enjoyed the TV Show performance by Brenda Holloway. It might be just her dancing while singing but it really took me back in time. I loved it.

Boy are you on a roll tonight, killer song after killer song! For another from that era, try a psychedelic classic from the Electric Prunes, their I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night. I survived and still remember those days, glad to be here a half century later and watching in wonder as modern listeners discover the utterly great music of my youth. Enjoy, I sure am. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎶

This time was when bands had horn sections like Chicago and Tower of Power

Thanks for this. I used to sing this at work when my computer did what it was supposed to. I will listen to Brenda Holloway. I had no idea this was a cover. Also I think the horn you referred to is a muted. Trumpet and there may be trombones too.

I remember hearing this on the radio when I was a wee little tike. Really enjoying your channel.

Theres’s that smile, knew Angela would like this remake!!!!! ❤

The vocalist is David Clayton-Thomas and he's truly spectacular on this song. From my hometown of Toronto, Canada btw. I love the tempo changes and the horns are simply incredible. They had another great song from the same album called Spinning Wheel, you should check that out too.

Saw them in concert in SF in 1960's. Awesome.

Forgot how GREAT the bass lines are in this song.

What a voice!

Angie, another good cover by this group was the 1941 Billie Holliday's God bless the Child. You'll like it. Cheers

🎺," ty baby ,ty baby"

Actually, this was my favorite of Blood, Sweat and Tears to be honest !!

BS&T is the ultimate version! Brenda's version is great, but this band seriously perfected it! David Clayton Thomas really belts out this song!

They sound like a combination of lounge music, rock, soul, blues, jazz and the group Chicago and Tower Of Power! You don't need drugs to get high! Just listen to this type of music, and you will be high as a kite!

Masterpiece of a pop record

Great song!

You make me so very happy that you reacted to this .

I'd recently saw an interview from Chicago's trombonist Jimmy Pankow; he mentions while the band was still playing at clubs in LA in the late 60s (still not signed by anyone) a staff producer from New York dropped in and saw what talent the group had and was so inspired he went back to New York and got session musicians together that consisted horns and woodwinds as the main part of the band. Jimmy Pankow in his own words said 'they'd beat us to the punch' They'd released their album first in '68 while Chicago's first album was released in '69. That group that beat them to the punch were Blood Sweat and Tears. But we all know who's the better band out of the two 😉

Fantastically beautiful song!!

I really loved Blood Sweat & Tears version. Maybe more than the original. But I’ll never admit because of my crush on Brenda Holloway😇

Love this song, BTW Gloria Estefan does a great version as well

This song is just great, best cover

classic album.... bought this LPsway back when it was released. DCT is Canadian

David Clayton Thomas has such a great beautiful voice, maybe underated.Had other good songs this is my favorite.

It’s great to have 3 lead singer 👩‍🎤 groups great live performances

Thank you, Angela

Awesome song! I didn't know this was a cover actually.

Classic weddings song

I have a fondness for this album.

Very nice song and group. I see they got you dancing! Well heres one for you. THE GOOD THE BAD and THE UGLY by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, if you never heard an orchestra before you will love it

Enjoy please listen to those other comparisons... Yes..he said I want to thank you,.....

Great song, great group. I hope that “When the Levee Breaks” Led Zeppelin version makes it onto your list, my favourite Zeppelin cut, love that Delta blues sound.

You're enthusiasts what you do is amazing

B, S & T came on strong with this hit song, following right on the heels of the success of Chicago Transit Authority (Chicago). Try their album hit "Go Down Gamblin'." The late 1960's early 1970's became the battleground for such "big-band rockers" as Tower of Power (What is Hip?, This Time It's Real, many others) , Chase (Get it On in the Morning), Lighthouse (One Fine Morning) -- to name a few.

I love you more than you'll ever know...is the name of what may well be their most romantic love song. It also has some teeth.

Great album!

Trumpet

A terrific cover song is The Beach Boys cover of the Ronettes' I Can Hear Music.

If you like this band, you would LOVE the group Ides of March ( Vehicle ) and I also HIGHLY recommend the group Classics IV

Love your videos ❤. Adorable and so fun

All due respect to the original artist but this group made the song theirs. This is such a classic.

great horn section,,,right up there with chicago

Spinning Wheel is a great song they do too.

As a kid our neighbor was in a cover band and they did this song - listened to them rehearse it many times

BST does a magnificent cover of Billie Holidays God Bless the Child

You are so awesome

Love this tune is number 1 on my Eazy playlist

Love to get your reaction to the duet "Hold Me" by Whitney Houston and Teddy Pendergrass from 1984. One of Houston's first recordings.

Sang by Brenda, written by the great Frank Wilson.

Favorite song by BS&T: Hi-De-Ho, I think also a cover, but you should give a listen.

Blood, Sweat and Tears was a fantastic band. All the members were world-class musicians and they had great songwriting. Their song Spinning Wheel would be fun to listen to.

Since you're wearing a Honey shirt, may I suggest Bobby Goldsboro's song Honey. If you don't feel something after listening to it, you don't have a heart.

You must also listen to the cover by Jamaican Rock Steady Artiste "Alton Ellis" to this song.

It's a trumpet

David Clayton Thomas, what am amazing and underrated voice

I’d watch your cooking show!

Angela, a great recommendation for a cover song is: Baby It's You - by A Group Called Smith

that was my wife's ring tone on my phone till we got married, now on my phone when she calls it's christina perri's thousand years

Here's a song for you..... Lady In Red by Chris De Burgh. I think you will love it.

Another great song: "Randy & the Rainbows - Denis 1963"(original version) "Blondie - Denis 1978" (cover version) My suggestion! 👍