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!!! 👦
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.
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?
Yeah, the males of today needs to hear a female singing positively about them. 85% of the songs in the last 15 years have either put them down or told them that they weren't needed.
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!
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"
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.
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.
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
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.
This was a number one hit for Denience - she was also one of the first Afro-American female artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV (after Donna Summer became the first in 1983 - with She Works Hard for the Money). Also listen to the Melisma used in this song. This is 1984 - but of course wikipedia incorrectly gives credit to Mariah and Whitney for being the first to bring it to pop radio in the 90s. Most of us that were there, knows that isn't true
+goldenroberson84 That was 1987, Donna was the first in 1983. She was also the first to be played in consistent heavy rotation. Followed by the Pointer Sisters and Tina Turner. Donna the first to be nominated to an MTV Award and Tina was the first to win an MTV award. Wikipedia incorrectly gives WH credit for this trailblazing in her bio, but it is far from the true. They also say that WH help other minorities like the Latinos...LOL.. I guess they never heard of Linda Ronstadt or Julio Iglesias who both were played in heavy rotation, before Whitney debut in 1985; or Sheila E who was not only played in heavy rotation before WH; but nominated for 3 MTV Awards and 2 Grammys before WH.
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.
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
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.
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 !! )
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!!!!💯💯💯🤎🤎🤎🙏🙏🙏
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.
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
@@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
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
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
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.
I remember this absolutely dominated radio airplay in the 80s. Hopefully some show/movie features it again & it gets the resurgence in popularity it deserves.
I'm sooo in love with this song!!!! Years have passed and this tune has become immortal! Always telling something...it' s a kind of prayer for my children! So meaningful❤❤❤
Fun fact: Deneice has one of the highest voice registers known to man. Even rivaling Minnie Ripperton. It's insane. She was totally underated. I'm glad she is still around and doing shows. I had such a crush on her. She was simple. She didnt need alot of flashiness to sing a good song. 3:08 - 3:15 was all her completely natural. Even Mariah can't do that, and she admitted it.
i think mariah was being humble there i recken she could do denieses range..and yeah what an incredible voice she has .. one of the best of the old school and was great to see her on dj cassidys *pass the mic* editions on this site.. if yall aint seen the edition go do it now.. bring back great memories and should have an award on its own
It's nice to see a female artist that isn't overly sexualized. Her outfit is beautiful and modest. She is not swearing or degrading anybody. In this song she is recognizing that despite some flaws her man is still amazing in her life. He is not perfect or rich, but he is still good to her.
This song reminds me of my sister Betty. She was much older than my brothers and I but she would always play it for us. She passed away last October. This song brings a smile to my face thinking about Betty
Sorry for your Lost. Betty must have been an amazing soul. Who can feel this song must be. God bless her soul and your family. Love from just another Soul, The Netherlands/ Europe
Im here 7/14/2024 jamming to Ms.Deniece beautiful voice! This one never gets old, it puts me in that 80's time machine! THANK YOU, MS.DENIECE WILLIAMS!
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.
I'm a 90's-2000's baby but for some reason music from the 70's and 80's always makes me happy to the point of tears. I really envy y'all who got to hear music like this on the radio 24 -7 back then.
yeah but if you heard a song youd have to try to tape it while it was on the radio or go buy the CD (or the single) at a record store. Its so much easier now, but the music of today is pretty trashy. im 37 but feel like im 60. I hate 95% of whats popular today.
@@pat442389 The occasional song today is really good in my opinion, two of my favorite songs (Don't Start Now and Blinding Lights) have a bit of an 80's pop feel to them but I could be wrong
@@sarahberkner I just dont feel like you get the amount of great music that you used to get. I can even remember trying to hate bands, songs or specific genres but their music was so good or catchy i ended up liking them. Today i hear rap, pop or R&B, even country and it all sounds pretty much the same. Id guess 70-90% are all written and produced by the same songwriters and producers. Its just so derivative. Ive felt this way for at least the last 5-10 years... maybe more. Im 38 now and i feel like i sound like a 65 year old grump. I want to like music and find new songs but nothing i hear today is very good. I think theres plenty of people that are talented, i just dont think they do their own thing. They are forced into sounding a certain way, to write songs over 3 minutes but under 4. Made to have hooks and things like that placed at predetermined points. I want more spontaneous musicians that arent afraid to experiment or fail.
@@pat442389 I was born in '95, but yeah I've heard radio was better back in the day. And some 80's (like Madonna) I don't like but a lot of it is great. There's something to be said for being able to hear a song on demand now, I know people say it makes you take music for granted but I appreciate it.
@@anonymousblanketgirl9865 Nah, she's just grown up. Nothing can replicate that time. She was a child, I was me, and you can never go back, except in memory. Still, I miss that time!!! Such FUN!!!
I was a vocal performance major in college when this song was released. One of my friends used to beg me to sing the really high notes at the end in my "opera voice". OMG, and he STILL wants me to after all these years ❤️
As a person who LOVES God I can’t help but make secular music into Gospel music into my head I always switch the lyrics. Like “Hear it from the Boy” would be to me “Hear it from the Lord” 😭🕊️🫶
@@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.
🎉hoje meu filho está com 18 anos ,mais 😊lembro me como se fosse agora eu a dançar está canção 🤗🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼com ele ainda baby em meus braços ,hoje me emociono demais ao recordar !!! 😂Alejandro meu filho hoje também curte demais essa música! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Cacete! Vivíamos intensamente esses anos incríveis, demorava mais a passar os dias. Havia mais brilho no que ouvíamos e fazíamos.E Do ponto de vista social, as pessoas eram mais cuidadosas uma com as outras e poderíamos confiar em suas promessas, coisas que hoje são raras. A sociedade transformou-se em egoísmo absoluto , narcisismo, egocentrismo. Hoje com 40 e tantos anos percebo com clareza esse comportamento. Anos 80 e 90 , pra onde vocês foram????décadas de luz musical
I love this song so much, actually appreciating the person you love no matter their flaws. People always complain about their partners flaws instead of embracing them for what they are and what they do
after a while you dont even notice the flaws of someone you love ,im glad im not a teen of today with the media and society always emphasizing anything that isnt perfect.thank goodness my wife saw past my flaws.
I love the 80s. I missed the 80s. If the 80s was so great, I can only try to Imagine what heaven would be like. So happy that i got to experienced the 80s for myself. When I feel down and stressed that's where my Imagination would go.
Heaven is right here. Just ask Belinda Carlisle..."Heaven is a place on earth." We've been experiencing heaven for years. And when we depart, that's the final chapter.
Can we all appreciate how damn good and talented this little boy is in the beginning of the video with his dancing and overall presence? And then at the end with the break dancing!
Awwww!!! This little dancing tyke grew up to be one of the the young guys in "Newsies"!!! I had no idea Aaron had been dancing at such a YOUNG age! Wow! Very talented. :)
cash mere i think his mother may be. because from what I’ve seen is that his father is most definitely white, with typically white features. but obviously i don’t know about it very well, so don’t trust me 100%
This is like my mom’s favorite song of all time lol. She hasn’t passed away or anything(thank God) but every time she rides with me we play this song and sing it lol. But my mom is like the strongest mentally and emotionally woman I’ve ever met in my life! She had 8 kids 6 boys and 2 daughters and 4 have died. My youngest sister would’ve been 26 but died at two weeks old, one son at 30 2017, one son at 29 2021, and one who was 32 October of this year. Her husband and mom died on the same day in 2018 and her brother in November, and she’s still holding tough. She has her days but she’s still the strongest woman I’ve ever met! And this song makes me think of her every time I hear it lol.
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!!! 👦
R.I.P. Seth 😇😍
😭
im so sorry for your loss
Thats so sweet RIP Seth I'm sorry
Much love RIP Seth
ANYONE IN DECEMBER 2024??? 🎄☃️❄️🧑🏻🎄
Me. December 19, 2024❤
Me💪🏽December 21,2024❤❤
Dec 23 xoxoxoxoxoxxoox
My mom played this song every time I came home from a game i played. I cry every time I hear it since she passed
My sincerest condolences my friend 💔😇🫂
Happy 40th Anniversary to this Song!✨
💃🏿👏🏿🎶🎵
(April 13, 1984 - April 13, 2024)
Love this song and video it’s beautiful 😍
Damn!
Damn! I'm old!
1 day after my birthday 4/12/1977. I had just turned 7 when this came out.
Damm I was 4 missed out loll
Postive message: 100%
Wholesome video: 100%
Catchy lyrics: 100%
Great vocals: 100%
Perfectly said!
Wholesome video? How do you get that? Please see my comment
@@tamikas6519 by watching it :)
Still applies in present day 100%
Being listened to in June 2020 absolutely 100%
dance mooves 4000
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.
LETS HEAR IT FOR THE BOY🎁🎁🎁🎁
HAPPY BELATED BDAY,,,,YOU HAVE GREATNESS INSIDE OF YOU🎁🎁🎁
That is awesome!!!
Bless him
Awesome
❤️❤️❤️
Who else misses the 80s!? ❤
l do❤🤷♀️
Me and I was born in 1979
Born in 68.. God yes...
@@RapFanatic4everSame! I was born November 79. My childhood was wonderful! My brothers and I were totally 80s LatchKey kids!
All the time
Great beat .80s rocks big time
This woman deserves her flowers. It's overdue she needs to be recognized for her talents.... Amazing singer....💐💐💐
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?
@@terryadams2652 Jeez, you woke up and chose violence.
@@terryadams2652 Terry, your saltiness is amazing
wish I grew up in the 80's with this music
💜💜💜
ONE OF THE FEW SONGS CELEBRATING MEN OF ALL AGES!!!💯💯💯
LET HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯
LETS HEAR IT FOR THE MEN!!!!💯💯💯💯
👏🏽👏🏽
Yes
THE YOUTH NEEDS A SONG LIKE THIS 🙏
Yea… just hold the sugar
Yeah, the males of today needs to hear a female singing positively about them. 85% of the songs in the last 15 years have either put them down or told them that they weren't needed.
Im 13 i listen to this and my mama was born in 88 and didn't know this song😂😂
I heard this song decades ago, loved it; about 5 minutes ago first learned that there is a music video 😮
Her voice sounds so joyful.A true classic for the 80s.
Reminds me of Patti LaBelle
Her voice was so beautiful and that high note at the end great!
Yess absolutely beautiful I grew up listening to music from the 80s and this is one of them!!! Classic all way ❤❤❤🥰🥰🎉
Her voice reminds me of 80s Madonna
Deniece is in her '70s now. She's come a long way from being 'free' and dropping this timeless masterpiece. We should appreciate her talent
And the boy
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! 😊
@@JR-ez3zdy'all do know she died a very long time ago right?????
@@richgod902 Are you high? She just released a new EP not even 2 years ago.
Get away 72
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!
I miss these kinds of women....ah the 80s. lmao
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"
Salt N Peppa " What a man"?
now all you hear is rape allegations from 40 yrs ago.
@@lemurlover7975: Ah!! The things I from Social Media. TY.
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.
respect, this is my aunt
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.
amen!!!!
Scott Hayden yessss!!
Movies that never get old!!! I can watch any 80's movie over & over and still luv em
When will UA-cam let us heart ❤️ comments?
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!!
The little boy is just beyond adorable!
That’s Aaron Lohr!
rufio from hook
@@jaymigilmore9556 he’s married to Indina Menzel I believe.
And he’s a Broadway star he is phenomenal me personally I consider him a Broadway legend just like Idina Menzel
Yes.
A nice song with out demoniac messages, violence or sexual deviations.
A song of taste to be live.
I'll do anything to bring the 80's back! 🤗
Absolutely
Just wait 58 more years.
@@reggiethecommenter9137
1980's that is!!! 📼📺📻
Who is you telling
Buy a Jewish calendar. The year is 5782.
2:27 This is my song to my son Timothy Gray he has come so far in life and I'm so so proud of him love mom❤
This song brings everlasting joy directly to my soul.
Mine as well.
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
This Lionel Richie You Are, Paula Abduls Forever Your Girl and Janet Jacksons Escapade
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.
This song makes me feel happy inside even when I feel so broken and sad inside. Thanks, Deniece.
Turn to the Lord! He will help you!
@Angie Ellsworth not real.
That's me right now........wish the world could just sing & dance again................!!
@@AvatarAang_ not real 😄
It's just how we love! So called black women.Lol
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
Yep, I was born in 1980 so I know what you mean
Oh yes Mrs.1985 is here also...💋💋
1982 in the house!!
1979 here, so I hear ya
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!!
Songs like this just came out from the middle of nowhere back then.
This was a number one hit for Denience - she was also one of the first Afro-American female artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV (after Donna Summer became the first in 1983 - with She Works Hard for the Money). Also listen to the Melisma used in this song. This is 1984 - but of course wikipedia incorrectly gives credit to Mariah and Whitney for being the first to bring it to pop radio in the 90s. Most of us that were there, knows that isn't true
+Mick Denis Wow! I always thought it was Whitney, thanks for sharing!
It was Whitney for I wanna dance with somebody
+goldenroberson84 That was 1987, Donna was the first in 1983. She was also the first to be played in consistent heavy rotation. Followed by the Pointer Sisters and Tina Turner. Donna the first to be nominated to an MTV Award and Tina was the first to win an MTV award. Wikipedia incorrectly gives WH credit for this trailblazing in her bio, but it is far from the true. They also say that WH help other minorities like the Latinos...LOL.. I guess they never heard of Linda Ronstadt or Julio Iglesias who both were played in heavy rotation, before Whitney debut in 1985; or Sheila E who was not only played in heavy rotation before WH; but nominated for 3 MTV Awards and 2 Grammys before WH.
+Mick Denis You could edit Wikipedia and put in the more accurate information.
damn skippy! the Lil cutie in this video was in the movie Newsies I believe!
Man there was a lot of energy in the 80's
It's called cocaine.
TS that’s exactly what I was going to reply with
Oh god yes! It was like a 10 year Party.🤣👍❤ miss the 80s!
Now it's like lets medications lets make em zombies..sad
@@model-man7802 Hope that after Covid-19 passes, the rest of the 2020s will be like another 1980s.
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.
Who still jamming to this in 2024
Me! I’m 68!
😊
Meee
😢 0:48 me
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
What an era. Isn't it great we can come back on here and relive happier, more simple times.
That s a classic and music was soul healing and meaningful. Miss it completely. So.much fun
When people had class and respect for themselves and others. Can't forget about privacy!! It is missed.
Kaylene Petersen After all of that, back to the grind 😢
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.
Yes it is, i do it all the time.
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.
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.
Preach!!! 🙌
Me too ❤️🫶🌟😍
Love this song teenager then
@@shawnlombard7350 me too, best decade of music
Anyone else is going through their favorite jams thinking about life back in the days? Please tell me I'm not the only one?✌🏼️👍🏻
Funk master fish.... OH NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE....HEYYYY
Deff not alone lol
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 !! )
Definitely not..we all reminisce..just we dont all admit it
I'm always running across you funkmaster when I'm jamming tunes!
Happy 40th anniversary to this album by Deniece Williams with the title track
The 80's hair were always spot on and I mean both Whites and Blacks! Always bouncy...love it.😍
von 7864447417 call me now
Candy Von ...I'm sorry, do I know you???
+VIVIAN ALBERT miami fl
305
lol, yeah with help of tons and tons of hairspray & gel lol
This song was number one on the day I was born 💜
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!!!!💯💯💯🤎🤎🤎🙏🙏🙏
We thank you 🙏🏾
H😅😅😅
Spring of '84! From Footloose! A beautiful song, Beautiful voice & look of Deniece Williams!!!
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.
He also was in the Mighty Ducks as one of the bash brothers
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
@@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
@@JeffreyCliffordgmail thank you, Jeffrey! I hope your day is going well, too!😆
Jeffery, show us what you can do . share a clip of your dance moves.
RIP 1980s, I miss you every day :(
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
Me too!!😢
Except for the AIDS
YES! So true.. :-)
PREACH!
That high note was so beast!!
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
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.
yes I was thinking thesame. pure vocals you can't teach stuff like that 😀
Beautiful voice, what a passion to sing that song!
completely agree! A pure and angelic voice
This song makes me smile and cry....instant flashback to being 13 years old... still had my parents.... damn...here come the tears...
HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY DENISE WILLIAMS🎶🎤🎵🙌🌹🫶
Omgoodness
This song came out 40 years ago. She was 34 when she made this? She looks at least 10 years younger than that in this video.
Shes an old coot
Who couldn't love the brilliant Denise Williams, but I think I'm right in saying, her last hit single in Britain. Timeless Classic.
Whattt!!! She's 74?
This Lady is pure CLASS, her voice is like no other. Wish today’s singers can sing like this❣️❣️❣️❣️
Never will happen. An agenda is at play
Right!
Hi Helen, how are you doing
@@lukegrayson4273 hi Luke
"Who can sing...."
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.
What a musical era. brilliant
This woman has such an angelic voice, I'm not sure why we haven't given her the accolades she very much deserves.
B❤jjjjjjjjjii is iieqkkjiajei😅
That’s Denice .. W~_< ( double)
❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
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 :)
Yesssss Niecy Williams have a very Beautiful Voice just love all her Classic back in the day this was real Music.
Yesssss
still is dude just need to keep the old wit the new
its a old school fing come on mix an mingle bra
It's 2019 I am 24 born in 1994 and just now hearing this song. It's my new favorite
Oscar nominated song along with Ghostbusters, I Just Called To I Love You and Against All Odds...
I remember this absolutely dominated radio airplay in the 80s. Hopefully some show/movie features it again & it gets the resurgence in popularity it deserves.
um your last name isn't Hills is it?
It was in the new footloose remake
@@richardlanning462 Wasn’t it featured in the first one?
@@christopherfanelli8821 yes and was in the second one too
Até meu esposo tem inveja do celular, que eu tenho hum
I'm sooo in love with this song!!!! Years have passed and this tune has become immortal! Always telling something...it' s a kind of prayer for my children! So meaningful❤❤❤
Fun fact: Deneice has one of the highest voice registers known to man. Even rivaling Minnie Ripperton. It's insane. She was totally underated. I'm glad she is still around and doing shows. I had such a crush on her. She was simple. She didnt need alot of flashiness to sing a good song. 3:08 - 3:15 was all her completely natural. Even Mariah can't do that, and she admitted it.
Freddie Mercury's vical range was also very impressive
Nah.Bro I had the greatest crush!! She helped me thru the military. Great voice n personality as well. I was definitely in love back in da day.
She was never underrated. Great singer.
@@popbroussard9601 Lol. You both had a mega crush on her.
i think mariah was being humble there i recken she could do denieses range..and yeah what an incredible voice she has .. one of the best of the old school and was great to see her on dj cassidys *pass the mic* editions on this site.. if yall aint seen the edition go do it now.. bring back great memories and should have an award on its own
Let's hear it for Deniece, let's give this girl a hand 👏
Mabye she no juliet but she's an angel from heaven woh who woh
Right On, I was in the 4th grade when this was out
Good music who still listen 2020
Suzy, my son calls her "My Niecy"... He loves her.
Boo!
I'm 18 and will never get tired of this song. Its amazing.
Thats sweet! I'm 51 and feel the same!
Frl frl lbs👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾🎼🎼💯💯🫡🫡🫡
I'm 67 and still jamming to this song
It's so refreshing to hear a song supporting men from a beautiful women 2024
Indeed it is.
amen
It's nice to see a female artist that isn't overly sexualized. Her outfit is beautiful and modest. She is not swearing or degrading anybody. In this song she is recognizing that despite some flaws her man is still amazing in her life. He is not perfect or rich, but he is still good to her.
A golden time....
Unfortunately, this is more than 30 years old. I'm not sure if this stuff sells anymore, more's the pity!
👏YASSSS 👏QUEEN 👏
I mean, one can easily say the video is about female teachers seducing their students. Some of which are pre pubescent
That's what the 80's was about my friend
This song reminds me of my sister Betty. She was much older than my brothers and I but she would always play it for us. She passed away last October. This song brings a smile to my face thinking about Betty
Sorry for your Lost. Betty must have been an amazing soul. Who can feel this song must be. God bless her soul and your family. Love from just another Soul, The Netherlands/ Europe
I'm so truly sorry for your loss.
Let's give it up for Betty...even though she is not here,she is saving seats for all of you in paradise and rocking to this still.
So sorry for your loss, what a great memory of her.
Did she give you a handy?
I grew up during the 80's. Some of the best days of my life!
Me too
💜 ALL OF DENIECE WILLIAMS MUSIC ARE GREAT HITS 💜
Im here 7/14/2024 jamming to Ms.Deniece beautiful voice! This one never gets old, it puts me in that 80's time machine! THANK YOU, MS.DENIECE WILLIAMS!
The rhythm of this particular song still rocks in 2024.
It's always an uplifting experience
DeBarge's "Rhythm Of The Night" is a great way to follow this song.
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.
103.5 Yo
Good for you
So am I! In Canton, Ohio, it's on Sunny 101.7.
Me,
Me 2020!
wow. Celebrate! Celebrate! I sung this on a cruise. It was fun. No regrets. Celebrate all the Men!!!!
Love this song.. I say it’s for my husband who I love so much.. 💯❤️ been with him for 20 yrs now..
Nice!
May you have many more years of happiness!
May your boat forever float
I Love music .♥♡
I hope to say that one fine day....😁
I was born in 80 and my daughter on 04. Was listening to this and she was singing every word. Proud moment💜
I watched footloose and I love to dance and it was so awesome and I love Kevin bacon and Lori singer.
I was also 4 when the song and movie came out
As an 80's teenager I would come home from school, turn on the radio, and just simply hear brilliant tunes like this one.
Me tooooo 😚
I turned on MTV, back when they actually played music videos! (1980’s, very early 90’s). I haven’t watched MTV since.....
@@solrosenberg3803 do they even still have MTV ?
@@victornewman508 I don’t know. I haven’t watched it since the early 90’s. Haha
They have MTV Classic where they play music videos but MTV Nowadays Is Just Reality TV.
Let's hear it for someone positively singing about men. We need it in 2024. ❤
I think many miss the message of the song. It's a celebration of the different types of men and boys that make up our society.
True. Let's celebrate men
Lmaooooo you thought that!?!?!? LMAOOOOO
80's is GOLD
Tried to give 4 thumbs up
Boogeyman
I'm a 90's-2000's baby but for some reason music from the 70's and 80's always makes me happy to the point of tears. I really envy y'all who got to hear music like this on the radio 24 -7 back then.
yeah but if you heard a song youd have to try to tape it while it was on the radio or go buy the CD (or the single) at a record store. Its so much easier now, but the music of today is pretty trashy. im 37 but feel like im 60. I hate 95% of whats popular today.
@@pat442389 Facts. 27 and have the musical taste of a 65 yo.
@@pat442389 The occasional song today is really good in my opinion, two of my favorite songs (Don't Start Now and Blinding Lights) have a bit of an 80's pop feel to them but I could be wrong
@@sarahberkner I just dont feel like you get the amount of great music that you used to get. I can even remember trying to hate bands, songs or specific genres but their music was so good or catchy i ended up liking them. Today i hear rap, pop or R&B, even country and it all sounds pretty much the same. Id guess 70-90% are all written and produced by the same songwriters and producers. Its just so derivative. Ive felt this way for at least the last 5-10 years... maybe more. Im 38 now and i feel like i sound like a 65 year old grump. I want to like music and find new songs but nothing i hear today is very good. I think theres plenty of people that are talented, i just dont think they do their own thing. They are forced into sounding a certain way, to write songs over 3 minutes but under 4. Made to have hooks and things like that placed at predetermined points. I want more spontaneous musicians that arent afraid to experiment or fail.
@@pat442389 I was born in '95, but yeah I've heard radio was better back in the day. And some 80's (like Madonna) I don't like but a lot of it is great. There's something to be said for being able to hear a song on demand now, I know people say it makes you take music for granted but I appreciate it.
I miss the 80s😭😭😭😭😭
You're not the only one 😔!!!
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.
FOOT LOSE
Me, and my now 41-year-old niece, dancing around the living room, bopping, laughing, having the greatest time~~~such a happy memory. Miss those days.
Is she dead?
@@anonymousblanketgirl9865 Nah, she's just grown up. Nothing can replicate that time. She was a child, I was me, and you can never go back, except in memory. Still, I miss that time!!! Such FUN!!!
I was a vocal performance major in college when this song was released. One of my friends used to beg me to sing the really high notes at the end in my "opera voice". OMG, and he STILL wants me to after all these years ❤️
Lovely comment, Hello Martha how are you doing 👋👋👋
Please tell us you still sing it for him! 🥰😩🥹
Well YES! You paid good money to get that degree so by golly you better put it to good use!!
Hi Martha, how are you doing today
💜 I hope you record one day !!!
As a person who LOVES God I can’t help but make secular music into Gospel music into my head I always switch the lyrics. Like “Hear it from the Boy” would be to me “Hear it from the Lord” 😭🕊️🫶
Ok
Who still rocking with this in 2019
Satta Cain me baby
Satta Cain I’m listening to it right now
Iam 💕💕💕
Yep
1986... we danced like crazy .....footwork
Still rocking to it 40+ years later!
This makes me miss my mom so much
I'm sure she misses you just as much.
Yes! This is soo cute❤ I remember this song! 12/2024
80s artists put their heart and soul into it. That's the biggest difference between 80s artists and those today.
The majority of 80's artists didn't even write their own songs.
@@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.
The 80's had the best music including this song!
They were the best music years!
I think you're spot-on.
80s were great! but I'm of the opinion that pop punk hits of 90s/2000s were the best
80’s hip hop and 90’s R&B was the best!
80's, 70' and 60's had the best pop music
man 70s 80s n 90s music be givin me good ass vibes
then 2000 came and music died. RIP Music.
Russ Walker fr
kid Senju then it all went down the pan.. you are 100% correct
I'm from the 90s
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!
🎉hoje meu filho está com 18 anos ,mais 😊lembro me como se fosse agora eu a dançar está canção 🤗🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼com ele ainda baby em meus braços ,hoje me emociono demais ao recordar !!!
😂Alejandro meu filho hoje também curte demais essa música!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The little boy in the music video is one hell of a dancer..his dance moves are just phenomenal
Aaron Lohr!!
I really love 💕 this music since my childhood
That boy went on to have an excellent career in film and theater (and marry the wildly talented Idina Menzel)
I'm surprised there's no comment about him wearing a dunce's hat at the beginning, that wouldn't go down well in today's woke world!
@@jameswyse8250 😅
Cacete! Vivíamos intensamente esses anos incríveis, demorava mais a passar os dias. Havia mais brilho no que ouvíamos e fazíamos.E Do ponto de vista social, as pessoas eram mais cuidadosas uma com as outras e poderíamos confiar em suas promessas, coisas que hoje são raras. A sociedade transformou-se em egoísmo absoluto , narcisismo, egocentrismo. Hoje com 40 e tantos anos percebo com clareza esse comportamento.
Anos 80 e 90 , pra onde vocês foram????décadas de luz musical
Concordo,TMJ!!
Can we appreciate the boy’s danceskills 😍😍
It's funny how now he is all grown up
Let's hear it for the boy
Aaron lohr
@@kenyattasimpson7649 He's married to Idina Menzel :o
@@TwilightEspeon really
Such an AMAZING track. Such cute lyrics, great production. A true pop masterpiece that will NEVER get old.
My mother favorite song...50 times played in one day...she was something else...Miss her Irma J. Jones RIP
How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore
I love this song so much, actually appreciating the person you love no matter their flaws. People always complain about their partners flaws instead of embracing them for what they are and what they do
Chantell Hewitt this!!! I get a chance to have my ex back this week. I will never take them for granted again.
after a while you dont even notice the flaws of someone you love ,im glad im not a teen of today with the media and society always emphasizing anything that isnt perfect.thank goodness my wife saw past my flaws.
Ruhe1986 did u guys get back together ???
The 80's had the best clothes, best friends, best singers and best songs.
Which is why Asia especially is rocking our 80’s right now
Exactly I think the same.
So so true!
Yes the 70s and 80s and early 90s were amazing yrs for music and clothing styles..
And best dancers too
I remember playing this when my brother came home from the hospital. He'll be 40 April 12th and I'll play it then too. I love you MJB
Who's still listening to this song in December 2024? Those dudes performance is timeless!
I am 45 and when I tell you I still listen to the 70s 80s 😂😂 Just finished Playing rhythm of the night by debarge❤❤❤
@@MelissaBurney-lt1fg awesome and another song I like
yes still listening💕
AWESOME !"'FANTASTIC !"'OLD SONG!"'THANKYOU!"'KINDLY!"'👌👌👌👈👈👈👈❤❤❤🤩🤩🤩🤩
Makes me think of my husband, who recently passed away. I called him the boy and he called me the girl. 😊
Music from the past when the world was a better place. You can hear the lightness of life in this song from the 80s. Great old times.
thee world has always been a shitty place
+MC Buttitches Since 2000 seems like it's gone into overdrive on that score.
TROYREDJAMES35FAN
My language teacher put on some 80's rap music,and everyone else in the class was like what the hell is this crap? them I'm like, I love this song
+Parkr30 lol your funny😂😂😂
I love the 80s. I missed the 80s. If the 80s was so great, I can only try to Imagine what heaven would be like. So happy that i got to experienced the 80s for myself. When I feel down and stressed that's where my Imagination would go.
Heaven is right here. Just ask Belinda Carlisle..."Heaven is a place on earth." We've been experiencing heaven for years. And when we depart, that's the final chapter.
I grew up in the '80. When exactly was this song done. It's one of my favourite songs, together with Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody Loves Me Better"
My mom use to play this, I would play this, years ago, Tonight I decided to play it, brings me to tears, all the best singers
Wow! She could really hit those high notes!
DaWhiteWolffie This is only a sample of her voice. She can really blow. ☺️
She has incredible vocal range.
I make my gf hit high notes
Can we all appreciate how damn good and talented this little boy is in the beginning of the video with his dancing and overall presence? And then at the end with the break dancing!
I wonder if that is Savion Glover?
His names Aaron lohr
Jimmy Green was the Break Dancer who did the head spin he also was in Breaking 2
Right! I was always like who is that boy? He is so adorable and talented
So talented
Awwww!!! This little dancing tyke grew up to be one of the the young guys in "Newsies"!!! I had no idea Aaron had been dancing at such a YOUNG age! Wow! Very talented. :)
DestinyC1020 he also was in d2 & d3 of the mighty ducks movies as Dean Portman!
DestinyC1020 He looks a quarter black. He has black features, curly hair slightly wide nose. He looks even more non white in the newsies.
he was also in Rent as steve! but honestly my favourite role of his is mush
I thought he was a black kid
cash mere i think his mother may be. because from what I’ve seen is that his father is most definitely white, with typically white features. but obviously i don’t know about it very well, so don’t trust me 100%
This is like my mom’s favorite song of all time lol. She hasn’t passed away or anything(thank God) but every time she rides with me we play this song and sing it lol. But my mom is like the strongest mentally and emotionally woman I’ve ever met in my life! She had 8 kids 6 boys and 2 daughters and 4 have died. My youngest sister would’ve been 26 but died at two weeks old, one son at 30 2017, one son at 29 2021, and one who was 32 October of this year. Her husband and mom died on the same day in 2018 and her brother in November, and she’s still holding tough. She has her days but she’s still the strongest woman I’ve ever met! And this song makes me think of her every time I hear it lol.
Deniece Williams reminds you of that favourite teacher in high school!
Let's hear it for the 80's
Kim Mccorkell ok..❤👄
Billy Jean says let's hear it for the boy
Best time for music
Lets give them a rounded of applause
84 Rules..miss this song..Use to hear it on the bus..Track meets.♡
Let's hear for the boy! This is a timeless piece even in 2024🎉😊
Frrrrr
Yeah,I'm watching now jan. 25,2024
Listening now Jan 30 2024.. Instant hit!!
jan 31. '24
Great song from an equally great singer. One of my favourite from the 1980's. Can't get bored with it,