@@luannecopelton-wf1vuit’s a very common term . Also you don’t get to decide what is “ respectful” and what is not . Get over yourself , even if you were upset about you wouldn’t be able to do anything anyway .
I didn't see it until tonight it's 12:08 past midnight on a Tuesday and I'm glad I saw it. Brought tears to my eyes. The surprise of people who didn't know. May he rest in paradise. The real Blue eye soul.
This man was a wonderful musician. He wrote, played many instruments, worked with Little Richard and Natalie Cole and most importantly reminded all of us that great music has no color. Rest in Peace dear Cat in the Hat.
I'll admit. I'm 41, I'm black, and throughout my life I've been around this song, my folks bumped it all the time (and still do)...I, until this moment, NEVER knew he was white until now! So, yeah. This does prove there is soul in all of us, regardless of who we look like on the outside. PERIOD.
Thank you, I edited two reactor videos a day. Some of them played the video without pausing and giving commentary in between, which were easy edits and the ones that's didn't, I had to edit, so they aligned with everyone else. The key is don't overwork yourself and have patience.
This is such a sweet tribute. Thank you for doing this. I fell in love with this song when I first heard it on WJZZ Detroit Jazz Radio, part of their Sunday morning jazz brunch show. Was awesome.
People, I'm 63 n I have been singing that song since I was 18. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE his music. He trumped ya'll. Happy to know this generation love his song ❤. I'm saddened by his passing in March 2023 😔
Bobby Caldwell was the definition of Blue eye soul. ❤️❤️ Wait till they find out who sings " you lost the loving feeling" righteous brothers. Even more when they find out what the person who sings " holding back the years and If you don't know me by now" simply red. 😆. But rest in paradise Mr Caldwell. My best happy times were thanks to him. 2pac sampled this for Do 4 luv and common sampled " open your eyes" for his song the light.
At the 2:50 mark, the song starts. Another fun song to be amazed at is MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY sung by Spiral Staircase. I always thought it was a black singer.
R.I.E.P Bobby Caldwell. His voice was smooth as silk, and a talented musician. Made me smile so much seeing peoples reaction to this soulful genius. Respect.
Reminds when I worked at a call center. I don't know how many people assumed I was black by my voice. I never corrected anybody. Just went with it lol.
I really miss the days, when men were singing to women, & not at them, & when we had no idea what the singer looked like, because we only heard music on the radio, and it didn't matter what race or color you were, we either loved the song, or didn't......Enjoyed the reactions, & will await the day, when people realize, a soul, has never had a color💗
A lot of white people have soul and rhythm and can dance and sing as well as any black person. The idea that they can't or don't is just nonsense. That said, when most people hear someone sing a particular way or in a particular genre of music, they make assumptions. My grandmother loved Charlie Pride, for instance! She thought he was white for the longest time! Didn't matter to her when she found out he was black! She loved his voice and his songs!
It's 2023. Time to just credit artists who have Soul with just that. No references to skin tone or eye color. No matter what country they come from, whatever ethnicity, in all musical genres. Not being Donnie Downer, just saying why don't we move along and enjoy an artist for their Beauty, Contribution, and...Soul! ( If they got it. ;-) ) Not overlooking history, with all due respect to the Legends of Blues, Rock, and Soul. Let's unite along common interests and enjoy the hell out of great music and musicians!
When you feel the music, it doesn't matter what color, race you are. It will soulfully project from your heart. Love me some Bobby Caldwell. Thanks for honoring him in this way.
That song still makes me cry, after sooo many decades. And the late Phyllis Hyman did her version of this song, that still has a beautiful poignant note.🎉🎉🎉
"It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have." 1st Corinthians 12:11- The New Living Translation - The Holy Bible.
Middle of the skating rink..11pm on a hot summer night with a gust of cool air coming in the exit doors..The smell of candy floss This song comes on..My first love told me years later...When you skate you seem to be in another world all your own like your in a trance Thats what made me fall in love with you ......Bobby Caldwell changed my life that night
Wow you are a poet and a wonderful story teller!!! You should write songs, , ,your lady and you sound like a couple full of love and respet for each other. Write some songs for her; I double DARE you. Much blessings and RIP Mr Bobby!!!!
I remember sitting in the back seat of my father's car while he blasted this song in my head the guy was always black wasn't til he passed I found out bro was white
Once upon a time Charlie Pride shocked his fans when they saw him perform in concert for the very first time. His best selling albums didn't have his picture them as they continued to climb the Country Music charts. By the way, he has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame 🙂
Same here. im not black, but i thought he was some cool, smooth black dude. I used to think danm, that is some sexy black guy just hearing him on the radio
This is the corruption of the music industry at its finest and y'all didn't even know it, great marketing because if the world had known he wasn't black to begin with when the song first came out it wouldn't have made all the billions that it did, you're all suckers of separation
You're actually wrong Natalie Cole invited Bobby to open on her tour. When started performing the song live on stage the black folks didn't care about his race. TK radio assumed he wouldn't be excepted. So yea you're incorrect.
@@coupe0352No, she's right, the recording studio producers purposely hid him in a shadow. They knew he might not be accepted as he was. It was such a soulful song, and the black community might not accept it as strongly as it turned out. Nowadays, most people just go by the singers capabilities not skin color.
If butter had a sound, this would be it. So rich, warm, smooth, and full. I had a great many car rides with my family listening to this song. Thank you for such an iconic piece, Bobby. Rest in paradise.
