I think they Stairsteps and the Sylvers could sing past the Jacksons; but they didn't have quite the adorable child and the bubble gum angle + the stong Motown machine...
Well Clarence Burke Jr. and Hopefully some other original members will be part of the 5th Annual Classic R&B Weekend in The Poconos (Pa.) along with The Dramatics, Atlantic Starr, Blue Magic, Slave, and D-Train for the big concert portion on Saturday November 12, 2011. On friday there is a salute to Black Ivory and Cliff Perkins of Soul generation. A full weekend of adult entertainment!
I'm so glad that I had the pleasure to see the five stairsteps in person several times at Newark's RKO back in the day. The singing, the dance routines. My Pleasure for sure!!!
The Stairsteps bring back memories for me.. The Jackson Five Ecliped them.. they no doubt had better voices.. but the jacksons had something they didn't have.. they had Barry Gordy and the Monster Hit maker Motown.. Marketing was the difference.. Image is everything even still today.
World of fantacy,just come back,you waited to long..these dudes had the love songs that made u forget homework and everything.I remember playing their album on low and rapping"that's when u talked to a girl"on the phone until my moms would bust me about12:30 at night. The bluelight party's grinding so hard. DAMN!!' miss dem days. Thx for the post&the memories.St.Louis OG!!
Vocally "The Five Stairsteps" Are Better Than The Jackson 5 !!! There Is No Comparison .... Only Surpasses Them As A Solo Act Because Of His Stage Presence !!!
By right, The Stairstep should have gotten just as much attention as the Osmonds. They were a talented family and young Clarence Burke, Jr. wrote many of their songs. The Burke family remain unchanged, talented, friendly and approachable!
Danger she's a stranger has been one of my favoriates for over 30 years... I was a 10 year old listening to WDAS in PHILLY in the 80s listening to the quiet storm..... I am so happy to hear it and have it as a download on my IPOD>
the original samp is from a record called cut back, recorded in chicago, by zacharia kokoul, aka mr. hammy light. that was the scene. the time. a time when a man and a woman would have sex inspite war. wtf am i talkin about....
@Lightner445555555555 Most of us are, but just like anything else the bad always overshadows the good in some minds. With that being said I hope for your sake you practice what you preach. It is the closeness and feeling that we all share that makes these beautiful soulful sounds.
@Lightner445555555555 Most of us are, but just like anything else the bad always overshadows the good in some minds. With that being said I hope for your sake you practice what you preach. It is the closeness and feeling that we all share that makes these beautiful soulful sounds.
Does someone have sour grapes? There's an awful lot of negativity about the Stairsteps from one Free person....really sounds personal...things that make you go hmmmmm....
i remember this song from when i was a kid, back in the day. i tell ya, it just makes me close my eyes and wave my hands, because this is when music was music. this is when fellas knew how to romance a woman, how to talk to her, etc.
i remember being in grade school when this was out and dancing with "the pretty girls in class" to it. wow, what memories!
@flyingshrapnel09 they sound nothing like Smokey and didnt try to sound like Smokey..This is the Chic town sound..Smokey had the Detroit Motown Sound..This is pure Chic town..sad so sad bad management Killed this group..also not a good move for your parents to join the act(their dad joined)..they lacked the stage showmanship of the J5 who were as sharp as dancers and played instruments..something the five stairsteps didnt do until much later.
@blkshepherd The vocalization is very Smokey/Dion Jackson...the music is very CHITOWN Curtis Mayfield. I think the person was just mentioning the influence that Smokey may have had on these youngsters at the time.
@freein2339 , Son listen to the five part harmony, they are better singers than the Jacksons, though without a doubt there is no one in the steps who could touch Mike. but hey I entittled to my opinion just like you. Peace!!
@bmwstan Of course the harmony is outstanding. But to say it's BETTER than the Jacksons - no son - can't agree. I'd say it's just as good. The Jacksons had awesome harmony - A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! Maybe you need to re-listen: Sugar Daddy, Dancing Machine, A-B-C-, hell, I Want You Back. The Jacksons put it down on the harmony. They were not playing.
@CheckMate657879 your sooo right these people are just caught up in the moment the J5were tops no doubt im mean the 5 stairsteps are great but the J5 man who could compare? none is the answer. ohh how everyone overlooks JERMAINE JACKSONS contributions.
@CheckMate657879 your sooo right these people are just caught up in the moment the J5were tops no doubt im mean the 5 stairsteps are great but the J5 man who could compare? none is the answer. ohh how everyone overlooks JERMAINE JACKSONS contributions.
yes, so true because when J5 started they only had 3 people that could actually put it down. Marlon and Tito were weak. They got better with time as 5 part vocalists.
@bmwstan Jackson 5 had Berry Gordy and Motown marketing machine. They had a hold on black radio stations that Mayfield and the Stax record label did not.
I've been listening to five part harmony before you were born son...The Jacksons had TWO lead singers and they didn't have a weak singer like Kenni ( at the time, over the years he developed into a fine studio singer and musician) singing lead...Plus the Jacksons "played instruments" on stage ...something the Stairsteps copied later...Now don't get me wrong the Stairsteps were a very talented group but to say they were better then the Jackson 5 is very short sighted...
One of the most melodic and gorgeous brother sister groups in history. Ooh Chile put them on the musical map although they were young veterans in music. I saw them a couple of times. What a beautiful entrancing group!
That's where this group blew it, by featuring their their Dad on stage. Who wants to see an old man performing with his kids? Even Joe distanced himself from his kids (Jacksons) when it came to performing.
I remember these kids back when, it was unfortunate for them that the Jackson 5 hit the scene and bumbed them out of the spot light.. I loved them then and still do,, what are they doing now??? it would be nice to get an update..if anyone can help..
I came to check them out on here, because Michael mentioned them in his Moonwalk book, and said they didn't stick together because they didn't have a close family unit like him and his brothers.
The Stairsteps had a very very close family unit... they made many many hits before growing individually as well as musically. They Stairsteps evolved into The Invisible Man Band, Kenny or Keni Burke had a very successful solo career, Aloha retired from the music scene opting to stay closer to home and concentrate on family. They are one family that you never hear anything about because they have alway been a very private family... love them
No, they recorded for Curtis Mayfield's labels Windy City and Curtom and later recorded for Buddah Records. I heard they were offered a contract from Motown but Clarence "Papa Stairsteps" Burke, Sr. rejected the offer.
I went to the Regal Theatre in1968 thinking I'd see the Five Stairsteps. Instead I experienced the Jackson Five. Let me tell you this, I was disappointed because I loved the Five Stairsteps and always felt that the Jackson five actually patterned themselves off of our Chicago group. Loved them then and love the Stairsteps now and forever. Justice if possible but peace at any rate.
@chicagodog69 Whenever I say in total they were better singers than the Jacksons minus Mike I get dogged. but they are without a doubt the most overlooked teenage group ever
What's up with the group nowadays..?? Since there's such a void in creative, original , real music are they planning a reunion tour....and if not...why not..???
Smooth harmonies. Nuanced lyrics made even more sexy by the lead singer's outstanding voice complemented by the smooth harmony background. Could listen to this forever.
Clarence Burke is going out as a solo artist and the rest will join him on tour. They have been behind the scenes for 15 years. Check out Keni Burke on YouTube in a remake of "Stay Close To Me". They may be coming to a city near you
Harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. It's like a carousel. You put the quarter in, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and around. Circular, circle. Feel it. Go with the flow.
This is SICK! I Love it. This make me remember my dad who passed away when I was 7, I remember him through music, he played all the greatest hits all. Thanks!
As a 37 year old man.I appreciate the dusties(that what we call old school music in Chicago).I grew up listening to this because my sister Gail would play this song all the time.Thanks sis.
AHHHHH!! I remember moms banging this out that record player that looked like a floor model tv from the back! As a youngster, i always found the harmony as vital part to those songs back then! Nothing like the old school, I'm just happy I witnessed it first hand.
Yo, the NIXON!! Damn, my father was doorman for shows that came there in the 60's. What a time. I snuck in to see Dionne Jackson, Little Richard, Jackson 5, and a few more. What a time!
I was at Nixon when The Temptations came as a surprise act..Jimmy Bishop was the emcee and when he was on stage to start the show somebody yelled out "Sam and Dave" who were performing at time at the Uptown..Anyway , Bishop said "Sam and Dave..??? We got real stars here like The Temps and Aretha"...!!!! ( She was due to perform in the coming weeks)Of course the crowd went crazy...damn , I really miss those shows..there's nothing like that now...nothing...
That's wild, because dad used to bring us the leftover goodies that was not sold. They used to sell hot dogs, sausages, pop corn just like it was the movies but it was at an actual live show. Can you imagine trying to scream at these entertainers while eating hotdogs! The fools that must have choked over time.
West Philly in the house-what's crazy is my parents and I had just come from Horn & Hardart at 52nd and Market, walked by the Nixon, I begged them to take me in and yes the Tempts were on stage and I lost my mind like everybody in the crowd. I think about that everytime I drive past the McDonald's that's there now...
That was when the neighborhoods were "Neighborly"..There were more block parties , people spoke to you more, the element was of fear not there..We had our "hardheads" and the whole gangwar thing was stupid but we didn't have dumb shit like drive-by shootings , stop -snitching etc...It's like a criminal element has taken over our communites and today's water-down , sampled , instant music is reflection of what's happening now..
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CrawfordKieran 6 days ago
thumbs up if you got a ride here from two dope boyz in a cadillac
JewmangiBK 3 weeks ago
One of the most sensuous,beautiful songs. This is sexy and soulful!
ToeIn2194 1 month ago
I think they Stairsteps and the Sylvers could sing past the Jacksons; but they didn't have quite the adorable child and the bubble gum angle + the stong Motown machine...
gregpeniston 1 month ago
Hey baby, could ya maybe, have some love for me......GOOD SHIT!!!
MsMesha78 1 month ago in playlist songs i love 7
watch?v=T8DoKKexXSE Lord Kossity & Kool Shen & Zoxea & Salif - J'En Pose 1 Pour Le IV (Remix) - sampled this nice track!
KillaAvon 2 months ago
Pure dynamite.
JET997u 4 months ago
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Reminds me of the old days back in philly at the uptown theater
drew39796 4 months ago
Reminds me of the olds back in philly at the uptown theater
drew39796 4 months ago
...4 people didn't take heed to the warning.
reem215 6 months ago
how can this music be so good and music today be so bad?????
fasteddie4145 8 months ago 9
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Well Clarence Burke Jr. and Hopefully some other original members will be part of the 5th Annual Classic R&B Weekend in The Poconos (Pa.) along with The Dramatics, Atlantic Starr, Blue Magic, Slave, and D-Train for the big concert portion on Saturday November 12, 2011. On friday there is a salute to Black Ivory and Cliff Perkins of Soul generation. A full weekend of adult entertainment!
Lincoln7311 9 months ago
i wonder how the sister of that group look now, She was very pretty
happyazz74 9 months ago
I'm so glad that I had the pleasure to see the five stairsteps in person several times at Newark's RKO back in the day. The singing, the dance routines. My Pleasure for sure!!!
wonderful81428 9 months ago
The Stairsteps bring back memories for me.. The Jackson Five Ecliped them.. they no doubt had better voices.. but the jacksons had something they didn't have.. they had Barry Gordy and the Monster Hit maker Motown.. Marketing was the difference.. Image is everything even still today.
MrJohnshopkins53 10 months ago 2
World of fantacy,just come back,you waited to long..these dudes had the love songs that made u forget homework and everything.I remember playing their album on low and rapping"that's when u talked to a girl"on the phone until my moms would bust me about12:30 at night. The bluelight party's grinding so hard. DAMN!!' miss dem days. Thx for the post&the memories.St.Louis OG!!
jdpatterson100 10 months ago
Bad ass song , thank you for posting this wonderful song.
adbayobay 10 months ago
Hey baby, could ya maybe......still love this song! The harmonizing at the end is killin' em!
MsMesha78 10 months ago
Vocally "The Five Stairsteps" Are Better Than The Jackson 5 !!! There Is No Comparison .... Only Surpasses Them As A Solo Act Because Of His Stage Presence !!!
drrock105 11 months ago
I wonder who wrote the great arrangment for this song....???
freein2339 11 months ago
I heard this on XM radio yesterday and loved it. Glad I found it.
blueveins1000 1 year ago 2
@blueveins1000 That's the same way I found this song too! lol
JuzaPIMPnMOB 10 months ago
By right, The Stairstep should have gotten just as much attention as the Osmonds. They were a talented family and young Clarence Burke, Jr. wrote many of their songs. The Burke family remain unchanged, talented, friendly and approachable!
aholmes99 1 year ago
Danger she's a stranger has been one of my favoriates for over 30 years... I was a 10 year old listening to WDAS in PHILLY in the 80s listening to the quiet storm..... I am so happy to hear it and have it as a download on my IPOD>
Jahluv4life1 1 year ago
WOOOOW IS ALL I CAN SAY... BEAUTIFUL
jcab594 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS !!!!!!!!!
kinstube 1 year ago
IT'S JUST 2 DOPE BOYS IN A CADILLAC !! lol ...
Nemey69 1 year ago 2
the original samp is from a record called cut back, recorded in chicago, by zacharia kokoul, aka mr. hammy light. that was the scene. the time. a time when a man and a woman would have sex inspite war. wtf am i talkin about....
can20d87 1 year ago
2 dope boys in a cadilLAC
lecoy44 1 year ago
a need this song can u make a link in the description for download?
baybizzle84 1 year ago
T D B I A C
GrandKruega 1 year ago
No one know dusties like CHICAGO---Five Stair Steps!!!
pecas15169 1 year ago
Wu Syndicate - Golden Sands / Young Brothers sample
MrCobrexxx 1 year ago
this is real music! love it!
jahalafia 1 year ago
Epic, beautiful tune.
crowhillian58 1 year ago
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daidadai2010 1 year ago
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daidadai2010 1 year ago
damn thats errie to hear the official version....wish i would have hopped on that back in 96 before they did...lol
sstslide270out 1 year ago
Outkast sampled this on the ATLiens Album!! This song is bangin!
"It's just two dope boys in a cadillac!"
BushDoctor02 1 year ago
youtube.com/watch?v=gbF55QB5qFI sampled for this song !amazing!
oyoshe 1 year ago
goose bumps. on a 90 degree day. amazing.
beatlust 1 year ago
This song will forever remind me of my love Victor Macedo. I love you baby. Cant live without you.
gabbysplayhouse 1 year ago
Oh man, Wu-Syndicate - Young Brothas is too sampled this trax, I love that trax
madmanworld 1 year ago
DOPE MOB !!!!!!
dpmbstr1 1 year ago
this that shhhiiiit !
SirLawSouthside 1 year ago
Wow!! What a great track!! Thanks for posting x
heatherflof 1 year ago 3
also can hear the rulers back by jay-z at the very start of this
sfknns 1 year ago
Outkast sampled this. but nothing beats the original...
BlueEyedSoulBrotha 1 year ago
More blacks really should be family oriented.anyone agree??
Lightner445555555555 1 year ago 3
@Lightner445555555555 Most of us are, but just like anything else the bad always overshadows the good in some minds. With that being said I hope for your sake you practice what you preach. It is the closeness and feeling that we all share that makes these beautiful soulful sounds.
DoubleDeuceBruce 1 year ago
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@Lightner445555555555 Most of us are, but just like anything else the bad always overshadows the good in some minds. With that being said I hope for your sake you practice what you preach. It is the closeness and feeling that we all share that makes these beautiful soulful sounds.
DoubleDeuceBruce 1 year ago
Does someone have sour grapes? There's an awful lot of negativity about the Stairsteps from one Free person....really sounds personal...things that make you go hmmmmm....
afloridagal 1 year ago
Jerome Brailey on the album cover wow.
Dywanne73 1 year ago
fly09 i was thinking the same thing
croz1 2 years ago
i remember this song from when i was a kid, back in the day. i tell ya, it just makes me close my eyes and wave my hands, because this is when music was music. this is when fellas knew how to romance a woman, how to talk to her, etc.
i remember being in grade school when this was out and dancing with "the pretty girls in class" to it. wow, what memories!
standingbeark 2 years ago
For some reason this soooo sounds like Smokey could've written and sang this song.. almost like they were trying to sound like dude. I love it tho..
flyingshrapnel09 2 years ago
@flyingshrapnel09 they sound nothing like Smokey and didnt try to sound like Smokey..This is the Chic town sound..Smokey had the Detroit Motown Sound..This is pure Chic town..sad so sad bad management Killed this group..also not a good move for your parents to join the act(their dad joined)..they lacked the stage showmanship of the J5 who were as sharp as dancers and played instruments..something the five stairsteps didnt do until much later.
blkshepherd 1 year ago
@blkshepherd The vocalization is very Smokey/Dion Jackson...the music is very CHITOWN Curtis Mayfield. I think the person was just mentioning the influence that Smokey may have had on these youngsters at the time.
HaliB75 1 year ago
I've had the 45 for years but never heard the stereo version. Nice!
PJDooWop 2 years ago
I feel in total this group was better than the Jacksons who grew up only 23 miles from where this group was from. Gary to Chi-town.
bmwstan 2 years ago
Better then the Jacksons.....?? Hell no...
freein2339 1 year ago
@freein2339 , Son listen to the five part harmony, they are better singers than the Jacksons, though without a doubt there is no one in the steps who could touch Mike. but hey I entittled to my opinion just like you. Peace!!
bmwstan 1 year ago 12
@bmwstan OK at first I said WTF then when I read the part about Michael Jackson I said I'm feeling that!!
TheARLENE1 1 year ago
@bmwstan Of course the harmony is outstanding. But to say it's BETTER than the Jacksons - no son - can't agree. I'd say it's just as good. The Jacksons had awesome harmony - A-W-E-S-O-M-E!!! Maybe you need to re-listen: Sugar Daddy, Dancing Machine, A-B-C-, hell, I Want You Back. The Jacksons put it down on the harmony. They were not playing.
CheckMate657879 1 year ago
@CheckMate657879 your sooo right these people are just caught up in the moment the J5were tops no doubt im mean the 5 stairsteps are great but the J5 man who could compare? none is the answer. ohh how everyone overlooks JERMAINE JACKSONS contributions.
regvision 1 year ago
@CheckMate657879 your sooo right these people are just caught up in the moment the J5were tops no doubt im mean the 5 stairsteps are great but the J5 man who could compare? none is the answer. ohh how everyone overlooks JERMAINE JACKSONS contributions.
regvision 1 year ago
@bmwstan
yes, so true because when J5 started they only had 3 people that could actually put it down. Marlon and Tito were weak. They got better with time as 5 part vocalists.
HaliB75 11 months ago
@bmwstan well said . Curtis Mayfield knew what he had.
frankosley1 1 month ago
@bmwstan Jackson 5 had Berry Gordy and Motown marketing machine. They had a hold on black radio stations that Mayfield and the Stax record label did not.
rjam1974 1 month ago
I've been listening to five part harmony before you were born son...The Jacksons had TWO lead singers and they didn't have a weak singer like Kenni ( at the time, over the years he developed into a fine studio singer and musician) singing lead...Plus the Jacksons "played instruments" on stage ...something the Stairsteps copied later...Now don't get me wrong the Stairsteps were a very talented group but to say they were better then the Jackson 5 is very short sighted...
freein2339 1 year ago
My favourite track by the soul legends!!!!
NIKIMBO 2 years ago 2
Mine too....!!!
freein2339 1 year ago
The whole song is fantastic but the intro is simply out of this world.
thewirah 2 years ago
Listen to the backup singers 1:07-1:14 and especially 2:00 - 2:17.
ChillMB 2 years ago
nice!
BeatmakerZonderNaam 2 years ago
One of the most melodic and gorgeous brother sister groups in history. Ooh Chile put them on the musical map although they were young veterans in music. I saw them a couple of times. What a beautiful entrancing group!
Linelia 2 years ago
one the best of the fivestairs steps, i bought, this song and you waited to long peace
Winter412 2 years ago 2
This is a CLASSIC for ALL TIME! I love it.
Snooooooooooopy 2 years ago 5
Thank you for the info. I had the chance to see them at the Paramount theatre after OOh child came out and Dad was with them, this was in Newark,NJ
vipnorvop 2 years ago
i was there too !!
cherry8128 2 years ago
That's where this group blew it, by featuring their their Dad on stage. Who wants to see an old man performing with his kids? Even Joe distanced himself from his kids (Jacksons) when it came to performing.
lwmson 2 years ago
Amazing!
styngalyng 2 years ago
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What album is this from?
souljahswoop 2 years ago
and the rest is history...
JayRocFly 2 years ago
at 2:21, I love it when all the voices blend in towards the ending-
christheone8773 2 years ago
THIS SONG just absolutely blows me away - it peaked at #89 in Feburary of 1967-
christheone8773 2 years ago
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outkast and wu syndicate sampled this song check it out they do the song justice
cincyfitted5950 2 years ago
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spyoanna 2 years ago
subtle i think
spyoanna 2 years ago
I remember these kids back when, it was unfortunate for them that the Jackson 5 hit the scene and bumbed them out of the spot light.. I loved them then and still do,, what are they doing now??? it would be nice to get an update..if anyone can help..
JEROMEJOH 2 years ago 2
Love this.
Ioveasy 2 years ago 2
this soul ballad is the shiz-nit!!
agustindram45 2 years ago 2
I came to check them out on here, because Michael mentioned them in his Moonwalk book, and said they didn't stick together because they didn't have a close family unit like him and his brothers.
darlin54 2 years ago
The Stairsteps had a very very close family unit... they made many many hits before growing individually as well as musically. They Stairsteps evolved into The Invisible Man Band, Kenny or Keni Burke had a very successful solo career, Aloha retired from the music scene opting to stay closer to home and concentrate on family. They are one family that you never hear anything about because they have alway been a very private family... love them
mystkpizza 2 years ago 26
Oh wow, thank u for that information. :)
darlin54 2 years ago
This is a dope ass song!
abandonallhopebx 2 years ago 3
Can anyone tell me even one song made with this kind of soul in the last decade?
ChillMB 2 years ago
@ChillMB none and never will
MrRomans829 1 year ago
Were they Motown?
imcurtis206 2 years ago
No, they recorded for Curtis Mayfield's labels Windy City and Curtom and later recorded for Buddah Records. I heard they were offered a contract from Motown but Clarence "Papa Stairsteps" Burke, Sr. rejected the offer.
timmy841212 2 years ago
I went to the Regal Theatre in1968 thinking I'd see the Five Stairsteps. Instead I experienced the Jackson Five. Let me tell you this, I was disappointed because I loved the Five Stairsteps and always felt that the Jackson five actually patterned themselves off of our Chicago group. Loved them then and love the Stairsteps now and forever. Justice if possible but peace at any rate.
9876543217303 2 years ago 4
i heard they used to beat the J-5 at the Regal shows
taylor4660 2 years ago 4
Great sample in 2 Dope Boyz!
GillsMan7 2 years ago
2 dope boys in a cadillac
7thOmnipotence 2 years ago
i love them the best teen group ever . herman clark. herman burkes son.
chicagodog69 2 years ago
@chicagodog69 Whenever I say in total they were better singers than the Jacksons minus Mike I get dogged. but they are without a doubt the most overlooked teenage group ever
bmwstan 1 year ago 2
my cousins from my father herman burke.
chicagodog69 2 years ago
What's up with the group nowadays..?? Since there's such a void in creative, original , real music are they planning a reunion tour....and if not...why not..???
freein2339 2 years ago
Keni's on FB.
MsTexas73 2 years ago
Curtis Mayfield started this group out.Thru Windy City Records/Curtom/Apoa
matonemusic 2 years ago
Smooth harmonies. Nuanced lyrics made even more sexy by the lead singer's outstanding voice complemented by the smooth harmony background. Could listen to this forever.
kariebeez 2 years ago 2
does anyone know what became of them?
tevriv 2 years ago
Clarence Burke is going out as a solo artist and the rest will join him on tour. They have been behind the scenes for 15 years. Check out Keni Burke on YouTube in a remake of "Stay Close To Me". They may be coming to a city near you
emmyprodr 2 years ago
Aliens a billion years from now will find this amongst our bleached remains and say 'My god, these were some bad motherfuckers'.
BobbyNewb 2 years ago 4
They should have gone a lot further as they were more talented than most !
I wish they could get back together ! !
nuttyprofessor64 2 years ago 2
They should have been the new "Miracles"...after some great records, their music took a strange turn...too bad they were very talented smooth!
PutOnASweater 2 years ago
Wow.
julianwiley 2 years ago
I love, love, LOVE the ending of this song where they are all "oooohing" in harmony - OUTTA SIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!
christheone8773 2 years ago 2
DAYUM, The SH*T!!!
young1s4u4 2 years ago
their harmony is sick. Clarence Rocks!!!!
KarenPG621 3 years ago 3
IT IS THAT DEAL
Phenom314 3 years ago
above-average good.
drhooride 3 years ago
i love this song. it was recently, heard in a nightclub. i couldn't figure out why it was so familiar. now i know. thanx!
biminibleu 3 years ago
I have a tape of them performing this song on To Tell The Truth. Their father was also on that show. Unfortunately, I forget which number he was.
nanlisa 3 years ago
Can you post the tape..please/? I saw that episode too!
"Danger....she's a Stranger" is the name of the song.
I attended the same high school. 67-71 Harlan in Chicago.
pc12853 3 years ago
DAMN SON!
jasonRUDIGER 3 years ago
did outkast get the horns frm "2 dope boyz" frm this track???
1nfinite07 3 years ago 2
i kno u asked 2 months ago, but yea, they did lol
realhiphop4eva 3 years ago
Look up the song "Young Brothers" by Wu Syndicate. They sampled this too, and it sounds nice
PR1127 2 years ago
Word,Yo they also used the begin'n for "Golden Sands"..Check it out.
Eulises43 2 years ago
The Candy Store "Escape From Belize" 12"
Tryste 2 years ago
Crazy! Umluvinit!!
chill625 3 years ago
I remember when I was a teenager and they came to St. Louis and turned the UAW Hall OUT. They were some bad little dudes.
dirtybobdawny1 3 years ago
outkast already sampled this on two dope boys
7078tiger 3 years ago
Was that song on my FAVORITE album Aquremini or how ever you spell it. I have that album.
MrSexxxy20 3 years ago
nah ATliens b
primesinista101 3 years ago 3
this song had a 60's sound put was made in the 70's thats y I love it ya digg
boobay2 3 years ago
this is dope...i'm bout ta take a shot @ samplin it
youtellme512 3 years ago
Try singing it or playing it first; then sample it if you must.
Get deeper into the groove. So that you can elevate beyond the knee jerk hip-hoppers.
Peace
Brilliantbeing 3 years ago
Harness in the good energy, block out the bad. Harness. Energy. Block. Bad. It's like a carousel. You put the quarter in, you get on the horse, it goes up and down, and around. Circular, circle. Feel it. Go with the flow.
"...psycho..."
utooboob17 3 years ago
2 Dopes Boys and a Cadillac
IHS7 3 years ago
/watch?v=mceYRtMSP7Y
nhisgreat 3 years ago
in my opinion none of them sampled it right. this production could get into the hands of the right person and its over with.
BIGGS2355 3 years ago
are u dumb the outkast version is the shit
primesinista101 3 years ago
run this rap on a babe.... hey baby could you maybe......
jabbojones814 3 years ago
cooley live also sampled this song.
bronxreaper 3 years ago
Nas sampled this song on Fried Chicken. Only with live instruments
noirad79 3 years ago
i'm not seeing it....
primesinista101 3 years ago
listen to that song that is REAL! CURTIS MAYFIELD and the THE FIVE STAIRSTEPs wer blessed with soul and very talented. CHI TOWN BABY!!!!
BIGGS2355 3 years ago 7
This track is hard. This is an example of hot buttered soul. Peace to the God's. P.N.A.
godprince7 3 years ago
toein 2194.....mysterious,sensuous,beautiful.. always was always will be .Move over amateurs and take note.
ToeIn2194 3 years ago
Ditto!!
weaze39 3 years ago
The richness of the production and the lingering melody certainly has Curtis Mayfield's fingerprints on it. A true genius!!!
mightymind50 3 years ago 4
Takes be back to being a kid, watchin my dad and uncles party to these jams as i ran round with my siblings and cousins...simplier time.
digitolwonder 3 years ago 2
Bad,Bad brothers
rawgin3 3 years ago
This is SICK! I Love it. This make me remember my dad who passed away when I was 7, I remember him through music, he played all the greatest hits all. Thanks!
tajwhite 3 years ago 2
I stand to be corrected. Jerome E. Brailey (BigFoot) is in the picture but not playing on this song. But still his legs is too long for the picture
Newiffy 3 years ago
Jerome E. Brailey (BigFoot) on Drums .......JB , your legs too long for the pic .......Great Songs Live Forever
Newiffy 3 years ago
bad ass
theebass 3 years ago
TALENT,THATS ALL I CAN SAY!!!!!!!!!!
whipit4me 3 years ago 3
I've been digging this song since it came out in the 60's. It is an enchanting masterpiece.
Brilliantbeing 3 years ago
As a 37 year old man.I appreciate the dusties(that what we call old school music in Chicago).I grew up listening to this because my sister Gail would play this song all the time.Thanks sis.
byronbenguche 3 years ago 2
AHHHHH!! I remember moms banging this out that record player that looked like a floor model tv from the back! As a youngster, i always found the harmony as vital part to those songs back then! Nothing like the old school, I'm just happy I witnessed it first hand.
gstrongbricks 3 years ago
this gets my vote for coolest album cover ever!!!
bjazz80 3 years ago
One of the best family groups, and soo young. They wrote most of the songs. Should have made it bigger. Love the harmony.
jbcsra 3 years ago
I couldn't agree more with what you said. Better than any family group that ever recorded.
5291791 3 years ago 3
I had the honor and pleasure of seeing the 5 Stairsteps live at the Nixon Theater in West Philly, summer of '67 or '68.
winchestersq 4 years ago
Yo, the NIXON!! Damn, my father was doorman for shows that came there in the 60's. What a time. I snuck in to see Dionne Jackson, Little Richard, Jackson 5, and a few more. What a time!
LamontCJ 4 years ago
I was at Nixon when The Temptations came as a surprise act..Jimmy Bishop was the emcee and when he was on stage to start the show somebody yelled out "Sam and Dave" who were performing at time at the Uptown..Anyway , Bishop said "Sam and Dave..??? We got real stars here like The Temps and Aretha"...!!!! ( She was due to perform in the coming weeks)Of course the crowd went crazy...damn , I really miss those shows..there's nothing like that now...nothing...
freein2339 4 years ago
Your father was the doorman..Wish I knew that years ago , he might have been able to hook a brother up with some tickets...lol
freein2339 4 years ago
That's wild, because dad used to bring us the leftover goodies that was not sold. They used to sell hot dogs, sausages, pop corn just like it was the movies but it was at an actual live show. Can you imagine trying to scream at these entertainers while eating hotdogs! The fools that must have choked over time.
LamontCJ 4 years ago
West Philly in the house-what's crazy is my parents and I had just come from Horn & Hardart at 52nd and Market, walked by the Nixon, I begged them to take me in and yes the Tempts were on stage and I lost my mind like everybody in the crowd. I think about that everytime I drive past the McDonald's that's there now...
chestmary 3 years ago
That was when the neighborhoods were "Neighborly"..There were more block parties , people spoke to you more, the element was of fear not there..We had our "hardheads" and the whole gangwar thing was stupid but we didn't have dumb shit like drive-by shootings , stop -snitching etc...It's like a criminal element has taken over our communites and today's water-down , sampled , instant music is reflection of what's happening now..
freein2339 3 years ago 3