Growing up a little white boy from a small town in the 1970s I used to watch Soul Train every Saturday at 1 p.m. Faithfully and I knew when I grow up I wanted to be a black musician and play in a funk band!!!!!!
Soul Train came on after Fat Albert where I lived. I watched it every weekend. I’m also white and from a small town so I watched the commercials in awe and confusion. I always wondered what Afro Sheen was. 😂
I miss the days when you could tell the band was having fun together. My generation had some of the best music ever. No wonder so many young people are tuned into our music!
I miss those days, too. It's one of many reasons why I'm always coming here to watch this video, and 'September' by Earth Wind & Fire. They look like they're having the best time. If those two songs don't have you dancin' on your feet or in your seat, you need to check to see if you still have a pulse.
@@shadowsgathered6878 Not long ago, I was at my Dr's office & was asked for my birth date. Another guy said, "Your birthday is close to my son's. He was born on 9/21." So, I had to respond with "do you remember, the 21st night of September". We started singing together. I think the staff thought we were crazy! But it was fun!
For Funk Sake, we need more of this music, it's simply brilliant. The story goes that while the Commodores were in Studio, something went wrong, and while they were waiting for the techos to fix the problem, Ron la Pread started goofing around with a bass riff, and the rest is history.
Met Ron and his wife a couple of years ago at my local wholefoods store a couple doors down from my house - Auckland, New Zealand. I was working there at the time and he seemed amazed that I knew him! What the?!!! Very cool dude 💗💗💗
@@haleyrichardson8818 Love this story!! I was in Auckland March 2020! Naturally, they sent us home (California) because of Covid. NZ is a beautiful country!
@essiejames9492 Have you noticed the Amazon commercials with a snippet of this 47 year old epic smash hit lately? Gawd but I love that song and the Commodores in general. I wonder how much Amazon / Bezos paid to take a snippet of the song, modify it, and stick that "whooo" into it and play their commercials about 50,000 times a day on TV. I'm SURE Amazon certainly wouldn't have plagiarized the song for their benefit. Amazon would never do a thing like that! 😏
This was one song during our disco days that put everyone out on the dance floor. I spent a lot of money on clothing during those days but I don't regret one minute of it. The Commodores were a big part of that disco fun. Great song! Great times!
@@armybeef68 I was going to say that, too. The Commodores were a funk band, not a disco group. They might have played their music in discos but they were FUNK.
Wow just found this man that brings back memories I use to listen to them on my 8 track in my 66 mustang and kids now days listening to rap crap use to go to bars and had a great time and didn’t have to worry about getting shot
Friends, we can find good music in every generation...sometimes ya just gotta dig deeper to find it. This, thank God, was front and center at the time!
I am brazilian, my name is Marlene love this song. Congratulation on sharing this video. I love the voice of this singer. Wonderful! Thaks! Eu sou brasileira, meu nome é Marlene amo essa música. Parabéns por ter compartilhado esse video. Amo a voz deste cantor. Maravilhosa! Obrigada!
Myron Peters Walter was instrumental,in this hit aswell,.it was first called matchbox,..in the line with fire by the Ohio players,..look up the video on here.
Music is, and has ALWAYS been integral to the human experience. And good music has been made along side of weak music . Let each piece and each musician prosper or fail on their own merit. Such broad condemnations as yours serve only to alienate people from the joy and power that music wields to uplift the human soul. Peace.
I love the bassline of this song. It's so memorable. How come music today isn't like this? I'm from the 90s, but I would have loved to been from the 70s to hear that music back then when if first came out. It seems like the disco and funk periods were so much more fun than today.
I watched Soul Train every Saturday that I didn’t work. I learned to dance from watching. As soon as I was 18, I went to the discos in Mobile, Alabama & those were some of my happiest years. Now as a 60 yr. old Hispanic female, I want to thank everyone who appeared & gave me so much joy.
I still remember my first steps on the dance floor during those funky days! Who else enjoyed a rookie Lionel Richie on the saxo? Later a monster of the musical industry!! Great club times!!
Very ironic the when you think of The Commodores Lionel Richie comes to mind but their most famous song he doesn't even sing lead on. This song made the group legendary.
Hello,.... Friends ! Obviously this was a marvellous music at the 70 ´s when groups how The Commodores shined much ! Thanks, a good remember from that time. Daniel.
❤😎 ❣️ABSOLUTE FUNK AWESOMENESS ❣️ 😎❤ 47 years after release the song still rocks the house anywhere it's played. FORTY SEVEN YEARS! WOW. I wonder how much Amazon / Bezos paid to take a snippet of the song, modify it, and stick that "whooo" into it and play their commercials about 50,000 times a day on TV. I'm SURE Amazon certainly wouldn't have plagiarized the song for their benefit. 😏
He's on American Idol, I doubt if he's hurting for money. Anyways, all he has to do is sell out a few shows in Las Vegas and he's straight, and he can do that anytime he wants or needs to.
Back in the early 80s I bought me and a girl I dated at the time a season pass to six flags back in 81 and 82 they had concerts on the week ends we saw them there was a killer show
In a band, everyone used to have talent. Nothing wrong with supporting your band mates. He rocked that sax! It’s rare in 2019 for musicians to be able to play instruments. He is a true artist and humble too!
When this song first came out, my mom thought it was too suggestive. Well, this song is a classic, a fantastic song, and tame compared to what I've heard in music nowadays.
I'm so happy I was a teenager when these guys were the best!! Not a person around who doesn't know Brick House! I miss when they still made this kind of music.
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Growing up a little white boy from a small town in the 1970s I used to watch Soul Train every Saturday at 1 p.m. Faithfully and I knew when I grow up I wanted to be a black musician and play in a funk band!!!!!!
Slick Mic ditto learned my dance moves from soul Traiiiiiiinnnnnnnn
Thanks hop you make it 🤔🤣😁😎👌
Lionel Ritchie didnt sing this?
Soul Train came on after Fat Albert where I lived. I watched it every weekend. I’m also white and from a small town so I watched the commercials in awe and confusion. I always wondered what Afro Sheen was. 😂
@@koolkitties8552 he's playing sax!
High School 1977 Senior year! Wow!
I miss the days when you could tell the band was having fun together. My generation had some of the best music ever. No wonder so many young people are tuned into our music!
Yea those were beautiful times
I like to say that the good music has already all been written.
I miss those days, too. It's one of many reasons why I'm always coming here to watch this video, and 'September' by Earth Wind & Fire. They look like they're having the best time. If those two songs don't have you dancin' on your feet or in your seat, you need to check to see if you still have a pulse.
@@shadowsgathered6878 Not long ago, I was at my Dr's office & was asked for my birth date. Another guy said, "Your birthday is close to my son's. He was born on 9/21." So, I had to respond with "do you remember, the 21st night of September". We started singing together. I think the staff thought we were crazy! But it was fun!
Miss them days
I love that Lionel Richie is in the background on sax in this video. I mean, I had no idea he played the sax. What a mad talent!
For some reason... I thought he sang this song, but I guess I was wrong about that.
lol, I noticed that too, then
he went on to be Lionel Ritchie, haha,
he had some hits.
its for show..he doesnt know how to play sax…
I came here for the same reason, but in fact, he play the saxophone.
@@adb2165 He joined the group as primarily a saxophonist.
This song is dedicated to all the BRICK HOUSES wether you married them, dated them or even if you were just friends. God bless.
Thank you.
Still a BRICK HOUSE. I KNOW I AM MIGHTY MIGHTY
Or divorced them.
@@designstudio8013 or they divorced you.
LoL 😂😂
January 2024 and still listening to this great music!
This is the kind of music that brought the races together on the dance floor. We could use more of this today .
bigrigJim amen to that
bigrigJim YES, YES, YESSSS!!!
bigrigJim
AMEN ma-man ..... AMEN.
You are so right!
IT'S 2021 WHO"S STILL LISTENING TO THIS GOOD MUSIC BESIDE ME?
U T is the only Place you can get this music..
Yes 👍😎🇺🇸
Me!!
I do white man mark
Check out the car wash soundtrack more Great music
Heck yea, was in brick house shape in college dancing to this fantastic groove master song; still dancing to this very day,,,
🫶💃🫶
my mother loves this song and she's 80 years old.
she was gettin her groove on when it came out!
We all love this song!
I still dance to this song and I'll be 72 next month
My mum is 82, one of her favorite songs, too.....
But I have to explain it to her every time she hears it......
@@nancyduke9762 I 💗 this one.
This song stands the test of time.... still holding its own 45 years later
@Emma Constantinides At 1:28 Built like a what?
just been singing along
@@isaacmontecillo4762amazon
Dagggg Skippy for sure . Lol..still a brick house at 60. Lol
For Funk Sake, we need more of this music, it's simply brilliant. The story goes that while the Commodores were in Studio, something went wrong, and while they were waiting for the techos to fix the problem, Ron la Pread started goofing around with a bass riff, and the rest is history.
Met Ron and his wife a couple of years ago at my local wholefoods store a couple doors down from my house - Auckland, New Zealand. I was working there at the time and he seemed amazed that I knew him! What the?!!! Very cool dude 💗💗💗
@@haleyrichardson8818 Love this story!! I was in Auckland March 2020! Naturally, they sent us home (California) because of Covid. NZ is a beautiful country!
@@haleyrichardson8818 "Yeah, like that ever happened" - Shrek
@@nancyullrich5447 Aw thanks Nancy! ❤️
@@chrismclean4789 Actually it did! You can Google and see that Ron lives in Auckland, not far from where I live.
2024 are you still jamming with me ❤
@essiejames9492
Have you noticed the Amazon commercials with a snippet of this 47 year old epic smash hit lately? Gawd but I love that song and the Commodores in general.
I wonder how much Amazon / Bezos paid to take a snippet of the song, modify it, and stick that "whooo" into it and play their commercials about 50,000 times a day on TV. I'm SURE Amazon certainly wouldn't have plagiarized the song for their benefit. Amazon would never do a thing like that! 😏
.... 2024, 2025 and so on
This song will never not be relevant.
Can't love this enough!!!
As a drummer, I remember this being one of the first recordings to capture what the drums truly sound like when you're sitting there playing them!!
"When this song came out, my grandmother didn't attend church for a month."
- Lionel Richie, vh1 I love the 70s (1978)
I'm short, fat, and white, and when I was five I wanted to be one of Gladys Knight's Pips. I still do.
Close your eyes and you can be whomever you want. . Go brick house.. have fun...
😂😂😂😂😂😂love it!
Emely Burns : Hope your mind feel better now 💖🙏
Emily you're so PIMPin' I feel you tho, i feel you tho! Oh HonTy mmmHmmm! 💣💥🤩👠👢👡👑💄💍
This was one song during our disco days that put everyone out on the dance floor. I spent a lot of money on clothing during those days but I don't regret one minute of it. The Commodores were a big part of that disco fun. Great song! Great times!
My black Qiana 👗
Totally agree Jim Mc Falls.
Even in New Zealand, we all loved this one.
That's not disco, that's soul music.
@@armybeef68 I was going to say that, too. The Commodores were a funk band, not a disco group. They might have played their music in discos but they were FUNK.
Walter Orange wrote this one and deserves the credit for sure! Love it and grew up with it!
Glad we can all enjoy the Commodores together!
Mrs . King wrote it
@@jamminjeff37 At 1:20 She's a briiiick house?
WILLIAM "WAK" KINGS WIFE WROTE THIS. The song was suppose to be A BRICK SH*T HOUSE
This funky soul kind of music was liked and celebrated by all races. It simply put everyone on the dance floor and those were good times.
Those vocals. Funky as hell! Shame nobody is funky in today’s music
Vulfpeck
@@OurVoice777 At 0:18
"Ow,she's a brick house."
Makes an old man wish for younger days...classic...
When this came out, I was 15, 16. Now at 60, I'm that old man wishing for younger days, yeah. Damn you, diabeties. And F-YOU Covid 19!
you have no idea
Yes, it makes me wish for my younger days, when I used to "get down on it" to it.
@@kevc21 check out durianrider here on RUclips
I was never a 36-24-36 but I came close. Still maintaining that 36-30-37 in 2021
Still a damn good shape Linda! Congrats!
Lemme see!!
@@gnahthe yes I agree let's see that body
Lionel Richie has the largest head of any R&B singer. It can be seen from space...
It's a pity he didn't sing on more of their songs, he has an awesome voice.
I enjoy the fact that they had him sing it cause he had a funker voice
And old Lionel honking on the T-sax
Walter brought the funk to the Commodores. A great, underrated singer and musician.
You absolutely cannot have a party without blasting this stone-cold funky classic to the stratosphere!
Shit its April 2023 I'm bumpin this classic shit Badddd asssss song
Wow just found this man that brings back memories I use to listen to them on my 8 track in my 66 mustang and kids now days listening to rap crap use to go to bars and had a great time and didn’t have to worry about getting shot
A timeless funky classic!
Friends, we can find good music in every generation...sometimes ya just gotta dig deeper to find it. This, thank God, was front and center at the time!
It's weird for me seeing Lionel Richie as another musician in the background.
No egos
I know, right? I always thought he was the one who sang this song!🤔
I love it. He separates the men from the boys - a real musician.
@@elizabethd.2398 true but orange sung his but off on this one.
Top tune
I am brazilian, my name is Marlene love this song. Congratulation on sharing this video. I love the voice of this singer. Wonderful! Thaks!
Eu sou brasileira, meu nome é Marlene amo essa música. Parabéns por ter compartilhado esse video. Amo a voz deste cantor. Maravilhosa! Obrigada!
Olá! Muitas amazonas de tijolos no Brasil com um adorável grande músculo feminino!
Oi Marlene. Fui Dj nos anos 80 e 90, e amo esse estilo de música. Bom te ler. 😘🥰
Amo Commodores também!!! ❤️
The lead singer is Walter Orange. All of these guys were college buddies.
This is an iconic song. Man ! Hittin the club. This would come on and everyone in the dance floor. Totally rocked.
One of the best songs of all times ❤️
No listen to Taylor swift or Melanie Martinez 😅
Still incredible, 40 years later!
I was seven years old and the neighborhood house parties were lit with Brick House, all generations danced together including Grandma & Grandpa.
The great Lionel Richie? He's in the background holding a SAX on this number. Walter Orange owned this hit!!!
crazy!!
but lionel Richie wrote this song
he co-wrote it with Shirley Hanna-King (William King's wife), Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, and William King
Lionel has already claimed he's the sole writer
Myron Peters Walter was instrumental,in this hit aswell,.it was first called matchbox,..in the line with fire by the Ohio players,..look up the video on here.
One of the all time best dance songs ever! Amazing! Timeless. My favorite of theirs. My ex had so much "work" done she was called a "Pre-Fab" House.
You had to dance when this song came on. Good times!
A great song- 70's and 80's were the best decades for music (in my opinion).
That's not an opinion! That's a fact!
Music is, and has ALWAYS been integral to the human experience. And good music has been made along side of weak music . Let each piece and each musician prosper or fail on their own merit. Such broad condemnations as yours serve only to alienate people from the joy and power that music wields to uplift the human soul. Peace.
But youre excluding the amazing Jazz era of the 50s and 60s that gave birth to this evolution.... Coltrane, Miles, Monk, Hancock, Blakey, etc...
That is fact. Not opinion
@@Koolkid93 opinion
This song will never get old :)
For those under the age of 40....this is what we call music and talent....just a reminder...
This song is mid
Amen 🙏
Brings back childhood memories of family dancing and grooving in the living room. Born in 2000 but I live in the 1970’s 🕺🏽
Music was so great back then and this was real talent.
I love the Commodores When I was in the Army stationed in San Antonio a friend and I hitchhiked to Houston go see them 1977 I believe it was.
I love the bassline of this song. It's so memorable. How come music today isn't like this? I'm from the 90s, but I would have loved to been from the 70s to hear that music back then when if first came out. It seems like the disco and funk periods were so much more fun than today.
Born in 1956, I lived it, it was a blast!
Love this music. My daughter has this as ring tone for my number.
Omg this my song 😍
Amazing
I watched Soul Train every Saturday that I didn’t work. I learned to dance from watching. As soon as I was 18, I went to the discos in Mobile, Alabama & those were some of my happiest years. Now as a 60 yr. old Hispanic female, I want to thank everyone who appeared & gave me so much joy.
I still remember my first steps on the dance floor during those funky days! Who else enjoyed a rookie Lionel Richie on the saxo? Later a monster of the musical industry!! Great club times!!
As a nine-year-old I didn't know what exactly they were singing but I knew that it was a hit song!
ICONIC song and phase. Represents the best of a Beauty and the best of a Toilet. 😅
Genius.
Wow!!!.40 years latter,& this tune,still sounds great!!!!.Love it!!!.Greetings from Colombia!!!.
Kissing that picture of Richard Pryor at the end is even more special all these years later. RIP
Something tells me that it would be a lot of fun watching these guys perform this song live.
The bass intro let´s you know you´re about to be taken on a funky journey.
Country boys from Tuskegee Alabama
Oh Yeah!!! Takes me back!! Had a few Brick Houses!! Awesome Era!!! I'm 69 still Rock n Roll!!!! Great Soul Music 🎶🎵🎶,!!
They knew they hit gold with this classic. Awesome. One of the greatest and underrated groups.
Danced my socks off to this back in the day. Still do.
Classic that will never go out of style
Gotta love Lionel Richie on the saxophone!!!
Very ironic the when you think of The Commodores Lionel Richie comes to mind but their most famous song he doesn't even sing lead on. This song made the group legendary.
Man, I love when Lionel stepped up to the plate u can always tell who had the real talent, obviously "Lionel,"Love u Lionel ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
True lol. This is Walter singing lead on this song
@@viencellprice9532 sure he’s a great songwriter, but none of his songs groove like this track
Nothing better than some classic ass appreciation.
Looking forward to dancing to this at my 40th high school reunion this year....
A timeless classic!
Seeing Lionel Ritchie playing sax in this is retry awesome, what a reminder of his great career.
I am a 70 YO white guy and I still love old school funk.
The best bass line ever
Don’t forget the bass line in disco inferno by the trammps
FACTS!! My man Ron LaPread is putting that bass down!!! 🎸 🎸 🎸 🎶 🎶
Hello,.... Friends ! Obviously this was a marvellous music at the 70 ´s when groups how The Commodores shined much ! Thanks, a good remember from that time. Daniel.
This so sooo good. Nobody makes music like this anymore! 😎❤️🖖🏽
I agree
THE 70S & 80S
now THIS is great music! from the good ol' days!
Yep
❤😎 ❣️ABSOLUTE FUNK AWESOMENESS ❣️ 😎❤
47 years after release the song still rocks the house anywhere it's played. FORTY SEVEN YEARS! WOW.
I wonder how much Amazon / Bezos paid to take a snippet of the song, modify it, and stick that "whooo" into it and play their commercials about 50,000 times a day on TV. I'm SURE Amazon certainly wouldn't have plagiarized the song for their benefit. 😏
Remember hearing this in a club and buying the 12" vinyl the next day. Still got this classic.
Time has stood still for Lionel Richie
So has his $$$. I bet h's broke as a joke!
He's on American Idol, I doubt if he's hurting for money. Anyways, all he has to do is sell out a few shows in Las Vegas and he's straight, and he can do that anytime he wants or needs to.
Back in the early 80s I bought me and a girl I dated at the time a season pass to six flags back in 81 and 82 they had concerts on the week ends we saw them there was a killer show
Que excelente banda de los 70 que nos hizo bailar en nuestra juventud saludos a todos los que vivieron esa época hermosa desde Uruguay
In a band, everyone used to have talent. Nothing wrong with supporting your band mates. He rocked that sax! It’s rare in 2019 for musicians to be able to play instruments. He is a true artist and humble too!
Oh man 1977. My 7th grade yr having the hots for our new teacher. A brick house! yeeeeeea.
This song shall never die ❤❤❤❤
Always loved this, great dancing song!
Great glasses! Want some...😎
If you remember hearing this on 8 Trac riding in a hooptie...you have been living..
Big emerald green ford..8 track disco BLASTING!!!!!!
I" m a brick house baby, the Commodores- confirmed it, ain't holding nothing back,36, 24, 36 and that's a fact.
Top tune
When this song first came out, my mom thought it was too suggestive. Well, this song is a classic, a fantastic song, and tame compared to what I've heard in music nowadays.
the star is behind playing the saxophone ,lionel R
This song and the beat make you want to go and Start Something 🤔
The dude cheesing in the white suit playing guitar makes me smile🤣🤣🤣
Same 😂🔥
I'm so happy I was a teenager when these guys were the best!! Not a person around who doesn't know Brick House! I miss when they still made this kind of music.
I wanna brick ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,HOUSE whata funky tune love it
A true, all time, funk masterpiece.
boas noções mano
Music was never the same after that generation. 2020 and still jammin to this... my dad loved them along with others 🤗
Saturday night at the skating rink. Miss those days.
The bassist shore is having some fun.. he's definitely laying down one funky line
This is my favorite Motown song
I just love love love love love love The Commodores can't say enough of loves for the Commodores
¡¡¡¡ SON LO MÁXIMO !!! gracias por darnos estos lindísimos recuerdos y esta música que tiene tanta calidad y ritmo. Saludos desde la Ciudad de México.
No twerking...no drug, gun or alcohol references... Just soul and funk now that's good music.
here Lionel Richie plays sax, in Easy he plays piano and he sings it. long live the seventies
Nothing better than a BRICK HOUSE!
you don't like wood frames and stucco?
@@orangutotealknostank7940 I think he's talking about BRICK HOUSE WOMEN.
@@sparklesthecat6507 I know 😂