Pick up the Pieces - Average White Band | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION! 

An ABSOLUTE MUST HEAR Classic,, The Average White Band "Cut The Cake" TRUST ME On This One!!

We simply had the best music ever!! So much to still discover. Love this! ❤

Growing up in the 70s it was so easy to take these kinds of gems for granted. They were just in the air - particles in the ether - and you just strolled through time and space breathing them in and grooving along your merry way. Recommend: Booker T and the MGs ‘time is tight’

Even after 40 years this song puts a smile on my face and brings happiness to my soul.

Probably the best Scottish funk band in the world!

So good! Those horns, that bass....such a groove. Your next one has to be "Cut the Cake." It's FIRE!

Robbie McIntosh played drums on this song. It was recorded in 1974, and released in July 1974. Robbie McIntosh died of a heroin overdose at an LA party a few months later on the 23rd September 1974. The bands bass player Alan Gorrie also OD'd at that party...but Cher kept him conscious and walking around until medics arrived, probably saving his life. The song went to the top of the singles charts in the USA in February 1975, so unfortunately the drummer didnt live to see it and the band become successful.

This is THE song that every high school jazz band for the last 45 years has learned. An absolute classic.

One thing I loved about the 70s is an occasional instrumental such as this on the charts!

My Dad passed away just over a year ago (Covid) and he was in a local pub band his whole life. As a sax player I would get to hear him practising this song over and over.....Great memories. Thanks Guys, glad you enjoyed it!

Okay guys, you’ve hit the big radio hit, now you gotta hit “Cut The Cake” (which is a must at every wedding reception when the bride and groom do so), “I’m The One”, “Person to Person” and “School Boy Crush”. BTW, I saw them in Cincinnati about a year and a half ago, they STILL kick butt. Here’s a link to a video I posted with a few brief cuts, enjoy!!! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cy1p722jGRk.html

I've always loved this song! Thanks for the reaction. Now, let's try, Booker T and the Mg's Green Onions. 😃

It still blows my mind that these funky dudes are from Scotland 😆 No disrespect to my Scottish cousins out there before you shout me down! 🤣🤣🤣 Great choice for a reaction guys.

now we are talking

From Scotland, and they're still at it! Schoolboy crush is another great song by them

If you want to hear another jazz jam with an infectious groove, may I suggest "Take 5" by Dave Brubeck. It is so dang catchy!

every party i went to in the 70's...such a groove

I feel like this base rhythm is the basis for just about every hit from KC and the Sunshine Band. Great choice for reaction guys.

There is a song called "Car Wash" by Rose Royce. The signature riff in that song was taken from a song by this band.

The drummer was Robbie McIntosh, another musician lost to drugs way too soon, same year this album was released. Still have my AWB, Benny and Us, and Soul Searching on my shelves.

Sometimes I listen to this song JUST to marvel at the drumming. This is one of the best examples of "tasty" drumming ever - nothing over the top, no show-offy fills, but the tastiest little embellishments in exactly the right places. Subtle and SOOOOO funky.

These guys are great! Who would’ve ever thought a bunch of Scottish boys could be so funky. I just love ‘em. You should hit “Schoolboy Crush” next. Also “A Love of Your Own” and “Cut the Cake.”

I love all of Andy's analogies involve "It's like when you're driving...". I also love how he gets what all of us felt in the 80's. Top down, hitting the highway to get somewhere cool, plenty of beer, crank the car stereo anddd...boom.

This song has introduced so many movie scenes into existence.

One of the best album covers when I was a kid 🤣 AuuB 🤯

Wow. Cannot believe they haven't heard this before! My friend's parents were in a band that used to cover this song... brings back so many memories. 💕

The funk , the whole funk , and nothing but the funk ! ( Just a sample of some of the R & B , Soul and Funk prevalent in the 70s and early 80s )

The popular dance at the time was called The Bump. The sax parts always reminded me of Junior Walker and the All Stars' "Shotgun".

The live version of this knocks it out of the park. Also check out "A love of my own" by AWB. A banger for sure.

This entire AWB album is phenomenal and though I love this tune it's far from the best for me

1975. I was 16 and loved it. There were some prominent Black musicians in the US at the time, who responded by forming a temporary group called The Above Average Black Band. It was meant humorously, and as great respect.

Thanks for funkafying my Monday! ❤️

Straight outta Scotland! What a groove, never gets old, thanks for posting it. Hope y'all can hit some more Curtis Mayfield sometime (Superfly, Freddie's Dead). Funky R&B with a strong message. Also the band War (Slippin' Into Darkness, Cisco Kid, The World is a Ghetto).

“Cut the Cake” would be the next obvious choice but they’re so much more then a instrumental funk band, huge rabbit hole here.

AWB guitarist Hamish Stuart later became a member of Paul McCartney's band. Even later, he was a member of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band.

The sound of funky Dundee!

LOVED this song when I was growing up, hearing it with all the other funk and incredible music on the radio constantly! Sidenote: Hamish Stuart, the guitarist on this, later would be the guitarist in Paul McCartney's first tour band since Wings when McCartney released Flowers in the Dirt and went on tour in 1989 (saw that tour twice!).

A reliable song which makes you feel good; danceable!! Love the sax...

70s...baseline, horns, groove....BEST decade of music!!

Great song today. AWB had two big hits. This and Cut the Cake. I love soul and RnB and I can't believe that you guys haven't checked out Curtis Mayfield's Superfly album or anything off it. It will blow your mind fellas. Rock on.

I Love the live version.

School Boy Crush, Cut the Cake, Person to Person, Goin' Home, all great funk tunes! They have some great ballads, too.

A Love of Your Own is AWB's best song and an absolute must listen.

“Cut the Cake” is my favorite!!🤘🔥

Definitely a vibe song. 👍

Brass has a place in rock/funk/R&B. It adds a depth of soul and really brings out the groove. Great horn sections to explore are Chicago, Chase, Tower of Power, The Muscle Shoals Horns, The Memphis Horns, AWB, Earth, Wind & Fire, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes and so many, many more. One of the few occasions you can say something blows and be positive about it.

A&A, their "Cut the Cake" and "Queen of My Soul" were other hits! Sort of the Scottish Earth, Wind & Fire!

The coldest Bassline ever. Right up there with My Girl by the Temptations.

My husband I saw the closing show of the Rock and Soul Tour with AWB, Hall and Oates AND Micheal McDonald!!!! SO MUCH FUN

Love this. My fav in High School. There are a number of great soul instrumentals. Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's is the one that sets the tone for the rest. Let the B3 set you free!

.I got this album from a friend of a friend who had been drafted and was shipping out to Vietnam and he was giving away all his albums. I never heard if he made it back. Gives the album a very special place in my past. An iconic cover back in the day….This album was a great party soundtrack

Love,love ,love. These guys are beyond comparison. So funky. Cut the Cake, just do. Whole album is worth. Live version is too fun. Thanks for the memory.

+1 for “Cut The Cake” Pick Up The Pieces is iconic!

When this played, everyone would shout "Pick up the pieces!" While dancing. Great groove.

They're really mostly referencing James Brown's '70s band. Brutally infectious, joyful and funky at the same time. If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, you should hear the soundtrack to "Superbad," which overflows with the same groove-centric funk. And, while I know you guys focus on the hits and deep cuts of yesteryear, there's a tune called "Copchase" by an Austin band called Grooveline Horns. It's a tribute to this and others like it (especially a great TV theme that filled the dance floors of the early '70s called "The Theme from S.W.A.T"). I think we owe a lot of these sounds to JB, Sly, and Tower of Power - all undisputed masters of the dance floor throwdown.

Back in the early 70s instrumentals were played on the radio all the time Edgar Winter's Frankenstein, AWB, and that silly fun song Popcorn🍿... but c'mon A⚡A please hit Booker T and the MG's "Green Onion's"

Can’t sit still when AWB is playing, funky grooving musical genius’s. Older bro had this album when it came out in ‘74. Was great to be youngest sib of 4 who all loved music. “Cut the Cake” is another great tune!🎶❤️

AWB is guaranteed to fill up the dance floor & get the party jumping with "Pick Up The Pieces" & "Cut The Cake!!!"

Iconic. This has been used in many series and movies, usually to indicate either that someone is very cool, or is NOT, lol!

Try "Cut the Cake." Scottish funk!!

This was on the radio constantly when I was a little kid and now that I am an older musician, it really is pretty amazing to me that they had a hit with not just this one but another one called Cut the Cake, and they were both instrumentals! Wow. Both of them got played on the radio constantly. It's just so catchy and so well done and it feels so good. Not to mention that it is an awesome logo, laugh.

Allright! I put a poll I made of instrumental songs in a comment a looong time ago, and this one was included. I knew you would love it.

A brilliant band from Scotland a great live group. Cut The Cake is another great number!

“A compass pointed at fun”…….niiiice line

Another song from around this time that I associate with both this and Dr John's Right Place Wrong Time that I would recommend would be Why Did You Do It? By Stretch

I'm 62 and remember these guys from the 70's and I just bought this CD last week at good will for 99 cents LOL

One heck of a dance groove...

The next AWB cut to hear is "Schoolboy Crush" !! Then "Cut The Cake"!! One of my favorite funk bands!! Thanks for getting to it!!

A groove, cool stuff, cool drums, and cool horns, you say? "I'll Take You There" by The Staple Singers

You can never go wrong with 70s funk

Glad you guys listened to "Kind of Blue". Bill Evans played piano on most tracks, and he is an amazing and very influential jazz pianist. Check out Bill Evans "Live at Village Vanguard".

All right! About time guys! The funkiest band from Scotland. One of the few instrumental songs to every hit #1 on the charts. James Brown thought it was his band when he first heard them on the radio. Check out their songs School Boy Crush(the funkiest use of a jingle stick, and the bass hits so hard), Cut the Cake and Cloudy(from their Person to Person live album are the best versions that sound incredible! Hamish smashes those high notes on Cloudy.), Work to Do(a great Isley Brothers remake), A Love of Your Own(great love ballad), Let's Go 'Round Again.

This is the song that loops through my head whenever I'm strutting down the street.

I'm a new subscriber and I am immediately hooked. I'm 55 and from Philly this is a extremely musical town. I grew up listening to AWB and every funk, r&b, and blue eyed soul band/group. Listening to these songs and watching young people reacting and learning this music brings me joy❤❤❤

This song and "A Love Of Your Own" are my two favorites by AWB. This song stays in the pocket and on the one the entire cut.

They followed the fun! Good one Andy. I have always loved 💜 🎶 this song - so glad you guys finally got to it! Makes for a better day, right?

I played this in band so that really dates me! Lol

My favorite Scottish band ❤🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️

Shooketh to see no love given toward the logo artwork for this amazing group!

"There's just a little bit of magic in the country music we're singing. . ."

48 years ago this was a Number 1 top 40 single. To this day it remains an absolute banger! 👍

One of the best songs EVER!! Ain't nothing but a jam 🙌

This is the music they use during the opening credits of "Spirit of '76" which is a comedy from the early 90s in which people from the future set out on a mission to go to 1776 to learn about the founding of our country after all history has been erased in their dystopian time. Due to a malfunction they end up in 1976 and the hilarity ensues! I recommend this movie to anyone who was old enough to remember 1976 as they will get all the jokes. I'm afraid anyone not around then or old enough to remember might not get all the humor, but it's full of cameos by stars who were big in the 70s and of course has plenty of awesome mid 1970s music.

The Funky Scotsmen!!!!! "A standard deviation and a half", hahaha! Andy the Engineering Student! For me, it's the bass, all the horns in general, and then the sax solo at the end!! These guys are still killing it! You can find them wherever you hear 70's soul/funk acts playing!

Alex is dancin in his chair! AWB has done their job!

This song is in regular rotation at all picnics & family functions!!!

Awe yes 1974. Freshman year in HS. How hip & funk can you get. Outstanding tune & AWB is tight.

I have literally been cruising in a 92 full-size Chevy SWB hot rod, jamming this song. It definitely lets people know you're serious about your music.

You brought back HS prom memories of going down a Soul Train doing the Bump to this song. I want to bump someone every time I hear this song.

As a teenager, I can honestly say, besides the great funky music, that "W" on the album cover really caught my eye! I'm probably not the only dude who put that album cover "exposed" on the book shelf, to look at while grooving to the vibes with a doobie in hand. Oh, the 70's!

Febuary is Black History Month. Livsstream? Last was Epic! 1) James Brown " Outta Site" live on the Tami Show 64( Best live performance ever) 2) Curtis Mayfield- Superfly ( 72) 🔥 Title track of groundbreaking soundtrack

This groovy tune brings back the Mirror Ball and Roller Skates after playing a Saturday youth soccer league game. Great memories! Thanks A&A.

This was originally released in the UK by Atlantic Records as the B side of "You Got It" (another great song!) but this being released in 1974 (around about peak disco), PUTP got promoted when all us Disco DJs told them that this was filling dance floors like nothing else! Next: "Cut the Cake" "Let's Go Round Again" "You Got It" "How Can You Go Home" "Cloudy". "Atlantic Avenue"

I like the follow up single, "Cut The Cake"!

GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNING A&A FAMILY!!!! ✌️❤️

AWB is from Dundee, Scotland. Watching these guys live, being as funky as they are, wearing kilts; was awesome.

Cut the Cake... School Boy Crush... I'm the One...holy crap this band puts the cinch in the groove!

You chaps should check out " Couldn't get it right" by the Climax Blues Band!

What a classic!

You guys HAVE to see Candy Dulfer cover this live!!