Finally someone has the right song! This is William De Vaughn's "Be Thankful for What You've Got!" This ain't Curtis Mayfield, & it isn't called "Diamond in the Back!" ✌🏼
Timeless classic. Memories of living in the hood in the 70s as a young boy. Greatness. Those times, memories and people. This brings it all right back.
@eman67rpforum27Amen! Hood people were nice to us kids as long as we lived in their hood😂 Never experienced any other “gangsters” until later in life ❤️
For years I thought this was Curtis Mayfield! Back in the '70's (we in the UK) had no idea who the singers were, it was the music at the clubs. Best days back then. Man we had so much fun, carefree and dancing to this & all the others on a Friday & Sat.
It's only since late last year that I discovered this song, from a LFDH video with Rumer. I love this song! From that, I discovered where the song came from. I play it almost every day. We should all be thankful every day, at least here in America. I know I am. As a poor senior citizen, I'm still rich compared to many, around the world. I love my country, always have, always will. I'm not arrogant or prideful; I just appreciate what I have and where I live. Is that success? I think so
Nice Vibes, Great Song. William DeVaughn wrote this. It was first called "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy." Then rewritten and changed to "Be Thankful For What You Got."
Brings back loving memories of camping with family and friends in '74 and '75. Cutoffs and 0 SPF tan lotion. Sunburn and vinegar. Hot links and rich potato salad with deviled eggs. Dad drinking Tuborg and Olympia beer. Rum and coke and VO and 7. Good times
Ever thankful to Father God for EVERYTHING!!! This song comes to mind when I become pessimistic about what I do not have!! God's reminder to me to be thankful for the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS: love, family, loved ones, food to eat, a warm home to live in, bills paid, good health & healthy, strong family, kids prospering & achieving, etc.! ✝
Indeed, but be aware that he is not listening. The universe is what it is and always has been. You have no freewill, you are who you are, just try and be better
Man! My jam! I was 5 living with my cool parents! My aunts and uncles came over with my cousins and we played outside and life was sooooo good! Thank you for the memories ❤️❤️❤️
Powerful song powerful lyrics . I remember my mum playing this didn’t understand the words back then but as a grown man I get it what a song . And I love the images seeing how people looked before my time , and to me they looked a lot more healthier than today everyone slim, beautiful skin, hair glowing wow .
@@gregmiller9710 😂😂😂 touché my friend, im 100% sure it was awesome & unforgettable. I just wish the humanity and integrity was still intact that you guys laid down.
Wow ! Fascinating to hear ole William DeVaughn kinda got shanked by pop culture. A buddy texted these lyrics and I've been looking on Spotify for an hour Curtis songs looking for that ..."gangster lean"...No dice. You see I bought a Dunlop Cry Baby used wah wah pedal at Straight Music here in Austin having some fun with Curtis and Jimmi songs. Now I pay homage to William DeVaughn as well! Oooh oooh 'cause I'm thankful for what I got.
GM edagdwg God bless this man for sharing this special truth life is sooooo real.pay attention to what you do to get what other people have that thank God for what we need love THIS special story of life Linda j.peace
I think of this so often. Times have changed so badly, and nobody is thankful for what is important. Now it's all about making $$$ on the internet, selling their souls.
Thanks to William DeVaughn and all the DJ's who wove this into the Social Fabric of the very, very many communities they played it in; (usually as the last song of the night, in the 70's here in the UK) exhorting us, encouraging us, uplifting, inspiring and blessing us with a reminder to give thanks, and to hold on steady to our shared hopes, and faith, despite all of our earthly sorrows. This Song reinforced our humanity b'cos it pointed us to the heavenly realm, and to He who loves us all. - And that's what makes us beautiful!
Even tho the video is NYC, this song and video reminds me of growing up in San Francisco in the 70s and 80s. Miss those days and great time to grow up in and helped make you who you are today. ❤️
@@DannyLinden the clip was perfect for a perfect song. It took be right back to the '70s. I grew up in Detroit not NYC but the pics and editing were on point! THX.
@@DannyLinden Thank you! You had some badass car pics in the vid. My eye sight is not what it used to be. I am only 58 and can still hit the tragets at 300 yards but cannot read a pill bottle. LOL. No offense inteneded if I am wrong, only super jealous, is that you in the thumbnail pic?
Feeling extremely blessed & grateful this Thanksgiving Holiday season❤Doubly blessed to be a Thanksgiving Season Baby❤ Eternally thankful unto Father God
I saw the first real Pimpmobile in New York City in 1971. It was a black-on-white '67 Cadillac Eldorado; wide whitewalls (stock hubcaps), fake front fender spares (made, not bought), and a padded landau top with the rear window opening reshaped into....a diamond shape.
Dude, I don’t usually get on here to comment, but this is one of the very best songs of all time. But just look at how much this channel seems to love it too-you don’t just get this song, you get some of the best and most descriptive photographs of not only the 60’s & 70’s,but of all time (and the only way to capture what we’re all going through: this is life)-but you get them in order, in order to show you the feeling. This person lived there, and I can tell you that this is what the 70’s felt like. Smooth, rocky, and fun-all sorts of fun.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments! The tune just takes me back home to New York during the early-mid 70's and what it felt like to be surrounded by music, artful decay, street folks, abandoned music, graffiti and the normalcy of it all. Music was and continues to be a lifeline and connection to wonderful memories!
Bought the original pressing of this LP today in a lil corner store in Chattanooga, TN called For The Record. I've been looking to add an 'affordable' original press of this to my collection for over 40 years... salute! PEACE
I'm 36, came from a non English speaking country and just heard this song last week, thought I was a bit late to fall in love to this song but seems I'm not alone. Literally like of digging a piece of gold, sir !
Omg sitting in my brother's Cadillac jam packed cruising the scene, this song blaring as we pass by people on their front porch...waving, laughing, singing "What's Happin y'all?"
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Finally someone has the right song! This is William De Vaughn's "Be Thankful for What You've Got!" This ain't Curtis Mayfield, & it isn't called "Diamond in the Back!" ✌🏼
I just found out it's not Curtis Mayfield's song!!😮
*You got
@@pebblessladebedrockinc.9506 I dunno who started that lie, but it's deeply rooted. 😕
I'm pissed off now! All these years, I saw this song as Curtis Mayfield's. Somebody lied to us and got some explainin to do 😂😂😡
Thank you. 👍
Man as someone that grew up in the Bronx in the 70s, this brings back a lot of memories
My favorite era the 70's I wish I could have been an adult. Brothers & sisters we can still stand tall.
Yes, it was great back then. Best times of my life.
This is one of those songs that you never get tired of hearing
Amen 4 real now!!!!!!!!!
Yep very nice song
Happy Thanksgiving from Michigan y’all!❤❤❤
Timeless classic. Memories of living in the hood in the 70s as a young boy. Greatness. Those times, memories and people. This brings it all right back.
Me too and my childhood in the hood. Looking back now, I miss those days hanging everyday with friends and going through growing changes together.
@eman67rpforum27Amen! Hood people were nice to us kids as long as we lived in their hood😂 Never experienced any other “gangsters” until later in life ❤️
For years I thought this was Curtis Mayfield! Back in the '70's (we in the UK) had no idea who the singers were, it was the music at the clubs. Best days back then. Man we had so much fun, carefree and dancing to this & all the others on a Friday & Sat.
@Aucht52 Curtis Mayfield DID cover this song.
Exactly the same 100%❤🎼
It's only since late last year that I discovered this song, from a LFDH video with Rumer. I love this song! From that, I discovered where the song came from. I play it almost every day. We should all be thankful every day, at least here in America. I know I am. As a poor senior citizen, I'm still rich compared to many, around the world. I love my country, always have, always will. I'm not arrogant or prideful; I just appreciate what I have and where I live. Is that success? I think so
Wisely spoken, Sir!
Classic tune from the 70's. They don't make music like this anymore.
Brother sings the same 6 lines over and over, and it's STILL better than most songs of this current generation. F'n brilliant.
💯🔥Truth
I never noticed this until now😂😂😂😂😂
REAL TALK !
When you write 6 perfect lines... Why not turn it into 18 lines 🔥🔥🔥
@@mattiefee Exactly. This song is so smooth it could go on another 5 minutes.
This Song Went To Number 4 On The Billboard Hot-100 Chart In 1974.
And I was only 16 and a Motown girl but all the guys were into heavy metal.
@@moladhdodhia164 your ears were obviousily robust
My dad always played this not in the caddy but the impala RIP POPS😢
Timeless it sounds more beautiful with age.
Nice Vibes, Great Song. William DeVaughn wrote this. It was first called "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy." Then rewritten and changed to "Be Thankful For What You Got."
Growing up in the 70’s in ela barrio this was our culture in the hood thanks to our African American brothers for the gift of MoTown music!!!
60 years old, from Melrose Projects. Yes this was a great time to be alive.
I'm 69 year old white boy.Im thankful I'm not homeless anymore
Wow this was my hood in the late 70's was born in 1973
My sister was born in 1973
Brings back loving memories of camping with family and friends in '74 and '75. Cutoffs and 0 SPF tan lotion. Sunburn and vinegar. Hot links and rich potato salad with deviled eggs. Dad drinking Tuborg and Olympia beer. Rum and coke and VO and 7. Good times
Totally relate ❤🎤🎶👍🙏
Good times.
Captures the nostalgia of a time and place that some of us-even with hardship-were lucky enough to experience. Gold beyond words.
This scene captured the essence of 70s NYC well
Ever thankful to Father God for EVERYTHING!!! This song comes to mind when I become pessimistic about what I do not have!! God's reminder to me to be thankful for the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS: love, family, loved ones, food to eat, a warm home to live in, bills paid, good health & healthy, strong family, kids prospering & achieving, etc.! ✝
amen
For Sure😘
Indeed, but be aware that he is not listening. The universe is what it is and always has been.
You have no freewill, you are who you are, just try and be better
Usually, pontification within music makes me bristle with disbelief, yet the message of this song is truthful and on point.
Man! My jam! I was 5 living with my cool parents! My aunts and uncles came over with my cousins and we played outside and life was sooooo good! Thank you for the memories ❤️❤️❤️
One of my favorite Marvin Gaye tracks 🙌
Powerful song powerful lyrics . I remember my mum playing this didn’t understand the words back then but as a grown man I get it what a song . And I love the images seeing how people looked before my time , and to me they looked a lot more healthier than today everyone slim, beautiful skin, hair glowing wow .
I was born in the wrong era the 90s was great but the 70s and 80s is what built our couture
oh it WAS great, but now you'd be as ole as we are....enjoy your time and the 70's music! :)
@@gregmiller9710 😂😂😂 touché my friend, im 100% sure it was awesome & unforgettable. I just wish the humanity and integrity was still intact that you guys laid down.
You r so right ❤
The music and the pics…man I wish I could’ve experienced those days….
Right up there with “why can’t we live together”!
I still remember the day I bought the record. Timeless music. Timeless memories. Thank you.
Brings me back to PG county Maryland in the early 70s. Wish I could go back.
Wow ! Fascinating to hear ole William DeVaughn kinda got shanked by pop culture. A buddy texted these lyrics and I've been looking on Spotify for an hour Curtis songs looking for that ..."gangster lean"...No dice. You see I bought a Dunlop Cry Baby used wah wah pedal at Straight Music here in Austin having some fun with Curtis and Jimmi songs. Now I pay homage to William DeVaughn as well! Oooh oooh 'cause I'm thankful for what I got.
this song has gotten me through rough times. Man, the power of music
A song with a positive message. Yes, indeed.
Really cool 😎.... memories from yesteryear
This reminds me of my brother George Jr.Miss u much 💙💙💯😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏RIP..
GM edagdwg God bless this man for sharing this special truth life is sooooo real.pay attention to what you do to get what other people have that thank God for what we need love THIS special story of life Linda j.peace
Yes indeed, glad to see the correct info re artist & name of the song. I know many thought it was Curtis Mayfield's song
This song always reminds me to be thankful for what I got.
I think of this so often. Times have changed so badly, and nobody is thankful for what is important. Now it's all about making $$$ on the internet, selling their souls.
Just class ,and you know it.
How is it that I just discovered this song today 😱 I loooove it!❤
If it wasn’t for 70’s music the 80’s & 90’s era of hip hop and R&b music wouldn’t exist.
Message in the music.
Thanks to William DeVaughn and all the DJ's who wove this into the Social Fabric of the very, very many communities they played it in; (usually as the last song of the night, in the 70's here in the UK) exhorting us, encouraging us, uplifting, inspiring and blessing us with a reminder to give thanks, and to hold on steady to our shared hopes, and faith, despite all of our earthly sorrows. This Song reinforced our humanity b'cos it pointed us to the heavenly realm, and to He who loves us all. - And that's what makes us beautiful!
One of the Best videos I ever saw! Man do I miss those days
Who listening 2024
Me!!!
Grown Folks Music
I am bruh.
😢 Who is the best and only but you?
Love this. Memories ❤
Just be thankful for what you've got.enough said.🌹💖
Makes me long for the 70's. What a great time that was.
Wow... you want to FEEL the connection to the past? This song is it!
Be thankful we got this far.♥️
This song helps me as college student working 2 jobs without car ❤️. I'm thankful for what I got ☺️
Just class.no more said.
I love everything about this video….thank you!
This still holds 🥰
Just be thankful 😌 what you got.
This is a masterpiece, love it so much 💖
wow
A wonderful song from my youth. Video editing is excellent.
This song is just so 🔥
Danny, you did an excellent job with the images you used to drive home the powerful message of this timeless song.🙂
Thank you Ronald for watching and commenting!
@@DannyLinden you are certainly welcome and have a great weekend, Danny.🙂
'94 baby raised on this greatness!
A beautiful song with some beautiful images. Thanks for posting xxx
Another great song
A TRUE TIMELESS MASTERPIECE THE EARTH 🌎 HAS MUSIC 🎵 FOR THOSE WHO LISTEN 👂 THE MESSAGE IS ALWAYS IN THE MUSIC
I know it's hard sometimes good people. But Trust and Believe. You have at least one thing to be Thankful for EVERYDAY. 💯💖✌🏼
The greatest music Era ever 60s and the 70s nothing will ever come close ❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩
This reminds me of Chitown, my hometown in the 70's
CLASSIC I THINK A LOT OF US THAT KNOWS THIS SONG HAS A BAD ASS MEMORIES HANGIN IN THE HOOD BLASTED JAMMING TO THIS>>>>LOVEEEEEEEE THIS
You and the speakers put out in the widows and the whole block can hear and feel the energy. 🎶🎶🎶
Yes be thankful for what you got 🙏😁
Nice - and my childhood sports hero “Clyde” represented - NYC ‘70’s
Me too. Good memories
Even tho the video is NYC, this song and video reminds me of growing up in San Francisco in the 70s and 80s. Miss those days and great time to grow up in and helped make you who you are today. ❤️
Glad you enjoyed it
@@DannyLinden the clip was perfect for a perfect song. It took be right back to the '70s. I grew up in Detroit not NYC but the pics and editing were on point! THX.
Thank you so much for listening! @@Undercoverbrotherfromanother
@@DannyLinden Thank you! You had some badass car pics in the vid. My eye sight is not what it used to be. I am only 58 and can still hit the tragets at 300 yards but cannot read a pill bottle. LOL. No offense inteneded if I am wrong, only super jealous, is that you in the thumbnail pic?
Just maybe the greatest pop song ever recorded -- I you don't feel this soul well then your dead
Feeling extremely blessed & grateful this Thanksgiving Holiday season❤Doubly blessed to be a Thanksgiving Season Baby❤ Eternally thankful unto Father God
Real music !
Some day this song should be in a hymnal. Real church music.
My uncle played this at the cookout 4th of July
William c. Fatheree . William devaughn and mfsb you just can't lose with that groove
This song reaches people’s soul… god it’s soooo cool, it hurts.
Happy Thanksgiving Brothers & Sisters.
Thank you for the great video and wonderful memories
Never heard this song and I love now I was 1973 .. great song i appreciate it now .. am just turn 50😮😅 am very thanksful ! Ty ox
Glad you finally heard it. It's so good.
I saw the first real Pimpmobile in New York City in 1971. It was a black-on-white '67 Cadillac Eldorado; wide whitewalls (stock hubcaps), fake front fender spares (made, not bought), and a padded landau top with the rear window opening reshaped into....a diamond shape.
Brilliant imagery to accompany this brilliant song
j adore cette chanson!!! merci William Curtis ....and all the others...
Always Thankful for Robert Bob Holman, so glad and thankful we, Thylias Moss and Robert, continue to have each other!
William DeVaughn, Was born and raised in Southeast Washington DC in East Capitol dwellings housing projects
Thanks For Posting This. It's NYC History For Sure.
Finally the original,
People arguing with me about it ole school tell U tube to correct it please
In us all smile
In my top song list if alllll time!!! I love this song. Amazing visuals whoever did this. Thank you. 🫶🏿🔥
This was the first song produced by the legendary John Davis. Such a hit, they started calling him the "Monster". Rest in peace my friend 🙏
Yasss......NY was still NY in tha Sebneez!
Dude, I don’t usually get on here to comment, but this is one of the very best songs of all time. But just look at how much this channel seems to love it too-you don’t just get this song, you get some of the best and most descriptive photographs of not only the 60’s & 70’s,but of all time (and the only way to capture what we’re all going through: this is life)-but you get them in order, in order to show you the feeling. This person lived there, and I can tell you that this is what the 70’s felt like. Smooth, rocky, and fun-all sorts of fun.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful comments! The tune just takes me back home to New York during the early-mid 70's and what it felt like to be surrounded by music, artful decay, street folks, abandoned music, graffiti and the normalcy of it all. Music was and continues to be a lifeline and connection to wonderful memories!
Love this….time seems so relevant.
A Puerto Rican living in west Los Angeles at 14 family of 7 kids ..Crip gang low riders ...Chicano's inlow riders ..I was 14 ..gigi m.
You should listen to Pepe Marques rendition 🩷🩷😎 fabulous
Bought the original pressing of this LP today in a lil corner store in Chattanooga, TN called For The Record. I've been looking to add an 'affordable' original press of this to my collection for over 40 years... salute!
PEACE
Signori siamo difronte ad un' opera d ' ARTE ! La Classe non è ACQUA! ❤
Still listening in 2025 ❤
love this song, fantastic footage on this video. We will never have anything like it again classic, classic, classic!!
Love this video with the coolest tune ever made . 😎
Glad to be born in 1970🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
How dafuq did I get to 60 yrs old and just heard this in 2024..? Brilliant song ❤️
You were probably only 10 when this song came out
Whaaaaaaat!😮
you and me both I'm 48 and been djing since I was 6 🔥
I'm 36, came from a non English speaking country and just heard this song last week, thought I was a bit late to fall in love to this song but seems I'm not alone.
Literally like of digging a piece of gold, sir !
62 yrs here, very familiar with CM version but this rocks ...!!!!
Omg sitting in my brother's Cadillac jam packed cruising the scene, this song blaring as we pass by people on their front porch...waving, laughing, singing "What's Happin y'all?"
This song has always been attributed to Curtis Mayfield and in all actuality this is who actually wrote and sang this song. #JUST FOR THE RECORD
Please give Mr. William Devaughn his flowers!!!💯
Produced by JOHN "THE MONSTER" DAVIS
No he didn't! Curtis Mayfield had nothing to do with this classic! Seriously!!!!