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@@SK-nh9gh everyone definitely can not look good with it. All you have to do is look around and see more bad plastic surgery jobs than good. However to have a voice that still sounds that good live at 83, he's obviously taking great care of himself.
💥What a beautiful man and voice... all the classics. One of my missions and Im speaking up... You bible thumpers, if you follow your religion according to the book.... "Black and white can live together, but must not mix" (this man is an example why they are VERY wrong) one of the reasons I question the three war religions, you should too. 💥
Smokey must've taken amazing care of his voice to still have such great pitch and control after over half a century of singing. His voice was obviously stronger as a young man, but his mastery of the art clearly allowed him to hold on to so much. Oh, and he's one of America's greatest songwriters. Has to be said, Smokey is a legend.
all you have to do is stay away from drugs (including alcohol) and your voice doesn't really change honestly unless you're singing extremely poorly very often
I loved this, but Mr Robinson has always been secretive about his age, one thing I do know is that he's as old as my grandmother (she loved him) and she was born in 1932 that would make him 91 not 83.
I had bad anxiety. I could barely drive alone. I'd need to go to guitar center about 40 min from where I live. I asked my mom to ride with me, which she obliged because she's a Saint, and I'd blast oldies. She turned me onto them of course. She passed 6 months ago and I'm so lost. This man means more to me than anything I could ever imagine. As soon as i saw npr did a tiny desk concert of smokey i wouldve showed her and she wouldve loved it. i guess what i wanna say is i loved it when we were cruisin together. I love you, mom.
Sorry for your loss and hopefully i can go cruising for you and your mom at the Ontario,ca car show. Went last year for the first time,just popped in my feed from nowhere. I wasn't going to go but glad i did,saw Thelma Houston she killed it at her age and she had more energy than anybody there. Hopefully im going to go for you and your mom
The Blue-Eyed (Correction: GREEN EYED💚) Motown LEGEND! 🤩😎 0:03 "Being With You" 3:58 "The Tears Of A Clown" 6:49 "If We Don't Have Each Other" (New Album “Gasms”) 11:40 "Beside You" (New Album “Gasms”) 16:26 "Quiet Storm" 23:03 "Cruisin!” Thanks, Tiny Desk 🔥👌🏾
83 years old!!! Still controlling the breathing well !! , singing the right notes, sounding still smokey & clear and got the power too !!! Wow wow wow!!!!
Smokey Robinson wrote songs for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, The Jackson Five, and so many other Motown artists, that you could say, along with Berry Gordy he created the Motown sound. And, he's still got it! What an eclectic, talented group of musicians he brought with him, too. Thanks, Tiny Desk!
poucas pessoas a qui no Brasil o conhece como o S.R MOTOWN mas estas pessoas o admiram porque ele se emprenhou muito em ajudar as pessoas.ele foi o homem que fez o bem sem se importar a quem. ele é um ser em quê todos os artistas negros tanto do passado como os de hoje o admiram e o reverenciam . realmente este é o artista ou o maior mentor da música Norte Americana
This is so unreal, to see the legend in the flesh, people truly don't realize how many hits this man has done. Much love for the iconic Smokey Robinson, a man who has inspired me to this very day.
Smokey Robinson is the greatest Rythem and Blues songwriter of all time.There would be no MOTOWN without the musical contributions of Smokey Robinson!!!
I was on a flight with him probably 10 years ago. The women on the plane were absolutely melting. Several of them got up during the the flight to say hi because they couldn’t resist. He was extremely kind and gracious.
I remember being 17 , 17 years ago, working at Sams Club(City of Industry) and this guy causally coming to my checkout . I didn't notice at the moment because I was refilling my registers paper and when I looked up I was like 😮 .
It’s 3am and I’m watching Smokey Robinson on Tiny Desk and loving it!! Alicia Keys Tiny Desk “was” my favorite until 3am this morning. Smokey is the man
Please keep up this momentum of showcasing the R&B music era musicians while we still have them with us. Enjoyed Smokey, Baby Face, CHIC...this is awesome. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk.💜 Suggestions: Stephanie Mills, Chaka, Stanley Clark, Najee, Jeffrey Osborn, Cameo, Lionel Richey, Stevie, Patrice Rushen.
Just the songs he wrote for others is incredible alone.. What a legend. Oooh Baby Baby & Cruisin are all time favs of mine. D’angelo probably the only person that could do Cruisin justice and he did
this man is still touring and doing shows and just released an album, people are not paying for his voice to sound perfect, they are paying out of love for his legacy
I've had the honor of seeing Smokey live in concert twice, and even in his older age, his voice is one that must be heard in person. Long live The King of Motown!
He sounded marvelous.. didn't quite need the background singers although I'm sure they're nice ladies but not everyone can harmonize or sing melody Live.. he was superb and the band was great. I didn't want it to end.. I sent this video to my Mom and shared it on my socials..
Exactly and going to be frank the background singer on the left sounds horrible and have an annoying high pitch voice. I mean she was so bad you would think she was doing it on purpose.
Im 28 I aint no die hard fan or nothing like that. But this dude right here is such an icon fr he wrote hits after hits. His career is as old as my parents but fr he looks good for his age!
Smokey was my first concert back in 1986, my mom won tickets to see him at the LA Forum. He opened with U Really Got a Hold on Me… I only remember this because of his appearance on Sesame Street when a giant U kept trying to attack him. Later on when I was playing drums, I worked at Guitar Center and one of the first people I met happened to be his drummer from the 1986 tour, the first drummer I had ever seen live. Anyways, Smokey has a special place in my heart and this performance made me so incredibly happy, like I was at that concert with my mom again after all these years. RIP mama, and thank you Smokey and NPR!
Glad to hear the master singer and songwriter is still sounding great. One of my all-time favorite. Smokey Robinson is a True Legend! Thank you 🙏🏾 Tiny Desk for presenting him. 🎤))))))🎶🎵🎵))))
I listened to the Original Quiet Storm with Melvin Lindsey on WHUR 96.3 FM as a kid growing up in SE DC. So, listening to Mr. Robinson sing his classic song warmed my heart. ♥
I thought Dua Lipa was til Cold Play. Then I thought Ed Sheeran until Sam Smith. Now Smokey Robinson??! This truly was ICONIC! Thank you NPR. We appreciate you.
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You might as well throw E W F and Chicago to, and don’t forget Gladys !!
I would LOVE a Billy Strings tiny desk🔥👍🏼
Yup😎✊🏾💯
sooner rather than later
What will be the entry dates for 2025 please? Doing this again? Unsigned musician here with a great band!
Working at NPR Music has to be the absolute best job in the entire world
Agreed 👍🏾
Whoever books these needs a raise.
Smokey Robinson is 83 years old. Looks great and still has a beautiful voice. Still performing. Living his best life. Gotta love it.
He very obviously has had plastic surgery. Anyone can look "young" that way.
@@SK-nh9gh everyone definitely can not look good with it. All you have to do is look around and see more bad plastic surgery jobs than good. However to have a voice that still sounds that good live at 83, he's obviously taking great care of himself.
Got a good dentist too obviously
@@geoffcaptaincpaige1167money!!
💥What a beautiful man and voice... all the classics. One of my missions and Im speaking up... You bible thumpers, if you follow your religion according to the book.... "Black and white can live together, but must not mix" (this man is an example why they are VERY wrong) one of the reasons I question the three war religions, you should too. 💥
I would say a “national” treasure, but I believe that limits what he really is: A treasure to the whole world.
When’s Stevie’s Tiny Desk coming?? It has to happen now!
yes yes yes and yes. I’m ready for my boy!
Been asking! Surely it's coming up next
It's overdue!💯
I would need at least 3 hours of Stevie!
❤
Imagine being 83 years old! 83 YO!!! and not only looking this good but singing this good?! What a legend! 👏👏👏
This man has been doing this for 63 YEARS! Longer than most of us have been alive! He's still doing it without missing a step.
That’s what legends do. I still play Smokey’s best of. Such a treat waking up to this on YT.
I'm 59....Smokey > Marvin in my book.
""SMOKEY ROBINSON "" HE GOT IT GOING ON. HE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE!!!
Love me some Smokey! He’s amazing!! ❤️
@@marywatkins9438 I so much appreciate your support towards my career
Smokey must've taken amazing care of his voice to still have such great pitch and control after over half a century of singing. His voice was obviously stronger as a young man, but his mastery of the art clearly allowed him to hold on to so much.
Oh, and he's one of America's greatest songwriters. Has to be said, Smokey is a legend.
He's on the Mount Rushmore of American music.
all you have to do is stay away from drugs (including alcohol) and your voice doesn't really change honestly unless you're singing extremely poorly very often
@@arisumegowhy is he singing most of these songs at least a full step down from the original then?
@@Holygiantmust of the tiny desk performances are dialed down
@@eighmanauraviewthat has nothing to do with pitch
Thank you, Tiny Desk, for featuring the legendary Smokey Robinson!!!
Man! You ain’t lying! Smokey is a LIVING LEGEND!
I loved this, but Mr Robinson has always been secretive about his age, one thing I do know is that he's as old as my grandmother (she loved him) and she was born in 1932 that would make him 91 not 83.
You said it
Bob Dylan considers him to be one of the great poets
Spectacular William Smokey Robinson 83 and still performing, whatta Legend hat's Off to the one and Only 🎉❤
I had bad anxiety. I could barely drive alone. I'd need to go to guitar center about 40 min from where I live. I asked my mom to ride with me, which she obliged because she's a Saint, and I'd blast oldies. She turned me onto them of course. She passed 6 months ago and I'm so lost. This man means more to me than anything I could ever imagine. As soon as i saw npr did a tiny desk concert of smokey i wouldve showed her and she wouldve loved it. i guess what i wanna say is i loved it when we were cruisin together. I love you, mom.
I feel you, 100 percent
Your mom seemed like a super special lady! It is tough but at least we get to keep the memories
Sorry for your loss and hopefully i can go cruising for you and your mom at the Ontario,ca car show. Went last year for the first time,just popped in my feed from nowhere. I wasn't going to go but glad i did,saw Thelma Houston she killed it at her age and she had more energy than anybody there. Hopefully im going to go for you and your mom
🫂 ❤️
The Blue-Eyed (Correction: GREEN EYED💚) Motown LEGEND! 🤩😎
0:03 "Being With You"
3:58 "The Tears Of A Clown"
6:49 "If We Don't Have Each Other" (New Album “Gasms”)
11:40 "Beside You" (New Album “Gasms”)
16:26 "Quiet Storm"
23:03 "Cruisin!”
Thanks, Tiny Desk 🔥👌🏾
Thank u so much.
Sound good Smokey
Thank YOU!
I’m so sad he didn’t do Agony and Ecstasy 😢
Green eyes
When Smokey sings, you can't help but smile because it makes you feel so good!
Period🙅🏽♀️💪🏾🥰🙏🏾🫶🏽🤞🏾🩷
When Smokey sings, I hear violins.
83 years old!!! Still controlling the breathing well !! , singing the right notes, sounding still smokey & clear and got the power too !!! Wow wow wow!!!!
It's very rare!
Unbelievable. What a gig!
This brother looks great and sounds great I’m glad we had chance to hang out mr legend!
Npr is not far from my house. Wish I had known about it! Smoke still got it!
Props to the band and string section! Love it.
He aged like fine wine. Go head Smokey,you are a Motown Legend.💜
Yeah I was just thinking he still as beautiful as ever
Smokey Robinson wrote songs for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, The Jackson Five, and so many other Motown artists, that you could say, along with Berry Gordy he created the Motown sound. And, he's still got it! What an eclectic, talented group of musicians he brought with him, too. Thanks, Tiny Desk!
Motown Forever. So many classics.
poucas pessoas a qui no Brasil o conhece como o S.R MOTOWN
mas estas pessoas o admiram porque ele se emprenhou muito em ajudar as pessoas.ele foi o homem que fez o bem sem se importar a quem. ele é um ser em quê todos os artistas negros tanto do passado como os de hoje o admiram e o reverenciam . realmente este é o artista ou o maior mentor da música Norte Americana
How on earth has this not hit a million views yet??? 😩
Estan sumergidos en el reaggeton 😢😢😢
@@monicaquimpergomez7319LOL … not sure if that’s the reason …
Smokey's "Quiet Storm" created an entire genre of late night radio. The long version is a complete vibe!!!
Absolutely
My favorite Smokey Album too
Yes indeed! That is one of my favorites.
Back in 1975 I wasn't born but I introduced that classic song
I totally agree ❤
Dude on flute stole the show
This is so unreal, to see the legend in the flesh, people truly don't realize how many hits this man has done. Much love for the iconic Smokey Robinson, a man who has inspired me to this very day.
Well...plastic...and a bit of flesh
@@3TQHAJSHNQ He is still alive, that's all that matters.
Hopefully some group besides the Library of Congress will acknowledge his songs as they did Bob Dylan recently!
It's insane how well his voice has been preserved after all these years! Incredible talent!
This is the man who wrote the most popular song of all time!! My Girl!!!!
Wow I didn’t know he wrote that!
Smokey Robinson is the greatest Rythem and Blues songwriter of all time.There would be no MOTOWN without the musical contributions of Smokey Robinson!!!
And Nick and Val did nothing! And Marvin Gaye was just a sanitation worker at Motown? Lamont and Dozier anyone! Help me Lord! Smh
@@Unbelievable-no7vm 🤣🤣
ABSOLUTELY
I was on a flight with him probably 10 years ago. The women on the plane were absolutely melting. Several of them got up during the the flight to say hi because they couldn’t resist. He was extremely kind and gracious.
Terrance Howard is Smokey Jr.
@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY Terrance is nowhere near the same league.
❤ I would have tried to say something and would have failed into a puddle of giggles!❤
I recall he speaking on his affair with Diana Ross
Smokey Robinson 😊🙏🏿💙🔥.
I can’t believe he’s 83 years old! WOW
His forehead isn't moving so I think his secret is botox.
@@ariamason9324 ever so slightly lol
@@ariamason9324that doesn't have anything to do with that vocal quality at 83.
@@jlv3x I didn't say it did 😕
@@ariamason9324🙄
I know it blows my mind !!!but we all are getting there!!!
💐💐💐💐💐💐GIVING SMOKEY HIS FLOWERS ✨💚✨💚✨💚 NPR really knows how to start a week!!!
I remember being 17 , 17 years ago, working at Sams Club(City of Industry) and this guy causally coming to my checkout . I didn't notice at the moment because I was refilling my registers paper and when I looked up I was like 😮 .
It’s 3am and I’m watching Smokey Robinson on Tiny Desk and loving it!! Alicia Keys Tiny Desk “was” my favorite until 3am this morning. Smokey is the man
Sam smith, Masego ,check those out
SAME
Cyprus Hill was one of my favourites. Smokey and band are up there too. What a great sound
@@ulisesmondragon6332the action Bronson, wu tang, Yaritza, and Post Malone are my favorite
Respect 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Please keep up this momentum of showcasing the R&B music era musicians while we still have them with us. Enjoyed Smokey, Baby Face, CHIC...this is awesome. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk.💜 Suggestions: Stephanie Mills, Chaka, Stanley Clark, Najee, Jeffrey Osborn, Cameo, Lionel Richey, Stevie, Patrice Rushen.
Especially Jeffrey Osborn❤❤❤
Atlantic Starr, and the 5th Dimension
Stephanie Mills ❤
Stevie ❤
Beautiful…thank you tiny desk👏🏾❤️
He still got it going on at 83. What a legend 🫶🏾🤩
Bought my big sister tickets to see him for her 70th b'day.....wish I was going but am sooo happy that she and her husband are able to see him in NY.
This man is 83 yrs old y’all!! Thank you for featuring a LEGEND! ❤
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Right on smokey!!😅❤
npr have done it again🤲🏾
Just the songs he wrote for others is incredible alone.. What a legend. Oooh Baby Baby & Cruisin are all time favs of mine. D’angelo probably the only person that could do Cruisin justice and he did
Baby Baby is my joint and Ebony Eyes with Rick James
‘ What love has joined together’. Just makes me cry 😢love it
You know it's a jam when the musicians in the band are dancing and singing as they play. Thank you Smokey, and thank you Tiny Desk.
That gave me Gasms
this man is still touring and doing shows and just released an album, people are not paying for his voice to sound perfect, they are paying out of love for his legacy
I would like to hear, "tell me tomorrow"....
I've had the honor of seeing Smokey live in concert twice, and even in his older age, his voice is one that must be heard in person. Long live The King of Motown!
I saw him with my mom on v day 2019! He sounded amazing and danced with a lady from the audience! ❤😂
@@divinetiming1005 That's a great one. My favorite of his with The Miracles is "Satisfaction"
Smooooooooth Smokey! Props to double duty sax and flute! Not an easy combo.
This is a beautiful man aging with grace. Amazing 💛
♥️💯🌱 From NYC, love to all. Bless.
He sounded marvelous.. didn't quite need the background singers although I'm sure they're nice ladies but not everyone can harmonize or sing melody Live.. he was superb and the band was great. I didn't want it to end.. I sent this video to my Mom and shared it on my socials..
Sounded great even the the volume might be a bit low but could be on purpose
They’re meant to mimic the sound of his ex wife and miracle Claudette. Her voice used to always nicely counter Smoke
Exactly and going to be frank the background singer on the left sounds horrible and have an annoying high pitch voice. I mean she was so bad you would think she was doing it on purpose.
HE sounded marvelous@@jimihendrixx11
@@natepolitics1490lmao 😂😂😂😂
Now that's entertaining....❤
Uncle Smokey turned Tiny into Huge Desk bringing along orchestra but well earned, what a legend! Blooming marvellous ❤️❤️🙏🏾
Papa Smoke at this point, but I still wouldn't bring my girl around him...
All I can say is GOD IS GOOD....and he is truly blessing Smokey. He still sounds and looks AMAZING!
ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This level of longevity is unparalleled
Agreed. I think Ron Isley is also in his 80s and still kicking.
Smokey doin his thing! Crooner 4 life! and we are so blessed to have his voice and music live!! we love it when ur cruising with us too Smokey
I’ve never clicked on a Tiny Desk Concert so fast 🥰🥰🥰
NOW THAT WAS LOVE FROM THE ❤ 😮
Still amazing after all these years!
Smokey was my first live concert at the Regal Theater
A Motown legend doing Tiny Desk! This is awesome! My mom and I are both jammin'!
He still sounds good.
Im 28 I aint no die hard fan or nothing like that. But this dude right here is such an icon fr he wrote hits after hits. His career is as old as my parents but fr he looks good for his age!
Luego de la partida de Tony, smokey es el último de esa era dorada! Hay que disfrutarlo!!!
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Legend! What an ending!
Waiting for D'Angelo for years, make it happen tiny desk
He ate and left no crumbs. 83 where?
Thank you, Smokey Robinson. Thank you, band. Thank you, NPR. We so needed this.
The band was tight and they played the tunes with perfection while Smokey sang beautifully. A man 84 killing it like he did is incredible!
His singing voice dope
Still looking and sounding good
What a legend, he looks incredible for his age too.
Smokey defies space and time...💚🎸
Blue eyed soul. Can’t help but smile when I see him and hear music I grew up with. What a blessing to many he has been. Thank you Smokey.
A Different Class ⭐️⭐️❤️⭐️⭐️… the complete Package 💥 … love to all from Ireland 🇮🇪 🍀❤️
I’m overjoyed he did Tears of a Clown with this ensemble. Great vibe for a Monday morning 🐐
Hugs to you !!!❤
I am a Detroiter living elsewhere and this took me HOME! Thank you, Tiny Desk! Smokey you a legend 💐💐💐💐!
I'm glad I found this site! now I can listen to my kind of music❤ ' smokey you sound so good😊 and remember to be kind to one another.
Legend!!!!
His voice sounds amazing!
He is 83 years old, and he is still looking good.
I saw Smokey and the Miracles at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC when I was about 12 years old. I’m now 72. Love seeing him in this YT clip!
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I'll never forget my dad taking me to one of Smokey's concerts when I was 19. He would have loved this❤
Smokey's eyes are still shining like diamonds, he is "younger" than most of us :)
83? I’ll have whatever Smokey’s having…please..
😂🎉😂🎉 I second that!!!!
The quintessential wooer! Smokey. Lawd lawd! Still got it!!!!
If only jamerson and marv could have been here with him
Smokey was my first concert back in 1986, my mom won tickets to see him at the LA Forum. He opened with U Really Got a Hold on Me… I only remember this because of his appearance on Sesame Street when a giant U kept trying to attack him. Later on when I was playing drums, I worked at Guitar Center and one of the first people I met happened to be his drummer from the 1986 tour, the first drummer I had ever seen live. Anyways, Smokey has a special place in my heart and this performance made me so incredibly happy, like I was at that concert with my mom again after all these years. RIP mama, and thank you Smokey and NPR!
A classic man and sound ❤
I wish he performed his track "gang banging" 😢
LEGENDARY.
Much love to Mr. Smokey Bill Robinson. ❤🎉❤
Uncle Smokey!!!
Wonderful Smokey
Voice is still perfection. Thanks to Smokey, his band, and NPR Tiny Desk!
Truth!!!
What a legend!
The legend, still legendary!
Yep the Man's still got it! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Glad to hear the master singer and songwriter is still sounding great. One of my all-time favorite. Smokey Robinson is a True Legend!
Thank you 🙏🏾 Tiny Desk for presenting him. 🎤))))))🎶🎵🎵))))
Love the sax and bass on "If We Don't Have Each Other"
So Good..... Thank you Smokey and Team . . . . Excellent!!!!
The band is so locked in and the mini string orchestra sounds oh so good. Class act!
🙏🧡🌈🧡🙏
Thank you Smokey for being you, and spreading your love and light!!!
🙏🧡🌈🧡🙏
Amazing!
Outstanding Performance, by an icon he’s still smooth and sexy! 🧿🖤🗝️
I listened to the Original Quiet Storm with Melvin Lindsey on WHUR 96.3 FM as a kid growing up in SE DC. So, listening to Mr. Robinson sing his classic song warmed my heart. ♥
Long Live Smokey! 🙌🏾
The man with the golden voice. Amazing at 80 years old. Bravo!! Only one Grammy Award. THAT'S CRAZY!
This has to be one of the best Tiny Desk ever. AMAZING!
I thought Dua Lipa was til Cold Play. Then I thought Ed Sheeran until Sam Smith. Now Smokey Robinson??! This truly was ICONIC! Thank you NPR. We appreciate you.