Twisted Soul .. 1966 .. Marlena Shaw .. Wade in the water. 

Oh God, it's so sad........RIP, Marlena. Thank you.

Absolutely spectacular dancing (and song). The globe really needs to see more shows like this in the media --- brings a big smile to people's faces -- not those doom and gloom news stories. Wow, this was so good !!!

awesome song.... even more awesome singer...... this is just efffffffing wondefull....😇...🤩

this has to one of the most breath taking videos iv ever seen there are so many styles of dance contained in it that were a head of there time. i remember wigan casino an the dance moves there. thank you for sharing this. R.I.P to Marlena a great loss.

5 stars ... 5 stars ... x

Saw her at Ronnie Scotts last week, opened the show with this. Fantastic performance from a 70 year old!

That dance at the beginning is epic! Love it!

so good. Nothing left to say.

Oh my.. I'm still dancin.. This tune knocks socks off my feet.. thanks your share.. :-)

what a voice what a song !this has it all I keep on coming back to it!

That was the Eleanor Powell, she was a actress and dancer between the 1930s and 1940s. There is an IMDB and Wikipedia page about her. The woman was so good she made Fred Astaire sweat to keep up.

Nice piece of RB soul

I have been looking for this song for ever since i heard it on SKINS on Tuesday!!! you dont know how much i love this song!

That dude in the straw hat is fuckin' amazin' Way before Northern Soul was discovered. Great song too.

I've Always Prefered The Ramsey Lewis Version 😃 & Now The Travelers Version But I LOVE The Dancing On This Video! ❣

Once again you've pulled another gem out of the hat . Keep them coming love them.

this makes me happy

Wow that's groovee babe !

My favorite jazz singer and my favorite dancer in a duet!! Who knew? Muchas gracias, docludi, Brilliant!!

Let's wade in the water Wade in the water Listen to me now, wade in the water I wanna know that you're mine Because your love is so fine C'mon let's wade in the water I mean, wade in the water Listen to me now, wade in the water I wanna know that you're mine Because your love is so fine You know, baby, that you've got me uptight Because your brand of loving feels so right I'm like a ship in a stormy sea So wade in the water, daddy, and rescue me You know you got me sailing from midnight till dawn You even got me drifting all night long But you are the best fish that I have found Let's wade in the water, daddy, don't let me drown I mean wade, c'mon and wade, listen to me now Wade in the water, I wanna know that you're mine 'Cause your love is so fine When the water's calm and everything is right Ain't no catfish gonna make us fight Hold your sails to the wind, keep your ship in gear If we sail together we got nothing to fear You threw me your line, hey, and now I'm your bait You got me hooked and line and stickle, let them other fish wait Call me fin flappin' mama who's learnin to float So, hold on captain, you're rocking the boat! I need your loving power, it's really outta sight C'mon, wade in the water, where everything is right Don't let our love sink, let it float like a tree Our love can be as great as the deep blue sea Folks don't understand what we've got going Don't let them make waves C'mon, let's keep the stream flowing I need a big ship, a yacht won't do I wanna wade in the water and be closer to you I mean, wade, yeah, listen to me daddy I mean wade in the water, wade in the water Wade in the water I wanna know that you're mine Because your love is so fine Hey daddy, you really got me uptight Even though I love it, because you're so right

SWEEEEEETTTT!!! Love it!

Fantastic Northern Soul classic released on Checker records,the instrumental version by Ramsey Lewis & released on Chess records is also fantastic,.ktf.

Damn that was amazing

i love this song its awesome

tustles Thank you for the share! Wow! One Cool Share!!Enjoyed!!

Fantastic video and song! Thank you docludi and Sherry for fab share!

Mind bogglingly mind blowing!!! x

WOW this is Good.

@tunesailor, oh dear! What a classic tune. I hope you're reading my comment in better circumstances

Nice to see this again Ktf, col

2000 scooter boys in Yarmouth winter gardens cant be wrong!

Superb track and vid cheers

All thumbs up...!!!

Yes, my favourite vocal. Little Sonny being my favourite inst.

Absolutely brilliant KTF

love love this song

Don't get me started 🔥

I found this by accident after being introduced to Wade in the water by the Ramsey Lewis trio... the GF says this is way to upbeat for a jazz tune... but I say no way and the dancing... OMG... want to talk about break dancing... this puts that too shame... unreal ...

@KellyMRWeymer , i second that! love this song

i have to admit skins brought me here,..but i learned this dance when i was younger at dance school i just never knew what it was called♥

great video thanks for sharing.God bless.

Awesome clip free dance way before today's free dancers moms were born

Feeling it,feet are moving

thank you so much skins

what a track.

Marlena made it how all girls shouldj

I got fucking goosebumps !!!!

@Filiflam Amazon.co.uk MP3 download. Marlena shaw. Wade in the water. 69 pence.

actually it brought me here two, i like up beat soul like this

Damn that's COOL !!! (where's the replay button here?) ;)

this woman i s my new hero...I think you will see why..

One of the few things Skins U.S. did right. ... U.K. series 5 need some of this too!

the berry brothers? for some reason I thought those were the Nicholas brothers! also, I LOVE this song.

love it.proper

where did you find this video.awesome!i love it!

I tried to share this i'm getting this alot! Internal Server Error

ok trop classe

@docludi2 thank you!!!!

Water always wins. Im in my basement bailing the overflow from a gefukt, un-snakable storm drain. Thinking of the Mac race when we got so pounded that an upper bunk fell off the bulkhead, and a thru-hull cork popped out. We broached through the Straits in pouring rain, pounding seas, and heavy air, soaked to the gills, 3 feet of water and floating gear everywhere by the time we were done. The Inspectors took one look and left. Im trying very hard to think that it could be worse.

Who besides Eleanor Powell could kick Buddy Rich's drum set and get away with it?

Nice.

So yeah I just heard this on Skins. Tea is my new favorite character.

this is crazy and insane..... but i have not seen anything like it..... WICKED stuff hay is it a movie if so whats the name???

Skins Brought me hear tooo :D lol

Marlena infused her sweet, soulful, funky blues infused jazz into every song song she sang.

4 the ladies x

Holy Shit !!!!! Break dance was born in 1947!!!!!!!

That's INSANE.....

Eleanor Powell wasn't she married to actor Dick Powell, did not know she could dance. Just wished the singer was in this vid? Wow very old tune, thx for info about the song Doc.

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Eleanor Powell is too groovy ... she would kill today's dancers. x

@lenonedog Hey thanks! Cheers :)

Genesis 8, 9 | Genesis 9 -11 Ababa Mama 1:55 Wade in The Water Remember? WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO [8:14PM] 2014-01-11

they'll be dancing to swing/jazz music from the 1940s and 30s. stuff like benny goodman, artie shaw, count basie, the duke, harry james, etc

There is NOTHING that this song/clip doesnt have.....

@KellyMRWeymer me too

omfg ! :o ohh hellnahhh teaa didntt doo dattt lol (x

:-)X MEANS I LUV

waited? the water was dried up? Ababa does this ring a bell? [8:19PM] 2014-01-11

@pashun88 Its season 1 and ep 2.

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V e R y V e R y N i C e

@pashun88 Season 1. Episode 2. "Tea"

For any Skins visitor out there. What episode did they dance like this in? I dont watch skins, but I want to see how they danced it. and I cant find it here on RU-vid. Season and Epi # Please. Thanks.

who is the lady in black skirt? what movie is this?

Skins babyy

We think we're so cool with our choreography these days. The folks in these vids show us how to do it properly. What, Are they from the 50s or early 60s?

@docludi Wher in the computer do you find the skins version(video) I can't find it. I hope that the series comes back. ttyl

so how exactly can i download this song for my ipod?

@KellyMRWeymer LMAO haha it did the exact same thing to me ;D

Who is that dancer??

@SEXYBH me too!!!

Eleanor Powell is a wonder wooman lol

Who sings the version on fresh prince?

skins.. tea :)

SKINS BROUGHT ME HERE TOO

skins!!!!!

JPL LOL 1:01AM 2014-01-12 Game Snatch Point

skins brought me here. (2)

ok....DOES ANYONE NO WER TO GET THIS STUPID SONG?????????!!!!!! iv been trying to find a place or site and it's so hard to fricken find!