I heard an old wise man say....If they open the old clubs back up and played this style of music that it would change the mindset of America. The belief is the music and the message will make others feel GOOD and move forward through anything in their LIVES. Just to EXPERIENCE THESE DAYS AGAIN#
As a child of the 80's watching WTBS Night Tracks, Friday Night Videos, Video Soul, Radio 1990, and all of the video shows before every cable company finally started carrying MTV I remember Colonel Abrams being one of the ones who inspired me and being the reason why I was blessed to be a career musician.
This was a Bad Brother. His style set the Club on FIRE. I play this music frequently. Colonel Abrams. Yes Sir. Players and Hustlers know this game. Youngsters take notes and learn something about romancing a Queen.
3:26 that really really hits home. When you realize something you love doesn't exist no more or things won't ever be the same. This guy was awesome and this songs still kicks
To know he was homeless on the streets of NYC before he passed makes me so sad. I loved his music. I hate how the music industry makes these artist then breaks them, and not help them to invest for after they throw them away. Artist are better off working for themselves in clubs, and private shows. R.i.p! Colonel Abrams.
True story here we were a dance group based in London uk and in 1985 we were hired to dance for colonel abrams on the tube show which was a live show every Friday up in Newcastle on channel 4 I think it was, unfortunately, we were held up in traffic and by the time we arrived he had already performed and left the building we were so gutted, this is the first time I have heard of his passing and I'm upset knowing he spent his last years in misery how did a man so talented and handsome end up homeless how??
I've felt IN love WITH him in 1989. God bless the person who introduced me to his album.... AND. IT'S GOING TO BE WITH ME FOREVERMORE....(RIP) U LOVE YOU
NYCEnforcer I wish we could start this up again, where we people went out and smiled and liked to dance to artist who could sing,had originality,played real instruments and people actually dressed nice. We need to get this real soulful house music thing started again in the states; Europe already is on it and been on it (cub Music forever). I like Hip hop (but it is simply unattractive to me for the pass 10 years) don't get me wrong but this music will always be in my heart and soul.
When I first heard Colonel Abrams, he sound like Teddy Pendergrass. When my grandmother heard him sing for the first time, she claimed that he was a teddy Pendergrass wannabe. My mother had a tape of that album with this track on here. Both my mother and grandmother has gone on. Rest in peace Colonel Abrams. By the way, this all took place when I was a little girl. My favorite song from that same album is nameless.
Unique style...vocals/dance epic club music that sounds bombastic in the right place. Sorry that Mr.Abrams suffered in his final years...rest peacefully brother man.
We're all missin' you Colonel Abrams, and we haven't forgot, how good your music made/makes us all feel, no more suffering on this earth, for you to endure, R.I.P. eternally, for your rest, is well deserved...
Wow.......he was extraordinary. Beautiful man! Truly one of the greatest musicians ever to walk on earth. Rip baby boy. I love Colonel Abrams brought a lot of joy to me.
My Pops built a big club down in our basement for my Mom and us kids because we loved music and dancing so much and parties were on at our home every Friday and Weekends and I swear anytime my Pops put on house music it was hours of dancing and sweating. RIP Colonel, Pops and Mom. I miss the 80s so much. Fun times!!!
Super fine. I was raised on Motown and the Girls' Groups of the early 60's. The Colonel's classic. Still lovin' this sound in 2015. Flashback to '40s Harlem was also a touch of production genius.
I been on a spree since he passed. I can't say he is thee house music pioneer but he's def one of the first if not thee first that I remember having that sound. It wasn't just regular club music it was it was a different sound...
What set him apart from others during the explosion of black club/house music was his smooth r&b touch and his great songwriting skills. In the mid 1980's, he was often compared to Teddy Pendergrass.
+Venu337 ROFL Well Bobby Schmurda is in jail and there's njo way in hell we could dance off of the crap that's out today like we did back in the days LOL
I toss and turn at night, wondering what to do You're like a stranger with a different attitude So for the last time, please don't make me beg you to stay I know I'll always love you, love you anyway(I need you) Need you ('Cause I'm missing you) 'Cause I'm missing you (I'm missing you)
Rest In Peace Colonel Abrams. it was only a few years ago when I discovered your music. I enjoyed it. condolences to your loved ones and to all the fans
GOD BLESS N REST YOUR SOUL, "COLONEL ABRAMS"...THANKS A WHOLE LOT FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT N BLESSINGS WITH US...U MADE N LEFT A FOREVER LASTING IMPACT👏☝👍✌👌👏
My all time favorite Colonel "HIT !" HE DID THAT ! Where did he come from ? He bought "IT ! " and his musical arrangements are all TIMELESS ! There will never br ANOTHER !
I’m jamming this great singer right now, so Sad found out he died and he was homeless at the time, R.i.P Colonel Abrams King of House Music, yo that voice is amazing reminds me of Teddy P. Brings back so much memories Peppermint Lounge, Zanzibar Cheetas Paterson New Jersey omg😊
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37 years later 2024 i'm here listening.
R.I.P. Colonel.
Me too!
Absolutely!!!! I keep it in rotation!!!
Why do I start doing that marching dancing like him and flailing my arms whenever I hear this song????😂😂
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RIP Colonel Abrams. Absolutely underappreciated. He was a brilliant artist
Is just unbelievable a person who had this kind of life, but he died Homeless in the street of new-york
Wow really dam never knew that always wondered what happened to him
Always give charity........it means alot........uhu
RIP in heaven I love your music I listen to it everyday
Wow,are you serious,...homeless?
This guy was a legend! The house Teddy Pendergrass! 🎙🎤
yup, i agree.
Great singer
I heard an old wise man say....If they open the old clubs back up and played this style of music that it would change the mindset of America. The belief is the music and the message will make others feel GOOD and move forward through anything in their LIVES.
Just to EXPERIENCE THESE DAYS AGAIN#
I BELIEVE 💓
So many songs that were underrated but I'm glad to hear them again. Adding to my playlist
I will always love this man for the rest of my life. This song is a classic. Has no expiration date.
I feel the same way❤🎤🎶👍🏻
@@evelynprice7065 me too.
Rip
Cam4
am sure he not look at you twice
Another brillant & criminally underrated Groove from one of the most talented, smooth , unique & underrated vocalists in history...
Happy Heavenly 75th Birthday Colonel Abrams May 25 1949 - November 24 2016
As a child of the 80's watching WTBS Night Tracks, Friday Night Videos, Video Soul, Radio 1990, and all of the video shows before every cable company finally started carrying MTV I remember Colonel Abrams being one of the ones who inspired me and being the reason why I was blessed to be a career musician.
Yes! Facts!
WBLS mr.majic..breaking the ice!!!!waaaah!! Gotham City...manhattan boy here!!!
This guy was underrated
This was a Bad Brother. His style set the Club on FIRE. I play this music frequently. Colonel Abrams. Yes Sir. Players and Hustlers know this game. Youngsters take notes and learn something about romancing a Queen.
Yea, and that grandaddy 2-step is a classic.
His vocal is Teddy Pendagrass with Eddie Lavert.
This and trapped are amazing songs.
And speculation
The Truth is my number one
So Nostalgic.
How soon we forget, Colonel Abrams belted out Iconic songs but sadly didn't get the recognition he deserved.
Rest Easy Col Abrams ✊
agree
Should have lived in a castle and got some medical help.
Naii floor filler !!!!!!!!!!!yeiei!! mathree-southB....hahaaaa!!
colonel's music was loved here in south Africa. He was and sill regarded as one of the house music legends who have ever lived. RIP Col Abrams!
Rest in Peace Colonel Abrahams
80's gotta love it...miss it so much...wish we could bring it back
he was the first person i saw rock a high top fade circa 1986
R.I.P. Colonel. You were under appreciated. Maybe they will feature him in an episode of Unsung...they should.
I did not even know he passed. So-so sad. I loved his music. I will always remember dj'ing his work
Amen to that
ONE of a KIND! 💯 R.I.P. Colonel Abrams 🙏🏿
true q0
Truth!
In Loving Memory of Colonel Abrams.
This is real dance music ...."love we had before doesn't exist no more ........"
need to bring the club era back
it hasn't stopped, just changed
RIP Colonel, the King of House. I kept many a dance floor jumping with your jams back in the day.
I met this dude one day on the NYC subway very tall to..
RIP Colonel Abrams...your music will live on
For sure
THAT'S RIGHT
3:26 that really really hits home. When you realize something you love doesn't exist no more or things won't ever be the same. This guy was awesome and this songs still kicks
Oct. 2021
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Like how much i love him and now he doesn't exist no more😭😭😭💔💔💔
Who is still jamming to this in 2023? 🙋🏾♀️
Yeah! Great artist.. heroin got him..he cought a hot one...sad. RIP my brother...we met a few times at the platinum. And foxes JC..
You have to ask?😂
my jamm all weekends .............canivore Naii...kenya!!!
And still in 2024!
Also 2024
I met him at a club here in Chicago in the late 80's. Love his music. RIP Colonel 🙏
To know he was homeless on the streets of NYC before he passed makes me so sad. I loved his music. I hate how the music industry makes these artist then breaks them, and not help them to invest for after they throw them away. Artist are better off working for themselves in clubs, and private shows. R.i.p! Colonel Abrams.
It’s a very volatile and exploitative industry and most people are very fickle when it comes to music.
You're so right! I saw him before he passed away downtown btwn 46 nd 7th ave. He was in wheelchair. I wept.
Wow...this makes me sad.
True story here we were a dance group based in London uk and in 1985 we were hired to dance for colonel abrams on the tube show which was a live show every Friday up in Newcastle on channel 4 I think it was, unfortunately, we were held up in traffic and by the time we arrived he had already performed and left the building we were so gutted, this is the first time I have heard of his passing and I'm upset knowing he spent his last years in misery how did a man so talented and handsome end up homeless how??
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I'm sitting in my bath tub, remembering my big brother would play this all day and night. Just thinking of you R.I.P. J.T,
Me too, bruh: (RIP) Anthony Munsel "Tony" Cannady"Big Bruh"! :))
Thiss son is straight New York, you can feel and taste the city. Rest in Peace to my uncle Richard, a true Brooklyn nite
Sleep in peace, Colonel Abrams. Your jams will live on!
tmontyb10011 Absolutely!
No!!!!!! When did he die??? I was hoping he would be on a throwback tour
@@mediacenterman8583 , He died on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016.
This stayed in HEAVY rotation on Video Soul. I can still hear Donnie Simpson announcing this video. RIP Colonel Abrams...
RIP to the Colonel...you will be missed and remembered my dude....
mookeychase0907 yeah u are right dookeychaser🤣🤣🤣
He was a great performer and had his own style of dancing, I was and still is in love with that legend. Still listening to his music and videos.
Forever colonel 😭😭 !!!
I've felt IN love WITH him in 1989. God bless the person who introduced me to his album.... AND. IT'S GOING TO BE WITH ME FOREVERMORE....(RIP) U LOVE YOU
NYCEnforcer
I wish we could start this up again, where we people went out and smiled and liked to dance to artist who could sing,had originality,played real instruments and people actually dressed nice. We need to get this real soulful house music thing started again in the states; Europe already is on it and been on it (cub Music forever). I like Hip hop (but it is simply unattractive to me for the pass 10 years) don't get me wrong but this music will always be in my heart and soul.
r.i.p....thank you for sharing your talent with us.
When I first heard Colonel Abrams, he sound like Teddy Pendergrass. When my grandmother heard him sing for the first time, she claimed that he was a teddy Pendergrass wannabe. My mother had a tape of that album with this track on here. Both my mother and grandmother has gone on. Rest in peace Colonel Abrams. By the way, this all took place when I was a little girl. My favorite song from that same album is nameless.
That was actually the follow-up single off the same album, but that didn’t do nearly as well as this song, even with the urban market.
@@RocStarr913 no wonder why I never heard it on the radio. I have heard this one often. Specially on video soul.
Another one from the 80's has gone. He was HUGE in the mid to late 80's! Rest In Peace my brother.
Colonel Abrams is better than you know.
❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉ABSOLUTELY another great one KING 👑 MUSCLE 💪 MUSIC 🎶 APPRECIATE YOUR GIFTED GIFTED RIPOWER 😢😊🎉❤
R.I.P. May you and Prince make heavenly music together.
My favorite cut of the Colonel. RIP
Unique style...vocals/dance epic club music that sounds bombastic in the right place. Sorry that Mr.Abrams suffered in his final years...rest peacefully brother man.
"LOVE HIM........... THE 80S WAS THE BEST AND THE LAST DECADE WHEN IT COMES TO ARTISTS' ORGINALITY AND THE SONGS THEY SANG!"
Am setting up a mobile sound biz to focus on real music that went under the radar..this is one of the gems
We're all missin' you Colonel Abrams, and we haven't forgot, how good your music made/makes us all feel, no more suffering on this earth, for you to endure, R.I.P. eternally, for your rest, is well deserved...
You will never be forgotten. Rest in peace. You were a powerhouse back in the day.
The Colonel had a move and a groove that he threw down and own it.
Damn this is fire. Glad I discovered this....so smooth
RIP to this man I listen to trapped not gonna let and speculation daily and now this in my rotation 😩
The Colonel's music was dope back in day. Danced my ass off to this tune here!
Fantastic! Goosebumps all the way.. R.I.P Colonel
This song brought back so Many memories! Colonel sounds like T.P.
Wow.......he was extraordinary. Beautiful man! Truly one of the greatest musicians ever to walk on earth. Rip baby boy. I love Colonel Abrams brought a lot of joy to me.
My Pops built a big club down in our basement for my Mom and us kids because we loved music and dancing so much and parties were on at our home every Friday and Weekends and I swear anytime my Pops put on house music it was hours of dancing and sweating. RIP Colonel, Pops and Mom. I miss the 80s so much. Fun times!!!
This song was the Jam RIP Colonel Abrams gone but not forgotten
A strong fan of colonel Abram...the love we had before doesn't exist anymore
"How Soon We Forget" is the song that made me a fan of his! I never have seen the music video for this song. I love it!
Always loved his music. He was indeed a club artist and fashion trend setter. Rest in peace sir.
Rest in Peace Colonel... A Friend
Always thought that he was from England good music memories rest
The King of House Music, the Soulful One, Colonel Abrams-Rest In House Heaven my brotha!
I was a house maniac back in the day! This brings back a lot of those memories!
Say word!!!
Wowwww This Brother always spitting Fire at The Red 🦜 Parrot back in the 80's...
you gave me my start in club life.. RIP COLONEL ABRAMS
When this came on everybody on the dance floor...Good times!
What a legend. One of the greatest dancers ever, without trying too hard d. My man! May he rest well!
Super fine. I was raised on Motown and the Girls' Groups of the early 60's. The Colonel's classic. Still lovin' this sound in 2015. Flashback to '40s Harlem was also a touch of production genius.
I loved his music! RIP
I been on a spree since he passed. I can't say he is thee house music pioneer but he's def one of the first if not thee first that I remember having that sound. It wasn't just regular club music it was it was a different sound...
What set him apart from others during the explosion of black club/house music was his smooth r&b touch and his great songwriting skills. In the mid 1980's, he was often compared to Teddy Pendergrass.
This is what a man sounds like.
Sad to hear he had fallen on hard times when he died. Grateful for his music.
I'm ready to go out to the club....oh wait it's 2015 and the good club era is over! Damn!
I hear you sis. Let me sit my old ass down , lol.
+Venu337 ROFL Well Bobby Schmurda is in jail and there's njo way in hell we could dance off of the crap that's out today like we did back in the days LOL
+Keith Miles LMAO
+Venu337 lol
+Venu337 here in N.Y.C the clubs were happening especially here in Manhattan lawd have mercy
a tru Soulful House legend thank you for jackin it up
I been a fan since I was 7 in the late 80s I love his voice
Never saw the video of this song. The Colonel Rocks!
I toss and turn at night, wondering what to do
You're like a stranger with a different attitude
So for the last time, please don't make me beg you to stay
I know I'll always love you, love you anyway(I need you)
Need you
('Cause I'm missing you)
'Cause I'm missing you
(I'm missing you)
You have achieved your part in the music arena RIP COLONEL
Rest In Peace Colonel Abrams. it was only a few years ago when I discovered your music. I enjoyed it. condolences to your loved ones and to all the fans
Rest In Power another of great has Fallen!
Produced and directed by Francis Delia in NYC with cinematography by Frank Byers.
GOD BLESS N REST YOUR SOUL, "COLONEL ABRAMS"...THANKS A WHOLE LOT FOR SHARING YOUR TALENT N BLESSINGS WITH US...U MADE N LEFT A FOREVER LASTING IMPACT👏☝👍✌👌👏
I love the beat and the. lyrics..AND HE FAVORS STEVE HARVEY
That's a got damn insult to the Colonel!!!
a woo woo woo... WOO woo...
This is my FAVORITE Song by Colonel Abrams. I really MISS those YEARS SIP
So Classic that voice !
Looking how things play out now. He didn't sale his soul. That mean they didn't push his career. I'm still playing his music.
I love songs like this with a great beat and great story with words. This make you get down
My main man, listening in 2020!
R.I.P Colonel Abrams. How Soon We Forgot Not. Another Talent Gone :-(
Yes he is well missed Love everything about him. He knew how to perform in the ultimate manically ever
My all time favorite Colonel "HIT !" HE DID THAT ! Where did he come from ? He bought "IT ! " and his musical arrangements are all TIMELESS ! There will never br ANOTHER !
RIP and Thanks for the music and good times
RIP And salute to the Colonel...
I’m jamming this great singer right now, so Sad found out he died and he was homeless at the time, R.i.P Colonel Abrams King of House Music, yo that voice is amazing reminds me of Teddy P. Brings back so much memories Peppermint Lounge, Zanzibar Cheetas Paterson New Jersey omg😊
omg this is music that u can actually dance too will the damn lawyers get out of the music buisness so we can get this music back on the air
Colonel Abrams, we sure miss you! I used to rock the dance floor to you and your house music beat.
Sadly it is very difficult for young people exposed to lousy music to hear about or remember this good music.
Yep! Its truly sad, cause this music.
+Neisha C An ironic title for this song.
DIMP11 Yep
I'm 24,Hope isn't lost
SAD BUT TRUE