When you were a kid and you heard this, you knew it was bed time.

I want this played at the ending of my funeral. You know with everyone standing up by your casket talking and high fiving...That would be so cool.

Does anyone else tear up when they hear this ? It’s like a rush of emotions for me

God DAMN that sax. Every note is spine-tingling.

I LOVE the closing theme song for SNL. It bothers me when the network cuts it short.

Anybody else listening to this while in coronavirus quarantine?

My mother loves this, she stays up just to hear this ...she is 83yrs old

If the world ever comes to a sudden end from like a meteor or some stuff like that, this should play us out. Such a beautiful song.

I love the ending theme to SNL. It sounds like a church song. Amen and now take yo' ass to bed.

I uploaded this because I listen to it often and I honestly couldn't find a good version to listen to on youtube.... Hope you all enjoy....

I wish this played at the end of everyone's day, would be a nice way to cap off the day, good or bad.

This must be played at the end of my funeral. I have told people this for years. Lenny Pickett’s sax just gets me in some kind of way. Brings me to tears how great he is.

I want to thank Lorne and the cast for having me on this week. It’s been an incredible experience. Let’s give it up to our musical guest THE ROOTS! And TOM HANKS for stopping by!! GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!!!

This song has always felt like life to me, bittersweet.

This just takes all the stress, and and all the other shit off me. Even for just a few minutes. It really mellows me.

2:34 your tea is ready

This song is such a genuine part of the American experience. It's how we officially end the week, it's almost meditative. Time seems to stand still when it plays, you just stop, listen and watch the credits roll and breathe in the transition. When you hear this you reflect on your last week and look forward to what the brand new week will bring because neither you nor SNL have any idea what will happen but we'll all get through it together and joke about it and celebrate it next Saturday. God bless America, am I right?

Don't care how corny it is. Play this when I'm dead. And my family and friends better cheer and applaud like mad.

Finally after lamenting over this solo for 4 years and daily blowing scales and blowing and blowing. I can voice these notes on my tenor..... Granted it still sounds awful at the top end.... Finally I'm hitting those notes consistently and on purpose. Thanks Lenny for being an inspiration. Hopefully next year I'll be able to nail it on stage.

On my like 50th time listing to this, I swear it never gets old

I want this played at my funeral

SNL is on my bucket list. But not necessarily for the comedy. I would sit through an awful show until 1am just so I could hear this piece of music live. Lenny Pickett is on my short list for favorite musicians in the world. Every note he plays - from his earliest days with Tower of Power to this day - is from the bottom of his soul.

I thought I was the only one who this meant so much to emotionally. It's definitely what SNL represents to culture. Possibly the second most important television franchise of all time after Star Trek 💯

(pours a drink and presses play)

My fondest memories of SNL: from 1975, when I was 16, through 1979, when I was 20. Good music, good times.

This makes me want to cry and smile at the same time

Lenny goes down and hits that low E Flat and bounces back from every altisimo note to down in the regular treble clef and it makes every hair stand on end...makes me glad i switched to blues harp from sax....cuz there ain't no way i could pull that off....i just sit here dumbfounded not wanting it to end

When the comedy ends and you're left to fill the silence with the lack of laughter - you can fall back into this slick, sexy, uplifting tune and just end the night with a smile! Awesome. Awesome.

i could listen to this for hours.

I need this to be an hour and 45 minutes long.

This song was literally all I could think of as they dragged my drunk ass out of the bar on new year’s, happy 2020 everyone!! 🥳🥳🥳

This should be the national anthem

I love this song. It makes me nostalgic.

when Lenny make that saxphone growl, I get goosebumps.

I absolutely love this theme song. It brings chills to my arms and my heart.

His playing moves me to the very core of my soul.

I've always thought that this ending was a stroke of genius and the music never gets old. It's in the same league as the theme for the new year. And I love how it is cut off but doesn't end... Just masterful!

I remember The Weekend Tonight Show, Starring Johnny Carson was in this Saturday night time-slot on NBC and then one night I tuned in and discovered SNL. I was so blown away that on the following Monday at school I couldn't stop talking about this new TV show I had watched. The Not Ready for Prime Time Players as they called themselves were such a breath of fresh air. I tried to describe Andy Kaufman and his Mighty Mouse record skit: no one was amused but I loved it. Lenny Pickett, saxophonist with Tower of Power closed out the show every week with his amazing solos. Television was awesome back then. Lots of great memories.

I can't get enough of this closing theme!! It is totally TERRIFIC, and I love it!!! I hope that all of you feel the same. Lenny P is the greatest!!!

I'm trying to get this played at my graduation tomorrow. It'd be so perfect as everyone is leaving and saying goodbye.

Best, cleanest, longest copy yet. YOU ARE AWESOME !!!

This is so emotional on all levels. Beautiful piece of music.

it's like they're playing the last song of the world..."o.k. it's ending....roll the credits" and everyone's throwing their hats up on stage. and these cats are ripping it up digging down into their souls

My wife says I'm obsessed with this, 3rd time listening tonight, I can't argue with her.

My old days gone.... watching SNL thru AFKN in Korea... memories... 🙏🙏😎😎

nothing hits the emotional rollercoaster like a saxophone crying about its day

My official "Beginning of the End of the Weekend" anthem. Fantastic tune. Thanks for posting.

I went to music school to "master my instrument" .... Lenny is one of my favorites and no one has ever even come close to his mastery of the tenor sax. Not even close. (Chops wise / altissimo) He is the upper register high note KING.

David Sanborn, Hiram Bullock, Marcus Miller... This is truly an all star selection of musicians. I simply Love this ...

Howard Shore wrote this in the 70's, then 30 years later he wrote the soundtrack for Lord of the Rings... insane

LENNY PICKETT, YOU THA MAN!!!

*Dating myself - But* Don Pardo - "Guests of Saturday Night Live stay at the Essex House...overlooking beautiful Central Park".

From.an old.SNL.fan , thanks for this , I've been looking for this , couldn't record from live show because they always cut it short. Now I can.roll one , sit back and enjoy this at my leisure. Some of my best memories are of watching this show , smoking and enjoying this song. You've made an 70 yr old very happy !.

And no one ever realizes going to see this show live just how incredible Lenny Pickett on the Tenor Saxophone is. Master of the altissimo..

Thank you Lorne and the Cast for this experience of a lifetime ! Give it up for Micheal Jackson and Prince ! Live from New York this was Saturday Night !!!!! Have a good one THANK YOU !

Tears everytime. 30+ years watching and listening to this beautiful theme

Makes me want to tell everybody what a great week it's been, what an amazing cast this is, then thank the audience, say, "Good night!" and take a bow. And then, it would be so cool to hear Don Pardo telling everyone who would be on the show next week, then wrap it up by saying, "This is Don Pardo, saying 'This is Don Pardo, saying good night.'"

Another week, another Sarturday night.... Cheers....

I always see both relief and sadness on the face of the host during the closing.

We used to party at my my brothers house every Saturday playing music. This was always the last tune. He’s gone now and it’s hard to hear this.

I think this my favorite piece of music ever recorded even as a little kid in mid 70s at 6 or 7 I loved it .

So soulful.

My funeral song right here

Thats a saxaphone played to the bleeding edge. A true Master class in the instrument, and a song that evokes such powerful memories. I can only imagine for cast members hearing this after decades being away from the show must make you all kinds of emotional.

Justin Timberlake: Uh -- Thank you to Jay-Z, Dan Aykroyd, Alec Baldwin, Candace Bergen, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, Andy Samberg, Martin Short and Paul Simon! What a showwwww!!

Unbelievable tenor sax!! SNL is NOT SNL without this closing theme song. Essential as Pete, Lenny, Kenan, Michael, Colin, Cecily, Kate, Melissa, and many more over the decades ... for telling the truth about our society!! Thank you, Lorne Michaels!!

If my life was a movie, I would like it to ring when the ending credits go up.

My son plays saxophone and I keep telling him by the time I die to learn this song for my funeral. Love it

Lenny Pickett is such a legendary saxophone player man.

Awesome. Have been searching for this for years. I told my family a long time ago I want this played at my funeral and that everyone must dance. Lol.

This music was always cool as could ever be.

this is ridiculous... unreal.. what a version of the song.. thank you for sharing this.. i can hear this everyday of my life... i want it played at my funeral.. shouts, screaming, and cheers... and all... you may weep for i won't be there .. ill be where ever this song takes me...

This reminds me of when I was a kid and we drove across America in the '70s and '80s to go see my grandma and stopping in different cities, driving across open deserts and coastlines and admiring the scenery, picking up memories along the way. It reminds me of a big old school car cruising down an open highway just floating along. The sax section reminds me of the horn being blown on those big old cars.

It's got a reach out and touch somebody's hand vibe!!!!.... I've always loved this music. I think that's what it is. It's a benediction. 😄😄😄..... Soulfully done. 😎

I swear to God every time I listen to this gives me goosebumps reminds me of the. 90’s

I cry so hard when I hear this thinking about the past, it sounds so much like gospel it can be played at my funeral the exit

I was lucky enough to be an adult when this show premiered. And fortunate enough to still be here to hear........

I don;t know how long I've searched for a decent recording of this. Thank you so much for posting, and thank you AmazingLSB for the amazing sound quality. Not everyone bothers, But where good music is concerned, sound quality counts for everything. So, thank you.

Man...the nostalgia in this piece of greatness

I love this closing theme. I hope someday he makes an album. I fall deep asleep during Saturday Night Live but automatically wake up when the Song Comes I DVR it though. I get Chills from the song! Just love it!

YES! It's actually here. I love this. I always say that this is where the inspiration for Mariah Carey's "If It's Over" came from. Carole King wrote it, but it sounds very, very similar to the SNL theme.

Alright that's our show everybody. I want to thank Lorne and the cast, The White Stripes, Lisa Kudrow thank you so much for being here. Kids, go to bed! I love you! Good night!

Thank You! Everyone loves a waltz, but I never realized this was a waltz. This is just beyond fabulous. Have heard this extraordinary closing theme with Lenny Pickett for I think 20 years or more. And it's different every time.

SNL Closing theme with Lenny Pickett gets my pick for Best Ever Music Award

I always think deeply about seeing the empty stage at the end of each SNL at home episode with this theme playing in the background. It makes me think “how did things change so much, so fast?” But I realize that the changes that we have made are for the better. And eventually, I, as well as many others, will be able to see our favorite celebs up on that iconic stage once again. It might be a while, but that still image of the empty stage gives me hope that things will return to normal and we can leave this pandemic life behind us.

For the saxophone players, the note at 5:50 is two octaves above the the first altissimo b on the horn

I feel like the notes are telling a story. I only wish I knew what it was saying. Maybe I'm trippin but yeah a ton of emotion in this. Doesn't surprise me.... SNL is a staple of so many generations of comedians Through all the turbulences, we as a whole get to sit back and laugh, often at the hot mess we are.This sums it all up for me kinda. Ups and downs of life. A beautiful symphony but all good things come to an end. A tragic comedy right?! LOL...Ty and God Bless

Hey thanks for uploading this masterpiece. Lenny really knocked this one out of the park.

this is my favorite song of all time and the best version I can find.

Thanks for the SNL end song. That sax man is everything lol....

Just a beautiful song. Same A walt in A but they change it slightly every week with a different solo from Lenny. I love it!!!!

great memories....thanks for uploading. this was back in the day when once SNL went off wasnt nothing on TV but infomercials.... im gonna play this the day i retire from my job...

2020, STILL LOVE THIS MUSIC. IT SOUNDS LIKE AN EXTENDED VERSION OF RAY CHARLES' SONG, "DROWN IN MY OWN TEARS"

Thank you to Lorne, this amazing cast, the crew! I had the most amazing time! Good night!

Thank you seems a bit inadequate for such a large favor...hearing this brings back memories of friends who have passed and knowing that the world is much poorer now that they are gone,,,

72 dislikes in 5 years ain’t bad😉 love this

This how a show should end.

ABSOLUTELY THE BEST!!! Has been forever, and I watch for the ending every week, every year, just to hear this fantastic "Waltz" played by this Fantastic group of musicians ~ especially Mystro Lenny!!! Absolutely the BEST! (Good on You, Lorne, for keeping it around.)

Lenny Pickett is the best saxophone player of this generation by far.

ALRIGHT I'D LIKE TO THANK THE GIN BLOSSOMS, UHHHHH THANKS TO JOHN GOODMAN FOR STOPPING BY. MARK MESSIER AND BRIAN LEETCH OF THE NEW YORK RANGERS. AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOLKS AT HOME, THANK YOU SO MUCH GOD BLESS, IT'S BEEN AN AWESOME TIME, THANKS!!! (bows, flashes peace sign)