Being a woman I can say that Boy George is my gay-crush since my childhood (him during the 80s) He was magic for me back then. Oh and I added Tom Ford too somewhere in my 30's.. :-)
Stevie didnt need back up and no, he better not push it with Stevie. 1) Stevie was the vet, you need to be taking notes. 2) Thats Stevie Wonder, youre not matching him in talent or ability. He had Luciano Pavarotti jaw dropped, crying like a fan. Theres no musician alive Stevie could'nt sit with and still shine bright.
Boy George was just a (comparative) baby here, just 23 (or maybe 24) and he stood on the World Motown stage with "legends"and very much "held his own"!💙
I saw and taped this the night it originally was broadcast. I really enjoyed seeing Mary Wilson, the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson all together singing with Stevie.
Stevie Wonder is supported by the greatest back up team on Earth! They are the Four Tops (in red), Smokey Robinson, Smokey's 3 back up singers, Mary Wilson of the Supremes who is 2nd from right next to Obie Benson of the Four Tops!
I remember when they performed this song it wasn’t released yet. So when I finally heard it on the radio I was disappointed that Boy George was not on it. I thought their voices sounded good together.
It would be wonderful if Boy George still had that same AMAZING voice! But the truth is, EVERYONE'S voice changes (deepens) with age, the fact that he no longer has it is NOT his fault!
Awwwwwww Yeeeeeah, this show was incredible. And it was 1985, so errybody that appeared on this show was on something/smoking something/snorting something/taking something: Debarge, Smokey, George Michael, Boy George....And all of the old-school Motowners were alcoholics or recovering from the 60s-70s. All still talented as hell!!!
TRUE (and those habits were NOT limited to performers) It was mid-1985 and Boy George had already been introduced to heroin, but no matter what, EVERYONE got up and performed well!
Those were not the Pointer Sisters. In this clip, Stevie Wonder is supported by the greatest back up team on Earth! They are the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Smokey's 3 back up singers, Mary Wilson of the Supremes who is 2nd from right next to Obie Benson of the Four Tops!
I remember this like it was yesterday. That was an incredible performance with the best background singers 😉. Motown was truly a family unit. That was from Apollo salutes Motown special. Luther Vandross sings background on the original recording of Part time Lover. Back in the eighties we had 2 very soulful blue eyed souled adopted brothers from England coincidentally both named George. Boy George & the great George Michael they both loved Stevie! ❤❤
Boy George voz deliciosa de se ouvir, suave e delicada, mas forte e potente ao mesmo tempo, amo muito ele, vida longa ao lindo e maravilhoso Boy George, Eu te amo.
You gotta hand it to Boy George for respectfully toning down his flamboyant look for this soul performance to appeal more to the Apollo audience back then.
When they performed this song it wasn’t released yet. So when I finally heard it on the radio I was disappointed that Boy George was not on it. I thought they sounded good together.
Music by these is incredible, Boy George is a totally cool and fantastic singer, Stevie Wonder is a cool and magical singer also with out a doubt, a 100% for both the guys.
..I remember seeing this when it was originally broadcast and I still feel the same that stevie performed like he didn't want George there, tried to push him out vocally and you could tell from George's reaction at the end
Boy George stood firm, lol, I love both. I read somewhere about Stevie being competitive, especially when he was a kid. I think it was Gladys Horton who told a story about the first time they met...
Queridos comentarista, no es que stevie le allá ganado en voz a boy lo que pasa es k la canción es de el y x su puesto que tenía que escucharse mas y a boy tenía un tono muy bajo en esa canción, pero en realidad boy canta en tonos muy altos y simplemente no quisieron que opacara a stevie.. Los músicos saben de que estoy hablando...
Mauricio Hernandez Si pero cuando haces un dueto es para repartise la letra de la canción... pero B GEORGE canto milésimas de microsegundos :'v Si lo opacaron
Simplemente Boy George le dió su lugar no quitandole el protagonismo. El acompaño y no es su canción. Pero de hecho el aporte de Boy George potenció este exitazo.
oh yes I love meet some Stevie Wonder and I still like boy George no matter whateverybody got something going on with a life but I still love them I love listen to his songs
2 grande voces. Genios totales .estos son artistas con talento. No los de ahora que con el UA-cam se vuelven famosos cantando con la papá en la boca !!!!
That was a moment in pop culture history.... An openly gay white man singing in a Jean Paul Gaultier skirt suit. at the Apollo theater in Harlem....and holding his own...now of course everyone was not that nice to him....get his 1st book he talks about it....GOD BLESS EVERYONE ON THAT STAGE....just a side note.....notice all the women looking at him and smiling....
Amazed at how the audience was able to sit so damn still during this! Wtf is the matter with em?!?
I just read about this is Boy George's book! He knew Stevie was killing him on stage. But I love Boy's first verse in this performance.
Killing him? How?
@@tarcisiasiniscalchi6641 vocally
@@tarcisiasiniscalchi6641 because he sounds shit and stevie is killing it, boy George is actually spoiling it
@@JDotLoc boo on you
@@athenavan2242 what you actually think he sounds good here?
Being a woman I can say that Boy George is my gay-crush since my childhood (him during the 80s) He was magic for me back then. Oh and I added Tom Ford too somewhere in my 30's.. :-)
Boy George Voice’s is full of soul; I love him so much
I got to say Boy George hits those notes really good he also admires Stevie wonder's music
Boy George stayed in his comfort zone, his "oh yeah's" being about as far as he was going to push it with Stevie and the back up group of stars.
Stevie didnt need back up and no, he better not push it with Stevie. 1) Stevie was the vet, you need to be taking notes. 2) Thats Stevie Wonder, youre not matching him in talent or ability. He had Luciano Pavarotti jaw dropped, crying like a fan. Theres no musician alive Stevie could'nt sit with and still shine bright.
This is when Boy George was at his peak and to perform with the great Stevie Wonder. I remember this like it was yesterday.
I'm surprised Boy George can stand with balls that big. Respect.
Boy George was just a (comparative) baby here, just 23 (or maybe 24) and he stood on the World Motown stage with "legends"and very much "held his own"!💙
Boy George gives different color to this song, I love it!
....and a different FLAVOR....he made it BISEXUAL....he sings...SHE and HE MY PART TIME LOVERS...
what an epic, legendary and a piece of a cult moment in music history...
Boy George is so soulful.
true that!😉
tellemyumad74 boy George rocks!.
So hot
Boy george has a amazing voice 👍
@@cassydebijl5869 ....he said he grew up listening to all that SOUL MUSIC from the 60s....he said he was crazy about GLADYS KNIGHT.....
I saw and taped this the night it originally was broadcast. I really enjoyed seeing Mary Wilson, the Four Tops and Smokey Robinson all together singing with Stevie.
Boy George is absolutely incredible, I love him so much!! Absolute perfection!!
Andrew Phillips he also performed with Luther vandross on the same night.
Stevie Wonder's vocal capacity is the best ever in history. No doubt about it!
EASILY
He's fucking insane
Boy George was definitely given the minority "treatment" here!!🎤
STEVIE WONDER = POTENCIA
BOY GEORGE = ELEGANCIA
+frankinay RP Steve wonder = Estilo y ritmo Boy George = Potencia y elegancia.
Stevie Wonder tiene todo jajaja
Stevie Wonder is supported by the greatest back up team on Earth! They
are the Four Tops (in red), Smokey Robinson, Smokey's 3 back up singers, Mary
Wilson of the Supremes who is 2nd from right next to Obie Benson of the
Four Tops!
Boy George holds his own well here!! Completely different voices.
Si yo también
I kind of can't believe this happened. And I watched it when it was originally broadcast.
I remember when they performed this song it wasn’t released yet. So when I finally heard it on the radio I was disappointed that Boy George was not on it. I thought their voices sounded good together.
Love this so much. Boy George added to Stevie Wonder's lyrics so beautifully.
Boy George needs to do an album that showcases his vocals. He has very soothing vocals.
It would be wonderful if Boy George still had that same AMAZING voice! But the truth is, EVERYONE'S voice changes (deepens) with age, the fact that he no longer has it is NOT his fault!
Song Like Unfortunate Thing is a good listen for soothing George.
Awwwwwww Yeeeeeah, this show was incredible. And it was 1985, so errybody that appeared on this show was on something/smoking something/snorting something/taking something: Debarge, Smokey, George Michael, Boy George....And all of the old-school Motowners were alcoholics or recovering from the 60s-70s. All still talented as hell!!!
TRUE (and those habits were NOT limited to performers) It was mid-1985 and Boy George had already been introduced to heroin, but no matter what, EVERYONE got up and performed well!
And even with all of that, still more talented than most artists now.
Sweet George, your voice then and now is perfect like you!! ♥ .
Two of the greatest talents ever
Fantastic duet
Boy George, the four tops, the pointer sisters Stevie wonder and Bill Cosby. What a combo
And of course smokey!!
Those were not the Pointer Sisters. In this clip, Stevie Wonder is supported by the greatest back up team on Earth! They are the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Smokey's 3 back up singers, Mary Wilson of the Supremes who is 2nd from right next to Obie Benson of the Four Tops!
I thank my parents for introducing me to stevie wonder music as little kid when she recorded Motown 25 on VHS tape 7 months b4 I was born
excellent...and BOY....looked...AMAZING....
2:53 Boy George changed the whole meaning of this song
.....he MODERNIZED IT....
people dont realize smokey robinson is up to there too but its such an underrated song very classic
Different styles but both are greate!!
Stevie helped so many artists to pave their way in US
I remember this like it was yesterday. That was an incredible performance with the best background singers 😉. Motown was truly a family unit. That was from Apollo salutes Motown special. Luther Vandross sings background on the original recording of Part time Lover. Back in the eighties we had 2 very soulful blue eyed souled adopted brothers from England coincidentally both named George. Boy George & the great George Michael they both loved Stevie! ❤❤
I remember watching this when it first came on tv back in the day. I had to be about 5, if that old but I remember, Mary wells was o this show too
Boy George voz deliciosa de se ouvir, suave e delicada, mas forte e potente ao mesmo tempo, amo muito ele, vida longa ao lindo e maravilhoso Boy George, Eu te amo.
+Beatriz Gomes En efecto, Boy George tiene mejor y más fuerte voz
I love me some Stevie wonder. He so fionne with so much talent. Thank you for your wonderful music
You gotta hand it to Boy George for respectfully toning down his flamboyant look for this soul performance to appeal more to the Apollo audience back then.
Still camp at
Because Stevie Wonder was NOT having it. I don't know if it's because they were at the Apollo, but Stevie definitely turned up on him.
@@skepchica Yeah, I noticed that too!
When they performed this song it wasn’t released yet. So when I finally heard it on the radio I was disappointed that Boy George was not on it. I thought they sounded good together.
Boy George so handsome I don't care if he's gay I love his little dances.
🤔
I usually don't like men wearing women's clothes, but here it looks really great.
How the hell could anyone dislike this?
I know right how
Those people are stupid
Ikr
Because Boy George is a part time singer and should not share a stage with a proper singer, maybe?
it would be a theory of Sigmund freud id, ego, super ego. The moral message.
Music by these is incredible, Boy George is a totally cool and fantastic singer, Stevie Wonder is a cool and magical singer also with out a doubt, a 100% for both the guys.
El nivel de los artistas en esta epoca es otra cosa..
Totalmente... Incomparables
Wow Boy George did amazing and so did Stevie
George 1 bad boy he earned stevie wonder respect
I wish they'd re-recorded this as a single for either's greatest hits cd...
Boy George is Wonderful!!!
..I remember seeing this when it was originally broadcast and I still feel the same that stevie performed like he didn't want George there, tried to push him out vocally and you could tell from George's reaction at the end
Boy George stood firm, lol, I love both. I read somewhere about Stevie being competitive, especially when he was a kid. I think it was Gladys Horton who told a story about the first time they met...
Stevie Wonder was mad because Boy George couldn't remember the lyrics and he was under the influence. I love Boy George but I don't blame Stevie.
@@susanmitchell9352 SO, HOW in the heck do YOU know Boy George "couldn't remember the lyrics and was under the influence"??????
SOMEONE turned down Boy George's mike!🎤
Sweet George, your voice then and now ist perfect
like si no sabes ingles pero te encanta
Wow. pretty voices.
💜 simplemente me encantan los dos...
No dejó Steve Wonder que brillara Boy George
Stevie Wonder
George
Magnífico ❤
1:47 A alegria do Smokey Robinson no backing contagia!
I Was So Glad To Be Able To Watch This When It Aired. And Got Up My Job Is Done
Say wat eva u want he can groove & he and stevie rocked!if u like this type of music
He is a great man blind and singing wonderful songs .
UNA FANS, UN CLÁSICO, UNA LEYENDA.....GRAN TEMA...MUCHOS RECUERDOS....
Awesome! I've never seen this before so thank you for sharing!
Wow what a song. All time favourites $$$$$$$$$$$$$
Love the Gautier coat dress and glitzy jewels! 💎
....and the EVENING GLOVES.....so CHIC....
2020 ...who's listening ??
This song is so 80s cool. I love this performance!!
you gotta admit, this fusion is pretty godd.
@jclanton76 i am NOT boy george fan ! Thanks for inviting
The "intro" could use some editing, it's way too LONG, AND it's done by a rapist!
I Love stevie great video
Queridos comentarista, no es que stevie le allá ganado en voz a boy lo que pasa es k la canción es de el y x su puesto que tenía que escucharse mas y a boy tenía un tono muy bajo en esa canción, pero en realidad boy canta en tonos muy altos y simplemente no quisieron que opacara a stevie.. Los músicos saben de que estoy hablando...
+Mauricio Hernandez Los dos son enormes!!!!
Mauricio Hernandez Si pero cuando haces un dueto es para repartise la letra de la canción... pero B GEORGE canto milésimas de microsegundos :'v
Si lo opacaron
Mauricio Hernandez Exactamente.
Now that was amazing
amo a boy jorge
Bob George estas guapísimo, 😍 💕 ♥ genial los dos.
These voices 😍
He and He....my Part Time Lover!!
Loool
For always this song!!!!!
Excelente musica de aquellos años maravillosos 👌
A great duet shocker
Boy George es espectacular pero Stevie Wonder se lo comió vivo en esta versión.
Simplemente Boy George le dió su lugar no quitandole el protagonismo.
El acompaño y no es su canción.
Pero de hecho el aporte de Boy George potenció este exitazo.
Steve tiene una voz prodigiosa, pero en los momentos de Boy también se lució.
Osea que basado en tu comentario podemos sacar como conclusión que Stevie Wonder se lo comio a Boy
George
@@joseyanez3095 jajajajaj
la canción es de Stevie. la verdad sería muy raro si fuese al revés.
oh yes I love meet some Stevie Wonder and I still like boy George no matter whateverybody got something going on with a life but I still love them I love listen to his songs
wow amazing
2 grande voces. Genios totales .estos son artistas con talento. No los de ahora que con el UA-cam se vuelven famosos cantando con la papá en la boca !!!!
He was there because they INVITED him!
George grew up LIKING R&B, he saw it as an "honor".
De lo mejor se ha pisado esta tierra!!
Guys...this is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Awesome!
Que tal cumbion que se baila boy George
Jajaja como que... No está muy acompasado ... No?
@ximi400
This is from Motown Returns to the Apollo DVD (1985)
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"THANK YOU" for posting!
Beautiful voice boy George ♩🎶🎵
The "back up crew" including Smokey Robinson!! ......WANT TO SEE MORE OF THEM!!
Fire 🔥
My birthday, 2 years before I was born
NUNCA ME CANSO DE ESCUCHAR ESTA CANCION
Boy George has it👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 what a Voice…. He can Sing fantastic
This performance was too short.
Esto si es música ❤
Dupla maravilhosa e gostosa de se ouvir💖
That was a moment in pop culture history.... An openly gay white man singing in a Jean Paul Gaultier skirt suit. at the Apollo theater in Harlem....and holding his own...now of course everyone was not that nice to him....get his 1st book he talks about it....GOD BLESS EVERYONE ON THAT STAGE....just a side note.....notice all the women looking at him and smiling....
Стив Уандер Супер настоящий король 🔥🔥🔥👍👍👍👍♥️♥️♥️♥️
Classic, This is Motown Returns To Apollo Live. I think this is mid 80's. I even saw David Allen Grier at 3:10
Sensacional ❤
Boy George ♡
Que maravilla escuchar esto✨