Yes 👍, its a cover though. Need to listen to original Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes as well, but Simply Red did an amazing job. I got both on my playlist 😁
All English and British. People do. That's why the bee gees can. Blow ya face up. When they sang. Bc they are Australian. Btw. Have you reacted toHank Williams Jr yet His dad was Hank Sr. Thank Williams real life story is called living proof. It tells all you will love it. He's a living walking miracle. He. Is from Alabama. You will love it. ..thanks ps. Listen to. Family tradition. First. Lol v it's true ever word he wrote. Lol. Peace xoxo and stay safe
Lol. That's what. Stevie ray Vaughan. Playing. Does to mine. I feel ya. Darlin. But yeah. This song. And holding back the years. Blows mine up too. His voice is. Awesome. Indeed
Mick Hucknall, the singer, won an Outstanding Achievement award from the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO Awards). He might be the only white man to ever do that.
@Tracy Simeone From the 1st note, he captured everyone's heart. You knew he meant every word of that song. Now knowing the back story, makes it tug your heart even more and harder
Total banger, agreed. Soul is not about color-it’s about hearing someone’s soul coming through the music and realizing that we are all the same under our skin.🖤
Back in the early 90s, I was security guard at BBC HQ and we got to know quite a few of the stars from the time. Got invited to a party at a house (can't remember whose, possibly Jo Whiley's) and Mick turned up, sang 'Angel' on the karaoke machine. A moment I'll never forget.
Mick Hucknall June 8 th 1960 Owns a River....saving the Salmon for future generations... Has a 9 yr old daughter Got married in a small 18th Century Church 8 people present... I just love HIS VOICE Very Humble Man
The weird thing is I usually get goosebumps at the same time as him.. must be a musical sweetspot that causes it.. people should learn to refine that exact moment and sell it as a drug 🤣
What I really like about people reacting to music that they have never heard before is that they all react the the same way I do when I first heard the song. Except I reacted the same way but it was when the song first came out many years before. It is a nice validation to know that other people feel the same way about beautiful music years later.
Mick the lead singer wrote this song when he was just 17 year's old when he was living with his father, please check out "If You Don't Know Me By Now" his vocals will blow you away ♥️
The guy is playing a trumpet. It is shorter and only has 3 valves. The saxophone is the “s” shaped horn. The trombone had the slide that moves back and forth. Fun fact : the French word for paper clip is ‘trombone’ because of its similar shape to the instrument.
He wrote this when he was 16 years old. His voice is amazing. Been listening to all his music since this song came out. Simply Res is simply the best!❤❤❤❤
Think that Soul Has No Color comes to mind when you hear bands like Simply Red, Darryl Hall & John Oates, and many more. Glad you found this one. It's a beautiful classic.
Simply Red was the tightest band of the 80's. All their members were successfully established session musicians not to mention Mike's powerful voice !!!
Oh Leo now u make me cry as this is a song I always sang when I was away from my son's for sometime. Much luv for bringing this song for a memory... I'll keep holding on so tight 😢
Welcome to the Simply Red rabbit hole, so many wonderful soulful songs to choose from. It’s Only Love, A New Flame, Stars, For Your Babies, to name a small few. Could list so many!
Simply red released some true bangers back in the day.. both “stars” and “fairground” are very popular songs too, so if you like this you’ll like them 👍🏻
I really love this song. I lost my mom and sister 6 months apart and this is one of those songs that gets me emo and I say to myself, "I'll keep, holding on" to the memories
this song is about him missing his mother who left him and his father when he was 3 years old! and wishing he could be with her again, he really poured out all of his emotions in this song!
Saw him live a couple of years ago, they were absolutely brilliant, Mick is a high quality songwriter, I can't think of a bad song he has written, you need to react to more of his stuff, you won't be disappointed my man.
I haven't heard this in ages; another commenter mentioned he penned this about being abandoned by his mother at the age of three. Out of sadness he wrote something that touched that well of untapped feeling some of us hold onto for too long; this is release....
Leo I don’t think I have EVER seen you react to any song like the way you reacted to Mick Hucknall known as Simply Red. He is considered one of the best blue eyed soul singers. If you can believe this he was once engaged to Catherine Zeta-Jones! Who happened to be a singer before or simultaneously an actor. Believe me when I say I reacted the same way when I first heard this song back in the day. As others have mentioned please check out “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”. As always I love your reactions! Love ya lots!! ❤️😘
Any song by Simply Red is ABSOLUTELY 💯 🔥. I am so glad I grew up in the 80's and I got to hear this when it came out. My favorite by them, " Angel" & "Stars". That voice he has is unlike any other.
My mum is a massive Simply Red fan so I grew up with their music in the house, I got to go to one of their concerts and it was amazing! He is exactly this excellent if not better live.
Irish soul. The Irish (and the Scottish) often refer to themselves as the "blacks" of Europe, because they were oppressed by England and suffered through a lot of poverty, urbanization, and religious (not racial) violence. But damn, this reminds me how incredible Mick Hucknall's voice really was...one of those songs I didn't want to like growing up, but couldn't ignore.
Leo, it's a trumpet but with a harmon mute. The soloist had been listening to a lot of Miles Davis & decided to give it a shot. In 1978, when Mick was a teenager, he wrote his 2nd song - this one. "Holding Back the Years" is about that moment when you know you have to leave home but the outside world is scary. So, you’re "holding back the years."
You need to check out and do a reaction on one of these 3 songs. 1. Insatiable Woman - Isley Brothers 2. Caravan of Love - Isley Brothers 3. When Doves Cry - Lynyrd Skynyrd
I've heard this song so many times, but I needed this tonight. Tears streaming down my face...don't even know why! Lol. "Sunrise" is one my favorites of his. "If You Don't Know Me By Now", a classic. 💕
It’s about his parents walking out on him as a child, he is an incredible singer. I have been lucky to have seen him live on 4 occasions. He sings live for 3 hours no loss in quality of his sound. Love him❤️
Love to see the emotion, as we have all gathered to see you react and feel you react! You have attracted a very diversified family and we got goose bumps back in the day to lots of music (still do)! So nice to hear your sincere gratitude for so many fine artists! Remember, we’re sitting on the couch with you....I just can’t smell anything!
YES!!!! I thought for sure you had already reviewed this one by now. This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES! I love this song. It’s so beautiful and timeless. So glad you liked it! Great reaction ❤️
This song is about his mother abandoning him as a very young child & he was holding on to the hope that she would return to have a relationship with him.
This is the go-to song to vibe to while driving home after a stressful day at work. Halfway through the song and I don't even care about the day anymore. Smooth is an understatement. I'm glad you got to experience this
He’s the standard for blue eyed soul. This was done in 1985-1986! I was in high school. Powerful and gripping. Mick Hucknall is the singer. He still performs. He’s the real deal!
You've just scratched the surface! Watch his concert at the Lyceum London 1998. 2 hours of constant singing. It's the best concert I've ever listened too!
🥰 Yes Yes Yes!!!!! His emotion here comes from being left as a small child by his Mother; raised by his father who never remarried; heartbreaking. "Hoping For the Arms of Mater, Get to the the Sooner or Later" 😭 Highly Highly recommend Simply Red's "SUNRISE"; took the hook from Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go For That" and made it their own; Phenomenal!
If You Don’t Know Me By Now - Simply Red.
💯🎶❣️
Yessssss he will love that one too!♥️
Yes 👍, its a cover though. Need to listen to original Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes as well, but Simply Red did an amazing job. I got both on my playlist 😁
Yes definitely a better song. Iconic!
Just searched and was also covered by Patti LaBelle and Seal
"This white boy can sang" 😂 "If You Don't Know Me By Now" is another great tune he sings. His voice gives me eargasms!! 😛
Stars is another really good one too!
All English and British. People do. That's why the bee gees can. Blow ya face up. When they sang. Bc they are Australian. Btw. Have you reacted toHank Williams Jr yet His dad was Hank Sr. Thank Williams real life story is called living proof. It tells all you will love it. He's a living walking miracle. He. Is from Alabama. You will love it. ..thanks ps. Listen to. Family tradition. First. Lol v it's true ever word he wrote. Lol. Peace xoxo and stay safe
But. Simply red Is British. And. Sound awesome.
Lol. That's what. Stevie ray Vaughan. Playing. Does to mine. I feel ya. Darlin. But yeah. This song. And holding back the years. Blows mine up too. His voice is. Awesome. Indeed
8:00 - "This . . . can sang." And he left it in! I'm a black man, and I approve.
I'm envious of anyone hearing this voice for the first time. I don't remember first hearing it, it's just always been there. An astounding talent.
Same.
I remember hearing it for the first time, can never forget
Bang on.
Loving this song for decades and it still gives me goosebumps.
Mick Hucknall, the singer, won an Outstanding Achievement award from the Music of Black Origin Awards (MOBO Awards). He might be the only white man to ever do that.
Didn't know that ..... his voice is something special, soulful .....
👁👁 💔🖤💔 next....."Sunrise" my favorite!!!!! 😘
@@brendaallen1250 that's a great one.
@Tracy Simeone From the 1st note, he captured everyone's heart. You knew he meant every word of that song. Now knowing the back story, makes it tug your heart even more and harder
I remember in the 80s he was quoted as calling himself the best living white soul singer. He wasn't modest, but he wasn't wrong either..
Total banger, agreed. Soul is not about color-it’s about hearing someone’s soul coming through the music and realizing that we are all the same under our skin.🖤
....& the goosebumps ON our skin ☺.
Well stated!! No colorlines in good music👈🏽🤠♥️
What amazes me about Mick's voice, he's still got it today. His voice never aged. It's still phenomenal.
One of the best male UK voices and still sounds the same now 30 plus years on
I'll probably get crap for saying it but along with Mick for great UK voices I'd add George Michael.
And Morrissey
@@maine420grow Lisa Stanfield
@@MrBjorn6 putting Alison Moyet up there too!
I have only seen this Video and I am Subscribed...🙌🏽💖✔😘The BEST Reaction ever seen!!♥️🙌🏽🎉🤣
Simply Red's "Money's Too Tight to Mention" is another good one.
I forgot about that song, you are SO right..
Originally by The Valentine Brothers: th-cam.com/video/wqCAwpl-z34/w-d-xo.html
One of the best in my opinion
Keep holdin' on,.... To the feel in ' you get it!
WHAT - A - SINGER! / BALLADEER!
Annie Lenox , the Eurythmics. Here comes the rain again. She is a power house.
Absolutely
you're mentioning Annie Lennox. In the presence of this video. Smh
NO !!!
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of These)" by The Eurythmics
Class Tune...
My fav is Love is a stranger
Also “Must Be Talking To An Angel”
"That's some Bobby Caldwell shit right there."
New favorite phrase.
This song makes me emotional like I’ve wasted all those years
You have, try better.
Just keeeep holding on.
@@mediavideos2176 😔
💯❣️
You can always write a new life script, it's just a damn decision.
Back in the early 90s, I was security guard at BBC HQ and we got to know quite a few of the stars from the time. Got invited to a party at a house (can't remember whose, possibly Jo Whiley's) and Mick turned up, sang 'Angel' on the karaoke machine. A moment I'll never forget.
I bet you got some stories
That's awesome
Simply Red is something serious. Check out the rest of his music. For real
This song shook me when it came out in the 80s. And it gave me goosebumps just now, 35 years later.
You could tell that song was heartfelt
Has it been that long? Gosh I feel old!
Man, I forgot how good Michael James Hucknall’s voice was. So good, right?
So raw and soulful.
Oh I never knew his name thx
Mick Hucknall
June 8 th 1960
Owns a River....saving the Salmon for future generations...
Has a 9 yr old
daughter
Got married in a small 18th Century Church
8 people present...
I just love HIS VOICE
Very Humble Man
This is filmed in Whitby, England. One of the most beautiful places I've ever been to and an inspiration for the original Dracula novel.
You & your goosebumps are like a human musical geiger counter! (Record execs should hire you as a secret weapon 😀.)
The weird thing is I usually get goosebumps at the same time as him.. must be a musical sweetspot that causes it.. people should learn to refine that exact moment and sell it as a drug 🤣
100% Agree! Goosebumps = Munney!
What I really like about people reacting to music that they have never heard before is that they all react the the same way I do when I first heard the song. Except I reacted the same way but it was when the song first came out many years before. It is a nice validation to know that other people feel the same way about beautiful music years later.
It is a very melancholy song. Leaving behind the hopes and dreams of youth and stepping out on your own as an adult.
People are afraid of melancholy how and just see it as sadness, where it's really more about deepness or emotion
*now
You just listened to gold right there love.
“Money’s too tight to mention” a classic.
I get chills every time I hear this song.
This was over 35 years ago.....feck I feel old now! Amazing back then....still amazing now!
His mother left him when he was 3 years old,this is about him leaving home into the world when he was old enough but trying to “hold back the years”.
Never heard that before; now I know why it has the ring of authenticity..
Well of course she left.He was a ginger 🤣
Poor guy
@@pastorofmuppets22 I like ginger cats❤️😊
With that ginger hair, I’d have left him on the orphanage door step aswell!
Well, I think 'Michael McDonald- I keep forgettin' maybe one of these days? Or "What A Fool Believes" - The Doobie Brothers
Dr hook - “sexy eyes” and “Sharing the night together” would also be in the category
A must do
Mick the lead singer wrote this song when he was just 17 year's old when he was living with his father, please check out "If You Don't Know Me By Now" his vocals will blow you away ♥️
Harold Melvin And The Bluenotes are the original singers of this song, but yes, he sung the hell out of it too.
The guy is playing a trumpet. It is shorter and only has 3 valves. The saxophone is the “s” shaped horn. The trombone had the slide that moves back and forth. Fun fact : the French word for paper clip is ‘trombone’ because of its similar shape to the instrument.
Trumpet is a brass : vibrating your own lips
Saxophone is a woodwind : vibrating a cane reed, like clarinet or oboe
Muted trumpet... has a different sound. Beautiful song and Trumpet 🎺
This is such a beautiful song. He still sounds good.
Legitimately one of the only songs in history that gets better EVERY SINGLE TIME you listen to it.
I’m old school rock but this is a great song. His voice is incredible and still has it today.
FWIW the first recording of this was with the singer's punk band, Frantic Elevators: th-cam.com/video/sbwlFDZDh_U/w-d-xo.html
"This some Bobby Caldwell stuff " took me out 🤣 I like a lot of blue eyed soul. Simply Red is one of my favorite artists 😆
Simply Red, just one of the best vocals ever. This song still gives me the chills! Check out Howard Jones Things Can Only Get Better
I second the Howard Jones song!
Thirded. Howard Jones is awesome. 💜💜💜
If he checks out Howard Jones, he must do No One is to Blame.
He wrote this when he was 16 years old. His voice is amazing. Been listening to all his music since this song came out. Simply Res is simply the best!❤❤❤❤
This is my Simply Red's favourite song.
Think that Soul Has No Color comes to mind when you hear bands like Simply Red, Darryl Hall & John Oates, and many more. Glad you found this one. It's a beautiful classic.
Lotta Blue Eyed Soul going on right here...grew up with this:)
I love red hair. I used to pay to have red hair. Now I have salt and pepper. One day I'll go back.
Great song. I still love his hair.
One of the best songs ever.
Damn so much great music in the 80’s. Can’t beat it. So much better than today’s music. Real singing and talent. No studio magic and auto tune
Nobody reacts like you Mr.V. 😄💖
Simply Red was the tightest band of the 80's. All their members were successfully established session musicians not to mention Mike's powerful voice !!!
Oh Leo now u make me cry as this is a song I always sang when I was away from my son's for sometime. Much luv for bringing this song for a memory...
I'll keep holding on so tight 😢
This song just never gets old...Classic
Wow, what a great reaction!! We all reacted the same when this was first released!!
This guy's voice is incredible. I'm 75 yrs old and had to go out and buy this CD. I fell in love with this group. ❤❤❤
His audiences sing along with him whenever he performs this song.
His voice is unbelievable!
Ohhhhhhhhhh yesssssssssss. What can I say. Love this song.
Welcome to the Simply Red rabbit hole, so many wonderful soulful songs to choose from. It’s Only Love, A New Flame, Stars, For Your Babies, to name a small few. Could list so many!
They can SANG. I’m in tears after this video. It is about remembering. My daddy loved this song. RIP dad I love you.
I live where this is filmed, really nice place to live, Whitby.
Micks voice is amazing.
Is it in Manchester?
@@eviekelpie1 north Yorkshire
Where Dracula was based right?
@@Johnwick-vv4cj indeed!
Simply Red? This is simply beautiful. Can't put it better than that. Classic tune.
Simply Red....Simply Incredible. Sung with a lot of soul and pain.
Simply red released some true bangers back in the day.. both “stars” and “fairground” are very popular songs too, so if you like this you’ll like them 👍🏻
Yep my favorite is stars when carries the fallen from the stars tone
For Your Babies was a great one too.
I really love this song. I lost my mom and sister 6 months apart and this is one of those songs that gets me emo and I say to myself, "I'll keep, holding on" to the memories
To the people who gave the 9 thumbs down, you just don't know a great song when you hear it!
this song is about him missing his mother who left him and his father when he was 3 years old! and wishing he could be with her again, he really poured out all of his emotions in this song!
One of my all time favorite songs. 💜
Saw him live a couple of years ago, they were absolutely brilliant, Mick is a high quality songwriter, I can't think of a bad song he has written, you need to react to more of his stuff, you won't be disappointed my man.
This song goes good with wine. 😊
Pairs well 🍷
You will love everything he sings. He has one of the most soulful voices and so smooth! Love, love, love him!
Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now. DO IT!!!
I haven't heard this in ages; another commenter mentioned he penned this about being abandoned by his mother at the age of three. Out of sadness he wrote something that touched that well of untapped feeling some of us hold onto for too long; this is release....
Simply beautiful. Is perfect
If you got the pain, you got the blues.
It’s the kind of song that you pull your special lady in real close and sway to the music all night long !
Leo I don’t think I have EVER seen you react to any song like the way you reacted to Mick Hucknall known as Simply Red. He is considered one of the best blue eyed soul singers. If you can believe this he was once engaged to Catherine Zeta-Jones! Who happened to be a singer before or simultaneously an actor. Believe me when I say I reacted the same way when I first heard this song back in the day. As others have mentioned please check out “If You Don’t Know Me By Now”. As always I love your reactions! Love ya lots!! ❤️😘
80's music baby!
Best music EVER!
You can't not love this song.
this is such a good song...it’s got a lot of soul in the music and in his voice
“If you don’t know me by now “ is my favorite by them.
Remember singing this with him in Birmingham 20 years ago.
His voice is so dam good, he doesnt have any bad songs.👍👍🎹🎹🎹🎸🎸🥁🥁💕
Any song by Simply Red is ABSOLUTELY 💯 🔥. I am so glad I grew up in the 80's and I got to hear this when it came out. My favorite by them, " Angel" & "Stars". That voice he has is unlike any other.
Leo, I'm slow dancing by myself. Wish you were here. Love his voice. Take me back to a certain time like most.
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My mum is a massive Simply Red fan so I grew up with their music in the house, I got to go to one of their concerts and it was amazing! He is exactly this excellent if not better live.
Irish soul. The Irish (and the Scottish) often refer to themselves as the "blacks" of Europe, because they were oppressed by England and suffered through a lot of poverty, urbanization, and religious (not racial) violence. But damn, this reminds me how incredible Mick Hucknall's voice really was...one of those songs I didn't want to like growing up, but couldn't ignore.
He's from Manchester though
@@sharonross7940Irish descent.
Leo, it's a trumpet but with a harmon mute. The soloist had been listening to a lot of Miles Davis & decided to give it a shot.
In 1978, when Mick was a teenager, he wrote his 2nd song - this one. "Holding Back the Years" is about that moment when you know you have to leave home but the outside world is scary. So, you’re "holding back the years."
Leo, you have no idea how long I’ve been waiting and looking forward to you watching this one!
I see the bumps, all the way to your elbow!! His voice is satin-smooth, so full of soul!
More Simply Red - Money's Too Tight to Mention.
This is one of the greatest songs of all time!
“Simply Red is simply beautiful!” ❤️💖 ain’t no other way to put it! I’m so glad u checked them out👍🏽
Your style, though, Mr. Video...the polka dots! I love it. 😚
Simply Red- Sunrise ☺️☺️☺️😍
Yes,beautiful and filled with sensuality
This man's voice........
You need to check out and do a reaction on one of these 3 songs.
1. Insatiable Woman - Isley Brothers
2. Caravan of Love - Isley Brothers
3. When Doves Cry - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Sorry for the confusion, but Whote Doves by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
White Dove!
The 80s had the best music I tell ya....
I've heard this song so many times, but I needed this tonight. Tears streaming down my face...don't even know why! Lol. "Sunrise" is one my favorites of his. "If You Don't Know Me By Now", a classic. 💕
I just recently got into Simply Red, now I watch all his concerts. Time after time he sounds exactly the same, that’s not easy to accomplish
It’s about his parents walking out on him as a child, he is an incredible singer. I have been lucky to have seen him live on 4 occasions. He sings live for 3 hours no loss in quality of his sound. Love him❤️
Love to see the emotion, as we have all gathered to see you react and feel you react! You have attracted a very diversified family and we got goose bumps back in the day to lots of music (still do)! So nice to hear your sincere gratitude for so many fine artists! Remember, we’re sitting on the couch with you....I just can’t smell anything!
The song that launched 1000's of relationships in the 80's, always played as one of the slow songs at the end of the night, the 2am 'love shuffle'....
YES!!!! I thought for sure you had already reviewed this one by now. This is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES! I love this song. It’s so beautiful and timeless. So glad you liked it! Great reaction ❤️
Simply Red - Money’s too tight to mention (Live in Montreux) You’ll be blown away.
SIMPLY RED "MONEY'S TOO TIGHT TO MENTION"...CLASSIC.
This song is about his mother abandoning him as a very young child & he was holding on to the hope that she would return to have a relationship with him.
This is the go-to song to vibe to while driving home after a stressful day at work. Halfway through the song and I don't even care about the day anymore. Smooth is an understatement. I'm glad you got to experience this
Oh my god this is GOOD !
There s nothing to say it s BEAUTIFUL
❤🧡💛💚💙💜❤🧡💛💚💙💜🧡💛💛
Their cover of "if you don't know me by now" should be next please!!!!
He’s the standard for blue eyed soul. This was done in 1985-1986! I was in high school. Powerful and gripping. Mick Hucknall is the singer. He still performs. He’s the real deal!
Listen to UB40 👍👍👍. 😁😁😁. Greetings from the UK
Man the UK was the centre of good soul/r&b in the 80s and 90s!!! Ain't even lying on that!!
he did a few of UB40 songs
man i fuck with your channel now. i've not seen one video that i didnt like. great job over here!!
You've just scratched the surface! Watch his concert at the Lyceum London 1998. 2 hours of constant singing. It's the best concert I've ever listened too!
🥰 Yes Yes Yes!!!!! His emotion here comes from being left as a small child by his Mother; raised by his father who never remarried; heartbreaking. "Hoping For the Arms of Mater, Get to the the Sooner or Later" 😭
Highly Highly recommend Simply Red's "SUNRISE"; took the hook from Hall and Oates' "I Can't Go For That" and made it their own; Phenomenal!