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    Broadcast date: 1976-01-01
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Комментарии • 278

  • @dumfriesspearhead7398
    @dumfriesspearhead7398 Год назад +176

    This is insanely beautiful. The singer, the song, the audience, those heavenly silhouettes.
    Just sublime.

  • @rubedogg6969
    @rubedogg6969 2 года назад +182

    Deniece looks so pretty here.

  • @SmittyRu169
    @SmittyRu169 Год назад +95

    1976 Deniece Williams Free. Straight Classic.

  • @claytonjacksonjr.3909
    @claytonjacksonjr.3909 7 дней назад +2

    GOD HIMSELF INSTALLED HER HEAVENLY VOICE. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @misscharlotte8443
    @misscharlotte8443 Месяц назад +11

    Old school jams ❤2024 still vibing and jamming 😃

  • @KingIzKash
    @KingIzKash Год назад +152

    What a great time to be growing up in NY with this as one of the theme songs of my life! The 70’s and 80’s are arguably the best era’s in modern music history! R&B, Soul 🎶💜🎼💯🎵💎👌🏽🎤

    • @tinaBabe4
      @tinaBabe4 Год назад +5

      Yes Truly!!!! 🎉💞💋🎵

    • @KingIzKash
      @KingIzKash Год назад +2

      @@tinaBabe4 💜👑💪🏾

    • @patricioramirezcarmona8302
      @patricioramirezcarmona8302 Год назад +2

      Así es, tuvimos la dicha de disfrutar en esos maravillosos años, de excelentes creaciones, solistas, agrupaciones que JAMÁS podrán igualar. Los 70 y 80 época de oro de la VERDADERA música saludos amigo.

    • @rufanuf1
      @rufanuf1 Год назад +3

      They are arguably the best eras in the whole existence of humanity

    • @TA-ht4jo
      @TA-ht4jo 7 месяцев назад +3

      I love 70s and 80s music but I gotta add the 90s. Gotta add the 90s.

  • @jamesh2711
    @jamesh2711 2 года назад +111

    So beautiful of a song, that I was literally moved to tears.

    • @danielmorgan3590
      @danielmorgan3590 Год назад +3

      same here

    • @neilcook3401
      @neilcook3401 Год назад +5

      Same here...and I never really appreciated this song when it first came out....now I adore it. What a vocal performance.❤❤❤

    • @gohdundee
      @gohdundee Год назад +1

      Same here.

    • @ShaniTrahan-sk2rd
      @ShaniTrahan-sk2rd 3 месяца назад

      Yes it is beautiful of a song it’s touching from the heart 💛💚💗💜💙❤

  • @funksterfm
    @funksterfm Год назад +108

    A true Masterpiece, what a voice! "Free" is a celebration of the human spirit and the power of self-determination. It reminds us that we have the ability to create our own destinies and live our lives with joy, courage, and freedom. ❤

  • @yezzerskii3166
    @yezzerskii3166 Год назад +43

    Song was way ahead of it’s time … man this will forever be a jam

  • @sydanaguacielos
    @sydanaguacielos Год назад +55

    Her voice just SOARS on this song! It's heaven!! 🌤

  • @DarthZarama
    @DarthZarama Год назад +36

    Talk about real music, oh how I envy this era. Born in 93 but love the classics. 🔥

    • @moniquer8051
      @moniquer8051 25 дней назад

      I was 12 when this song came out. We played and sang it non stop on "stereo sets."

  • @rjam1974
    @rjam1974 2 года назад +68

    Love the SoulTrain of this period in regards to the stage setup and the Disco ball. The studded jewelry on clothing and the light reflecting off gives a overall beautiful scene and setting

    • @TheCaulfield1
      @TheCaulfield1 Год назад +2

      Couldn't of said it better myself ❤️🎵🎤

    • @tinaBabe4
      @tinaBabe4 Год назад +2

      Yesssss!!!!

    • @PayneLive
      @PayneLive 7 месяцев назад

      My only disappointment with Soul Train is only a few of these were actually live performances (Isley Brothers). I really don’t like lipsynching or see the point in fake playing instruments unless it’s an actual music video and not a live show

  • @babygirl6789
    @babygirl6789 7 месяцев назад +9

    Ethereal Voice and setting. What a time to have lived.

  • @danielphutiagae6632
    @danielphutiagae6632 5 месяцев назад +6

    This reminds me of my mother!!🥺🕊️

  • @tonyarobinson8200
    @tonyarobinson8200 Год назад +25

    One of the best songs ever written and so relatable at my tender age of 31. So glad I grew up to masterpieces like this one.

    • @willjames8207
      @willjames8207 7 месяцев назад +2

      You were blessed to have parents of such fine musical taste.

    • @luxejohn
      @luxejohn 5 дней назад

      Facts ❤

  • @wliburcortez779
    @wliburcortez779 2 года назад +298

    Written by Maurice White with Earth Wind & Fire providing the beat.

    • @toddmitchell7701
      @toddmitchell7701 2 года назад +35

      Maurice didn't write it he just produced this classic

    • @rubenmartin3994
      @rubenmartin3994 2 года назад +16

      @@toddmitchell7701 Exactly.

    • @laurasanders984
      @laurasanders984 2 года назад +16

      maybe Earth Wind & Fire played the instuments.

    • @toddmitchell7701
      @toddmitchell7701 2 года назад +14

      @@laurasanders984 yes some of them played on the album

    • @jurgeng38
      @jurgeng38 Год назад +5

      So clean

  • @artSFCA
    @artSFCA Месяц назад +3

    Wow...1976? Few songs are masterpieces----this is one.

  • @davidmasters2408
    @davidmasters2408 3 года назад +66

    Absolute perfection - gives me goosebumps all over even after all these years and hearing it countless times.

    • @debmauritson5016
      @debmauritson5016 2 месяца назад

      Goosebumps every time, swaying to the musical magic of Niecy. I was a senior in high school and loved Soul Train Saturdays.

  • @aldershot5100
    @aldershot5100 4 года назад +26

    70s Soul was the best

  • @banksofbarcelona3893
    @banksofbarcelona3893 Год назад +31

    It's awesome that the young woman in this video with great vocals will be 72 this year. It makes me realize i'd be like her someday and would leave a lasting legacy like her. This is from the soul y'all

  • @user-in6qf4uz1q
    @user-in6qf4uz1q 4 месяца назад +10

    SHE’S A SONGBIRD RIGHT THERE! 😀😀

  • @andywright3450
    @andywright3450 4 года назад +41

    Brilliant singer top voice like silk !!!!!!.... She's awesome

  • @Octoberstorm333
    @Octoberstorm333 Год назад +31

    the silhouette of everyone dancing at 2:39 is just breathtakingly beautiful. A moment in time captured so makes one feel so sad the era is gone forever, but happy it even existed. Wow.

    • @MyMyMy69
      @MyMyMy69 Год назад +2

      Yes just pure elegance , class and fun ! And people don’t have to show every naked part of their body . Genuine musical talent !

  • @slarvadain188
    @slarvadain188 10 месяцев назад +6

    This is pure and original R&B. We need more of this ! The great Denise Williams

  • @scotttimothy64
    @scotttimothy64 2 месяца назад +4

    I can only imagine entering the pearly gates, this is the voice you'll hear

  • @pinkieboo98
    @pinkieboo98 3 года назад +158

    I love being black ♥️

    • @KeithKazamaFlick
      @KeithKazamaFlick Год назад

      Dumb comment.

    • @MarshaScott-ns1zd
      @MarshaScott-ns1zd 10 месяцев назад +8

      Me too

    • @terryleigh7190
      @terryleigh7190 5 месяцев назад +7

      Me too ❤

    • @lesmichele39
      @lesmichele39 5 месяцев назад +5

      Well it matters to her and that’s all that matters we don’t care that you’re a 61 yr old white woman. Good for you. We’re black and proud and she had every right to confirm so

    • @zingo2664
      @zingo2664 5 месяцев назад +6

      Black singer are thee best in the world , i could list all of my favourite female singers right now and would find 99% are black, they are ALL amazing artists & are so beautiful.

  • @jediknight1209
    @jediknight1209 3 года назад +20

    I'm 51 and I remember this from junior school love it always

  • @jermainemcginnis7266
    @jermainemcginnis7266 Год назад +7

    ❤ this song this song reminds me of Saturday's when you're at home cleaning up the house on a rainy day that what I did all the time every Saturday

  • @man-man4496
    @man-man4496 Год назад +9

    I feel like the 70s was magical, all black love,

  • @joeimbesi99
    @joeimbesi99 Год назад +19

    What a voice she has and that No 1 Duet she did with Mathis elsewhere..awesome

  • @arthurleroygivinsjr.6835
    @arthurleroygivinsjr.6835 18 дней назад +1

    A TRUE CLASSIC LEGEND

  • @houstonrunner5840
    @houstonrunner5840 Год назад +10

    You hear always that they used to sing gospel at early times in church , when you hear this masterpiece you feel the beauty of the heaven.

  • @liliannakifflin6343
    @liliannakifflin6343 11 месяцев назад +13

    Being single so far for 8 years, I don't think I want to be in a relationship with someone again, It's not that i've given up on love, I just want to stay free. Think goodness i'm not alone. Her voice is as sweet as honey. ❤

    • @thealchemistaustin8296
      @thealchemistaustin8296 6 месяцев назад

      stooop trauma dumping... like why do yall get on the enternet and try to center yourselves by burdening others .... May the same misery you attempt to dump on others return to you a billion times ova to the millionth power

  • @TheCaulfield1
    @TheCaulfield1 Год назад +21

    The very beginning of this song is just sublime!! Absolutely Gorgeous Tune, I love her voice! 🎶😍🎤🎵

  • @shereemorgan1430
    @shereemorgan1430 Месяц назад +1

    Her voice is so angelic ❤!

  • @vanessacharlton3437
    @vanessacharlton3437 7 дней назад +1

    I love her voice shes a beautiful singer

  • @borood1188
    @borood1188 24 дня назад +1

    One of the masterpiece ballads

  • @davea7602
    @davea7602 2 года назад +17

    Great singer

  • @bobbillings
    @bobbillings 4 месяца назад +5

    That's our Queen, Deniece Williams representin the G I, born and raised...

  • @JohnDoe-dj8kb
    @JohnDoe-dj8kb 2 месяца назад +5

    REAL MUSIC, REAL WORDS, FEMININE VIBES WHEN WOMEN RESPECTED THEMSELVES IN ENTERTAINMENT!!

  • @jaynegoddard
    @jaynegoddard 2 месяца назад +3

    Good song

  • @LoftcastwiththeJeanieverse
    @LoftcastwiththeJeanieverse 11 дней назад

    This is majestic, the beauty of her commitment to this song,

  • @michaeldawson5618
    @michaeldawson5618 5 месяцев назад +5

    Deniece was beyond beautiful 😍😍😍

  • @jeffblack5024
    @jeffblack5024 4 года назад +24

    I remember this coincided with the original TV series of 'Roots'. Freedom seemed to be what it was all about. Beautiful record.

  • @ReKaZch
    @ReKaZch Год назад +8

    Very underrated! What a voice.

  • @aholland6689
    @aholland6689 2 года назад +23

    absolutely beautiful !

  • @alicesmart1851
    @alicesmart1851 Год назад +12

    Love her voice so beautiful

  • @tinaBabe4
    @tinaBabe4 Год назад +6

    **Whispering...in His Ear, MY MAGIC Potion of LOVVEEE** One of the Best Openings...To a BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG. And Then She Repeated It!!!! 🥰😩😩😩😩💋🤎💫🤎

  • @davorinflis3825
    @davorinflis3825 2 года назад +18

    Great song, wonderful singing

  • @kariukinjenga8148
    @kariukinjenga8148 Год назад +7

    Great voice, great song 💞

  • @tereesemcnair8322
    @tereesemcnair8322 3 месяца назад +3

    I use to listen to Denise Williams all the time as a youth, and this was one of my absolutely favorite songs of all time. Thirty some years later, it still resonates in my soul; I just got to be free~

  • @WiserDaley-bz1rw
    @WiserDaley-bz1rw 10 месяцев назад +2

    I met her once and got a hug & a kiss on my cheek... I can't even now believe I met the angel behind this voice.

  • @Journeywithgailc
    @Journeywithgailc 5 месяцев назад +2

    Amazing voice!!

  • @rodneythomas8813
    @rodneythomas8813 Год назад +17

    This was an anthem in the mid 70s for gay men & women who were not afraid to pursue love. 🏳️‍🌈❤️

  • @cmkrowel
    @cmkrowel Год назад +11

    Beautiful voice. Awesome song. 😲

  • @3GensOfVictory
    @3GensOfVictory 14 дней назад +1

    Still loving this in 2024!

  • @whodatsuperbowlqueen5778
    @whodatsuperbowlqueen5778 Год назад +7

    This is a voice!

  • @ROJO25
    @ROJO25 Год назад +8

    Simply angelic. ❤

  • @user-zt2bl2qp4s
    @user-zt2bl2qp4s Год назад +4

    Voice from heaven

  • @lepolhart3242
    @lepolhart3242 Год назад +3

    She has a lovely voice.

  • @Dek382
    @Dek382 2 месяца назад +1

    Jamás hubiera creído que está canción es de los 70's tiene un ritmo tan sofisticado y perfecto, juro que creí que solo tenía un par de años de existencia.

    • @hailemhailem1320
      @hailemhailem1320 2 месяца назад

      i would never think this song is from the 20th century

  • @Nolimit._mb
    @Nolimit._mb 6 месяцев назад +2

    This is the "Queen of Songbird Soul"

  • @sideshowbob2908
    @sideshowbob2908 Год назад +4

    She did AMAZING!! Such an amazing voice. Gave me goosebumps.

  • @7andrea2
    @7andrea2 Год назад +3

    A Classic Performance!

  • @jacquelinesieben580
    @jacquelinesieben580 Год назад +3

    Magic in its purest form!!

  • @teresak8393
    @teresak8393 4 месяца назад +1

    Ill never forget the first time i saw Soul train 🚂🚂🚂 when i was 7 (1972) . It instantly became my favorite show 😊♥️🎵🔥. One of my dreams then is that some day even though i was a little white kid that i could be big enough to go on the show & dance too . Denise had such a beautiful voice 😊🎵❤️ . What a great classic ..... This tune is one of my favorite s ❤️🎶❤️ . Just my opinion ..... The 70s had a lot of the best music 🎵 🎶 ❤ ever made.! & Great music to me is great therapy . & One of the best things in life is great music 🎶 ♥️ Still listening to one of the most beautiful & best classic s in 2024 . 🎶🎵❤️😊

  • @tommyross5959
    @tommyross5959 4 года назад +9

    Sublime!

  • @blaccazzvicc
    @blaccazzvicc Год назад +6

    Oh my God she so fine and that voice gives me chills❤❤️

  • @peanut8272
    @peanut8272 8 месяцев назад +2

    Reminds me of good times as a teenager and in my 20s.... Growing up in Cabrini.... Going to Schiller & Lincoln Park... Loved this song then & I love it even more now.....

  • @donmauro8481
    @donmauro8481 2 года назад +17

    Voz muito bonita 😍🇧🇷

  • @alfonskifmann3976
    @alfonskifmann3976 9 месяцев назад +2

    Music sent from heaven.

  • @hussainamusa8772
    @hussainamusa8772 5 месяцев назад +1

    Wow! beautiful voice

  • @boxgaming281
    @boxgaming281 7 месяцев назад +3

    Beautiful song, voice, woman❤

  • @gibsonndemanga4636
    @gibsonndemanga4636 3 месяца назад +1

    Great song, it speak strongly in my heart....

  • @tiffinywesley9087
    @tiffinywesley9087 8 месяцев назад +2

    Wow a young Deniece Williams.! A beautiful throwback video.

  • @Savage-Sagittarius
    @Savage-Sagittarius Год назад +2

    I love her!! ❤

  • @RaulSilverioGuevara
    @RaulSilverioGuevara 3 месяца назад +2

    1977 Oaxaca Mex inolvidable asi se bailaba Aquellos años de escape soledad y carencias. Algunos grupos de jovenes buscabamos salones como El greco club de leones y entrar gratis

  • @montreysanon9511
    @montreysanon9511 4 года назад +8

    Old school vibe

  • @honeedew04md43
    @honeedew04md43 8 месяцев назад +1

    This song just makes me so happy. Sang beautifully by a beautiful woman. Ms Williams. I still luv it. Just genius.❤️

  • @benny6219
    @benny6219 3 месяца назад +2

    0:55 This song came out in 1976 nothing but good ole memories. I was home on leave from the army and I was listening to WBLS with DJ Frankie Hollywood Crocker when I first heard this song. Im a latino from central Harlem and music ment everything back then. Not like this subpar noise that they play on the radio these days.1:40

  • @CraigTheCreator
    @CraigTheCreator Год назад +4

    Eternal classic. Being free to me is the ultimate place if existence. Livingbin extacy is what I love ❤️ to enjoy 😉 with those I love ❤️ 😍 💖

  • @stephaniehernandez7209
    @stephaniehernandez7209 Год назад +4

    I'm 7 years old and I like this song

  • @aljefferson4862
    @aljefferson4862 5 месяцев назад +1

    Yeah man some of the best years of my life. The 70s and 80s. Real good music. 👍🏿

  • @thedarkchild86
    @thedarkchild86 11 месяцев назад +1

    Love this song sooo much !!!!!!!!!!!

  • @adriancolon8435
    @adriancolon8435 6 месяцев назад +3

    Heard this sample on Mic Geronimo’s “It’s Real” and Lil Kim’s “Can’t Mess With Queen Bee” ❤

  • @Lifeafter50SF
    @Lifeafter50SF 10 месяцев назад +1

    This song gives me goosebumps 😊 reminds me of my youth. What a beautiful voice.

  • @JimmyJamPlantBurgersKaleWraps
    @JimmyJamPlantBurgersKaleWraps 2 месяца назад

    Niecy❤❤❤ I would love to be in the studio when they recording this classic. Especially, with EWF providing the arrangement and background vocals❤❤❤

  • @jalopez1748
    @jalopez1748 3 года назад +8

    temazo hermoso!!!!!!!!! este tipo de canciones lindas nunca pasan,,... son eternas ,.. es el black power

  • @tyestrong5726
    @tyestrong5726 9 месяцев назад +8

    One thing I truly admire about Denise Williams is that she always covers her body and she still looks beautiful. She's telling you that you don't have to be naked, selling your body to sell records and to have a great voice.

  • @LuvLight44
    @LuvLight44 4 месяца назад +3

    Baby Denise was my girl crush back in the 80s 😚 still is 🤩🤓🙂‍↕️

  • @ednaamck3831
    @ednaamck3831 3 месяца назад +1

    Come on now young lady! Take it easy on my old heart. This is beautiful😍 one of the most beautiful art forms created by God - voices, lyrics, melodies = this performance.

  • @TIMCOWBOY1971
    @TIMCOWBOY1971 8 месяцев назад +2

    Classic song 🎶

  • @lukerogers7651
    @lukerogers7651 Год назад +2

    Pure class and elegance...and a voice from heaven ❤

  • @benny6219
    @benny6219 3 месяца назад +1

    Deniece Williams had an amazing voice four-octave range and distinctive soprano voice.

  • @brendasmith7330
    @brendasmith7330 3 месяца назад +1

    Love Soul Train 🚂 couldn’t wait for this show to come on, Love Peace and Soul.

  • @mrbadiuzzaman
    @mrbadiuzzaman 8 месяцев назад +1

    Great memories as a teenager always looking fwf to Top of the Pops in the UK close to 50 yrs ago

  • @jackieobrien-murphy320
    @jackieobrien-murphy320 4 года назад +5

    Beautiful ❤️ song. Olive my soul music. It speaks to my heart. My era totally 👏🍀

  • @jonwesleymack
    @jonwesleymack 10 месяцев назад +1

    Sing Denice 🔥🔥

  • @terrencesmith7697
    @terrencesmith7697 Год назад +2

    She had awesome vocals

  • @jeanettelee4878
    @jeanettelee4878 2 года назад +3

    Love you Denise