You said it all. I am 72 and as I look back on the music we had I am more amazed now than then. Just did not realize how good we had it. So many talented and hard working musicians and singers.
Gladys Knight is one of those singers that, as soon as they sing that first note, you know it's her. Her voice is so original and just makes your heart soar. This is one of their big hits. They had a lot more though. This is just pure 70's soul music. There's nothing out now that even compares to the great music we had in my childhood.
Gladys Knight & the Pips were a great R&B/soul/funk family music group that started out in the 50's & had hits over 4 decades. They had a lot of great songs such as "Every Beat Of My Heart", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Nitty Gritty", "Neither One Of Us", "Friendship Train", "If I Were Your Woman", "I Don't Want To Do Wrong", "I've Got To Use My Imagination", "I Feel A Song (In My Heart)", "On & On", "Love Overboard" etc.
Gladys Knight is one of the great singers of that era. A video that might interest you is Gladys, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick singing That's What Friends Are For. I suggest the live version.
Gladys Knight was one of my favorite female vocalist back when I was young. She had that kind of voice and talent and was a gem when it came to the kind of person she was.
I always get entranced by this tune even if it comes on at the gas station while I'm pumping gas on the truck stop radio.I was a child in the 1970s and this song brings me right back to that time when this music was on the radio and everyone wore bell bottoms and drove huge cars.Such a beautiful and soulful sound and shout out to whoever played bass on this track!!
I was told many years ago by my step-father(railroad conductor) that 'midnight trains' were used to transport deceased persons to their resting communities. If so, this song might be more important than we know!
Biz, I love Gladys Knight and the Pips, I was in junior high when this album came out and I remember going to my first dance, Gladys is a great great singer,this is great Soul Music; any song from Gladys is a gem; listen to Neither One of Us and If I Were Your Woman
I am 59 yrs old. My parents brought me up on great music like this. Before my father passed, we took a road trip to Vegas and got to see Gladys about 10 yrs ago. She sounded FANTASTIC, as if she was 20yrs old. Tears to my eyes and all hairs standing at attention when I listen to this song, like Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Imagine, or Georgia on my Mind.
I saw her in Concord California about the same time. She destroyed every other artist. Faith Hill, Freddie Jackson, Ojays, and others I can't remember. She killed it!!!
Their version of Heard It Through the Grapevine is the best! We used to love it when they came on all the variety shows back in the day, the Pips had the great dance moves, great showmanship, just a great great great performance every time.
I knew you would recognize this for the treasure it is. You need to see a video of them singing.. as for the Pips...think Temptations. And Gladys is drop dead beautiful. She's older now. I think she is still alive.
I saw them in the mid70’s at Summerfest in Milwaukee.. we had to pay like $5 per person to get into the festival and got to hear them for that!!!!!!! Unbelievable deal even for back in the day!!!!! Went with my oldest sister who is 13 years older than me.. that goes to show how much people loved Gladys Knight and the Pipz
LOVE all the great Stax and Motown Blues, Soul and R&B music. Such a heartfelt, soulful group of artists. Stunning is the word for Gladys' voice. It warms my heart to see you young folks who grew up on rap and hip hop, discover the great music that my generation loved.
This song played over and over back in the early seventies on the radio. Solid gold talent! Incredible era for top-notch vocalists and musicians. Great reaction!
I knew as soon as I saw the title that you were gonna love this! Talk about some pipes! It really does come from deep down! Biz, you have a good woman out there and she's waiting for you. You once told me that our generations were too far apart and the women out there now are different. I know you're right, but there are still some good ones out there. She will have a love of music and you will have fun and laugh together. It won't be work. I feel it in my heart that it's coming your way.
Such a freaking great song. Gladys has an amazing gift. Love those background vocals too. They are fun. Try ‘Neither One of Us’ or ‘You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’
One of my fav of your reactions. First, Gladys Knight and Pips. My all time best female singer. But the second reason, I sooo enjoyed hearing you tell about your story. I'd love to hear more of that. You're an interesting man and your story telling is interesting too.
Gladys was WAY before Whitney. She's one of the OG Soul singers! 🤙😎 Her first hit was in 1961... 😳 She was known as "The Empress of Soul". She seemed like a lovely lady. 👍
jim weatherly wrote this song. he was a staff songwriter on buddah records. another song gladys and the pips recorded that was written by jim weatherly was best thing that ever happened to me. that song song went to no. 3 oon the hot 100 and no. 1 soul. inn addition country singer ray price took his cover to no. 1 on the country charts. also the song on and on. written by curtis mayfeild. which is featured on the soundtrack of t he movie claudine. you can hear gladys soulful voice on that funky song. she has the most soulful voice i heard on any record
Both of these songs ALWAYS gets me choked up. GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS: "If I Was Your Woman" "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"
I was teenager in the 60s just North of Detroit, we had the Motown Review at the Fox . All the Motown singers and more would perform, plus we had Dance Clubs everywhere. And all the great Bands would come into Detroit. It was fun back then.
You must react to Gladys Knight and B.B. King live. It's a great performance. The song is please send me someone to love. Awesome reaction!! Sending joy to you✌️🎸🎶🎼
This has always been one of my favorites. Sometimes I find myself humming it unconsciously. When I was in the AF and stationed way up north in Maine with 150 plus inches of snow I played this song and dreamed of my home in Georgia. Thanks for this Biz!
One of my favorite songs of all time. Did you know that Gladys and the Pips recorded Heard it Through the Grapevine a year or so before Marvin Gaye's version? They make his sound like a lullaby. So R&B. So gospel. So renaissance funk. So fun. And sure to get your body and feet moving like few songs can do. Please comment on their version. Reply
I bought this album when it came out. I love Gladys Knight. Her voice is incredible and the theme of the song was so relatable. Today is generally not the same. Women would not probably follow this theme tody. Committment and real love are not high on the agenda anymore it seems. Nice reaction. I could see the song moved you. Cheers 🇨🇦🔥🔥🔥🌟🥇👍💖
Great one Biz,1973 here. Highschool memories here. Cruising the backroads with your buddies, getting high and when this song came over the radio and it hit the steam locomotive whistle whoo, whoo bit, their were four stoned idiots acting out the engineer pulling down on the whistle cord and all shouting out whoo, whoo! Funny how one song can trigger great fun memories from your youth. Thanks for a brief history of your life and your parents history. I love hearing stories like yours and learning about different cultures. Thats how we learn, wish more would do it. I don't know why but when I heard you say "My mom doesn't like music" I started to laugh and I have no clue as to why, it just struck me as funny. Peace ❤
Great song, good memories of growing up in the seventies only having an AM radio in the family car, everything played on the same station, wabc in New York,what a great time it was, rock, r+b, mellow, soul, all good stuff, thanks for this
Fall of '73. It was originally going to be "Midnight Plane To Houston". You've got to react to the big song that was their last for Motown the year before, 1972, in "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"
The Midnight Special RUclips channel recently dropped a clip of them performing this from back in 1974 and she really leans into the song live. And The Pips accent their backing vocals with Temptations style dance moves. Check it out when you can. Gladys Knight was huge back in the seventies. Cissy Houston was the first singer to record "Midnight Train to Georgia" back in 1972. Whitney Houston was ten when Gladys Knight released her version in 1973. I'm pretty confident it influenced her. Given the fame of her relations they may even have been family friends.
I think if I had to choose a single favorite female vocalist, it would be Aretha Franklin. I remember my dad seeing them perform this song on a TV program. He rarely listened to music. And if he did, it was stuff like Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins and stuff from that era. But Midnight Train and Gladys left him in awe. He said he'd never heard anything that good. His eyes had even watered up. There was something in the water back in the late 60s and 70s, because the music was so pure and unique. Every genre was like that. But I guess every generation thinks the same about their own era of music.
Yes, Whitney has a number of little things she does that were picked up from the artists that preceded her. No shade. I'm more fond of Gladys Knight myself. Her range and musicality and control and dynamics. A real powerful artist.
This song gets my vote for the best song of all time. When I was a young guitarist , nineteen or so, I was so blown away by the bass line in this song that I actually rented a bass and amp to attempt to learn it. If I'm not mistaken, that's Bob Babbit on the bass.
Gladys knight and the pips do the best version of the song "feelin alright" 🔥 ❤second best is Grand funk railroad worth it doing the long version, 3rd is Jackson 5, the bass on that is 🔥 🔥 and he is so young 🔥 4th Joe Cocker cause you know, 5th Traffic the original, 6th 3 dog night,....fight me!!
PS. For some classic sixties soul cuts, check out Sam & Dave - "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", and "You Don't Know Like I Know" -- Eddie Floyd -- "Knock on Wood", "I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" -- and Brenton Wood, aka Alfred Jesse Smith -- "Gimme Little Sign", "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up", "I Like The Way You Love Me", and "Oogum Boogum Song" along with many others.
As a kid in the '70s, I just took all this great music for granted.....I never realized what a great decade for music it was until many years later!
You said it all. I am 72 and as I look back on the music we had I am more amazed now than then. Just did not realize how good we had it. So many talented and hard working musicians and singers.
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I can appreciate this!
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Gladys still sounds the same ..she is an outstandingly beautiful human being . with a heart as big and healing as her voice 💓
That is the truth! I totally get you. ❤✌️
Gladys Knight is one of those singers that, as soon as they sing that first note, you know it's her. Her voice is so original and just makes your heart soar. This is one of their big hits. They had a lot more though. This is just pure 70's soul music. There's nothing out now that even compares to the great music we had in my childhood.
I love Gladys Knight. She is one of my absolute favorite singers. “Midnight Train To Georgia” is one of my favorite songs.
Gladys can bring the heat, her voice is fire and pure soul. Miss Knight and the Pips bring the vibe every time. Great choice Big Soul.
I haven't even SEEN the video yet, but this woman could sing the phone book! Love her!
❤❤❤❤ahhhhh, the beautiful Miss Gladys. That sweet smile, that soulful voice. ❤❤
Gladys Knight & the Pips were a great R&B/soul/funk family music group that started out in the 50's & had hits over 4 decades. They had a lot of great songs such as "Every Beat Of My Heart", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "Nitty Gritty", "Neither One Of Us", "Friendship Train", "If I Were Your Woman", "I Don't Want To Do Wrong", "I've Got To Use My Imagination", "I Feel A Song (In My Heart)", "On & On", "Love Overboard" etc.
Denzel told those guys in the Equilizer he was a pip. Always cracked me up
I love Gladys Knight & The Pips since discovering their wonderful sounds back in the 60’s💗👏🥰. Plenty to discover in this rabbit hole 🎶
This was one of my favorite songs growing up! I love Motown music with a passion! Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, Spinners, Supremes just to name a few!
Gladys Knight is one of the great singers of that era. A video that might interest you is Gladys, Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Dionne Warwick singing That's What Friends Are For. I suggest the live version.
Love love love Gladys Knight and the Pips. Grew up on her music. How blessed was I??
Gladys Knight was one of my favorite female vocalist back when I was young. She had that kind of voice and talent and was a gem when it came to the kind of person she was.
Ohhh man.....She's the BOMB and those PIPS... That is some smooth singing. Love this. Keep on Rocking Biz!!!
Gladys Knight. Talkin’ about beautiful stuff. So beautiful.
I always get entranced by this tune even if it comes on at the gas station while I'm pumping gas on the truck stop radio.I was a child in the 1970s and this song brings me right back to that time when this music was on the radio and everyone wore bell bottoms and drove huge cars.Such a beautiful and soulful sound and shout out to whoever played bass on this track!!
I was told many years ago by my step-father(railroad conductor) that 'midnight trains' were used to transport deceased persons to their resting communities. If so, this song might be more important than we know!
That’s interesting, but from the lyrics, the man is alive.
What a wonderful powerful voice I am thankful I got to grow with her and voice beautiful.
Biz, I love Gladys Knight and the Pips, I was in junior high when this album came out and I remember going to my first dance, Gladys is a great great singer,this is great Soul Music; any song from Gladys is a gem; listen to Neither One of Us and If I Were Your Woman
I am 59 yrs old. My parents brought me up on great music like this. Before my father passed, we took a road trip to Vegas and got to see Gladys about 10 yrs ago. She sounded FANTASTIC, as if she was 20yrs old. Tears to my eyes and all hairs standing at attention when I listen to this song, like Sittin on the Dock of the Bay, Imagine, or Georgia on my Mind.
I saw her in Concord California about the same time. She destroyed every other artist. Faith Hill, Freddie Jackson, Ojays, and others I can't remember.
She killed it!!!
Their version of Heard It Through the Grapevine is the best! We used to love it when they came on all the variety shows back in the day, the Pips had the great dance moves, great showmanship, just a great great great performance every time.
She did that song on the Muppet Show... 😎
It was a good performance as I recall.
The Undisputed Truth "Smiling Faces Sometimes"...TRUST ME.
I knew you would recognize this for the treasure it is. You need to see a video of them singing.. as for the Pips...think Temptations. And Gladys is drop dead beautiful. She's older now. I think she is still alive.
I saw them in the mid70’s at Summerfest in Milwaukee.. we had to pay like $5 per person to get into the festival and got to hear them for that!!!!!!! Unbelievable deal even for back in the day!!!!! Went with my oldest sister who is 13 years older than me.. that goes to show how much people loved Gladys Knight and the Pipz
70's what else can you say? Soul was in all the main genres. All the cross pollination of music genres was a beautiful thing.
One of my favorite songs by Gladys Knight is called you’re the best thing that ever happened to me and always brings a tear to my eye.
keepin gr8 muzik alive. they don't do it like this like they did back when . love it. thanks for all the memories Biz.
This is such a song, that you can listen to, during a heatwave, it gives you goosebumps all over. 😄😄😍😍🎶🎶🎶
Just an incredible track. Gladys really brings it home at the end. And wonderful piano.
Excellent voice and outstanding session studio musicians, true professionals.
What Can You Say, They Are GREAT!!
One of the best groups/voices ever in this genre
Yes sir.
LOVE all the great Stax and Motown Blues, Soul and R&B music. Such a heartfelt, soulful group of artists. Stunning is the word for Gladys' voice. It warms my heart to see you young folks who grew up on rap and hip hop, discover the great music that my generation loved.
One of the best singers of any genre of music.
Everyone my age knows this word for word. Gladys is the bomb!
…….another song that was in the mix on classic AM radio stations in the 70’s. 🔥😊 “1973” so much music,all genres. ❤️
They were so good at making you feel. Or acknowledging phases of relationships. Neither One of Us can send reactors into shock.
Pure soul...this song brings back great memories
Growing up in the 70’s the music was so good. ❤this song.
This song played over and over back in the early seventies on the radio. Solid gold talent! Incredible era for top-notch vocalists and musicians.
Great reaction!
Always one of my favorites from the day it came out.
Pretty hysterical that this far into your musical renaissance journey you can still get gems like this thrown at you
Absolutely love this song.
Brilliant
I love Gladys Knight!
That’s some seriously good stuff.
I was a little kid in the 60’s. All that fine 60’s soul infiltrated. Love it to,this day. Especially the stax stuff
Gladys perfection ❤
Yes! Now that's the way you listen to a song....with feeling!!
I knew as soon as I saw the title that you were gonna love this! Talk about some pipes! It really does come from deep down! Biz, you have a good woman out there and she's waiting for you. You once told me that our generations were too far apart and the women out there now are different. I know you're right, but there are still some good ones out there. She will have a love of music and you will have fun and laugh together. It won't be work. I feel it in my heart that it's coming your way.
Such a freaking great song. Gladys has an amazing gift. Love those background vocals too. They are fun.
Try ‘Neither One of Us’ or ‘You’re the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’
One of my fav of your reactions. First, Gladys Knight and Pips. My all time best female singer.
But the second reason, I sooo enjoyed hearing you tell about your story. I'd love to hear more of that. You're an interesting man and your story telling is interesting too.
Just love this song/singing SO much ❣🔥✊🏾❤🌟🤗
Gladys was WAY before Whitney.
She's one of the OG Soul singers! 🤙😎
Her first hit was in 1961... 😳
She was known as "The Empress of Soul".
She seemed like a lovely lady. 👍
Hi Biz! Try Gladys' version of "Heard it Through the Grapevine." Super funky & danceable. I love it.
She was all over verity shows back in the 70s. She was a real cutie pie, too.
THIS WAS THEIR HUGE HITTTTTT BIZ, FYYYYYRRRRR, BANGER!!! 😊
A great song! A great group with amazing vocals!
Hey Biz, there’s only one thing better than this………………..LIVE version
Completely agree, the live version is fantastic!
Masterpiece masterpiece masterpiece love you
Spectacular song!
Love this group and this song! You should treat yourself to a video of their performance. The Pips did some great choreography! 🙂
jim weatherly wrote this song. he was a staff songwriter on buddah records. another song gladys and the pips recorded that was written by jim weatherly was best thing that ever happened to me. that song song went to no. 3 oon the hot 100 and no. 1 soul. inn addition country singer ray price took his cover to no. 1 on the country charts. also the song on and on. written by curtis mayfeild. which is featured on the soundtrack of t he movie claudine. you can hear gladys soulful voice on that funky song. she has the most soulful voice i heard on any record
Both of these songs ALWAYS gets me choked up.
GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS:
"If I Was Your Woman"
"Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"
I was teenager in the 60s just North of Detroit, we had the Motown Review at the Fox . All the Motown singers and more would perform, plus we had Dance Clubs everywhere. And all the great Bands would come into Detroit. It was fun back then.
You must react to Gladys Knight and B.B. King live. It's a great performance. The song is please send me someone to love. Awesome reaction!! Sending joy to you✌️🎸🎶🎼
This has always been one of my favorites. Sometimes I find myself humming it unconsciously. When I was in the AF and stationed way up north in Maine with 150 plus inches of snow I played this song and dreamed of my home in Georgia. Thanks for this Biz!
One of my favorite songs of all time. Did you know that Gladys and the Pips recorded Heard it Through the Grapevine a year or so before Marvin Gaye's version? They make his sound like a lullaby. So R&B. So gospel. So renaissance funk. So fun. And sure to get your body and feet moving like few songs can do. Please comment on their version.
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I bought this album when it came out. I love Gladys Knight. Her voice is incredible and the theme of the song was so relatable. Today is generally not the same. Women would not probably follow this theme tody. Committment and real love are not high on the agenda anymore it seems. Nice reaction. I could see the song moved you. Cheers 🇨🇦🔥🔥🔥🌟🥇👍💖
Yes, Gladys has a great voice.
This is some good stuff. Loved the class folks had back in the day. Gladys was a good looking woman too
Always loved to this song! At 13, was headed to Catholic boarding school. My choice. Was leaving home n missing it already. Awesome song.👍♥️
One of my favorite songs.
Great one Biz,1973 here. Highschool memories here. Cruising the backroads with your buddies, getting high and when this song came over the radio and it hit the steam locomotive whistle whoo, whoo bit, their were four stoned idiots acting out the engineer pulling down on the whistle cord and all shouting out whoo, whoo!
Funny how one song can trigger great fun memories from your youth. Thanks for a brief history of your life and your parents history. I love hearing stories like yours and learning about different cultures.
Thats how we learn, wish more would do it. I don't know why but when I heard you say "My mom doesn't like music" I started to laugh and I have no clue as to why, it just struck me as funny.
Peace ❤
Great song, good memories of growing up in the seventies only having an AM radio in the family car, everything played on the same station, wabc in New York,what a great time it was, rock, r+b, mellow, soul, all good stuff, thanks for this
Fall of '73. It was originally going to be "Midnight Plane To Houston". You've got to react to the big song that was their last for Motown the year before, 1972, in "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)"
King Floyd "Groove Me"
One of my favourite ever songs - thanks
NIce reaction, She lives about 5 miles from us. Used to see her in the grocery store.
This is a CLASSIC song 😎🔥
When Gladys knight started singing Whitney Houston wasn't even born yet. My favourite female singer is Gladys Knight
Couldn't click on this reaction quick enough.
This soothes my soul ❤✌🏼
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MY MAN! PREACH!
Great Great song.
The Midnight Special RUclips channel recently dropped a clip of them performing this from back in 1974 and she really leans into the song live. And The Pips accent their backing vocals with Temptations style dance moves. Check it out when you can. Gladys Knight was huge back in the seventies. Cissy Houston was the first singer to record "Midnight Train to Georgia" back in 1972. Whitney Houston was ten when Gladys Knight released her version in 1973. I'm pretty confident it influenced her. Given the fame of her relations they may even have been family friends.
Class.
Saw them at the Michigan State Fair in 1969. The 4 Tops were there to. Grooven.
I think if I had to choose a single favorite female vocalist, it would be Aretha Franklin.
I remember my dad seeing them perform this song on a TV program. He rarely listened to music. And if he did, it was stuff like Jim Reeves, Marty Robbins and stuff from that era. But Midnight Train and Gladys left him in awe. He said he'd never heard anything that good. His eyes had even watered up.
There was something in the water back in the late 60s and 70s, because the music was so pure and unique. Every genre was like that. But I guess every generation thinks the same about their own era of music.
You need to dive I to Gladys Knight’s catalogue!
Sooo great!
Yes, Whitney has a number of little things she does that were picked up from the artists that preceded her. No shade. I'm more fond of Gladys Knight myself. Her range and musicality and control and dynamics. A real powerful artist.
This song gets my vote for the best song of all time. When I was a young guitarist , nineteen or so, I was so blown away by the bass line in this song that I actually rented a bass and amp to attempt to learn it. If I'm not mistaken, that's Bob Babbit on the bass.
Holy Shit!!! You ain't lyin!!! I just looked it up on Wikipedia. Sure enough. This cat has been around a lot of great singers. Motown singers...
If I were your woman
On and On
Neither one of us
Did she ever have a dud? I can't think of any.
Oh...Neither One of Us is fantastic!
Two more great songs from Gladys Knights & The Pips are "Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me " and " Neither One Of Us".
You won't ne disappointed."
Excellent reaction. Try “Greatest Thing That Ever Happened to Me” and “Neither One of Us” Both are stone cold classics
I think you would enjoy the live version also, back up singers are very entertaining also
Great 70's tune
Gladys knight and the pips do the best version of the song "feelin alright" 🔥 ❤second best is Grand funk railroad worth it doing the long version, 3rd is Jackson 5, the bass on that is 🔥 🔥 and he is so young 🔥 4th Joe Cocker cause you know, 5th Traffic the original, 6th 3 dog night,....fight me!!
PS. For some classic sixties soul cuts, check out Sam & Dave - "Soul Man", "Hold On, I'm Comin", and "You Don't Know Like I Know" -- Eddie Floyd -- "Knock on Wood", "I've Never Found A Girl (To Love Me Like You Do)" -- and Brenton Wood, aka Alfred Jesse Smith -- "Gimme Little Sign", "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up", "I Like The Way You Love Me", and "Oogum Boogum Song" along with many others.
Oh, I saw you were moved. Gladys Knight and the Pips Live on Soul Train performing "Neither One of Us"!! You can believe that.