The bass line, the groove, the keys, the drums, the killer lead guitar break, and the great Paul Carrack vocal. This song is absolute perfection. Timeless.
My mom passed yesterday, end stage COPD. One of the few joys she had was watching this channel. She loved watching you "discover" the music of her youth. She's often remark about the "sweet, funny faces" you'd make. Or "how he puts his shoulders in that shuffle." She truly loved what you are doing. Keep up the great work. You'll never know how much it meant to my mama. 💜💜💜
Sarah, sorry about your sad circumstances, but heartened by your appreciation of this channel. I also really enjoy the re-discovery of music that was very important to my generation. Better still that Jamal/Jamel is such a good guy!
God bless your mom and you. I feel what she was sayin , Jamal is so good at what he does, makes you feel the the song in such a good way. His personality is made to order for this program. Prayers up for you and yours 🤲💙
I met Paul Carrack in the early 90's, at a club he was playing at in New Orleans. My wife and I met with him after the show at Tipitinas. We all drank margaritas until about 3:30 in the morning. We told him we thought he was underrated. He has one of the best voices I've ever heard. I really don't think he knew how talented he was back then. He was a very nice guy. I still love his voice.
This was about their bass player leaving for another band, but ironically, by the time the song came out and became a huge hit, he was back with the band. I second that you should react to "Tempted" by Squeeze.
Yes, but the lyrics are very easy to interpret to be about relationship going to rocks. In this case it would have been best to leave the inspiration as a secret. :) There are some songwriters who refuse to tell where the song came from since they are aware that lyrics can mean different things to different people.
Nothing wrong with Carrack's own solo output, either! Try "Don't Shed a Tear" from 1987's "One Good Reason." He had a couple solo LPs before that, but that one's a good'un!
This song was used in an Amazon video commercial earlier this year about "binge watch cheating." It gained so much exposure from the ad that it reached #1 on the digital download charts ... 45 years after it was originally released (it never got above #3 on the charts when it was released).
Jamel, it’s gotten to where you get AT LEAST 30min of my time EVERY SINGLE DAY! I haven’t listened to this much music in a long time. Thank you for getting me back to these classics.
@@stephenmoore3776 It was a technical 'miracle' in its day ( mid-70s ). Both of these songs are on my list of favorites from back then - you don't hear anything on par with them today.
The group 10cc spend literally hundreds of man hours on creating the most epic sounding vocals ever in music history! The technique used to achieve this was invented for this song and thus used for the very first time ever! Here is a very interesting documentary on how this classic song was created in the studio with their secretary doing the "Big boys don't cry" voice over :-) Go watch it. Like Adrian Monk would say: "you will thank me later" :-) ua-cam.com/video/Qq7oGenbp2I/v-deo.html
On nothing said about the best thing about this song : Paul Carrack"s voice. Heaven sent. Also, the bass in this is bananas. No wonder another band wanted to "nick" him!
Paul Carrack has an awesome voice, one of the most underrated, under appreciated voices in music. He played with the band Squeeze and did a song, “Tempted,” with them from the early 80’s. You may want to check it out. Thanks again!
Paul Carrack (the lead singer on Ace) is one of the best songwriters in the business and is still going strong as a solo artist. I would highly recommend you give a listen to "The Living Years" by Mike & the Mechanics - it's a beautiful song. It reduces me to tears every time I listen to it.
This song is timeless. You can't even tell when it was made. I didn't know it was made in the early 70s till about 4-5 years ago...and I grew up with the song. Just so smooth.
Paul Carrick was also in Squeeze. You should try "Tempted"... then any other song from one of the most underrated bands in rock-and-roll history. Squeeze
The lead singer Paul Carrack was in a group called Mike and the Mechanics, formed by ex Genesis bass player Mike Rutherford. React to The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics. You have my 100% attention today. Keep them coming Jamal! Peace!🙏
One hit wonder, but still... Ace came out of nowhere, and suddenly this song was everywhere. Still remember that the album was titled: Five A Side - because it had 5 songs on each side (back in the old vinyl days, of course).
Mr. J, Another great song reminding me of my late wife that we listened to. As my eyes well up and my tears run down my face. Remembering her smile and her sweet embrace.
Early 1974, i think just a few weeks before this was released. Me & my mate Chris, both under age 16yr olds sneaked into the 'Thomas'a'Beckitt' a well know pub in south london (Where Muhammad Ali would train when in London) . There was an unknown band performing there that night, but i remember a huge coloured sign saying 'ACE' on the wall. Sure enough the highlight of the night was "How Long". It was amazing when the song was released & went to number 1 shortly afterwards. It's a shame that they didn't have any follow up hits. I think that the members of the group all seemed to be involved elsewhere musically. I don't even know if it was all the same musicians in the pub that performed on the hit record? I do know that of course it was still Paul Carrack singing lead vocals both times, as it was his song. He has gone on to have a great solo career & performed with many great stars & is always much in demand. I was lucky enough to see him perform with Eric Clapton on one occasion as well. But for me whenever i hear that amazing, haunting sound of the opening beat of "How Long". It always takes me back to that night in the pub as a 16 year old. Such a Fantastic memory for me 😎
Paul Carrack is the singer, later sang with Mike + The Mechanics (Mike Rutherford from Genesis). He sang on their hits "Silent Running" and "The Living Years," which you should check out if you haven't yet. Edit: BTW, no offense to the new arrangement of the band, but if you listen to those songs, make sure they're the old version and not the newer Hits version or 2019 rearrangement.
This is a lip sync video. I have the original version I bought on vinyl in '74 and it's bang on the album version. But who cares? Still one of my all time favourite songs. Great choice and love Paul Carrack's voice. .
Paul Carrack is one of the most underappreciated musicians out there. He was involved with so much and always gets forgotten. First Ace, then he spent some time playing keyboards for Roxy Music . Went on to The Squeeze for keyboards and some vocals, giving us a hit with Tempted. Then to Mike + The Mechanics (keyboards and sometime vocalist- he split duties with Paul Young) and dropped stuff like Silent Running and The Living Years on us. Had a solo hit with Don't Shed a Tear. He played with Roger Waters from Pink Floyd during his live stage show of The Wall tour. He was also supposed to form a band with Don Felder and Timothy B. Schmidt of The Eagles that got derailed by "hell freezing over" and the Eagles getting back together so he gave them a song he had written called Love Will Keep Us Alive to put on their comeback album which did well. The guy is just good.
Paul Carrack was the singer of this band went to Squeeze then solo the to Mike and the Mechanics then solo again he's been a long time . One of my fav singers of all time!!!!
"Although widely interpreted as being about adultery, the song was in fact composed by lead singer Paul Carrack upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.[4] Comer returned to Ace in time to play on the song"
Ahhh the 70s..... Such a wonderful time in my life. We only had the radio. Cassette tapes were a new thing. Not everyone had a player..... I had a small real to real tale recorder and a microphone and taped these songs from the radio many times. 🙌🙌🙌💖 thanks for this!
Met Paul in 1982 when he was touring with Nick Lowe as “Nick Lowe and the Noise To Go Featuring Paul Carrack.” Very underrated singer, keyboardist and songwriter.
paul carrack pure and utter class he still sounds as good today and this was 1974, he has played with many fantastic groups including squeeze and mike and the mechanics
Rick Albee --- Thanks for reminding me about this -- "The Living Years" = an incredible song about a son that lost his Dad... Brings tears every time, when I think about my Dad who has long gone..
I have heard this song a million times on the radio and never knew who it was! Also, I like Mike and the Mechanics because Genesis band members made that group, and I was surprised about that as well! I am a 60s and 70s rocker so I didn't watch MTV videos too much.
In 1973 I used to go to a club in London called "Dingwalls" in Camden Lock with a group of five other girls every Friday night for three years- this was THE place for music at that time. As soon as we arrived I would ask the DJ Nick ( Life in a Northern Town) to play this and just cruised onto the floor usually on my own as it was always early and moved to this ( you couldn't call it dancing) .. Wonderful memories of a still fantastic vocal and arrangement. Vince Power is re-opening Dingwalls this year....
The band had a string of hits, and founded a record label on the success (A&M Records), but after like ten albums, that was their *first* song with a vocal!!
The lead singer, Paul Carrack, went on to sing with Squeeze (check out “Tempted By The Fruit of Another”) and also had a solo career in the late 80’s. Check out “Don’t Shed A Tear.”
He was the lead singer for Mike and the Mechanics as well, and gave Mike Rutherford (bass/guitar for Genesis) some hits with “Can You Hear Me Running” and “All I Need Is A Miracle”. He got around!
I love your interactions with the old school man, there ain’t no doubt about it. The music that I used to listen to... you recognize it. Love you, and I hope everything is going well for you. Rest easy 😎
The Grassroots ... a 60's band wwwway ahead of the times. Can only reiterate that their Entire Catalog is Just-Great. Being 61; their hits album still holds a place with the Best of Rock. "Lets Live for To-Day" is a timeless MasterPiece.
What a great 70's hit, this was Ace's only hit. This masterpiece made it to number 3 in the US. in 1975. Ace was a British band with the lead singer Paul Carrack later becoming co-lead vocalist of Mike +The Mechanics. Many good memories listening to this song.
Paul Carrack has an incredible voice. Besides Ace, he sang with Squeeze, "Tempted" and later with Genesis' Mike Rutherford's Mike + The Mechanics, "The Living Years". Great reaction!
I was in high school when this came out and even though I was in to hard rock, I knew there was something undeniably cool about this song. Can't beat a good melody.
Paul Carrack is an absolute treasure..one of the best voices ever and he's still going strong after 5 decades. He's mostly R & B, jazz, pop, rock but he could sing anything and sound good. Some songs to check out: When my little girl is smiling It Ain't Love Over my Shoulder It Ain't Over I'm on your Tail One Small Step You Make Me Feel Good Don't Shed a Tear Better Than Nothing After the Love is Gone Time to Let Go Oh Oh Oh My My My What Does it Take He's also done some covers of Motown songs and some albums of love songs and Christmas songs that are really good.
Paul Carrack was such a smooth soulful vocalist. Told my friends after watching Ace and Johnny Cougar at the time(bought a tshirt) open for Heart in Pittsburgh Ace was going to be really big. Was glad to see him continue on with Squeeze and Mike and the Mechanics.
The lead singer on the keyboard is Paul Carrack. He still tours with his own band. I saw him in February this year in Peterborough, England, UK. They call him the man with the golden voice. Such a talent! Check out ‘The Living Years’ by Mike and the Mechanics. Same singer.
Paul Carrack sure does have a smooth voice! He also sang "Tempted", by Squeeze, and, "The Living Years", by Mike and The Mechanics, with Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks from Genesis (Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel's band). The BBC dubbed Carrack, "The Man with the Golden Voice"! Phil Collins said, Carrack "could sing the phone directory". Carrack wrote "Tempted" in a cab, on the way to Heathrow Airport! Carrack also co-wrote "Love Will Keep Us Alive", by The Eagles(sung by Timothy B. Schmidt, who replaced Randy Meisner on bass)
Gotta love a song written about the bass player who gets the stink eye from Paul and everyone's in on the story, but the bass player is oblivious...love it!!
Agreeing with everyone saying Squeeze should be next. Ace is really known for this one (great) song; Squeeze had lots of hits before "Tempted" that deserve a turn, too, if they're not quite as smooth. "Up the Junction" and "Another Nail for My Heart" and "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" and so on; "power pop" is a killer genre.
As a former bassist, I can relate. At one time, I was being recruited for 3 bands at once, not because of how good I was, but due to a shortage of good bass players. :)
Don't worry Little Bro......I danced many times to this song back in the 70's.......and one of the songs that remind me of how I got my heart broken back in 76.......Peace Out!!
"My woman left home with another man, and I still don't seem to care..." But, when your bass player is out playing around with another band, that is a kick in the nutz!
Jamel, here are two songs that also talks about cheating partners: "Lying Eyes" the Eagles "Ruby, Dont Take Your Love To Town" by The First Edition these are two MASTERPIECES!!!!
Don't forget "Ruby, Dont Take Your Love To Town" was Kenny Rogers and The First Edition after having been first recorded by Waylon Jennings then Johnny Darrell.
Paul Carrack is one of my all-time fav vocalists! So glad to have found this reaction as only a subscriber a few months. Think I suggested this one on another reaction. Solo Carrack or with Ace, Squeeze or Mike and the Mechanics...all memorable tunes with that VOICE! "Pulling Muscles From A Shell", "In the Living Years." Another amazing and vocalist who had similar tone as Carrack is Eric Carmen. "Go All the Way" by the Raspberries!
The groove in this song is pretty irresistible. I was about 6 years old when this came out, so it's been a part of my musical experience for as long as I can remember.
Remember this well. It’s not a love song. It’s about a band mate (in Ace) who was been tempted to join another group (Quiver). He couldn’t make up his mind. Though it works as ‘lost love’song too! Probably better.
It's probably been mentioned, but the singer is Paul Carrack, who went on to have a successful solo career and was in Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics. One of the coolest things that I've ever seen in concert was the last time that when he was in Eric Clapton's band the last time that I saw EC. Eric introduced him, he stepped back into the shadows and they kicked into this song, and only stepped out to play his solo, then stepped back.
@@Thewritingelf It was the 1970s! Greatest musical decade of the entire 20th century. Both of my parents were alive and well during that time, but quite predictably their taste ran to the Big Band sounds of the 1940s. The musicians and singers of that decade were fantastic as well, but I'm partial to this genre of music. Btw...I turned 30 in 1975.
The bass line, the groove, the keys, the drums, the killer lead guitar break, and the great Paul Carrack vocal. This song is absolute perfection. Timeless.
My mom passed yesterday, end stage COPD. One of the few joys she had was watching this channel. She loved watching you "discover" the music of her youth. She's often remark about the "sweet, funny faces" you'd make.
Or "how he puts his shoulders in that shuffle."
She truly loved what you are doing. Keep up the great work. You'll never know how much it meant to my mama.
💜💜💜
My prayers for you and Mom... Jamel is one of the few straight up music critics I've ever seen. Your Mom, like me appreciates 'straight up'.
Sarah, sorry about your sad circumstances, but heartened by your appreciation of this channel. I also really enjoy the re-discovery of music that was very important to my generation. Better still that Jamal/Jamel is such a good guy!
I'm sorry to hear about your mom..may she rest in peace 🕊️
🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤ sorry for your loss. Jamal is great at keeping great music alive! 🎶
God bless your mom and you. I feel what she was sayin , Jamal is so good at what he does, makes you feel the the song in such a good way. His personality is made to order for this program. Prayers up for you and yours 🤲💙
I met Paul Carrack in the early 90's, at a club he was playing at in New Orleans. My wife and I met with him after the show at Tipitinas. We all drank margaritas until about 3:30 in the morning. We told him we thought he was underrated. He has one of the best voices I've ever heard. I really don't think he knew how talented he was back then. He was a very nice guy. I still love his voice.
Paul Carrack is amazing. He was with Ace, Squeeze, Mike + The Mechanics and also had some awesome solo hits.
This was about their bass player leaving for another band, but ironically, by the time the song came out and became a huge hit, he was back with the band. I second that you should react to "Tempted" by Squeeze.
and all these years I thought there was a woman involved
or( If I didn't love you )
Yes, but the lyrics are very easy to interpret to be about relationship going to rocks. In this case it would have been best to leave the inspiration as a secret. :) There are some songwriters who refuse to tell where the song came from since they are aware that lyrics can mean different things to different people.
Amen (Tempted)!
Case in point, Don McLean and "American Pie". Ask him to expound on it and he'll just smile.
As a kid in the 70’s I can still remember how great I felt when this song came on the “ Radio “ lol. That era of music was magisterial!
Paul Carrick is the UKs answer to Michael McDonald - he’s popped up on so many tracks over the years!
I recognize him. I think he was in Mike and the Mechanics?
@@antoinettelopes Yes he was. Sang on many of their big hits.
@@antoinettelopes He was also in Phil Collins band for several years before Mike and the Mechanics.
Nothing wrong with Carrack's own solo output, either! Try "Don't Shed a Tear" from 1987's "One Good Reason." He had a couple solo LPs before that, but that one's a good'un!
Very true but, if you stick to just the 70s, Tony Burrows gives him a run for the money.
This song was used in an Amazon video commercial earlier this year about "binge watch cheating." It gained so much exposure from the ad that it reached #1 on the digital download charts ... 45 years after it was originally released (it never got above #3 on the charts when it was released).
Jamel, it’s gotten to where you get AT LEAST 30min of my time EVERY SINGLE DAY! I haven’t listened to this much music in a long time. Thank you for getting me back to these classics.
Seriously, this is a daily dose of goodness in my life right now! 😊
I agree, Jamel, gets some of my attention every day!!!
I binged all your Elvis reactions yesterday, enjoyed it very much💖💖
Same here. 👏🎶
John Perry! From EG CA?
I always associate this song with "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc, which came out around the same time.
Lol, yeah, I do too in a way because they were hits around the same time. The 10CC song is much wimpier though.
Interesting story about 10cc...how they over dubbed their voices hundreds of times to get that airy choir sound ....on an old tape system!
@@stephenmoore3776 It was a technical 'miracle' in its day ( mid-70s ). Both of these songs are on my list of favorites from back then - you don't hear anything on par with them today.
Them, and Player, all Brits lol why are Brits so good at bands
The group 10cc spend literally hundreds of man hours on creating the most epic sounding vocals ever in music history! The technique used to achieve this was invented for this song and thus used for the very first time ever! Here is a very interesting documentary on how this classic song was created in the studio with their secretary doing the "Big boys don't cry" voice over :-) Go watch it. Like Adrian Monk would say: "you will thank me later" :-) ua-cam.com/video/Qq7oGenbp2I/v-deo.html
"Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem" - One of my favorite lines from any song ever
indeed
HOW LONG?? HOW LONG? WHY????
Yes, indeed!!
Hands down one of the best songs from the seventies. The opening bass is so good. Love it! ❤
Paul Carrack is one of rock's greatest greatest lead singers. You need to react to Mike + the Mechanics.
Thank you for your comment. Mike and the Mechanics, one the greatest bands of the 80s.
Got to do “I Live By the Groove” THAT song is a great song that will have Jamal movin’!!! LOL
One of the best songs of the 70s, hands down 👏👏👏
Jamel_AKA_Jamal, next do mike and the mechanics “Living Years”. Same singer from Ace, Paul Carrack. Awesome song!
I know you know but Mr Mike Ruthaford from Genesis. Great small Super group.
ted ritola there was no greater music than in the 70’s and 80’s in my opinion
Wow, I never knew that.
I second that!
I was about to say the same thing. You beat me to it :)
On nothing said about the best thing about this song : Paul Carrack"s voice. Heaven sent. Also, the bass in this is bananas. No wonder another band wanted to "nick" him!
The lead vocalist has an incredible voice, you would know many of his songs but with different bands, check out Squeeze, Tempted it's a classic!
Yes, Squeeze!
Silent Running also a classic by Paul
YES!! Tempted! A must listen!
Yes, please do some Squeeze! Black Coffee in Bed, too!
.... TEMPTED!!!!! Is SUCH a CLASSIC song INDEED!!!!!!!
This song (and group) are in my Top 5 of all time! MUST. LOVE. ACE.
Paul Carrack has an awesome voice, one of the most underrated, under appreciated voices in music. He played with the band Squeeze and did a song, “Tempted,” with them from the early 80’s. You may want to check it out. Thanks again!
I knew you would ACE!!!! Atlanta Rythym Section So into you, Spooky, imaginary Lover, Not gonna Let it Bother me Tonight...you will love them.
Man I had forgotten about those songs, sucks getting old.
YES! Especially Imaginary Lover and So Into You!
Angel, crazy, free spirit, Doraville, Georgia rhythm, champagne jam, spooky
Champagne Jam !!
Stormy by Dennis Host and the Classics IV
Paul Carrack (the lead singer on Ace) is one of the best songwriters in the business and is still going strong as a solo artist. I would highly recommend you give a listen to "The Living Years" by Mike & the Mechanics - it's a beautiful song. It reduces me to tears every time I listen to it.
This song is timeless. You can't even tell when it was made. I didn't know it was made in the early 70s till about 4-5 years ago...and I grew up with the song. Just so smooth.
"I Love You" by the Climax Blues Band. It's one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
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Jamel: "I never heard of Ace before."
Ace: " Let's play you this and see."
Jamel: "OH, YEAH!"
Ace is an early 70's group..1974 this song came out. I love these early 70's pop rock songs. I have soooooooooo many of these gems on my playlist
he did not even know pat benata heartbreaker
They were from Sheffield England .
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Same, I definitely knew the song. Never knew the band.
My mother bought this 45 back in 1975. This was a giant heavy on the charts. Ranks in my top 10 all time favorite 70’s hits.
For some REAL drama do "Tempted" by Squeeze. Same lead singer, Paul Carrack, even better groove. It was a big hit in '81 for good reason.💙
Damn, I didn't know that was the same guy. Love the Squeeze,especially Tempted. I dig that piano riff throughout it.
Yes! Do some Squeeze. Tempted and also Pulling Mussels from a Shell.
Also he was the lead singer of Mike and The Mechanics.
@@sentinelmortgagecorp4291 And "Black Coffee in Bed"
Gary Lindsey Yep. And Annie Get Your Gun. Love the guitar on that one.
Awesome cut from 1974 by Ace. Paul Carrack on lead vocals. Love Paul Carrack’s voice
Don't shed a tear is also a good 80s classic by Paul Carrack. In addition, The living years and silent running are also good tracks.
Gary Bruyere Paul Carrack has some sneaky good vocals. Great stuff with Mike and the Mechanics too. Silent Running and The Living Years.
Yes, Don't Shed a Tear and Silent Running are 2 classics I would live to see in this channel.
Love Silent Running! One of my all time 80's favorites!
Living years is awesome
I also like the movie Silent Running.
Paul Carrick was also in Squeeze. You should try "Tempted"... then any other song from one of the most underrated bands in rock-and-roll history. Squeeze
YES!!!!! Would love for Jamel to do some Squeeze!
The lead singer Paul Carrack was in a group called Mike and the Mechanics, formed by ex Genesis bass player Mike Rutherford. React to The Living Years by Mike and the Mechanics. You have my 100% attention today. Keep them coming Jamal!
Peace!🙏
Damnit! I THOUGHT he looked familiar! Thank you Lawrence!
He also sang "Tempted" for Squeeze.
Paul Carrack also had a great solo tune "Don't Shed a Tear."
3:35 Man, don't ever feel bad about dancing. Especially not to this song. It's smooth as Hell.
Great one! From here, you gotta go “Tempted” by Squeeze, same vocalist but different band.
Tempted is awesome you are right.
Yes - agree 100%!!! (I do love Glenn Tilbrook on Black Coffee In Bed though...)
And then follow that one up with Mike And The Mechanics - The Living Years also the same vocalist.
I totally never realized it’s the same vocalist 😳
love the line, "Tempted by the fruit of another"..
One hit wonder, but still... Ace came out of nowhere, and suddenly this song was everywhere. Still remember that the album was titled: Five A Side - because it had 5 songs on each side (back in the old vinyl days, of course).
Mr. J, Another great song reminding me of my late wife that we listened to. As my eyes well up and my tears run down my face. Remembering her smile and her sweet embrace.
I so sorry. Bless you. Lost my wife last year and songs do that to me too.
Early 1974, i think just a few weeks before this was released. Me & my mate Chris, both under age 16yr olds sneaked into the 'Thomas'a'Beckitt' a well know pub in south london (Where Muhammad Ali would train when in London) . There was an unknown band performing there that night, but i remember a huge coloured sign saying 'ACE' on the wall. Sure enough the highlight of the night was "How Long". It was amazing when the song was released & went to number 1 shortly afterwards. It's a shame that they didn't have any follow up hits. I think that the members of the group all seemed to be involved elsewhere musically. I don't even know if it was all the same musicians in the pub that performed on the hit record? I do know that of course it was still Paul Carrack singing lead vocals both times, as it was his song. He has gone on to have a great solo career & performed with many great stars & is always much in demand. I was lucky enough to see him perform with Eric Clapton on one occasion as well. But for me whenever i hear that amazing, haunting sound of the opening beat of "How Long". It always takes me back to that night in the pub as a 16 year old. Such a Fantastic memory for me 😎
Cool! Thanks for sharing. That is a great memory. Shawn R., Mo-Mutt Music/Sacred & Secular
check out Orleans- " Still the One" and Spinners- "Working My Way Back to You". both will put a smile on your face. trust me.
Spinners! Yesssss
I absolutely LOVE "Working My Way Back to You" by the Spinners!! Great recommendation
@jamal would love rubber band man
@@entertainer106 Henry Fambrough's baritone in the song is unforgettable.
think they were The Detroit Spinners ... the other Spinners were not the same at all lol ... this song ... ua-cam.com/video/crnl18Zkybw/v-deo.html
"I'm over here just 2-steppin' away...I can't help it!"
I feel you my brother!! Love your channel, keep up the great work!
Paul Carrack is the singer, later sang with Mike + The Mechanics (Mike Rutherford from Genesis). He sang on their hits "Silent Running" and "The Living Years," which you should check out if you haven't yet.
Edit: BTW, no offense to the new arrangement of the band, but if you listen to those songs, make sure they're the old version and not the newer Hits version or 2019 rearrangement.
Wow I didn't know all that either I love that Mike and the mechanics and Genesis
Don't forget Tempted by Squeeze......Carrack there also
The Living Years is such a lonely ( yes I meant lonely) song~ one of my faves by them
Silent Running! Love that song!
This is a lip sync video. I have the original version I bought on vinyl in '74 and it's bang on the album version. But who cares? Still one of my all time favourite songs. Great choice and love Paul Carrack's voice. .
Paul Carrack is one of the most underappreciated musicians out there. He was involved with so much and always gets forgotten. First Ace, then he spent some time playing keyboards for Roxy Music . Went on to The Squeeze for keyboards and some vocals, giving us a hit with Tempted. Then to Mike + The Mechanics (keyboards and sometime vocalist- he split duties with Paul Young) and dropped stuff like Silent Running and The Living Years on us. Had a solo hit with Don't Shed a Tear. He played with Roger Waters from Pink Floyd during his live stage show of The Wall tour. He was also supposed to form a band with Don Felder and Timothy B. Schmidt of The Eagles that got derailed by "hell freezing over" and the Eagles getting back together so he gave them a song he had written called Love Will Keep Us Alive to put on their comeback album which did well. The guy is just good.
Paul Carrack was the singer of this band went to Squeeze then solo the to Mike and the Mechanics then solo again he's been a long time . One of my fav singers of all
time!!!!
"Although widely interpreted as being about adultery, the song was in fact composed by lead singer Paul Carrack upon discovering that bassist Terry Comer had been secretly working with the Sutherland Brothers and Quiver.[4] Comer returned to Ace in time to play on the song"
And he doesn't even look guilty...
Gotta listen to 'Tempted' by Squeeze. Paul Carrack sings that one.
Played it as a radio DJ about a million times. Never got tired of it.
Same era: PABLO CRUISE: LOVE WILL FIND A WAY
Oh yes, nice pick! Also, A Place In the Sun, Whatcha Gonna Do, and I Go To Rio
Aw, yeah. Also "Couldn't Get It Right" by the Climax Blues Band.
Pablo Cruise: Whatcha gonna do?
Pablo Cruise...a 1977 original!
One of my favorite grooves of that time !
My favorite song of all time. So smooth.
That *BASS LINE* is to die for !!! ......This song has such a Smooooth grove ,
it just makes ya move ... Much Love ~ 😈🔺🦋
Ahhh the 70s..... Such a wonderful time in my life. We only had the radio. Cassette tapes were a new thing. Not everyone had a player..... I had a small real to real tale recorder and a microphone and taped these songs from the radio many times. 🙌🙌🙌💖 thanks for this!
Yes!
ARS- I Am So Into You
Warren Zevon-Werewolves of London
Atlanta Rythm Section "Spooky"and "Imaginary Lover" are both fantastic as well!
Werewolves of London is a great song.
@@deadbettafish8493 it was his one big hit, but you should go to Spotify or UA-cam and look at some his other stuff.
Met Paul in 1982 when he was touring with Nick Lowe as “Nick Lowe and the Noise To Go Featuring Paul Carrack.” Very underrated singer, keyboardist and songwriter.
Probably the best vocalist nobody as ever heard of!
Paul Carrack is a legend to those of us who know his work
Well, ALMOST nobody. "Don't Shed A Tear" has been a favorite song of mine for more than a hot minute!
He really is an enigma isnt he?
Isn’t that the truth
Walks in and sees Jamel's shoulders:
How long has this been going on?
Jamel:
Since the video started brother!
Paul Carrack is an amazing singer.
paul carrack pure and utter class he still sounds as good today and this was 1974, he has played with many fantastic groups including squeeze and mike and the mechanics
*Miracles - Jefferson Starship* - Long version only - Freaky Special.
Don't forget count on me or with your love
One Of the Truly Underrated Songs! I believe in Miracles!!
OMG Yes!!! Miracles, Count on Me and With Your Love- AWESOME Jefferson Airplane/Starship!!! Please!!!
Yes!!! Love Miracles!!
Yes.
My band supported ace just before they hit it. They were very nice, not condescending. They played this song that night. Happy memories
Paul sings the song, 'The Living Years' by Mike and the Mechanics.
Rick Albee --- Thanks for reminding me about this -- "The Living Years" = an incredible song about a son that lost his Dad... Brings tears every time, when I think about my Dad who has long gone..
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And Tempted by Squeeze
@@frandanco6289 Definitely one of the greatest Tear Jerkers of all time.
Makes me think of when I lost my dad. Every single time. Great song.
This song will never die. I was 16 years old when it came out and I still love it ! One of a kind …….
How did I not know this was Paul Carrack!!!??? I've heard the song a million times since it came out, but I don't ever remember seeing a video.
Same here. I had no idea!
I knew this was Paul, but I didn't know he was with Mike & the Mechanics for a really long time. Go figure!
Jeez. Now I really feel old. Yeah it was Paul.
I have heard this song a million times on the radio and never knew who it was! Also, I like Mike and the Mechanics because Genesis band members made that group, and I was surprised about that as well! I am a 60s and 70s rocker so I didn't watch MTV videos too much.
Makes two of us
In 1973 I used to go to a club in London called "Dingwalls" in Camden Lock with a group of five other girls every Friday night for three years- this was THE place for music at that time.
As soon as we arrived I would ask the DJ Nick ( Life in a Northern Town) to play this and just cruised onto the floor usually on my own as it was always early and moved to this ( you couldn't call it dancing) .. Wonderful memories of a still fantastic vocal and arrangement.
Vince Power is re-opening Dingwalls this year....
New requests:
So Into You- Atlanta Rhythm Section
Sweet City Woman- The Stampeeders
I Can Help- Billy Swan
High On You-Survivor
Good choices. Esp So Into You.
purplehaaze bee Yes! Sweet City Woman!
ARS. Another great band with many great songs.
ARS...Imaginary Lover... in the freaky deaky category
@@rightbraincreative Yes! Yes! Had to take some brass balls to sing it on stage. Done a great remake on Spooky also.
Paul Carrack is one of the most underrated vocalists and musicians. From Ace to Squeeze, Mike + the Mechanics, and his solo work- the man has SOUL!
Great voice! Check out mid 70’s Jefferson Starship, “miracles” “runaway” “count on me” Marty Balin tunes
Balins also had a good solo tune Hearts
I hope he does Miracles. One of the most sensuous song I ever heard and my favorite song of all time.
Yes Miracles!
Anything but “We built this city”! 🤮
After these you can shut it down😁😁
Starbuck “Moonlight Feels Right”
Pure schlock. Rather hear Dancing in the Moonlight
Wonderful song with the best marimba solo in rock and roll history. Rest in peace Bo.
@@kbrewski1 I like dancing in the moonlight as well, but moonlight feels right is more my groove
Yes...love Starbuck
Please do “This Guy’s In Love With You” by Herb Alpert
It was a number one hit in 1968
A real love song!!! One of my all time favorites!
Such an awesome song!!
I just listened to that LP tonight. Have you heard the Live remake by faith no more?
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The band had a string of hits, and founded a record label on the success (A&M Records), but after like ten albums, that was their *first* song with a vocal!!
That's possibly my favorite song.
The lead singer, Paul Carrack, went on to sing with Squeeze (check out “Tempted By The Fruit of Another”) and also had a solo career in the late 80’s. Check out “Don’t Shed A Tear.”
He was the lead singer for Mike and the Mechanics as well, and gave Mike Rutherford (bass/guitar for Genesis) some hits with “Can You Hear Me Running” and “All I Need Is A Miracle”. He got around!
And “The Living Years”.
“Silent Running”, not “Can You Hear Me Running”. My bad.
You should listen to “Radar Love” by Golden Earring. Make sure it’s the six and a half minute one so you get the full experience.
If you pull up Golden Earring should give Twilight Zone a spin too.
Andy Durazo He should definitely do Twilight Zone too. Just as long as he doesn’t watch the video. It’s a little inappropriate.
@@deadbettafish8493 now I have to watch the video!
He already did Radar Love.
It’s Ok To be White He did? I went through a lot of his videos the other day and I didn’t see it.
I love your interactions with the old school man, there ain’t no doubt about it. The music that I used to listen to... you recognize it. Love you, and I hope everything is going well for you. Rest easy 😎
The Grassroots' catalog is pretty great. Temptation Eyes is a good place to start.
Thanks for doin your thing!
Midnight Confession by The Grassroots
All thier songs are great!
The Grassroots ... a 60's band wwwway ahead of the times. Can only reiterate that their Entire Catalog is Just-Great. Being 61; their hits album still holds a place with the Best of Rock. "Lets Live for To-Day" is a timeless MasterPiece.
What a great 70's hit, this was Ace's only hit. This masterpiece made it to number 3 in the US. in 1975. Ace was a British band with the lead singer Paul Carrack later becoming co-lead vocalist of Mike +The Mechanics. Many good memories listening to this song.
Ilove Paul Carrack. What a great blue eyed soul singer. Tempted and Over my Shoulder are my favourite by him
Any song featuring Paul Carrack is going to be great! He is simply known as 'The Voice' in the biz. Good choice.
My friend cheated on her husband; so EVERYTIME she heard this song, she felt guilty and started crying.
it's about the bass leaving the group
suzycreamcheesez Sutherland brothers and quiver tried to hire him .
@@raymondbonington9355 uh huh And?
@@suzycreamcheesez4371 but did anyone really notice? Apparantly not.
Thus the song.
@@johnmonroney8614 no clue what you mean aloha nui loa As Metallica says nothing else matters!
Paul Carrack has an incredible voice. Besides Ace, he sang with Squeeze, "Tempted" and later with Genesis' Mike Rutherford's Mike + The Mechanics, "The Living Years". Great reaction!
I was in high school when this came out and even though I was in to hard rock, I knew there was something undeniably cool about this song. Can't beat a good melody.
Paul Carrack is an absolute treasure..one of the best voices ever and he's still going strong after 5 decades. He's mostly R & B, jazz, pop, rock but he could sing anything and sound good. Some songs to check out: When my little girl is smiling
It Ain't Love
Over my Shoulder
It Ain't Over
I'm on your Tail
One Small Step
You Make Me Feel Good
Don't Shed a Tear
Better Than Nothing
After the Love is Gone
Time to Let Go
Oh Oh Oh My My My
What Does it Take
He's also done some covers of Motown songs and some albums of love songs and Christmas songs that are really good.
If they didn't want me to dance, they shouldn't have made the song so funky.
Paul Carrack was such a smooth soulful vocalist. Told my friends after watching Ace and Johnny Cougar at the time(bought a tshirt) open for Heart in Pittsburgh Ace was going to be really big. Was glad to see him continue on with Squeeze and Mike and the Mechanics.
Please do a reaction to "Once in a Lifetime " by Talking heads.
Psycho killers...[French words]
Yass!!!!
Tons of Talking Heads tracks deserve to be here!!
Life during wartime.
@@JF-kv1gm Yes, I can't wait for that rabbit hole....
The lead singer on the keyboard is Paul Carrack. He still tours with his own band. I saw him in February this year in Peterborough, England, UK.
They call him the man with the golden voice. Such a talent! Check out ‘The Living Years’ by Mike and the Mechanics. Same singer.
Band are like marriages to some extent. Don't underestimate the drama. Cheating is cheating.
Paul Carrack sure does have a smooth voice! He also sang "Tempted", by Squeeze, and, "The Living Years", by Mike and The Mechanics, with Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks from Genesis (Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel's band). The BBC dubbed Carrack, "The Man with the Golden Voice"! Phil Collins said, Carrack "could sing the phone directory". Carrack wrote "Tempted" in a cab, on the way to Heathrow Airport! Carrack also co-wrote "Love Will Keep Us Alive", by The Eagles(sung by Timothy B. Schmidt, who replaced Randy Meisner on bass)
Lol... reminiscent of Tony Burrows' success with so many bands =]
Jamel AKA Jamal: are you sure you didn’t tap into my playlist? Excellent as always.
Gotta love a song written about the bass player who gets the stink eye from Paul and everyone's in on the story, but the bass player is oblivious...love it!!
Agreeing with everyone saying Squeeze should be next. Ace is really known for this one (great) song; Squeeze had lots of hits before "Tempted" that deserve a turn, too, if they're not quite as smooth. "Up the Junction" and "Another Nail for My Heart" and "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" and so on; "power pop" is a killer genre.
As a former bassist, I can relate. At one time, I was being recruited for 3 bands at once, not because of how good I was, but due to a shortage of good bass players. :)
Do a reaction to "The Living Years" by Mike and the Mechanics. Paul Carrack is in that band, and the song is a very emotional song.
Don't worry Little Bro......I danced many times to this song back in the 70's.......and one of the songs that remind me of how I got my heart broken back in 76.......Peace Out!!
"My woman left home with another man, and I still don't seem to care..." But, when your bass player is out playing around with another band, that is a kick in the nutz!
Jamal...I am 68 and watching you always brings tears to my eyes.. your Mom is so blessed. 🙋♀️
Jamel, here are two songs that also talks about cheating partners:
"Lying Eyes" the Eagles
"Ruby, Dont Take Your Love To Town" by The First Edition
these are two MASTERPIECES!!!!
Would love if he could do Lying Eyes, but they block everything.
Or less well known, but certainly rather biting: "Hot Razors In My Heart".
@@hyperboloidofonesheet1036 never heard of this one but I'll listen to it right now
I did listen to it and it sounded so good
Don't forget "Ruby, Dont Take Your Love To Town" was Kenny Rogers and The First Edition after having been first recorded by Waylon Jennings then Johnny Darrell.
Paul Carrack is one of my all-time fav vocalists! So glad to have found this reaction as only a subscriber a few months. Think I suggested this one on another reaction. Solo Carrack or with Ace, Squeeze or Mike and the Mechanics...all memorable tunes with that VOICE! "Pulling Muscles From A Shell", "In the Living Years." Another amazing and vocalist who had similar tone as Carrack is Eric Carmen. "Go All the Way" by the Raspberries!
Hey when the music take control you gotta give in and dance
The groove in this song is pretty irresistible. I was about 6 years old when this came out, so it's been a part of my musical experience for as long as I can remember.
He also sang "Tempted" by Squeeze.
The singer, Paul Carrack, wrote this when he was 17. He later became a member of Mike and the Mechanics and was the singer of "The Living Years"
Paul Carrick! Also was a member of Squeeze! Tempted is a great tune!
Its Carrack!
Remember this well. It’s not a love song. It’s about a band mate (in Ace) who was been tempted to join another group (Quiver). He couldn’t make up his mind. Though it works as ‘lost love’song too! Probably better.
I'll also nominate "Tempted" by Squeeze and double down with Paul Carrack "When You Walk In The Room". Peace and Love!
It's probably been mentioned, but the singer is Paul Carrack, who went on to have a successful solo career and was in Squeeze and Mike + The Mechanics. One of the coolest things that I've ever seen in concert was the last time that when he was in Eric Clapton's band the last time that I saw EC. Eric introduced him, he stepped back into the shadows and they kicked into this song, and only stepped out to play his solo, then stepped back.
Wonderful reaction to this great song! Also listen to Hall & Oats "She's Gone"
Yes such a great song !
@@Thewritingelf It was the 1970s! Greatest musical decade of the entire 20th century. Both of my parents were alive and well during that time, but quite predictably their taste ran to the Big Band sounds of the 1940s. The musicians and singers of that decade were fantastic as well, but I'm partial to this genre of music. Btw...I turned 30 in 1975.