Rod Temperton who wrote the Michael Jackson hits "Off The Wall", "Rock With You" and "Thriller" (!) as well as "Stomp" by the Brothers Johnson. Temperton was a favorite of Quincy Jones. He also wrote "Give Me The Night" from George Benson and the other Heatwave hits as well as "Baby, Come To Me" and "Ya Mo Be There". Just a stellar songwriter and producer.
The more you think about it the quicker you realize that the 70s will never be touched again, musically. So many genres .. so many masters .. so many great songs.
When you really stop and look at it the 70s truly are untouchable in music. So much at such hi quality. 70s soft rock, 70s R&B, 70s Hard Rock, 70s Singer/Songwriters, 70s Funk, 70s Disco (sure we all acted like we hated it but revisiting now great stuff) 70s Country, 70s Southern/Country Rock, The Beatles split in 1970 and in steps another Englishman Elton John to dominate the charts in the first half of the decade, Sammy Davis Jr had chat hits including a #1 in the 70s and the great crooners crooned through the decade. 70s brought the great Soul sound particularly from Philly. It was the decade of Soul Train. And a young lady named Linda Ronstadt who could sing all of this stuff and more better than anybody else. There just isn’t a decade before or since with the great music in genre after genre the music you still hear in movies and commercials today. 70s rule.
It was about the music back then. Today, the record company execs. don't give a damn whether what they put out is good or bad, they just care that it sells. And if it doesn't sell, well there's a whole line of bad singers lined up outside the door for their 15 minutes of Autotuned fame. And yes, I acknowledge just how jaded I've become in the last decade.
@@geoffthomas3238 Agree to a point,and that point being the sexy 60’s,without which,music would have taken a very different turn. The 70’s rules for the sheer output of quality in EVERY genre,but credit to the 60’s too.
I was a kid in the 60’s, a teen in the 70’s, and in my 20’s in the 80’s, such a blessing to be young and experience those decades as it happened, especially the music!
Me too! How lucky we were to have such amazing, diverse music in our lives when we were young. I feel bad for kids today and their empty, autotuned, emotionless, passionless, programmed garbage.
@@octoberguy I agree, and while I will say there is some great real music out here today by some talented young artists, sadly it is not popular with the rest of today’s young people. The kind of music that is popular is as exactly like you described it…🙄🙄🫤🫤🫤
@@Lovejazz01 I read a quote from some industry person that said autotune will go away "when kids stop buying it". Well, if the algorithms only feed them more autotune, then it's all they hear. They don't know other music exists. And yes, WERS in Boston, my alma mater, plays great new artists. Kids today don't hear it, unlike in our day when we heard all sorts of music.... often on a crap AM station! 😅
This song always brought everyone onto the dance floor!! Great memories for sure! BTW, you don’t need 70’s moves - you let that music move you! Get down, girl!! 💕💕💕
Amber, you don't have to know any specific dance moves, just let the music move you, dance how you feel, and have fun. I'm a 70s baby, I grew up to this music.That's pretty much what we did.
I disagree. I also grew up in the 70s and most of us didn't dare to hit the disco floor on a Saturday night unless we have practiced our dance moves the entire prior week! Particularly the hustle which required coordination between you and your dance partner.
Three more disco gems: "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston; "Blame It in the Boogie" by the Jacksons; "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman. The kids would probably love "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees.
From humble beginnings in Cleethorpes UK and replying to an ad in Melody Maker Rod Temperton was to become the keyboardist for Heatwave. The band was made up of American, Swiss, Jamaican, Czech and English musicians, but the group originated in London. Rod Temperton was their principal songwriter and what a guy. He also wrote, Off The Wall, Thriller, Rock With You, Baby Be Mine for Michael Jackson, Give Me The Night, Love X Love for George Benson, Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones, Spice Of Life by Manhattan Transfer, Stomp by Brothers Johnson, and plenty others. An amazing songwriter, sadly no longer with us ❤️
Here here, I only found out about 5 years ago about the time he died,although I know he wrote some tunes for off the wall and George Benson, what an influential songwriter
Legend has it, Quincy Jones locked rod temperton in a room and watched him compose as, Quincy Jones couldn't believe how rod came up with so many hit song's.
Family, you picked an excellent group here. They have some solid hits most topped the R&B charts. The writer of most of the groups songs was Rod Temperton. He later wrote some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits like Rock with you, off the wall and Thriller. Peace ✌️
I remember when Micheal Jackson died and people all over _UA-cam_ and _Facebook_ were all, *_"Did you know he didn't write _The Man in The Mirror?"_* (sic) I was like, *_"Did YOU know he didn't write _Thriller, Off the Wall, or Human Nature?"_* It just irked me that because some were too lazy to read the liner notes for his albums they acted like it was this huge revelation that he didn't write all the songs he sang...
@@themirrorsofmymind Michael Jackson was a genius at taking his vocal talents places that were difficult for many. I respected him for his ability and creativity. He is missed!
When I saw this pop up, I couldn’t hit play fast enough! I’ve long considered this one of the best songs in the disco genre. ❤ (For a close runner up, hit Disco Inferno.)
I’m 60 years old and I still listen to this music. This is the music I grew up with. It never gets old.How can you never have heard of heatwave. Oh don’t forget Earth Wind and Fire.
I have been obsessed with this song since I was a baby i swear. I remember being like 5 and doing a show for my family of me dancing to this song. This song always bring that same chikdlike feeling. Its awesome. So glad you guys reacted to this. Made my day!
I think I was in the 6th grade when this jam bumped.. one Of the songs I learned to Pop to… Others from that year: 1. One nation under a groove (Funkedelic) 2 get off (Foxy) 3. Flashlight (Parliment) 4. F-Fun (Confunkshun)
Wow! Taking me back to middle school! The whistful intro and outro give you the feeling of going back in time to those type of parties. The type of conversation you hear in the background as the song ends is spot on to the kind of things you would actually hear. Try "Groove Line", "Always and Forever", and "Mind Blowing Decisions". The great Rod Temperton wrote or co-wrote many of their hits. He also wrote and produced for Michael Jackson.
OMG!! This song just transported me to my 7th grade skating parties! The skating rink was the place for birthday parties and youth group outings! Such a fun time for me! Thank you so much for the reaction! So glad you enjoyed It! ❤❤
One of my favorite bands from that era. ❤ Their song “Always and Forever”(1976) is one of the best love songs of all time. Any fan of this group knows the lyrics including all the notes to the very end. It’s just one of those type of songs🔥🔥🔥
Listen, disco is everything I’m 53 years old. I love a lot of different genres of music and of course I’ve heard a lot of music in my time but disco for me is everything.!
It was a GREAT time. I was a. freshman in college in the fall of 1977 when this was released. I wouldn't change that time frame for anything. You make me smile with your reactions as you appreciate the music of the 70s and 80s
In the 80s you'd have a jheri curl. Their album HeatWave's "Central Heating" is full of cuts, full of range, get to it when you can. Many people got married off of "Always & Forever," grooved to "The Grove Line," were mystified by "The Star of a Story," "Sho Nuff Must Be Love", and "Leavin for a Dream,"omething for everybody.
This group is one of my favorite I mean my Favorite Disco/Funk/R & B bands!!!! LoL hahaha....we were COOL,,,,and then we grew up and had families and kids.....and became average. Hahaha
Back in the 70’s there was a few dance moves but most of the time you made up your own dance to the songs . It didn’t matter what you did you just got in the dance floor and shook what your mama gave you
Absolutely loved ya'll's reaction!❤ And Amber, you were groovin just fine to the music.😊 As others have said, everybody got on the dance floor for this jam. Also, ya'll got to check out their songs Goove Line and Always and Forever. You'll love it! And yeah the 70's were truly amazing!!
I was hoping you came to heavtwave but I was hoping it would be "Always and Forever". That is really great song I think and just has such a mellow and soft and easy mode. I've been playing it over and over for the past 3 weeks.
Jay and Amber..... As a teenager of the '60's.... I graduated from high school in 1971.... I did alot of dancing! You 2 were moving and grooving to Boogie Nights like you have done it for years! Groovy! Keep on dancing!!
Nice! I had the album Too Hot To Handle, really cool artwork, 😎 great reaction guys! Btw I was jammin to this at age 15! I then saw them live, ten years later, 1985 in the UK when I was in the Air Force 😅😊
Thank You for listening to my request 😊 Pair this with Disco Inferno by Trammps, Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer's songs, and a great many others to make the 70s dance party mix! You got that right! I wanted to see you get up and dance ;) Any moves are good for disco. Soul Train has the dances of those times. You gotta see their episodes! Your reaction made me smile 😁
I guess this generation is not used to hearing built up intros because the intro is so beautiful & the harmonizing alone is epic the transition you don’t hear music like this anymore.
@soonerlilsis not trying to be disrespectful but with most ears today I feel no patience it has to quick to the point with the melody yes when it comes songs to dance to that's usually the case to get you dancing
Same with movies. Kids can't let a movie build. They want explosions right away. I heard actor Ralph Fiennes say a movie like The English Patient couldn't be made today. That movie is not that old. But that's how much things have changed.
In 1978 I went to Spain with my high school Summer School Abroad program. I was 16, there was no drinking age, we were living in a dorm at the University of Salamanca, and going to the disco quite a bit. Heatwave’s Groove Line was a big hit. Also, back then Saturday Night Live was the big movie in Europe. It was released in the US in 1977 but in the old days it usually was released internationally the next year, so 1978 was a good year for disco in Spain. I hope your next Heatwave reaction is Groove Line. Thanks for this reaction.
Over the internet I became friends with someone who managed Heatwave back in the 70’s and he spoke highly of Rod Temperton who he said was a musical genius and penned the song Boogie Nights. Temperton went on to write songs for Michael Jackson (Rock With You and Thriller) to name but two also writing for artists such as George Benson, Karen Carpenter, Quincy Jones, Donna Summer and even LL Cool J
Mindblowing Decisions, Star of the Star Story, Happiness Togetherness, Ain't No Half Stepping .... they have some great tuned. RIP Johnnie snd Keith Wilder
Ah, the 70s, the decade of my childhood! The skating rinks were busy with the old school 4-wheel skates. So many genres of music were popular, and, while everyone had their favorite, you ended up listening to a lot of different types. It was a great time period to grow up.
Watching this made me smile 🥰 You definitely don’t need to know the moves, you just feel it! I was raised listening to 70’s music. My father later joined Heatwave, with my Uncle Keith who was an original member. RIP 🙏🏽🤍
Their albums deserve a full listen through. Central Heating album is my favorite. Great song writing, harmonies. I feel their best songs never made the radio.
'Always and Forever' was one of the best slow dance songs in high school and is a must for your reaction.' All You Do Is Dial' is another great one with a great feel and sound.
Aside from Boogie Nights (which never failed to get people dancing!), The Groove Line was another good track. But one of, if not their most successful songs was, 'Always & Forever' - which isn't disco - but was definitely one that DJs used to put on at the end of the night for that last smoochy dance for couples. I think you'll love it.
Y'all need to check out Heatwave's "Always and Forever", "Super Soul Sister", "Mind Blowing Decisions" just to name a few. All certified bangers. Many Blessings!!
Mid 70's British Disco .... Along with the likes of Hi-Tension, The Real Thing etc. .... Heatwave were the very best. Bought all their stuff as a kid. Boogie Nights, The Groove Line, Jitterbugging, Too Hot to Handle, Always and Forever, Mind Blowing Decisions etc. .... Yeap, had them all. Pioneers of Disco ❤️
Remember hearing this in my high school cafeteria. It’s funny back then there were clear lines drawn you either were Disco or you were Rock. I never fell under any as I loved music, R&B, Rock an Disco loved to dance but loved going to Rock clubs an watching Twisted Sister or Ramona’s. This song brings back great memories to a time that just seemed uncomplicated it was a great time to live
You'll like "Groove Line", because it is the same genre, but "Always and Forever" you will both love. The lead singer has a silky-smooth voice, and you will really love his falsetto. You'll want some alone time afterward.
I subscribed! I can comment! The pure joy of seeing you GET IT! Imagine me, a 16 year old Q-tip of a boy, doing Summer stock musical theatre in Michigan, far from my home in LA. After the show the local disco would let us in, even though we were too young, cause we could DANCE! This song became an anthem for us and we would drive late at night into the rural roads blasting the radio, leaning out of the car in the moonlight, our feathered hair blowing in the wind. Fresh freedom and innocent joy washed over us during our Boogie Nights...
Now this is a good example of Disco Funk. This was their debut album in 1976 and Boogie nights was a huge hit and stlii is to this day, but also the slow jam from the same album, Always and Forever (which gave us youngsters a chance to get up close to boys/girls we were attracted to on the dance floor without the awkwardness) was really really big as well. They followed that up in 1977 with another big funky hit song "The Grooveline" , one of my faves.... I'm so glad you guys discovered them because they were such a big part of our younger days...Blessings!
Finally you got to Heatwave! So much good music they put out. Definitely need to check out "The Groove Line" (on the dance side) and "Always and Forever" (on the slow side).
Heatwave was one of my favorite old school groups. Their "Too Hot to Handle" was absolutely outstanding; hit after hit. "Always and Forever" is one of their big hits and an altime wedding song. "Grooveline" was one of my favorites.
RIP to founding members Johnnie Wilder Jr., His brother Keith, and Rod Temperton. Temperton left the band and went on to write hit records for many artists, from The Brothers Johnson to Kool and the Gang and the King of Pop himself. By the way, nobody, and I mean nobody shoulder dancers like Amber👍
Don't worry about the 'right' moves; you both have the right groove. Back in the day (as they say), it didn't matter as long as you were moving to your own spirit. Yes, you could see someone move a particular way - oh, that's how I feel and try it yourself.
Jay & Amber, you'll love their "Groove Line" and "Always and Forever"!!!
Groove Line is my go-to Old School dance song. I have to bring out all the moves. 🤣
Groove Line...oh man...good times...Ohhwa-oohwa!!!
Absolutely, Groove Line is a must.
Yes to both if these suggestions!!
🎉❤YESSSSSSS
Rod Temperton who wrote the Michael Jackson hits "Off The Wall", "Rock With You" and "Thriller" (!) as well as "Stomp" by the Brothers Johnson. Temperton was a favorite of Quincy Jones. He also wrote "Give Me The Night" from George Benson and the other Heatwave hits as well as "Baby, Come To Me" and "Ya Mo Be There". Just a stellar songwriter and producer.
Cleethorpes most famous son!!
Right
He was super talented!
right, Rock With You was originally written for Heatwave but the band passed on the cut and it went to Michael.
That's awesome! I didn't know that Rod Temperton wrote "Give Me the Night" by George Benson, "Baby, Come To Me" and "Ya Mo Be There."
The more you think about it the quicker you realize that the 70s will never be touched again, musically. So many genres .. so many masters .. so many great songs.
When you really stop and look at it the 70s truly are untouchable in music. So much at such hi quality. 70s soft rock, 70s R&B, 70s Hard Rock, 70s Singer/Songwriters, 70s Funk, 70s Disco (sure we all acted like we hated it but revisiting now great stuff) 70s Country, 70s Southern/Country Rock, The Beatles split in 1970 and in steps another Englishman Elton John to dominate the charts in the first half of the decade, Sammy Davis Jr had chat hits including a #1 in the 70s and the great crooners crooned through the decade. 70s brought the great Soul sound particularly from Philly. It was the decade of Soul Train. And a young lady named Linda Ronstadt who could sing all of this stuff and more better than anybody else. There just isn’t a decade before or since with the great music in genre after genre the music you still hear in movies and commercials today. 70s rule.
It was about the music back then. Today, the record company execs. don't give a damn whether what they put out is good or bad, they just care that it sells. And if it doesn't sell, well there's a whole line of bad singers lined up outside the door for their 15 minutes of Autotuned fame. And yes, I acknowledge just how jaded I've become in the last decade.
All that chat at the end would lead to your next choice, "Funkin' for Jamaica" by Tom Browne.
@@geoffthomas3238 Agree to a point,and that point being the sexy 60’s,without which,music would have taken a very different turn.
The 70’s rules for the sheer output of quality in EVERY genre,but credit to the 60’s too.
💯!!
I was a kid in the 60’s, a teen in the 70’s, and in my 20’s in the 80’s, such a blessing to be young and experience those decades as it happened, especially the music!
Me too! How lucky we were to have such amazing, diverse music in our lives when we were young. I feel bad for kids today and their empty, autotuned, emotionless, passionless, programmed garbage.
@@octoberguy I agree, and while I will say there is some great real music out here today by some talented young artists, sadly it is not popular with the rest of today’s young people. The kind of music that is popular is as exactly like you described it…🙄🙄🫤🫤🫤
Same here, and I'm still cool...lol we were so very blessed to witness what cannot be duplicated. I'm trying to keep those good memories alive! ❤️🍀✌️
@@Lovejazz01 I read a quote from some industry person that said autotune will go away "when kids stop buying it". Well, if the algorithms only feed them more autotune, then it's all they hear. They don't know other music exists. And yes, WERS in Boston, my alma mater, plays great new artists. Kids today don't hear it, unlike in our day when we heard all sorts of music.... often on a crap AM station! 😅
Me too!! We were so blessed to have this music growing up. I'm a 1962 baby!!
Heatwave is an amazing band! Need to do “Groove Line” or the gorgeous ballad “Always and Forever”. Thank you Rod Temperton!!
Yes yes yes and Mind Blowing Decisions!
This song always brought everyone onto the dance floor!! Great memories for sure! BTW, you don’t need 70’s moves - you let that music move you! Get down, girl!! 💕💕💕
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Well said FloridaMom!
If you want to learn the 70's moves, do what we did then, watch Soul Train! LOL!! One or two episodes, and you're Set!
Yes, this was a great pick.
We'd skate to this at the rink. Ohio Skate back in the 70s. The music was 🔥🔥 back then.
Amber, you don't have to know any specific dance moves, just let the music move you, dance how you feel, and have fun. I'm a 70s baby, I grew up to this music.That's pretty much what we did.
I disagree. I also grew up in the 70s and most of us didn't dare to hit the disco floor on a Saturday night unless we have practiced our dance moves the entire prior week! Particularly the hustle which required coordination between you and your dance partner.
you got that right...just groove ...cuz its=aihhhiiite!!
Please help get these folks to get up n boogie 🕺
@@Droopie50 That's Right!
Three more disco gems: "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston; "Blame It in the Boogie" by the Jacksons; "If I Can't Have You" by Yvonne Elliman. The kids would probably love "Disco Duck" by Rick Dees.
Jay and Amber “If I Can’t Have You” was written by The Bee Gees, all three of them! I know Jay’s a big Bee Gees fan.
Whaddya mean kids? I'm 54 and I love disco duck. Then again, dr. Demento was a cornerstone of my childhood.
Disco Duck is cool! I remember when Rick Dees was on the radio at night. And when he came out with this! 😊😅❤
No to Disco Duck! Songs like that ruined the genre lol
No anything but that😢
Yeah I hate to say it, but your generation has been robbed BAD! But at least you two are educating yourselves!
From humble beginnings in Cleethorpes UK and replying to an ad in Melody Maker Rod Temperton was to become the keyboardist for Heatwave. The band was made up of American, Swiss, Jamaican, Czech and English musicians, but the group originated in London. Rod Temperton was their principal songwriter and what a guy. He also wrote, Off The Wall, Thriller, Rock With You, Baby Be Mine for Michael Jackson, Give Me The Night, Love X Love for George Benson, Razzamatazz by Quincy Jones, Spice Of Life by Manhattan Transfer, Stomp by Brothers Johnson, and plenty others. An amazing songwriter, sadly no longer with us ❤️
Have we done "Stomp" yet, Robsquad?
Here here, I only found out about 5 years ago about the time he died,although I know he wrote some tunes for off the wall and George Benson, what an influential songwriter
Legend has it, Quincy Jones locked rod temperton in a room and watched him compose as, Quincy Jones couldn't believe how rod came up with so many hit song's.
Heatwave's Always and Forever has the most beautiful falsetto ever.
I loved that song as a young girl and I still love it!. It brought tears to my eyes💙💜😘 then and now!
One of the members, Rod Temperton is credited with "Off The Wall", "Rock With You" and "Thriller" for Michael Jackson.
He's written 100s of songs many hits for many artists like Donna Summer, Georg Benson
Family, you picked an excellent group here. They have some solid hits most topped the R&B charts. The writer of most of the groups songs was Rod Temperton. He later wrote some of Michael Jackson's biggest hits like Rock with you, off the wall and Thriller. Peace ✌️
I remember when Micheal Jackson died and people all over _UA-cam_ and _Facebook_ were all, *_"Did you know he didn't write _The Man in The Mirror?"_* (sic) I was like, *_"Did YOU know he didn't write _Thriller, Off the Wall, or Human Nature?"_*
It just irked me that because some were too lazy to read the liner notes for his albums they acted like it was this huge revelation that he didn't write all the songs he sang...
@@themirrorsofmymind Michael Jackson was a genius at taking his vocal talents places that were difficult for many. I respected him for his ability and creativity. He is missed!
Love this song by Heatwave....takes me back to my Youth. Just watch any Soul Train show in the 70's...Thats how I learned to Dance.
That entire album is FIRE!
Without a doubt. 💛
Yes, sir!!!!! ❤❤❤❤
The great thing about being born in 1952 is I got to experience and love music from the 50’s thru the 80’s.
When I saw this pop up, I couldn’t hit play fast enough! I’ve long considered this one of the best songs in the disco genre. ❤ (For a close runner up, hit Disco Inferno.)
Ah, the 70’s. The Age of the Three-Minute Intro!
Rod Temperton was the Keyboardist for Heat Wave and wrote some of the most widely known hits ever !!! Ever hear of Thriller ??
He wrote the songs for Thriller and Rock with You for Michael Jackson
One of the best dance tracks ever written!
I’m 60 years old and I still listen to this music. This is the music I grew up with. It never gets old.How can you never have heard of heatwave. Oh don’t forget Earth Wind and Fire.
Can't go wrong with 70's tunes.
I am from the Future, and they just posted a reaction to "Muskrat Love," so I beg to differ!
@@tamcon72But that's trash dude..Heatwave is Beast 🎶
Must Listen's of Heatwave are : Aint No Half Steppin, Mind Blowin Decisions, Groove Line and Always & Forever( to name a few)
I have been obsessed with this song since I was a baby i swear. I remember being like 5 and doing a show for my family of me dancing to this song. This song always bring that same chikdlike feeling. Its awesome. So glad you guys reacted to this. Made my day!
I think I was in the 6th grade when this jam bumped.. one
Of the songs I learned to Pop to…
Others from that year:
1. One nation under a groove (Funkedelic)
2 get off (Foxy)
3. Flashlight (Parliment)
4. F-Fun (Confunkshun)
We always did that sort of thing back in the day, perform in front of the fam, I remember doing that at age 5, we had no inhibitions' at that age.
Alright, some Heatwave!!! Got to hit their song, Groove Line, it's my favorite. Another dance classic!
Wow! Taking me back to middle school! The whistful intro and outro give you the feeling of going back in time to those type of parties. The type of conversation you hear in the background as the song ends is spot on to the kind of things you would actually hear. Try "Groove Line", "Always and Forever", and "Mind Blowing Decisions". The great Rod Temperton wrote or co-wrote many of their hits. He also wrote and produced for Michael Jackson.
‘Always and Forever’… the best love ballad ever!
The original!
Also Happiness Togetherness!
OMG!! This song just transported me to my 7th grade skating parties! The skating rink was the place for birthday parties and youth group outings! Such a fun time for me! Thank you so much for the reaction! So glad you enjoyed It! ❤❤
Totally!
The best!!!
I loved roller discos when I was a kid.
One of my favorite bands from that era. ❤ Their song “Always and Forever”(1976) is one of the best love songs of all time. Any fan of this group knows the lyrics including all the notes to the very end. It’s just one of those type of songs🔥🔥🔥
Now y’all gotta react to “Always & Forever”….very sweet song with some awesome vocal gymnastics at the end ❤️🔥
Long version.
@@blackblake3658 that’s definitely the best version
They need to do the live version. The lead singer kills it with a long note at the end. So gorgeous
One of the BEST songs ever made.
@@Noelle0026 yup….the live versión is sweetest. The way he carries that last note Is something else 😍
Listen, disco is everything I’m 53 years old. I love a lot of different genres of music and of course I’ve heard a lot of music in my time but disco for me is everything.!
Loved them!!! Yall have to get some SOS band on here "Take Your Time" is a must for 70, 80s. Dancing, skating being at picnics and family reunions.
It was a GREAT time. I was a. freshman in college in the fall of 1977 when this was released. I wouldn't change that time frame for anything. You make me smile with your reactions as you appreciate the music of the 70s and 80s
When Heatwave hooked up with Rod Templeton the magic began, what a great sound ❤🇬🇧
Rod was the man!
Great cut. Also check out the Groove Line. Rod Temperton wrote most of their cuts (as well as some for Michael Jackson for the Off The Wall album)
Old Skool never fails to hit the spot!
Gets right under your skin, right off the bat! Now I know what I looked like the first time I heard this song…
In the 80s you'd have a jheri curl. Their album HeatWave's "Central Heating" is full of cuts, full of range, get to it when you can. Many people got married off of "Always & Forever," grooved to "The Grove Line," were mystified by "The Star of a Story," "Sho Nuff Must Be Love", and "Leavin for a Dream,"omething for everybody.
Mind Blowin Decisions!!
Always and Forever ... Forever! that studio cut is not to be missed
I was 11yrs old when I heard this song. Got the album for Christmas. Skated to it as well.
This group is one of my favorite I mean my Favorite Disco/Funk/R & B bands!!!! LoL hahaha....we were COOL,,,,and then we grew up and had families and kids.....and became average. Hahaha
I love funk from the seventies (Boogie Nights, 1976). Heatwave made some of the best roller skating music! I love it!❤❤
Always and Forever was their great love song back when I was in HS, a must listen
Once again.... amazing melody.. so many levels of melody... true musicians...
Heatwave is awesome and have alot of great songs!!!
Back in the 70’s there was a few dance moves but most of the time you made up your own dance to the songs . It didn’t matter what you did you just got in the dance floor and shook what your mama gave you
Absolutely loved ya'll's reaction!❤ And Amber, you were groovin just fine to the music.😊 As others have said, everybody got on the dance floor for this jam. Also, ya'll got to check out their songs Goove Line and Always and Forever. You'll love it! And yeah the 70's were truly amazing!!
The pre cursor to mike's "Off the Wall" !!!
This was played in the Discos all the time in the 70s and early 80s.
Don't forget to cover Heatwave - Always and Forever 🎵🎶👍
I was hoping you came to heavtwave but I was hoping it would be "Always and Forever". That is really great song I think and just has such a mellow and soft and easy mode. I've been playing it over and over for the past 3 weeks.
I remember seeing them in concert back in the 70’s, they were great, their big was Always and Forever. That’s romancing music.
Jay and Amber..... As a teenager of the '60's.... I graduated from high school in 1971.... I did alot of dancing! You 2 were moving and grooving to Boogie Nights like you have done it for years! Groovy! Keep on dancing!!
Nice! I had the album Too Hot To Handle, really cool artwork, 😎 great reaction guys! Btw I was jammin to this at age 15! I then saw them live, ten years later, 1985 in the UK when I was in the Air Force 😅😊
Too Hot To Handle was one of my first albums!! I used to play that to death.
Me three
Yes! The melting album. 💛
Thank You for listening to my request 😊 Pair this with Disco Inferno by Trammps, Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band, Donna Summer's songs, and a great many others to make the 70s dance party mix!
You got that right! I wanted to see you get up and dance ;) Any moves are good for disco. Soul Train has the dances of those times. You gotta see their episodes!
Your reaction made me smile 😁
This was the Disco Era - from the 70s and 80s - best time of music!
I guess this generation is not used to hearing built up intros because the intro is so beautiful & the harmonizing alone is epic the transition you don’t hear music like this anymore.
they aren't used to good music either😂😂😂😂😂 true facts
@soonerlilsis not trying to be disrespectful but with most ears today I feel no patience it has to quick to the point with the melody yes when it comes songs to dance to that's usually the case to get you dancing
Same with movies. Kids can't let a movie build. They want explosions right away. I heard actor Ralph Fiennes say a movie like The English Patient couldn't be made today. That movie is not that old. But that's how much things have changed.
@@blackblake3658 haha so true…..LOL don’t have the patience to hear the story
Facts!
In 1978 I went to Spain with my high school Summer School Abroad program. I was 16, there was no drinking age, we were living in a dorm at the University of Salamanca, and going to the disco quite a bit. Heatwave’s Groove Line was a big hit. Also, back then Saturday Night Live was the big movie in Europe. It was released in the US in 1977 but in the old days it usually was released internationally the next year, so 1978 was a good year for disco in Spain. I hope your next Heatwave reaction is Groove Line.
Thanks for this reaction.
Over the internet I became friends with someone who managed Heatwave back in the 70’s and he spoke highly of Rod Temperton who he said was a musical genius and penned the song Boogie Nights. Temperton went on to write songs for Michael Jackson (Rock With You and Thriller) to name but two also writing for artists such as George Benson, Karen Carpenter, Quincy Jones, Donna Summer and even LL Cool J
Jay be feeling it!!! Love you guy's enthusiasm!! The dances we did were The Bus Stop, Bump, Hustle, Errol Flynn, Four Corners ...
Mindblowing Decisions, Star of the Star Story, Happiness Togetherness, Ain't No Half Stepping .... they have some great tuned. RIP Johnnie snd Keith Wilder
Heat wave was a great band .
Still are!..saw them earlier this year in Manchester UK ..amazing! 🎶
Ah, the 70s, the decade of my childhood! The skating rinks were busy with the old school 4-wheel skates. So many genres of music were popular, and, while everyone had their favorite, you ended up listening to a lot of different types. It was a great time period to grow up.
Heatwave made one the best love ballads of all time always forever also mind blowing decision s
Yep, we were on the floor at the disco, lights jumping to the beat, we were Jamin dressed to the 9s
I rollerskated to this under a huge disco ball at the Pirate's Cove Skating Rink in Orlando, FL in the 70s 😊 Good times!!
This song is Dope! I remember roller booging to this song as a kid! So fun and so cool!
Watching this made me smile 🥰 You definitely don’t need to know the moves, you just feel it! I was raised listening to 70’s music. My father later joined Heatwave, with my Uncle Keith who was an original member. RIP 🙏🏽🤍
When Jay says “I’m not getting a skate-vibe yet” I literally said “Oh, you will!” to my phone! And let me also say YEP! to ‘Groove Line!’ 🪩🕺🏻❤️🤘🏼
Boogie Nights was written by Rod Temperton who also wrote give me the night by George Benson, and thriller and rock with you for Michael Jackson
They also recorded -Always And Forever, Mind Blowing Decisions & Grove Line.
Their albums deserve a full listen through. Central Heating album is my favorite. Great song writing, harmonies. I feel their best songs never made the radio.
'Always and Forever' was one of the best slow dance songs in high school and is a must for your reaction.' All You Do Is Dial' is another great one with a great feel and sound.
It has that OFF THE WALL groove line
Aside from Boogie Nights (which never failed to get people dancing!), The Groove Line was another good track. But one of, if not their most successful songs was, 'Always & Forever' - which isn't disco - but was definitely one that DJs used to put on at the end of the night for that last smoochy dance for couples. I think you'll love it.
Y'all need to check out Heatwave's "Always and Forever", "Super Soul Sister", "Mind Blowing Decisions" just to name a few. All certified bangers. Many Blessings!!
One of my fave of all time dance songs. Still gets me movin. YES!
Mid 70's British Disco .... Along with the likes of Hi-Tension, The Real Thing etc. .... Heatwave were the very best. Bought all their stuff as a kid. Boogie Nights, The Groove Line, Jitterbugging, Too Hot to Handle, Always and Forever, Mind Blowing Decisions etc. .... Yeap, had them all. Pioneers of Disco ❤️
Grooveline by them is a must. 😁
The Hustle. The Bump. The Funky Chicken. The Robot (Michael Jackson's is the best you'll see, btw). Just some of the iconic dances of the 70s.
If this song came on I had to hit the skate floor. I was a child of the 70's and there was a lot of great music.
You two HAVE the right moves! You may have been born later than the song, but your feet, hands, shoulders and souls obviously are of that time!
"Always and Forever" by Heatwave is one of the best love songs ever written. ps for Jay, at the end he shows a gorgeous falsetto.
Remember hearing this in my high school cafeteria. It’s funny back then there were clear lines drawn you either were Disco or you were Rock. I never fell under any as I loved music, R&B, Rock an Disco loved to dance but loved going to Rock clubs an watching Twisted Sister or Ramona’s. This song brings back great memories to a time that just seemed uncomplicated it was a great time to live
Amber, you've got the moves, and watching you two 'chair-jammin' puts a smile on my face, and warms my heart.
Righteous choice, what a jam!
Out till six in the morning after a night out partying with friends dancing to this song all night long.
"BRING BACK DISCO" K C AND THE SUNSHINE BAND - "THAT'S THE WAY I LIKE IT"
You'll like "Groove Line", because it is the same genre, but "Always and Forever" you will both love. The lead singer has a silky-smooth voice, and you will really love his falsetto. You'll want some alone time afterward.
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Imagine me, a 16 year old Q-tip of a boy, doing Summer stock musical theatre in Michigan, far from my home in LA. After the show the local disco would let us in, even though we were too young, cause we could DANCE! This song became an anthem for us and we would drive late at night into the rural roads blasting the radio, leaning out of the car in the moonlight, our feathered hair blowing in the wind. Fresh freedom and innocent joy washed over us during our Boogie Nights...
Amber, there's no "right " moves. However you are inspired to move, is the right way! It's about letting loose and having fun.
Now this is a good example of Disco Funk. This was their debut album in 1976 and Boogie nights was a huge hit and stlii is to this day, but also the slow jam from the same album, Always and Forever (which gave us youngsters a chance to get up close to boys/girls we were attracted to on the dance floor without the awkwardness) was really really big as well. They followed that up in 1977 with another big funky hit song "The Grooveline" , one of my faves.... I'm so glad you guys discovered them because they were such a big part of our younger days...Blessings!
Oh yesss. Bring it onnn. ❤🇬🇧💃🕺🎙
This song has always been everything...Listen to Grooveline....Much love to my favorite fellow Sooners......BOOMER!!!!
Finally you got to Heatwave! So much good music they put out. Definitely need to check out "The Groove Line" (on the dance side) and "Always and Forever" (on the slow side).
Heatwave was one of my favorite old school groups. Their "Too Hot to Handle" was absolutely outstanding; hit after hit. "Always and Forever" is one of their big hits and an altime wedding song. "Grooveline" was one of my favorites.
Haven't heard this in a long time. I remember when it was on the radio, great tune.
Those intros were designed to get people to recognize the song and bring them onto the dance floor
The title track of this album smokes too ,"too hot to handle"
RIP to founding members Johnnie Wilder Jr., His brother Keith, and Rod Temperton. Temperton left the band and went on to write hit records for many artists, from The Brothers Johnson to Kool and the Gang and the King of Pop himself. By the way, nobody, and I mean nobody shoulder dancers like Amber👍
"Groove Line" "Always and Forever" "Mind Blowing Decisions" "Ain't No Half-Steppin."
Don't worry about the 'right' moves; you both have the right groove. Back in the day (as they say), it didn't matter as long as you were moving to your own spirit. Yes, you could see someone move a particular way - oh, that's how I feel and try it yourself.
Oh, Amber, you are right about the moves back then! You should go grab the video of them live to get that look and feel!