Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn You On (Official Video) 

It IS a banger! Love him. Miss him. ❤

Play this song on your date, yep you just may get lucky. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Sad but true this track is still relevant Epic Timeless

Remember Robert Palmer was also a heavy smoker

An MTV classic back when they played good music vidz.

He was my 💜throb big love!! No one could match him🤙👍🍾🥂

@Eric Engbloom you don't know that. Bloody hell, don't drag sh*t into this

@Eric Engbloom m

good analogy

@@lupiemejia998 IKR? So sexy! Rip to my man. I love his old song Every Kinda People♥️ and his Power Station days.

True this- he was one of the smoothest. RIP.

Robert Palmer was indeed cool but Bryan Ferry is the coolest.

Bro I wish I was just a fraction of his smoothness he was suave

Yep mid to late 80's COOLIST MAN ON THE PLANET!!!

I didn't mean to turn you on🏌️🙌🇺🇸

No one! I mean, no one!

So right. I can't think of anyone today.😢

@Fosster115: Bryan Ferry ? I think he comes pretty close.

@lilybond6485 Yes he does, but RP is the coolest to me. Just personal choice. 😊

The thing about it is he's not trying too hard it's natrual much respect

Legit sounds like something Alan partridge would say…..and totally true. 😂

👍

Can't argue on that. Silkier than the finest fabric.

BEST DESCRIPTION OF ROBERT PALMER EVER!

his dad was a spy

Are you a Chic fan? Tony Thompson drummed for both bands. He died in November 2003,two months after Robert Palmer.

Right there with you.

You weren’t the only one my friend.

Are you no longer a black man? Lol

I'm guessing you're either no longer young, no longer black, or no longer a man. 😉

That's because he made pretty much the same exact video for every hit.

@@gviruscalls7089 Well, when you can hypnotize all the men, why wouldn't you keep doing what works?

My age now. 😥

@@bobthebear1246 I am 58 but feel 35. So far I have been lucky.

style, charisma & the XYZABC factor ..he had it all ..the whole ferkin alphabet

@@chunderwunderwhinger1331 yep he was one of the best to play and sing.

3 packs a day!!!!! That'll do it every time!

Good imagery/ fun post :-)

Glad you weren’t cancelled

Now that’s cool

cool

did you take advantage of the young girls?

When shopping at sports direct for day wear

@@fightfairloseeasy8920 Bahahahaha! Yes indeed.

Bacchus LAX , true! Missing the decadent times back then.....

We didn't. We and our ideas got old and the young's ideas of what is cool took over. It's the way of the world.

Turn of the century...possibly post 9/11

Certainty perfect comment , great song

Amen to that

This video makes me want to dress up like these ladies. Iconic 80s

Classy and sexy

Because nothing is unique now.

He was the 007 of rock. Good one.

YES...

I posted the same thing years ago on the Simply Irresistable video. Glad to see I'm not alone.

ha ha. Good one.

Perfect analogy. He always seemed so slick. All his videos looked the same but he pulled it off perfectly everytime. But this one is the best one. Still listen to it. Thank you Mr. Palmer

Exactly, John....his sense of humour is only cloaked to those with none.

Kinda a Cary Grant quality

John, you have the perfect opinion, thank you!

My favorite rock voice of all time .....RIP ......GONE TOO SOON.....

It’s been decades since I’ve seen this one and I could tell immediately which ‘girls’ were new and which ones were in the Addicted to Love and Simply Irresistible videos. So much tongue in cheek fun. 🫶🏻👏🏼

Me too.....the 80s was the best!!😎

hey like I said, the good old music that never gets old. it will never happen.

One of the baddest songs in the planet.

I didn't realize the ladies were a theme...! First time viewing this video. Now I gotta look up Bad Case of Loving You...

I agree, and I remember in85was 18 Im52now still love.

True, along with David Bowie and Bryan Ferry.

Brian ferry was close

Check Loquillo, is other best dressed man in rock (well, spanish rock)

In soul 🎶

They say the clothes makes the man.

Hilarious, but quite inarguable.

fact

Well, I don't think he was athletic so wouldn't have made a good figure without his suit 😁

Don't use the Lords name in vain.

I’m turning 60 in July, and am now a grandmother. I’m grateful. 🙂

I just hit 40 and I do not plan on regretting any of it.

S A Y no More 🤐🤐🤐🌏☯️⚫

Amen!

I'm 65, and, still working on it! Go, prune juice!

And beyyyyyyonnd!!! ✨➡️💫🤩💫➡️✨

And u know that!

Tom Brenes yessss

Dope Beat

Only recently heard this sonv and I love it so much ❤

I miss the 80s-TOO !!! LOL.A great decade indeed.This is my first time seeing this version of the video !!! Very nice,the female dancers in white are killing those dance steps.And of course the song is-GRAND.

LOS 80'S FUERON INCREIBLES Y CON MUCHA MÚSICA DE PURA CALIDAD. ❤

Me 3

Me to everytime i listen to our 80s music makes me miss the 80s so much great memories

That’s not his song tho , Cherrelle first sang it then he covered it. His on was popular on pop stations and her own on R&B.

Wow, I really thought it was the other way around. I really did learn something here.

Cherelle who ?

Cherelle version is better, but I like this one too

Cherrelle version is more funky and just speaks blackness to me

@@jacquelinepaul9731 Go educate yourself. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TRxM74bRCDw.html

Him and Michael Mcdonald.

Don’t forget Bobby Caldwell too!!

One hell of a rendition. I never thought a guy would be able to pull it off based on how it was written and conceptualized for Cherrelle.

For those that didn't know...😊 "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" is the debut single written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and originally performed by American singer Cherrelle in 1984. In 1986, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" was covered by English singer Robert Palmer. Palmer's cover fared better on the pop chart while Cherrelle's version was a hit on the R&B chart.

@@janeentumbao8690 Perhaps that was part of Cherrelle's and Robert Palmer's well planned strategy. Do two versions of a great song and see if the people like them. Seems like the strategy is still working.

Exactly! He was the 80s!!

Brian Ferry or Bowie, but Palmer nailed the aesthetic and zeitgeist of the mid 80s.

Robert Palmer , Ronald Reagan and Dom Johnson shaped the image of the 80s

@Kata List Productions Haha agreed , no wonder he was taken away too soon. Life is a bitch

He also had some hits with his group Powerstation. There was only one Robert Palmer. May God rest his soul.

The 80's was a great time for music

Meaningful music?..lol...this is Robert Palmer's attempt at James Brown...

I grew up in the 70's. Great Music every year. The 70's was known as the best era for Music. The 80's just as good!

@@pownbnull actually a singer by the name of Charell ( she used to sing with Alexander o Neil) recorded this song first it was a much slower beat.

I’ve said many times the 80s was the best decade for music.

I find it interesting how these women surrounding Robert are simultaneously attractive yet vapid, their heavily made-up faces as vacuous as those of runway models; something assembly-line-ish about them. They never compete with Robert for the camera's attention, but rather wonderfully enhance his own elegance.

You can do it you can do it you can do it

Soo true!

Don’t forget Bryan Ferry. Imagine being in the same room with those 2 gorgeous classy guys !

he's dead? :(

couldn't have said it any better mate....super slick guy!...this was one of his very best too! 👍🙂

I agree with your comment except I don't think he was underrated...people know how good Robert Palmer was.

Right! He had a lot of hits and was well respected in the industry.

Would've fit right in to an episode of Miami Vice.

May have been a burp.

At the begin of the video, it looked like he was putting the moves together in his head. Too smooth. Loved him!!

See also 0:30

Just noticed that - hilarious. What dude wouldn't want to be Robert Palmer for the duration of the video?

@@hirdy6 That's my point. The dude made even burping look cool. :)

Sorry for your loss. Your father had very good taste.

@@gardendormouse6479 TY! 😉

RIP 🙏🏾🙏🏾

My man, truer words have not been spoken, and never so succinctly about the late Robert Palmer!

He still is.

Yeah, he was the shit. God rest his soul. His music brought much joy to many ppl, including myself.😔

That description suits him perfectly.

Excellent description!

James Bond of music- love that.

Perfect analogy.

this isn’t his song though ! it’s actually a cover so thank cherelle ‼️

@@jasminenikole25 2⁷⁶is is great time to get qjqp6uwe0peowhy2

@@jasminenikole25 Yes, written by JIMMY JAM and TERRY LEWIS

Theres nothing like the 80s and never will be .

@@jasminenikole25right

Damn, it kinda hurts to think his greatest song ever was a cover. :(

Cherrelle was the original artist. I like both versions

Nope

fact

EFreezy716 Damned Skippy he was!

TRU TRU

3 27 2019 Hey EFreezy716, Sharp as a tack-agree! Maybe, even sharper, maybe... Be well. v

I agree I remember in85was 18 Im52now still love

If you like this you should check out the album Double Fun. Juicy! He was one of the soulfullest white musicians of all time.

Yesssss!!!

Yes he did and still does! Love him still!

Sounded soulful LIKE a black singer

Couldn't have said it better myself! His music bumps from house to house from the best homes to the one room flat in the hood!

This is a cover song originally done by Cheryl. An R&B artist.

The James Bond of Rock Stars! I like that. Good description!

They rarely smiled (which was part of the schtick) with their mouths, but in most of his videos, you can see the smile in the eyes.

Tech gets higher Music degraded

2023...still listening

@@JC-ev9dy Agreed

yes, unique. Just like all of us.

@@motnosniv I'm nothing like Robert Palmer, are you?

@@philgrossman660 just a little bit

We're all unique.

Terry Lewis and Jimmy Jam wrote it.

Produced by Bernard Edwards which is why the bass line is amazing!!

Yep!

@@gregfoles5480 for Cherrelle!!!

@@ezeee595 They wrote and produced the song for Cherrelle, and Palmer covered it

I’m so glad you are me too

I miss the 80s too. I just began my college career at that time period.

He also cleaned up. Good on him

Perhaps, but Cherrelle did this song waaayyyy better!

Just shows that sometimes the dudes have the sexual power ;) ...lesson is, wear a suit and get recognized

Love this.

Its me too

He had that sexy lawyer look.

I don't see any man on the video! lol

I guess he wanted them all for himself. I liked his tunes as a teen. One of the first songs where a guy stands his ground about turning down sex. Both genders have the right. At least he is trying to be nice. Nowadays the poor guy would be sued and crucified. LOL. This song from yesteryear was popping in my head. I forgot the singer's name. He died of a heart attack in his 50's. Very sad.

Kind like Huey Lewis. I appreciate his songs more now than I did in the 80's.

@80srockerable Huey Lewis was cool too. I love 80's music!

So you're not black anymore? Wait, what's the significance of your race again?

Racism. What's the significance of your race?

@ToyotaGuy1971 Back when I was young, I believed only Black people should sing soul music. Now, as an older and wiser man, I understand that anyone of any race can sing soul music and be cool while singing it. That's my point.

me too bro

Great singer I remember in85was 18 Im52now still love ☺️

What about Pat Riley?

Yes it was

It was to me the last magical period in the time I miss it like heck

@aarongutman1805: He and Bryan Ferry. Both of them - well dressed, well groomed, good looking, class acts.

Pure male perfection

And a 💩 ton of unnatural looking 80's make-up 😂

​@@lilybond6485les dicen los james bonds

I agree I remember 85when I was 18,I'm 52 now and still love ☺️

Yasssss

this song was by Cherelle not Alexander O'Neal.hey were labemates and recorded together and we're both produced by Jam & Lewis.

@@muzicmachine1 Alexander O'Neal "You're a Fake" is a great song!

Alex is the Robert Palmer of R&B and vice versa :)

👏👏👏👏👏

Totally right!!

Yes agree...

Yeah a suit and a haircut does not make a guy Robert Palmer.

He's killer!

Yes, Palmer was ALWAYS on the downbeat and so were a few others in the 1980's. THAT was the fun part.