First Non-Black Soul Train Dancer Cheryl Song Recalls How She Got The Show! | American Soul

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  • After making a name for herself as the first non-black dancer on "Soul Train," Cheryl Song credits the show for allowing her to work with Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie.
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  • @soultrain
    @soultrain  4 роки тому +380

    Watch Season 2 of 'I Was A Soul Train Dancer' first episode featuring Vivica A. Fox right here: ua-cam.com/video/nQFuzeSrooo/v-deo.html

    • @cherylbarber4493
      @cherylbarber4493 4 роки тому +6

      I remember her!!! I had an uncle who was in love with her. He loved watching her whip her hair around. Lol.

    • @lakisaparker-young3018
      @lakisaparker-young3018 4 роки тому +3

      Thank's

    • @markasflood8196
      @markasflood8196 4 роки тому +2

      @@cherylbarber4493 she has beautiful hair!

    • @decimationjones2342
      @decimationjones2342 3 роки тому +2

      Vivica??..
      nah I’m good

    • @LeKs4
      @LeKs4 3 роки тому +2

      please Soul Train, who was the other super long hair girl? I was so in love with her as a young boy !!!

  • @lenhalz8086
    @lenhalz8086 4 роки тому +6370

    That's so dope how back then with all the initial flack she got, she still had enough swag to just do her thing no matter what. She is a G

    • @josephperkins4080
      @josephperkins4080 4 роки тому +41

      Correction...she had style.Style is real,swag is pretend

    • @jonathans4503
      @jonathans4503 4 роки тому +40

      Her long hair raised up her beauty by a lot of points.

    • @jorgebarranco8640
      @jorgebarranco8640 4 роки тому +3

      Nice picture ha!!!!!

    • @kymmzej9173
      @kymmzej9173 4 роки тому +13

      this the woman Dave Chappelle was talking about? lol

    • @MrAlgorhythm
      @MrAlgorhythm 4 роки тому +25

      @Ms Fairfax While agree there is an unhealthy rift between black men and black women, and an attraction to light skin and long hair, that's not entirely the reason.
      It's more to do with why black folks liked Elvis before that time, or Teena Marie and Hall & Oates of that era, or Jon B and Eminem in the 90's, or Nao Yoshioka today. There is always a fascination with the "different," how someone with a different background can become sincerely immersed in a culture stereotypically not theirs.
      On the other hand, white folks liked Hootie and the Blowfish so much, perhaps because his stage persona offered them an insipid sense of racial harmony.
      I don't think there's anything connected to self-hatred, or something sinister about this woman's popularity on Soul Train. It's only intrigue with the different.

  • @messiahblack4816
    @messiahblack4816 5 років тому +7281

    This is an example of humility when embracing a culture outside of your own...It didnt hurt that she had a lil funk in her moves to boot. Beautiful personality....

    • @LUX_8
      @LUX_8 5 років тому +31

      ?????

    • @erickacolden692
      @erickacolden692 5 років тому +15

      I don't understand the comment messiah, but she was a great dancer when I was going up watching her, Jodie waltie back in the day lol 😉

    • @littlegothgirl8869
      @littlegothgirl8869 5 років тому +5

      I agree.

    • @irislee8711
      @irislee8711 5 років тому +91

      QueOnda 123 she’s STILL Japanese tho...so wouldn’t it still be apart of her culture ? This comment implies that her being mixed makes her an outsider. Thank you for telling on the Asian community and their anti blackness.

    • @DutchessJones
      @DutchessJones 5 років тому +2

      Well said

  • @janicesanders9981
    @janicesanders9981 3 роки тому +4025

    Cheryl was one of the best dances on Soul Train. It wasn't about color. It was about good dancing and having much fun. We loved her...and her hair was beautiful..she looks the same...

    • @machtnichtsseimann
      @machtnichtsseimann 3 роки тому +35

      There was a another woman of some Asian ethnicity that danced regularly in the 2000's. Do you know her name or who I'm talking about? She stood out, IMO.

    • @saul9050
      @saul9050 2 роки тому +14

      @@machtnichtsseimann she was blk though and Asian

    • @machtnichtsseimann
      @machtnichtsseimann 2 роки тому +4

      @@saul9050 - I don't know if we are talking about the same woman. The one I saw looked thoroughly of Asian descent. I'm guessing a Filipina? Do you have the name of the woman you're thinking about?

    • @saul9050
      @saul9050 2 роки тому +1

      @@machtnichtsseimann yes!!! You are correct!! I remember now there was an Asian sister that rocked it for a long time..

    • @trishmarsh1968
      @trishmarsh1968 2 роки тому +5

      Amen! I wish there were Asian male dancers (or were there???)

  • @glendafreeman6300
    @glendafreeman6300 Рік тому +900

    I grew up watching her dance on Soul Train. She was my favorite dancer, I grew up wondering if she was my mother 😂; my parents divorced when I was 4 years old, my father had custody of me and I never knew my mother, but I knew she was Asian and she lived in LA. I finally met my mother at the age of 20. Thank you for sharing her story, it brought back memories ❤

    • @keem2153
      @keem2153 Рік тому +5

      Real question why do so many women keep saying she was there favorite same thing happened with j lo on living color just wondering is it because she’s not black ?

    • @glendafreeman6300
      @glendafreeman6300 Рік тому +23

      @@keem2153 maybe because she was…

    • @liislive529
      @liislive529 Рік тому

      @@glendafreeman6300 is she your mother?

    • @Kira_Kadaver
      @Kira_Kadaver Рік тому +54

      @@keem2153 I mean OP is Asian so it could be that she connected with her, there’s also the factor that they stood out because they were in a predominantly black space. When you’re in a space dominated by ONE race and you’re the outlier that takes a lot of courage, and a lot of talent(you have to over-perform and do a lot more to prove yourself and solidify your space in one that is not usually your own.)

    • @teahgurl
      @teahgurl Рік тому +6

      I think maybe bc she stood out, bc she was eye catching bc of a different ethnicity not that she had anymore talent than the rest, but obviously a noticeable difference

  • @afakespace
    @afakespace 5 років тому +4933

    "Who does that high yellow b**** think she is?"🤣😂🤣😂 Girl, it's 2019 and I still hear that 🤣😂

  • @amarra7218
    @amarra7218 4 роки тому +1635

    I remember seeing her and being so obsessed with her hair.

    • @daradiant1
      @daradiant1 4 роки тому +13

      Yes Lord! There was another one up there with long hair too.

    • @ettal5woman
      @ettal5woman 4 роки тому +8

      Amarra I also remember her; or maybe someone else with super long hair. It was fascinating. I loved Soul Train dancing!

    • @morfeophantasm7435
      @morfeophantasm7435 4 роки тому +3

      @@ettal5woman I remember 2 girls with super long hair too . This asian girl and I thought another asian . I always thought they was gorgeous with that hair .

    • @Blondie35
      @Blondie35 4 роки тому +5

      I was also obsessed with her and her hair too. I would faithfully watch it every week to see her and her beautiful hair.

    • @montariomcarthur7842
      @montariomcarthur7842 4 роки тому +1

      Obsessed with HER .period

  • @t.thompson8985
    @t.thompson8985 5 років тому +531

    That hair was iconic.

    • @leeleemee
      @leeleemee 5 років тому +8

      Yes it was!!!!!

    • @DonnahhughesHughes
      @DonnahhughesHughes 5 років тому +11

      YOU know Black people and long straight hair...

    • @trudesoto7807
      @trudesoto7807 5 років тому +6

      @@DonnahhughesHughes - NOT black people. Black men.

    • @trudesoto7807
      @trudesoto7807 5 років тому +6

      Iconic to WHO? I never tuned in to a black show to see long straight hair. No black woman did.
      Good for Cheryl that she got a career in Black culture for having Asian hair, but bad for black people.

    • @t.thompson8985
      @t.thompson8985 5 років тому +5

      @@trudesoto7807 the fact that she even had a following and this video made about her proves my point. If you don't understand that, I can't help you.

  • @Emmie1
    @Emmie1 3 роки тому +223

    What she said really resonates with me. When you're so used to not seeing people who look like you in certain professions, it just doesn't even occur to you that YOU could do that too, despite how much you enjoy and are skilled at it.

    • @sciencenotstigma9534
      @sciencenotstigma9534 Рік тому +1

      Yes! I was in performing arts and modeling, as a kid. I thought just rich or connected people could do it, but found out there were auditions in the paper (1980s-1990s). I didn’t have a stage mom who set it all up. I was always dragging my friends to auditions, to show them anyone can do it! You just have to be interested and show up with a photo and a description/resume. Today, you have to put out videos, but anyone with time can do that. Photos/videos don’t have to be expensive or high quality. The look and talent they want is obvious, and they need ordinary looking people, too, for many roles. Everyone thinks they look or sound ordinary without high production values, but the studios do that! The same goes for many other fields. I started an urban 4-H club, cause I found out that’s not just for country kids. It’s all about helping people find their interests and pursue them. They have talent shows and science contests…so many options. I’m in the substance use treatment field now & would love to do vocational rehab, too. Wherever you come from, there are still so many things you can do & be. When we don’t see people around us doing certain things, we think that’s for “somebody else,” but it’s all in you! ❤

  • @uptownnayrob
    @uptownnayrob 5 років тому +915

    She was one of my faves 😍😍😍😍

    • @laminage
      @laminage 5 років тому +1

      She was amazing. In China they broadcast Old School Episodes that have Close Captioned.

    • @kittyvaughn76
      @kittyvaughn76 5 років тому +5

      She was also my favorite...I loved her hair!

    • @thatonegirlelaine
      @thatonegirlelaine 5 років тому +1

      me too

    • @Darkseid300
      @Darkseid300 5 років тому

      Me too

    • @charlottecarlos6296
      @charlottecarlos6296 5 років тому +2

      @@kittyvaughn76
      That's why black people liked her! Pitiful.

  • @nunayadamnbusiness
    @nunayadamnbusiness 5 років тому +11231

    These people we're stars to me growing up. Her long hair was iconic.

    • @SouthernBeautie2010
      @SouthernBeautie2010 5 років тому +195

      Yep. I remember her because of her hair!!

    • @karenearle5507
      @karenearle5507 5 років тому +26

      Yes!

    • @ladynikkie
      @ladynikkie 5 років тому +41

      My mom told me about her until I saw the old Soul Train episodes

    • @veevee4261
      @veevee4261 5 років тому +31

      I wish I could grow my hair that long! 😩

    • @leftsidedriving
      @leftsidedriving 5 років тому +14

      were, not we're

  • @RaiderRSupastar
    @RaiderRSupastar 2 роки тому +164

    I am glad she appreciated us by being on the show. I respect that she breaking a barrier to be on the show . Glad that she gave the Soul Train credit

  • @aprilmay1061
    @aprilmay1061 3 роки тому +829

    She was an icon of the show. I remember the "In Living Color" show doing a comic skit called "Senior Soul Train" and had an asian woman with long grey hair dancing with a walker. 😆😆 The first words out me and my sisters mouths were "The asian lady" and we laughed so hard.

    • @katscuriosities358
      @katscuriosities358 3 роки тому +21

      Man I miss that show! A lot of greats came out of that show! :)

    • @rubenperez7310
      @rubenperez7310 3 роки тому +13

      i laughed so hard as well lol

    • @billyrayvalentinecapricorn
      @billyrayvalentinecapricorn 3 роки тому +20

      Yep, "Old Train"..

    • @christinamitchell6796
      @christinamitchell6796 2 роки тому +10

      Yeah it was called "old train" I loved that especially Damon making fun of the song "she drives me crazy" by fine young cannibals.

    • @queenreg7
      @queenreg7 Рік тому +4

      Oh i remember that episode! 😂

  • @Abmb88
    @Abmb88 5 років тому +1165

    When she said flipping through the channels and she acted like she was using a knob instead of a remote 🤣🤣🤣🤣 she made sure she was relevant with the time 🤣🤣💀💀💀

    • @rosysingh6699
      @rosysingh6699 5 років тому +15

      What a sweet observation ☺

    • @BreaMason
      @BreaMason 5 років тому +16

      She was watching tv in the 70s

    • @rodneyeldorado6116
      @rodneyeldorado6116 5 років тому +5

      Oh man. Real talk.

    • @retrovelcro
      @retrovelcro 5 років тому +14

      Yeah, being older, we let our old 70s & 80s TVs die out & didn't get a TV with a remote until the late 80s/early 90s

    • @batteriesnotincluded4715
      @batteriesnotincluded4715 5 років тому +16

      Is flipping. With a knob. Channel by channel. Round & round.
      My momma used to call me aaalll the way n2 her room to change HER channel. I was mad as hell...Good times!🤗

  • @wnordelus
    @wnordelus 4 роки тому +679

    I like her, she seems humble and sweet.

  • @charliec7853
    @charliec7853 5 років тому +247

    😍 As an asian girl who also love Soul train and fan of so many talented black musicians, Makes ME FEEL SO HAPPY hearing her story

    • @avrandlane2735
      @avrandlane2735 4 роки тому +1

      she has more soul then any of them, most of them forgot what soul even meant.

    • @blessuzo
      @blessuzo 4 роки тому +11

      Avrand lane ...lmaooo you’re definitely tripping!

    • @Amirah0616
      @Amirah0616 4 роки тому

      @@blessuzo you would understand what it meant if you just thought about it

    • @Amirah0616
      @Amirah0616 4 роки тому

      @Amber Mouzone ok YOU dont think so that person does

  • @thebeatnumber
    @thebeatnumber 4 роки тому +1760

    "High yellow" takes on a whole new meaning when applied to Asians, lol😂😂😂

    • @superkoolnar
      @superkoolnar 4 роки тому +34

      thebeatnumber I’ve honestly never heard of this. What does it mean I get our skin color but is there anything else I’m missing ?

    • @Neellohit
      @Neellohit 4 роки тому +266

      superkoolnar high yellow means a light-skinned black person.

    • @thebeatnumber
      @thebeatnumber 4 роки тому +161

      @@superkoolnar Light skinned African Americans used to be called "high yellows" in the past.

    • @wellbeing9
      @wellbeing9 4 роки тому +297

      @@superkoolnar I don't think she realises she was mistaken for a lightskinned black woman.

    • @graysroksan
      @graysroksan 4 роки тому +140

      thebeatnumber I straight up accidentally had my coffee go up my nose when I heard that 😂😂😂😂
      I’m sorry for laughing but it took on a whole new meaning when she was called that because I think the person thought she was a mixed race and didn’t realize she was Asian which made it so much funnier

  • @lilelly0428
    @lilelly0428 3 роки тому +53

    I would always remember her long hair! She came and into our space, tore it up(in a good way), and she was respectful about it.

  • @Augustchica814
    @Augustchica814 4 роки тому +199

    My mom meet her back in the 80s she and said that Cheryl was soooo sweet to her and her friend.

  • @sharonhaywood2818
    @sharonhaywood2818 11 місяців тому +20

    Honey I remember when you first came on I was a teenager and I was excited to see you,you and your hair was AMAZING!!!
    And I as a African American female apologize to you for anything that was said out of order to you. You were a plus to the show, and I am shocked to know that another African American said that to you because we know how it feels to have another race mistreat us, so my sister thank you for all you did to help keep the show interesting 😊 .Get it girl !!!! 💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽

  • @jacluv7862
    @jacluv7862 5 років тому +213

    Totally one of my favs!!!!! I'm 40 & remember her in the 80's & 90's.

    • @timothymoore6341
      @timothymoore6341 5 років тому

      I'm 43 and I remember her too! I always remembered that long, pretty hair!

    • @ronaldpowell8009
      @ronaldpowell8009 5 років тому

      @@timothymoore6341 I'm 43 also. I was going to make that same statement you've just made lol. She was the one of the main reasons why I watch soul train.

  • @phinebrowngirl5467
    @phinebrowngirl5467 4 роки тому +407

    Babe we loved you, and that HAIR was everything!!!

  • @christinamitchell6796
    @christinamitchell6796 2 роки тому +73

    I always looked for her every Saturday I tuned in. She was a fantastic dancer, and one I would try to immulate as a little girl, and it's not that she was doing a bunch of complicated things she just knew what looked good. I looked at her as family she blended so well with everyone else and it's nice to know she is such a nice person and she humbly respects our culture.
    I remember her being in "beat it" and "super freak".
    Much respect to her for not letting opposition get in her way.

  • @MasterPsychic
    @MasterPsychic 2 роки тому +37

    I can't think of SoulTrain and not think of her, she is iconic, this was wonderful to see and to see she is still doing well. Great childhood memories indeed.

  • @alishawilliams50
    @alishawilliams50 5 років тому +234

    The hair, and the clothes. Cheryl definitely looked very classy and so memorable. Still looking good girl!

  • @chasacart
    @chasacart 5 років тому +1071

    I used to always refer to her as ..."that Chinese Girl on Soul Train" and YESSS,...I would always look for her!!! 😍😜

    • @myfaithlove9393
      @myfaithlove9393 5 років тому +18

      omg me too she was a star

    • @tiana1017
      @tiana1017 5 років тому +114

      eVERYONE DID, EVEN LATINOS WOULD CALL HER LA CHINA BUT I THINK SHES KOREAN SINCE HER LAST NAME IS SONG

    • @webbertools
      @webbertools 5 років тому +1

      Me too...👍😄

    • @DanaeLaurenTolbert
      @DanaeLaurenTolbert 5 років тому +22

      Wait I thought she was Filipino. Anywho, she was fly.

    • @waiolaa
      @waiolaa 5 років тому +7

      @@tiana1017 i know someone whos chinese with that lastname though

  • @yeahisaidit5633
    @yeahisaidit5633 5 років тому +698

    The only queen of Asian soul!😁

  • @tashabseay2124
    @tashabseay2124 2 роки тому +49

    Cheryl was definitely the most memorable Soul train dancer..She was fierce and sassy...Loved watching her back in the day..

    • @tangela0725
      @tangela0725 Рік тому

      She sure was!!! and she could dance her ass off!!!

    • @AnastasiaBeaverhousn
      @AnastasiaBeaverhousn Рік тому

      No she wasn't she wasn't Black that's what made her stand out. You all praise anything not Black 🙄🤡

  • @sonyasspot355
    @sonyasspot355 Рік тому +17

    I was a kid when I start watching Soul Train in the 70s, and I did see that Asian girl dancing. I saw she was different, not black, but when I saw that she knew how to dance, I told my sisters and brother to watch you dance, every since our eyes was glued to Soul Train from then on. Thank you 🙏🏽 for giving me a wonderful childhood of entertainment.

  • @nateb19604
    @nateb19604 5 років тому +58

    She was one of my favorites back in the day.

  • @Laura22_new
    @Laura22_new Рік тому +14

    Cheryl is so the epitome of the glamour of those times! Congratulations on your success, Cheryl.

  • @TexasPinklady
    @TexasPinklady 5 років тому +274

    💕Definitely my idol growing up 🤗 I used to tie a towel on my head to imitate her long hair while
    dancing 🤣 but my favorite was putting tights on my head for two long ponytails🤣🤣🤣 Awesome childhood memories 💕

    • @mimimosa259
      @mimimosa259 5 років тому +17

      TexasPinklady that’s so cute!

    • @TexasPinklady
      @TexasPinklady 5 років тому +6

      @@mimimosa259 Thank you 🤗

    • @batteriesnotincluded4715
      @batteriesnotincluded4715 5 років тому +2

      Lol! 2 long thin ponytails.
      How about making fingernails out of school glue?

    • @MrsDVK
      @MrsDVK 5 років тому +3

      LOL!!! Me Too. My favorite was using my mom's gold shawl with fringes. Good times!

    • @TexasPinklady
      @TexasPinklady 5 років тому +2

      @@MrsDVK that would have been a GREAT idea 🤣

  • @aconater
    @aconater Рік тому +5

    Cheryl Song did her thing I for one loved her and glad she was a groundbreaker!!❤

  • @jolyettefrye6365
    @jolyettefrye6365 4 роки тому +167

    I remember watching 📺 her on Soul Train 4 years. The fact that she wasn't black, never bothered me. Music 🎵 and dance r universal. 🌏

    • @anitravereen7248
      @anitravereen7248 3 роки тому

      💯%rite

    • @malibupromqueen
      @malibupromqueen 3 роки тому +1

      George Jackson Yes it is

    • @malibupromqueen
      @malibupromqueen 3 роки тому +2

      George Jackson it basically means that music and dance is for everyone and not just for one person or one group

    • @malibupromqueen
      @malibupromqueen 3 роки тому

      George Jackson i know lol thats not my point tho

    • @malibupromqueen
      @malibupromqueen 3 роки тому

      George Jackson yea but i was saying u can listen to any type of music and dance to anything because it's for everyone

  • @missycruz9246
    @missycruz9246 10 місяців тому +2

    She was my fav! I always looked for her when I watched Soul Train. She could dance her ass off! I miss Soul Train. Watched it every Saturday

  • @Mjfa9923
    @Mjfa9923 4 роки тому +66

    This lady is one of the SoulTrain dancers that I remember very well.She's Iconic to Soultrain.

  • @SouthSideRalph1
    @SouthSideRalph1 4 роки тому +1273

    SWAG HAS NO COLOR! YOU EITHER HAVE IT OR YOU DON'T!

    • @derekseven1647
      @derekseven1647 4 роки тому +23

      THAT"S RIGHT.

    • @yunglynda1326
      @yunglynda1326 4 роки тому +16

      100%

    • @anthonygordon9483
      @anthonygordon9483 4 роки тому +43

      which is why hardly no white people were on the show.

    • @bonitahobbs2097
      @bonitahobbs2097 4 роки тому +10

      R Alvarez Beg to differ! " SWAG", A BLACK INVENTED SLANG WORD, (ONE OF MULTITUDES) ; IS 99.5 PER CENT BLACK!!! EVEN IF IT IS A HAPLOGROUP AWAY!!!! DANG!!! DON'T LET " EVERYTHANG" GO!!

    • @anthonygordon9483
      @anthonygordon9483 4 роки тому +5

      ​@@bonitahobbs2097 First off Swag is not a black invented thing. just like every dictionary with words its a white invented thing. Second swag is based on how you carry yourself as a person...Sigh just dig up elvis's grave. you might find more there then listening to me.

  • @blaklena
    @blaklena Рік тому +6

    She is so simple and humble 🥰

  • @tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238
    @tanyaparker-callsign.kk7ic238 3 роки тому +36

    That’s sweet MJ remembered her and opened up the door for Cheryl. Soul train was the best...

  • @JohnMiller123
    @JohnMiller123 Місяць тому +1

    Cheryl was my absolute favorite Soul Train dancer! Nice to see how lovely she is inside too.

  • @ceegabe1555
    @ceegabe1555 5 років тому +712

    Now other cultures should treat our people with as much RESPECT.

    • @miapdx503
      @miapdx503 5 років тому +6

      Amen

    • @crashoutfm
      @crashoutfm 5 років тому +19

      King Stan shhhhhh lmao they not supposed to know we know where they came out from 😂😂😂

    • @sylviarichardson8759
      @sylviarichardson8759 5 років тому +15

      Maybe you should treat others with the same respect, it takes two to tango

    • @sylviarichardson8759
      @sylviarichardson8759 5 років тому +11

      @King Stan my own kind! Lol ! No wonder the race relations here in America will never cease, with people like you! Have a good day sir!

    • @icecreamcake6238
      @icecreamcake6238 5 років тому +10

      @Ziggy Stardust are you saying other cultures should not respect black Americans? While having a David Bowie pic? David Bowie, who was inspired by lots of black artists and literally asked in an MTV interview why they don't play more music videos by black artists?

  • @rowrowy23
    @rowrowy23 4 роки тому +844

    Why hate on someone whos having just as much fun dancing like everyone else within the same show and it doesn’t look like she showing off to be centre attention just doing her own thing dancing with all her soul out

    • @MisfitRecords
      @MisfitRecords 4 роки тому +12

      Because the music genre was hated

    • @kyramukyramu9873
      @kyramukyramu9873 4 роки тому +19

      She didn’t hate it? That’s the backwards thing about Black people...you want to ban people from actually appreciating and enjoying the culture, but ban everybody because it’s hated elsewhere? 🤔

    • @MisfitRecords
      @MisfitRecords 4 роки тому +100

      @@kyramukyramu9873 no "its not the backwards thing about black people" do you realize that black people in america created blues,jazz,rocknroll,funk,and rap only to have them be heavily vultured by people from other cultures
      Back in those days black people were very cautious of who they let into their groups ..you do realize that segregation at this point had only been over for a couple years..

    • @bangbutton8322
      @bangbutton8322 4 роки тому +82

      @@MisfitRecords I don't blame them, they wanted something to themselves and I think they were also protecting themselves as a group because racism was still publicly accepted at this point.

    • @Iexapro
      @Iexapro 4 роки тому +66

      Very stupid to post this when black people at that time, our elders at this point, were coming out of fighting for their rights and still had a long way to go beyond the civil rights act and Martin Luther King Jr. She wasn’t welcomed because it was a black space and we still have to protect black spaces even now because people will love our culture yet shit on and outwardly hate black people.

  • @mizzjacquettaxx6974
    @mizzjacquettaxx6974 5 років тому +29

    I remember her! She looks familiar was also on rick james video superfreak. Her hair was super longer and gorgeous.😍❤️

  • @starbars96
    @starbars96 3 роки тому +3

    Wasn't alive or thought of during the time period, but growing up when I found reruns on TV, they always looked like they were having fun.

  • @lajuanehall2602
    @lajuanehall2602 4 роки тому +44

    She was one of my favs....I always loved her long hair.

  • @cookiewoo9693
    @cookiewoo9693 Рік тому +2

    CHERYL🌷 .you made your mark girl....Everyone remembers you...and you did your thang girl🫶🏾

  • @arlopear7136
    @arlopear7136 4 роки тому +203

    This girl was EVERY boy's crush when I was in elementary school. I'm mean EVERY single boy both Black and White.

    • @JSpecGC8
      @JSpecGC8 4 роки тому +9

      No lies told, loved seeing her

    • @mcdonoghrahloh459
      @mcdonoghrahloh459 4 роки тому +17

      Not really,but she was cool.

    • @SunnyIlha
      @SunnyIlha 3 роки тому +2

      Cheryl was a crush. All da boys get crush 😋!

    • @theonecalledvino8165
      @theonecalledvino8165 3 роки тому +3

      @Mike dav I'm a little older.. So it was Maria From Sesame Street! But still Boricua!

    • @Barbarian857
      @Barbarian857 3 роки тому +3

      Lol!

  • @Mimi-zg2bh
    @Mimi-zg2bh 4 роки тому +145

    I remember watching her and thinking how amazing she was and because I grew up in a racially diverse neighborhood as well as family I saw her presence as a VERY natural and excellent choice for the show.

    • @christinamitchell6796
      @christinamitchell6796 2 роки тому +1

      I like the way you put that 'natural and excellent for the show' I could not agree more

  • @ninabernel5383
    @ninabernel5383 5 років тому +13

    I think she's one of the most memorable dancers from Soul Train and NOT just because she was the first non-black dancer. Cheryl always brought it - you could tell her heart was in it.

    • @derricknregina
      @derricknregina 5 років тому +1

      Lets be honest she wasn't that great a dancer. She just stood out

    • @kyleroberts8823
      @kyleroberts8823 5 років тому +2

      @@derricknregina nah. She was a good dancer

    • @derricknregina
      @derricknregina 5 років тому +1

      @@kyleroberts8823 she was an average or so so dancer. Rosie Perez n Jody watley who both danced on soul train are much better dancers. Black people just have a soft spot for anything that's light.

  • @smartanajones4u
    @smartanajones4u 10 місяців тому +2

    Of all the dancers that I watched religiously each Saturday at 12 noon when i was a kid, She’s the only one that I distinctly and specifically remember because she was the only person I’d ever seen (well her and Crystal Galye) who had that almost floor length hair and I never ever since then (and even now) seen any Asian person with dance moves like Cheryl Song

  • @robbyburnette5667
    @robbyburnette5667 5 років тому +28

    CHERYL YOU AND LOUIE SKI CARR WERE AND ARE MY ALL TIME FAVORITES SOUL TRAIN DANCERS !!!! ITS SOOOO SAD THAT TODAY'S KID WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE GREAT MUSIC , GREAT DANCERS AND THE FEELIN OF LOVE , PEACE & SOULLLLLLLL !!!
    I THINK EVERY YOUNG DUDE HAD A CRUSH ON YOU LOL! RESPECT!!!!!

  • @pierre459
    @pierre459 Рік тому +5

    Wow! I remember watching her on Soul Train as a kid. Still looking good, Cheryl!!

  • @dominicene3647
    @dominicene3647 3 роки тому +29

    For some reason I'm smiling ear to ear. You go Cheryl!

  • @laindiavaquera
    @laindiavaquera 5 років тому +54

    I’m glad despite that negative comment that she purposely said for you to hear, to try to shake into your core. You did not let her deter your passion for dancing/music and even more, shared it w/ the world💗I would have done the same. I would have stayed focused, kept dancing my ass off, knowing that I’m being watched w/ envy and hated on. Her weakness is my strength🤣👍🏽

  • @phillynurse9492
    @phillynurse9492 Рік тому +6

    I remembered her and enjoyed watching her dance too. The show was iconic and made Saturday afternoons special. She’s got a good attitude about the cultural challenges she faced hindsight can be a blessing like that.

  • @valarieparks1424
    @valarieparks1424 5 років тому +11

    She was great back then! ...She still" looks great too...loved watching Soul Train EVERY Saturday morning- mid afternoon😍

  • @wanniluv8671
    @wanniluv8671 Місяць тому +1

    She was Absolutely One of my Favorites on Soul Train

  • @angelnelson2012
    @angelnelson2012 4 роки тому +22

    She was the most memorable. I remember her more than anybody because of the hair.

  • @taniyagreen5380
    @taniyagreen5380 5 років тому +122

    she is very very pretty I love that pretty hair color she's gorgeous

  • @jeffreyprather5834
    @jeffreyprather5834 Рік тому +2

    SHE AGED VERY WELL, I ALWAYS HAD A CRUSH ON HER

  • @chicagosusieq8548
    @chicagosusieq8548 3 роки тому +14

    I was young and never noticed her ethnicity...I was mesmerized by her looong hair!😍🤩😍

  • @velmajefferson3559
    @velmajefferson3559 2 місяці тому

    Girl, you're an ICON! She was a great dancer, glad she didn't get scared away.

  • @shamareh7046
    @shamareh7046 3 роки тому +230

    Soul train was the only show I knew where Diversity was normal.
    (Edit)
    To the people that disagree, I was born didn't grow up in the United States. You guys have no clue how crazy we look to other countries with this whole race and diversity thing.

    • @NellieKAdaba
      @NellieKAdaba 3 роки тому +4

      I agree.

    • @lolasmom5816
      @lolasmom5816 3 роки тому +49

      Bringing in one Asian girl isn't diversity. That was one the least diverse shows ever. In later years it got better but for a long time there was none. He would only hire black camera men but here u are hollering it was diverse lol. You would've found more diversity in a southern baptist church.

    • @shamareh7046
      @shamareh7046 3 роки тому +23

      @@lolasmom5816 that's your opinion.
      I actually watched the show
      And it was a breath of fresh air from watching ALL white TV all day.
      You may not feel it was diverse. But my comment represents my opinion

    • @rihannastan5405
      @rihannastan5405 3 роки тому +3

      @Teramisu Someone called a non blk woman high yellow?

    • @apebass2215
      @apebass2215 3 роки тому +42

      @@rihannastan5405 did you not watch the video? A black woman used a racist slur.

  • @richarddixon2918
    @richarddixon2918 5 років тому +99

    I always thought that her male dance partner looked like Al Jarreau

  • @waynehandley5703
    @waynehandley5703 4 роки тому +14

    She earned her spot on soul train great dancer and a beautiful lady

  • @melvinvivian4526
    @melvinvivian4526 2 роки тому +1

    Yes I remember her me and my brothers and sisters used to watch soul train religiously every Saturday came on in Chicago she still looks fabulous

  • @ladyshorty6989
    @ladyshorty6989 5 років тому +36

    Thanks for sharing 😊I always wondered where she was since I was a little girl watching her on soul train

  • @FatherElectric
    @FatherElectric Рік тому +1

    I remember watching her in the 80s as a kid. I can't believe she went to Dorsey. That was my home school!

  • @GlenSoul1
    @GlenSoul1 3 роки тому +54

    Give it up for Cheryl......She was fierce!!
    She is a Soul Tain legend!

  • @amyduong9423
    @amyduong9423 5 років тому +801

    Honestly with the low resolution and lighting she doesn't stand out from the black people that much lol.

    • @Ianisatool
      @Ianisatool 4 роки тому +8

      Your opinion

    • @dinelleworrell6340
      @dinelleworrell6340 4 роки тому +29

      Micheal Jackson, Rick James and Marvin Gaye thought otherwise

    • @Stephanie_rd
      @Stephanie_rd 4 роки тому +9

      As a child I thought she was black lol.

    • @tired690
      @tired690 4 роки тому +42

      She could almost pass as blasian with the low lighting

    • @seraby7151
      @seraby7151 4 роки тому +6

      Yeah she looks blasian

  • @ajnosjacobs
    @ajnosjacobs Рік тому +3

    She was one of my favorite dancers. Her super long hair really made her stand out.

  • @glendagraves7530
    @glendagraves7530 5 років тому +14

    We loved watching Soul Train. You were awesome.💃🏽🎶💃🏽🎶💃🏽🕺🏽

  • @ghanaking5255
    @ghanaking5255 5 років тому +10

    As an 80's Baby, Soul Train was on a creative and fun peak from 1984-1990, and Cheryl Song was an incredible dancer..... and part of the amazing 6 year run that featured Top 40 acts of the time. First partner with Randy Thomas and later with Myron Montgomery, her fashion sense and her dancing was always on point. I almost mistaken her with the OTHER dancer with long hair ( I believe her name was Dina Rivera... I think, but her first name was Dina ), but it was an incredible six years of watching Soul Train. In fact, some of the Top 40 acts like Duran Duran, a-ha, Thompson Twins and Go West among others were on Soul Train, heck, I remember they played Van Halen's Jump and Cyndi Lauper's She Bop on the show. Back to Cheryl, she may have half the length of her hair now, but she is amazingly beautiful, I bet she's in her early 50's, anyway, thanks for posting this video.
    ( Now if we can resurrect some 80's.....nah, like a completed Rubik's Cube.... let's leave it be....and just reminisce. That'll work 👍. )

  • @1DeLeon
    @1DeLeon 3 роки тому +5

    I think when she came on the show, since I never missed one...she was a courageous dancer, as she said feeling out of place in a sense, in showing her moves and just being a part of history was amazing for her and all of us. I loved her and am glad to see her again. Lovely video. 🌹🌷🌸 💜

  • @333houseoflight
    @333houseoflight 3 роки тому +6

    As a Taiwanese who loves to dance ....this is so cool!!! Music and dance knows no race

  • @LadiJadi72
    @LadiJadi72 4 роки тому +53

    She was just as much a part of the fabric of the stone groove of Soul Train.

  • @meganjane7579
    @meganjane7579 3 роки тому +12

    she's so cute, what a lovely bubbly personality.

  • @george1654
    @george1654 5 років тому +11

    I was in love with her when I was 9 years old. Never knew who she was, she still looks great.

  • @katrinadobey9341
    @katrinadobey9341 9 місяців тому +1

    I REMEMBER HER CLEAR AS DAY💯💪🏾💃🏻

  • @ntreeftyz5481
    @ntreeftyz5481 3 роки тому +23

    Cheryl is the only one I remember the most because of the hair and smile.

  • @soulstar005
    @soulstar005 4 роки тому +82

    i luv the fact she continued with it...some of us black folks can b hard on others that step into our territory lol no lie lol

    • @visioday1814
      @visioday1814 4 роки тому +14

      But when we dabble in others peoples step we get shunned and it’s ok..

    • @laurathompson4014
      @laurathompson4014 4 роки тому +1

      Sooooo true

    • @vxy357
      @vxy357 4 роки тому +17

      So sad and true. We bitch about racism and discrimination but we perpetrate it towards other races also.

    • @vxy357
      @vxy357 4 роки тому +1

      @@visioday1814 Really? when has that happened?

    • @mcdonoghrahloh459
      @mcdonoghrahloh459 4 роки тому +1

      @@vxy357 Never, because they really don't have any.

  • @andiakbar3578
    @andiakbar3578 3 роки тому +2

    I love how she tell the stories.. Make me smile..

  • @kaelarae2577
    @kaelarae2577 4 роки тому +35

    When you understand "flipping through the channels" while flipping your wrist is...Paramount

  • @imari2305
    @imari2305 4 роки тому +6

    It wouldn't be Soul Train without Cheryl. I thought she was native American Indian and to me as a kid I never even thought it was wrong that she was there. Her long hair fascinated me.

    • @fartyfat6539
      @fartyfat6539 4 роки тому

      its wild that there is still american that called the natives as indians.

  • @Blondie727
    @Blondie727 Рік тому +1

    😯Cheryl was 62 years old here and Wow! She looks great!

  • @tremainejyles8243
    @tremainejyles8243 3 роки тому +6

    Yea I remember cheryl, when I saw her on soultrain it made me think as a young kid that black people didn't discriminate, to the a Asian lady fitting right in was awesome cheryl smile a lot and had fun she was very comfortable around black people and i adored her for that.

  • @jeanmmcclain5360
    @jeanmmcclain5360 2 роки тому +2

    I’m So Honored To Hear The Stories From The Soul Train Dancers!! I Loved and Watched Them Every Sat. Wonderful!!!

  • @conservativedestroyer4056
    @conservativedestroyer4056 3 роки тому +6

    I love her honesty and how she expressed her feeling but kept pushing!

  • @dcrasta
    @dcrasta 2 роки тому +16

    wow this was a beautiful testimony. I have so many fond memories growing up watching Soul Train and everyone talking about it everywhere until the next show. Im so glad to hear the stories of success from the dancers. Don Cornelius was an inspiring genius.

  • @mamav8791
    @mamav8791 Рік тому

    Ohhhh she was my favorite! That hair swishing around was mesmerizing to my little girl eyes.

  • @theclairgardener
    @theclairgardener 2 роки тому +2

    These interviews are such a joy to watch. I remember Cheryl and really gravitated towards her to see what she was wearing and how she was dancing. I am glad she wasn't excluded. That would have been a disservice. Cause clearly she got swag and came with her A game. LOVE HER.

  • @MorrisB3
    @MorrisB3 5 років тому +38

    Soul Train memories. Diversity ❤️ Comments hating on her for not being black just makes them look sad.

    • @anisiahampton480
      @anisiahampton480 5 років тому +1

      I see/hear nothing but positive comments👋❤

    • @MorrisB3
      @MorrisB3 5 років тому

      @@anisiahampton480 This is 2 weeks later. Some got erased but there's a few left in the replies.

    • @anisiahampton480
      @anisiahampton480 5 років тому +1

      @@MorrisB3 thats sad... Ppl needa quit..

    • @alphonsomorris793
      @alphonsomorris793 4 роки тому

      How is it sad

  • @marcbbaby5402
    @marcbbaby5402 5 років тому +69

    I remember Cheryl song because she stood out against that sea of brown skin and funky moves but she held her own and became an icon on the show.

    • @Barbarian857
      @Barbarian857 5 років тому +6

      She couldn't dance for shit. Please. She was a marketing tool for the Uncle Tom market. And it worked.

    • @mayjones1
      @mayjones1 5 років тому +1

      @@Barbarian857 oh stfu. She obviously could dance that's why she was on the show. You're most likely just mad cause she's Asian.

    • @Barbarian857
      @Barbarian857 5 років тому +5

      @@mayjones1 stfu??? Really? Never. And I'm not going to tell you that you sound straight up stupid for making assumptions about the prejudices of someone you don't know. This woman was a marketing tool, obviously. Soul Train was a vehicle for black pride between '71 and '75, on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, all those beautiful black people with beautiful natural hair. Song came and the camera focused mainly on her, pssh! Please! They were trying to reach the major market. This woman was no Damita Jo Freeman! Her hair distracted people from the fact that her skills weren't tight. As for those of you who think there is some special alliance between blacks and Asians, Google the nytimes article about what they really think of blacks. I have no prejudice against Asians -- I just have a valid observation regarding her dance skills.

    • @Barbarian857
      @Barbarian857 5 років тому

      @@jumpdumppyy Lol! Can you read? I said "Uncle Tom Market." You're familiar with it?

    • @mayjones1
      @mayjones1 5 років тому

      @@Barbarian857 first off I said MOST LIKELY, secondly, I wasn't watching her hair I was watching HER dance, and honestly you really seem to have a problem with her for no reason cause she actually could dance, maybe not as well as others in the cast but she did deserve to be on the show nonetheless.

  • @cristina4436
    @cristina4436 2 роки тому +2

    Thats terrible that she had to face racism from others hateful comments! I used to watch her back in the days i watched Soul Train as a teenager....She looks amazing!

  • @ayannaempress123
    @ayannaempress123 4 роки тому +10

    She broke so many barriers thank you miss song for your contribution to our culture ❤️💋 blessings flow

  • @mommashand4463
    @mommashand4463 4 роки тому +192

    She looks older when she was on soul train than she does now

    • @joejose8433
      @joejose8433 4 роки тому +6

      Man you full of it I was a young boy back in the day when she was on in the 70s I had to stand up on a milk carton just to watch the old box TV with antennas now I'm an old ass man with diabetes had a heart bypass and getting ready to go into a retirement home what the fuck happened question mark this woman engaged today. Life ain't been kind to me I don't know what the fuck that happened?

    • @Softnsweetbb
      @Softnsweetbb 4 роки тому +3

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      @joejose8433 4 роки тому +1

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    • @nil-8026
      @nil-8026 4 роки тому +1

      eems is here I think it’s more that she was very lean back then so her face had less softness to it

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      @joejose8433 4 роки тому

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  • @crystalk17co
    @crystalk17co 3 роки тому +1

    That's where I've seen her on 'Beat It'!

  • @taniyagreen5380
    @taniyagreen5380 5 років тому +57

    she went to Dorsey High School she must be older than me I think she is because I went to Dorsey High School and I'm 52 because I remember watching her on Soul Train and I was young I used to watch Soul Train just to watch her dance because I'm like wow she can dance really good and to watch everybody else dance and I like the clothes back then I love the 70s clothes and I like to dance steps that they had but she looks really really good she's very pretty but I didn't know she was from the hood LOL

    • @stellabellafontay9366
      @stellabellafontay9366 5 років тому +3

      She's 75 years old.

    • @hotteatime1592
      @hotteatime1592 5 років тому

      She went to Dorsey just like my family

    • @goldieslacks
      @goldieslacks 5 років тому +2

      @@stellabellafontay9366 no way...

    • @BagoPorkRinds
      @BagoPorkRinds 5 років тому +5

      @@goldieslacks No she's anywhere from 58-61 years old since she said she was in high school in 1976 when she started on Soul Train.

    • @socolover64
      @socolover64 5 років тому

      Yeah, she's abt 64/65, she attended wen my x husband did and he's 64

  • @Frank-i7j
    @Frank-i7j Рік тому

    ❤❤Cheryl wonderful interview.Thank You.❤ Go Soultrain.

  • @petejano5043
    @petejano5043 3 роки тому +1

    If you do the math she’s 63!!!! Omg she looks amazing !