The Manhattans - Shining Star

[billeybop]

Great to kick back and enjoy real music!

[steven123938]

i love this song reminds me of my first gf :)



[armond19711]

Love ssong l longggg time

[armond19711]

Take. Me. Back

[Moonchalice]

This song still joys my heart. Thank you Manhattans =)

[TheRollyworld]

This is soul u can feel!

[connieuribe1]

totally awesome....

[jaydalady]

16 years old and 1st boyfriend one summer I spent in New York...so excited so innocent so in love and so thought this song said it all ...you know ..."wanna be right here where you are". Thought the world was so tragic cause I was going home. Song still makes me feel young and joyful in the way that usually only the young and innocent naturally are.

[kenbear2725]

What happened to soul music--where did it go?  These were songs someone felt deeply about..I would want a heaven where I could here music like this all day

[cvalenzuela18]

i get the chills everytime my husband Danny Valenzuela sing's this song to me..I love you babe and i always will <3

[GQkrookz]

This is that fuck song

[MsWesternsky]

The best ever, great memories!

[200class]

Their dance moves are AMAZING lol

[faatoiaboy]

I love this song when played in 1978. I was like 12 yrs old and this song brought me thoughts about the girls I had crushes with at school. Still stimulating love and sexual hormones when hearing this song now...lol

[TheBozz003]

I still love this song. Such a Classic..

[brothy21]

slooow jam,gotta love it

[Gategate100]

classic... very CLASSIC

[rubio4ever]

This song put me,in good moods always!!!

[33jgreen]

God I LOVE THIS SONG! These are truly the good ol days :) nothin but oldies but goodies for me :)

[iridedirtbikes22]

does anyone else find it hilarious that this video was posted by a person called fuckthisshit12345?

[nztpo]

@iridedirtbikes22 fuck yea....haha

[Arwen2446]

@iridedirtbikes22 i thought i was the only on who laughed about that!

[mollysangelique]

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[joliet1986]

i remember steppin at the club to this back home in joliet,il the legend the music the crowd in the club was great and the lady was a dark skin beauty omg i really miss that havnt found nothin like that here in fl no old school kick back drink and chill clubs jus a juke box full of old classics what happen???

[sllienaa]

88 people have no shining star

[leonardlee61]

@sllienaa MORE LIKE DONT HAVE EARS LOL AND HAVE NEVER BEEN LOVED..

[misspretty1ification]

love it...



[chacha33ist]

omg the dancing brings bak memorys man i miss my fams so much (u know hu u r)

[missstarmag]

Love it! You Tube is so buggy lately.

[missstarmag]

Love it! You Tube is so buggy lately.

[missstarmag]

Love it! 

[missstarmag]

Love it! 

[kja427]

I have always wondered why this singing group never got the same respect The Four Tops got. Was it because they weren't MOTOWN that they were on the outside looking in? That's lame!

[Will187villa]

I feel like 2.4million of the views are mine. Such a beautiful song

[2009kyani]

thats music

[redlake67]

miss u shy

[1421927]

i remember my bro playing this all day long nonstop



[amywynn217]

What ever happened to respectful music? I remember when this song came out and liked it back then. They didn't need to hump the air and be all crude to get their message of love across. PS I love the dancing!

[tayyabno10]

Lol

[theballshanglow1]

Thumbs up if your here cuz of Muppets From Space

[eclecticlistener69]

I've loved this song since the first time I ever remember hearing it 1979

[SDMFAnthony01]

@eclecticlistener69 ditto..i was about 11 or 12 then...sweet.

[nana2876]

legal pra caramba!!!

[topbossrenee]

this is my song and im only 16 lol

[ZefreyLove]

85 Dumb-Butts

[hoodelf]

my man forgot his lines @ 0:46 to 0:48 LMAO gotta love it still>>>>>>>> GREAT SONG!!!!

[ladysouthern3]

Gerald Alston and the Manhattans....were, are, and will always be the Cream of da' Crop!!!! This is Classic R&B at it's best baby!!!!

[sethdaartist]

God dam. this man can sing his ass off. I wish i could flow like him.

[sunsh1ne9111]

love this song

[ChasitiKardashian]

Me and my boyfriend 3 years ago in the car driving taking me home nothing else on the radio but this so we let it play to summer sweethearts still together :-)

[iTAgxpHONiE1]

Memories</3

[rory3011]

love

[noemi5700]

I love this song wow memories

[GUDA925]

This is for back in the day when men would take a bullet for their wives, and wives would have a home-cooked meal waiting for their men when they got home.

[jalapenosliders]

@GUDA925 home from taking a bullet?

[dannydidge]

To every woman ive ever loved your my shining stars

[Yassafie]

why did they cover up their live performance?

[Yassafie]

lip syncing lol.

[coastiegal247]

damn this is going to be my wedding song, i just love this song, blast this song in my stereo

[amoamasamt]

I love this song too, so romantic. There is nothing like love.

I love this music but I like much of the modern music too including some RAP. Music is a matter of personal taste, such as colour preferences--it shouldn't be a subject of debate. It's like debating whether purple is a better colour than green (and spelling preferenes too!). Don't be angry--be a shining star and rise above it!

[ExclusiveMC3]

talk about old songs that make you happy .....  ive never been so happy to hear a song tht came out be4 i was born.......

[MrWINNSLAW]

"It was the Summer of 1980 when I 1st heard this song! Life was so simple then!"

[emo0random0kidds0TA]

Memories, memories!!!  Love these guys!!!

[bobafettfan32]

You see kids these guys are singing on a stage to real music, no lasers or special effects. Sigh back when music was good.

[bobafettfan32]

@bobafettfan32 84 people have never known real true love and are Katy Perry fans.

[MsEagle08]

this was my wedding song !!

[Africanus1]

This has nothing to do with being white, they are just deaf or one of those morons who think the only thing they should listen too are what their friends or clique listen too. I only listen to country, rap or punk rather than open their minds to whatever is just good music. This song is legendary when it comes to alone time with a woman, bet on it.

[Upfrontrocker]

No..

Those are people with no soul...

[SuperG3R4LD]

84 people are white

[jbash1970]

@SuperG3R4LD I'm white and I would press the like button everytime if I could. It's not a color issue, these people have to taste or as someone else said no "soul" is a better term. Thanks for the video it was great. I miss those days when I was growing up and hearing such good music.

[corporaljohnny]

84 people have never had a Shining Star.

[ImFlufy]

so nice

[TheJefftracey]

Great song,good memories,reunited with a beautiful woman from high school,this song was mine for her 'my shining star'.It was 2 years ago we got together after 25 years and it was a magical moment all summer long,our own world and she will always be my shining star,thanks tracey for the best summer of my life,forever our moment.

[extasisNOW]

simply AMAZING

[gillzblack]

The Manhattans used to practice in my aunt's apartment that she still lives in to this day.......I wish I was born back then, I swear I'd watch them everytime!

[TheJackie212]

@gillzblack Wow--really? That's so cool :)

[mollysangelique]

nog,steeds????????????????????­

[hisway01]

Brings back great memories when i was a kid raised in the shearing sheep sheds of new zealand fantastic music bloody awful clothes and hair though and i thought was cool

[lillavida]

oh coisa linda de ver e ouvir....tempos q nao voltam mais...ouvia com minha irmãs mais velhas mais ja os admirava..minhas manas dançavam com os amiguinhos na garagem de casa e eu so olhando ...tbm tinha 7 aninhos...

linda linda linda essa musica...parabens

[TheLoyalhuman]

chilled out song.

[letimarie89]

this is beautiful.

[princesskimbie]

Awww my boyfriend dedicated this song to me! ♥

makes me sad at the same time because he's in the Army and deployed :( God bless our soldiers!

[diuga1]

In what year was this song first released?

[VskitzophraniaV]

i wish my generation got to experience good music :(

[Moonchalice]

Can you imagine being the woman who hears this song from your man? In such beautiful tones? THIS IS MUSIC. God I hate rap and hip hop.

[EtchedSketch]

@Moonchalice Don't hate a whole genre based on what you think you know...

Check out Don't Forget by Atmosphere. Nothing is all bad; but I agree that mainstream hip hop and rap is a joke.

[easyand16]

They just don't make poet songs like these anymore.

[007gameplayer]

This song playing, white clouds, and a hot babe at the end of the hallway on the other side of the golden gate.... yes heaven. BZZZZT BZZZt BZZT BZZZT wuh whe... GOD DAMN CLOCK >:| * Results in roid rage*

[DavidChaseDance]

The firmament of soul music..

[megalarck]

jamas pasara!

[SeaOfSinDM90]

How I miss this music style !

[emjaezdream]

motown wow wish I was there then but now ya know

[MsLouise56]

P. Richmond, remember your chocolate star..



[melvyndsouza18]

this awsome a song i will never forget

[MrHarryconn]

@melvyndsouza18 Me also, lord I feel down to the bone.

[ronscott7]

82 people have never had a Shining Star!!!

[EmeraldJade66]

Yes THIS IS Heaven!!! So BEAUTIFUL! Just the BEST! Always been my all time favorite R&B song! Please bring this kind of music BACK! We need it!

[327clover]

"love this song"

[ShaneIrwinPhoto]

Rollerskating at the roller rink, this song playing, disco lights on, and a sweet girl holding your hand. That was heaven on Earth. Oh yessss, I say to you, heaven.

[lwandanda]

the dance is a classic, you will never such in our days...

[vunalocco]

fark im in love wit this song. mean as. :D honey you all my shiny star dont you go away oh baby. greatest song ever. lol

[albert75505]

lol,heard this in the hallways of my school,and i knew i HAD to find it and hear it once more.Great song!

[flinttownboy2]

81 dislikes wtf

[younglife88]

Doesnt the lead singer look like forrest whitaker?!

[OficialDanielBallen]

no eran 5?

[giarts1]

oi,essa musica deve ser velha ne  porque a minha mae viu ovideo e se lembrou obrigada beijos soraia giane.

[durosi]

@giarts1 essa música é antiga, porém, nunca ficará velha.

[diuga1]

@giarts1 Pois é...sua mãe ´deve ser velha´ e vc , por não valorizar a belíssima canção deve ser retardada.

[underman1969]

This song insantly flashes me back to my childhood. I get emotional every time I hear it.

[YahRude]

can i remix this song?.....for real...am askin fo real....lol, just jokin , but really, can I?

[svagrod]

Whatever happened to music these days? Actual talent here !!! Brings back GREAT MEMORIES!!! Thanks For Posting :)

[Whyusaydat1]

Its so refreshing to listen to love songs that were truly about that 4 letter word... LOVE.

[TaylorShockey]

This is good music there's nothing bad to say mama used to love the Manhattans.

[empathictempest79]

I grew up in the 90s, but a radio station use to play old school songs on Sunday nights and this song became one of my favorites despite the generation gap. I must agree with some folks here that music such as this and music from the 90s definitely have some kind of magic that's missing in today's genre.

[Rouxsolo]

They move that way because back in the day it was the thing to do when performing soulful music.

[GibsonSpecialist]

HONEYYYYY YOUUUUU, ARE MY SHINING STARRRR, BITCH DONT YOU GO AWAYYYYYYY

[2SlimTECH]

@GibsonSpecialist yep that would be the modern version

[Mzoldskool1961]

great group and awesome songs....but who the heck was the choreographer??? lol

[kinja2008]

Humans are always fighting over something; music, style, race, religion, and whatever other trivialities they can find. Different is good. If everyone was the same it would be boring. Think outside of your own self centered life. There are over six billion of us and we are all unique. Isn't that incredible?

[marcelo13329]

esses putos sao de mais

[TheHonarable1]

They were from Jersey...No??

[dol711]

great voices

[missalicia12say]

Love u John, you are MY SHINING STAR! Love 4-ver and always my sweet baby! I'm so proud of you and happy my heart and soul chose right, your the best! xoxoxoxoxox

[jb2wheeler]

This is the very first time I have ever heard this group and I am pleasantly surprised. They are pretty good! What I don't understand is why they keep moving around like they were trying to work out a bowel movement. JB2wheeler

[Mrloudsound1]

im in love with this tune

[The207hustla]

who in the fucc is the 80 people that decided to dislike this song?

[vitoria60846]

que saudade dos bailes de escola.Rostinho coladinho e tudodbom.com.br.rsrsrs

[shawnisbeast3]

real music... words we can understand...good english

[dorrisdenise]

OMG! How can anyone not like this? This is jam!!!

[chrismcnichols]

my parents wedding sooooongg

[nozar7]

Can't wait to send this video to my girlfriend who's 8,000 miles away!

[TinoThe]

Is this Heaven?

[DavidChaseDance]

@TinoThe Yes it is. It T I S is

[urbankupesitattoos]

Lead Singer looks like Forrest Whitaker



[rmk266]

80 people have no soul.

[mssaula]

o melhor beijo de minha vida , foi houvindo esta musica , com meu grande amor.

[guttidesign]

i miss the romantism:/

[mylittlelucy5]

such a beutifull song my husband song this to me when i was 16 love it

[jmforeveralways1]

This is brilliant music....what I wouldn't give for this now!

[vette20041]

O.k. you rap crap people its time to listen to real music...now pay attention you might learn what "CLASS"sounds like.

[crashyboi]

80 ppl dont gotta shining star

[lizmorris1969]

I remember skating to this song!! And hoping that one day someone would feel that way about me, still waiting for that!

[stephmopho]

@lizmorris1969 i get it. you should a live version of Jerry Garcia band doing this. Really

[cryandsing]

I miss great music like this. Cmon America show you're talent. Let's forget rap and grunge ever happend and get creative again. Love IT.

[kaibafly]

@cryandsing That's a pretty bad generalization not all rap is bad...

[wazzzit]

this song is the ZENITH - the highest point, exceeded only by heaven

[loicpacific]

le Temp ne compte plus , quand la création traverses les modes et les courants musicaux et laisse son empreinte , et là ça le fait ..tous simplement ! Loïc Pacific

[vvyperr7]

REal soul, real r&b, real love, music real love making music, real classic ish!

[hapzap13]

Perfection.......

[josgaleldo]

nice song love it . greetings from Mexico City :)

[faithful31us]

Men were in love back then.  Oh wow.

[aneshamonroe]

i love music like this and im only 18; i wish we could take it back a couple decades :)

[OldLadyUU]

I miss this kind of music, now the only radio channel I listen to is the oldies.

[7Know7Thy7Enemy7]

Black peoples music was so magical back in the day. MY GOD

[N0tsaved]

When I first heard this song, I lost my mind trying to find it again, and I could only find the Earth, Wind and Fire song of the same name (not disrespecting, they're just different)!!! D:

[N0tsaved]

Wow, they can sing but they can't dance for crap xD

[natalizt]

in simple words .... what beautiful voice... so especial

[Singing2frogs]

I'd have to dedicate this song to my "Billiam" , the one guy I loved with all my heart but ran away from. If I could only go back to 1977 & 78... I wouldn't run again. I sure messed up my life & I am still in love with you ... guess I always will be.

[Beats5124]

y say black music its the best music

[N0tsaved]

I'm in love with a love song!  ♥

[N0tsaved]

To me, no amount of sweet words could do this song justice. ♥

[Laurindo837]

BONS TEMPOS,EU VIVI ESSA ÉPOCA E CURTI PARA CARAMBA AS GATAS DA ÉPOCA, SAUDADES DO TEMPO EM QUE OS GRUPOS REALMENTE CANTAVAM !!!

[kristen408965]

i love this song

[27luizao]

so quem viveu essa epoca sabe o que se sente ao ouvir manhattans,stylistics,commodor­s,pholhas.Que saudades.

Essa geração de hoje não teve a sorte de nascer nesse tempo,porisso se enfiam em droga.

[Justinbieberfanzz10]

kidos of today this is what true love is all about ! JESUS LOVES YOU !

[Justinbieberfanzz10]

take me away calgon lol

[SuperScotch23]

Simply the best! Motown/soul that Touches you,right down to the core of your soul! XOxo

[ivsbuallsjiggle]

blackstreet boys

[PinewoodStudio1]

What a tune......!!!!!!

makes me think of the movie "The Notebook" for some reason

[Desiree50]

@PinewoodStudio1 hello,ive seen the notebook may times.was this song in it?i cant remember.LOL

[PinewoodStudio1]

@Desiree50 Hi Desiree.......i dont think so,But it should have been,probably one of the nicest movies ive ever seen,beautiful love story,and whoever cast the actors,couldnt have done a better job...Perfect :>

[Desiree50]

@PinewoodStudio1 I say Nick Casavettes wrote and directed the Notebook..His dad was the late John Cassavettes who made alot of great movies himself.Gena Rowlands is Nicks mother so im sure thats how she landed the part.but she is a great actress and could of got it o her own.That part was made fore her.the acting betwen Rowlands and James Arness were organic.Good job.

[MrWINNSLAW]

"I believe that it was the Summer of 1980 when I 1st heard this song! They don't make 'em like this anymore!"