WE'RE SHOOK!.| FIRST TIME HEARING Debarge - I Like It REACTION 

I wrote this with my brother Randy. Randy sang the verses, and El took the hook 😊 Love the reaction!

Even before Debarge their older brothers had a group called “Switch” and they had hits like “I Call Your Name”, you should also look into their careers and struggles one of the most RIDICULOUSLY talented families of all time that was plagued with problems their entire career

Just love when youngins finally hear our music

YES, Debarge was BIG in the 80's.

Their song "Rhythm of the Night" was a huge hit and my favorite! So fun and catchy.

"All This Love" really Shows off El Debarge's Vocals. It was a Huge Hit! "Rhythm Of The Night" was One of the Greatest Hits in the 80's and has a Fun Sound. Another Song that got alot of Radio Airplay was "Who's Holding Donna Now? ". Y'all will Enjoy All 3 of these for the Sound and Experience that each provides. After hearing all of these, You'll be Debarge Fans Forever! Enjoy!!!

DeBarge was very underrated. They had a lot of good songs, even El DeBarge had some good solo hits.

The falsetto is by El DeBarge. The older brothers were in a group called Switch. Check out Switch - 'I call you name' or "They'll Never BE'

Another family act that was good-The Jetts.

Fun fact : Janet Jackson was married to James Debarge from 1984 to 85 !

Debarge should be on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame💞💞💞💞💞💞🎵🎶🎤

I miss that smooth falsetto singing voice. No one does it like that anymore.

One of the members of the group, James DeBarge, was briefly married to Janet Jackson. And yes, there were a lot of comparisons to the Jackson family. It didn't help that both families rocked the jheri curl. They had a bunch of hits in the 80's. "Rhythm of the Night" was their biggest hit. Their other big hits were "Time Will Reveal" "Whose Holding Donna Now" and "All This Love"

Another "family band" to check out is "The Jets". Their lead singer was one of the sisters, Elizabeth. They had some pretty solid hits like "You've Got It All", "Crush on You", and "Make It Real".

I absolutely love all of their music, even turned my kids onto their songs.

Switch- There’ll Never Be; I Call Your Name; Love Over And Over Again; My Friend In The Sky

Another great musical family! The original group consisted of siblings Eldra (known as "El"), Mark, Randy, and Bunny. Their brother James joined after their first album. A sixth sibling, Chico, joined later on after Bunny and El left the group. This was their first big hit, but by no means their last. "All This Love", "Time Will Reveal", "Who's Holding Donna Now", and "You Wear It Well" were all great 80s hits. Perhaps their best-known songs is "Rhythm of the Night". You should also check out a great solo hit by El DeBarge, "Who's Johnny?" which was featured in the awesome 80s movie Short Circuit. And if you want ANOTHER "family" group from the 80s, check out Levert (which included brothers Sean and Gerald Levert, son of Eddie Levert of The O'Jays). They had a MONSTER R&B song called "Casanova".

I'm so glad you reacted to Debarge. One of my favorite bands in the 80's.

"Love me in a special way" it's also a smash hit and many other songs

DeBarge was huge, and El (with the falsetto) is iconic! All the girls loved him. Check out his solo stuff too. Believe it or not, he’s about 60 now and sounds the same!

You're probably thinking of "Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect. Teddy Riley paid homage to Debarge by including those lines in his verse.✌😎💛

Whose Holding Donna Now Is another awesome song by them.

Debarge was huge! They had two older brothers who was part of the popular successful group Switch that were founded by Jermaine Jackson. The lead singer with high falsetto is El Debarge. They wrote and arranged all their music and yes many Hip Hop artists have sampled on several of songs.

The Chorus and hook from this song have been used tons of songs, it’s everywhere. In fact, a lot of DeBarge’s music has been sampled in hip hop and r&b. 😄

El DeBarge is like Barry Gibb in that he can go from his normal voice to falsetto, FLAWLESSLY! I just read the book by the sister, Bunny……very traumatic childhood…….But their music is incredible!🥰🥰🥰

The sylvers, another family group. Sister Sledge, another family group.

Some other great songs from DeBarge are Time Will Reveal, All This Love, Love Me In A Special Way, and Who's Holding Donna Now.

All This Love is another MUST listen to!

YAAAASSSSSSSSS! You guys have FINALLY discovered the group DeBARGE...and more importantly the LEAD singer EL DeBarge. They are a family band consisting of EL and Bunny (sitting). At the top from left to right James, Randy and Mark. You MUST go down the rabbit hole. They have some classics as far as I'm concerned. ALL THIS LOVE, TIME WILL REVEAL, RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT, A DREAM, LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY etc. I cannot wait for the next reaction.

Yes!!! You finally got around to this group. Yes... a babymaker back in the day. They had a string of hits. I only wish this group had stuck around longer. El Debarge's vocals are unmatched to this day. Stack his falsetto against anyone and see who's left standing.

The DeBarges are one of the greatest songwriters, produces and performers to have ever done it! Their music is so darn special to all who grew up listening to them, and their music stands the test of time too. Do yourselves a favor and react to more of their music! Some suggested hits: "All This Love" "Stay With Me" "Time Will Reveal" "Love Me In a Special Way" "A Dream" "You Wear It Well" "Rhythm of the Night" These are all great hit songs!!! :)

Tell you what! By the smile and sway of Amber, if you two didn’t already have little Luca I guarantee there would be a little one coming after this reaction listen!!!! 😂👍🏽

Glad ya’ll went with “I Like It” first. If you ask me-that sets the tone for Debarge! You GOTTA dive into their catalog! Their album “In a Special Way” was fire. Check out “A Dream” and “Stay With Me”-both sampled a buncha times.

OMG DeBarge was HUGE in the 80s!!! You're going to love diving into DeBarge. When I hear them, it just takes me back... good times! Also Switch, which had DeBarge brothers Bobby and Tommy, same kind of groove but Switch came a little earlier. "I Call Your Name" is a must listen to.

All this love , who's holding Donna now,A dream, Rhythm of the night ,stay with me,you wear it well all are great songs by Debarge you will definitely love it classic song's

The Debarge’s grew up with the Jackson’s…They said they used to play softball with the Jackson’s all the time and the Jackson’s liked and wanted to fight all the time.😂😂😂 El Debarge is the lead and fantastic singer/songwriter. El works that falsetto like his older brother, Bobby, who was lead singer for a group called Switch…Check out the video of “They’ll Never Be” by Switch and “All This Love” by Debarge.

Another great 80's group.. you "have" to listen to All This Love..one of my all time favorite DeBarge songs!❤️❤️

“Time Will Reveal” is my favorite DeBarge hit!

So much fun to watch you guys discover Debarge.

“Time Will Reveal” is my all time favorite song from DeBarge. El DeBarge hits a note at the end of the song, that will curl your toes! A number of rappers sampled “A Dream” from DeBarge with their sister Bunny on lead vocals.

The Jets is another Family Group you would enjoy. One upbeat song, Crush on You. On another note, for a love song listen to, You’ve Got It All.

There are a lot of family groups out the same time and a little after the Jackson family. The Slyvers- From a family of 10 kids , but only 9 of the were in the band. The oldest sister left the band before most of the younger family members joined. They had hit like "Hotline" Boogie Fever. The Osmonds - From a family of 9 kids. The older to boy in the family were both born with hearing problems. So the four boys after them became a singing group. The older that got their little brother Donny join the group and it was like the had their one Michael in him. Later Donny and their only sister Marie would become a duo . The also had a younger brother Jimmy the did some acting and singing just like Janet. The DeBarges also have two older brothers in a band called SWITCH.

El De Bebarge still has his signature smooth falsetto - he's still dropping records to this day - 80's memories right there.

For the record: "The lead singer" was actually two different people. First was Randy DeBarge, followed by his slightly more vocally-blessed brother El DeBarge (who went on to become a solo artist in his own right).

Yes Debarge are all Siblings. Their older brother Bobby sang in the group Switch. Their harmonies always make me smile. Listen to Rhythm of the Night" which is a little more upbeat. And "Love Me in a Special Way"

Rhythm of the night was a huge hit song for them. Michael Jackson himself said he was a fan of their music. Guys can you please react to Extreme- More Than Words, you will love this song.

They wrote the song themselves. And the line "I must Confess it girl" shows how they had their roots in the church. Which was the one thing their mom was able to give them - - because their younger lives were like hell. Thank God they had their Faith to fall back on.

Fun fact James Debarge was Janet Jackson’s first husband. You should check the group that their older brothers was in called Switch or their younger brother Chico that have a great song with the singer Joe❤ And one of the groups that quoted this song is Wrecks N Effect Rump Shaker

El Debarge is an incredible singer. The guy's in his late 50's, maybe even 60 now, and he's still singing like he was 20.

"OMG"...🔥"DEBARGE!"🔥..You Two Have Got To Listen To More and More Of DeBarge!!..They Are A Really Great Family Group..And They Have Two Older Brothers In A Group Called "SWITCH."(just an fyi)..This Was A Great Pick.👍🏿👍🏿

Debarge group songs were heavenly sampled by alot of rappers in the 90' s and 2000's. There are an awesome family group of brothers and sisters. Very talented family that wrote and song .

Yes, Debarge is one of my favorites too. But don't snooze on their relatives called Switch. You have to listen to those guys too. They will blow your mind!

Nelly used those lyrics in Ride Wit Me. And yes, definitely took from Debarge. Another family group you should give a listen to is The Jets. Crush on You, Anytime, Rocket 2 U, Private Number, Make It Real, You Got It All, and All Over Him.

DeBarge brings to mind a group about that same period called "The Jets". Kinda that same vibe and lots of dancing in the videos. "Make It Real" and "You've Got It All"

***All this Love....was a BIG HIT.... El DeBarge is the Lead....... and "Love me in a Special way". Rhythm of the Night is another great one***

Bobby DeBarge (El’s big brother) started group Switch. Must listen to There’ll Never Be!

Rhythm of the Night and who's holding Donna now are great songs by Debarge. Another family from this genre I love is Soul to Soul ,their song Back to life is one of my favs.

You gotta do "all this love" , another top tier Debarge song. The old school has a lot of hidden 🔥 gems, baby making music fo sho!

The group Debarge featured Bunny, Bobby, Marty, James, and. El. Other songs to check out are All this Love, Rhythm of Love, and, A Dream (lead vocals by Bunny)

You should react to their older siblings. They had a band called Switch. Their songs There'll Never Be, I Call Your Name and I Wanna Be Closer are as smooth as silk. Bobby DeBarge had one of the best falsettos ever.

El DeBarge is the lead singer..the lady of the group is Bunny DeBarge. And the others are James,Mark And Randy DeBarge....The Two Older Brothers Were In An Group Called SWITCH. Tommy and Bobby DeBarge. They had a few good hits also.

YAAASSSSSS,THIS GROUP CAN BLOW………CAN’T GO WRONG WITH 80s 🎶

Time Will Reveal and Stay With Me.... These songs by them are so smooth! El Debarge is the real deal!

I'm enjoying so much watching you two enjoy this song. It's funny and great all at the same time. I grew up listening to DeBarge, the Jackson 5 and the Sylvers. Their songs All This Love and Love Me In A Special Way, just to name a few, are also great!! Enjoyed your Show! 😎👍😂

Thank you Jay. Because I was thinking the same thing. How could Amber not know them. She always talks about listening to music in the car with her mom. I know this was playing back then

I used to listen to the radio on my walkman when I rode the bus to high school. One morning I this song came on and I started singing. The 2 girls sitting behind me ripped my headphones off so fast they damn near broke them, but they just had to listen. Time Will Reveal and All This Love are two other songs by them you should listen to. DeBarge was really big in the early to mid 80's, but unfortunately drugs did in many in the family. The lead singer El DeBarge did have a nice solo career, before drugs eventually caught up to him. He did a 2 year stint in for drugs. He almost relapsed after he got out but 50 Cent and Babyface stepped in and got him the treatment he needed. He's been clean since. It's also funny that you mentioned the Jacksons because there is a connection. James DeBarge and Janet Jackson secretly eloped in the mid 80's. Their marriage didn't last long however because Janet couldn't deal with his drug habit.

I remember growing up, my sister had such a big crush on El Debarge.

Debarge is a family group from the eighties! The lead singer on most other hits is El Debarge! The youngest, James was married to Janet Jackson! They had two older brothers who were in the late seventies group, Switch who had mega hits, I Call Your Name and There’ll Never Be! ❤❤

Debarge -all this love . Is a great song

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Listen your reactions this video is exactly what it should be! This band is amazing, but El DeBarge is beyond amazing!!

On the song I Like It, Randy Debarge sings the verses and El sings I like the way you comb your hair part and El sings the high parts at the end. This family can sing and write great songs. Their brother Bobby ventured out in the band Switch along with their brother Tommy. Bobby helped his other brothers and sisters with the group Debarge. Their mother was a gospel singer and she kept them in church. Very talented family.

The DeBarge family were a 1980s group who release some really beautiful music… All This Love is one of my favorites. The group consists of Brothers: Randy, James, El, Chico, Mark, Bobby, Tommy and Sister: Bunny.

Yes "All this love " maybe the best of all Debarge songs and "Time will Reveal" maybe second.

Ah, you got to my song request. Thanks! Gotta love DeBarge! Amber looked like El was singing right to her. How about some early New Edition? The girls will love them. "Candy Girl" and "Is This the End?" are old school favorites.

The Jets is another family group, their song "Crush on You " is a good one. Unrelated to families, Jesse Johnson 's song "Love Struck" is a good 80's song that I think you both might like (I recommend the audio version over the video because you get to hear Jesse's guitar solo)

El Debarge was the lead on this one. The one in front with the curl on the forehead❤️ check out Time Will Reveal and All This Love by Debarge. You’ll love them both!!

Now you know! Go on down that rabbit hole my young connoisseurs of music 👍🤣 love you two 💕

I’m surprised you haven’t done more Debarge!!! Check out the group “Switch” as well ! Also the Debarge family.

Amber, the old school falsetto group to check out is The Stylistics, 'You Make Me Feel Brand New' by them is a soul classic that influenced countless groups, they were amazing.

They were discovered by Jermaine Jackson of the Jackson 5 back in the late 70's and were also at Motown. Another family group from that period who were very good was the Sylvers.

Ok, that's it. Now you HAVE to listen to The Sylvers. Try to find a live performance of *"Boogie Fever"*

You need to checkout their older siblings group that came out before them. They were called “Switch” the lead singer for DeBarge is El DeBarge. His older brother who was the lead singer for Switch was Bobby DeBarge. His range was much higher than his younger brother.

The groups eldest brother Bobby was the lead singer another Motown group called Switch. Bobby sounded so much similar to El. In fact, El credited Bobby for influencing his falsetto style. RIP Bobby.

The Jets is another family group you should consider listening too

My favorite is A Dream , sung by the sister in the group Bunny Debarge …

"Love Me in a Special Way" is one of my personal favorites of all of DeBarge's hits. The song you are talking about that samples " I Like It" is a Big Daddy Kane song called, " On the Bugged Tip". I used to listen to it when I was a youngin.

That falsetto is the lead singer El DeBarge…. Check out the song TIME WILL REVEAL……..

I suggested this one. Yay

A Dream, Who's Holding Donna Now, Love Me In A Special Way and Rhythm Of The Night are all bangers by DeBarge. Also check out the group Switch which had the two oldest DeBarge Brothers: Bobby and Tommy DeBarge!

Wow great song beautifuly sung makes you feel so good and happy .Wishing I could hear more of this group ☀️☀️💥🔥🎻🎸🎷🎺🥁🪕🎹🎸👏🥇

EL Debarge was and is the shit! Hit notes like nobody else!

Now you're getting into some great falsettos. El DeBarge is probably the 2nd greatest falsetto on the Motown label (yes IMO better than Smokey). DeBarge is a really good to great 80s to 90s group. HOWEVER . . . They got their start based on big brother Bobby, who was in another Motown group called "Switch" along with brother Tommy (from the mid/late 70s). If you're going to drill down into DeBarge, you also have to listen to Switch songs, if for no other reason than to compare Bobby (higher notes) and El (broader range): - I Call Your Name * There'll Never Be (Amber: You will LOVE the intro to this song.) - Love Me Over Again Additionally, El DeBarge did some solo albums but he's also known for being featured on a Quincy Jones song, "The Secret Garden", that has Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure in addition to El DeBarge. Sidenote: James Ingram's brother was also a member of Switch. There was a recent documentary on the DeBarge family (lots of chaos/drama). With that said, based on ability to hit the high notes, Bobby and El are 2 of the best falsettos ever (any genre or time within the modern rock/soul/R&B era). Now you're getting to the good part with the falsettos: (In no particular order) DeBarge brothers Johnny Wilder, Jr (Heatwave) Phillip Bailey (Earth Wind & Fire and Phil Collins band) Russell Thompkins, Jr (Stylistics) Blue Magic Chi-Lites Ronald Isley (Isley Brothers - also known as Mr. Big in recent songs) Smokey ***Marvin Gaye had a pretty good falsetto - just sayin' The Everly Brothers Aaron Neville and the Neville Brothers (also performed an amazing duet with Linda Ronstadt) Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons Brothers Gibb Johnny Mathis Little Anthony & the Imperials Eddie Kendricks (Temptations) Curtis Mayfield (Impressions) Delfonics Dramatics The Moments (also known in the 80s as "Ray, Goodman & Brown") Enchantment Beach Boys Manhattans Jan & Dean The Dells ...so, so many more. Amber, you should really ask your folks about them. You have so much good music to explore. Enjoy your journey.

El DeBarge vocals appear on some of the best ballads of all time. Many songs are mentioned in the comments. I want to highlight the genius of Quincy Jones who brought together some of the best R&B voices in the song, "The Secret Garden", Barry White, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Al B. Sure.

I discovered this song last year, been completely obsessed and now found this. How cool is it ayy

It's so cool watching young people enjoying the music I grew up with. This song brings back good memories. You guys are living in the time you are supposed to be in. You get to look back and enjoy the music that came before you. I envy you.

Other DeBarge hits and favorites: ⭐️Time Will Reveal Stay With Me ⭐️Love Me In a Special Way A Dream All This Love ⭐️Rhythm of the Night Who's Holding Donna Now You Wear It Well : El DeBarge's solo hits : ⭐️Who's Johnny Someone ⭐️Love Always Real Love ⭐️Where Is My Love (feat. Babyface)

I love them. 💕. Try “ All This Love “ great song.

Amber's little smile and those dimples say everything! 😍 Rob is grooving out. Take me back to the 80s please.. You two are adorable! This world needs more young people like you two!! Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 ❤ and keep listening to real music 🎶 🎵

The way Amber is blushing with this song and her man looks at her! chills! get damn job