Tower Of Power

Tiny Desk Concerts - Audio

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4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2018

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Even from its beginnings in late-60s Oakland, the band has always stood out. Fifty years later, its devotion to classic horn-driven soul remains unmatched, its passion and precision unchanged.

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0:00.0	I'm Bob Boylan from All Songs Considered. The following is the audio from our latest Tiny Desk concert.
0:05.2	To see the video, subscribe to the All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concerts.
0:10.2	Or go to NPR.org slash Tiny Desk concerts. I know a place where people ring true
0:37.0	the sort of place they really care about you
0:41.0	it's kind of rough but that's all right with me.
0:46.0	Because I take the vibe and I like the company.
0:50.0	It's a world away.
0:52.0	That's what the... It's a world away.
0:57.0	That's what the people say.
1:00.0	Well, you can sing your song. And do it all night long.
1:05.0	Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
1:08.0	oh, oh, oh, oh, oh,
1:11.0	so side of town. Oh, this soul.
1:15.0	It's not a place that people want you to do.
1:20.0	But you can find it with your own point of view.
1:25.0	Everybody's welcome.
1:27.0	No matter who you are.
1:30.0	It's one big family and everyone's a star.
1:34.0	It's a world away.
1:38.0	It's what the people say.
1:41.0	Well, you can free your mind.
1:45.0	Leave all your cares behind.
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