The Debarge family singing in the studio | RARE footage (1983)

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  • @wesleyking2212
    @wesleyking2212 5 лет назад +822

    No autotune.. no tricks.. only pure talent!!!

  • @thylacinethetigerwolf1372
    @thylacinethetigerwolf1372 5 лет назад +1226

    "Which of them can sing?"
    "All of them"

    • @daradiant1
      @daradiant1 5 лет назад +31

      Exactly

    • @spacepunk_nappy
      @spacepunk_nappy 5 лет назад +29

      I LAUGHED when I heard that part....

    • @anthonycooks5350
      @anthonycooks5350 5 лет назад +2

      Already

    • @thylacinethetigerwolf1372
      @thylacinethetigerwolf1372 4 года назад +1

      @@rogeliomedina8726 what earth are you talking about??

    • @AUGUSTALLEN28
      @AUGUSTALLEN28 3 года назад +15

      @@rogeliomedina8726 ell actually Bobby Debarge sings just like EL, or the other way around. In fact he sang some of the ad-libs from their earlier work. Because EL's voice wasn't mature enough at the time. According to Bunny in her book.

  • @The1KingKG
    @The1KingKG 5 лет назад +1077

    I still am a fan of the Debarge family. It is so tragic what happened to them but the music will forever be classic!!! 💯

    • @christinamitchell6796
      @christinamitchell6796 5 лет назад +60

      Good news is most of them lived through the worst so they still have the opportunity to live a healthy life full of faith, family togetherness and joy.
      It's not over

    • @sweetangelz1126
      @sweetangelz1126 4 года назад +7

      Agree

    • @sunflowerlove6489
      @sunflowerlove6489 3 года назад +3

      yes i still listen to them period they are still bomb

    • @somethingdifferent4u247
      @somethingdifferent4u247 3 года назад +2

      Truest words ever spoken.

    • @vme6892
      @vme6892 3 года назад +5

      Right! Ashley Says So on RUclips did a story on the DeBarges.

  • @romanigypsy7219
    @romanigypsy7219 6 лет назад +942

    I love looking at old footage like this

  • @dianepenn9915
    @dianepenn9915 6 лет назад +769

    Imagine the amount of incredible DeBarge music there might have been if not for their pain and demons.

    • @yansatoussaint2266
      @yansatoussaint2266 5 лет назад +54

      I thank God for the music Debarge has blessed us with. Classic music whose sound transcends time.

    • @tonyfelder1206
      @tonyfelder1206 5 лет назад +28

      A little of something is better than nothing.

    • @jayskicksnfits9372
      @jayskicksnfits9372 5 лет назад +3

      @mdna72 *_*their_* , NOT there. Music is NOT a place.

    • @4us2grow
      @4us2grow 4 года назад +25

      actually.. the music is from the pain..

    • @dedrachambers8722
      @dedrachambers8722 3 года назад +29

      Yes, it's So Sad how the Abuser was their OWN DAD! That makes it ALL the MORE Horrible 😞

  • @BeautyLoves88
    @BeautyLoves88 6 лет назад +489

    el's voice is incredible....blends so well but stands out so effortlessly.

    • @DeCurtaRican
      @DeCurtaRican 3 года назад +17

      They could all blow. I couldn't tell the difference between Bobby and El voice-wise.

    • @storiking650
      @storiking650 Год назад +3

      ​​@@DeCurtaRican Not true, Bobby even in El's opinion is literally THEE BEST voice in the family & he is most assuredly THEE BEST FALSETTO VOICE EVER RECORDED. He indeed was a tremendous vocal talent. Not many who weren't alive at that time know how amazing of a sanger Bobby was. But he alone was El's hugest influence & even Berry Gordy was noted as saying that Bobby Debarge was thee MOST TALENTED guy he'd ever worked with. The boy was BAD & that's NOT to take away from Eldra bcuz he is indeed 1 of my all time favorites, but Bobby was plain & simply just pure-t BAAAAADDDDDDD to the bone. If you love Eldra, you will definitely be able to appreciate & acknowledge the outstanding talent of his Big Bro & that phenomenal gifting he had in his throat. Please search: Switch, "There'll Never Be" & "I Call Your Name" & listen for the beauty in his pure, natural falsetto & how he switches in & out of his falsetto voice, back down into his natural tenor, in & out so effortlessly, so electric, so colorful, so powerful, yet seductive & romantic, he takes you & ur emotions on a full journey from beginning to end & I promise, you'll be so glad you gave it a try bcuz it'll become 2 of ur go-to CLASSIC BANGERS, from none other than the LATE, GREAT BOBBY DEBARGE, THEE BEST FALSETTO EVER RECORDED😉👍🏾!!!!

  • @ladimu1
    @ladimu1 5 лет назад +1700

    Hahaha...Bunny had that cigarette and still hit them damn notes!

  • @brian3942
    @brian3942 5 лет назад +495

    She had that cigarette 🚬 and still was on point tho 😂😂😂

  • @soblessed4844
    @soblessed4844 3 года назад +424

    According to Bunny in her biography, she was high 90% of the time. They had a tortured upbringing. They all ended up drug addicts. I pray that God heals their emotional scars.

    • @anythingispossiblewithtoni4580
      @anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 3 года назад +39

      Have you watched Ashleysays so Debarge episodes? Her tea makes Unsung look like Disney. It's really really sad 💔💔💔

    • @darlabrown4490
      @darlabrown4490 2 года назад +2

      Bunny looked high on drugs. Poor kids tho. All of them had a bad upbringing.

    • @darlabrown4490
      @darlabrown4490 2 года назад +6

      @@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 I've never heard of it?? Is it a good show??

    • @darlabrown4490
      @darlabrown4490 2 года назад +8

      @@anythingispossiblewithtoni4580 have you seen the bobby debarge story on tv1?

    • @darlabrown4490
      @darlabrown4490 2 года назад +9

      I looked up Ashley says so. Thanks for the recommendation. I'm watching her tell tell the debarge story. Thank you again.

  • @DavidRichardson95
    @DavidRichardson95 5 лет назад +444

    _The Bobby Debarge Story_ brought me here tonight. Such a sad and tortured soul. RIP Bobby Debarge.

    • @reneelee3713
      @reneelee3713 5 лет назад +9

      Where can I see The Bobby Debarge story?

    • @reneelee3713
      @reneelee3713 5 лет назад +6

      When did Bobby Debarge die?

    • @DavidRichardson95
      @DavidRichardson95 5 лет назад +8

      @@reneelee3713 1995.

    • @DavidRichardson95
      @DavidRichardson95 5 лет назад +8

      @@reneelee3713 It will repeat on TV One today, tomorrow and most of this week coming.

    • @Nevadrama1
      @Nevadrama1 5 лет назад +2

      @@reneelee3713 I watched it earlier here on yt

  • @DanielleGillmoreJohnson
    @DanielleGillmoreJohnson Год назад +53

    I love hearing them sing a cappella. Their harmony is so tight!

  • @yansatoussaint2266
    @yansatoussaint2266 6 лет назад +533

    That's what I always loved about Debarge not only did they look good they sounded good. Most beautiful family in music history!

    • @lastdays3148
      @lastdays3148 6 лет назад +27

      The Jones Girls, Sister Sledge and Five Star the British Group.

    • @jordonlotoa2997
      @jordonlotoa2997 5 лет назад +18

      Don’t forget about the Winans....

    • @JrRimp
      @JrRimp 5 лет назад +29

      @MrFREESTYLEKING17 Was thinking the same thing lol. Like the Jackson, the Isleys, so many groups to consider.....I kind of think DeBarge's complexion played in their favor. Gladly their talent was superb too and their music great.

    • @slamecatzwell5544
      @slamecatzwell5544 5 лет назад +31

      The Debarge are a very beautiful family .El and Bobby were always my two favorites. Bobby, God rest his soul was a handsome, handsome young man. El is beautiful. But I have to say, the Jacksons is on that level too. Michael, Janet, La Toya , Rebie in particular. God rest Michael's soul , but those beautiful sad brown eyes and that beautiful smile he possessed was second to none. Janet has the same eyes and smile as her incredibly handsome older brother. All those brothers were handsome. Lol.

    • @jenniferwade7861
      @jenniferwade7861 5 лет назад +30

      Although they were very attractive, especially Bobby, Bonnie, El, and James, I believe the Jacksons were the most beautiful family in entertainment, especially in the 70's😍!!!

  • @regghenny
    @regghenny 5 лет назад +239

    This is the actual recording session, not of “All This Love”, but of the prerecorded backing vocals for their Mowtown 25 performance back in 1983. The next set of Jackson vocals is from their prerecorded backing vocals from their legendary performance. The lead singers of their respective groups, El and Michael actually sang live. That’s why when the Jacksons were performing “I’ll Be There“ and Jermaine starts to sing his solo his mic is off and he had to share the mic that Michael was holding. Classic night.

    • @brandyeduncan7285
      @brandyeduncan7285 3 года назад +11

      Interesting....thank you for the info

    • @thetruth72667
      @thetruth72667 3 года назад +3

      Yes!!! I wasn't sure if anybody caught that!

    • @bikeryder1025
      @bikeryder1025 3 года назад +2

      @@thetruth72667
      I definitely caught that

    • @juniorcaracas
      @juniorcaracas Год назад

      Eu percebi no final que apareceu a introdução da outra música

    • @jessenu34
      @jessenu34 3 месяца назад

      In the first clip, can you tell me who is who? I know the first maybe El, but sometimes I get el and james confused

  • @Mrprich
    @Mrprich 3 года назад +359

    Smokey had his hand in everything. He is one of the most underrated contributors in music history.

    • @notfriendly9551
      @notfriendly9551 3 года назад +19

      I don’t know about that he was awarded many awards

    • @JovianEmpress
      @JovianEmpress 3 года назад +23

      I don't think Smokey is underrated

    • @sandersra9036
      @sandersra9036 3 года назад +14

      Not underrated at all. My fave.

    • @racourdav
      @racourdav 3 года назад +20

      Smokey Robinson underrated? On Mars? This man has gotten his props for decades. One of the most talented people in the history of music-and it’s acknowledged!

    • @1Grayton
      @1Grayton 3 года назад +11

      Smokey gets his just due...not underrated at all.

  • @teresaabbott3513
    @teresaabbott3513 2 года назад +84

    I don't care what anyone says. I'll always be a DeBarge fan. Talk about a talented family....💜💜💜

  • @kevinstewart8876
    @kevinstewart8876 6 лет назад +303

    I like the fact that they were goofy, but when it was time to sing the All were serious as well on point. Greatness.

    • @HermanSFlint
      @HermanSFlint 3 года назад +6

      That's what you call...BALANCE !

  • @dmhibb
    @dmhibb 5 лет назад +625

    Who ever uploaded this. Thank you so much!!!!!

  • @Royalgazlite
    @Royalgazlite 3 года назад +82

    The sound is so unique. I haven't heard voices like this since. I'm so glad to experience them growing up. Real artists.

    • @mariahyohannes
      @mariahyohannes 3 года назад

      Debarge family was before my time, I was born at the end of their run in the music industry. I am now discovering their entire discography and am amazed at not only the overwhelming talent they had but how many of their songs have been sampled in hiphop, rap & r&b. They are probably one of the most sampled group of artists of all time

  • @SandyRed881
    @SandyRed881 3 года назад +38

    They didn't come off as putting on an act or a show, they just have it. Just natural talent. Its just God given anointing in those voices. That's why it's so effortlessly executed.

  • @iamdteachify
    @iamdteachify 5 лет назад +111

    They sound so good together.... El's voice stands out when they sing together.

    • @traceyrankin936
      @traceyrankin936 3 года назад +2

      They are so gifted

    • @FirstSonsMotif
      @FirstSonsMotif 3 года назад +7

      I really can't tell the difference between EL and Bunny.

  • @fanofafan6480
    @fanofafan6480 5 лет назад +241

    How the hell Bunny smoking and singing at the same damn time

    • @janetmcdaniel1112
      @janetmcdaniel1112 5 лет назад +25

      I know right. I was shook seeing this. Esp back then, surprised it was even allowed.

    • @fanofafan6480
      @fanofafan6480 5 лет назад +32

      @@janetmcdaniel1112 And she still killed it.

    • @jabarirobinson4463
      @jabarirobinson4463 4 года назад +13

      Janet McDaniel back then pretty much everyone smoked it’s sad

    • @Selflovematters4life
      @Selflovematters4life 3 года назад +9

      Same way people drank or were high while recording. Its crazy though how the second hand smoke was totally ok..lol. So glad I don't have to suffer through that anymore!

    • @thomasdelvin3683
      @thomasdelvin3683 3 года назад +5

      lots of singers smoked a lot it made their throats 'NUMB"

  • @aquariuslady8277
    @aquariuslady8277 5 лет назад +136

    The Debarges were legendary awesome. Musical geniuses. I can never get enough of their music

  • @Jsimm100
    @Jsimm100 5 лет назад +117

    You notice within the first 20 seconds how good their harmony sound and it's just as good as the record. This was before Autotune and electronic pitch control. You had to actually sing and catch the beat/groove/melody.

    • @yansatoussaint2266
      @yansatoussaint2266 5 лет назад +13

      The Debarges have a God given talent. Even the drugs haven't destroyed their gift.

    • @Jsimm100
      @Jsimm100 5 лет назад +8

      @@yansatoussaint2266 That's so true. Which is a miraculous feat in of itself that after all those drugs their voices are still in tact.

  • @kurtmartin5669
    @kurtmartin5669 6 лет назад +183

    Jesus those harmonies just on the spot like tying a shoe.I love this family they been through enough,bunny,james and el are doing well to my knowledge I hope the other two brothers are aswell

  • @dreameryoung38
    @dreameryoung38 5 лет назад +147

    Wow have been a fan of the Debarges starting with the brothers in Switch.I was sick to my stomach on what they endured by the hands of there father

    • @jayskicksnfits9372
      @jayskicksnfits9372 5 лет назад +4

      *_*their_* , not there. A father is NOT place.

    • @dreameryoung38
      @dreameryoung38 5 лет назад +3

      @@jayskicksnfits9372 English wasnt my best subject

    • @visualvision2488
      @visualvision2488 3 года назад +3

      @@jayskicksnfits9372 if you don’t get out of here with that. It’s RUclips. Knowing the difference between there and their does not make you a genius. You probably just learned this and somehow think you’re Einstein

  • @craycray1166
    @craycray1166 5 лет назад +70

    man i love youtube you can find anything.. been on a debarge kick since the story.. they sound so damn great... thats when you know you can sing, cigarettes no autotune..pure voice ...amazing... so sad for whats happened to them and all they went through

  • @DennisAllums
    @DennisAllums 3 года назад +36

    Its funny when ypou think about it. No group has had harmonies like them since. Very sweet and innocent voices.

  • @xoxozozoxoxo559
    @xoxozozoxoxo559 Год назад +12

    This period is my favorite moment of DeBarge where they are at their most harmonious and happy together as a family group ❤️

  • @migs532
    @migs532 10 месяцев назад +10

    They were THE most talented family next to the Jackson family. Such a good looking family at that. So sorry to see how they ending up. It always make me sad. I pray for them all.

  • @truthrights6140
    @truthrights6140 11 месяцев назад +8

    The Debarge's played a major role in my music listening history, good memories 👍🏾, i was born in 1969, beautiful harmonies in their songs. Respect to the Debarge's !

  • @alinaflowers3389
    @alinaflowers3389 6 лет назад +81

    I KNOW BUNNY WAS HIGH SMOKING THAT CIGARETTE AND THE WAY SHE WAS ACTING TELL'S IT ALL I'M SO HAPPY SHE IS DOING SO MUCH BETTER THAT LADY WENT THREW A ROUGH LIFE GOD HELP HER THREW THAT LOVE U GUY'S EL,MARK,BUNNY,JAMES, THEY HAVE BEAUTIFUL VOICES IT'S UNIQUE ALWAYS LOVED THE DEBARGE FAMILY AFTER WATCHING UNSUNG THERE STORY JUST REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART.

    • @vme6892
      @vme6892 3 года назад

      Have you read her book?

    • @jamesalford877
      @jamesalford877 3 года назад +1

      How do you "know" she was "high", and from a cigarette? SMH.

    • @leogolive
      @leogolive 3 года назад +1

      She might not have been high but you can definitely tell she crazy as hell. You can see that in her behavior for sure. I know a crazy broad when I see one.

  • @marquitawilliams6204
    @marquitawilliams6204 5 лет назад +47

    Bunny wasn't letting that cigarette go for nothing 😳she hit those notes though

  • @Zaza-wh9ov
    @Zaza-wh9ov 2 года назад +13

    Whoever found this and posted it: THANK YOU SO MUCH, it is wonderful ❤️

  • @demetrianicole1657
    @demetrianicole1657 3 года назад +10

    I have watched this so many times. I wish this was longer. Talented family trying to cope through their tribulations.

  • @sunflowerpwr.8821
    @sunflowerpwr.8821 5 лет назад +33

    Wow... when I was buying these records this is what was going on behind the scenes...makes that era even more real... love them and their music... I thank everyone in the background for beautiful memories.

    • @katrinamoore4624
      @katrinamoore4624 5 лет назад +1

      I love shit like this !! It makes it more Real.. I feel ya

    • @judyhinds6569
      @judyhinds6569 8 месяцев назад

      Who could of imagine the sadness behind those beautiful voices..I still listen ..I had their first Album..El still sounds the same❤

  • @ritabug43
    @ritabug43 5 лет назад +38

    THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE IF YOU EVER GET AN CHANCE TO MEET ANY OF THEM #DEBARGES

    • @kncdco5966
      @kncdco5966 5 лет назад

      @All 4 EL Elyon and judging from.their story it might have been a bad time. They have clearly gone through living hell.

  • @smc1774
    @smc1774 6 лет назад +105

    This is GREAT. The young DeBarge family hard at work😁

  • @javionriley8739
    @javionriley8739 5 лет назад +44

    Omg I’m shook 😦😦😦, this is vintage!!!!! I’m glade someone recorded this especially seeing how most people didn’t have cameras back then

  • @Ameerah.G
    @Ameerah.G 7 лет назад +171

    This sounds like they're making the backing track for their Motown 25 performance.

    • @dejuanjohnson1754
      @dejuanjohnson1754 5 лет назад +12

      Had to be , because the footage says 83 but this song was recorded, "ALL THIS LOVE" was recorded in 82

    • @outoftheblue556
      @outoftheblue556 5 лет назад +7

      Aaimah yes that’s Motown 25

    • @Hustlerclub203
      @Hustlerclub203 5 лет назад +2

      This exactly what it is u called it lol

    • @HomeCentsWithNell
      @HomeCentsWithNell 5 лет назад +1

      Thanks. I was trying to figure out what was going on in the studio.

    • @blkjuanesrose7381
      @blkjuanesrose7381 5 лет назад +4

      i think it was because Jermaine Jackson was also in the recording booth, working on his vocals for the Jackson five melody part.

  • @mrv1111
    @mrv1111 6 лет назад +64

    Wow, this is unbelievably rare. This must of been kept in a super safe haven somewhere.

  • @michaelangelus7355
    @michaelangelus7355 6 лет назад +136

    Smokey Robinson in the foreground. Now a major executive at Motown.

    • @nomibe2911
      @nomibe2911 5 лет назад +15

      He always was an executive.

    • @DanielSchmidt94521
      @DanielSchmidt94521 3 года назад +7

      He was always the VP of Motown. Smh. He wrote something like 4,000 songs for Motown.

    • @DaLane4real
      @DaLane4real 3 года назад +3

      Is it me, he didn't seem to thrilled about his wife kissing him. JS

    • @jamesalford877
      @jamesalford877 3 года назад +5

      @moabite sounds wow, I've never heard of anyone referring to Smokey Robinson as "underrated" as a songwriter; you clearly need a history lesson.

    • @bryantroom
      @bryantroom 3 года назад +1

      @@jamesalford877 Especially when you have Bob Dylan calling him "The Worlds Greatest Poet"!

  • @Lesliedipasalegne
    @Lesliedipasalegne 6 лет назад +69

    I'm STILL in love with El and James!

    • @lastdays3148
      @lastdays3148 6 лет назад +17

      James was a hottie,he was my favorite one in the 80s. Ms Denise Matthews known as Vanity and Ms.Janet Jackson were so lucky to have him for a short while back than.

    • @maverick8047
      @maverick8047 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yea james is tall n sexy...I see you janet

  • @carolynwalker2914
    @carolynwalker2914 Год назад +20

    Their voices are unbelievable ❤

  • @TTSantiago821
    @TTSantiago821 3 года назад +22

    The fact that bunny had that cig and was still singing her face off lol.

  • @soulnspired
    @soulnspired 6 лет назад +225

    El Debarge was too cute!

  • @mariahcarey50
    @mariahcarey50 4 года назад +13

    GOSH!! How is one SO talented. They literally have instruments in their throats! Must be nice to be born with such raw TALENT.

  • @moniquegriffin1415
    @moniquegriffin1415 7 лет назад +83

    This video is so cute seeing them like this.

  • @Voyeuriztic
    @Voyeuriztic 6 лет назад +50

    Randy is feeling the music! Love this!

  • @mrgoogle1288
    @mrgoogle1288 3 года назад +15

    when you actually had to have talent and no machinery could help you out like it could now, and the female voice just connects and blends that debarge sound together so well 😊👍

  • @waynefoote3781
    @waynefoote3781 9 месяцев назад +1

    So very hard to find vintage footage like this WOW!

  • @q-angel3730
    @q-angel3730 5 лет назад +8

    What a treat smh they always take me back to when I was 7 yrs old. The 80s was awesome ❤️

  • @AljIsHere128
    @AljIsHere128 3 года назад +2

    Thank U whoever da hell posted this vintage behind the scenes music stuff for Motown 25. My favorite tv special EVER!!

  • @Tiberius291
    @Tiberius291 3 года назад +8

    60s - 90s were unbelievable decades for music along with everything else. 🎤

  • @endigosun
    @endigosun 5 лет назад +12

    GOOOOOOOOOO DEBARGE!!!! Love you guys ALWAYS for what you’ve given us through MUSIC and SONG!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @CelestialGatez
    @CelestialGatez 5 лет назад +92

    Tell me why I tried to sing with them and was off key. Lol.

  • @ginaloveslife632
    @ginaloveslife632 3 года назад +4

    My godfather died in the fall of 1983 and this song got me through my grief. Thank you Debarge Family.

  • @patrickmiller1834
    @patrickmiller1834 3 года назад +13

    Real talent. They were always in a tailspin but even high and demons sitting on them gods gifts still shined through

  • @brendarobinson1656
    @brendarobinson1656 7 лет назад +79

    Oh my goodness! El is too cute! This was really a treat. Thank you!

  • @mom2babygkaterad946
    @mom2babygkaterad946 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful people with beautiful voices. They’ve been through a lot in life, but their music is timeless.

  • @ksr2059
    @ksr2059 6 лет назад +73

    Debarge is recording their background vocals for the Motown 25 performance. I wish Smokey had allowed allowed Mark and Randy to keep their original harmony from the record. It lost the warmth with his arrangement here.

    • @michaelangelotaylor8th
      @michaelangelotaylor8th 6 лет назад +6

      KSR I agree, and also they were flat in this clip. But I'm sure the fixed it afterwards.

    • @kathyspinner4922
      @kathyspinner4922 5 лет назад

      +MichaelAnge
      lo Taylor

    • @Zaza-wh9ov
      @Zaza-wh9ov 2 года назад

      Wow you have an amazing ear 👂

  • @kishawilliams6180
    @kishawilliams6180 5 лет назад +40

    Is that a Virginia slim 120 in bunny's hand?? Longest cigarette in the world....

  • @gia-girl
    @gia-girl 5 лет назад +55

    They could hit them high notes and El and James were nice to look at too.

  • @JusNoirCreativeVisuals
    @JusNoirCreativeVisuals 5 лет назад +33

    Bunny looks like Halle Berry in this 😯😯😯

  • @mysharona6754
    @mysharona6754 3 года назад +1

    My mom got me a debarge tape for my 7th birthday and I was so excited..I don't even remember if I got anything else and it wouldn't have even mattered..I was just so happy, I loved their music so much

  • @simstreeter991
    @simstreeter991 5 лет назад +13

    Harmony sweet harmony some of the finest voices I have ever heard

  • @lakeshialee827
    @lakeshialee827 3 года назад +1

    Showing raw footage to my 20 and 21 year old sons is so satisfying, and they really appreciate the quality of music and video!!

  • @antd8259
    @antd8259 3 года назад +5

    Good stuff. A lot of their hits are still sampled today. Love to see artists at the peak of their powers. #classic. R&B forever. El's voice certainly stands out with his high soprano-ish voice. He was the centerpiece that brought everything together

  • @WAHollier54
    @WAHollier54 6 месяцев назад +2

    Wow, I just noticed a childhood friend of mine, Linda Howard of the group High Energy that’s in the studio. R.I.P. Linda!!

  • @greengirl9341
    @greengirl9341 5 лет назад +12

    Debarge was everything and so damned underrated- thank you for your this🌿

  • @silenthashassin8912
    @silenthashassin8912 3 года назад +25

    Bunny sparked up a cigarette but still sang like an Angel. Wow.

  • @SunshineShortiee
    @SunshineShortiee 6 лет назад +34

    2:59 cute moment between Smokey and El, it seems so genuine

  • @kinggilyard222
    @kinggilyard222 3 года назад +12

    The greatest ( Singing Vocals) family of all times along with the Bee Gees

  • @luvntoez8318
    @luvntoez8318 3 года назад +2

    This was one of my favorite groups of the 80s. I remember a cover on them on Right On magazine. Great harmony and a beautiful family.

  • @pamelaward7063
    @pamelaward7063 5 лет назад +9

    I love debarge family especially Bobby. I saw the movie and i just wish he could have gotten help. But he is at peace and the memories can no longer haunt him.

  • @ceoa
    @ceoa Год назад +2

    Such rare footage. Love their singing. 🤗

  • @alinaflowers3389
    @alinaflowers3389 6 лет назад +17

    LOVE THERE VOICES VERY NICE LOOKING FAMILY!!!!

    • @jayskicksnfits9372
      @jayskicksnfits9372 5 лет назад +1

      *_*THEIR_* , NOT THERE. Listening to voices in music isn't a place. There- a place or location.

  • @jadyannabelandrews205
    @jadyannabelandrews205 5 лет назад +2

    Awww look how sweet and young they were. I wasn't even born yet. Love their music still!!!

  • @alinaflowers9791
    @alinaflowers9791 6 лет назад +7

    Love it looks like they were having fun while taking there singing really serious. O and they are all so darn cute love there voices and there songs i wished they had made more songs drugs and the terrible invirment they grew up in is so sad and how it affected there lives as they got older is so sad may god guide them in the right direction they will always be in my prayers. RIP BOBBY DEBARGE.

  • @mayadrumwright4717
    @mayadrumwright4717 5 лет назад +2

    My father made me listen to all this love every time and I mean EVERY time he took me to dance classes trust that I know every word

  • @datathug
    @datathug 5 лет назад +8

    Bunny had that Newport 100 dangling and didn't miss a note, do you hear me?

  • @theghettocookingshow
    @theghettocookingshow 3 месяца назад +2

    Such a talented family. The fact that Bunny was smoking a cigarette and still hitting those notes is amazing.

  • @gallitoonbass4243
    @gallitoonbass4243 2 года назад +4

    Debarge rocks! Underrated group. Solid musical arrangements

  • @EnvixityXx363
    @EnvixityXx363 Год назад +1

    I was just thinking about this video. It shows how talented the siblings were. Debarge is one of the most under rated groups of all time. I just love their voice and their music

  • @wendileona
    @wendileona 6 лет назад +64

    My god that's not only amazing but hilarious! They're drinking, smoking, and then '1, 2', and of the wayysss of loovve!' WOW! I can only imagine, how that must of sounded in person, must of been angelic. And notice millennials, no DAWs, no mice and laptops, no software, just straight up professional top tier studio with beautiful singing and soul, and a talented family of angelic voices, fascinating insight into recording methods of the time and the making of the song! .::Modernaire

    • @oholm09
      @oholm09 6 лет назад +6

      wendileona in the 80s they have early digital synthesizers keyboards like synclavier fairlight emulator apple Macintosh computer software for midi synthesizers

    • @PANAMABLACK23
      @PANAMABLACK23 6 лет назад +7

      Yeah smoking -playing around -drinking and then 3,2,1 Angelic voices come out

    • @ThatGirlNamedCici
      @ThatGirlNamedCici 5 лет назад

      *learn

    • @wintersantiago2274
      @wintersantiago2274 3 года назад

      Millennials aren’t that young

  • @kevinwilliams679
    @kevinwilliams679 5 лет назад +1

    A truly amazing musically talented family...
    Thank you for sharing your gifts with us !!!!🎼🎤❤️💐🙏🏽

  • @Nanbebe7
    @Nanbebe7 5 лет назад +13

    Wow this is priceless footage

  • @joycelynsearcy5590
    @joycelynsearcy5590 3 года назад +2

    No matter how old this video is, I still smile as if it is the first time

  • @babygirljavis1748
    @babygirljavis1748 5 лет назад +4

    I remember them from switch, my auntie use to play their songs when I was younger,and I grew up listening to these beautiful voices!! Definitely can hear El's voice but they all sound alike honestly!! I still listen to Debarge and El Debarge second chance is a beautiful song of his.

    • @hollisb.flemingii8197
      @hollisb.flemingii8197 5 лет назад +2

      Babygirl Javis and if it wasn’t for Jermaine Jackson, Motown wouldn’t have had Switch or DeBarge

    • @babygirljavis1748
      @babygirljavis1748 5 лет назад

      @@hollisb.flemingii8197 True😀

  • @LLCoolCooper
    @LLCoolCooper Год назад +2

    You all sounded awesome!🎶🕺🏾💃🏾

  • @michaelbrantley.2077
    @michaelbrantley.2077 3 года назад +3

    I'm still a both switch and debarge fan good family bless their hearts.

  • @SoldierTS
    @SoldierTS 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting some of the good times in life

  • @latrecesmith8139
    @latrecesmith8139 7 лет назад +24

    Amazing footage😍

  • @shawnjones4527
    @shawnjones4527 3 года назад +1

    Thx for uploading this wonderful clip! It was so cool to see Berry Gordy, letting down his guard and having fun.

  • @patarnold3192
    @patarnold3192 5 лет назад +7

    I've got goose pimples listening to them. to me it sounded perfect.😍

  • @angelesmith260
    @angelesmith260 2 года назад +1

    Talent with a T.. I can still play your songs all the time and say this family jams.. .

  • @Nelson_Swamp
    @Nelson_Swamp 3 года назад +9

    El sings THE HELL out of the end of "I Like It."

  • @racourdav
    @racourdav 3 года назад +2

    I love Debarge…very talented family. How I wish things would have turned out for the better for every one of them. Stay strong family and I wish peace to all of you.

  • @keithlamar4793
    @keithlamar4793 6 лет назад +12

    Debate was a legendary group just made u feel good when they sang

    • @johnbrownjr371
      @johnbrownjr371 5 лет назад +2

      Keith Lamar yeah and DeBarge wasn’t bad either Keith

  • @jamforall
    @jamforall 2 года назад +1

    whoever that is over there on the left of the screen, He's really grooving man. God bless their souls and their lives. Thank you for such fun memories Family

    • @Zaza-wh9ov
      @Zaza-wh9ov 2 года назад +1

      That’s Randy ❤️❤️❤️

  • @terrylynn4981
    @terrylynn4981 5 лет назад +7

    one of the greatest family music talent EVER