2024 I am 58 and I'm still touched by this timeless masterpiece. I still remember all the words, the dips, the drops, the moves, the whole jam. Wonderful funky memories of the good old days.👌🏿✊🏿🔥🔥🔥💃🏿
And thank goodness for that .....given the drivel that masquerades as music now. OK sometimes there are good songs but for the most its rubbish. 70s and 80s were the best xx
No joke Shubham. I have found so many wonderful classics to boogie down to. From Reach For It by George Duke to Rise by Herb Alpert To Bon Bon Vi by T.S. Monk. You Tube don't stop!!!
Tom Browne - trumpet Mike Franceshini - tenor sax Bernard Wright - keyboards Bobby Broom - guitar Marcus Miller - bass Buddy Williams - drums Tonni Smith - vocals
Thank you for going us the names of these fabulous, multitalented musicians and their incomparable and the beautiful vocalist, the late Tonni Smith! RIP beautiful Queen. 🙏🙏🙏💘💘💘
Yes and Sir Bernard "Nard" Wright has been my long time brethren friend since 1988 until now! And this was just before he left Dallas then flew to New York got back immediately up with his long childhood friend Marcus Miller and team to create The Jamaican Boys of Brooklyn & Jamaica NY!! Just became friends with the lovely Miss Tonni Smith and she gives groovy vibes!😀
If you are disliking this, you need to find you an Uber that can fly your ass to Planet “Out Of Touch.” You don’t belong here. 💯🔥👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾. The whole band in the pocket...vocals on 🔥. Good times...when life was GOOD!
That cracked me up Bear Foot...which I am of course....especially on the dance floor road house 101 still losin my shoes and having so much fun.. I hope you are too!
@@TheBLACKboard65 back in the day even some disc-jockies said on their programs that it was Miss Kahn on vocals. Took all these years to find out the truth !
@@TheBLACKboard65 Wow! To be honest I thought it was Chaka also...guess my ears needs to retune! 😂🤣 She gave it full fla'va and funk! She can hold her own on that cut for sure! 👍🍻
Straight up!! Played in the Navigator with 8 12's the other day and oh my !! Straight pressure!! I'm old school anyway, just hit 40 and feeling good thank God. Music was great back then.
@@navidaddy5508 Tom Browne (Trumpet) and Bernard Wright (YES, the artist) on keyboards are both schoolmates of mine from The HS of Music and Art in New York City. We didn't know each other, Tom graduated before me, and Bernard transferred to another school. BUT I'm proud to claim both as successes from my school!
Toni Smith is an awesome spirit. I lost her a few hours ago. She is SO missed. I hope this song lives forever so her voice can remain with ME until the end.
@@tommygunn9811 I don't think it is. It doesn't look like him. The guy holding the bass definitely isn't marcus miller. Tom Browne and Bernard Wright ARE in the music video, I believe. It's actually kind of puzzling, seems like they have maybe half of the band in the music video, with stand-ins just holding their instruments to fill it out.
My my my , man we had the greatest times of my life !!!especially those back yard cookouts and block parties, and house parties to !! Damn y'all missed it... She killed it !!🎆
Gregory Barrett old skool bklyn drummer from 70s an on.... His sister and my sister are still besties after damn near 50 years. Greg was featured on the old skool track " Over like a fat rat". I still remember his sister telling me he did a session with Tom Brown i just didn't believe her.
Haha! You summed it up perfectly! They invented everything. African-american is such a great culture! I read somewhere that what we call American culture is in fact African-American culture, white people don't bring that much.
Been listening to this and other songs of the era. You know what they had that songs don't have anymore? Joy! Regardless of if they were funky, racy, pop, disco. There was joy in the singing and playing and performance, at least for the time of the song. You don't hear that anymore. I miss that.
Was no cussin, talking about killing,gang banging or skrewing either. Good clean "make you wanna move your feet" music! Not saying they were 100% sober cause we ALL know that George Clinton was on a ride all the time lol.
Yes sir. I agree with you, Music from that era just made you feel good. This song takes me back to my school days playing ball with with your friends or just hanging out and no one getting in trouble.
Homerhey actually there is ALOT of music from this time that were about "skrewing". For instance I am listening to a playlist right now that this video is on and hre are some of the songs that are about "skrewing" just from my playlist and this era. Let's see there was "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls, "Take Your Time" by SOS band, "Juicy Fruit" by Mtune, "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" both by Donna Summer, then there is plenty more, just saying they were DEFINITELY singing about sex back then.
These jams remind me of when I DJing back in the 70's & 80' s. It still has the power to make you wanna get up and JAM!!! The music out today is just a bunch of synthesized, same beat BORE. You can't even go to an concert and hear the music like you could back in the day. I'm talking 60's 70's and part of the 80's. Thanks you tube for being YOU.!!
I'm with yu Tracy it kinda makes you want to dance the "Soul Train Line"...can you hear Don...PEACE LOVE AND SOOOOUULLL!!! keep jamin babe...HOLLA BAk rel
I always imagined the beginning with them talking at a party so this really made me smile seeing how this went down. I try to avoid watching videos so it doesn’t kill how I imagine the song. That bass is sick!!!!
Was, is, and will be the stone cold jam. I looked forward to hearing it on the radio every morning on the way to school in '80, '81, '82. Her voice is the epitome of sexy.
Black folks having fun. This cut is iconic
That bass line is lethal. Should be issued a licence to be used in a public place.
PREACH. I couldn't have said it better. 😍
LETHAL
😂😂😭😭
Word up!
@rick smiff stop biting. Be yourself!
Rest in peace "female vocalist" Tonni Smith
Wow did she just passing
When did she pass away
Thank you for your Music Toni. Rest in God's Arms
@@kidadabrown6401 . Late last week.
I didn't know that she had died!😮
The young black generation need to listen to this music they won't wake up and be so angry all the time does anybody disagree
2024 I am 58 and I'm still touched by this timeless masterpiece. I still remember all the words, the dips, the drops, the moves, the whole jam. Wonderful funky memories of the good old days.👌🏿✊🏿🔥🔥🔥💃🏿
RUclips is the closest thing we'll ever get to a time machine.
And thank goodness for that .....given the drivel that masquerades as music now. OK sometimes there are good songs but for the most its rubbish. 70s and 80s were the best xx
Keep traveling my friend 💻📱🧳 ⏱
You are absolutely right!
No joke Shubham. I have found so many wonderful classics to boogie down to. From Reach For It by George Duke to Rise by Herb Alpert To Bon Bon Vi by T.S. Monk. You Tube don't stop!!!
Wow well put my friend
It's 2022 and this is still one of the funkiest jams ever.
That killer bass line, amazing
They DON’T have a Deodorant for this..NONE!
2023 baby
As it is in 2024
2024 and I'm 75😂
You go girl ‼️ ❤️🎶
2024 y tengo 54
This was one of my mom's favorite songs and she'd be 58 this year. Hope you live a long life
Yes Baby 🎉🫶
I’m still jamming to this in 2020. Who’s with me? Who still has that Jamaican Funk in 2020 ?
I'm right here with ya 👉💝👈
Here I am! I don't think I ever left the first time around..
Bruh I love this damn song 😂😂😂
LaWanda Banks NOW...
Weeeeeee
Ms. Smith was an excellent vocalist and she will be missed. This is one of my favorite songs ever.
RIP Tonni Smith, you reached absolute perfection in this song
Agreed
Tom Browne - trumpet
Mike Franceshini - tenor sax
Bernard Wright - keyboards
Bobby Broom - guitar
Marcus Miller - bass
Buddy Williams - drums
Tonni Smith - vocals
Bobby Broom on guitar? holy sh1+ He's Chicago jazz royalty these days...
Thank you for going us the names of these fabulous, multitalented musicians and their incomparable and the beautiful vocalist, the late Tonni Smith! RIP beautiful Queen. 🙏🙏🙏💘💘💘
Who's still jamming to this beat in 2020? I know I am!!! Dirty Red in the Sunshine State of Florida aka T Ma 💜 Holler back with me!
Thank you!! ❤️
Yes and Sir Bernard "Nard" Wright has been my long time brethren friend since 1988 until now! And this was just before he left Dallas then flew to New York got back immediately up with his long childhood friend Marcus Miller and team to create The Jamaican Boys of Brooklyn & Jamaica NY!! Just became friends with the lovely Miss Tonni Smith and she gives groovy vibes!😀
I remember this when I was young...DAMN I WISH MUSIC WAS STILL THIS GOOD..This makes you feel good just to make you feel good
Just wanna dance
That what we like to hear
You know buddy x
My mom rest soul love this
You are still young👌
This is what's called: REAL MUSIC! Who is here in 2020?
@@williamhenriquenicolau738 the best
I'm jamming cooking. Yes
Meeee
Philly. I'm with you 💃🕺💃🍹🍹Jamaica funk is what it is 👍👍
. xxx . x. Fxxzz. Z d. X n xxx
Jammin in 2023! Was there from when it came out...never gets old!
My mom’s favorite song of ALL time, she’s made me promise to play this at her funeral!! ❤️❤️
Thank God for video. This is iconic
Real talk.
Can I ask how was the funeral
Mama's know best!!!!she might have a funeral but it don't mean she dead.
Glorious. I played music at my mother's passing party and we danced and rejoiced - with love for her. God bless your mom.
If you are disliking this, you need to find you an Uber that can fly your ass to Planet “Out Of Touch.” You don’t belong here.
💯🔥👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾. The whole
band in the pocket...vocals on 🔥.
Good times...when life was GOOD!
They NOT KNOW'N! They NOT KNOW'N...and if this ain't FUNKY to em, They'll NEVER KNOW! I'm Just Say'n!
😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂right
Lmao 😂 that’s right !!! I was born 79 and this is the jam !!!!!
That cracked me up Bear Foot...which I am of course....especially on the dance floor road house 101 still losin my shoes and having so much fun.. I hope you are too!
There's Nothing like black folks music!!!!!!
Right On!!!!! Gail..
It is not Black it's all about God.Can your best him who is all thing??? Can you beat G0D????
Indeed !!!💎💎💎💎💎
You RIGHT we have a lot to say the one's of who can express our selves.
You. Are a open mind and know's G0D good enough for me (we) who truly trust the Master !!! .....!!!!!!!!! Yeah G0D.
There's no other singer funkier than Thomassina, I love you and you still live for me, rest in peace and God bless you
Who jamming this in the 2020?
Me
Listening right now
All the funky people in west London me
Me! Stay healthy my man *ohio
RIGHT NOW!
MS. LADY CAN SING LOOKING LIKE A BEAUTIFUL JAMAICAN QUEEN!!!!
Tonie R.
Sounds like Chaka
She’s great !!!!
LUV HER VOICE🔥💯🔥💯
I bet that was the whole point. She don't sound as good but just right for this joint.
This is one of the BEST songs EVER written. Hands down!
Hell yeah
Completely and totally!
Dr Dre sampled this OR straight stole the bass line let me check
WORD!
This jam is one of the best of all time by a band. Funky, rhythmic, totally engaging.
This song bursts with love and light, I'll never tire of it.
27 years old and I just discovered this.. RUclips is a powerful tool
Toni Smith's vocals on this song! PRICELESS!!!!! She looks and sounds amazing!
All these years I thought it was sung by Chaka Khan! Thought she had made a guest appearance. Wow!
@@TheBLACKboard65 back in the day even some disc-jockies said on their programs that it was Miss Kahn on vocals. Took all these years to find out the truth !
Yes!! She is amazing!!
@@TheBLACKboard65 Wow! To be honest I thought it was Chaka also...guess my ears needs to retune! 😂🤣 She gave it full fla'va and funk! She can hold her own on that cut for sure! 👍🍻
Still BUMPING n 2019.... Anyone else??!!!
Yessuuuuhhh!!!!
Kecia 39 years and counting.💖💖💖
You betcha
6/1/19
@@Tonia682 7/19/19
Theres two kinds of people in the world. Those that know this song and those that don't
Corono 19 quarantine has me jamming old school in 2020.
Who's on quarantine jamming?
QT 2020 jamming!
Str8 jamming COVID-19
Don't need Covid-19 to jam....I am a natural jammer.... Any awesome beat makes me move!
The bass is JUST SICK!
The back your for all
OH SNAP!
Straight up!! Played in the Navigator with 8 12's the other day and oh my !! Straight pressure!! I'm old school anyway, just hit 40 and feeling good thank God. Music was great back then.
@@navidaddy5508 Tom Browne (Trumpet) and Bernard Wright (YES, the artist) on keyboards are both schoolmates of mine from The HS of Music and Art in New York City. We didn't know each other, Tom graduated before me, and Bernard transferred to another school. BUT I'm proud to claim both as successes from my school!
Absolutely!!!
Every time I hear this song it put's a bounce in my step.
True
Thanks everyone
THEY WERE FUCKING JAMMING IN THAT STUDIO!!!🔥🔥🔥 I miss real instrumentation!!!! This is feel good music that just gives me tingles!!! ✨✨
This song has all the elements of a masterpiece. Bass line, horns, piano, rhythm guitar, and drums. Timeless.
That's whey EWF & CHICAGO endured 50+ years. They had horns!
And vocals of course
Who’s jamming to this in 2019 ?
I am
I am too
I AM DEFO HAVE DONE SINCE I WERE A YOUNG 17 YEAR OLD AND STILL AT IT AT 63
Mike bake
All the time
Goose bumps! Jesus, did they know the genius they were making? OMG.......
I agree those times the real times
I think they knew they was creating something very different and special. It's in the vibe
Toni Smith is an awesome spirit. I lost her a few hours ago. She is SO missed. I hope this song lives forever so her voice can remain with ME until the end.
My mom and her friends would listen to this smoking, drinking and getting ready for the club...lol..best time
Damn right I remember watching mommy get dressed
the bass, the horn, the piano, the moves, the voice.... fuuunkkky.
Lol they probably went home searching for the song & jammin their butts off. Happy Friday!!
l
❤ goes on
yuno Duvall ..that lady is..OMG..the epitamy of sexy!!..geez!!
yuno Duvall IMO
Love it! Here I am in 2019, and I still jam this jam.
Me too!
Man, she could sing!
dancin right now this shit still slaps aaaayyyyeee
Me too what a classic
Do you remember the very first time you heard it and how it made you feel?
Loving the drummer’s facial expressions 40 years later. A classic.
That's buddy Williams he a fool on dem drums.
The Drummer resembles DC Youngfly from 85 south show .
@@tommygunn9811 I don't think it is. It doesn't look like him. The guy holding the bass definitely isn't marcus miller. Tom Browne and Bernard Wright ARE in the music video, I believe. It's actually kind of puzzling, seems like they have maybe half of the band in the music video, with stand-ins just holding their instruments to fill it out.
I love this song because it put my hometown Jamaica Queens NY on the map.
🙌🏾 south side
This joint will never get old.
+Anthony Grant sware it won't !
You tube's where its happenin'
Anthony Grant NEVA!!
Anthony Grant WORD ✌💥🎶🎶🎶!!!!
♥️♥️
The bass line on this is crazy......
Voyce datruf powerful!
Voyce datruf YES!!!
One of best bass lines I've heard; and it's simple.
+Voyce datruf Yes....makes me make the most fucked up movements when no ones home and I'm cookin...hell yea! :)
AGREE!
RIP Tonni Smith. A phenomenal soulful voice.
When you're in the club and you hear the trumpet..... you know what's comming! 🎺💃🏽🎶🕺🏾
You can tell everyone in that studio was feeling the vibes mon....nobody grooves like this no more
Amen! "Alliyoop!"
Hard to feel a vibe when you can't play any music.
Yes we do we groove like this in DALLAS. TEXAS.
March 2019! Always a Masterpiece!
I've listened and danced on this song for 35 years... No lassitude! A standard!
- A mad groovy guy from France -
im 48 and still dancin
moi aussi
Has it ben 35 yrs? My lord im old
@@jacquelineharris6912 I know, sigh.
You can’t beat me to the dance floor when this comes on. Jamaica Funk line dance 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
Rest in Peace Tonni Smith - what a voice! Timeless
My my my , man we had the greatest times of my life !!!especially those back yard cookouts and block parties, and house parties to !! Damn y'all missed it... She killed it !!🎆
Passing that BALL
Played this one in Phuket Bangla Rd everyone was up!
The facial expressions of the drummer are killing me! 😂😂😂😂
He had me laughing hard
Gregory Barrett old skool bklyn drummer from 70s an on.... His sister and my sister are still besties after damn near 50 years. Greg was featured on the old skool track " Over like a fat rat". I still remember his sister telling me he did a session with Tom Brown i just didn't believe her.
I am with you on that, he's having a great time😄😄😄
@@nubian47 Now you have recorded proof and can see it anytime you want🎧🎶🎵, Wish I had a drum emoji 😄😄 Have a GREAT week nubian47☮
Me too Playa drummer keep it on the 1
Playin' this song September 2019...7-year-old son ran in and busted a move! Timeless!!! #Funkforever!
70's R&B is my fav. Jam's!! My momma taught me well!!
Yo black people, honestly thank you.
JOOP Jackson Preach brother!
Angolana you're welcome 😬
Haha! You summed it up perfectly!
They invented everything. African-american is such a great culture! I read somewhere that what we call American culture is in fact African-American culture, white people don't bring that much.
Angolana 😁😁😁😁😁
They're clearly Jamaican
These cats of the 70's were so damn cool!
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Whaaa🤔happened??
Commercialism
#TheRevolutionWillNotBeTelevised
the funkiest
What happ....ened!!!! Let me tell you what happened!!!! Today all we have left is crap music.
"Lo.....rd have mercy on the young generation." 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Technology has removed authenticity from EVERYTHING!
@@davidsamuels6734 Too true Brother!!!👍
Tonni Smith’s vibe here is incredible!!
I'm still here in 2020!!! This is my era and I'm still jamming. It's great to be 65 and still live to enjoy!!!
one of the greatest songs of all time in my opinion. love it!
I love them to
I was in love with this chick before I ever saw her
Must Agree..... Jamming that Jamacia Funk.....
ain't nothing like it it's so original
What a woman, my God...Tonni....Look those legs and arms...and her voice!
I know she looks like a cross between Brandy and 1970s Tina Turner, daaaaayyyyum
Better yet try Shanene. what you lookin at. Get your ass off that cpu and make an appointment to lens crafters.
I see you were definitely paying attention... I share the same sentiment !11
I was 12yrs old in 81’ nothing but good times , yeah I enjoyed it 👍🏿
So much amazing energy music 40 years ago love her voice still FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA 2021
This type of creativity is lost in music today.
The drummer is entertaining
I was in the class of 1981'...PITTSBURG, CA. East bay! We all GOT DOWN to this CLASSIC! 35 Years later, still sounds great!
***********************R.I.P. TONNI SMITH********************
TOM BROWNE FEATURING TONNI SMITH
"FUNKIN' FOR JAMAICA"
*MAGIC (c)1981
As a kid, never knew this song was about my hometown of Jamaica, Queens. Great song!
I miss these days badly!!!!
Damn, every time I hear this tune, makes me wanna get my groove on, anyone up for some ole skool clubbing?......🔊🔊🔊🔊🔊🎛🎛🎛🕺💃🕺🕺🎤🎤
Cant help but move when this one comes on even in 2023. Just too good.
Omg one of the best songs of the late 70’s, this is music not the shit we have today......
Been listening to this and other songs of the era. You know what they had that songs don't have anymore? Joy! Regardless of if they were funky, racy, pop, disco. There was joy in the singing and playing and performance, at least for the time of the song. You don't hear that anymore. I miss that.
Yesss its good vibes all in that room
Was no cussin, talking about killing,gang banging or skrewing either.
Good clean "make you wanna move your feet" music!
Not saying they were 100% sober cause we ALL know that George Clinton was on a ride all the time lol.
Yes sir. I agree with you, Music from that era just made you feel good. This song takes me back to my school days playing ball with with your friends or just hanging out and no one getting in trouble.
Homerhey actually there is ALOT of music from this time that were about "skrewing". For instance I am listening to a playlist right now that this video is on and hre are some of the songs that are about "skrewing" just from my playlist and this era. Let's see there was "All Night Long" by Mary Jane Girls, "Take Your Time" by SOS band, "Juicy Fruit" by Mtune, "Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" both by Donna Summer, then there is plenty more, just saying they were DEFINITELY singing about sex back then.
It truly was great times to live in !!
These jams remind me of when I DJing back in the 70's & 80' s. It still has the power to make you wanna get up and JAM!!! The music out today is just a bunch of synthesized, same beat BORE. You can't even go to an concert and hear the music like you could back in the day. I'm talking 60's 70's and part of the 80's. Thanks you tube for being YOU.!!
That's my Jam !!!!!!
I'm with yu Tracy it kinda makes you want to dance the "Soul Train Line"...can you hear Don...PEACE LOVE AND SOOOOUULLL!!! keep jamin babe...HOLLA BAk rel
I always imagined the beginning with them talking at a party so this really made me smile seeing how this went down. I try to avoid watching videos so it doesn’t kill how I imagine the song. That bass is sick!!!!
This song is timeless! Funk just makes your body move! Love it!
I'm 50, and I love this song... Her performance is awesome...Congratulations...
i am 52 and the same here my friend!!!!!!!!!!! awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I Am 53 💭👍 Timeless Tune!
i am 54, ;-) and i think this music was real music
I'm infinite and...MY SELF THIS MUSIC IS...IT STANK!!! KNOW WHY?! CAUSE IT'S THAT FUNK!!! OOOHHHWEE!!!
Do I hear 55?
THIS IS A CLASSIC JAMM
Immanuel Daniel I do too , I hit a lot of women off that song (lol)
Now that made my day, thank you!
Dopppppppeee
Let it get into you!!
Tonni passed away in January 2020.
rest softly...thanks for that great voice.
I love watching recording sessions. Just having fun making good music. Drummer is killing it with his expressions
No auto tune and real instruments! I miss real music like this!
Charnell C. Never ever again, blessed to witness this era
When I first heard this, I thought the female singer was Chaka!
She did a version of it too.
Man I remember walking to school, elementary, middle, and high school seeing students carrying Instruments. Dont see none of that today.
@@mbrower3304 Erykha Badu also on her live album
wow this looks like a time where people were genuinely raw talented
shola ebofin I fee it inside my soul , just graduated from high school and heading to Austin Texas for Job Corps ,,,
That’s a great jam back in the day, beautiful motivational song,.
Yassss my old school jam of all time
That energy they had in that studio that night will never die.
Them boys jammin’!!! When that bass drop, it get serious!!!!
When I hear that bass line, my head starts nodding every time..
Everything about this song was 🔥 the 80s was lit.
2019 and still closing out my house parties with this song.
John Ramos never ever will you get a better❤️❤️❤️ best ever song. I’m old and never been tired after listening constantly!!!!
Jamaica, Queens, NY....my hometown...born and raised!!##
Joanne McNeil I hear that loud and clear. Wasnt born in JAMAICA QUEENS NY But was raise there SHO NUFF REAL MUSIC SPEAK FOR ITSELF! ! ! !
Also hometown to A Tribe Called Quest.
Mimosa40 ***** My birthplace!!! I was born in 81!!! That Jamaica funk sound is the ish!!
Me too. St. Albans baby
Hollis & 214st
One of the funkiest jams from that era. ❤ Old School 🎼🎶
One of the funkiest jams EVER.
@@MPam1619 could not agree more
RIP Toni.🙏🏾May God Bless you and Receive you. Thank you for a true classic with your powerful lyrical style.
Blessings of Comfort for your family.
😘🎶
This jam will never get old
This will always be a favorite track of mine, and toni voice is magical on this song!!
Still.jammin in 2019!!! WHO IS WITH ME!!!
Real music, the way it should be and yes still rocking to this in 2019....Happy memories, Happy Days!!
REAL MUSIC!!..the kind the artist enjoy making..having fun..being into the groove..and you enjoy listening too..I LUV my people...😘
"Now this is wut I'm talkin bout" JAMMIN!!😎
Was, is, and will be the stone cold jam. I looked forward to hearing it on the radio every morning on the way to school in '80, '81, '82.
Her voice is the epitome of sexy.
Who's still jamming in 2020?
Hope you like it folks
63... Badass! I still dance to this at home cleaning...and many other old school jams.
Black people are sooooo beautiful!! Especially when we're having fun creating music.
I remember this back in junior high school 81, Also it's my wife's favorite song, long live Old School.
My cousin introduced me to this young lady when that song came out. She was really cool and humble.
Loved this jam growin up! Still do always makes me want to dance!