Disco is just a sub-genre of Rhythm & Blues and so are soul, funk, New Jack Swing, house, Latin Freestyle, Latin soul, electrofunk, zydeco, neo soul, adult R&B, southern soul, soul jazz, smooth jazz, acid jazz, Chicago soul, etc. R&B itself developed from Black gospel/spirituals and many of the early R&B/soul singers either started in gospel or sang in church. Some early R&B (& rock n roll too) songs were originally gospel songs with the words changed to secular topics. Thomas A Dorsey, who is considered to be the "father of gospel", also wrote blues songs. Most of these genre titles were made up by the record labels, radio DJs, or the music press for marketing reasons. They were not usually made up by the artists themselves. Miles Davis & Nina Simone did not like the word "jazz", and Hall & Oates have said in interviews they hated the title "blue eyed soul". At one time, any music by Black artists was officially called "race music" and "country & western" was originally called "hillbilly" by the labels.
Omgossssh so very powerful! I've been requesting this to diff reactors for what seems like years lol This song is my big sister's fave song, she'd sing it when we were growing up. She's a breast cancer survivor, and every time I hear this, (which is often lol ) I just smile overcome with nostalgia just thinking of the good times we had in the Summer...🥰Thank u Jay & Amber, God bless u both! 🥰🥰🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@earth2kosmickitty Did you grow up in the 70s? I have heard older people say this song was a huge hit in the 70s but yet nobody ever acknowledges this song or the singer.
@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Hi Valerie, yes I grew up in the 70s. I'm Gen-X, coming on 57 years old in June, Lord willing. I can't speak for everyone else, but me and my household loved Candi Staton! I was a little girl at the time, but I would hear her music constantly on the radio. Like I said in another comment, my big sis loved her music, and we'd all sing along to "Young Hearts Run Free"! ☺ I agree, I think more people should acknowledge her and her contributions to music. She doesn't get near the attention here on youtube that she deserves! I followed her career off and on, she was Candi Staton-Sussewell I believe at the time she gave her heart to the Lord. I remember hearing her tell her story and struggles with alcoholism and her Husband's drug addiction on Christian tv, back in the 90s, and it was both riveting and compelling!
@@earth2kosmickitty That makes perfect sense. I’m 23 but grew up listening to lots of 70s & 60s music. I was curious because Candi, Linda Clifford, The Stylistics & Love Unlimited never get mentioned even though they obviously shaped the sound of the 70s
@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Oh wow, u have amazing musical taste and sound like an "Old soul" like me. 🥰My first exposure to music was of course through my parents. They were known as the "Silent Generation". I basically cut my teeth on Blues, R&B, Jazz, etc. They played everything from Nat King Cole to Al Green. I love the Stylistics, and yes, I agree 100 that these artists and others helped shape the sound of the 70s! And yes, Linda Clifford should get more mention, as well as Love Unlimited, loved them!!! I might also give an honorable mention to Randy Crawford. She was/is also an amazing musical treasure that should be explored by more reactors!
This song was in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet in 1996. It’s an up tempo version by Kim Mazelle and it’s a centerpiece song in several scenes. I love it! I still listen to that soundtrack regularly.
This was very much considered Disco. It came out in 1976, which was Disco's first unofficial year, along with late 1975. There were tons of great Disco tunes with great singers with powerful vocals.
This was a massive disco hit in the UK in the late 1970s, people would always be dancing to this. You could have seen this on video on BBC 1 -TOP OF THE POPS
What a great song what a great artist and I really like the fact that you could understand every single word. She said unlike today in the last 30 years of garbage music.
My parents told me that I used to sing along to Victim in the car when I was a toddler, but I don't recall. But I still love that song. Hope they listen to the long version of it when/if they get around to it.
Great song! She had quite a few dance hits from the late 70s and early 80s as well. “Victim” and “When You Wake Up Tomorrow” were huge hits for her back then. The “A” in her last name Is pronounced as a long “A” (as in the word state). Those two songs I mentioned were all so popular in the NYC dance clubs.
Im Mexican but I always heard those beatiful songs on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem on KRIO McAllen Texas. Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton Climbed to Number 20 on August 21st 1976 and stay there for one week.
I've said it 1000 times, the R&B and Soul of the 70s was absolutely outstanding. I was in Jr High and HS and it literally changed my life. Yes early disco influences for sure. This was what 74-75?
Her producer wrote that song for her after her ex-husband tried to throw her from a 20th floor balcony in Vegas. She said enough is enough! I love her! ❤❤❤❤❤
Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton is an American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". This lady is 83 years old now!
I was a child when this song debuted, it's message was still loud and clear: You get one life - never put anyone or anything above your own well-being! Take care of yourself, first! what profound lyrics, about woman's dignity and breaking free from life struggles: She says "my mind must be free to learn all I can about me", "self preservation is what's really going on today"; "I'm going to love me for the rest of my days"...wow true today and always.
I can't dance but this one never fails to get me up on the dancefloor! Happy days of my youth and the long hot summer of 1976 here in the UK. 2 great R&B/Disco tracks battling for the No. 1 slot on the charts, this one and 'You To Me Are Everything' by The Real Thing....worth a listen!
Woop woop the only song on the jukebox in the youth club😆 good job we all loved 😍 this was disco to us in the 70s love to watch ya both enjoying proper music, made with real instruments❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of my all-time favorite songs from my early days at the dance clubs - DISCO - in the 70's. You should also check out "Victim" and "When You Wake Up Tomorrow," along with a few others. The album pictured is EXCELLENT! BTW, her last name is pronounced "STAY-ton."
Her follow-up to "Young Hearts Run Free" was "Victim," which includes the line: "I told you young hearts run free, when I didn't listen to myself." - th-cam.com/video/kT13yITZ7c0/w-d-xo.html
This has to be my favourite song ever, never fails to give me a lift and get me singing at the top of my voice. Have requested it to be played at my funeral, with instructions for everyone to dance. Just wish I could be there to see it....
So much of the pre-Disco 1970s R&B was considered 'dance music' and was played in dance clubs, both gay and straight, across the country. This song from Candi Staton, was often played in the gay dance clubs of the 1970s. The first time I heard it was in a dance club in Seattle called Shelly's Leg. I don't think I've heard the song since then! So, thanks for reacting to it! It brought back memories...
This whole genre of full orchestra with the rhythm section is just special. No computer generated sounds. They had to get the whole orchestra in there with the sound engineers, etc. The Philly sound and others. Great era.
Yeah, I think I would put this in the genre of disco, such a great song from a great voice, I’ve always loved it. It almost has a “beach music” vibe too (Carolina folks know 😉). I’ll have to look back to check, but if you guys haven’t done Thelma Houston’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, please add it to the to-do list. Another R&B/disco song from a powerhouse voice! And you can’t help but move with that one either.
We used to dance and sing along to this song on the '70's disco dancefloors. It is a favorite. The DJs would put this on to let the crowd catch our breath from the dancing songs that were intense.
Nice to see you review Candi Staton. She was one of the artists very popular in the dance clubs. I suggest you review Hazell Dean is an English dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top-ten hits in the United Kingdom "Searchin'", "Whatever I Do" and "Who's Leaving Who". and Pamala Stanley is an American disco and Hi-NRG singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She scored several dance/club hits from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
HUGE disco hit and packed the dance floor. When she re did the song years later changed the words from "Love really DON'T love you" to Love really "DOES" love you"
As much as I LOVE ELO, this song right here is my all-time 70s favourite favourite FAVOURITE record...... Never clicked that button so fast as I did when I saw you were reacting to this STELLAR song. Could you picture it, teenage girls dancing down at the Disco. I have sooo many great memories of back then. ❤💃🎙🎶
Urban legend has it Elvis send her a note thanking her for her cover of 'In The Ghetto'. She was mostly known in the 70's and 80's but had another hit in 1999 together with The Source - You Got The Love. Please react to some more of her songs! My favorite is 'He Called Me Baby'❤🙏
Wow, takes me back to cozy warm times of the slower paced 70s. Life was so much simpler, and freeer. Free of devices, free of phones, freer with time to be creative with your imagination. Our time had its own troubles, but Just easier and smoother times to live in.
Greatest song of the 70's.
Disco is just a sub-genre of Rhythm & Blues and so are soul, funk, New Jack Swing, house, Latin Freestyle, Latin soul, electrofunk, zydeco, neo soul, adult R&B, southern soul, soul jazz, smooth jazz, acid jazz, Chicago soul, etc. R&B itself developed from Black gospel/spirituals and many of the early R&B/soul singers either started in gospel or sang in church. Some early R&B (& rock n roll too) songs were originally gospel songs with the words changed to secular topics. Thomas A Dorsey, who is considered to be the "father of gospel", also wrote blues songs.
Most of these genre titles were made up by the record labels, radio DJs, or the music press for marketing reasons. They were not usually made up by the artists themselves. Miles Davis & Nina Simone did not like the word "jazz", and Hall & Oates have said in interviews they hated the title "blue eyed soul". At one time, any music by Black artists was officially called "race music" and "country & western" was originally called "hillbilly" by the labels.
Not just a hint of disco but it is straight up disco, this song is a true classic of the genre
Its disco 120%
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is disco!
Absolutely Disco Classic, I was dancing to it in clubs across San Francisco in the late 70’s.
@laniersmith1798 me too
She is now 83 and still touring! Fabulous ❤
Damn, I didn't know that
Black don't crack ❤❤❤
Stanton was in a bad abusive relationship and she relayed this to her producer who wrote the song for her. Great track
The words of this song is what's so powerful about the song! ❤
Omgossssh so very powerful! I've been requesting this to diff reactors for what seems like years lol This song is my big sister's fave song, she'd sing it when we were growing up. She's a breast cancer survivor, and every time I hear this, (which is often lol ) I just smile overcome with nostalgia just thinking of the good times we had in the Summer...🥰Thank u Jay & Amber, God bless u both! 🥰🥰🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@earth2kosmickitty Did you grow up in the 70s? I have heard older people say this song was a huge hit in the 70s but yet nobody ever acknowledges this song or the singer.
@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Hi Valerie, yes I grew up in the 70s. I'm Gen-X, coming on 57 years old in June, Lord willing. I can't speak for everyone else, but me and my household loved Candi Staton! I was a little girl at the time, but I would hear her music constantly on the radio. Like I said in another comment, my big sis loved her music, and we'd all sing along to "Young Hearts Run Free"! ☺
I agree, I think more people should acknowledge her and her contributions to music. She doesn't get near the attention here on youtube that she deserves! I followed her career off and on, she was Candi Staton-Sussewell I believe at the time she gave her heart to the Lord. I remember hearing her tell her story and struggles with alcoholism and her Husband's drug addiction on Christian tv, back in the 90s, and it was both riveting and compelling!
@@earth2kosmickitty That makes perfect sense. I’m 23 but grew up listening to lots of 70s & 60s music. I was curious because Candi, Linda Clifford, The Stylistics & Love Unlimited never get mentioned even though they obviously shaped the sound of the 70s
@@Dinnerthedaythebanksareopen Oh wow, u have amazing musical taste and sound like an "Old soul" like me. 🥰My first exposure to music was of course through my parents. They were known as the "Silent Generation". I basically cut my teeth on Blues, R&B, Jazz, etc. They played everything from Nat King Cole to Al Green. I love the Stylistics, and yes, I agree 100 that these artists and others helped shape the sound of the 70s! And yes, Linda Clifford should get more mention, as well as Love Unlimited, loved them!!! I might also give an honorable mention to Randy Crawford. She was/is also an amazing musical treasure that should be explored by more reactors!
This song was in Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo and Juliet in 1996. It’s an up tempo version by Kim Mazelle and it’s a centerpiece song in several scenes. I love it! I still listen to that soundtrack regularly.
This is exactly what I thought too. I just remember the scene where Mercutio was dancing to this while dressed in drag. 😂
Yes! That song is why I checked this video out. I love the version from the film but have never heard the original.
Killer Version & An Even More Killer Soundtrack!!
@@JustTanya. Ha - same! would love to see Jay and Amber's reaction to the film. They'll recognize Mercutio as Link from the Matrix movies.
That's a great soundtrack
This song has been so fabulously remixed over the years that it's OFFICIALLY A DANCE CLASSIC!
This was very much considered Disco. It came out in 1976, which was Disco's first unofficial year, along with late 1975. There were tons of great Disco tunes with great singers with powerful vocals.
Love her voice and this song definitely has that disco vibe.
Candi gives me Gladys Knight vibes.
Its is a disco song
Just heard it on studio 54 radio
@@timcarr6401 definitely
This was a massive disco hit in the UK in the late 1970s, people would always be dancing to this. You could have seen this on video on BBC 1 -TOP OF THE POPS
I've always liked her and still do. She sings gospel now.
HER SONGS VICTIM i still play till this day
CANDI IS ANOTHER OF THE THhe great Alabama singer's of the 60s and 70s! TRY HER Hot song, Sure as Sin! Sizzling ! CANDI STATTON !
What a great song what a great artist and I really like the fact that you could understand every single word. She said unlike today in the last 30 years of garbage music.
Her other big dance hit was "Victim" a good song too. She is now a gospel singer.
My parents told me that I used to sing along to Victim in the car when I was a toddler, but I don't recall. But I still love that song. Hope they listen to the long version of it when/if they get around to it.
She also had the great "You got the love" and "Nights on broadway"
And "Victim"!
One of very few disco songs with deep lyrics " encourage the babies" " self preservation". Most disco lyrics were shake your booty type of stuff lol
I love her voice.
You Got The Love, is an amazing track she did (or was sampled on) with the sauce is one of m y favourite tracks
This was a massive Disco hit in the 70’s. Seems like yesterday.
I was 11 when this song came out. Love this song.
The 70's was the beginning of the me, myself and I generation. Candi Stanton had a string of 'Disco' hits back then
Yes that was so disco.
I've always liked this song. Candi Staton has a sincere voice. 🎶🎶🎶👍
Cindi Staton is a legend 🎉
Great song! She had quite a few dance hits from the late 70s and early 80s as well. “Victim” and “When You Wake Up Tomorrow” were huge hits for her back then. The “A” in her last name Is pronounced as a long “A” (as in the word state). Those two songs I mentioned were all so popular in the NYC dance clubs.
Im Mexican but I always heard those beatiful songs on American Top 40 with Casey Kasem on KRIO McAllen Texas. Young Hearts Run Free by Candi Staton Climbed to Number 20 on August 21st 1976 and stay there for one week.
I've said it 1000 times, the R&B and Soul of the 70s was absolutely outstanding. I was in Jr High and HS and it literally changed my life. Yes early disco influences for sure. This was what 74-75?
1976
Her producer wrote that song for her after her ex-husband tried to throw her from a 20th floor balcony in Vegas. She said enough is enough! I love her! ❤❤❤❤❤
Candi "Stay-ton". She was married to Clarence Carter, who was famous for "Patches", and infamous for "Strokin'".
Candi Staton also does a fantastic cover of the Bee Gees - Night on Broadway.
Yassss omgosh they simply must check that one out!!! 🥰🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I'll second that❤
I was going to suggest this myself.
Disco done well is just such a timeless vibe ❤🎉
Canzetta Maria "Candi" Staton is an American singer-songwriter, best known in the United States for her 1970 remake of Tammy Wynette's "Stand by Your Man" and her 1976 disco chart-topper "Young Hearts Run Free". This lady is 83 years old now!
I was 9 years old when this was released. Beautiful Disco vibe. The lyrics are 🔥 🔥 FIRE
Because in the 70s we were always dancing! Wherever, whenever, however. That's why a lot of the songs have that "let's dance disco vibe".
1975 my mom.loved young hearts run free danced danced danced
I was a child when this song debuted, it's message was still loud and clear: You get one life - never put anyone or anything above your own well-being! Take care of yourself, first! what profound lyrics, about woman's dignity and breaking free from life struggles: She says "my mind must be free to learn all I can about me", "self preservation is what's really going on today"; "I'm going to love me for the rest of my days"...wow true today and always.
I can't dance but this one never fails to get me up on the dancefloor! Happy days of my youth and the long hot summer of 1976 here in the UK. 2 great R&B/Disco tracks battling for the No. 1 slot on the charts, this one and 'You To Me Are Everything' by The Real Thing....worth a listen!
This fantastic track was all over the British radio during the hottest Summer of 1976 - happy, carefree memories! 📻🌞
I was born in 1977 so likely conceived to this song
@@raymondfrancis2983 Why guess? Ask!🤭
Woop woop the only song on the jukebox in the youth club😆 good job we all loved 😍 this was disco to us in the 70s love to watch ya both enjoying proper music, made with real instruments❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of my all-time favorite songs from my early days at the dance clubs - DISCO - in the 70's. You should also check out "Victim" and "When You Wake Up Tomorrow," along with a few others. The album pictured is EXCELLENT! BTW, her last name is pronounced "STAY-ton."
Her follow-up to "Young Hearts Run Free" was "Victim," which includes the line: "I told you young hearts run free, when I didn't listen to myself." - th-cam.com/video/kT13yITZ7c0/w-d-xo.html
Just love when youngins finally hear our music.... Candi is preaching to you young nd inexperienced girls.....
You must listen to her huge hit called Victim, absolutely fantastic, one of the best disco tracks ever.
This has to be my favourite song ever, never fails to give me a lift and get me singing at the top of my voice. Have requested it to be played at my funeral, with instructions for everyone to dance. Just wish I could be there to see it....
Her surname is pronounced Stayton. This is something I've been highlighting where needed, for the last couple of decades.
Back then this was more like a soft Disco jam. Amazing song still listening today.
This was a Big Disco song back in the 70s
Played every night at the disco of my youth. It still transports me back to those days.
"self preservation is what's really going on today" FIRE!!!!!
Massive Disco hit in the 70’s. Lovely singer and person. ❤
Classic & Timeless
Disco gold through and through. It makes my soul soar to incredible heights.
So much of the pre-Disco 1970s R&B was considered 'dance music' and was played in dance clubs, both gay and straight, across the country. This song from Candi Staton, was often played in the gay dance clubs of the 1970s. The first time I heard it was in a dance club in Seattle called Shelly's Leg. I don't think I've heard the song since then! So, thanks for reacting to it! It brought back memories...
You hear this at every party in the UK, household favourite, even now. 🧡
This whole genre of full orchestra with the rhythm section is just special. No computer generated sounds. They had to get the whole orchestra in there with the sound engineers, etc. The Philly sound and others. Great era.
Beautiful old disco classic with a great voice
1986 Big Pop Hit ~
SWINGOUT SISTER ~ ‘Breakout’
Hell of a voice on her ❤
In my country, Brazil, this song was very successful on radio stations and played in clubs.
Yeah, I think I would put this in the genre of disco, such a great song from a great voice, I’ve always loved it. It almost has a “beach music” vibe too (Carolina folks know 😉). I’ll have to look back to check, but if you guys haven’t done Thelma Houston’s “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, please add it to the to-do list. Another R&B/disco song from a powerhouse voice! And you can’t help but move with that one either.
Now check out her song “He Called Me Baby”. It’s my favorite of hers.
And pair it with Candi by One Eskimo.
@@brucecsnell yep!!
I'm listening and loving you 2 reaction ❤❤2024
Such a beautiful song, with a timeless, powerful message - so glad you got round to this one!
I LOVE THE 70S AND 80S
My dad [RIP] loved this song & had it on a 45 RPM single. This is a very nice song. Love the way she sings
My favorite all-time disco song. We used to dance the night away to this song back in the day!
LOVEEEE Her ❤
Didn’t wanna listen to this song alone thanks guys for ur video and hanging with me ❤ God bless yall . Jus a younging out here jammin :)
Haven't heard this original version but know all the words hearing it from Romeo and Juliet soundtrack in the 90s ha 🎉 A banger!
I've always really liked this song...then they used it in Romeo & Juliet (1990s Leonardo DeCaprio and Claire Danes version) and made me LOVE it!!
An all time favorite! For more 70's r&b try Marlena Shaw "California Soul," Gloria Gaynor's "Never can say goodbye" and Denise Williams "Free".
Love the bari sax pumping away in the background of the chorus.
You have to do her followup song to this one, titled 'Victim'
My mother brought this record on a 45 rpm vinyl when it first came out and still have that record today. Bring back memories.
From the long hot summer of ‘76. I remember it well. Another great Candi Staton track is her cover of the Bee Gees’ Nights on Broadway
Another wonderful song from my early adulthood. We had so much fun dancing to this great music.
Not a tinge - this is Straight Up Disco
This song brings back so many memories thank you for bringing it back Rob and Amber you guys are the best❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉
We used to dance and sing along to this song on the '70's disco dancefloors. It is a favorite. The DJs would put this on to let the crowd catch our breath from the dancing songs that were intense.
Great Song.
Nice to see you review Candi Staton. She was one of the artists very popular in the dance clubs. I suggest you review Hazell Dean is an English dance-pop singer, who achieved her biggest success in the 1980s as a leading hi-NRG artist. She is best known for the top-ten hits in the United Kingdom "Searchin'", "Whatever I Do" and "Who's Leaving Who". and Pamala Stanley is an American disco and Hi-NRG singer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. She scored several dance/club hits from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
That inspiring, feel good song. ❤ Excellent choice Amber.
Thought I read she passed away. GREAT to know she is still kicking👍🏼 I stand corrected
This was a song that was played on repeat all the time! There's something about that chorus that feels epic!
Yes jay totally agree everything 70s always has a disco sound that's exactly what i always hear spot on
This IS pure disco. A classic.
True love classic ❤❤❤
Only she can sing this song!
this is a 100% disco song of FIRE!!!
Top3 songs ever
One of the best voices in the business
HUGE disco hit and packed the dance floor. When she re did the song years later changed the words from "Love really DON'T love you" to Love really "DOES" love you"
Amber is spot on!
This is such a classic tune 🙂
As much as I LOVE ELO, this song right here is my all-time 70s favourite favourite FAVOURITE record...... Never clicked that button so fast as I did when I saw you were reacting to this STELLAR song. Could you picture it, teenage girls dancing down at the Disco. I have sooo many great memories of back then. ❤💃🎙🎶
Absolutely correct It’s a warning ‼️ so good 💃🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
It's actually pronounced "Stay-ton". This was a big disco hit for miss Staton in the clubs and on the charts back at height of disco.
Oh my God !!!! I love this song. Reminds of my high school day, hitting the parties and clubs and dancing to this tune. 🎶🎶
Urban legend has it Elvis send her a note thanking her for her cover of 'In The Ghetto'.
She was mostly known in the 70's and 80's but had another hit in 1999 together with The Source - You Got The Love.
Please react to some more of her songs!
My favorite is 'He Called Me Baby'❤🙏
Always a smooth voice. Bravo 👏 and thanks ❤❤
This may be from the 70's, but she has never stopped putting out music. Still out there doing her thing.
This is a great song. I had forgotten about this one and this singer. Thanks for bringing back the memories.
Wow, takes me back to cozy warm times of the slower paced 70s. Life was so much simpler, and freeer. Free of devices, free of phones, freer with time to be creative with your imagination.
Our time had its own troubles, but Just easier and smoother times to live in.