This Song Blew our Minds | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION! 

Hey Guys gotta tell you, there are many teams out there doing music reviews. What makes you guys the best is you are the only ones to play the whole song without stopping it mid song. Never stop the song!

Written by Stevie Wonder. He came in to their band rehearsal and taught it to them. One of the funkiest songs in history. That clavinet, kicks ass!

Chaka Khan is worthy of a deep dive. She’s a living legend and has a voice that sounds like a choir of angels. A song from her time with Rufus that really showcases her vocals is “Sweet Thing.” Her first solo single “I’m Every Woman” is amazing, too. Her ‘80s cover of the Prince song “I Feel For You” is outstanding and has Stevie Wonder on harmonica. She was also featured performer on Steve Winwood’s “Higher Love” and really elevated that song with her stellar vocals.

The song you never knew you needed in your life until the first time you hear it.

These guys played at my HS prom in 1972.

This is the product you get, when you mix a song written by Stevie wonder with Chaka Kan's voice. Pure perfection.

Chaka’s “I Feel For You” is a pop masterpiece. You will not regret hitting that one up I promise

That is what we called "funkadelic" back in the day.😀 Can you believe we actually danced to that groove? Chaka Khan is an amazing vocalist!✌

Rufus and Chaka Khan took home the Grammy Award in 74 for Best R&B vocal performance dou or group

i was in 8th grade in 1974 and you couldn't turn a radio on without hearing this song.

I was 14 when this song came out, and I can honestly say it was one of my favorite songs of that summer and that year. Of course, as a 14 year old boy, I knew nothing about a woman “setting my stuff on fire.” Of course, also as a 14 year old boy, it didn’t take much to set my stuff on fire. 😂

Came out when I was a freshman in High School. all the chicks dug it. There was a place called 1974. I was there. it was a dimension or two over from where we are now. The sun was yellow and the sky was higher. We still retained some ability as people to create our own reality in that realm.

This song is infectious to the point that you will never ever forget it. Just hearing the phrase "tell me something good" will automatically generate the funk in your soul. And I'm talking decades later. I haven't heard it for at least 25 years and hearing that phrase immediately caused me to start singing, swaying and remembering how much I love Chaka Khan.

I remember hearing this on the radio going to the beach with my friend and his family. I was 8. The '70's really was a glorious time to be a kid.

Her Voice and that funk with it Good God!!!

Chaka’s #1 single “I Feel for You” (written by Prince) is so good.

The delayed beat that "Tell me..." comes in on is just fantastic.

This song came out when I was little, and my little brother and I loved it so much that we named our newest stuffed animal, a hound dog, Rufus, and made him a tiny electric bass that he could play.

When radio pop was well written songs, with talented and tasty playing musicians and singers, This song never goes "over the top" but still holds the listener because it is so well played. Glad you liked it.

Next song for Chaka Khan with Rufus should be “ Sweet Thing”. I find very few people remember it, and that’s a shame. Her vocals are soaring and amazing.

Anything this woman sings turns to gold, period! She is everything

A&A , you’ll love Chaka Khan’s "Ain't Nobody"(featuring Rufus) and solo "I'm Every Woman" and “I Feel For You”!!!

"Ain't Nobody" toward the end of their career was a monster hit, and is equal to this, almost like a counterpoint.

Another funky song played a lot on the radio: Play That Funky Music by Wild Cherry

Written by Stevie Wonder! Classic

"Ain't Nobody" and "Do You Love What You Feel" are classics!

Such a fine, fine song! Chaka and Rufus make this an epic song. 😻🎶

I love how the lyric always come a beat before I expect, no matter how many times I hear it.

Rufus is definitely at the top of my favorite funk groups, and Chaka is an absolute legend. She always tops my list of female funk and soul singers, right up there with Aretha, Tina, etc. She has the stunning beauty and sexiness to really sell those words, too.

Rufus and Chaka carved out their own unique space in the 70's, and Chaka went on to score a number of huge hits in the 80's. Beautiful music that brings back beautiful memories of sunny summer days in the 70's.

'Straight up cargo pants, as far as pockets are concerned.' Love it!! Rufus could lay down some funky ass grooves and Chaka Khan is a vocal BEAST! The heavy breathing section is one of the most unique pre-choruses ever.

Ya'll need to hit a LOT more 70's funk. Ohio Players ("Fire"), early Kool & The Gang("Hollywood Swinging", "Jungle Boogie"), War, latter-day James Brown ("Papa Don't Take No Mess", etc), Funkadelic ("One Nation Under A Goove", long version), Parlaiment, even just the Staple Singers ("I'll Take You There"). So, so much top shelf funk you've never heard.....

This song was cutting edge man... Voice box PLUS*******BEAT BOX******* way before its time...MASTERPIECE for sure.

CHAKA! she is one of my very favorite singers. her voice is so strong, she doesn't need a microphone. she has always been funky as hell. check out some of her solo stuff...whitney houston did a cover of her song 'i'm every woman', but you really should hear chaka's original. also 'sweet thing' , 'through the fire', 'ain't nobody', 'i feel for you'...even though you aren't into 80's production, her voice is worth the listen. i saw chaka khan open for prince back in 2000. it was an amazing show.

Been binge watching you 2 for the past 4 hours. Thank you for letting me experience my life of over 50 years ago. All the best. Always.Notice the amazing music from my youth. We were so blessed.

Chaka takes the church to the bedroom; and then burns the damn house down. Glad you love this great track, Gentlemen.

"Once You Get Started" , "You Got The Love", well worth hearing as well. Also, the ballad "Sweet Thing" is a gem.

Ahhhh ... Chaka's voice is so immaculate and soulful. This song doesn't showcase it. ''I feel for you'' is upbeat and glorious, but her best song for me is ''Through the fire''. So so gorgeous. I feel tearful and inspired every time I hear it.

In the summer of 1975 I saw these guys play in Milwaukee County Stadium as one of two opening acts (The Eagles were the other) for The Rolling Stones as part of their “Tour of the Americas”. The whole show was great, but most of the people that I know that went to that show were blown away by the set that Chaka Khan and Rufus played that day. They were tight and funky as hell.

If you decide to hit them again, I recommend 'Sweet Thing' 😎

This song straight up ushered in the modern era of funk. Blew my mind, too, as an 18 year old kid just out of high school.

Ms. Lips and Hips. Not even my favorite cut by her. Try her doing "Do You Love What You Feel", "Ain't Nobody", "I Feel For You", and the uber classic "I'm Every Woman". The only problem with this song is it didn't showcase her voice enough.

Absolute S-Tier song. World class singer, and one of the most underrated bands (Rufus) ever. Tony Maiden was as funky a guitar player as anyone out there.

Chaka's voice is just something else. U can literally listen to anything she sings and be just blown away each and every time. "Ain't nobody" is another masterpiece from Rufus and her, it's as banger as it gets.. Hard to imagine that anyone would dislike it. "What You Did" is another amazing tune that just makes you love her, as it represents the absolute peak of her beautiful voice imo. Thanks for you amazing content, you guys really listen, feel and understand the music in a way that not everyone can..

In addition to the excellent stuff Allison suggested, Ain't Nobody is another great Chaka. Really so many. I was exposed to her whole catalog through my ex, who was obsessed with her. One of the great female vocalists of all time, a true diva. Keep rolling on that gravy train boys!

Her voice is incredible. Love her 80's stuff, I Feel For You and Ain't Nobody! 🔥🔥🔥

When this came out in 1974 I was in 10th grade & our woodshop teacher Mr Fred Latimer would play it on a record player that sat on his desk before he'd let us do any work or turn on any of the woodworking machinery. I suppose he did that for every class during the day too - lol. He picked a good one & it's sure stood the test of time. 👍

There is no one who sings like Chaka Khan. Her work with Rufus is amazing and her solo work is even more amazing. This song was written for them by Stevie Wonder.

This punker always had a soft spot for funk, and this song has an amazing groove! Rufus is the group, and they added singer Chaka Khan because, well you can see why. Thanks guys, I'm on board for more Funk!!

Love Chaka Khan. Saw them a few times back in the day. Happy to see you covering her. And yes, Rufus is the band. They are always in the groove.

She has AMAZING RANGE. Try THROUGH THE FIRE. It's a Love SONG so I'll wait to see if you react. Her vocals on it are TOPS!! Definitely A+ ALSO.⭐

This song was on a cassette that we always played on our boat whenever we'd go to the lake and it really set the chill, summer vibes. Love it!

Soooo glad you loved it. If you love this, wait until you hear Watcha See Is Watcha Get (The Dramatics). And the vocals are so fun there, too!!

I am pleasantly very surprised. I think I have reaction PTSD from you guys finding Suite Judy Blue Eyes too repetitious, and I was mentally prepared for you to say the same about this. Well done! Yeah, a slow but perfect groove. You can dance to that.

SOOO excited you guys hit this one. Tell Me Something Good is one of the filthiest tunes you'll ever hear and one of my all-time favorites -- "masterpiece" is absolutely accurate. It's also one of my earliest and clearest childhood memories: watching them play this on Soul Train. And even then at 6 years old, I'm thinking damn, this is ridiculously good. It only gets better with time. Glad you guys loved it!

I just got blasted back to the 70’s of my youth! This track was on top forty rotation for the longest. As a young rock fan you almost didn’t want to share with your friends how much you dug this banger for fear of being humiliated. Truth be told they loved it too.

I saw Rufus with Chaka Khan open for Stevie Wonder at the Inglewood Forum in 1975 when they had this hit. Chaka was skinny and wore a tiny loincloth bikini a la Raquel Welch in 2 million years BC. What a show!

Been tryin' to get you into real, old-school funk for a while now, and allow me to officially welcome you to the pahhhhty!! So great to see people experience authentic greatness. Thanks 👍

You can thank this song for a whole lot of 70's babies.

I still remained delighted that I grew up during the era that so many of the songs you review were actually new. Thanks, guys.

Charisma and Chaka Khan are synonymous! You Got The Love, In Love We Grow, Smoking Room, Once You Get Started, Sweet Thing and Magic In Your Eyes are other GREAT Rufus and Chaka Khan songs worthy of a listen! You won't be disappointed!

I love female vocalists who's voice does a great low range.. I think it's part the appeal of Annie Lennox, Cher, Tracy Chapman. What do they call that? "Contralto" range, I think. Chaka Khan and Annie Lennox can also go high, which makes them awesome. Well, Karen Carpenter *can* go high, but as she told a friend who was complimenting her higher range as they drove around in the car, "The money's in the basement". So Richard wrote for Karen to keep it low.

She is freakin fantastic!!

Guys, thank you for sharing this and getting the awareness of Rufus and Chaka Khan out there. “Ain’t Nobody” is amazing and “Sweet Thing”, “ I Feel For You” & “Once You Get Started”, are among my favorites.

Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody!! 🔥 🔥 A must listen of hers. Y'all rock! Love your reactions!

If you want to experience the full effect of this amazing performer, watch Chaka sing this song live. She absolutely burns up the stage.

There is no person named Rufus in the band Chaka Khan is the lead singer and Al Cinder is the sweet guitar player also played with Three Dog Night

Love all the Funk from this mid 70's era.. Ohio Players," Fire".. Kool and The Gang, "Higher Plane", Temptations, " Shakey Ground", Commodores, "Slippery When Wet", Brothers Johnson, "Get the Funk Out My Face", and "Fight The Power".. The Isley Brothers.. also the Jackson 5, " I Am Love(Pts. 1 and 2).. and "Dancing Machine".. thanks.

This Classic Track Absolutely Oozed Funk!!...And It's Still Oozing Today!!

This was such a cool song when it came out. So funky and groovy.

This Family Would Make A Successful Transition From Gospel To Mainstream Music,, The Staple Singers "I'll Take You There",, "Respect Yourself" & "Uncloudy Day"..MUST HEAR Classics!!

I thank whoever suggested this song to you guys! Two things, 1. Every time I've heard this song in the last 40-plus years, it grabs me by my neckbone with one hand, my assbone by the other, and I'm all over the room, bop-stepping. And I'm Japanese! Secondly Alex, being musically inclined, listen to that "breathy section" again. Without the listener even knowing it, they've inserted an extra beat. If you count in the normal four/four and you try to join in on the chorus, you'll notice you keep coming in early. When Stevie Wonder writes a song, expect to be transported, man.

Her vocals on "Stay" from the album Street Songs are awesome.

You should have watched the Soul Train performance. Chaka Khan and Rufus would have really blown you away.

Click on to see what song blew their minds and as soon as it started I was back to the summer of 1974. I was 11 and was 'dating'an older woman (she was 12). Was my first love and this song was our song. I have to say 1974 was the best summer of my life and this song always warms my ❤️. 48 years later and it still sends shivers up my spine.

'Please, Pardon Me' is my favorite song of them, and also one of my all time favorites period

I can't tell you what powerful effect hearing this song as a young teen guy! The sexiness was so powerful, it felt weird hearing this with your parents and family! LOL!! Chaka Khan is one of my Top 3 Female Singers, All-time!! (The other 2 are Teena Marie and Sade.) The whole 1st album is great, I'd recommend "At Midnight" and "Sweet Thing" ('I will love you anyway, even if you cannot stay, . . .')!

Rufus has got to be one of the most accomplished bands in the history of soul/R&B. When Tony Maiden came on board is when they really exploded. Sweet Thing to me has some of the smoothest instrumental backing of any hit song.

That was the song where she cut her way to the top of the food chain as a singer in popular music. I was a kid and loved this song. She is a great singer. I have her greatest hits CD even now. The woman is one of kind, and a sensational, fabulous singer. Love from California.

My first album ever...won it in a radio station contest...love it!!

I've been an A&A subscriber and patron for a long time... You guys were pretty good years ago, but you've reached another level. Even when you go off into crazy analogy land, you usually have genuine insight into some aspect of every song your listen to. I truly enjoy hearing you parse out the elements of good music.

I haven’t heard this in ages!!! Great song! She has such a good voice.

1970’s baby! Creativity off the chain! Best time to be a teen.

Just learned that this song was a collaborative between Stevie Wonder and Chaka Khan. Stevie didn't allow co-writer credits at that time and young Chaka didn't know better. Great song!

“ I Feel For You”is another Chaka Khan banger in my humble opinion

Covering this one was one of the hardest grooves to nail in my 40 years of playing in cover bands.

Chaka Khan is the queen, such an incredible song. Sooooooo funky!!! Still listen to it today. Another awesome reaction from A&A. A&A the best in the business!! Great things we love about your channel: that you do not pause the song during the reaction the genuine passion and love for the music how much you genuinely enjoy doing the reactions the awesome set the logo the theme songs the intelligent discussions of each song

One of the first LPs I ever bought. I was already a huge Motown/Stevie fan.

The undeniable Queen, Miss Chaka Khan!🤩💜

The 1970s were fun and the music got funky 😊

Another great band from Chicago, it got lots of airplay when I was a kid there. Chaka is my favorite R&B singer. You can also hear her do an awesome preach at the end of "Take Me Back to Chicago" on the Chicago XI album.

Wow that's a song i havn't heard in many years. So so good to hear it again. Really an original sounding track. So unique and different and cool.

So happy I was young when I heard this.... (So happy I was any age when I heard this...)

Funky Slow Grind from Rufus and Chicago's own Chaka Khan!!! Feel For You, Sweet Thing, Everywoman... It's all Amazing!

She did this live on The Midnight Special which was incredible! I was 11 and I didn't know why I loved this so much!!

This song has lots of what’s known in the industry as “bacon grease”. good job fellas!

I just found y'all while going on a nostalgia trip through RU-vid. I really enjoy seeing 'my' music (music I grew up with- late 60s through the 80s) being played and enjoyed by younger people. It truly brings the generations together. Glad you're getting into the funkier side of things- I loved Funkadelic, Parliament, and anything with Bootsy Collins and George Clinton. If you listen, you can hear the beginnings of a lot of current music in those awesome riffs. And you'll hear the full songs behind the many stems and samples that are being used in today's music. I hope that you'll take a tour through dance and disco. Some people hated it (it was way overplayed), but I loved it. I'm more than happy to help you find some evergreen bangers! And thank you for NOT STOPPING THE SONG- like others here, it's something I really appreciate.

Unbelievable. I just heard this at the grocery store not 20 minutes ago and now you guys are playing it. I can't hear this tune without pulling up memories of a particular sweet girl all those years ago. Thanks for the song and the memories.

Great analysis, thanks guys! Here’s a “Did you know” fact I thought was interesting…Rufus evolved from a group called The American Breed, who had a hit with "Bend Me, Shape Me." They took their name from a column in Popular Mechanics magazine called "Ask Rufus," later shortened to Rufus when Chaka Khan joined the band in 1972.

I knew Ron Stockert, he was a tremendous keyboardist. Sadly he passed away in 2020. He played in bands with several of my friends as well as the early versions of Rufus.