Or your grandparents LMAO.. I think we took all the "cool" with us when we left our youth behind. You guys wish you had the groove we had. Y'all just nasty LMAO.
Well, at lease ONE grandchild knows how cool his grandparents were. Check out this clip, then the first comment: th-cam.com/video/UhZFzrPsIwM/w-d-xo.html
People always ask me why I have so much sadness when I think of the 70's and early 80's and this is exactly why: the clothes, music, dancing, tv shows, radio stations (WLS), cars, magazines, movies, and it goes on and on. Unless you lived then, you'll never understand. There will never be another time like it. Since 1987, this world has sucked.
Many of these people are grandparents or great-grandparents now. What a lovely gift it is to see them in action in their beautiful, electric youth, boundless with unlimited initiative and light. Thank you so very much. Peace!
For a white family in the Bronx, we never missed the Soul Train and made up our own line dance with a bit of Turkish twist. You are right though my cousins are near their eighties and retired age...
Not only could these folks dance, they really knew how to throw an outfit together. Too bad people don't take pride on how they look, especially on television
YEAH BACK WHEN BLACK PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WOMEN WERE NOT 150 TO 1000 POUNDS SQUEEZING THEY BIG ASSES. AND THIGHS FAT OVERWEIGHT. TAILS IN LEGGINGS AND SKINNY JEANS🤣
These people look like they fell out of a fall catalog for a department store. I wonder if they were allowed to wear clothes for advertising. There was such a variety of styles.
Fun days..party hard n went home..safe n in one piece..makeup enhanced you, not buried you underneath layers n layers, YOU are no longer visible..clothes stylish, classy..music spoke of love n yes sex, not raunch n violence n disrespect of self n women...❤️❤️.
I love how each couple is so co-ordinated in clothing style, dance style, while still having mad rhythm. Each couple shown are meant to be in every sense.
@@mikesacco8457 That's not necessarily true. Not all black people can dance. I am black but I am not a good dancer at all. I know some white people who dance really well.
@@ashleydowney1222 NOT LIKE BLACK PPL,BLACK PPL HAVE A NATURAL SMOOTHNESS ABOUT THEM,WHITES AND OTHERS LOOK AS THOUGH THEY HAVE REHEARSED,COPIED,AND PRACTICED ...JUST SAYING and almost EVERY POPULAR DANCE / MOVES CAME FROM BLACK PPL.THEY MAY DO WELL,BUT IT IS JUST NOT THE SAME AS BLACK PPL.GIVE props where they are due do not take awY or downplay the compliment..
God, THESE WERE THE DAYS!! People, women AND men, dressed beautifully and it was awesome, dancing was REALLY dancing, the music and singing was phenomenal and no auto tune bullsh*t, no overload of technology but face to face socializing and people knew how to talk to other people, manners actually counted as something valuable to have and use, no growth hormones in the food (look how trim everyone used to be! NATURALLY), people gave a damn about the planet, other people, what was happening in our country and our world and what was happening to those less fortunate, AND PEOPLE HAD SOUL ❤️I swear, sometimes it’s like humanity’s very soul has been amputated in these days we live in now 😢
Now THAT was real soul dancing & music im 54 and loved the 70's. Todays folk will NEEEEVER KNOW! Woman dressed casual and looked so BEAUTIFUL! THOSE WERE REAL EBONY QUEENS
It's this kind of thing that makes me happy to be a human being. Beautiful to simply watch people dancing with no insecurity and living their best life. Yes
No rhinoceros butts, no cankles, no baking bread in the shoes. Just simply beautiful and athletic black folks. I wish those days didn’t have to go go going gone
I always feel so understood when I come to the comment sections of Soul Train videos. As a young person in today’s world, people my age like to dismiss my admiration and appreciation of the 60’s and 70’s, saying I’m an old-head or that I’m living backwards. “Oh, never heard of them! Well, do you listen to any * insert trash present-day musician here? * I hate it! :( And, not to make this about me, but funnily enough, I always get compliments on my personality and my outfits, and I 100% credit it to my inspiration drawing from the pure class and charm of these past decades! I wish young people today would understand that it’s not about new and old. It’s about timelessness and purpose. Look at these people, the way they dress, the way they style their hair, the way they move... listen to their music!!! Everything was tasteful, classy, and *made to last.* Everything is so come and go these days. And no one knows how to and doesn’t even want to dance anymore! I’d rather be listening to 70’s songs that have stood the test of time rather than all the disposable garbage that gets played on the radio today. I’d rather dress sharp and with class, have my clothes fit me properly than throw my money away on expensive logo mania or oversized sweatsuits or wear skimpy lingerie and leggings to the club... I’d rather wear minimal makeup than have thick drawn on eyebrows and caterpillar eyelash extensions! God those eyelash extensions are terrible!!! And gosh, those men all look so handsome, so sharp and so confident. I love the way they dance and move. Guys these days... don’t even get me started. Canada Goose vests and Gucci flip flops are not sexy!!! One thing is for sure, if you’re lucky enough to know of the value of these decades, you should know you’re on the right side of mankind; the excellence that made those decades really are undeniable forces of good. I don’t value this stuff to “be different” than the typical youth of today... I just want to experience things that have purpose and quality... I crave the experience of excellent work, that’s all! This is a very long comment but I just had to say thank you to everyone who still has good taste!!! It makes me happy to know I’m not the only one. ❤️
Wow! Thanks for saying all that. I am 58yo and you've inspired me because so many my age feel that the ideas and values we hold are irrelevant and have no impact in today's world. It is so refreshing and nice to know that some in the younger gen do understand and prefer quality, realness and substance in an era when very little is offered. I applaud you and wish you much success and happiness in shining your light into this world for present and future generations
@@sbella6719 Your comment made me tear up! You made my day. Thank you very much for your kind words. It isn’t easy being young these days, especially so when your values and taste differ so much from today’s youth... but you have inspired me to keep it up, to always remember and cherish what is good in this world and its history... and to share the good and make sure that it continues to be known of. I can only speak for myself, but I will forever value the gifts that your generation has blessed the world with! Though it seems the world at large is completely lacking in every sense today, good work and brilliant art will live on no matter what... God bless you! ❤️
Yeah ladies, back in the day! I remember when men would open the car door for us, give us their seats on the bus, and not use profanity when a lady was around. In some ways we've stepped forward and in others--way, way back.
So lucky and so true!!! Isn’t it strange how it seems to have gotten a little better but also worse in terms of how women are treated? I’d swoon like crazy if a man like one of them in this video would just kiss the back of my hand... and it’s like, do guys even do, or think to do that these days!? Sigh... I need a time machine!!!!
i can't wait to get old and just have my brain wiped clean of all the negative parts of my younger life like y'all. you'd think that youthful rowdiness and sociopolitical strife were 21st century inventions the way that y'all are carrying on in these comments. cold war who? police brutality what? civil rights and bra burning huh?
@@fortunamajor7239 there was nastiness and violence but nowhere near the level of vulgarity and gun violence there is now. The economy was bad, most were in poverty but we didn't know it really because mostly everyone else was in the same boat. We only had 3 tv channels, they didn't flaunt celebrities and their lifestyle in our faces trying to influence us All the social/political strife from the 60s had pretty much died out. This was the quiet after the storm....Overall though, that's the beauty of nostalgia. You get to only remember what makes you happy. 😂
@@sbella6719 Yeah, that’s what I was thinking there was still songs about sex and money in the 70s. Which there isn’t anything wrong with that sometimes grown folks need something to boogie to too. But at least they sounded good compared to the music we have now
@@fortunamajor7239 Sure, we had our strife and misfortunes. Every era has. But, we didn't have nearly as much of it as you kids do in today's world. I don't think you'll be able to wipe your brain clean when and if you get to become old. You seem to be full of negativity already in your youth. I hope I'm wrong for your sake.
Everyone wasn't skinny, perfect or pure back then BUT people had a more wholesome (healthy) mindset that became manifested in their attitudes, bodies and behavior.
At that level of grace and beauty, you had to. And Don Cornelius knew what he had. He actually started on Chicago public television ca. 1968 and it was a huge hit even in that limited local market. Those kids had to audition, and they worked on those routines like it was a regular 9-5, and you know what? It was beautiful and wonderful and magnificent, and I’ve never seen anything on TV quite like it, before or since. American Bandstand? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙄😬😱🥱😂 Soul Train vs. American Bandstand was like Art Afron’s 700+ mph jet car vs. a Model T. Soul Train totally rules, even though it’s been off the air for more than 20 years. SOUL TRAIN RULES!!!
DAMMIT!!!! These guys DANCE, and they dance SOOOOOOOOO well!! They perform these dances as couples, and by their moves, you can tell all of them couples are together, they are one, they coordinate and synchronize not only their clothes, but their attitudes, styles and moves. Try, dammit, try to find today some young couples with that kind of grace and harmony, dancing in front of a crowd with nowhere to hide... You'll be searching for decades before finding one. I suddenly feel very, very nostalgic of that era.
Love it. It’s beautiful miss those day’s. Everything was normal and beautiful. Just simple.People knew how to dance. No disgusting nudity or nasty words to the music no fake plastic people just naturally beautiful people.
I loved this show as a kid, lol! I still love me some classic R&B! But my daughter won’t let me dance and sing along when I hear it at the grocery store, lol!
Old white guy here...is it just my imagination or a) is the music vastly better than today; b) are people better dressed and better looking; and c) do people look like they are actually having fun? You know, it's an effort to dress up and to get some dance moves down, but it might be worth it.
I had fun dancing back then and still do. That song is one of the ones on my phone's SD Card. That's the kind of music I listen to when I'm working around the house or going walking. When I was an over-the-road driver that's what I listened to. In some parts of the country it'd be hard pressed to find that music on the radio.
Saturday Night Fever white suit. Dressing up was an art. I was born 15 yrs to late, 52 now, missed all the fun lol. But the 70s were a blast to be a kid.
To be a high school freshman again in 1976 and be playing that album over and over. I wish those days could come back once more ! why did those days ever have to go ?
Excellent shows. Also, when we went out, we had the choice of "record spin" dance clubs and clubs that had live bands. What a marvelous era. Full of romance and excitement.
I know this show made sure they had the most "attractive" peeps on board, the train...but i'm thinkn also back then...there were less fast food places and GMO....most people back then were on the healthier weight side..... i know noone probably cares about this genius insight. This style of dancing especially the 70's Soul Train dancing should never go out of style.
I love the 70s and I wasn't even born in the 70s. I was born in 1982 but the 70s is one of my favorite decades. I just love the music from then, the style, the TV shows, movies, and the way they all danced
When you realize you will never be as cool as your parents 😂🤣 😂
👍💕
word up!!! them were our uncles, aunts, older siblings, cousins. they time was and still is real cool.
Real talk. And when you realize the artist you grew up kaint touch many of the ones they grew up with
Or your grandparents LMAO.. I think we took all the "cool" with us when we left our youth behind. You guys wish you had the groove we had. Y'all just nasty LMAO.
Indeed!!!
These dancer's grandchildren have no clue how cool their grandparents were.
Ikr! 😁
They were cooler than their grandchildren are... That's for sure.
NOT really!
Well, at lease ONE grandchild knows how cool his grandparents were. Check out this clip, then the first comment: th-cam.com/video/UhZFzrPsIwM/w-d-xo.html
Their grandparents STILL are...........😎
I’m with Stevie on this one: “I wish those days....could....come back once more....”
@Trista Fravel I see what you did there, lol
Me too!
Man, Meeee Too!
@Trista Fravel I’ll turn a blind eye to your comment
YESSSS INDEED MY SISTA
Those womens Goucho pants with boots 🎉 Adorable outfits. Classy.
I love the way how they dressed back then
Agree, sure was fun. We would try to dress like these guys, I was never that trim but you gotta try anyway! Great music and lookin' sharp.
Real talk especially the Woman them
***** we should be friends because I don't run to most people our age who like the ol school
Our women used to wear clothes back then!
Curtis McElroy our women used to wear clothes! Nowadays they are competing to strip...
No weaves. No twerking. No clowning. Just stunning Black men and women. Legend!
No two inch spider eyelashes, four inch claws, tattoos, nose rings or piercing. That was my era and yes the men and women were stunning ❤😊
And so fit!!! Wow do they all look great. Wish it was all here again.
It's amazing how much skinnier everyone was in the 70s.
True that
Damn
Whitee no how to please those taste buds
More ingredients than yesteryear
When being healthy meant being slim and athletic. 💕
Everybody look so healthy and in shape. Probably could dance all night long.
Yes indeed we did! With a few "slow dances" thrown in to cool down a bit and get close to your lady
Cocaine.
it amazes me how damn good we looked back then. wtf happened...
Fast food.....sad.....
Weaves and skin-bleaching
HIP-HOP THUG LIFE THE END OF BLACK ROMANCE!
@@RaymondBrown-xw4cj It's now a gangster's paradise.
......what happened is attempted murder, whatever your ancestors did not have on there diet is poison to you.
People always ask me why I have so much sadness when I think of the 70's and early 80's and this is exactly why: the clothes, music, dancing, tv shows, radio stations (WLS), cars, magazines, movies, and it goes on and on. Unless you lived then, you'll never understand. There will never be another time like it. Since 1987, this world has sucked.
Don't be sad. Be happy you lived in an era that gave you those experiences. Keep the good times alive in you
I totally agree, apart from that I think it was terrible from about 1983
70s kid here. Loved it. 80s. 90s. Loved it too. 2000 on.....sucky.
Absolutely 💯
amen!
Many of these people are grandparents or great-grandparents now.
What a lovely gift it is to see them in action in their beautiful, electric youth, boundless with unlimited initiative and light.
Thank you so very much.
Peace!
For a white family in the Bronx, we never missed the Soul Train and made up our own line dance with a bit of Turkish twist. You are right though my cousins are near their eighties and retired age...
@@ben-4230
Thank you.
Blessings.
Best!
❤😊well said and well OBSERVED
Not only could these folks dance, they really knew how to throw an outfit together. Too bad people don't take pride on how they look, especially on television
boooooooooooo. PP Collz r the absolute best! I miss the S8tes though.....
YEAH BACK WHEN BLACK PEOPLE ESPECIALLY WOMEN WERE NOT 150 TO 1000 POUNDS SQUEEZING THEY BIG ASSES. AND THIGHS FAT OVERWEIGHT. TAILS IN LEGGINGS AND SKINNY JEANS🤣
I love their hair!! No fake wigs and extensions. No braids and fancy barbershop artistry. Just natural and beautiful!! 💘
@@tiffanycurtis4794 No fake butts and twerks here. 😆
These people look like they fell out of a fall catalog for a department store. I wonder if they were allowed to wear clothes for advertising. There was such a variety of styles.
This was during my teen years, I am now sixty-four years old; wow, most of these dancers are now in their sixties.
As a white kid from the burbs this was my favorite show grouping up! Thanks Big DC u had the best of the best on your show
I couldn’t wait until this came on to watch! Wish we could turn time around!
I'm 63 & I remember song well during high school in I believe between 72& 75 great album
SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE !
September, 1976
Gouchos with boots, love it!! I hope that style comes back.
We are all masters of our own Style, .. Do it !!
@@michellefalleur960 - Thanks, I probably will. 😊
Fun days..party hard n went home..safe n in one piece..makeup enhanced you, not buried you underneath layers n layers, YOU are no longer visible..clothes stylish, classy..music spoke of love n yes sex, not raunch n violence n disrespect of self n women...❤️❤️.
Facts!
Back when music was music, girls were girls and men were men.
Black folks we got class, style & an impeccable sense of rhythm n timing. Can't take it away from us...
OH! I AM SOOOO GLAD I GREW UP IN THIS ERA!!!!!
I WISH I COULD HAVE THESE DAYS AGAIN!!!
We took the 70s for granted. Long live tbe 70s!
@CoachHayes100
YES.....
WITHOUT QUESTION 💯
And me sad caus I did not.
Class of '72 L.A. Ca.!!! home of Soul Train!
I love how each couple is so co-ordinated in clothing style, dance style, while still having mad rhythm. Each couple shown are meant to be in every sense.
That's when we actually liked each other.
The days when everyone was slender. Dancing is the most fun exercise!
Your grandparents knew how to party way harder then you will ever realize! 🤣😂💯
😝😝😝😝😂😎
So true - if you only knew!!!😂🤣✌❤
Yes!! Back in the day when moms and pops use to practice dance moves at home to be on Soooouuuullll Train!!! 😂😂
Back then, we only had 13 channels, but the variety was so much better than today as was the talent.
13??? We only had 3 and had to adjust the antenna for each one lol. I agree the programming was so much better then.
When black men and women loved to dance with one another.....I wish those days could come back once more.....ayyyyy.
Yes and they were with each other..
I had to laugh at that.
Not in a funny way. But very true.
Black people can dance.
White people. Ah nope. Lol
@@mikesacco8457 That's not necessarily true. Not all black people can dance. I am black but I am not a good dancer at all. I know some white people who dance really well.
@@ashleydowney1222 I'm black and I'm rhythmically challenged too and had the nerve to try out for cheerleading. Lol. Loved watching Soul Train though
@@ashleydowney1222 NOT LIKE BLACK PPL,BLACK PPL HAVE A NATURAL SMOOTHNESS ABOUT THEM,WHITES AND OTHERS LOOK AS THOUGH THEY HAVE REHEARSED,COPIED,AND PRACTICED ...JUST SAYING and almost EVERY POPULAR DANCE / MOVES CAME FROM BLACK PPL.THEY MAY DO WELL,BUT IT IS JUST NOT THE SAME AS BLACK PPL.GIVE props where they are due do not take awY or downplay the compliment..
They're all tall, skinny, classy and full of rhythm = impressive!
All kids from local L.A. neighborhoods. We all rocked those fashions & danced like that!
@@victorparker308 So darn cool, what an age to be young!
All women dancing and having a good time…fully clothed!!
God bless it! They all looked great.
God, THESE WERE THE DAYS!! People, women AND men, dressed beautifully and it was awesome, dancing was REALLY dancing, the music and singing was phenomenal and no auto tune bullsh*t, no overload of technology but face to face socializing and people knew how to talk to other people, manners actually counted as something valuable to have and use, no growth hormones in the food (look how trim everyone used to be! NATURALLY), people gave a damn about the planet, other people, what was happening in our country and our world and what was happening to those less fortunate, AND PEOPLE HAD SOUL ❤️I swear, sometimes it’s like humanity’s very soul has been amputated in these days we live in now 😢
Now THAT was real soul dancing & music im 54 and loved the 70's. Todays folk will NEEEEVER KNOW!
Woman dressed casual and looked so BEAUTIFUL! THOSE WERE REAL EBONY QUEENS
They are. Not sure what happened to change it all so much. :/
Wow, we were so skinny back then. I actually remember watching this on TV..
It's this kind of thing that makes me happy to be a human being. Beautiful to simply watch people dancing with no insecurity and living their best life. Yes
Yes!!!
Watching Soul train makes me forget life and its burdens.
Agree
No rhinoceros butts, no cankles, no baking bread in the shoes. Just simply beautiful and athletic black folks. I wish those days didn’t have to go go going gone
And nobody was covered in tattoos.
What are cankles? 😄
kamala b extremely fat ankles. Sometimes they spill out over the shoes
kamala b extremely fat ankles. Sometimes they spill out over the shoes
Haha this made me laugh
The brothers are definitely doing their part
I always feel so understood when I come to the comment sections of Soul Train videos. As a young person in today’s world, people my age like to dismiss my admiration and appreciation of the 60’s and 70’s, saying I’m an old-head or that I’m living backwards. “Oh, never heard of them! Well, do you listen to any * insert trash present-day musician here? * I hate it! :( And, not to make this about me, but funnily enough, I always get compliments on my personality and my outfits, and I 100% credit it to my inspiration drawing from the pure class and charm of these past decades! I wish young people today would understand that it’s not about new and old. It’s about timelessness and purpose. Look at these people, the way they dress, the way they style their hair, the way they move... listen to their music!!! Everything was tasteful, classy, and *made to last.* Everything is so come and go these days. And no one knows how to and doesn’t even want to dance anymore! I’d rather be listening to 70’s songs that have stood the test of time rather than all the disposable garbage that gets played on the radio today. I’d rather dress sharp and with class, have my clothes fit me properly than throw my money away on expensive logo mania or oversized sweatsuits or wear skimpy lingerie and leggings to the club... I’d rather wear minimal makeup than have thick drawn on eyebrows and caterpillar eyelash extensions! God those eyelash extensions are terrible!!! And gosh, those men all look so handsome, so sharp and so confident. I love the way they dance and move. Guys these days... don’t even get me started. Canada Goose vests and Gucci flip flops are not sexy!!! One thing is for sure, if you’re lucky enough to know of the value of these decades, you should know you’re on the right side of mankind; the excellence that made those decades really are undeniable forces of good. I don’t value this stuff to “be different” than the typical youth of today... I just want to experience things that have purpose and quality... I crave the experience of excellent work, that’s all! This is a very long comment but I just had to say thank you to everyone who still has good taste!!! It makes me happy to know I’m not the only one. ❤️
Wow! Thanks for saying all that. I am 58yo and you've inspired me because so many my age feel that the ideas and values we hold are irrelevant and have no impact in today's world. It is so refreshing and nice to know that some in the younger gen do understand and prefer quality, realness and substance in an era when very little is offered. I applaud you and wish you much success and happiness in shining your light into this world for present and future generations
@@sbella6719 Your comment made me tear up! You made my day. Thank you very much for your kind words. It isn’t easy being young these days, especially so when your values and taste differ so much from today’s youth... but you have inspired me to keep it up, to always remember and cherish what is good in this world and its history... and to share the good and make sure that it continues to be known of. I can only speak for myself, but I will forever value the gifts that your generation has blessed the world with! Though it seems the world at large is completely lacking in every sense today, good work and brilliant art will live on no matter what... God bless you! ❤️
The men are absolutely stunning! Pure eye candy.
This is really how people looked and dressed in Los Angeles, 1976. Not just for the show. To work, everywhere.
Baldwin Hills/View Park in the house class of "72! L.A. was rocking back then w/ many local kids on the show.
Yeah ladies, back in the day! I remember when men would open the car door for us, give us their seats on the bus, and not use profanity when a lady was around. In some ways we've stepped forward and in others--way, way back.
So lucky and so true!!! Isn’t it strange how it seems to have gotten a little better but also worse in terms of how women are treated? I’d swoon like crazy if a man like one of them in this video would just kiss the back of my hand... and it’s like, do guys even do, or think to do that these days!? Sigh... I need a time machine!!!!
ABSOLUTELY!!!!!
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Their outfits are INSPIRATIONAL! I love how well their clothes complement their moves.
Beautiful brown people, enjoying themselves with this great music.
I really WISH those days could come back - once more. 😢
I love it when they left the crowd mics open and you could hear everyone scream and chatter. Great to hear crowd reaction to the hits.
When you take in the style of dress, the fashion, the bell bottoms, along with the dance moves, that's made soul train what it was. PURE GOLD!
Look how health our elders were back in the day.
Take notes young folks. This was good clean wholesome fun, nastiness and violence unnecessary.
i can't wait to get old and just have my brain wiped clean of all the negative parts of my younger life like y'all. you'd think that youthful rowdiness and sociopolitical strife were 21st century inventions the way that y'all are carrying on in these comments. cold war who? police brutality what? civil rights and bra burning huh?
@@fortunamajor7239 there was nastiness and violence but nowhere near the level of vulgarity and gun violence there is now. The economy was bad, most were in poverty but we didn't know it really because mostly everyone else was in the same boat. We only had 3 tv channels, they didn't flaunt celebrities and their lifestyle in our faces trying to influence us
All the social/political strife from the 60s had pretty much died out. This was the quiet after the storm....Overall though, that's the beauty of nostalgia. You get to only remember what makes you happy. 😂
@@sbella6719 Yeah, that’s what I was thinking there was still songs about sex and money in the 70s. Which there isn’t anything wrong with that sometimes grown folks need something to boogie to too. But at least they sounded good compared to the music we have now
Wasn't the 70s the height of the sexual revolution though where people were sleeping around like rabbits?
@@fortunamajor7239 Sure, we had our strife and misfortunes. Every era has. But, we didn't have nearly as much of it as you kids do in today's world. I don't think you'll be able to wipe your brain clean when and if you get to become old. You seem to be full of negativity already in your youth. I hope I'm wrong for your sake.
The video contains no high fructose corn syrup.
hahahahaha right right; only Raw Honey running through
You ant neva lied
Just pure, polyunsaturated fun !!
Brandon Burrell 😆😆
I dont get it....😕
Nothing has brought a smile more than this. Love it.
SOUL TRAIN SHOULD HAVE NEVER STOPPED
Everyone wasn't skinny, perfect or pure back then BUT people had a more wholesome (healthy) mindset that became manifested in their attitudes, bodies and behavior.
Best comment on this thread. That's what I was thinking too.
So true. No era can claim total perfection, but you are absolutely correct.
Aaaah man the fabulous 70s let's all go back.....C'mon run...
"If I could turn back the hands of time," I would be a Soul Train dancer.
Everyone on here is gorgeous. They practiced their routines.
At that level of grace and beauty, you had to.
And Don Cornelius knew what he had.
He actually started on Chicago public television ca. 1968 and it was a huge hit even in that limited local market.
Those kids had to audition, and they worked on those routines like it was a regular 9-5, and you know what?
It was beautiful and wonderful and magnificent, and I’ve never seen anything on TV quite like it, before or since.
American Bandstand?
🤣🤣🤣🤣🙄😬😱🥱😂
Soul Train vs. American Bandstand was like Art Afron’s 700+ mph jet car vs. a Model T.
Soul Train totally rules, even though it’s been off the air for more than 20 years.
SOUL TRAIN RULES!!!
DAMMIT!!!! These guys DANCE, and they dance SOOOOOOOOO well!! They perform these dances as couples, and by their moves, you can tell all of them couples are together, they are one, they coordinate and synchronize not only their clothes, but their attitudes, styles and moves. Try, dammit, try to find today some young couples with that kind of grace and harmony, dancing in front of a crowd with nowhere to hide... You'll be searching for decades before finding one. I suddenly feel very, very nostalgic of that era.
So true. Back then when young men and women were attracted to each other they "went" together. There was commitment and respect.
I'm a happy women because I experienced the 70's. Can I get an Amen?
Amen
Amen, hallelujah!
Amen my sister!!
Amen
Amen!!!
Remember the days when black boys actually danced with black girls?
THEY ARE ALL SO GOOD-LOOKING!
I love how everyone's dances compliment one another
Love this, i used to watch this every week on tv, im still dancing like this now, im 63
Looked forward to it every Saturday afternoon!
Good on you !
Loved them days, those styles, that dancing.
Boy, I wish those days.... could....... come back once more!
Love it. It’s beautiful miss those day’s. Everything was normal and beautiful. Just simple.People knew how to dance. No disgusting nudity or nasty words to the music no fake plastic people just naturally beautiful people.
beautiful people
I loved this show as a kid, lol! I still love me some classic R&B! But my daughter won’t let me dance and sing along when I hear it at the grocery store, lol!
Old white guy here...is it just my imagination or a) is the music vastly better than today; b) are people better dressed and better looking; and c) do people look like they are actually having fun?
You know, it's an effort to dress up and to get some dance moves down, but it might be worth it.
I had fun dancing back then and still do. That song is one of the ones on my phone's SD Card. That's the kind of music I listen to when I'm working around the house or going walking. When I was an over-the-road driver that's what I listened to. In some parts of the country it'd be hard pressed to find that music on the radio.
No, not your imagination, just a confirmation of reality and a sad indictment of the times we live in.
Saturday Night Fever white suit. Dressing up was an art. I was born 15 yrs to late, 52 now, missed all the fun lol. But the 70s were a blast to be a kid.
Agreed...
Damn I really miss soul train this is what people need today
The women's dressing is on point. You can wear most if not all the outfits that they are wearing now. They did not come to play.
This was an era of victory, love, unity, freedom & soul....now we’re in the era of the internet, fast food & rap! The difference is astounding!
Wow! Decked out and looking sharp! 👍🏻😊. And fros!
Great times
This just cheers me up. Back in the day, we got a few things right 😊
Those were the days!!
Beautiful people ! Beautiful clothes!
To be a high school freshman again in 1976 and be playing that album over and over.
I wish those days could come back once more !
why did those days ever have to go ?
+Ron Pena lol, yeah, song means WAY more now than it did at 16.....
So true.
Love this in these dark times it lifts your spirits..
Y'all know you remember waking up early Saturday to catch the show with them 3 channels Lol...Man do I wish those days would come back!
MUCH better days than today....I remember it well. Happy times....a love for life. Not like today.
I promise the fashions were EVERYTHING❤❤...I still get my fashion inspiration from old Soul Train shows...
This is like dancing while doing aerobics no wonder they all look so fit
I miss Soul Train!!! Watched it all the time as a kid!!
Love the clothing and awesome dance moves. 🥰
I watched this and Midnight Special every Saturday night for years...... SO GOOD!
Excellent shows. Also, when we went out, we had the choice of "record spin" dance clubs and clubs that had live bands. What a marvelous era. Full of romance and excitement.
Love it.
They dance so effortlessly.
Hello Marina, How are you doing?
Talent, beauty, rhythm, clean and smart....how far we have fallen....
Yes! From a time when people went somewhere they actually cared about how they look unlike today.
True song I miss soul train
I will watch this till the end of my life.
I know this show made sure they had the most "attractive" peeps on board, the train...but i'm thinkn also back then...there were less fast food places and GMO....most people back then were on the healthier weight side..... i know noone probably cares about this genius insight. This style of dancing especially the 70's Soul Train dancing should never go out of style.
I agree!
Love this. They all look so classy and fun. Now we have thug rap culture glamorized and stripper dancing. Thanks MTV, etc.
I watched this as a kid,rarely ever did i miss any episode. I think schoolhouse rock might have come on first
70s soul train line was the best, had more Love Peace & Soul watching those couples dancing together.
Their outfits are so inspiring!
So much style, so much swag, so much fun...
Gorgeous people, great dance moves, charming outfits...
I'm loving this,really enjoying it...
Class, pure class. Badass dance moves..early years the best..70's..just awesome.
I love the 70s and I wasn't even born in the 70s. I was born in 1982 but the 70s is one of my favorite decades. I just love the music from then, the style, the TV shows, movies, and the way they all danced
You are right with my daughter....but she dance tho.....she got it from her mama 🤣🤣
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Nothing beats watching Soul Train
You’re too right!
Cure for depression… used to make my grandma watch this… I think she liked it
@@sixty7ford that was a wonderful thing for you to do
I love those days...do your own thang❤️🔥💥
Oh heck yeah that's what I'm talking about the goat. Love me some Stevie Wonder🎶🎹🎼♥️