KOOL AND THE GANG - JOANNA from 1983 from Basslines to Horns and Drums and Iconic vocals ,this definitely is another song from their greatest songs of all time.
BTW, that little boy in the video (5:09) is actor Deon Richmond who played Rudy Huxtable's lil' friend, "Bud" (Kenny) on The Cosby Show back in the 80s.
The lyrics of that first verse are so much on point, I would urge you to take them to heart. I lost my soulmate January 2021 to Covid, and what he expresses is how I felt about her throughout the years. Needless to say, I'd trade everything for one more day. So, yeah, cherish the love, 'cause it's everything!
SO RIGHT...lost hubby in Dec 2022...so many tunes hit so much differently, after that. Hard, sometimes, to listen to what I used to consider my "old music friends"...makes being a music freak difficult!! PRAYERS are with you, Hon!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
The lead singer of Kool and the Gang is so under rated in my opinion I mean the whole band is amazing but I believe they deserve more credit. I have always compared the lead vocals voice to Michael Jackson....this is my most favorite song from this band just because it makes bring back so much memories of the 80's for me...
Back in the 60's there was a group called The Association who also had a song Called "Cherish". They had some great harmonies and their sound is similar to The Beach Boys. They were also from California. Some of their other songs I liked were "Windy", "Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary". For that last song, I like the video of their performance on The Smothers Brothers Show. They did a very unique introduction of the band members before playing the song.
Still so many great Kool & the Gang funky songs for you to get to including; Hollywood Swinging, Take My Heart, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot, Let's Go Dancin'(Ooh La La La), and Misled.
Another great Kool & The Gang song is "Too Hot". And for a good funky track...try the group Lakeside and their version of Fantastic Voyage from the early 80's.
I absolutely love Kool and the Gang! This song brings back such memories. I had my first slow dance with a boy to this song. It was at a Teen Dance Club and I was 13.😄
Misled - Kool and the Gang. J/A very confident both of you will like this top 10 music charter that is soo funky, rock and upbeat! Love to see you react to it!
I love love love this song. It has such a wonderful message and the video is so beautiful and then it's like she's a mermaid and goes back to the water. But the message we should cherish every moment with whomever you are with and cherish our life because it can be gone in an instant.
Way to go Amber! Ladies Night is the Best song from this Funky Band !! I fell in Love with that Song the moment I first heard it years ago 💜 Kool and the Gang has so much Great Music 🥰
I love Kool and the Gang, they had so many hits in the late seventies, and the eighties was their decade! All the greatest bands can switch up their style! If you were not versatile back then you may not make it too far! Check out their hit “Celebration”, it was the party song of the decade!❤❤
This was one of the greats! That feeling! Oh that feeling of being in love in the 80’s! Puts me in my feels. Please consider “Everyday People” by Arrested Development (Not Sly). Watch the official music video version and know that it’s as 90’s as you can get when it comes to hip hop. The message is great and stands the test of time.
KOOL & THE GANG was some "GET-DOWN" MUSIC, back in the day - and, I think it's STILL AWESOME!!! This, their softer side, was so special, as well! THANKS for REACTING to them!! 😍❤❤❤❤
Early Kool And The Gang is where it's at! "Hollywood Swingin'", "Summer Madness", "Jungle Boogie" etc. demonstrates their original funky side! This later stuff was mainstream and crossed over. Very popular in the 80's, but the early stuff was what we were listening to back in the day. Soul Train era KATG! Superior musicianship and funky style is what they were initially known for.
@@pattyduke3079 Nothing is funky present day, so when younger people hear anything with a somewhat groovy beat, they assume that it's funk. That's those that lived through it have to teach 'em! 🙌 😉😁
I am just tickled by truth in this thread and so far the first two replies! The later Kool & The Gang successfully knew how to make some "crossover/pop" money, but unfortunately they left the Funk behind. lol
Kool and the Gang are just fantastic, but I do love their more funky dancier numbers. How about the Spinners ‘Working my way back to you girl’. Billy Ocean ‘When the going gets tough’. Earth wind and fire ‘After the love has gone’ (this is wonderful live!) Musical Youth ‘Pass the dutchie’
I love the sentiment of the song. We take too much for granted, assuming that it's always gonna be there ...but you have a life lesson and you realise that nothing lasts forever so - Cherish it
This is my favorite Kool & the gang song! It was not only a number two smash for them on billboard but it was actually the number one adult contemporary song for the entire 1980s decade!
Y'all are debating over Kool & The Gang after their sound became geared more for the "pop charts" starting with "Celebration" and going forward (and they did make a k!lling with that strategy! lol)...But if you want to hear the earlier Funk that put them on the map, try these: ("Hollywood Swinging"..."Funky Stuff"...."Open Sesame"). No lead singer, they all sang together as a group primarily. And by the way, the "horns" on ("Open Sesame") are just Amazing!!...Good reaction!
My favorite Kool & The Gang songs are before their more "pop" period of hits. Summer Madness, Jungle Boogie, Jungle Jazz, N.T. and Hollywood Swinging were all mostly instrumental songs that really showed how dope the band was. Horns and basslines galore!!
@@waynecanning4122 Yeah.. growing up it was all about the JT era. "Celebration" was probably the first song of theirs that I loved. Then as I went deeper into their catalog I fell in love with their early stuff. I could listen to that for hours on end.
Have just checked you guys out and you’re reactions are awesome. I’m now 62 and I get so much pleasure seeing younger folk loving the stuff I grew up on, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Toto, Journey etc ❤️❤️❤️
Saw Kool and the Gang in London mid 80s, wonderful concert great band. Please, please, please cover Odessey's 'Native New Yorker' and 'Inside Out' 🙏 🇬🇧🙏
Always love Kool & The Gang! Looks like J warmed up to it, even though it was a 'mushy/slow' song! This is an easy one to sing harmony to! Great Reaction, You Guys :)
I'm glad you listened to the correct version of "Cherish." There's another one that's slightly different, and not as good IMO. The lead singer doesn't sing "Yes I do" in the other one. You haven't listened to CELEBRATION yet. When you do, you'll forget the other faster songs. That's their best "fast" song, and a great party tune!!!
Getting older now (63) but this brings back the free and easy days of the 70's and 80's like no other. Keep going you two. A joy to watch as ever. Regards M. S.
There is a 60s soft rock four part harmony rock group named The Association. They also wrote a song called “Cherish.” Every teenage boy who has a crush loves this song
They were huge in the 80's and they were one of my faves, this in particular. One of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard. This version cut out the sax solo, which never failed to set the mood. This video was filmed on Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island, NY. I lived 15 minutes from there by car, even better was taking my boat there and anchored on the bay side was the best time, we walked across the street and was on this beach. God I miss the 80's, the happiest time of my life.
RSR is hands down the best music reaction team on You-Tube. You provide insightful commentary to the music and/or video that I missed after listening/watching so many times over. You are much appreciated in the west coast of Canada. There are so many songs I'd love for you to react to. A couple at this time are "Lily Was Here" by Candy Duffer / Dave Stewart & "All Together Now" by The Farm. Keep up with the awesome videos!
One if the greatest things about the 60’s though the 90’s, this was the we of sweet love songs( and heartbreaking songs too), out if all of the greatest music that we experienced during those decades, I’ll say it again and again, those long songs and power ballads are those ones we most cherish, especially as some of us have gotten older in these times, we know that love songs sung with heart and feelings are not popular these last 20 years, so it’s so sad young people can only have our classic love songs to listen to.
KOOL AND THE GANG - JOANNA from 1983 from Basslines to Horns and Drums and Iconic vocals ,this definitely is another song from their greatest songs of all time.
Joanna is my favorite song from them.
Well since my daughter’s name is
Jo Anna , I’m very fond of it ☺️😊
Also Kool and the Gang - Too Hot.
Misled
"Jones vs.Jones"😊
I absolutely love Kool & The Gang....One, of my first favorite songs when I was very young was Celebration!
Me too! Early 80s I was 3 or 4 and it was constantly on the radio in St. Louis as the Cardinals were winning the 82 World Series!
BTW, that little boy in the video (5:09) is actor Deon Richmond who played Rudy Huxtable's lil' friend, "Bud" (Kenny) on The Cosby Show back in the 80s.
Misled is one of my favorite songs by Kool & the Gang. I love Cherish too. Great reaction! 💜
This whole album EMERGENCY was a banger. FRESH, MISLED,CHERISH, EMERGENCY.
There best music were their 70's funk music like "Jungle Boogie" and "Hollywood Swinging"
All of those you mentioned plus “Tonight”
Misled is a great song.
"Tonight" and "Too Hot" are my favorites by them. Both funky
Them all are funky!
I love Kool & the Gang so much!!! Loved this album!
The lyrics of that first verse are so much on point, I would urge you to take them to heart. I lost my soulmate January 2021 to Covid, and what he expresses is how I felt about her throughout the years. Needless to say, I'd trade everything for one more day. So, yeah, cherish the love, 'cause it's everything!
I’m so sorry ❤ Thank you for sharing this
I'm *very* grateful that I've managed to learn at least one lesson during my lifetime. "The most important things in Life *aren't* things at all."
I’m sorry for your loss. You’re so right about cherishing the love we have. ❤🌹
Right on! 😣 😪
SO RIGHT...lost hubby in Dec 2022...so many tunes hit so much differently, after that. Hard, sometimes, to listen to what I used to consider my "old music friends"...makes being a music freak difficult!! PRAYERS are with you, Hon!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🙏
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Celebration" and "Joanna" !!
How they haven't done Celebration yet is a mystery to me.
My favorite song from Kool & The Gang is "Celebration" That is the next song you have to do.
I’m sure they’ve heard that one. Everyone’s heard that one.
While you are 100% correct that it’s a must listen, I’ve come to hate that song.
I'm not sure anyone could have gone to a wedding and NOT heard Celebration-- it's like the law that it MUST be played!
One of the best love songs ever made
You can't go wrong with Kool and the Gang! Fresh, Joanna, and Cherish are my favorite songs.
You might want to check out some earlier Kool &The Gang from the 70's, "Jungle Boogie" is a funk classic!
大好きな曲です❤JTの声が素晴らしい😊
The lead singer of Kool and the Gang is so under rated in my opinion I mean the whole band is amazing but I believe they deserve more credit. I have always compared the lead vocals voice to Michael Jackson....this is my most favorite song from this band just because it makes bring back so much memories of the 80's for me...
There's 70s Kool & the Gang and there's 80s Kool & the Gang - love both. This was a huge international hit for them in the mid 80s.
Both versions of the band were great..being older i prefer the 70's versio a bit better..
"Celebration" is one of my favorites
Takes me back to the 80s at the roller rink. last skate couples😂
Summer Madness is my favorite song by Kool and the Gang.
Their Catalog is Amazing - I think you will like "Fresh" and "misled" upbeat. Duet with Regina Belle (Ballad) is great RB song
Oh yes - i agree
They've already done "Fresh."
I'd throw "Tonight" into that mix as well myself.
Back in the 60's there was a group called The Association who also had a song Called "Cherish". They had some great harmonies and their sound is similar to The Beach Boys. They were also from California. Some of their other songs I liked were "Windy", "Never My Love" and "Along Comes Mary". For that last song, I like the video of their performance on The Smothers Brothers Show. They did a very unique introduction of the band members before playing the song.
'Cherish" and "Never My Love" are the best.
@@user-ii4zf5iq3tNever My Love is hard to listen to after Outlander used it in a brutal scene
The one of my wife’s and my favorite love songs!
Still so many great Kool & the Gang funky songs for you to get to including; Hollywood Swinging, Take My Heart, Jungle Boogie, Too Hot, Let's Go Dancin'(Ooh La La La), and Misled.
They have only done 4 EWF. None in a year.
Another great Kool & The Gang song is "Too Hot".
And for a good funky track...try the group Lakeside and their version of Fantastic Voyage from the early 80's.
Yup! Too Hot is my favorite from Kool and the Gang!
Madonna also released an 80s single titled "Cherish" w/ a music video on the beach as well. Both hits peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
I love her “Cherish” song!
Cherish was also a song by the Association in the late 60s
My favorite group ever i loved every song they sang . James Taylor has a beautiful voice .
Kool and the Gang has SO many great songs. You should try "Misled" next, a more uptempo, almost rockin' song.
Loved this song from the first time I ever heard it when it was released.
We love to hear more Earth Wind and Fire. They covered the Beatles Got to get you into My Life.
Got my vote, that is one of my fave EWF songs!!! 🥰
I absolutely love Kool and the Gang! This song brings back such memories. I had my first slow dance with a boy to this song. It was at a Teen Dance Club and I was 13.😄
Misled - Kool and the Gang. J/A very confident both of you will like this top 10 music charter that is soo funky, rock and upbeat! Love to see you react to it!
I was going to recommend this too!! Definitely has the "Funk"
Misled is my favorite Kool and The Gang song.
Misled is more rock than funk.
I love love love this song. It has such a wonderful message and the video is so beautiful and then it's like she's a mermaid and goes back to the water. But the message we should cherish every moment with whomever you are with and cherish our life because it can be gone in an instant.
Please listen to "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from BOY MEETS GIRL.
This song was a great choice to listen to today. I had a very rough day & I need to remember to be thankful for all the blessings I have received.
Way to go Amber! Ladies Night is the Best song from this Funky Band !! I fell in Love with that Song the moment I first heard it years ago 💜 Kool and the Gang has so much Great Music 🥰
I bought the 45 of this song for my nephew back in the day. He loved this song when the video came on. I still love it. It's a great wedding song.
DeBarge - Who's Holding Donna Now 1985 official video ,yet another great song from the mid 80s by this awsome talented group.
I used to hear this song on the radio in the 80s and early 90s :)
This is one of the most beautiful songs ever🙂😍😍😍
I can feel the 80's in this song . Still plays to this day in Grocery stores across the US
I love Kool and the Gang, they had so many hits in the late seventies, and the eighties was their decade! All the greatest bands can switch up their style! If you were not versatile back then you may not make it too far! Check out their hit “Celebration”, it was the party song of the decade!❤❤
Misled, Get Down On It and Hollywood Swingin are my favorite Kool & The Gang songs
This was one of the greats! That feeling! Oh that feeling of being in love in the 80’s! Puts me in my feels. Please consider “Everyday People” by Arrested Development (Not Sly). Watch the official music video version and know that it’s as 90’s as you can get when it comes to hip hop. The message is great and stands the test of time.
Celebration is my favorite.
WOO-HOO ! ❤
Kool & The Gang - Let's Go Dancing (Ooh, La, La, La)
This is one of the best from Kool and the Gang! It brings back so many good memories ❤️
Jay was expecting some funk, but he got MISLED.🤣 How about "Too Hot" the next Kool & The Gang reaction.🥵
"Celebration" is my favorite song by Kool & The Gang. Love that band!😊
KOOL & THE GANG was some "GET-DOWN" MUSIC, back in the day - and, I think it's STILL AWESOME!!! This, their softer side, was so special, as well! THANKS for REACTING to them!! 😍❤❤❤❤
Early Kool And The Gang is where it's at! "Hollywood Swingin'", "Summer Madness", "Jungle Boogie" etc. demonstrates their original funky side! This later stuff was mainstream and crossed over. Very popular in the 80's, but the early stuff was what we were listening to back in the day. Soul Train era KATG! Superior musicianship and funky style is what they were initially known for.
Our (old heads) interpretation of funk versus later generations seem to be vastly different. Kool and The Gang before JT is funk to me.
@@pattyduke3079 Nothing is funky present day, so when younger people hear anything with a somewhat groovy beat, they assume that it's funk. That's those that lived through it have to teach 'em! 🙌 😉😁
I am just tickled by truth in this thread and so far the first two replies! The later Kool & The Gang successfully knew how to make some "crossover/pop" money, but unfortunately they left the Funk behind. lol
Give LIONEL RICHIE’s “YOU ARE” a gander. Great song!
Their whole catalog is awesome, but you haven't heard anything, intil you've heard them playing "Misled". The official video is creepy cool!!
Misled is one of my favorites by them…. And is tragically underrated.
@@scottNNJ agreed, 110%!
Kool and the Gang are just fantastic, but I do love their more funky dancier numbers. How about the Spinners ‘Working my way back to you girl’. Billy Ocean ‘When the going gets tough’. Earth wind and fire ‘After the love has gone’ (this is wonderful live!) Musical Youth ‘Pass the dutchie’
Try Too Hot! That's one of my favorites. Have a great evening guys!🎼🌌👍😎☮️
I love the sentiment of the song. We take too much for granted, assuming that it's always gonna be there ...but you have a life lesson and you realise that nothing lasts forever so - Cherish it
My era yet again!! You'd love Level 42 Something about you. The best bass player out there. 😁 ❤️
Jordan, Misled is my favorite Kool and the Gang song. So Funky, so Rock so great!
This is my favorite Kool & the gang song! It was not only a number two smash for them on billboard but it was actually the number one adult contemporary song for the entire 1980s decade!
That is a beautiful song and it always makes me tear up. 😪 😊
Y'all are debating over Kool & The Gang after their sound became geared more for the "pop charts" starting with "Celebration" and going forward (and they did make a k!lling with that strategy! lol)...But if you want to hear the earlier Funk that put them on the map, try these: ("Hollywood Swinging"..."Funky Stuff"...."Open Sesame"). No lead singer, they all sang together as a group primarily. And by the way, the "horns" on ("Open Sesame") are just Amazing!!...Good reaction!
Kool best songs
- Cherish
- Get down on it
- celebration
- Joanna
- She's Fresh
My favorite Kool & The Gang songs are before their more "pop" period of hits. Summer Madness, Jungle Boogie, Jungle Jazz, N.T. and Hollywood Swinging were all mostly instrumental songs that really showed how dope the band was. Horns and basslines galore!!
That’s my favorite era of KATG. They’re great through many different styles though.
@@waynecanning4122 Yeah.. growing up it was all about the JT era. "Celebration" was probably the first song of theirs that I loved. Then as I went deeper into their catalog I fell in love with their early stuff. I could listen to that for hours on end.
"Breeze & Soul" my favorite from the first album
another great 80s ballad that really came together was “Tender Love” by Force MD
My boys. The song that put Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis on another level. Even better that it was a love song written for a rap movie.
Have just checked you guys out and you’re reactions are awesome. I’m now 62 and I get so much pleasure seeing younger folk loving the stuff I grew up on, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Toto, Journey etc ❤️❤️❤️
BOY j .....aka..... the nincompoop with the straggly beard😂
They have so many great songs, but this one and Celebration are my 2 favorites of their songs.
Saw Kool and the Gang in London mid 80s, wonderful concert great band. Please, please, please cover Odessey's 'Native New Yorker' and 'Inside Out' 🙏 🇬🇧🙏
That big beautiful smile on Ambers face when she heard it start , and giving J that look 😉 such sweet hearts 💕
One group that had the Perfect Name for a group. Smoothe and and beautiful harmonizing. Was so fortunate to see them in concert. Great Reaction!!
Yes, KATG was Funk in their early years. 27 hits, so their success can't be denied.
This is my personal fave. My wedding song. Thank you so much for playing it. Love you two.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written and made…
My absolutely love “ Hollywood Swingin’” from the seventies!!!! It is SO funky!!!!!
Always love Kool & The Gang! Looks like J warmed up to it, even though it was a 'mushy/slow' song! This is an easy one to sing harmony to! Great Reaction, You Guys :)
CELEBRATION is my favorite! ❤
I'm glad you listened to the correct version of "Cherish." There's another one that's slightly different, and not as good IMO. The lead singer doesn't sing "Yes I do" in the other one.
You haven't listened to CELEBRATION yet. When you do, you'll forget the other faster songs. That's their best "fast" song, and a great party tune!!!
This song brings back a flood of memories for me form my H.S. days!
What a memory! This was one of the best soft rock, sentimental hits released during my high school years - thank you guys for the memories!!!!
Getting older now (63) but this brings back the free and easy days of the 70's and 80's like no other. Keep going you two. A joy to watch as ever. Regards M. S.
tenkyou tu lav old music😢😢😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤
Open Sesame is my favorite Kool and the Gang song. I love the horn arrangement.
Their biggest hit, you still have not done, CELEBRATION. Also SUMMER MADNESS is phenomenal.
To be completely honest, "Too Hot" is the best song Kool and the Gang ever made. Pure perfection.
There is a 60s soft rock four part harmony rock group named The Association. They also wrote a song called “Cherish.” Every teenage boy who has a crush loves this song
I remember going to clubs and slow dancing to this song!!😊
If you want that funky jam, go with "Celebration". Can't lose on that one 😊
Kool and the Gang has an awesome song called Joanna... But I may be partial cuz my name is Joanna
“Celebration” next for upbeat, then “Joanna” to slow it back down again ❤
My favorite Kool and the Gang song is “Mislead.” I’m an eighties kid, and I love their “Emergency” album: Fresh, Cherish, Misled.
They were huge in the 80's and they were one of my faves, this in particular. One of the most beautiful love songs I've ever heard. This version cut out the sax solo, which never failed to set the mood. This video was filmed on Jones Beach on the south shore of Long Island, NY. I lived 15 minutes from there by car, even better was taking my boat there and anchored on the bay side was the best time, we walked across the street and was on this beach. God I miss the 80's, the happiest time of my life.
I remember this when it came out. Impressive? My 1985 memory song.
In one word: beautiful in every way. 🎶🎶🎶❤️❤️❤️
Such a beautiful love song!
RSR is hands down the best music reaction team on You-Tube. You provide insightful commentary to the music and/or video that I missed after listening/watching so many times over. You are much appreciated in the west coast of Canada. There are so many songs I'd love for you to react to. A couple at this time are "Lily Was Here" by Candy Duffer / Dave Stewart & "All Together Now" by The Farm. Keep up with the awesome videos!
True, that ❤
💯👍
Just saw them at Hollywood Bowl last Saturday. They put on a awesome show. Their jam session on the stage is something to see.
This is when Kool.& The Gang got slick
There absolute funkiest track ever was
":Funky Stuff" (1973) 🔥
My favorites are a toss up between Misled and Tonight. They're both pretty rockin!
I love "Jones vs Jones", "Let's go dancing", "Joanna I love you", " No show".
One if the greatest things about the 60’s though the 90’s, this was the we of sweet love songs( and heartbreaking songs too), out if all of the greatest music that we experienced during those decades, I’ll say it again and again, those long songs and power ballads are those ones we most cherish, especially as some of us have gotten older in these times, we know that love songs sung with heart and feelings are not popular these last 20 years, so it’s so sad young people can only have our classic love songs to listen to.
My absolute favorite from Kool And The Gang is "Stone Love" & their goofy looking guitars & the very short keyboards.