Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love

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  • @reginawilliams6482
    @reginawilliams6482 4 дні тому +42

    RIP Bobby Caldwell. We who appreciate good music are still listening 2025

  • @christopherjohnson3654
    @christopherjohnson3654 3 роки тому +7190

    I love how he comes out of the shadows like "Gotcha Bitch"

  • @juliabrink
    @juliabrink 8 місяців тому +344

    I was lucky enough to see Bobby perform twice. I met him, chatted a while, had pics taken. Bobby was gracious and sweet. This song is a classic. Forever.

    • @lidianedasilva4450
      @lidianedasilva4450 8 місяців тому +4

      Nossa ! Q previlégio deveria ser um homem muito bom ! 🙏❤

    • @juliabrink
      @juliabrink 8 місяців тому

      @user-rt7sm6so3l I have photos. You don't deserve to see them.

    • @2009carol2010
      @2009carol2010 4 місяці тому

      ​@user-rt7sm6so3l Jealous.

    • @bbcbeausoleil8689
      @bbcbeausoleil8689 Місяць тому +3

      Yes indeed...saw him perform on a music cruise up the Hudson River in NY back in the early 80s. He was so sweet to me and my girlfriends. Took pics with us too...a very gracious gentleman❤

    • @TaraJohnson-j9e
      @TaraJohnson-j9e 18 днів тому

      Liar

  • @Me.Myself.I.am1
    @Me.Myself.I.am1 5 місяців тому +825

    Crossed the cultures! No white. no black! Just Bobby Caldwell! The new universal color!!

    • @AndreDean-c9m
      @AndreDean-c9m 4 місяці тому +27

      My brother taught me music has no color..just sound

    • @debbiephilbrick2628
      @debbiephilbrick2628 4 місяці тому +12

      YES❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @BLaCkKsHeEp
      @BLaCkKsHeEp 3 місяці тому +13

      that's how its supposed to be. music is meant to be shared. some people act like music is exclusive to a particular group

    • @oswaldpowell1990
      @oswaldpowell1990 3 місяці тому +8

      as man who is mixed Irish Jamaican and Romany gypsy there's no clouer just a decent rhythm section 🎉🎉

    • @ramenfighter370_3
      @ramenfighter370_3 2 місяці тому +1

      Preach!

  • @CornholioPuppetMaster
    @CornholioPuppetMaster 5 років тому +27678

    I feel like if the Internet didn’t exist, him being white would still be a myth

    • @robertjackson3779
      @robertjackson3779 5 років тому +469

      😂😂😂

    • @itsjemmabond
      @itsjemmabond 5 років тому +158

      Lol

    • @dmoreamaria9671
      @dmoreamaria9671 5 років тому +907

      Lol I think the same thing I've known this song for the longest nd just found out he's white

    • @amaristokes779
      @amaristokes779 5 років тому +781

      I found out when he won a BET award😂

    • @DD-hy1nl
      @DD-hy1nl 5 років тому +478

      As the saying goes """Can't judge a book by it's cover"""

  • @TheLaffy1
    @TheLaffy1 3 роки тому +7874

    This man has definitely been invited to a lot of cookouts.

    • @oceanstar2294
      @oceanstar2294 3 роки тому +410

      Years ago, Caldwell was invited to perform in BET Soul Train Awards!

    • @solarmesiah
      @solarmesiah 3 роки тому +423

      This man hosts cookouts.

    • @oliverclytus7559
      @oliverclytus7559 3 роки тому +176

      With a pre made plate and first pick in dominos

    • @theblackamerican1025
      @theblackamerican1025 3 роки тому +19

      🤣👍

    • @BigDawgTE
      @BigDawgTE 3 роки тому +78

      @@oliverclytus7559 Don't forget a stacked to go plate...

  • @chefdh
    @chefdh 3 роки тому +8316

    Bobby Caldwell even sounded like a brother name 🤣

  • @OliviaMaree56
    @OliviaMaree56 29 днів тому +328

    Still listening to this true to life song in December 2024. This brings back memories!
    Anyone listening in Dec 2024?
    Still listening January 2025, who’s with me??

  • @etoosavage
    @etoosavage 5 років тому +8745

    We the Black Community accept Bobby Caldwell

  • @jv-ep2tc
    @jv-ep2tc Рік тому +2145

    A white guy that sounded like earth, wind, and fire. I always love this song. Rip.

    • @TA-ht4jo
      @TA-ht4jo Рік тому +68

      For years I thought it was George Benson 😂

    • @dawjasp
      @dawjasp Рік тому +65

      Shows that a man is just a man regardless of what he looks like

    • @emiliaescobar7652
      @emiliaescobar7652 Рік тому +9

      So true!!

    • @WanderingSpirit-ld1zc
      @WanderingSpirit-ld1zc Рік тому +4

      ​@@TA-ht4jo Never thought he was black and certainly not George Benson😮

    • @c.mobley
      @c.mobley Рік тому +9

      That's a bit of a reach but he was great!

  • @andrewrobertson3894
    @andrewrobertson3894 4 роки тому +4761

    "We all black when the light's go out, girl."

  • @supersizesenpai
    @supersizesenpai 3 місяці тому +125

    This man is the definition of "Brother from another mother" 😂😂

  • @McDewImages
    @McDewImages 4 роки тому +1625

    The way he stood up tho lol. He was like yeah I'm white but I'm bout to sing the hell outa this song hahahaha!

    • @charlesanderson1422
      @charlesanderson1422 4 роки тому +14

      McDewImages j💯👍🏿

    • @polishedbychar9232
      @polishedbychar9232 3 роки тому +12

      Agree!

    • @somedumbluck
      @somedumbluck 3 роки тому +12

      Yeah...this really me energy

    • @yaoibabe
      @yaoibabe 3 роки тому +22

      He knew exactly what he was doing 😂

    • @wandanowicki2267
      @wandanowicki2267 3 роки тому +18

      It DID look like that that didn't it?! I was wondering if the vid's director did that on purpose--and then you said it!

  • @stonebud5652
    @stonebud5652 5 років тому +2214

    They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.

  • @JordansBeauty22
    @JordansBeauty22 5 років тому +4375

    Imagine him coming to a venue to perform and him trying to prove he’s actually the guy.

  • @Bionic_man09
    @Bionic_man09 24 дні тому +59

    The whitest black guy you ever saw with a voice as smooth as silk and sweet as honey. How do you not love this guy?

  • @Missb.lee555
    @Missb.lee555 Рік тому +4744

    RIP to this legend 🙏🏾🕊️😭 he had sooo much soul and talent.

  • @conciencia21
    @conciencia21 9 місяців тому +302

    Sweet baby black Jesus! The first white singer to make me feel like he understood true black smoothness. Damn, this man need an honorary doctorate from the brotherhood! Imagine if Bobby and Bill Withers would have sung together. Rest in love Bobby.

    • @reggrunow1460
      @reggrunow1460 7 місяців тому +13

      You might need to expand your music appreciation...The racism in this thread is breathtaking.

    • @conciencia21
      @conciencia21 7 місяців тому +20

      @@reggrunow1460 Curb your justice fight without cause here man, I am mulato. Nothing in my comment above is racist rather I praise Bobby for showing the world that there are no boundaries in Music and consequently Soul. I will have you know that it is reckless to suggest my comment contains racism or that it is racist in nature. I have had the pleasure and opportunity to perform with different musicians from all around world in different genera. In which way would you have me to expand my music appreciation? Read the rest of the comments, most people had no Idea Bobby was Caucasian, heck even white people used to think he was black if they never saw him perform and only listened to his voice.

    • @KaiValentino-r5w
      @KaiValentino-r5w 6 місяців тому

      I bet that fucked with your head a lil lmao. Damn

    • @harveyrouen4655
      @harveyrouen4655 5 місяців тому +5

      @@reggrunow1460just gotta make everything racist innit

    • @bgskr9633
      @bgskr9633 5 місяців тому

      Jesus wasnt black he was middle eastern. “Black smoothness” isnt a thing just like an honorary doctorate from black people 😂

  • @w.g.hunter1300
    @w.g.hunter1300 5 років тому +3732

    Everyone's talking about him being white, when the real story is how thick that tie is

  • @LaniLee-y6e
    @LaniLee-y6e 12 днів тому +30

    After all these years, still, pure magic.

  • @jonathanreed6436
    @jonathanreed6436 5 років тому +1404

    My man at all the cookouts😭😂😂

    • @sondaye_lzm
      @sondaye_lzm 5 років тому +106

      jjdakid Foreal. I’m literally at one right now, and he’s being played. He been had a plate! 🤣

    • @urbancommute5239
      @urbancommute5239 4 роки тому +15

      Please not another pathetic cookout comment. smh

    • @brandonellis8111
      @brandonellis8111 4 роки тому +62

      He is the cookout

    • @a.fleming
      @a.fleming 4 роки тому +6

      Allum!😂😂😂

    • @da3v1ls93
      @da3v1ls93 4 роки тому +9

      @@brandonellis8111 hes on the plate fam

  • @cinnamonrowl
    @cinnamonrowl Рік тому +1761

    This one of those jams, you stay in the car to finish listening too, even if your ice cream is melting in the back seat.

  • @Trigga_81
    @Trigga_81 3 роки тому +1201

    This is played at every black cookout towards the end when everyone lit and in the mood lol

    • @leonard1150
      @leonard1150 3 роки тому +21

      Fa sho….😂😂😂

    • @-WitchKingofAngmar
      @-WitchKingofAngmar 2 роки тому +6

      😂😂😂

    • @thenoseknows9391
      @thenoseknows9391 2 роки тому +6

      HELL YEAH 😂🤣✌🏼✌🏼👍🏽👍🏽💙💙💙💙

    • @jshmoney3561
      @jshmoney3561 2 роки тому +36

      When unc off the E&J tellin everyone this is the song that ya cousin was made too. Lmao

    • @MerlinOpeth
      @MerlinOpeth 2 роки тому +6

      Lol time to go home.

  • @realrootsdrealrootsd1619
    @realrootsdrealrootsd1619 19 днів тому +31

    WHAT HAPPENED to good music like this? This trampled all barriers of a genre of music that belonged to any specific culture of people. We ALL Loved it...White and Black etc!

  • @quanemerson1054
    @quanemerson1054 3 роки тому +1556

    We've been bamboozled, hoodwinked, and led astray. It is still the slap

  • @melisshalindsey4032
    @melisshalindsey4032 3 роки тому +1685

    In all of my 52 years on earth, today is the day that I’ve discovered that this artist was a white man! I love this song. Thank you Bobby Caldwell!

    • @janetstephens9563
      @janetstephens9563 2 роки тому +34

      Me too, and I’m 66!

    • @thenoseknows9391
      @thenoseknows9391 2 роки тому +22

      I'll be 60 in Aug and didn't know it til I was 50💙💙✌🏼✌🏼👍🏽👍🏽🤣😂😃

    • @AngelaCelesteMay
      @AngelaCelesteMay 2 роки тому +20

      SAME! I had NO idea until my husband just told me! Loved this song since I was a kid. Great music.

    • @sailorcaramel
      @sailorcaramel 2 роки тому +18

      I'm 31 and I found out today!

    • @meonlybro
      @meonlybro 2 роки тому +14

      @@sailorcaramel better than never 😂

  • @derrickcoleman3167
    @derrickcoleman3167 Рік тому +367

    The young generation missing out on music like this

    • @dillon4870
      @dillon4870 Рік тому +10

      I'm 10 years old and I LOVE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤OLD SCHOOL MUSIC ❤❤❤❤

    • @dillon4870
      @dillon4870 Рік тому +2

      This is my favorite

    • @CourtneyA.
      @CourtneyA. 9 місяців тому +4

      It's a popular song on TikTok now

    • @United.states.venezuela
      @United.states.venezuela 9 місяців тому

      @@dillon4870same

    • @msal5712
      @msal5712 9 місяців тому

      We here now cause of socials. this song is a blowing up 😂

  • @candi5353
    @candi5353 11 днів тому +21

    I’m 52 years old and I listen to this song countless times. This is one of my favorite songs and I had no idea the singer was white. Wow! Beautiful song.

    • @franciscofreitas2453
      @franciscofreitas2453 6 днів тому

      I dont know why if this muisic appear on persona 5 it Will fit on the game

  • @MoniqueIsMyMuse
    @MoniqueIsMyMuse 3 роки тому +3380

    Listening to this song growing up as a child I could’ve sworn this was a black man 😂 It was in rotation with all the other black music that our parents played, so I was for sure this was just another black man. That’s crazy

    • @NayyAmo
      @NayyAmo 3 роки тому +44

      Same! Lol

    • @WhyteFoxx
      @WhyteFoxx 3 роки тому +53

      2pac sampled this for do for love

    • @alexharris2495
      @alexharris2495 3 роки тому +12

      PREACH!!

    • @davidclarke570
      @davidclarke570 3 роки тому +48

      They hid his face on the cover of his first LP hoping to boost sales from that mistaken assumption!! He must have been incredibly flattered.

    • @tonylynn1023
      @tonylynn1023 3 роки тому +16

      Always thought he was, A Blk R & B Singer. He did that, from way back in the'80's. Remember My Mom playing this, at the Friday Nite, Adults Get to gether's. That's Real. 🕺🕺🕺

  • @teritrip-tm9ui
    @teritrip-tm9ui 6 місяців тому +591

    I’m 72 years old and being raised in the south, we did not know he was white but he can come to the cookout. Love his music.

    • @idkwhodidthis2990
      @idkwhodidthis2990 6 місяців тому +17

      Sadly he died last year but he definitely could have been welcome to the cook out 😢

    • @IvannaDavis
      @IvannaDavis 6 місяців тому +12

      Just don't bring any food ....but he can definitely come on through with this soul❤❤❤

    • @deluisenterpriseshostluis3027
      @deluisenterpriseshostluis3027 6 місяців тому +10

      His mother sold real estate to Bob Marley and he become a friend to him and listen to allot of different music which allow him to have a more rhythm

    • @ralphcrisp2896
      @ralphcrisp2896 5 місяців тому +1

      Funny!

    • @vickie2263
      @vickie2263 Місяць тому

      😂​@@IvannaDavis

  • @tootiejohnson9252
    @tootiejohnson9252 5 років тому +941

    I love Bobby's soulful voice... who's still listening to this in 2019-2020???

    • @CDA43
      @CDA43 4 роки тому +4

      2020 here

    • @gideonpaul1236
      @gideonpaul1236 4 роки тому +6

      @@CDA43 2023?

    • @CDA43
      @CDA43 4 роки тому +9

      @@gideonpaul1236 Gonna be listening in 2031 my friend

    • @ninaray3300
      @ninaray3300 4 роки тому +2

      👐👐

    • @im_max_i_guess
      @im_max_i_guess 4 роки тому +5

      Wdym? We never left

  • @zumjjay
    @zumjjay 3 місяці тому +1334

    Who listening this master piece in 2024?

  • @sinto6773
    @sinto6773 6 років тому +3002

    Black or White it doesn't matter. Good Music knows no Colors. He touched our Hearts with his Voice and that is all what matters. Thanks Bobby

  • @HermeticDawn17
    @HermeticDawn17 4 роки тому +626

    The way he sit in the dark for the first 20 seconds , just letting everyone contemplate who he is... then BOOM, white man emerges with the biggest soul you ever seen a man of his stature ever have lmaoo. #legend .

  • @BigBadGato
    @BigBadGato 10 місяців тому +372

    Had no idea bobby was white until i saw him live. What a voice !! RIP Mr.Caldwell your music still rocks headboards all over the world.

  • @SparX610
    @SparX610 Місяць тому +46

    If this isn't in your playlist it should be

  • @michaelvitale1568
    @michaelvitale1568 Рік тому +180

    August 15, 1951-March 15, 2023 R.I.P. to the sweet R&B/Jazz voice, gone after a 6+ year illness. Always loved this tune as it takes you right back to when it came out, but never gets old. Celebrate Bobby's life by just listening to his legacy through the years. Very underrated IMO.

    • @cjordan1161
      @cjordan1161 Рік тому +8

      Wonderful TRIBUTE.

    • @pamalford8319
      @pamalford8319 Рік тому +17

      I read where he had been in decline after having a severe reaction to a group of antibiotics (fluoroquinolones), Levaquin, Cipro and Avelox, used to treat bacterial infections. The FDA continues to approve the use of these antibiotics, despite the dangers of tendon rupture and damage to the nervous system, stating the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. I am the same age as Mr. Caldwell was, have taken Levaquin before, but won't take it again. God rest his soul. He had one of a kind voice.

    • @skorpiosavage9818
      @skorpiosavage9818 20 днів тому

      6 years? 2023?

  • @larrylockett4067
    @larrylockett4067 7 років тому +3153

    They knew we all thought he was black they trolled us so hard just watch how he steps out the shadows

    • @emmanuelwalton4557
      @emmanuelwalton4557 7 років тому +144

      larry lockett bruh my whole life done changed this fucked me up😂😂

    • @larrybird364
      @larrybird364 5 років тому +133

      According to the wiki, the executives at his label didnt want people to know he was white.

    • @nathanritzo2228
      @nathanritzo2228 5 років тому +103

      That's why the album cover is the first shot of the video. They didn't want people to know he was white. When he toured for the album people were like "WHAT?!"

    • @ItsMeJessieAndArii
      @ItsMeJessieAndArii 5 років тому +5

      larry lockett lol

    • @joshua98
      @joshua98 5 років тому +4

      Larry locket....you locked in I see it now.

  • @katrinavandyke
    @katrinavandyke Рік тому +549

    Mind still blown didn't know until I was 45 that this dude was not a brother...may he rest in peace

    • @MichaelStem-bf6lv
      @MichaelStem-bf6lv Рік тому +7

      What do you mean? Like he had a brother?

    • @wizkenny1968
      @wizkenny1968 Рік тому

      @@MichaelStem-bf6lvno. it’s like a term for black person

    • @cjay233
      @cjay233 Рік тому +6

      I was in my 60s.🤨!

    • @dorianjenkins8350
      @dorianjenkins8350 Рік тому +33

      ​@MichaelStem-bf6lv he means he didn't know Bobby was a white man, considering how soulful his voice was

    • @katrinavandyke
      @katrinavandyke Рік тому +8

      ​@dorianjenkins8350 thank you for explaining that to him lol

  • @KHP313
    @KHP313 12 днів тому +4

    At the beginning He came back to let you know part was a classic

  • @baronvonblueeyes7685
    @baronvonblueeyes7685 4 роки тому +318

    This guy is the Jamiroquai of the 1970's.

    • @eddiestooj5530
      @eddiestooj5530 4 роки тому +3

      Bobby Caldwell - What You Won't Do for Love (EDDIE"FIXED ME"STOOJ)REMIX ua-cam.com/video/hEw3knBo8Bg/v-deo.html

    • @crlpxz
      @crlpxz 3 роки тому +11

      Damn right.

    • @katinaharper4403
      @katinaharper4403 3 роки тому +11

      Yep. Shout out Jon B.

    • @vincentvarkor
      @vincentvarkor 3 роки тому +3

      The Eminem of the 1970s

    • @anridapu
      @anridapu 3 роки тому +2

      Nice call. Reckon Jay and the crew would do a pretty smooth cover of this .

  • @brianoutlaw1451
    @brianoutlaw1451 2 роки тому +337

    This was the #1 song for black people for a 10 year run , if not on the charts definitely in our hearts! A cookout favorite, soul stirring.

    • @kaydee4296
      @kaydee4296 Рік тому +13

      That's cool, but not only blacks. ALL of us.

    • @redshirt7048
      @redshirt7048 Рік тому +12

      @@kaydee4296 well of course, they just were stating the black community’s perspective of the song

    • @sheldonanderson-uj7fx
      @sheldonanderson-uj7fx Рік тому +3

      Sip to a legend 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @pamelaprice1030
      @pamelaprice1030 Рік тому +2

      I’m a redhead with freckles. This song made feel good when I was 20 and still today. Sometimes I burst out singing it while doing my chores, especially gardening. Bless him.

    • @KWU_369
      @KWU_369 7 місяців тому

      The record label hid the fact he was White and intentionally made people believe he was Black.

  • @JOEFRO2
    @JOEFRO2 2 роки тому +943

    The bassline is immortal. It’ll keep groovin long past the heat death of the universe.
    What a shame that he’s passed on now. I’ll probably revisit this track periodically for the rest of my life.

  • @vchill79
    @vchill79 20 днів тому +14

    When you're talented like that it crosses all racial boundaries

  • @msangthrope5396
    @msangthrope5396 3 роки тому +711

    It's like he catfished everybody for like 30 seconds. He knew what he was doing sitting in the dark 😆🤣

    • @dgtldead
      @dgtldead 3 роки тому +50

      Actually its for the album cover. Historically black artists in the 50s and early 60s had vague covers without their faces so companies could sell their products in white areas. Bobby's album was just the silouhette to sell in black communities because he sounded black but was white.
      A good example is Nat King Cole, he sings like a white guy (of the time), but is black.

    • @Jchillin757
      @Jchillin757 3 роки тому +6

      30 years* lol

    • @KevinStriker
      @KevinStriker 3 роки тому +9

      @@dgtldead Yep, being on a majority black music label it was the suits who decided to market the album that way. I believe the name of the album (originally self-titled) was also changed to 'What You Won't Do For Love' after this song was a hit.

    • @wolfofharlem
      @wolfofharlem 3 роки тому +3

      @@dgtldead great observation!

    • @PJ-fl3do
      @PJ-fl3do 3 роки тому

      Lmao

  • @HAYDS510
    @HAYDS510 3 роки тому +552

    RIP DMX, he told talib kweli this was his favourite song.

    • @alikareem9147
      @alikareem9147 3 роки тому +30

      here bc of dmx too , did u see the video of him singin w dave chapelle its amazing

    • @tammy2755
      @tammy2755 3 роки тому +18

      R. I. P DMX 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

    • @nevaehlheaven
      @nevaehlheaven 3 роки тому +2

      Awww

    • @MFG2049
      @MFG2049 3 роки тому +1

      damn thats nice

    • @AmeliaManoa
      @AmeliaManoa 2 роки тому +1

      Such a wholesome fact

  • @kathymcclartywhite3091
    @kathymcclartywhite3091 9 місяців тому +1784

    I'm 65 years old. Why am I just finding out March 22, 2024, that a white guy sung this song! It doesn't matter, I'm just surprised...

    • @GMANN83
      @GMANN83 9 місяців тому +68

      I understand completely as a black man , I saw him perform this song live in oakland at yoshi's , Excellent !

    • @giuliettamassina7787
      @giuliettamassina7787 9 місяців тому +20

      Me too!

    • @pretty_lilcryer2926
      @pretty_lilcryer2926 9 місяців тому +31

      Same . I’m 40. I’m embarrassed lol

    • @HelenaDelacy
      @HelenaDelacy 9 місяців тому +45

      The music industry hid the fact he was white so his albums would sell. I don't think it should matter. You can be purple for all I care. Music that moves you is what is important!

    • @tabathaletson5040
      @tabathaletson5040 9 місяців тому +18

      Gotta admit I was a lil shocked lol never knew

  • @trevlongrant6266
    @trevlongrant6266 3 години тому

    I play this song at least 8 times every week. Timeless classic. To think, I'm only 32 years old

  • @fredflint3998
    @fredflint3998 5 місяців тому +187

    I wish music like this was still made. The world was once a much simpler place.

    • @TravelVibesAndCharterBuys
      @TravelVibesAndCharterBuys 3 місяці тому +3

      There still is some. You just have to find it.

    • @TravelVibesAndCharterBuys
      @TravelVibesAndCharterBuys 3 місяці тому

      James Vickery and Teddy swims are ❤️‍🔥

    • @codeman9145
      @codeman9145 3 місяці тому

      @@TravelVibesAndCharterBuysIt’s not the same, it’s the people behind the song also. Some 30 year old millennial won’t be the same

    • @blackflamemagazine2482
      @blackflamemagazine2482 Місяць тому

      Kelly Finnigan has a new album out. It’s perfect. His first album is incredible as well! Colemine records is an amazing record label for soul, r&b, and smooth grooves.

    • @stephaniedillon1093
      @stephaniedillon1093 Місяць тому

      And with peace

  • @PaperMario64
    @PaperMario64 Рік тому +378

    RIP, Brother Bobby. Singing blue-eyed soul in the sky. ❤️ 🕊️

  • @WuBrotherNumbaOne
    @WuBrotherNumbaOne Рік тому +252

    Bobby Caldwell may be gone but his music will forever live on. Don't be sad about his passing but be happy of the legacy he left behind.

  • @felixx8279
    @felixx8279 2 дні тому +1

    I didn't know he was a non-melanonated brother! No matter, he was always in the fam!

    • @billmason2785
      @billmason2785 2 дні тому

      Don't care about the race....dude has.amazing voice range❤...just feel that message in the lyrical 💪

  • @No-ke9ok
    @No-ke9ok Рік тому +689

    Rest in Peace. Bobby was ahead of his time. He played guitar for Little Richard and wrote several songs for other musicians. Much respect brother. He's jamming out right now with Prince and Aretha ❤️

  • @phollabangerz
    @phollabangerz 5 років тому +300

    No Black no White just a beautiful voice singinging a memorable song Thank you for your greatness Mr. Caldwell #RESPECT

    • @courtneyhoughton6071
      @courtneyhoughton6071 5 років тому +7

      Absolutely.

    • @simonsinistaj1917
      @simonsinistaj1917 4 роки тому +4

      100%!!! Mr Caldwell created one of the greatest songs in music history.

    • @DJSupaDave
      @DJSupaDave 4 роки тому +2

      🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @phollabangerz
      @phollabangerz 4 роки тому +5

      @@DJSupaDave 🙏🏿 much love music connects us all

    • @Sagan144
      @Sagan144 4 роки тому +3

      Damn globalist

  • @shirleygordon5116
    @shirleygordon5116 Рік тому +301

    I love the part where He sings: "In My World there's only you..." Rest in Peace Robert! Many hugs and prayers to his family and close friends.

    • @MsSHALACE
      @MsSHALACE Рік тому +2

      ♥️💔

    • @zayamay3447
      @zayamay3447 Рік тому +1

      😢😢

    • @Care960
      @Care960 Рік тому +5

      In my world there's only you sounds like this is his woman..
      😢😢😢😢Rip

    • @shirleygordon5116
      @shirleygordon5116 Рік тому +5

      @@Care960 I'm pretty sure Robert sung this song to someone very special. But this is the part my mother used to sing to me in the car. This is why I love it. #RipMommy

  • @DnchiHomes
    @DnchiHomes 7 місяців тому +293

    We Black Folk Fk with Bobby Caldwell..This is Our Jam!. R.I.P Brother B. Caldwell Thank you

    • @pitajalla
      @pitajalla 6 місяців тому +3

      People of all skin tones can, and do, love Caldwell's music--especially this offering. Whites LOVED Motown, too!!

  • @AngelTechno
    @AngelTechno 2 роки тому +292

    This man’s voice is nothing but soul, no wonder everyone thought he was black. Just goes to show we’re not all that different from each other.

    • @sharonbartley808
      @sharonbartley808 Рік тому +13

      We are not my dear. Wish people would realise this. We're all humans.

    • @beautifulblessings7036
      @beautifulblessings7036 Рік тому +3

      Facts

    • @cjordan1161
      @cjordan1161 Рік тому +5

      OH , PLEASE SOUL HAS NO RACE . SOUL IS SOUL .ACCEPT IT .

    • @mikedominguez3525
      @mikedominguez3525 Рік тому +4

      I was one of many who thought this smooth singing magician was Black.

    • @huntingwolf20
      @huntingwolf20 Рік тому

      @@cjordan1161 So Nick Cannon was wrong! Thank the Good Lord cause I hoped mine would get to heaven. Great song.

  • @kellyerobinson5605
    @kellyerobinson5605 Рік тому +467

    This man clearly understood What Love is and gave it to us in a song.

    • @iammicsholla1482
      @iammicsholla1482 10 місяців тому +5

      Best comment EVER. When you understand ‘love’ you get it, and Bobby wrote it the way we understood just like him.

  • @jeffreyatlee8785
    @jeffreyatlee8785 Місяць тому +2

    This video is proof of the circularity of time. He makes old man expressions. But his future expressions

  • @jeffydezzy7503
    @jeffydezzy7503 4 роки тому +806

    This song literally makes you feel like you are free, weightless, flying through some sort of ecstasy cloud...many babies made to this

    • @Manni-Manni
      @Manni-Manni 2 роки тому

      🤣😂🤣🤣😂are you speaking of yourself, how you you were made in a subtle?

    • @OPTIMUMELITE
      @OPTIMUMELITE 2 роки тому +3

      @@Manni-Manni
      Lol naw this song def sounds like some love shit.

    • @viewdemonde
      @viewdemonde 8 місяців тому

      Oh yeah….

  • @CuervoBoxingTalk
    @CuervoBoxingTalk Рік тому +808

    My son has autism, he loves your music and it helps him relax and become super stimulated. He’s 10 years old. God bless your soul. Rest in peace legend.

    • @ce9449
      @ce9449 Рік тому +36

      Your son has excellent taste in music!

    • @MrSeb81
      @MrSeb81 Рік тому +1

      Isn't he the same as me?

    • @dgmlxcbl
      @dgmlxcbl Рік тому +5

      Thanks for stating that he has autism.

    • @CuervoBoxingTalk
      @CuervoBoxingTalk Рік тому

      @@MrSeb81 yes sir.

    • @CuervoBoxingTalk
      @CuervoBoxingTalk Рік тому +1

      @@dgmlxcbl you’re welcome

  • @yisraelcoachlamont
    @yisraelcoachlamont 4 роки тому +457

    All those who embraced the beauty of Soul Music, Doobie Brother's, Righteous Brothers, Bobby Caldwell, Average White Band, Teena Marie, Jon B, Robin Thicke, list goes on....

  • @harrymarquez5931
    @harrymarquez5931 5 місяців тому +83

    Bobby was full of soul even 2pac had to sample that

    • @markf5931
      @markf5931 5 місяців тому +5

      Yo I was just asking myself which 90s song sampled this!

    • @I_like_turtles_67
      @I_like_turtles_67 5 місяців тому

      ​@markf5931
      A lot of artist sampled this song.

    • @jamie_ptbrev216
      @jamie_ptbrev216 4 місяці тому +2

      Fr brother music like this hold no colour, forget timeless

    • @codeman9145
      @codeman9145 3 місяці тому +2

      Warren g, snoop dogg and Dre also sampled Mike McDonald - Keep Forgetting (white guy) for their famous 90s song “Regulate”

    • @nellabartley624
      @nellabartley624 2 місяці тому +1

      I was just thinking about 2pac when he sang this song what you won't do for love 😢

  • @flygrrrrl3753
    @flygrrrrl3753 8 місяців тому +215

    I sent the video to my sister and she said, “He’s pretty good. He sounds just like the original”. 😂

  • @KC-gy5xw
    @KC-gy5xw Рік тому +202

    RIP Bobby, your voice and your music will live on forever. Thank you.

  • @kimbooker6404
    @kimbooker6404 5 років тому +430

    Bruh came into the light and I realized my whole life has been a lie.

    • @cjae3644
      @cjae3644 4 роки тому +16

      Im late but this is funny!! 😝😭😂😅

    • @subzrodagr8689
      @subzrodagr8689 3 роки тому +5

      FACTS!!!🤦🏾‍♂️😞🤯

    • @grandDiva40
      @grandDiva40 3 роки тому +5

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @bigzombo1957
    @bigzombo1957 2 місяці тому +653

    Whos here in Nov 2024!!?? Classic jam

  • @nealjonathon
    @nealjonathon 5 місяців тому +111

    Even in 2024 so great to hear this timeless classic!

  • @MrBossuporbowout
    @MrBossuporbowout Рік тому +542

    One of the best songs ever made. RIP Bobby Caldwell

    • @tx4o
      @tx4o Рік тому +4

      Period.

    • @bigstan268
      @bigstan268 Рік тому +1

      Fact

    • @duncan3998
      @duncan3998 Рік тому +5

      I always thought a black guy sang this until i discovered this clip

  • @pheonixxxrose
    @pheonixxxrose 3 роки тому +545

    This song makes me want to wait for the true love of a man. No tricks. No games. No make up or waist trainers....just me. Thank you Mr. Caldwell

    • @ashiengher131
      @ashiengher131 3 роки тому +15

      Love will find you. And he'll love you for you and only you and you alone. I tried to add more "yous" but I couldn't think of any more. Can you?

    • @Big_AlMC
      @Big_AlMC 3 роки тому +4

      Gay

    • @somedumbluck
      @somedumbluck 3 роки тому +14

      Yes... I want someone to feel this about me

    • @Agbahizzal
      @Agbahizzal 3 роки тому +9

      Swap wait with prepare n than thank me when on ur 20th anniversary.

    • @Raulo707
      @Raulo707 3 роки тому +6

      Im here baby..

  • @SteelersGamePrep
    @SteelersGamePrep 21 день тому +3

    Black, white, red......that Brotha jammin'!!! Big King Sadiq

  • @FranklinWilson-ev9dq
    @FranklinWilson-ev9dq 8 місяців тому +122

    That Old Boy, HAD PIPES!!!!!!!!!!! REST IN PEACE, MR. BOBBY CALDWELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @pmcneil15
    @pmcneil15 10 місяців тому +802

    He and Rick Astley will forever be invited to any black cookout 😅🙌🏿

    • @DinkyBaltimore4364
      @DinkyBaltimore4364 10 місяців тому +40

      Don't forget Boz Scaggs and AWB

    • @zowie9499
      @zowie9499 10 місяців тому +7

      I want to go

    • @louismcteggart
      @louismcteggart 10 місяців тому +67

      What about Michael Mcdonald?

    • @pmcneil15
      @pmcneil15 10 місяців тому +23

      @@louismcteggart good call! McDonald there too

    • @orlandomorales9479
      @orlandomorales9479 10 місяців тому +30

      Hall and oates too

  • @lamontmelrose7640
    @lamontmelrose7640 Рік тому +188

    after I got married in '93, I heard this song again, and immediately thought of my wife. This is my song about her - 30 years later...it's still..."In my world, only you..." #marriageisreal

    • @TMANN-jo1ps
      @TMANN-jo1ps Рік тому +2

      Did you know that a group from the Mid-80's called Go West did a cover of that song and had hit the charts back in 1993?

  • @hollihawk1
    @hollihawk1 12 днів тому +3

    NEVER. GETS. OLD! RIP Bobby 🙏

  • @veronicagonzalez9947
    @veronicagonzalez9947 Рік тому +277

    Out of nowhere last night I started singing this song. It was one of my favorites. Imagine my surprise and sadness when I heard that Bobby Caldwell had passed yesterday. His spirit paid me and everyone of his fans a visit yesterday. May he rest in power among the angels.

    • @goat1408
      @goat1408 Рік тому +10

      I think that was the case too with me.....because it was either the same day or the day before his passing this song was in my head.....it's one of my absolute faves but something hit different that day. Today (first day of Spring 2023) I heard the song for the first time all the way through since his passing......tears was slowly rolling down my face.....he left us with timeless music....

    • @glennquagmire6153
      @glennquagmire6153 Рік тому +4

      @Veronica Gonzalez, Weird I had this music pop up in my head and then I searched the video and saw the comments and everyone is giving their condolences, Weird 😱

    • @Fufo12345
      @Fufo12345 Рік тому +1

      Wow, the same thing happened to me! I was listening to him like my mind said go and listen to him then I found out he is gone. Rest him in peace ❤

  • @eatsleepbassrepeat
    @eatsleepbassrepeat Рік тому +386

    Here I am bringing in 2024 with Bobby Caldwell helping heal my heart. Thank You Bobby for Showing the world that one’s soul can transcend any barrier. You are loved, and you are missed 🙏

    • @puertorican6405
      @puertorican6405 11 місяців тому +3

      White men have soul to it has a heart.♥️ like Black is not leader of all not of me of course. So

    • @thatskull
      @thatskull 10 місяців тому +2

      💯💯💯

    • @gabdion2767
      @gabdion2767 10 місяців тому +2

      Woooooord.

  • @Unpopularopinion2024
    @Unpopularopinion2024 Рік тому +737

    *My dad : What a masterpiece!!*
    *Me :What a masterpiece!!*
    *My children : What a masterpiece!!"*

  • @Ghost_Dragon_76
    @Ghost_Dragon_76 10 днів тому +1

    To all you legends listening to one of the legends of the era, peace and love be with you always !

  • @weltonmccullyjr6152
    @weltonmccullyjr6152 5 років тому +516

    He like ha gotcha when he came out that darkness. He like yeah I’m white with soul and what😂😂😂

  • @09miama
    @09miama Рік тому +161

    I was just jamming this yesterday and found out he passed today 😢 RIP 💫 Gone but never forgotten. He sung this with SOUL

  • @shira2151
    @shira2151 4 місяці тому +70

    He's a human being that can sing . It's not about color. I love him.

    • @cheryledwards3715
      @cheryledwards3715 4 місяці тому +5

      Oooh Color is absolutely important!! He's a card carrying member of the village❤❤❤

  • @N1ckRa
    @N1ckRa 20 днів тому +5

    what a gift that voice is

  • @SisKay1965
    @SisKay1965 8 місяців тому +35

    This is a timeless classic…I love it & still listening to it in 2024….rest in pease mr Caldwell & thank u for this classic 🙏🏻❤️

  • @brialayaa344
    @brialayaa344 6 років тому +391

    I can't stop hitting the replay button!😢❤

    • @a.kulangjr9023
      @a.kulangjr9023 6 років тому +4

      bri layaa im tryna get in dem panies😍🍆💍

    • @reyesgomez5424
      @reyesgomez5424 6 років тому +5

      @@a.kulangjr9023 nigga I see you everywhere!! For some years now lol

    • @framesthatifound3848
      @framesthatifound3848 6 років тому +3

      Smooth shit right here.

    • @larrybird364
      @larrybird364 5 років тому +1

      Same here, probably sang it a 100x now. Lol

    • @datgoat1085
      @datgoat1085 5 років тому +1

      @@reyesgomez5424 for real bro every damn channel i watch he there

  • @richardilnicki8725
    @richardilnicki8725 Рік тому +1018

    Don't judge a person by the color of their skin; judge them by the music residing in their heart; it is a love song.

    • @ladygemini5967
      @ladygemini5967 Рік тому +11

      Exactly ❤❤❤❤❤

    • @319J03
      @319J03 Рік тому +3

      Thank. You.

    • @claymationgloves3662
      @claymationgloves3662 Рік тому +9

      Alright maybe because I'm kind of new to this guy, I've been watching David Bowie instead but who the hell cares that this guy is white? And how was it a question?

    • @buggyyuji851
      @buggyyuji851 Рік тому +1

      💯

    • @nerd888
      @nerd888 Рік тому +7

      @@claymationgloves3662 no it's just weird cause it's like Rick Astley and how he has the black singing voice, its nothing really to do with race is it

  • @barbaragibbons4784
    @barbaragibbons4784 18 днів тому +5

    One of the best luv songs . He's a Icon. My younger days . Staying in my home town Mia. 305

  • @johnkoeppel6933
    @johnkoeppel6933 2 роки тому +113

    This is DMX's favorite song ever - with good reason. Rest in power, X - thank you Mr. Caldwell

    • @donikquac
      @donikquac Рік тому +3

      Aww Really…Rip X ❤️❤️❤️

    • @morgan.bullock
      @morgan.bullock Рік тому +11

      rip to both of them ❤

  • @RTDavis0503
    @RTDavis0503 6 років тому +387

    Bobby that dude. Blue eyed soul

  • @V4Now
    @V4Now 2 роки тому +534

    Seriously, who's ever idea was it to just jump out of the shadow like that is sheer genius! If it was Caldwell, he's beyond.🙌🏾
    And he did every instrument!

    • @nomorecheezmeh
      @nomorecheezmeh 2 роки тому +31

      There was an article explaining that it was indeed his idea, he traced his silhouette in the bench.

  • @billmason2785
    @billmason2785 6 днів тому +2

    Amazing range in that voice ❤

  • @darryldrayton1968
    @darryldrayton1968 2 роки тому +97

    I Don't care what color he is, this is a CLASSIC!!!!! I love this song.

  • @marsie271
    @marsie271 Рік тому +430

    R.I.P Bobby Caldwell. Love this song ❤️ your legacy will live on. This song will be sampled for years to come. Thanking God for no more pain and suffering 🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @LeoDarden-dc1ph
    @LeoDarden-dc1ph 9 місяців тому +78

    Im 29 yrs old I still ❤ this song makes me cry my grandma favorite song and she pass away r.i.p to both of them

    • @Fredrick-jj9ok
      @Fredrick-jj9ok 9 місяців тому +2

      God bless you

    • @rjst.thomas9045
      @rjst.thomas9045 9 місяців тому +1

      I give you my deepest condolences!

    • @CamCam-mq6ji
      @CamCam-mq6ji 8 місяців тому

      Same she had great taste 👍🏼 the song lives on with the memories 💐

  • @therealdeal5896
    @therealdeal5896 12 днів тому +3

    Wow he's 😵‍💫🤨🧐🥴🙃☺️🤗 never knew that 🤯

  • @SPAlNKY
    @SPAlNKY Рік тому +183

    All this time, I thought this man was black. A soulful voice and a legend. RIP Bobby Caldwell 🙏🏿

  • @1051POWER
    @1051POWER 4 роки тому +2207

    I thought he was a black man all this time.

    • @diouranke
      @diouranke 4 роки тому +24

      Same here.. Lol

    • @whackamolechamp
      @whackamolechamp 4 роки тому +1

      I thought Bob James was too.

    • @lfcforever
      @lfcforever 4 роки тому +14

      ....with a splendid voice like that, who wouldn't?

    • @richgambino2363
      @richgambino2363 4 роки тому +23

      I can’t believe he’s white, been listening to this song since it came out

    • @Nates707
      @Nates707 4 роки тому +19

      Fucking same!!! Regardless of his color this is a great song and his voice is awesome

  • @Upandaktive
    @Upandaktive 3 роки тому +1017

    Music is and has always been universal
    there is no monopoly on soul
    Peace to the good brotha and this vibe he created ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

    • @tammy2755
      @tammy2755 3 роки тому +6

      Ikr

    • @kevinh8736
      @kevinh8736 3 роки тому +7

      Well said!!!!

    • @OfficialBravo6JeepLife
      @OfficialBravo6JeepLife 3 роки тому +4

      That's a fact.

    • @ADAMOLOGY
      @ADAMOLOGY 2 роки тому +12

      The issue is black people don’t get the money 💴 their music generates like other ethnic groups, most of our black artist die broke. That’s what needs to be fixed .

    • @binghiboi8004
      @binghiboi8004 2 роки тому

      Louis Satterfield told me this fact, many Moons ago. Nothing new under the Sun. Igziabeher...

  • @tonytonyaries7173
    @tonytonyaries7173 10 днів тому +4

    25th December 2024
    Much Love From Kenya.

  • @BGinsz1709
    @BGinsz1709 10 місяців тому +66

    The rhodes keys, the trumpets, the synthesizer, his voice, even the drums..the bass... the only way this song could've missed, was if nobody ever heard it.

    • @viewdemonde
      @viewdemonde 8 місяців тому +2

      The song got to #9 on the Billboard Hot 100; #6 on the Billboard R&B; #10 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary., so it did well.