This song is so beautiful and painful. My mother married a man who had returned from 2 years in Vietnam. They were married several years and then separated but were still in touch. His sister called one day to tell my mother that he had been killed on his job in a freak, tragic accident. I just remember my mother playing this song over and over for a while. The song stayed on my mind for years. I found it about 20 years ago. At first I thought I would give it to my mother because I remembered. Then I thought no, I don't want her to go back all those decades again to a tragedy. Was that the right thing to do? Even though I was not his child, he loved me. He left my mother financially well off such that my childhood was good. Bless You Hezekiah Joel Russ. 17 March 1970.
Hardie, my condolences...what u could do is gently ask your mom how she feels about it now and let her know u found it and if she would be interested in having it. You will never know..., it might hold fond and painful memories but you don't know. She might or might not mind at this point in her life. Ask her gently.
This was when songs actually told a story. You could close your eyes and actually visualize the events that were happening. You can feel the hurt and pain in his voice. Timeless classics.
2:53 Peace & Blessing Yes a Great , Emotional song that was made just for The Unifics. A song that everyone of us sung everyday. I was a senior in HS and remember very well.. Peace * Love. ❤
I used to listen to this song with my brother William, and then we started singing it together. He loved my voice, we song a lot of songs together, when we would have a talent show at school. My brother went home to be with the LORD in MAY of 2011!!!! He was my baby brother. I really miss him, I have lost so many of my family members. Sometimes I just sit back and think of all the good times we used to have together. It makes me sad, but then I start thinking!! One day I will see them all together again, and believe me, I can't wait. We were a singing family, and we all could really sing."" GOD, I MISS THEM SO MUCH"". Your lovin daughter, and sister SHIRLEY.
I have never experienced a lost of that magnitude before, but I can identity with the lyrics, because the Unifics tell a story of love and lost. Every time I hear that song it brings tears to my eyes. Musicians today can learn a thing or two from artists who made real music during the 60's and 70's.
My sister Janice. Died at 40. 1986. My sister was so abused back in the 60s and 70s. I remember. Inspired me to become a lawyer. Never will I ever forget her.
The Pain in his voice on that Last note Always tears my heart out and the tears fall like rain drops when l think of a friend that died in a auto accident while driving drunk.
I was 6 yrs-old when this came out and I didn't quite understand the words, I just remember my two older sisters and their friends crying when this song played on the radio. Brings back a lot of memories.
I was 11 years old when this song or when I first heard this song I’ve been in love with this song but ever for some reason my brother and I went to Mississippi I played this song so much on a 45 record and he broke it and I never got it again but I always look for it Michael rest in peace my brother 11 months apart 1972
Wow! This song left such an impression on me as a kid. I still get the same jolt when I hear it now. People toss around the term hidden jem and buried treasure but this truly is. I keep waiting for it to show up in a movie soundtrack, knowing it will be the best thing about it. I know these guys never got the fame or fortune they were hoping for but this one song was a MASTERWORK There is a reason that no one ever attempted to do a remake of this song, and that they NEVER should. I can only send my praises and thanks to them and their families for the circle they formed around them during this time in their lives. I hope your lives have been good.
Truly an overwhelming feeling of sorrow and heartbreak overcomes one when this song is played. Here we are in 2021, and I can still feel the deep emotion and sense of grief as I did when I first heard this recording over 50 years ago. I don’t even think I was 10 years old, at the time, so it may have been longer than that! Love the beautiful orchestral arrangement. Masterpiece. 💜💜🎤🎤🎶🎶
Back in the day on Saturday nites, all of a sudden my aunt would slowly recite these heartwrenching lyrics. I was 6 or 7 years of age, but I knew it was a song of mourning.
DONNIE SELLERS SR NORWALK CONN SAW YOU GUYS AT THE APOLLO THEATER 125TH, NEW YORK CITY..OMG..WHEN THE SHOW ENDED I FOUND MY SELF LOOKING AT A NEW GROUP, NOT ONLY WITH HARMONY BUT THE ART OF COREOGRAPHY, "THOSE DUDES COULD STEP" I recently saw and interesting interview with Al Johnson lead singer (now decease), on RU-vid (check it out)..gotta go now, and I going to play this song again and again,, god bless all you old school lovers of the best years of my life as well as the best times.
A SAD BUT BEAUTIFUL SONG FROM 1969. THEY HAD THIS IS A GROOVY WORLD WE LIVE IN AND ANOTHER WITH A JAPANESE TITLE ABOUT IT MEANS I LOVE YOU BUT NO ONE HEARD FROM THEM AFTER THAT.
I also saw them in Philly at the Uptown Theater, Georgie Woods Presents Show . I cried when they sang this song ,beautiful, they don't make music like this anymore😪
@@marinawatson5836 Yes... I used to go to the Uptown Theater as well. They had great shows & performances.. Mr Georgie Woods (the guy with the goods.)🎵
I remember this song from my childhood, I was maybe 9 or 10 years old and it touched me I felt what the singer was feeling. Fastforward 40 years, I just had a very special man in my life to pass suddenly and believe it or not this song came on sirius soultown, and the feelings of this song hit me hard. I know he's in a better place but he's gone to soon for me..
This song comes from a time era when musicians actually knew how to express their feelings and emotions through song lyrics. Nowadays you just simply don't get these kind of songs from today's musicians whenever you turn on the radio.
These guys sounded great but they were also known for their amazing moves that were unique and executed to perfection. Even though they were not so successful on the charts, groups that were did not want to go on after them at shows because they were so good live
This is a very beautiful; and very emotional song. But I have loved it from that very first day that I heard it. I was in the 11th grade. I have been playing this song ever since. I never get tided of it.
Hadn't heard this in years this song came out the year I graduated high school 1969 love it then and still do look at the other with the black car being driven it will make you cry
I also seen them at the Apollo...They did have some steps, I remember they did something with black lights and white gloves...oh man...and this song...and then Court of love...wow
Pa-pa, Mo-Mo, Baby and Grandmafeet this song is for you! I miss you all soooooo much....oh, the pain of losing you all still lingers in my heart. Greatly, greatly missed.
This song tells us that we have to be careful how we treat one another! And be careful what you say! Because tomorrow isnt promised to any of us, and you will never know how we have hurt the one that we say we love and then they are gone, and you cant say you are sorry because they cant hear you!
Jasmine Mayo HEARD THIS SONG WHILE VISITING MY COLLEGE FRIEND BETTY IN 1969 at Howard University , D.C......GOOD OLD DAYS...FEEL LIKE CRYING FOR REAL...
My husband grew up with him in Washington, DC. He always wondered what happened to him when. He was always singing and when the song "The Beginning of the End" was released they were all surprised. He said he was going to make it one day and he did.
I often think of this song when my wife passed. It happened on a Saturday night, she and I were married for almost 30 years, she is loved gone but not forgotten
@@venidarutledge931 Hello 👋 yes it is a blast from the past and with tears 😭 rolling down my face .I remember that the automobile crash did really happened on Saturday Night October 23, 1971 which cause the death of 2 of my very close friends Wanda age 17 and Carmen 15 😢 June 27,2021
I love this song my husband ask me to play this song when he was told by doctors he had a rare stomach cancer and had to be fed by a feeding tube it was my beginning of are end I miss thatan
THIS IS SO SLICK !! TO SIT DOWN AND WRITE SOMETHING SO TOUCHING YET USE JUST THE RIGHT WORDS TO DEFINE A COMPLICATED ISSUE .MAN IM BLOWN AWAY EVERYTIME I HEAR THIS!!!!!!
Im Telling you? these guys the Unifics ? were really really underrated? but you better believe whenever they were coming to town in concert? most of the people there? were coming to see the Mighty Unifics. ticket sales boosted when The Unifics name was on those tickets and Marque. .
Willie D remade the hell out this song about his Mom passing called Hearse Cadillac. Me and my mom don't have the greatest relationship. But his version makes me always remember you only get 1 mama. I keep my distance but I still call and bring my child to see her nana.
This is the saddest song 🎵 I have ever heard the emotions in their voices or unbelievable (That's What Real Talent Sounds Like) What's happened to the music industry it didn't get better with this generation am sorry it didn't.
Jasmine Sean Washington Sunrise 9/3/1993 -Sunset 3/20/1993 It Was The Beginning of my end. 😭😭😭😭😭 Rest In Power! My Little Girl ( She's In Heaven)🙏💙😇💯💙🙏😇
What a performance at the uptown. You actually thought there was a coffin, dark lightening and glow in the dark white gloves. Miss those days Georgie woods, wow. It was powerful
