Family Stand- Ghetto Heaven
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- Опубліковано 29 гру 2008
- Family Stand comprises of Peter Lord, Jefferey Smith, and the amazing Sandra St. Victor. The song Ghetto Heaven was huge hit on the R&B charts back in 1990 and the hook was later used by Common in 2001 for a song of the same title.
I am in tears hearing this. I met my late husband in 1990. He came over to my place and we were listening to this, Das Fx, Poor Righteous Teachers, Public Enemy, Wu among many others. Little did I know, I would only have 25 years of his presence on this earth. It such a short amount of time, when you're in it, you know it will end, but you really don't know how an ending feels till it ends. Sorry, just reflecting . . .
I'm so sorry. What was his name? XO
@@alyssaparker7811 Calvin
Beautiful, thankyou. 💓
Reflect away. Very sorry for your loss.
I can't imagine what you're going through. May God continue to comfort you.
my Father used to sing the 1st verse opening "You know I love my baby" to me and my sisters when we were little. He still does and now he sings it to his granddaughters too. 💕
He’s a crack head innit
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
@@peepingsid2096 no 😂😂😂
That's so sweet
That is awesome!
One of the MOST underrated songs ever!
Makes me sad knowing we will never get quality music like this ever again 😢
It exists, gotta search deeper for it now... which still sucks.
Exactly
You and me both😢!
@@LaneyaWilesUnlikely with people like Megan the Mandem and Cardi D- running things now..
It is there - never lose the faith
That James Brown ad lib is so funky…. I’m still rocking this in 2024!!!!
This was when music had a very deep meaning. I miss the 90s so much.
You and me, both...
i totally agree, to say they dont make music like this no more would be a colossal understatement. seem like thats the reason they tryna bring everything back now in a sense
Me too❤️🎼🎤
this is probably one of the saddest songs as it is about addiction and prostitution and being poor but because of the beat we all dance away to it- genius!
No one is going to appreciate this song until it shows up in a movie or video game :(
gattaca761 or sum Dr Seuss auto-tone (or tune) rapper destroy it by sampling it. Fortunately, this track doesn't hv a cheap negative vibe to it so the robots may continue to pass it up..👏🙊
you count yourself as "no one"? Plenty of people appreciate this joint. This aint for everybody.
Watch the ghetto heaven created for the believers! Pay attention people team meathead baby
They always said a fool wit money will soon depart?
Well Common actually did a rendition of this piece on the album Like Water For Chocolate
This song still rocks in 2020, can't believe it's 30 years old
WOW 1990 all seems like yesterday, how time files... TOO FAST
I like this music
G!... Now I feel old....
We are old, this is freshman year of high school for me.
Actually '86
Love my uncle Jeff 😍😍😍 peter and Sandra too!! They literally made this song in our living room lol by the time it was on the radio I was sick of it lmao
Wow! That’s what’s up!!
This is a beautiful song xx i was listenin to this when i was about 15 yrs old and i still loven the words and the whole vibe. . Gives me goose bumps 😘💕
Love this song I grew up on this music. Nothing like it anymore raw and real.Respect do..
Chiiile they played this song over n over...and nobody was mad loool
I still love this song!
Bought this in 1990 - 2024 still blasting it out.
i don't know if this makes me less of a man, but this was so nostalgic that I cried.
We didn't need to know that?! What's next you need to go for a number 2......?!
Curi0u50ne You didn't need to comment.
me too ..
donklue I cried too, and no it doesn't make you less of a man m8. Quite the opposite really. :)
It makes you human... and it's quite alright. I suffer from a great deal of nostalgia myself 😢
Sandra's vocals on this are 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I was pregnant when this song came out my son is now 25 years old with kids of his own......
Yes. Great tune. Bless you both
Erica sanders you must be so proud.... Urgh
@@clazza01smith31 she just saying bro
I'm waiting
AS A 25 YEAR OLD , I FEEL LIKE MY GENERATION HAVE BEEN ROBBED FROM GOOD MUSIC LIKE THIS , AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED I WAS BORN IN THE WRONG FUCKING DECADE.
gigijbijbj You were...
gigijbijbj you right brother, i'm 23 year old i love classic music too bad they don;t do this music no more. Bro you know what hurts me, nicki minaj anaconda video has more view then this music which has more messages
gigijbijbj So glad to see that some still crave it... gives us "old heads" some hope.
gigijbijbj Thats where, UA-cam comes :)
Radiovarietyshow true lol
Today is DEC 31st 2023….and I’m about to take this TUNE into 2024 with me……lesssssggggggooooo
“You know I love my baby”
This used to be in heavy roatation on BET's Video Vibrations....when it used to be Black Entertainment and not Black Exploitation Television
I feel u..i call it W.E.T...when Bob Johnson sold it to Viacom all the Blackness went wit it. They barely play videos now.
True that
Natalie M I remember those BET's Video Vibrations days...when the video comes on...you went to the record shop to pick up the single...DON'T WE ALL WISH THAT WE CAN GO BACK💯
Video Vibrations was where you found the artists early, before they made it to Video Soul. The good days frfr. For some of us anyways. Peace.
Natalie M I know that's right,you can say that,again!!!
I can't believe this classic gem is thirty two years old and still going strong , not sure if i feel younger or older either way its a timeless vibe from yesteryear. 👍😎👍❤🇬🇧 feb 2022
Tell me about it!!!!!❤
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Half way through twenty twenty two already and still loving the nineteis vibe 🙃🖕😃
Wait they From Uk like The music group Loose Ends ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@@joyceplater4518 I remember it well 🙄🙄👍😎👍🇬🇧 Nov twenty two
My God, 1990 was an amazing year for music and MTV, hiphop culture and R & B. So much soul in this song. What happened to our world in 25 years?
ikr
+Johannes Wijnands the years 87 to 92 were unbelievable.
indeed
My thoughts exactly what happened?
What is happening is drip fed to us all so we dont notice. We all have been sold out o the central banks. your land my land sold, you and your family sold, bonded. Corporate and political perversion that all the ig wigs of the world know about. thank god we still have good stuff like this to listen to
Genius. And rare proof that a fun song to dance to can still have a profound message.
This is a very deep song..I e seen some of the comments and some of you are right..The first verse is simply about having her love next to her after a long and hard day to help her relax..But the entirety of this song goes deeper than just that..It spills to the second verse being about a woman who needs her drugs to "get her through the day"..She needs to get some "Ghetto heaven"...third verse is about SELLING the "Ghetto Heaven"..It's deep to me because we all know someone using or selling..Just a powerful song to me..
Yeah man this song has a lot of meaning...then there's part where it says, "nana likes Brandy, especially peach, she keeps it by the radio and listens to the reverend preach." So many instances of "ghetto heaven"
Word up! Songs with actual meaning are what most music is lacking nowadays..Gotta get back to the old ways of making music! That's what I'm on now.
Yup Larry you are one of the few folk who understand the meaning of the song..."sister needs her sugar" for example, sugar being a street name for heroin.
+chris cardinelli I thought it was common knowledge they were talking about escaping thru drugs.
Word
Rest in peace 2 my brotha, he was killed in 1988, every time I hear this I think about him, I miss him so much, I love him always❤😙
cherry9951 Sorry for your loss.
Learning Bible truths is important.You can see him again..
John 5:28,29
i like to think one day we will all meet up again...stay strong
Read John 5:28,29.. Learning Bible Truths! Psalms 83:18.. You'll see them again..
This song is one of the best R&B songs of all time!!!
1988 thru 1994 will always go down as the best years in music in my opinion
and for this one to fall right during that time frame, the summer of 1990 put out some great songs and this one was the ring leader!
Bless you! you hit the spots on the dates.
Thanks fam! I appreciate your great knowledge.
I thought I was the only one with those dates very tru
DA BAD GUY !!! Well said. I've been trying to get this thru people's thick skulls for too many years!
kbw1970 it depends on the era you grew up in. We have attached memories and remember the impact of the music. we lived in a different world to the youngsters. Thay will never understand creativity and the originality of that music, even pop music was good
I doubt if I will ever forget this song, this is when going to the club was an experience and not a life or death situation. I feel sorry for young adults today, just thinking about the house parties, community center parties, and clubbing without worrying about being shot or someone dying. It's so crazy how much bonding and positive community interaction they are missing out on.
I agree with you. I remember when going to Clubs and House Parties and the most you would see maybe a fist fight and that was rare at least in my experience. Good music, Men and Women on a positive vibe on the dance floor. Lot of people met their Husband or Wife at Clubs and House parties back in the day and are still together. I would like to say good music cast the Love spell on them. Didn’t mean to ramble. Peace and be safe out here.
@@shottashabazz6721 No you're right, the vibe was awesome and no one came there to fight or set someone up. I mean even if you could find a safe club with a good environment you don't have the music to go with it at all. The only club bangers these so called artists can come up with are for the strip club.
Exactly @34blackula Strip club and Gang music. Maybe this type of music will burn out after a while. UA-cam is the antidote for us Old Schoolers because we can come here and pull up Gold like this whenever we want to. I share my era of music with the young ones in my family and I have yet to hear one say they didn’t like it.
@@shottashabazz6721 No doubt, I tell my kids all the time that's not real music. Snitching/lying on yourself and then being dumb enough to try to live up to those garbage ass lyrics. We never listen to the radio on long trips just my playlists, I tell them all the time music has to make you feel some type of way.
Thats bullshit. Like everything was a utopia in the 80s/90s. No one getting shot or dying? Must have been nice in your safe little world. For most of us it wasn't.
Wow....my 11th grade year in high school when this song came out....every time the video came on BET, I would be hypnotized to the tv....this song use to give me chills....
I was 10 years years old when i use see this on Video Souls summer of 1990
One of the best songs ever.
I heard this song today for the first time and fell in love...The bio on this song says it came out in 1990...I missed out...I said it once and I'll say it again, "better late than never." I'm in, "Ghetto heaven."
The Base Line on this joint is sick!
Proper
bassline and baseline are not the same.
@@jfc4798 Thank you must been auto correction. Bassline!
2022 and this song still has a poignant message. But sneaks under the radar. If you're still listening in 2022/2023.. All I can say is,you have outstanding taste. My friend,enjoy life..👍🏽
I loved this song since I was 10. And still love it at 41!!!!
This used to be my daddy's song! He would blast it from his radio when he washed his car on Saturday mornings. Good ol days.
I played this song til the tape popped! Great bass line!
Right
Is that Wesley Snipes on them drums? Beautiful song though
And an #upright bass at that!💪🏾💪🏾🖤
One of the greatest songs of the 90's.
My Mother LOVED THIS SONG! So listening to this song reminds me of her!
Kynota Murray peace to mom, word.
Thank you for sharing that.
+HowToMakeBeats I love to be in youtube forum where there is no trolling.
donklue was I trolling?
HowToMakeBeats My point was no one was actually trolling.
This song was big. I was a kid in the summer of 1990 but I remember it. First half of 1990 was "Poison" by BBD and "Hold On" by En Vogue
30 years later, the song is still strong.
THIS WAS THE GREATEST DAYS OF MY LIFE. WHEN MUSIC WAS REAL AND HAD MEANING. I'M GETTING MY WHOLE LIFE WITH THIS THOW BACK. DURING THIS VIRUS, WE WILL EVOLVE AS HUMANS AND OVERCOME THIS OUTBREAK
I was 13 when this came out. And I'm still listening in 2020!!
Wow what a tune, miss those days badly 😪
do not cry...it will be ok.
🙂👍
@@UFOsAreRealArea51 🤞
OMG - I remember a night out with my crew dancing my head off to this. The DJ just let it rip again back to back and the roof went off. Such an amazing tune!
How does one dance to this?
Vishal Das
Sitting down, standing up, driving...it's all doable!!!
Vishal Das What chu mean? Just like they are! lol
exactly, I remember going to a clubs when I was 18 and this would break it down
+Jennifer Ruiz still breaks it down today
wow, i never thought i'd find this song again after hearing it so many years ago. it still sounds so fresh & pleasing to the ear after all these years.
I love the way Peter Lord spins his Bass without missing a beat, & Sandra's outfits are so cool
My mother passed away the summer of 89, the year I believe this song came out. This song will forever be sketched in my memory. Sad circumstance, but a beautiful memory at the same time. 💫
Who else miss the 90s...📼💾
Just a straight classic. Still have the vinyl of this and blast this in the car on a daily !!!
I didn’t have the vinyl, but I had the cassette single of this song. Have it on iTunes now.
I love my people, we are so beautiful. I love her voice and the way she moves. ❤️🌹👑🎤
cannot believe this has such a low play count. Just proves popular culture has no taste; further reinforced when Justin Beepers play counts run into 100s of millions.
this is probably the best song ever recorded.
David Bassou good! let them miss out on good music especially with a banging beat.
No taste? You mean no experience that builds and changes ya character! Too busy tryin to be IG-famous!😩
for some reason this song pop in my head. I missed this Era of music
we had messages in our songs now in days I don't know Whts playing
Wow I feel a Loose ends, Soul to Soul, and Vertical Hold in this video.
If you want to know what black life was like during the regan era, PLEASE listen to this song
H.W> Bush was president that year.
Yeah but the 8 years of Reaganomics tentacles still were far reaching after his tenure was up!!!!
@@sirjer73 Remember who was Mayor of New York at the time?
I can appreciate what #reganomics did to a large part of the Black Community….
Let’s just remember that “one size does not always fit all”…. I was a young teen living in Upstate New York….My Parents worked HARD to keep the elements of the #life being spoken about on this track, from being OUR experience!
I respect the Struggle, but this definitely wasn’t my experience….or the experience of the Black Families we grew up around!
Love & Peace✌🏾
Huh?? Reagan?? 😂😂😂😂😂😂 you smoking some strong stuff brah
I grew up on this!!!! Folk don’t know about Family Stand. Sandra still looks good till this day! 💕✨👑
She sure does!
The one thing I miss about music in the 80's and early 90's is the upbeat songs that were deep. Groups like Soul ll Soul....Loose Ends...Tears for Fears and others would have songs that you can dance to...but the lyrics were deep.
I have been listening to this song nonstop for the past few days.
It’s was stuck in my head for some reason. Reminds me of my childhood ❤. Of course at 10 I couldn’t appreciate how deep this song is but I definitely get it now.
Ahead of its time...loved this song and Sandra St. Victor is EVERYTHING!
Don't recall hearing this as a kid...but sounds like something Soul II Soul would do...
Great memories from 88/89 in London. These guys captured a tone & feel within soul which was uite unique. A one of tune. x
My stomping ground London 1988❤loved it an would go bk in a heartbeat..what a banger of a tune this is..
I will always always always love this song dearly!
Such a tune, timeless and always bring good memories of my teens. This tune along with most of the Loose Ends, D'Influence stuff will never grow old.
47 year old man still listening to this in 2020.. remembering the good days when music was great
We all need that ghetto heaven.. escape sometimes
Lol omg I remember this song....Man I was pregnant with my son.....now he’s 29 years old......Crazy isn’t 😂
The nineties reminds of my brother r.i.p. To both
AMAZING!! THE 90s rocked ❤️
classic 90's hidden gem underrated track, man such a cool beat, and a great voice this lady has.
This takes me back to summer of 1990 me being 10 years old watching B.E.T Video souls
For the old school heads! This is a class track. Damn....I was 12 when this came out. This track was played all the time on both mainstream and urban stations (I used to record the shows on tape, lol). It got played at our 2nd year school disco....I was a kid back then.......now I gotta introduce my own little one to the old school!
Oh my Gawd! I love this song. It's so real and relevant. This song will always represent truth in the drug trade & life.
Dirty world but very real
1 of my favorite songs EVER!
mine too
Mine too. Can't believe how time flew by.. almost 30 years ago!
Definitely
This was my jam when it first came out…I was only 15 years old…I Didn’t understand the lyrics then…But them lyrics hit hard now that I’m grown ❤️
this came out in 1990 I WAS 10 YEARS OLD I USED TO WATCH THIS ON VIDEO SOULS BACK IN THE DAYS. I HAVENT SEEN THIS VIDEO OR HEARD THIS SONG IN 25 YEARS.
Man,, you have no idea how it takes me back to a time so innocent yet rough. When things were at their worst,, just to hear songs like this keeps you hopeful. Looking back on it now, it brought happiness, sadness, good times, bad times...... Rememberance.
yeah I know exactly what you mean.
BDizzleNY06 Thanks for the memories 🙄🙄. Damn. I wish I had a time machine..
James Richardson well stated
I also remember being A kid sneaking downstairs to my aunties house parties and this jam always got played #goodtimes
Nostalgia is strong with this one. :)
I'm still trying to figure out how groups like this and a number of solo artists like this end up being "one time wonders" when, with the quality of music and integrity of lyrics, they should have been big time, for a long time!
They were before their time.
The world wasn’t ready for this back then.
We need a little Ghetto heaven right now in these times of police brutality on social media for the world to see
This song sounds like a MIRACLE!
Feeling a very clear Loose Ends, Soul II Soul lineage being carried with this song. This used to be my jawn as a youngsta'.
Funny thing is Family Stand isn’t from England. They’re from New York. A lot of people thought they were from England when this song came out.
One of my top 5 favorite joints all time. Taped this video when I was 10 years old! That bassline so THICK N HEALTHY! The Tempo is perfection.
Thick and healthy......yesss!
Insanely good
That bass line though...💜
Miss the fashion, the music and the mentality. We have fallen backwards a bit.
This song had a untouchable beat like no other.... especiallly at a quarter to eleven ! ! !
Can we appreciate the dance moves. All videos and groups back in tha day had dancers...back when recored videos of of Video Soul on a VHS tape on a VCR....and we had to watch the entire show hoping our song would come on! Those were the days!
what a tune they dont make great songs like this anymore..
Ghetto heaven can mean so many things....this song is eternal.
Always remember this from my youth. A great song, a great sound, awesome.
Soul music was going through its boho phase & this was a crystal clear evolution of that.
" Soul music was going through its Boho phase" .... brilliant description !!!😎
Definitely the soundtrack to my life......the early years. This song brings me back to getting dressed for elementary school in the morning. Wow.....love this song!
For some reason this song pop up in my mind, man I miss that 90's vibe, that unconditional love was really cool back then frfr
2024 From the Beginning I will always Love this song jus good music 🔥
90s UK Soul!!!!!
The 1990`s when i was a teenager, the good ole days....
God this music takes me back to the Best decade of my life..I miss the 90s..my decade.mr Cobb
This song always play in my head randomly I love the 80’s and 90’s🙌🏼💯
I remember this song very well. I was working at a record store here in phx , az. when this hit and i used to play the hell outta this. great beat and there was a saddness to the sound and lyric that attracted me to it even to this day. I close my eyes and know the story well.
Awww boy my cousin and his big radio!!! lol Love this classic!! Old ol days!!
One of the best that Eva done it, Great era for music shame the older generation shot these artists down as a Fad these guys were the Culture
I had this album, and would play this song on my parent’s record player back to back. Life was so much simpler then 😢. I miss….
I feel so lucky that I enjoyed these songs fresh from high school, courtesy of my elder bros. Now it makes more sense to me.
this song bring back memories
"Baby, baby, baby All I need in this world is you"
This song came out in 1990. I didn't learn what "ghetto heaven" meant until 2010. I'm always the last to know everything!