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  • @jamelakajamal
    @jamelakajamal  3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

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    • @wealldieatthehandsoflovedones
      @wealldieatthehandsoflovedones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Your mind IS NOT YOUR OWN

    • @Pokyhawk
      @Pokyhawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The women in the video are models hired to portray a band. The makeup was done to make the women look like manikins to indicate the way some men see all women as "objects" and not individuals (you'll notice the same technique used in the "Simply Irresistible" video).
      ***edit: Stupid me. I named this video when I meant to say "Simply Irresistible". lol

    • @mikkj1
      @mikkj1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The models all looked bored (S&M? Do we need to talk?). Palmer said, in an interview, that their "look" was a comment on how the media tries to force all women into the same "look". Hence, the same outfits, the same look on their faces, etc.

    • @flickerman68
      @flickerman68 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Please please please react to Sneakin Sally Through The Alley!

    • @wendyg1059
      @wendyg1059 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Now you have to listen to Weird Al's "Addicted to Spuds" LOL!!

  • @Scotty_in_Ohio
    @Scotty_in_Ohio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +486

    So when this video came out - I was over at my best friend's house and he and I were talking about the lovely young ladies in the video (the way teenage boys would) - he remarked that they look like they "wanted something..." just then his older sister came around the corner from the kitchen and said - "yes.... a cheeseburger, she wants a cheeseburger...." I still remember that to this day from almost 3 and a half decades.... Be nice to everyone and stay healthy!

    • @blanetalk
      @blanetalk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That's funny!!!

    • @rowdy7480
      @rowdy7480 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      She was right 😂😂😂😂

    • @robertherzog9294
      @robertherzog9294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      "Just once I'd like to eat something without kale in it, that's what I want!" lol

    • @davidtingley9978
      @davidtingley9978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@robertherzog9294 I don't rhi k kale had been invented yet, lol.

    • @josephpedroza632
      @josephpedroza632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      LOL

  • @kelleymckell
    @kelleymckell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +255

    Robert Palmer: blue-eyed soul meets rock and roll. He was a real force. Should've been an even bigger name than he was! RIP

  • @TheNomaer
    @TheNomaer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    I personally met and dated all of these models. Then the alarm went off, and I woke up and had to get dressed for work. :)

  • @dmillitello73
    @dmillitello73 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    "Your lights are on, but you're not home. Your mind is not your own. Your heart sweats, your body shakes. Another kiss is what it takes." A love junkie in withdrawals!

  • @darkmatter6714
    @darkmatter6714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    If James Bond went to a performing arts school, he’d come out saying, “My name is Palmer....Robert Palmer”

    • @davidtingley9978
      @davidtingley9978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      A good description of Bryan Ferry as well.
      I think Jamel would dig Roxy Music.

    • @brushstroke3733
      @brushstroke3733 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fantastic connection!

    • @djm4457
      @djm4457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's absolutely true!

    • @freddyspizzaboy6754
      @freddyspizzaboy6754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@davidtingley9978 My dad loved roxy music and always told me when I was a kid that Bryan Ferry was the coolest man walking on earth 😂

    • @bobthebear1246
      @bobthebear1246 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL true

  • @nancyscogin7549
    @nancyscogin7549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +156

    One office Christmas party in the 80's a guy & his date came in dressed like Palmer and a woman from the video. The place went crazy!😂😂

    • @nancyscogin7549
      @nancyscogin7549 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I meant Halloween

    • @Slivings911
      @Slivings911 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We had such fun in the 80s.

    • @La_sagne
      @La_sagne 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      sounds fantastic.. probably (unfortunately) wouldnt have the same effect anymore today but i personally love that

  • @raymcnulty5252
    @raymcnulty5252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    RIP Robert Palmer, you were definitely a badass while on planet earth.

  • @kraig7777
    @kraig7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    He said "your mind is not your own", not you're mine. Meaning someone addicted to love can't think straight.

    • @SteveA308
      @SteveA308 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yes, exactly. Shame he misheard that as it sent him down the wrong path. Totally huge video this back in the day. Impossible to explain when music was all about video.

    • @devoutlytobewished2784
      @devoutlytobewished2784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SteveA308 I don't think it's a shame at all. I like it better the way Jamel heard it

  • @heatherb4918
    @heatherb4918 3 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Oh wow. For those of us who grew up with this song, it's instantly recognisable from the very first beat. Even if we haven't heard it for 30 years 😅.

    • @mljones655
      @mljones655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      First time I remember hearing this was in the movie Cocktail

    • @iriantosafari9583
      @iriantosafari9583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      First time heard this song and watched the video.....I was in Troy, NY 1986.

    • @catherinemccarthy4703
      @catherinemccarthy4703 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're so right ✅

    • @jojomart
      @jojomart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Right??! Love it!

    • @anitalove6003
      @anitalove6003 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I Heard That!!

  • @realAAron124
    @realAAron124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +408

    "I didn't Mean To Turn You On" by Robert Palmer is a MUST!!!!

    • @kbusby4824
      @kbusby4824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes.

    • @sarahjane8146
      @sarahjane8146 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And Sneaking Sally Through the Alley!

    • @D1Gr8hansGraf
      @D1Gr8hansGraf 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Indeed!

    • @daveyboy_
      @daveyboy_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Its a remake , it aint his song

    • @PsYkOtYk1
      @PsYkOtYk1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Something from his Power Station days would be great too.

  • @TheRequiemOfficialReal
    @TheRequiemOfficialReal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    1995, I got fired from Sears for doing this with the mannequins. I mean, we weren't busy at all and I was bored and this song was playing. My boss thought it was funny enough to let me go.

    • @robertdarconte4199
      @robertdarconte4199 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Some people just put the F-U in fun!

    • @minty_Joe
      @minty_Joe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@robertdarconte4199 I was waiting for him to say, "and yet, I didn't even work there...he just threw me out." Ha Ha Ha *Who's that guy dancing with the mannequins? Andrew McCarthy?*

    • @blount99RT
      @blount99RT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      If I were your boss that would have been a promotion!

    • @bongodave13
      @bongodave13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Sears is gone now, so at least you get the last laugh!

    • @joeydurant6267
      @joeydurant6267 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Worth it for the story. Epic. A friend got banned from Walmart for setting up cardboard promotional cutouts of the twilight dudes like she was getting spit roasted by them for a FB pic. Also worth it.

  • @EnlightenedMaster_Saneiv
    @EnlightenedMaster_Saneiv ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Mr. Palmer is very cool and has SWAG !!!

  • @kbusby4824
    @kbusby4824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +322

    I think many of us were addicted to Robert Palmer in the 80s!! RIP

    • @coolcpa3321
      @coolcpa3321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This video is so iconic. The amount of airplay it received is mind-numbing. Loved it then and now!

    • @teddyritola2655
      @teddyritola2655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And in the 70s We had a Bad case of loving you ...

    • @kbusby4824
      @kbusby4824 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@teddyritola2655 "A pretty face don't make no pretty heart." 1979, what a great year for music!!

    • @anthonymitchell8893
      @anthonymitchell8893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Meet me at the cemetery gates

    • @anthonymitchell8893
      @anthonymitchell8893 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kbusby4824 1984

  • @francism.4525
    @francism.4525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Coolest guy in the 80’s. 👍🏻😎

  • @BennoWitter
    @BennoWitter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    "...a musician was hired to teach the models basic fingering techniques, but "gave up after about an hour and left"" 🤣

  • @teesiemom
    @teesiemom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    Robert Palmer, 'Mr. GQ of Pop music world', was a very special kind of person, and was a true 'gent'. He was talking in this song about how the feeling of falling in love could be addictive, and how it takes over your mind. Always loved his music. Hated that he passed away so early in his life. RIP, Robert.❤

  • @itsmommy100
    @itsmommy100 3 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    If I'm not mistaken, this was a HUGE hit on MTV when MTV was brand new and they actually played music videos 24/7. This video was literally 'made for tv'.

    • @alrivers2297
      @alrivers2297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Not really brand new. MTV had been around for 4 or 5 years, but it was in their heyday.

    • @Wrangzilla
      @Wrangzilla 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Rumor has it that the “M” in MTV stands for music.

    • @veedub95
      @veedub95 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Wrangzilla more of the same videos. Mtv

    • @gregorypierce8998
      @gregorypierce8998 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ...And my Favorite video back then...that I was 'Addicted' to watching...I was living with and involved in relationship at the time...And felt as if I was cheating on her while fantasizing with these sultry sexy Babes...Rockin' song and Great 'Eye Candy'

    • @maschwab63
      @maschwab63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hit on MTV? When they played Michael Jackson's Thriller Video their ratings would triple.

  • @derwoodbowen5954
    @derwoodbowen5954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    Robert Palmer sang with Power Station. They covered Bang A Gong and had a hit with Feel The Heat. BTW, the women are just window dressing.

    • @barndude5562
      @barndude5562 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Feel the Heat is actually called Some Like It Hot...

    • @jmj8596
      @jmj8596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Get It On waa title of the T-Rex cover they did

    • @joelliebler5690
      @joelliebler5690 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A fart in the wind of stars together and then gone!😃

    • @joe3198
      @joe3198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Power Station with 2 members of Duran Duran and the drummer of Chic

    • @stuartmortensen6033
      @stuartmortensen6033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A lot of people commented that they all looked alike, but that keyboard player...whoaaa, that keyboard player.

  • @DadgeCity
    @DadgeCity 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    One of Tina Turner's favourite songs - she performed it often.

  • @3363662902
    @3363662902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    *He was pinned, the best dressed man in R&R.*

  • @fscottgray9784
    @fscottgray9784 3 ปีที่แล้ว +154

    Shania Twain did a mock parody of this video in one of her videos. This song was huge back in the day.

    • @colettecloona4926
      @colettecloona4926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I was just going to say this. Its her video man I feel like a woman, she had male models. Check out she makes my day by Robert palmer, and ill be your baby tonight with Robert and ub40

    • @davidgale7384
      @davidgale7384 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      And a very fine job she did.....

    • @thedebate4836
      @thedebate4836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      bowling for soup's 1985 also had a shoutout to this song. seeing the big man in the same outfit as the girls was priceless!!!

    • @mrenb7
      @mrenb7 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@colettecloona4926 I absolutely ADORE She Makes My Day. Stunning track. Hope Jamel checks it out, because it really is gorgeous song. 😍

    • @susanalexander6721
      @susanalexander6721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Everyone knew this video.

  • @omgpullmyfinger
    @omgpullmyfinger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +114

    RIP Robert left us way too early. Check out his covers of "Bad case of Loving You" and "I didn't mean to turn you on". Good stuff.

    • @barbaramarkland7441
      @barbaramarkland7441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanx... I had bad case of loving you.... He broke my ♥️ Good songs then that picked you , helped you threw the night, then another ONE SONG come and break your heart all over again.. But wouldn't change those days for anything. Much memories from an old gail..🎆

  • @ormondgamer7175
    @ormondgamer7175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mr Palmer was also in a short lived 80s project band called The Power Station. Had guitarist from Duran Duran and others. Robert Palmer, former Chic drummer Tony Thompson, and Duran Duran members John Taylor (bass) and Andy Taylor (guitar). Some of the best songs from the 80s in my opinion.

    • @BingoBet-It-AllBeaver
      @BingoBet-It-AllBeaver 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Andy Taylor stayed with Robert Palmer after he left Duran Duran, and played guitar on Addicted To Love.

  • @kevlareditor7532
    @kevlareditor7532 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow, I miss Robert Palmer so much. such a talent. My favorite is his take on Marvin Gayes's Mercy Mercy Me.

  • @lindakessler8768
    @lindakessler8768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    RIP Robert...another one lost too soon. ❤ Great song, great artist. Thank Jamel. 👍

  • @laurasarmas
    @laurasarmas 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    He was the James Bond in music. He was so talented !!!!

  • @appleseed2613
    @appleseed2613 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Robert Palmer was as slick as you could get. Great singer and performer.

  • @bobthebear1246
    @bobthebear1246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Robert Palmer was one of the greatest Rock singers ever. He was equal parts Rock, Soul, R&B, and he could croon an Easy Listening tune, too. The man was the total package, and very unique. Please react to his very first big hit "Sneaking Sally Through The Alley" all the way back in 1974, as well as "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" and "Every Kinda People" from 1978, and "Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" from 1979. You will NOT be disappointed.

  • @agresticumbra
    @agresticumbra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +149

    From the interviews of the models that I’ve read, they had not a bad word about Robert. If I recall, they said he was polite, and kept his distance.

    • @wayne_twentyfive
      @wayne_twentyfive 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They interviewed the models ??? .. Never heard of that happening before .. But I believe what you read would be true .. Robert was apparently a true gentleman.

    • @jamesbuckingham.2935
      @jamesbuckingham.2935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Don't think he met them. He was filmed separately and it was superimposed on them playing.

    • @jamesbuckingham.2935
      @jamesbuckingham.2935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wayne_twentyfive Saw him many times appearing with his first band the Mandrakes At 17 he was often better than the act they were supporting. Jim Hendrix and The Who were two acts they supported who rated the Mandrakes highly. In those days he was Allen Palmer. He changed to his middle name to avoid confusion when he joined the Alan Bown set. Spoke to him on quite a few occasions. Was always a baby magnet even with lasses whom didn't know he was in a group.

    • @agresticumbra
      @agresticumbra 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@jamesbuckingham.2935 I’ve had my post deleted twice because it shared a direct link to the interview. Just use your fav search, and look for these words: noblemania robert palmer models interview.

    • @jamesbuckingham.2935
      @jamesbuckingham.2935 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@agresticumbra My apologies. Sure I heard on a music programme he was filmed in front of a blue screen or whatever and then it was superimposed. Must have been another song, maybe a different artist even, and I got things mixed up. Always took an interesting his career as I saw him from the age of 17 in his local band and got to know him to talk to. He always had something about him and it was no surprise to anyone that he made it.

  • @mj95b
    @mj95b 3 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    My favorite Robert Palmer song is "Bad Case of Loving You". So many memories of his songs and hanging out with friends.

    • @ericmills9839
      @ericmills9839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too, and Johnny and Mary.

    • @marycarricaburu3683
      @marycarricaburu3683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too. I have some great memories that goes along with "Bad Case".

  • @SilverFox-qr1ci
    @SilverFox-qr1ci 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Best dressed man in rock and roll.

  • @TheAcgtrs
    @TheAcgtrs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Robert was such an amazing vocal talent... RIP

  • @thetalonsofwaynechiang
    @thetalonsofwaynechiang 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    Another fun fact:
    This song was an influence on Prince writing ‘U Got The Look.’

    • @teddyritola2655
      @teddyritola2655 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Robert had some big songs in the 70s as well ,, PLEASE React to EVERY DAY KINDA PEOPLE From 1978 ,, Thank you Jamel ,, Your Very fun to watch ,, Take care Brother

    • @themostbeautifulisraw4561
      @themostbeautifulisraw4561 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No way! I had no idea

  • @gypsygirl3255
    @gypsygirl3255 3 ปีที่แล้ว +113

    Yes, they are just models. Maybe a dig about how they pick entertainers with certain "looks". Shania Twain used male models for her video "man I feel like a woman "

    • @Jillyconjem
      @Jillyconjem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Also some of her band members. 🤣

    • @mikkj1
      @mikkj1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Palmer said, in an interview, that it was a comment on how media was trying to force women into all the same mold.

    • @Skeezer66
      @Skeezer66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was going to suggest Jamel covering that song next!

    • @anthonymitchell8893
      @anthonymitchell8893 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's just music let's leave politics out of it (remedy) take.more ecstacy whizz good stuff

    • @mljones655
      @mljones655 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I read somewhere that the guy who produced Palmer's sound also produced Twain's. I don't think it was meant to be a parody as some others have said.

  • @jeffnaslund
    @jeffnaslund 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song was absolutely huge when it came out in the 80s. I was a disc jockey at the time, and played it every gig I ever did

  • @lechat8533
    @lechat8533 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The hairdo and the makeup of the background girls were the Chanel trend at that time.
    This video is iconic.
    I`ve never listened to any other song as often as to this one.
    It`s my all-time favorite mood booster 💪💥💣🤍💛🧡❤
    Robert Palmer was a fascinating musician. He left us far too soon. R.I.P.

  • @doobiedave9686
    @doobiedave9686 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Robert Palmer is one of my favorites, RIP. The girls are models and after this video came out, "Addicted To Love" makeup became a fad. 🙌👍✌️

  • @TheAirConditionerGuy
    @TheAirConditionerGuy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Bad Case Of Loving You 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @ejfitz8062
    @ejfitz8062 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Palmer had some sinister harmonies that I've never heard any other singer perform before, or since.
    Listen to the song 'Lonely Tonite' on the Power Station album for an example.

  • @gayleabrams9739
    @gayleabrams9739 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Saw him in concert in the summertime (the 80's) in a amphitheater, (outdoors). He sang the lyrics but later on in the song he sang ",might as well face you're infested with bugs"... 😂😂😂 So right the mosquitoes we're all over us. Great memory! ❤️

  • @MichaelScheele
    @MichaelScheele 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    When I performed this song for karaoke, I had women spontaneously get up and dance in the background like in the video.

    • @Tat2Dragons
      @Tat2Dragons 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Then you woke up. J/K 🙂

  • @aliwantizu
    @aliwantizu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +139

    The models were loosely based upon the art work of Patrick Nagel, who is one of my favorite artists. He designed the cover to the Duran Duran album Rio. His most famous work is the woman with sunglasses that was in like every store in the mid to late 80s. Robert Palmer is one of my all time favorite singers. His solo stuff before this (like Bad Case of Loving You and Clues,) and his solo stuff after this (like Every Kinda People) are amazing, and his stint as lead singer of the super group Power Station (that featured 2 members of Duran Duran...how's that for a call back) produced a great album with killer songs. ~Be Blessed

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was just listening to the album of B sides and UK singles from Rio!

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Duranie of almost 40 years here... you beat me to all this and thank for you for typing it so I didn't have to. LOL!

    • @bbb462cid
      @bbb462cid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AJ17_ OK now I have to watch Girls on Film

    • @roderickmackay1040
      @roderickmackay1040 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Showing your youth. My faves are from his time with Elkie Brooks in Vinegar Joe. There are some good live vids of them from German and French TV. Cracking bluesy rock.

    • @aliwantizu
      @aliwantizu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@roderickmackay1040 Youth? I'm over 50. I don't need to list every song by him, I picked a few that may have a larger audience appeal as they are likely more well known due to airplay and appearances on Hits compilations.

  • @migjtyalfie4501
    @migjtyalfie4501 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    iconic robert palmer. he was simply fantastic. and was pure 80s glamour !!

  • @conniedean1977
    @conniedean1977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of my favorite albums in the 70’s was “Sneaking Sally Through the Alley”. Such a talent, gone too soon.

  • @nightowl1851
    @nightowl1851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This song hit the top 10 in the U.S. this very week 35 years ago. It was EVERYWHERE.

    • @bubbaturner4784
      @bubbaturner4784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It was a #1 Hit For Robert Palmer On The Hot 100 In 1986

  • @e.jamesshepard7183
    @e.jamesshepard7183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    He also was with the supergroup "The Power Station" along with drummer Tony Thompson from "Chic" and Andy and John Taylor from "Duran Duran". Their songs that deserve a listen to are " Some like it hot" and "Get it on" (a T-Rex Cover ) both songs are Bangers!!

    • @oodlesloodles8930
      @oodlesloodles8930 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Tony Thompson is a powerhouse drummer, i love that whole album

    • @cjm3013
      @cjm3013 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Came here to recommend Some Like It Hot... man that song is great.

    • @Qboro66
      @Qboro66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tony Thompson channeling his inner Bonzo...

  • @Wise-Lady-La-Aura
    @Wise-Lady-La-Aura 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Robert Palmer’s “Addicted to Love” - hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 35 years ago. That’s a perfect pop song. A simple beat and a killer guitar riff. Palmer himself, the song’s sole credited writer, who was one of the best British R&B singers of his generation but keeps it relatively low-key here, delivering a suave and soulful vocal that, on the chorus, he practically turns into a percussion instrument (“Ah--to-love”). Even his outfit in the video conveys restraint: Wearing a starched white shirt, black tie and high-waisted black pants, he looks like a businessman whose idea of casual is taking off his jacket. This number 1 song is best known for its brilliantly idiotic video, which features the singer performing in front of five stunning mannequin-like models bearing vapid facial expressions and holding musical instruments that they’re not even pretending to mime convincingly. They can’t dance either, and only occasionally move in time with the song’s rhythm. It’s utterly ridiculous (Palmer’s face throughout the video shows he knows it, too) and absolutely iconic at the same time.

    • @SpaceCadet4Jesus
      @SpaceCadet4Jesus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And we all loved it. Addicted to love.

  • @brianfuller757
    @brianfuller757 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    R.I.P Robert Palmer. These videos are still classic and he was an amazing performer.

  • @TheRedWaltz24
    @TheRedWaltz24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    If you are going to do Robert Palmer, dive into some of his classics... "Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley", "Sailing Shoes", "Man Smart, Woman Smarter", "You Are In My System", "Hey Julia", "Every Kinda People", etc. etc... they guy had so many great songs

    • @Lynndane
      @Lynndane 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes! Man Smart Woman Smarter is one of my favorites!

    • @BoojumFed
      @BoojumFed 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Lynndane One of the few Belafonte covers worth the while! ;^)

    • @mybrainhurts1856
      @mybrainhurts1856 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Excellent picks here!!

    • @billkant849
      @billkant849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I took Sailing, Julia, and Sneaking and put them together into one song. That's the way they are on the album, yeah I bought it on vinyl.

    • @vespoint
      @vespoint 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@billkant849 me too😁

  • @modawg1111
    @modawg1111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Keep keeping Great Music Alive ! RIP Robert Palmer. Sadly, he passed away from a massive heart attack in 2003. 😉🤗👍🤙

    • @KGP2010
      @KGP2010 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He smoked heavily and had a 3-pack a day habit. 60 cigs!

    • @Poecilia1963
      @Poecilia1963 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hard to believe it was that long ago. What a loss.

    • @brucedickinson12
      @brucedickinson12 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And a coke habit

  • @tvplusfilms
    @tvplusfilms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Met robert palmer in the 90s, i was working at a hotel in Manchester when he was on tour. He had so many bags, fair play to him, tipped me £100. Nice guy.

  • @thomascarpenter7415
    @thomascarpenter7415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Robert Palmer was so cool Ice froze around him ….pure CLASS. His cover of “ Every Kind of People “ will blow you away

  • @tmshell5350
    @tmshell5350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Love it... I'm addicted to great music..😊

  • @Xiporah
    @Xiporah 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This is one of the times I happily gasped before clicking. I have loved this song since I was a kid!

  • @jocelynhaeberle1401
    @jocelynhaeberle1401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song was playing the first time I went out with a longtime crush and we went to "watch the trains", 😉
    My reaction to it has never been quite the same since.

  • @samson9535
    @samson9535 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The song is featured in the movie "Cocktail" with Tom Cruise and Bryan Brown.

  • @Bandit77TA
    @Bandit77TA 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Robert was a cool cat. .A class act. You gotta check out "I didn't Mean To Turn You On".

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Originally by Cherelle, produced by Jam and Lewis.

  • @alertbox
    @alertbox 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    In the 1980s I was in my 20s, world was a happy place made all the better by people like Robert Palmer. RiP Robert.

    • @alexia6427
      @alexia6427 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agree totally from Amsterdam

    • @deborahwhitney9427
      @deborahwhitney9427 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here. Loved the 80s great music then.

    • @steveandme63
      @steveandme63 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And this is when we became addicted to the smokey eye shadow!

  • @tabeccaletford408
    @tabeccaletford408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I loved Robert Palmer, still very much missed but never forgotten. Your reviews are hilarious Jamel

  • @user-es5us5vr7t
    @user-es5us5vr7t 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was one of the most iconic songs and videos of the 80’s . It’s been copied time and time again. But when it first came out Robert looked so 😎.

  • @Jillyconjem
    @Jillyconjem 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Besides this song, he’s also known for “Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)”. That song was written by a fella named Moon Martin, who I had the great pleasure of seeing open for the Police in 1979-ish. He does his own song quite well. But he’s got a couple of other tunes that deserve listening to: “Bad News” and “Rolene” are standouts. Moon Martin sadly passed away last May. RIP

    • @spiccybaby
      @spiccybaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Frankie Miller did a great cover of that too. Sad to find that Moon Martin has passed.

    • @maxmoon2254
      @maxmoon2254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Didn’t he do “Human Cannonball” also ?

    • @Jillyconjem
      @Jillyconjem 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@maxmoon2254 Apparently so. I was only familiar with the Butthole Surfers song, sadly.

    • @maxmoon2254
      @maxmoon2254 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Jillyconjem He’s the man that gets hired and fired everyday.

  • @justanotherguy7925
    @justanotherguy7925 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Iconic 80s

  • @KatyRyanSchamberger
    @KatyRyanSchamberger 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG Jamel if you haven't yet you need to find Robert's work from the 70s -- he's an INCREDIBLE musician.

  • @glynanthony3499
    @glynanthony3499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you look up the word 'Smooth' in the dictionary there's a picture of Robert next to it 👍
    Whether he was on his own or collaborating, you could always tell Robert's voice. A wonderful talent that left us far too young.

  • @matts6272
    @matts6272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    "Every Kinda People" is a fantastic song and nothing like his iconic 80's hits. Highly recommended

    • @tigerback62
      @tigerback62 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts!!!!

    • @MrGilperc
      @MrGilperc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      My favorite Robert Palmer song.

    • @markmiller4971
      @markmiller4971 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That song is right up our hosts alley. I wish he would review it.

    • @lookingtosee123
      @lookingtosee123 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He won an award from the UN for that song.

  • @sabrinapittsley2304
    @sabrinapittsley2304 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    I was really crushed when I heard that he died. I thought he was so damn sexy.

    • @thomast8539
      @thomast8539 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I had no idea he was dead. I thought you were kidding.

    • @stang7342
      @stang7342 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes...

  • @elainewhite4995
    @elainewhite4995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The one of his best was Every Kind of People great song he had such a wonderful powerful voice RIP Robert 🙏🏽 your sadly missed x

  • @victoriarotter
    @victoriarotter 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love you so much Jamel_AKA_Jamal! The girls are models. Robert Palmer was actually around for a long time and he gained popularity while being in Power Station with members of Duran Duran and Chic. Sadly he passed away at 54 awhile back. His songs are timeless as you can hear. Thanks again for your channel! Can’t wait to hear more! 😻💖🙏🏻🎶🦋🕊💜

  • @kenthedeviltamer
    @kenthedeviltamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Robert palmer was the man back in the day I remember hearing everyone blasting him going down the road

  • @jmtw290
    @jmtw290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    One of the hottest men ever!!! Such a gentleman ❤️

  • @AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp
    @AnthonyWilliams-ew3wp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Two years late to the party but wanted to say that this man was sheer class. Left us far too early.

  • @edwgwilymedwgwilym2827
    @edwgwilymedwgwilym2827 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This song, this video represents the highpoint of MTV‘s art , and is an immortal classic of rock.

  • @robertlear2735
    @robertlear2735 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    One of the best rock videos ever! :-)

  • @nancymar9324
    @nancymar9324 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    You should also listen to Some Like It Hot by Power Station, a band with Robert Palmer, John Taylor and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran!

  • @antoinettelopes
    @antoinettelopes 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Robert. He's got one of my favorite voices.

  • @FloridaRocks
    @FloridaRocks 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Sneakin Sallie Through the Alley!!" R.I.P. Darlin!

  • @carolh1954
    @carolh1954 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Yes!!! You don’t know how much I love this song! So fun back in the day. Thanks for posting!

  • @cinavs21
    @cinavs21 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Robert Palmer has so many good songs..solo and with The Power Station!

  • @richellewagoner4838
    @richellewagoner4838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just came across your show the other day and I'm subscribed now! I love your positive energy I'm truly enjoying your show...😊

  • @M31glow
    @M31glow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jamel, you always put in a happy mode... your enthusiasm is contagious. Great post.

  • @darleendionne6403
    @darleendionne6403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    They are models...check out Shania Twain's "Feel Like a Woman" video. She uses male models the same way.

    • @tomyoung9049
      @tomyoung9049 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Shania has some great videos as well for sure. Feel like a woman or That don't Impress me much for a couple,

  • @billfeeney8898
    @billfeeney8898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    If those models were playing the instruments, then I won Olympic Gold in the 100M.

    • @jamespage6628
      @jamespage6628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It doesn’t matter man, who cares? Just grab a beer and appreciate the models...

    • @woodrowwilkins149
      @woodrowwilkins149 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They're not. They're just models. But I remember a video coming out later by Robbie Nevil (sp), "C'est La Vie". Someone made a point to say that the women in his video are actual musicians, kind of thumbing their nose at Palmer's models.

    • @AndersonDawesWasRight
      @AndersonDawesWasRight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apparently by Union rules they had to employ an actual band who stood the other side of the camera and played. The models echoed the bands movements.

    • @woodrowwilkins149
      @woodrowwilkins149 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AndersonDawesWasRight Good info.

    • @tony52497
      @tony52497 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well done 🤣🤣

  • @TimpossibleOne
    @TimpossibleOne 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "The lights are on, but you're not home. Your mind is not your own"

  • @ebtbmb
    @ebtbmb 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Iconic video for an iconic performer. You gotta love Robert Palmer!

  • @deborahcornell171
    @deborahcornell171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This song is definitely an ear worm, but the best kind.💙

  • @metheus108
    @metheus108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This video was him kind of poking fun at the pop video scene by making everyone look the same. He doubled down on that in "Simply Irresistible."
    Now more than ever, again requesting Robert Palmer's "Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneaking Sally Through The Alley" also known as Trilogy off his first solo album th-cam.com/video/GNw8U4aCgjE/w-d-xo.html
    Thanks for this one!

  • @valenciamiles1083
    @valenciamiles1083 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Saw him in person back in the day, he came on stage with a suit on and BLEW THE ROOF OFF!! RIP

  • @susanalexander6721
    @susanalexander6721 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dancing all over my kitchen right now. Having a flashback!

  • @thelonegroover
    @thelonegroover 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was 29 when this came out and I loved the music and the video. I'm now in my 60s and I still do :)

  • @ronrr9875
    @ronrr9875 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Robert Palmer is so smooooth. You should listen to his collaboration with UB40 on Bob Dylan's song, "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight." Peace brother. ✌

    • @ministry2627
      @ministry2627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I forgot about that song. Thanks.

  • @sonts1423
    @sonts1423 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've been away for a week and first video I clicked on was this one and you didn't disappoint. I just know you shimmied out to that lovely wife of yours with those shoulders moving singing that song to her. Hilarious. You make me smile every time.

  • @Boa_Omega
    @Boa_Omega 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    1987 Cocktails and Dreams with Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown and , Elisabeth Shue. A young NYC business student who took up bartending to make ends meet. Brown as Coglin the bar owner and mentor. Coglin was a showman behind the bar and mentored Tom's character .
    Cocktails and dreams is a bar he wants to create down in Jamaica.
    This song features in the routine of juggling liquor bottles. They turn down the song for the chorus and the while bar sings "youre addicted to love "

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You're going to HAVE to do Shania Twain's "I Feel a Like a Woman" immediately. Trust me. You'll get it.

    • @wuhdee1
      @wuhdee1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen, Brother. Amen.

    • @tanyamckinnon5376
      @tanyamckinnon5376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Absofrigginlutely

    • @shawnoutcelt
      @shawnoutcelt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol! I just suggested the same!

  • @helen8755
    @helen8755 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Oh Yeah Addicted To Love! One Of My Favorite Songs!

  • @allanrussack2844
    @allanrussack2844 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Robert Palmer had a unique way of singing that is extremely hard to copy properly. A very sexy, tuneful, soulful style perfect for the great songs that he did! 10 out of 10! Rip.

  • @MT-or7lv
    @MT-or7lv 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love me some Robert Palmer. Simply the best!

  • @ronniemerchant4341
    @ronniemerchant4341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Free
    All Right Now

  • @paulshaw9953
    @paulshaw9953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    It has to be said...
    Weird Al version please 😂

    • @jimshore7546
      @jimshore7546 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Addicted to Spuds!
      Continues with his food theme.
      Eat it!
      Fat!

    • @paulshaw9953
      @paulshaw9953 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@jimshore7546 lasagna, I love rocky road, spam, the white stuff, my bologna, taco grande, the rye or the kaiser...

    • @paulhenderson8201
      @paulhenderson8201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Even better...Canadian comedy duo, Bowser and Blue!

    • @mattlock1849
      @mattlock1849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes please!

    • @emmef7970
      @emmef7970 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Anything of Weird Al's is often better than the original!

  • @michaelabbott9080
    @michaelabbott9080 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was one of the engineers who made this record. It was mixed by Eric E.T. Thorngren and I in studio A2 at Hit Factory 48th st NYC. Still one of my faves..