Bill Withers - Just The Two Of Us (official video)

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  • Опубліковано 21 тра 2016
  • William Harrison "Bill" Withers, Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American pop/soul singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985. Some of his best-known songs are "Lean on Me", "Ain't No Sunshine," "Use Me," "Just the Two of Us", "Lovely Day," and "Grandma's Hands".
    Bill Withers was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the inaugural class of the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame in 2007. Also, in 2007 his "Lean On Me" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
    he wrote and produced two songs on the Gladys Knight & the Pips record I Feel a Song, and in October 1974 performed in concert together with James Brown, Etta James, and B. B. King at the historic Rumble in the Jungle fight between Foreman and Ali in Zaire. Footage of his performance was included in the 1996 documentary film When We Were Kings, and he is heard on the accompanying soundtrack.
    Just the Two of Us" is a 1981 Grammy Award-winning R&B song recorded by Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers. The song appeared on Washington's album Winelight. It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and topped the ARC Weekly Top 40 for a week.
    Regina Belle covered "Just the Two of Us" in 1991 on the Tribute album To Grover, With Love, produced by Jason Miles, which made # 4 on Top Contemporary Jazz Albums Billboard Chart.
    Bill Withers recorded another version of the song which is included on a CD of his greatest hits. Christian McBride covered the song with overdubbed basses only in a hidden track included in the album Philadelphia Experiment, released on Rope-A-Dope Records. Will Smith sampled "Just the Two of Us" in 1998. This version was parodied in the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. It was heard in a TV commercial for Taco Bell that aired during NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIII on February 1, 2009. Bill Cosby did a parody version, "Just the Slew of Us", as the theme music for his movie Bill Cosby: Himself.
    Musicians:
    Bill Withers - Lead Vocals
    Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
    Steve Gadd - Drums
    Eric Gale - Guitar
    Richard Tee - Fender Rhodes
    Marcus Miller - Bass
    Bill Eaton - Oberheim Synthesizer
    Grover Washington, Jr. - Saxophone
    Hilda Harris , Ullanda McCullough , Yvonne Lewis - Backing Vocals

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  • @foxesmorgan7702
    @foxesmorgan7702 Місяць тому +1552

    Its already April 2024. Who’s here for this song?

  • @thedirector2878
    @thedirector2878 2 роки тому +11709

    He looks like he's tired of everyones bullshit but he's putting his heart into it.

  • @davidmafeFX
    @davidmafeFX 11 днів тому +122

    It's may 2024, I am here for this song.. who else

  • @Seanreez
    @Seanreez 4 місяці тому +2098

    The year is 2024..who's here

  • @brianjacobe4067
    @brianjacobe4067 3 роки тому +9067

    Imagine being in a bar in 1980 and this song plays

    • @spain3524
      @spain3524 3 роки тому +229

      Specially at the actual time, I would love it🙏🏽

    • @primeribdemon4809
      @primeribdemon4809 3 роки тому +159

      I can't imagine...I was born in 1987

    • @jojox8297
      @jojox8297 3 роки тому +18

      🕺🏿💃🏿

    • @cwyuvtvysysvt5663
      @cwyuvtvysysvt5663 3 роки тому +25

      ☺️☺️🎧🎧🎷🎷🎷🎶🎶🚬 80's

    • @francheskaantonio2103
      @francheskaantonio2103 3 роки тому +61

      I would prolly fall who’s sitting next to me

  • @abcdefectivehuman
    @abcdefectivehuman 2 роки тому +8323

    That "but mom, I don't want to perform!" vibe gets me everytime.

    • @masteroogway5142
      @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +68

      There are no accidents…

    • @gabgerrard2045
      @gabgerrard2045 2 роки тому +100

      Thats the "I've already struggled for 30 years before i started making music" demeanour.

    • @tchanek3825
      @tchanek3825 2 роки тому +12

      @@masteroogway5142 okay Master

    • @masteroogway5142
      @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +6

      @@tchanek3825 ok master Tchanek.

    • @walkingroninyes6258
      @walkingroninyes6258 2 роки тому +12

      im asian so i can relate

  • @dominicconway1112
    @dominicconway1112 2 місяці тому +356

    “No time for tears, wasted water is all that is, and it don’t make no flowers grow” genius and beautiful

    • @peterthacker3338
      @peterthacker3338 2 місяці тому

      It's wastes water

    • @lmaomoofeq2505
      @lmaomoofeq2505 Місяць тому +11

      He had a divorce just a few days before performing this 😬😢

    • @nicolegomez_144
      @nicolegomez_144 Місяць тому

      Thank you! Was wondering what the comments were talking about ​@@lmaomoofeq2505

    • @jinjeegarrick
      @jinjeegarrick 28 днів тому +1

      One of the greatest lyrics ever! 😍😍😍😭😭😭

    • @jinjeegarrick
      @jinjeegarrick 28 днів тому +1

      @@lmaomoofeq2505 Oh wow, that must have made this performance very difficult.

  • @Kellyyy262
    @Kellyyy262 22 дні тому +42

    I just turned 18 and I'm always teased about loving old music, listening to this masterpiece can you blame me

  • @tzuyubread618
    @tzuyubread618 3 роки тому +18467

    He don’t show emotions in his face but you can feel it in his voice🥺

    • @theatrekid5389
      @theatrekid5389 3 роки тому +65

      You mean in?

    • @lauramonica7600
      @lauramonica7600 3 роки тому +124

      Awwww... that's absolutely right!

    • @boiloil3557
      @boiloil3557 3 роки тому +313

      @@theatrekid5389 You knew what she meant. Smartass.

    • @delaysia9146
      @delaysia9146 3 роки тому +67

      @@boiloil3557 LMFAOOOOOO 😂

    • @titobren731
      @titobren731 3 роки тому +320

      He was sick and tired of the music industry that time , and he was about to retire

  • @piddlesmcgee
    @piddlesmcgee 2 роки тому +8431

    He’s just talking and still singing with so much soul it’s crazy

    • @masteroogway5142
      @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +73

      There are no accidents…

    • @masteroogway5142
      @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +20

      @Unknown Rei you found my comment? There are no accidents…

    • @eosetenta
      @eosetenta 2 роки тому +9

      He truly vibbing. What a legend.

    • @cloud9s266
      @cloud9s266 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah even while looking like he doesn't have a soul

    • @twixy6256
      @twixy6256 2 роки тому +4

      Excuse me, can i know whos in your profile picture? Is he from Disney?

  • @rdi1590
    @rdi1590 6 місяців тому +389

    That was our song. Nov. 30 would have been our 44th. Miss her terribly.

    • @shubhankar-lol
      @shubhankar-lol 3 місяці тому +17

      so very sorry for your loss😢

    • @leximason2408
      @leximason2408 3 місяці тому +19

      Takes me back to 1985 to my first love sadly we lost our young daughter and we broke up. I will always love them both deeply and I have never forgotten him though our lives moved on. My daughter would now be 37 and I still grieve for her.. sorry for your loss I totally get it x

    • @nambafour7990
      @nambafour7990 3 місяці тому +1

      🥺🥺

    • @beancounter7197
      @beancounter7197 3 місяці тому

      ​@leximason2408 oh your heart. I'm so sorry for your pain and loss.

    • @85joechef
      @85joechef 2 місяці тому +3

      Some say it’s better to have a love lost, than to have never loved at all. I’m not one of those people. I’m sorry for your loss

  • @vestiericiruela2798
    @vestiericiruela2798 2 дні тому +1

    I sing this song for my wife when i was 22... Now im 37 and my daughter, number 1 request is this song

  • @lisapezoldt5188
    @lisapezoldt5188 3 роки тому +9195

    He looks like he's tired of singing this song, but damn he's so good...

    • @razrbeats3507
      @razrbeats3507 3 роки тому +846

      The reason why is cus if I remember correctly, he had a divorce right before he had to sing this

    • @lisapezoldt5188
      @lisapezoldt5188 3 роки тому +408

      @@razrbeats3507
      Oh that's really sad, now I'm sorry for what I said... heartbreaking

    • @eazye2250
      @eazye2250 3 роки тому +95

      @@razrbeats3507 oh hard to believe he passed away

    • @chrislin6570
      @chrislin6570 3 роки тому +136

      @Maximus Cook26 holy shit thats brutal

    • @dank7867.
      @dank7867. 3 роки тому +60

      @Maximus Cook26 that's painfull

  • @skyazullopez6726
    @skyazullopez6726 2 роки тому +8491

    The "simplicity" of the singing - no shouting, no slurs, no autotune - makes this song so damn good.

  • @cynthiagist220
    @cynthiagist220 4 місяці тому +365

    My husband and I will be celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary and I heard my 10 year old reserved grandson singing “Just The Two Of Us” and It made me so happy to be still with my husband throughout the years.

    • @tiagomoraes1510
      @tiagomoraes1510 2 місяці тому +3

      congrats!

    • @zlatin.todorov
      @zlatin.todorov 2 місяці тому +1

      I don't know why, but this story reminds me of the scene from The Godfather III, when the boy play on the guitar and sang the main theme of the movie to Michael Corleone.

    • @williambrowning894
      @williambrowning894 2 місяці тому +1

      Thats cute.. Your son is really amaznig and he'll grow up to be amazing!

    • @thesnowflakespodcast
      @thesnowflakespodcast 2 місяці тому

      ❤❤❤

    • @mindovermatter3988
      @mindovermatter3988 2 місяці тому

      You know it's a beautiful thing to see and witness what true love is I only had the chance to experience seeing it through my grandparents but as I get older and I look around it becomes harder and harder to find a girl with morals and values that are 100% will know she will never cheat. I'm 25 now and I hope before it's too late I'd be able to find a woman with a similar mindset to how these women used to think

  • @MrMaddox57
    @MrMaddox57 Місяць тому +25

    who needs fake music when you have classy LEGENDARY music like this. REAL music! REAL soul and emotion and human spirit! Something we ALL SHOULD relate with!

    • @supernathanjr
      @supernathanjr 28 днів тому

      I didn't think fake music was a thing.

    • @Logan-py8we
      @Logan-py8we 22 дні тому +1

      ​​@@supernathanjr
      Fake is the music of today .. with very few exceptions. 70s and 80s music has no equal. Learn that now

  • @SirMo
    @SirMo 4 роки тому +10074

    This guy was dismissed and ignored because he had a stutter, which he overcame by himself. When he went into the studio for the first time to record his songs he had no idea how good he was. Legend.

    • @jada1628
      @jada1628 3 роки тому +97

      👑

    • @catsrsocuteyay
      @catsrsocuteyay 3 роки тому +57

      👑

    • @EmiSen
      @EmiSen 3 роки тому +47

      👑

    • @JudgeJulieLit
      @JudgeJulieLit 3 роки тому +165

      So too, in early youth, did actor James Earl Jones have a stutter ... till he evolved into the booming baritone voice of Darth Vadar.

    • @koodoin6310
      @koodoin6310 3 роки тому +22

      👑

  • @venvilph6799
    @venvilph6799 3 роки тому +3624

    May you rest in peace Sir Bill 😥💙
    1938-2020

  • @engestruturas
    @engestruturas 2 місяці тому +43

    I see the crystal raindrops fall
    And the beauty of it all
    Is when the sun comes shining through
    To make those rainbows in my mind
    When I think of you sometime
    And I wanna spend some time with you
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    (Just the two of us)
    Just the two of us
    Building castles in the sky
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    We look for love, no time for tears
    Wasted water's all that is
    And it don't make no flowers grow
    Good things might come to those who wait
    Not for those who wait too late
    We gotta go for all we know
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    (Just the two of us)
    Just the two of us
    Building them castles in the sky
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    I hear the crystal raindrops fall
    On the window down the hall
    And it becomes the morning dew
    And darling when the morning comes
    And I see the morning sun
    I wanna be the one with you
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    (Just the two of us)
    Just the two of us
    Building big castles way on high
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    just the two of us
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    Let's get it together baby (yeah)
    (Just the two of us)
    Just the two of us
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    (Just the two of us)
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    (Just the two of us)
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    (Just the two of us)
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    (Just the two of us)
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    (Just the two of us)

  • @htkaz373
    @htkaz373 Місяць тому +112

    Who’s listening in 2024??

  • @jadealexacortezamparo7450
    @jadealexacortezamparo7450 3 роки тому +6802

    Now I understand why my grandparents say old songs are better than today

    • @nov12th64
      @nov12th64 3 роки тому +36

      indeed

    • @desibrothers9616
      @desibrothers9616 3 роки тому +30

      Fax fam

    • @davin397
      @davin397 3 роки тому +19

      No doubt

    • @oswarz5294
      @oswarz5294 3 роки тому +151

      There was no autotune back then also the rhythm is naturally meaningful. Most of the songs nowaday are just "love, hate, you miss me i miss you etc...."

    • @vhessonari821
      @vhessonari821 3 роки тому +34

      @@oswarz5294 not a fan of how real this is

  • @Genkimark
    @Genkimark 4 роки тому +3187

    RIP, Mr. Withers! Ain't no sunshine when you're gone.

    • @goatfarmer2326
      @goatfarmer2326 4 роки тому +16

      Did he die?

    • @BONES-qm9qd
      @BONES-qm9qd 4 роки тому +18

      @@goatfarmer2326 YES

    • @raisa2587
      @raisa2587 4 роки тому +6

      Goat Farmer 30 march, my fkn birthday

    • @TheJacklwilliams
      @TheJacklwilliams 3 роки тому +10

      He was amazing and put together some incredible music

    • @ang3llun4
      @ang3llun4 3 роки тому +6

      @Oopsie Doopsie haha funny nah nigga

  • @juanpacheco3309
    @juanpacheco3309 Рік тому +868

    I'm 61 years old, and I will never get tired of listening to this beautiful song. What a great and melodious voice. He had the mic far away. The lyrics, the tempo, the musical harmony. The variety of rythm and pitch. The breathing, vocalization and resonance! And the sax played by Grove Washington Jr. makes this song a musical gem. Sometimes you don't need to show your emotions when you sing with your heart and soul like Bill Withers does. And I say he does it because I am completely sure that he is singing with the ANGELS in HEAVEN! And how elegant these artists of the yesteryear dressed! They just had respect for their audience! THIS SONG WILL NEVER GET OLD...WE DO!!!
    RIP BROTHER BILL!.

  • @j.a.r.family2576
    @j.a.r.family2576 Місяць тому +14

    Never seen a man sing so emotionless.

    • @sybilwindham604
      @sybilwindham604 28 днів тому +1

      I have and his name was Lee Williams, a gospel singer of the Lee Williams and The Spiritual QC's. Great singer...

    • @jinjeegarrick
      @jinjeegarrick 28 днів тому +1

      The emotion is in his voice. Of course he's trying to keep it together as he just got divorced two days before this.

  • @zeynepsahin4915
    @zeynepsahin4915 3 роки тому +1918

    His face : 😐😑🙄
    His voice : 💖🦄🌈

    • @Bexattt
      @Bexattt 3 роки тому +54

      stfu

    • @rrrrrr6585
      @rrrrrr6585 3 роки тому +3

      LOLOLOLOLOL

    • @Jihane0527
      @Jihane0527 3 роки тому +6

      Hahahaha thats so true, there is no one single emotion on his face the whole time😂😂😂

    • @Ronny-ev7tu
      @Ronny-ev7tu 3 роки тому +18

      @@Bexattt 😐

    • @justinmorales6342
      @justinmorales6342 3 роки тому +35

      I mean I think he got divorced right before singing this

  • @neo.4684
    @neo.4684 3 роки тому +6355

    I'ma put this in my "Songs to listen to when the homies ain't around" playlist.

    • @oceangames2460
      @oceangames2460 3 роки тому +442

      Wdym this is a homie gangster vibe song

    • @onur6325
      @onur6325 3 роки тому +63

      i will make a playlist named this. thx lol

    • @zepnickmemes4465
      @zepnickmemes4465 3 роки тому +36

      Try Triping and listening to this, brand-new world

    • @paulofernandes5831
      @paulofernandes5831 3 роки тому +10

      No cap 😭😭

    • @egehansonmez3483
      @egehansonmez3483 3 роки тому +57

      You can listen when the boys are around. They may like it too.

  • @Seanreez
    @Seanreez Місяць тому +15

    anybody watching/seeing this I wish you all the best in life.Just be a good person the world's not been a good place lately,but slowly we'll get there. Just the two of us.Me and you.

  • @daniellediazhe30
    @daniellediazhe30 Місяць тому +26

    It's April 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this nostalgic song..

    • @NotEthan3558
      @NotEthan3558 Місяць тому +1

      Yessir

    • @mr.mcnuggies
      @mr.mcnuggies Місяць тому +1

      Fr this is a banger

    • @MrMaddox57
      @MrMaddox57 Місяць тому +1

      I was born in 87 and I can confirm I love this song, lol! So much CLASS!

    • @margaritaadanortiz4820
      @margaritaadanortiz4820 26 днів тому +1

      Es una canción muy bonita , la música, los coros todo combina con la voz del intérprete.

  • @kwiksand30
    @kwiksand30 6 років тому +2398

    Dude was just singing like he was cool as hell!

  • @aj7style143
    @aj7style143 3 роки тому +3763

    How does he hit those notes when his face doesn’t even change 🗿

  • @itsowen1294
    @itsowen1294 Місяць тому +56

    Watching in April 2024

  • @OrShchaars10
    @OrShchaars10 2 дні тому

    Look how simple he was. What a voice, no auto tunes and stuff. Pure talent!

  • @killa-g6524
    @killa-g6524 3 роки тому +13391

    Songs I listen to when the boys are not around

  • @masteroogway5142
    @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +3698

    There are no accidents. This is one of the best songs ever made. Rest Peacefully Bill.

  • @FalloutUrMum
    @FalloutUrMum 3 місяці тому +44

    This is the song that played in the car after I had to put my dog down. His birthday was valentines day, it'll always be Daxter's day for me. He would have been 14 this year. He passed just before Christmas, but still lived a long life for a large dog.

    • @Top_Goon
      @Top_Goon 3 місяці тому +2

      I hear the crystal raindrops fall, In the beauty of it allll

    • @Sleep_Sounds96
      @Sleep_Sounds96 3 місяці тому +2

      I’m so sorry. Dogs are so precious. I’m dreading the day when I have to say goodbye to mine. I’m sure you gave Daxter a long, happy life with lots of love.

    • @madmonky
      @madmonky 3 місяці тому +2

      Mine went Xmas night 😢 14 years old leishmania sadly took him fast in the end

    • @Nataliafrr
      @Nataliafrr Місяць тому

    • @alfrednite6398
      @alfrednite6398 Місяць тому +1

      here´s where we cry about our family from different specie, my poodle, wich was called cookie past on january 6th, this year, and I can´t recover from that, I called him the number one at home, I hope we meet again, is all I ask to the universe

  • @IAMMAY1111
    @IAMMAY1111 8 місяців тому +5

    Ego is a killer of greatness

  • @chadfabian4192
    @chadfabian4192 Рік тому +978

    0 % autone 100% Talent masterpiece

  • @swoshy9475
    @swoshy9475 2 роки тому +2919

    Rest in peace Bill. You’ve made a masterpiece. edit: and Grover too THEY made a masterpiece.

  • @sugs1191
    @sugs1191 3 місяці тому +18

    Back when black music was something I could listen too and really appreciate. Not this crappy drill music, carnival music or profanity laden crap

    • @blessedfavored658
      @blessedfavored658 Місяць тому +2

      I agree with you. Makes no sense.

    • @jaxthewolf4572
      @jaxthewolf4572 18 днів тому

      It's mostly just that rap and hip hop which is no longer good. So many black music genres that are mostly ignored all in favor of rap and such smh

  • @martinniceski4032
    @martinniceski4032 4 місяці тому +36

    Listening to this song feels like a getting sunkissed in a early spring morning. Idk it just freshens you up.

  • @Ok-bq6st
    @Ok-bq6st 3 роки тому +1710

    R.I.P legend
    1938-2020😔

    • @lokma1saniyeonce2ylonce98
      @lokma1saniyeonce2ylonce98 3 роки тому +17

      Oh

    • @emrey4798
      @emrey4798 3 роки тому +5

      @@lokma1saniyeonce2ylonce98 :( porçay porçay

    • @annen34
      @annen34 3 роки тому +1

      @@emrey4798 as bayrakları tr

    • @emrealmaa
      @emrealmaa 3 роки тому

      @@annen34 porcay ne alaka laa

    • @black_rhino241
      @black_rhino241 3 роки тому +9

      @@rockylmaoo7531 it’s a religious symbol you have to turn it 45 degrees to make the other symbol

  • @Steelaron
    @Steelaron 4 роки тому +1887

    Rest in Peace. A true legend who not only influenced many Artists but also the Hip-Hop culture. Damn, 2020 is more than fucked up!!!

    • @katienichole583
      @katienichole583 4 роки тому +18

      TRuly Missed already RIP great voice

    • @makehannalaugh
      @makehannalaugh 4 роки тому +24

      Back when music was music...

    • @bbeaum1
      @bbeaum1 4 роки тому +7

      bro, mourning bill with my kids, and reading this... no thanks.

    • @judefernandez827
      @judefernandez827 4 роки тому +13

      RIP Mr Withers . He was born 6 days before me . I was thinking the same . 2020 has the worst effing start to a year in my 70 years on this planet .

    • @markrodriguez9442
      @markrodriguez9442 4 роки тому +3

      I had forgotten that he had sang this song. Then I had remembered,I have that 45's. I am lucky that I have this song. RIP,Bill.

  • @Primeyz
    @Primeyz 8 місяців тому +5

    I'm born in 2010 but I'm listening this song this song never get old
    Old but gold

  • @jeremiahrivers3229
    @jeremiahrivers3229 4 місяці тому +25

    Where is my 2024 gang got I know someone is listening to this in 2024

  • @miserableonion2387
    @miserableonion2387 3 роки тому +1671

    the fact that the comment section is still active show's how good everybody's taste in music

  • @captainaryan26
    @captainaryan26 2 роки тому +2697

    Him standing there so casually and having neutral facial expressions and singing this song very beautifully is slightly funny to me and shines a smile on my face

    • @bigholmes1660
      @bigholmes1660 2 роки тому +134

      He was going through a divorce at the time and was sick of the song iirc

    • @captainaryan26
      @captainaryan26 2 роки тому +53

      @@bigholmes1660 A procedure which took half of his net worth..? That's sad...

    • @JoeVahns
      @JoeVahns 2 роки тому +12

      Some people in the comments are saying he lipsynced is that true?

    • @alexanderodonnell988
      @alexanderodonnell988 Рік тому +40

      @@JoeVahns no, this is his real voice. All of his songs were known to be his genuine voice

    • @antonioallen1763
      @antonioallen1763 Рік тому +20

      It is called having a beautiful voice. Singing a beautiful song. Some singers can show the emotion physically but equally talented singers don't always show it on their faces. It is a beautiful thing.

  • @user-sx3it4zy7u
    @user-sx3it4zy7u 9 днів тому +2

    Será que sou o único brasileiro ouvindo essa obra prima em 2024?

  • @Logan-py8we
    @Logan-py8we 23 дні тому +3

    Common people, if this isnt one of the best tunes of that era, I don't know what is... Love the 80s !!!

  • @deonambrose
    @deonambrose 3 роки тому +1218

    No one:
    My grandma: BOY WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS??

  • @korypotter6956
    @korypotter6956 3 роки тому +1000

    Bill withers mom : “cmon baby show ya auntie that lil song you do”
    Bill withers: okay 😐

  • @DavideVitoTelesca
    @DavideVitoTelesca Місяць тому +3

    Awesome Song , beautiful voice ,this Is not a Song but a poem ❤️🇮🇹🇺🇸❤️...

  • @djoseph5130
    @djoseph5130 2 дні тому

    We look for love, no time for tears
    Wasted water's all that is
    And it don't make no flowers grow
    That part really hits
    🎶🎶🎶🎶🔥🔥🔥

  • @spectral5734
    @spectral5734 2 роки тому +4824

    why cant artists be like this guy, no autotune needed to sound good

    • @SOUPMONKE
      @SOUPMONKE 2 роки тому +269

      well i agree but artists like rappers need autotune, they have bars but they dont have the right voice too reach the note where the rhymes are cool, hope this doesnt offend anyone

    • @spectral5734
      @spectral5734 2 роки тому +45

      @@SOUPMONKE that makes sense

    • @clorx1
      @clorx1 2 роки тому +124

      I mean, autotune is not really a bad thing, it's often not even noticeable unless the artist chooses to make it very apparent (or just messes up real bad). It's just a handy tool to speed up workflow.. saves having to retry a few more times to get the perfect take.

    • @k0ddd
      @k0ddd 2 роки тому +11

      david bowie uses autotune XD

    • @spectral5734
      @spectral5734 2 роки тому +6

      @@k0ddd oh well sheeeeeeeet forget what I said

  • @fortunen5177
    @fortunen5177 2 роки тому +1827

    I'm in my 20s and I'm starting to like this kind of music more and more as I get older.

    • @vmaultsby
      @vmaultsby 2 роки тому +84

      Real music hits different and last a lifetime ❤❤❤❤

    • @kaze8498
      @kaze8498 2 роки тому +31

      Comrade, same.

    • @harunnqader2390
      @harunnqader2390 Рік тому +8

      Same

    • @clairefordzetterstrom9973
      @clairefordzetterstrom9973 Рік тому +7

      @@vmaultsby Same❤

    • @HSamee
      @HSamee Рік тому +33

      I guess society would lable songs like this corny, but it's such a genuine expression of deep human emotion.

  • @cosmiccollectiblesent
    @cosmiccollectiblesent 8 місяців тому +3

    Im 390 years old and this remains a good song to my ears above other songs from throughout my time on this realm.

  • @ant1ne976
    @ant1ne976 3 роки тому +5093

    📁Music
    └📁 Bill Withers
    └📁 Bad Songs
    └⚠ This folder is empty

    • @Hopefu11y
      @Hopefu11y 3 роки тому +52

      Hehe very well done, love it 😇

    • @heidiWava
      @heidiWava 3 роки тому +58

      Best comment I've seen on UA-cam!

    • @denight3456
      @denight3456 3 роки тому +16

      🗂️📂📁

    • @sebastiangarrsion7839
      @sebastiangarrsion7839 3 роки тому +18

      had us in the first half not gonna lie

    • @strydor8578
      @strydor8578 3 роки тому +15

      Wow, now this is a unique comment

  • @citygirlingraham
    @citygirlingraham 2 місяці тому +4

    I am 59 and I still remember being 18 and playing this absolutely fabulous album Grover Washington Jr’s “winelight”. The entire album including this song is amazing. Rip Bill Withers.

  • @yingyang6096
    @yingyang6096 2 роки тому +1754

    When he made this song he didn't even realize how much of a masterpiece it would become!! The music back in the day was so much better!!

    • @emmanuelcampbell8020
      @emmanuelcampbell8020 2 роки тому +12

      How dare you steal my name but a agree with you

    • @zombie-2358
      @zombie-2358 2 роки тому +6

      Thats why Driver Parallel Lines is a frickin' masterpiece. The 70s music in that game is so good.

    • @emanueloliveira9353
      @emanueloliveira9353 2 роки тому +2

      Bros why we have the same name?

    • @alibat32
      @alibat32 2 роки тому +1

      @@emanueloliveira9353 olabilir öyle şeyler

    • @billyoneshot3337
      @billyoneshot3337 2 роки тому +4

      Man I wish my name was Emanuel rn

  • @Koolo4real
    @Koolo4real 3 роки тому +2135

    He look like he was singing and see his crush dancing with her boyfriend

  • @HakimBryant-ex2nq
    @HakimBryant-ex2nq 9 місяців тому +3

    Certain songs you never forget which seems to pop up in yours thoughts, this is one of those

  • @iruleyounow
    @iruleyounow 2 роки тому +1504

    This song is so much more than a song. It's hard for me to explain, as soon as it starts to play I'm taken somewhere else. One of my all time favorites.

    • @johninnz
      @johninnz 2 роки тому +3

      Me too

    • @nenademiel9540
      @nenademiel9540 2 роки тому +6

      Well said

    • @tjbrewer4403
      @tjbrewer4403 2 роки тому

      This song was about cocaine addiction 😂

    • @fherdychan6191
      @fherdychan6191 2 роки тому +2

      @@tjbrewer4403 lol it's not it focus on the love of father and son

    • @iruleyounow
      @iruleyounow 2 роки тому +2

      @@tjbrewer4403 That changes nothing lol

  • @leolotz3625
    @leolotz3625 3 роки тому +694

    He look kinda depressed but his singing is still SPOT-ON!

    • @marcelogimenez4098
      @marcelogimenez4098 3 роки тому +90

      It's because he got divorced and also this song was writed for that woman

    • @TomAndersonn
      @TomAndersonn 3 роки тому +42

      He probably sang it for the millionth time lol

    • @irenedontoh9692
      @irenedontoh9692 3 роки тому +7

      Maybe someone angered him before he took the stage.

    • @venramen5086
      @venramen5086 3 роки тому +10

      @@marcelogimenez4098 damm that’s got to hurt

    • @escpat
      @escpat 3 роки тому +9

      @@marcelogimenez4098 , I think it was Grover Washington Jr who wrote the song and Bill Withers just provided the vocal.

  • @stebaer
    @stebaer 9 місяців тому +3

    it's a very sentimental song and Ithink that I first heard it in a radio ad for certs or some other breath mint.

  • @JAMAL42090
    @JAMAL42090 9 місяців тому +3

    Good songs are like wine 🍷 the older the better

  • @shifty4567
    @shifty4567 3 роки тому +3487

    Why does he look like his mom made him sing "his little song" in front of his family during a family get together?

    • @dd-lv9ih
      @dd-lv9ih 3 роки тому +103

      coz she did. His mother is the one behind the camera.

    • @obamaameh2585
      @obamaameh2585 3 роки тому +9

      @@dd-lv9ih Fr or are u joking?

    • @edwardbroadbent1565
      @edwardbroadbent1565 3 роки тому +35

      @@obamaameh2585 ffs you cant be serious, of course he’s joking he’s very famous😂

    • @obamaameh2585
      @obamaameh2585 3 роки тому +12

      @@edwardbroadbent1565 Bruh I thought he was serious 😂😅

    • @wulansari6583
      @wulansari6583 3 роки тому +2

      😂

  • @yaboiketanplays2512
    @yaboiketanplays2512 Місяць тому +2

    my guy is like he is forced against his will to be here and even then puts his heart and soul to it

  • @nickrogers3624
    @nickrogers3624 Місяць тому +2

    I always love watching the eyes of these performers because you can see the mental focus and memory kicking in. The blinks indicating phrases, certain shifts in tone, or just simply going on the beat. Its obviously not clear what is going on in his mind at that exact moment but I know from experience that its not far off from what happens when performing like this.

  • @Class43Harrison
    @Class43Harrison 11 місяців тому +99

    Stunning voice! One of my favourite songs, love the melody and the words! No auto tune, just pure talent.
    Rest in peace to a legend, Bill Withers

  • @curtisjackson4090
    @curtisjackson4090 Місяць тому +1

    Best memory.... going to the skating rink with my date (highschool) and both of us skating AND SINGING ALONG to this song. 💯💯💯

  • @richrenegadeuk
    @richrenegadeuk 4 роки тому +917

    Rip Bill Withers, legendary voice and the soundtrack to many people's lives. Your music will live on in the hearts of us all

    • @guypalmer7961
      @guypalmer7961 4 роки тому +13

      Also RIP Grover Washington Jr, who played saxophone on the track.

    • @guypalmer7961
      @guypalmer7961 4 роки тому +1

      @like burn I don't know for certain.

    • @chefrodriguez6287
      @chefrodriguez6287 3 роки тому +2

      @like burn bill withers was the one who made it will smith just did some shit with it. Bill withers is older then will smith and who created the song. So Bill withers made it.

    • @animalvlogggs7407
      @animalvlogggs7407 3 роки тому +1

      @like burn bill withers he made it.

    • @vincentmusic09
      @vincentmusic09 3 роки тому

      @Zoey He still owns the royalties to it. Even if he's dead. It isnt under fair use yet. I wouldn't be surprised if his estate owns the rights to all of his songs.

  • @jessalulu2130
    @jessalulu2130 4 роки тому +370

    I remember my mom singing this song to me, obviously upset, in her subaru station wagon. We stayed in there for a while after getting out of a worse situation. I was so young, I shouldn't remember... but this song has always stuck with me and represented hope for a better life, and the bond with my mother. Now that she is gone it certainly hits differently.

  • @havich44
    @havich44 22 дні тому

    I know I’m supposed to be too young for this music but I was raised by my granny mostly & being around her friend who listend to this & bill withers became my favorite singer form back in the days.

  • @ereman6
    @ereman6 Місяць тому +1

    it is not every performer who can just stand there solo no theatrics and sing a simple song and it works. what a great voice.

  • @albusdumbledore6345
    @albusdumbledore6345 8 місяців тому +4

    It's mid 2023 but still this is one of the best song there is

  • @sarahmabiel6974
    @sarahmabiel6974 3 роки тому +4333

    he singing like his parents forced him into a school talent show and he's singing in front
    of the school

    • @stoeregozer4830
      @stoeregozer4830 3 роки тому +6

      Ahahahahah

    • @ReaAhmetbeja1999
      @ReaAhmetbeja1999 3 роки тому +6

      yesss😂😂

    • @gutsguns5738
      @gutsguns5738 3 роки тому +19

      I think his dad was right in front of him.

    • @jerga2002
      @jerga2002 3 роки тому +16

      But even live sounds better than modern recordings...

    • @sharkbait1228
      @sharkbait1228 3 роки тому +6

      @@jerga2002 i mean thats got nothing to do with the comment but ok

  • @raheelshayaan8493
    @raheelshayaan8493 3 роки тому +2720

    he looks like he's missing the one he's singing it for

  • @abdullahahmed-qc2ee
    @abdullahahmed-qc2ee Місяць тому +1

    gotta admit...this is one of the few songs i memorized almost instantly due to how smooth the lyrics are lol

  • @brettspencer2102
    @brettspencer2102 Рік тому +11

    Best song writer and poet that too many people don't know about. Listen to this man worldwide!

  • @marthabryan2197
    @marthabryan2197 3 роки тому +171

    I’m obsessed with this song

  • @Clasped35
    @Clasped35 2 роки тому +704

    He a little depressed,but he got the spirit.

    • @iDucKy
      @iDucKy 2 роки тому +56

      Who gave this kid internet

    • @Krunchy_Krust
      @Krunchy_Krust 2 роки тому +2

      @@iDucKy idk

    • @mpiccoli2178
      @mpiccoli2178 2 роки тому +6

      @@iDucKy YOU WIN! FINISH HIM!

    • @nabilahsarker
      @nabilahsarker 2 роки тому +40

      hes kinda deppressed tho cause this song was about his wife who divorced him just a little while before this performance

    • @williamabreha6460
      @williamabreha6460 2 роки тому +2

      @@iDucKy WINNER iDucky

  • @user-to2rh5yb6r
    @user-to2rh5yb6r 14 днів тому +3

    ほんとにこの曲を知れたのは数少ない人生の誇り

  • @thewateringwiz7118
    @thewateringwiz7118 8 місяців тому +4

    What a beautiful voice, wow. Absolutely stunning

  • @BKDREAM09
    @BKDREAM09 4 роки тому +376

    Damn I'm ashamed of not knowing his name but loved this song and many of his hits!
    Talk abt appreciation afta they're gone.
    RIP

    • @TheProhetess
      @TheProhetess 4 роки тому +3

      dont worry yo good blessed and high fav

    • @ArcoZakus
      @ArcoZakus 4 роки тому

      Stephen J,
      "... Talk about appreciation afta they're gone. ..."
      There's a country song about that.
      ua-cam.com/video/7NJqUN9TClM/v-deo.htmlm35s

    • @FuzzyElf
      @FuzzyElf 3 роки тому +5

      No shame is called for. Just feel the joy of discovery. :-)

    • @itsjusttmaddie6353
      @itsjusttmaddie6353 3 роки тому +1

      same here :(

  • @emirhandurmaz4891
    @emirhandurmaz4891 3 роки тому +314

    This is Real music

  • @user-tz9jq6zw5l
    @user-tz9jq6zw5l Рік тому +1

    I see the crystal raindrops fall
    And the beauty of it all
    Is when the sun comes shining through
    To make those rainbows in my mind
    When I think of you sometime
    And I wanna spend some time with you

    • @Duvelle_
      @Duvelle_ Рік тому

      Just the two of us
      We can make it if we tried
      Just the two of us
      (Just the two of us)
      Just the two of us
      Building castles in the sky
      Just the two of us
      You and I

  • @user-in6qf4uz1q
    @user-in6qf4uz1q 7 місяців тому +1

    BILL, WITHERS, HE RECORD NOTHING BUT HITS SONG AND ALL THEM MAKE SENSE. BARS! 😀😀

  • @adityaroy7616
    @adityaroy7616 2 роки тому +1132

    He sounds exactly like the recorded version.

    • @Assywalker
      @Assywalker 2 роки тому +68

      Oh, you sweet summer child.
      These TV shows were all 99% playback.
      The project "Lipps Inc." that producted the famous song "Funkytown" in 1980 is a word play based on that fact.
      It is just not worth going through a dozen sound checks for a "Top of the Pops" type of show.

    • @calamity3802
      @calamity3802 2 роки тому +44

      @@Assywalker what

    • @adityaroy7616
      @adityaroy7616 2 роки тому +10

      @@Assywalker Was Soul Train the same? I thought it sounded suspiciously identical

    • @Assywalker
      @Assywalker 2 роки тому +6

      @@adityaroy7616
      I'd have to look into that show.
      On a quick search I found this:
      ua-cam.com/video/Tg1yxRU6SJI/v-deo.html
      which looks totally legit.
      As rule of thumb:
      If you have 3+ performances on a weekly network TV show, then that show basically HAS to go for playback on most of them, to pull it off.
      If you have ever been to a festival, you might have noticed a 30-60 min break between the artists for rewiring and sound checks. And it is really hard to do that mid show on a TV set, but not impossible.

    • @MilkySuit
      @MilkySuit 2 роки тому +10

      @@calamity3802 I swear what the FUCK did I just read

  • @chama22ify
    @chama22ify 2 роки тому +680

    His singing looks effortless, and that is genuine talent, it's like someone just told him he had a concert and he was like "well, let's get this over with" .thinking of all contemporary so-called "artists" who have to make a show and they don't even possess half his talent

    • @activitus1958
      @activitus1958 2 роки тому +16

      I read in one of the comments that he got a divorce right before he will sing this.

    • @a223d8
      @a223d8 2 роки тому +4

      @@activitus1958 What!

    • @itsdan7342
      @itsdan7342 2 роки тому +13

      @@activitus1958 just the one of us we can't make it if we try
      Just the one of us
      i and i

    • @ZuuLkDZN
      @ZuuLkDZN 2 роки тому +4

      Literally, effortless genuine talent.

    • @nickycherian6786
      @nickycherian6786 2 роки тому +4

      First of all, artists who make a show on stage do it to entertain you guys who watch it and critique it no matter what. It's either "oh too much effort" or "damn they could have put some effort into it". Step on stage. Do it once. See how difficult and nerve rattling it is to see 100s of people waiting to clap and critique your best ability behind your back. Then talk.

  • @jaylesowski7509
    @jaylesowski7509 7 днів тому

    The song is not in his face, it is in heart...listen...just great...that's all

  • @stevewilkinson3749
    @stevewilkinson3749 2 місяці тому +1

    No matter the genre, no matter the decade, great songs like this always stands the test of time

  • @yasirlateef8641
    @yasirlateef8641 Рік тому +273

    He's got a plain face but he means every word he sings with his emotion. A true artist!

    • @annolivares9865
      @annolivares9865 Рік тому +7

      I love his face ❤

    • @yasirlateef8641
      @yasirlateef8641 Рік тому +1

      @@annolivares9865 ❤️‍🔥

    • @HopeyDiamond
      @HopeyDiamond 11 місяців тому +20

      he was in the middle of getting divorced, that face is pure agony -_-

    • @APolishPlayer
      @APolishPlayer 3 місяці тому +1

      Man is blinking so much, looks like he just wants to fight back any tears for the performance.

  • @iluvsmokeythecat23
    @iluvsmokeythecat23 3 роки тому +816

    My Mom and I used to sing this together, but would say just the three of us, to include my Dad 😆 Miss my Mom so much 😭

  • @Donnagoogirl67
    @Donnagoogirl67 18 днів тому

    Dont songs and scents bring you back to a certain time in life? Like this song reminds me of being about 12 years old and camping and being at the little game room in the campground looking for a cute little boy lol such fun times I had.❤

  • @juanpacheco3309
    @juanpacheco3309 Рік тому +21

    Tengo 61 años y nunca me cansaré de escuchar esta hermosa canción. Que gran y melodiosa voz. Tenía el micrófono lejos. La letra, el tempo, la armonía musical. La variedad de ritmo y tono. La respiración, la vocalización y la resonancia! Y el saxo interpretado por Grove Washington Jr. hace de esta canción una joya musical. A veces no necesitas mostrar tus emociones cuando cantas con el corazón y el alma como lo hace Bill Withers. ¡Y digo que lo hace porque estoy completamente seguro de que está cantando con los ÁNGELES en el CIELO! ¡Y qué elegantes vestían estos artistas de antaño! ¡Simplemente tenían respeto por su audiencia! ESTA CANCIÓN NUNCA ENVEJECERÁ...NOSOTROS LO HACEMOS!
    DESCANSA EN PAZ HERMANO BILL!.

    • @Daniel87.
      @Daniel87. Рік тому +2

      Es una megasupercancion 🇲🇽👌

  • @bobbobinson11
    @bobbobinson11 4 роки тому +382

    RIP Bill. This song is probably what got me into all the music from this time and music in general. you'll be missed dearly

  • @dulsine
    @dulsine 4 місяці тому +2

    Шедевр! Уже 2024, а ремикс в тренде у многих поколений

  • @jaxthewolf4572
    @jaxthewolf4572 18 днів тому +1

    Old school and classics were just better than most modern music ..

  • @Naniddani
    @Naniddani 2 роки тому +574

    Lyrics:
    I see the crystal raindrops fall
    And the beauty of it all
    Is when the Sun comes shining through
    To make those rainbows in my mind
    When I think of you sometime
    And I want to spend some time with you
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    Just the two of us
    Building castles in the sky
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    We look for love, no time for tears
    Wasted water's all that is
    And it don't make no flowers grow
    Good things might come to those who wait
    Not for those who wait too late
    We gotta go for all we know
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    Just the two of us
    Building castles in the sky
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    I hear the crystal raindrops fall
    On the window down the hall
    And it becomes the morning dew
    And, darling, when the morning comes
    And I see the morning Sun
    I want to be the one with you
    Just the two of us
    We can make it if we try
    Just the two of us
    (Just the two of us)
    Just the two of us
    Building big castles way up high
    Just the two of us
    You and I
    (Just the two of us)
    Yeah, just the two of us
    (We can make it, just the two of us)
    Let's get it together, baby (yeah)
    Just the two of us
    We can make it, just the two of us

    • @masteroogway5142
      @masteroogway5142 2 роки тому +4

      Thank you Mr DLdM.Oficial

    • @Naniddani
      @Naniddani 2 роки тому +3

      @@masteroogway5142 You're welcome

    • @joannacouncil3875
      @joannacouncil3875 2 роки тому +3

      I love this song my favorite love song

    • @Naniddani
      @Naniddani 2 роки тому +1

      @@joannacouncil3875 she is too perfect!

    • @azaeltasdemir7208
      @azaeltasdemir7208 2 роки тому +3

      You think I really need the lyrics this mans words are so beautiful beyond comprehension that I know half the lyrics within my soul

  • @matheuscamargo8942
    @matheuscamargo8942 2 роки тому +997

    imagine living in an age that you only would be famous if you have talent.

    • @nutrock522
      @nutrock522 2 роки тому +37

      Ahem, Charlie D’Amelio.

    • @papacrackria
      @papacrackria 2 роки тому +42

      That would be good, look at now the dumbass who always getting famous 🙄

    • @JJ-re4qk
      @JJ-re4qk 2 роки тому +53

      @@nutrock522 COUGH, ALMOST 90 PERCENT OF THE TIKTOK COMMUNITY

    • @paperboy1975
      @paperboy1975 2 роки тому +7

      @@JJ-re4qk are they really famous or Ami I really stupid for not knowing anyone of them

    • @Jcon4002
      @Jcon4002 2 роки тому +18

      Yep nowadays social media and money buys you a music career,talentless people like most tiktokers and mumble rappers would be irrelevant if they weren't born in the modern age.

  • @vilmadaluzramosdasilva
    @vilmadaluzramosdasilva Рік тому +4

    Alguém em 2023?
    Brazil💕