The Pointer Sisters - Automatic

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  • @alvin4551
    @alvin4551 Рік тому +837

    RIP Anita Pointer. Thank you and your sisters for the timeless hits 💕🎵

  • @mickmacy6161
    @mickmacy6161 8 місяців тому +189

    2024-1984 me and my sweet woman danced to this tune at our wedding. She is upstairs and I still love her.

    • @markmunroe-hz8rf
      @markmunroe-hz8rf 7 місяців тому +9

      Old songs like these are timeless
      Current songs are forgettable.

    • @biggbatt
      @biggbatt 7 місяців тому +5

      Good deal.

    • @tilasole3252
      @tilasole3252 7 місяців тому +7

      With all due respect, just upstairs or UPSTAIRS?

    • @RaYdAwG005
      @RaYdAwG005 7 місяців тому +2

      @@tilasole3252 I'm glad you asked. I was wondering the same.

    • @Sinn0100
      @Sinn0100 7 місяців тому +2

      Same brother....my lady is hanging out in our bedroom playing a game on our Steam Deck (I think Disgaea 2). 2/11/13-4/22/24 and still going strong! ;)
      Addendum- Hold on a minute...my girl is very much alive. I sincerely hope his is as well. Dark.

  • @luvuyonobadula40
    @luvuyonobadula40 Рік тому +221

    It's 1984. I'm in Zimbabwe and I'm eight years old, sitting with Mum and Big Sis listening to Voice of America with Casey Kasem on Mum's Grundig radio. This song and Solid by Ashford and Simpson ALWAYS conjure up that memory. And Mum STILL has that radio...

    • @frankpeck1448
      @frankpeck1448 8 місяців тому +8

      Very Impressive and Touching story...hoping that you and your family are Safe and Well. Greetings from N.Kentucky USA Y'All 🇺🇸

    • @johnbegayjr
      @johnbegayjr 8 місяців тому +6

      This is my "new" favorite song from the 1980s as featured on "Get Into The Groove" on Sirius XM Studio 54 Radio! 🎵

    • @kathiemaske3669
      @kathiemaske3669 8 місяців тому +5

      Such a cool song, great beat

    • @oscarharris3687
      @oscarharris3687 8 місяців тому +4

      Tell us about Rhodesia

    • @luvuyonobadula40
      @luvuyonobadula40 7 місяців тому +7

      @@oscarharris3687 Not much I can tell you, mate. We moved there from the UK in 1982 when I was six years old, and it was already Zimbabwe then.

  • @fitfogey
    @fitfogey 9 місяців тому +145

    Still grooving to this in 2024. Three absolute queens.

  • @Mxyzptlk_Lives
    @Mxyzptlk_Lives 4 роки тому +963

    Ruth Pointer's voice on this track is AMAZING. She said she wished her voice was as soulful as Chaka or Aretha. Ruth, if you see this, please know that even if you can't hit high notes like Chaka or Aretha, your low register is soulful and legendary in its own right.

    • @Mxyzptlk_Lives
      @Mxyzptlk_Lives 2 роки тому +42

      @@Burgieking1 I am assuming you're being facetious LOL. There is no man singing on this song. This is a group comprised of 3 sisters from Oakland, CA. Originally there were 4 sisters but one left the group to go solo.

    • @westies1962
      @westies1962 2 роки тому +16

      You hit the nail on the head!

    • @michelleyoung3765
      @michelleyoung3765 2 роки тому +14

      Absolutely beautiful

    • @ratesforless
      @ratesforless 2 роки тому +24

      It was a perfect blend. You can't even fathom another voice or higher octave doing the solo. It wouldn't sound right at all...

    • @DylanFowler
      @DylanFowler 2 роки тому +11

      They put us Men in our places.

  • @shamekajackson2203
    @shamekajackson2203 4 роки тому +436

    June Died In 2006 And Bonnie Died In 2020. R.I.P. June And Bonnie. Will Be Truly Missed But Not Forgotten!

  • @reservoirdude92
    @reservoirdude92 4 роки тому +1905

    The music supervisor in charge of GTA: Vice City (as well as the other main creative forces behind the scenes) have the most pristine taste. Hats off to them.

    • @PrivateSmiles
      @PrivateSmiles 2 роки тому +102

      Lazlow picked the music. He left though.

    • @jackriver1999
      @jackriver1999 2 роки тому +93

      Glide into a Miami club in the 80s in aviator shades, a pastel-colored Armani suit and boat shoes.

    • @joshuaattractsmoney
      @joshuaattractsmoney 2 роки тому +48

      This song was in Vice City?

    • @sugarspell1306
      @sugarspell1306 2 роки тому +78

      @@joshuaattractsmoney yep, if you play the radio station "Fever 105"

    • @joshuaattractsmoney
      @joshuaattractsmoney 2 роки тому +28

      @@sugarspell1306 🤣❤dang ok. Thata what's up. That's the power of music. It lasts forever

  • @kayjay111111
    @kayjay111111 Рік тому +91

    Ruth was BORN to sing this song. We lower-register girls grew up loving, imitating, and hoping to be this! TY Ruth!

    • @Sinn0100
      @Sinn0100 7 місяців тому +2

      So wait....is that really her voice? I would think they just auto-tuned it as that was the rage in the 1980's. Kind of like that deal in the 2010's with everyone was talking like a robot (which they took from the 1980's and 1990's).
      Addendum- You will have to forgive me if I'm wrong. I definitely heard this song as a young kid in the 1980's as it was huge. However, I was a 1990's kid so this is probably the only song of hers I know. I started getting into music in the very early 1990's with MC Hammer, Vanilla Ice, Bel Biv Davoe, Poison, Guns n' Roses, ect... That led to gangster rap (I loved that shit too much) and was quite literally saved by the grunge movement. Now, I love everything but country...I can't stand it.

    • @gardnersgourmetbakery6269
      @gardnersgourmetbakery6269 6 місяців тому +3

      That register is everything and brilliantly displayed on this song

    • @gardnersgourmetbakery6269
      @gardnersgourmetbakery6269 6 місяців тому +3

      @@Sinn0100that is indeed her

    • @michelecherek5392
      @michelecherek5392 4 місяці тому +2

      ​@Sinn0100 all I can tell you is to look at the credits on the album for a man on there, lol. Ruth was NO JOKE!❤️‍🔥🎶❤️‍🔥🎶❤️‍🔥 My friend from a singing group we were in was the bass. I heard this on Grand Theft Auto. She came over, and I told her that was Ruth. I made her check the album cover, lol. They used electronic typed music, but that was ALL her❤️‍🔥

  • @NathanBrooken
    @NathanBrooken 4 роки тому +1546

    This has to be one of the most unique coolest songs ever recorded. Haven't met too many people who don't like it's just that great

    • @B1GK1NG
      @B1GK1NG 3 роки тому +50

      I still rock this song in my car and I'm 45 lol

    • @marknewton3765
      @marknewton3765 3 роки тому +51

      I play this song to the pub and nightclub crowds, NO ONE has yet NOT danced to this.....IT IS THAT GOOD.

    • @erinjohnson4273
      @erinjohnson4273 3 роки тому +26

      @@B1GK1NG I'm ,43 and this is my youth

    • @Armodith
      @Armodith 3 роки тому +12

      Amen. Love these ladies!♡

    • @elainfarrington5449
      @elainfarrington5449 3 роки тому +13

      🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 still a banger in 2021

  • @freedom4mealways
    @freedom4mealways 9 місяців тому +48

    Forty years ago, The Pointer Sisters were "Automatic"! They were spot on!
    RIP Anita Pointer!

  • @daviddominguez7545
    @daviddominguez7545 2 роки тому +495

    Never gets old. Ill randomly play at a party and people still dance to it lol. Timeless.

    • @brianbeveney339
      @brianbeveney339 2 роки тому +9

      It's a Jem of a track. A floor filler, no matter the situation!

    • @MrLoyalty3
      @MrLoyalty3 2 роки тому +4

      Just randomly thought of it… which brought me here!

    • @kershabeaver3312
      @kershabeaver3312 Рік тому +3

      Great song great singers. Rest in peace to June Bonnie and now Anita pointer

    • @robotzombie2481
      @robotzombie2481 Рік тому

      ❤️👍

    • @kershabeaver3312
      @kershabeaver3312 Рік тому

      @@otdreamer193 true

  • @shanekabanks1344
    @shanekabanks1344 Рік тому +128

    Taking Automatic into 2023, I'll never let go of the 80's

    • @PolCarozzi
      @PolCarozzi 5 місяців тому +2

      Nostalgia al 100 por 100 recuerdo mi adolescencia y no sabia que pointer sister cantaba esta joya que vale 100000000000000 clasicos

    • @erichill4926
      @erichill4926 5 місяців тому +3

      Never let the 80s Go!!!!!

    • @jowhit226
      @jowhit226 4 місяці тому +3

      80's fo life

    • @briane173
      @briane173 2 місяці тому +2

      @@erichill4926 I put this song up this morning coz it takes me right back to 1985, driving PCH from Port Hueneme to Santa Monica and from there to Long Beach every morning. BLAAHH what a commute! But songs on the radio like this one made it go fast. There'll never be another time like the 80s -- best decade of _my_ life, that's for certain.

    • @antonioleite3788
      @antonioleite3788 2 місяці тому +1

      Me too!

  • @michaelivorysr.9868
    @michaelivorysr.9868 8 років тому +640

    Man take me back to the 80s, Simply lovin it.. I miss those days of high school. Life was so simple, not perfect, but a little simpler to be a teenager having fun, crashing house parties, having good clean fun, very little trouble. This was around 1983 or 1984. My junior year in high school..Miami Vice, Jeri curl days. A huge Pointer Sisters fan back then I was, House parties, skate ring days. You name it, the 80s to me was clearly one of the best decades ever period. RIP Anita Pointer. Great range with Ruth Pointer also in her tone of voice on this one. Greatly appreciated and definitely missed. Thank you so much. Great times and memories.

    • @ajwriter5699
      @ajwriter5699 8 років тому +8

      Michael Ivory, Sr. Highly agreed.

    • @polishmeatworker
      @polishmeatworker 8 років тому +6

      Michael Ivory, Sr. Good times man

    • @Dragonetti1976
      @Dragonetti1976 7 років тому +9

      Michael Ivory, Sr. I miss Those days to Brother...

    • @sharonsmalls6846
      @sharonsmalls6846 6 років тому +6

      Michael Ivory, Sr.
      I was 28-29 in 83’-84’ it was a great time!!

    • @pbhoulden8212
      @pbhoulden8212 6 років тому +18

      Agreed! I was an elementary into junior high school kid in the 80s. Skating on Saturday mornings with my neighborhood friends to Cyndi Lauper, USA for Africa, Michael Jackson and Weird Al, dancing with the same friends to the "Ghostbusters" theme song, seeing "Back to the Future," "Top Gun" and "Dirty Dancing" and other classic movies in the theater, riding in my mom's car without seat belts and going for bike rides without helmets, "only" 30 channels on cable, MTV when it played videos, Atari 9000....would not trade it for the world! My mom loved the Pointer Sisters back in the day, she had the "Jump" album on cassette tape.

  • @777MAG
    @777MAG 4 роки тому +210

    I’m 43, these songs bring tears to my eyes. There hard to listen to, I listen to them once in a blue. Prince, sos band, all reminds me of my childhood. My mom played these songs dancing around the house. She’s gone now,😢so many people r gone. Time is slipping away ⌛️⏳I was so small when the pointer sisters were popular. I almost forgot them. I loved this song.

    • @jenuwinmoore9258
      @jenuwinmoore9258 4 роки тому +8

      MAG 777
      I'm with you in this sentiment. My condolences for your loss tho.

    • @777MAG
      @777MAG 4 роки тому +1

      Jenuwin Moore thank u❤️

    • @jenuwinmoore9258
      @jenuwinmoore9258 4 роки тому

      MAG 777
      You're very welcome my dear.

    • @akforlife2423
      @akforlife2423 2 роки тому +2

      I'm 47 and feel same. We are a rare breed of cold war/nuclear war looming in the back of our every thought kids. Our music brought hope and good vibes

    • @EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777
      @EsmeraldaWolfsbane7777 2 роки тому

      Mag 777 ur not alone me too I feel you 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

  • @ThomasRoll85
    @ThomasRoll85 10 місяців тому +23

    The rhythm guitar and the bass BVs are severely underrated.
    Love this.

  • @summitwonder
    @summitwonder Рік тому +179

    Rip Anita Pointer, you are reunited with your sister Bonnie. Your and your siblings contribution to music was massive. Music like this in the 80s was dance floor fillers. The melody and disco beat, its impossible to not dance to it. Thank you girls for such great tracks. Love & Respect.

    • @dogecoinbrothermouzone2500
      @dogecoinbrothermouzone2500 Рік тому

      🤲🏿🤲🏿

    • @kentthomason6285
      @kentthomason6285 Рік тому +2

      You think she gone see this

    • @jeffreybarkin3177
      @jeffreybarkin3177 Рік тому +6

      Don't overlook The Pointer Sisters' contribution to Film Soundtracks like Beverlie Hills Cops, and their MAGNIFICENT Cover of Bruce Springsteen's "(I'm On) Fire"..
      The 80's were Theirs!

    • @AsHatSelfieStick
      @AsHatSelfieStick 8 місяців тому

      ... AND JUNE!!!!

    • @MaxineMcQueen-jr4mm
      @MaxineMcQueen-jr4mm 6 місяців тому

      Ruth is the only sister who is still alive

  • @gogoyubari366
    @gogoyubari366 4 роки тому +556

    Bonnie Pointer passed away. May God comfort her sisters.

    • @neilray9357
      @neilray9357 4 роки тому +32

      RIP Bonnie Pointer. ☹️
      Another great group from an awesome music era!

    • @galactic-visitoretxavarria1674
      @galactic-visitoretxavarria1674 4 роки тому +10

      Ouuhhhh!!!!,Really???I`m really Sorry!!Bonnie:-Thanks a lot,by such a wonderful Legacy!!!.R.I.P.

    • @andyjackson3891
      @andyjackson3891 4 роки тому +10

      ...and God takes another wonderful one. RIP Bonnie. x

    • @TheChihuahua83
      @TheChihuahua83 4 роки тому +8

      I heard about that the other day! I feel for her sisters, I know they are devastated as well as the rest of their family. May she rest in peace and continuue making beautiful music in Heaven!

    • @ashypharaoh8407
      @ashypharaoh8407 4 роки тому +3

      RIP

  • @IvanSanchez-mh9gu
    @IvanSanchez-mh9gu 6 років тому +269

    The Pointer Sisters are one of the most Amazing Groups especially vocally and Underrated. They deserve more radio time. 😉

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 5 років тому +10

      To be fair, they got a ton of radio time in their day, but not so much anymore, which I will never understand. Their songs are just classic, timeless, and so enjoyable! This one broke the mold for pure awesomeness, though. :)

    • @rickbrenner6079
      @rickbrenner6079 4 роки тому +2

      And to be inducted into the R & R Hall of Fame.

    • @anthonyshields869
      @anthonyshields869 4 роки тому

      Yes!

    • @nicolespain1873
      @nicolespain1873 4 роки тому

      My favorite group! Exactly

    • @phillipsimmons5
      @phillipsimmons5 2 роки тому +1

      This song was a big hit in 1984 reach Number 5 on billboard on the Hot 100 was one the radio heavy then.

  • @jchesser7765
    @jchesser7765 3 роки тому +364

    I played this in my classroom for my kindergarten kiddos, and one of them got up and started dancing. I’ll allow it !! That kid is going places!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️

    • @EphemeralProductions
      @EphemeralProductions 2 роки тому +9

      love it!

    • @melissahawn7905
      @melissahawn7905 2 роки тому +9

      Look Out Dancing With The Stars Here Comes One Of JChesser77 Kindergarten Students

    • @merq30
      @merq30 2 роки тому +16

      Your a great teacher 🙏🏻

    • @CHTT458
      @CHTT458 2 роки тому +7

      Was it the video of the little boy dancing 🤣, he was jamming

    • @melissahawn7905
      @melissahawn7905 2 роки тому +2

      @@CHTT458 Yes

  • @PatriciaFlores-zb6vm
    @PatriciaFlores-zb6vm Рік тому +233

    Who is still listening to this groovy song in 2023!! 💐💕 RIP Anita 🙏💔

    • @krugerfuchs
      @krugerfuchs 9 місяців тому +7

      2024 🎉

    • @mixedhairless
      @mixedhairless 9 місяців тому +2

      Me in NYC

    • @lucvanwassenhove4784
      @lucvanwassenhove4784 9 місяців тому +4

      Me too 👍😃 best song of pointer sisters. Very funky ❤️🤩

    • @slactweak
      @slactweak 8 місяців тому +3

      All of us who were around when this song first came out.

    • @kathiemaske3669
      @kathiemaske3669 8 місяців тому +1

      I am. Great song. @@slactweak

  • @CorreSport7
    @CorreSport7 5 років тому +412

    Lyrics, vocals, arrangement and production on this song are collective perfection. So many layers of technical awesomeness. When I hear this song it's automatic exhilaration.

  • @AP-ld2qv
    @AP-ld2qv 4 роки тому +267

    She killed this Joint.
    Everyone slept on Ruthie!

    • @carltonking3204
      @carltonking3204 4 роки тому +15

      Ruth was the truth, the 80s version of t boz.

    • @carltonking3204
      @carltonking3204 4 роки тому +14

      This generation need to know that ruth pointer was doing this before t boz was born. Nuff said

    • @jenuwinmoore9258
      @jenuwinmoore9258 4 роки тому +6

      Carlton King
      U better say what u said!

    • @santacollins326
      @santacollins326 4 роки тому +3

      💟🎶🎶🎶

    • @spicyhot2552
      @spicyhot2552 3 роки тому +7

      Ruth's deep voice is the real deal.Ruth really killed this joint .

  • @IllySoChilly.
    @IllySoChilly. 9 років тому +1412

    Sometimes I wish I could go to a dope 80s themed party and just vibe out to tunes like this.

    • @aishawalker31
      @aishawalker31 9 років тому +17

      ILLyuh keep it 100 Meeeeeeee tooooooo!!!!

    • @codemiesterbeats
      @codemiesterbeats 9 років тому +20

      +ILLyuh keep it 100 bruh I went to a kevin gates show and there was this bad ass chick there with cut off jean shorts with bleach blond hair that was like 2 feet tall permed out to the max and curly as shit... I was like holy shit did she just step out of a time machine??? I was going to ask her but I was pretty drunk and it was standing room only lmao but dang she was BAD!

    • @IllySoChilly.
      @IllySoChilly. 9 років тому +18

      Aisha Walker we should start a 80s theme house party lol

    • @IllySoChilly.
      @IllySoChilly. 9 років тому +10

      codemiesterbeats damn I know. I'm a sucker for curly kinky hair lol

    • @mastermooky
      @mastermooky 9 років тому +8

      +ILLyuh keep it 100 writers cared about the music then

  • @JoeOMalley-py8wq
    @JoeOMalley-py8wq 11 місяців тому +34

    It just lifts my spirits like it did in 1983. Thank you ladies .

  • @defhoez449
    @defhoez449 4 роки тому +176

    You'd be hard pressed to find an 80's tune with cooler synths than this song has....people forget that The Pointer Sisters were one of the greatest synthwave groups in history. That, plus the beautiful layering of the vocals mixed with two different drum machines creating a very unique sound

  • @billfranco4109
    @billfranco4109 6 років тому +489

    Summer of 84 was the best music ever!!!!!!!!

    • @bqkmg2037
      @bqkmg2037 5 років тому +51

      The whole decade in the summers of the 80s were GREAT.

    • @tracyseymour7553
      @tracyseymour7553 5 років тому +18

      @@bqkmg2037 I agree. The summer of '86 (the summer between my junior and senior year) was the best. I had my driver's license, and it was my freedom!

    • @michaelivorysr.9868
      @michaelivorysr.9868 5 років тому +7

      Yesssss....I agree totally.

    • @MrM-u3h
      @MrM-u3h 5 років тому +32

      Movies too! Ghostbusters, Terminator, Purple Rain, Beverly Hills Cop, Footloose, Temple of Doom, Karate Kid, Spinal Tap. What a year!

    • @DDub-ls3op
      @DDub-ls3op 5 років тому +11

      Mazroon M Friday the 13th, Nightmare on elm street, dream scape, Rambo, Aliens Colonial Marines “what are we gonna do now man!?” 21 Jump Street, Cosby, Fresh Prince, Tour of Duty. I could go on.

  • @dwainehines8314
    @dwainehines8314 9 років тому +273

    To me this was the best pointer sister song, Ruth Pointer nailed this.

    • @kayjay111111
      @kayjay111111 9 років тому +11

      +Dwaine Hines I've always had a deep singing voice and when I heard this song as a kid it became my everything. It's my go to karaoke song now. Such a contralto inspiration she is.

    • @chuckers40
      @chuckers40 8 років тому +7

      +Dwaine Hines Ruth is great, June is the most underrated singer of the Four Sisters

    • @josem.figueroajr.4532
      @josem.figueroajr.4532 6 років тому

      Dwaine Hines I guess you could say that Ruth Pointer grew some balls.

    • @markwilliams6378
      @markwilliams6378 6 років тому +2

      No sir Jump was their best song

    • @markwilliams6378
      @markwilliams6378 6 років тому +1

      Or maybe "Dare me"

  • @willwalker7103
    @willwalker7103 Рік тому +42

    RIP Bonnie, Anita and June Pointer aka The Pointer Sisters🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @xtradelite903
    @xtradelite903 4 роки тому +159

    This song is considered the #1 essential, iconic, legendary, epic, and epoch song of the 1980’s.

  • @randalljohnson2873
    @randalljohnson2873 5 років тому +940

    If you don't think the 80's had the best music, you weren't alive in the 80's.

    • @davidbois2605
      @davidbois2605 4 роки тому +27

      i'm slightly more partial to the 70s, but i'm approaching "older'n dirt" hahahahaha ... heck, i could even argue a case for the 60s ;)
      the 80s are of course way up there for me though ['84 hs grad]
      cheers

    • @ronaldjoseph9055
      @ronaldjoseph9055 4 роки тому +27

      I was born in 1983 but to me the 1970s had the best music, but the 1980s is in second place for me. And the 1960s is in third place, and the 1990s is in fourth place.

    • @WordofGOD-y7j
      @WordofGOD-y7j 4 роки тому +4

      CORRECT

    • @commandercaptain4664
      @commandercaptain4664 4 роки тому +14

      I'd rank music as (from best to least):
      1970s
      1980s (very close second)
      1990s/1960s (tied)
      1950s
      1920s-40s
      2010s
      2000s

    • @antoniogoode4407
      @antoniogoode4407 4 роки тому +10

      Yes that is a true Statement facts I was born in the 1979 I remember my mom's playing this song all the time and 80 and 90 music was the best and im a 41 year old man I still miss my childhood on good music 💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏🙏😔😔😔

  • @bleep77
    @bleep77 8 років тому +245

    The Pointer Sisters were awesome! This is one of my favorite songs by them. It makes me feel nostalgic for the 80's

  • @gwengiallonardo5227
    @gwengiallonardo5227 2 роки тому +148

    Heard this song for the first time today and I’m in love. 80s pop is AMAZING!!!

    • @vkngwmn6636
      @vkngwmn6636 2 роки тому +14

      The 80's were great

    • @travisdonaldstanley6420
      @travisdonaldstanley6420 2 роки тому +7

      Welcome to the party!

    • @travisdonaldstanley6420
      @travisdonaldstanley6420 2 роки тому +5

      Yeah the Pointer Sisters were the real deal during Disco too.
      They had a great team to help them transition to the New Wave.

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 2 роки тому +1

      @@travisdonaldstanley6420 they are not the only one.

    • @smokejumper3
      @smokejumper3 Рік тому +5

      Nothing beats 80's music. It was a great time to be in your 20's. Hard to describe how great it was, wish I could turn the clock back...

  • @ashtoncash5506
    @ashtoncash5506 5 років тому +21

    She come in smooth af with that deep ass voice. 😂😂😂Everybody know this is a CLASSIC!!

  • @valentinomonroe1
    @valentinomonroe1 10 років тому +247

    They needed Ruth Pointers low,deep vocals for this song which was a success. The other sisters could not get low like her and those saying her voice is manly or scary don't understand Ruth needed to be able to control her voice and sing this song in that range and good thing she did because she made the song a success.I can't see anyone else singing this song like her.Anyhow love the Pointer Sisters.

    • @PhilAndersonOutside
      @PhilAndersonOutside 6 років тому +13

      Good point. A lot of people don't realize Ruth sang lead on several other PS songs, including Neutron Dance. Here she really pushed herself, to great effect.

    • @nimrodgeronimo2397
      @nimrodgeronimo2397 5 років тому +4

      valentinomonroe1 what the hell are you a music critic or something .respect my sisters from oakland california .and we dont need your analysis on her vocals clever man .

    • @vernond.p.3017
      @vernond.p.3017 5 років тому +15

      I agree with you. My wife is Latina from Chile, so half the time we watch Univision (Spanish channel). I noticed that the female news broadcasters don't try to make their voices artificially higher. There are some really sexy sounding women. Here there is this idea that a women should always sound like they are still sixteen years old. For me nasally voices are annoying. Sooo .. I am agreeing with you that a woman can have a great voice in the lower range and not "be a man".

    • @DontFartOnMyPillow619
      @DontFartOnMyPillow619 5 років тому +9

      @@nimrodgeronimo2397 you need an enema? Lighten Up Francis.

    • @Emdooey
      @Emdooey 4 роки тому +4

      nimrod geronimo did you short circuit or something?? LOL random weird replies like yours are what keep the internet alive. Good thing OP doesn’t give a shit about the mini stroke you had there.

  • @rbeygarcia
    @rbeygarcia 10 років тому +115

    The beauty of letting each member get their fair share at singing lead. You got ultimately more variety and hits from the one group. When styles changed, or the key of the song was lower or higher one of the girls would step up front and rock it. All girl groups should operate this way.

    • @marcushunter7430
      @marcushunter7430 6 років тому

      Blackish brought me here the songs pretty cool

  • @tracystreet1423
    @tracystreet1423 Рік тому +20

    Ruth was the diva contra-Alto of the 80's. Range is just a thing but the beauty and richness of her tone quality was just so intoxicating. Love ya, Ruth.

  • @jder06
    @jder06 9 років тому +211

    These ladies was among the groups who's music really ruled the 80's.

    • @sohooded
      @sohooded 9 років тому +11

      jder06 Too bad this sort of great music no longer exists.

    • @mrcool8127
      @mrcool8127 9 років тому +5

      +jder06 these fine ladies are legends

    • @theilluminedone7896
      @theilluminedone7896 9 років тому +4

      +Mary Kate Daniiher Synth Pop is making a comeback.

    • @michaelivorysr.9868
      @michaelivorysr.9868 6 років тому

      jder06 A big YES on that one. Totally

    • @inreallife767
      @inreallife767 5 років тому

      They better recognize.

  • @melodysanger103
    @melodysanger103 Рік тому +16

    TODAY IN MUSIC HISTORY
    40 YEARS AGO TODAY (November 1, 1983): The Pointer Sisters (June, Anita, and Ruth) released their album “Break Out” (#6 R&B album charts; #8 pop album charts; #9 in the UK).
    (The group’s remix of their 1982 hit “I’m So Excited” was later added for the 1984 album’s re-release, replacing “Nightlife.”)
    [11/1/2023]

  • @AlabamaChill
    @AlabamaChill 4 роки тому +80

    GTA Vice City memories...

  • @emperorpalpatine4723
    @emperorpalpatine4723 8 місяців тому +22

    this song could be 100 years old it still sounds fresh & original

  • @Raquel314stl
    @Raquel314stl 8 років тому +162

    wow I was born in 82 I remember my mom playing this song when I was a kid over an over I didnt mind I thought it was a great song..still is😜😛

    • @QueenRenne
      @QueenRenne 5 років тому

      Rockey 314 ....same here! Momma kept this on replay! 🥰💯🎶🔥🎶

    • @rodneyjoseph6059
      @rodneyjoseph6059 5 років тому +1

      You're mom has really good taste in music 💯

    • @Dustinsfishtanks
      @Dustinsfishtanks 5 років тому +1

      Born in 81! Same deal!

  • @MrTeerexable
    @MrTeerexable 8 років тому +118

    I got to meet and dance it up with these fabulous women starting in 1974 at the Cabaret After Dark in San Francisco. They weren't big yet and still singing in their Father's Church in Oakland. Then they started to work on a recording career and would perform live shows in the Show Lounge on the first floor at the Club. Afterwards they would come upstairs to the giant disco and we would dance till 2 a.m. Loved these women!!

    • @PaperMario64
      @PaperMario64 6 років тому +4

      Rex Bishop that’s awesome! They look like they would be a lot of fun

    • @unwelldanny7108
      @unwelldanny7108 6 років тому +1

      "They weren't big yet" yes they were, SESAME STREET anyone?

    • @brutusbigbone2394
      @brutusbigbone2394 5 років тому +2

      Wow I was born in 74 :-)

    • @honeyasonja522
      @honeyasonja522 5 років тому +1

      Omg so lucky🙏💃🍀🍀🌹🌹

    • @LNSMITH-iq6ye
      @LNSMITH-iq6ye 5 років тому

      @Eseercam no

  • @moetowne1028
    @moetowne1028 6 років тому +109

    The song defined the good times of the 80s and I truly miss life before cell phones

    • @michaelivorysr.9868
      @michaelivorysr.9868 4 роки тому +4

      Yes it truly did, great comment cause those were the best of times and songs like it truly did define those days. man I miss days those as a teen. great times and great memories. I am definitely old skool 4 life.

    • @markmunroe-hz8rf
      @markmunroe-hz8rf 8 місяців тому

      ​@@michaelivorysr.9868I was born in 1978 and I miss being a kid at that time.

    • @lemontefarmer6161
      @lemontefarmer6161 5 місяців тому

      😢😢😢#Me2

  • @alexisgrapes-bg8lj
    @alexisgrapes-bg8lj Рік тому +75

    One of the best songs ever and is still a bop to this day , this song instantly made me a fan of the pointer sisters and I do not regret it at all. ❤

  • @snidelywhiplash
    @snidelywhiplash 9 років тому +315

    That hook. That vocal. *Damn.*

    • @arethawhite3712
      @arethawhite3712 5 років тому +8

      Amen to that my friend 👋 👋 I agree with you on that comment!!! I was always on the dance floor when this song came on, and my moves were one of a kind and original, pure Aretha, and only me!!!😉 People loved to see me dance in the club!!! From Aretha White from Bunn NC holla ok 👋👋 👋

    • @rosilynmakeba1092
      @rosilynmakeba1092 5 років тому +6

      This was the jam!!

    • @arethawhite3712
      @arethawhite3712 5 років тому +2

      @@rosilynmakeba1092 You got that right 💯 percent with you on that comment 👍👍👍👍💝💝💝. I love this song!!!!😀😉. Thanks for the sweet comment!!!! From Aretha White from Bunn NC. I'm just trying to keep cool these days, because as Nelly says" It's Getting Hot In Here"!!!!! You know!!!😀 LOL at myself on that one!!!!! You keep cool 😎 as well ok!!!! This heat is no joke!!!!! For real! Holla ok 😊👋👋👋👋👋✌✌✌✌✌. Much love to you and your family ok?!!!! Peace out ok!!!!!

    • @stephanle9510
      @stephanle9510 5 років тому +3

      There’s just nothing like this being made or performed today!! ❤️❤️

    • @orlondoruth3562
      @orlondoruth3562 5 років тому +2

      I would be satisfied if all 6 minutes of this was just the hook XD

  • @allinone-qz2gi
    @allinone-qz2gi 8 років тому +124

    Not just my favorite Pointer Sisters song, but one of my favorite songs of all time!

    • @florendodichoso4316
      @florendodichoso4316 5 років тому +4

      Oh my gosh me too. For so long I thought a male sang this one until I came across it on GTA and it made an impression on me that I got to find it and listen to it again. I actually typed "It's totally Automatic" trying to find it here in UA-cam.

    • @davidgarner787
      @davidgarner787 5 років тому

      Mine is "fairytale" but any will do!

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 5 років тому

      Yep, me too!

    • @TheGreatAlan75
      @TheGreatAlan75 5 років тому +2

      Me too .. as a life long metalhead, this song gets much play on my iPhone

  • @jokerinthebronx
    @jokerinthebronx 8 років тому +1483

    This jam came on the pharmacy sound system the other day when I was on line. I started singing like a fool. The girl behind the counter who was young enough to be my daughter started giggling. This generation just doesn't know good music. That, and I'm old as shit. :(

    • @KeepingUpWithSharlyn
      @KeepingUpWithSharlyn 8 років тому +42

      No one will ever know what good music is, unless they sit on our lunch table. I am only 23 that's my problem.

    • @shord140
      @shord140 8 років тому +17

      I would do the same... And do a bootleg version of the *robot*

    • @michaelivorysr.9868
      @michaelivorysr.9868 8 років тому +18

      Yep, that's it is and always will be...their music is great and definitely one of the early trend setters of the women's group during the 70s and 80s that paved the way for future groups that came along as well.

    • @tegofido
      @tegofido 8 років тому +35

      you should have broken into a full choreographed dance and also sang along to this song while it came on in the pharmacy. you would have gone viral. in the pharmacy Ile.

    • @lucyholder123
      @lucyholder123 8 років тому +38

      Baby we are only as old as we let ourselves be. Shoot every time i hear one of my jams i'm a different age. Git it git it!!

  • @dogecoinbrothermouzone2500
    @dogecoinbrothermouzone2500 2 роки тому +81

    TIMELESS CLASSIC TAKE ME BACK TO CHILDHOOD IN THE 80s 💯🤞🏿

  • @Yeiyn343
    @Yeiyn343 8 років тому +367

    For people who didn't get to see the 80's, GTA Vice City gave us great 80's hits like this = We can now experience 80's nostalgia. :-)

    • @tegofido
      @tegofido 8 років тому +36

      rock star games: teaching kids about good music and how to properly setup and cater your own organized crime syndicate. I live gta so much. A game that actually has taught a lot of people a lot of resourcefull information.

    • @uziel900able
      @uziel900able 8 років тому +12

      i drive around in gta v jamming this and others from the series :)

    • @gtalegen10
      @gtalegen10 8 років тому +37

      Tommy Vercetti remember the name!

    • @alehocrhistop.w3486
      @alehocrhistop.w3486 8 років тому +1

      Mr.Vercetti93 Jajaajajja ilove tomyyyy 100 pre te amree :*v 😂😂😂😂😵😨😵😱😪😭😭😭😫😭😫😭😫😫2009

    • @xtheeliminator7942
      @xtheeliminator7942 7 років тому

      Kendall A true

  • @tr377723
    @tr377723 4 роки тому +39

    1983-84 was arguably the greatest Year's in music history. Iconic records and hits came out like it was nothing to it. This record was one of em!!!

    • @Metalhead4EVR
      @Metalhead4EVR 2 роки тому +3

      I totally (80's reference) agree with you. 82 and 85 were pretty good also. 👍

    • @Peter1999Videos
      @Peter1999Videos Рік тому +1

      83-84-85, it was the best of the best 80's

  • @peterrees9530
    @peterrees9530 Рік тому +64

    Ruth Pointer's voice makes this song so cool. One of those 80s tracks that instantly take you back to that decade with memories galore.

  • @PaulMossmedia
    @PaulMossmedia Рік тому +49

    This song is nothing less than amazing after all this time.A timeless classic

  • @wietsejan1980
    @wietsejan1980 12 років тому +22

    I love the 80's music very much!!! ...especiallety this song, recorded in the year 1984, today almost 28 years ago. Thumps up if you agree!!! Thanks for post it!!!

    • @markmunroe-hz8rf
      @markmunroe-hz8rf 8 місяців тому +1

      1980s music was a whole other by itself. I'd say music has reached its peak at that decade.

    • @louisgonzalez8734
      @louisgonzalez8734 3 місяці тому

      I got Sirius Radio and that's what I listen to the 80s love it

  • @benfranklinsays2713
    @benfranklinsays2713 Рік тому +43

    Brothas and sistas, don't act like we're still not jamming to this in the 2023! God I'm old, 53 this past December.😘

    • @segayah
      @segayah 9 місяців тому

      Yessir! I was 10 years old when this came out. Sounds just like yesterday!😂

    • @CedricMaximum
      @CedricMaximum 6 місяців тому

      Naw. You ain't old. Still groove bruh.

    • @CedricMaximum
      @CedricMaximum 6 місяців тому

      I'm 56! Going on 57! Still groovin'!

    • @sherrysolomon3315
      @sherrysolomon3315 2 місяці тому

      66 years old in 2024 and still jamming to our old school sounds!!!

  • @harmontaxresolution-irsrel5216
    @harmontaxresolution-irsrel5216 5 років тому +148

    I love this song. I am so grateful my teen age life began when the 80s started. I love all music from this era - Rock - Pop, Soul - Metal. Don't get me wrong I love life today, but am so glad when I hear this music because it brings me back to another era in which was amazing- you had to live through to understand and relate to.

    • @firefly5571
      @firefly5571 2 роки тому +1

      Hey, life is good when you listen to good music, especially 80s music.

    • @3912James
      @3912James 2 роки тому +1

      Me too. Age 13 back in 1980.

    • @johnnybeefum
      @johnnybeefum 2 роки тому

      this was a special time for pop music

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 2 роки тому

      @@johnnybeefum espacially in 1984

    • @CMVasquez8812
      @CMVasquez8812 2 роки тому

      Yes....very true .I listen to this all the time...it transports me back to memories of my teenage yrs ..love letters....parties ..simple life.. friends .U r gorgeous ..by the way☺❤💕💋

  • @Alex-u2l6f
    @Alex-u2l6f Рік тому +37

    Dang, I was blasting this song all night yesterday too. RIP 💔

  • @belindasmith774
    @belindasmith774 4 роки тому +37

    Jennifer Lewis has said that the Pointer Sisters "Automatic" is the greatest song ever. And Ms. Lewis is always right.

    • @gregwatson8219
      @gregwatson8219 Рік тому +1

      Who Jennifer Lewis??

    • @pineytreez6811
      @pineytreez6811 Рік тому

      @@gregwatson8219 ...Dude, you don't know who Jennifer Lewis is!?!...She was Will Smith's aunt on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air 🤔

    • @temitopetoyin2693
      @temitopetoyin2693 3 місяці тому

      Jennifer Lewis brought me here from Black-ish season series ....that woman knows her stuff and I believed her when she said Automatic is the greatest music of all time

  • @shanelandstrom1597
    @shanelandstrom1597 8 років тому +42

    heard this at the grocery store today and was jamming out. this song is f'ing awsome. never would have guessed it was the pointer sisters.

  • @starkid77
    @starkid77 8 років тому +151

    This song is so magical. I heard it when I was growing up, reading comics, and it still has such action to it, makes you wanna dance immediately!!!

    • @portzblitz
      @portzblitz 5 років тому +2

      Dude! So many songs take me right back to reading comic books in the eighties.. It's so visceral.
      Cheers. So glad you said this.

    • @LuffyBlack
      @LuffyBlack 3 роки тому

      Right on! I discovered this gem through gaming

  • @levisludus9177
    @levisludus9177 Рік тому +55

    Thanks for defining the 80s with your great talent and bringing so much joy , the pointer sisters, R.I.P Anita.

  • @enriquetheprofessor
    @enriquetheprofessor 5 років тому +643

    True Story:
    Backstage after the Grammy Awards in 1984, Michael Jackson sang this; he was a fan of the song. if MICHAEL JACKSON sang your song or danced to it, you did well!!!

    • @electrastjohn5496
      @electrastjohn5496 4 роки тому +18

      I went into you will make your wife or girlfriend happy when you get home! Disco era. All women were dancing machines. With a cocktail we hypothesized the men in the clubs. They were under our spell. We had real clean fun. Young people listen and party to our music. It will take you to the heights of our musical geniuses. Ladies make sure those weaves are tight. THE MUSIC IS HOT. IT WILL MAKE YOU SWEAT. HAVE FUN. 😊😊😊😎😎😎🤗🤗🤗

    • @poplifeinctv
      @poplifeinctv 4 роки тому +12

      enriquetheprofessor he was JAMMIN too!!... LOL MICHAEL was BADD!

    • @applehead_gang
      @applehead_gang 4 роки тому +15

      I've seen the vid, it's so cute 😊

    • @poplifeinctv
      @poplifeinctv 4 роки тому +8

      enriquetheprofessor he was JAMMIN TOO!.. lol

    • @enriquetheprofessor
      @enriquetheprofessor 4 роки тому +7

      @Worships Cats the footage of him singing it is on UA-cam

  • @mariahunter5751
    @mariahunter5751 8 років тому +97

    I was in the store today and this song was playing. I hadn't heard this song in a long time, I started singing and smiling. It made me happy!

    • @ceceoo3
      @ceceoo3 7 років тому +7

      Maria Hunter Lol me too. I heard it in the mall and I remembered how much I always liked it. I was walking around the mall with my kids dancing to this , Jump by Van Halen, The police.... ahh love 80's music

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 6 років тому +2

      @@ceceoo3 There will be more and more perfect music to come. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring old school, real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s.

    • @laureechristel1620
      @laureechristel1620 5 років тому +3

      Maria Hunter ☺

    • @itspokernotpitypat4619
      @itspokernotpitypat4619 5 років тому +3

      @@reneastle8447 U got my support!! Keep us updated.

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 5 років тому +1

      @@itspokernotpitypat4619 Thank you, pal, support is what I really need the most. What we need are some funding to get the project going. I'm glad you made the right choice of joining the Retro Decade Revival Project. Real entertainment, true talent, pure originality and diversity, old school and more is what we need most in the world.

  • @joeltwinx3805
    @joeltwinx3805 3 роки тому +152

    They should easily be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

    • @jameswalker328
      @jameswalker328 2 роки тому +5

      I absolutely agree and I don't know what they are waiting for a huge petition of devotees the ladies have some of the biggest party anthems of that era!!?

    • @bogus696996
      @bogus696996 2 роки тому +11

      oh but nooooooo...rappers were more important than ROCK AND ROLL groups...

    • @russellhughes57
      @russellhughes57 2 роки тому +2

      Are already in there?????

    • @russellhughes57
      @russellhughes57 2 роки тому

      There would would've give it to punks like Snoop Dogg.

    • @johnmorgan8127
      @johnmorgan8127 2 роки тому +9

      They were induced in 2005

  • @ratesforless
    @ratesforless 2 роки тому +62

    This song was so far ahead of its time. One of the greatest hits of the decade...

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 Рік тому +1

      It really was! Even back then, as a child, I think I knew I was hearing something that had jumped ahead in time musically. And I LOVED it. Four decades later, it still rocks like nothing else, so I guess I'll now call it timeless.

  • @BLUESKY-pj4lf
    @BLUESKY-pj4lf 5 років тому +54

    No way to control it... My love for this song is completely... Automatic...!!!

  • @chrystal0411
    @chrystal0411 5 років тому +69

    I was still in high school when Automatic was released. Ruth's deep voice really helped make me feel comfortable with my singing voice. And, I love a strong female second tenor voice. It's a unique blessing. And, I always loved the Pointer Sisters. Great song! 😄👍✌️

    • @TroubleMaker7411
      @TroubleMaker7411 3 роки тому +1

      All of em are dudes

    • @LuffyBlack
      @LuffyBlack 3 роки тому +1

      @@TroubleMaker7411 Cringe

    • @chrystal0411
      @chrystal0411 2 роки тому

      @@TroubleMaker7411 No they aren't. Don't be ignorant.

  • @sohooded
    @sohooded 9 років тому +48

    New York City, Palladium 1986....great dance song! Love this song.

  • @markfisher8559
    @markfisher8559 3 місяці тому +15

    Was a big tune back then and still is today in 2024

  • @CREEPYKOULWAH
    @CREEPYKOULWAH 5 років тому +83

    I love how Ruth pointer used her voice to make this song come to life. Her voice is deep but so friggin perfect for this song ! December 8th, 2019

  • @Suburb_hell
    @Suburb_hell 9 років тому +46

    The vocals are amazing on this song. A lot of their songs.

  • @joseyeguez2673
    @joseyeguez2673 Рік тому +58

    super theme of the 80s, classic, they will never go out of style.

  • @LisaGemini
    @LisaGemini 4 роки тому +102

    Just another damn FINE '80s song!

  • @mzmaryd6452
    @mzmaryd6452 6 років тому +35

    Blackish brought me here. Thank you Jennifer Lewis😘 I had forgot about these awesome ladies!🖤❤️

    • @tzk121
      @tzk121 6 років тому

      Yep, me too! This was my jam!

  • @raymondfallssr.6187
    @raymondfallssr.6187 9 років тому +87

    DAMN !!! ONE OF THE BEST SONGS OF ALL TIME !!! AND TIMELESS.

  • @glenrosarian2352
    @glenrosarian2352 Рік тому +33

    This song is nothing short of amazing. I think it's their best song. I love the deep sultry voice-- Ruth Pointer's I think.

  • @paulaeduarda3364
    @paulaeduarda3364 5 років тому +336

    Look what you're doing to me
    I'm utterly at your whim
    All of my defenses down
    Your camera looks through me
    With its X-ray vision
    And all systems run aground
    All I can manage to push from my lips
    Is a stream of absurdities
    Every word I intended to speak
    Winds up locked in the circuitry
    No way to control it
    It's totally automatic
    Whenever you're around
    I'm walking blindfolded
    Completely automatic
    All of my systems are down
    Down, down, down
    Automatic (automatic)
    Automatic (automatic)
    What is this madness
    That makes my motor run
    And my legs too weak to stand
    I go from sadness
    To exhilaration
    Like a robot at your command
    My hands perspire and shake like a leaf
    Up and down goes my temperature
    I summon doctors to get some relief
    But they tell me there is no cure
    They tell me
    No way to control it
    It's totally automatic
    Whenever you're around
    I'm walking blindfolded
    Completely automatic
    All of my systems are down
    Down, down, down
    Automatic (automatic)
    Automatic (automatic)
    Automatic
    Automatic
    Automatic
    Automatic
    Look what you're doing to me
    I'm utterly at your whim
    All of my defenses down
    Your camera looks through me
    With its X-ray vision
    And all systems run aground
    All I can manage to push from my lips
    Is a stream of absurdities
    Every word I intended to speak
    Winds up locked in the circuitry
    No way to control it
    It's totally automatic
    Whenever you're around
    I'm walking blindfolded
    Completely automatic
    All of my systems are down
    Down, down, down
    No way to control it
    It's totally automatic
    Whenever you're around
    I'm walking blindfolded
    Completely automatic
    All of my systems are down
    Down, down, down
    No way to control it
    It's totally automatic

    • @vicky8867
      @vicky8867 4 роки тому +10

      Thank you I've been scrolling the comment 4ever🔎

    • @MegaDiva1999
      @MegaDiva1999 4 роки тому +17

      thanks so much for the lyrics! Takes me right back to High School

    • @andstill7317
      @andstill7317 4 роки тому +7

      Nice! Thank you!...

    • @buddy7278
      @buddy7278 4 роки тому +14

      ty 4 the lyrics...I'm a grown ass man and I've been singing this song wrong 4 years lol lol. I thought they were saying something totally different...way 2 post up Baby Girl 2020.

    • @SunnyIlha
      @SunnyIlha 4 роки тому +6

      Luv how She sings
      'Whenever You're around"🔥
      ☺️

  • @kaseyb.4440
    @kaseyb.4440 7 років тому +39

    This is an amazing classic!!! They have some of the best harmonies of any girl groups!!

  • @ddrebrne3336
    @ddrebrne3336 2 роки тому +35

    The Pointer Sisters are the truth. I love Ruth's vocals on this jam. One of my favorites songs ever!

  • @tenishastairpraisegod7648
    @tenishastairpraisegod7648 Рік тому +24

    Rest in eternal peace Anita Pointer 1948-2022🕊️🙏🏾🕊️🙏🏾

  • @dannesmith9580
    @dannesmith9580 4 роки тому +53

    This always been my favorite Pointer Sisters song. What a bass-line!! Vocals are perfectly blended.. I expect someone to do a re-make of this someday..rip Bonnie.

  • @trtb056
    @trtb056 3 роки тому +30

    One for the ladies with deep voices like myself. Not the stereotypical high pitched voice. Totally made it work! Catchy song for sure,it will be stuck in your head for days!

    • @MonicaSancio
      @MonicaSancio Рік тому +1

      Do you have such a deep voice? Because some parts of the song do not sound feminine… 🙃

  • @tymr.t3645
    @tymr.t3645 3 роки тому +26

    Helll yeah
    Love this song. My mom and dad use to rock this on Saturday all through the house. While my brother and I did G.I. clean up 🤗 sure miss the 80s sure don't make music like this anymore.
    Pointer sister so underrated.
    Love them 👍🤗🙏😊

  • @MzNaughty93
    @MzNaughty93 Рік тому +9

    Wow...heard this song a long time ago, it played yesterday and I had no idea the Pointer Sisters sung it 😳😳😳 oh wow ❤️🙏🏾💃🏾

  • @robhicks2117
    @robhicks2117 8 років тому +101

    The 80's. Like they say you never know how good it was until it's gone.

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 6 років тому +4

      It will never ever be gone. I'm planning to put together a Retro Decade Revival Project. Our goal is to bring real entertainment, pure originality and diversity, true talent, old school and more back into the public mainstream, starting with the 1980s.

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 5 років тому +4

      @@reneastle8447, have you had any progress on this? Sounds like an awesome idea!

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 5 років тому +2

      @@nancysmith8626 It hasn't started yet, Nancy, but you are welcome to join if you want. It's free for everyone of nationality, race, gender, skin color and language.

    • @nancysmith8626
      @nancysmith8626 5 років тому +2

      @@reneastle8447, how do I join?

    • @reneastle8447
      @reneastle8447 5 років тому +3

      @@nancysmith8626 I'll put you on the upcoming waiting list in the near future. You can also create a list of which of the things you want to bring back from the good old days.

  • @INJURYCOMP
    @INJURYCOMP 5 років тому +697

    WHO is still listening to this in 2019??

    • @louiswoodardjr2038
      @louiswoodardjr2038 5 років тому +5

      INJURYCOMP + Me Jan 16,2019👍🏾

    • @angelwild9145
      @angelwild9145 5 років тому +8

      INJURYCOMP Not me; “honest!” Hahaa! Just kidding; there’s something that I just love about this song!🥰🤩⭐️🌹🔥🌇❤️👍🏻✌🏻☺️

    • @jovanpayne105
      @jovanpayne105 5 років тому +4

      Me

    • @jennieglassco4053
      @jennieglassco4053 5 років тому +4

      Meee

    • @lorethajohnson8140
      @lorethajohnson8140 5 років тому +3

      🙋🏾‍♀️

  • @3John16
    @3John16 4 роки тому +161

    The thing about 80s pop was.. it came from love.. falling in love..being in love.. falling out of love.. love from a far.. love. So many inspired men singing about inspired women singing about inspired men. This music disappeared in the mid 90s. It was recycled for many years but the magic was gone. I feel so lucky to have been a teen in the 80's.. the pinnacle of modern popular music.. 80s movies too!

  • @jimjam8949
    @jimjam8949 11 місяців тому +8

    Love this track. Love the depth of her voice. Then the harmony build up and then chorus bring happy tears to my eyes 😍

  • @vonboyson7659
    @vonboyson7659 9 років тому +47

    Representing for 1993. But I swear I lived in the 80's.. This is definitely a jam.

    • @yescarycan
      @yescarycan 9 років тому +3

      Check out The Pointer Sisters - Betcha Got A Chick On The Side......it's from the 70's !

    • @sirjer73
      @sirjer73 5 років тому

      Chick on the side top 10 funkiest songs ever!!!

  • @beejohn1016
    @beejohn1016 7 років тому +154

    The 80's ...THE BEST ...PERIOD !

    • @brianstephen8147
      @brianstephen8147 5 років тому +6

      That's true

    • @jerrypiguet2724
      @jerrypiguet2724 5 років тому +5

      80' the best, no doubt!

    • @michaelivorysr.9868
      @michaelivorysr.9868 5 років тому +4

      Yes

    • @jackspencer8680
      @jackspencer8680 5 років тому +4

      @@michaelivorysr.9868 80s was the best for cool black music, 90s were the best for positive and cool black music

    • @AlbertPuljos
      @AlbertPuljos 4 роки тому

      @@jackspencer8680 lol, why is everything in your world black, you sound just like your typical fucking millennial some people in the black community has issues with seeing past colors and being open minded 70s 80s and 90s were just a fire time for all music. I'm Talkin this song I'm talking Phill Collins I'm talking Tupac biggie George Michael's *people* music no colors talent.

  • @Yeiyn343
    @Yeiyn343 8 років тому +270

    The 89 dislikes are stuck in "Manual," and just don't understand 80's nostalgia.
    manual: Opposite of Automatic :-)

    • @wmbrown6
      @wmbrown6 7 років тому +1

      Since your post a year ago, the "dislikes" have swelled to 216 . . . :-( They can't seem to handle that a lady can do a good Stevie Wonder impression . . .

    • @mfdoom4467
      @mfdoom4467 6 років тому

      No, It is Kent Paul and the bitch behind the counter.

    • @jamesbullock8573
      @jamesbullock8573 6 років тому

      Kendall A 😂

    • @cgillyard
      @cgillyard 6 років тому

      LOL!

    • @patricksheldon5308
      @patricksheldon5308 5 років тому

      How can this be disliked? Smh. This is great stuff!

  • @linzipage859
    @linzipage859 9 місяців тому +28

    2024 and still loving this!

  • @eddieg860
    @eddieg860 9 років тому +19

    im glad i came up in the 80's, r&b, pop, even rock n roll, all of it had substance, great music great times....

    • @gerardmcmillan8591
      @gerardmcmillan8591 5 років тому

      Yes, thank I came up in this era!!!

    • @blahblah606
      @blahblah606 5 років тому

      Yeah substance abuse 😋. I mean that with love of course. Everyone was high AF.

  • @hubbyhub2050
    @hubbyhub2050 7 років тому +22

    The 80's and this song shaped my beautiful life into what it is today!!!!

  • @johnnydangerously2051
    @johnnydangerously2051 6 років тому +47

    I went to a pointer sisters concert and when they sang this there wasn't a person sitting down cuz the whole audience was dancing to the jam which they extended for their fans.

  • @Sherrell_S
    @Sherrell_S 10 місяців тому +57

    The 80s was hands down the best decade for music in the history of the world. 💐

    • @cybersilver5816
      @cybersilver5816 9 місяців тому +1

      ​@@atomicwendyNot factual at all, completely opinionated. Generation bias dictates that there will never be an objectively best decade of music, as the answer will always change depending on what year the person you ask was born. This applies to all generations, past, present, and future.

    • @atomicwendy
      @atomicwendy 9 місяців тому +3

      @@cybersilver5816 you happy with yourself? Do people even like you?

    • @MrPianogeek
      @MrPianogeek 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@atomicwendy lmfao I agree with you Wendy there is always a Debbie downer but I'm here to say this song and the rest of the 80s definitely WAS the best decade for music. so much passion, diversity, creativity and truly soulful dance beatz!!!

    • @kathiemaske3669
      @kathiemaske3669 8 місяців тому +1

      Well . . . . I mildly disagree. The 80's were good, but nothing can compare to the 60's and 70's. Those decades of music were the best hands down!

    • @lemontefarmer6161
      @lemontefarmer6161 5 місяців тому

      That part

  • @lynnecarnivale6414
    @lynnecarnivale6414 2 роки тому +11

    The most amazing thing just happened to me...
    I heard this song and INSTANTLY, I was back in High School, I was a cheerleader again, breaking it down at the Homecoming dance! (Of course I was wearing feathered earrings too!)
    AUTO- MATIC!!!!
    WOOT WOOT!
    How can you just sit there? LETS DANCE!!!
    Like my parents used to say, "THEY DON'T MAKE MUSIC LIKE THIS ANYMORE!"
    (Am I getting old?🤣)
    GOD BLESS YOU ALL!
    Peace, fancy dance moves and leg warmers,
    Lynne🍃💜🍃

  • @lynnmcintyre8116
    @lynnmcintyre8116 4 роки тому +68

    2020 still listening to this masterpiece. Blessings from the UK xxxx

    • @sohooded
      @sohooded 3 роки тому

      Lynn, ❤💗❤💗💕💖🎶🎶🎶🎶

  • @jetaunstrong8570
    @jetaunstrong8570 5 років тому +7

    I was 4 when I first heard this. I thought it was a jam. I loved it!! I am now 39...and I STILL LOVE it just as much!!! R. I.P. June❤️

  • @azure628
    @azure628 6 місяців тому +3

    What a song! Brings me back to the good ol' days. 😊 The Pointer Sisters were so beautifully talented. RIP Anita and Bonnie 🕊❤

  • @jaysworld5378
    @jaysworld5378 3 роки тому +34

    Heard this song after such a long time, what a fantastic song! Takes me right back to the 80's, the absolute best decade for music!!!