I was a ' Mrs Jones ' in '74' my 'Mr Jones' & I were married for 43 yrs & would have been together for 50 years this yr. He passed away last October. I will love you always & forever my 'Mr Jones ' ♥️ xx
Eulnglidis curbani Pois Eu ofereço essa linda música para Chan eu Woo remanescente Coreia Pois é uma música clássica com um ótimo conteúdo uma ótima qualidade e expressada pelo um ótimo cantor Está e para ouvir e dança e a dois Deus faz maravilhas entre as obras As quais o homem faz principalmente música É a única coisa lindas a qual Deus faz a vida e a música Pois a música não há guerra E a vida ao nascer é aquela que ainda aprende a caminhar Pois a música aquela que a gente aprende a ouvir
Present🎉. 80's baby & enjoying every minute of it. I have always been an old soul and some believe that I am a reincarnation that went wrong in the big offices😂😂😂
I’m a 17 year old teenage boy, listens to rap, pop all that stuff. But my grandma introduced me to this type of music. She listens to it every morning. Got good memories of waking up in the morning while she was cooking breakfast for me, hearing these type of songs from my bedroom and while eating breakfast. So sad they don’t make music like this anymore these days! But really thankful though that I’m one of the lucky ones from my generation that gets to enjoy this type of music, just because of my dear grandma ❤️
@@samanthalawson9053 hate to break it you youngsters but, the "music" of your generation is trendy mtv Garbage.. Don't Be A Sheep, Seek Out The Old School. Check Out DUMPSTAPHUNK.
My Mom told me I used to walk around our house singing this song when I was in elementary school. You are correct- it never gets old and I love it even more now😊😊😊
I'm 63 years old and I was in 8th grade when this masterpiece was released. I'm so thankful that I was born at a time when songs were amazing, were meaningful, told a story and touched the depths of a person's heart and soul ♥️
Me and you are in the same classroom my brother. I was 12 years old when this song made its debut. I loved it then and I love it now at the ripe ole age of 62. God be the glory. 11/5/2021
...you ain't lyin' bigroy38...this was the coolest, grooviest, hippest song on the radio back in 72. I was a thirteen year old novice, but i still remember this song stirring up hormones I didn't know i had......thanks again for the memories.
I was 16 when this came out. I’m 67 now… It was all, like all over the radio. Such a great song has aged perfectly. Keep this music alive as current styles come and go. Songs like this one will last forever.
I used to sing along in the car. My dad got fighting mad, asked me if I knew they were committing adultery. Of course, being a teenager, I didn't get it 😁🥺
my grandfather was Walter Jones and my grandmother was Patricia Jones and they got married at 18 and 19. my gran told us how my grandpa used to make the dj play this song when they went to the dance just so he could slow dance with her..... they were married for 36 years before he passed on and to me they were the best example of unconditional love. RIP MA and DADDA🙏❤️
That's beautiful... 💞 My parents were not "Jones", but they were married for sixty two years before they passed away ten months apart from each other... My heroes... I understand your feeling... 🌻💞
Why does everyone remember classic rock, but this whole genre of music seems to be forgotten? This is more "classic" than any style of rock. Bring back soul music!!! Who's here in 2024?
New funk and soul are out there. You just didn't grow up with the new names. Cory Wong; Vulfpeck; and others. The vocals are not always there and will NEVER be this smooth. I met someone 40 years my junior and she was a funk fan too. She is turning me on to a variety of new stuff. Some of it is powerful and some of it is ~Meh~. Just like all of the genres. Seek the funk and ye shall find it.
they are children of the same grandfathers/mothers imo. This music deserves much adoration but most are too busy listening to even say it. This music is wonderful to me and so is rock simply cos they are unwitheld emotions. They both handle it so differently but thats why I love both so much.
Classic rock is white while Motown is black. Remember, these were the sixties when the southern states still had systemic segregation because of a deep hatred towards everybody who's non-white. Nowadays racism seems to be on the increase again with the blessing of a certain ex-president.
My mother used to love this song, she past away early in 2020. I love to listen to this song and remember her vibing to it. I love you ma 💚 Edit: You guys are THE BEST. Thank everybody for being so lovely and thoughtful!!
Hi Allure, you stay strong and remember, our parents never stop looking out for us, even in the spirit world. I lost both Dad & Mom but mindful to keep them in prayer and ask God to honor their prayers for me and family. Stay Strong and Safe.
@@heentlasaa9974 This is probably the sweeetest comment I've receive on TH-cam. Thank you so much, I'm so sorry for your parents and you are 100% right. Stay Strong and Safe too, bro. Much love!
Absolute class. There is nobody singing like this in 2024. We have no male vocalists at this level and we haven’t for decades. A true artist is unique in his time and the time after. Incredible. I salute this man.
This was produced in a time when you needed talent to: in the vocals... the musicians.... the lyrics.... the arraignment..... the producer..... today.... nothing..... gimmick music...
That is sad but beautiful. This song is indescribable - too smooth for description! I was 10 when it played on the radio during it's long reign as number 1 week after week after week!! I remember that!
I was one of his Bassist and Friends. Also Bassist for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, The Delphonics and Ms. Sharon Paige. All from Philadelphia International Records!! TSOP 4EVER!!
@@redlightspellsdanger7177 I met Teddy P when I bartended at the Westwood Marquis in Westwood UCLA area in LA. Nice man, he was paralyzed from the wreck at that time. This was the mid-90s -I had always listened to Teddy P even though I was a farm boy from Iowa and told him that - I listened to him back in the 70s so it was great to meet him.
I think some people miss the true meaning of this song. It's not about just having an affair..it's about the vunerability in all of us . Each and every one of us could at some time on our lives have fallen from grace. The tragedy of those events is beautifully displayed here. A love hopeful yet hopelessly on a path that will no doubt end in emotional devistation...the beauty of being a weak human...not often someone can put those feelings in a song and make us feel it.
This song has been my soudtrack in an affair that last four years with a married woman ten years older than me. It went just as you described. You don t know what love is untill you live a love that high. It has been my last story. It was 2002.
Loss is painful but our memories don’t have to be, the good thing about music conjures memories from all of our senses. You will access the deepest memories quickly his voice and touch and scent so quickly just hit play. ❤
Met Billy Paul briefly late one night when he pulled in to a gas station where I was working. He was on His way to San Francisco from LA on I-5. Got out of His car and we talked while I pumped His gas. A true gentleman, soft- spoken and treated me like a friend.
I’m 60 years old and I love this song! It was my mom’s favorite. When it first came out she played it like 10 times a day. She grab me and we’d dance. These are precious memories now every time I hear this song I’m transported back in time and I get to dance with my mom again ❤❤
She grabbed you to dance! - No child should have to suffer that but I suppose this occurred when child services were very rudimentary. However, it's never too late to seek redress - play the song, grab her out of her bed & waltz her around her bedroom. You'll be done for elder abuse but what goes around comes around.
I was about 8 yrs old riding a bus from Bangor or Lawrence Michigan to our work camp after summer school and heard this song on the bus. Our drivers name was Mr. Jones. Nice guy (black) and all of us Hispanic kids. Gosh I miss my childhood. Great times. More like an adventure instead of work. Mr. Jones was/is a good man. We all really liked him. I’m now 60 and wonder what ever happened to him. Probably passed on. RIP Mr. Jones. We never told you but you were a great and respected man. Great memories. I think of him every time I hear this song.
My mother just passed away march 3, 2022, and she wants us to have a party in the park and play this song! I love you mom and I'm missing you so bad!!!!! R.I.P. my beautiful sweet mom
Hey sis keep your head up an know mom is right there with you wherever you are in I pray for your strength in the lord an just keep thinking about the good times you guys had and that will bring a big smile on your face God bless you and your family and have a happy holiday your mom want you and your family keep going forward 🙏 I lost my mom when I was 3 years old so I have to keep going forward to it's hard sometimes but God will see me thru 🙏
Before my husband passed away we adopted 3of our grandkids... we would be riding in the SUV when this came on all of us would be singing at the topof our lungs...now every time we are together we play this song and sing it loudly so my husband can hear it in heaven.
@@andyeulu828 this isn’t jazz though this is R&B Soul and technically he’s saying due to all the equipment and digital beats being produced and voices being alter in todays music could never compare to this which was recorded live in the studio with each instrument being played by the band and him singing in Unison as a group it shows the talent that it took to put this whole masterpiece together back in the day and honestly I agree it doesn’t compare this music is so much better than todays r&b. Todays r&b is good but this is great
@@picassopyllz8266 You act like live instruments on a recording are a thing of the past lol. There are plenty of artists that do live vocals and instruments that are just as good. Is it as prevalent? No. But there is still great arrangements out there. You just have to actively look.
So very true the stuff they call music now has know feeling just curse words and half the time you can't understand what their saying, I like tunes like Barry white,Marvin gay and the rascals and more
When I was a kid, my mom loved this song and listen to it all the time. Now 59, I understand why she loved it so, it was her life. The family never knew. RIP mom!
Oh my Jesus, where did my youth go? 59 yo and still listening and missing that wonderful time while listening to these classics of gold. I want to go back, dang, if we could only turn time back at least for a bit, just a bit.
This is a fantastic song. The story of a man having a secret rendezvous with his lover. Billy Paul certainly puts his heart and soul into this song. It is funny how when I hear certain songs, they transport me back to a certain era. I know this song was released in 1973, but it actually makes me think of so much more from that time. A great song, that is a brilliant classic from that jukebox era.
I danced to this song with my friend Johnny Jones in Bay City Michigan at school we were from Dawson School we went to school together since kindergarten I thought I was Mrs Jones when I was dancing with him
Just lost my dad Saturday night this was my favorite song when I was little and my dad played it for me. Dad I love you and miss you so much 💗 💛 💓 ❤️. There's a big void in my heart 😢😢
I remember this from my college days at University of Florida. We had gaint speakers and would put them outside and blast for the whole neighborhood. Twtd
Can you believe my daughter called into Classic Hits 106 during request hour and requested this song "Me and Mrs. Jones" and the DJ refused to play it for her because the workers at that station complained it's being requested too much! I thought request hour was for the LISTENERS NOT for the workers! This is a great oldie that hit the top of the charts and we love this song.
@@liurodriguez5964 Guess what other people were requesting this song too and we got a new DJ and he plays it! You can always count on hearing "Me and Mrs. Jones" at least twice a week sometimes more!
My grandpa was a good friend of Billy Paul, and I got to meet him in the late 1980s. I didn't know who he was at first then as soon as I was told he sang "Me and Mrs. Jones" I felt bad as I've heard the song a lot even growing up. He didn't act famous--just acted like any friend would. A few weeks later I received a framed photo with a very kind letter. I still treasure it today as I do my grandpa who passed suddenly in 1990. I have the photo and frame hung in our hallway and everyone we have over asks me about it and I get to tell them the story. Life isn't about bank accounts, status, houses, or cars. It's about how you are remembered.
I also work in the medical field as a CNA at an assisted living center and yes our elders love their oldies and it's a wonderful thing to watch music fill the soul
What can be said about this song? Simply put, it's one of the greatest songs of all time. It cannot be improved upon because it's perfect in every, single, way. In one word: "Classic." I think I'm gonna play it again. Yep, again. 👴👍
Im 26 years old... And my pores RAISED. Song makes me feel light. And this is my first time listening to this... I'm going on an oldies run and saw this, lol . I clicked, and the instrumental alone kept me. It's beautiful and paired with this man's voice, which is a masterpiece . This song is staying on repeat now.
I’m almost 44, but I’ve been into the old school music just noticeably more, because that sophisticated pretentiousness and prestige is there! Makes me feel good to know today’s younger gens are also no less into it! What can I say? People know great music when they hear it!
This music is timeless. Much more meaningful than today's music. I grew up on this . This is back when people really knew how to sing...no attitude..no hatred..no disrespect...you are right.... Just plain beautiful!
Exactly! This came out when I was in first grade... and my teacher was Mrs. Jones! I later roller skated to this, along with Norman Conners, George Benson, Lou Rawls. You know the deal. People knew how to express their feelings back then :)
listening to this as i drove in the rain to work in 1977...that sax! Such a melody, still listening after all these years....anyone else in 2021?..And now in 2024?😎❤️❤️❤️
My wife of 23years unfortunately had the last name of Jones from her 1st marriage which was a TOTAL DISASTER ! Billy Paul describes BEFORE we were married how we used to MOVE. It's 1 of our WEDDING SONGS to the WORD.
I got to play trombone with Billie's band in Camden, my hometown (1981). It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life; to hear his range performing ME AND MRS JONES!
@ALTON CLARK JR. Man, don't take this wrong, but I wish I could take that experience you had and make it my own!! Awesome...that's a beautiful gem to have in the vault, man.
I did not know that.....I know this is always being said by someone, somewhere, but I feel we are in a steeply accelerating cultural decline. When I was a kid in school, some teased school band members about plating instruments, but mostly we all envied them. It did - and still does to me - seem like a magical skill that anyone could make music happen. Music is yet one more fascinating ever-shifting shard of life's kaleidoscope that glorifies the experience of being alive.
Hannah Shook I am a former drummer and would bet even though it's been several years since I actually played , I bet I could still pick up a pair of sticks ?And lay down a pretty steady beat for other musicians to play by. In the end here I'm a musician and at 60 years of age am damn proud to say I have a gift to both play and enjoy music. Performing arts isn't for just anyone. Let that be a schooling to those who scoff at musicians and music.
Every time I hear this song, I think of my dad. He loved it so much, and it always takes me back to the memories of him humming along to the melody. Though he's no longer here, his love for music and the way it touched his soul still lives on in me. This song will forever remind me of him and the special bond we shared. Rest in peace, Dad. You'll always be in my heart.
First heard this song in 1981 as a 12 year old going on a school trip. The bus driver was taken to another world as he belted out the song. 🗣🗣I fell in love with the song ever since. 🎵🎷 Meeeeee and Mrs, Mrs. Jones🎷🎵 It's so pure, beautiful and relatable. Evoke the same emotion all the time. Timeless. RIP Billy Paul. 💖❤❤
Damn Damn Damn this is real music!!!! Listen too all the instruments and the lyrics, thank you Daddy for introducing us kids to classics like this. I still get goosebumps at 53 as I remember my dad singing this song to my mom and watching them role play as If she was Mrs Jones☺️
This man’s voice was so smooth and soulful to hear. This was such a beautiful ballad. The arrangement, the strings, laid back sax, the background vocals and of course Billy’s soulful vocals make this a milestone in soul music.
An anthem of my time. I was 16 when this dropped. Instant classic. Those strings and horns. Baker, Harris and Young holding down the rhythm. Bobby Martin arranged most of the early Gamble and Huff productions but Thom Bell was my favourite. Soon after the orchestra got a name and first album: MFSB. Time passes to quickly. Bell and Martin are now gone and my heart bleeds. But we have the music, the gift that keeps giving. Love to all.
I was eleven when I first heard it. Before I went to bed one night I had been tinkering with a digital alarm clock, not realizing I had turned the alarm on. It woke me up about two thirty in the morning with this song playing. Have never forgotten it.
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I was a ' Mrs Jones ' in '74' my 'Mr Jones' & I were married for 43 yrs & would have been together for 50 years this yr. He passed away last October. I will love you always & forever my 'Mr Jones ' ♥️ xx
Did Mr Jones ever figure it out?
@@mrbing70LMBO 😂😂😂
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I had the samedi history..non he is dead after 30 years married..à gréât love ...😢😢😢😢 i am 70...
Me and my Mrs. Jones are having our 35th wedding anniversary tomorrow! The flame is still alive:)
Good for you!😊
Did you leave your wife or she left her husband first??
@@deviantmoore9744 of course...
Lovely to hear. God bless you.
Me and my Mrs Jones are just over 5 years married
Thank you Billy Paul you made my mama happy when she sang your song o my mama please 🙏 ❤️ 💕 get well soon 😊 😘 ❤️
Eulnglidis curbani
Pois Eu ofereço essa linda música para Chan eu Woo remanescente Coreia Pois é uma música clássica com um ótimo conteúdo uma ótima qualidade e expressada pelo um ótimo cantor
Está e para ouvir e dança e a dois
Deus faz maravilhas entre as obras
As quais o homem faz principalmente música
É a única coisa lindas a qual Deus faz a vida e a música
Pois a música não há guerra
E a vida ao nascer é aquela que ainda aprende a caminhar
Pois a música aquela que a gente aprende a ouvir
It made me happy too ,l think l was15 then ,lm 66 now ,and lm still jamming 😂😂😂❤❤❤
Nada
To all the real fans who’s listening in November 2024🫀‼️
I'm with you.
I'm here
Me too!
❤❤ A great sucess forever.
Present🎉. 80's baby & enjoying every minute of it. I have always been an old soul and some believe that I am a reincarnation that went wrong in the big offices😂😂😂
I’m a 17 year old teenage boy, listens to rap, pop all that stuff. But my grandma introduced me to this type of music. She listens to it every morning. Got good memories of waking up in the morning while she was cooking breakfast for me, hearing these type of songs from my bedroom and while eating breakfast. So sad they don’t make music like this anymore these days! But really thankful though that I’m one of the lucky ones from my generation that gets to enjoy this type of music, just because of my dear grandma ❤️
Welcome, we need younger to carry on.☮️&💜&🎶
Me too iam also 17 and I love this song always have realy to be honest
What a sweet post! You are a good grandson!
That's Beautiful, thanks for sharing. Treasure those memories
@@samanthalawson9053 hate to break it you youngsters but, the "music" of your generation is trendy mtv Garbage.. Don't Be A Sheep, Seek Out The Old School. Check Out DUMPSTAPHUNK.
This is the sweetest sounding adultery I’ve ever heard he made it sound like it might be worth the alimony
well played
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Haha..
Hahaha right
Still gives me goosebumps after all these years
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Nobody could ever sing this song like Billy Paul... His song...
I could be wrong guy but did teddy pendergrass have a go ??
Daryl Hall actually does OK - but I've always loved Daryl so I might be biased ;)
@@cooldebt You are absolutely right sir
I could
Amy Winehouse
I am 75 and I never get tired of listening of Billy Paul singing this song .
Yep
My Mom told me I used to walk around our house singing this song when I was in elementary school. You are correct- it never gets old and I love it even more now😊😊😊
👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏Yo tengo 73💪💪💪💪💪💪❤️🤗
29, it’s his voice fr
Be sure to ask them to play it next year at your funeral
I'm 63 years old and I was in 8th grade when this masterpiece was released. I'm so thankful that I was born at a time when songs were amazing, were meaningful, told a story and touched the depths of a person's heart and soul ♥️
Taught me how to dance
Music now can do it way better. You just don’t know the songs Weston
Me 75 years old
Eu também tenho 63 anos e curti essa música com 13 anos, marcou profundamente aquela época nas minhas lembranças. Sou grata
I'm 62 and was in 7th grade when this came out. Grew up listening to great music of the 70s.
Lost my mama in January of this year.. her last name was “Jones” and this was her favorite song. Miss her😢
Sorry for your loss ❤
Beyond compare. A masterpiece. I was 20 when this came out in LA. I'm 70 now. The emotions have not changed on little bit.
That is so true.
Do the damn thang OG!!!!!
Hear hear brother still feel it. Remember it like it was yesterday, Oct. 2021.
Keep it pimpin og ❤️
Me and you are in the same classroom my brother. I was 12 years old when this song made its debut. I loved it then and I love it now at the ripe ole age of 62. God be the glory. 11/5/2021
Billy was one of the smoothest cats that ever lived.
...you ain't lyin' bigroy38...this was the coolest, grooviest, hippest song on the radio back in 72. I was a thirteen year old novice, but i still remember this song stirring up hormones I didn't know i had......thanks again for the memories.
Goat
Billy in hindi means cat. 👀
@@sarithajagajith6568 oh
This song stirs the soul
My dad's record collection. I miss you dad. We never could see eye-to-eye except our appreciation of some damn fine music. Here's to you pops.
I feel the exact same way
Salute to your Pops 💪🏿✌🏿🥃
I live for this moment, hope one day my kids will say thank you for the good music
I feel u mayne!
It brings back Special Memories for me from many years ago.
I was 16 when this came out. I’m 67 now… It was all, like all over the radio. Such a great song has aged perfectly. Keep this music alive as current styles come and go. Songs like this one will last forever.
Genauso 🎉
Willkommen im Club 😅 ❤ super Schmusesong
Favorit Song
I used to sing along in the car. My dad got fighting mad, asked me if I knew they were committing adultery. Of course, being a teenager, I didn't get it 😁🥺
70 here and I agree.
I am 73, and I listened to this song when I was in the Army, 50 years ago.crying now. Thank you😅
Thank you for your service Sir 🇺🇸♥️
91B20 medic. US not RA.
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my grandfather was Walter Jones and my grandmother was Patricia Jones and they got married at 18 and 19. my gran told us how my grandpa used to make the dj play this song when they went to the dance just so he could slow dance with her..... they were married for 36 years before he passed on and to me they were the best example of unconditional love. RIP MA and DADDA🙏❤️
And the love has filtrated from them to you best feeling ever
God Loves You Bro 💖💖❤️❤️🏴🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧🙏🙏
That's so nice.
Walter Damons thats just precious bro 🙏🏼
That's beautiful... 💞
My parents were not "Jones", but they were married for sixty two years before they passed away ten months apart from each other... My heroes...
I understand your feeling... 🌻💞
Why does everyone remember classic rock, but this whole genre of music seems to be forgotten? This is more "classic" than any style of rock. Bring back soul music!!! Who's here in 2024?
New funk and soul are out there. You just didn't grow up with the new names. Cory Wong; Vulfpeck; and others. The vocals are not always there and will NEVER be this smooth. I met someone 40 years my junior and she was a funk fan too. She is turning me on to a variety of new stuff. Some of it is powerful and some of it is ~Meh~. Just like all of the genres.
Seek the funk and ye shall find it.
they are children of the same grandfathers/mothers imo. This music deserves much adoration but most are too busy listening to even say it. This music is wonderful to me and so is rock simply cos they are unwitheld emotions. They both handle it so differently but thats why I love both so much.
Because the industry capitalised on promoting the violence in the black community through hip hop
Classic rock is white while Motown is black.
Remember, these were the sixties when the southern states still had systemic segregation because of a deep hatred towards everybody who's non-white.
Nowadays racism seems to be on the increase again with the blessing of a certain ex-president.
Music out today is very forgettable, songs like this are timeless and UNFORGETTABLE
Another grest hit of the 70s. Thank you Billy Paul
My mother used to love this song, she past away early in 2020. I love to listen to this song and remember her vibing to it. I love you ma 💚
Edit: You guys are THE BEST. Thank everybody for being so lovely and thoughtful!!
Hi Allure, you stay strong and remember, our parents never stop looking out for us, even in the spirit world. I lost both Dad & Mom but mindful to keep them in prayer and ask God to honor their prayers for me and family. Stay Strong and Safe.
@@heentlasaa9974 This is probably the sweeetest comment I've receive on TH-cam. Thank you so much, I'm so sorry for your parents and you are 100% right. Stay Strong and Safe too, bro. Much love!
Please take heart Allure I pray for all you all who have lost their loved ones
Sorry to here this, moms are great, Boss Scaggs, My mom Had To Tell me He Came out in the 50t, I'M 62 now, Back in the 70'S is when she told me. Wm.
god bless her
My late wife loved this song just passed I hear this song and it brings back beautiful memories of her. Missing her dearly
She’s always with you god bless x
I'm sorry for your loss... beautiful sweet memories 💖
Take out one of her old dresses and spray her favorite perfume on it and dance with it my man you deserve it.
I'm so sorry for your loss. Beautiful memories. I wish you more beautiful memories. :-)
My condolences to you and your/her loved ones. Glad this brought back good memories.
I'm 81....can't forget his voice, his love for singing and delight us.
I'm 88 and remember it well. A very happy time in my life after a brutal divorce.
Congratulations for your 81's!
Absolute class. There is nobody singing like this in 2024. We have no male vocalists at this level and we haven’t for decades. A true artist is unique in his time and the time after. Incredible. I salute this man.
I'm 19 and this song just blew my mind. Good music really is timeless
great analysis!
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Perfectly said!!!!
God same situation here, turned 19 on April 18th haha
53,still blows me away xx
Can you listen to the same song one million times ?.....I did.
One of my all time favorites..nobody else can sing this song as good as he can
Me too
@@billyfishfish7537 It will take you 8,64 years of non-stop listening.
Me too. Over and over.
Yeahhhh
The vocals are great, but also the orchestral arrangement; whoever did that was genius.
I am agree with you, the vocals are so magnificent
a masterpiece
Please research and listen to The Dramatics they would are the originals singers of that song.
This was produced in a time when you needed talent to: in the vocals... the musicians.... the lyrics.... the arraignment..... the producer..... today.... nothing..... gimmick music...
This version was recorded in 1972. The Dramatics recorded it in 1975. This is the original version!
thinking the same every time I listen to this song.
I've listened to Billy Paul since 1972, and will keep listening to this jam for another fifty years! 👍🏿
Longer! Mastepiece of Love!
Going on 67 and I listen to this song religiously
The quintessential song of the 70s Not the message but the music
I'm 66 and I find myself swaying to this song 10 or 12 times a year... it never gets old;)
Maravilloso hermosa canción y lindísimo moreno para comérselo!!!!!
The last song me and my dad ever danced too , sometimes I just replay it until I'm asleep rest easy dad 💙 iloveyou . Rest easy Billy Paul 💙
Caddy babyy so pretty 🙃♥️
That is sad but beautiful. This song is indescribable - too smooth for description! I was 10 when it played on the radio during it's long reign as number 1 week after week after week!! I remember that!
My condolences
Que "Canção"!! Me faz um bem Danado!!!
Thats deep
Number #1 song on November 4, 1972.A true master piece.
I got that 45 for Christmas never thought I was a favorite
I am, here in Australia, and have done since it's release. At 70 yo I still love it's smooth, smoky sound... It's May 7 2024...
77" and still enjoy" june 15th 24,
PRAISE THE LORD!
This was pure Philadelphia soul from the early 70's
Just discovered this song for the first time. been on repeat all day...
One of my favs 😍
Good song to sample chords and strings
How can you not love this?
Fresh!!!!! Enjoy!!!!
Enjoy brother.
I wonder how many people hear the strings, because they’re such a delicate, beautiful contribution
😍😍 background vocals and bass ✨✨✨
How can one not float on the strings in this classic? 'Got a string goin on.'
🎀❤💍💄💄😍😷👅🥋
💄💍💙🎀❤💖💍
✋
This was one of my husband's favorite songs. Now that he's passed, I listen and smile ❤
Are you Mrs. Jones?
Sorry for your loss xo
Sorry for your loss. God bless
Big hug 💖
Beautiful.
I'm 62 this is timeless real music 😊
He used to come to Brazil! A wonderfull artist! I love his job. I'm 59!
31 yr old here and I repeatedly put this track on
I was one of his Bassist and Friends. Also Bassist for Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, The Delphonics and Ms. Sharon Paige. All from Philadelphia International Records!! TSOP 4EVER!!
Teach me everything you know lol
Yeah same, got any cool recording studio stories?
Robert Gilmore you can’t leave us on the edge like this!? 😦 please tell us some stories bout these legends.., tell me about Teddy P! Please 🤲🏻
@@redlightspellsdanger7177 I met Teddy P when I bartended at the Westwood Marquis in Westwood UCLA area in LA. Nice man, he was paralyzed from the wreck at that time. This was the mid-90s -I had always listened to Teddy P even though I was a farm boy from Iowa and told him that - I listened to him back in the 70s so it was great to meet him.
Aquinas James thanks for sharing 👍
I think some people miss the true meaning of this song. It's not about just having an affair..it's about the vunerability in all of us . Each and every one of us could at some time on our lives have fallen from grace. The tragedy of those events is beautifully displayed here. A love hopeful yet hopelessly on a path that will no doubt end in emotional devistation...the beauty of being a weak human...not often someone can put those feelings in a song and make us feel it.
This song has been my soudtrack in an affair that last four years with a married woman ten years older than me. It went just as you described. You don t know what love is untill you live a love that high. It has been my last story. It was 2002.
You hit it right on the head my man..
True the other parter will be devastated . But you cant stop . And you love them . But its that attraction .with the other .
I have been EXACTLY there!!!
At 13 I had know idea about what the words were about! The deliverance of his voice and the music just spoke to my soul😇
One of the BEST songs ever heard from 70s.
We were so wasted in the 70s for brilliant music
Yes
One of the best songs of all time
Depois do Al Gren muito linda!!
This was my grandfather's favorite song. He passed away in August 1998. Rip papa 😢
Good memory!
I was born that year and month rip pops
He had good taste!!!
He had a good one!
Loss is painful but our memories don’t have to be, the good thing about music conjures memories from all of our senses. You will access the deepest memories quickly his voice and touch and scent so quickly just hit play. ❤
Met Billy Paul briefly late one night when he pulled in to a gas station where I was working. He was on His way to San Francisco from LA on I-5. Got out of His car and we talked while I pumped His gas. A true gentleman, soft- spoken and treated me like a friend.
Yes, that' was my Boss and Friend. He treated everyone like he knew them all his life. I truly miss him. Peace from PHILLY!!
What an awesome memory. You were blessed.
nice to meet a guy with a nice voice. like him you are lucky.
Awesome story Jimi !!!!
That's a cool story man
I’m 60 years old and I love this song! It was my mom’s favorite. When it first came out she played it like 10 times a day. She grab me and we’d dance. These are precious memories now every time I hear this song I’m transported back in time and I get to dance with my mom again ❤❤
Awww❤
💜Sweet 💜
She grabbed you to dance! - No child should have to suffer that but I suppose this occurred when child services were very rudimentary.
However, it's never too late to seek redress - play the song, grab her out of her bed & waltz her around her bedroom.
You'll be done for elder abuse but what goes around comes around.
But... the song is about cheating lol!
@@cahillgregI never get tired of hearing this song
I was about 8 yrs old riding a bus from Bangor or Lawrence Michigan to our work camp after summer school and heard this song on the bus. Our drivers name was Mr. Jones. Nice guy (black) and all of us Hispanic kids. Gosh I miss my childhood. Great times. More like an adventure instead of work. Mr. Jones was/is a good man. We all really liked him. I’m now 60 and wonder what ever happened to him. Probably passed on. RIP Mr. Jones. We never told you but you were a great and respected man. Great memories. I think of him every time I hear this song.
Those opening instrumentals are 🔥🔥🔥
My mother just passed away march 3, 2022, and she wants us to have a party in the park and play this song! I love you mom and I'm missing you so bad!!!!! R.I.P. my beautiful sweet mom
❤️🩹
You'll see her again ❤
Hey sis keep your head up an know mom is right there with you wherever you are in I pray for your strength in the lord an just keep thinking about the good times you guys had and that will bring a big smile on your face God bless you and your family and have a happy holiday your mom want you and your family keep going forward 🙏
I lost my mom when I was 3 years old so I have to keep going forward to it's hard sometimes but God will see me thru 🙏
@@rohndickerson4525 ❤️
Soo sorry; we shall pray Ms Tanya
Before my husband passed away we adopted 3of our grandkids... we would be riding in the SUV when this came on all of us would be singing at the topof our lungs...now every time we are together we play this song and sing it loudly so my husband can hear it in heaven.
Some comments I wish I could heart instead of like
Sweet memories.❤
❤❤❤❤
Wonderful.
"got a thiiing going ooonnn..." is there anything smoother than that sequence of notes? pure soul. love it
Your profile picture tho 👌👌👌
Beautiful
Well not so pure 😉
IMPOSSIBRU
Your name with that comment is priceless! LOL
Here! 64 and loving this old soul music on a rainy Saturday morning ❤
❤ich liebe es .
I’m sorry, I love it
No modern music compares to such high quality natural talent today.
This is wrong Listen gregory porter He is a wunderfull mondern Jazz Artist.
sure. Rap is just sh*t !
@@andyeulu828 this isn’t jazz though this is R&B Soul and technically he’s saying due to all the equipment and digital beats being produced and voices being alter in todays music could never compare to this which was recorded live in the studio with each instrument being played by the band and him singing in Unison as a group it shows the talent that it took to put this whole masterpiece together back in the day and honestly I agree it doesn’t compare this music is so much better than todays r&b. Todays r&b is good but this is great
@@picassopyllz8266 You act like live instruments on a recording are a thing of the past lol. There are plenty of artists that do live vocals and instruments that are just as good. Is it as prevalent? No. But there is still great arrangements out there. You just have to actively look.
Each one has its strenghts and it's okay. No need to compare since it's up to each person's personal taste.
They don’t sing like this anymore 🎶
Not even close to this greatness...
So very true the stuff they call music now has know feeling just curse words and half the time you can't understand what their saying, I like tunes like Barry white,Marvin gay and the rascals and more
Nope, many of the greats are resting with the Lord. R.I.H.
No one will ever sing great like this again, unfortunately.
@@sundancekidd1387
I agree
Such good music, could listen to this kind of Music forever!!
This is the most beautiful song about an affair ever. I mean how many people have covered this. Incredible. His voice is butter!!!
Only thing that hurts, if you're Mr Jones. Or Mr Smith or whatever, really bitter sweet 1972---
Yes it is
Leila baby couldn't have said it better.
@@jakedavis9152 Thank You. Did you just call me baby?! Am blushing☺☺
I did Leila baby meant no disrespect.
When I was a kid, my mom loved this song and listen to it all the time. Now 59, I understand why she loved it so, it was her life. The family never knew. RIP mom!
I’m 56 I’m right there with you
Im 71. And im one of the group. Life for real!
Oh my Jesus, where did my youth go? 59 yo and still listening and missing that wonderful time while listening to these classics of gold. I want to go back, dang, if we could only turn time back at least for a bit, just a bit.
Oh how right you are!
Would you be able to recommend anymore fine 70s soul classics?
i do love you by billy stewart
Same age same feeling every day
65 years young here. Still listening.
LISTENING TO THIS SONG IN HAWAII 2024..NEVER GETS OLD. IT'S HAPPENING ALL THE TIME!!😂😂😂😂 LOVE IT!!! LOVE ❤️ 😍 💖 IT!!
ALOHA...SISTA DOREENIE
The orchestration and the vocals are mesmerizing.
Since the early 70's it is thus. Nothing modern touches your soul like this music.
This song has touched my soul since 1972
orch izz same ass eugene carter......london Phyll orch..............................
Yes....beautiful song..
Yes...agreed!
This is a fantastic song. The story of a man having a secret rendezvous with his lover. Billy Paul certainly puts his heart and soul into this song. It is funny how when I hear certain songs, they transport me back to a certain era. I know this song was released in 1973, but it actually makes me think of so much more from that time. A great song, that is a brilliant classic from that jukebox era.
Sad too really. She's cheating and they both know it. I REALLY feel sorry for Mr Jones. (If it's not working, walk away). :-(
@@Corky341 but at that time in my life, she was lovely. Young and dumb, but quite passionate.
It was my favorite song in 73 but oh so many good r n b songs back then!
Wow
@@Corky341 👍
I'm 22years old writing to this today need to bring more music like this back!
They don't make songs like they used to -- it's true.
@@lisaroberts679 Songs that tell a story and not just racket.
I danced to this song with my friend Johnny Jones in Bay City Michigan at school we were from Dawson School we went to school together since kindergarten I thought I was Mrs Jones when I was dancing with him
this is only the tip of the ice berg
this is impossible today :(
Billy Paul the music the man the classic song me and Mrs jones❤❤❤ in 2024 they just cannot sing like the fabulous billy Paul.
# 1 on Billboard's "Hot 100" chart for 3 weeks at Christmas, 1972. One of my Top 10 songs of all time (1940-2024)!!!!!
Just lost my dad Saturday night this was my favorite song when I was little and my dad played it for me. Dad I love you and miss you so much 💗 💛 💓 ❤️. There's a big void in my heart 😢😢
So sorry for your loss.... losing people you love is difficult and heart wrenching.
rip to your Dad
Been listening to this for 5 decades and it gets better every year...even in July 2020
3 decades for me.. and its as amazing as ever.
Ditto.
Same here. I am 75. This is old wine for my soul.
3 for me too
4 decades, it gets better every time I listen this romance made a song
I remember this from my college days at University of Florida. We had gaint speakers and would put them outside and blast for the whole neighborhood. Twtd
This dude was smooth as hell. Those Philly strings and horns ain't never been reproduced. This was a magic time for AM radio.
Johnny Nowhere yassssss💕
He just captures 'wistful' so well!!!
Even as a Boston dude- Philly soul is SO underrated. Sup my aliens? ✊
This is magic for whoever was blessed to hear it
Talk about it og
Can you believe my daughter called into Classic Hits 106 during request hour and requested this song "Me and Mrs. Jones" and the DJ refused to play it for her because the workers at that station complained it's being requested too much! I thought request hour was for the LISTENERS NOT for the workers! This is a great oldie that hit the top of the charts and we love this song.
Did any iddott at that station git the message..I d...well hope so
This song is the bomb. I was around 10 when it came out. You can't put a price tag on the 70s.
Hahahahahahaha I guess there are many Me & Ms Jones' up there.......
@@liurodriguez5964 Guess what other people were requesting this song too and we got a new DJ and he plays it! You can always count on hearing "Me and Mrs. Jones" at least twice a week sometimes more!
Spent the last 3 weeks of 1972 at #1!
I am 73 and I remember when this song came out. it was so beautiful and sad at the same time. it produces a longing in your heart.
My grandpa was a good friend of Billy Paul, and I got to meet him in the late 1980s. I didn't know who he was at first then as soon as I was told he sang "Me and Mrs. Jones" I felt bad as I've heard the song a lot even growing up. He didn't act famous--just acted like any friend would. A few weeks later I received a framed photo with a very kind letter. I still treasure it today as I do my grandpa who passed suddenly in 1990. I have the photo and frame hung in our hallway and everyone we have over asks me about it and I get to tell them the story. Life isn't about bank accounts, status, houses, or cars. It's about how you are remembered.
You said that perfectly!!
In loving memory of Legendary Me & Mrs. Jones Singer Billy Paul (1934-2016). He was 81. It was 4 years since Billy Paul passed away.
Fly high Billy
He was awesome RIP Billy Paul.
Now, this was music. Now listening in September 2024. Bring back many memories.❤❤❤
Definitely does
I’m 20 and have been listening to music like this since I was 10 thanks to my mom 🫶🏾
Your mum has a great taste in music. 🎶🎵
November 30, 2024 Jeffersonville Indiana listening looking at the snow fallling and just reliving the good memories love love the song...❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
One of the Greatest Songs ever, it brings back memories of when life was simple & music was MUSIC !!!!!
Good old days!!!
Got that right!
Absolutely! One of my all time favorites.
Good old days 💕😊
Wish we could have them back
Amun RASTAFARI AMUN
So nice & well said...., you're very right...!!👋✌
I also work in the medical field as a CNA at an assisted living center and yes our elders love their oldies and it's a wonderful thing to watch music fill the soul
What can be said about this song?
Simply put, it's one of the greatest songs of all time. It cannot be improved upon because it's perfect in every, single, way. In one word: "Classic."
I think I'm gonna play it again. Yep, again. 👴👍
Having a listen tonight in Wisconsin- as I contemplate turning 64 next week. 🎉❤
Happy 64th.
I was 16 in high school and had a Mrs Jones that lived across the street.Silence is golden,we never got caught
Seriously? Just curious
Sure as you're reading this
@@andrewwyatt582 damn
@@andrewwyatt582 Double dawg damn.
Im 26 years old... And my pores RAISED. Song makes me feel light. And this is my first time listening to this... I'm going on an oldies run and saw this, lol . I clicked, and the instrumental alone kept me. It's beautiful and paired with this man's voice, which is a masterpiece . This song is staying on repeat now.
I’m almost 44, but I’ve been into the old school music just noticeably more, because that sophisticated pretentiousness and prestige is there!
Makes me feel good to know today’s younger gens are also no less into it! What can I say? People know great music when they hear it!
This music is timeless. Much more meaningful than today's music. I grew up on this . This is back when people really knew how to sing...no attitude..no hatred..no disrespect...you are right.... Just plain beautiful!
Go
Dog the bounty hunter
Exactly! This came out when I was in first grade... and my teacher was Mrs. Jones! I later roller skated to this, along with Norman Conners, George Benson, Lou Rawls. You know the deal. People knew how to express their feelings back then :)
Just a little cheating :D
No thoughts of racism. I loved this era. It was unifying
I am listening to this everlasting rythms/lyrics/ song music 31 of october 2024. And it is just beautiful ❤😊
I'm 57 and I love this song when it came out. I was raised up listening to this kind of music.
Hello Donna how are you doing, it my pleasure meeting you here, love is around the corner is just for you to open your heart for it.
listening to this as i drove in the rain to work in 1977...that sax! Such a melody, still listening after all these years....anyone else in 2021?..And now in 2024?😎❤️❤️❤️
me.
And Me too! :-) I So love this song!
My wife of 23years unfortunately had the last name of Jones from her 1st marriage which was a TOTAL DISASTER ! Billy Paul describes BEFORE we were married how we used to MOVE. It's 1 of our WEDDING SONGS to the WORD.
I’m only 25 and I love this song thanks to my mama 💙
Me.
This will never get old😊
I got to play trombone with Billie's band in Camden, my hometown (1981). It was one of the most unforgettable experiences of my life; to hear his range performing ME AND MRS JONES!
ALTON CLARK JR. WOW!!
Somerset here! Cool
@ALTON CLARK JR. Man, don't take this wrong, but I wish I could take that experience you had and make it my own!! Awesome...that's a beautiful gem to have in the vault, man.
We got a thing going on, we both know that its wrong but its much to strong “””””
Awesome!...In 81I was a sophomore at Camden HS. The Castle on the hill!
An affair romanticized but still a beautiful song. Timeless indeed.
It's regarding heroin addiction. It wasn't about a woman it was a song about addiction
@@diariesofthelost good poetry often has multiple meanings at the same time.
Damn... such beautiful, soothing instruments. Wish we heard more of them in today's music ☹️
Today's....music? Not fit to bear the description: Music.
Now a days, music like this is made fun of. And if you play an instrument, you are made fun of for being a nerd or geek
I did not know that.....I know this is always being said by someone, somewhere, but I feel we are in a steeply accelerating cultural decline. When I was a kid in school, some teased school band members about plating instruments, but mostly we all envied them. It did - and still does to me - seem like a magical skill that anyone could make music happen. Music is yet one more fascinating ever-shifting shard of life's kaleidoscope that glorifies the experience of being alive.
there is plenty of music today that is just as beautiful as music of days past, though its simply harder to find
Hannah Shook I am a former drummer and would bet even though it's been several years since I actually played , I bet I could still pick up a pair of sticks ?And lay down a pretty steady beat for other musicians to play by. In the end here I'm a musician and at 60 years of age am damn proud to say I have a gift to both play and enjoy music. Performing arts isn't for just anyone. Let that be a schooling to those who scoff at musicians and music.
Every time I hear this song, I think of my dad. He loved it so much, and it always takes me back to the memories of him humming along to the melody. Though he's no longer here, his love for music and the way it touched his soul still lives on in me. This song will forever remind me of him and the special bond we shared. Rest in peace, Dad. You'll always be in my heart.
Classic Philli sound. This cat never had another hit but this song is down in the books. Ya dig
Right on.
What about Let em in?
First heard this song in 1981 as a 12 year old going on a school trip. The bus driver was taken to another world as he belted out the song. 🗣🗣I fell in love with the song ever since. 🎵🎷 Meeeeee and Mrs, Mrs. Jones🎷🎵
It's so pure, beautiful and relatable. Evoke the same emotion all the time. Timeless.
RIP Billy Paul. 💖❤❤
I’ve been singing this song since I was like 10 years old, almost 50 years and it’s still jamming… 🔥
You had taste at a very young age
@NE POWERS 11qq@111
Damn Damn Damn this is real music!!!! Listen too all the instruments and the lyrics, thank you Daddy for introducing us kids to classics like this. I still get goosebumps at 53 as I remember my dad singing this song to my mom and watching them role play as If she was Mrs Jones☺️
I was 18 and in basic training when I heard this first.
@@steveholt1597 by
I was a teenager, but my mom r.i.p 😢 loved hearing these songs (oldes) yessss 😊❤❤❤
Billy Paul delivers this song so well; vocals, lyrics, tempo. From first I heard it in 70’s ‘till now; just blows me away. JR
Yes, just divine!
Muito bom
This man’s voice was so smooth and soulful to hear. This was such a beautiful ballad. The arrangement, the strings, laid back sax, the background vocals and of course Billy’s soulful vocals make this a milestone in soul music.
The only rival is Lou Rawls. First heard this song in 1987. Still love it today, thirty-six years on
I married my Mr. Jones, we are together for 43 years.
I didn't have the same luck as you, I fell in love with this song. After 25 years of marriage, she divorced me. 😢
I married my Mr. Jones 35 years ago❤️❤️🥰
My Mother married her Mr. Jones, and they were together for 49 years. RIP Mom and Dad. 🌹
Same here 👨🏼❤️👨🏻
@@ustenopiasorry 💔
I always liked this song. The musical arrangements are so complex and beautiful.
A beautiful tribute to people who are really in love and those who are lonely.
Hello,how are you doing?
Yes. Good music good memories still listening I love this song. How are you Anna ?
It's been four years since Billy Paul passed away. RIP Billy Paul (1934-2016). He was 81.
Anyone who knows love, understands this song. Anyone who doesnt, gets a glimps of it. Truly fantastic singing by a master!
I lived it...sad
True
Love , limerince, infidelity. :)
@@francanino6865It is a greatest song ,when I 'am a teen ager ,I heard this song and I realy love it
1st heard this beautiful song in 1973 when I was 15.
The orchestration at 3:43 just gives me chills all over.
Probably my favorite part of the song. Those strings! 😊❤
This is medicine for my soul, my centre, my zen, whatever it is i got it going on right now. The epitome of soul. Peace and love to all who listen
Yeah song about cheating. Committing adultery SMH
We share the medicine. So much health I wish you
@@SANE172 you must have been cheated on. This song is about nothing but life and love. We don't always get it right.
An anthem of my time. I was 16 when this dropped. Instant classic. Those strings and horns. Baker, Harris and Young holding down the rhythm. Bobby Martin arranged most of the early Gamble and Huff productions but Thom Bell was my favourite. Soon after the orchestra got a name and first album: MFSB. Time passes to quickly. Bell and Martin are now gone and my heart bleeds. But we have the music, the gift that keeps giving. Love to all.
I was eleven when I first heard it. Before I went to bed one night I had been tinkering with a digital alarm clock, not realizing I had turned the alarm on. It woke me up about two thirty in the morning with this song playing. Have never forgotten it.
That's Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & the Sound of Philadelphia baby! ❤❤❤