>>> IN THE LATE 1970s, GLORIA
GAINER'S DISCO ANTHEM WELL I
WILL SURVIVE" TOPPED THE
BILLBOARD CHARTS AND NOW BACK TO
PERFORM THE HIT SONG, PLEASE
WELCOME ONCE AGAIN SOME OF OUR
FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
VELVET PUNCH!
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>> HOW INCREDIBLE WAS THAT,
EVERYBODY!
WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT CROWD
TODAY.
GIVE IT UP FOR VELVET PUNCH.
>> IT IS SO MUCH FUN!
LISTENING TO YOU GUYS PERFORM.
AND THEN JUST SEEING EVERYBODY
KIND OF COME OVER AND LOOKING
DOWN.
IT'S LIKE, WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> YOU GUYS ARE SUCH A BLAST TO
WATCH.
SO HOW DID YOU GUYS ALL FORM
THIS GROUP TOGETHER?
>> WELL, WE JUST BEEN MUSICIANS
AROUND THE HOUSTON AREA.
AND WE JUST ALL KIND OF
COLLABORATED AND GOT TOGETHER
AND HERE WE ARE.
>> AND YOU PERFORM -- RECENTLY
YOU PERFORMED AT KEMAH BOARDWALK
AND ALSO APPRECIATOR PIER.
-- PLEASURE PIER.
BUT YOU PERFORM ALL OVER PISTON.
>> YES, WE'LL BE AT CAPONE'S
NEXT FRIDAY.
WE'LL BE AT ROCK THE ROW IN THE
WOODLANDS, A LITTLE CONCERT
SERIES OUT THERE ON THE LAKE.
AND THEN WE'LL BE IN KEMAH
BOARDWALK AGAIN.
>> I THINK THAT YOU GUYS HAVE A
REALLY GOOD TIME.
YOU ARE PLAYING ALL THESE ICONIC
SONGS THAT GET PEOPLE NOT ONLY
DANCING BUT SINGING ALONG WITH
YOU.
IT HAS TO BE AN ABSOLUTE BLAST
PERFORMING THOSE SONGS.
>> IT'S GREAT.
IT'S SO MUCH FUN.
YEAH.
WE LOVE IT.
>> IS THERE A FAVORITE THAT YOU
GUYS HAVE?
>> "PURPLE RAIN."
>> NOD TO PRINCE.
>> WE LOVE PRINCE.
>> WAIT A MINUTE.
SO IF PEOPLE OUT THERE -- I'VE
NOTICED PEOPLE COMING UP TO YOU.
WE HAVE A GREAT CROWD.
YOU'VE BEEN HANDING OUT BUSINESS
CARDS.
IF PEOPLE WANT TO BOOK TO YOU
PLAY AT AN EVENT OR A PRIVATE
PARTY, THEY CAN DO THAT, RIGHT?
>> SURE.
THEY CAN LOOK AT VELVETPUNC
VELVETPUNCHBAND.COM OR THEN COCK
AT THAT TIME ME.
ALL MY INFORMATION IS ON THERE.
>> THE WORLD WIDE WEB.
YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO PLAY US
ANOTHER TUNE, RIGHT
>> YES.
>> ANOTHER CLASSIC SONG IS "LADY
MARMA LAD."
THIS WAS MADE FAILOUS BY PATTI
LABELLE BACK IN 1974.
AND SOMEBODY TELLS ME VELVET
PUNCH DOES A PRETTY GOOD COVER
OF IT.
>> TAKE IT AWAY!
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