Aha...I have empty nest syndrome....this song came to me today,,,Couldn't remember all the words..but had to hear it.....looked it up...still sounds great...still rocks...still uplifts
One of the COLDEST jams of all time, period..end of discussion. That conga, in the background, is crack-a-lackin' like a muthafukka. Brings back great memories of growing up in Northwest, DC. LOVE this song!!!!.....makes you feel "mighty real".
omg how i looooooooooove this song! they play it on 98.7kissfm but not often at all, took a long time for me to find this song ... and it gave me goosebumps, that's when i know i came across a GREAT SONG!!! Only music does that to me ...
I could be mistaken but don't they use a synthesizer and say "POCKETS" in the background....well at it least it does to me.....loved it when I first heard it and still love it to this day and beyond......
say every body this is pearly pearl just getting stared on this site but i need help on how you down load your sound to the pc., it's seem's like you all are enjoy these sound's and iwant to be down
1977 was a Specially Enjoyable SOUL MUSIC YEAR / out came POCKETS / But also OUT came Frankie Beverly & MAZE and the REST IS HISTORY / I Also remember almost every Spring during the 1970's The ISLEY BRO's would come out with an Album that everybody would enjoy Throughout The Summer / "FIGHT GHE POWER" / "GO FOR YOUR GUNS" / " SUMMER BREEZE" / "FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK" / " VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS " / "IT'S A DISCO NIGHT" / "FOR THE LOVE OF YOU"
There was this one field trip I went to as a young boy, and the bus driver was playing this song coming across the Golden Gate bridge heading back into the city. I caught myself nodding my head to the rhythm of the song, and for some reason I glanced at the bus driver's reflection on his rear view mirror. He was looking at me and then he smiled, kinda chuckled, like he was proud this little kid in the school bus was feeling the soul vibe. Truth be told. I wanted an afro when I was a kid. Lol.
Lord Have MERCY We Don't Hear This Type Of REAL Music These Days & It's A SHAME!!! Listen to the Horn, String Arrangement & Rhythm Section... Man, thanks for posting this!...
I was 12 years going around (Harlem) at that age singing lead with a band with 3 background singers (2 girls 1 guy) As I went on, they got another singer by the name "Keith Sweat" and the rest id history!!!
@Diggby62 I think you're right. Maurice White did put this group out there. I still have this album. This was one song that would make you get up and dance whether you wanted to or not. Nobody in the club was seated while this joint was playing! LOL!
Thanks for the memory. Couldn't find it for a long time till I put the word "everybody" in front of "come go with me". LOL. saved it to my playlist. XOXOXOXOXOO
This post is wonderful, I graduated in 1977, we grooved on this song, as a matter of fact, I am now grooving in my seat at work. "Party over here, party over there, where the party at?" There is only one place where there is no despair, Either at the party back in the day or in the hereafter in heaven. Let's all go..
Thanks Leon.... My boyfriend absolutely loves this song, but he could not for the life of him remember much of it..but I got it out of him..lol..and told him Leon's page is where you want to go.. Also, thanks for letting me attach my Pockets videos
We wish to THANK YOU and Honor You for Such a Wonderful Classic Here that You have Posted. I have been Looking For THIS Song for Years!!
I never Knew the Artist there for I could Never type up a Search For It. Yet My Queen Found It and Directed Me Here . Thank You and Bless You forever !
I just told my girlfriend about the message of this song!! I told her people were probably having a ball with song and missed the whole message!!! Beautiful classic no doubt!!! thank you for posting!!!!
@ramosfamilyhouston I also heard on 90.9 KTSU. They play the best 70's and 80's music in the country on the weekends. I hadn't heard this song in years and when I heard it again I realized how much I liked it. Now looking for it on Amazon.
If you have a good ear for music you can hear the Depth of this song , the horns , bass, strings , guitar , keyboards .... it's one of those rare songs that didn't reach commercial success, as half as creative songs, but was as boo boo kicking as any ... and the singing was crazy too .
Nobody , NOBODY can say this music didn't have more DEPTH , Creativity , Originality than the contrived bullshit now . I'm not particular into " inspirational songs " but just might play this mofo Again .
I came here by Michael Henderson , Chic , Norma Jean ...
I didn't know they did this but remember and liked ithis song. Somehow the name "The Pockets' hadn't stuck in my mind. Real nice and talented group of musicians.
OMG, thank you for this upload! I've been guessing at the title for the longest...couldn't remember who made the song. This is my shit from back in the days. Thanks again!
This was the JAMMMM !!!! Back in the day! They open up for EWF @ Madison Square Garden in NYC !!! Where can we get this? I lost my copy over the years.
omg one of my all time favorites. I heard it on the radio yesterday and now I am trying to find it on amazon as a mp3 so far no luck. anyone know where I can find it as a mp3 download?
Fondest memory ..went to a brother's house, then some more people came over. We had a party and was jamming off this song ,which has just came out. People were talking about that party the next day! Mad because they missed it !!! WE had a good time! Awww the good ole days!
I just heard this one on 98.7 Kiss FM. They play lots of good classics on Sundays. NYC is still the best city in the world for real music although you have to sometimes dig deep for gems like this.
@spinradiofm That would be Rhythm Review w/ Felix Hernandez- it is one of the best shows on the dial. You might also want to check out Roots NYC Fridays 10-midnight, Rare Radio on WBAI 99.5 (every few months when they can get the crew together), and of course, the legendary Hal Jackson on WBLS Sundays, I think from 3-6PM now
i was in florida in 1977 when i first heard this jam i was in fort lauderdale just chillin living that beautiful life because i was a good dancer. i used to play this all the time in 1978 when my daughter was born she used to dance to this song all the time. i remember they had a kids talent show and my daughter and her cousins when on stage and she sang lead and the rest was back ground singers man she killed that shit and they won first place and we went to zayre's to spend that money lmao
i have this on 8-track(along with 65 other 8-tracks)my old 54 yr old ass still plays them too
lol. wife and i still pop n lock and yes do the robot at 15's and wedding. we still bad after 32 yrs of marriage,you young folks don't think you got shit on us !
January 14, 1978. The memory is so vivid. I was 9 months pregnant at my baby shower. The floor was packed with dancers at my house in Baxter Terrace! My baby boy came 6 days later. This song tore the project roof off! It was more like a party than a baby shower. Good clean fun. Nowadays you cannot enjoy house celebrations without DRAMA
My dad was in this group! He's Kevin Barnes the guy to the far left, middle row of the picture. He was really young when he was with the Pockets but he tells me all types of stories about when he was on tour. He still plays to this day, it's always good to hear him play this song. We live in Los Angeles now, I really think the Pockets should be featured on that show called Unsung on TVone.
@thatgirlyouwant2010 I am going to request them! I love this song!!! I remember when it came out in 1978. My girlfriend seen them at Madison square garden in New York City. they open for Earth wind & fire .She was raving about them!
WHOA!!!!!... The Clubhouse in Washington D.C.... MEMORIES gone but not forgotten! RIP my good friend Lehonor 'Joe' Thompson... This was your song buddy...
Wow! I remember them coming to Seattle along with Denise Williams. I met them at Tower Records, got all of their autographs (which I still have). I acted like I was going to leave with them and they invited me into their limo! How sweet of them to humor a youngin' :-) Great music, great memories!
Their debut album (remember those?) was produced by Verdine White and Robert White (no relation) and they opened for EWF and Deniece Williams (not the Emotions) on the incredible 1977 "All 'N All" tour (the one where EWF opened the show by appearing out of tubes that descended from the ceiling).
Their debut album (remember those?) was produced by Verdine White and Robert White (no relation) and they opened for EWF and Deniece Williams (not the Emotions) on the incredible 1977 "All 'N All" tour (the one where EWF opened the show by appearing out of tubes that descended from the ceiling).
I remember when they were Charlie Co and (I think) the Martells back in Bmore. They were all great musicians... Charlie (on trumpet) and that brass section was exceptional
We saw them open for EWF , but the Emotions weren't there. A young Deniece Williams was also in the show. Wasn't Verdine White with Pockets, at that time?
It was the first Concert I ever went to....must've been the same tour, we all saw...This song stood out, the most with them.....
We saw them open for EWF , but the Emotions weren't there. A young Deniece Williams was also in the show. Wasn't Verdine White with Pockets, at that time?
It was the first Concert I ever went to....free marijjuana, everywhere....WHAT A COUNTRY!!!
My first 100,000 watt fm station over night and these fellows were jamming just too hard,about the same time as Prince. Those were the days that make you think
Black music is the only music. Man a young dj and all night with this kind of music,you just knew that your public was out there on it. Man radio was live and the music.......UNFORGETABLE!
I forgot they were from Baltimore~WOW!~ Frankie and the Spindles, The Vandels Damon Harris, once a member of the Temptations, Chocolate Rain B-more's Earth wind and fire! those boys were bad! Witch craft!, Cream Soda!~, Awesome Local B-more group, and I can't forget Black Ice!~ they rehearsed on Garrison Blvd right down from Wabash ave, Man when Music was Music!~those were the days!~ I believe the Whatnauts were from here or they may be jersey and we had The Soft tones, jimmy Brisco ! WOW!!
I saw Pockets and Cameo at Buffalo state ( buff state) in 1978, i enjoyed that show, it was the first and only time i seen pockets live, a truly memorable concert, this is a group who in never really got there props, they were on of the best groups of the 70's
the first time i heard this song was 10 years ago before my dad died..i remember i was 19 and laughed at him for calling the oldie radio station in our town asking them to play it and they had no idea what he was talking about..it was so funny to see him get so mad and tell them what kinda radio station are they if they don't know this song..lol i will never forget this song and never forget him.. I am so glad he showed me and my sister's this good music..
the first time i heard this song was 10 years ago before my dad died..i remember i was 19 and laughed at him for calling the oldie radio station in our town asking them to play it and they had no idea what he was talking about..it was so funny to see him get so mad and tell them what kinda radio station are they if they don't know this song..lol i will never forget this song and never forget him.. I am so glad he showed me and my sister's this good music.. p.s We played it at his funeral for him
OMG! I saw the same show you guys are speaking of..EWF, Emotions, & Pockets. Saw them in Chicago at the old Chicago Stadium. BTW, you could compare that EWF stage show to ANY of todays rock shows! It was OUTRAGEOUS! It had the levitating pyramid that blew-up with the band members 'inside'. What a show! Great memories! Thank You!
I remember the sax player Irvin he and I were in the third grade together in Baltimore. I remembe his death by and person I knew in Baltimore then the band broke up after his death. Before Pockets they were called Trouble Company!
@policesurvivor Always a track that will get you on to another place & time in your life...This truly is one of them....check out my channel see something ? Say Something!!!!! Peace
This joint still rocks nonstop. I was in elementary school when this came out. Most oldschool joints are more than perfect to dance to unlike most of the so-called rap that's poluting every Black radio station with its commercialism and other bullshit.
@LEGSUDESIRE we need a club that will only play music from this time. jackie moore , this time this time baby we wont be n and out of love n and out baby
@LEGSUDESIRE now i must find a plan to put this shit together, i still see a lot of my old buddies from back then, we got to have a meeting and find a nice empty
@LEGSUDESIRE how sweet,im right across the hudson in newark new jersey every year during july we have something called house music in lincoln park, its a must that u attend next year i will keep u informed stay intouch, take care
can't believe i forgot about this song. this was one of my favorite songs back in high school. couldn't afford to buy the album so the 45 version got used and abused.
"Disco church" music. Hear that tamborine! I loved this song... still do! I have the album on LP (vynil). They (the Pockets) make all of TWO albums, but you can get them both released on one CD as a "Best-Of" compilation. This song, as well as "One Day At A Time"... M-E-M-O-R-I-E-S !!!
I was living in Winston-Salem, N.C. when this tune hit the airwaves. I was about 15 years old and thought I was hot ---- . God bless these guys. Their lyrics had meaning.
This was a great early evening warm up song it always got the crowd going, it had a great build up and great percussion, a real crowd pleaser, thanks..
I remember going to the same show when they came up to Oakland at the Oakland Coliseum, in 1979. That's when the price a ticket to see concerts was...$12.00. Hard to believe, but true.
Wow, Your memory is far better than mine these days. I do remember going to the show with my girlfriend at the time, Sheila and her friend in my '72 Pontiac LeMans. I ran into Sheila recently. She's divorced with 6 kids....... Boy I miss that car!
Never heard the song before or the group, dont usually listen to 70's music but I am loving this.
hotShitonDaNet 4 days ago
EXCELLENT TRACK; EXCELLENT LP...and that Voice is Outstanding!!
MrKenndawg 1 week ago
Wow! I havent heard this song since it was a hit!!! BEAUTIFUL!!
nachalooman 1 week ago
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i jam my azz off to this song and still. bring back old school music.anybody having old school party.hit me up jnshepard@gmail.com
oldschoolsister55 1 week ago
Aha...I have empty nest syndrome....this song came to me today,,,Couldn't remember all the words..but had to hear it.....looked it up...still sounds great...still rocks...still uplifts
mzbbridge1 1 week ago
One of the COLDEST jams of all time, period..end of discussion. That conga, in the background, is crack-a-lackin' like a muthafukka. Brings back great memories of growing up in Northwest, DC. LOVE this song!!!!.....makes you feel "mighty real".
MisterCrazyLegs 2 weeks ago
This lead singer sounds a lot like Lenny Williams.
romienomie 2 weeks ago
omg how i looooooooooove this song! they play it on 98.7kissfm but not often at all, took a long time for me to find this song ... and it gave me goosebumps, that's when i know i came across a GREAT SONG!!! Only music does that to me ...
chulaindia2010 3 weeks ago
GREAT SONG,70'S MUSIC', I LOVE IT..........
MsMildred56 4 weeks ago in playlist mildred's music
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Now here’s something a lot of you don’t know or remember.
This group was discovered by Maurice With of Earth, Wind & Fire.
This so true, I ought to know…I had the wax album.
CalvinJones53 1 month ago
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CalvinJones53 1 month ago
This is great, I have the album :)
lovethemuisc 1 month ago
My mother had this song and I wore it out, listening to it over and over.
indigo130 1 month ago
So smooth so moving. Very well orchastrated.
MrCanvazz 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
Disco killed most of the groups of this caliber back in the day. It's a shame that the happened, who knows where the music would have gone to?
Now we have some talented people, but very little musicianship, or individual styles to choose from. It's all so damn generic!
free2bpoppie 1 month ago
i remember growing up in bmore and everybody was playing this
1227cheese 1 month ago
Beautiful .Thats what music is all about.
KEVMUZIQ 1 month ago
Such a great feeling finding these songs that give goose bumps...So indebted to you Thanks
dessorto 1 month ago 4
THANK YOU
blksun9 1 month ago
Thank you so much for posting this song!!!! What a great throwback...
sltwinkie 1 month ago
great memories.....thanks for the upload!!
savvyvenus 1 month ago
this is such a "feel good" cut......Love it!
Nikki23D 1 month ago
Oh what a lovely wonderful song...takes me back to 1977 in Yuma Arizona...God bless You Tube and it's posters!
craigmusic1707 1 month ago
Play on, Playa!
exkeyboardplaya504 1 month ago
I could be mistaken but don't they use a synthesizer and say "POCKETS" in the background....well at it least it does to me.....loved it when I first heard it and still love it to this day and beyond......
mrusmcdoc53 2 months ago
why bad band???
its a good song!
steadyrocksyou 2 months ago
say every body this is pearly pearl just getting stared on this site but i need help on how you down load your sound to the pc., it's seem's like you all are enjoy these sound's and iwant to be down
anngomes1 2 months ago
Damm!
GBGOLC 2 months ago
1977 was a Specially Enjoyable SOUL MUSIC YEAR / out came POCKETS / But also OUT came Frankie Beverly & MAZE and the REST IS HISTORY / I Also remember almost every Spring during the 1970's The ISLEY BRO's would come out with an Album that everybody would enjoy Throughout The Summer / "FIGHT GHE POWER" / "GO FOR YOUR GUNS" / " SUMMER BREEZE" / "FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARK" / " VOYAGE TO ATLANTIS " / "IT'S A DISCO NIGHT" / "FOR THE LOVE OF YOU"
druhbe1996 2 months ago
There was this one field trip I went to as a young boy, and the bus driver was playing this song coming across the Golden Gate bridge heading back into the city. I caught myself nodding my head to the rhythm of the song, and for some reason I glanced at the bus driver's reflection on his rear view mirror. He was looking at me and then he smiled, kinda chuckled, like he was proud this little kid in the school bus was feeling the soul vibe. Truth be told. I wanted an afro when I was a kid. Lol.
Mestiso925 2 months ago 2
Another great one!!!!
jazztrav 2 months ago
Lord Have MERCY We Don't Hear This Type Of REAL Music These Days & It's A SHAME!!! Listen to the Horn, String Arrangement & Rhythm Section... Man, thanks for posting this!...
I was 12 years going around (Harlem) at that age singing lead with a band with 3 background singers (2 girls 1 guy) As I went on, they got another singer by the name "Keith Sweat" and the rest id history!!!
PoppaSweet 2 months ago
Great memories from '77. I believe Maurice White of EW&F actually helped them to get their first record deal. Shame they didn't continue.
Diggby62 2 months ago in playlist Liked videos
@Diggby62 I think you're right. Maurice White did put this group out there. I still have this album. This was one song that would make you get up and dance whether you wanted to or not. Nobody in the club was seated while this joint was playing! LOL!
onemeanscorpio 2 months ago
shit hot! back n da day!
chermelljackson1 2 months ago
Thanks for the memory. Couldn't find it for a long time till I put the word "everybody" in front of "come go with me". LOL. saved it to my playlist. XOXOXOXOXOO
GoGirlTaxicab 2 months ago 3
@GoGirlTaxicab You're Welcome!
musicminor25 2 months ago
I bought it!
Brotherman7 2 months ago
Nice inspiring song from the 70s.
MrCancer1965 2 months ago
Now this is a tune
londonsoulboy 3 months ago
I loved this jam as a kid when it first came out in '77
jdogg66 3 months ago
This post is wonderful, I graduated in 1977, we grooved on this song, as a matter of fact, I am now grooving in my seat at work. "Party over here, party over there, where the party at?" There is only one place where there is no despair, Either at the party back in the day or in the hereafter in heaven. Let's all go..
humble1259 3 months ago
Broke this song in the UK when we played it on Radio Invicta 92.4FM, still have original album
TheCervelo100 3 months ago
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS MY MY MY MY GOD!!!!!
LEGSUDESIRE 3 months ago
Thanks Leon.... My boyfriend absolutely loves this song, but he could not for the life of him remember much of it..but I got it out of him..lol..and told him Leon's page is where you want to go.. Also, thanks for letting me attach my Pockets videos
MultiplicityMe2 3 months ago
@MultiplicityMe2 No Problem Sis!
musicminor25 3 months ago
@musicminor
We wish to THANK YOU and Honor You for Such a Wonderful Classic Here that You have Posted. I have been Looking For THIS Song for Years!!
I never Knew the Artist there for I could Never type up a Search For It. Yet My Queen Found It and Directed Me Here . Thank You and Bless You forever !
TheSymphonics 3 months ago
@TheSymphonics You're Welcome! Peace & Blessings To You!
musicminor25 3 months ago
@TheSymphonics Hey Sweetie...glad we finally found what you were lookin' for ?:-) Leon has some tough cuts, check out his collection.
MultiplicityMe2 3 months ago
I heard it on Kiss with Red Alert and Chuck, a rapper said he was Solo, I said, "what the fuck?"
ChillyChillBrooknam9 4 months ago
this was the jimi joint...
slightcurves 4 months ago
98.7 KISS Red and Chuck keep this shit goin word up- no space music, yo
ElConquistadorNo1 4 months ago
mighty! mighty! message.
alricwil 4 months ago
I love this song...thanks for sharing :)
Ladykthemusicgurl 4 months ago
@Ladykthemusicgurl You're Welcome!
musicminor25 3 months ago
I just told my girlfriend about the message of this song!! I told her people were probably having a ball with song and missed the whole message!!! Beautiful classic no doubt!!! thank you for posting!!!!
dimeboss65 4 months ago
@dimeboss65 You're Welcome!
musicminor25 3 months ago
Pockets were produced by Verdine of Earth Wind and Fire if I remember correctly.
sglov25 4 months ago
Love this!!!!
haroldr100 4 months ago
i hear this every Fridays on 90.9 FM in Houston...The dj plays this everytimes her show starts!!
ramosfamilyhouston 4 months ago
@ramosfamilyhouston I also heard on 90.9 KTSU. They play the best 70's and 80's music in the country on the weekends. I hadn't heard this song in years and when I heard it again I realized how much I liked it. Now looking for it on Amazon.
as26370 4 months ago
If you have a good ear for music you can hear the Depth of this song , the horns , bass, strings , guitar , keyboards .... it's one of those rare songs that didn't reach commercial success, as half as creative songs, but was as boo boo kicking as any ... and the singing was crazy too .
franz909 5 months ago
Nobody , NOBODY can say this music didn't have more DEPTH , Creativity , Originality than the contrived bullshit now . I'm not particular into " inspirational songs " but just might play this mofo Again .
I came here by Michael Henderson , Chic , Norma Jean ...
franz909 5 months ago
Another jam from back in the day. Don't really hear it on radio anymore but thank goodness for YouTube!
eyesley 5 months ago
I didn't know they did this but remember and liked ithis song. Somehow the name "The Pockets' hadn't stuck in my mind. Real nice and talented group of musicians.
kariebeez 5 months ago
OMG, thank you for this upload! I've been guessing at the title for the longest...couldn't remember who made the song. This is my shit from back in the days. Thanks again!
bluemoonomen 6 months ago
This was the JAMMMM !!!! Back in the day! They open up for EWF @ Madison Square Garden in NYC !!! Where can we get this? I lost my copy over the years.
coffeegirl5912 6 months ago
In Grattitude played the hell out this tune last week in Annapolis, Rams Head On Stage---you talk about goose pimples!!!
MusicLikeRegin 6 months ago
omg one of my all time favorites. I heard it on the radio yesterday and now I am trying to find it on amazon as a mp3 so far no luck. anyone know where I can find it as a mp3 download?
graco4000 6 months ago
Fondest memory ..went to a brother's house, then some more people came over. We had a party and was jamming off this song ,which has just came out. People were talking about that party the next day! Mad because they missed it !!! WE had a good time! Awww the good ole days!
BeyondCapoStatus 6 months ago
How is it possible to have 2 dislikes to this??? I feel sad for this generation because they have crap for music.
kpeezy757 6 months ago
Larry Jacobs on Lead..
Musicmellow 7 months ago
I just heard this one on 98.7 Kiss FM. They play lots of good classics on Sundays. NYC is still the best city in the world for real music although you have to sometimes dig deep for gems like this.
spinradiofm 7 months ago
@spinradiofm That would be Rhythm Review w/ Felix Hernandez- it is one of the best shows on the dial. You might also want to check out Roots NYC Fridays 10-midnight, Rare Radio on WBAI 99.5 (every few months when they can get the crew together), and of course, the legendary Hal Jackson on WBLS Sundays, I think from 3-6PM now
ElConquistadorNo1 7 months ago
I AM 25 YEARS OLD & I LOVE OLD SCHOOL MUSIC IT ROCKS
SEXYLADY23ful 7 months ago
i was in florida in 1977 when i first heard this jam i was in fort lauderdale just chillin living that beautiful life because i was a good dancer. i used to play this all the time in 1978 when my daughter was born she used to dance to this song all the time. i remember they had a kids talent show and my daughter and her cousins when on stage and she sang lead and the rest was back ground singers man she killed that shit and they won first place and we went to zayre's to spend that money lmao
MD64577 7 months ago
A TRUE CLASSIC! ONE HIT WONDERS! BUT THIS WAS A GOOD ONE! I JUST LOVE THIS SONG 1977!
Dwaynism 7 months ago
I am 25 years old & I love old school music it rock's & this songs have meaning not like 2days music sucks bad love the old school
SEXYLADY23ful 7 months ago
i have this on 8-track(along with 65 other 8-tracks)my old 54 yr old ass still plays them too
lol. wife and i still pop n lock and yes do the robot at 15's and wedding. we still bad after 32 yrs of marriage,you young folks don't think you got shit on us !
use2slam2 7 months ago 2
WHO WROTE THIS AMAZING SONG?
fajfred 8 months ago
January 14, 1978. The memory is so vivid. I was 9 months pregnant at my baby shower. The floor was packed with dancers at my house in Baxter Terrace! My baby boy came 6 days later. This song tore the project roof off! It was more like a party than a baby shower. Good clean fun. Nowadays you cannot enjoy house celebrations without DRAMA
sandreapadgett 8 months ago
i love the beat of this song
debrasanders1 8 months ago
My dad was in this group! He's Kevin Barnes the guy to the far left, middle row of the picture. He was really young when he was with the Pockets but he tells me all types of stories about when he was on tour. He still plays to this day, it's always good to hear him play this song. We live in Los Angeles now, I really think the Pockets should be featured on that show called Unsung on TVone.
thatgirlyouwant2010 8 months ago
@thatgirlyouwant2010 I agree, they should be. This song came out when I started 9th grade, love this song!
kellygirlaj 8 months ago
@thatgirlyouwant2010 I am going to request them! I love this song!!! I remember when it came out in 1978. My girlfriend seen them at Madison square garden in New York City. they open for Earth wind & fire .She was raving about them!
BeyondCapoStatus 6 months ago
whoooooooooooo!! Been listening to this for 2 hours straight...lol they don't make 'em like this no more!
MultiplicityMe 9 months ago
WHOA!!!!!... The Clubhouse in Washington D.C.... MEMORIES gone but not forgotten! RIP my good friend Lehonor 'Joe' Thompson... This was your song buddy...
MrKappakool 9 months ago
I love this song i remember skating off this song it has just the right beat!!!!
divacalledbeth 9 months ago
Uplifting!!....LOVE IT :)
utubewoman48 9 months ago
Wow! I remember them coming to Seattle along with Denise Williams. I met them at Tower Records, got all of their autographs (which I still have). I acted like I was going to leave with them and they invited me into their limo! How sweet of them to humor a youngin' :-) Great music, great memories!
921lisa 9 months ago in playlist The Cuts
@921lisa I WAS AT THAT CONCERT!
ivang2252 7 months ago
@ivang2252
It was great wasn't it! I still have the 45 :-)
921lisa 7 months ago
Verdine White
Mronesummer 9 months ago
Straight up feel good song when i was in fourth grade in '77...rest in peace Raymond Jones.
BUBBUB7 9 months ago
I'm praying that someone will post their cut "Lay Your Head On My Shoulder".That song used to move me to the core.
valeriecinti 10 months ago
@valeriecinti If you type "pockets - lay your head on my shoulder it is on youtube
ninpo128 9 months ago
i saw them in st louis mo,back in tha day...wow! memories!
cacrie2010 10 months ago
i saw them in st louis mo,back in tha day...wow! memories!
cacrie2010 10 months ago
Such an amazing track, serious groove, uplifting vibe and sweet vocals. I love this soooooo much!!
leetuned 10 months ago
Their debut album (remember those?) was produced by Verdine White and Robert White (no relation) and they opened for EWF and Deniece Williams (not the Emotions) on the incredible 1977 "All 'N All" tour (the one where EWF opened the show by appearing out of tubes that descended from the ceiling).
bobbymidnight 10 months ago
Their debut album (remember those?) was produced by Verdine White and Robert White (no relation) and they opened for EWF and Deniece Williams (not the Emotions) on the incredible 1977 "All 'N All" tour (the one where EWF opened the show by appearing out of tubes that descended from the ceiling).
bobbymidnight 10 months ago
I remember when they were Charlie Co and (I think) the Martells back in Bmore. They were all great musicians... Charlie (on trumpet) and that brass section was exceptional
gred828 11 months ago
I have, been looking for this song, forever! It takes me back, to my sophmore year, in high school! Great song! Thanks for posting.
Diva61 11 months ago
There will never be music made like this ever again, people danced the soles off their shoes on this song in the clubs
ceecee365 11 months ago
We saw them open for EWF , but the Emotions weren't there. A young Deniece Williams was also in the show. Wasn't Verdine White with Pockets, at that time?
It was the first Concert I ever went to....must've been the same tour, we all saw...This song stood out, the most with them.....
daveedt 11 months ago
We saw them open for EWF , but the Emotions weren't there. A young Deniece Williams was also in the show. Wasn't Verdine White with Pockets, at that time?
It was the first Concert I ever went to....free marijjuana, everywhere....WHAT A COUNTRY!!!
daveedt 11 months ago
the year i joined the army1977 was a great year,i was out on my own gettin my grown folks on !!!
qbbboy77 11 months ago
I remember this when I was little. And even back then I loved this song as I do still now :)
dardaisey 1 year ago
My first 100,000 watt fm station over night and these fellows were jamming just too hard,about the same time as Prince. Those were the days that make you think
Black music is the only music. Man a young dj and all night with this kind of music,you just knew that your public was out there on it. Man radio was live and the music.......UNFORGETABLE!
tnightshifter 1 year ago
This is straight UP good music...it get not better than this. LUV, LUV, LUV!!!!!
MsDvine100 1 year ago
Thank God For This Quality Of Music & Musicianship. The American Music Industry Truly Lost It's Way
TheColkevin 1 year ago
What u call UPLIFTING, a classic.
thaistevie 1 year ago
I forgot they were from Baltimore~WOW!~ Frankie and the Spindles, The Vandels Damon Harris, once a member of the Temptations, Chocolate Rain B-more's Earth wind and fire! those boys were bad! Witch craft!, Cream Soda!~, Awesome Local B-more group, and I can't forget Black Ice!~ they rehearsed on Garrison Blvd right down from Wabash ave, Man when Music was Music!~those were the days!~ I believe the Whatnauts were from here or they may be jersey and we had The Soft tones, jimmy Brisco ! WOW!!
tedkay 1 year ago
I saw Pockets and Cameo at Buffalo state ( buff state) in 1978, i enjoyed that show, it was the first and only time i seen pockets live, a truly memorable concert, this is a group who in never really got there props, they were on of the best groups of the 70's
1959cutcreator 1 year ago
Now these gentlemen were the real deal. Anyone who doesn't know that, well, you missed out!
6402680 1 year ago
This trax is so uplifting .. i rank it up their with LTD joy to the world!
Both tunes are full of energy IMO.. NY.C. clasSICKS!
port2344chester 1 year ago
the first time i heard this song was 10 years ago before my dad died..i remember i was 19 and laughed at him for calling the oldie radio station in our town asking them to play it and they had no idea what he was talking about..it was so funny to see him get so mad and tell them what kinda radio station are they if they don't know this song..lol i will never forget this song and never forget him.. I am so glad he showed me and my sister's this good music..
wolfbloodchain 1 year ago
the first time i heard this song was 10 years ago before my dad died..i remember i was 19 and laughed at him for calling the oldie radio station in our town asking them to play it and they had no idea what he was talking about..it was so funny to see him get so mad and tell them what kinda radio station are they if they don't know this song..lol i will never forget this song and never forget him.. I am so glad he showed me and my sister's this good music.. p.s We played it at his funeral for him
wolfbloodchain 1 year ago
Zeus - Mamy tu funk dla Ciebie :) Poland
FunkyOneJ 1 year ago
OMG! I saw the same show you guys are speaking of..EWF, Emotions, & Pockets. Saw them in Chicago at the old Chicago Stadium. BTW, you could compare that EWF stage show to ANY of todays rock shows! It was OUTRAGEOUS! It had the levitating pyramid that blew-up with the band members 'inside'. What a show! Great memories! Thank You!
videoconcierge 1 year ago
@videoconcierge it's a small world...me too
btravisgriffin 1 year ago
Classic!!!!!
RevMikeJ 1 year ago
Gary Grainger tours with British Contemporary Jazz group Acoustic Alchemy...a groovin' ass band..
ToshLV2 1 year ago
I use to want to pin this one on LTD!lol
willowseeker 1 year ago
I love the music
paepat300 1 year ago
OMG!!! I forgot about this tune!! I havent heard this in OVER 30 years!!!!!! Whoops... im telling my age.... LMAO!!! : )
DatGirlG 1 year ago
@DatGirlG I thought the same thing when I found it a few minutes ago :) go '70's kids 4ever Lady L.
headedsomewhere 1 year ago
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MultiplicityMe 1 year ago
Love this song!
MultiplicityMe 1 year ago
Memories!! Memories!! Memories!!!!!!!!
realdazz 1 year ago
This song was very inspirational back in the 70's and still is today. The message
in this song is heaven. Do you have your ticket?
happy3813 1 year ago 6
Reminds me of my fun times in Houston, TX
stormsamson6106 1 year ago
This takes me back to 1978, house parties and good times
17almondeyes 1 year ago
OMG, I wish i would have grown up in the 70's as a teenager or an adult, it has some of the best music ever with a positive message. I am up danicng
romloyschol 1 year ago 2
@romloyschol The 70s ruled..and still do!
MultiplicityMe 1 year ago 9
The Funky Legend of '70
MrAndreadirettore 1 year ago
this song lets me know god is real russ in tx
kaymara01 1 year ago
coolest fuckin white man since michael McDonald, come go with me shit
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boomcc1 1 year ago
I remember the sax player Irvin he and I were in the third grade together in Baltimore. I remembe his death by and person I knew in Baltimore then the band broke up after his death. Before Pockets they were called Trouble Company!
thebest706 1 year ago
@thebest706 omg i did''nt know that well they left a beautiful legacy of music
i know a place where u can loose ur head,so why dont u come and follow me there
HOT DAM, IM PLAYING IT 2 MORE TIMES. LOL
TAKE CARE
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boomcc1 1 year ago
@boomcc1 i hear you this track is so infectious!!!
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago
@LEGSUDESIRE YES IT IS!!!
policesurvivor 1 year ago
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@policesurvivor Always a track that will get you on to another place & time in your life...This truly is one of them....check out my channel see something ? Say Something!!!!! Peace
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago
nice track ¡¡¡¡¡¡
SOULMUSICFX 1 year ago
This joint still rocks nonstop. I was in elementary school when this came out. Most oldschool joints are more than perfect to dance to unlike most of the so-called rap that's poluting every Black radio station with its commercialism and other bullshit.
oldschoolbx1970 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this! EVERY TIME I hear this song my heart swells with joy and tears! Every word of this song touches my heart and soul!!!
fastbiker1234 1 year ago
How can we get the music for these songs? Thanks.
juswannie 1 year ago
LOVE this cut. thanks so much!!!
toicannon 1 year ago
everybody come and go with me...Come on walk with meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago 2
@LEGSUDESIRE yeeeeesssssss if there's when ur feeling blue
i know a place omg this was the shit still is
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boomcc1 1 year ago
@boomcc1 Thanks Babe!!!! There is no other song I really feel this passionate about!!!!
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago
@LEGSUDESIRE we need a club that will only play music from this time. jackie moore , this time this time baby we wont be n and out of love n and out baby
do u remember that song
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boomcc1 1 year ago
@boomcc1 Now you talkin;
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago
@LEGSUDESIRE now i must find a plan to put this shit together, i still see a lot of my old buddies from back then, we got to have a meeting and find a nice empty
warehouse. what city do u live in,
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boomcc1 1 year ago
@boomcc1 I am in Brooklyn NY.
LEGSUDESIRE 1 year ago
@LEGSUDESIRE how sweet,im right across the hudson in newark new jersey every year during july we have something called house music in lincoln park, its a must that u attend next year i will keep u informed stay intouch, take care
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boomcc1 1 year ago
I always thought of this song as a song about Heaven. Awesome!!!
woodallaj 1 year ago 2
@woodallaj Its just that....great observation.
juswannie 1 year ago
can't believe i forgot about this song. this was one of my favorite songs back in high school. couldn't afford to buy the album so the 45 version got used and abused.
mrdawsonllc 1 year ago
I feel a longing for bathing this sound every morning when I was a sugar babe.
asodarou 1 year ago
"Disco church" music. Hear that tamborine! I loved this song... still do! I have the album on LP (vynil). They (the Pockets) make all of TWO albums, but you can get them both released on one CD as a "Best-Of" compilation. This song, as well as "One Day At A Time"... M-E-M-O-R-I-E-S !!!
SouLoveReal 1 year ago
can anyone please post elusive lady it was taken off but i need it for a wedding reception thank you
hootiefoos 1 year ago
I was living in Winston-Salem, N.C. when this tune hit the airwaves. I was about 15 years old and thought I was hot ---- . God bless these guys. Their lyrics had meaning.
rockyblair 2 years ago
love this song and posada... great boogie on the dance floor. My ex use to act like he knew the group.. that was his story lol
colored4red 2 years ago 2
Thank you for posting this song. People went wild at parties when this song was played!
rxs98 2 years ago
This was a great early evening warm up song it always got the crowd going, it had a great build up and great percussion, a real crowd pleaser, thanks..
myboylollipop09 2 years ago
I was lucky to see them open for Earth, Wind and Fire and The Emotions at the Fabulous Forum in Los Angeles way back in the day.
30 years later I can honestly say it's still in the top five best concerts I've attended and I've been to hundreds.
barriobajaj 2 years ago 11
You are one heckuva lucky fella; must have been off the chain!
Tchalla77 2 years ago
I remember going to the same show when they came up to Oakland at the Oakland Coliseum, in 1979. That's when the price a ticket to see concerts was...$12.00. Hard to believe, but true.
THEHUNGRYVEGETARIAN 2 years ago 9
Wow, Your memory is far better than mine these days. I do remember going to the show with my girlfriend at the time, Sheila and her friend in my '72 Pontiac LeMans. I ran into Sheila recently. She's divorced with 6 kids....... Boy I miss that car!
barriobajaj 2 years ago
6?!!! Aren't you the lucky one? I miss my Mustang, too.
THEHUNGRYVEGETARIAN 2 years ago
women come and go but a good car.........
barriobajaj 2 years ago