Earth, Wind & Fire - That's the Way of the World (Official Audio) 

Anyone listening in 2024???

When I was 15 I had a bus driver named Phyllis, heavyset middle age African American grandma, I was usually the last one on the bus and I’d move to the front of the bus to talk to her. She loved to sing this song and she told me everything you need to know about life is contained in this song. I’ve had many angels touch my life, chokes me up to know she’s no longer here, but her words live on, as I pass them to you.

Dear, Whoever is reading this,we don’t know each other and there is a strong possibility we will never meet , but I wish nothing but the best and happiness for you ❤️👍🏿

Earth, Wind, and Fire's music reminds me of growing with my dad on Saturdays being outside with him washing and waxing his big hooptie!!! He is in a nursing home now. Please pray for his recovery.

Whoever reads this: May God bless you and your family and give you inner-strength, love, and healing. And the peace of Jesus Christ in your heart. Love from 56 year old me, in Los Angeles.

"A child is born with heart of gold, but The Way Of The World makes his heart grow cold" 🤯😫Serious BARS right there!!!💯🔥🔥⚘⚘⚘⚘

If u are still listening to this 2023, We are the last of a dying breed. This song is my jam.

This song was ahead of it's time and will stand the test of time. Still sounds good in 2023

There will NEVER EVER be music like this again!!!!!

The world has never needed this song more than ever before

“Plant a flower”. What a refreshing lyric. Nothing about ho’s or drugs or murder. Love them.

I am 63 and this song gives me so much comfort!

40 years later its still hard to find anyone who lays down a groove like this. OUTSTANDING .

My dad played this all the time I’m crying just listening I miss him more then I can explain

"a child is born with a heart of gold" all Praises YAH

Back when music soothed the soul. Peace to all.

If the world listened to music like this, there would be no arguing and fighting. Pure love. Thank you Earth, Wind and Fire.

No one will probably read this or possibly understand it, but we lost a great broadcaster/communicator in the UK a few days ago. He was called Steve Wright. He played music like this and so much more for 40 years plus. A national institution and so loved by millions. Thank you Steve for your humour, kindness, musical prowess and friendship. X

73 years old and still listening to this song. Brings tears to my eyes for a longing of years gone by.

One of the last songs my Father and I shared before he passed away in 2019 , I remember the smile he had on his face when I put this on in the car . He told me I had great taste in music , I got it from you dad , I got it from you . R.I.P pops

The music of the 70s was a whole different world.

Music is my Bible & God is everything to me

One of the most beautiful songs ever created. Man I never get tired of listening to it.

They need to play this on big ass speakers across America’s big cities... ♥️Only EWF’s love can end the madness

Who is still listening with me in 2020 💕💞❤

Makes me think of God and his word. ❤❤❤❤

MY MOTHER'S FAVORITE SONG MOM THIS IS FOR YOU I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU SO MUCH I KNOW YOU CAN HEAR IT REST IN PEACE MOM ❤🌷🌻🥲

" child is born with a heart of gold.... way of the world makes his heart turn cold" I felt these words in my soul

RIP to the ancestor Maurice White who transitioned 5 years ago today..

My mother is in the sky in heaven with God !!!! I miss her so much ❤

2024 can we get back here ? Not asking for a friend, asking for this generation that needs to know about good music

Earth Wind and Fire is the best. I grew up in the 70s listening to their music, it is now 2022 and I am still listening to their music. That is what I call timeless music.

Earth, Wind, and Fire's music was always full of positive messages. It was a pleasure to grow up in the 70's with music like this for the soundtrack.

The 70s just made you feel good with its music. Also the height of Black talent.

Ohhhh yeahhhh in 2024💖💯💖💯💖💯

I grew up in 3rd.Ward ,Houston Texas,in the 70’s ,and these guys were sooo ahead of their time !!,and they still are!’theur music is timeless ,and every song has its own memory !! I a white boy who loved not only all forms of black music but I love the black nation !! I grew up with all my friends and girlfriends black and i would not trade it for anything!!’ I see the world so differently than most white peoples!I was there with my brothers in the 70’s growing up and we were all connected !there was no such thing as this racsist stuff! We loved and respected one another!! And as fate would have it ,I fell inlove with a beautiful Nubian princess whose name is Angelia Denise Gordon!,I first seen her in 1980,at our little church!,and I was inlove at first sight! And now we’re both in our 60’s,we reconnected on September 2nd.,2023,and now we will be married soon!!’she is heaven on earth!and God made a way for us to be together when,there seem to be no way!!!thank you Lord! And thank you also for Earth Wind and Fire and the great soul awakening their music brought to our lives and world!!’

Summer 1975 heard this song and one word came to mind WOW!!!!! Never heard a group like EWF. THEY ARE SIMPLY MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!

EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS SONG I INSTANTLY BEGIN WEEPING AND CRYING 😭😭😭😢😢😢 THINKING ABOUT MY FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE PASSED ON ESPECIALLY MY UNCLES AND AUNTIES BECAUSE I MISS THEM SO MUCH ❤❤!! 😢😢 😢BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FEEL JOY AND HAPPINESS BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A BETTER PLACE AND AT PEACE AND WATCHING OVER ME! 😇😇😇🙏 UNTIL I SEE THEM AGAIN!! ❤❤❤❤

When I was 17, these men changed the entire music world. This song will live forever!

Why did people stop making music like this? Nothing was broken; nothing needed ‘fixing.’ What’s replaced music is all garbage.

Who's still listening to this in 2020???

Maurice White made this sound effortless, wonderful vocals from both Maurice and Phil Bailey- greatest respect to you both.

#1 band in my world. This song is beautiful. Life was simple back then in the.70s, not so much violence.

2024 still sounding good!!!

This track makes me cry, every time. Their harmonies are super on-point & this track just has so much soul, like all their work. God bless EW&F

I just lost my mother on December 28th, 2021. She didn't even make it to see this new year, 2022...... Now I'm going down memory lane finding all the songs she liked and putting together this playlist for her repast. THIS was her song. One of many...she LOVED Earth, Wind, and Fire! She loved MUSIC! Imma miss her so much....

I cry inside when I hear this master piece!! 💪

Love all the oldies...It's what you call REAL MUSIC!!!...😊

It's impossible to overstate the brilliance of this music and lyrics. These guys were oozing with talent. It is exquisite. Priceless. Timeless. Precious.

Maurice and Phillip sang their heart out on this beautiful song 💝 Peace and love to all of you 💝

This song is soo good on the original Vinyl. If only young folk listened to this instead of the new rap pop garbage they like today

This song encompasses everything about spirituality, if this song doesn't resonate with you work on your peace. Respect 🙏🏿

The lyrics of this song provide a blueprint for inner peace and world peace, if we would only take heed to their wisdom.

Just rediscovered in my vinyl. Bought in 70s. Brought tears to my eyes. It’s just perfect. And timeless. Love and peace everyone! ❤️

Still brings a tear to my eye 50 years later!

When I pass, my family and friends will play this song...Means so much to me.

It's my humble opinion that this is one of the best song ever written! ❤️

I'm 26, my Dad would play this on his A tracks in his old Lincoln all the time, so I'm glad I got to grow up on this type of music, my dad is 70 so my parents are older but Man am I grateful he raised me on this stuff, Can't help but love it!

Their songs had so much meaning. They will forever be my favorite Group..

Rest in Heaven Freddie White (drummer of this song)

I have made a request that this song be played at my funeral. My very favorite EWF song

It’s crazy at the age of 9 my dad would stay up all night and play Earth Wind and Fire until the sun came up …… it’s funny now I realize why …this is what real peace and love means at 36 years old today I still listen to these songs …. Rip dad and Thank you and for showing me what life is all about and thank you Earth Wind and Fire

It staggers me when young people today tell me they don't know who EW&F are! They have now been playing for 50 years and have sold more records than ANY other American band. When I graduated college in December of '69 in Philly, most of my old bandmates had moved to Denver & were both playing in a studio & going out on weekends to play the clubs & ski resorts. Each year they would pick a different name for their "band." My best friend, a guitar player known then as Zike (real name withheld to protect the guilty), invited me out to join the crew in the studio & at the clubs. When I got there, I met their awesome lead singer, Phil, who had joined them at age 19, right out of high school in Aurora, CO. We played in the studio & on the road for 2 and a half years & caught the attention of Atlantic Records. They offered, based primarily on Phil's extraordinary voice with his 4-octave range. About 6 weeks before we were to fly to Manhattan & record for Bearsville Records (a subsidiary of Atlantic), Phil got a call from L.A. The guy said he had seen us at Tulagi's on the hill in Boulder (we were calling ourselves "Friends & Love" that year). He was starting a new band & said he wanted himself & Phil to be the singers & frontmen. Phil, who was about 21 by then, told him he couldn't afford to fly out to L.A. for an audition. The guy told him that hearing him the week before was his audition & if he wanted the job, it was his. He pre-paid 2 tickets from the old Stapleton Airport to L.A., told him to find a good entertainment lawyer & they'd talk contract. The guy in L.A. was named Maurice White, Phil's last name was Bailey & the band they were starting was called Earth, Wind & Fire. That was the end of our offer to record, alas. I kept in touch with Phil for decades & he would always arrange to get my wife and me 2 comped front-row tickets & backstage passes every time they played a town we were living in (truth be told, I blackmailed Phil by saying I'd release some old master tapes I had of Phil & the rest of us doing jingles for various banks & businesses in the Denver area if he didn't come through with the tickets). Playing with even the young Phil, as he was putting together his chops was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven

Where are bands like this today? These dudes can actually sing !

This music is priceless ! No matter how old it is.

I was in 10th grade when this song came out. I had no idea back then how profound the words to the song would be throughout my life! Thank you Earth wind& Fire for feeding our souls and our minds with wisdom through music ❤️

It's 2023 and I'm listening to this wonderful song.

GREAT MUSIC DOESN'T HAVE AN EXPIRATION DATE

I remember this played on the radio when I made the most life changing decision of my life. When I decided to move me and my kids to another state after losing my mother to Cancer back in 2016. This will always be my reminder that I made it through the storm ⛈ for me and my children 🥰🙏🏾

" Stay young at heart."

My favorite song from EARTH, WIND, & FIRE!

In my opinion there will never be another group like them

Maurice White. Thank you for the incredible gift.

My shipmate in the Navy was this somewhat bigger black dude who could play guitar. (And I also played music..) One evening just after sunset on a beach in Hawaii where we were stationed, he started playing this tune. It took me a while to realize what it was when a local kine kid comes up and starts singing it word for word with every little inflection. I'll never forget it. God bless you, Seaman Doug Jones, wherever you are in the afterworld. I love you, man.

Praise Jesus!!

There will never be music like this again.

I still get the chills from this song it's just so cool soul man!

May GOD bless us all everyone! Happy Fathers Day! To all Fathers Here and GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This type of music never gets old! Who’s listening in 2023?

On Family Feud just now Steve Harvey said this is his favorite song of all time, so I came here. Damn fine choice.

THIS IS MUSIC .. That not only touches your Soul, but the inner being of who you are.... The Epitome of Soul.

It's hard to believe that this album was actually a soundtrack to a movie. It was produced by Sig Shore and starred John Voight. EW&F made their motion picture debut as "The Group ". The album fared much better than the movie did. 😎

Of all the million songs out there, this is my most favorite track of all time. This masterpiece has it all - the lyrics, the vocals, the groove, the instrumentals, the rhythm section, the feels and of course the meaning. I'm just 28 years old but I'm very glad I digged EWF.

Who still listening in 2021? This kinda music will last forever!!! This grown folks music. A child is born with a heart of gold....this ole world made it grow cold.

Thank you for your msg.. I just lost my brother 22 days ago. This song was in his memorial video. Painful loss for all of us..😔

2023. Still sounds great. That's the song

One of the baddest bands on the planet. Their catalog is insane. One of my dreams is to see them in concert. Even though Maurice White is no longer with them his legacy still carries on. Their music is timeless. They are exceptional. Reasons, Love's Holiday, Be Ever Wonderful, September, etc..... Are just few of the hits. Between them and the other band the Isley Brothers there isn't a band or group that can touch them . Did hear what I said not a group out there that can touch them or even come close. Enough Said!!!??

My favorite EWF song...rest in peace, Maurice...your music helped define an era~

This group has carried the children of the 1970's a long way. About the first album with lyrics and first photos of how deep the world is today. Very deep lyrics!! This song was the first somg I ever heard as a teen. It was the first funeral I attended too. Never knew I had to see so many more later. I appreciate this group because they brought out a lot of love about everything about life. We heard the message in our feet heart and soul. Thanks for the love. 2021

Looking back we've touched on sorrowful days, family members that are no longer with us but GOD strengthens us to carry on. Because of HIM I'm able to keep going, knowing that one day I will see them again and we will live forever in peace. THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD AND SAVIOR! 🙏❤️AMEN AND AMEN!

I love how Maurice channeled old baptist preachers in his vocals. He was truly amazing ❤.

100 years from now, (if I were still alive), I will still listen to this magnificent piece of work!

we had the best music in the 70's golden years

The greatest band of the 1970s!!!! God bless Maurice and the fellas.

The best song ever. It saved my life in a bad time. God bless all. And thank you EW&F

One of the greatest songs ever written played by one the most original groups of all time!

Will always love this song. It does need to be played for the whole world to hear. We all need to come together and make things right. This is our planet and we are all one. Love each other no matter what tries to stop us. Peace

I remember being a young young kid.. Back in the Days When Summers were Hot and Night was Luke warm with. Cool Breeze.. Summers Coastal Life in Mississippi.. Dad Use to Make Tapes for People Pure Love Songs Jazz Funk RB Etc.... When You Learned How to Fade the Song Out and Bring it Back into another Song That Was Just as Funky or Smooth.. Dad Told me...Son!!! When you in Love with a.Woman and don't have the Words or Going Thru some Things in This Life... Songs like this will Give You the Words Courage Wisdom Peace of Mind And The Faith To Not Give Up On Love!!! Damnn Dad I Miss You Man!! Thank You For Opening my Mind To Good Music and Knowing Alllll Will Be Fine!!! RIP Dad Love Ya Man...LoveUp

One of the greatest songs of all time, helped me mend a broken heart in the 70s and brings back many happy times too. Still wonderful to listen to today.