Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 • TopPop
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Broadcast date: 15 October 1977
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Song was written by a 17 yo kid about 22 love letters his girlfriend sent to him. Shuggie Otis is a musical genius. Brothers Johnson cover is fire. RIP Thunderthumbs.
Not 23 ? :D I'm here thx to Six Feet Under (TV show)
Thanx
@@Feanor026 His letter in return (the song) was the 23rd letter.
@@ultramet oh I get it now :D thank you.
@@Feanor026 I forgot to mention that’s why the song begins “hello my love, , I heard a kiss from you” it is another love letter. In the lyrics, strawberry letter 22 refers to her previous letter.
When music was fun and positive ! Still lovin' it in 2024 !
YES 😊😅🎉😂❤!
Yaaaaaaassssss!!
True. Have a listen to '110th street' by Bobby Womack. Also the song 'Remember Me' by The Trinikas. Pump up the volume too when you do.
The young generation don't know nothing about this song a classic hit 👍🏽 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
Shugga Otis originally composed it his version awsome
@Ta81184,,, actually, my young niece and nephews, who are in their late teens, love this song and many others like it from the 70s and 80s.
Sooo...
Yes we do! I'm 34...Been listening to this since I was 8
@@davidrichter9164 go leafs
My all time fave song for the last 20 years, I’m now 30 😃🔥🔥🔥
Look at how far we've fallen from this GLORIOUS MASTERY!!!!!
But it’s still alive! Grooving to the right now. 👍
their afros are glorious works of art
YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE FROS OF THE SYLVERS. ALL OF THE BROTHER'S FRO'S ARE PERFECT ALSO.
fu*cked up afro!!
The most fitting and beautiful hairstyle for all African originated people all over the world. Its always looks good.
Probably the smoothest song ever made. Mama used to play this and just sing along.
Silky
Hearing this on giant Pioneer speakers in 1977 is something I can't get out of my head.
Agreed! The ethereal sound back then was new and captivating, the bigger and louder the speaker the better , Pioneer RULED the 70’s.
Yes I miss those giant 601 Bose speakers that made music sound Crystal clear.
My hubby has a 77 tbird juiced up on 13s
I wanna go back!!
@johnjeffery6638 Oh me to! That was the best of times!
You won't believe this I used to race Motocross and have this in the back of my head going over the roughest terrain downhill at 60 what a great funk band
my uncle ray brought me here. he used to listen to these guys. RIP Uncle ray..
Uncle Ray was a fine fella I'm sure
About 10 years ago I had the privilege to see them perform live at BB Kings blues club in time square. I was working there as a waitress while I was in college and was assigned to keep the dressing room stocked with beverages and what not. When George played that guitar solo in that song it sent me into a trance. I literally felt like I levitated off the floor. They were so amazing and gracious and Louis had the heart of an innocent Child. They were constantly bickering with each other (like blood brothers tend to do) It was so cute and weird to watch. I think the bickering and ego is what broke them up ultimately a long time ago. I got to hang with them the whole night I took them this late night joint on the upper West side for an early breakfast at 3 o'clock in the morning. The next day I got a call from their manager and they sent a car over to pick me up to bring me to their Brooklyn concert. They were total gentlemen. I was very very sad when I heard that Louis had passed. Such a sweet man
Wow! You are so lucky to have had that time with them. As you say, "total gentlemen".
what a wonderful memories ♡♡
I used to work in that area, at the American Airlines Theater, two doors or so down from BB Kings. so, I know the lifestyle of working in that area well. i can't say i miss the smell of exhaust, burning meat and sugary nuts, but i can always visit if i have a craving. I was there 2002 / 2003. Great story & thanks for sharing.
Cool story.
wow that is great story.
The writer was seventeen when he wrote this. Wow!
😱🤯
Shuggie's version of this is on RUclips...
Check it out.. it's alot more raw and not as polished as this..
Quincy Jones polished this one nicely, but the raw version is beautiful in its emotion.
I used to listen to this song over and over in a loop as a teenager. I couldn’t get enough of it! It’s like it put me in a trance! 😊
It still does that to me!
SAME!!
I’m like that now.. i can’t stop listening to it!
My most prized possession is a 12” single of SL23 in strawberry red transparent vinyl. I bought it used during the pandemic so I could play it over and over like I (also) did when I was a kid. Like I said, I bought it used, and on the cover, scrawled in magic marker, is the name, Cheryl. I don’t know Cheryl, but I am pretty certain that she used to do the same thing with this record - and when I close my eyes and listen to it over and over as a 58 year old, I will not only think about Cheryl, and me, but now also all of y’all - going on our magical, musical, mind trip together while scattered all across the country - with the Brothers Johnson.
This is and always be an Excellent presentation of Some of the Natural Essence of these True Artists that were Really Devoted to their Craft😊😅🎉🎉❤!
'Strawberry letter 23' and 'Stomp' are my favorites.
they had another one "Good To You"
Wow did the brothers do stomp?
I , love this song i listen to it over and over beautiful voice.❤❤
I remember listening to this song in the back of a taxi when my parents first arrived to this country on a hot July the 4th in NYC...always will remember the first song I ever heard in this country...the beautiful America
Those were truly the days and when coming to America was the greatest blessing
Effortlessly perfect. Such a great song.
One of the smoothest songs I've ever heard, thanks Dad for sharing this era of music with me as a child!
These Brothers were out of this world in music its 2024 still grooving to their music
40 years later still sounds fantastic...
My dads good taste in music brought me here
BOOOM coOkieS Same here my parents were young newlyweds and raised me an my two brothers on this music.
:)
el cucuy brought me here
amen!
Cookies My mom taught me this too 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
My 8-year-old loves this tune 😂😂😂
otherworldly and haunting
cool in a way words can't remotely describe
look at how happy these friggin guys are playing this tune ! AWESOME!
I ❤ this song! I was 3 1977
One of the best songs made I haven't listen to music in months and this my first song that I listened to since
Always Love this Perfectly crafted song!! 💖💖💖💖🍓 💌 23
This song made me want the album. I bought it with my mom. My mom was the best!!!
Beautiful inspiring tune from my youth @1977 !
What a great song, sound, melody, vocals, lyrics, performance. I heard this song on the radio when I was little…great memories!
This is an absolutely beautiful song. It’s easily one of the most underrated and overlooked songs of the 70’s!
Real soul music 😊
This is High Performance Groove 👌
Beautiful people, beautiful music.x
The Brothers Johnson Are Incredible ~
Another Quincy Jones production. Love it! 🎉
Shuggie Otis Wrote/Composed /and Performed the original so it's easy to remake an original. Give the Brothers Johnson and Quincy some props but all of the credit goes to Shuggie Otis.
My wife got me listening to this genre of music. It's amazing. I'm kind of an 80s punk rock guy. 70s rock guy. We love to dance together..my wife is the coolest chicken on the planet
Your wife is very smart! Hold her close and enjoy the ride🙏🏾🫡
I find my self going BACK in time for quality music. That guitar riff gets replayed each time I listen!! 🎉🎉
Jackie Brown brought me here :)
Same and this track sits on my youtube playlist after Kano - Garage Skank lol, I'm surprised I enjoy this but I really do.
Yes me too
One of the best movie soundtracks ever!
gumis1581 Me too, and it took me through many other songs from that movie like the midnight confessions
Me to👍✊
I woke up from a 2 hr. nap today and was humming Strawberry letter 22. I had to google it and it all came flooding back. I was 15 yrs. old when this came out. Wonderful feel good tunes. Man, that was a good sleep I had. xoxo
awesome memory.
That bass jumps grabs you and wraps you around like a blanket!
Incredible bass playing. Doesn't exist much, these days!
Strawberry 23 was one of the first songs that started my love of music- and Rick James!
I was 17!
Thanks guys for the the great tunes! R.I.P💐
this is truly the best
Great song ! Good times !!
Fine taste in music brought me here.
This songs brings such a warm and wonderful feeling to my soul. I share these songs with every younger person I know hoping they will share it with their friends it's the only way to keep it alive - God blessed the 70's 80's and 90's 😍
When the world was a kinder place and we made love not war♥️☮️🇺🇲
The year I graduated HS, love this song brings back some wonderful memories! Thank you ☺️
Now this is the most amazing song of all time! My name is Juliet Donnan and no other song will ever move me like this! Don't ask me why....I just love it 😍xx
This song came out on Senior Prom night 1977 It was in SF
RUclips just randomly recommend this to me and my mind is blown. Speechless.
The 45 of this song had a strong strawberry scent on the record sleeve. I was so excited to get this as a kid - I wanted the 45, but when I noticed the scent, I _begged_ my mom to buy it 😄. Amazingly, the scent lasted for several years before it finally faded away. I still have the 45. 😎
oh dear....the groovey 1970's ! the memories! Heavenly bygone era!
They don’t make music like this anymore. Boy ole boy
This stuff was REAL funk! Smooth as silk, uplifting and awesome. That beat, the perfect bass lines, and that heavenly chord change right after the first verse, wow love it!
Since 79 I am listening to this. And I still do totally get the meaning of all the lyrics! Still, as fresh as it was back in the glorious days when FUNK was bass guitar! 😜
Late Show host David Letterman used to always play this song for some reason haha
Letterman was just cool!!!!😎
Brothers Johnson - gods of funk
Where do you hear bass playing like this, these days?!
18 years old Dancing To Stomp ❤62 now Happy days and no drugs needed
Fantastic and never out of my mind. My birthdate tells me I'm not 20 anymore but my body disagrees. Fantastic era, unequalled still. Wish I could go back and stay there.
Semper Fi to you semperfidelis2970
RIP Louis. Your bass was magical!!!
Those guitar chords in the middle of the song and bass line are epic!
Still have this album! Great song
Total class
Back in the day, I remember playing this song over and over as a teenager it was so smooth and hypnotic it just put me in a trance practically! A beautiful song and that Trippy guitar 🎸 solo. I was just was mesmerized by this great song. And now it still sounds good years later only now I know this isn’t the original version even! I just listened to the original version and it’s pretty good but I prefer the Brothers Johnson version the best! I’m glad it’s held up after all these years!
This jam will always be a fave...soul, funk, smooth, what a fabulous combination.
I never had the privilege to see them but with I could one day.
Beautiful song thanks to Shuggie Otis and beautiful afros. I wanna go back.
RIP Louis Johnson.Boy can they sing and play the guitar. My favorite song of their's especially the long version. Music from the 70's still the best.
What can you say perfection 👌🏾
One of those songs that linger in your mind, with no idea how to find it, and one day you do, and all is good in the world!
Those days are past gone. Very hard to match.
Shugie's lyrics to this tune are the most beautiful for describing that 'Heaven on Earth' feeling you only get when you are "In Love". Of course, George and Louis' rendition brought it to the masses. I just miss this stuff, cause their groove was infectious. I don't care who you are, if this don't move you...you're in the grave.
There may be more complex and relevant forms of music, but DISCO is pure joy. Its job is to make your body move, put a smile on your face and warm your soul. What could be more relevant??
The Brothers Johnson were good entertainers love their music which still lives on in the hearts of many many fans.I was saddened to hear of the passing of Louis Thunder Thumbs Johnson.he was an awesome bass player rip Louis. we miss you
I was only 10 when this came out. Still remember my father and his brothers crowding around the radio to listen to the awesome bass playing and guitar solo. Real talent with real musicians. RIP Louis Johnson.
dean roa I love it too. I turned 14 that summer of 1978 when this hit. My only disappointment was when I found out that guitar riff solo towards the end was not George playing. It was jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour in the studio. But all bass work was played buy Louis
I ssssooo agree with you on this band. I slept with a transistor radio then. This group would wake me up and give me my soul back
Can't hear this song enough.
Gotta love your musical tastes.
Thunder thumbs and lightning licks the best
Some of the greatest music ever.
Está canção alegra minha alma😃❤
I have listen to this music since I was 10 years old and still listening...never gets old!!
Legends that be what a smooth funky song 🎉2024
Bought this 45' when i was in 6th grade, the cover was Strawberry scented. Still love this song.
That intro - such a killer!
I grew up with this awesome music.
The soundtrack to my youth in the 70s
Legendary Brothers Johnson. ☺
Great AMERICAN music! Timeless and ageless.
Great sound 'n groove. I love this song. Top!
LOVE THAT BASS
This love and play this classic😘
Her letters were written and she kissed me with strawberry lip gloss... Max Factor? Still True Love always! Biggest kisses. Thanks Brothers Johnson and Baby Shampoo... maybe? (I was not 17, I was 10 or 11 by then in 7th grade and she was in 8th and the story is more complex... maybe tell you later.
he actually has fantastic range in singing
I get chills every time he hits the lower notes " i'm gonna be with my baby.."
and then he suddenly goes very high
This song always reminded me of Spring!! I guess it was originally released then, back when I was a teenager in the good old days!!!
This is my favorite BJ tune. I got to see them live in the late 1970's at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA. That's one concert I'm glad I didn't miss !
My black people 💯💯💯✊🏿♥️♥️♥️♥️
Right !!
I just recently rediscovered this song....just love it.
One of the best groups.
I knew of the Brothers Johnson from their song ‘stomp’ which was in the UK charts in 1980 but I only heard and really enjoyed this song from watching the film ‘Jackie Brown’, the scene with Samuel L Jackson and Chris Tucker.
These guys were so cool, I loved this song , had a lot of good music back then
I remember this song like yesterday playing at the skating rink when I was a kid.
takes me back waaay back to the day the Jackie Brown soundtrack got released :p
Three game of thrones
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Absolute masterpiece
I remember chilling out to this song with my high school bestie in her strawberry-coloured room. Sweet times..!
Beautiful Fro's on these brothers !