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  • @gordondodds5537
    @gordondodds5537 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +178

    Got to be one of the greatest dance tunes ever, still listening 2024

  • @whydoyouwanttoknow4464
    @whydoyouwanttoknow4464 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Songs like this put a smile on my face. I miss the 80's. I was a teenager when this came out.

    • @kerry-j4m
      @kerry-j4m หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Me too. I still remember watching this video for the first time,great memories.

    • @arleciajackson9237
      @arleciajackson9237 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      True that.

  • @chelseamontgomery3918
    @chelseamontgomery3918 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    One of the best songs ever made. I’m 25 and listen to this song every day like I was born back then 💃

    • @3legend552
      @3legend552 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I'm 49 and I remember this song when I was young..let me tell you something that's when music was good you'd had been there in that time people were different back then 😊

    • @DanBrown-jx6cm
      @DanBrown-jx6cm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      55 yrs old and I was in the thick of it, brilliant times….

    • @_RicoPapi
      @_RicoPapi 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Fr… I’m 26

    • @jongbong1912
      @jongbong1912 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm 165 years old and wish I would just die

    • @kharyvines6971
      @kharyvines6971 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TELL A FRIEND I'M 47 I PLAY A COOKOUTS

  • @tommymagnusson
    @tommymagnusson 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Who still listen jamming to this in September 2024? Who's with me? It's sad they don't make this music anymore. Age of 60

    • @babadee592
      @babadee592 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      As we speak. Can't ever get tired of this beautiful song and this living legend, O'Neal. Rocked this beat back in the day. A masterpiece.

    • @denisespencer6550
      @denisespencer6550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I'm in

    • @rillgaming9836
      @rillgaming9836 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      am here rocking with you this Oct

    • @kelvinjohnson1751
      @kelvinjohnson1751 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am 🔥🔥🔥

    • @JamesNganga-cl5rv
      @JamesNganga-cl5rv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🇰🇪🇰🇪

  • @MagalaRonald-u2s
    @MagalaRonald-u2s หลายเดือนก่อน +36

    52yrs just can't stop listening to these vibes

  • @eindhovenf
    @eindhovenf 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +71

    2024 and still getting goosebumps from this song. What a voice this man had!
    Brings tears to my eyes, also mainly by thinking about my life and thinking about the past and the good old days....🥲

    • @garyfaulkner1480
      @garyfaulkner1480 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Likewise...amazing times

    • @HoodBoy426
      @HoodBoy426 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I'm picking up what you're putting down 💯

    • @arleciajackson9237
      @arleciajackson9237 20 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Partying at the Bit-n-Apple.

  • @bertrum4
    @bertrum4 4 ปีที่แล้ว +766

    48 years old and I still remember the buzz when this tune first hit the charts,

    • @m3dow._.512
      @m3dow._.512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Lol I wish i was around then I would be non stop listening

    • @xc1971pp
      @xc1971pp 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah! I was there, too!

    • @thestrengthwithin4249
      @thestrengthwithin4249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I was there to, wow what memories, and what music that was 👏👏👏👏🌹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿x

    • @kerryrace3244
      @kerryrace3244 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ❤️ My favourite song 😊

    • @justafanofnerdculture7602
      @justafanofnerdculture7602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      47 years old and I remember it as well.

  • @riteshrishi4594
    @riteshrishi4594 2 ปีที่แล้ว +536

    Lisa Keith's backing vocals are sublime and made the song a classic.

    • @brandongomesfernandes4828
      @brandongomesfernandes4828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      oh my god yes

    • @hwilmore
      @hwilmore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bang on! I can dig it.

    • @beachchaos1863
      @beachchaos1863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      She elevated the song to pure perfection.

    • @gilboyle1387
      @gilboyle1387 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I first discovered Lisa's amazing voice when attending hometown church in Bloomington, Minnesota, where her husband Spencer is a pastor, and Lisa's sometimes sings.

    • @horseman942
      @horseman942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@gilboyle1387 thanks for sharing this, very cool!

  • @Zennie371
    @Zennie371 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +305

    Who is listening to this great single in 2024. I wish the 80's was a vicennial, which is a period of 20 years and not a decade!

    • @davidmunene3324
      @davidmunene3324 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      It's on repeat for me, today

    • @modrikisadopted6337
      @modrikisadopted6337 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Me. Since my college days of the 80s.

    • @alfredomartines7223
      @alfredomartines7223 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Tolle Lieder sterben nie ,80',die geilste Zeit meines Lebens 😊✌️✌️✌️

    • @Felicity-g2j
      @Felicity-g2j 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yep me bloody love this

    • @Swanny77-o8y
      @Swanny77-o8y 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I grew up in the 80s. Proper amusement arcades, amazing animation, and bouncy castles. Lots of bouncy castles. Playgrounds were potentially death traps, all concrete and steel, but, by the four winds, it galvanised you.

  • @baggie29
    @baggie29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +328

    Pure nostalgia from a music era that will never be repeated. God bless the 80s

  • @markswoman2134
    @markswoman2134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +171

    For my friend Andrea. She passed away yesterday. Thank you for your friendship and the memories, they'll never die. Love you xxxx

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      My condolences to you

    • @greeneyedwarlock882
      @greeneyedwarlock882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      SO VERY SORRY to read that. Sending you strength and light and love!

    • @nitsamichael1436
      @nitsamichael1436 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Sorry for your loss darling.

    • @markswoman2134
      @markswoman2134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you beautiful people for kind words X.

    • @markswoman2134
      @markswoman2134 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dwightlove3704 Thank you. Just seen this notification . Much love X.

  • @peterjordan2599
    @peterjordan2599 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I am 70 Now , this came out 1987 , loved it ever since . What a Voice !!

    • @nirvanaprincess9989
      @nirvanaprincess9989 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      87 the year i was born. Time goes so fast. Isn't crazy you always go back to the songs you heard growing up to feel good. God bless you and happy Christmas and New year to you ❤

    • @peterjordan2599
      @peterjordan2599 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nirvanaprincess9989 😘

  • @John-sp8gj
    @John-sp8gj ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I'm 60 years old now but in my younger days I used to frequent the night clubs in town back in the good old 80s. This song was always played every time I went to one particular night club called Squires. Hearing it brings back so many great memories. Thank you Alexander for some truly great songs and some truly great memories, from England 😊

    • @Man_from_UNCLE
      @Man_from_UNCLE ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm with you all the way. Am 66 now and also remember the clubbing days when this and many other 80s classics used to set the places afire!
      I saw him in concert at the Albert Hall (London) in April 1991 with The Pasadenas in support on the All True Man tour - seriously one of THE best concerts of my life.

    • @kathysamuels3054
      @kathysamuels3054 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He's touring again his last ever tour I'm 56 so I also remember going to clubs and this was blasting out

  • @Dead-Ball-Situation
    @Dead-Ball-Situation 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3305

    I guarantee if 80's music came back, the world would be a happier place.

    • @waamiq360
      @waamiq360 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

      I agree!

    • @marcbolger1972
      @marcbolger1972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Hell Yes👍👍

    • @davidoloyede1582
      @davidoloyede1582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +59

      You can say that again and again.

    • @andywfc1
      @andywfc1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      56 yr old scooter skinhead in England

    • @eugenesutherland7185
      @eugenesutherland7185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      That's just it. It never went anywhere. Srill here.

  • @mauricegovender1932
    @mauricegovender1932 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    What a classic! Brings back so much fond memories of our clubbing days!

  • @Ali-hb9bd
    @Ali-hb9bd ปีที่แล้ว +120

    This song was one of the best of the 80s, in fact his whole album was. Life was great in the 80s, the music, the clothes, nothing will ever beat it.

    • @kerryrace3244
      @kerryrace3244 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ❤ Correct

    • @Kyle-wm1sm
      @Kyle-wm1sm 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      What u mean the 80s it’s still one of the best now as are all the 80/90s tunes … they will never be beaten a club dance floor with all these classics is one hell of a night… compared to the shit that’s made today… no wonder the clubbing scene has diminished ….

    • @arsenewenger30
      @arsenewenger30 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Hearsay was an amazing album.

    • @kharyvines6971
      @kharyvines6971 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I TEACH THIS TO KIDS. IM FOR REAL.N

  • @darrenb8974
    @darrenb8974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    I can't think of a better produced or more effective use of backing vocals. It is like cream being poured on strawberries. Really superb.

    • @exoticallovergirl
      @exoticallovergirl ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Amennnn

    • @randychampion184
      @randychampion184 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Another Jimmy and Terry production comes close for me: 'Ice Cream Dream" by Mc Lyte on the "Mo Money" motion picture soundtrack.

    • @EthioMix
      @EthioMix ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bernard Wright - Who Fo You Love 👌

    • @nelsonhibbert5267
      @nelsonhibbert5267 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's definately the jizz on the tits of music.....

  • @Jack-q1d8i
    @Jack-q1d8i 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

    My entire teenage years were in the 80's.....I'm blessed🙏

    • @TheAnasAcuta
      @TheAnasAcuta 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Truly blessed being a teenager in the 80' ...I totally agree!.

    • @mcpeewee68
      @mcpeewee68 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same. Turned 11 right before the start of the 80s and 21 right before the end

    • @lisabeech275
      @lisabeech275 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That was me very happy times ❤

    • @cerealkiller4248
      @cerealkiller4248 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      10 in 1980, what a time to be alive.

    • @jamesbrown8961
      @jamesbrown8961 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@cerealkiller4248 I was 9 I feel u

  • @susana6920
    @susana6920 3 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    How I miss the 80's, when the best songs were written!!!!

  • @deandeany911
    @deandeany911 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I love this song. It reminds me of my late wife of 25 years. Brilliant times. R.I.P from our beautiful son and to good times. This doesnt mean alot to anyone but i dont g a s. This song fires times in our then young lives that can never be taken away. Thank you. Xxxxxxxx

  • @jackiebrown3906
    @jackiebrown3906 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    2024 IM STILL LISTENING TO MY GUY ALEX HIS MUSIC NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE

  • @HeartReader57
    @HeartReader57 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +67

    I am still Jamming to this song at the end of April 2024. It sounds even better since it was real music. 67 years of age and still listening to this great music from when I was 30 in 1987 and the clubs were jumping.

    • @ronk4257
      @ronk4257 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      61 here.....and i am still listening....what a music

    • @Roger08q
      @Roger08q 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Lucky man u lived the good years. We're in for it now tho

    • @stevewagner7018
      @stevewagner7018 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Totally with you !😀

    • @eduardosolis6383
      @eduardosolis6383 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Is everyone still jumping to this song even if you have passed your prime?👍👍🕺🏼🪩😁😁😁
      Me am 27 and loving this!

    • @Ian-d3r
      @Ian-d3r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      August 24 and still hunting this banger down..73 kid and love it

  • @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli
    @BiffcheeseSpinoccoli ปีที่แล้ว +156

    Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis produced an era of absolute BANGERS. This song is one of many, many examples. ❤

    • @tonymagnier9846
      @tonymagnier9846 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      yea they were brilliant with Janet Jackson, George Michael, even the Human League and so many others, bangers each and every one.

    • @user-fh2vx3hd6c
      @user-fh2vx3hd6c ปีที่แล้ว +2

      best song on Hearsay and the only one Jam & Lewis didn't write

    • @buffalosoldier4045
      @buffalosoldier4045 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts

    • @kharyvines6971
      @kharyvines6971 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      SOS BAND TOO

    • @robbiebridges6021
      @robbiebridges6021 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I also see that girl from house party with Gina from Martin singing in the background!

  • @markj9544
    @markj9544 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    52 yr old white guy here and I still play his CD from time to time. I grew up listening to this kind of music and still love it!

  • @markfinney4472
    @markfinney4472 4 ปีที่แล้ว +242

    Still one of the best song's from the 80's

  • @sundeeprajagopalan8673
    @sundeeprajagopalan8673 4 ปีที่แล้ว +454

    I accidentally stumbled upon this song in the midst of lockdown and ended up listening everyday till date at least once. There’s something magical about Alexander’s voice and the music composed for the song.Being from India, I am extremely privileged to listen to music from across the globe. Thanks to technology which has shaped and broadened the channel to explore a plethora of genres.. Happy new year to all you music lovers.

    • @gazeyre
      @gazeyre 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Happy New Year to you too Sundeep. Check out his albums, he is the best singer ever...and I mean that.

    • @dxthegreat
      @dxthegreat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Cuz this jam classic

    • @michaelh1889
      @michaelh1889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      It's a bad ass jam, Sunny !! ;D

    • @davidibrahim4294
      @davidibrahim4294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I love this song

    • @davidibrahim4294
      @davidibrahim4294 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I love this song

  • @reallife0728
    @reallife0728 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    MY ERA IS UNDEFEATED!!!!!🤎🤎🤎

  • @Venus29
    @Venus29 4 ปีที่แล้ว +492

    The album Hearsay, needs more recognition it’s just pure brilliance.

    • @bonusbaby801
      @bonusbaby801 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @Venus...Hell yeah it was. I beat this cassette tape to death!!

    • @sherrijones1498
      @sherrijones1498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I agree

    • @peterallsop3491
      @peterallsop3491 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Proper great album love it

    • @washinkan
      @washinkan 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      An absolute modern masterpiece!

    • @briannorby
      @briannorby 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      From beginning to end...every song was slamming!

  • @marcusbrown9917
    @marcusbrown9917 4 ปีที่แล้ว +908

    This song never gets old.

    • @marcobaretta1116
      @marcobaretta1116 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      True I love it as well

    • @handyman4192
      @handyman4192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Never

    • @MyKeeP81
      @MyKeeP81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      lol NEVER

    • @MOA0831
      @MOA0831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      NE'VAE...EVAE!!!!👍🕺🎵🎶🎼💥💥

    • @biffgrimes.8345
      @biffgrimes.8345 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True.

  • @sharonjepson2469
    @sharonjepson2469 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I've seen Alexander O'Neil twice and he was amazing

  • @justafanofnerdculture7602
    @justafanofnerdculture7602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +501

    This man is one of the best singers ever... period!

    • @erehistruth2356
      @erehistruth2356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This was my jam right here.

    • @dpogue6195
      @dpogue6195 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Big Beautiful Black Man who can "sang" & move! He's got my attention😍

    • @nyobu73
      @nyobu73 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The truth

    • @christinecolgate7884
      @christinecolgate7884 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love English

    • @jamalsoward72
      @jamalsoward72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@erehistruth2356 mine too. Feel in love with it the minute I first heard it.

  • @aaronisadore7863
    @aaronisadore7863 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    The 80's hands down produced some of the most unbelievable sounds and music not to mention the sophisticated style and class...Theses women playing with Mr O'neal absolutely brilliant beautiful and Talented very deserving of Hall of Fame the stuff legends are made of!!!Thank you Alexander O'Neal for giving me a great child hood and teenage dream I will never forget it...No....not never!!

    • @wilsonmjw2001
      @wilsonmjw2001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep I would love to meet all of them

    • @missparsley3202
      @missparsley3202 ปีที่แล้ว

      👍❤️✌️

    • @robvandenoudenrijn1227
      @robvandenoudenrijn1227 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      15 Mei in de Ziggo Dome. Good times are back again after 36 Years!

  • @bigphil9714
    @bigphil9714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +309

    I work on a construction site and everyone turns this up when it's on the radio! How it only has 3m views is beyond me, absolute banger!!!!

    • @stephenmcculloch7192
      @stephenmcculloch7192 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's only this video that has 3mill, another video clip, say on the old grey whistle of him sing it, maybe has 4mill, its each performance that gets views, if its live it maybe has 5mill

    • @bogeythedog163
      @bogeythedog163 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great lyrics

    • @johnnypox7226
      @johnnypox7226 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      this turns up on the radio? wow. that's a good radio station.

    • @missparsley3202
      @missparsley3202 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@johnnypox7226 😂 yeah, they don't play this that much anymore on the radio in my country neither. Damn shame! Still one of the best feel good tracks ever !!! 💐👋💞💯💯💯❤️

    • @laurence8209
      @laurence8209 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think this was Alex's biggest best seller. He has many classics , I think he wrote it too!

  • @alyslesafranks261
    @alyslesafranks261 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    Boy do I miss the 80's....

    • @tommypillay743
      @tommypillay743 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too

    • @BBoyFast1000
      @BBoyFast1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      TELL ME BOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • @stevebaker8313
      @stevebaker8313 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ซาง สูง yeah best times ever

    • @alexanderstefanov6474
      @alexanderstefanov6474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The best music for sure, but let's be honest and not look through rose tinted specs, it was great if you were a straight white man living in the west.

    • @JayKhwaja
      @JayKhwaja 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You'll Never Be Alone On That, Believe Me

  • @39doddle
    @39doddle 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    I was lucky to grow up in the 80s and listen to great music like this! Wish I could back.
    The world is s*#t now!

  • @PaulineBishop-f2r
    @PaulineBishop-f2r 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Legend of a song. Alexander brilliant. Brings back memories.

  • @SeeDeeJay72
    @SeeDeeJay72 5 ปีที่แล้ว +298

    This is so funky! Terry and Jimmy Jam production at it's finest! That Minneapolis Sound!

    • @noelmurphy406
      @noelmurphy406 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bigtime buddy, loves their sound in the day 👌

    • @BarkleyConners
      @BarkleyConners 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      except it needs more bass and i would like to hear Alex sing the hook melody that the girls sing

    • @THAT-ONE
      @THAT-ONE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@BarkleyConners always had the same feeling

    • @mrtruthhurts2307
      @mrtruthhurts2307 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jelly Bean produced this

    • @SeeDeeJay72
      @SeeDeeJay72 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wow you're right Brother Dee! Looked it up he produced for Janet and New Edition too.

  • @beccylovland7382
    @beccylovland7382 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    One of my all time favourite songs. This came out when I was 14. Would sit in my bedroom blasting this out at 14 having to rewind the tape to repeat it. Still love it ❤

  • @chunkygroove9038
    @chunkygroove9038 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    A super classic by Alexander. His deep, powerful vocals melt into the eighties production. The result is organic & timeless.

  • @pantherboy9536
    @pantherboy9536 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In 1986, I happened to get my 1st job as a teacher at his former HS in MS, North Natchez high School. I lived a mile from his mom (In Broadmoor) and met him at a club there in Natchez in '87. Went to the same college (Alcorn State). Not many people know, but he was an outstanding linebacker/defensive end in football. An All-around talented guy!!

  • @marcdyas2654
    @marcdyas2654 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    There's nothing like music from this decade, I grew up during the 80's, it was absolutely unbelievable, there was something about the 80"s that made it magic, for me it was all about the music, I'm privileged to have grown up in this decade

    • @missparsley3202
      @missparsley3202 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      👍Couldn't have said it better! 🤩💯👋Grtz from Belgium 🇧🇪✌️🍀

  • @michaeljohn9649
    @michaeljohn9649 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Nearly 2025, I'm 58! Love you Alex!! I remember dancing about in my bedroom in 1987!grown with you. Your a true master. In tears when I listen now. So many memories xx love you x

  • @RicardoAng
    @RicardoAng 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    Lisa Keith’s background vocals are lit. Goosebumps all over.

    • @abc78920
      @abc78920 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Do you mean Lisa who sang "Making Love in the Rain" by Herb Alpert?

    • @Heartboy1031
      @Heartboy1031 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@abc78920 Yes.

    • @thekid5729
      @thekid5729 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lisa Keith's background vocals are flawless on this track, absolutely mesmerized.

  • @farleymarly2575
    @farleymarly2575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    When I was a child my dad used to play this song in the car. But I thought it was a dream.
    Somehow I was trying to remember the lyrics to that day. And I thought yeah I must be dreaming.....then have you guys ever had one of those days you fall on something you haven't heard for like 35 years and it hits hard in the heart. I'm having that right now.

    • @Paces2
      @Paces2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😌😇 Isn't that the best feeling

    • @Luna-kb3sr
      @Luna-kb3sr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ♥️♥️♥️♥️

    • @vinnybruce2874
      @vinnybruce2874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you're not the only one I remember I was in the car with my dad when this song was on

    • @missparsley3202
      @missparsley3202 ปีที่แล้ว

      God bless you. 🙏🍀✌️

    • @therealjesterguys
      @therealjesterguys 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I feel you. I turn 20 this year, but my mother used to play this song all the time when I was growing up, so I absolutely love it

  • @Willlll1m
    @Willlll1m 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1667

    This is one of the greatest songs of the 80s

  • @arnoldmutemeri925
    @arnoldmutemeri925 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Those backings still give me goosebumps....

  • @crystalmason829
    @crystalmason829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    This was my mothers theme song when I was baby. She always played this song and always said our immediately family was criticizing her. She had converted to Islam and the way she dressed, how many times she prayed down to the food she ate the rest if the family made a big deal out of it. She was passionate about her beliefs and her new found spirituality. One thing she didn't drop was the good R&B music...she wasnt dropping Alexander O'neal for nobody!!!! This man has no idea how liberating this song was for my mother...

  • @djdigital3806
    @djdigital3806 4 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    I like when the drummer hits the crash cymbol! 80's keyboard synthenziers sound heavenly 🎹

    • @rachaelobrien9566
      @rachaelobrien9566 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @iammicsholla1482
      @iammicsholla1482 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ah don't, you know it when you're in the 80s era as those synthesizers gave them the ultimate sound, the best!

  • @martinplatt5928
    @martinplatt5928 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I was 29 in 1987.....that bass line.....wow.......those beautiful women. A video to empower women; fantastic. He looks so cool it's incredible to watch. Give me a time machine please!

  • @norfairaffair
    @norfairaffair ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m 43 and didn’t hear this song until 2008 GTA IV. Amazing song. Also his track, “If you were here tonight” is an another great one I didn’t hear until this year, thanks to IG.

  • @monicajones5943
    @monicajones5943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +241

    2019😀 I had the cassette. Does anybody remember listening to an album on cassette? Sounds Great🎧
    Thanks for Posting☝

    • @aplleyva
      @aplleyva 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bought the Vinyl LP put it on cassette ASAP for the car

    • @monicajones5943
      @monicajones5943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@aplleyva The whole album was great for Aerbics. Late 80s...😆

    • @mikeandrsn3715
      @mikeandrsn3715 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had it on cassette in 1987 in Lubbock Texas I was still jamming his 1985 release innocent!!!

    • @monicajones5943
      @monicajones5943 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mikeandrsn3715 ...You had to be there...it's was the 80s...

    • @markdrake5977
      @markdrake5977 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes i do in my mk2 escort back in the day when life was simple and music was good

  • @RichWeigel
    @RichWeigel ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Hard to believe this song came out 36 years ago time flies always a classic!

  • @ericajones2537
    @ericajones2537 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    So underrated!!!! Not only is music, his voice fantastic, but all his songs have relevance to human behaviors.....

  • @Mochic45
    @Mochic45 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    The Vibe 98.8 is one of the best radio stations of all time....

    • @andrewbladerunner
      @andrewbladerunner ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Damn straight

    • @tyloocollins
      @tyloocollins ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Fucking right

    • @jonaznostal
      @jonaznostal ปีที่แล้ว +1

      La mejor de todas!!! THE VIBE >>>>>

    • @HamtaroSan85
      @HamtaroSan85 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That radio station hits different when it’s night time in game, especially when "Footsteps in the Dark" comes on.
      The Beat 102.7 is perfect too with "Flashing Lights"

    • @HamtaroSan85
      @HamtaroSan85 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That radio station hits different when it’s night time in game, especially when "Footsteps in the Dark" comes on.
      The Beat 102.7 is perfect too with "Flashing Lights"

  • @sykesmark65
    @sykesmark65 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Top song, good memories from the 80s, the lady on the drums is stunning

  • @francisibok474
    @francisibok474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Alexander O'Neal had one of the most distinctive voices in R&B. This is one of my all-time favourite jams of his. Love the pulsating beat . Jam and Lewis upped the tempo on this one. Brilliant.

  • @CodiganKelly1983
    @CodiganKelly1983 3 ปีที่แล้ว +907

    This song doesn't get the respect it deserves. Alex O'Neal is amazing

    • @drustlyz
      @drustlyz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      it's awesome the bass the midrange awesome

    • @tramellmalone9146
      @tramellmalone9146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      It doesn't. I agree. Classic Jam

    • @tonymontana897
      @tonymontana897 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      This song was a powerhouse song for the 80's. It had a big presence and I always would play it loud. He was amazing !

    • @CollectorChronicles
      @CollectorChronicles ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Facts! I never even heard of this song. It’s badass

    • @paulc3749
      @paulc3749 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      💯, this was a top tune back in the day

  • @nitajuarez9090
    @nitajuarez9090 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    I see A.J.Johnson on keyboard doing her thing. Such a classic. Love his voice. So relaxing & fun. Definitely a gem

    • @Sher7725_
      @Sher7725_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I thought that was her!! Thanks!

    • @GearsinMotionGraphics
      @GearsinMotionGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes that was her, such a wonderful thing seeing people back in their heyday and you spot them towards their career.

    • @curtismichael4703
      @curtismichael4703 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lip synching on point!🎤

    • @cheesygrits000
      @cheesygrits000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😁😁😁😁yes that's her! 😍😍😍😍😍Go AJ it your birthday!!!

    • @lionelkennedy1394
      @lionelkennedy1394 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeah, that's her! With her sexy beautiful self 😍😍😍

  • @NeziNappsakaNezi
    @NeziNappsakaNezi 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I loved Alexander O'Neal's music so much when I was a teenager. ❤

  • @APSMCMLXXXII
    @APSMCMLXXXII 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Well since I’m not American, I didn’t knew the existence of this song until some years ago driving a car on Liberty City (New York City version in GTA IV, a video game), so I heard this song and I liked and loved instantly, a true masterpiece and a 80’s feeling this one 😍

    • @markhardcastle9820
      @markhardcastle9820 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bigger in the U.K. than USA. Amazing voice. He has his farewell tour next year. One cool guy.

  • @steverdms
    @steverdms 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    I'm late to the party. Never heard of Alexander O'Neal until a couple months ago. I don't know what planet I lived on because I thought I was an 80's music guru. I was reading an article on Morris Day and the Time and heard the name. Looked him up. POW! Instant fan. Now, I know all the songs on every album and he is the best find of the year!! I'm simply incapable of turning it off. I wish they still made music like this today. And my lord, what a handsome guy!

    • @lokienvy
      @lokienvy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Never too late to appreciate greatness. =)

    • @kerryrace3244
      @kerryrace3244 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Got on the stage with him in Sheffield ❤️. Loved him from day one . Best song of the 80’s

    • @samstevens8012
      @samstevens8012 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Alexander O'Neal is definitely one of the underappreciated artists of his time..
      But please don't worry. There are dozens more unbelievably talented R&B artists yet to be discovered.. artists who have simply been lost in the shuffle as music tastes changed over time.. but the music they left behind testifies to their talents.

    • @dwightlove3704
      @dwightlove3704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Steven Baker Better late than never

    • @cerealkiller4248
      @cerealkiller4248 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That’s strange because it’s one of those tracks that still gets regular air time. No matter though, you’re here now 👍👍👍

  • @brianj5355
    @brianj5355 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Absolute late 80's classic it is timeless and brings back so many memories of my times in the nightclubs back then, dancing my heart out to Alexander O'Neil What a Legend of the Dancefloor.

  • @Chrisamusic1
    @Chrisamusic1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +415

    The bass in this is just sooo nasty. A fantastic bassline.

    • @artfull334
      @artfull334 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Chris A. Totally 😄👍and no surprise there because Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis wrote and played this jam. Both are ex associates and band members of Prince from the Time and also Alexander, but Prince sacked him and next Jimmy and Terry. Their all from the Minneapolis sound of Funk.

    • @inbutnotoftheworld2237
      @inbutnotoftheworld2237 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Yup...and don't forget Alexander and his crazy vocals...full of life and excitement, always...

    • @blahblah1438
      @blahblah1438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I love a good baseline

    • @tommymagnusson
      @tommymagnusson 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I agree 👍🎧🎶🎵🎼❤️

    • @johnmilbourn8876
      @johnmilbourn8876 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I hop you are enjoying this music on lockdown

  • @shawnstancil6942
    @shawnstancil6942 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Music like this have tears coming out my eyes. Good music

    • @yaelgill
      @yaelgill 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same

    • @shawnstancil6942
      @shawnstancil6942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@yaelgill I still play this song because it's real. People who be hatimg be the ones always criticizing

    • @mrjace3
      @mrjace3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Bro bro I'm happy you shared that comment.

  • @PrisonerofChrist81
    @PrisonerofChrist81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    A hit that was missed by many.
    Decades later discovered by many to be a hit.

    • @kennethrobinson6738
      @kennethrobinson6738 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great point.

    • @jakbrown7289
      @jakbrown7289 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Im 27 and this is banger i can slightly remember my mum and dad blasting it wen i was a young en

  • @michaelcoffey1991
    @michaelcoffey1991 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Love when the younger generation falls in love with the classics from the 70's 80s and 90's and keeps them alive and relevant. Greatness has no expiration date folks. This song will still be fire in 4042

    • @riqotarentino
      @riqotarentino ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Facts, still mad that I’m just finding out about this song 😂

    • @michaelcoffey1991
      @michaelcoffey1991 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@riqotarentino kudos to you for finding it now :) so many classic hits in the 80's90's too

    • @ardrepaige3745
      @ardrepaige3745 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Okay I’m about to confront my family because why I had to find this on my own?! I would never do my kids like this 😂😂😂

    • @GoldKingsMan
      @GoldKingsMan ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ardrepaige3745 Ya.I had the cassette and CD. This proper Redpill song.

    • @susana6920
      @susana6920 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      You're right! My daughter is 10 years old and she just loves pretty much everything about the 80's: music, fashion.

  • @gaylelucas6295
    @gaylelucas6295 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was 12and mum loved him then we had his album and singles , Mum passed a month ago I love his music and I love you Mum fly high and free xxx̌x

  • @anenglishlassxx116
    @anenglishlassxx116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One fantastic artist, still love you today, Alex baby xxxc

  • @raheemthedreamsterling4501
    @raheemthedreamsterling4501 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Alexander before my time. I'm a 90s baby. But my god I love his music and his voice. I'm going watching his farewell tour with my mum tomorow I can't wait. This I'd proper music I also love George Benson ❤

  • @sararichmond8476
    @sararichmond8476 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I recall listening to the chart countdown on the radio in the 80s and the sense of anticipation waiting for this song to start! It fills me with joyous abandon! What a scorcher!!!!!!!! 🌟💥🔥

  • @GearsinMotionGraphics
    @GearsinMotionGraphics 5 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    All TIME CLASSIC... 80S FLAVOR

  • @Paris__
    @Paris__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You know what, one of the best things about being in my 50's now is that I lived my teenage years in the 80's..........Priceless and I wouldn't change them for the world🇬🇧

  • @randalramsook5445
    @randalramsook5445 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Songs like this will never come back. So natural and organic music.

  • @paulboyd3357
    @paulboyd3357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Takes me straight back to the 80s love this song 🎶🎶💯♥️🎶🎸🎶thanx 4this awesome 💥🥴🇬🇧👍🤘👌✌️

  • @michaelcole9165
    @michaelcole9165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    One of greatest tracks of the 1980’s. Still listening in Sep 2021

    • @mrjace3
      @mrjace3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And now its 2022

  • @Drewcat07
    @Drewcat07 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Damn! WOW! Breathtaking! What a song!

  • @kerryrace3244
    @kerryrace3244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    ❤️❤️❤️ Pure class . Best song of the 80s for me xx

  • @petroskoutromanos331
    @petroskoutromanos331 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The ebb and flow in his voice is infectious..All time classic!!!,and will be relevant forever

  • @nicke5403
    @nicke5403 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was my record of 1989 - and a fantastic album, good luck on your farewell tour Alex- hope to see you Shrewsbury to roll back the years!!!!

  • @anenowo
    @anenowo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    2022 and Alexander O’Neil deserves all the credits! My 80’s memory 🥰

  • @snowywinterforest2507
    @snowywinterforest2507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Most gorgeous song ever. Everything about it is amazing, light, happy, upbeat. Backgrounds singing, instruments, the 80s were the best, artists really cared about their music&put everything into it. Even the film's of the 80z were best, and they had amazing soundtracks hits. I miss 80s so bad it hurts, makes me cry tbh! I wish can go back.

  • @rebeccajordan3174
    @rebeccajordan3174 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    One of my fave songs of all time! Take me back

  • @Fozza455
    @Fozza455 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Hands up who were the lucky ones to have your childhood through the 80s .? Jeez it was epic.

    • @elenaarman-tang7811
      @elenaarman-tang7811 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🙌 I was 21 in 1987. Some of my best times 😊

  • @neil1982
    @neil1982 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I heard it in the 80's.... I appreciated it in Grand Theft Auto 4... and now here were are, 12 years on from the game still listening to it.

  • @DE-hi9mc
    @DE-hi9mc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Alex voice is unique. Those days they all have different unique voices, that can’t be copied. What a classic! Evergreen! My older siblings banged the shit out of this banger in the 80’s. Legends

  • @taichi29
    @taichi29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    That whole album is a straight up classic.

    • @gmcneoplan84
      @gmcneoplan84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've listened to that album a million times over the years. It's all scratched up and shit.

    • @THEREALLORDJ
      @THEREALLORDJ ปีที่แล้ว +1

      💯

    • @kevinworrall1346
      @kevinworrall1346 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've only got 2 cassettes Alexander oneil & princess

    • @trasation1774
      @trasation1774 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@gmcneoplan84 Hi, if you look online, I recall I used to fix vinyls with rubbing alcohol.

  • @glamoriquearshad2552
    @glamoriquearshad2552 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Definitely my Alexander O'Neal jam. Always love his voice

  • @SlapStyleAnims
    @SlapStyleAnims ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Glad as a young person that I appreciate classics like this. Much of my generation doesn’t know how good it is. I love 80s music so much ❤️

  • @mystiquesaura5088
    @mystiquesaura5088 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Beat is so euphoric!! !! 2021 still listening!

  • @johnalteredano2558
    @johnalteredano2558 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Lisa Keith's voice is haunting!! ❤️

  • @davidtaysom3592
    @davidtaysom3592 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    This tune is absolutely legendary

  • @bngr1
    @bngr1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +377

    still listening in 2020!

    • @jasonhawkins6187
      @jasonhawkins6187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right here memories bout to shed a tear happy times

    • @admm8482
      @admm8482 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I´m already in year 2067 and still listening :)

    • @SantiagoBernebeu
      @SantiagoBernebeu 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Count me in!!!

    • @carlmason4153
      @carlmason4153 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SantiagoBernebeu Im here

    • @sheogorathz
      @sheogorathz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      2021 here

  • @davidbanner9661
    @davidbanner9661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is best gold music. Fantastic 80s.i was born in 80. I'm Italian

  • @jofisher9692
    @jofisher9692 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Listening in 2023 and still enjoying this song as much as i did back in the day ❤

  • @Folk_var
    @Folk_var 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I remember this so well from the Streatham ice rink in London, they played it every time. I was just a kid but I loved skating to this. So takes me back.

    • @mrjace3
      @mrjace3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awww

  • @mattymatty3124
    @mattymatty3124 4 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    I loved this song together with "Fake", both from Alexander O'Neil.

    • @Supreme_Von
      @Supreme_Von 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Indeed. If you were here tonight ??

    • @mcdonoghrahloh459
      @mcdonoghrahloh459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't think Alex is Irish!

    • @brennocalderan2201
      @brennocalderan2201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mcdonoghrahloh459 O'neal is a irish surname though.

    • @mcdonoghrahloh459
      @mcdonoghrahloh459 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@brennocalderan2201 No kidding!I was being a bit of a smart elik.The shamrock of the original commenters avatar.Hope that makes sense.

    • @brennocalderan2201
      @brennocalderan2201 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mcdonoghrahloh459 Indeed! XD

  • @logicalnetwork1611
    @logicalnetwork1611 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I love Alexander O'Neal's music. Such a brilliant artist.

  • @greeneyedwarlock882
    @greeneyedwarlock882 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 This MASTERPIECE has been, is and FOREVER WILL BE one of my ABSOLUTELY FAVORITE JAMS of my ENTIRE 63 YEAR YOUNG LIFE! I FLY with it and O'Neal and all the INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS who mad it every damn time I hear it!!!!!

  • @Aizen11Sosuke
    @Aizen11Sosuke 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    2021 and this song is still fire

  • @ronaldbennett1221
    @ronaldbennett1221 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Grew up on this food for soul . Alexander O'Neil is a living legend