I hate how the "Miami Vice" production team made this song such a small part of the episode, but I was glad when I found it on the show's first soundtrack record, of which I am a proud owner. The record itself was a kind gift from two of my greatest friends, something they found accidentally at a yard sale, and picked up for me. I will always treasure those two. God bless them.
I just picked up the single from a record shop cuz it looked like that perfect 80s vibe. exactly what I was expecting from this type of record, I’m glad I picked it up.
I will tell you, it's very hard now a days to find a music artist or just music in general like this! This song had a beat, great rifts and awesome lyrics, the song, the way Chaka Khan sings this is pure energy! You can hear it, it's as if she gains elevation while singing this song. I'll tell you what, music for the most part today can't hold a candle to music of this era. This is when music was cutting edge, all the while being clean! I miss the 1980's terribly, today it's about bad remakes!
Totally agree. Not only is it a great song, but its sound is very much "of its time". It has that classic mid-1980s...well, I'll just say it..."Miami Vice" sound. The song fit perfectly with the pop culture of the time.
I bought a Miami Vice cassette to listen to while driving my '86 Corvette. This song played and I'd never heard it before. DAMN does it sound good on those bass-y speakers!
*Had a friend who got a job writing cell phone ring tones for Nokia. Part of his signing bonus was a red corvette. I think it was 98 or 99 model. Couldve been a 2000. Anyway, he got tired of it and he made me an offer for it which was basically giving it to me. I still hit myself for turning his offer down. A few months later I bought a new truck for more than what he was going to sell that Corvette to me for. I was a complete idiot.*
As a child in 80s My dream was to buy a Ferrari and listen to this song. I worked hard and bought one, best feeling ever driving and listening to this 😂😂
This hit from Chaka Khan was heard on the Miami Vice episode, Buddies, which aired on November 1, 1985. Miami Vice will always be one of my all time favorite shows. It was the first to combine MTV with police action drama.
Awesome memories of making up dance routines with my best friend when we were kids in the 80s! I hear this song and it transports me back to those amazing moments!
Okay okay, Chaka Khan is my favorite singer...she pulls notes out of the air and always deliver...you must know what I'm talking about. Thankyou just isn't big enough to describe my gratitude...but thankyou! (Until a grander word come's along)!!!
This was my favorite song when I was 4! My mom had the Miami vice cassette tape in her Mercury Cougar, and I used to rewind it to replay this song over and over! I haven’t heard it in decades but it’s still good!
Feeling the heat I can't keep The pressure off me Hear the man say Earn your pay Or I'll let you go today But that's not for me I was born to be alive Not livin' to survive Come closer to me, baby Make me believe it, I can Own the night Reach up and touch the light Own the night You make me come alive I own the night Here in the dark Turn it on Love me forever like this Baby don't stop Make it hot I want to taste your burn again Take me away To a place I've never known Livin' right down to the bone Closer to me baby Make me believe it, I can Own the night Reach up and touch the light (Love still shines) Own the night You make me come alive I own the night You make me feel I own the night Own the night Touch the light (Love still shines) Own the night
By far her greatest song ever. A shame it didn't get more airplay and a bigger spot on the show To me she could hit it every bit as great as Whitney Houston. . Thank you so much for this.
Right On!!! The way she do.... mmmmmm. Her phrasing, her fire, her. I sense a distinct quality of very richly defined rhythmic conception, like she makes choices like a composer is what i mean, so purposeful and clear and funky and Delicious.
This comment is old... But hey! This song does remind me of Duran Duran. Rio. I can't remember the verses, but I used to love that part about something .... It means so much to me. Like a birthday, or a pretty view. (I always thought this was very meaningful. Made me glad to know my secret likes were familiar to others.). I wonder if DD had anything to with this?
Just found this comp Miami Vice album recently at a thrift store.Never heard this track before but first time I heard it I cried at how powerful the lyrics and melody are.At the time synth rock/power pop was huge,especially in Japan and yeah this track should've been WAY bigger than it was.
This was actually released as a single on Mercury Records. I bought it when it was released. I loved the song and thought that it might be valuable someday as it is the only song at that time in Chaka's solo career that was not on Warner Bros. Records.
I love all of the songs on the soundtrack, but this one's probably my favorite. I want to know what they did in the intro. *CRASH* (some kind of synth cymbal??) *CLICK-CLICK...CLICK-CLICK* (hats with fx??) *CRASH* (the synth cymbal again??) I've been curious about this since I first heard this song.
So cool to see everyone's on this Song! Been listening to it for a LONG time, I'm an old 80's Miami Vice fan! This song just blows me away! Chakka Khan should try to remake it, modernize it somehow for today, I really think it's that great a song! Thoughts?
This is the song I was going to do my audition to at the High School of Performing Arts in NYC. The school the tv show Fame was based on...but I decided to do my solo performance to The Police "King of Pain"
own the night is unknown and aint nobody was sampled by ll cool j maybe that led this song to more popularity because todays generation just know the song from ll cool j.
Wonderful song. Great energy and great playing on it by all involved. I do think it suffers today slightly from that 80's production on the rhythm section and keyboards....a bit more bottom to throw the ear off that less organic sound and it would be perfection. Nit-picking I know....but I wouldn't let anyone say it sucked without defending it and Chaka to the hilt. Hahaha
I do not know why this got my attention, and why I like it. (and why I'm even mentioning this here) But (And you have to listen *very* carefully to hear what I'm talking about) I like how the strings during the first two choruses only play one note. But, after the transposition at 3:16, you hear the strings playing two notes.
Oh listen to this.. Makes me want to grow another mullet, wear a white soft suit, holster a silver bren ten and then drive a farrari Draytona around the streets of miami looking for the bad guys...
I hate how the "Miami Vice" production team made this song such a small part of the episode, but I was glad when I found it on the show's first soundtrack record, of which I am a proud owner. The record itself was a kind gift from two of my greatest friends, something they found accidentally at a yard sale, and picked up for me. I will always treasure those two. God bless them.
I didn't even know it made it into any episode. I thought it served as a background music for some sort of a promo in a TV ad for the show.
@@jeshkam It was in the episode "Buddies" (S2E6). Frankie Valli was a guest star.
I just picked up the single from a record shop cuz it looked like that perfect 80s vibe. exactly what I was expecting from this type of record, I’m glad I picked it up.
I have the soundtrack on vinyl, and this song is criminally underrated
@@zippoboy00 I keep waiting for “You Belong To The City” to play after this (had the soundtrack too)
I will tell you, it's very hard now a days to find a music artist or just music in general like this! This song had a beat, great rifts and awesome lyrics, the song, the way Chaka Khan sings this is pure energy! You can hear it, it's as if she gains elevation while singing this song. I'll tell you what, music for the most part today can't hold a candle to music of this era. This is when music was cutting edge, all the while being clean! I miss the 1980's terribly, today it's about bad remakes!
Ok
I agree with you 💯 %
Not if your at a thrift shop!
Я люблю эту музыку 0:01
The closest thing to Whitney Houston and Taylor Dayne. Even Aretha Franklin. These legends, alas, some have passed.
Extremely under-rated song. This should have been a gigantic hit for her, especially considering it was released during the height of her career.
I always thought of myself with Don johnson
Totally agree. Not only is it a great song, but its sound is very much "of its time". It has that classic mid-1980s...well, I'll just say it..."Miami Vice" sound. The song fit perfectly with the pop culture of the time.
Miami Vice was the most 80s thing that ever 80d. See there? I just created a new verb.
Patti La Belle, Chaka Khan. The 2 most powerful voices that still give me chills every time I hear them sing!
I bought a Miami Vice cassette to listen to while driving my '86 Corvette. This song played and I'd never heard it before. DAMN does it sound good on those bass-y speakers!
Amen brother! I found this in my cache of cassettes, and listened to it in my 94 Corvette this weekend! So awesome!
I did the exact same on my 93' !
*Had a friend who got a job writing cell phone ring tones for Nokia. Part of his signing bonus was a red corvette. I think it was 98 or 99 model. Couldve been a 2000. Anyway, he got tired of it and he made me an offer for it which was basically giving it to me. I still hit myself for turning his offer down. A few months later I bought a new truck for more than what he was going to sell that Corvette to me for. I was a complete idiot.*
I bought the same cassette. Great song!
Why can't you find this anywhere anymore? They should play this on classic R&B stations sometimes....
It was made for the show so was never released on any of her albums.
One of the most powerful voices in music!
I love driving downtown, or on the freeway, with this song (as well as some of Jan Hammer's music from MIAMI VICE) playing....
Lowell C. Johnson DAMN, I MISS THE EIGHTIES!!!!!"
+Lowell C. Johnson YOU AND ME BOTH!!!!!!
Me too! :-)
Me three!
As a child in 80s My dream was to buy a Ferrari and listen to this song. I worked hard and bought one, best feeling ever driving and listening to this 😂😂
Queen of the mid 80's!!! Chaka created the mold for RnB female singers during the 80's.
I’m so glad to have the original Miami Vice soundtrack Vinyl
Time of my life
This hit from Chaka Khan was heard on the Miami Vice episode, Buddies, which aired on November 1, 1985. Miami Vice will always be one of my all time favorite shows. It was the first to combine MTV with police action drama.
mkl62 thanks. I couldn’t remember which ep it was on.
mkl62 my favoris movie too
Awesome memories of making up dance routines with my best friend when we were kids in the 80s! I hear this song and it transports me back to those amazing moments!
Me too girl....
Oh, why did we have to leave the '80's? So much good times are being missed now.
Okay okay, Chaka Khan is my favorite singer...she pulls notes out of the air and always deliver...you must know what I'm talking about. Thankyou just isn't big enough to describe my gratitude...but thankyou! (Until a grander word come's along)!!!
One of my favorite songs from the Miami Vice soundtrack!!!
Absolutely.
This was my favorite song when I was 4! My mom had the Miami vice cassette tape in her Mercury Cougar, and I used to rewind it to replay this song over and over! I haven’t heard it in decades but it’s still good!
Chakas vocals are extra good here
Miami Vice 4 ever!!!
Feeling the heat
I can't keep
The pressure off me
Hear the man say
Earn your pay
Or I'll let you go today
But that's not for me
I was born to be alive
Not livin' to survive
Come closer to me, baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
Own the night
You make me come alive
I own the night
Here in the dark
Turn it on
Love me forever like this
Baby don't stop
Make it hot
I want to taste your burn again
Take me away
To a place I've never known
Livin' right down to the bone
Closer to me baby
Make me believe it, I can
Own the night
Reach up and touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
You make me come alive
I own the night
You make me feel
I own the night
Own the night
Touch the light
(Love still shines)
Own the night
One of the best soundtrack ever. Marvellous.
By far her greatest song ever. A shame it didn't get more airplay and a bigger spot on the show To me she could hit it every bit as great as Whitney Houston. . Thank you so much for this.
Whitney herself gave a shoutout to her in "I'm Every Woman" ("Chaka Khan!").
What a song! What a voice!
80s and Chaka are inseparable!
Right On!!! The way she do.... mmmmmm. Her phrasing, her fire, her. I sense a distinct quality of very richly defined rhythmic conception, like she makes choices like a composer is what i mean, so purposeful and clear and funky and Delicious.
yeah this would've slid into that movie soundtrack - could've been the opener.. wow Chaka should've done a Bond theme.. still could
The Magic of Miami Vice...!
I'm ultra big on the 80s but just discovered this song a few minutes ago while drawing some 80s stuff.
This song is fucking hot!!!!!
Hot rock song for the 80's, 90's, and millennium. that what this lady can do....... transcend time with trade mark vocals.
I bow to HRM, Queen Chaka! The woman reeks TALENT!
I love the quality of her voice in this song. That raspiness is a nice touch. I bet this was recorded when she was touring or very busy.
& partying!
Great song for a great TV series of the fantastic 1980's
LOVE this arrangement ! flawless vocals Chaka kinda reminds me of A View to a Kill by Duran Duran
This comment is old... But hey! This song does remind me of Duran Duran. Rio. I can't remember the verses, but I used to love that part about something .... It means so much to me. Like a birthday, or a pretty view. (I always thought this was very meaningful. Made me glad to know my secret likes were familiar to others.). I wonder if DD had anything to with this?
@@firstptr3and10_ I also love "Rio" from Duran Duran...I got you...this surely has that same kind of fiery vibe from that Duran Duran song...
Cool music from a great era
In this song, the Yamaha DX7 ROM-3A patches "Bass 1" and "Marimba" were heard.
Just found this comp Miami Vice album recently at a thrift store.Never heard this track before but first time I heard it I cried at how powerful the lyrics and melody are.At the time synth rock/power pop was huge,especially in Japan and yeah this track should've been WAY bigger than it was.
this song only went to #66 on the R&B charts in 1986!!!
The best song off Miami Vice and that saying a lot as there were a ton of great tunes. So 80s and so good. Takes me back.
This is 80’s greatness!
This was actually released as a single on Mercury Records. I bought it when it was released. I loved the song and thought that it might be valuable someday as it is the only song at that time in Chaka's solo career that was not on Warner Bros. Records.
MCA Records (MCA was the parent company of Universal, the studio behind Miami Vice), not Mercury Records (which was a subsidiary of Polygram).
As great as this is, this song sounds so much better on the original LP/Cassette.
La grande classe!!!!! french people crazy about this song!!!!! beautifulllllll
Back then I owned the world... Carefee times.. 💕
Very underrated. DYING to get this single from ITunes. Thanks for posting this. #GreatShare #RhythmAndBlues #MiamiVice #ILoveThe80s
i’m so sad this song isn’t on spotify, i love it!!
This song is THE BOMB!AWESOME!Thanks a million for posting.
great song... just can't put it out from my had... and it plays the whole day in my mind.. 80's 4EVER !!!
Best voice since Patti LaBelle!
Great number pity there was never an official MV clip to go with it
Chaka makes every cover version to gold! WOW! Wait...I said cover version? YES, This was originally released by George McCrae, IIRC 1 year earlier.
Good song. Great singer.
This song owns! I love the sampled Fairlight CMI bassline, so fucking groovy
My older sister had this copied on to a cassette, I've been searching for it for years, never knew it was Chaka Khan.
a perfect track when playing a driving game like Forza Motorsport!!!
Love you Chaka Khan😘🥰🤗
In this song, the Oberheim DMX and Linn LM-1 were heard.
Great song still missing fron streaming 🥲
Incredible song ...was my favorite of Miami Vice
Miami Vice was much more cooler than Dynasty & Falcon Crest The fashion MTV sound plus Don Johnson as Sonny Crockett
It was also a bit more street than those shows.
@@76NightProwler plus filming the entire show in Miami Florida
A great song and a great singer.
"Vamos procurar, as esperas do Dragão" 🐉🟡
I love all of the songs on the soundtrack, but this one's probably my favorite.
I want to know what they did in the intro.
*CRASH* (some kind of synth cymbal??)
*CLICK-CLICK...CLICK-CLICK* (hats with fx??)
*CRASH* (the synth cymbal again??)
I've been curious about this since I first heard this song.
just awesome in 2019 !!!
Great voice, cool music!!!!
GREAT song ! makes me happy :)))))
Omg... i used to have this song on a 45:)
Nice TV Series & Nice Ost , Thanks 💗.
Great Art...!!!!! Great Art....!!!!! And Great Art Again...!!! Vice City....Vice City...!!!
Awesome song!
So cool to see everyone's on this Song! Been listening to it for a LONG time, I'm an old 80's Miami Vice fan! This song just blows me away! Chakka Khan should try to remake it, modernize it somehow for today, I really think it's that great a song! Thoughts?
It's a dynamic 80's tune. Luv it!
This hit by Chaka Khan aired on the Miami Vice episode, Buddies, on November 1, 1985.
This is the song I was going to do my audition to at the High School of Performing Arts in NYC. The school the tv show Fame was based on...but I decided to do my solo performance to The Police "King of Pain"
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this song is better than aint nobody, in full volume i go crazy
No baby. Her rendition of "Ain't Nobody" separates the the WOMEN from the GIRLS. I Like this song but no way its better than Ain't Nobody.
own the night is unknown and aint nobody was sampled by ll cool j maybe that led this song to more popularity because todays generation just know the song from ll cool j.
talismon63
DATZ RITE!!!
Whut he said, iz almost blasphemy!
LOVE AIN'T NOBODY.
LOVE CHAKA KAHN!!!!
Killer song
It is heard more clearly in "Buddies" but it also briefly heard in "Dutch Oven"
beauthiful
Thanks for posting this! I am going to work out to it.
What can I say? Chaka Khan!
très jolie voix j'adore!
Where can I get this on MP3? It eludes me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Loved it since I was a wee small boy.
THANKYOU DEVINE JAH! YOU ANSWERED ME!!!
Wonderful song. Great energy and great playing on it by all involved. I do think it suffers today slightly from that 80's production on the rhythm section and keyboards....a bit more bottom to throw the ear off that less organic sound and it would be perfection. Nit-picking I know....but I wouldn't let anyone say it sucked without defending it and Chaka to the hilt. Hahaha
i was born in 1990 and i still get exactly what you mean!
The nostalgia!
I do not know why this got my attention, and why I like it. (and why I'm even mentioning this here) But (And you have to listen *very* carefully to hear what I'm talking about) I like how the strings during the first two choruses only play one note. But, after the transposition at 3:16, you hear the strings playing two notes.
Awesome song
Would've been a great track for MIAMI VICE PRODIGAL SON and the back and forth between RICO and VALERIE
Oh listen to this.. Makes me want to grow another mullet, wear a white soft suit, holster a silver bren ten and then drive a farrari Draytona around the streets of miami looking for the bad guys...
my god I have the 7" single up in the Vid lol - top tune!!
Hell yeah
Buddies, season 2 of Miami Vice!
And briefly in "Dutch Oven"
I own the night 80s style!
❤
I own the night.
Dark5 im subbed to u. idk why but it makes me happy to see someone im subbed to listing to this
cole tilley same
Nice taste in music fam, love ur vids
Ooooooaaaaaahhhhyeah! Feeding the heat...
There should be a gta station that just plays Miami vice soundtrack
This is HOT SEXY STUFF baby!!! Oh YEAH!!!
There were only three great Khans in the history of the World.
Kubla
Ganghis
and
Chaka.
PAH ha ha ha ha!
:)
Don't forget "King" ! :-D
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