rivaled perhaps only by the opening two lines of N.W.A's "Express Yourself": "I'm expressin' with my full capabilities / And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities."
As a 28 year old, I have to say this was music at it perfection. No autotune, lyrics that tell a story, and a great melody. Wish it would make a comeback.
This song, sonically, is PERFECTION. I can only think of two other songs that melodically, instrumentally, sonically capture one attention, and they're Cruisin by Smokey Robinsin and Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye. This song is LEGEND and I'm a 90s baby. A 90s baby who relishes and respect the classics.
In it's 3 notes simplicity, one of the most iconic and easily recognizable bass lines of all times. There's no certainty on who played this, and even Bob Babbitt, who's often credited with it, is not sure. It is very unlikely that it was Jamerson, tho: either Bob or Eddie Watkins, who also was on duty as a bass player for Motown in those same years.
William, i am 43 and coincidentally graduated high school with a Bill Bennett. i just paid last respect to my friend Eddie a WWII Navy veteran and local police officer, he on his final day smoked his favorite cigar with friends, won at the casino and broke even in his sleep. You have a long way to go Bill, Gods'speed sir!
Hallo Peak, Du brauchst nicht eifersüchtig zu sein. Denk positiv was hatte dein Papa für eine tolle Zeit mit Marvin Gaye Ike und Tina Turner und viele mehr. Lg 💋
In 1972 my papa was 52, now he is 101 and still is my rolling stone inspiration. Listening to all those Motown hits is like being in a time warp zone. Great...
My wife is wondering why I'm not coming out of the car and turning off the car radio, she don't understand that it's an insult to cut this music just like that.
Ha! I forgot that experience of sitting and waiting for a favorite song to be played. For me, it was when I listened to the radio when I would play around in my basement as a kid. Thanks for resurrecting a memory, Frans!
At midnight they always played the LONG version of Love to Love You by Donna Summer in the mid 70s. We teenagers would stay up late just to hear it on our tiny transistors.
@@mimim7026 Ah, but you see, back then music was listened, not watched, unlike today, when the dance compensates for the bad music. The Temptations were so good they didn't need to move at all. Besides, if you try to dance when you sing, you may lose balance in your vocals.
@@stefantsarev4442 Fair enough, and I personally think it's a great trade-off: better music with cheesy moves is far preferable to cheesy music with good moves.
Ich komme aus VW City und finde diese Musik total heavy, so etwas handgemachtes gibt es heute leider nur noch sehr selten, bin auch schon 65 und vermisse einiges was früher über den Äther gelaufen ist
Where are the 15,000 people that do not like this song? They do not know music, this is one of R&B Greatest Hits, from one of the all-time Greatest groups. Listen to the opening of this song is classic, each member could sangggg. There is nothing today that can touch this period!
My father left me 69 when i was born, never cared about me, never even send me a card on my birthday! This album i played from my moms records when i was small.
Sorry that you went through this but I'm going to say that he don't deserve you and your way better than any loser like that ok m8! Keep your chin up & Bless Your Heart!
Seems to me the intro alone was half the song. I don't mean by the time it played until the vocals kicked in, but it was mind-blowing in its own right.
Listenoye today no need speak via tv o tel.we speak with our brains telepatish jaja you got it?? We dont need that we are from other frecuensiiii....jaaa....🤼♂️..
My brother had a blood transfusion as an infant…he enlightened us to this music…. As a white woman probably wouldn’t have appreciated it until my brother enlightened me!!! Yippee 🥳
Paul Riser did a great job arranging this classic. Interestingly, he thought "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross was his best or favorite arrangement.
I am 72 years young rocker, when this song become No1 I was 22. In this 50 years it's steel there on the top of the world and it will stay there FOREVER!☮️
This is what music sounds like when you pour your heart and soul into it. The performance was meticulously orchestrated. Musicians of today could learn a lot from their forefathers of yesterday.
I heard a woman who is a HUGE entertainer (I don't think I can really call her a singer) comment about why she was a "singer" and she said she didn't really enjoy singing but she did it because that was the only way she knew to make a lot of money. Compare that to these singers from back in the day who would finish performing in public and then would gather at someone's house and sing sometimes all night long, just because they loved singing so much. No wonder they were so good. They did something the crop of singer wannabes today do not do...they PRACTICED!
African American's contribution to American culture is just enormous. The Temptation represents that. Their music will live forever. My salute to them and the black Americans,
The guy playing the guitar was a 14 year old white kid from Plymouth Michigan. Paul Warren is his name. He went on to play for Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, and many other big name stars. Incredible guitarist, song writer, and arranger. Hard to believe, he rode the bus across town and was paid something like $25 for the session work on that tune. Lol (This is an edit... not sure if he player all of the guitar rhythm section, but he played the solo. There is a long version, something like 8 minutes, that has Paul all over it)
I still remember my Late brother used to listen this song back in 70s when I was 12 years old , now I’m 59 , ever since then I’m still listening till today
My nephew just posted this on Facebook to honor the passing of his father, my brother. It's the perfect song for him; some of us don't have tidy lives. RIP Peter.
Well there Kc Lee, that answer's simple. People with class, people who enjoy real music... the kinda music that doesn't involve screaming, yelling, swearing... know what I mean? Some of these purported songs today, after you remove all the a, b, c, d, f, gd-words, etc, there's not much left. Lotsa complaining, blaming, shaming, but no 'thanging'! Yeah, that's the kinda folks who listen to this & other great music from the 60's-70's. What a time for the greatest beats, rhythms, vocals, harmonies, instrumentals, etc. Whether it was R&B, R&R, Soul, Fusion, etc, it was a very special time for music, the entertainers didn't need to swear, take off their clothes, rub their crotches, have sex on stage to get the music venues full. Just beautiful music & classy entertainment. So if you don't know who still listens to this music, maybe you ought to reconsider who you're "hanging with" (or as some say, "hangin' wit...". "Jes say'un..." 😁 PS. Kc Lee, here's who's still listening: ruclips.net/video/uYPyyPf520Q/видео.html
This song transcended Motown. It's a work of art. This song inspired me to save for a decent audio system at the age of 13 & got me into listening to jazz & blues. Pretty cool for a little white boy with glasses from Denver.
Quand j'étais petite (je vais avoir 60 ans) j'ai vu mon père et ma mère danser sur cette chanson. Je m'en souviens très bien...leurs vêtements, jeans à pattes d'éléphant, les chemises près du corps avec le col "pelle à tarte" comme ils les appelaient....ils s'étaient mis là, au milieu de la cuisine 🥺 je ne sais pas pourquoi, çà me fait pleurer....ils étaient très heureux. Maintenant ils sont âgés, et ils sont toujours ensemble. Je dédie cette chanson à mes parents avec tout mon amour ❤
trés bel hommage pour vos parents Valérie,,,,, je n étais pas encore née, mais comme mes parents ont une culture "soul"""etc jazz merçi je découvre avec admiration toutes ces voix chaudes cette musique qui me fait vibrer!!!!!!!!!! trop top
Old school! Old school music is no longer played at clubs and is instead played at parties and "especially" at work! Modern music is played at the club when everybody is off! But old school won't die because it's what's needed for people like me to relax; or if I'm at work I need to stay awake with old school 🎵...
@@iceala Old school funk was just the soul of music and I am so glad I grew up knowing the difference. I used to play my dad's old 45's hearing the grace of Tina Turner, Temptations, and so many others!!! I used to jam to Proud Mary! lol My dad was a cool white dude! ;o)
This is HALF A CENTURY OLD! (I was 12 at the time) One of the joys of growing older is being able to look back over years and years of great music. Stone cold classic.
I'm 24 and the only music made during my life I can look back on fondly was made in the first ten years of my life (and a couple of those summer/fall 2016 songs that are stuck in my head because they were always on the radio)
Who is listening in 2024? ❤
The whole World!!!😅😅
I am. Never been surpassed. ♥️
Me
Moi
Oh yes
"and when he died,all he left us was alone."
Possibly the coldest line ever written.
rivaled perhaps only by the opening two lines of N.W.A's "Express Yourself": "I'm expressin' with my full capabilities / And now I'm livin' in correctional facilities."
I was never sure if it was "alone" or "a loan"
@@jalilawaseem1236 Same here. I was twelve when this was a hit.
#facts 👍🏿
This whole song is one of the realest things ever put to paper
Still listening to this masterpiece in 2024
yes i am with you❤
Me too
Shaft juste derrière
@@user-ih7iz8dq1i😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
Song older than 50 years old❤
I'm 67 years and still listenning from Italy👍🇮🇹
Super. I am 69 Years old. Greetings from Germany to Italy.
❤
65 en France
Anch'io.
Questa è la nostra musica.
Sono del'59
61 from Ireland
Man, you KNOW a song is nothin but cool if you can play it 48 years later and still get 34 million views! Awesome!
Yes for sure I love this song could listen to it over and over
No time is this arbitrary shit and when you create quality it was, is and will always be
Nowotameen
Big facts homie....
Great
It's the 3rd of September, and 50 years later, this song still packs a punch.
U not lying!
Dates you never forget
🇵🇱 with pleasure.
Killer bass man...
Forever.
I will come back in year 3000 and ask if someone is still listening this masterpiece.
2024 I am still here... 😊
Every time someone likes this comment I will come back to listen to this classic.
i would give you 1mil likes if posible
I'm stoned and got this on headphones, it's incredible!
I recommend you it with 'in a gadda da vida' by Iron butterfly then.
Прикольно придумал)
Давай слушать вместе!)
Привет от Японского моря!)
Last of 1the best to the greatest showman ever played in Switzerland lol
The intro deserved an award. They really intended for you to listen to the instruments and then the lyrics.
Like the start of an amazing film 🔥🔥🔥
the very best intro to a song EVER
Aaaaaah the Best Comment ever on RUclips @
Ubhadlile Thandi
Is anyone of these guys from the original Temptations (60s)?
A timeless classic. Here in 2022 and still loving it. Sound is tight and funky as ever.
You said it BEST.
You said it BEST.
ROGER THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hard👌😎
Agreed the song is timeless... Clothing not so much.. Them trousers bless em
I'm 73 years and I'm listening from Italy 💖
Just turn 47 and , yeah listening this at 4 AM , greetings from Belgium ^^
Born in 1952👼, twenty years old in 1972✌, and still here in 2024💪🤟, always🌌 with The Temptations❤!!!
Good for You
@@astrodisco 🙏👍🤙🤟
Born in 1980, and one of me alltime favorits
@@andremobiel4024 👍🙏🤙🤙🤙🤟🤟🤟
Right behind you. X
50 years later......never gets old.
No doubt.
Noomis can't whipping us but he'll he couldn't get no better
I turned this song on the other day and my brother said in a baritone voice “this is a song yall….a song about a man” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I couldn’t stop laughing
What a fantastic song, all on one root chord. Old gold.
@@giovanna722 CB were king u got that
As a 28 year old, I have to say this was music at it perfection. No autotune, lyrics that tell a story, and a great melody. Wish it would make a comeback.
You can't find talent like this any more
No bad language either.
Unfortunately lyrics with great storytelling is a lost art.
Same and I'm 16.
@@raddmann336 Not entirely a lost art, there are still great exceptions fortunately! ruclips.net/video/42yUeYKNYck/видео.html
Enyone from 2024?❤
Yep loved this song since i was little❤
goo goo gaa gaa
I’m 74 years old and lived and loved this music since the 60s…..still can’t be beaten!
❤yes that is realy
It is a MASTER ....
This song, sonically, is PERFECTION. I can only think of two other songs that melodically, instrumentally, sonically capture one attention, and they're Cruisin by Smokey Robinsin and Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye. This song is LEGEND and I'm a 90s baby. A 90s baby who relishes and respect the classics.
This song has one of the most iconic bass lines. As soon as you hear it come in you know exactly what song it is
True ! This song is a masterpiece! It should nt even have a dislike button!
The only other one I can think of that comes close is Money by Pink Floyd. Easily recognizable as soon as that bass starts thumping.
Saw them live at the Macon Coliseum in Macon Georgia the next day I bought my first bass.
U
In it's 3 notes simplicity, one of the most iconic and easily recognizable bass lines of all times. There's no certainty on who played this, and even Bob Babbitt, who's often credited with it, is not sure.
It is very unlikely that it was Jamerson, tho: either Bob or Eddie Watkins, who also was on duty as a bass player for Motown in those same years.
I am and at 74 I am still going strong - Be Positive ! Life is good for those who seek it !
73 here.
William Bennett 👍
William, i am 43 and coincidentally graduated high school with a Bill Bennett. i just paid last respect to my friend Eddie a WWII Navy veteran and local police officer, he on his final day smoked his favorite cigar with friends, won at the casino and broke even in his sleep. You have a long way to go Bill, Gods'speed sir!
@@TheLdoggett Real music I mean real music no mess!
Wllie you a glesga boy??
Im so jealous of my father to be able to live in an era like this
Hallo Peak, Du brauchst nicht eifersüchtig zu sein. Denk positiv was hatte dein Papa für eine tolle Zeit mit Marvin Gaye Ike und Tina Turner und viele mehr. Lg 💋
People with class are listening in 2024 because this music is class and it will not fade away(Rolling Stone pun).❤❤❤❤❤
In 1972 my papa was 52, now he is 101 and still is my rolling stone inspiration. Listening to all those Motown hits is like being in a time warp zone. Great...
Wow, such a cool story! Wishing your Rolling Stone Papa the very best!!
Damn he still alive
@@Wowitzkay Not a kind thing to say. You may go first!!
soo awesome
@jimmy ramos wish your Papa is well and still rolling on.
Who's jamming this with me in 2020 while we under quarantine
It's really tough when I'm livin' in a one room shack that slept ten other children besides me...
Another great smooth groove from the Motown Era.
Charles Davis me
Me and keep safe guys
jamming this now in west Texas be strong peeps be safe were Americans we will make it
It is 2024. I am sitting in a train in Berlin. Holding my coffee and listen to it. Music is timeless❤❤❤
This song hits a little harder when you r a young man who lost your papa at a tender age. makes u hold back a tear when u reminisce the days with him.
I was 13 years old
My wife is wondering why I'm not coming out of the car and turning off the car radio, she don't understand that it's an insult to cut this music just like that.
Right
Facts !!!
Word!!
Frank Lee rancheras
Love your respects for this song
Such an absolute masterpiece back then and now.
My father died too young. My sister and I would sing this in mourning.
i am 70 you're right
❤
Martin Philip c
The old fashoned tendence
I'm 62 and still listening in 2024 Auckland new zealand ❤
38. Born in South Africa. Grew up in Australia and listening to this in Sweden where I have been for the last 10 years. Music has no borders 😊
Well, Slash just remembered us all of this work of art
The musical arrangements in this song is a total masterpiece.
Tammy Calvin its class
+Tammy Calvin.....heavily influenced by the late great Isaac Haye's 'Theme from Shaft' - a record that dramatically changed Black Soul Music forever.
WOW ONE OF THE GREATEST INSTRUMENTAL. I
Tammy Calvin best intro ever
100% agree love it!!!
This song will always be a classic. The orchestra was phenomenal. I’m glad I grew up when musicians understood the assignment!!
And they were perfect with the music.
So much to appreciate!
Dancers too knew how to move. Looks like soul train.
@@AnnaLVajda That was vouging in the early Seventies.
@@briannaghten2201 Yeah, kids today think Madonna invented it.
thistype of music is like wine, the older it gets, the sweeter it gets. the temptations were wizards in music.
I am 64 this is real music and brings back great memories
One of THE best songs of the seventies.
Absolute classic.
Aww that Motown Sound,The Funk Bros.
NO THE BEST
one of the best songs 🎵 of all time 💯
right you are
One of the best songs ever
Literally one of the all time best openings to a song in the history of music. Gotta love Motown.
Agreed
@@skinfanjay d
@@skinfanjay a
Sista. McKay. I don’t understand your response
Literally one of the all time best openings to a song in the history of music. Gotta love Motown.
2024 and still listening. Great Song. Great Voice
Slash brought me here!
This track never gets old. Epic.
Bass is groovin' me...
C'est vrai que c'est un truc de fou !!
Rien de mieux qu'un peu de rétro
@@pnwsounder1420 je confirme 🤒
Rather be 22 I'm 1972 than now 2021 fml bless the lucky ones that were teenagers or young adults back in the day the real years .
I HOPE THAT IT NEVER DOES!!!!
50 years later, still a classic. Here’s to another 50 years.
AMEN!!!
To another 50 🥂
Let's go💪🏽
Gänsehaut pur....
erste Liebe....
alles wieder da ❤
50 Jahre später.
I 'am 55 years old junky soul music old school french fan GREAT MUSIC
Motown at its best. A golden era that produced some of the best hits. Stuck in a corner of a music lover's memory.
When I was 10 years old, I had a tiny little radio. Every night in bed I stayed awake just hoping to hear this song. Still one of my favourites.
Ha! I forgot that experience of sitting and waiting for a favorite song to be played. For me, it was when I listened to the radio when I would play around in my basement as a kid. Thanks for resurrecting a memory, Frans!
Same here. Although older. 😢
At midnight they always played the LONG version of Love to Love You by Donna Summer in the mid 70s. We teenagers would stay up late just to hear it on our tiny transistors.
When music was based on real talent
Amen
Yes, for sure. Absolutely. But can we discuss what was up with choreography back then?
@@mimim7026 Ah, but you see, back then music was listened, not watched, unlike today, when the dance compensates for the bad music. The Temptations were so good they didn't need to move at all. Besides, if you try to dance when you sing, you may lose balance in your vocals.
@@stefantsarev4442 Fair enough, and I personally think it's a great trade-off: better music with cheesy moves is far preferable to cheesy music with good moves.
I love Motown!!! Great music back in 70's
If you're listening in 2024 it means...
You're still alive.
it means you are not listening in 2025 yet
Me...67 Years old. Living in Germany BREMERHAVEN (Fishtown).💚💚💚 This ist Musik 💚💚💚
Ich komme aus VW City und finde diese Musik total heavy, so etwas handgemachtes gibt es heute leider nur noch sehr selten, bin auch schon 65 und vermisse einiges was früher über den Äther gelaufen ist
So was lief früher in der Disco 🪩 👍
Where are the 15,000 people that do not like this song? They do not know music, this is one of R&B Greatest Hits, from one of the all-time Greatest groups. Listen to the opening of this song is classic, each member could sangggg. There is nothing today that can touch this period!
15,000 dead papa's
Idiots & or racists I guess
@@mrspielemasterful lol
so true. owens
Just provocation!!!!
Listening during COVID 19 self isolation 2020. Big heart y'all.
Honey we need the Funk
...soul, blood. 👍
Feel you brother!.....papa was a rollin stone...stone cold!
This is cool..the right sound
Sift heads anyone?
My father left me 69 when i was born, never cared about me, never even send me a card on my birthday! This album i played from my moms records when i was small.
Sorry that you went through this but I'm going to say that he don't deserve you and your way better than any loser like that ok m8! Keep your chin up & Bless Your Heart!
2024 and no one has ever liked my comments before 😢
Maybe because you never (no offence) dont comment anything, relatedable or just funny. Thise are just tips why and what to comment!😊
I just can't get tired of this....Temptations, and so many wonderful groups, ... I'm 64, still love dancing to them.😊
Same here, 64 and still grooving to the beat!
Me too!!
Same with me, 64 and still loving this song. 🥰👍❤
Don’t get any better than this!
I'm 66, this was our music in high school and then later too.
As a young teenage girl this song totally blew my mind.. that bass.. those horns/strings...and genius singers - a true classic.
You rock! Great taste.
it was mind blowing
There IS hope for the younger generation after all! 58 y/o myself.
Seems to me the intro alone was half the song. I don't mean by the time it played until the vocals kicked in, but it was mind-blowing in its own right.
Don't forget those wordsmiths!
Norman Whitfield & Barrett Strong.
(Holland/Dozier/Holland)
Who's listening to this classic with me in 2023 ?
Who came from jonathan bynoe in 2024?
Eu vim …
Me😂
Had to see for myself.. lol
This song needs to be put in a time capsule and sent into deep space. It represents the best we ever did as a planet.
Boooo
This and "Wild Thing" by The Troggs!
georom it is already a timecapsul
lets start a list. My # 1 is T Rex- bang a gong...then a bunch of Beadles songs...lol
georom along with this classic status ! Nicely done brother
This one of those songs you can listen to and not get tired of listening it. Instant classic
Couldn't agree more
Yes I remember this song in 76when I was 6,my brother Barry played back then he passed away in2019,miss him
#1
Yes
I m listem, and a loved! Who is listening im 2024???❤
Only Real Rolling Stone Kids listen to this in 2024 🫡😎
THE TEMPTATIONS ARE A MAJOR PART OF MUSIC THAT WILL EXIST FOREVER.
Amen brother...
Amen..
Listenoye today no need speak via tv o tel.we speak with our brains telepatish jaja you got it?? We dont need that we are from other frecuensiiii....jaaa....🤼♂️..
Bro I hear slash’s signature style in this... hahah guess where he got that from!!!
2021!
This song should be on the top 100 in the world, really is a master piece
Great song ....how did these dancers keep from knocking each other out tho from flinging their arms around
@@randiharris5016 good question, and I don't have the answer. Lol
It is ...in my chart
Agreed
Image And Art word up!
2024 we still here? Masterpiece....
There was and still nothing like that Motown sound. It gave you life within the depth of your soul.
You soeaking the TRUTH
My brother had a blood transfusion as an infant…he enlightened us to this music…. As a white woman probably wouldn’t have appreciated it until my brother enlightened me!!! Yippee 🥳
This is true, but the key to my heart is the Memphis soul Stax sound.
🗣ABSOLUTELY AND I CAN JUST LISTEN TO THE INSTRUMENTAL ALL DAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE HORNS😎💪🙌🙏💯🕺🕺🕺🕺
Hi from Westfrance .... One of my Prefered...always returning back here ...🤩👍✌💃💃💃 n my Papa was really a Rolling Stone , Dead so Young....❣💔
This song has one of the best intros I’ve ever heard
That base and chelo ❤️❤️❤️❤️
2023 we still in here 💯🕰️ great times of my life 🙏🏾🌍
I'm about 72... Good old memories ❤
I like how they let the beat ride in the beginning.
Yes i love this song well i mean because it the temptations but that intro 😍
They let the beat ride through the whole song.
Paul Riser did a great job arranging this classic. Interestingly, he thought "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Diana Ross was his best or favorite arrangement.
Yes
My mom song but she in heaven but I will listen to the 🎵
I am 72 years young rocker, when this song become No1 I was 22. In this 50 years it's steel there on the top of the world and it will stay there FOREVER!☮️
👌💯🔥💃
Respect
They didn't want to record the song.....Barry Gordy made them....
The truth is never far away... And we find them in our songs...
I am 78 and we have seen the best years there will never be another fifty years as good
Ich höre bereits in 2024....und es ist immer noch ein toller Song ❤
Ah the good old days when music wasnt algorithmically derived. IT WAS MASTERED.
This is what music sounds like when you pour your heart and soul into it. The performance was meticulously orchestrated. Musicians of today could learn a lot from their forefathers of yesterday.
I heard a woman who is a HUGE entertainer (I don't think I can really call her a singer) comment about why she was a "singer" and she said she didn't really enjoy singing but she did it because that was the only way she knew to make a lot of money. Compare that to these singers from back in the day who would finish performing in public and then would gather at someone's house and sing sometimes all night long, just because they loved singing so much. No wonder they were so good. They did something the crop of singer wannabes today do not do...they PRACTICED!
@@maryannanderson2213 And they didn't have pro tools and digital editing, pitch correct, auto tune..
They have learned, now you have to learn to LISTEN
Absolutely Right Unfortunately!
Papa was a rolling stone by takila Antoinette greer 😀
Song still hits HARDER than abusive father till this day.
Damn
Well put
F N A...
🤣😂😂
Whaaaa?!
Blessings man, sweet soul ❤️❤️❤️❤️
TIMELESS !!!!! Date is 01.2024 !
Greetings from germany.
Holger
greetings recieved from Kenya.
Thanks to Migos I discovered this legendary track
If you can’t grove to this you’re dead inside.
Dead and buried long time ago
@@kaneone91 😂
I dig it dude I'm a rolling Stone
Damn right🤪👍🙏
Yep
Powerful orchestration. The intro bass line is perfect...violins, a drum keeping time...timeless.
Kanye will never understand how to use strings, horns and a guitar pedal.
@@27hfd Truth. This jam takes my ear holes on a magical adventure.
Remain calm, and lock in with your drummer.
Disco
@@janettehalpin8444 feel the beat
Old music is the best music ever
I grew up with this music and can listen to it again and again. I was born in 1958
No lead singer. They all are, working for the team. The epitome of unity. Something to be revered. Class. Wish todays music was a portion of this.
i mean kpop does it
🤩🎼👍🏻
Stupid comment
@@antdel2726 anybody that really enjoys this kind of music don't wanna listen to no damn K pop
Ya goddanm right!
Honestly, this is a music masterpiece forever . . .
Yes indeed - in every apect .
Speaking of Masterpiece...that's another great one by them, "Masterpiece".
this is music for eternity
One of my Favorite Songs. ❤
May 28, 2019 still listening to Papa was a Rolling stone😍
Want a fucking medal or what?
Me now
Ya Baby .
First time I heard it was September 5 1989... still rolling 🌍
Oct 18th, 2019 still listening
I'm a 63 yr old rocker and this song has always been on my top-ten
I really want to thank RUclips to let me listen music around the world 😊
Remember listening to this back in the 70s & thinking WOW that's some cool intro, timeless & sheer magic.
African American's contribution to American culture is just enormous. The Temptation represents that. Their music will live forever. My salute to them and the black Americans,
The guy playing the guitar was a 14 year old white kid from Plymouth Michigan. Paul Warren is his name. He went on to play for Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, and many other big name stars. Incredible guitarist, song writer, and arranger.
Hard to believe, he rode the bus across town and was paid something like $25 for the session work on that tune. Lol
(This is an edit... not sure if he player all of the guitar rhythm section, but he played the solo. There is a long version, something like 8 minutes, that has Paul all over it)
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You listen to colours?
@@bart-janvanvliet1722 your just a air head
@@scootterpootter norman whitefield and barret strong composed this song.both black.
This is music, played by musicians, with style, class , and dedication
At 75, i have many happy memories of this song and this group. And still do.
I still remember my Late brother used to listen this song back in 70s when I was 12 years old , now I’m 59 ,
ever since then I’m still listening till today
Today 65 year old but de dont. Forget this Melody m'y young time
My nephew just posted this on Facebook to honor the passing of his father, my brother. It's the perfect song for him; some of us don't have tidy lives. RIP Peter.
Nice, man. Very nice. TCGBL.
Peace
Amen
My condolences, truly my favorite track of modern era.🌞
Yes some of us do not have tidy lives. Peter may have been a rolling stone. However he was also "I am That I am". RIP Peter.
who's still listening to this in 2019?
Well there Kc Lee, that answer's simple.
People with class, people who enjoy real music... the kinda music that doesn't involve screaming, yelling, swearing... know what I mean? Some of these purported songs today, after you remove all the a, b, c, d, f, gd-words, etc, there's not much left. Lotsa complaining, blaming, shaming, but no 'thanging'!
Yeah, that's the kinda folks who listen to this & other great music from the 60's-70's. What a time for the greatest beats, rhythms, vocals, harmonies, instrumentals, etc. Whether it was R&B, R&R, Soul, Fusion, etc, it was a very special time for music, the entertainers didn't need to swear, take off their clothes, rub their crotches, have sex on stage to get the music venues full. Just beautiful music & classy entertainment.
So if you don't know who still listens to this music, maybe you ought to reconsider who you're "hanging with" (or as some say, "hangin' wit...". "Jes say'un..."
😁
PS. Kc Lee, here's who's still listening:
ruclips.net/video/uYPyyPf520Q/видео.html
People that enjoy good music, real music,ahhhrite?????
Me.
Me
still listening! always will, much better than some of the crap you hear today!
welcome 2024 with this gem
This song transcended Motown. It's a work of art. This song inspired me to save for a decent audio system at the age of 13 & got me into listening to jazz & blues. Pretty cool for a little white boy with glasses from Denver.
Heyyy
Go ahead James.. That's sum real shit!!! U can gum 2 my BBQ ANY DAY!!!
U feel it partner. Just like me and many others.
True
@@juliabillings6728 egg fact àá
It does nt matter how you look....What matters is : who is inside !
one of the most underrated bass lines in music history
Silly Awesome Bass Line!!!!
Had to quickly go play it. 1970s Americana, sooooo good back then. Cars, lifestyles, etc etc
Love thar era..people dancing freely..the colours..the music..the vibe...we were so happy and we didn't know it.
Quand j'étais petite (je vais avoir 60 ans) j'ai vu mon père et ma mère danser sur cette chanson. Je m'en souviens très bien...leurs vêtements, jeans à pattes d'éléphant, les chemises près du corps avec le col "pelle à tarte" comme ils les appelaient....ils s'étaient mis là, au milieu de la cuisine 🥺 je ne sais pas pourquoi, çà me fait pleurer....ils étaient très heureux. Maintenant ils sont âgés, et ils sont toujours ensemble. Je dédie cette chanson à mes parents avec tout mon amour ❤
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@@peterdonnelly1074
En France, on dit : C'est la vie !
trés bel hommage pour vos parents Valérie,,,,, je n étais pas encore née, mais comme mes parents ont une culture "soul"""etc jazz merçi je découvre avec admiration toutes ces voix chaudes cette musique qui me fait vibrer!!!!!!!!!! trop top
j'ai dansé la dessus, j'avais 20 ans. ils sont passe à Enghien ds 1 boite sous le casino. c'était génial. aujourdhui j'ai 71 ans, je n'ai pas oublié.
je n'ai jamais oublié cette musique
Now this is music! Real bands, real instruments and real talent! What happened to us????
Say it again
We're still here man .....this'll last man this'll last
There's still some real musicians today, but you gotta find them. They aren't "commercial" enough.
Old school! Old school music is no longer played at clubs and is instead played at parties and "especially" at work! Modern music is played at the club when everybody is off! But old school won't die because it's what's needed for people like me to relax; or if I'm at work I need to stay awake with old school 🎵...
@@iceala Old school funk was just the soul of music and I am so glad I grew up knowing the difference.
I used to play my dad's old 45's hearing the grace of Tina Turner, Temptations, and so many others!!!
I used to jam to Proud Mary! lol My dad was a cool white dude! ;o)
We're all listening ❤😂
❤You can like or hate black people, one thing is for sure:
They own Soul&Blues ❤
true, you white or black
This is HALF A CENTURY OLD! (I was 12 at the time) One of the joys of growing older is being able to look back over years and years of great music. Stone cold classic.
Me too! Born 1958....right in that same time. Awesome tunes!
1966 here
THAT WAS THE BEST
OF TIMES.......NOW
IT'S THE WORST
OF TIMES ! SHAME ON
OUR SUPPOSED LEADERS!👎😝
@@jumpingjackflash3292 yess
I'm 24 and the only music made during my life I can look back on fondly was made in the first ten years of my life (and a couple of those summer/fall 2016 songs that are stuck in my head because they were always on the radio)
This is when music was music! 😎🎼🎤🎸🎺🎻🥁
For real!!
Soul/Motown at it's best!
More like "this is Music!!" 😁😆😉
True that
You got that right! Best music era of all time!