ABC - When Smokey Sings
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- Music video by ABC performing When Smokey Sings. (C) 2004 Mercury Records Limited
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From ABC, to The Human League, to Spandau Ballet. I loved this era of music.
Yeeees!😊
Your not alone, same here.
Best era of music diversity, The 80’s!!!!
Haircut 100
"The New Romantic" era.
A great homage to Smokey Robinson and a great song.
My mom liked this song because it's homage to Smokey. Smokey was big in her day.
@@Anlushac11 Smokey liked it too, he released a single of his own around the same time and his song, and this one were in the charts at the same time. Martin Fry talked about meeting Smokey Robinson in the green room of some tv studio, and Smokey liked 'When Smokey Sings'.
There is just something about this song that feels magical. Both Smokey and ABC are magical sounding! :)
Good clean music ...yet it made us feel alive....59 and still hooked on the 80's
I will never love music like 80's music
we should be together
This album was hands down one of the best albums of the 80's. Nearly every song was outstanding. ABC was (is) brilliant.
Every song on the album is great in my opinion. Probably their best since Look of Love
This song itself is proof of why the 80s is the greatest decade ever.
I agree!!
Totally!
But it is a tribute to #60s #Motown production.
Fk yeah!!!
@@aclark903 Well the 1960s were incredible musically, as well.
Who's watching listening 2024?
Here.
California!
Smokey is still with us at 83.x
I was wondering if he was still around. Good.
The heart and soul of Motown🎉
@@paulinek9764He owns a SiriusXM radio channel nowadays. And he released a new album in 2023. He doesn't sound like he used to, but at his age that's to be expected I suppose.
The essence of the 80's and a welcome presence of UK talent in abundance in those magic years. Privileged to be part of that decade!
Paying tribute to one of the most prolific songwriter and record company in music history is so respectful.
"In deep despair, on lonely nights, he knows just how you feel."
He sure does. And so did you with this song, ABC.
62 and missing the carefree days of 80s music
53 here and not a boomer. Never had a single carefree day in the 80s 😅 had a few in the 90s and early 00s, but it's been a real battle since then 😱
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Me too Bro. Love this.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME ,, EPIC DAYS@@deanosaur808
No doubt!
1987 i was 15. Im 52 now and i find myself loading up on 80s playlists. I understand now when my Mom and Dad always talked about their music then they were teenagers, its not the music itself, but where it brings you back too. Instant memories when life was new, changing, exciting❤
Very well said! I attest 100%!
Вряд ли современная музыка возвратит
через 30 лет это Поколение
к ней
❤❤❤❤
One year behind you and you have nailed it. Bravo.
Absolutely nailed it - that's why every generation believes they had the best music growing up - the soundtrack of their life is what matters.
What a fantastic time to be a teenager. So glad I got to experience the 80's
It’s absolutely incredible to think this song is now 35 years old, where has the time gone
True. And I was around in the 60s when Smokey Robinson himself was in the charts!
I though Mark White was the smoothest guy ever!!
Well apparently the time has gone to 💩 musically. Look at what we have today. CardiB and Selena Gomez
Absolutely. Top comment.
Frightening, seriously.
No cursing, no nudity, no vulgar lyrics... just awesome tuned and still SEXY. That's for ALL 80's tunes. Can't recreate this kind of music now in the 21st Century. Way TOO much chaos.
Not for all 80's tunes, that's a bit too nostalgic in memory.... there were some popular songs with vulgar lyrics
Yeah, tons of 80s videos had scantily clad women. It’s actually LESS in fashion now than it was back then
@clariesage7236 C'mon comparing 80s music to 2022-23 music nooooooooo! WAP is tacky,a hooker who drugged her John's & robbed them is now glorified.
5150 percent
you nailed it
Martin Fry has to be one of the most underrated vocalists of all time.
Agreed!!!! smooth, soulful and debonair!! he's doing it!!
I always felt like i was watching ken doll sing. Hes so dreamy and classy.
Yes.fantastic voice.i was born in 80 and love abc
His voice is buttah. 💖💋
When Martin sings I hear violins.....
Now 63 and have enjoyed this era and the 60s, 70s, music died in the 90s and beyond 😪
Here we go again. Another track that hits me right in the 80s and gets me in the feels. Getting weepy for my lost youth and all the ways I've fucked up my life ever since 😢😢😢
How about all the ways you DIDN'T fuck up? Concentrate on those. I'm sure there are many.
Relax man! You're here and alive with opportunities you create, to right your wrongs. Hey! You're from the 80s!
Yep feeling that!
The 1980s and 1990s were the epilogue of good music in my opinion.
Haha! Bitter~sweet, eh?
Life's a bitch then comes the 'lurgy' entrancing the tyranny!
Was a teenager in the 80s, graduated in ‘89 and I gotta say these dudes were way underrated. ABC had some talent and their songs are timeless.
The British answer to Hall & Oates👍
I graduated in '85 and just took these songs for granted, hearing them on the radio all the time. Now Iove to look up the artists, read how they got started, especially appreciate the ones who are still here. Level 42 "Something About You" is another fave.
I graduated in 90 and I couldn't agree more 💯.
Class of 89 here!!!!✌️✌️✌️
they got lost in the crowds of Duran Duran, Wham,Kajagoogoo.Eurythmics , Culture Club etc...there was a LOT going on in the 80s pop world!
50 and wish i was back in the 80s. What a time to be a teenager .
Same here. I’m 50, three kids, two careers, and 1 breast cancer later……I’d give anything for my youth again
Up ur so right, I’m 55 now
This is one of the best produced songs of the 80s, can never get enough of this. And Martin's vocal....
Absolutely a great song..
ABC at it's finest..
Like a bird in flight on a hot sweet night
You know you're right just to hold her tight
He soothes it right, makes it out of sight
And everything's good in the world tonight.. ❤
To be 20 yrs old again, the best time of my life.
ABC killed it! Fantastic song!
Sheffield had the best music in the 80's, ABC, Human League, Heaven 17 just to name a few.
For me, HL peaked in the 70s 😉 heaven 17 peaked with one song 😅
You can add Def Leppard to that list.
This song is uplifting..I was 12 when this song came out in 1987. It was on constant rotation on the radio. I remember this was a new look for ABC compared to the how to be a zillionare era. I miss the 80's when everything was there. Peace and love stay strong, we'll get through this covid junk
Most music back then was uplifting. There were so many different styles of music then. Now it pretty much all sounds the same.
@@mariaellis2882 I know....at least then there were more leaders in music..now everyone just follows...
I was working at an hotel when this came out and it was on one of the 'new-fangled' video jukeboxes we installed in one of the bars. I must have seen this video over a hundred times. Brilliant.
I was 12. And everything was there. Now it's all gone
Life was simpler; life meant more; every single day was something new. Sure, it wasn't perfect, but damn, I am glad I am not a child or teen or young adult in these nasty times.
The raw innocence of the 80s will never see in music ever again we need these goosebumps this song brings
I finally found it after all these years. Thank you youtube.
Smokey Just turned 81 in February 2021 on the 19th and WHEN SMOKEY SINGS ,I HEAR MIRACLES! Great Tribute from ABC,
I hope this message finds you well and about to turn 83! 🎂
@@theREALchubert76 I was born on his 38th birthday. He will turn 84 on February 19.
This witty, affectionate tribute is one of the finest songs of the 80s imo. Use of the bossa nova from "tears of clown" as the bass line is the icing on the cake.
🥹
Well spotted, well done,! 👍
A lot of people missed that, good catch.👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Yes.
Makes you wish you could get in a time machine and relive the 1980s and 1990s
Great tribute to the great Smokey Robinson.
Yes. Love the CD
Martin has cited Smokey as his idol. His main influence.
best part was when they met Mr Robinson live on a TV pop show after performing the song. They were awestruck, he was just so gracious. Goosebumps.
The 80's by far the best decade.
I never knew until recently that this song was paying tribute to the legendary smokey Robinson
He must have been really thrilled
A truly wonderful song 🎵 ❤
This song and Smokey Robinson's "One Heartbeat" were in the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 chart at the same time.
The coolest thing about this record, beside how good it is, is Smokey had a record in the Top 10 at the same time this was there.
When my dad first showed me this song, I couldn't stop listening to it! The 80s sounded like it was really nice back then... wish I could have experienced it.
I'm so glad I grew up in the 80s. We all had amazing childhoods and the music and influence Gen X has on everything after us, please thank us and keep it alive.
It was!! X
Truly believe that the 80's was the pinnacle of Western civilization and society. Seems like a dream in comparison to today. A magical time to grow up.
Musically it was freakin incredible! You better believe it. I was there. It could take you to another planet--unlike today's soulless 💩
Now pay attention here. You hear choral harmony, singing that doesn't sound synthetic, call and refrain, melody, a prologue, an epilogue elements of classical, jazz, decent articulate singing. In other words you hear all the elements that make damn good r and b pop music here. Where do we hear this kind of stuff today? (2022)
Back in those days there was pitch correction for the singers, but it was slight, not like what you hear today.
I lived my Best years that decade. After the late 50s this was one of the best on radio.
Martin Fry had undergone treatment for Hodgkins Lymphoma and both he and Mark White werent sure if this album was to be their last hurrah. It was a wonderful record with many superb songs on it. They had lost their way somewhat during Zillionaire but this was a return to form. The bridge section of this song on the album has the nods to Luther, Marvin and James which always make me smile. Genius
And Sly. :)
Nothing wrong at all with the vibrant Zillionaire - it was the public who couldn't keep up with ABC.
This is art. What a time to be alive.
"and every thing is good in the world tonight, when Smokey sings" The GLAM 80's baby...
Ahhh,the eighties such great music,still listen to "look of love",has stood the test of time,great arrangements & superb recording,truly a joy!
No glam, he looks totally masculine,
Glam is androgynous men with makeup and effeminate/weird clothing.
@@gonzalopriale3293 ummm NO!!!! do you know how many men wear make up and are still MASCULINE? a lot... Prince, Bret Michaels, Bryan Ferry, Tommy Lee, Lou Reed to name a few.
Such a wonderful band , I miss this kind of music so badly.
Take me back to 1987 when i was just 8 years old at the time this Classic came out 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Just sheer brilliance. Great times remembered.
This video is absolutely wonderful and so is the song. They are all enjoying themselves and it shows.
A fab memory from ABC, with their tribute to Smokey Robinson, good times🎹🥁.
I’ve always loved this song. There’s so much great music and artists from the 80’s. They really did Smokey proud.
I grew up with this music, it was a great time to be a teenager
MrMarlboro2009 : it was a great time to be in college....even better
That's true.
godamn right!!!!
In 1980 I was a little boy. And then in 1989 I was a young man. God what a wonderful time that was.
Rose tinted spectacles. When it comes to music, every time is a good time to be a teenager
Grew up in the 60's but loved the 80's ABC was great !
I had my hair like that in the 80’s. I’m still glad I have all my hair.
Thanks Propecia.
Hair is overrated 👩🏻🦲🤣🤣
Never used Propecia, but I do have some nice hats!
One of my childhood favorites on VH1 in the late 80s!! It's been stuck in my head for 35 years lol!
80s Elegance and the debonair ABC!
Martin's voice is smooth as a silk tie...
*Gorgeous!* 🎻💕
The 80's had such great music.
NOTE: Simply one of the Best songs of the Decade: This group Nailed it with tributes to James Brown, Sly, Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye and Smokey Robinson! Great Music is gone... But Never Forgotten! :)
I totally agree with you my friend👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's not forgotten man this spins all over the world baby.. I listen to it daily it's still being played strong
Absolutely not. It's in the same key as Be Near Me -- not very original to give it this much praise. It's simply a rehash of their own hit from two years prior.
Fun fact: Smokey himself heard the song and loved it.
smokey robinson... smokey signs...
Martin fry and Mark whites pay homage to Mr.Smokey Robinson. As a song writing duo they never received the credit they so richly deserved.
Smokey himself loved this song. What greater acclaim did they need?
@@danielward67 Daniel, I've often wondered whether Smokey liked this song. 👍
Peter, you can see how much of an influence Smokey is to Martin. Not just this song but in general.
I agree
@@kennethrussell1158 I have a feeling Martin also was influenced by Michael Jackson, since the hit song POISON ARROW (ABC's first major hit) sounds like it should have been a Michael Jackson tune from his "disco period" in the late 70's, such as a song from his OFF THE WALL album…
I love this song. Such a beautiful tribute to the one and only Smokey Robinson!! I also appreciate ABC. I think it is ok to listen to different styles of Music, whether it is Motown or New Wave (referring to ABC of course).
No doubt that Smokie could sing, as a Motown fan he is a true artist in my opinion, also think ABC brought some good music to the scene, liked lead singer Martin Fry.
Listening to this in 2020, timeless music.
@Stephen Murphy Gary Davies on radio 2 (Fri nights 10pm uk time) play this sort of music. Great show!
Always good!
Absolutely I can tell you the first time I listened to this song, the exact moment the memory is vivid.
My dude
Still remember when I heard this, I miss those days
My wife and I went to see ABC and Howard Jones this weekend. My wife only knew this song from ABC. We enjoined the set list. She told me that even if she got Wedding Singer Movie vibes she said they they sang better then anyone popular on the air and even comment how good the saxophone play was. Sadly saxophone seems to be MIA in music today. Howard Jones was also great too. Good time all around
WHO ELSE JUST RANDOMLY WANTED TO HEAR AND WATCH WHEN SMOKEY SINGS
Listening to this at 3am and realizing how much I miss 80's music.
Me too!
youtube is full of it, all day everyday.
gotta say you picked a great yet odd one to remind you.
2:23 am!
Me too
Love the sax solo half-way through. Love the drummer and the two girls dancing. Everything about this song and video is awesome!
One of many 80's marvelous songs.
Timeless song!.. where has time gone? 🎶
Love this tune and the vid...the aesthetic on the 2 back up singers/dancers with the headscarves, simply gorgeous.
2024 anyone?❤
Most definitely.
Absolutely!! 80s kid here!!
Excelente
Oh hell yes!!!
No one😮
Prob the most flattering tribute to a legend
Good song, but the shrine in the video is weird.
I doubt smokey was that impressed to be honest.
Better tributes exist 😉
The entire album is insanely great!
80's was dam good , proud to grew up into these years .
Reuben Binyamin tell me about it!
@@abdulaliakbar1175 he did
They sure were GREAT TIMES!!.
@@davidmorland7237 *Whoop Whoop!*
Areeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee with youuuuuu
Great song ! The backup girls are great too !
A song that, like good wine, the more years go by, the better it is heard.............
I've always wondered what Mr. Robinson thought of this song. Thanks to the internet, I got my answer. Smokey was 'very flattered' by the song. He met ABC in Holland and naturally they told him how much they liked his music. "And that," Smokey said, "Is something you never get tired of hearing." (Source: Los Angeles Daily News, August 7, 1987)
Second: I bloody miss all the 80s bands, and that was the best time of my life living my teenage years in Australia when Madonna came out, and other groups, and I became a Madonna look alike, and still look alike lol, omg 😂🤣 , blessed be
A great arrangement, it captures the funk, but smooth, wonderful vocals, I still like this song very much.
Going to see😂 them soon.Cant ✋️ wait. Beautiful song's.
One of my favorite songs of the 80's they don't make songs like this anymore
Martin Fry with Mark Whites’ voice blends and layers is pop elegance….suffice to it, its melody and beat is just danceably thumpy that is never fails to rouse anyone to sing along, sway along and then let When Smokey Sings endure its sound to us all! Such a brilliant song…fitted wonderfully in a seminally brilliant decade!
I've been listening to Smokey since the 50s (Yes, I'm really THAT freaking old!), and this song is so true to the spirit and vibe of Smokey, that I just know he must have loved it. I know I do!
He did!
I loved this song as a kid in the 80s! The years have not changed my mind.
Love the groove and a shout out to Smoky Robinson.
This so g should be our next entry for the Eurovision song contest we would smash it
I love it. One of the best 80's songs. If you were there, you know.
This song and its singers are so stylish. Can ABC do anything wrong?!
This ABC song is still good today & when I first heard it on the radio then✌🏼📻
Yeah, they don't make them like this anymore.
Timeless Classic
This was ABC'S biggest hit in America, reaching #5 on the BILLBOARD Hot 100. Superb track that encapsulates the Motown legend at his best (and ABC'S best as well).
Be Near Me was quite good too. :)
@@thebestmusicmix9418 Valid point. In the USA, that song peaked at #9 in the BILLBOARD Hot 100. Their 3 other Top 40 hits reached #18, #20 and #25. LOOK OF LOVE, HOW TO BE A MILLIONAIRE, and POISON ARROW.
....you're right, Sir James; read my post about the time 'Smokes' himself was on the charts, WITH the namesake tribute song ABC gave him, & the rush to the TOP 10...'pins and needles' time, then..... ; )
Monumental masterpiece that gets me moving every time todays music doesn't have that effect
Just pure music. Pure 80's sound.
GREAT TRIBUTE TO AN AWESOME CROONER. I WISH ABC HAD STUCK AROUND A BIT LONGER. LOVE THEIR SONGS
I agree 😄
I love all their songs but this is my favourite
JAYROB BRUTUS They were supporting someone at the Milton Keynes Bowl some years back and I could hear it all standing in the back garden of someone's house nearby.
Ralph Jackson Martin Fry is still out there. In fact, In June 2014 it was revealed that a dozen early tapes were discovered of rare remixes and unheard songs from ABC's first three albums. These were returned to him and he was delighted, but so far, he isn't sure what he's gonna do with them. The rediscovered songs "include a "That's It Folks!" mix of "So Hip It Hurts" from Zillionaire. From Beauty Stab, reams of early studio takes have come to light including one song, "You And Me," that never made the final album. From the Lexicon of Love era, the group's own, pre-Trevor Horne demos of "All of My Heart" have come to light, along with a reel entitled "4 Ever 2 Gether - The Outtake, Starring Martin Fry as Ken Dodd.
FaytLinegod Interesting! Thx
This is such great song - it makes you feel positive and upbeat. You really can't beat great eighties pop - and this song absolutely nails it. A great homage to the man himself too!!
Great honoring the one and only goat's, The Great ❤❤❤❤❤❤Smokey Robinson 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I can never get tired of this song - amazing!
Another great 80's band that gave us some fantastic music .Very underrated !
Blast from the past. Pretty good song
The best well dressed 80's lead singer!!❤❤❤
ABC Classic makes you want to Dance 💃 and great 80s Vibes
2024 checking in…
For me personally,
this is arguably the BEST cover song tribute to Smokey Robinson & the Miracles I have heard.
Just an amazing song, singing, orchestration, lyrics ... fantastic video, too. ABC is a tremendous group and of course Smokey is a living legend. Yes, agree on all accounts about the 1980's here, by far the best decade in my life, just great times: fantastic music, inexpensive rent and cars, people were nicer, no mass shootings, and no social media/internet. Fantastic. (I realize I'm posting on the internet here ...)
A timeless classic from Sheffield
We saw ABC last week at The Cliffs Pavillion Southend. I can say at 64 years old Martin Fry sings and has the same charisma he had 40 years ago. He opened the show with this song - just amazing.
Brilliant band !! Love the Northern Soul reference. If you know you, you know x
Great band and song
Classic 80's British Pop. Superb tune, and suitable tribute to the great man himself. Love that sax playing too!
This song never goes out of style,even in Oct. 2020 the 80s were an awesome decade
In 2020-21 even more reason for fun 80s!!