Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes sang this back in the day. "Wake Up Everybody" would be a fitting song for today's trials and tribulations, also by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. 😍
My wife always asks my why i watch reaction videos. It is very simple. I do not watch very many, but i do watch yours. You really let the music take you away from all of the foul things that we all see in our everyday lives and music has that power. As a musician, that is what I want for my listeners. Let the notes take you somewhere beautiful and peaceful. Maybe not to where I was thinking of when I played or wrote the song, because that is my interpretation. Your own interpretation is the important one. Your family also has very good taste in music. Some of the best ones that you have done were recommended by your family. Thanks so much.
i've always loved the harold melvin and the bluenotes version. i never thought it could be topped or equaled. i was surprise this version equaled the original.
Musicians really are a brotherhood. Doesn’t matter where they are from, culture, or race. They truly are a brotherhood, and understand each other, regardless of the genre they perform in. Each one is like a meteor rushing thru space and time.
I remember when this song was released in the summer of 1989. Brings back a lot of fun memories. The lead singer, Mick Hucknall, is very soulful. At the time, I didn't know this was a cover of a Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes classic. Must point out the lead singer of the original version was vocal powerhouse Teddy Pendergrass. Mick did a great job with his rendition.
We LOVE you James!! Keep up the amazing job you are doing! Your smile is infectious!! Also, the love and respect you show your family, rocks and rules!! ❤❤❤
It dosen't matter to me who makes request for you to react to, I just love to hear music. You are such a sweetheart of a young man and I enjoy your reaction to all music. God bless you. 😊
This brought back the most random memory of me as a kid putting a tape deck up against the radio and recording this song onto a mix tape back in the late 80s when it came out. Thanks for the smile that put on my face today 🙂
It would be cool to put Harold Melville the original and Simply Red (cover) side by side and compare. .yea you were probably listening to the original by Harold Melville and the Bluetones....love them both
I have been watching and following you for over a year now and I LOVE how excited, enthusiastic and genuinely interested you are in the music of our generations. I am 47 and have a son a few years older than you and I always used to take him to a concert every summer so he would develop an appreciation for music. I agree with you 100% that the singing was better and the songs had more meaning. Keep up the good work. I will keep watching. I love your channel!!
Your family does it again. Pics another great song. Can’t complain they always have you do really great music. I heard this song on the radio first.So I was also shocked back in the day when I saw who sang it. Definitely wasn’t thinking a red haired Englishman.❤️👍😃🌼✌️
So glad you're back !!! I love to see you're smile again. Hope you and you're family are all weil🙏. How funny the white-black singer😅👍 . I must admit , his voice is real soul music ❤ .
James you ended up on one of my suggestions!!! I love this reaction so far... I’m smiling because of who you thought he was... he has red hair and everything 😂😂😂
Simply Red cover's The Stylistics major hit...You Make Me Feel Brand New, a song I thought to be impossible to cover ...It will blow your mind, the soul and essence of the song is there 100%. Give it a listen. If you don't know the song ask Aunti she will know it well. #BlackLivesMatter#PeaceLoveAnd Soul.....in the spirit of unity play ....''.Love Train'' by the O'jay's and ''PeiceTrain'' by Cat Stevens
This song was produced in, September 1972 by, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Simply Red wasn't the first to sing this song but I think they did a wonderful job, singing this song.
It IS a black artist. At least the original. If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philly soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Teddy Pendergrass was the lead singer. Simply Red's 1989 cover is probably the most well known. They took their version to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. You should do a reaction to the original and compare.
JB ,I am so glad that you appreciate the beautiful voice of Mick Hucknel. And , yes Mick singing "Holding back the years" is wonderful. If you want to hear a song that also has meaning in the words, try "Mister You're a Better Man Than I" by the Yardbirds, from to 60s
Che reazione !! È bellissimo vedere ragazzi così giovani ascoltare questa meravigliosa musica e questa canzone in particolare cantata in modo stupendo da Mick ❤❤❤
I love the way you react to beautiful music! You aren't afraid to show your emotions. You appreciate the same music that I do. I feel your soul and it is beautiful. Keep om doing what you are doing and ignore any negative comments. Thank you for being who you are!
Simply Red the band very few in the USA know but loved all over the rest of the world. Almost 40 top 40 hits throughout the world. 60 million albums sold without using a record label since the mid 90's. The issue in the US was always how does radio classify them. They aren't Pop, or Jazz, or R&B ... they're the perfect blend of all 3. For a pop listen try their best selling single ever Fairground, For R&B, give Angel featuring Wyclef Jean and Lauren Hill from the Fugees and the movie Step Off. For Jazz Give Sad Old Red or It's Only Love a Barry White remake a listen. Mick likes to do cover's as it's his way of paying respect to his influences. Just released a new album in 2019 Blue Eyed Soul. Soulful and Funky. Give it a listen
Simply Red did a cover of "If you dont know me by now "by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendegrass).Mick did it juctice. I love his voice.He still sounds the same.
This remake(& in my opinion the best version of this song) came out when I was a teenager, cruising Main Street in my small hometown. Brings back so many great memories.
The best version is by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead. It is a must hear. You may have heard this when younger; they are Black artists.
He's doing a great cover version of this Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes classic!! So many black guys thought Mick Hucknall actually was black!
Mick's voice is incredible!!! Check out Simply Red's "Holding back the years". Now that is an Awesome song that you'll Love!!!
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes sang this back in the day. "Wake Up Everybody" would be a fitting song for today's trials and tribulations, also by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. 😍
Wake up everybody =TEDDY PENDERGRAS !!!! Solo !
I thought that they had done the original. Dang good cover though.
For really
Yep!! I actually like Teddy singing it better.
Why would we complain when your family has such great taste in music. I absolutely adore your reactions, thank you for being you! 💞
Please listen to their song "Holding back the years", which the lead singer wrote about his mom, who abandoned him at 3 years old!
I second this!
Never knew that what the song was about. He's so adorable - how could anyone walk away from him?
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SADLY, it DOES Happen. 😢 💔
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Cereal??!! This song will floor you JB
My wife always asks my why i watch reaction videos. It is very simple. I do not watch very many, but i do watch yours. You really let the music take you away from all of the foul things that we all see in our everyday lives and music has that power. As a musician, that is what I want for my listeners. Let the notes take you somewhere beautiful and peaceful. Maybe not to where I was thinking of when I played or wrote the song, because that is my interpretation. Your own interpretation is the important one. Your family also has very good taste in music. Some of the best ones that you have done were recommended by your family. Thanks so much.
How can anybody complain about the video's your family are suggesting, when they're as wonderful as this one?
i've always loved the harold melvin and the bluenotes version. i never thought it could be topped or equaled. i was surprise this version equaled the original.
Holding back the years is even better by Simply Red
He's got a RnB voice. Great singer.
Musicians really are a brotherhood. Doesn’t matter where they are from, culture, or race. They truly are a brotherhood, and understand each other, regardless of the genre they perform in. Each one is like a meteor rushing thru space and time.
I remember when this song was released in the summer of 1989. Brings back a lot of fun memories. The lead singer, Mick Hucknall, is very soulful. At the time, I didn't know this was a cover of a Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes classic. Must point out the lead singer of the original version was vocal powerhouse Teddy Pendergrass. Mick did a great job with his rendition.
We LOVE you James!! Keep up the amazing job you are doing! Your smile is infectious!! Also, the love and respect you show your family, rocks and rules!! ❤❤❤
*80’s Greatest Decade Ever* !
It dosen't matter to me who makes request for you to react to, I just love to hear music. You are such a sweetheart of a young man and I enjoy your reaction to all music. God bless you. 😊
This brought back the most random memory of me as a kid putting a tape deck up against the radio and recording this song onto a mix tape back in the late 80s when it came out. Thanks for the smile that put on my face today 🙂
Your family have excellent taste in music! Keep ‘em coming, James! Much love 💜
Very good message. People need to understand that we all are the same, regardless of the skin color. Music makes people come together🙏
Yes we are and Ty for saying that , we must love each other and stop with all the hate ppl We are one race and that's the human race we are one!
Harold Melvin and the Blue Note...Teddy Pendergrass...❤❤❤❤OG BROTHER...
Simply red stars is an absolute belter you have to listen
So glad you’re back James! Please react to his song “Holding back the Years.” Another of his great hits!!!❤️💟🙏🏼☮️💟
It would be cool to put Harold Melville the original and Simply Red (cover) side by side and compare. .yea you were probably listening to the original by Harold Melville and the Bluetones....love them both
Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes made this song in 1972 and they are a black group. Gad gave every race soul and talent.
"In your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel..John Cusack holding that radio over his head in "Say Anything" WAS EVERYTHING!!! 📻 ❤ to you & your family!!
I have been watching and following you for over a year now and I LOVE how excited, enthusiastic and genuinely interested you are in the music of our generations. I am 47 and have a son a few years older than you and I always used to take him to a concert every summer so he would develop an appreciation for music. I agree with you 100% that the singing was better and the songs had more meaning. Keep up the good work. I will keep watching. I love your channel!!
Your family does it again. Pics another great song. Can’t complain they always have you do really great music. I heard this song on the radio first.So I was also shocked back in the day when I saw who sang it. Definitely wasn’t thinking a red haired Englishman.❤️👍😃🌼✌️
Such a beautiful song! I was a teen when this song came out. So happy to see you appreciating music from my time😊😊😥👍❤️
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
Fantastic song, classic lyrics and a beautiful voice, very enjoyable. Thank you for reacting.
We love you too. I’m genuinely concerned about you. Please keep your positive thoughts going!!! We love you James!
So glad you're back !!! I love to see you're smile again. Hope you and you're family are all weil🙏. How funny the white-black singer😅👍 . I must admit , his voice is real soul music ❤ .
Glad you’re back doing your thing, James. I recommend “He Ain’t Heavy, (He’s my Brother)” by the Hollies. Appropriate for the times
Oooh yes play he ain't heavy he's my brother
My mom loves this song becausr it reminds her of her older brother.
Also "The Air That I Breathe"
James you ended up on one of my suggestions!!! I love this reaction so far... I’m smiling because of who you thought he was... he has red hair and everything 😂😂😂
Simply Red cover's The Stylistics major hit...You Make Me Feel Brand New, a song I thought to be impossible to cover ...It will blow your mind, the soul and essence of the song is there 100%. Give it a listen. If you don't know the song ask Aunti she will know it well. #BlackLivesMatter#PeaceLoveAnd Soul.....in the spirit of unity play ....''.Love Train'' by the O'jay's and ''PeiceTrain'' by Cat Stevens
You don't get negative comments because your sweet soul shines through. And your family has great taste in music! Keep bringing it on!! :)
Listen to Simply Red - Holding back the years!
Love this band, seen them live, brilliant!!!!!
Yeah, Mick can sing with soulful emotion. Love Simply Red. If you haven't heard "Star", you should.
I was 7-8 when I 1st listened this song ....I’m 39 now and I still get chills ....♥️
I always thought so, too. It sounds like old Motown.
It is a cover of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes.
I knew the singer as a punk rock singer as the lead singer of The Frantic Elevators, real Brit Punk! They were fantastic!
This one always reminds me of Billy Vera and the Beaters."at this moment"
Muito lindo
Essa música é pra sempre
Maravilhosa
This song was produced in, September 1972 by, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Simply Red wasn't the first to sing this song but I think they did a wonderful job, singing this song.
WOW!😳SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL! 👍👌✌️💯
Thank you for all the great songs and for your kind heart!
Simply Red has a song called “Stars” & “Angel”, they are great.
Simply Red.."You've got it" official video
It IS a black artist. At least the original. If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philly soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. It became their first hit after being released as a single in September 1972, topping the US R&B chart and peaking at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Teddy Pendergrass was the lead singer.
Simply Red's 1989 cover is probably the most well known. They took their version to number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
You should do a reaction to the original and compare.
Great smile, James!
Love this song.
List to holding back the year and its only love and something got me started simply red
JB ,I am so glad that you appreciate the beautiful voice of Mick Hucknel. And , yes Mick singing "Holding back the years" is wonderful. If you want to hear a song that also has meaning in the words, try "Mister You're a Better Man Than I" by the Yardbirds, from to 60s
Che reazione !! È bellissimo vedere ragazzi così giovani ascoltare questa meravigliosa musica e questa canzone in particolare cantata in modo stupendo da Mick ❤❤❤
I love the way you react to beautiful music! You aren't afraid to show your emotions. You appreciate the same music that I do. I feel your soul and it is beautiful. Keep om doing what you are doing and ignore any negative comments. Thank you for being who you are!
your auntie has taste.
*STAY SAFE EVERYONE!!*
Love, Ireland
Family first. Don’t apologize. They are the ones who have your back. They should come first
Met Mick a few times. My dad used to bodyguard / do security for him back in the 90s when he used to tour
You’d LOVE ‘Sunrise’ by Simply Red. They sample Hall & Oates ‘I Can’t Go For That.”🥰😍
Awesome reaction! Love this song!
Simply Red the band very few in the USA know but loved all over the rest of the world. Almost 40 top 40 hits throughout the world. 60 million albums sold without using a record label since the mid 90's. The issue in the US was always how does radio classify them. They aren't Pop, or Jazz, or R&B ... they're the perfect blend of all 3. For a pop listen try their best selling single ever Fairground, For R&B, give Angel featuring Wyclef Jean and Lauren Hill from the Fugees and the movie Step Off. For Jazz Give Sad Old Red or It's Only Love a Barry White remake a listen. Mick likes to do cover's as it's his way of paying respect to his influences. Just released a new album in 2019 Blue Eyed Soul. Soulful and Funky. Give it a listen
We your fans love you too jblethal tv....
You are an amazing young man! I truly enjoy all of your reactions!
Great song and video. If you whont listen " Simply Red - You've Got It" another great song
Simply Red did a cover of "If you dont know me by now "by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendegrass).Mick did it juctice.
I love his voice.He still sounds the same.
SIMPLY RED "HOLDING BACK THE YEARS" NEXT
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Omg! When u said why he look like that! 🤣 I fell out my chair. But your right. I thought the same thing when I was younger.
My mum used to play simply red along others (cassette) whenever she drove when I was young.
This remake(& in my opinion the best version of this song) came out when I was a teenager, cruising Main Street in my small hometown. Brings back so many great memories.
Great choice! Love this song!!
Music comes in all colors .
You should check out 'Drown in my own tears' by Simply Red.
Spectacular vocals from Mick Hucknall!!
Wow your family have great musical taste , love that you do family requests, family always comes first .😘❤💙Uk
'Drown in my own tears' shows off Mick Hucknall's voice better than most of Simply Red's repertoire
This is a great song love the vibe
I love all of your family’s requests!♥️
Breathe is a great band please try hands to heaven and how can I fall thank you!
As always your familys requests are on point! Thumbs up!
It's a cover brother. Simply Red doing Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (Mentioned below by Dolores G. Thank you Delores!) An amazing tribute!
I like your family requests the best! Thanks.
The best version is by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead. It is a must hear. You may have heard this when younger; they are Black artists.
James u are great for loving the 70s music
Please see the live performance of this song, he still sounds amazing!
Love your family selections
Inner City Blues as relevant today as the day it was released
Love this song takes me back to good times. you want some soul soothing sounds ck out Teddy Swims that guy has soul pouring out of him.
No complains because your family has great taste in music.
Simply Red is 🔥
I love this song
We love you man !!!! Rock On !!!!
Your family has good taste. His hair is something else. I also like ''Star'' and that ''pleasure at the fairground'' song.
Much love to you darling. You have a better old soul x
He's doing a great cover version of this Teddy Pendergrass/Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes classic!! So many black guys thought Mick Hucknall actually was black!
We love u too!
Your family has good taste in music. I hope you react to Foreigner's Juke Box Hero. The main character and his love of music remind me of you.
LOVE THIS SONG!! PLEASE TRY OUT "AT SEVENTEEN" BY JANIS IAN...WITH LYRICS! YOU, OF ALL THE REACTORS WILL REALLY LOVE IT!
James you have to hear Holding Back the Years by Simply Red, it's awesome!
The original *was* a black guy singing :) But I agree with you this guy has soul
Yes a black guy. Ummm Teddy Pendergrass
Yay I was worried about you earlier. Let's do this. Fab song
You were groovin until you saw his face. 😂. Great reaction.
...and we love you too!
Your family have great taste in music!