The smile of the conductor's face when her grp joins the chorus and then Tommy settles in.....magic
@bethsanfilippo3218 Жыл бұрын
Jan 20, 2023 Can you imagine this dude is creepin up to 70yrs old. And he can & does still belt out these tunes from our youth! He’s FABULOUS! Keep on Rockin T Shaw! 💕
@jesusjones5151 Жыл бұрын
The conductor speaks volumes about what it was like to be part of the performance. Excellent.
@TyvanTV7 жыл бұрын
The man who never ages.
@carrieannsutphin75037 жыл бұрын
Tyvan TV Right!?
@suekpp3 жыл бұрын
Just gets better with age!
@wambathewisefool28932 жыл бұрын
Si, si, pedro
@brianpaulus807 Жыл бұрын
Guy is something…..love to have have hair like that!!
@southvaron757 Жыл бұрын
@@brianpaulus807 I still have the hair at 60, but I just wish I had EVER had his talent.
@bamadoctj4 жыл бұрын
Not many that sing in the stratosphere when they're young can do it when they're older. Tommy is one of the few exceptions.
@billdaly48782 жыл бұрын
dah fuq
@brianrust61392 жыл бұрын
That was beautiful. It gave me goosebumps! Then, I got goosebumps on top of goosebumps! Tommy can still sing so well!
@helpmehelpyou39887 ай бұрын
Add me to the list of goose bumps.
@nicolaholgate75 жыл бұрын
Bloody awesome!absolutely fantastic seeing a well known Singer engaging and being supportive of young talent.Bravo!!🙌🏻🙌🏻
@larryfries45226 жыл бұрын
Great! It's great to see Rock Stars giving something back. These kids will remember this for the rest of their lives!
@patriciaotten862 Жыл бұрын
The conductor... her obvious love of this song and her actions... just LOVE IT!!
@bryanolivo80937 жыл бұрын
Wow! That orchestra nailed that intro!
@sueleochasadowski2756 Жыл бұрын
Oh my god, seriously . just ethereal. What an illustrious career Tommy has built, the consummate professional. This version definitely took me high enough. Thank you everyone.
@glennaugustyn52093 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful song by one of the most gifted singer/guitar players of all time. I love when professionals work with the youth and pass on their talents to schools ,university`s and music schools. Very moving. A lifelong memory for the students. Looks good on their resume too . Glenn Augustyn
@denmar3553 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful that Tommy has done these songs with High School Bands! What a guy! Great job band!
@Big.Rick1 Жыл бұрын
It is actually 8th thru 12th grades.
@deanamiley5514 Жыл бұрын
I’m so proud to include these kids in some great music with the awesome Tommy Shaw! So cool!
@billk96283 жыл бұрын
Made me cry in 1979, and still does today. Loved you in STYX, and Damned Yankee's! Hope your doing well, and God bless! I know,,, he already did!
@Mebuggiefan5 жыл бұрын
This is so amazing. Tommy is, of course, outstanding. That orchestra is awesome. The leader is so fun to watch. She makes it so fun. I know Tommy is so impressed with all of them. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
@spinnerjo013 жыл бұрын
Watching the conductor is a total joy!!!! I love that this is done with youth from a different generation. Watching their faces give me hope that music will not die!!!!
@docnasty748 жыл бұрын
Damn beautiful voice.
@deanamiley5514 Жыл бұрын
This is just fantastic! I saw them in 1978, a freshman in hs! I love Tommy Shaw and his talent is awesome ❤
@dfresh93086 Жыл бұрын
This orchestral arrangement is pure ecstasy. Brings a tear to my eye.
@whatevertheband69213 жыл бұрын
Tommy Shaw has always been one of my favorite singers since I first heard Crystal Ball! He really is a true natural and amazing at what he does!!
@fairmaidenvoyage878 жыл бұрын
I love watching the conductor. She really gets into it!
@jaf6t33 жыл бұрын
And the kids did too
@ian2lorimer3 жыл бұрын
She always reminds me on Janice from The Sopranos
@carlbeard32013 жыл бұрын
Of course she got into it. She’s got Tommy fucking Shaw on her stage singing an epic song. It doesn’t much better than that.
@lelandbrucehall65723 жыл бұрын
I'd be excited too to be able to record with Tommy. Especially on a cool song like Higher.
@nancykane86803 жыл бұрын
I am smitten with this man Never tire of his performances. . His voice + musicality is sheer pleasure
@awesomegrandma24803 жыл бұрын
Tommy Shaw... stole my heart a long time ago. He makes yesterday not just a memory.
@ignacioshietuwu Жыл бұрын
I dedicated this beautiful song to a woman who wasn't worth it, a few days after finishing I was with another, but it doesn't hurt, thanks Damn Yankees.
@andyzar1177 Жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful American ballads ever! Absolutely gorgeous! I remember listening to this as a child in South America, didn't even speak English back then, but the melody and harmony was so powerful it transcended language barriers.
@BTCMPOWERS4 күн бұрын
Says a lot about the character of Tommy Shaw So many take but so few give back especially at his level. This is a memory these kids will never forget, Thank You Tommy for all the great memories you have left for me,
@thebronzetoo Жыл бұрын
Great song and great performance by Tommy!!
@fumasterchu124 жыл бұрын
One of the great voices in Rock n' Roll history. I've been a huge fan for decades!
@lauretteraby84252 жыл бұрын
Love the orchestra! Just found these works. Tommy bosses it
@BrianPetone-tc7lw3 ай бұрын
Tommy is superhuman. His voice never changed.
@deanamiley5514 Жыл бұрын
The first and best concert in 1978! The Grand Illusion! This grandma rocks!
@kchmyy5 жыл бұрын
omg.his voice never changes. God's Gift.
@alanbeard11302 жыл бұрын
Another talented musician from the great state of Alabama.
@tinabryant3051 Жыл бұрын
Yay! I’m from Alabama and had no clue!! Yesssss…
@CeeDee01 Жыл бұрын
The most beautiful music video I've viewed so far this year. Thank you Karen Burton!
@CeeDee01 Жыл бұрын
Subbed too!
@alainconnelly88704 жыл бұрын
Tommy is so entertaining. I really believe he is the GOAT. He is.
@keena84427 жыл бұрын
Angelic voice. Woke me from my sleep last night while playing a mix on KZfaq. Best voice in the world. Keena
@charliegravelle16347 жыл бұрын
Keena Petty in
@jennifercoop70338 жыл бұрын
Still a beautiful Man💚💚💚
@gretchenwhan107 Жыл бұрын
Be sure to watch the styx songs that was covered, and the kids in the balcony providing the backing vocals. SO very excellent!!!!
@victoriadogillo91962 жыл бұрын
this is the reason why i love Tommy ❤️
@apiet562 жыл бұрын
I will always have the pleasure of being at a concert at my high school in Chicago in the early 70's. Even then the original Styx, then known as TR4, were fantastic. You know they would soar. A concert I will never forget.
@princesskitu7 жыл бұрын
love love love this man, always have, always will. Such a damn cutie and still got that awesome voice.
@timpettet65604 жыл бұрын
Live for today!!!!!!!
@RogerCA665 жыл бұрын
That's some great shit right there! What an awesome combination of the orchestra and Mr. Tommy Shaw. Loved it!!!
@captainmramsey Жыл бұрын
The kids are going to remember that forever
@Livinghighandwise6 жыл бұрын
Shaw still sounds great!
@Lonewlf76767 жыл бұрын
We need the Damn Yankees to get back together for at least a year or two for a tour.
@theultramark27996 жыл бұрын
or jack blades and kelly keagy to join styx - - id settle for that
@pinkiewerewolf4 жыл бұрын
@@theultramark2799 Gotta have Uncle Teddy.
@lorireynolds35404 жыл бұрын
Minus Ted Nugent, he's an asshole of epic proportions.
@danielmann54274 жыл бұрын
@@lorireynolds3540 lay off the quack pipe your brain is fried.
@jimitdoesntmatter71684 жыл бұрын
As I understand it, they are not disbanded. The issue is that touring cuts into Deer Season and Ted has issues with that. As a Damn Yankee, I am saddened by that, as a deer hunter, I get it.
@revkelly852 жыл бұрын
Tears of joy and the youth killed it. Thanks Tommy!
@MadDogW111 ай бұрын
how have I missed this gem?? This is pure gold!
@conniec30858 жыл бұрын
Love Tommy! The Pride of Montgomery AL!
@estebanblanco938711 ай бұрын
Amazing. Love that he worked with a youth orchestra!
@johnt66734 жыл бұрын
What a great version. Sounds awesome.
@fairmaidenvoyage878 жыл бұрын
He is rock royalty :-)
@julieschultz63637 жыл бұрын
Nobility, at least.
@johnbutler35812 жыл бұрын
Some of them Damn Yankees are still at it lol good for them:) So glad to see they can still sing this song as good as ever.
@johnnabarnes34968 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing show! So glad I got to experience it!
@terribryant29012 жыл бұрын
Bravo kiddos 👏 and Miss Conductor!!! I would have loved to have been there! Indiana gal.
@sharonwarren44799 ай бұрын
This is such a Good song with Tommy’s awesome vocals, and CYO always wonderful musicians. 😢 tears of Joy.❤❤
@mocarpenter88363 жыл бұрын
Love Tommy Shaw !!! What a talent still today !! Props to him!!
@elainekimball83967 жыл бұрын
Beautiful rendition!! Absolutely love this! Thank you for the upload Karen Bruton!
@guys17436 ай бұрын
I am listening this performance for the 5th times within a week. This man is a fantastic musician. The song goes straight in the heart. Thank you for writing and performing such a masterpiece.
@joeviclariego91354 жыл бұрын
Beautiful... I'm a fan since 1993 from The Philippines...
@singledream234 жыл бұрын
Filipino rin ako sir 24 ,, love ku mga lumang kanta
@jayzen70295 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful... really brings back the memories. Thankyou
@steveh50823 жыл бұрын
Tommy Shaw is a great guy and ...damn he can sing.
@johnrush73314 жыл бұрын
What an amazing talent. Not many like him left. Kids did a fantastic job.
@rockChild47718 ай бұрын
I'm on high rock songs in 90's forever
@astront9179 ай бұрын
This song was new to me two months ago, Now it's one of my favourite, Yesterday is never over
@frankvarga81932 жыл бұрын
Great song, with Tommy Shaw...being from Cleveland, Ohio...keep on rockin' Franko from Tucson Arizona 🌵
@sjnclady90684 жыл бұрын
I've always loved Tommy, so it was an absolute delight for me to learn he is the father of Hannah Shaw, aka "The Kitten Lady".
@hoosierdaddy92103 жыл бұрын
different Hannah Shaw
@dianabarreras68723 жыл бұрын
@@hoosierdaddy9210 Hannah Shaw is Tommy's daughter. Absolutely without a doubt, she is all over the internet pictured with him! She is also well known in animal rights as the Kitten Lady. Same person. Both Tommy and Hannah are highly respected individuals, talented kind caring sensitive people.
@tomcottar11 ай бұрын
gives me goosebumps!
@cheesemouse77746 ай бұрын
Tommy Shaw was my hero in the early 1980’s.
@americanheretic79932 жыл бұрын
This may now be my favorite version of this song.
@kendrick72013 жыл бұрын
I've been following music since 1971 after I was born my father had played classic rock the whole time he was a keyboard player and they played Styx was one of the biggest bands that they played throughout all the bars in Ohio when I was five I picked up my first drum set and played it pretty well then in 1981 my parents moved on to Florida where I moved with him of course and and when I was 11 years old I picked up the cello through Middle School and played it both through middle school and high school in the meantime I picked up playing the guitar when I was 15 years old and I just have to say thank you so much for your music and your contribution I only hope that today's youth will pick up music the way it should be and your voice is like an angel coming down from the sky everytime I hear it it makes me cry and I just want to thank thank you sir for your contribution by the way I'm from Cleveland as well
@jeffreyjacobs3909 ай бұрын
How can one not by impressed by THE OLD MEETING THE NEW IN ORCHESTRAL BEAUTY & POWER of many ..... great stuff.
@mikewright9547 Жыл бұрын
I love music where everyone bonds and forget about anything else
@theodorerinehart7817 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video, god bless Tommy and orchestra
@guillerminaestrello85685 жыл бұрын
Qué voz tan bella !!! , Tommy Shaw sigue rockeando como solo él sabe hacer !!!
@troyalcorn11844 жыл бұрын
I love this :) I know it isn't the studio and that is why I love it. Tommy sounds as good as he always did :) Maybe even better :)
@catherineferguson764611 ай бұрын
Does a song collectively get anymore beautiful.
@jans50815 жыл бұрын
Go Tommy! Loved you then, love you now.💕
@mikeflansburg69103 жыл бұрын
How tf could 31 people not like this. Deaf much?? Awesome coming together for this
@martinhonan9588 Жыл бұрын
Wow just found this and listened for the first time. Beautiful redition. Bravo!!
@user-ot1xk5kr3z5 ай бұрын
absolutely Beautiful... hey Tommy sending love,judy
@frankmcnab5223 жыл бұрын
Tommy Shaw is an inspiration to the young people follow his lead and you will succeed. An old rocker
@jeffslife43367 жыл бұрын
tommy shaw is a great musician it takes hard work to do what he does
@stevensorbet57542 жыл бұрын
Really cool! what an experience for those kids
@terrikirschenzaft4353 Жыл бұрын
this is a beautiful, majestic song anyways, but with the Youth Orchestra, oh my God, just what the doctor ordered! T Leckner, Montreal, Canada
@jeannespahr2696 Жыл бұрын
You rock with Dam Yankees as well. DTE. Many times. Love it
@peterjraije-salesrepresent27023 жыл бұрын
I’m not crying, you’re crying!
@jamesprocak9176 Жыл бұрын
Tommy still bringing it. Fantastic musician/singer
@deanamiley5514 Жыл бұрын
I don’t know how I missed this , my favorite 😊
@Joesfosterdogs8 жыл бұрын
GREAT SONG
@ronelferrolino32693 жыл бұрын
Totally speechless with tears , damn ya Tommy ...
@kimbarnett41132 жыл бұрын
Absolutely beautiful
@davidberry21814 жыл бұрын
He’s as good as anyone ever in Rock music. It’s a shame more people are not aware. I will let them know.
@mathewhesson1796 Жыл бұрын
Better than Dennis d. Young for sure.
@hartleyroadmusic5 жыл бұрын
4:34 the conductor realizes she's on stage with Tommy.
@bygamerschanel13004 жыл бұрын
Hahahaaa, damn right...!😂
@chihuahuamartin243 жыл бұрын
That was awesome!
@HuntQuestwithScottEllis2 ай бұрын
Just chills......amazing
@dennismaleski31072 жыл бұрын
He's still got it!
@ivichang76473 ай бұрын
Hermosa versión. Tommy es un grande!
@Kurnacopia5 жыл бұрын
The conductor is just diggin this scene!!! Awesome song, reminds me of someone special long ago.
@jojodyan3 жыл бұрын
Truly one of the greatest songs ever!!!!!!!!!
@cudgo25583 жыл бұрын
Tommy Shaw! Nuff said
@jimrissky5066 Жыл бұрын
He just commands an audience great song writer n individual know he enjoyed doing it w the orchestra n chorus group great bunch of kids n know they enjoyed the hell out of this performance it's great