It just doesn't get a whole lot better. Yeah, Smokey I think is in that upper echelon of singers, and then you've got the songwriting...classic. This song was released just shortly before I was born, whoa. Thank you, thank you.
When I was a little kid I'd frequently put a canteen and my little transistor radio (when I could afford a 9V battery) in a backpack jump on my one speed bike with banana seat, sissy bar, heavy thorn resistant knobby rear tire and rear brake only (typical bike for youngsters those days) then ride miles through the hills with my wonderful dog running alongside. There were some spots to stop with a view where I'd sit and listen to music of the day on that tinny little radio. I don't think Bandita, my dog, cared much about the music but she sure loved being up in the hills with me...and chasing rabbits 😊. Simple, good times. Wonderful old songs like this bring those memories right back. Thanks!
Yea you're right BJ, Smokey was basically Berry Gordie's partner in Motown records. In the beginning he wrote many of the Motown hits for everybody, played piano, drums, and sang like an angel. He still does!!! Love ya, PJ
Have youever heard of Sha Na Na? They were a group of singers, dancers and musicians who sang doo-wop music from the 50s and 60s. They had a weekly TV show with comedy dsketches and guest singers, but they were fully-capable of doing their own catchy versions of older songs, and they even performed at Woodstock. I was reminded of them because I remember them singing 'Shop Around' on their show. 'Get A Job' was their signature song.
Back in the day, Mowtown was a powerhouse of talent! Smokey Robinson was a writer for many of Mowtown's hits. Know where the "Mowtown" name came from? Mowtown was in Detroit , Michigan, car manufacturing center of America. A major portion of the population in the city, and especially the car factories, African American. "Motown", short for Motor City.
Being from Detroit Motown is in my blood, I seen Smokey when I was 7 and I've been super into Motown ever since, you should react to "tracks of my tears" or "cruisin" by Smokey Robinson! Those two songs are my favorite of his!
I'm in Michigan and Smokey was the man! Beatles covered his You Really Got a Hold on Me. they had a strong affection for Motown artists even before they met any. That's why when they first reached America it seemed that many African American kids liked the Beatles...like "hey, their doing our music too...these guys from Liverpool are okay." the Marvelettes, Smokey, Berry Gordy's song Money, Chuck Berry songs, Larry Williams...Little Richard...in Jacksonville FL in 1964 the Beatles refused to play to a segregated audience, and the powers that be finally buckled and white and black kids were allowed to sit wherever. that speaks volumes about the Beatles power of music and bringing everyone together.
The songs of Motown have been with me all my life. In 1966 I came to the big city (called Mannheim (near Heidelberg / Germany) and was invited by a fellow apprentice to an American club "Fashonable" - I was barely 16 years old, musically absolutely unspoiled, and I fell in love - from the moment I saw it - with Black Music. My first song was "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye - the song was and still is my favourite Tamla Motown song. I know almost all the artists from the older Motown era; now I'm 70 years old and I'm still not tired of listening to these songs.
As an Australian on Holiday in 1981 I was lucky enough to see Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in New Orleans. It was just Wall to Wall Hits and some i'd never heard before. They were great live.
No one has reacted to this: Smokey singing with his cover artist Kim Carnes singing More Love live. It was a mid-80’s Motown event. Look at the backing band enjoying themselves.
There's so many great songs by these guys..Tracks of my Tears, I Second That Emotion, Tears of a Clown and Ooo Baby,Baby are excellent ones to listen to. Great choice😀
Mid-1950s-1960s Brothers/sisters who came up sangin' in church & on corner laid down tightest vocals & harmonies of all time: And they were from b4 my time. 🙌 🔥
Oh. I love Smokey and The Miracles. He was and probably still is a prolific songwriter as well as great singer. So much with this group. Quite the rabbit hole.
William “ Smokey” Robinson was a Senior Vice President at Motown records….superb song writer…..he wrote one of the greatest songs ever written “My Girl”…..
Love this cut. The music I grew up with. Watch his old live black and white version of "Ooh Baby Baby" here on UA-cam. Smokey Robinson, the sweetest voice ever on record.
This song was played on the radio and I didn't know Smokey at that time but the tempo is so catchy. Love his voice! Fun to watch it performed live 62 years later!!! Yep! True. Thanks for doing this one!
Great reaction to a legendary group! I got to see them in the 60's when I was in high school. It was a small venue for teens and it was packed. They had to go through the crowd from the dressing room to the stage. It was a fantastic show and the girls went crazy. After they performed they had to go back through the crowd to the dressing room and some girl grabbed the smallest guy of the group, Ronnie White. He shoved her away and one of the bouncers picked him up and carried to the room. It was crazy! Saw Smokey in concert recently and the ladies still love him. And his voice is still great!
I love you videos. I am watching from England and am as old as this song, I have always loved motown, and I so impressed with how the two of you are open to all styles and types of music, it proves that real talent can be appreciated by all ages, and all nationalities. Motown always had that hook, it was the music and the lyrics that everyone can relate to. I am old enough to be your grandmother, so please that this with kindness that is intended, I think Asia is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen. I would love to hear more Smokey Robinson.
This was the Song that made Motown a Successful Label. Although Money was released by Barrett Strong this was The Breakthrough song. It went to Number #1 on The R & B Charts & #2 on The Pop Charts. The Show they are on is called Teen Town which was in Detroit which was similar to American Bandstand. Smokey has Written The Songs that have been part of our lives. Ooh Baby Baby, Tracks Of My Tears, Mickey's Monkey. He also wrote For The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes as well. His Songs have been Covered by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kim Carnes, The Jackson Five, En Vogue, and even now he gets paid when his Songs are featured in Commercials. "Who's Loving You" is now the most popular Audition Song in The UK on The X Factor.
Just a note. Not only was Smokey a great artist he also wrote this song along with many more Motown Classics for himself and other Motown artist. By the way the lady in the Miracles was his first wife.
The Marvelettes, the Miracles label mates, recorded a song with the same message for the female listeners called "Too Many Fish in the Sea." I think you'll really like that one, too.
Top performer top song writer and not just his own songs . One of Motowns greats . My 2 favorite songs are Tears of a clown and Second that emotion . But all his songs are great actually .
Love MOTOWN, Love Smokey. Saw him back in the 70's at a telethon. Very cool guy. If you guys haven't seen it I recommend the movie "One Night In Miami". It's based on a true story and is about Smokey, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke etc. Good stuff.
60 years of fabulous!
"I Second That Emotion," is my our favorite Smokey tune!1
Smokey Robinson is a legend and has always been a class act. Great songwriter producer and performer.
It just doesn't get a whole lot better. Yeah, Smokey I think is in that upper echelon of singers, and then you've got the songwriting...classic. This song was released just shortly before I was born, whoa. Thank you, thank you.
When I was a little kid I'd frequently put a canteen and my little transistor radio (when I could afford a 9V battery) in a backpack jump on my one speed bike with banana seat, sissy bar, heavy thorn resistant knobby rear tire and rear brake only (typical bike for youngsters those days) then ride miles through the hills with my wonderful dog running alongside. There were some spots to stop with a view where I'd sit and listen to music of the day on that tinny little radio. I don't think Bandita, my dog, cared much about the music but she sure loved being up in the hills with me...and chasing rabbits 😊. Simple, good times. Wonderful old songs like this bring those memories right back. Thanks!
One of the GOATs of music!! IMHO the most beautiful love song by Smokey & the Miracles is Would I Love You. Ohh, Baby Baby is another great one!
Legendary group from my generation. ❤❤❤❤❤
Please do "Tears of a Clown" , "Cruisin" or "I Second that Emotion" for your next Smokey reaction.
Tracks of My Tears is another classic 😊
And don’t forget Ooh Baby Baby. It just boggles my mind with so many great Smokey songs everyone reacts to Shop Around. I just don’t be get it.
Oh I'm here for this one too.
Yea you're right BJ, Smokey was basically Berry Gordie's partner in Motown records. In the beginning he wrote many of the Motown hits for everybody, played piano, drums, and sang like an angel. He still does!!! Love ya, PJ
This is a banger 🔥🔥 brings back great memories
Love their music
Love him. One of my favorites from my days growing up.
Oh my god I was sold on the very first one. That was 38 years. I had 36 great years.
Smokey is right up there with the gods , just a beautiful singer ❤️✌️
The Beatles loved black music and covered quite a few songs in their first couple of albums.
Mama was dropping some gems and it turned into a great song dope reaction
Love me some Smokey! Thank you!!
Smokey💜💜🔥🔥💜💜 my mom took me and my 2 besties to see him in concert when we were 12 yrs old… sighs… that man is FINE!!!!! Prolly 1980 or ‘81 💜💜💜💜🥰🥰🥰🥰
Have youever heard of Sha Na Na? They were a group of singers, dancers and musicians who sang doo-wop music from the 50s and 60s. They had a weekly TV show with comedy dsketches and guest singers, but they were fully-capable of doing their own catchy versions of older songs, and they even performed at Woodstock. I was reminded of them because I remember them singing 'Shop Around' on their show. 'Get A Job' was their signature song.
Johnny Contardo could sing with the best of them...great vocalist 🎶🎵
I love Smokey Robinson and The Miracles “oh Baby Baby “
"You've Really Got a Hold on Me" by them is pretty great.
Great video, Smokey is one of the best. He also wrote many hits for other artists.
Such class back then! Love it! You Really Got A Hold On Me and Crusin' are two of my faves by him! Keep On Rockin'
Back in the day, Mowtown was a powerhouse of talent! Smokey Robinson was a writer for many of Mowtown's hits. Know where the "Mowtown" name came from? Mowtown was in Detroit , Michigan, car manufacturing center of America. A major portion of the population in the city, and especially the car factories, African American. "Motown", short for Motor City.
Being from Detroit Motown is in my blood, I seen Smokey when I was 7 and I've been super into Motown ever since, you should react to "tracks of my tears" or "cruisin" by Smokey Robinson! Those two songs are my favorite of his!
The Platters, one of the best groups ever. Their voices were beautiful. Their songs was our belly rubbing songs (waltz's).
Now THAT was a perfect real good 🧡 feel good man Smooookey One smooth breathy raspy sweet voice to these ears🙏👍🏼thank Asia & BJ🧡🤜🏼💯🤛🏼
I'm in Michigan and Smokey was the man! Beatles covered his You Really Got a Hold on Me. they had a strong affection for Motown artists even before they met any. That's why when they first reached America it seemed that many African American kids liked the Beatles...like "hey, their doing our music too...these guys from Liverpool are okay." the Marvelettes, Smokey, Berry Gordy's song Money, Chuck Berry songs, Larry Williams...Little Richard...in Jacksonville FL in 1964 the Beatles refused to play to a segregated audience, and the powers that be finally buckled and white and black kids were allowed to sit wherever. that speaks volumes about the Beatles power of music and bringing everyone together.
Love the old school Motown! 👍👍👍
Legendary!
I saw Smokey in concert several years ago and he still sounded good 🔥
So nice to see young people like you experiencing and appreciating the old classics. Thank you
Little Anthony and the Imperials "Hurts So Bad" please please, you love them!!!!
The songs of Motown have been with me all my life. In 1966 I came to the big city (called Mannheim (near Heidelberg / Germany) and was invited by a fellow apprentice to an American club "Fashonable" - I was barely 16 years old, musically absolutely unspoiled, and I fell in love - from the moment I saw it - with Black Music. My first song was "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye - the song was and still is my favourite Tamla Motown song. I know almost all the artists from the older Motown era; now I'm 70 years old and I'm still not tired of listening to these songs.
Loved their song “What’s So Good About Goodbye”…….just brilliant….
OMG, I couldn't finish Sade because y'all dropped this one! Y'all on a roll!😍💃🏾
Love love love Smokey's one of a kind voice ! Being with you Is my favorite
Love you guys ... Excellent reaction.
I love Smokey Robertson,
grow up with that kind of
music, his music never
gets old.
Super fan of the Miracles.. keep it coming please.
As an Australian on Holiday in 1981 I was lucky enough to see Smokey Robinson and the Miracles in New Orleans. It was just Wall to Wall Hits and some i'd never heard before. They were great live.
Love me some Motown!!!!
Smokey might be the most underappreciated genius in music history.
No one has reacted to this:
Smokey singing with his cover artist Kim Carnes singing More Love live. It was a mid-80’s Motown event. Look at the backing band enjoying themselves.
Love Smokey 💕. I just discovered a bluegrass band that you really need to check out the name is Carolina chocolate drops. ☮️💜
They're so fabulous. I love Rhiannon Giddens' solo music too. Check out the song "Julie." It's a punch to the gut.
@@sourisvoleur4854 yes it is. I listened to several of her songs earlier today. Definitely added to one of my favorites💕
Classic! Peace, Love!
"Tears of a Clown" & "Knock Three Times"
The very beginnings of Motown.
There's so many great songs by these guys..Tracks of my Tears, I Second That Emotion, Tears of a Clown and Ooo Baby,Baby are excellent ones to listen to. Great choice😀
Mid-1950s-1960s Brothers/sisters who came up sangin' in church & on corner laid down tightest vocals & harmonies of all time: And they were from b4 my time. 🙌 🔥
That ladies and gentlemen, is Mr. Smokey Robinson. Soon to be known as Mr. Motown.
Smokey Robinson and Fats, Little Richard, Nat King Cole, Sammy Cook, were all great singers in the 1950's.
Oh. I love Smokey and The Miracles. He was and probably still is a prolific songwriter as well as great singer. So much with this group. Quite the rabbit hole.
Life lessons for sure.
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" is another good one from Three Dog Night.
💖your channel!
cannot go wrong with smokey...ever!!!! he is awesome!!!! hard to believe he is like 80 years old now. still awesome. can't beat classic Motown sound!
finally some motown
Love Smokey. More please!
William “ Smokey” Robinson was a Senior Vice President at Motown records….superb song writer…..he wrote one of the greatest songs ever written “My Girl”…..
Getting your grove on.
Love this cut. The music I grew up with. Watch his old live black and white version of "Ooh Baby Baby" here on UA-cam. Smokey Robinson, the sweetest voice ever on record.
This song was played on the radio and I didn't know Smokey at that time but the tempo is so catchy. Love his voice! Fun to watch it performed live 62 years later!!! Yep! True. Thanks for doing this one!
Oh, and, Rembrandt Brown from Sliders... Cry Like A Man. Tears In My Fro is great too.
SMOKEY ROBINSON: "Cruisin'" "Just To See Her" "Being With You" "Ooo Baby Baby"
"You Really Got A Hold On Me"
Check out EDDIE MONEY'S version too!
Please, listen to more Smokey. He is awesome!!! Thanks. Love your videos.
Great reaction to a legendary group! I got to see them in the 60's when I was in high school. It was a small venue for teens and it was packed. They had to go through the crowd from the dressing room to the stage. It was a fantastic show and the girls went crazy. After they performed they had to go back through the crowd to the dressing room and some girl grabbed the smallest guy of the group, Ronnie White. He shoved her away and one of the bouncers picked him up and carried to the room. It was crazy! Saw Smokey in concert recently and the ladies still love him. And his voice is still great!
Smokey recorded hits and wrote hits for others.
at one time Detroit was the 4th largest city in the USA, even bigger than Los angles !
Thank you both for keeping this great music from the past alive. Back then you needed "Actual Talent." What a concept.
Love it Bj 🤣🤣🤣
Smokey is a Legend period
I love you videos. I am watching from England and am as old as this song, I have always loved motown, and I so impressed with how the two of you are open to all styles and types of music, it proves that real talent can be appreciated by all ages, and all nationalities. Motown always had that hook, it was the music and the lyrics that everyone can relate to. I am old enough to be your grandmother, so please that this with kindness that is intended, I think Asia is one of the prettiest girls I have ever seen. I would love to hear more Smokey Robinson.
Ohh Baby Baby, Agony and the Ectasy,, You’ve Really Got a Hold On Me and so many more Smokey hits. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
GREAT REACTION! Smokey and the Miracles. That is all.
I love Smokey he is so cooool!!
B.J. got the moves!
smokey yessssssss
Ya got me dancing 🕺 will I'm cooking
Smokey is the man!
Pioneer. Legend. 🎤
This was the Song that made Motown a Successful Label. Although Money was released by Barrett Strong this was The Breakthrough song. It went to Number #1 on The R & B Charts & #2 on The Pop Charts. The Show they are on is called Teen Town which was in Detroit which was similar to American Bandstand. Smokey has Written The Songs that have been part of our lives. Ooh Baby Baby, Tracks Of My Tears, Mickey's Monkey. He also wrote For The Temptations, Marvin Gaye, The Marvelettes as well. His Songs have been Covered by The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kim Carnes, The Jackson Five, En Vogue, and even now he gets paid when his Songs are featured in Commercials. "Who's Loving You" is now the most popular Audition Song in The UK on The X Factor.
I shopped over seas, but knew her aunt 10 years before her. I am still thankful to have a woman waiting for you to come home.
Love this one.
be sure to look up smokey and linda ronstat awards program.....................
You two are great!
“Here I go again” is my favorite
Just a note. Not only was Smokey a great artist he also wrote this song along with many more Motown Classics for himself and other Motown artist. By the way the lady in the Miracles was his first wife.
The Marvelettes, the Miracles label mates, recorded a song with the same message for the female listeners called "Too Many Fish in the Sea." I think you'll really like that one, too.
love motown when i was a kid.
Top performer top song writer and not just his own songs . One of Motowns greats . My 2 favorite songs are Tears of a clown and Second that emotion . But all his songs are great actually .
And you two,whether you know it or not,have true loving
It was great to be a kid in the 60's
You two are the cutest couple.
I got in the Way-Back machine for that one! Motown was everything back then.
My mother has very few hard and fast rules, but one of them is that no one but Smokey can sing her to sleep. ✌🏽
For those who love Smokey and Motown, you should check out “Hitsville The Making Of Motown” documentary. The best documentary ever🎼
This was the first Motown hit.
When R&B was actually R&B. Back then R&B was rhythm and blues, now R&B is rhythm and beats.
Do the 1965 live version of Ooh Baby Baby by Smokey! It’s 🔥
Love MOTOWN, Love Smokey. Saw him back in the 70's at a telethon. Very cool guy. If you guys haven't seen it I recommend the movie "One Night In Miami". It's based on a true story and is about Smokey, Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke etc. Good stuff.
Only a corpse could not immediately start boppin' when it drops!!!