We need some more HEART!!! ALONE WHAT ABOUT LOVE? NEVER STRAIGHT ON WHO WILL YOU RUN TO? ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU GREAT JOB BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not only did this version hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100 but this little pale English guy with the crazy fountain of red hair won the Grammy for BEST R & B song, 1989 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
Melvin and the Blue Notes are probably applauding this cover. This is the absolutely the Best cover of all time of this song. Thank You for playing this video.
It's not just a cover...its an experience! And Yes I grew up with the original...But Red is Smooooooth! There's a story about his name, which was just RED...he was introduced at a performance as "simply" Red....the band liked it and kept it as their name!
I have always loved this song. I love this version. I have to admit that my love for Teddy Pendergrass started with this song when he was with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Teddy would sing this song with such passion. Simply Red did a heartfelt cover.
@@MsWhoDatFan yes I agree Teddy was the best. There has been many covers but Simply Red did do a good cover. There is no one in my book who can compare to Teddys voice. Pure soul!!!!! ✌
It's a great cover, and a great song, but it's not better than the original, teddy killed it on the lead vocals and the harmonies were great as well. This was good though
When I first heard this, I had no idea it was a red-headed white boy. That's exactly why you don't judge a book by it's cover. This one goes down deep into your soul....and it's just another example of how music brings us all together as human beings.
As a child of the '80s, I heard this cover first after "Holding Back the Years.". I didn't hear the original until the 2000s. Overall, I prefer the cover, as good as the original is.
Love this song. Jamel, when I was a college teacher, I used to quiz the students during class. If a student took too long to answer, I'd start singing..."If you don't know it by now....you ain't never ever ever gonna know it."
Simply Red ,great sound.Clear as a bell.He still has that beautiful voice.I like his video singing" Moneys too tight to mention".Love that bluesy sound.
*This was the only song my kids' father and I danced to at my junior prom. He passed away Thursday in a tragic motorcycle accident. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES💜*
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. The past three years has been nothing but heartache...I lost my fiance, my brother, and my dad. But together, as good-hearted people, we have music that unites us in a very long and hard healing process. I'm not a "religious" man but I've never shunned away from saying a simple prayer for someone who is in need. We do what we can to ease that emptiness and pain from each other.
Mick has the ability to take a cover and turn it into "his" song with his voice , instrumentation, composition. Please look at his cover of another great song You Make Me Feel Brand New, keeping in mind the original version by the Stylistics. The verses sang by two idividuals then joined by the group in the chorus. Mick covered the song wholey by himself and NAILED IT. Love your reactions
I am soooooooooooo glad I came on to your platform, I get to listen to all those songs that just had you sitting and reminiscing on good and even painful thoughts. Love the way Teddy sung it with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes and Simply Red. As it is all good to me.
As someone who grew up to R&B, Motown, 60s, 70s, 80s, and absolutely LOVES Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, I have to say Simply Red took this song and RAN all the way to the finish line with it!!!!!! This version is the better one hands down!!
I was surprised to love this cover so much. I'm not always a fan of covers of songs that are as perfect as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' version. I appreciate that he didn't mess with the arrangement and he had enough soul in his voice and presentation to give it the performance it deserves!!
Not only did this cover version out-perform the original by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (who reached #3 in the 🇺🇸), SR hitting #1 with it but SR’s version WON THE GRAMMY FOR BEST R & B song 1989!!! Yep the little pale guy with the crazy fountain of red hair won best R & B!! 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
The first time i heard this song it was the cover by simply red but then i stumbled upon the original and cant go back now. Theres something even more genuine and powerful about the original.
I am old now and am forever "Holding Back The Years" ... I have loved and will "Never Never Love Again" ... as "It's Only Love" ... even if "You Say You Love Me" now ... It's just a "Mirror" of my past ... but, "Something Got Me Started" ... because "You Make Me Feel So New" ... "You've Got it" ... It's a new "Sunrise", we've talked all night ... It's "The Right Thing" ... Let me create "A Song For You" ... I swear I did not fall "For Your babies ... "If you don't know me by now" ... "Home" and "Stars" ... "So Not Over You!". The End.
You asked your listeners to sing - I did and the world didn't explode and Mick didn't tell me to shut up - lol ! What a voice - thank you for that, had a great time.
If you love this one, you have to hear “Sunrise.” It samples a Hall & Oates song and it’s one of my favorite songs of all time…so smooth and reminds me of my ex-fiancé.
He is totally amazing. He is so good, I get very emotional in a good way. If you loved this, you gotta check out his cover of You make me feel brand new. He totally killed it.
My step father LOVES Simply Red and subsequently turned me onto them during the 90's. And I had always just assumed up until I watched this video that someone from the band wrote the song but I stand corrected!!
Jamal, kudos for the very best audio I have heard of this performance. It is so crisp and clear with no distortion which greatly increases the enjoyment. I agree with your review. This song is such a classic that nearly everyone has heard it at one time or another. Its message is so down to earth and if we could all abide by the principals it brings out this would be a better world! Best wishes always!
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes grabbed my 15 year old heart with the original version and when Simply Red reintroduced it in my early 30s, I swooned. 😍
God...The man is gifted and his voice reverberates as a dying star with gamma-rays...And, we're still hearing it clearly when the song is done. This musician has the ability to crush through all the defenses of the soul to reach right in and make it dance with the mood and emotions some are not even aware are there. This calibre of art is a prayer or a weapon and I'm not exactly certain which one.
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Good tune ✌😎
Simply Red So Not Over You...
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We need some more HEART!!!
ALONE
WHAT ABOUT LOVE?
NEVER
STRAIGHT ON
WHO WILL YOU RUN TO?
ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE LOVE TO YOU
GREAT JOB BROTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He didn't sing that song. He sang the hell out of it. Love this cover.
Not only did this version hit #1 on Billboard Hot 100 but this little pale English guy with the crazy fountain of red hair won the Grammy for BEST R & B song, 1989 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
Went number 1
In the summer of 1989, that song was playing EVERYWHERE!!
Yesssss year I graduated
Yes best summer ever!
I was 9?!? Jeez.
I was 9, but this song shaped me. So beautiful!! 💔😭❤️
@@vanessabryant9652 ❤️
Melvin and the Blue Notes are probably applauding this cover. This is the absolutely the Best cover of all time of this song. Thank You for playing this video.
I remember slow dancing with my late wife to this one 40 yrs ago.
🌸🙏🏻🌸🙏🏻
May she Rest In Peace...Sorry for your loss!!!
Sorry for your loss but glad the memory was sweet.
💞 beautiful memories .
Sorry for you loss. Nice to have the memory
Mick has one of the most distinctive voices in the world. What a voice
Love Simply Red now, just as I did in the 80s and 90s.
It's not just a cover...its an experience! And Yes I grew up with the original...But Red is Smooooooth! There's a story about his name, which was just RED...he was introduced at a performance as "simply" Red....the band liked it and kept it as their name!
I have always loved this song. I love this version. I have to admit that my love for Teddy Pendergrass started with this song when he was with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes. Teddy would sing this song with such passion. Simply Red did a heartfelt cover.
I didnt.know Teddy was with Harold Melvin...👍🏻
@@bigjay123 yes he was the lead singer. Teddy to me was one of the greatest singers ever. God bless
This is good but Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes featuring Teddy Pendergrass' version is the original and BEST.🎶🎵🎤💕
@@MsWhoDatFan yes I agree Teddy was the best. There has been many covers but Simply Red did do a good cover. There is no one in my book who can compare to Teddys voice. Pure soul!!!!! ✌
Mick Hucknall's voice is his treasure. Just a wonderful, classy cover of a classic Motown song by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.
This may be a cover.... but he absolutely OWNS it....!
He sure does!!
It's a great cover..I like his other stuff too "Stars", "Money's Too Tight To Mention" and several others.. But Teddy will always own this song.
It's a great cover, and a great song, but it's not better than the original, teddy killed it on the lead vocals and the harmonies were great as well. This was good though
He's good but Teddy is the real owner...
DISAGREE. BUT he does an incredible job. CANT TOUCH the ORIGINAL MANHATTANS from the 70s.
Mick's verbratto will give you chills, Blue Eyed Soul.
Love Simply Red! Hes so soulful! Gets right down into your soul! Great choice 👌
When I first heard this, I had no idea it was a red-headed white boy.
That's exactly why you don't judge a book by it's cover.
This one goes down deep into your soul....and it's just another example of how music brings us all together as human beings.
Real soul knows no colour, and here's your proof. 🙋♂
good to see this band getting some respect sometimes people dont understand just how good simply red are, and Mick's voice WOW! pure gold
Jamal you are a class of your own , love what you do , and I love how you do it .
Love Teddy P's original, but this man can SANG!!! Great cover by Simply Red.
Simply Red- Moneys to Tight to Mention is soooo right up yer ally you'll dance all the way thru...promise!!!
Also listen to the Hindley Street Country Club version of it. They are the best cover band I ever heard.
I second this! Money’s Too Tight To Mention should definitely be next.
Very true!
I agree with you! Fantastic song!
That was a great album - top to bottom!
How i love Simply Red - top artist for blue-eyed soul.
As a child of the '80s, I heard this cover first after "Holding Back the Years.". I didn't hear the original until the 2000s. Overall, I prefer the cover, as good as the original is.
I love Mick’s voice! He really made this song his own! That’s how you do a remake!❤️❤️
An amazing cover...!!! He definitely did this song justice.
Its simply wow, what a song ! No one today could sing it like him,
He brings so much honor and pride to us red heads! So much movement in this song.
Always loved his music, what a powerful voice. So cool you are into this ginger!
Simply Red came from the New Romantic period in the 80's that came out of the late 70's style of dress. This music is timeless.
Say You Love Me is my favorite Simply Red song - well worth a look!!
Simply Red always does something special for me. That voice!!!
Love this song. Jamel, when I was a college teacher, I used to quiz the students during class. If a student took too long to answer, I'd start singing..."If you don't know it by now....you ain't never ever ever gonna know it."
😂😂 I remember our whole class rolling our eyes when one of my teachers also said this to us.
🤣👍
Great voice and backup vocals make this a beautiful song.
The best voice i ever heard live 3 times...i just love Simply Red.
I love old 80's soft hits, it always brings back to my childhood.
Extraordinary performance!
Have you done Holding Back The Years by Simply Red? That’s a must. Makes me think of my dad who absolutely loved the song.
Yeah he's done it.
Yes he did it, it’s a great reaction
A Classic that's the one shot in Whitby
Money’s Too Tight (To Mention) is another great one!
Simply Red ,great sound.Clear as a bell.He still has that beautiful voice.I like his video singing" Moneys too tight to mention".Love that bluesy sound.
The original is by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) for anyone who didn't know. Both are great versions!
I thought it was the Valentine Brothers. You sure?
@@silvabrothersmusic Yes. It was written for them by Gamble and Huff. You have it mixed up with "Money's Too Tight to Mention".
@@Skeezer66 oh yes.👍🏾
I usually don't like covers. His voice is so smooth
It's a blend of two voices within the band, that work so well together.
Love simply red
He has so many great songs... Stars, For Your Babies, Night Nurse and others. Worth a listen!!!
I remember the original as a kid from Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes....Simply Red did it justice and then some.
*This was the only song my kids' father and I danced to at my junior prom. He passed away Thursday in a tragic motorcycle accident. THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME REMEMBER THE GOOD TIMES💜*
I'm so deeply sorry for your loss.. God be with you. And I hope the good times will help you through.. 💜🙏
So very sorry for your loss! May The Lord give you strength to keep going. I pray for comfort and peace. He’s home.
@@aurorabarrera1272 thank you so very much💜
@@charlareese8871 thank you. I have chosen to remember good times and none of the bad💜💜💜
I'm sorry to hear of your loss. The past three years has been nothing but heartache...I lost my fiance, my brother, and my dad.
But together, as good-hearted people, we have music that unites us in a very long and hard healing process.
I'm not a "religious" man but I've never shunned away from saying a simple prayer for someone who is in need. We do what we can to ease that emptiness and pain from each other.
My wedding song. The marriage didn’t age well, but the song did ❤️
Simply Red have made this song their own. A very impressive cover version, by the band. And great lead vocal by Mick Hucknall too!!
Mick has the ability to take a cover and turn it into "his" song with his voice , instrumentation, composition. Please look at his cover of another great song You Make Me Feel Brand New, keeping in mind the original version by the Stylistics. The verses sang by two idividuals then joined by the group in the chorus. Mick covered the song wholey by himself and NAILED IT. Love your reactions
Good deep soul moving music. Gotta love it!
And that wonderful voice was exactly the same live. One of my fav gig bands
One of them voices that gives me goosebumps. Love it!!
Mick always seemed to find or write the perfect song for his perfect voice.
I didn't know this was a cover. I loved Simply Red back in the day and still do. Thanks for doing this song!
I am soooooooooooo glad I came on to your platform, I get to listen to all those songs that just had you sitting and reminiscing on good and even painful thoughts. Love the way Teddy sung it with Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes and Simply Red. As it is all good to me.
Rest in peace Teddy Pendergrass
One of my all time favorite songs ,what a voice Mick has
As someone who grew up to R&B, Motown, 60s, 70s, 80s, and absolutely LOVES Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, I have to say Simply Red took this song and RAN all the way to the finish line with it!!!!!! This version is the better one hands down!!
That was lovely, oohhh my goodness such a wonderful cover, Amazing!! ☺️ Great reaction Jamal!!! ✌️
I was surprised to love this cover so much. I'm not always a fan of covers of songs that are as perfect as Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes' version. I appreciate that he didn't mess with the arrangement and he had enough soul in his voice and presentation to give it the performance it deserves!!
Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes. Can't beat that!
I agree
But Red did it just as well !!!!!!!
Great song Simply Red unforgettable best
I absolutely love all genres of music. Have so, SO many “favorite “ singers but, his voice is... indescribable. In my top 5 “favorite” singers.
Not only did this cover version out-perform the original by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes (who reached #3 in the 🇺🇸), SR hitting #1 with it but SR’s version WON THE GRAMMY FOR BEST R & B song 1989!!! Yep the little pale guy with the crazy fountain of red hair won best R & B!! 😊🇬🇧🇺🇸
"Something got me started" is a great one by them and will get your heart 💓 beating
thank you!!! it brought great memories
DANG!!! He sangs the hell outta this song🎤💜💜💜 So much SOUL!! So glad I got to hear this with you Jamel😁 Great reaction!!! 🎶💜
Still getting goosebumps hearing this 🎶🎶😄
If it was recorded today they'd be doing those look at me runs... This was very understated like the original, tastefully done.
Those chairs in the background were also used in the video of Benny Mardone's "Into The Night".
Being from Syracuse you know I’m all in on Benny Mardones🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Incredible cover, video is simple to highlight that voice
I love this and the original! Gives me chills.
The first time i heard this song it was the cover by simply red but then i stumbled upon the original and cant go back now. Theres something even more genuine and powerful about the original.
He has such a beautiful voice, smooth, silky and he has RANGE!! “HOLDEN BACK TEARS”. E P I C! 🔥🤟🏼✌🏼
Just watching you sing along made my day! Keep it up brother Jamel!
I am old now and am forever "Holding Back The Years" ... I have loved and will "Never Never Love Again" ... as "It's Only Love" ... even if "You Say You Love Me" now ... It's just a "Mirror" of my past ... but, "Something Got Me Started" ... because "You Make Me Feel So New" ... "You've Got it" ... It's a new "Sunrise", we've talked all night ... It's "The Right Thing" ... Let me create "A Song For You" ... I swear I did not fall "For Your babies ... "If you don't know me by now" ... "Home" and "Stars" ... "So Not Over You!". The End.
Música de alta calidad. I love Simply Red.
I mean goddamn simply red is just so so so so so good.
Thank you for reminding me how much I love this song! 💕🙏💕
Such a great song!! Love it!!
You asked your listeners to sing - I did and the world didn't explode and Mick didn't tell me to shut up - lol ! What a voice - thank you for that, had a great time.
one of the greates bands fronted by the incredible mick. just a joy to listen too. thanl you @jamel for making the time i listen with you such fun,
He killed this song!!! Love his voice!!!❤❤❤
THIS MAN MAKES ME CRY!!!
Love this cover and I was around for Teddy's original with the Bluenotes. Mick really delivered!
If you love this one, you have to hear “Sunrise.” It samples a Hall & Oates song and it’s one of my favorite songs of all time…so smooth and reminds me of my ex-fiancé.
Thank you!!!!😊👍love this song and this version!!!😄❤takes me back to Jr. High!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!✌
Saw simply red and mick in concert at Wembley stadium in late 80s. They were superb.
And I got to hear Harold do it right before he passed. At the President Casino in Biloxi, MS. Katrina took the casino!
Beautiful song. "Fairground", next? Totally different vibe, Latin influenced. And "New flame" please and thank you
Muck Hucknall’s voice is Amazing!❤️ Holding Back the Years!
Still cutting onions after all this time, every time ;)
If anyone is going to do a cover, Own it...Make it yours or don’t do it.
This song managed to be my jam, twice. First with Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, the second with Simply Red. Life is good.
You really need to hear Sunrise. From Simply Red in Cuba.
He is totally amazing. He is so good, I get very emotional in a good way. If you loved this, you gotta check out his cover of You make me feel brand new. He totally killed it.
Great song ! Great singer, So smooth! Timeless!1🎤🎶😎
My step father LOVES Simply Red and subsequently turned me onto them during the 90's. And I had always just assumed up until I watched this video that someone from the band wrote the song but I stand corrected!!
One of the best covers of a soul track ever! So beautiful!
I was born January 19 70 so I grew up during this time and I was a huge simply red fan this version of this song is everything
Jamal, kudos for the very best audio I have heard of this performance. It is so crisp and clear with no distortion which greatly increases the enjoyment. I agree with your review. This song is such a classic that nearly everyone has heard it at one time or another. Its message is so down to earth and if we could all abide by the principals it brings out this would be a better world! Best wishes always!
Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes grabbed my 15 year old heart with the original version and when Simply Red reintroduced it in my early 30s, I swooned. 😍
That song gave me chills
God...The man is gifted and his voice reverberates as a dying star with gamma-rays...And, we're still hearing it clearly when the song is done. This musician has the ability to crush through all the defenses of the soul to reach right in and make it dance with the mood and emotions some are not even aware are there. This calibre of art is a prayer or a weapon and I'm not exactly certain which one.
LOVE this beautiful song! I forgot to check first- if you haven’t done his song “Holding back the years”... it’s a MUST Jamel- 💙❤️✌️