Edwin starr-Happy Radio

[crazydavedisco]

Love the "scope" featured in the video, Iv'e worked for 3 radio stations over the years, and none of them ever had a "scope" in the studio. The rest of the kit looks authentic though!

[MsVal2u]

Love this song!!!



[silkaem]

"Glad to see you again. I haven't seen you since I don't know when." I never knew where it came from. good to know.

[DreaminEyezEnt]

Edwin Starr's best

[Jojoseahorse]

I was in a happy mood, so I sought out this song; hadn't heard it since 1979 but never forgot it! I can imagine that even if you are not in a happy mood, this might just put you there :)

[Rothesaygirl100]

brill song....brings back happy memories of that year

[TurnerOund555]

such a happy song! i would love this to be played on the radio in the morn! make the morning start better

[billymee]

I listened to this at the funfair yesterday, It was thumping out and brought back memories of when I used to go on the waltzer......... There were loads of people moving to it ..... this is timeless feelgood music....... I remember when i saw him, he was larger than life along with Roy Wood (Elo) at the nec, they were both absolutely Brill ..........

[VillaPipoAnarkisti]

IT'S A F@CKING MOODLIFTER :DDD

[ianater900]

@maddisonpaigebieber Yeah, well, no one cares about your mom. Oh yeah, and what in the world is a mum?

[TheSonofdiego]

@ianater900 You must be American. "Mum" is used for your mother instead of "Mom" in the UK, Australia and New Zealand. Not sure what Canada uses.

[ianater900]

@maddisonpaigebieber Ok. Thank you for the lesson :)

[Mr1964fletch]

Brings back very H A P P Y memories when i was young in a pub with my girlfriend and up 2 misschief !

[Dasprite222]

NEVER heard this song before, but it's SO catchy! I love it!

[Dkissack1]

he was appearing in corfu in the eary 90,s and i bloody missed him. one of my biggest regrets. a legend west country wally

[Dkissack1]

he was appearing in corfu in the eary 90,s and i bloody missed him. one of my biggest regrets. a legend

[PissTeef]

six people have no 'soul'

[Justpooinabush]

6 people who disliked.. SHAME ON YOU

[ButterflyStarla]

Thank you so much for posting, this song just put me in a really happy mood :] Peace and blessings :]

[BalooRJ]

Where can I get one of those T-Shirts? Love the song and Edwin Starr!

[SteveArpo]

This is how I will remember Edwin Starr - and on stage.

[Pulpedtoafiction31]

This is before my time but I kind help but like this tune.Its kind of catchy..

[ugurds]

He said PEE PEE

[SUNGITUMI]

May the FUNK be with you...

[barrydeez]

Damn straight...Im:

H A P P Y ! ! !

sorry mom.

[PC4TW]

happy radio , happy génération , great *****

[Crawl2Arms]

Heard this on the radio today for the first time in absolutely ages. How great it is and with a great 'hook.' Its a shame its been forgotten.

[skez67]

@Crawl2Arms

Could'nt agree more memeoris of gworing up to this wonderful singer and a fab floor filler of a tune H.A.P,P,Y indeed :)

[tommy1tit]

This song makes me HA.PP.Y

[Elainebrulee]

ryanfrombrum.. couldn't agree more! I met Edwin on a number of occassions, he sat and had a drink with us, pulled me up on stage to dance.. I will never ever forget him, what a legend and an amazing man!

[limecats]

may actually be the funnest song of all time. H A PP Y!

[jchv44]

temazo de la negra en sus momentos de apogeo ni blancos,europeos ,britanicos ni-africanos;; ni na de na,solo aproximaciones,-------lo mejor ::la musica negra yanqui y punto-----

[ycfunlover]

omg im in pure shock when did he die and from what was the cause ?

[LeeRoy5804]

More people need to know about Edwin starr.

[TheKrazyJoe]

im 15 and id definatley rather listen to a good bit of edwin than justin bieber or whatever shits on :D

[TheKrazyJoe]

im only 15 and even i love this song what a great man edwin starr is !!!

[discooriginal]

One of the best..thanks Edwin..

[frmerrin1]

Saw Edwin supporting the Four Tops and he was so damn good that they had a hard time following him.

[BokSally]

Awesome, makes me happy immediately! Love that bass line,YAY xxx

[tommieparch]

@BokSally LISTEN TO PATRICK HERNANDEZ/ BORN TO BE ALIVE/ THE 2 SONGS SWITCHED BACK & FORTH 4 A FEW MONTHS AS NO. 1 ON THE CHARTS, BACK IN 79 . I WAS THERE!

[TheJubey79]

@tommieparch

Hi all, Im new to this but I was there too!! still have happy radio on 12" vinyl and patrick hernandez,born to be alive! ( thought I was the only one that loved it!)

thank god for U Tube !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[chipmonkette]

He'd make you want to shake it all the way down to the floor and back up again.. <3

[heuomenn]

Pessoal essa música não é da minha época mas confesso para todos que passaram por aqui e viveram aquela época que gostei muito, música de boa qualidade parabéns Edwin Starr onde voçê estiver...

[DoUWanna007]

...who are the 6 boneheads who rated down on this...if you can't be happy with this song, sumthang is wroonnnnggg wit u...LOL

[transitcoffin]

i did not know edwin star was dead what a shame i loved his music

R.I.P edwin

[vknit10]

YES he did make my RADIO H*A*P*PY !!!!!!!!!!

[eckankar]

love this song, brings back such memories. wish he did more Disco. it was such a happy music, forget the problems, dance, look good and enjoy. No such music ever since. We need disco and the gifts it brings now more than ever. a bit of escape for reality. Just sing, dance and look good if even for a few moments, it's healing.

[samg1979thebest]

@eckankar Jesus Christ!!! You couldn't have said it better!!!

[TheKenfig]

@eckankar Discos have all closed down now and no one would have the money to go in them. The 'night clubs' aren't glamourous no more, just banging synth white noise with no melody for 'music' and 15 year old kids strung out on hard drugs and being sick

[ycfunlover]

such a good happy tune brilliant vote up guys xxx n girls xxxx

[soccerloverwd]

guys this man is great. to bad hes not here anymore. all the great artists die. elvis, mj, him. sucks. But this guy has great songs. to bad music nowadays is all shity. no one gets you when you talk about these great artists anymore. oh well good music will always live on. :)

[Fabilee4]

Göttlich !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



[Elainebrulee]

Met the great man a number of times - he drank with us, got me up on stage to dance.. never forgot a fan! So badly missed!

[throbasonic1982]

Absolute cracker. You can't help smiling at it.

[andwestuk]

What can I say apart from - Edwin......you star. God bless you. The Disco King

[phoenixred1951]

Such a great feelgood tune, you just have to smile while youre listening.

A really great time for music 70"s and 80"s.

[collinsjamesl]

Man, I love this song! What a freakin' amazing feel good song!  Great energy too!

Still sounds amazing 31 years later.

It makes me wonder why my local radio station music director, at the time, would turn down a song like this.

RIP Edwin.

[schmidtl61]

RIP!EDWIN!!

[crazydavedisco]

One of the all time classics of the 70's disco era, hitting the UK charts in May 1979 and staying there for 11 weeks, topping out at No9

[Pina109]

does anyone know how to get this song as a ringtone so that i can have a H.A.P.P.Y Radio???

[ycfunlover]

@Pina109 wish i knew id be jumping every time my phone went off

[matts1874]

a boogie classic

[68scaramouche]

Great song : I even remeber the record in the color red.

[sedag100]

One of the best disco songs ever made! It's got the rythm....

[YOmandymarieYO]

this is my dance sng luv it!!:]

[Previcoxorange]

amazing.

[NigeyH2466]

Cheshire Cat in Nantwich Memory's

[shydmples]

Man, this was the cut...3rd Grade....lol....1979

[ryanfrombrum]

So underrated.

Met him once at a "Party in the Park" gig and he signed my plastercast - I saw him again about three months later at Asda Supermarket in Tamworth (near where he lived) and he said "i see your arms got better then mate" What a legend - R.I.P Edwin ! You are missed !!!

[pianoman74]

You take the words out of my mouth. Sick and tired of always hearing the "'War' one-hit-wonder" thing...

[electricsheep0191]

Dude you are so right!! Contact in 25 miles so SOS and stop her on sight! You know what I'm saying.

[TheKustomized]

@ryanfrombrum You were lucky to meet him:P

im just 17 now and Im the only young dude of my town who listens too REAL music like this:P

most of my friends listen 50 cent ,bieber and that other scumshit that calls themself "music artists"

[FallenDespair]

@TheKustomized im just like u ... 18 and only one around the block who listens to real music

[blindrock1]

@ryanfrombrum I love artists who actually remember and cherish their fans :) What a legend

[LilMuppet1365]

@ryanfrombrum And whats so special about that is that most celebrities are that uptight that they wouldnt remember anything that happened at a gig the night before. This man was never self centered, as you point out - he always put his fans before him. He IS a legend, just now in the next world.

Dear lord,

You may not like this, but please may we have Edwin back? You can have Justin Beiber by all means!! Or rebecca Black, OR BOTH if it means we get Edwin back.

Taa. :)

[nafisaROCKS]

H.A.P.P.Y

[enrubniws]

If ever I'm feeling down this song gets me right back up there - absolutely brilliant!!!!

[24368010]

Sadly missed x

[bingoace]

classic. Have this on an old 12 red vinyl in my colllection

[alup7]

was mir aufgefallen ist ...

der singt immer ich muss mal PIPI

[marie946]

Love this song.....since 1979!

[ERilla36]

classic Edwin Starr...gotta love it

[koehlerseth]

you just dont see a lot of great music like this now a days and i am only 15 years old....

[marwray1]

Brilliant M S Wales

[Msaaa123able]

hello les girl

[aaaaallllliiiiieeeee]

i love this song!

[saltonaslug]

I loved this song..it brings back so many memories...truly overlooked!!

[JeffWPB123]

An under rated classic

[jimmyhd1969]

This would have made a great title to a movie.

[TheMrJMiles]

THE BEST BAND IN THE LAAAAAAND LOL

[samsunlu78]

70,li yillarda güzel Disco Parcalar vardi günümüzde böyle parcalar yok su müzigin güzelligine bakarmisiniz Edwin strarr,da cok güzel yorumlamis ingilizce bilmedigim icin türkce yaziyorum birileri tercüme eder diye düsünüyorum yasasin 70,li yillar....

[FalconryFriends]

Great stuff ... takes me back in time :)

[Cheeseanonionpie]

a true Northern Soul legend

sadly missed by me

Keep The Faith

[crusher19860138]

Top of the Pops 2 rocks!!!!

[1962sharif]

I remeber when i was in the army as a young solider and in the late 70s this came on in the beverley hills in beverly it was full of squadies and the dance floor just filled up with soulers , to this day i still get the shivers down me back when i here it classic top music

[OldSchooLoverBoy]

This is such energy song, it makes you up even if you dont want to.. love this classic!

[vadeontae]

brings back memories

[whoevacares]

dude look like ray j with a fro n a couple years older

[horhe1976]

loodo tebra da je jos vakih

[matts1874]

h. a . pp y. classic, makes you wanna get up and boogie, definately a floor filler

[tricastlgs]

Belting tune, he was a legend nd still is. This and 25miles are my two favourte tracks. Still play em both when I'm djing.

[Kieronoldham]

His final major hit in the U.K. He moved over here in the 1980's due to lack of chart success in the States I believe. The song is still his best moment in my opinion though...

[lesbionlassy]

i dance to this song all the time its great x

[noricuta]

coool, love it!

[gmartin5131]

they play this at a&f

[DocLock]

One of most absolute FAVORITE JAMS of all time!!

If this don't put you in a good mood, then you need help!!

[timeveritt]

WHAT A BLOODY TUNE! TIM

[bloodstone380]

i remember hearing this on iramp cyber radio

[s1njon]

this song always cheers me up when im down, classic

[helsangel66]

i agree!!!!! Makes u smile.

[silvestre14]

pure magic

[juankanosa]

WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO

[SweetKeke21]

does anyone else notice in part 0:16-0:19 of the video doesnt it look like hes in a big screen t.v???

i dont think there was flat screen t.v's or big screen t.v's back then

or is it just a mirror ???

[tropea42]

its not a flatscreen tv. its the small window between the soundmixer and the singer. it cant be faked because edwin starr died befor even the first flat screen tv was born.

[thefierce123]

love edwin starr

[silvestre14]

sooo good...

[75amoeba]

THIS IS THE TOP MAN.

[annakara]

Is there anyone out there who can post 'Stronger Than You Think I Am'? I used to love that - had it on vinyl years ago.

[tropea42]

yes possible i have that record

[annakara]

That would be great - thank you!

[WertherPinho]

man i love this music...

[CarloCoutinho]

I have butterflies listening to this tune. :)

Its a shame the audio is not in sync, but great upload anyway.

[wibo08]

It's a musical natural high...we plan to help your day go by

[isleyrundgren]

I always associate this song as one of the first i heard returning to England in '79, after living in New York for 6 years. Love the bass hook. Though Edwin was american, he became one of ours, lived here for many years until he passed on. Lovely song

[tomme1981]

This wasn't my favourite 70s song by far but I always think how can Edwin Starr perform (did he write his own material?) H A P P Y Radio and

then sing 'WAR' one of the most brilliant, relevant songs ever? The songs are poles apart.

I suppose you could argue that about alot of groups/singers.

[amazingmims]

Was lucky enough to be a teenager when this was in the charts and danced to this a million times. Love it so much. Thank you for the music Edwin!

[61A]

man even i love this music an i was born in 1990

[Supadave7]

Glad to see you again, I haven't seen you since I don't know when (don't know when), we are the Aris-to-crat of Bands and we are the Best Band (Best Band) Best Band in the laaand!

Thanks for the tune, Edwin.

[johnnysjukebox]

Happy Happy tune, Edwin was a lovely man, used to play a lot of scooter rallys...if you ever feel down - just play this! :)

[poormate]

I was privilaged to see Edwin sing this song live at the Leamington Spa Centre twice.Best vocalist male I have heard ,but more than that was his radiant stage presence and friendliness to the audiance.When he wasnt singing he was smiling.God bless you Edwin

[foxyladymichelle]

Love it so much! Makes me wanna smile & get onto my feet & dance!

[SlushPile]

I have been dancing to this all day! What a great song . The old ones are the best

[foxyladymichelle]

Good on you! I agree with what you say SlushPile! One of the coolest songs ever!

[SlushPile]

They should re-release this song. Sad that he died

[foxyladymichelle]

I agree - they really should re-release it. How could anyone in the world be miserable when there's such a great tune about. I was having a bad day yesterday & just hearing this song made me feel sooooo much better!

[SlushPile]

gggggggrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeaaaaa­aaattttttttttt!

[lydztheshiz]

Omg!! tune!

xxxxxxxxxxx

[Deadwingz]

wow this is a very good song!

echt genial!!

[Omegasaints12]

Still BRILL after all these years.

[steveyboi7]

what can u say but awesome :o)

[misstique1963]

I remember in 1979 being at my local club which was the hottest place in town watching Edwin!!! Oh god that was the time of my life. Surrounded my good looking, fit blackmen dancing their knackers off. At least 5 to every woman, fighting em off with sticks we were!!! I am now married to some 20 years later to one em!!! He always said it was the way I danced to this!!

[yyuryyubyyicur4me]

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawesome

[genoseb]

i loveeee

[joemcfly34]

I love this song... it's beast! :p

[crazy4funplz]

This is without doubts one of the best dance songs ever!!!

[cfrimmer]

You need to sync the video and audio. Nice song but poor video.

[Neilok]

Do i?,It comes s it is mate.

[Neilok]

as it is.

[cfrimmer]

Yes, Mate, ya do. It is a video not radio.

BTW, the song is great and there is a fabulous line dance choreographed to it by Frank Trace. I love the song!!!  But sync it up, Mate.

[jolvare]

Is it the electric slide?

[formulaseries]

It's Top of the Pop's from about 1978... Which always had shite dubbing... This one is quite good...

[roffelboy]

edwin is a starr.....fsho!!!

[hmspompey]

What a song. What a smile. What a Starr. :)

[amyphonic]

this song makes me happy.

[ziggy08080]

I remember my friend Anthony riding up with a brand new 10 speed bike that had a radio on it in the summmer of 1979...this song was on...I loved it ever since...Disco is and was the best music ever !!

[HomeoftheGoodGuys]

Edwin Starr had a two of his songs for Motown like "25 Miles" and "War". After Edwin left, he went to the 20th Century-Fox label to release two of his post-Motown tunes like "Contact" and "H-A-P-P-Y Radio". That song wasn't a success in the US.

[jolvare]

I think it was a hit in the US

[voerioc]

Finaly I find this song. At last. I have searched for it during some years now. Didn't remember the name of the song. Just remember that it was in 79. Fabulous. A classic.

[Omegasaints12]

This is the ultimate FEEL GOOD song,and great news this generation realise it too.

[hogansheroes58]

classic song, still sounds so fresh. Great song to listern to when your driving on a hot summers day, radio cranked up.

[sandyaz09]

sure is

[djjas79]

Great song. I was lucky enough to see Edwin in concert a few years ago. He had more energy and enthusiasm than any of today's artists. Fantastic performer.

[chadni97]

Great!

[seesdj]

Top classic!

[deadly308]

such a good song

[shuggy1110]

I wish my voice was half as good as his...what a talent...he should have had more hits!!! Wonderful!!!

[lobstero49]

love dis song is sooooooooooo goood

[AcneAid]

Great music thanks i like contact 2 i hope some one upload it.

[Bootsness]

Does anyone have contact by edwin starr in any sort of video? I love that song and would be really grateful if someone could post it. Thank you x

[gottadance941]

my advanced jazz class danced 2 this

[dizzylizzy111]

the fantastic EDWINN he was great seen him loads of times live great showman great video

[chelseacelerychelsea]

Fandabydozy!!!!!

[sebastianolivares]

recuerdo cuando bailabamos con mis amigos onda disco genial

[michellefluff]

reminds me of when i was fit enoough to stomp lol all the way through ..this my favourite record of all time