Arrested Development - Mr. Wendal
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- Опубликовано: 28 июн 2008
- Tony Bingham, a sincere friend, found our location for this video at the last minute - and we were of course elated. But on the shooting day in question, the skies produced rain clouds for miles.
I sat silently, thinking how I'd finally gotten to shoot a music video for this band (I had already directed their EPK and documentary), and now the heavens were not cooperating. Clearly a disaster was abound. I decided to shoot anyway. Maybe two takes in, I'd pretty much given up on the clip having any signature look...everything was drab, muddy and dark.
But within, it seemed, seconds, a wondrous thing happened. I received a call from my steadicam operator who said prior his schedule would not allow for him to be there - now he was asking for directions. My smile began. Once he arrived, the cloud cover peeled back. We had a stretch of about 3 hours of moist sunlight! Outstanding!
After a bit of fertile photography, we packed up and left the farm location, stumbling accidently on a small shack in the middle of nowhere. Funny, when I entered the rickety structure, a visible hole stood out in the middle of the place. I thought out loud, "Quick, let's place the camera down there, and spin it in a circle to catch each band member in a different part of this open house. Worked like a charm!
And when I suggested Speech sit in the window, the sun grew brighter for our two only takes. God...is all one can say.
We traveled back to downtown ATL, where I was favored with the distinct honor of working with famed artist, Radcliffe Bailey. A polished professional. He braved rush hour traffic, and seedy alleyways for us to capture what was pure about his work even then.
We ended our spirited day at the Scoville Hotel, where we finalized our efforts for the remainder of the concept. 
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30 years later, this song is still so powerful.
Impeccable
I was homeless for 10years and now that I have my own place I still play this song. ✌️♥️ This still makes me cry but now they are tears of joy. God bless all
Music industry would never wanna promote music like this of unity and beauty.
Loving this in 2022 and beyond.
The music industry did promote it. It received awards and other accolades. However, it was not as well received among the public, where some decried it as inauthentic or performative, minstrel like.
@@calicokush it got to number 6 on the Billboard singles chart from an unknown black band that got zero airplay on black stations and wasn’t picked by pop radio until the MTV audiences started requesting it. Phil Collins “Another Day In Paradise” is the same exact theme and came out 2 years prior. Sales went straight to number 1 on the backs of radio and MTV promo. What’s different? The early 90s were a strange time for wholesome rap as the industry began to push gangster hiphop. PM Dawn, Djane, Queen Latiffah, all were tossed in the bin.
MTV did!
This was even in their channel promos highlighting the new music revolution.
I really miss that decade of MTV.
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Mr. Wendal could be anyone of us sooner or later.
Holy sh*t that's a profound statement. Truth.
+Leo55BabyBoomer that's why we have to vote Bernie sanders! He is the only one trying to end economic inequality for the 99 percent. Please look him up and vote or caucus. Otherwise, say hi to president Cruz.. And he is a little too religious even for religious people.
Hillary is unelectable and inept! She has only succeeded in stealing in her years in office
+Make2016Bern feel the Bern!! but we ask know this a bought and paid for election the only question is who paid for it, Trump or Clinton?
Guess spelling isn't one of those things you learned? You are an idiot. You're a dumb ass if you are voting trump or any GOP like Hillary Clinton too.
You must watch this mr. Wendell video, and get upset that minorities want equality.
Little angry trump bigots. You all are the epitome of what's wrong with this country..
You dolts haven't figured out that Obama is a republican, as is Hillary.
At least republican lite.
Obamacare was the biggest boost in years to the insurance companies bottom feeding!
+California Girl says the douche glorifying nazi's in her favorites. Think I'll pass on the lesson, thanks though.
I love how artist in the early 90s didn’t rap to glorify house, cars, and material things. They used their voice to tell a story and spread a message!
Lol they most definitely rapped about those things
Ice T,
This song will always be relevant, many people are one paycheck away from being Mr. Wendal and don't realize it
Mr. Wendal may be poor but he's not spiritually broken!
He seems to ve happier than the rest of us.
Amen!
I agree
Yeah when a that song come out and and in whose the in the manner did that sona Mr. Window And where can I get it get the song though thou really like the song like the way that catch soon it how the h*** go find that cat is thing that Mr. Window he is a rule good singer Like the find that cat where can I find them What does email addresse here hope it's still around I wanna win when that song came out and Mr. Window
I'm gonna when that song came out Mr. Window like the found that care to did the song I really like the song really one of went where can I get it get that Where can I get that song Mr. Window window
Quarantine got me listening to these classics that I still love and still bumping in 2020.
Been listening to this song for 20 years & only now decided to read the lyrics. What a message to send out. And let's be honest we all know a 'Mr Wendal'
Love this song. I'm a 46 year-old homeless man living in the Pennsylvania woods. I truly believe that their are far more good people than bad on this planet. This comes from someone that has had to fly a cardboard sign for a while now to survive. For every idiot that yells rude comments at me their is a hundred people that have helped me out. Never look down on someone unless your helping them up. God bless.
Rich Matonti good luck and I hope for the best of luck for you
Rich Matonti o
if you are a homeless man living in the woods why and how are you trolling youtube instead of finding looking for a way to support and better yourself
Hilton Simpson First of all I don't think leaving a comment on RUclips qualifies as trolling. Second of all how do you know I am not trying ti better myself ?
peace and blessings to you
The Homeless were just like us when life unexpectedly took a turn and altered their life. Unable to get back on their feet after losing their job as they lost support with loved ones. We see them everyday passing them down and not realizing that one day we might end up like one of them. Show some kindness to them because they are still human after all.
very true words. a lost job, a divorce, a medical problem, there are many reasons one may become homeless. It doesn't make anyone less human.
Andrew Howerton 💖
As a teacher in good old germany, who´s son used to live in the US of A, told us. Its a great country, when you are young, good educated, and healthy. But dont face it, if one of these facts dont apply.
Yeah. Like I was never a druggie. Just from a broken home.
@Mario Meza I say that all the time!
I remember being a lil boy and me and my mom would sing this song out loud inside the car when they played it on the radio lol...good memories.
TampaOutlaw same here. moms said I had to hear it just for the scream in the beginning
Another great 90's tune. The 90's had such good music, from the last of the 'hair band' era, to Grunge to Hip-Hop, to pop, and country. Great decade. I thought it would last forever. Too bad so much talent has somehow been forgotten.
SOOOOO agree!!!
*****
Thank goodness!
don't forget the disco revival
my child hood was the shit love the 90s
i grew up in a small town in Australia 15yrs ago & we loved Arrested Development. Who would've thought.
King Josep
King Joseph Mines too 😄
jessicagray51
Still most of y'all come out confused... Thx 👍. I didn't know I was supposed to come out being another Mr. Wendell... When I first heard this
The message in their songs resonates on a different frequency now that I'm an adult. As a fresh teen this was just genre of music too me, as an adult this is a profound message to us all.
I understand that many people feel that Arrested Development was very focused on afro centric ideals, but I must say that they have a lot of universal messages in their music. I for one can relate to a lot of the music and being born a white middle class male from the other side of the country, that is saying a lot. When you actually pull apart some of their lyrics I'm surprised at how timeless and insightful they truly are. Not to mention they hardly ever curse and although they recognize the african american struggle they do not advocate the gangster lifestyle you see in so many other groups from that time frame. I just wish there were more groups like them today.
Dean Kaufman also, the music is just f'en good...real f'en good.
+Julien Mayfair so true
Well put sir!
+Dean Kaufman , I agree , well said , we should all help out our fellow brothers and sisters ( no matter of race) when any are in need, whether its just giving them 10$ ten Dollars or food or opening part of your home for them for a time ( if you trust them enough) , this is the min thing I interpreted from this song , is to help out another brother when they are in dire straits. He was using Mr Wendal as an example of a fellow American in time of a hand up in life. we should all help out our brothers, you never know when you your self become in need and hope and pray that some one helps you out.
+Dean Kaufman I was shocked they didn't continue to find success, not sure what happened after this album but they seemed to disappear which is sad. It was afro centric but you're absolutely right, there are also universal messages all throughout the album. I don't see an issue at all with a black group speaking to their own people
I'm 31 and this song reminds of my mom driving in Manhattan back in 1992 and playing this song in the car. Those were the days!!!
Christmas 1992 my parents bought me this tape and a tape player/radio. Great memories.
+Carlos Carlesi 34 here, it's basicly the anthem of my years growing up, much love from Sweden
ah carlos. I understand you, I was in my mum's flat in 1992 and my older sister played that long all the time... those were the days!!!
Yes they were, and iam 60yrs young
One of the best songs ever to be produced on Planet Earth
very true
sure bro deep lyrics
Agree brother they don't make music like this anymore. Real soul touching! Long live Mr wendal!
PRINCE KYEI yep. I agree
It would also compare very favorably against many songs produced on neptune, saturn and youranus
This song is so deep!!!
This is positive Rap Music real talk instead of all that killing shit other rappers rap about how they kill their on kind its sad ain't it
Great message 👌
As a kid I just liked the beat, but hearing it later in life its definitely all about the message
So deep I still get chills listening to it!
All Arrested Development was deep.
For many have entertained angels without knowing...
Yes we have
beautifully said ❤
Indeed! It's from the Holy Bible. :)
RIGHT ON!! God says if you give a cup of water to the least of these-YOU HAVE GIVEN IT TO ME. NEVER JUDGE- ONLY LOVE❤
RIGHT ON!! God says if you give a cup of water to the least of these-YOU HAVE GIVEN IT TO ME. NEVER JUDGE- ONLY LOVE❤
The unique creativity and social interest of this group grabbed me from the moment I first heard them in the 90's. So glad to be able to enjoy them again!
loved this shit when i was kid. anything that speaks to the working poor bridges any racial gap.
Good Classical Memories from the 90's brought me here for some reason I just had this song stuck in my head today don't know why haven't heard this song in a few years and I've always really liked this song it has a catchy tune to it and Arrested Development was my one of my fav.music band's of the 90's and Mr. Wendal is one of fav.songs by them :)
Who's still listening to this song in 2019?
This guy!
me
gillian romain 2020
all I see is beautiful people
Marie Chester then you are beautiful. x
You are right
Zyaiah
kate the world is beautiful and the more brown we are the more kisses we get from God kissing us with the Sun cause he loves us all that much
Marie Chester the more brown we are? I'm sorry but color is totally irrelevant its all about being human, humanity.
Kate, M its easy for someone like you to say its irrelevant since you have never been refused service because you have brown skin you and I have known life and raised by different family's my mom has brown skin so life for us has been interesting I don't think your mom had to eat in the back of a diner or did you ever have to pick vegetables.
I remember seeing this video on the old MTV, that's right, when they used to show music videos. The only reality show they had at the time was "The Real World" and later came "Road Rules."
Theshark15z getting ready to get on the bus music 🤔🤭🤷🏻♀️
Excellent song I used to work with a black man named Wendal and I'd always sing this to him:)
That old guy was so awesome. he just did his thing while he jammed out. I know I'm just a regular white guy, but these guys made a huge impact on me while I was growing.
I miss rap and hip hop that told a story, Run DMC, Biz Markie, and Tupac. Songs with a point, songs with heart, songs with a groove that just resonates with your soul.
That got a bit more deep than I wanted, but my point was, that old guy was the first hype man that hyped with the gravity of his presence and supported the music with his warm and wise being.
Race don't matter brother, long as the music speaks to YOU its all good.
You're human being first.
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EsJay W. Pair'A'Deez...my brutha! good music belongs to us all and is from us all.
Yasin BMT u
I bought this album when it was first released. All these years later its still fresh and relevant to society!
been looking for this fn song, and I accidentally clicked it. wow nice.
Loved them in high school but at the time I didn't realize how amazingly talented! One of the best songs I've ever heard.
Here, have a dollar,
in fact, no brother-man here, have two
Two dollars means a snack for me,
but it means a big deal to you
"Be strong, serve God only,
know that if you do, beautiful heaven awaits"
That's the poem I wrote for the first time
I saw a man with no clothes, no money, no plate
Mr. Wendal, that's his name,
no one ever knew his name cause he's a no-one
Never thought twice about spending on a ol' bum,
until I had the chance to really get to know one
Now that I know him, to give him money isn't charity
He gives me some knowledge, I buy him some shoes
And to think blacks spend all that money on big colleges,
still most of y'all come out confused
[CHORUS:]
Go ahead, Mr.Wendal (2x)
Mr.Wendal has freedom,
a free that you and I think is dumb
Free to be without the worries of a quick to diss society
for Mr.Wendal's a bum
His only worries are sickness
and an occasional harassment by the police and their chase
Uncivilized we call him,
but I just saw him
eat off the food we waste
Civilization, are we really civilized, yes or no?
Who are we to judge?
When thousands of innocent men could be brutally enslaved
and killed over a racist grudge
Mr. Wendal has tried to warn us about our ways
but we don't hear him talk
Is it his fault when we've gone too far,
and we got too far, cause on him we walk
Mr.Wendal, a man, a human in flesh,
but not by law
I feed you dignity to stand with pride,
realize that all in all you stand tall
Are we really civilized
As a kid, I never envisioned I'd be homeless. I've been there a couple of times. But I do h8 the way some ppl stereotype homeless ppl automatically like they're addicts. Maybe it's common but there's other issues other than drugs.
Ahhw E-Any true. im a veteran whos still fighting to get back to where i once was. Loss of job and relationship problems took my finances out. I have custody of my son, and have a shit job that is no where close to what i trained to do. lost cars, 2 homes due to son's mother. at one point had nothing. then had a car. slept in that cause at least id be ready for a job.....
basically i was textbook homeless and slowly making it now. some arent as lucky as me. some were more lucky than me. should never judge people you don't know
Thanks for the lyrics!
Alexpascu2785 You mean Who are we to judge
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As a kid growing up in the 90s and with a family heavily i the Afro-Culture Arrested Development was always played! This was a family favorite!
OMG! My ppl stayed playing this song. My Gma even love this song. They use to call me "Kendall Wendal" being that Kendall is my first name.
Slymm Star
lol wow Kendall Wendal!!! Love this song!!
I think I was the only kid in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 bumping this in my car system. Great music great message 2023 and still bumping this album
I miss the 90s. Glad I got to grow up/come of age in them. No matter the genre of music be it rap or alternative, I miss messages in music. Yeah falling in and out of love and such are a part of life, but miss music with a conscience about world at large.
I got introduced to Arrested Development, the hip hop group because I am a huge fan of Arrested Development, the TV show. I am not disappointed at all.
Fun fact: Arrested Development the music group sued Arrested Development the TV show for taking their name.
I too am a fan of both, but I knew of the group first and did think it was weird there was a TV show coming out with the group's name.
My twins boys got me to love many of THEIR songs growing up as teenagers and vice-versa. This is one which shows human kindness and I did right by my boys.
Love you all brothas & sistahs! Come together!
About 8 years younger me: Oh, so good music :D
Now : Man, that's ... really touching
I got to meet them last week. Speech was very humble and interacted with his fans. Stand up ATL
Mr. Wendall is "Sheriff" to me. The high school I attended wasn't exactly in the best part of town. Sheriff would be there at lunchtime to sell his drawings. I bought one of his little mermaid drawings for 2 dollars. He may have been homeless and crazy but he was one hell of an artist.
I wish I didn't sleep on these guys when I was younger but I have atoned for that mistake and listen to them now.
I still play this in the car, i was like 10 when this came out, pretty cool that is is such a powerful song, like to think it helped mold my empathy I have towards people that are like Mr. Wendel, we are all the same and all going to the same place one day, we are all one, when are people going to remember this, it is kind of important.
Now that was deep
Unusually deep lyrics from a hip hop pop tune. Still resounds today, black oppression, narrow minded consumer/ materialist society.
It poses the question; Can we free ourselves from the shackles of conformity like those in minority (Mr Wendal) and live as one?
There's still hope!
we're in song is does he mention black oppression.
maybe you have shackled yourself with your perspective. seeing everything in black.. and black
This is the first rap song I ever heard and saw as a kid growing up in the early 90's. i urge everyone who has children to let them listen to non-offensive hiphop like this growing up. they will develop a different way of thinking instead of the "thug mentality" most songs that feature black men portrait.
Arrested development kept me at peace when i was young. this is an amazing song! made me think and look at poor people different. i really miss the 90's... anyone have a time machine? lol #peace
FelicityGemini is this really rap? This as a kid, I actually understood. It made me think too. I thought it was kind of sad.
there's a lot of "non-thugs" rappers today, believe me, they're just not on radio so we got to dig to find''em
Adrien Nurmimaki oh give me a break. Kendrick Lamar and Chance the Rapper are two of the biggest rappers right now and neither are thug rappers.
i agree but the majority are not famous as them, and FelicityGemini don't seem to know them, that's why i comment in the first place. so yeah lamar and chance are famous, but all the other great rappers? Oddisee, Mayday, Joey Badass, Logic or Watsky deserves more visibility then nicki minaj and cie but it ain't.
That's great that Chance and Kendrick are successfull but two mc's is that enough for you? And you know i m' not american, i'm french and France is a big rap/hip hop country but nobody in my country knows chance or kendrick, however they know all the shitty rappers, is that normal? is that encouragant? i don't think so.
Kendrick and Chance are monsters but i will not be satisfied by the actuel success of real rappers just for those two. It don't seems normal to me that FelicityGemini believes than the only good hip hop was made in 80' and 90's, cuz it's not and he will never made that comment if i knew chance, kendrick and cie. So are they famous enough ? no, otherwise he would know them, like so many other people unfortunately don't know 'em.
Sincerely, i'm an oldschool man raised by 90's US rap but i'm tired to see all these comments on 90's videos who says that good rap no longer exists today cuz it ain't, rap is honestly in very good shape if we don't look his charts and his sells but if we look behind the flashes and the crappy videos, we can see many great smart rappers doin magic music. So, people can't say that, they must be more curious, instead of beign satisified by rap that the medias serves us. But they're not, they prefer to say on youtube that hip hop's worhtless today, and a lot of great artists don't have the success and exposure they deserves and if a guy like you (who seems to be a good rap listener) is satisfied by all that, this is a state of mind's mistake and a bad sign.
Adrien Nurmimaki that is fair. Thank you for changing my view. I'm sorry if I came off as hostile.
My dad loves this song i checked it out and fell in love!!!!!!! It may be old and gone and nothing to some poeple but it says a big message and i love it!!!!!
This is the kind of Rapping i like. Some thought put into it, rather than aaaal the gangster rap rubbish. I love this, got to get the album back
This song is great!! Definitely brings me back to my child hood. I loved listening to this long ago!!!
Everytime Speech talks his words are poetry.
This song brings back memories of my teen years in the early 90's
Happy to be able to remember when Arrested Development was a familiar voice on the radio/tv and to this day still love their music and messages, love your brothers and sisters everyone, keep it positive every single day.
music with a message love love this group
this tune was, and still is, ahead of its time. Empathy and comapassion is not popular but these two things along with learning to love ourselves is the only way out of this beautiful clusterfuck of a society we have. If anyone finds themselves valuing a dollar bill over what you know is true and what will benefit change the most... then press replay and open your mind
Lawd I love Tennessee, People Everyday & this song. 😩😩😍💘
I remember loving this song 💯❤️🙋🏾
I'd rather listen to music that reflects the reality of the world around me in my youth than have it sugar coated to me by people who never knew the true value of a dollar.
+Jennifer LovesChrist true!
Like!
What does Christ think about dollars?
Go ahead now...young modern poets like Gil Scott back in his day. Go Ahead Arrested Development!
"*Serve God only "*....Such words + the most important words ever !
These were the good old days. Good music. Good people. Good times. Good memories. Life nowadays has taken a sad and more violent times. People have too much hatred now. God save us.
Skyelett 511 u got that right the shit is sad
Skyelett 511 there's always violence doesn't matter when and where you live
Best song ever, and its Christmas day, peace to you all
Mr. Wendell true story
I cry then and I cry now listening to all of there songs. Love you guys from West African Sierra Leone.
LUV THIS SONG!!!!!
Beautiful song
💛💚✌🏾🤴🏾👸🏽✌🏾🖤❤TIMELESS SOUL HEALING MUSIC 🎶🎼🎵
Wow‼️ I haven't heard this song in 30 years & am floored at how terribly profound & very, very relevant the lyrics are in 2023‼️‼️‼️‼️
I remember this song from my childhood, but The Venture Brothers reminded me of it.
"Who's that guy with you 24? He looks like Mr. Wendal from that Arrested Development video."
So much truth rings true to this to this day...
Where are these kind of songs today. I remember singing this as a kid not knowing what it's about. Grew up listened n loved song even more. Now my kids play this
This song just comes back to me every now and then. Much love.
Thank you Arrested Development for giving us the gift of your music and message!! 💜
Mr Window.. Mr Window... yeah!
+Asia Alonzo-Rodriguez I wouldn't be surprised if that name was used specifically for interchanging "Wendal" for "Window", or at least it was pronounced in that regard. It just seems like the message of the song implies "look out the window and see the people for who they are".
How is this not the first video that comes up when you search it on RUclips. It goes to a cover shot still... this song is great. When rap and hip hop artists needed talent to get air play... this is classic. Spread this.
This song is everything.
powerful song
Go ahead Mr. Wendal, u da man....
Always a joy to revisit this marvel of a musical video, the son, it lyrics and wicked ass beat. Yeah, thanks AD.
Yes,This SONG won an award.
I hope everyone is having a nice day : )
we all are special to God the homeless have a voice too if we would take time and love on them
i alwayd do!!! be the change!!!
steven pueblo Thank you brother.
One of My Favorite Bands and Favorite Songs!!!😂🤗😋😍😘😃😎🍀🌸💕🌈🎼🎛💞
MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALL TIME BY THIS GROUP.
That was great of you Keith (Boy Named Future) to post up the song and promote our work together. 1 Love to all the fans out there that support Arrested Development please subscribe to our youtube channel here! thanks brother!
Arrested développent best group ever
A great song and an amazing story. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Reminds me of my childhood. Loved these guys. Still great!
i bought the whole album after i heard Tennessee
2019 and still 🔥
I love this group, Arrested Development should have been much, MUCH more famous. Great talent!!!
Love this song, great beats and valuable message.
It’s music like this that should be re-released so that this younger generation can have music to listen to that has a true meaning. This is a very under rated band.
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Nostalgia
This is one of my favorite songs of all time. I miss the 90's so much!!
i love this song ,i miss 90s music
Dropping knowledge
Ah remember this track! Back when hiphop was gooood
Great song. Very insightful & true.
Haven't heard this in over twenty years. Damn, I've put it out of my mind and just now remembered this song for absolutely no reason.
This song is the shit!