Jonathan Butler Lies 1987

[JR76ism]

SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE THE GROOVE!

[TheSilkyman]

Agree producer of B love on top def nicked this track

[MuzzSader]

I had this on record back in 1987. I remember it had the words to the songs & heaps of pics of Jonathan. hehe. Bring back real music like this please!!!

[AcerNZ]

Watching this makes me want to tuck in my shirt and dance.hahaha

[ebonychild]

@terbynn You're so right, I thought I was the only one who caught on :) Timeless classic and I certainly hope Beyonce and co acknowledged this outstanding man's talent. They'll probably deny it but those of us who are old enough know better!

[Peltrikonijn1]

I love this song!

[walterB62]

this is what made me fall in love with Jonathan!!!!!

[myyKINDALOVee]

Love on Lies? lol

[MrJohnathon17]

I was there in the crowd back then it was all change in S.A.and it was just simply fantastic times for me.Thanks Johnathan

[skeewee7]

Now this is back in the day!

[thesonyakyleshow]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE....IT REMINDS ME OF GOOD TIMES IN THE 80'S.

[Tarshan09]

Mr Butler a legened in the eyes of Many Capetonians and South Africans alike.... This song was released the year I was born and was raised to his music....Sooooooo cant wait to see him live in February!!!!!!!! Gonna be one awesome night

[TheDanradcliffe]

It sounds a bit like Love On Top, because LOT is an homage to all these 8o's style songs. Its in the same mould, as with stevie wonder, Whitney and such legends.

[modo2904]

@terbynn. Yes I made the same comment on Bs single as well. Lols 1st time i heard it, It reminded me of this song. Although, i thought it was from the 90s. Didnt realise it was from the late 80s. Awesome song, very soul filled.

[sufall96]

I said the same thing about Beyonce's Love on Top as soon as I heard it.

[Nicholasdaun]

Jonathan, Someone grabbed a sample of this....I'm just sayin.

[dstro93]

Clearly this and Love On Top sound familiar but after all the samples Ive heard in my life this one clearly wasnt used for Love On Top...they are similar but not enough.Some elements are similar but we could find similar elements in millions of works..

[elainee2211]

Beyonce...copies black people's songs....and white people's hair.

oh...and mj's dance moves. :p

[cannoir]

Sounds like you haven't seen Shakira ( Beonce's twin sister ) . they have a similar body type and Shakira also copied white people's hair and regularly copies black people's songs and claim as hers . A place in the sun based on meritocracy NOT !

[ShiariGirl]

Sounds just like Beyonce Love on top SMH! She does it again :/

[TakeNotice100]

Clearly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This does not soud like Love On Top like wth!!! Oh and Beyonce didnt write Love on Top, so how could she be "stealing?" And shout out to the hopeless and lonely Beyonce "hater" who stayed up until midnight looking for something to say that she copied...BRAVO!!!!

[KERIFEMALEMJ]

beyonce copied love on top

[MuzicLover404]

And Beyonce STEALS once again!

[mcbrideinc]

All i hear is Beyonce's love on top song

[philipcolelive]

this is an awesome song... I remember watching it on MTV back in the 80's... where has this style of music gone...

[mcbrideinc]

@philipcolelive beyonce's love on top song is just like this

[MrSamckone]

Remember Cassingles? I bet I played this song 1,000 times in my 1987 Nissan Sentra...LOL! Does anyone remember the B-Side of the cassette single to this song? All I remember is that it was an instrumental that showed of his classical jazz guitar...simply amazing!

[dozhan]

@MrSamckone I actually purchased the album on cassette back in the day. Problem was with most cassettes that played over 40mins had less wear as the reel with the most tape would usually jam resulting in an emergency cellotape repair of cutting a fews secs of music. Those were the days.... lmao

[adam9562]

this reminds me of Love on top lol ....

[ibpopp]

I just hope that this cat gets his royalties for Love On Top. This has all the same hooks.

He is really dealing ! I suppose imitation is the highest form of flattery.

[Vivabug2]

@ibpopp i agree

[ellis2011ify]

@terbynn .... Does sound like Beyonce's song Love on Top , good catch

[antell72]

My first ever concert!!! With my sister and her friends, remember he did a solo on the guitar

[terbynn]

Beyonce's 'love on top' sounds like a sample of this classic without the horns. Am i hearing right? Thumbs up if you agree?

[ironside619]

@terbynn you are so right

[smithgabrielle]

@terbynn yep yep i love old music so i knew that instantly

[StubbyCub]

@terbynn I agree with you. I mention this song to my friend's and they look at me like I am nuts. As they have no idea about Mr. Jonathan Butler. They don't know good music. I was 8 when this came out and it's still one of my all time favorite songs!!!!

[GuyMagicFingers]

@terbynn - OMG, ALL DAY it was bugging me what it sounded like!!

When is Beyonce going to actually write some of her own music instead of sampling others' ?

[ger6111]

@terbynn omg!!! when i heard it, in the back of my head, im like "humm this reminds me of lies" lol....wonder if its just the style....both are bad ass!!! xoxo

[donnydcyclops]

oh yeah, I remember this. Wasnt a bad song.

[DaveWollenberg]

Jonathan hit #27 in Billboard, 8-29-87. God bless ya, brother Jonathan! Thanx, my friend, for postin' it.

[mrberryv]

@DaveWollenberg Yes, #27 pop. Also hit #5 on the R&B chart.

[thesonyakyleshow]

THIS SONG BRINGS BACK THE MEMORIES OF BEING YOUNG AND CAREFREE........WHAT A GREAT TIME I WAS HAVING...BUT THANK GOD FOR TODAY....

[clumpy69]

This album reminds me of my time at Ft Sam Houston in San Antonio......great days!

[mhm2476]

ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITE JAMS EVER TILL THIS DAY!!!

[blamepower]

why does some1 always need to make a Justin Bieber reference . Totally different era plus this song is in a class of its own, amazing voice to boot.

[blaqice88]

@blamepower Two different JB's, too.

[davisgreen2020]

JB's hair is white now..But the music is still forever young..

[davisgreen2020]

JB hair is white now..But the music is still wonderful !!

[Lost1Wons]

Wow! So Beyonce's new song "Love on Top" samples this one, huh? Her new album she be called "samples"

[jazzattak]

@Lost1Wons ha ha ....

actually her chord changes sound more like EWF!! back in the day music was real....so glad I was there! ;-)

[MrChillidoggydogg]

Alwayz luved this song..thanx 4 the post

[MrPater66]

Why oh why wasn't JB a massive superstar is beyond me what a voice!!!!!



[MrPater66]

Why oh why wasn't JB a massive superstar is beyond me what a voice!!!!!

[scobratec]

I was just thinking of looking up songs from the summer of '87 and this was the 1st song that came to mind :-)

[gigismith1]

This is an old school jam. Did you know he also wrote "Falling in Love With Jesus"?

[RichieRouge206]

See, South Africa produces much talent!! I'm proud to be South African! Jonathan Butler rocks :D

[MENINBLACK20101]

Love this tune brings back happy moments

[theright1allthetime]

Damn this cat look weak hahaha

[alphineD]

im liberian, that doesnt matter but i love this song to death go boyeeeee

[burnaboymusic]

if i hear another justin bieber diss im gonna scream....im not a fan of his...but lil white dude can sing....can we just enjoy old school like this and just leave it here without comparing whats out now....there was a bunch of crap out back then too.....rememeber all the prince copy cats ?

[aviator408]

@burnaboymusic I'm afraid I have to agree with... Peace to you brother!

[MrJohnathon17]

I am from Edenvale,Johannesburg i used to follow his music for those who remember at the New York club in Brixton,Jhb back in the early 80`s what a new wave those days were.Music saw us through back then...L.O.V.E.done it bro..

Irish John.... :)

[mnlewis]

This song takes me "back!" So many good memories! I love this song today just as much as I did then! I love Jonathan Butler 4ever!

[YOUNG323]

LOVE HIS MUSIC STILL TO THIS DAY

[dlp2006]

timeless , superb

[TheKalan7]

cheated on me with a white lie ........awesome

[lisajmann]

class xx

[asas2jh]

Great!

[nightmoves0809]

An today we get Justine Bieber, what did we do to deserve that?

[bf0rpd]

@nightmoves0809 Thank Usher for that.

[sallyos06460]

@nightmoves0809Ha HA!! I agree. You got 14 thumbs up.

[NuttiSoul]

@nightmoves0809 hahahahahahaha

[ilovebagpuss2008]

@nightmoves0809 noooooooooooooooooooooooo lool



[margiliketarget]

@nightmoves0809 So true! Have to listen to the oldies I guess.



[delandsar]

Pure class,this track is probably my fave of all time

[Torihope]

Just saw him in concert. He's still awwsome!!!

[J1Enter]

I went to his concert in Vredenburg, Utrecht (The Netherlands) in 1989!

[baldy1]

the barrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaa-cuda dundee.....

[gatotowilliam]

Watched him live in Nairobi. AWWEEEEESOME!

[camouflage154]

That ain't no Sade singing background. Those are two fine looking coloured sistas from South-Africa.............Strai­ght up!!!!!!

[oholm08]

@camouflage154 sade from nigerain and british 

[dal4018]

@camouflage154 Butler was a South African native as well could be his relatives

[debessex73]

Jonathan Butler - Lies

[scbaileySA]

love the words, and the way he feels the music makes me feel it 2

[sixnawlins]

@scbaileySA Not a Reply but a question.... He and Sade are both from Africa The young back up singer in the yellow jacket looks alot like Sade, Just wondering if it her.

[scbaileySA]

@sixnawlins i have no ider but now that you mention it she does look alot like Sade

[daveanddian]

amazing. i remember seeing him at hammersmith odeon i think about 1985 ish, and if i remember courtney pine was the support act. great night, quaility music.

[MrBolle3]

deze moeten ze met david gutta maken gaaf.

[kimo1371]

remember when pop music was actually good?

[TheGemini90]

They really had some good music back in that time. I hope and pray that next year we get some music like this on the radio again, and doing WELL at that. Because clearly this current years' music is just an extension of the last decade...

[canadamanize]

this is good singining from the talented johnathan butler

[mitchoboe]

Over 20 years ago, with an anticipation, expectation and fear of starting a new life as a college student in the US, I watched MTV in a cheap motel room in Rochester, NY. and this was playing. Later when I went back to Japan for a short time, I caught him live in Tokyo. He was much smaller man than I thought, but with full of music. After 20 years since then, the weird this is that I understand the lyrics!

[DWFE1a]

Heard this on this on the radio today

had to track it down..

Great song!

[DaveWollenberg]

Hit#5 soul, #16 AC, #27 pop in Billboard. God bless, brother Jonathan!

[candigirl804]

love it!!! didn't when i was little but now I appreciate my mother's choice of good music...

[StrangerInDurban]

OHHhhhh, I love this song!

[MelissaB1976]

Gorgeous song. I keep expecting someone like Craig David or JLS to sing it. Or maybe James Morrison.

[Soulist007]

Classic!! Lies Lies.. Got me groovin' back in the days! Lurved it!

[annisa929]

He has an awesome voice.

[BEASXXY]

i love this song!!!!!!!

[cherrycola95]

real music...

[1davisd]

This song is sung with so much passion.

[REANIM8ED1]

Thanks for posting this vid. One of my faves when I was a yungsta!

[dstep357]

dont make them like this any more

[danoacel]

Wow i remember this song....wow what memories it brings back.....

[LippyNSkippy]

Quite superb. Such happy memories of my youth - oh man!