HE'S NOT BLACK!? 🎵 Simply Red - Holding Back The Years REACTION
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This song came out when I was a young 23-year-old, and now I'm 60. The lyrics "well I've wasted all my tears, wasted all of those years" resonate even more, especially when you have life's regrets... please try hard, and don't have regrets when you're 60.
It came out when i was 10, and I'm 47 now. Weird science
I'm 66 love this song.
im 58 and remember Simply Red clearly....I was 21 and immigrated to the US 3 years earlier.....I know about regrets and this track had the same effect as you. May our 60s be the best, good soul. God Bless.
I'm 63, and fell in love with this song when it came out when I was a young woman. It's beautiful yet heartbreaking. I always heard that "Red" wrote this from his personal experience, having been in a less than loving home & ran away. I will have to look that up now! I'm curious if that is accurate. Btw, I went thru lots of crap in my 20s but then found a good man, got married & had a daughter. She's 28 now & I've been married to her dad for 33 years. No regrets on those years at all!! Just wish I had better health, but you can't have it all!!
I'm soo sorry.
I grew up listening to simply red back in the eighties, what a talent Mick Hucknall is
Later sang with The Faces when they reunited minus Rod.
@@brianherrington7226 I didn't know that! I saw Rod with the Faces sometime in the late 60's. I'll have to check them out with Mick.
He has a badass pair of lungs on him.
Right there with ya brotha....class of '88 here!
Can we go back yet? 😅😢
I hated them in the 80’s but I get what an incredible singer Mick is !
What’s even sadder when you read the story of his childhood, others mentioned that his mother left him and it was also difficult for him to be brought up just by his father who had a lot of issues too. He met up with his mother many years later just once I think. She said she had no regrets of letting him go! Can you imagine a mom saying something like this? You are just about to find out what it’s like to be a mom and you could never imagine doing this to your child!
I believe she contacted him and told him she had cancer and she was living in the US I believe, he flew out to see her only to discover it was all a lie. That was the end of their relationship. It was why he did not marry until 2010 . So sad but what an incredible gift he has and shares with us.
I didn't know that. It explains some things.
Moms like this are the norm now. Gotta go live their "truth".
Mine bailed when I was 4 - raised by my dad: worked for me - but tough on him in 1962...that's why I don't buy into all that maternal bullshit
We used to watch Mick singing aged 16 in a local club where he collected glasses and sang in his break with my then boyfriend's band. Such a talented singer.
Fun Fact: He wrote this song when he was a teenager, it's about the fact that his Mother left him and his father when he was just a young boy, he grew up without his Mother and it broke his heart. "Wishing for the arms of Mater (Mother)." That's why he sings so soulfully.
Also, Mick Hucknall is one of the truly great blue-eyed soul singers of all time.
Great soul music has no colour.
Fun fact number 2: Just like the rest of Britain, his mum couldn't stand the sight of the curly ginger tw@!
Then went and found her in America and she still didn't want to know him
@@jeffstevens4262 heres the original by hucknalls previous band ua-cam.com/video/sbwlFDZDh_U/v-deo.html
@@davidrobbie2920 Many thanks for that.
Another great song by Simply Red that I highly recommend, would be” If You Don’t Know Me By Now”. Y’all won’t be disappointed.
I prefer the original.
@@lumpyfishgravy Absolutely!
Oh yeah, another excellent choice.
Love, love, love it!
I like both versions 🙂
Love this song. Still gives me goosebumps 40 years later.
Yep. Age 46 and after all of the decades I still get emotional when I hear this one.
Nearly 40 years ago. I don't think this was 1983 or before then
I saw him live and he sounds exactly as the record, pure talent, no gimmicks one of the greats
Never get bored of watching Americans lose their shit over the fact the singer of this soul classic is a funny looking ginger bloke from Manchester.
This song is about his mother abandoning him and his father when he was 3 ("Wishing for the arms of Mater"). She moved to the US and never returned. Caused a huge hole in his heart.
From an older guy, yes he does sound black. He sings with soul that's why your mother played it. Check out Soul Man by the Blue Brothers for another example.
One of those classic, “I thought he was black!” reactions.
Mick Hucknell taking his rightful place amongst the greats of this list. Bobby Caldwell, Bee Gees, The Righteous Brothers, Tom Jones, KC & The Sunshine Band, Joss Stone and Hall & Oates. LOL 😂😂
A lot of people thought he was black including me
@@kimson305 That’s my point!
Don't forget Rod!! Rod Stewart, Paul Carrack, Steve Marriott, Chris Farlowe, Steve Winwood, Paul Rodgers
@@sporkfindus4777 of course!
Rick Astley and the late, great Robert Palmer, as well.👍😉💖
It still amazes me to this day that people just assume that powerful/ soulful singers are black....
I'm just as guilty because growing up my mum would listen to Billy Ocean and I thought he was white until I saw the album cover.
It warms my heart when their identities are revealed because it proves the point that deep down there is no differences between the people of this planet!!
Thank you for reacting to this band, Mick had one of the best voices ever to sing a tune and I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.
Well, it’s a good assumption, considering Soul is a Black American style of music, lol
But it does go to show the universality of good music
Soulful singing has no color but it feels fabulous.
I know what you mean. I'm Black, and i remember when my mom used to play Procol Harum (A Whiter Shade of Pale) and Timi Yuro back in the 60's, we thought they were both Black. Procol Harum was a British band, and Timi is American and part Italian. Timi had such a powerful, magnificent voice, one of my all time favorites to this day. My parents listened to anybody that they liked, Brenda Lee, Tom Jones, Dean Martin, Engelbert, it didn't matter, good music is good music, no matter who sings it. All of the above artists have stayed with me all these decades, and thank goodness for CD's instead of those old worn out snap crackle pop LP's. Listen to " Make The World Go Away" by Timi. RIP Ms. Timi Yuro and Dean Martin, and to Mom and Dad.❤
Thinking someone is black/white has nothing to do with how well or powerful they sing. Robert Plant has a powerful voice, but no one thinks he's black. It has to do with the timbre of each voice, and qualities within different timbres that are normally associated with black or white vocals.
The band was originally called "red", at one of their early gigs the stage announcer ask Mick for the bands name to which Mick replied Red but the announcer didn't hear him properly so asked Mick again to which Mick replied its just simply red so the announcer announced them on stage as Simply Red and the name stuck.
Kudos to Tim Kellett for the trumpet solo. He was the keyboard player as well as trumpeter in Simply Red. He left in 1991 to pursue other opportunities.
John Chu, you are an amazing walking dictionary on tunes'/albums' casts of musicians (even ones with RELATIVELY shorter/smaller contributions to the tunes). Always read your comments on the Airplay Beats site.
Just before Simply Reds peak!!
It's a lovely solo; I thought they'd bussed in Miles Davis like Prefab Sprout did.
He was originally in legendary Manchester band, Duritti Column. And then went on to form Olive in the late-90s, who had a massive sad-dancefloor hit called "You're Not Alone"
Do you know him? I mean friend or family related?
I love Simply Red and I’ve always loved this song! They are a British band and this was their first big stateside hit in 1985. Mick Hucknall is the lead singer and he is one of the best “blue-eyed soul” singers to come out of the eighties!❤❤
Keep your racist comments to yourself.
This song is one that defines my teenage years in the 80's. Such a good time.
Simply Red and Sade were two of the best British soulful bands of the 80s.
Mick Hucknall finally decided to live in Italy but occasionally appears on stage usually with an orchestra these days.
I forgot to mention 'Money's to tight to mention'. Check out the live version.
No he lives in GB but has "long holidays" in Italy
Lex, I too thought he was black because the song was played on all the R&B stations. Same thing happened when I first heard The Righteous Brothers back in the 60's. Soul truly has no color. And Brad and Lex, I really enjoy your reactions! You two have great chemistry together and will make wonderful parents. Blessings to you both and the little one that's on the way🙏🏻
Picked for one of the most important scenes in Only Fools and Horses, when Rodney gets married. The powerful vocals and lyrics are perfect.
Such a poignant scene in possibly the best English comedy series ever!
Love Only Fools and Horses. This song always reminds me of Del left standing alone
First thing I thought of when it started. Del standing alone at the back of the Nags Head
That’s the first thing I think when I hear this song! Glad I’m not the only one 😂
Agree
My mother is European and listen to all motown and really good stuff,this was one of them,for me if there is soul in it,color do not matter,its bringing the pain in expression something in music we learned from black people,remember Elvis was raised with the black community😉its music evolution i got Manny respect for this,also music is universal language ❤
This is called northern soul in the UK. Really great voice. Boy George from Culture Club has a great voice as well. I am happy you listened to this. Best wishes for the baby!
It's not called northern soul , northern soul was when clubs in the North of England played black American soul records, twisted wheel Wigan pier and places like that
The correct term would be 'Blue Eyed Soul'.
Hold on. Northern Soul was a taste not a genre. Musically a revival of US RnB & Soul in clubs of Northern (mainly NW) England. It was also about the drug that fueled the all-nighters - and the identifying fashion. Like I said - a taste.
It did however give birth to the dance-soul fusion of the late 70s-80s and from there, the Baggy sound, Madchester and so on.
From the early northern soul of MONEY`S TOO TIGHT [TO MENTION] and HOLDING BACK THE YEARS through the sophisticated Motown groove of IT`S ONLY LOVE and IF YOU DON`T KNOW ME BY NOW to Nineties pop driven classics such as STARS and FAIRGROUND.
Simply Red's fantastic cover of the Harold Melvin hit from the '60's 'If You Don't Know Me By Now' is just wonderful Please guys, react to it one day soon! 🙋♂
Not many songs can bring a lump to my throat .....this does though.......sublime song !
Brad & Lex, you'll like their first hit single "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"!! Mick Hucknall on lead vocals.
edit - You'll love St. Paul and The Broken Bones- "Broken Bones and Pocket Change" & "Call Me"!!!! Its like he's channelling Otis Redding!!
The 80s combined so many music styles in pop charts those days.
Mick's voice is still just as good today and he is still performing
One of the best songs of the 80s. Mick Hucknalls voice really conveyed the deep soulfulness of the song. You need to hear their cover of If You Don’t Know Me By Now. It’s pretty great
Yes! I usually HATE covers but, I definitely give props when it's done well. Simply Red did the song justice!😉👍
Why wasn't I more impressed by his vocals back in the day? It's like I'm hearing it for the first time.
This is our Mick Hucknall from Manchester UK . Top 90s track. Soooo talented. He wrote this when he was 17. Proper representing Manny
Styling song, excellent reaction...blue eyed soul...
Another Manchester legend. This was one of my late mam's favourite songs and every time I hear it I well up with emotion. Simply Red cos he's a full on Manchester United fan who play in red, Nice reaction. BTW before Simply Red he was ina full on punk band.
Such sorrow in his voice. What some
parents do to their children...😥
Some of the world's greatest artists share their pain in beautiful ways. Absolutely love this song.
👍❤🤙
Whitby is also famous for its Dracula connection. It is where Dracula bounded off a shipwreck in the form of a dog and bounded up the 199 steps to St Mary’s church. Mick Hucknall is seen walking up the steps in the video.
Many people thought Mick Hucknall was a black singer....great reaction guys thanks!
Such a beautiful song. Makes me cry.
I remember all the TAPES , before was 8- tracks , and i used to dig up my dads records as well , then to 8 tracks ,and moved to Tapes he had from Blues to classical Music and rock , i would listen to the different eras 40's 50's 60's 70's 80's 90's , all tapes and boy did he collect a lot from second hand stores and sometimes from the Main Stores.. The Beatles , Thin Lizzy , Black Sabbath , The police , Nirvana and so so many more , probably would have to take time to sit and gather to hear all.... but that is why we have fires , so every tale can be told for centuries to remember and now , we have songs , but why not have Both ...peace
Been waiting for you two to check Simply Red out. This track is 38 years old & Mike Hucknall is now 63 & singing as well as he ever did.
A big difference between the 80' music and today, is the mix of black and white people in the bands/videos. The late '70s and early '80s were hard times for the people but we stood together🤟
Dude trying to play it down but the fact they were both quiet and rocking side to side say's everything. Big tune!!!
Such a great song...but you look at that guy, and you never would expect that voice to come out of him. So much soul.
Simply Red is still making music today with their last album going to #6 on the British Charts. They've been much more successful in the UK and Europe with over 35 top 40 songs in the UK and 6 #1 Albums. Stars is the 11th biggest selling studio album of all time in the UK. Here are some suggestions. Holding Back the Years is from their 1st Album Picture Book. Listen to If you Don't know me By Now a remake of the Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes single that featured Teddy Pendergrass on vocals. It went to #1 in the US in 1989. . They are very hard to categorize as their music is a bit R&B, Jazz, Funk, Pop, and even a little Reggae. I'd suggest besides what I've mentioned Stars, For Your Babies, You've Got it, Angel featuring the Fugees Lauryn Hill from the movie Set it Off. Sad Old Red, The Live in Hamburg Video is great. Sunrise from 2003's Home which also had a remake of You Make me feel Brand New. ( He usually does a remake on every album, it's his way of paying tribute to the artists he loved growing up) Thrill Me (Funk) From 2019 I don't do Down or Thinking of you both Funk. If You like Reggae try Night Nurse.
I listen to a old retired NFL football player on the radio and they talk about music from time to time and he says he calls this stuff "Blue Eyed Soul" and he really loves it when its done well :)
The video is filmed in Whitby England. Bram Stoker stayed there and was inspired by the ruined Abbey and beauty of the town to write his novel Dracula.
In the book, Dracula landed on the beach of Whitby from a wrecked ship in the shape of a black dog.
You really can't go wrong with "Simply Red". This song was from their debut album "Picture Book". The title track and "Money's Too Tight To Mention" are great songs. Also, "Stars" and " Sunrise".
I was only 17 when this song was released loved it then love it now. 🎺♥️
In `85 Simply Red (Mick Hucknall) was the first musician to bring soul music back to the fore. Back then nobody thought after punk music that there could ever be a revival of soul music. But Mick Hucknall did, and it hit like an earthquake. Thanks for sharing and best wishes@all from hamburg (germany)
I Love Mick Hucknall aka Simply Red. STARS is a top tune.
An immense singer from Manchester UK . Timeless.
from Liverpool UK.
This was one of my dad’s favorite songs. I played it at his funeral.
One of the most unique voices of all time!! Love 💛
I saw him live years ago, at one point in the concert he sat on the stage, no one else, no music at all and sang a song. Was one of the best things I’ve heard, his voice was fantastic.
One of the best voices ever. ❤
Mick Hucknall is an amazing talent. Thanks for reacting.
This really demonstrates how we change as we mature. We certainly learn to appreciate the music we found so 🔳 square when we were kids.
Superb. Another great ballad by Simply Red is "For Your Babies". And to speed up the tempo a bit, "Moneys Too Tight to Mention" and "Something Got me Started"
Such a beautiful couple. Love seeing how you have grown together. And now a baby bump woo hoo
The video begins in Whitby Abbey and St Mary Church and graveyard which was the location for Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.
The lead singer wrote this song at 17 yrs, this is a 80's song also from all the hairband music from that era.
Such an awesome singer. Saw him live last year with my mom in Barcelona, had a blast.
Another song everyone should push for is Mandolin. Rain as it is around the same time frame , another fun might make smile is Red Red Wine -87-88 was such a great year for music
Reminds me of my childhood. My mum blasted simply red all throughout the 90s.
So many good songs he did.
Timeless…there’s a great live version out there on UA-cam like 30 years later and dude just kills !!
The video was filmed in a small coastal town called Whitby in Yorkshire, UK. They do nice Fish & Chips there 😋
Simply beautiful and sad as it is sang. The human spirit is a wonderful thing.
Just rediscovering this song. I heard it back when I was a very young adult and never paid a lot of attention to the lyrics etc. Never knew who sang it. It's beautiful! And wow, he's got a gorgeous voice. So for me, it's new and I'm loving it.
You need to listen to more Simply Red, highly recommend; If you don't know me by now & Money too tight to mention.
Simply Red is one of the few bands I will tell you where the live versions are just as good as the studio. The man can sing flawlessly and you should watch one of the live performances of this song.
Saw these guys live twice in the late 80s, they were fantastic, it was like being at a jazz performance. And great t-shirt Brad!
I won this record at the roller skating rink back in the day. I did a mean shoot the duck
Watching this now, I havnt seen it since it came out when i was about 11. Never really liked Simply Red but seeing this gave me goosebumps for some reason, brings back lots of memories. Funny how music can do that to you.
I’m a 60s baby and this is one of my favorite songs it’s one of those songs that makes you think about the past it also makes me sad 😢❤❤❤
As a kid, Hucknall was a northern soul boy. In the industrial north of England working class kids with nothing elevated towards rare soul American beats to dance to at, all nighters (helped by amphetamine). The band name came from his love of Manchester United; not his hair.
Great reaction. Thanks. Lead singer for Simply Red, Mick Hucknall was 17 when he worst this song. It was based on his troubled childhood.
Such a mellow song...I remember hearing it in the middle of the night in the newborn nursery when I was feeding the babies and rocking them. Boy, this takes me back....
So poetic and introspective.
Strangled by the wishes of pater.
Hoping for the arms of mater.
Get to me the sooner or later.
Mick wrote this at 17! Such an amazing song that stands the test of time.
I’m stunned to keep witnessing the young Reaction People’s shock to find out that the singers to which they are listening to for the first time are White? We grew up hearing and loving them because they were great not knowing what color they were? Kudos to your mama for her exquisite taste in music and elated that you are able to feel what your mother felt! Rock on. 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘
This is just a classic 80s song that will live on for years. Such a great song.
Can’t help but well up at this m, literally gives me goosebumps and reminds me of my Mother. It’s incredible!
One of the greatest songs ever recorded!!!
This song ........on the radio everyday when I was 9 or 10 years old....I'm 48 now .....thumb and finger click....that's it. Time goes by.....and this song is Timeless. Good Mancs/Irish Lad is Mick
Mick wrote this when he was 17years old it's about his mother (mater) is another word for mother eg Mater and Pater means mother and Father. His mother left him as a child and at 15year old he was drinking heavily. Simply Red where a band I listen to a lot in the 80s.
Saw Simply Red in concert, Toronto CNE grandstand.
Headliner was Psychedelic Furs, Simply Red and the Blow Monkees. Amazing concert and he was as good live. Great memories.❤️
Btw, Money too tight to mention. Another banger from same album.
Blow Monkees and Hipsway were one of my fave "blue-eyed" soul. I saw Hipsway in DC in the 80s at 9:30 club. You are the only person I have ever heard mentioning Blow Monkees. Loved them.....Money too tight to mention was my fave Simply Red song and video.
I'm 62 this song takes me right back! Definitely the best music era!
I feel ya. When this first came out I was convinced it was an older black woman singing. Great reaction!!
that voice! whew! chills!
My favourite song by Simply Red, one of Manchester's greatest bands. His voice is simply beautiful.
Y'all my mama loved Mick Hucknall she said he had the the most soulful voice that she had ever heard because l have a cassette of simply red music I was playing. Of course I enjoyed introducing music I listen to in the 80s and early 90s as a teenager.
"Something Got Me Started" is a real banger! Glad you found Simply Red. He's a force of nature.
"Stars" and "Sunrise" are amazing ❤... you cannot go wrong with Simply Red...own all their albums/ Cds
He's an amazing artist🔥🔥
Loads of other Simply Red songs worth listening to ; It's Only Love,A New Flame,Stars,Fairground, Never Never Love etc
The video was shot in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, an old fishing village which became a seaside resort. It has a rich history including being a key location in the original Dracula novel by Bram Stoker. It's most famous inhabitant was explorer Captain James Cook. Today Whitby is famous for its fish & chips; its stunning cliff top Abbey ruins; Whitby Jet (a semi-previous black stone popular with the Victorians); and a twice a year Goth/Steam-punk festival currently called Tomorrow's Ghost.
Grew up listening to this in my teens- and have continued to through the years-And man, oh man, it really resonates in a certain , different kind of way,especially now that I’m so much older.🙁 The-days, weeks and YEARS.. goin by soooo fast! Ugh! Love this beautiful song though- I can’t remember at the moment,but IF y’all haven’t yet. y’all really gotta hear his song called-“ if you don’t know me by now.” Another great hit of his-
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I love Simply Red. I saw them live once and they were so good!
Saw them live a few months ago, Mick is still rocking! And it was one of the last performances with Dave Clayton on keyboards, a music machine!
HE'S 63 AND HE STILL SINGS YOU GUYS SHOULD CHECK HIM LIVE VERSION
His other hit was a cover of "If You Don't Know Me By Now", originally done by Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass singing lead.
Terrific singer.
Fun fact: the video was shot in Whitby, which is where Dracula is set! The cliff-top graveyard shown in the video is the setting for several really key scenes in the original book and several films since.
Oooh Lex looks like it's getting really close to the new addition, so excited for you. Thanks Brad and Lex
He sounds exactly the same live, great vocalist.