IF YOU'RE READY / THE STAPLE SINGERS

[Richieman11]

No economical exploitation, no political domination... :-)

[boowonder888]

Great theme song for Obama re-electon campaign! Spread the word!

[MzKarmel601]

I so want the LYRICS to this! We need to go back to this kind of MESSAGE MUSIC!

[RamonaFromPomona]

Another great song !

[EJBronteable]

The Staple Singers. The definition of soulful music. Ten years from now I'd still be listening to their songs.

[ueg790]

This rocks.

[mrjoshjones1]

Pops used to say it best..."I love the kids" he'd always say during interviews.

Sounds to me like the girls up front loved him and his daughters too.

[inkdclown]

This is what music is about...

[gbthrilla]

real class

[depeau44]

is nt this ill take you there in a different key??? LOL..its great song anyway!!!!!

[midwayification]

I am an old Waco High Tiger and this was our kind of music.

[summersbr1]

songs with a real message can apply to any generation. the staples singers were inspirational, professional and always performed with class

[MRLILLY1]

What ever happened to good music and good writing? The Staple singers are timeless!! Songs with a message for all times! Thanks for posting good music

[w2npjvve]

Oh man this sounds and looks so good even after all these years! It well stands the test of time.

[CF4LYourfatness]

this licks the balls. i will never actually seek this song or anything that sounds like it.

[Brittneyb1221]

@CF4LYourfatness You just want sum 1 to comment 2 you rite,lickn balls must be sumthin you do quiet often. Aaaaaaahhhhhh lol,. I don't kno what kind of music you could come 2 like doing,that. Stop 4 a while and listen 2 the song again,trust me you'll love it ,then. Aaaaahhhh.

[CF4LYourfatness]

@Brittneyb1221 i'm listening right now. it still sucks.

why the fuck would i trust anyone online?

[CoCMember]

This my sooooonng!!!!! :)

[larueda992]

This is my 2nd favorite song from the Staple Singers.

[Fantagurlful]

Great footage! 

[nancyhoralia]

The Staples were some of the first Black music I heard as a kid.And I have loved it ever since.Thank you

[bromancollins]

Does anyone have Mavis singing A House Is Not A Home on this Episode? If so please post because it's one of the most soulful renditions ever! Much Respect!!

[TheMrMarilyn]

Ohhhh YESSuM!!Madame Mavis wore it out and meh WITH it!!This SO low dAArn durdee dAAwg...uhm...ahm feelin this (always HAVE too!!) in mah solar plexus...iss need ta be played LOUD ah seh...come oWWn...come go with MEH narr!!Praise Him!!

[MrDecal]

Dreamed this song last night

[ajmusic11271]

spot the white bloke,,,fuck me an i love it,,,,

[amd77j]

Now this is soul music!!!!

[radiodj1520]

I Believe This Was A Video Clip From The 102nd Edition Of "Soul Train" On June 8, 1974.

[getnervousedy]

How could not this song..! they just don't sing them like this anymore.!!

[nancyhoralia]

Excellent

[pattipie100]

I'm taking him there. I love this song...Staples, yeah..Should be fun :-)) good day xx

[Kilchattan7]

@pattipie100 :-))))))))) good for you

[philbie666]

Off the charts ... philbie says so!

[rosenuel1]

come go wit meeeeeeee...you go girl love this,now this is music

[MrBohemio123]

I fell in LOVE all over again!!!!!!

Mavis is some rare beutiful woman, and so TALENTED!!!

Love her.

[SgtRock57]

Mavis, you be bad :0)

[ittybitty149]

one of the best songs

[TheTamblina]

Classic..! x

[hitomusic]

The bass line in this tune is so right-on. Da-da-da-da-dun. The horns partially mirror the bass line's "voicing". The STEADY thing is SO good! Mavis' vocal groove and her sister's background layering harmonies are like, the stuff of dreams.

[aurra1962]

Great song...looking good w/ the afros..... before the crack relaxers & od perms

[TheAithWONDER]

Mavis is thee Epitome of SOUL!

[eyesley]

Mavis still singing and touring..keeping it going for the late Pops and the sisters.

[thaGodd3ss1]

my favorite I love them....

[nweachus]

The memories come flooding back. Quality recording...

[rancog]

Besides her amazing voice and talent…she is actually and thoroughly enjoying herself and that’s why this song rocks!

[mfalmekali]

Mavis has some real natural beauty..wow!!

[2656paul]

thats what its all about the best staple singers track performed on soul train thanks for posting

[jackye06]

She was so cute 

[sebczysYO]

oh yeah, such an amazing and inspiring people! just finish watching a watt stax 1972 where they playing awesome songs

[frostyle77]

Anybody know what year this video is from?

[deniseandread]

mavis got a nice shape.

[paulncolo]

Thank you for sharing. Incredible song and awesome reading by Mavis. INCREDIBLE!

[scottbaino]

This is a carbon copy of "I'll Take You There" which came out 1.5 years earlier.

[wp8954]

Man, I was blessed to come of age in the '70s.

[rjfromdc08]

Mavis can still wow a crowd at 71. 

[char4him99]

this was true music!!! love it still after all these years. To me it defined the time I was growing up

[isiskristall]

...what a great music, great musicians ...what a powerful charming singer...5*...I love it...:)!!!

[TheAithWONDER]

Do it Mavis!

[rohangb]

That is one helluva tune.

[ruth62]

Hadn't heard this for ages until earlier this week on the radio; it blew me away. This song is truly timeless - loved it back in the 1970s and still do.

[harrow202]

just one of the best soul tunes ever

[CraigG1960]

They weren't as easy on the eye as Destiny's Child, were they? Good singing though.

[mtedeschi]

@CraigG1960 DC couldn't hold a candle to the Staples talent-wise.

[mfalmekali]

@CraigG1960 they would have been if they were in tights, tank tops, bikins or all that other lady gaga shiat artists wear these days.

[buttacudawey]

TO ALL HATERS, RACISTS, BACKSTABBERS, CHILD MOLESTERS, WARMONGERS,MURDERERS, LIARS, CHEATERS,>>>JUST PEOPLE WHO HAVE NUTTIN TO LIVE FOR BUT TO BE EVIL EVERYDAY OF THEIR LIFE, THIS IS UR SONG...ONE LOVE..STAPLE SINGERS RULES...GO STAX..

[amysinai]

LOVE you my brothers and sisters..... I come with you....:)  bLESSING'S, pEACE, love,Light1!!

[DRUMTOY2002]

@amysinai : Amen!!!

[DRUMTOY2002]

@amysinai :Amen!!!

[crackergurl22]

love this



[368685]

I've loved this song for 37 years, since 1973 when it came out after the mega hit "I'll Take You There" by them also.

[kiwidave218]

@368685

Yes I too have loved this one since '73. I was 14 and can still remember hearing it for the first time on my transistor radio. The Staples were always sheer class and this tune was one of their best.

[368685]

@kiwidave218

I was 22 and heavy into the discos at that time. Young, working, clothes, monry in the pocket, no kids, no bills - what a wonderful time it was !

[nancyhoralia]

I wish I could have met them in person.I have always liked them thank you

[TheSexxy1017]

thanks for putting this my family use to be in the basement of the house tearing the floor up off this record brings so much memories thanks again

[arlenerogerswilhite]

I lvoe people who will stand for what they believe in and not be afraid to tell the world that it needs to be done!!!!! The Staple Singers were such a group! Their music will last forever!!!! Still inspiring today and showing the way to those who can't see life's challenges any other way but through music.. thanks for thepost. Mavis is the bomb!!!! I lvoe her voice we all tried to sing like her and still do!! hahahaha

[Suzywriter]

What beautiful women in that family.



[ShunyamNiketana]

Great sound, great video, great trip to the past--still present. Lead singer has a beautiful, open face.

[AveIvy]

Go 'head Pops, he was so smooth. RIP



[AveIvy]

Sing it!



[ThePavementpounder]

What an up lifting song, sure to take your blues away. They just don't make songs like this anymore, sure wish they did! Thanks for posting this video!

[Theodorej1960]

Wow, this music gives me goosebumps every time I listen!! This is so timeless and what a powerful message for everyone!!! I'm glad that I grew up in the generation that grew up with this. It was the best ot times and the worst of times!! Sing it Mavis!!!!

[KnowMoor1]

Just love this tune....!! ;-p)

[nikita000001]

Oh Yes!!! No hatred will be tolerated...

[mtedeschi]

Dayum! Lovin' Mavis' smile especially at 1:11. This song and video is definitely the shit!

[konhghs]

... " if you're ready-come go with me...!!" One my favorite song in YouTube...!! Nice song!! If you're ready, come on my channel!!Lol!!!

[jwd5460]

This is the shit! Songs today come and go in weeks but music like this NEVER dies.

[mizzfoxy9]

@jwd5460 Ditto

[mlb8761]

love this group

[MoonisGod226]

he was born in 1914 and passed away in 2000 i believe.

[mnaicck]

Pops passed away

[nealadams70]

how long had pops been around ? The civil war??