Eddie Kendricks - Honey Brown
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Eddie Kendricks performing Honey Brown.
"Eddie Kendricks - Honey Brown" is a soulful R&B track performed by the American singer Eddie Kendricks. Released during the 1970s, the song reflects Kendricks' smooth and distinctive vocal style. "Honey Brown" stands out for its soul-stirring melodies and romantic lyrics, capturing the essence of love and admiration. Eddie Kendricks' expressive delivery and the song's mellow arrangement contribute to its enduring appeal within the soul and R&B genres.
As a notable piece in Eddie Kendricks' musical repertoire, "Honey Brown" showcases the artist's ability to convey emotion and tell a story through his singing. The song has become a classic representation of Kendricks' contribution to soul music during the 1970s. With its timeless sound and heartfelt expression, "Eddie Kendricks - Honey Brown" continues to be appreciated by fans of soulful ballads, cementing its place in the rich history of R&B music.
Lyrics:
My Honey Brown, lovely barefooted clown
as sweet and wild as honeysuckle vine
Now children would follow everyplace you would go
Thrill and delight to your one woman show
How foolish and vain
to think that I could change
a girl who's heart
was born for the stage
Honey Brown, we were world's apart
I knew it from the start
That's why I stepped aside
and let you go free
Cause Honey Brown,
my love was so deep
I used to laugh at your movie magazines
You vowed one day you'd be on the screen
I'd fight in the streets when folks tried to say
You'd love any man who promised you fame
And then he came in his big shiny car
took your love from me and broke my heart
Honey Brown, through your tears you're gonna find,
life can be cruel and so unkind
So, Honey Brown, don't let his masquerade
make a streetcorner, make a streetcorner, your stage.
Ooooh, Don't let him do it Don't let him do it Ooooh Honey, ooooh
How foolish and vain
to think that I could change
A girl who's heart was born for the stage
Honey Brown, Girl can'tcha see,
I'll always love ya and wan'tcha here with me.
Honey Brown, I'll be around You're gonna need me
when the tears come down Ooooh Honey, Ooooh Honey
#EddieKendricks #HoneyBrown
This is ONE of the greatest parts of our A.A culture!
The GREATEST FALSETTO SINGER. SOUNDS SO PURE & NATURAL...RIP MY FRIEND.
I WILL ALWAYS LOVE THIS MAN HE WAS SO SEXY AND HANDSOME REST IN LOVE EDDIE KENDRICKS❤I WISH I COULD HAVE MET HIM HE SEEMED SO NICE IN HIS INTERVIEWS SO PROFESSIONAL HE WAS A TREASURE
Wonderful song. King of The Falsettos.
POINT BLANK...
He was the beginning of true smooth tenor... Taught smokey an all after him... Philip bailey owes him the world. Nobody sung this style until Eddie came along... People thought he was a girl... He was 19yrs old at the time we got to taste his flavor... Every tenor song lk,e the Dells tenor singer... Eddie was an eye opener... If you listen to Michael Jackson you're hear where Michael used Eddie kendrick screams... So did Diana Ross... He's equal in singing to Sam Cooke, Stevie wonder... Melvin Franklin ... These are elect singers... All had different styles but they're the four best... Never been a base lime Melvin never been a note bringer like Sam... And there shall never be another Stevie... He's the only person that could sing an Eddie song... "I'm gonna make you love me" you need to check it out with Diana... The four horseman...
Eddie's solo work is magnificent! No one can sing with his depth.
There's tenors that get higher but they never had the swag Eddie play on a falsetto on tenor and he sounds like a man singing falsetto not a girl like some others.
Okay, I am a premier Temptations historian, and have been listening to the group since I was a toddler, when the "Classic Five" lineup was still together. Eddie Kendricks influenced an entire generation of high tenors and imitators with his distinct gospel flavored style, and smooth confidence. He set the bar high for first tenor falsettos. I say this as a true Temptations, and Eddie Kendricks fan. However, while comparing, and contrasting Eddies influence on other noted high tenors, we have to be accurate with the facts. Before Eddie, there were plenty of other high tenor falsettos. The Temptations came along after the 1950s "Doo Wop" era, which included several high tenors. However, those tenors were not all thrust into the lead singer spotlight, but sang mostly background harmony, because that was the style of that genre. But there were standout tenors, like Clyde Mcphatter of the drifters. Back in those days a group usually featured only one lead singer, ususlly a tenor or a soulful baritone. What distinguished the Temptations from that format was that they created a new mold. They were a group that had it all. They featured a high tenor falsetto, second tenors, a baritone, and a bass singer, who all could sing dynamic lead solos. Also the guys were great dancers and showman. Now, back to my point. There was another vocal group, called the Van Dykes, who recorded a song "You Need Confidence" featuring a dynamite falsetto lead. Also don't forget about Curtis Mayfield, of the Impressions. After their lead singer, baritone, Jerry Butler went solo, Curtis stepped into the spotlight with his high soaring tenor, and poetic songwriting. The Dells also featured their own high tenor, who was originally with the Moonglows. These groups had hits before the Temptations. Regarding Smokey Robinson, he and the Miracles were scoring hits for Motown in 1958, before The Temptations ever joined the label. Listen to their hits "Got A Job", and "Bad Girl". Smokey was already an established vocalist/songwriter, who also wrote the Temptations first hit, and many of the early B-sides in the early 60s. Also, Smokey Robinson is actually a countertenor, a range higher than a tenor. El and Bobby Debarge also are, and were countertenors. He actually sang the majority of his notes in his natural voice. So, there were many of Eddie's contemporaries, like the Delfonics, Eddie Holman, and others who, no doubt, admired Eddie, but he wasn't the first solo singer to utilize his falsetto. His influence, however, can be heard in the works of many early 70s R&B artist, including Darryl Hall, of Hall and Oates, and Ron Banks of the Dramatics. Ironically, Eddie Kendricks, himself, never considered himself a falsetto. He said, he just did what he needed to sing the notes required of him. Hope this sheds some light on the subject. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
@@marcusbell1097 You are absolutely right. My thoughts exactly. It sounded so natural, and resonated , and projected very well, during live performances. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Just to abreviate my earlier comment below: Eddie Kendricks is my favorite high tenor falsetto, but he is not the first. His singing style is born out of the tradition of Gospel and Doo Wop vocal music. Also it should be noted that Clyde McPhatter, Curtis Mayfield, and Smokey Robinson were already established recording artists, on the scene years before Eddie and the Temptations arrived at Motown. Smokey wrote many of their early songs, including their first hit in 1964. Also listen to a song by the Van Dykes called "You Need Confidence", featuring a dynamic falsetto lead singer. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
THANK YOU EDDIE ! R.I.P
been listening to Mr. Kendricks all week long....ran across this one today and so glad I did!!! GREAT MUSIC!!!
Vita Strange coincidence! I have been listening to him all week, and I just pulled this song up to hear it for the first time in my life.
A great song with an every greater message to boot.
Love this song, Honey Brown and Olivia (The Whisper's) are cousins in my mind.
Honey brown was a prostitute
+lloyd johnson I know she is. I always say Sher and Olivia were cousins
@SLady328 listen to the lyrics very closely but some say it's about Diana Ross
@SLady328 if we where in person it would be a whole lot easier then responding over the message email me at Lloydstep14@gmail.com
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Honey Brown...
We were world's apart,I knew it from the start! And later on HMMM "A street corner your stay"
I ❤ U EDDIE KENDRICKS😙
Chic Blue This MAN...and his music absolutely magnificent!!
"Stay" or "stage"???
bnhamilton Lol...a stage! I had to listen again😂👍
Chic
Such a down to earth artist. Eddie had gifts buy his music is so intense, humble and sensitive.
Lovely beautiful💙😎☺
What a bittersweet tune. The way he approached it so artistic,
stylish and tender. Bad boy. Overlooked piece.
Just gets better with time🎵🎵...Rest On Eddie/Rest On...💘💋
2020 Still loving me some honey brown., Eddie Kendrick.
Mesmerized beautiful music you go Eddie rip
Carmela Cleveland beautiful of all time
Eddie,you tell the story so beautifully 😚
This track is sweet like HONEY !! BAD !!!
Loved me some Eddie Kendrick, I mean With the Temps or w/o..my Cuz’zin David could get down too
Music like this, brings back those wonderful soulful days. Remembering WBLS in NYC with Frankie Crocker. Music of love and inspiration.
Hi edagdwg thanks for sharing this story of what happens when you love someone and they leave you for someone else only God can give you true love from the inside out ☮️ Linda j peace ❤️☮️☮️☮️☮️🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🙏🐻🐻🐻🐻🐻
have not heard this in over 40 years. good bellie rubbing music.
I used to listen to this song over and over. It wasn't the lyrics that made this song great but the way Eddie delivered it in that high pitch voice. Just so smooth.
Sooo many memories, thank God for that!!
my honey Brown
+Reinaldo-Green...Knows What i/m "TALKING-About bring Back the "RENT-PARTIES"..."DIM-ALL-the-Lights-(its-Belly-Rubbing-Time)...its Getting "Hot"in Here...!?...
Bring them back!
Elijah Mumford jr Nn
1derful song! I just may b able to bump this track @ a junior/seniors school prom ;) I bought this album from a neighbor. Now i get to treasure it and leave it bhind if my time comes! From his 1974 Tamla release "Boogie Down".
sweet,sweet memories,great upload Boblet233,my hat is tipped to you
Love this song..always have..
He came in his Cadillac, took your love from me & broke my heart. I got a case & now during time for 187.
Just getting hip to Eddie’s catalog. This is flavorful!
my hair doing music
Eddie could move you!
Love this song!!
Great song
BEAUTIFUL!! I. LOVE IT!!
Timeless 💖
Every time I hear that song I think of Buckey Lambert Longbranh nj
My Idol
I love this song so much! Sadly this was the time Eddie's voice started wavering and he found himself unable to hit the high notes. May he rest in peace.
Sounds fantastic and hynotizing to me!👌
@@barbarahamlin6482 You were aware if that? Interesting. It has bern observed that the very same 1974 album from which this song hails, marks the beginning of Eddie's vocal decline. "Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need" , from the same album, seems to be the last song he recorded, reminiscent of the vocal prowess of his prime. Yes, by the mid 1970s, relatively early in Eddie's solo career, the effects of chain smoking, and possibly alcohol, began to affect Eddie's voice. While still able to reach his high notes, they began lacking the full power, and volume, and he seemed to compensate by reaching the notes by squeezing them out, sliding into the pitch with a softer, lighter attack, rather than the full on glistening punch of his younger days with the Temptations, when Eddie was untouchable. Nevertheless, there is no denying Eddie Kendricks' tremendous influence on a generation of high tenors. Check it Out! Ciao!!!
Eddie Kendrick, Curtis Mayfield and Leroy Hudson all sound similar in singing style and singing voices
I need you already god bless...💃🏻