To people that keep informing me that my analysis and interpretation was incorrect lol thank you I realize that but I prefaced with saying that it was more of an inference and I stated I wanted to focus more predominantly on then music than the lyrics. Bless.
Jay Rah, you seem to like the innovative arrangements and musicality, please do a reaction video to this classic from Elton John Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Remastered 2014), would like to hear your thoughts. It's the opening track off his double album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". One of the best openings in music history.
From my point of view no interpretation of any music is wrong. The interpretation belongs exclusively to the listener. What others can do is appreciate, or not, that view point. Good job at interpreting this song.
Saw them last December, one of the best concerts in my life. After that I couldn’t help but go immediately to North Yorkshire and visit all the places in the video! It’s Whitby for the harbour and the church and Goathland for the station. Keep going man!
One of my favorites of Simply Red. He was abandoned by his mother when he was young and always wished for her to return but she never did. Such a great voice. Good reaction Jay Rah.
Hi bro greetings from across the pond 😊🇬🇧 Si Simply Red we’re formed in Manchester, England in 1985 by lead singer Mick Hucknall. He was 17 when he wrote this and it reflects a troubled childhood where he saw his mom abandon him when he was just 3 yrs old and subsequently raised by a tyrannical dad 😕 This was their 3rd single from their DEBUT album and provided them with their 1st No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the States! They also hit the top in the States with their cover of a song called If You Don’t Know Me By Now which was first recorded by a sick group outta Philadelphia called Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes, they reached No.3 on BBH100. Simply Red then hit the top with their version AND WON the Grammy for best R & Song for 1989!! Their version can also be found in the 2000 Movie American Psycho and 1991’s Class Action. You deffo wanna check that out, the music vid is just perfect for the tone of the arrangement, shot in black ‘n’ white in a smoky jazz club kinda setting 😊 SR are touring in ‘23 although the did disband around 2010 only to reform in 2015. The majority of their songs are originals with a major contributor (I wouldn’t say he’s the only contributor) but most of their songs are written or co-written by Hucknall. Another really great cover they did was You Make Me Feel Brand New, do yourself a HUGE FAVOUR BRO and take a look at them singing it LIVE in Sydney Australia around about 2009/2010, it is STUNNING!! Mick Hucknall is that rare breed who sounds AS GOOD LIVE sometimes better than the original studio recording! That live recording in Sydney, Australia of that song is so good on so many levels, his vocals are just sublime and his mike control and mike placement is a masterclass in live performance. Hope you get to see it, I’m sure you will love it 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
The lead singer Mick Hucknall wrote the song when he was 17 years old and it was about when his Mother left the family when he was a young boy. There is a lot of real life heartache in the Lyrics when he says "Hoping for the Arms of "Mater" which is British slang for "Mother".
Mick Hucknall's voice was stunning from SR's first hit, 'Money's too tight to mention' onwards. And yes, he looks so unlikely to sound so soulful! That first hit's still worth a listen - so are several more songs, such as Something got me started and their cover of If you don't know me by now.
Oh how I love this song. Other songs by them: If you don't know me by now, Stars, Something got me started .....all great, however, I think this will always be their masterpiece.
It's almost unbelivable to this day that the 80s are over, feels like yesterday to me! Simply Red is quite a discovery even for me as a kid in '86...just touches you right inside!!!
Mick Hucknall is still going strong & you can find whole concerts on YT. Couldn’t believe he sounded so great. You’ll love it for both the soul/jazz vibe
I messaged Tim Kellett the trumpet player in the video and Chris Joyce the drummer.. they both replied back to me! and signed my vinyl sleeve of Holding back the years! lovely gentlemen.
Yes Sir 1986. I remember it well. One night I was in the West Village on a Saturday night after leaving Club Tunnel. I was walking to my car heard this song playing in a bar. Stopped by the door looked down and found a $100.00 bill waiting for me to take it and drink up. Yes. And this song is classic
I saw Simply Red in Haydock, Liverpool in the early 2000s. They were not disappointing. Mick Hucknall is the genius behind the group, writing a large proportion of the songs and covering particular songs that he liked, usually with different arrangements. Another early song is 'Money To Tight To Mention', faster, but still very meaningful.
If you like smooth and hypnotic, I think you'd really enjoy reacting to Sade's songs No Ordinary Love, Cherish the Day and Keep Looking...their as smooth as a baby's behind!
In my day. When you came across a song like this, you spread the word.We shared our finds with others.New songs ,New artists,Movies whatever. My friend was asking everyone in our circle Have Y'all heard Simply Red?Have y'all heard Simply Red? This guys voice is phenominal. He still sounds the same.He has something special, for sure.
This was one of the best reactions I've seen to this song, and honestly it is the *appropriate* reaction! I feel like I'm supposed to stand up and applaud when this song ends. What a masterpiece.
Mick has one of those once in a lifetime voices. This came out the year after I was supposed to graduate from high school and has played somewhere deep in my subconscious ever since. What a SHINING example of soul. 💜💚💛✌️
The 80's were an awesome time for music. Gen-X, that middle child of American generations, produced/created some of the most substantive music of the 20th century. We are greatly under appreciated. IJS.🎼🎤🎶
I’ve already commented bro giving you a brief history of SR but now that I’ve heard your full reaction especially as you SO LOVE the arrangement of this it makes it even more important for ya to just sit back and chill by watching their music vid for their cover of If You Don’t Know Me By Now, yep the song that gave them their 2ND USA NO.1 and won them the Grammy for BEST R & B SONG 1989!! Yep you hear me, a band from Manchester, England featuring a Caucasian guy with ginger hair takes BEST R & B Grammy 😊
Great reaction! Mick Hucknall is one of the best vocalists in the world. He carefully picked musicians for his band. Please keep reacting to Simply Red. I think you will like If You Don't Knoe Me By Now.
This song is so specific to a time in my life, everytime I hear it, I am instantly transported. Sometimes hearing it makes me smile, sometimes it makes me cry. Great reaction, you noticed some interesting nuances 😊 Check out their song Sunrise, it's completely different from this track, but very smooth groove, as well.
And he still sounds fantastic in his 60’s I was lucky enough to to hear this when he first came out. “ if you don’t know me my now” was his next one. Still singing a lot .but so many great songs!
1980s was such a wonderful, creative and cool time for western music. Generally easy going, smooth, free of fanwars and people trying to make things chart to outdo some other fandom, like they do now. Lol. About the best you could buy from an artist was a tape, a vinyl record (a promo marble white label pressing if you were a collector, and lucky!) and a fanclub badge and poster! You'd save up hard to get to the concerts, usually in tiny clubs and music venues. You didn't know much about artists personal lives or how they voted, as now. That stuff was generally private and tbh I think people were better all round for it. You could make friends just through different music, because you weren't obliged to 'stan' an artist or wage war with another group's fandom. It's was like a great big music family in the 80s and 90s, no internet controlling everything, just good vibes, everyone chilling.
Jay-please whatever you’re doing or where you be at -put your headphones on and put on this-simply red-do the right thing it will blow your mind on a new level👍
Written by the singer at 17 years old to me unbelievable. From this because his mother left him when he was younger. He does two covers of sorts that I like. One is called Sunrise and the other is the air that breathe check out for reaction.
Wow! Thanks for mentioning that he had this experience. The father in the video seems to be a jerk who drove his mom away. I hope his music career has healed his childhood trauma. Teach your children well.
Wow! I enjoyed this reaction. I came to TH-cam to listen to this song tonight. Saw your reaction down below it. I love this song. Your reaction reminds me when I heard it the first time back many many years ago when it was released. Love Simply Red. Especially this one!
Simply Red was ALWAYS 1 of my Official Go To bands for those nights alone home with your Lady... Such an overlooked band from back in the day.... Gotta Love Em. Peaceout!! Love All Y'all!!
I absolutely love your reaction to this song!! 🤗💕💋💋💋The look on your face at the end 😂🤣This is one of my favorite artists and songs ever. Simply Red's lead singer is Mick Hucknal and songs I definitely recommend - something got me started, if you don't know me by now, stars, say you love me, fairground... There are so many more 💛 These are real musicians with real talent, heart & soul. Your ear for music is phenomenal! 🔥I love your personality, you're just 💛💙💛Stay safe & healthy, love ya 💗
I like the way you analyze music. You make me appreciate the music I grew up listening to even more with a new spirit. You are a breath of fresh air. Keep doing your thing Brother Jay Rah Peace!
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To people that keep informing me that my analysis and interpretation was incorrect lol thank you I realize that but I prefaced with saying that it was more of an inference and I stated I wanted to focus more predominantly on then music than the lyrics. Bless.
You're doing great! Don't worry. 1. pick great songs, 2. have good sound quality, 3. enjoy!
Forget about lyrics unless in your face...
S'all good.
It's your opinion, and I think everyone loves that song, because everything about it is beautiful. Good choice. Simply Red can sang!
Jay Rah, you seem to like the innovative arrangements and musicality, please do a reaction video to this classic from Elton John Funeral For A Friend / Love Lies Bleeding (Remastered 2014), would like to hear your thoughts. It's the opening track off his double album "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". One of the best openings in music history.
From my point of view no interpretation of any music is wrong. The interpretation belongs exclusively to the listener. What others can do is appreciate, or not, that view point.
Good job at interpreting this song.
This ginger boy filled stadiums around the world. All his songs are great.
Saw them last December, one of the best concerts in my life. After that I couldn’t help but go immediately to North Yorkshire and visit all the places in the video! It’s Whitby for the harbour and the church and Goathland for the station. Keep going man!
This is in the same genre as Sade, Maxwell, Sweetback. All sultry, silky smooth singers. If this was butter then I'm toast
Not same, but smooth voice emerged in same era is also Anita Baker, legend.
@@mic1240 good call on Anita
On spaghetti
One of my favorites of Simply Red. He was abandoned by his mother when he was young and always wished for her to return but she never did. Such a great voice. Good reaction Jay Rah.
This guy's voice is beautiful isn't it?
10 PERIOD!!! Mick had some PIPES!!!!
Still does!
hahaha I read that as pies! ....close enough lol
@Trey Honeycutt...Mick hasn't lost a step; he still HAS some pipes!
The beat gets you at first making you not pay attention to the vocals...THEN they DROP!!! EPIC!!!
Hi bro greetings from across the pond 😊🇬🇧 Si Simply Red we’re formed in Manchester, England in 1985 by lead singer Mick Hucknall. He was 17 when he wrote this and it reflects a troubled childhood where he saw his mom abandon him when he was just 3 yrs old and subsequently raised by a tyrannical dad 😕 This was their 3rd single from their DEBUT album and provided them with their 1st No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the States! They also hit the top in the States with their cover of a song called If You Don’t Know Me By Now which was first recorded by a sick group outta Philadelphia called Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes, they reached No.3 on BBH100.
Simply Red then hit the top with their version AND WON the Grammy for best R & Song for 1989!! Their version can also be found in the 2000 Movie American Psycho and 1991’s Class Action. You deffo wanna check that out, the music vid is just perfect for the tone of the arrangement, shot in black ‘n’ white in a smoky jazz club kinda setting 😊 SR are touring in ‘23 although the did disband around 2010 only to reform in 2015. The majority of their songs are originals with a major contributor (I wouldn’t say he’s the only contributor) but most of their songs are written or co-written by Hucknall. Another really great cover they did was You Make Me Feel Brand New, do yourself a HUGE FAVOUR BRO and take a look at them singing it LIVE in Sydney Australia around about 2009/2010, it is STUNNING!! Mick Hucknall is that rare breed who sounds AS GOOD LIVE sometimes better than the original studio recording! That live recording in Sydney, Australia of that song is so good on so many levels, his vocals are just sublime and his mike control and mike placement is a masterclass in live performance. Hope you get to see it, I’m sure you will love it 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
The lead singer Mick Hucknall wrote the song when he was 17 years old and it was about when his Mother left the family when he was a young boy. There is a lot of real life heartache in the Lyrics when he says "Hoping for the Arms of "Mater" which is British slang for "Mother".
He mentions his father (Pater) as well
Mick Hucknall's voice was stunning from SR's first hit, 'Money's too tight to mention' onwards. And yes, he looks so unlikely to sound so soulful! That first hit's still worth a listen - so are several more songs, such as Something got me started and their cover of If you don't know me by now.
❣❣❣ **********EVERY SOUL HAS A COLOR, AND THIS ONE, IS SIMPLY RED********** ❣❣❣
Oh how I love this song. Other songs by them: If you don't know me by now, Stars, Something got me started .....all great, however, I think this will always be their masterpiece.
It's almost unbelivable to this day that the 80s are over, feels like yesterday to me!
Simply Red is quite a discovery even for me as a kid in '86...just touches you right inside!!!
I can't begin to explain how it makes me feel to see someone so affected and impacted by great music. Wow is all I can say.
Mick Hucknall is still going strong & you can find whole concerts on YT. Couldn’t believe he sounded so great. You’ll love it for both the soul/jazz vibe
I officially call it The '80s has the best music ever..
I messaged Tim Kellett the trumpet player in the video and Chris Joyce the drummer.. they both replied back to me! and signed my vinyl sleeve of Holding back the years! lovely gentlemen.
He has a golden voice.....one of the best in my opinion. So much soul....love it!!!
You have great taste in music! 😍 really enjoyed watching you react to this masterpiece! 🔥🔥🔥
Your face and smile says it all. Top 10 of all time for me.
Beautiful ain't it?? Beautiful passionate music to my ears so much soul!! Fantastic reaction Jay!! AMAZING 😊💓🤘✌️ Jay, I love your passion!!
And he wrote at age of 17, and still today in his 69’s . So glad I grew up with his music
Yes Sir 1986. I remember it well. One night I was in the West Village on a Saturday night after leaving Club Tunnel. I was walking to my car heard this song playing in a bar. Stopped by the door looked down and found a $100.00 bill waiting for me to take it and drink up. Yes. And this song is classic
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@@mikehollingworth2262 so you were there. Ok I live to empress people I don’t even know or want to know.
I saw Simply Red in Haydock, Liverpool in the early 2000s. They were not disappointing. Mick Hucknall is the genius behind the group, writing a large proportion of the songs and covering particular songs that he liked, usually with different arrangements. Another early song is 'Money To Tight To Mention', faster, but still very meaningful.
Worth going enthusiastically down the Simply Red rabbit hole. Such an unusual and talented artist.
The fact that you get how good Mick Hucknell (Simply Red) is .. has now gained you a new subscriber! I've seen him live twice.. Ohh.my.GAWWD!
Trumpet guy is unexpected and also fucking awesome! Then leeds into some of the best high notes ever sung.
Bro, I’ve been listening to these guys since 1986. Mick Hucknall’s vocals NEVER disappoint. DIVE down this rabbit hole. You won’t regret it.
Sade “ Bullet proof Soul” And her live performance “Somebody Broke My Heart “ and “Cherish The Day “
He has such a beautiful voice. great reaction.
A day old and 0 dislikes says all ya gots to know about this jam. Eternal.
Great job as usual.
Your dead right. Soul has no colour, it’s from inside and this guy has it, he still sings these songs flawless to this day and he’s pushing 60+
He wrote this when he was 17. Hoping for the arms of Mater. (Mother)
Amazing band!!! Please do your self a favor and listen to their album Stars!! You will love it!!! Very jazzy and soulful!!!
I so appreciate your reactions. You feel the music. Thank you.
In my humble opinion , This Is The #1 reaction to this song!
If you like smooth and hypnotic, I think you'd really enjoy reacting to Sade's songs No Ordinary Love, Cherish the Day and Keep Looking...their as smooth as a baby's behind!
Favorite song of all time
Totally unique - no band sounds like this together! Especially with Mick´s singing. Great stuff!
Simply Beautiful....that's what it is!
In my day. When you came across a song like this, you spread the word.We shared our finds with others.New songs ,New artists,Movies whatever.
My friend was asking everyone in our circle Have Y'all heard Simply Red?Have y'all heard Simply Red?
This guys voice is phenominal.
He still sounds the same.He has something special, for sure.
You're so right about soul. It knows no ethnicity, it belongs to all of us and it lives in all our hearts.
Simply Red did this song a couple years ago with a symphony and Mike sounds just as good at 60 as he did back in the 80s.
This was one of the best reactions I've seen to this song, and honestly it is the *appropriate* reaction! I feel like I'm supposed to stand up and applaud when this song ends. What a masterpiece.
Mick has one of those once in a lifetime voices. This came out the year after I was supposed to graduate from high school and has played somewhere deep in my subconscious ever since. What a SHINING example of soul. 💜💚💛✌️
Simply beautiful voice in red.
This song is about his mom leaving him when he was a child of 3 years old.
The 80's were an awesome time for music. Gen-X, that middle child of American generations, produced/created some of the most substantive music of the 20th century. We are greatly under appreciated. IJS.🎼🎤🎶
Yes❤❤❤
Gorgeous groove. Love it !
Check out their song Sunrise. They sample Hall and Oates I Can't Go For That on the track!
I’ve already commented bro giving you a brief history of SR but now that I’ve heard your full reaction especially as you SO LOVE the arrangement of this it makes it even more important for ya to just sit back and chill by watching their music vid for their cover of If You Don’t Know Me By Now, yep the song that gave them their 2ND USA NO.1 and won them the Grammy for BEST R & B SONG 1989!! Yep you hear me, a band from Manchester, England featuring a Caucasian guy with ginger hair takes BEST R & B Grammy 😊
⚜️ I haven't seen you this sonically enthralled in quite some time. I never tire of listening to this song.
He wrote this song at 17 years old ❤. Apparently his mother took off when he was only 3. Never knew why, but she missed out on an incredible child
Great reaction! Mick Hucknall is one of the best vocalists in the world. He carefully picked musicians for his band. Please keep reacting to Simply Red. I think you will like If You Don't Knoe Me By Now.
This song is so specific to a time in my life, everytime I hear it, I am instantly transported. Sometimes hearing it makes me smile, sometimes it makes me cry.
Great reaction, you noticed some interesting nuances 😊
Check out their song Sunrise, it's completely different from this track, but very smooth groove, as well.
U may like the smooth sound of Sade's ' Smooth Operator '
He's STILL knocking them dead on tour!😅
"Something got me Started" is my favorite of theirs, it's so upbeat and catchy, love it! "Stars" is another great track.
He still sounds as good as he did 40 years ago. Fabulous. If you like this, listen to If You Don't Know Me By Now. By him.
you can play this song in 20 years and it will still crush
And he still sounds fantastic in his 60’s I was lucky enough to to hear this when he first came out. “ if you don’t know me my now” was his next one. Still singing a lot .but so many great songs!
One of my favourites from the 80s. #legendary
Please check out Simply Red's cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now". I think you'll enjoy it.
If you love this ,you'll love their Albums ..A New Flame , Stars ,& Life all Great LPs
1980s was such a wonderful, creative and cool time for western music. Generally easy going, smooth, free of fanwars and people trying to make things chart to outdo some other fandom, like they do now. Lol. About the best you could buy from an artist was a tape, a vinyl record (a promo marble white label pressing if you were a collector, and lucky!) and a fanclub badge and poster! You'd save up hard to get to the concerts, usually in tiny clubs and music venues. You didn't know much about artists personal lives or how they voted, as now. That stuff was generally private and tbh I think people were better all round for it. You could make friends just through different music, because you weren't obliged to 'stan' an artist or wage war with another group's fandom. It's was like a great big music family in the 80s and 90s, no internet controlling everything, just good vibes, everyone chilling.
Exactly
I love this song. He still sounds great today!
So so so glad you were able to experience this!
The scenes are from the north of England, it's where Mick Hucknall was born & raised (Manchester).
Jay-please whatever you’re doing or where you be at -put your headphones on and put on this-simply red-do the right thing it will blow your mind on a new level👍
"soul transcends ethnicity" Amen!
Hearing him sign that song even today, after all the years, he sounds exactly the same if not better. A pure masterpiece!
Jay rah hang to that wisdom. Show that openness. You do it so young.!!!!!
Check out his version of "Angel" with the Fugees.
One of the best songs ever created!
can't wait until till next February when I'm going to see them live again. just a fantastic singer and group.
He is the only singer i have seen who has got better with age
Zooming in on the face😂😂😂 such a great song! I'm a huge fan of Simply Red and Mick Hucknall❤
He's walking around Whitby Abbey - the place where Dracula arrived in the UK
WOW I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS THIS SONG, A LOT TO SAY! THANK YOU FOR HOSTING! from California, USA
Beautifully put together vocals and instrumentals
Simply red got me through the 80’s
Written by the singer at 17 years old to me unbelievable. From this because his mother left him when he was younger. He does two covers of sorts that I like. One is called Sunrise and the other is the air that breathe check out for reaction.
Wow! Thanks for mentioning that he had this experience. The father in the video seems to be a jerk who drove his mom away. I hope his music career has healed his childhood trauma. Teach your children well.
That is true pain in pure smoothness, thank you for the video.
Wow! I enjoyed this reaction. I came to TH-cam to listen to this song tonight. Saw your reaction down below it. I love this song. Your reaction reminds me when I heard it the first time back many many years ago when it was released. Love Simply Red. Especially this one!
One of the great "blue eyed soul" artists!
Top reaction 👏
Perfect. It is tranquil. He can sing. This was a good one 😊
Was always a favorite of mine also...
Simply Red was ALWAYS 1 of my Official Go To bands for those nights alone home with your Lady...
Such an overlooked band from back in the day....
Gotta Love Em.
Peaceout!!
Love All Y'all!!
I absolutely love your reaction to this song!! 🤗💕💋💋💋The look on your face at the end 😂🤣This is one of my favorite artists and songs ever. Simply Red's lead singer is Mick Hucknal and songs I definitely recommend - something got me started, if you don't know me by now, stars, say you love me, fairground... There are so many more 💛 These are real musicians with real talent, heart & soul. Your ear for music is phenomenal! 🔥I love your personality, you're just 💛💙💛Stay safe & healthy, love ya 💗
That track is just right. It's one of those songs that makes you feel better for hearing it
When the trumpet solo is so good you have to leave the room haha
Bredren, bredren! Your reaction is priceless! I don't know you but I know that you love muzik.
One of my favorite groups.
I’ve had this song in my head since it came out back in the 80s. Good to know it still haunts folks.
I like the way you analyze music. You make me appreciate the music I grew up listening to even more with a new spirit. You are a breath of fresh air. Keep doing your thing Brother Jay Rah Peace!
so good!! I know I'm not bringing anything new to the review at all, but damn this is a time machine song!!
Great reaction. You clearly got it ....completely.
That my sir is a pure voice