Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones (Official Soul Train Video)

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  • PhillySound on Soul Train presents: "Me and Mrs. Jones" by Billy Paul (November 4, 1972)
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    Lyrics:
    Me and Mrs. Jones
    We got a thing, goin' on
    We both know that it's wrong
    But it's much too strong
    To let it go now
    We meet every day at the same cafe
    Six-thirty and no one knows she'll be there
    Holding hands, making all kinds of plans
    While the juke box plays our favorite songs
    Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones (Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones)
    We got a thing, goin' on
    We both know that it's wrong
    But it's much too strong
    To let it go now
    We gotta be extra careful
    That do we don't build our hopes up too high
    Because she's got her own obligations
    And so, and so, do I
    Me and Mrs., Mrs. Jones (Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Jones)
    We got a thing, goin' on
    We both know that it's wrong
    But it's much too strong
    To let it go now
    Well, it's time for us to be leaving
    It hurts so much, it hurts so much inside
    Now she'll go her way and I'll go mine
    Tomorrow we'll meet
    The same place, the same time
    Me and Mrs. Jones
    We got a thing goin' on
    We gotta be extra careful
    We can't afford to build our hopes up too high
    I wanna meet and talk with you
    At the same place, the same cafe, the same time
    And we gonna hold hands like we used to
    We gonna talk it over, talk it over
    We know, they know, and you know what I know that it was wrong
    But our thing is strong, we gotta let 'em know now
    That we gotta thing going on, a thing going on
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  • @DevilDogDen1775
    @DevilDogDen1775 Місяць тому +305

    It's 1972, and I was attending my first dance in Junior High. This really pretty redhead girl walked up to me, and asked me to dance... And a slow dance at that !!!...It was Me And Mrs. Jones.... Man, I was so nervous... That was nearly 52 years ago !!!... We dated through Junior High and High School, and got married in 1980. Three daughters and seven grandchildren... But every now and then we play this song, and slow dance... And we're magically transported back to the gym in 1972.... ❤

    • @darth2073
      @darth2073 Місяць тому +19

      Man this almost brought a tear to my eyes, you got me believing in real love again haha.
      As a 23 year old guy with lets just say an unfortunate dating experience so far I really started giving up on finding my "sould mate" this got me believing again.
      Thank you for this nice comment.
      God bless you and your family

    • @DevilDogDen1775
      @DevilDogDen1775 Місяць тому +12

      @darth2073 Hang in there... When the time is right, it WILL happen. Just keep moving forward, don't give up the dream, and above all else, believe !!!!

    • @heistruth2865
      @heistruth2865 Місяць тому +5

      ​​@@darth2073 don't compromise okay? Praying you keep waiting for GOD'S best & not just someone who is good but isn't GOD'S best. ❤❤❤

    • @carolklein9499
      @carolklein9499 Місяць тому +9

      That is so sweet! You are both so lucky!

    • @peterfarrelly5430
      @peterfarrelly5430 Місяць тому +7

      Man that’s the best post on UA-cam , beautiful story !

  • @andreas1963ap
    @andreas1963ap 4 місяці тому +180

    I am a 60 years old German and I love this song since I've heard it the first time in the 70's on my cassette Player. Today I saw Mr. Paul the first time. What a beautiful voice.Thanks for sharing this masterpiece.

    • @riyadinho6795
      @riyadinho6795 3 місяці тому +1

      how did you see him when he died 7 years ago

    • @Shorty293
      @Shorty293 3 місяці тому +7

      @@riyadinho6795on the video duh😂😂

  • @hauntedtown
    @hauntedtown 4 місяці тому +88

    50 year old white man from Chicago..grew up with soul train on the tv…songs like this are heaven baby

    • @paulaward2075
      @paulaward2075 11 годин тому

      Generation X kid here, born June 18, 1967. I loved the 1970's! Hello from Tyler Texas U.S.A.

  • @dcavalli9
    @dcavalli9 Рік тому +110

    His voice is as smooth as his jacket.

  • @haroldgillette7157
    @haroldgillette7157 3 роки тому +2864

    I'm a 69 year old white man,but as a teen, every Satuday, I'd sit in front of the TV,to watch SoulTrain. I remember this episode well.

    • @heikeillg3682
      @heikeillg3682 3 роки тому +63

      I love. this music

    • @tracytrunn5625
      @tracytrunn5625 3 роки тому +156

      I’m a 57 year old white woman. THIS MUSIC KEPT ME ALIVE & CONTINUES TO DO SO.
      t
      Thank you for sharing ✨🙏💞🙏✨

    • @pamelajordan2890
      @pamelajordan2890 3 роки тому +107

      I'm a 69 year old white woman ..did we rock ? Those good days ❤️❤️❤️

    • @cynthiapiazza3168
      @cynthiapiazza3168 3 роки тому +97

      Me too. I’m 54 & while friends were watching American Bandstand, I was watching Don Cornelious & wishing I was a Soul Train dancer!

    • @shardyshaw
      @shardyshaw 3 роки тому +36

      I love this comment. Would love to know more about you and how you grew up.

  • @phillyguy2142
    @phillyguy2142 3 роки тому +873

    This is one of those songs that you don’t want to end

  • @marciarobinson8200
    @marciarobinson8200 22 дні тому +41

    Guys are you all watching in 2024☝️🌎🤸💃🎧❤❤❤

  • @CarlosSantiago-rm3bg
    @CarlosSantiago-rm3bg 4 місяці тому +50

    I am 79 years old and my wife and loved this song. This was our song 🎵

  • @TheRicco1021
    @TheRicco1021 3 роки тому +3276

    The smoothest song about adultery ever made. Lol. I love it.

  • @ImageByMalcolm
    @ImageByMalcolm 2 роки тому +2294

    My mother played this song every single day when she came home from work back in the 70's. Not once, but back to back several times. I was about 6 years old at the time. She played this song so much, I know every word to the song, I sing it perfectly, and when I hear this song playing today, it immediately take me back to those moments as a child sitting under my mother as she play this song. WOW! I miss her so much. Rest In Peace my dear mother. **Tears**

    • @sleeksalmon
      @sleeksalmon 2 роки тому +38

      Yep, lol, my mom also...... Its a beautiful song.

    • @user-uf3dp4qn3w
      @user-uf3dp4qn3w 2 роки тому +36

      God bless her.

    • @dilnecarvalho6675
      @dilnecarvalho6675 2 роки тому +22

      I,m from Rio de janeiro, iwas listem every times

    • @davidwalters4906
      @davidwalters4906 2 роки тому +14

      @@dilnecarvalho6675 me lreland kid great times back in the day x

    • @Lilifleurs842
      @Lilifleurs842 2 роки тому +7

      ❤❤❤😘

  • @unacamper6700
    @unacamper6700 6 місяців тому +92

    I was a white boy on the farm and always watched Soul Train.

    • @edwardsantos9587
      @edwardsantos9587 3 місяці тому

      You was not a white boy that is black derogatory words.

  • @evelynepulicepeele4883
    @evelynepulicepeele4883 3 місяці тому +71

    I am 60 years old. I never missed Soul Train. Chicago born and raised like Soul Train. I still play this song today.

    • @howardboyd7764
      @howardboyd7764 3 місяці тому +4

      Every Saturday at 11:00 am in Chicago.....Wasn't it..? And of course as at what 11:46 the "Soul Train Line" would start after commercial break......

    • @southloopsoxfan
      @southloopsoxfan 3 місяці тому +3

      I'm 58 Chicago born , Berwyn raised. I looked forward to Soul Train every Saturday as well

    • @evelynepulicepeele4883
      @evelynepulicepeele4883 3 місяці тому +3

      @southloopsoxfan My extended family in Berwyn still. I was south side around 95th Street. 32 years. I never did get into American Banstand 😆

    • @rolandzoske448
      @rolandzoske448 2 місяці тому +1

      I was born in 1961 in the GDR (East Germany) and was able to listen to the West Berlin radio station RIAS Berlin in the 70s..
      “Mrs. Jones” was also on the hit parade, which I still really like to this day.
      In addition to the great music of our own country, there were so many pieces of music added - it's overwhelming: in addition to the well-known ones that are constantly in our ears, there are also such gems as Mylène Farmer, Joe Bonamassa, Leonid & Friends, Lexington Lab Band... .

    • @luisaugusto3438
      @luisaugusto3438 2 місяці тому +2

      Ouvia nas danceteria,
      Como foi bom esse tempo.
      Luís Augusto
      São Paulo Brazil

  • @aubreynorton4470
    @aubreynorton4470 2 роки тому +861

    This man's voice is like silk. This song gets under your skin, Soothing and soulful. Hmm, would've love to meet Mrs. Jones. Still love it in 2022.

    • @Drunkwithsuccess
      @Drunkwithsuccess 2 роки тому +15

      Right on the money my friend…smooth as silk.

    • @michelelaraia7358
      @michelelaraia7358 2 роки тому +10

      Hearing it the first time from Southern Italy.

    • @bigsarge8795
      @bigsarge8795 2 роки тому +9

      This just flows so easily

    • @judycripps2606
      @judycripps2606 2 роки тому +14

      I would love to be Mrs Jones and he can have a thing going on with me any time

    • @michelelaraia7358
      @michelelaraia7358 2 роки тому +7

      @@judycripps2606 very funny

  • @umbertotucci1970
    @umbertotucci1970 3 роки тому +590

    I'm 64 this year...Impossible to forget...for years everybody used to rush to the dance floor and dance this hit cheektocheek. What an atmosphere...and what a time it was, easy, light, fantastic years.

  • @kade929
    @kade929 4 місяці тому +73

    51 years later and it’s still going strong. I am only 22 but I love music like this and I love all kinda of music… this one just sticks out 🥰

    • @tripwires2
      @tripwires2 2 місяці тому

      57 and killin this song on youtube

  • @araiasunshine4482
    @araiasunshine4482 9 місяців тому +338

    Still sounds good in 2023! Bringing back real feel good memories! ❤❤❤

    • @misspeplo3387
      @misspeplo3387 8 місяців тому +3

      DEFINITELY ! !
      GOOD OLD HAPPY DAYS GONE BY FOREVER 😢😔

    • @JamesRahming
      @JamesRahming 7 місяців тому +1

      Right

    • @codzy3532
      @codzy3532 7 місяців тому +3

      totally agreed cant beat the old music better than the crap u hear today ugh

    • @Amore825
      @Amore825 7 місяців тому +2

      I’m telling you right? Nice and smooth relaxing 😊

    • @woodroblue8332
      @woodroblue8332 7 місяців тому

      Major major facts luv this

  • @steelersgirl3063
    @steelersgirl3063 3 роки тому +343

    They don’t make music like this anymore!!!

    • @braendebbarma4249
      @braendebbarma4249 3 роки тому +11

      Even then this song was quite unique

    • @paulbramwell3362
      @paulbramwell3362 2 роки тому +2

      Steelers girl you are very very nice

    • @steelersgirl3063
      @steelersgirl3063 2 роки тому +1

      @@paulbramwell3362 thank you

    • @michaelspinelli5348
      @michaelspinelli5348 2 роки тому +6

      They certainly do not! The trash they call music today is sickening. BTW I'll be 67 next month.

    • @vangeezohalo3243
      @vangeezohalo3243 2 роки тому +2

      That's because we don't make love no more. But in 30 years from now, we will look a todays music as classics and reminice

  • @RobertBrown-wk1oy
    @RobertBrown-wk1oy 3 роки тому +522

    My opinion 70s music is the best music ever made.

  • @shobud7561
    @shobud7561 3 місяці тому +30

    I am a 69 year old white male, and as a teen, i also tuned in every saturday to watch Soul Train .
    This song brings back many great memories 😢

  • @renniehanback6021
    @renniehanback6021 8 місяців тому +109

    This song gives me chills. His voice is incredible. He could make angels cry with his voice. INCREDIBLE ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @denisesaunders5473
      @denisesaunders5473 8 місяців тому +3

      The best song of 1972.

    • @earnestinecole4030
      @earnestinecole4030 3 місяці тому

      "Beautiful,sweet comment. Indeed music like this is timeless, can never get enough. Outside of Gospel, best music ever. Love love love,obsessed with this music. "

  • @codzy3532
    @codzy3532 Рік тому +340

    the orchestrial arrangement in this song cannot be beaten its awesome

    • @jeffjohnson2232
      @jeffjohnson2232 9 місяців тому +6

      Done by the late great Bobby Martin

    • @codzy3532
      @codzy3532 7 місяців тому +2

      @@jeffjohnson2232 cool thanks for that 😊👍

    • @jamesjohnson1905
      @jamesjohnson1905 7 місяців тому +1

      I Was Married maybe

  • @piustwelfth
    @piustwelfth 3 роки тому +238

    This was the "slow dance" to end all slow dances in the early 1970's.

    • @fishmojo865
      @fishmojo865 3 роки тому +1

      Color My World by Chicago was also a classic slow dance.

    • @LeeMan9992002
      @LeeMan9992002 3 роки тому +3

      Yep could get into some real frontal grinding.

    • @poolsnookered3446
      @poolsnookered3446 3 роки тому +1

      And early 80s!

    • @jessculp7943
      @jessculp7943 3 роки тому

      Slow dance...oh no the horizontal mombo

    • @alrivera8363
      @alrivera8363 2 роки тому +1

      This song, The Floaters “Float On” and Heatwave’s “Always and Forever” were the last dance songs back then 👍

  • @ryanknight2059
    @ryanknight2059 Рік тому +39

    I’m a Jewish kid from NYC and watched Soul Train all the time

    • @honxsolo
      @honxsolo 3 місяці тому

      Good job

    • @stephenjones5304
      @stephenjones5304 3 місяці тому

      Great. Have you seen the Back Stabbers video? A big hit but not as big as some others. The camerawork on the lead singers is great. Thanks.

  • @thefivebells
    @thefivebells 9 місяців тому +94

    Billy Paul is a legend. There is no one who can cover this song and do it justice.

    • @zoyajones2539
      @zoyajones2539 6 місяців тому +2

      listen too sun city girls cover it

    • @berylmendes5560
      @berylmendes5560 6 місяців тому +1

      HSCC covers it well too

    • @GwapongKamote
      @GwapongKamote 3 місяці тому +1

      Daryl hall killed it in his cover also Michael Buble with his own rendition

  • @djelielcroce
    @djelielcroce 2 роки тому +96

    Certain artists when they leave this world leave a void that will never be filled. 😪

    • @richardjohnson3504
      @richardjohnson3504 2 роки тому +4

      Great comment so true. I feel that with Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Bob Marley etc.

    • @junebermingham9300
      @junebermingham9300 2 роки тому +1

      @@richardjohnson3504 I so agree, with you! ☘️👍💚

    • @brieze1233
      @brieze1233 2 роки тому +1

      Amen

  • @elainamonique
    @elainamonique 2 роки тому +58

    Only Sir Billy Paul can turn the details of a secret rendezvous into a sacred love story.

    • @shanejay9539
      @shanejay9539 Рік тому +1

      I feel like you have to allow it just for the beauty in the way he's expressing it 😂

  • @alexmustango3684
    @alexmustango3684 Місяць тому +25

    Came back hear March 2024 😊

  • @lisapaci2418
    @lisapaci2418 5 місяців тому +35

    I wasn't happy with my husband, he keep overdosing so I found comfort and in love with this guy Louie, who just was back from Vietnam. This song always brings me back to that time.

    • @Nhuhan33
      @Nhuhan33 День тому

      Music friend 🎉

  • @keepitreal6487
    @keepitreal6487 3 роки тому +325

    Just listen to that arrangement and of course the vocals......60' and 70's was the golden era.....

    • @Mrs.IndiYoung
      @Mrs.IndiYoung 2 роки тому +9

      Can we take a moment to discuss the lyrics and the passion they imply?

    • @sparky2721
      @sparky2721 2 роки тому +2

      Not just for music but for bodybuilding too (quite literally)

    • @laurieherman1215
      @laurieherman1215 2 роки тому +6

      They do not make music like.this anymore.

    • @gabnix2139
      @gabnix2139 2 роки тому +3

      Most definitely

  • @itsmovinfast
    @itsmovinfast 3 роки тому +169

    What a voice. What a song. Made the world a better place, in my opinion.

    • @SM-zl4zd
      @SM-zl4zd 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah, it "made the world a better place" for everybody, except Mr. Jones.

    • @shanejay9539
      @shanejay9539 Рік тому

      Absolutely and for all his illegitimate children, my man Billy was slingin and singing about it.

  • @kellydimon15
    @kellydimon15 8 місяців тому +14

    My mommy passed in 2020. This was one of our favorites!! Makes me cry.. 😢❤

  • @superman31172
    @superman31172 7 місяців тому +21

    Mr Jones will be so mad when he finds out LOL

    • @stephencroce2033
      @stephencroce2033 Місяць тому +1

      well, apparently, he's down at the New Amsterdam staring at the beautiful women with the guy from the Counting Crows, so no wonder she's looking to get a little love on the side, she's probably feeling ignored....i mean, can you blame her?

  • @cornbreadthedog
    @cornbreadthedog 2 роки тому +495

    This was my baby brother's absolute favorite song. Whenever I hear this song come on, I instantly think of him singing this song at the top of his voice with such joy. He suffered from mental illness for years and was brutally murdered in jail in 2009. He was 27 years old. I love you with all my heart, Michael Lorenzo West, and miss you.

    • @suzypayne-clark906
      @suzypayne-clark906 2 роки тому +7

      Sending you so much love I know your words xxxxx

    • @vincentrodriguez4557
      @vincentrodriguez4557 2 роки тому +24

      Fuck.. this comment made me cry 😪😪. RIP. Your brother❤️❤️❤️

    • @janetdavies9612
      @janetdavies9612 2 роки тому +15

      A wonderful song, so sorry for your loss …. 😔💕

    • @cornbreadthedog
      @cornbreadthedog 2 роки тому +19

      Thank you, Janet, for your kind words. I take great comfort in knowing that he's not ill anymore and he's resting where the bad things of this world cannot reach him.

    • @cornbreadthedog
      @cornbreadthedog 2 роки тому +7

      You have an amazing weekend, Janet, and all the best.

  • @TheJiggs666
    @TheJiggs666 3 роки тому +171

    This is the most grown, mature and honest song ever written.

  • @Linda-nr5cb
    @Linda-nr5cb 3 місяці тому +21

    I loved soul train I'm 65 now❤

  • @johnclark4131
    @johnclark4131 7 місяців тому +3

    RIP Billy Paul, Lou Rawls and all the other Soul greats. Australia loves you.

  • @vincentj.9057
    @vincentj.9057 2 роки тому +348

    Love this song. My dad used to kill this song at karaoke. When I say that I mean everyone would literally be cheering, and no one wanted to sing after him because it was perfection. When he says “it’s time for us to be leaving” and “it hurts so much” it just brings me to tears everytime. He passed away last year but I’ll always think of him when this song plays.

    • @dakadak599
      @dakadak599 2 роки тому +14

      Your dad sounds like a great man.

    • @brightlight7217
      @brightlight7217 2 роки тому +6

      Peace

    • @jillroyson4589
      @jillroyson4589 Рік тому +6

      What an incredible memory, sending peaceful vibes to you ❤️

    • @miniMoogy79
      @miniMoogy79 10 місяців тому +1

      🎉🎉🎉3🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉3🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉3🎉🎉🎉🎉3🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉33🎉🎉3🎉🎉🎉3🎉3🎉🎉4🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉I eère😊

    • @jerrycoward4163
      @jerrycoward4163 10 місяців тому

      Absolutely wonderful!

  • @deloresmoses1528
    @deloresmoses1528 2 роки тому +65

    My daughter downloaded all the music she remembered I used to like. She told me she liked all those songs too. We went on a road trip and she played them all. I was so surprised and I loved her even more when she took the time to do this for me.

    • @03waltercoverinkingsconsul46
      @03waltercoverinkingsconsul46 2 роки тому

      Hello Delores, how are you doing today?

    • @jmk319
      @jmk319 2 роки тому +1

      I have been downloading all of these songs that my mother loved when I was young. I loved them also. Ironically, her name was Dolores also

  • @joeschallert7346
    @joeschallert7346 5 місяців тому +28

    I was 14 years old when the song came out I still love hearing it I am 66 now

  • @holtridge7337
    @holtridge7337 Місяць тому +63

    The only bad thing about this song is that it has to end.

    • @OliverlifestyleJa
      @OliverlifestyleJa Місяць тому

      😂😂😂

    • @saradealbapadilla4013
      @saradealbapadilla4013 Місяць тому

      Hermosa canción.. siempre me la dedico mi gran amor para el yo era su mrs jones😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

    • @pedromelladojimenez6240
      @pedromelladojimenez6240 28 днів тому +1

      En mi juventud era y es aún mi canción favorita jamás podré olvidar es la canción que me hace recordar a mi primer amor😢❤

    • @DavidGoldman-um3xn
      @DavidGoldman-um3xn 18 днів тому +1

      I'll be singing ALL DAY.. for the next week... I LOVE IT!!! ✌️

  • @violet2048
    @violet2048 3 роки тому +98

    73 this week, and those were the good old days. Too bad we're still talking about color. It just shouldn't matter. Love knows no color.

  • @dicasuteis955
    @dicasuteis955 2 роки тому +126

    *_Há alguém aqui escutando essa música maravilhosa em 2023?_* ♥️😺👍🏽🐈

  • @normanwint
    @normanwint Місяць тому +14

    As stated before....The only bad thing about this song is that it has to end.

  • @bradleys4783
    @bradleys4783 9 місяців тому +31

    One of the greatest R&B songs ever produced !

  • @marcgutierrez2719
    @marcgutierrez2719 3 роки тому +188

    When music was in fact... music!

    • @kjeldlarsen912
      @kjeldlarsen912 3 роки тому +5

      Yep ...now it's all about WAP WAP WAP azz soup on tha floor........really sad how "music" has evolved

    • @travislindsey7256
      @travislindsey7256 3 роки тому +5

      People still make great music. You just have to dig to find it

    • @marcgutierrez2719
      @marcgutierrez2719 3 роки тому +1

      @@travislindsey7256
      Great music is few and far between these days.

    • @deebeetalks8037
      @deebeetalks8037 3 роки тому +1

      I was 17 years-old in Weisbaden, Germany when I first heard this song. Beautiful always.

    • @faustoperez3749
      @faustoperez3749 3 роки тому +1

      @@kjeldlarsen912 que ya

  • @immortaltech1632
    @immortaltech1632 3 роки тому +156

    They just don’t make them like this anymore music from the soul and the heart luv it

  • @fob1xxl
    @fob1xxl 2 місяці тому +16

    In April , I will turn 79. When I was 27, I had this affair. It's all so real and so true. Circumstances brought us together. We knew it would never go anywhere. For a brief moment in my life, I was THAT person. I have no regrets.

    • @FirstSuiGeneris
      @FirstSuiGeneris 23 дні тому

      I can totally get where coming from because I was there a couple times myself! I also have no regrets, it was fast, felt right, and was so hot.

  • @bigduds1
    @bigduds1 10 місяців тому +51

    This man sounds exactly the same way he sounds on the track. Phenomenal!

    • @JeffG-om3cz
      @JeffG-om3cz 10 місяців тому +16

      Well.... He is lip syncing. 😅

    • @gostodemaisdaroca4052
      @gostodemaisdaroca4052 10 місяців тому +4

      That's because the track is playing.

    • @jeffhampton2767
      @jeffhampton2767 9 місяців тому +7

      Hilarious he's lip-syncing 🤔😂😂😂

  • @mickeylynch8982
    @mickeylynch8982 Рік тому +148

    The epitome of the Philly sound that was all over late 60's/70's soul. Listen to that musical arrangement, just beautiful. More genius from Huff and Gamble.

    • @myflyonthewall48
      @myflyonthewall48 Рік тому +6

      It sure is that arrangement and his timing!

    • @alanswright8662
      @alanswright8662 Рік тому +5

      That Philly sound was amazing back in the 60s 70s and 80s Huff and Gamble could write a love song and it would be a hit

  • @shaheedturner3652
    @shaheedturner3652 3 роки тому +123

    This is one of greatest love songs that became one of the best songs of all time!!!! Me and Mrs. Jones by Billy Paul!!! Gamble & Huff are the best songwriters in the music business making one of the best songs and hits for more than 50 years at Philadelphia International Records I want to say thank you for making the best hit recordings that made them legends!!!! Thanks so much for posting this video!!!! I love it!!!! I love the 70s!!! Can you dig it!!!!😃😃😃😃😃😃😍😍😍😍😍✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻✌🏻🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 R.I.P. Billy Paul you are now in musical heaven!!!!👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼👼🎁🎁

  • @peterjenkinson6022
    @peterjenkinson6022 2 дні тому

    An absolute classic. Please don’t underestimate this vocal performance, it’s totally perfect

  • @ronaldorodriguez7792
    @ronaldorodriguez7792 Рік тому +10

    My mom bought me my first tape recorder in 1972 and this is the first song I recorded. Rest In Peace Mami..tears..

  • @aalb1873
    @aalb1873 2 роки тому +364

    Charming, warm, romantic, melancholic song: a masterpiece.

    • @andrewhtf
      @andrewhtf 2 роки тому +11

      Charming, warm, romantic, melancholic song, about adultery.

    • @barbaramelville6940
      @barbaramelville6940 2 роки тому +1

      @@andrewhtf didn't know that

    • @orandybrown2124
      @orandybrown2124 2 роки тому

      Shout out of Jamaica this song is one of the souls that I play call it every day big up the icon Billy Paul

    • @kevinduckett4885
      @kevinduckett4885 2 роки тому

      Cheating romantic

    • @luciaconn6788
      @luciaconn6788 Рік тому

      realistic

  • @davemunoz8161
    @davemunoz8161 3 роки тому +33

    Billy used to pull into my buddy's fathers Shell gas station on Alvarado Niles Road in Union City, CA back in the early 70's and was always friendly and so damn cool.

  • @mikealdana8012
    @mikealdana8012 13 днів тому +3

    Don Cornelius w/the Fro 👊🏻💯❤️

  • @netactor
    @netactor 7 місяців тому +37

    What a smooth and and unforgettable voice. This song is is flawless!

  • @Papi.Pharaoh
    @Papi.Pharaoh Рік тому +481

    This man’s voice was so smooth and soulful to hear. This was such a beautiful ballad. The arrangement, the strings, laid back sax, the background vocals and of course Billy’s soulful vocals make this a milestone in soul music.

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому +12

      The man had a great and very unique voice. Velvety at times, powerful and assertive at others. Loaded with soul. Great vocalist.

    • @Supreme-sx6tu
      @Supreme-sx6tu Рік тому +6

      Billy Paul had a singing voice that was his alone. No other artist can duplicate his vocal range.

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому +4

      @@Supreme-sx6tu He was unique no question. I need to hear more of his stuff. This song is so iconic that I have neglected the rest of his works.

    • @portianikau6132
      @portianikau6132 Рік тому +4

      OOOH YEAH I TOTALLY SOULFULLY AGREE WITH BROTHER SWEET SWEET PURE LOVE DEVOTION RIGHT DOWN TO THE DEPTS OF SOUL SONGS AND MUSIC JESUS LOVES AND LIVES BROTHERS AND SISTERS ALL OVER THE WORLD.HALEILUA HOSANNA GREETINGS FROM NUI TIIRIINI AOTEAROA TE IKA A MAUI KIRIKIRIROA WAIKATO TAINUI AMINE PAIMARIRE😇😇😇😇😝😟☹😼🙉💔💞💖✌👋👍👨‍👩‍👧👨‍👩‍👦🦳👨‍👦‍👦👨‍👧‍👧

    • @elisecliftonklitz
      @elisecliftonklitz Рік тому +3

      The dynamics are great in this song🥁🎺🎷

  • @ledlight6630
    @ledlight6630 2 роки тому +163

    This song is really a masterpiece , Billy has a very beautiful voice ❤

  • @curtiscains8533
    @curtiscains8533 4 місяці тому +13

    Damn, Having your side Woman is just as good in 2023 as it was 1973!!! Love everyone please…

  • @sandromontagna5366
    @sandromontagna5366 9 місяців тому +3

    Magic sound..of my childhood

  • @delroynewtongrant7620
    @delroynewtongrant7620 3 роки тому +110

    IF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS
    WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG
    YOU'LL AND NEVER FORGET
    WHEN YOU GROWS OLD ! NO
    ONE CAN ! THIS IS THE MUSIC
    OF SOUL ! PERFECTLY SONG !
    LYRICKS WELL PUT TOGATHER
    AND PLAYED AND UNIQUE ARRANGE . MR. BILLY PAUL
    AND MRS. JONES THEY DOMINATED CHARTS AND HIT
    PARADE FOUR MONTHS IN
    AMERICA AND ELSE WHERE
    IN THE WORLD

  • @sweetcaroline7389
    @sweetcaroline7389 3 роки тому +162

    My mom said at 17 yrs old she was giving birth to my brother while this was playing in the background while she was giving birth. She is now 65 and he is 48 and whenever I hear this song I will always think of them..

  • @roundingcorners
    @roundingcorners 9 місяців тому +31

    watching this in 2023, makes me wonder why the slow dance has lost its way in the club and bars . . . I feel like we can become better people if there was just more slow dance songs in current music

  • @monikaseeber3937
    @monikaseeber3937 8 місяців тому +2

    I'm 55 now..still love this Song

  • @jamesduffy6518
    @jamesduffy6518 3 роки тому +1696

    If we had more music like this today we would have fewer problems

    • @katconlin2855
      @katconlin2855 3 роки тому +36

      Amen. The world needs love ..love sweet love.. Dionne Warwick...
      The r and b world was filled with love songs.. miss those days..Bill Withers..Smokey..Grover Washington..Gladys Knight..Aretha..the Shilights..

    • @OnlyBands501
      @OnlyBands501 3 роки тому +182

      A song about cheating and being sneaky and conniving?

    • @HanyH
      @HanyH 3 роки тому +63

      @@OnlyBands501 , I chuckled when I saw the original comment!

    • @scottmacdonell8153
      @scottmacdonell8153 3 роки тому +9

      So true....

    • @davionc2709
      @davionc2709 3 роки тому +9

      All facts bro gets go

  • @pjmolapo
    @pjmolapo 3 роки тому +45

    Those days when music had a purpose;passed a message

  • @rjo3737
    @rjo3737 2 місяці тому +5

    70 years old English whitey, and this will always be the iconic version of this song, but may I recommend a superb cover by Freddie Jackson.

  • @cassellwilliams3743
    @cassellwilliams3743 9 місяців тому +2

    The Lyrics hv meaning fr life

  • @ProducerGio
    @ProducerGio 3 роки тому +167

    How he just performed it, is exactly how he sing it on the record. What a legend.

    • @jeremycrandall2899
      @jeremycrandall2899 3 роки тому +44

      Uh....yeah....that’s because he was lip-synching, like a lot of televised musical performances in the 70s, including “Soul Train”. 99.99999999% of the time if you’re watching a video of someone singing on a TV show in the 70s and the song sounds just like it did on the record, it’s because it IS the record! Lol
      Still a legend, though.😊

    • @ProducerGio
      @ProducerGio 3 роки тому +2

      @@jeremycrandall2899 daaaaamn

    • @jeremycrandall2899
      @jeremycrandall2899 3 роки тому +25

      I used to think that the reason why so many musicians lip-synched on TV shows in that era was because they didn’t want to risk potentially sounding bad on national TV, but I recently read that what really happened was that shows like “Soul Train”, “American Bandstand”, etc, started forcing musicians to lip-synch cuz bands like War were going on shows and playing extra long versions of their hit songs, and it was messing with the shows’ commercials.

    • @mj-gr8uy
      @mj-gr8uy 3 роки тому +3

      lip sync
      Awesome song forever ♡

    • @ayonnazglam9050
      @ayonnazglam9050 3 роки тому +3

      Check out Marvin Gaye singing acapella. Amazing!!

  • @IGoz-gm8ld
    @IGoz-gm8ld 3 роки тому +73

    I was born in 1994 but man do I wish I was born during the soul train era.

    • @TheeladyCAPACITY
      @TheeladyCAPACITY 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @na9oooooooor
      @na9oooooooor 3 роки тому +2

      This is real music

    • @abigailackuayi6800
      @abigailackuayi6800 3 роки тому

      @@TheeladyCAPACITY aaÀaaàaaaAààAààaAaAaaAAaÀaAAAAAAÀAAÀAÀaAaaaaaÀàÀÀààaàAAAÀÀAAAAaAAÀAÀAÀAAAàaÀààaàaaààààAàaaàaaÀAàAàaaAAàAàAAaàÀàaàààÀÀAÀàààÀAAaAÀAàààaààQaàÀAÀààÀÀÀÀaààÀaàÀÀàààÀàaÀÀAAÀpl
      AaàAaA

    • @markstewart5761
      @markstewart5761 3 роки тому +1

      oh my 196p

    • @72vince27
      @72vince27 3 роки тому +1

      1993 here and boi tell me about it.

  • @don.richard8823
    @don.richard8823 День тому +2

    Great Classic songs never die! 🦾🎙️

  • @natachiaparsoe8728
    @natachiaparsoe8728 8 місяців тому +2

    2023 I am still here. When music was really music

  • @mjh5437
    @mjh5437 2 роки тому +101

    Quite aside from Billy`s silky voice the brass and strings and backing vocals on this are just sublime,heavenly.

    • @Mike-yg8ig
      @Mike-yg8ig Рік тому +3

      Yes the instrumentation is beautiful, none better.

  • @FFab-DD68
    @FFab-DD68 2 роки тому +34

    Truly a classic that will NEVER grow old to listen to. It moves your emotions and soul.

  • @mariavictoriarevilla8489
    @mariavictoriarevilla8489 7 місяців тому +55

    Tengo 86 años. Sigo oyendo esta canción y despierta en mí la emoción que sentía y la nostalgia de aquellos maravillosos años Gracias.

    • @MrWeliz
      @MrWeliz 6 місяців тому

      Cuando yo tenia 18 años

    • @poisonedlife
      @poisonedlife 6 місяців тому +1

      Deben haber sido tiempos hermosos... las cosas eran diferentes, y que usted lo recuerde es lindo saberlo. No hace mucho descubri esta cancion (a mis 27) y lo escucho cada mañana mientras tomo mi café pacíficamente... que tenga un hermoso dia ❤

    • @blackheart7568
      @blackheart7568 4 місяці тому

      それが音楽の素晴らしい事のひとつですね!聴いたその瞬間と、その後ずっとずっと楽しく聴けるのです。

    • @elvisvelasquez5659
      @elvisvelasquez5659 4 місяці тому +2

      Muchas bendiciones a ud de parte de un joven de 23 añitos.

  • @antman5474
    @antman5474 6 місяців тому +5

    This is the standard by which Soul Music is measured.

  • @Sameoldfitup
    @Sameoldfitup 3 роки тому +28

    “Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams

  • @allieadams9311
    @allieadams9311 3 роки тому +246

    I’m 22 and Throughout the whole entire song just goosebumps what a beautiful song !!!

    • @tk-9751
      @tk-9751 3 роки тому +10

      Glad to know i'm not the only who feels they were born in the wrong generation

    • @cynthiapiazza3168
      @cynthiapiazza3168 3 роки тому +7

      My son is 20 and has eclectic taste in music. I’ve introduced him to many genres including this. He loves everything! Glad to hear this will live on I the younger generation!

    • @claudehenriet1053
      @claudehenriet1053 3 роки тому +4

      you are lucky

    • @craigellsworth3952
      @craigellsworth3952 3 роки тому +4

      Allie You get it.

    • @Y.W_2024
      @Y.W_2024 2 роки тому +1

      @@tk-9751 I know I definitely was! Lol my mother is a music fanatic and thanking her introducing me to real music 🎶

  • @dasboot6935
    @dasboot6935 Рік тому +37

    WOW Billy really puts some soul into that song,,,, l remember when it first came out,,,, l'm 65y/old now and still love hearing it to this day

    • @charlenedean4086
      @charlenedean4086 Рік тому +1

      You and me(65) and these were the best days ever!

  • @RaymondMalvisteNickname
    @RaymondMalvisteNickname 22 дні тому +3

    How smooth is this man?

  • @zenden6966
    @zenden6966 2 роки тому +69

    I absolutely love this song! I feel transported to a better time.

  • @jaye156
    @jaye156 3 роки тому +12

    This is what we like to call the golden era of music, the Age of the Soul Train.

  • @moustaf59553
    @moustaf59553 4 місяці тому +54

    2024 anyone

  • @kuldilakh7106
    @kuldilakh7106 5 місяців тому +6

    Man this Tune irons out all my creases after a hard days work.!❤
    RiP Billy PauL passed 2016 age 81. Xxx

  • @varietyyachtsvessels6769
    @varietyyachtsvessels6769 2 роки тому +290

    The Folks Who Gave This A Thumbs Down Were Most Likely Mrs. Jones Children.

  • @EasyE3939
    @EasyE3939 3 роки тому +71

    Perfection.

  • @sharondillon8913
    @sharondillon8913 3 місяці тому +10

    I'm 81 I still love this song memories!!

  • @dinkyramirez9866
    @dinkyramirez9866 3 місяці тому +3

    1 9 7 2
    Me And Mrs. Jones ❤✊🏼
    Thanks Billy Paul ✝️🌹🎙🎶🎵
    Legends Live FOREVER.....

  • @panchovilla5359
    @panchovilla5359 3 роки тому +11

    I’m a 109 year old North American......too many memories, where did the time go. 🤔

  • @anthonygasparini1734
    @anthonygasparini1734 3 роки тому +27

    What a singer R.I.P. and thank you for all your beautiful music!

  • @rodneybrazier3325
    @rodneybrazier3325 10 місяців тому +13

    I believe this is the first song I ever heard about two people in unhappy situations stepping out. With that said, what a smooth voice and song!

  • @zeuschowie7473
    @zeuschowie7473 Місяць тому +3

    What A great song
    And a great man!! I was lucky to call him my friend

  • @thetamoramay7331
    @thetamoramay7331 Рік тому +37

    One of the most beautiful melodies I’ve ever heard in my entire life!

  • @corajane5838
    @corajane5838 3 роки тому +14

    I was that Mrs. Jones for almost 8 years and I wouldn’t have changed it for the world.
    I miss you D. W.
    If only K. J. Knew

    • @jeffymusonda5007
      @jeffymusonda5007 3 роки тому +6

      Thank God K.J has no idea
      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @maxwellmark986
      @maxwellmark986 2 роки тому +1

      Hello Cora.....

    • @jamie-leedick6553
      @jamie-leedick6553 2 роки тому

      Brilliant tune when am playing it its as if it was last week. Even still picture my boyfriend at time. Had great times. Hope he's happy was 😍

  • @markwashington5695
    @markwashington5695 16 днів тому +4

    The best cheating song ever made! I’m looking for my Mrs Jones!!!

  • @oswaldfrans4007
    @oswaldfrans4007 9 місяців тому +3

    2023..still smooth as the day it was dropped

  • @sylviab7351
    @sylviab7351 3 роки тому +43

    I love/hate/love this song. I should hate the fact that it’s a love affair, but I really love the music and the way he sings this with so much passion. You can really feel the heartache.🥰🎼🥰

    • @wayneandwinky
      @wayneandwinky 2 роки тому +2

      Yep,I was on the other end of this song one time.

    • @sylviab7351
      @sylviab7351 2 роки тому

      @@catdecorte3426 I didn’t know that.

    • @SM-zl4zd
      @SM-zl4zd 2 роки тому +1

      @@wayneandwinky hope everything turned out well for you.

  • @ingesoft2009
    @ingesoft2009 3 роки тому +9

    Billy Paul - Me and Mrs. Jones, will live forever...

  • @robertcagnolatti6377
    @robertcagnolatti6377 29 днів тому +1

    I am 49 and I use to watch the soul train with my dad every Saturday and I miss them days I listen to alot of good songs and I will never forget who I an

  • @lindaalonso5452
    @lindaalonso5452 3 роки тому +35

    Beautiful!! 😇👏👏