All these musician's from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's don't realize what contribution to human history they were involved in. All of this golden era of music will be remembered for millennial.
One of the finest songs EVER Written. People have certain songs they feel to make the troubles go away. This is the song I go to whenever I am feeling down. It makes my day 200% better...
Can only imagine this banger in an 80s nightclub, thumping through a quality soundsystem and shaking the dancefloor. What a floorfiller it must have been.
the atmosphere back then was so different, i grew up in the rock and roll industry, was hitting up black music clubs at 14 with my friends, grew with hiphop as it took root, evolved into rave culture, jungle drum and bass and beyond but being a kid in a pre internet, pre mobile phone world was something almost impossible to describe to anybody born after the 1980s i guess, subcultural movements took dedication back then, it wasnt a click of the mouse, next next next type involvement, you kind of had to physical commit quite a large chunk of yourself to be part of communities that revolved around sounds like this because it wasnt available via mainstream delivery systems
@Booshank23. Words can't explain how great it was and the women were drop dead gorgeous. It was a wonderful time to be a young man back then and I would give anything to go back but sadly those days will never return.
Can you hear those Rod Temperton keys and that clean punchy Quincy studio sound. What a Trifecta! Benson, Jones, and Temperton,: musical excellence on display!
Cause if its music in the air, lots of lovin' everywhere So give me the night!!! Timeless...ageless...amazing arrangement!! There is no such thing as ol skool music to me. Just call it great music!
George is a stellar talent, but don't forget he went to the boss to help him cross over from jazz to mainstream R&B/Pop/Soul... Quincy! Quincy! The 'Q' gets fresher and with Rod Temperton (the hit meister), James Ingram, Greg Phillinganes, Patti Austin and West Coast pop chart hero Michael McDonald in support, George couldn't really lose :) The teams next smash? Thriller with Michael J
I'm 15, and a music producer. I'm very impressed with the composition of this. My parents are from the 60s and constsntly listen to music from the 70s and 80s. This one has caught my eye for a while, a swing rhythm with upbeat but slow vocals, with strings mixed in. This is a very good and ahead of it's time song. George Benson has some of the most futuristic music for his era.
I was in college in 1980 when I got the album with this song. Never to this day, do I get tired of hearing this song. My favorite G.B. song for sure. And easy to dance to! Lyrics are "spot on". A " feel good" song if ever there was one! Rock on George!!!!
I had basically just arrived. When I was old enough to understand I knew this was what they called a hit. Lol This and Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" were being played everyday all day. ua-cam.com/video/Q7oTQ8QjdAc/v-deo.html
Whenever dark has fallen You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive Until the day is dawning You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) You need the evening action A place to dine, a glass of wine a little late romance It's a chain reaction You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'Cause I see that starlight look in your eyes And don't you know we can fly? Just give me the night Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) ‘Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly? And if we stay together We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high Never mind the weather We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight) So give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
I'm 22 years old & this song makes me feel like I'm on top of the world! Like i'm at a disco club in New York City on a roof top where Everyone is Dressed, Feeling Good, & Feeling this Groove! What a time to be alive. This music is infinite.
Reminds me of dancing with my mom. She would do the hustle with me while getting ready for the club. Mixed emotions cuz life kinda sucked for us in Spanish Harlem. 70s and 80s were hard in NYC with no dad in the house. Mom was young and from the islands (Puerto Rico). She had no clue how to live in a city. I guess she did the best she could given her situation.
your mum did the best she could given her situation. i've never been in this type of situation being a white scot but i really hope your mum danced the best she could and realised that her version of the hustle was always the best. she's a queen.
You just had to enjoy yourself. Found myself in NYC in the same situation however stayed positive and whenever I had a chance I danced to George Benson and other great songs and singers of that era to stay out of trouble.
the only time I saw my mother and father together happy. had to be in the 1970s . I was in the back seat of his mgm on the Bay Bridge when this song came on the radio. probably the best couple of minutes of my life. I wish I could take those times back
Yes, but it's a dyed in the wool '70's song! It's always the trouble with the decade hand-over years! The new decade is just an infant without a fixed personality yet. BUT, half of the prior decade was definitely building up to it! So it's 50/50, but I would agree this song is way more 70's than what would become '80's music.
i was in my very early teens when i 1st heard this song,George Benson,im 55 now and still listen to it,absolute gold,who can honestly say they'l be listening to todays crap in 40-50 years time
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid driving in the station wagon with my mom. ya known the wagon.....brown pleather seats, two knobs on the radio, roll up windows(with no air of course) and wood grain down the sides!! I think it was an 80'!! me n my sis would sing along with mom!! ha ha!! funny how you remember all that just from hearing a song!!
Marc Sciarrotta Ooh my goodness, yes!! The 3 rd row faced the back, a total hazard!! Lmao My dad actually bought me one for my 16 th birthday cuz he wanted as much steel between myself and the other cars lol. I would take 9 of my friends in it to the beach cranking up this!!
So this really is set apart from a lot of other funk for me, it's relaxed and is torn between a modern chill vibe and a chill disco. Most of my other funk favorites are loud and boisterous, but this is was chill and smooth. Makes me feel like no other song honestly
Love this tune! I'm 26 and when I hear these soulful bangers on late night drives it makes me happy, I like that his track has 45 mil views, talk about timeless
George Benson was like a mentor to me through his music. I turned to him many times, when I needed encouragement. It started with Breezin' .... then the others. He is all class. Something about him and his music was uplifting. Damn, the music, so many kinds of music, great different music was coming out of the 70's and 80's!
Summer/Fall 1980. Her name was Yvette. Pretty little brown girl from the bronx. This little brown boy from Fresno was too shy to talk to her. This song reminds me of her from all those years ago. I hope that God blessed her with a fruitful life in the Love of our Lord and our Sovereign God.
Give Me Thaaa Night! I remember this song so well...my Daddy took me and my sister to see The Stars Wars movie (featuring Billy D Williams) on the big screen...we listened to this on the way to theater. Way to go Daddy!!! That was an AWESOME night!
This was my monster unwind hit back in the day. This song brought me through many hard days. George taught me to fly on the spare of the minute, 🌟 💫 star light 💡 look 👀 in my eyes, on difficult days!!! 🌟🔥🙏🏾👏🤷🏽♀️❤️❤️❤️⚡️Mind over matter,baby!!!!
In 1983, an uncle bought a beautiful, brand new 2-door Grand Marquis and equipped it with a good Pioneer audio system. One night he took a cousin and I to dinner in that car and they were playing this song on the radio. My uncle came on. The volume and rhythm of this song, the car was driving down a boulevard, the atmosphere of the environment with the city lights and the powerful and smooth ride of the car, combined with that song, created a very special moment that I still remember very pleasantly. . beautiful times without a doubt.
So you hear the sophistication of Quincy Jones production. You hear the beautiful Bass of Louis Johnson. You hear the brilliant writing of Rod Temperton. The blues of George Benson's Guitar and silky vocals. Patti Austin on the angel choir
George Benson is right outside my job about to perform at the Rochester NY jazz Festival. It's 6/27/19 its 82 degrees out and im just Breezin. So give me the night
LYRICS: Whenever dark has fallen You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive Until the day is dawning You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night You need the evening action A place to dine, a glass of wine a little late romance It's a chain reaction You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes And don't you know we can fly? Just give me the night Give me the night Because there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly? And if we stay together We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high Never mind the weather We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of loving everywhere So give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night Give me the night So give me the night you're welcome
Look up the clips Benson did for Ibanez guitars to celebrate his fortieth anniversary playing the model that bears his name. If you just hear him talk, he's just the coolest, down-to-earth jazz cat you could ever hear talk, you just want to sit down and have a drink with the guy.
KILLER SONG!! reminds me of my high school librarian, this middle-aged African guy who LUVED OLD SKOOL R&B like i do, & he played this song all tha time.
omg this song makes me feel like i am a little kid again living my life to the fullest! growing up in the 80s (born 75) was seriously the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whenever dark has fallen You know the spirit of the party Starts to come alive Until the day is dawning You can throw out all your blues And hit the city lights 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of lovin' everywhere So gimme the night Gimme the night You need the evening action A place to dine, a glass of wine A little late romance It's a chain reaction You'll see the people of the world Coming out to dance 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of lovin' everywhere So gimme the night Gimme the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others On a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'Cause I see that starlight Look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly Just gimme the night Gimme the night 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of lovin' everywhere So gimme the night Gimme the night So come on out tonight And we'll lead the others On a ride through paradise And if you feel all right Then we can be lovers 'Cause I see that starlight Look in your eyes Don't you know we can fly And if we stay together We'll feel the rhythm of the evening Taking us up high Never mind the weather We'll be dancing in the street Until the morning light 'Cause there's music in the air And lots of lovin' everywhere So gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night Gimme the night So, gimme the night
this is my dad right here, old man had some moves back in the day & every now and again we see the old boy breaks it down at family events when they play this jam!
How utterly stunning is this track? It could go on 8 or 9 minutes and still wouldn’t be long enough. God bless you, George. This is a killer, nearly 40 years after its release. 😍
Today is 1st of December 2019! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!!! :))) May your home be filled with sweet, cozy, warm Christmas atmosphere, may your family be truly united in this joyful time of the year:)))🎅🎄🎁
George Benson man he knows how to play his bass beats so electrifying. Larry Graham of Graham Central Station and the late Bernard Edwards of Chic are the other two bassists that play their powerful beats and George Benson fits that too.
This is such a 'multi-layered' song. Recorded in reverb, you have the handclaps, the trumpets, the girls singing in the background. With George Benson, you really can't go wrong ;)
Non,Graham n'a pas participé sur ce titre,Louis Johnson et Abe Laboriel,sont les deux bassistes qui ont participé a la session studio,et c'est Louis Johnson a la basse sur ce titre
enjoying your defiicy...is this a statement of emperical truth ..a fundamentalsit soul cry of religious fervour.. .....'an imo' ..or none of the above...."crazy"..who is the 'best'...let's have this cleared up...just so we know..?
Those people are just stupid kids that keep going "oK BoOmEr" at literally anyone that doesn't instantly agree with their fragile brains and supersized superiority complex. Not much needs to be said, they're idiots that are always convinced they're better just because they're the next generation, despite not knowing how to use a can opener.
All these musician's from the 60's, 70's, 80's, and 90's don't realize what contribution to human history they were involved in. All of this golden era of music will be remembered for millennial.
.. coucou
@@2BAAB Coucou? You mean Phillip Cucu?
Before the music died (RIP❤❤❤).
@@erikeippelyou don't like now music ?
@@walidlahlouh7182 course not. It all sucks now.
The guitar. The bass. The vocals. The beat. The brass. The keys. Everything is damn perfect. One of the finest funk/disco songs ever written.
Agreed. Check out Al Jureau. I may have spelled wrong.🙋♂️
Derangedteddy it is a gorgeous song.
@@otisthecanadianbulldog2400 Came0. Ive. Got. Yoir. Image
@@barrongordan6906 Word up?
One of the finest songs EVER Written. People have certain songs they feel to make the troubles go away. This is the song I go to whenever I am feeling down.
It makes my day 200% better...
This type of music has no expiration date! Such an addictive tune
Truth.
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If it has no expiration date, then it's timeless.
AWE MAN YOU SAID IT 💯💯💯💯💯
WOW I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S BEEN 42 YEARS THAT THIS SONG CAME OUT I WAS 21 YEARS OLD GLAD I GREW UP LISTENING TO THE 80'S SONGS!!! 😎👍💃🕺
I’m 61, this is my favourite era. I’ve got a 19 year daughter who I say I used to listen to some of the music she plays. She don’t like that 😂
I turn 61 this year. The 80s were the absolute best!!
@huangec YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT FRIEND 80'S MUSIC AND SONGS WAS UNBELIEVABLE AWSOME GLAD THAT I GREW UP IN THAT ERA!!! 😎👍
OH! I FORGOT I'LL TURN 64 NEXT MONTH!!! 😎👍
You ain't neva lied!!! 💃🏽🙏🏾🌹
When I was a kid, this song was on the radio every 5 minutes. We were so lucky to grow up in such great times with such great music!
When I was a kid I had a broken leg. I still cant get it up.
Jamey Summers . Age 59. Memories of fun times. This music is precious. The lyrics are fresh. Positive vibes.
I remember first hearing this song in 88 or 89. Not old enough at that time to remember it coming out in 80. Love the vibe of this song.
And this fucking rap of my boobs came...😭
Mom would be taking me to little league baseball game on a bright sunny day in Northern California in a rag top Toyota manual celica!!
Can only imagine this banger in an 80s nightclub, thumping through a quality soundsystem and shaking the dancefloor. What a floorfiller it must have been.
Seems like yesterday. And yes those were great times. Keep spreading the word to the young people.
the atmosphere back then was so different, i grew up in the rock and roll industry, was hitting up black music clubs at 14 with my friends, grew with hiphop as it took root, evolved into rave culture, jungle drum and bass and beyond but being a kid in a pre internet, pre mobile phone world was something almost impossible to describe to anybody born after the 1980s i guess, subcultural movements took dedication back then, it wasnt a click of the mouse, next next next type involvement, you kind of had to physical commit quite a large chunk of yourself to be part of communities that revolved around sounds like this because it wasnt available via mainstream delivery systems
I was there, and when this song came on it was electric
It was a floor filler ! In 1980 when this came out, I danced to this in packed out clubs in Liverpool, Manchester, London, Rome and Paris.
@Booshank23. Words can't explain how great it was and the women were drop dead gorgeous. It was a wonderful time to be a young man back then and I would give anything to go back but sadly those days will never return.
Holy crap cannot believe this has 100M views but this song deserves every single one.
This song is freaking AWESOME!!!
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UNBELIEVABLE GEORGE BENSON
I've never heard of an "old" song, getting Justin Bieber numbers; quite impressive!
Simply fantastic music of my youth...the 80s was a truly great era of music and i am lucky to have been young and enjoy the sounds of the era.
Dude it's impossible to sit or lay still while listening to this.
i know right dude. just cant stop moving haha
I can sit, but I can’t do it without nodding to the beat, and when I say nodding I mean moving most my upper body.
I'm in class rn n you're right it is impossible
Dude you is so rite a toe tapper
Ha, ha, ha!
Can you hear those Rod Temperton keys and that clean punchy Quincy studio sound. What a Trifecta! Benson, Jones, and Temperton,: musical excellence on display!
BLACK musical excellence. They're the very best!
Cause if its music in the air, lots of lovin' everywhere So give me the night!!! Timeless...ageless...amazing arrangement!! There is no such thing as ol skool music to me. Just call it great music!
This song 🎧 and all the instruments 🎸 give me life
Saturday vibes ❤️🎧
George was the man back in the day and his music is still on point!
SO TRUE!!
damm straight, R!
written by a genius. ..rod temperton. ..The same guy who wrote thriller, off the wall, rock with you etc
actually that's michael jackson
Incorrect. Temperton wrote those songs. It's sourced on his Wikipedia page. Quincy Jones hired him to craft those.
well i'm very sorry, thanks for correcting me.
I hear ya bro mj would of sounded epic singing this classic ✌
lomp werk 1 of the greatest songwriters of all time a true legend along with Michael and Quincy what a trio love you to George
103 million views so happy for George.
Almost another 2 MIL
510K likes… that’s a crazy ratio
106 million and counting.
One of those rare examples of an absolutely perfect track
Absolutely
Let's go back and hear those smoooooth sounds from the day! It just doesn't GET better than Mr. George Benson and his smooth soul!
....and by the way, I heard him perform live not that long ago and George B. *STILL* has it!! In spades!!! Wooooo!
Dawn Gilbert This smoooooth sound is just perfect!
*****
George is a stellar talent, but don't forget he went to the boss to help him cross over from jazz to mainstream R&B/Pop/Soul... Quincy! Quincy! The 'Q' gets fresher and with Rod Temperton (the hit meister), James Ingram, Greg Phillinganes, Patti Austin and West Coast pop chart hero Michael McDonald in support, George couldn't really lose :)
The teams next smash? Thriller with Michael J
Spartanm333 I am glad someone knows as much as the Hit makers behind the hits like me, .. Just wish there was more of this Funk/Soul=RnB around!!
I remember hearing this as a child and hearing it was grown folks music. Now grown in my mid-forties, I love grown folks music! LOL
I was the same, but now am only 26 and still can appreciate this great piece of music for what it is
Literally almost wrote same thing.
Proof: good music will transcend.
you have a great taste in music my dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm only 22 years old and I'd still rather listen to old school music than the "music" of today!
thats wassup
I'm 15, and a music producer. I'm very impressed with the composition of this. My parents are from the 60s and constsntly listen to music from the 70s and 80s. This one has caught my eye for a while, a swing rhythm with upbeat but slow vocals, with strings mixed in. This is a very good and ahead of it's time song. George Benson has some of the most futuristic music for his era.
I was in college in 1980 when I got the album with this song. Never to this day, do I get tired of hearing this song. My favorite G.B. song for sure. And easy to dance to! Lyrics are "spot on". A " feel good" song if ever there was one! Rock on George!!!!
As magical a song as produced by the people I'm sure he idolized.
This song will never get old! love it!!!
I totally agree.
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😉👍💯
Nope… Skating ring music
One of my mother's favorite songs.😀😀😀
My dad
my soul's
your mom knows whats good :P
my house
I am a cat ^-_-^
this is my theme song
1980 and this was my song. Absolutely brilliant !!
I had basically just arrived. When I was old enough to understand I knew this was what they called a hit. Lol This and Lionel Richie's "All Night Long" were being played everyday all day.
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George Benson definition perfection not a bad thing I can say about him he's just that good
@EL ENRIQUE BAUTISTAXDGeorge Benson is worth every penny of it have a good morning
the bass line is so good
The great Abraham Laboriel played bass in this!
Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
You need the evening action
A place to dine, a glass of wine a little late romance
It's a chain reaction
You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers
'Cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
And don't you know we can fly?
Just give me the night
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
‘Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
And if we stay together
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high
Never mind the weather
We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
Give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
So give me the night (Feelin' evening, alright tonight)
This is the funk I miss so dearly in today´s music.
This song slaps. My aunt introduced me to it a few weeks ago, and I've loved it ever since.
This song reminds me of my first few days of 7th grade; Sep. 1980, Fairplain Jr High School!!
I'm 22 years old & this song makes me feel like I'm on top of the world! Like i'm at a disco club in New York City on a roof top where Everyone is Dressed, Feeling Good, & Feeling this Groove! What a time to be alive. This music is infinite.
Douglas Henry Lewis Jr also high as fuxk on cocaine
You got it! Dressing up, hitting the town, going with the romance and the music.
👊👊👊
ussi thank you
Douglas Henry Lewis Jr Word!!! Its always kept its freshness in the air. It has always been like that. Make sure you Jam this... Dope!!!
I just experienced a funk attack. Someone please call the dance floor, I think I'm going to need it.
Yeesss...im at working jamming to this....
🤣🤣🤣🙌🏾🙌🏾🤸🏽♂️
I'm with you I feel like doing the same thing boogy away the night wish there was places to go and listen to. To this great music
ahahah more or less the same here!
Yes, get down with your bad self! 👍
Reminds me of dancing with my mom. She would do the hustle with me while getting ready for the club. Mixed emotions cuz life kinda sucked for us in Spanish Harlem. 70s and 80s were hard in NYC with no dad in the house. Mom was young and from the islands (Puerto Rico). She had no clue how to live in a city. I guess she did the best she could given her situation.
Yep. Good memories and sad at the same time.
your mum did the best she could given her situation. i've never been in this type of situation being a white scot but i really hope your mum danced the best she could and realised that her version of the hustle was always the best. she's a queen.
I hear ya! But you alive, ain't ya! She did a great job!
You just had to enjoy yourself. Found myself in NYC in the same situation however stayed positive and whenever I had a chance I danced to George Benson and other great songs and singers of that era to stay out of trouble.
Your mom sounds like a lovely person, greetings!
What an absolute KILLER song this was. It "still" is soooooo very well done George Benson!!!
A superb old skool Jazz soul funk fusion of back in the day by legendary George Benson early 80s old skool forever soul funk lives on forever.
1980, written by Rod Temperton of Heatwave, produced by Quincy Jones and performed by George Benson.
I'd call that a dream team.
Pretty much
man like quincy
Wow,Hell Yea Can't Get Better Than That Amen.
Quincy Jones had a distinct drum sound back then. His production skills were impeccable.
They still would be. You don't lose that. He also has a great jazz background. The unfortunate part is that Rod is gone. Cancer is a bitch.
the only time I saw my mother and father together happy. had to be in the 1970s . I was in the back seat of his mgm on the Bay Bridge when this song came on the radio. probably the best couple of minutes of my life. I wish I could take those times back
God bless
Jzmarc Hale if all were this simple*
Jzmarc Hale were they smoking doobies
Grimsby man
I feel ya man !
Absolute masterpiece by George Benson and his musical team.
I Love George Benson. He really wanna make you groove to his music. I Love it and you will too.
Lol
Mark Petersen I'm doing the best I can sweetie. Thank you for caring and kind.
Mark Petersen yes sir.we certainly have.
Mark Petersen Sounds great. I'm real not fake sweetie.
I'm really really sleepy. May I call sometime tomorrow please sweetie?
The Bass line is impeccable........
Louis Johnson,bass player,du groupe Brothers Johnson (Stomp) c'est lui le bassiste sur ce titre
Marc Curot didn't know that....thanks for the knowledge
It is also DELICIOUS.
Guillermo Renteria it's the musical star
bof
believe it or not in the 80s this song did not get its props,i'm so glad so many feel the joy ...thank you Chris Tee &you tube
:-)
wasn't this song in the 70s?
Patricia Bogaard This song was released in 1980
Yes, but it's a dyed in the wool '70's song! It's always the trouble with the decade hand-over years! The new decade is just an infant without a fixed personality yet. BUT, half of the prior decade was definitely building up to it! So it's 50/50, but I would agree this song is way more 70's than what would become '80's music.
i was in my very early teens when i 1st heard this song,George Benson,im 55 now and still listen to it,absolute gold,who can honestly say they'l be listening to todays crap in 40-50 years time
I remember hearing this song when I was a kid driving in the station wagon with my mom. ya known the wagon.....brown pleather seats, two knobs on the radio, roll up windows(with no air of course) and wood grain down the sides!! I think it was an 80'!! me n my sis would sing along with mom!! ha ha!! funny how you remember all that just from hearing a song!!
😊
Yes! Singing along to great music in a station wagon. Beautiful childhood memories!
ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww loll ewwwwww uhh ewwwwwwww
Marc Sciarrotta Ooh my goodness, yes!! The 3 rd row faced the back, a total hazard!! Lmao My dad actually bought me one for my 16 th birthday cuz he wanted as much steel between myself and the other cars lol. I would take 9 of my friends in it to the beach cranking up this!!
This song and soul/funk music in general just take me to a different dimension ugh how can you not dance to this!
i recon the dimension
oh shazaam
Savi Carbonell so what you think😜😜😜😜😜
This fires the nervous system and requires dance moves to satisfy.
if you this song doesnt make you involuntarily 2-step ypu have no soul
I played this for my grandpa, and I saw a part of him that I've never seen before. It was like he became 30 years younger. Lol it was gold.
your grandad was up to more no good than you ever will be ... play him some more tunes :)
God bless him
Good music is good music your grandpa got his groove going xx
Daivd Otk That makes me smile SO much 😊
Shake it baby!
So this really is set apart from a lot of other funk for me, it's relaxed and is torn between a modern chill vibe and a chill disco. Most of my other funk favorites are loud and boisterous, but this is was chill and smooth.
Makes me feel like no other song honestly
Hey : I am 70 ! Still dance whenever I hear this track ! " BRILLIANT ! ""
It doesn't matter how old you are this song will make anybody dance!
This the jam dawg
This makes me happy
Keep dancing geraldjeffery321. Show the young ones dance is not theirs alone!!
I love when classic songs like these get the veiws they deserve
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr George Benson march 22nd 2019 still giving us the night
Pefect song to relax during the confinement !
Breaking TonY Factz me and my lady dancing to this now 💃🕺🏼
Love me
"during the confinement" Je t'ai chopé mec ;)
@@Dilan_Duck oups 😂
Musica pra limpar os ouvidos musica da melhor qualidade impossível ouvir so uma vez
Love this tune! I'm 26 and when I hear these soulful bangers on late night drives it makes me happy, I like that his track has 45 mil views, talk about timeless
iamravsandhu I was about 28 but the song
Still listen to this jam in 2014!! Now in 2017 -18 and forward!!! ;-)
Me too!!!!
Yep, me too! :-)
Even I do and I'm 13 Great song
George Benson was like a mentor to me through his music. I turned to him many times, when I needed encouragement. It started with Breezin' .... then the others. He is all class. Something about him and his music was uplifting. Damn, the music, so many kinds of music, great different music was coming out of the 70's and 80's!
Great Kids Same here!
Summer/Fall 1980. Her name was Yvette. Pretty little brown girl from the bronx. This little brown boy from Fresno was too shy to talk to her. This song reminds me of her from all those years ago.
I hope that God blessed her with a fruitful life in the Love of our Lord and our Sovereign God.
Give Me Thaaa Night! I remember this song so well...my Daddy took me and my sister to see The Stars Wars movie (featuring Billy D Williams) on the big screen...we listened to this on the way to theater. Way to go Daddy!!! That was an AWESOME night!
Dietra Lynn it
Dietra Lynn memories like that, and making memories like that, is what life is all about.
Your Daddy rocked!
An incredible memory.
So nice😍
We need music like this in 2016
Every year!
First we must do that all people are happy.(money for all)
This was my monster unwind hit back in the day. This song brought me through many hard days. George taught me to fly on the spare of the minute, 🌟 💫 star light 💡 look 👀 in my eyes, on difficult days!!! 🌟🔥🙏🏾👏🤷🏽♀️❤️❤️❤️⚡️Mind over matter,baby!!!!
One of the best songs ever made ❤️
No question.
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I just saw George Benson live today in Berlin and it was breathtaking!!! this song was also performed and I loved it even more....
bufetman I just discovered him, and I already love this
@Andre Sabio My sentiments exactly.
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How can anyone have a negative comment about this music. The best ever.
@
Alexander Osoria - b/c a lot of people are emotionally disturbed, unfortunately.
I like disco funk so much, i wish me find a foxy mix
It`s racist.
I'm 28 years old and i love this song 👍👍
Fepty Indriaty im 20 years old and i LOVE this song 🤪❤️
Im 15😂
you are old
@ifyouwantbochin i was just born and L0VE dis song
Im 30 in 4 weeks
In 1983, an uncle bought a beautiful, brand new 2-door Grand Marquis and equipped it with a good Pioneer audio system. One night he took a cousin and I to dinner in that car and they were playing this song on the radio. My uncle came on. The volume and rhythm of this song, the car was driving down a boulevard, the atmosphere of the environment with the city lights and the powerful and smooth ride of the car, combined with that song, created a very special moment that I still remember very pleasantly. . beautiful times without a doubt.
I was eight when this was released. I miss the 80's!
We all do, I really hate today's music, I want the Nostalgic music back ;-;
I was -6 years old, but I miss the 80s too!
+GandalfTheMan that is a VERY good point, where did all those yesterdays go.......?
+Robert Palmer geniale e basta
+Hereismytwocents2011 This was before the 80's, more like 77 or 78...
So you hear the sophistication of Quincy Jones production. You hear the beautiful Bass of Louis Johnson. You hear the brilliant writing of Rod Temperton. The blues of George Benson's Guitar and silky vocals. Patti Austin on the angel choir
An unmatched combination of genius🔥
@@posheebanx605 Most Genuis.
It's Abraham Laboriel on bass for this one 😎
Many Masters!!!
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UNBELIEVABLE GEORGE BENSON
George Benson is right outside my job about to perform at the Rochester NY jazz Festival. It's 6/27/19 its 82 degrees out and im just Breezin. So give me the night
Cool
Nice!
Roc in the house
Kareem Supreme how fricken sweet ❤️❤️❤️. I’ve been a fan for forty years, George is a gift from God❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼
Man, how was the show?
Anyone in 2024?
Me
Hey what's up family yeah I'm right here Dallas Texas Mexican old school at heart 70s all the way 80s come on with it
Hey! Baturité, Ceará - Brasil!
From Austria 🤙
Aqui un gitano de españa
En 2024
this is the music forever locked in my childhood memories of pure fun and good times with family.
takes me back to some hot summer nights in the 80s
It was always hot and sunny in the '80s.
We were young and free....damn!
OMG! Yes, we were!
sure you right
Don't I know!
This takes me back to high school. 1980-84
If only I can turn the clock back. 🕺👫👍
goddam, how old are you?
You and me both bro.
The world is a harmonic place, at least for the length of this song.
Who's still rocking to George Benson in June 2019? I am!
we are!
Me of course.!!! 🙋🙌
Hell yeah!
I feel you
Right there with ya!!!! haha :D ^___^!!!!! haha :D
LYRICS:
Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all your blues and hit the city lights
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night
You need the evening action
A place to dine, a glass of wine a little late romance
It's a chain reaction
You'll see the people of the world coming out to dance
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
And don't you know we can fly?
Just give me the night
Give me the night
Because there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others on a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers 'cause I see that starlight look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly?
And if we stay together
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening taking us up high
Never mind the weather
We'll be dancing in the street until the morning light
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of loving everywhere
So give me the night
Give me the night
Give me the night
Give me the night
Give me the night
Give me the night
Give me the night
So give me the night
you're welcome
You're*
Thank you bru
Linda canción l.. Y bellos tiempos 🤗
Johnny Blaze thanks lol
I appreciate it
I LOVE HOW DA COMMENT SECTION ON ANY GEORGE BENSON SONG IS ALWAYS CLASSY AND POSITIVE.
I noticed the same thing, you can't be negative listening to this I think
Look up the clips Benson did for Ibanez guitars to celebrate his fortieth anniversary playing the model that bears his name.
If you just hear him talk, he's just the coolest, down-to-earth jazz cat you could ever hear talk, you just want to sit down and have a drink with the guy.
Samyel Blyatinskij hollies
TRUE!!!
boobies
KILLER SONG!! reminds me of my high school librarian, this middle-aged African guy who LUVED OLD SKOOL R&B like i do, & he played this song all tha time.
Funk will never die!
UMM IF SOMEONE EVER GIVES THAT DUDE THAT KNIFE IT WILL. f%ckin r.i.p to whatever gets in that guys way including your funky a$$
T g
@Kellye Aguirre mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm1
@@estelleleuilly9691 hope you're you are enjoying the music
@@estelleleuilly9691 this is planet funk
Damn...... I used to bump the MESS outta dis back in the day.
Still do!!
The "Bump" lol
Honey this was my jam!!!
Yesterday
omg this song makes me feel like i am a little kid again living my life to the fullest! growing up in the 80s (born 75) was seriously the BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was born in 74 and I remember my dad playing this when he came home from work.
Yes it was. The best time to be alive
You guys have me by a few years. I was born in "79". I remember jamming to this as a kid though.
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Best Male R&B for this fantastic song in 1980 and very well deserved 👏 I never will get tired of hearing this amazing song..ever! ❤🎶🎸🎙💖
Whenever dark has fallen
You know the spirit of the party
Starts to come alive
Until the day is dawning
You can throw out all your blues
And hit the city lights
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night
Gimme the night
You need the evening action
A place to dine, a glass of wine
A little late romance
It's a chain reaction
You'll see the people of the world
Coming out to dance
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night
Gimme the night
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers
'Cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly
Just gimme the night
Gimme the night
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night
Gimme the night
So come on out tonight
And we'll lead the others
On a ride through paradise
And if you feel all right
Then we can be lovers
'Cause I see that starlight
Look in your eyes
Don't you know we can fly
And if we stay together
We'll feel the rhythm of the evening
Taking us up high
Never mind the weather
We'll be dancing in the street
Until the morning light
'Cause there's music in the air
And lots of lovin' everywhere
So gimme the night
Gimme the night
Gimme the night
Gimme the night
Gimme the night
Gimme the night
Gimme the night
So, gimme the night
Farhan Hanavi how i download the coment
copy and paste in maybe word, or notepad :D
Farhan Hanavi bless you for this lyrics,I wasn't singing along lol I was screaming along with GB 😘😘😘....felt like I was In the studio with him lol
bless you too man ! this magical songs definitely needs a lyric section
just copy paste it man
this is my dad right here, old man had some moves back in the day & every now and again we see the old boy breaks it down at family events when they play this jam!
This song is a gift to the universe
Haha
because george benson is a gift of the universe
Absolutely
amen
George Benson was a musical genius in the greatest age of music!
Beautiful Song 🤩
2021 🌟
Dat bassline... 😎
That Was The Quincy Jones/Rod Temperton Era. Great Music Being Made
..that ain't no shit man..
It's unstoppable.
I'm gonna learn that one day ... one of the hardest (ie BOSS) baselines EVER!
Someone has one hell of a funky left hand. According to wiki it was written and composed by keyboard player Rod Temperton. So that's why it's so good!
RIP Rod Temperton. Thank you for writing this gem!
Thank you God for Rod Temperton!!!
oooh yeah. He did good...RIP Rod Temperton
Rod Temperton was that dude.
Matthew Olden Yes, he was! A brilliant songwriter!!
look rock with you is good
Musically correct, in every respect..
ye
You ain't lyin
Absolutely a Master-class in production and arrangement.
+Zannnnah ..X..
+DEFACTO9 ..X..
How utterly stunning is this track? It could go on 8 or 9 minutes and still wouldn’t be long enough. God bless you, George. This is a killer, nearly 40 years after its release. 😍
Takes me back to a very enchanting era. What magical rhythm.
Love this song never gets old such good vibes always reminds me of summertime in NY 🗽
So true
Played this for my class recently ,trying to get them to appreciate old school,and not too much of the garbage u have today😊
@@kirkbailey605 Good job todays youth is seriously lacking 👍
@@angeleyes98676 these kids today don't know how music was back then
@@kirkbailey605 such a shame but it's great they have you to move them in the right direction into the next generation.
Today is 1st of December 2019! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everybody!!! :))) May your home be filled with sweet, cozy, warm Christmas atmosphere, may your family be truly united in this joyful time of the year:)))🎅🎄🎁
Merry Christmas to you!!🎄
nope. all hail to lord satan!!
Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
George Benson man he knows how to play his bass beats so electrifying.
Larry Graham of Graham Central Station and the late Bernard Edwards of Chic are the other two bassists that play their powerful beats and George Benson fits that too.
Thank you for this comment ❤️
if you don't move when you hear this, you have no heart beat
Or Just listen and enjoy :)
I'm layin' on the couch. But my neck is dancin'.
I'm workin' in office. But my foot is dancin'.
Fact.
@@expensive1 hahahah thats me in school rn
Would you believe it was nearly three decade since this ? Still nice 2016 nearly 2017 soon
That's how you spot a masterpiece. It doesn't age, its getting better with time
I was 4, when he first sang this song and I love it!
Jahangir
more than 30 years......
The music that makes you smile,,brilliant song.
One of my favorite workout 🏋️♀️ songs
This is such a 'multi-layered' song. Recorded in reverb, you have the handclaps, the trumpets, the girls singing in the background. With George Benson, you really can't go wrong ;)
The violons, the bumblebeeing bass, male back up vocals.
And Quincy Jones' production :)
jans7676 All the ingredients needed for the perfect cocktail...
You Nailed The Ingredients Of The Song . You Really Know The Quality Of Music.
Patti Austin was only female background singer. Her voice was multitrack!
10 Years Old When This Song Came Out, and it Sounds as Dope as it Did Back Then in 1980.
Awww.. Me Too💖💖💖💖Decade Babies
@@daydayh7671 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
I was Nine :)
@@raineyleblanc9817 Like Me, It Never Left Your Mind Either, I Bet. 😁
@@rustyhornzinstrumentalist-7596 Nope, not at all! :D
Rodney Temperton also wrote "Love X Love"; a bigger Pop hit in Fall 1980: both are gems!!
We are so blessed to know this music in this day and time
Hell Yeah! You da bomb girl for sayin that! It's so true!
Hell Yeah! You da bomb girl for sayin that! It's so true!
This baseline is ridiculous Quincy laid it out on this one.big up quincy Jones greatest producer of all time
louis Johnson on bass...rip to the bass god
Sorry, The Bass God Is Mr. Larry Graham
Non,Graham n'a pas participé sur ce titre,Louis Johnson et Abe Laboriel,sont les deux bassistes qui ont participé a la session studio,et c'est Louis Johnson a la basse sur ce titre
crazy to say he's the best.... He's good maybe great but not near the best....
enjoying your defiicy...is this a statement of emperical truth ..a fundamentalsit soul cry of religious fervour.. .....'an imo'
..or none of the above...."crazy"..who is the 'best'...let's have this cleared up...just so we know..?
How could _fifteen-thousand people_ dislike this amazing song?!
tehy are all nazi's
Those people are just stupid kids that keep going "oK BoOmEr" at literally anyone that doesn't instantly agree with their fragile brains and supersized superiority complex.
Not much needs to be said, they're idiots that are always convinced they're better just because they're the next generation, despite not knowing how to use a can opener.
Because they didn't get the night
James H they are country music fanatics, they don’t have educated ears
Who is listening in 2021? Still love it, thank you for this great song! God bless George Benson🙏♥️🙏♥️🙏
I am.