Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy

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  • Опубліковано 10 лют 2013
  • Deniece Williams' official music video for 'Let's Hear It For The Boy'. Click to listen to Deniece Williams on Spotify: smarturl.it/DenieceWSpotify?IQ...
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    Lyrics:
    My baby, he don't talk sweet
    He ain't got much to say
    But he loves me, loves me, loves me
    I know that he loves me anyway
    And maybe he don't dress fine
    But I don't really mind
    'Cause every time he pulls me near
    I just wanna cheer
    Let's hear it for the boy
    Oh, let's give the boy a hand
    Let's hear it for my baby
    You know you gotta understand
    Oh, maybe he's no Romeo
    But he's my lovin' one-man show
    Oh, whoa, let's hear it for the boy

КОМЕНТАРІ • 12 тис.

  • @DaveAndBeth1978
    @DaveAndBeth1978 2 роки тому +3792

    OMG, I was just a little girl of 6 when this came out... My beautiful baby brother had just turned 1, and I used to sing this to him and make him dance around the front room with me every time it came on the radio - it was "our song" for years! 😍 We were like a double act - we even had rhyming names (Beth and Seth!) 😂 I can still see his gorgeous smile and hear him laugh - he was such a sweet, kind little boy - but sadly he was also very poorly and had a lot of health issues, and in 1992 he died of Reye's Syndrome aged 9 (when I was 14)... When it became obvious he wasn't going to make it, I put this song on and we had one last singalong to it as he lay in the hospital bed... As the song ended, he smiled at me and held my hand, and shortly afterwards he fell asleep, and never woke up again... I'm now 44 and still miss him terribly - but as the 30th anniversary of his passing approaches, rather than sadness, the song fills me with joy and happiness, remembering all the great times we shared while he was still with us... R.I.P. Seth - LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!!! 👦

  • @heema_9451
    @heema_9451 4 роки тому +3356

    Postive message: 100%
    Wholesome video: 100%
    Catchy lyrics: 100%
    Great vocals: 100%

    • @JohnSmith-zr1pi
      @JohnSmith-zr1pi 4 роки тому +45

      Perfectly said!

    • @tamikas6519
      @tamikas6519 4 роки тому +20

      Wholesome video? How do you get that? Please see my comment

    • @readyforlifenow
      @readyforlifenow 4 роки тому +32

      @@tamikas6519 by watching it :)

    • @bridgettekirk2604
      @bridgettekirk2604 4 роки тому +27

      Still applies in present day 100%
      Being listened to in June 2020 absolutely 100%

    • @daveycard
      @daveycard 3 роки тому +10

      dance mooves 4000

  • @claudianeymour63
    @claudianeymour63 3 місяці тому +694

    Who still jamming to this in 2024

    • @LadyOfMaine
      @LadyOfMaine 3 місяці тому +8

      Me! I’m 68!

    • @kateschroth3304
      @kateschroth3304 3 місяці тому +6

      😊

    • @RootAccessRebels
      @RootAccessRebels 3 місяці тому +6

      Meee

    • @jamesgruen333
      @jamesgruen333 3 місяці тому +3

      😢 0:48 me

    • @clintonnorris5748
      @clintonnorris5748 3 місяці тому +6

      Stopped by Arby's. Back of employee shirt says, "Lets hear it for the curls"
      I started singing this song. My 20 year old didn't get it. UA-camd the video and here we are

  • @generatednoise3464
    @generatednoise3464 Місяць тому +41

    I honestly don't think there's been a song as positive and uplifting as this to get on the pop charts in years, why is it uncool to be happy nowadays?

  • @travisrooba1445
    @travisrooba1445 4 роки тому +3279

    The people born in the 80's had the best childhood.

    • @KrendallMobile
      @KrendallMobile 4 роки тому +118

      Born in '79, but you're totally right

    • @rhondafenner1893
      @rhondafenner1893 4 роки тому +38

      Our Son in 85&Our Daughter in 88 of course their Mom me🤣Music back then&90s were the Best😍

    • @matblack9288
      @matblack9288 4 роки тому +28

      Millennials though... 🥴🥴

    • @brains7733
      @brains7733 4 роки тому +10

      @@matblack9288 LOL😂

    • @lashawnh7182
      @lashawnh7182 4 роки тому +20

      Travis rooba 🙋🏾‍♀️YES WE DID ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶

  • @williamaidoo6996
    @williamaidoo6996 4 місяці тому +162

    The rhythm of this particular song still rocks in 2024.

    • @Tranmaart
      @Tranmaart 4 місяці тому +1

    • @Tranmaart
      @Tranmaart 4 місяці тому +1

      It's always an uplifting experience

    • @zoomosis
      @zoomosis 3 місяці тому +1

      DeBarge's "Rhythm Of The Night" is a great way to follow this song.

  • @reallife0728
    @reallife0728 2 місяці тому +67

    ONE OF THE FEW SONGS CELEBRATING MEN OF ALL AGES!!!💯💯💯
    LET HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
    LETS HEAR IT FOR THE MEN!!!!💯💯💯💯

  • @sattacain7455
    @sattacain7455 5 років тому +3585

    Who still rocking with this in 2019

  • @ceeceeg.4961
    @ceeceeg.4961 Рік тому +749

    This woman deserves her flowers. It's overdue she needs to be recognized for her talents.... Amazing singer....💐💐💐

    • @terryadams2652
      @terryadams2652 Рік тому +3

      Hey, it's "Amazing" how lack of vocabulary is so common in society (ignorance, lack of education) that everyone sounds uniformly ignorant. Wouldn't you agree?

    • @twilight_potato
      @twilight_potato Рік тому +22

      @@terryadams2652 Jeez, you woke up and chose violence.

    • @sweet__cherry
      @sweet__cherry 11 місяців тому +12

      @@terryadams2652 Terry, your saltiness is amazing

    • @b1bbscraz3y
      @b1bbscraz3y 6 місяців тому +1

      wish I grew up in the 80's with this music

    • @ladennayoung2939
      @ladennayoung2939 5 місяців тому +1

      💜💜💜

  • @jbsMUWcreations2089
    @jbsMUWcreations2089 Місяць тому +48

    Happy 40th Anniversary to this Song!✨
    💃🏿👏🏿🎶🎵
    (April 13, 1984 - April 13, 2024)

  • @curtismoore7738
    @curtismoore7738 3 місяці тому +31

    THE YOUTH NEEDS A SONG LIKE THIS 🙏

  • @jackie-raegraham8901
    @jackie-raegraham8901 3 роки тому +490

    This song reminds me so much of my son. He is very shy and has a speech impediment and slight developmental delay. He is also very intelligent and sweet. Tomorrow is his 6th birthday and I'm using this song for his slide show.

  • @tonydboy21
    @tonydboy21 2 роки тому +2214

    Who still rocking this in 2022??🙋🏾‍♂️

  • @JonMarM
    @JonMarM 6 місяців тому +129

    This woman has such an angelic voice, I'm not sure why we haven't given her the accolades she very much deserves.

  • @CrystalClearWith8BE
    @CrystalClearWith8BE 3 місяці тому +50

    Today is the 40th anniversary of this song's release as a single. Also, what's surprising was that's Deniece Williams's second and last #1 hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 and it was a success to make it to #1 at that time as her only #1 as she does solo. Her previous and first #1 was in 1978 when she collabed with Johnny Mathis with "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" and is her only #1 where she collabed with another musician. This song was the second single of the "Footloose" soundtrack to make it to #1 after the title track by Kenny Loggins.

    • @Local---
      @Local--- 2 місяці тому +2

      respect, this is my aunt

  • @SuzyTopAgent
    @SuzyTopAgent 4 роки тому +1273

    Let's hear it for Deniece, let's give this girl a hand 👏

    • @kikigrech
      @kikigrech 3 роки тому +29

      Mabye she no juliet but she's an angel from heaven woh who woh

    • @johnnymurff4137
      @johnnymurff4137 3 роки тому +8

      Right On, I was in the 4th grade when this was out

    • @cecileejones6601
      @cecileejones6601 3 роки тому +4

      Good music who still listen 2020

    • @barbararichmond2167
      @barbararichmond2167 3 роки тому +4

      Suzy, my son calls her "My Niecy"... He loves her.

    • @nachc6459
      @nachc6459 3 роки тому +1

      Boo!

  • @Iamwhoiam993
    @Iamwhoiam993 2 роки тому +838

    I'll do anything to bring the 80's back! 🤗

  • @jordanrivers1
    @jordanrivers1 17 днів тому +18

    I loved how black women back in the day had their own real hair. beautiful..

  • @mariafaye2854
    @mariafaye2854 3 місяці тому +440

    Anyone else here in 2024?

  • @GabrielH-W
    @GabrielH-W 3 роки тому +3133

    Please say I’m not the only one dancing to this in my room at 1am in my room during 2021!

  • @Maurice895
    @Maurice895 21 годину тому +5

    This takes me back to 1984 what a great time, long live the 80's!🥳

  • @Dupont24racer11
    @Dupont24racer11 8 місяців тому +41

    I grew up during the 80's. Some of the best days of my life!

  • @levithorstone2876
    @levithorstone2876 4 роки тому +517

    Man there was a lot of energy in the 80's

    • @kidkique
      @kidkique 4 роки тому +68

      It's called cocaine.

    • @paulbricklayer4491
      @paulbricklayer4491 4 роки тому +16

      TS that’s exactly what I was going to reply with

    • @model-man7802
      @model-man7802 4 роки тому +14

      Oh god yes! It was like a 10 year Party.🤣👍❤ miss the 80s!

    • @terryashford7821
      @terryashford7821 4 роки тому +7

      Now it's like lets medications lets make em zombies..sad

    • @270yis7
      @270yis7 4 роки тому +10

      @@model-man7802 Hope that after Covid-19 passes, the rest of the 2020s will be like another 1980s.

  • @travelnguy2002
    @travelnguy2002 4 роки тому +1882

    Coronavirus can't stop me from listening to good music.

    • @BLITZY261
      @BLITZY261 4 роки тому +10

      Stephen Russell...SAILING ON A CLOUD...google it...
      You're welcome.

    • @Mc.Lovin3756
      @Mc.Lovin3756 4 роки тому +2

      Yeah same lol

    • @kennethrojas8469
      @kennethrojas8469 4 роки тому +5

      Travelinguy: I know that's right, Buddy.

    • @lemarcypress308
      @lemarcypress308 4 роки тому +4

      & that'z da truth i agree 2 that a 100%

    • @journeysteele3749
      @journeysteele3749 4 роки тому +3

      I am going feet on a different trip with me 8888to so I'm just not fix my 9room 999feet I need my phone now 888888888for 8and 8but 88899v99 u and 8999feet 98are 999I beta version I don't know if this will 7 PM version or the

  • @user-jj5oe4ph1r
    @user-jj5oe4ph1r 4 місяці тому +117

    Let's hear for the boy! This is a timeless piece even in 2024🎉😊

  • @eleanademera6371
    @eleanademera6371 4 роки тому +3143

    I love this💓. My son is autistic and although he is very smart he doesn't have very good social skills. A family moved in next door and their youngest daughter is my son's age. She is so sweet and precious. She is deaf. My son can sign since he didn't talk when he was smaller this is how we communicated. I looked outside one day and my son wasn't on our porch he was next door sitting under a tree with the neighbor girl. They were "talking" up a storm. He doesn't normally socialize. According to her parents neither does she. I cried. She's his new best friend. This song makes me think of that moment every time I hear it. My son is definitely one in a million❤.
    Wow I've never had so many likes on a comment before. That let's me know people read it. I hope that it made everyone who read it happy and gave them hope if they're feeling down. Blessings to all of you.

    • @meganchartier1060
      @meganchartier1060 4 роки тому +125

      Eleana Demera 😭❤️ that melts my heart honestly, they sound precious glad u shared, ur story just made my day

    • @desireayer
      @desireayer 4 роки тому +63

      It warmed my hear to read this :)

    • @JoeDope
      @JoeDope 4 роки тому +53

      Most precious comment!
      I hope they are the best of friends for a long time coming!

    • @crystalpedigo-manzo184
      @crystalpedigo-manzo184 4 роки тому +43

      Tearing up over here. Beautiful ❤️

    • @superguy6892
      @superguy6892 4 роки тому +72

      "The two most important days of your life are the day you're born, and the day you find out why."
      -Martin Luther King Jr.

  • @JC11378
    @JC11378 3 місяці тому +10

    Who else misses the 80s!? ❤

  • @dgml007
    @dgml007 4 роки тому +2577

    Who's listening to this in 2020? I am.
    EDIT: Uau!! 2,6 mil upvotes?!?! And it wasn't even an original comment. :-) In any case, a HUGE Thank You to you all for upvoting and commenting my comment but, more importantly, for staying positively upbeat during this downbeat of a year. Merry Christmas and let's hear it for 2021.

  • @banksofbarcelona3893
    @banksofbarcelona3893 Рік тому +290

    Deniece will be 72 this year. She's come a long way from being 'free' and dropping this timeless masterpiece. We should appreciate her talent

    • @HeIsLuv
      @HeIsLuv Рік тому +4

      And the boy

    • @JR-ez3zd
      @JR-ez3zd Рік тому +11

      I can't believe she's going to be 72! I hope that she's singing this song to her kids, nices/nephews, and Grandkids!!! On their birthdays! 😊

    • @richgod902
      @richgod902 11 місяців тому

      ​@@JR-ez3zdy'all do know she died a very long time ago right?????

    • @danmccarthy4700
      @danmccarthy4700 10 місяців тому +15

      @@richgod902 Are you high? She just released a new EP not even 2 years ago.

    • @heatherkelly2580
      @heatherkelly2580 6 місяців тому +1

      Get away 72

  • @princesspersaud
    @princesspersaud 10 місяців тому +109

    I'm 18 and will never get tired of this song. Its amazing.

    • @womandela7225
      @womandela7225 7 місяців тому +10

      Thats sweet! I'm 51 and feel the same!

    • @Lit192
      @Lit192 Місяць тому

      Frl frl lbs👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾🎼🎼💯💯🫡🫡🫡

    • @vincentbriegel7038
      @vincentbriegel7038 24 дні тому

      I'm 67 and still jamming to this song

  • @CrystalSavage-du4zp
    @CrystalSavage-du4zp Місяць тому +20

    I'm still jamming to this is song in 2024! I'm still jamming to this song, that is who is jamming to the song. I am!

  • @datruestory968
    @datruestory968 4 роки тому +737

    When you a child in the 80’s and a teen in the 90’S! Oh with parents still jamming 60’s and 70’s music too! #heaven

    • @TravelinBand747
      @TravelinBand747 4 роки тому +19

      Yep, I was born in 1980 so I know what you mean

    • @laydeestroh4830
      @laydeestroh4830 4 роки тому +10

      Oh yes Mrs.1985 is here also...💋💋

    • @daerob1
      @daerob1 4 роки тому +10

      1982 in the house!!

    • @DrRiddlez2015
      @DrRiddlez2015 4 роки тому +16

      1979 here, so I hear ya

    • @bridgettekirk2604
      @bridgettekirk2604 4 роки тому +6

      Hey I was born in 68 but my teen years was the 80's so I too have all this n past years music to fall back on!!

  • @andrewmark3682
    @andrewmark3682 3 роки тому +1518

    As an 80's teenager I would come home from school, turn on the radio, and just simply hear brilliant tunes like this one.

    • @memphisrains1008
      @memphisrains1008 3 роки тому +25

      Me tooooo 😚

    • @solrosenberg3803
      @solrosenberg3803 3 роки тому +26

      I turned on MTV, back when they actually played music videos! (1980’s, very early 90’s). I haven’t watched MTV since.....

    • @victornewman508
      @victornewman508 3 роки тому +8

      @@solrosenberg3803 do they even still have MTV ?

    • @solrosenberg3803
      @solrosenberg3803 3 роки тому +6

      @@victornewman508 I don’t know. I haven’t watched it since the early 90’s. Haha

    • @brandongarrett1627
      @brandongarrett1627 3 роки тому +10

      They have MTV Classic where they play music videos but MTV Nowadays Is Just Reality TV.

  • @justinbrown2894
    @justinbrown2894 11 днів тому +10

    If you dropped off a teen from 2024 into this time, they would know they were in a different place

  • @casandraalverez5245
    @casandraalverez5245 8 місяців тому +27

    This makes me miss my mom so much

    • @dee1888ie
      @dee1888ie 4 місяці тому +2

      I'm sure she misses you just as much.

  • @laurentsaurel1751
    @laurentsaurel1751 Рік тому +408

    Her voice sounds so joyful.A true classic for the 80s.

    • @mikebennet7697
      @mikebennet7697 11 місяців тому +5

      Reminds me of Patti LaBelle

    • @patriciafootejohnson2817
      @patriciafootejohnson2817 11 місяців тому +3

      Her voice was so beautiful and that high note at the end great!

    • @galitziagarcia9199
      @galitziagarcia9199 4 місяці тому

      Yess absolutely beautiful I grew up listening to music from the 80s and this is one of them!!! Classic all way ❤❤❤🥰🥰🎉

    • @caseymroot
      @caseymroot Місяць тому

      Her voice reminds me of 80s Madonna

  • @redsyrup1138
    @redsyrup1138 5 років тому +499

    An amazing song about a woman celebrating her man. Not many like this will ever come after this. At least we have this beautiful number! Thank you Deniece Williams!

    • @RandyDrayton
      @RandyDrayton 5 років тому +18

      I miss these kinds of women....ah the 80s. lmao

    • @lemurlover7975
      @lemurlover7975 4 роки тому +25

      I think she is celebrating all the boys in her life: her son (boy in dunce cap), her husband (man at piano) and her brother (football guy). :) There is a similar song about girls by Martina McBride that you might like called "This One's For The Girls"

    • @trollingontheriver8868
      @trollingontheriver8868 4 роки тому +11

      Salt N Peppa " What a man"?

    • @mainlymusicman
      @mainlymusicman 4 роки тому +15

      now all you hear is rape allegations from 40 yrs ago.

    • @cocoafemme47
      @cocoafemme47 4 роки тому

      @@lemurlover7975: Ah!! The things I from Social Media. TY.

  • @zebradotzb9000
    @zebradotzb9000 6 місяців тому +29

    Still rocking to it 40+ years later!

  • @annaavilez1187
    @annaavilez1187 4 дні тому +4

    HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY DENISE WILLIAMS🎶🎤🎵🙌🌹🫶

  • @andrewk2996
    @andrewk2996 3 роки тому +395

    RIP 1980s, I miss you every day :(

    • @Dreman777
      @Dreman777 3 роки тому +17

      I agree with you 100% I miss the 80s more and more as I get older I'm starting to see how things are in today's generation it's horrible people done lost their f****** minds and on top of that music nowadays don't mean a damn thing it's all about sex sells and that's that. One thing that I can say about the '80s that I love was that it was a time where going to the movies with someone meant something watching things on television from cartoons to regular TV shows they were something not to mention the clothes we used to wear was more classier than the clothes that people wear these days yes back then we were dealing with stuff like AIDS and drugs and yes the crime was a little bit high but looking at music videos like this makes everything look and feel different

    • @tootiesmom6314
      @tootiesmom6314 3 роки тому +5

      Me too!!😢

    • @quiveringSlug
      @quiveringSlug 2 роки тому +4

      Except for the AIDS

    • @misspeacelove7395
      @misspeacelove7395 2 роки тому +4

      YES! So true.. :-)

    • @susanwalters7937
      @susanwalters7937 2 роки тому +2

      PREACH!

  • @jadequeen6714
    @jadequeen6714 3 роки тому +425

    The little boy is just beyond adorable!

    • @jaymigilmore9556
      @jaymigilmore9556 3 роки тому +24

      That’s Aaron Lohr!

    • @jackiethompson3610
      @jackiethompson3610 3 роки тому +6

      rufio from hook

    • @rachelatwater7576
      @rachelatwater7576 3 роки тому +15

      @@jaymigilmore9556 he’s married to Indina Menzel I believe.

    • @brucecaudill1958
      @brucecaudill1958 3 роки тому +12

      And he’s a Broadway star he is phenomenal me personally I consider him a Broadway legend just like Idina Menzel

    • @franchisetowers5017
      @franchisetowers5017 3 роки тому +19

      Yes.
      A nice song with out demoniac messages, violence or sexual deviations.
      A song of taste to be live.

  • @kimonewilliamson4770
    @kimonewilliamson4770 4 місяці тому +35

    2024 anyone??

  • @AvatarAang_
    @AvatarAang_ 3 роки тому +825

    This song makes me feel happy inside even when I feel so broken and sad inside. Thanks, Deniece.

    • @angieellsworth8664
      @angieellsworth8664 2 роки тому +18

      Turn to the Lord! He will help you!

    • @AvatarAang_
      @AvatarAang_ 2 роки тому +3

      @Angie Ellsworth not real.

    • @patrickrogers6956
      @patrickrogers6956 2 роки тому +9

      That's me right now........wish the world could just sing & dance again................!!

    • @KATHYCHUBI
      @KATHYCHUBI 2 роки тому +3

      @@AvatarAang_ not real 😄

    • @tammymarbury5199
      @tammymarbury5199 2 роки тому

      It's just how we love! So called black women.Lol

  • @scotthayden5388
    @scotthayden5388 5 років тому +1471

    Makes you wish it was 1984, the year when a ton of great movies were released: The Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, The Neverending Story, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Beverly Hills Cop, Footloose, and my personal fave, Police Academy.

    • @missunderstood69
      @missunderstood69 5 років тому +16

      amen!!!!

    • @jessicalazare7295
      @jessicalazare7295 5 років тому +11

      Scott Hayden yessss!!

    • @tropicthunderbolt
      @tropicthunderbolt 5 років тому +29

      Movies that never get old!!! I can watch any 80's movie over & over and still luv em

    • @sierrahall1717
      @sierrahall1717 5 років тому +17

      When will UA-cam let us heart ❤️ comments?

    • @nissadean2517
      @nissadean2517 5 років тому +25

      Yess!! Me and my kids always debating about the 80’s and today.. I tell them those days were the best times of my life!!

  • @tamicabrooks5563
    @tamicabrooks5563 Рік тому +150

    I don't know why this song just popped in my head in 2023.. Great music from my childhood❤❤❤

    • @kyliekylie5547
      @kyliekylie5547 10 місяців тому +3

      I always remember it from Footloose when Chris Penn is getting his glow up

    • @ferencmorvai5720
      @ferencmorvai5720 8 місяців тому +1

      ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

    • @duanedibbley7846
      @duanedibbley7846 8 місяців тому +1

      Watching footloose now, had to listen to it again, absolute mint tune ❤

    • @marianbeierle9305
      @marianbeierle9305 8 місяців тому +1

      Just thought of the name Romeo for our new puppy, then this song popped up in my head! Hadn’t heard it in years!!🎉

    • @sidneidornellesdasilva4352
      @sidneidornellesdasilva4352 5 місяців тому

      The hymn of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

  • @belpop
    @belpop 2 місяці тому +5

    This song was number one on the day I was born 💜

  • @giandomenicociccone1190
    @giandomenicociccone1190 Рік тому +37

    It's so refreshing to hear a song supporting men from a woman. So distant from the environment of despise and mutual distrust of recent years.

  • @2quann
    @2quann 5 років тому +2664

    When I brought home my first “A” after making “C’s” and “D’s” my mom played this for me.

  • @SepiaChild
    @SepiaChild 8 місяців тому +19

    80's music 🎶 is the best in the world 🤘🏻

  • @20thCenturyMan80
    @20thCenturyMan80 2 місяці тому +2

    Heard this a ton on the radio back in the 80s. Was a military brat living in SE Asia when Footloose came out. This song takes me back to those hot tropical summers when we American kids (And there were so many of us) played all day out in that oppressive heat. We'd catch tadpoles, raid the banana trees, play kickball, ride bikes, gi joes, hot wheels and hang out at the youth center among many other activities.

  • @funkmasterfishdatdamnfish7442
    @funkmasterfishdatdamnfish7442 3 роки тому +544

    Anyone else is going through their favorite jams thinking about life back in the days? Please tell me I'm not the only one?✌🏼️👍🏻

    • @carmengenna4630
      @carmengenna4630 3 роки тому +8

      Funk master fish.... OH NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE....HEYYYY

    • @kJ-wd9wk
      @kJ-wd9wk 3 роки тому +6

      Deff not alone lol

    • @thesilencer1969
      @thesilencer1969 3 роки тому +5

      There is no need to worry !! You are by FAR not the only one thinking about the good old days !! ( I even devote my weekly column for Z News to the era !! )

    • @queencaroline5886
      @queencaroline5886 3 роки тому +4

      Definitely not..we all reminisce..just we dont all admit it

    • @putgodfirst1192
      @putgodfirst1192 3 роки тому +3

      I'm always running across you funkmaster when I'm jamming tunes!

  • @kimmccorkell4091
    @kimmccorkell4091 5 років тому +560

    Let's hear it for the 80's

  • @ImTheHamSandwich
    @ImTheHamSandwich 3 місяці тому +63

    this is a time when people just had fun and didn't judge
    I miss it, let's bring it back ❤

    • @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan
      @VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan 3 місяці тому +1

      just wait 40 year ... you will talk like that in 2060 about 2020 .... if you are still alive of course

    • @mermaidprincess27
      @mermaidprincess27 3 місяці тому +5

      I love when ppl pretend that nobody was ever judgmental in the 80s

    • @AnyKeyLady
      @AnyKeyLady 2 місяці тому

      @@mermaidprincess27People that mind, don't matter and those who matter, don't mind. You chose one word to make judgement on, rather than the whole statement. I grew up in a mixed bag of a community in an estate of flat apartments in London and we had fun together. Stop projecting and stereo typing people with negativity.

    • @mermaidprincess27
      @mermaidprincess27 2 місяці тому +2

      @@AnyKeyLady I think you missed my entire point but okay sure lol

    • @sullivanbrawn1315
      @sullivanbrawn1315 Місяць тому

      @@AnyKeyLady the irony is that you're being judgmental about someone who was merely pointing out the flaw in 'golden age' thinking, the notion that things were better at some point in the past, when in fact there were just as many if not more social problems: especially in America. You are the only one being negative and stereotyping here

  • @robertwilliamsbigrob
    @robertwilliamsbigrob Місяць тому +6

    Still listening from the 1980s too 2024 and too 2030 and beyond

  • @kaylenepetersen758
    @kaylenepetersen758 4 роки тому +533

    What an era. Isn't it great we can come back on here and relive happier, more simple times.

    • @maaheshrajput1829
      @maaheshrajput1829 4 роки тому +10

      That s a classic and music was soul healing and meaningful. Miss it completely. So.much fun

    • @teresa8650
      @teresa8650 4 роки тому +17

      When people had class and respect for themselves and others. Can't forget about privacy!! It is missed.

    • @alvaroakatico9188
      @alvaroakatico9188 4 роки тому +5

      Kaylene Petersen After all of that, back to the grind 😢

    • @Sporkyspoonz
      @Sporkyspoonz 4 роки тому +14

      Ahh the eighties. A time when most downtown cities(even in relatively small towns) were dirty and full of graffitti. A time of AIDS, the crack epidemic, and the constant fear of getting nuked. Kids ran around beating each other up way more IRL because they had nothing better to do(thank you internet). Good things happened too, but I just thought I'd throw this in to provide some balance.

    • @jimgarner643
      @jimgarner643 4 роки тому +1

      Yes it is, i do it all the time.

  • @abeautifulmind8191
    @abeautifulmind8191 3 роки тому +818

    I Dedicated this song to all of the great strong men out there.

    • @ws6513
      @ws6513 3 роки тому +22

      Thanks sis💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

    • @HAHALoc120
      @HAHALoc120 3 роки тому +8

      ✊🏿✌🏿

    • @skippindocs5793
      @skippindocs5793 3 роки тому +7

      Thx 😘

    • @MegaIpman
      @MegaIpman 3 роки тому +4

      Yay thanks...🤗

    • @MegaIpman
      @MegaIpman 3 роки тому +9

      This song brings back so many memories. This is my escape route to these years I miss so much

  • @djoseph5130
    @djoseph5130 8 місяців тому +21

    Heard this song in a movie and now I'm hear, I would've love to have been apart of this era in music, her voice is filled with pure joy and love.

  • @craig5898
    @craig5898 6 місяців тому +15

    Deniece’s signature siren register as the song closes is the cherry on top of this supercharged masterpiece!

  • @blachokage5354
    @blachokage5354 7 років тому +573

    man 70s 80s n 90s music be givin me good ass vibes

    • @orionvonwalker1431
      @orionvonwalker1431 7 років тому +11

      then 2000 came and music died. RIP Music.

    • @blachokage5354
      @blachokage5354 7 років тому +4

      Russ Walker fr

    • @richardcoles2432
      @richardcoles2432 7 років тому +1

      kid Senju then it all went down the pan.. you are 100% correct

    • @melissawinn2823
      @melissawinn2823 7 років тому +1

      I'm from the 90s

    • @outlawsinchase7289
      @outlawsinchase7289 7 років тому +1

      kid Senju i like the 80's the most just admit alot of people out their that the 80's was the decade of the best music ever besides the 70's and 90's!

  • @clippers4me
    @clippers4me Рік тому +560

    The beat, base, synth, lyrics and positive vibe is what makes this song magical. I'm so proud to have been part of that Era of life and music.

    • @shawnlombard7350
      @shawnlombard7350 Рік тому +17

      My friend, I'm with you. I'm proud to say that I was an 80s kid. All the music was magical and timeless. I'm 51 and still eat, sleep, breathe 80s.

    • @everett9199
      @everett9199 Рік тому +6

      Preach!!! 🙌

    • @carolineisabelskare4601
      @carolineisabelskare4601 Рік тому +6

      Me too ❤️🫶🌟😍

    • @lilianmaher2809
      @lilianmaher2809 Рік тому +4

      Love this song teenager then

    • @shermanhiggins6806
      @shermanhiggins6806 Рік тому +2

      ​@@shawnlombard7350 me too, best decade of music

  • @elainanorlin6342
    @elainanorlin6342 6 місяців тому +10

    This song totally brings a smile to my face. Deniece looks like she was having a blast making this video

  • @jcpena8577
    @jcpena8577 5 місяців тому +15

    A few days from 2024 and still rocking this song! Oh yeahhhh

    • @Kbooty46
      @Kbooty46 5 місяців тому +2

      Ooh yea

  • @LittleMonsterFame85
    @LittleMonsterFame85 7 років тому +2605

    I sing this song in my head every time my husband walks into the room 😍😊

  • @zeroguard1043
    @zeroguard1043 6 років тому +308

    80's is GOLD

  • @vmryan1964
    @vmryan1964 7 місяців тому +5

    Left school in 1981, met my lovely wife of 31 years in 1989 and enjoyed the best decade ever, for music! ❤🍀

  • @king_smitty860
    @king_smitty860 6 місяців тому +7

    Her voice is so beautiful

  • @zzay3345
    @zzay3345 Рік тому +288

    This song brings everlasting joy directly to my soul.

    • @KH4444444444N
      @KH4444444444N Рік тому +3

      Mine as well.

    • @jacklynjackson4240
      @jacklynjackson4240 9 місяців тому

      The Big thing as well haven has the latest technology and a good girlfriend 🤝 in your home and you can do that for you to get that so you don't do it to other friends or friends who may 8.30pm 🕘 and not have themes 3:21

    • @rocknroller77
      @rocknroller77 8 місяців тому +1

      This Lionel Richie You Are, Paula Abduls Forever Your Girl and Janet Jacksons Escapade

    • @PeaceDweller
      @PeaceDweller 6 місяців тому

      Mine too, but maybe not for the same reasons. It just reminds that there was once a time when a song/video actually had something positive to say about Men/Boys. Because every song nowadays tells society the complete opposite.

  • @Emilywhitaker97
    @Emilywhitaker97 2 роки тому +751

    Being a 90s baby, I prefer this kind of music more then today's music, whose with me?

    • @GEMINI_THE_BES89
      @GEMINI_THE_BES89 2 роки тому +17

      As a 80s baby I agree

    • @justinchadwick5228
      @justinchadwick5228 2 роки тому +3

      Here my fello 90s sister

    • @68kbeats
      @68kbeats 2 роки тому +24

      I was born in 2008. Today's music is all the same. Back in the 80s and 90s, everything was varied and had life to it. Now all you have to do is talk about sex and drugs, add the same repetitive drums and boom, you have a hit single. God I wish we could go back.

    • @ejej1187
      @ejej1187 2 роки тому +2

      get over yourselves

    • @elijahebbert6884
      @elijahebbert6884 2 роки тому +8

      @@68kbeats I guess you don't look hard enough

  • @maximosb6127
    @maximosb6127 20 днів тому +7

    Whos listening in 1984?

  • @kevinndebele5429
    @kevinndebele5429 2 місяці тому +4

    Great beat .80s rocks big time

  • @plsstopusingmyname
    @plsstopusingmyname 5 років тому +282

    This song was about her pre school son. Self respect is everything.

    • @hollyherring71
      @hollyherring71 4 роки тому +5

      Wonderful!

    • @horohorosrin
      @horohorosrin 4 роки тому +23

      That's... very untrue, but ok

    • @LynchLuke
      @LynchLuke 4 роки тому +1

      Sounds similar to madonna borderline.

    • @josbar2835
      @josbar2835 4 роки тому +19

      The line "Maybe he's no Romeo, but he's my loving One-Man Show" kinda sorta debunks your theory that she is singing about her pre-school son...like, eww, gross. Damn, what goes on in your family? =0

    • @presidential777
      @presidential777 4 роки тому +5

      Its generalized and very universal. Songs are primarily written in this form to maximize potential for a larger audience to relate. Its an uplifting song about a woman supporting the opposite gender. Its meant to teach/show others that it is okay not to be a hater. :)

  • @SoloJourneyandPJ
    @SoloJourneyandPJ 8 років тому +139

    That high note was so beast!!

    • @Dvo_Evolutions
      @Dvo_Evolutions 7 років тому +4

      yeah I think it was an A5, but don't quote me on that for I am going off the top of my head for what it sounds like, but it sounds like an octave jump from A4 to A5

    • @EgoShredder
      @EgoShredder 7 років тому +6

      Yep and there was NO AutoTune back then, barely any forms of studio trickery apart from maybe speeding the tape up to get a slightly higher pitch, or slowing it down to make it slightly easier to hit higher notes, but this was not often and was easy to spot in a mix.

    • @KingBabaJames
      @KingBabaJames 7 років тому +8

      yes I was thinking thesame. pure vocals you can't teach stuff like that 😀

    • @arturo1487
      @arturo1487 7 років тому +10

      Beautiful voice, what a passion to sing that song!

    • @arturo1487
      @arturo1487 7 років тому +8

      completely agree! A pure and angelic voice

  • @OliviaHendley-bz2oh
    @OliviaHendley-bz2oh 4 місяці тому +4

    lemme tell y’all something VOCALS on point catchy as all get out c’mon somebody!! we groovin & not even one tiny hint of toxic masculinity crap anywhere in sight LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYYYYY!! LET’S HEAR IT FOR MY MANNNNNN!! 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽
    * head bopping intensifies*

  • @mm-de2jg
    @mm-de2jg 7 місяців тому +10

    We don't search for old songs, we search for old memories.

  • @rodneyfranklin9528
    @rodneyfranklin9528 Рік тому +47

    THIS SONG IS FOR ALL THE QUALITY BROTHERS IN THE WORLD!!!!
    HUSBANDS/FATHERS/SONS/UNCLES/GRANDFATHERS/STEPFATHERS,,,
    AMAZING QUALITY BROTHERS THAT LOVE & TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES!!!!
    MY DAD IS ONE OF THOSE AMAZING MEN!!!!💯💯💯🤎🤎🤎🙏🙏🙏

  • @chukschuks5069
    @chukschuks5069 4 роки тому +91

    Deniece Williams reminds you of that favourite teacher in high school!

  • @bryankiptoon5240
    @bryankiptoon5240 11 місяців тому +3

    The world needs more Deniece Williams..

  • @jaimerene0101
    @jaimerene0101 2 місяці тому +2

    Deniece Williams has such a powerful voice. What a song!!

  • @sharifahkasiman7745
    @sharifahkasiman7745 4 роки тому +409

    Can we appreciate the boy’s danceskills 😍😍

  • @lizmc.1031
    @lizmc.1031 2 роки тому +221

    The first “boy” is now 45 and married to Idina Mendel. He is also a singer, actor and marriage counselor. His name is Aaron Lohr. He played Steve in the movie version of Rent.

    • @myzzshaz8031
      @myzzshaz8031 2 роки тому +10

      He also was in the Mighty Ducks as one of the bash brothers

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 2 роки тому +1

      Okay I've watched the movie version of RENT quite a few times and I like to think I'm fairly well versed on that movie...but who the hell is Steve? The only face that's coming to mind and I could be really wrong on this is the life support guy who says that his white count is low but he's the happiest he's ever been...I think he sings the second Life support song xxx

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 2 роки тому +2

      @@lizmc.1031 after I saw your comment I legit yt life support songs lol I was right with it being the second song but I got the wrong character I was originally thinking of Paul who sings the first solo in life support xxx

    • @lizmc.1031
      @lizmc.1031 2 роки тому

      @@JeffreyCliffordgmail thank you, Jeffrey! I hope your day is going well, too!😆

    • @PHlophe
      @PHlophe 2 роки тому

      Jeffery, show us what you can do . share a clip of your dance moves.

  • @sonyaknight7965
    @sonyaknight7965 8 місяців тому +23

    The best of my teenage years was in the 80s

  • @H2oSoSo
    @H2oSoSo 10 місяців тому +21

    I was 19 at the time the 80s will forever be the best.
    This decade is by far the richest in terms of music

  • @PurpleGoddess24
    @PurpleGoddess24 4 роки тому +497

    Who's loving this in November 2019

  • @helenniles3139
    @helenniles3139 2 роки тому +312

    This Lady is pure CLASS, her voice is like no other. Wish today’s singers can sing like this❣️❣️❣️❣️

  • @hollywoodmkx
    @hollywoodmkx Місяць тому +3

    “Footloose” (1984) - legendary soundtrack.

  • @MattSmith-xv1kw
    @MattSmith-xv1kw Місяць тому +2

    the most beautiful voice of all time !

  • @zoebellanfante5017
    @zoebellanfante5017 5 років тому +671

    yess lets uplift men and boys.

  • @DeeJayRoyalT2
    @DeeJayRoyalT2 5 років тому +670

    This song was SO POPULAR at wedding receptions back in the 80's. It was FUN and everybody got into it...especially the bride and groom :)

    • @larenegraham9983
      @larenegraham9983 5 років тому +8

      Yesssss Niecy Williams have a very Beautiful Voice just love all her Classic back in the day this was real Music.

    • @azmdelleciure4688
      @azmdelleciure4688 5 років тому +5

      Yesssss

    • @liamihakakirk4641
      @liamihakakirk4641 5 років тому

      still is dude just need to keep the old wit the new
      its a old school fing come on mix an mingle bra

    • @katherineshults604
      @katherineshults604 5 років тому +10

      It's 2019 I am 24 born in 1994 and just now hearing this song. It's my new favorite

    • @DJRitty
      @DJRitty 5 років тому +4

      Oscar nominated song along with Ghostbusters, I Just Called To I Love You and Against All Odds...

  • @AnthonyBrooks-lm6bv
    @AnthonyBrooks-lm6bv 8 місяців тому +7

    I love that song

  • @EXIDLEGGO1989
    @EXIDLEGGO1989 Місяць тому +3

    40 years later still rocks.

  • @Jackie-sl5eb
    @Jackie-sl5eb Рік тому +11

    I love this song

  • @FJB_USA_1ST
    @FJB_USA_1ST 7 років тому +355

    The 80's hair were always spot on and I mean both Whites and Blacks! Always bouncy...love it.😍

    • @candyvon2877
      @candyvon2877 7 років тому +1

      von 7864447417 call me now

    • @FJB_USA_1ST
      @FJB_USA_1ST 7 років тому +5

      Candy Von ...I'm sorry, do I know you???

    • @candyvon2877
      @candyvon2877 7 років тому

      +VIVIAN ALBERT miami fl

    • @candyvon2877
      @candyvon2877 7 років тому

      305

    • @soniacarvajal1837
      @soniacarvajal1837 7 років тому +5

      lol, yeah with help of tons and tons of hairspray & gel lol

  • @tamekagibson6264
    @tamekagibson6264 6 років тому +670

    Still listening and loving in 2018

  • @nicoleblanc3140
    @nicoleblanc3140 5 днів тому

    Today is Deniece Williams Birthday. And my fiancé’s birthday. I just sent him this song. Let’s hear it 🎉Happy birthday to you both ! Remembering how I WAS Deniece when I was little and would sing this some.

  • @loismgilbert7837
    @loismgilbert7837 5 місяців тому +4

    This is my song for my son David.❤❤

  • @daltonharrison8954
    @daltonharrison8954 2 роки тому +804

    This song makes me feel like someone is proud of me, and it makes me tear up every time lol

    • @justify798
      @justify798 2 роки тому +36

      I'm proud of you Dalton! 🤗 Keep succeeding! 👍

    • @kcopara1
      @kcopara1 2 роки тому +29

      You're better than you think and that's why I am proud of you Dalton

    • @seanhealy3579
      @seanhealy3579 2 роки тому +28

      Thought I was the only one. I listen to this on my walk home so I feel accomplished about doing something meaningless for living. We proud of you Dalton! Tough times don't last, tough people do. 💪

    • @joebell5504
      @joebell5504 2 роки тому +23

      I'm proud of you for being brave enough to talk about your true feelings. A lot of people have too much pride for that.

    • @maed3266
      @maed3266 2 роки тому +13

      omg you perfectly described what I feel too🥺

  • @ericaladawn
    @ericaladawn 2 роки тому +189

    I was born in 80 and my daughter on 04. Was listening to this and she was singing every word. Proud moment💜

    • @tivontownsend6117
      @tivontownsend6117 Рік тому +5

      I watched footloose and I love to dance and it was so awesome and I love Kevin bacon and Lori singer.

    • @abinashmishra329
      @abinashmishra329 Рік тому +1

      I was also 4 when the song and movie came out

  • @mercster
    @mercster Рік тому +34

    What a great song, this was a huge hit and is still fantastic. Thank you.

  • @shaunrocksthecitytvshow4117
    @shaunrocksthecitytvshow4117 23 дні тому +1

    My mother was alive and well when this song was out wow precious memories 😲😲🤔🤔❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @TheTmat007
    @TheTmat007 3 роки тому +145

    80s artists put their heart and soul into it. That's the biggest difference between 80s artists and those today.

    • @anonymousblanketgirl9865
      @anonymousblanketgirl9865 3 роки тому

      The majority of 80's artists didn't even write their own songs.

    • @TheTmat007
      @TheTmat007 3 роки тому

      @@anonymousblanketgirl9865
      Except that in music the term "artist" does not refer to those who sing/perform music only. Those who write or produce music, are musical artists, as well. And so, either way you put it, 80s artists put their heart and soul into it.