The Silhouettes Sing Get A Job (6/18/87)

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2025

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  • @factenter6787
    @factenter6787 10 місяців тому +17

    30 years and many smokes later...and still sounding sharp!!!

  • @ksings6691
    @ksings6691 2 роки тому +102

    Wow! This is my Dad, William Franklin Horton, the man in the middle in the black suit, white shirt and red tie. Awesome and fantastic. I never saw this before. I visited my Dad in Philly in 1994. Has died of a Heart attack. He was a great man.

  • @phillygirl215_5
    @phillygirl215_5 4 роки тому +84

    My Uncle Raymond Edwards was definitely original. Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip dip boom boom boom boom boom boom get a job. That deeeeeeep voice was my Uncle Raymond!!!!Rip Unc!!!!!!

    • @MsElaineLewis
      @MsElaineLewis 4 роки тому +4

      I don't know how many nieces Raymond had, but, he talked about his niece all the time, and his brother-in-law.

    • @phillygirl215_5
      @phillygirl215_5 4 роки тому +14

      @@MsElaineLewis The brother in law was my grandfather. Many nieces and nephews. He was not only a singer. He was also a carpenter by trade!!!! He was awesome to us!!!!!!

    • @atelierrnd
      @atelierrnd 2 роки тому +3

      awesome!!! great story your uncle rules

    • @lmt7816
      @lmt7816 2 роки тому +6

      He sounds as great here as he did in 1958! ❤️

    • @jessicaallen901
      @jessicaallen901 Рік тому +2

      Sorry for your loss ❤ he was very talented for sure. I was born in the early 70s but LOVE the 50s. ( born too late as they as they say) my thoughts and prayers are with you 🙏

  • @henrysonnemann2597
    @henrysonnemann2597 2 роки тому +29

    The song still sounds as good as when they sang it in the 50's. 😎👍

  • @JFrusci
    @JFrusci Рік тому +36

    True and pure talent. No autotune with that generation of artists.

    • @StreetHierarchy
      @StreetHierarchy Рік тому +1

      I am willing to bet you would find great difficulty trying to use autotune.

  • @daytonhokie
    @daytonhokie 4 роки тому +53

    What a treasure this is!

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому +1

      Yup .

    • @stingraykenx
      @stingraykenx 5 місяців тому

      Literally watching and listening to this and thought, "WHAT A TREASURE THIS IS!" LOL

    • @mariamarsh9294
      @mariamarsh9294 5 місяців тому +1

      Excellent is an understatement! Love it!!

  • @LolitaWilson-d7q
    @LolitaWilson-d7q Рік тому +6

    Man!! The Silhouettes Still sound Good!!!

  • @johnf120
    @johnf120 3 роки тому +34

    1:35 I think the chord they hit there sounds even better than the one on the original recording. Impressive how they were still experimenting with new sounds 30 years later!

    • @BluesCat1980
      @BluesCat1980 3 роки тому +1

      Sounds amazing.

    • @cherylhoag8190
      @cherylhoag8190 2 роки тому +1

      yep, thanks for making me go back and re-listen for that specifically. Sublime.

  • @MrRockynugs
    @MrRockynugs 3 роки тому +17

    Man I'm 40 years old and I listened to these guys on Time Life cassettes of the sixties back in the day... Silhouettes and this song stand up in my opinion as one of the best songs ever performed and it is without a doubt my top 20 greatest songs of all time. Stand out ensemble, & such a good song

  • @benjaminthorson6849
    @benjaminthorson6849 8 місяців тому +4

    Wow, just found this. Amazing talent & chemistry. Better than most musicians today, no autotune, literally a reunion and still got it.

  • @BT-ir5zl
    @BT-ir5zl 3 роки тому +14

    Christ, 30 years later in an office and it's not too far off from the original recording. Awesome.
    Great voices.

  • @TexRenner
    @TexRenner Рік тому +7

    How wonderful is this!!!! Timeless!

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Same . Lyrics work in 2024 too . Get on with it . Get a job

  • @michaelsteal9128
    @michaelsteal9128 2 роки тому +6

    I’m 76 brings back beautiful times. Never thought of it as black music just American. Better times.

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Well said . Americans need jobs .

  • @jl535
    @jl535 Рік тому +2

    Outstanding! I played this because it's my husband's ear worm at the moment. I didn't expect this live version. These guys still rock.

  • @QuickHillFilms
    @QuickHillFilms Рік тому +3

    This is pure magic. I first heard this song after a night of partying and capping it off with watching "Trading Places". Well, of course we didn't make it through the movie, but I remember waking up during the credits and being like "...ah shit, that's a good tune!". I've been in love since.

  • @stul2224
    @stul2224 4 роки тому +21

    They still had it there . . . amazing . . .

  • @phillygirl215_5
    @phillygirl215_5 3 місяці тому +2

    Song is still very relevant to this day and everyday!!!! Rest in power Uncle!!!!

  • @wakeupeople
    @wakeupeople Рік тому +4

    This real talent at it's best. WOWWWWW

  • @letmebereal
    @letmebereal 2 місяці тому +2

    Great singers, great song.
    Enjoying from New Zealand.

  • @scottmorton5379
    @scottmorton5379 9 місяців тому +5

    Priceless talent. Love it.

  • @andreao5804
    @andreao5804 3 роки тому +4

    Oh my goodness! Listing to this is better than eating any food, or drinking any wine. Wow! Thank you!

  • @marciofarias1475
    @marciofarias1475 Рік тому +3

    Adoro essa música. E claro que a descobri pelo filme "Trocando as Bolas" ou em inglês "Trading Places". Cantaram no gogó. Sem truques musicais de hoje! Essa gravação é uma relíquia. Parabéns!

  • @JoeDeBold
    @JoeDeBold Рік тому +2

    Your father, this group and this song is amazing!!!

  • @kurtweber8816
    @kurtweber8816 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for posting this. I love it.

  • @kurtbrigandi
    @kurtbrigandi 4 роки тому +35

    How can this have so few views, stuff like this is just amazing!

    • @cliffordduzz4342
      @cliffordduzz4342 3 роки тому +1

      Cause Real music like this is gone

    • @dww001979
      @dww001979 Рік тому

      Jesus Christ this is good, can you imagine being the other guy in the room for this!

  • @theoloutlaw
    @theoloutlaw 2 роки тому +6

    Holy Hell! This is F'ing Brilliant! Thanks for sharing this.
    I can't believe how they sound just like the record so many decades down the line.
    Wonderful!

  • @GilgaladvonVerge
    @GilgaladvonVerge 3 роки тому +5

    Yah, what a treasure! What a harmony still!

  • @phillygirl215_5
    @phillygirl215_5 4 роки тому +8

    Found a picture of him from 1958 with many black stars including Sam Cooke

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Sam Cooke was one of my dad's favorites .

  • @alexandercabeza2442
    @alexandercabeza2442 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you Shana,those times are definitely missed,,👍

  • @MrJam9203
    @MrJam9203 8 місяців тому +1

    Been wanting to see live recordings of old music like this. Amazing

  • @jhargrove1990
    @jhargrove1990 2 роки тому +4

    Wow I loved this song. Seeing this in color/clear is amazing. This just made my day.

  • @phillygirl215_5
    @phillygirl215_5 4 роки тому +6

    I had my own version of the song. That’s what it sounded like to me as a child. Just got corrected when I looked up lyrics

  • @frankrizzo5710
    @frankrizzo5710 3 роки тому +4

    They sounded amazing still!

  • @jamesrichardson9829
    @jamesrichardson9829 2 роки тому +3

    This NEVER gets old

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Right . And it probably never will .

  • @The86lenny
    @The86lenny 3 роки тому +5

    Just incredible !!! I was clapping when it was over, after all those years the still sounded AMAZING !!!

  • @DDalton59
    @DDalton59 3 роки тому +2

    So glad random songs pop in my head and instead of digging through my collection,i put on UA-cam...This scratched my itch

  • @davidgreen6391
    @davidgreen6391 2 роки тому +2

    first time i heard this song was in american graffiti and i was hooked. bought the album the next day. and i was 11 years old

  • @TylerShackleford
    @TylerShackleford 3 роки тому +4

    I loved this song since I was a child this is amazing

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Same . I loved it even during the times I was unemployed .

  • @brendamiller3628
    @brendamiller3628 3 роки тому +3

    I MISSED IT ALL BEING ADOPTED AND RICHARD BEING MY UNCLE I WISH I KNEW HIM DAMN!!!!

  • @ididntevenknowhewassick6315
    @ididntevenknowhewassick6315 3 роки тому +7

    This is incredible. Thanks for uploading

  • @jeffpower1490
    @jeffpower1490 2 роки тому +3

    PURE TALENT

  • @joncrochetiere7601
    @joncrochetiere7601 4 роки тому +8

    Amazing still

    • @v.dargain1678
      @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

      Thought provoking . You got a job ?

  • @muffycrosswire2757
    @muffycrosswire2757 3 роки тому +4

    Beautiful singing 🎶

  • @chelopinup7511
    @chelopinup7511 Рік тому +1

    Que preciosidad a capela son aún mejores, me ecanta esta canciòn de siempre, eran únicos e irrepetibles.😍😘

  • @v.dargain1678
    @v.dargain1678 5 місяців тому

    I moved into my very first apartment a few months before this was recorded .
    What a musical gem ! Big thanks for sharing .

  • @samuelharang5742
    @samuelharang5742 3 роки тому +5

    I love how they are all smoking. And they are inside. Wow times really have changed quite a lot.

    • @BT-ir5zl
      @BT-ir5zl 3 роки тому +2

      Used to be ashtrays in just about every business when I was a kid.

  • @clivethorp2576
    @clivethorp2576 2 роки тому +3

    When people could actually sing without tech. Great sound

  • @dadskitchenUK
    @dadskitchenUK 9 місяців тому

    Absolute talent, one of my favourite songs growing up. This clip....no mixing desks, mics, filters, hi tech studios, just beautiful singing

  • @mr.wordsworth
    @mr.wordsworth 2 роки тому +2

    Wow, Hell yes. Five Stars ☆☆☆☆☆

  • @dsears
    @dsears Рік тому

    Pure magic and talent.

  • @orig66Super
    @orig66Super Рік тому +1

    Best office meeting ever!

  • @jeremyramsey5779
    @jeremyramsey5779 Рік тому

    Man I wish I could've been in that room!!!!!! Just wow

  • @dancarrington7100
    @dancarrington7100 10 місяців тому

    Wow, that harmony! You don't seem to hear much of that today.

  • @nealcollins435
    @nealcollins435 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for posting this gem. This will never get lost with time. I reset my soul and sing along .

  • @caseyh2115
    @caseyh2115 4 місяці тому

    my heroes

  • @JacquelineFox-xo6jn
    @JacquelineFox-xo6jn Місяць тому +1

    My radio 😮❤❤❤❤❤

  • @lesg.7983
    @lesg.7983 3 роки тому +2

    Oh my gosh, this is great!!

  • @jamesrichardson9829
    @jamesrichardson9829 2 роки тому +1

    OG's STILL GOT PIPES!!!

  • @Karpie44
    @Karpie44 3 роки тому +1

    Gorgeous Memory.

  • @MacCentrisSimpleSencilla
    @MacCentrisSimpleSencilla 3 роки тому +2

    How did he get them to sing lol, that's so cute... an amazing unforgettable moment.

    • @PaperbackWriter92
      @PaperbackWriter92  3 роки тому +11

      They were in a Paralegal's office. His name was Chuck Rubin, he got their royalties back for them. It was a big day and they sang "Get A Job" to celebrate.

    • @MacCentrisSimpleSencilla
      @MacCentrisSimpleSencilla 3 роки тому +1

      @@PaperbackWriter92 Awesome! Thanks for replying!!

  • @theodoreelch2311
    @theodoreelch2311 Рік тому

    Great rendition.

  • @brianmcgill7314
    @brianmcgill7314 Рік тому

    These people sang it first but the Deltones nailed it with the bass singer ❤🍀

  • @richardsanders5287
    @richardsanders5287 4 роки тому +4

    Class 😀

  • @monya7
    @monya7 4 роки тому +3

    Amazing

  • @MrMikemi32
    @MrMikemi32 4 роки тому +5

    Very cool.

  • @orig66Super
    @orig66Super 8 місяців тому

    Sounds great over my tiny cellphone speaker with no pro tools, digibytes, zim zams or bip bops.

  • @NickiBratz
    @NickiBratz 2 роки тому

    Priceless!

  • @jamesb8028
    @jamesb8028 3 роки тому +3

    Awesome

  • @lawrenceblomquist9052
    @lawrenceblomquist9052 4 роки тому +2

    i love it that was great

  • @stonesinmyblood27
    @stonesinmyblood27 3 роки тому

    Fantastic ♥️

  • @jamesrichardson9829
    @jamesrichardson9829 2 роки тому +1

    This is dope as f**k

  • @jessicaoconnor6039
    @jessicaoconnor6039 7 місяців тому

    This is great!

  • @michaelenders3600
    @michaelenders3600 3 роки тому +2

    WOW JUST WOW

  • @jasonsmith8300
    @jasonsmith8300 4 роки тому +10

    if im not mistaken those are the original 4 members

    • @MsElaineLewis
      @MsElaineLewis 4 роки тому +5

      Yes, that's right, the original 4 members.

  • @BlownC52000
    @BlownC52000 3 роки тому +2

    Still awesome!! And smoking lol

  • @larrydorsey7858
    @larrydorsey7858 4 роки тому +4

    Nice

  • @brianvesta
    @brianvesta Рік тому +1

    Watching this in 2023... Great performance... each one of them was was smoking 🚬 .......

  • @Joseph-jq8ve
    @Joseph-jq8ve 10 місяців тому

    I like to hear the Doo wop groups sing they're all good

  • @christophercruz5891
    @christophercruz5891 4 роки тому +15

    How did you guys get the silhouettes performance? I wish these guys were still alive

    • @PaperbackWriter92
      @PaperbackWriter92  4 роки тому +23

      Christopher, the tenor Richard Lewis is my father. I wish he was still alive too. My dad died three days before I turned 13 in 2005 and I've been uploading these videos as a sort of tribute to him and the group. Anyway, this was from a home video that my mom recorded before I was born when traveling with them. She also used to play bass on stage at some of their shows.

    • @warlordqueekheadtaker7960
      @warlordqueekheadtaker7960 4 роки тому +6

      @@PaperbackWriter92 God and Jesus Christ bless you and your family they are national treasures I wish I was old enough back then to meet them but I was in kindergarten at the time 🙏❤

    • @BT-ir5zl
      @BT-ir5zl 3 роки тому +1

      @@PaperbackWriter92 I appreciate it. Keep putting them up. I loved this song when I was a kid in the 70's, and it never gets old.

    • @ELGordo-xg6zr
      @ELGordo-xg6zr 2 роки тому +1

      William Horton was my grandpa. I never got the chance to meet him but through clips like this he lives on.

    • @christophercruz5891
      @christophercruz5891 2 роки тому +1

      @@ELGordo-xg6zr oh, I am so jealous. My friend Diane just bought me one of his records.

  • @jamesrichardson9829
    @jamesrichardson9829 2 роки тому

    5 seconds in and I'm 5 yrs old again and I'm 52 now

  • @rx7725
    @rx7725 9 місяців тому

    Holy Moly! Better than the original!

  • @acratone8300
    @acratone8300 2 місяці тому

    the Silhouettes' cure for homelessness !

  • @MrIveyIsBonkers
    @MrIveyIsBonkers Місяць тому

    FYI, they start singing at 0:29

  • @melcoulson8815
    @melcoulson8815 9 місяців тому

    Still sound class

  • @BluesCat1980
    @BluesCat1980 3 роки тому

    Haven't lost it a bit!

  • @ludwigbooth4882
    @ludwigbooth4882 Рік тому

    Ineffable

  • @JacquelineFox-xo6jn
    @JacquelineFox-xo6jn Місяць тому +1

    Sing

  • @JacquelineFox-xo6jn
    @JacquelineFox-xo6jn Місяць тому +1

    Shhh
    ❤🎉

  • @elvistcb3521
    @elvistcb3521 2 роки тому

    👍👌👍👌👍👌

  • @ANIGHTWING
    @ANIGHTWING 3 роки тому

    Real cool vid :)

  • @johndoe3582
    @johndoe3582 2 місяці тому

    Where are they? And is that the fast talking guy with them?

  • @rorymurray256
    @rorymurray256 3 роки тому

    The IMPORTANCE OF A JOB!

  • @eileencastillo6323
    @eileencastillo6323 2 роки тому

    ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

  • @Ryan-mq2mi
    @Ryan-mq2mi 2 роки тому

    Any context to this?

    • @MsElaineLewis
      @MsElaineLewis Рік тому +2

      Yeah, they were in their lawyer's office, 1987, to accept a settlement payment on royalties that were never paid by the publisher.

  • @michaelfonseca7848
    @michaelfonseca7848 2 роки тому

    Alright

  • @cammer68oliver2
    @cammer68oliver2 2 роки тому +1

    Real music, not this rap trash that we’ve got today

  • @garymorris1856
    @garymorris1856 2 роки тому +1

    These guys are wonderful!

  • @boduke2299
    @boduke2299 4 дні тому

    Great stuff top of the line.

  • @carsonsflyinghigh
    @carsonsflyinghigh 2 роки тому

    So cool....and Canada Dry is represented!!!!

  • @cliffordduzz4342
    @cliffordduzz4342 3 роки тому +1

    Awesome