I just came to post the same thing... I mean dude, you are not paying attention to Alicia just because you have that crazy diet, Fried Fish on special, and a Hot Chocolate... that is a laxative!
"This is the server from the Mcdonalds, You come in every Wednesday on your lunch break I think? and you always order the McNuggets, with the Mcflurry, and my manager be trippin and stuff, talking bout we gotta say the machine is broken, but I always got the machine working for you, cause I think you're kinda sweet."
All I can think of is that tweet that says “imagine you lactose intolerant and your waitress is putting milk and cream in your drink because she got a crush on you”
That piano is insane, its like a drug. I liked this song when I was 12. Im 32 now and I just absolutely can't get enough of it. Every year that passes, I love it more and more. Its honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. Call me crazy but sometimes it makes me cry.
My mom passed away in 2003. This was one of the songs that she blasted in the car. I come and listen to it to get a piece of those moments. Wonderful song!
I was on a casual movie date with someone I worked with and was super nervous. This song was playing before the previews in the theater. It brings back such a good memory! I remember how handsome he looked and the smell of the cologne he was wearing that night. He's now been my husband for almost 18 years and this song still gives me all the butterflies from that night.
SHOUTOUT to all the girls who made the first move This was my first ever comment on RUclips so I never expected 2K likes. THANK YOU for the likes and your personal stories! I feel supported as I'm fed up with women around me telling me I shouldn't have done this or that, that I should've waited for HIM to approach me, that he's now uninterested because it was me who made the first move so I took away the chase game from that poor boy, that I came across as desperate, etc. Making me feel bad and embarrassed for expressing my feelings, for choosing not to waste my time, for being an adult in 2020... ARE YOU F* KIDDING ME?? Thank you!
and 13 years later and i am still waiting for someone to give me one of those calls. and i always order the same thing every different place i go. idk what the issue is here. lol
She rieled him in like a fishing rod. Women forgot how to pull guys now they shy and never make the first move because some think it make them look desperate.
"Hey, it’s the cashier at the Popeyes on 1st. You come in every Tuesday and get three two piece specials just for yourself. We only supposed to give you one biscuit but I give you two cause … I think you kinda sweet."
A time where boys and girls, men and women had to converse in person to know each other. Where folks was more tolerable to conversations and being around one another
❤ what do you think ! It’s like asking if I m still needing oxygen to breath babe ! Every breath every ❤Heart Beat Her Voice keeps my Life going Her Beauty is Impeccable….. Her Sweetness is Uniqueness And little girl like and original Only to her; Her love of Life and God exudes and overflows To the point it’s as if it’s so Contagious and accepting And acceptable you just can go up to her and hug and kiss her And Thank Her for giving you Another chance in this Fk Up Society !
Hey, this is the cashier at chick-fil a. You come in everyday and order the chicken sandwich and a large fry. And my manager be trippin and stuff talking bout we only supposed to fill the fries up half way, but I fill yours all the way up cause I think you’re kinda sweet
R.i.p to my first love 😢 I loved him so much 😊 its nothing like him .... some days just never wanted you to go home with the lord .... if you ever take the time to Read this know that you are always missed and loved my past and my future says you ...even though I have to let you rest
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Some of you calling her "thirsty" for her phone call, I say she's frickin' confident and knows what she wants. What girl calls up the guy?? A majority of the time it's always the guy that makes the call! AND! It was always like an emotional trip whenever she said her cellphone is tripping. You've watched the video thousands of times so you know but are always in suspense to see if it cuts out or not haha. Also, WHO CALLS ALICIA KEYS THIRSTY!? BLASPHEMY!!!
+Amberoo B See, I thought the 'phone cutting out' thing was a ploy to get him to say a day, thereby agreeing to meet, like 'oh, my phone cut out - what day did you say?' He didn't say a day! She tricked him into agreeing! I dunno, maybe I'm just devious. Either way, I'm definitely gonna try it. :D
Kanye fucking west on production !! And my girl Alicia with the heavenly vocals!! This song is so perfect and hits home hard. Brings me back to the careless days of being a child. This song feels like home to me :)
I LOVED this part of her career, she was this quiet looking, introverted beauty who has this soulful, gut punching voice that you just feel; that unassuming smile is such a vibe.
Every time I see this video makes me cry because it brings me back to the good old days when me and my sister rest so my friend used to sit up in there after the club there will never be no other in this era can never not forget about Willie burger 0:24
"My manager be tripping saying we got to use water...but I always use milk and creme for you, cus I think your kind of sweet" she got game for real haha!!
B15SDMDESIGNS dude , every wednesday is when he collect the money from the drugs , the rest of the week he dont have any cash cuz he need support his bitches and kids!!
I'm French and when this came out I was a kid and unable to understand English. Now that I'm way older and fluent I finally get this whole phonecall! Hahah that's so cute
How did u learn to speak english? and how long did it take you to learn? because I've been trying to learn french for the past 6 months but it's so hard.
At school first, 16 years ago... It's a very inefficient way here, our system is so bad at teaching us foreign tongues. RUclips and series helped a lot more ^^ French is harder than English but if you watch as many videos as possible you'll improve your skills tremendously
digdingdong funny thing I love a French song but don't know french I always say I will learn so I know what their saying but never have I think now I will..... and I'm being sincere about this it's why I commented
This is a rare example of a well acted music video where the song, premise in the video and overall storyline coincide brilliantly. You never get to see it.
It sucks to have a crush on someone and I can’t do anything about it. Time to find someone. I’m sure someone is crushing on you gorgeous he just hasn’t said anything. Some men respect women. Hope you find what your looking for
Kanye and Alicia producing this together is just golden. People can say what they want about the man but he was such a musical genius during this era. Edit: he did sample this btw don’t get it confused lol but still.
Alicia Keys did not have the courage to call Michael (Mos Def) in the song and tell him about her feelings, and Kanye encouraged her to do it. Just watched Alicia Keys & John Legend's Verzuz, , and heard them talk about it.
Me & my girl always joke about the ‘milk & cream.’ Fast forward 15 years later and I just started working as a barista and there is this unbelievably handsome young business man who comes in every day and orders the special. Sometimes he comes in multiple times a day. Haven’t felt a flirtation like this since I was in high school and it feels so cute, sweet and innocent. For the longest I just referred to him as ‘the man in the window’ cuz that’s where he sits. We bumped into each other at a local bar and chatted. I think I’m too old for him but it’s nice to have a crush.
Update: he stopped coming into my job. I see him around our small town from time to time but he avoids interacting with me. Not sure what happened. I was enjoying the flirtation. My love life is dry ass hell. Damn
@nevoryard3826 me too! He’s so fine. Tall and athletic. He came in the other day smelling so damn good. But no dice. Just ‘hi......hello.....how are you? Good and you? Good......’ ugh 🤦🏽♀️
You single huh you come n my business and order a glass of orange juice with a bagel and a cup of coffee and you tell me that i could have been said something
Dear Loving Father, to whoever reads this message I ask that whatever they are struggling with, the troubles they are going through. I ask that you be with them and lookafter them. I ask you to give them strength to carry on. Amen🙏🙏🙏
I play this song and think of my dream guy. I dream everyday of having him and this songs fits so perfect for what I always imagine for us getting to know each other.. I pray my dream really does come true.
Man as a woman I felt like this so many times. You can be the prettiest woman but there is always one guy who just will not notice you. And all the other men do.
Also some of us guys just get intimidated or think hmmm there’s no way that girl right there would go for us. When in our head it plays out like a 90’s movie or a 00’s music video, we just never get the courage to try.
I could only speak for my self A woman could be the most beautiful one in the state but if her soul doesnt match her appearance her beauty means nothing to me I use to fall head over heels for any beautiful woman but not any more
@davidxiwenwang3133 I forget that a simple “hi” could get a conversation going but I can’t think of anything in the moment and end up walking away without trying
Awww back in the day when you actually had to talk to the person you liked, Not just thumbs up or double tap. I miss those Heart pounding adrenaline pumping times lol
many people are dumb as fuck.... this song is too complicated because it has a story line. they need nursery rhymes lyrics.. that repeat over, over, over, over again. those songs are always #1
I hope you're aware that the RUclips thumbs up rating system is relatively new despite it being refined from the old system. The whole "vote of support" didn't really take off until money and ads got involved and the millennials are the ones that vote more often per video than us "oldies". It's just different habits, but this just proves voting counts and people need to break there habits and show support of what they love.
A lot of wack music came out when music videos started appearing on RUclips. Like around 2008-09. So when new Music Videos come out on RUclips, people are gonna come here and watch, hence the views. But this video was posted in 2011 and came out in 2003, a lot of people already know this song. I probably don't make sense but whatever lol.
There’s a bunch of babies being born in this new generation that will probably never hear this song on the radio...so Moms & Dads we HAVE to play it for them. 👊🏼
Lactose intolerant man passes away and charges filed against waitress who put milk in his hot chocolate against company policy repeatedly. Her reasoning?...... He didn't know her name. Manager said she was always late, spent her shift in the corner singing as the customers food got cold, and never wore her name tag....
I love it when a woman takes the initiative and makes the first move sometimes it doesn't mean she is fast to me, it just means she know what she wants. Most women don't.
BADAZZTHANG Nah, women and men don't know what they want, they just know how the feel. If you're smart enough you can manipulate how people feel and get what you want.
One of the many, many, MANY things I love about Alicia Keys is that she can always create an air of intimacy, passion, desire, and sensuality without stripping her clothes and twerking everywhere. Not saying the latter is bad it's just nice to be reminded that sensuality and sexuality take many forms.
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FRIED FISH + GREENS AND YAMS + HOT CHOCOLATE is just absolutely bananas
He fumbled the order on seeing Alicia 😭✨
Why do I actually want to make that meal now?? 😂😂
I just came to post the same thing... I mean dude, you are not paying attention to Alicia just because you have that crazy diet, Fried Fish on special, and a Hot Chocolate... that is a laxative!
I know that stomach was turning
@samariahollis2114 ayoooooo 😹😹😹😹😹
Kanye's production on this song is flawless. transcends soul into a masterpiece
He's the god
Kanye, before he turned into a massive bellend
+Matthew Wilkinson yep
+Matthew Wilkinson Kanye still does quality work. He's just an arrogant guy
he been arrogant. when he was a nobody he said he was gon be the fuckin best.
Mans ordered the fish special with a hot chocolate I know his stomach was on 10
Jarkerien Giddens 💀💀
Charles Turner I just know he had the bubbles 😂😂
Jarkerien Giddens 😂😂 i wouldn’t be surprised
Jarkerien Giddens 🤣🤣🤣
Deadass tho! Cause she put the milk and cream in it 😂
Anyone 2026❤
Here ❤❤❤
Yes
Yes
Me🤗🤗
2026 check N🎉🎉🎉🎉
Missing my late wife Belinda Shabazz RIH of 24 years. She passed away 5 years ago to cancer. She used to sing this song to me. Lord I miss her.
Respect to you my friend she is so happy looking down on you take care much love
@kevinhoward8794 ! Thanks my brother for those kind words.
Bless you
@SlanginTheDiq ! Thank you very much.
Dude.... i'm sorry to hear that... prayers..
Kanye production, Alicia singing, John Legend backup, Mos Def guest star. All star lineup.
I ever loved this music backvocals, and now, you droo that information.
Thanks
Wow...didn’t know that!
Kanye just sampled
It's produced and writen by Alicia And Kanye, Kanye lovers want to give him all the credit for this song when Alicia was the one helping Kanye out.🙂
@adropofgoldensun27 I didn't give him all the credit though? Why so combative. and wym Alicia helping Kanye out, neither needs any 'help'
"This is the server from the Mcdonalds, You come in every Wednesday on your lunch break I think? and you always order the McNuggets, with the Mcflurry, and my manager be trippin and stuff, talking bout we gotta say the machine is broken, but I always got the machine working for you, cause I think you're kinda sweet."
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I can't
This comment is underrated lol
Urban Habesha I had to subscribe to you after this 😂😂😂
Love it!
Urban Habesha 😂
Nasty ahh mf orderin fish w hot chocolate HELL NAH 😭😭
Literaly le fish au chocolat
Produced: Kanye West
Vocals: Alicia Keys, John Legend
Appearance: Mos Def
This is fucking legendary.
Surprise appearance from Mos Def hahahaha
Star ensemble
I really miss these days so much. Kanye is a ledge!
ive never realized John´s voice before lol
WHAT A GREAT COMBINATION
All I can think of is that tweet that says “imagine you lactose intolerant and your waitress is putting milk and cream in your drink because she got a crush on you”
LMAO
I’m lactose intolerant and I always got mad at that part. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
Bruh I almost threw my phone across the room when I saw that tweet 🙄🤣🤣
That piano is insane, its like a drug. I liked this song when I was 12. Im 32 now and I just absolutely can't get enough of it. Every year that passes, I love it more and more. Its honestly one of my favorite songs of all time. Call me crazy but sometimes it makes me cry.
🔮Our legacies will be vibing to this timeless classic a hundred years from now
Probably cause this song was produced by kanye
@benjaminhammock8817y'all know it's a sample right? It's not like he played the piano himself...great song nonetheless
I came to the comments to say the same shit💯💯💯
@jnrbshpBro doesn’t know Alicia Keys plays piano?
He said Kanye produced the record, he didn’t say Kanye played the piano on it.
When love means something 💘
My mom passed away in 2003. This was one of the songs that she blasted in the car. I come and listen to it to get a piece of those moments. Wonderful song!
So sorry for your loss 😓😩
The song was not even made in 03 dude ur mom probably had a time machine
lmfaooo😭
Release of this song was in 2003..
♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏
I was on a casual movie date with someone I worked with and was super nervous. This song was playing before the previews in the theater. It brings back such a good memory! I remember how handsome he looked and the smell of the cologne he was wearing that night. He's now been my husband for almost 18 years and this song still gives me all the butterflies from that night.
That's such a nice story 😍
What a sweet memory! ☺️❤️
Why can't we all get a happy ending like this? :"((
Nice
Omg stop 😭😭❤️❤️❤️
Probably one of the most underrated Kanye West production that he ever produced for an artist
Agreed!! The entire song was a masterpiece! 🔥
all about the sample buying whole record store shit ;lol
Yep Kanye genius before he spun out of control and became a trump supporter
And ran for president.... whuut?
@chrissycuz He did that to distract people from politics, so the people shift their focus on his handsome manly look instead.
Still here in 2026 🤲🏾 real music!!
28.Jan 2026
🤝🤝🤝
🫶🏽🫶🏽 Jan 31st 2026
SHOUTOUT to all the girls who made the first move
This was my first ever comment on RUclips so I never expected 2K likes. THANK YOU for the likes and your personal stories!
I feel supported as I'm fed up with women around me telling me I shouldn't have done this or that, that I should've waited for HIM to approach me, that he's now uninterested because it was me who made the first move so I took away the chase game from that poor boy, that I came across as desperate, etc. Making me feel bad and embarrassed for expressing my feelings, for choosing not to waste my time, for being an adult in 2020... ARE YOU F* KIDDING ME?? Thank you!
Thanks👍✌
Big facts... especially when they looking good as miss keys gorgeous ass lol
Lmao
El the Ace , you know it!
Thanks a lot got my bf last year when I asked him
and 13 years later and i am still waiting for someone to give me one of those calls. and i always order the same thing every different place i go. idk what the issue is here. lol
😂😂
The general rule is that girls NEVER do this at all.
well funny :-) perhaps you should stop ordering the medium rear pigs head with blood sauce lol
+stonernights gtfo
LOL same for me. Maybe one day the boy I like will do this.
"hello... is this michael?... yeah im that waitress in the diner... and i just wanna let you know... you forgot to give me a tip."
Nai Xo omg 😂😂😂
Nai Xo bahahhaha
"Cheap ass nigga😡 *click" 😂😂😂
Nai Xo u
Nai Xo 😂😂😂😂😂
That..Will you ever know it at 3:21.... shake my damn soul!!!
That phone call is ICONIC!!
Yassssss 😩
Fun fact - Kanye told her to freestyle the phone call
it's insane how good it s
Dame the way the phone cal break down make them want each other more😅
Agreed
One of the most beautiful women to exist. Inside and out.
This is so true swizz lucky as fuck
👍🏼❤️🇲🇽
Yes indeed🥰
she won the genetics lottery. shes gorgeous and talented
Edwin Tolentino she is an absolute beauty.
Alicia was out here spittin game smoother than anybody i ever seen
Spittin game??you what?? 😂😂😂
she got me with the free milk lol
swizz beats
#facts fr
She rieled him in like a fishing rod. Women forgot how to pull guys now they shy and never make the first move because some think it make them look desperate.
Still here 3/13/26,😅😅😅😅
We never left bro 😂… 08-04-26 exactly dis time 03:37am 😂😂😂
Alicia was spitting alllll the game during that phone call lol
Shame that Mos was an idiot and just didn’t get the hint 😂. Most guys like myself do that all the time.
YES ,DEFINITELY
@773ohh6 that's cause women got no game n dont know how to hit on us, when it really simple as hell
QUEEN 💜
Yea kanye wrote that part well
"Hey, it’s the cashier at the Popeyes on 1st. You come in every Tuesday and get three two piece specials just for yourself. We only supposed to give you one biscuit but I give you two cause … I think you kinda sweet."
lmaoo well I think you kinda fly to good looks on the hook up
you play too much 😂
CRYIN laughin lmao this shit to funny
+BruhItsLizziex Lolll I can totally see this happening! Especially if this was in the South or the West Coast instead of NYC
lmao
Those days of having a crush was a time to be lived.
Absolutely i remember my middle school crushed when this first came out😁❤️
A time where boys and girls, men and women had to converse in person to know each other. Where folks was more tolerable to conversations and being around one another
Naah fr it was a time of life ❤
😭😭
Still here in 2026
You don't know my name
❤ what do you think !
It’s like asking if I m still needing oxygen to breath babe !
Every breath every ❤Heart Beat
Her Voice keeps my Life going
Her Beauty is Impeccable…..
Her Sweetness is Uniqueness
And little girl like and original
Only to her; Her love of Life and
God exudes and overflows
To the point it’s as if it’s so
Contagious and accepting
And acceptable you just can go up to her and hug and kiss her
And Thank Her for giving you
Another chance in this
Fk Up Society !
yessss 2026❤❤❤ Love Alicia
Por siempre !!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I'm always here for Alicia keys LOL
Hey, this is the cashier at chick-fil a. You come in everyday and order the chicken sandwich and a large fry. And my manager be trippin and stuff talking bout we only supposed to fill the fries up half way, but I fill yours all the way up cause I think you’re kinda sweet
I knew I’d find this comment somewhere
😂😂
LOL
😂😂😂😂😂😂
LOL!!
I love when Alicia starts talking in her songs! Her voice is so calming and soothing! This song is a classic!
Perfect instrumental for a spoken word piece
Perfect instrumental for a spoken word piece
Anyone know any other song where she speaks
@maybethisthis8280 only "little drummer girl" i think
EXACTLY RIGHT!
i saw this video 100 times and never noticed she doesnt wear a name tag. No wonder he dont know your name
Lol
MK maybe that was a plan. Not being sarcastic, it just makes sense lol
Kaay B True. I never thought about it like that. Good point
MK 😩😂😂
I'm over here reading all these sentimental comments and I read this. Lmao
MK 😂😂😂😂
R.i.p to my first love 😢 I loved him so much 😊 its nothing like him .... some days just never wanted you to go home with the lord .... if you ever take the time to Read this know that you are always missed and loved my past and my future says you ...even though I have to let you rest
Big up to Kanye West who produced this amazing soul song
Why tf is he on every classic😭
Big mad
@amari1136facts idk why people don’t put him in the same vein as timbo and pharrell when talking about the pure amount of hits he produced
THEY DONT FREAKING NOTICE THAT KANYE OMARI WEST MADE THE COLLEGE DROPOUT, LATE REGISTRATION, GRADUATION, GOOD ASS JOB, 808S AND HEARTBREAK, WINTER SUMMER SPRING FALL, MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY, CRUEL SUMMER, CRUEL WINTER, WATCH THE THRONE, YEEZUS, THANK GOD FOR DRUGS, YEEZUS 2, SO HELP ME GOD, SWISH, WAVES, THE LIFE OF PABLO, TURBO GRAFX 16, YAHNDI, YE, KIDS SEE GHOSTS, JOB WELL DONE, LOVE EVERYONE, JESUS IS KING, JESUS IS KING 2, GODS COUNTRY, DONDA, DONDA 2 AND VULTURES@tonysoprano4086
@amari1136cuz he’s the goat 🤷
Some of you calling her "thirsty" for her phone call, I say she's frickin' confident and knows what she wants. What girl calls up the guy?? A majority of the time it's always the guy that makes the call! AND! It was always like an emotional trip whenever she said her cellphone is tripping. You've watched the video thousands of times so you know but are always in suspense to see if it cuts out or not haha.
Also, WHO CALLS ALICIA KEYS THIRSTY!? BLASPHEMY!!!
+Amberoo B See, I thought the 'phone cutting out' thing was a ploy to get him to say a day, thereby agreeing to meet, like 'oh, my phone cut out - what day did you say?' He didn't say a day! She tricked him into agreeing! I dunno, maybe I'm just devious. Either way, I'm definitely gonna try it. :D
+Amberoo B ikr I need to have those kind of guts or else I won't get anywhere with anyone lol
+ninicutie4all Let Alicia be your spirit animal and guide you haha
+Ryan Magee ... I never thought about it like that! That is very sneaky... But clever haha. If that works for you let me know :P
Amberoo B Lol ill try
Well you can't trust a man who is eatin fried fish with hot chocolate
Greens and yams also😄
💀💀💀
Men do that when they like someone, they do crazy stuff like fried fish with hot chocolate lol
@soulrealpeagler6857 green's and yams 😂😂😂
😭
Just moved to NYC. Everytime I see a 39th and Lennox street or Ave, I immediately look for coffee shops. 😂
0:26 " ya boy just walked in" we all been there.
Like its the last time
Hold me like it's the list time
Yes, and I usually run out the room
Why play. That's all I need and see if I can get a smile
Like deray davis said "there go ya boy "
They don't make music like this anymore 😢
I felt like that even back then when it came out. This song had such an old school vibe. ❤❤
Music was good back then
They don't even have love like this no more 😢
Exactly, that's why they don't anymore, love is being extinct
Yes they do, listen to Cleo Sol
Watching her play that piano so effortlessly...still amazes me ...2024 still 🔥 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Me too!
It's a sample... she's not actually playing the piano
2025 too!!
No 1 know$ legendary❤😂 waitressES
None of them as social on bad blood extention$😂😂😂😂😂
Who's here in 2026?
I
Love some alicia keys
Kanye fucking west on production !! And my girl Alicia with the heavenly vocals!! This song is so perfect and hits home hard. Brings me back to the careless days of being a child. This song feels like home to me :)
Yung Tarantino
*Now, we's oooold.*
+amazingdany I'm only 18 Hun, still super young
Yung Tarantino
Don't forget John Legend on the high notes in the background
Yung Tarantino 💙💙💙💙
I LOVED this part of her career, she was this quiet looking, introverted beauty who has this soulful, gut punching voice that you just feel; that unassuming smile is such a vibe.
Miss that old her too
This is my favourite song of hers
Yeah. Now she is just a home wrecker
@Luciiffeerrnot a home wrecker😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Oh man... you describe perfectly! I adore her beside-mouth smile.
STOP TELLING ME YOU WOULDN'T NOTICE ALICIA KEYS. Famous or not, this woman is gorgeous.
I know I've been crushing for like 13 years now lmao
that woman is drop dead gorgeous.....and I bet just a conversation with her is stimulating
LOL!!! All jokes aside....... there are times when so much crap is on your mind you miss a lot.
Das prolly why bruh there every Wednesday. But das jus me.
Exactlyyyyy
Every time I see this video makes me cry because it brings me back to the good old days when me and my sister rest so my friend used to sit up in there after the club there will never be no other in this era can never not forget about Willie burger 0:24
Thanks for sharing
Don't cry sis..we all will be together soon
@strngislehuh
..nvamnd..
"My manager be tripping saying we got to use water...but I always use milk and creme for you, cus I think your kind of sweet" she got game for real haha!!
Ahhh i finally get it!! Lol 15 years later...
Plot twist: he's lactose intolerant!! 😅😦
hahaha
Diarra Roberts good one! 😝
EmOhEm Inc. lmaoooo
this is one of the greatest songs ever created
It’s so stunning. It captures the feeling of having a crush or falling in love so perfectly. Such a fine song.
number 1 definitely!!!
@hadeel2530it really does. It has this nostalgic quality to the song that’s similar to the ache of love
Agreed
It really is turning into a timeless classic
He only came in on Wednesdays?! Damn, if I saw a beautiful woman like that I would be there every single day.
Right!!!
First, "Mr. Harris" is not interested; second, he don't know her name, because she don't have any ID (name); hint: waitress at 0:25...
MIODRUG Mr. Harris must be gay then. Also you don't need to know someone's name in order to stalk them (insert creepy face)
B15SDMDESIGNS dude , every wednesday is when he collect the money from the drugs , the rest of the week he dont have any cash cuz he need support his bitches and kids!!
@MIODRUGwow! I never caught any of that thank you
I'm French and when this came out I was a kid and unable to understand English. Now that I'm way older and fluent I finally get this whole phonecall! Hahah that's so cute
How did u learn to speak english? and how long did it take you to learn? because I've been trying to learn french for the past 6 months but it's so hard.
At school first, 16 years ago... It's a very inefficient way here, our system is so bad at teaching us foreign tongues. RUclips and series helped a lot more ^^ French is harder than English but if you watch as many videos as possible you'll improve your skills tremendously
Cette chanson ne serait pas ce qu'elle est sans la partie de flirt au téléphone. 16 ans et pas une ride
digdingdong funny thing I love a French song but don't know french I always say I will learn so I know what their saying but never have I think now I will..... and I'm being sincere about this it's why I commented
@mokonzi.. Welcome!
Employees: moving around working
Alicia Keys: standing around singing to herself blocking entry to kitchen
,😂😂😂😅
And she won't get fired 'cause her Momma works there, too! LOL 😅😂🤣
That is so true
Ah please it was 2004
Hey bruh I'd start singing to Yasiin Bey too.
This is exactly how it feels when you have a crush
isatou sinera hi
That’s facts
Literally 😫
Never Swear, says JESUS CHRIST.
Facts!!!!! Having a crush makes you feel like a teenager all over again 😂
This is a rare example of a well acted music video where the song, premise in the video and overall storyline coincide brilliantly. You never get to see it.
Such a beautiful comment. You encapsulate everything with that perspective.
watch everything by nas. including the excellence of ye’s work, it’s a great message about the life of too many black people
It happened a lot back in the day lmao. When music videos being on tv mattered.
Listening to this, day dreaming about a crush that doesn’t even exist. Man, I love this damn song...
It sucks to have a crush on someone and I can’t do anything about it. Time to find someone. I’m sure someone is crushing on you gorgeous he just hasn’t said anything. Some men respect women. Hope you find what your looking for
Never heard of this chick till tonight...while i was switching channels ...i stoped when i saw her on ..great smile she do have .
Trust me. He exists.
abdul fattah 😂
He exists fo' sho'
Who still jamming out to this during quarantine 2020?🖐
samanthaaa mee
Periodt
Moi ¡!!
Me.
Mee, it is like remedy tbh
When videos were stories 😢
of lactose tolerance.
No Doubt!!
Those were the days....
Nothing like ANY of those jammin' VIDEOS...FAST OR SLOW..
DO PEOPLE STILL DANCE SLOW...?
I MISS IT:(
Mos Def obliterated the bathroom after that Fish and Hot chocolate combo
😂😂😂
You stoopid!😂
😂😂😂😂😂😭💯
🤣🤣🤣nah you didn't just say that 🤣🤣🤣
With greens and yams is diabolical 😂
Low-key lost myself in this video thinking it was a movie. Man I love this 💕
Kanye and Alicia producing this together is just golden. People can say what they want about the man but he was such a musical genius during this era.
Edit: he did sample this btw don’t get it confused lol but still.
Wait Kanye produced this? Now that’s gold.
E
....Still
@huntrrams yes he did
Alicia Keys did not have the courage to call Michael (Mos Def) in the song and tell him about her feelings, and Kanye encouraged her to do it. Just watched Alicia Keys & John Legend's Verzuz, , and heard them talk about it.
i will never be tired of this song
N E V E R!!
honestly, same its such a beautiful song
Facts this is a classic Kanye did his thang with this beat.
@jaimesmith2266 and did
never
Me & my girl always joke about the ‘milk & cream.’ Fast forward 15 years later and I just started working as a barista and there is this unbelievably handsome young business man who comes in every day and orders the special. Sometimes he comes in multiple times a day. Haven’t felt a flirtation like this since I was in high school and it feels so cute, sweet and innocent. For the longest I just referred to him as ‘the man in the window’ cuz that’s where he sits. We bumped into each other at a local bar and chatted. I think I’m too old for him but it’s nice to have a crush.
GO GURL! You can not decide for him if you are too old!!
Update: he stopped coming into my job. I see him around our small town from time to time but he avoids interacting with me. Not sure what happened. I was enjoying the flirtation. My love life is dry ass hell. Damn
@angelajohnson3990 Shit! An another handsome guy willl come soon !
@angelajohnson3990 not with that nice smile sexxxy
@nevoryard3826 me too! He’s so fine. Tall and athletic. He came in the other day smelling so damn good. But no dice. Just ‘hi......hello.....how are you? Good and you? Good......’ ugh 🤦🏽♀️
I get so geeked watching this probably because I’m single asf 😂😂
Sameeee lmao
You single huh you come n my business and order a glass of orange juice with a bagel and a cup of coffee and you tell me that i could have been said something
same 😂
We on the same boat haha
@quintinastaley6335 what do you know about this song🤔
Dear Loving Father, to whoever reads this message I ask that whatever they are struggling with, the troubles they are going through. I ask that you be with them and lookafter them. I ask you to give them strength to carry on. Amen🙏🙏🙏
I play this song and think of my dream guy. I dream everyday of having him and this songs fits so perfect for what I always imagine for us getting to know each other.. I pray my dream really does come true.
Pretty Simmons does he know your name?
not yet
Pretty Simmons take the first step then.
I will lol someday
aw
Man she’s so gorgeous. Still is. What a classic this is.
More than gorgeous
@wambuaFredrick-f4fAight then. Timeless? How's that.
Man as a woman I felt like this so many times. You can be the prettiest woman but there is always one guy who just will not notice you. And all the other men do.
Ain't that the truth!
Also some of us guys just get intimidated or think hmmm there’s no way that girl right there would go for us. When in our head it plays out like a 90’s movie or a 00’s music video, we just never get the courage to try.
I could only speak for my self
A woman could be the most beautiful one in the state but if her soul doesnt match her appearance her beauty means nothing to me
I use to fall head over heels for any beautiful woman but not any more
@davidxiwenwang3133 I forget that a simple “hi” could get a conversation going but I can’t think of anything in the moment and end up walking away without trying
@MultiFabar that's kinda funny
You ain't lying about the food was 50
This girl is one of the prettiest things I'd ever seen
Big facts
Hell yeah beyond gorgeous
@Siobhan O'Connor i couldn't found the right words for :)
@Siobhan O'Connor 🙄🙄
MEGATRON ok mam...
Didn't think this song would bring so much nostalgia from when it was released back in 2003
Yup I was only 3 when I first heard the song and I’ve always loved it since
It’s too dope in 2020
Ikr✨
@aaronjengo8174 how da hell u remember anything from that age lol
@NBAcom-yt3nc my dad was still in my life at that time when this song first came out
Awww back in the day when you actually had to talk to the person you liked, Not just thumbs up or double tap. I miss those Heart pounding adrenaline pumping times lol
Ahhh shit - back when you had to have game...
It's so true x
Faaaacts 💔
Back when rejection was real af.
Likewise...
This shit prove why kanye West is goat
Her rizz is unmatched can’t tell me no different
nah fr her braids fue
For a chick yeah
How did "rizz" ever become a thing?
@aceboogie1376 99% its derived from charisma, and i think it started getting popular in like late 2021 to mid 2022
@aceboogie1376 i feel you on this one brother
Damn kanye...you killed this beat..such a masterpiece
🤷🏽♀️ ummm
@Buzylady78 Still a musical genius
you should listen to the instrumental
Main Ingredient sample Let me prove my love to you
@rafaelg1647 listen to the original where the sample came from
Alicia was spittin that game at Mos Def on the phone though
"I always use cream and sugar, cuz, I think you kinda sweet"
Woooooooweeeeeee
Lmao she was tho
lmao
I want one more time
Again to for love hope my to loves
Robert Steven Vazquez Jr nickname row
Who here in 2025
❤
Right here with you
Wsg ma boi
mfs with soul lollll
just heard this song few months ago with ms brown. it was great. we were cat fishing with the pit bull. lake to our selves. loooove it
She is beyond gorgeous it don't make any sense 😍😩
*Physical beauty gets you a really good foot in the door but it still doesn't guarantee the sale.*
she did get them good sales . no idea what ur on about..
Lechiffresix six *Too advanced for you this pearl of wisdom is, hmmm?*
***** what wisdom though ? none of what you said applies to Miss Augello Cooke . its plain bullshit
Lechiffresix six *Your level of intelligence has stalled to the one of a pill bug so don't try to understand any further. Hahaha...*
If you are just randomly listening to old school music during quarantine.
Hit like 🥺
This isn't old school.
That's 50s,60s and 70s music☝🏽
@suzawilo I hear ya, always hitting this up on my playlist
haha...What are you? Like THREE??? If this qualifies as ol' school...
I realize this is not Old School to me... And now I feel Old 😭😂
It was a classic the moment they aired this on MTV.
They don't do music like this no more! Some real love!
True indeed💓🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
False Kanye still got songs produced like this
Kanye produced for Brandy Janet Jackson Jasmine Sullivan the weekend Beyonce
Some artist do but they wont hit A-List sadly. I feel alone listenin to them
They stopped
Not "Think & Grow Rich" lol didn't realize that book was in this video! Wow!
Back when videos were an extension of the song and told a story and took you on their journey with them 😍 a forever classic
yes. Sexiest woman in the world
God bless america and god bless Trump
Andrew Harman no
@cvntservingphilosopher yes
The visual that made songs better is missing from music right now 😢
Why all the wack shit has over 300Mill views but classic gems like this has a few Mill?
many people are dumb as fuck.... this song is too complicated because it has a story line. they need nursery rhymes lyrics.. that repeat over, over, over, over again. those songs are always #1
+cinnamonstar808 Yea, this generation has a low attention span.
people don't understand good music any more
I hope you're aware that the RUclips thumbs up rating system is relatively new despite it being refined from the old system. The whole "vote of support" didn't really take off until money and ads got involved and the millennials are the ones that vote more often per video than us "oldies". It's just different habits, but this just proves voting counts and people need to break there habits and show support of what they love.
A lot of wack music came out when music videos started appearing on RUclips. Like around 2008-09. So when new Music Videos come out on RUclips, people are gonna come here and watch, hence the views. But this video was posted in 2011 and came out in 2003, a lot of people already know this song. I probably don't make sense but whatever lol.
Never realized how much of a New Yorker she sound like until now
Fo' REALs ❤❤
🎉vibes today 2025! Alicia Keys throwback
❤❤❤
Remember that Thursday?
Alicia: "You always got a fly blue suit on... so what do you do?"
Michael: "I'm a janitor"
Call ended.
LMAOOOOOOO I AM IN TEARS!!!!
lmao
Diego Naco, "Ain't it the truth?" I can easily see it, too. If the man isn't an executive or a wheeler-and-dealer, then the call is ended. Instantly!
LMBO!!!!!!
Tiffany McCall, brothers get trashed often if they have no cash.
Love the "cascading" piano.
and the soft talking in bietween!! bie?
I (am)
ebony.decarlo@yahoo.com
aku pun dah
split mix, is alicia und michael tracking 50/50 ;;; was is deine frage an mir?
Alicia Keys: Man..he dont know what hes doing to me 🥵🥵
Dude just drinking his coco:😐☕
😂😂😂😂 it be like dat
😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂
🤣leave the woman alone
sometimes..thats all it takes.
Beautiful Woman. Beautiful Song
A n y B O D Y. S T I L L L I S T E N I G I N 2020?
🙋🙋🙋🙋🙋
Me
Me
Geez Clark my favorite👌❤️🤗
After 17 years? Meeeee my college time
There’s a bunch of babies being born in this new generation that will probably never hear this song on the radio...so Moms & Dads we HAVE to play it for them. 👊🏼
Yup.
Alison H 😂🤣🤣
Damn right!
i was born in 2007, and i only know this type of music from my mom & big sister
xxfireundertheice my niece was born in 07 too. Too bad she’s only into bts
Summer 2025 Anyone?? LOL😍💕
I miss the old Kanye. Chop up the soul Kanye....
Lactose intolerant man passes away and charges filed against waitress who put milk in his hot chocolate against company policy repeatedly. Her reasoning?...... He didn't know her name. Manager said she was always late, spent her shift in the corner singing as the customers food got cold, and never wore her name tag....
Lmao. Get this man a sitcom👍🏿
love this song,when it first came out played it to deaf in Memphis.
😂😂😂😂
💀.
I'm sleep 😂😂😂
The words in this song does something to me.😍 Still bumping this in 2019! Who else feelikg this song in 2019??
For some reason inticed!!! Really wondering?
My fav song from her
yeah 2019 still groovin
This song speaks to my soul
Still Here 2019🤪 Love this song!!
I still think you look kinda Fly.
I love it when a woman takes the initiative and makes the first move sometimes it doesn't mean she is fast to me, it just means she know what she wants. Most women don't.
Good to know
BADAZZTHANG Nah, women and men don't know what they want, they just know how the feel. If you're smart enough you can manipulate how people feel and get what you want.
We know what we want but we chill until what we want wants us.
That's the thing. It's a gamble. Not every guy likes that.
Huge credit and shoutout to Kanye on the production. One of his best ever
I KNOW, RIGHT!? 💙 And my man Mos Def is one fine guy! 😍
Genius are crazy but Kanye is top 5 producer of all time with Quincy Jones , rza , teddy rilley timbaland the other is whoever
The one Above all Babyface can take that 5th spot!!!🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
Kanyeezy you did it again!
The one Above all There's too many amazing producers to fit them into a top 5 tbh. Madlib, J Dilla, Nujabes, Premier, Alchemist.. the list goes on
Sad thing is that the phone call never happened. It was all in her imagination. He doesn't even know shes exists. :(
Emily Velez WHAT REALLY??????
@Xurpox yea all that was her imagining from when he walked in the door an she looked at him
Mos Def. Famous Rapper.!!!
@TY-wy8nd It the Famous Rapper.. Mos Def.
Was about to say the same thing. I only realised that today.
Girls...you see, it's ok to call guys too. Thanks Alicia!
Freddy Diaz eu gostaria da música do estiver onde reservar uma estória de amor
Freddy Diaz I guess so
You just gave every fat girl with a Facebook the confidence they needed to be stalkin us
Call me
How.... How.... HOW does she look flawless in a hair net and a apron?
.......like that...... 😉
Vanessa Shantae ong
It’s custom made to look flawless
She is alycia keys...😏 what else do you need to know..
And a great make up artist probably.
That's what made her so damn special when I was a teenager.
I ❤️ this song !! I was 15 dating the father of my kids this was our love song & i'm still with him since 2003❤️❤️❤️
That's dope!
msdidibg that nigga got anorher FAMILY AND you dont even realize yet!!
Sexadicto Precoz fuck outta here with your troll ass!
+msdidibg lol u stupid.
The Good news From God no I'm not I'm actually happy unlike u bitter person
Pushing fish down with a hot chocolate is brave
Lol
Like drinking motor oil after eating KFC
Thats Mos def haha
😂😂😂😂
LOL
One of the many, many, MANY things I love about Alicia Keys is that she can always create an air of intimacy, passion, desire, and sensuality without stripping her clothes and twerking everywhere. Not saying the latter is bad it's just nice to be reminded that sensuality and sexuality take many forms.
Syryu Right...
Yes
Yes! Bang on!!! True beauty right therrr
soooo trueeee
Well said. Nice to know someone else can see modesty is respectful.