Thank you Joe Bataan your will always be the king of latin. Dancing at the Paladium back in the days was a lot of fun salsa and latin dance is still in even here in Europe.
38 yrs of marrige & a beautiful son of 38 and our g.daughter who just made 11 tks 2 JOE BATTAN. Old grind 'em ups rule and sometimes make lifetime familias. TKS JB!!
@B0ULLIE Thank you, you know exactly whats up. I'm tired of people sayin like " Aw there isn't any good music no more so I'm gon listen to this bullshit" Yet they never give a chance to look.
wow! Great music from Joe Battan back when the bogalo pete rodriguez and all of the latin soul, but the truth a lot of latino where in the wrong direction those days i use to listen to sinfony sid every Friday knight with my old tube record player
WOW, axsus718, thats all my best friend and I used to listen to.. The Symphony Sid Show hanging in the bronx around Castle Hill Ave. My friend Edwin proudly served the US Marines for 20 years and I 6 years. As I played my latin music down south, I stayed close to home. USMC 1971-77. Sgt.V.Valle
This Man and his Band are the ones that set my imagination in motion...His story telling songs made me believe that music has the power to heal..My childhood was turbulent at times...Me and my sister found comfort listening to Symphony Sid..Like mentioned elsewhere here That program became our escape from our problems...Late at night when school was early...We didnt care...Sid was our radio brother,whos cool voice and vibes and music kept us going...Thank you to all here who share ...axsus718.
Come see Joe 9/10/11 at Pt. Fermin Park, San Pedro CA for the 20th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture. It's a $9 ticket...cheap compared to other venues.
makes me want to cut my viens...an expression Boriquas use when you feel the music just run thru your viens...reminds me of how lucky I was to have older brothers that turned me on to this old beautiful music!!
@13NJJACK we are so blessed to have been there . i had a blast. my grandsons heard my whistle in the back ground and they loved it, to know i was there , it was a great concert.
What good memories listening to that music, good old days of peace and love and good salsa de la mata,Im now 66 years old,vietnam vet,,,,old gun hoo.that music is te best,we always went to see them playing and dance when they came to the island for presentations,God bless them always and also to all the good salceros in the word,,,VIVA LA SALSA GORDA...hasta la vista from puerto riko
JOE TU ERSE EL CHOLO SALSERO. THAT WHAT I NAME YOU. YOU ARE THE LEGEND OF SALSA EY OLDIES. MAN YOUR VOICE PUTS ME IN LIMBO. LA SALSA DE HOY NO GOOD MAN. IAM A TRUE BATANERO LISTENER. SALSA DIED THE DAY LEGENDS DIED. R.I.P.JOE. ILL BE SEEING YOU SOON MAN. MY NAME IS EL PACHAGERO.IAM A TRUE SALSERO MAN .AT ONE TIME I COULD SING LIKE THE BEST. ALSO PLAYED A MEAN TROMPETA.BUT ITS ALL OVER NOW .WELL BRO GOODNIGHT FOR NOW.
You can see the King of Latin Soul, Mr. Joe Bataan and the great Chicano band Vudu Cafe on Saturday, August 13, at the beautiful Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 1 at the Galaxy box office and all TICKETMASTER locations. Another DRAKE ENTERTAINMENT production.
my uncle actually sang backup for joe battan back in the day his name was bishop and is on the cover of this album... my family is originally from el barrio 119 and park im 27 and i grew up with this music..i love it latin soul all day que viva pr y la raca latina
i was also very young when i first heard this album...joe bataan is STILL the shit, is right (excuse the expression, mr bataan! nothing but respect...loved this song at 12 and still love it now...at 51....) RESPECT! <:
I swear i'm not meant for this lifetime!!! I love all the music from this time period, even further back. I think i'm the only 17 year old girl that listens to any stuff like this. but i don't care, this is the best music ever!!!!!
@medallokid410 You right on young one. coming up from behind. I'm 57 and I got you by 40! don't get the wrong idea. Joe Bataan is kicking and been kicking for me.
I was introduced in 1969 to the music of Joe Bataan by my dear friend (the late) Frank Ortiz. Frank was from the Bronx and grew up singing Doo Wop on the street corners. He shared with me and my family the music of Bataan, Ricardo Ray, The Fania All Stars, Celia Cruz and many more. Joe Bataan is a master story teller and the latin rhythms are on the money! Check out Ordinary Guy ...
I wanted to get this album when it came out but I was only 13 and back then this is not stuff you just bought since parents' were strict about that kind of spending
@medallokid410 I'm 20 and listen to this. I been listening to Joe Bataan since I was about 15. I can play this on the trombone! This was one of my dad's favorites! I too play this in the car! lol
Here is your chance to see the King of Latinb Soul, Mr. Joe Bataan. Sunday, May 30 for an exclusive performance before he heads to Japan...the Beautriful Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, Califas. Also on the bill...comedian Gilbert Esquivel and backing up Joe that night...the Raza Alll Stars in addition to a tribute to Joe from Canela. Tickets on sale now at the Galaxy box office and all Ticket Master locations. This is another Drake Entertainment event.
this reminds me of late nights in my big brothers room, listening to the symphony sid show, i was maybe 8,great times,family,dancing boogaloo til the wee hours,harmonizing jimmy sabater songs with my sisters, i cant thank you guys enough, you have no idea how much i longed to hear much of this music, people hardly even knew what i was talking about, just a rare ty pe of people know what this is, this was answered prayer god bless you
This song came out in my 2nd year of high school. Memories of W 108th St., Manhattan Valley, High Bridge pool and the fine girls. Great! Bataan was the joint.
i know that joe bataan is from the east coast , but the hente aqui on the west coast have been low riden to his music for years . i first heard his rollas in the 1970's in mi varrio BASSETT GRANDE , en sur califas , que rifan LOS NITE OWLS , de mi varrio .......
i know that, but im saying for the others to check out the ralfi pagan songs. and also stating the fact that new music is shit compared to these firme oldies
fuck you vanilla. he's just letting some of the old timers know that their culture is not lost on today's youth. some kids are feeling these old songs, and therefore the soul and passion in these songs lives on through todays' youth. your response to his comment is actually more like the typical youtube response, vanilla. Great response, medallokid. Keep your head up, homie.
my response may be a typical youtube comment, but i specified that his was a typical youtube comment to music like this...not a typical youtube comment in general.
i expected someone to get butt hurt over my comment anyway, surprised it took this long, lol.
and no one doubts the quality of this music, i dont see how age and "old timers" has to do with anything. music is music across all generations and genres.
and really, this song isnt old at all. 30-40 years. that's a drop in a bucket.
This song brings back memories,dancing to it at the ST. GEORGE HOTEL,Brooklyn .One of many dances by the M&M club.I used to give out throwaways (flyers) at the end of each dance,for pocket money and free entry to the dances.Those were great times!!!!!!.....
i remember playing this as a 13yr old back in brooklyn. in the 60s. glad to see this back on as it was taken down. this goes way way back Joe bataan's voice is so sad and yearning on this song..reminds me of all the folks that have passed on.
Joe Bataan an Afro-filipino who embrace our music, and spoke and sang in spanish was able to capture the latino community like no other singer before or since.
has anyone ever heard of an Isley brothers slow song that included the words 4 corners 4walls cornered room or something like that. I heard it in the 70's but I believe it was older than that Please help me
I have been searching for this song. In my childhood i would always sing this song when I was going through something. Thank you so much for posting this song.
Any one growing up on the streets of New York City during a certain time period can relate to every word Joe sings. You can hear the heartache, and yet, his songs are filled with beauty and such soul. My Cloud is my favorite song of all time. I wish the guy would give a concert!
just saw joe perform here in los angeles yesterday and it was beautiful. it seems like every1 here is reminded of ny. but for me it reminds me of growing up in east la. lazy sundays, dances and lowriders. yep im 26
Im 40 yrs old brought up in spanish harlem but live out now in Long island! My brother who is 52 yrs old remembers how joe bataan started and would watch him play on 116th street and lexington street corner. The guys that played with played using stuff like a regular hair comb and could make it sound like a trumpet! Talk about talent!~ My brother loved Joe and he was just like evryone else just trying to make music and loved the Latin rythym and combined it with SOUL!
Of someone bragging about how he's killing his brothers, pimping his sisters, the rims on his ride, how many guns he has, how much money he's after and how he's gonna fuck anyone who gets in his way. It is the prepetuation of wretchedness. The "music" is synthetic. I want to hear singing, screaming, horn sections, guitars, bass, drum. The ghetto is a place to work your way out of, not celebrate it's depravity. Sorry, I'm a soul man, not a hip-hopper.
The uptown sound of El Barrio. Fania record label. '68-'72. The ghettos were at their all time, bottomed out worst. And still, from there, this great music was born. Considered corny by today's hip-hoppers, remembered fondly, with great nostalgia, by urban baby- boomers. Summer nights were for schoolyards, corner bodegas, and stoops. Watching baseball games on a Tv on the sidewalk, with an extension cord running out of the first floor window. Staying up until dawn, and going to th
Joe Battan was not mainstream. It's very specialized, regional music. Most kids have very little interest in the good old stuff, except for sampleing purposes. We're talking about music from the middle of the last century. People in their 30's today grew up on 80's music. Do you realize what year we're in, and how distant this stuff is?
Sure, you might have some point there but Hiphop culture is a big culture and at the same time as alot of people don't have a clue about who Joe Bataan is there is a large group who does know who he is. Not only kids listen to Hiphop, i consider myself a "today's hiphoppas" but i barely listen to modern hiphop at all. The Root of Hiphop culture comes from many different directions and started early in the 70's. But yeah we're probably both right at some point but i guess we can agree that...
Well, I can see that you're 26 to my 49. I'm gonna say something here and you're probably not going to like it. I am a musician, and a serious student of classic soul, rhythm'n'blues, and latin soul. I have a record collection that goes into the thousands. I find african-american music to be moveing, soothing, complex, and of great historical value. But I have little to no interest in hip-hop, rap, and today's street culture. The turntable is not an instrument. I don't enjoy the monotone drone
I also am older, and actually played trumpet on the ST LATINS DAY MASSACRE album. I can say that everybody in the band was from the streets. We literally rehearsed at JOE'S apt, on second ave and 106th st.(or 103rd), anyway 1st floor. We did take the subway to gigs, and thought nothing of it. Joe was a steet poet and spoke to the real people who came to see him perform. There will never be another like him. THANKS for opening my eyes to the real latin thing
Do you know Tito Gonzalez? He use to play with Bataan when he was young. He is my brother! I'm 9 years younger than Tito and remember the excitement of seeing his picture on the Riot album. He is the one on the right bottom holding the bottle.
@byrd1nypa That is one of the albums I cannot do without in life. God bless you (and I am agnostic so........) I love you for helping bring that album about. Eternal thanks.
Posted b4 but now my g.daughter wants 2 know how she got here! I let her listen 2 this old grind emup by JB, (hence her father, smile) TKKKKKSS!
princessgraification 1 month ago
Thank you Joe Bataan your will always be the king of latin. Dancing at the Paladium back in the days was a lot of fun salsa and latin dance is still in even here in Europe.
With love from Sweden Seriksson
Eksally 1 month ago
38 yrs of marrige & a beautiful son of 38 and our g.daughter who just made 11 tks 2 JOE BATTAN. Old grind 'em ups rule and sometimes make lifetime familias. TKS JB!!
princessgraification 2 months ago
To whoever talked down to "Hip Hoppers".
Fuck that notion.
Hip Hop is at war with itself, know both sides of the war before you group em all together.
B0ULLIE 3 months ago
@B0ULLIE Thank you, you know exactly whats up. I'm tired of people sayin like " Aw there isn't any good music no more so I'm gon listen to this bullshit" Yet they never give a chance to look.
GreenIInk 2 months ago
@GreenIInk No doubt man. I feel you and that's exactly why I said what I did.
Had to be done.
B0ULLIE 2 months ago
v.SURxLOS13GANG BABYLOCOS CLICK
SURENOS CONTROLA FUCK THE REST
Steady420Blazin 4 months ago
The best (and longest) grind'em song from the 70's next to the Dell's Stay in My Corner. You cud really get yr dry hump on then!
princessgraification 5 months ago
wow! Great music from Joe Battan back when the bogalo pete rodriguez and all of the latin soul, but the truth a lot of latino where in the wrong direction those days i use to listen to sinfony sid every Friday knight with my old tube record player
TheRsanchez31 5 months ago
Love you Joe!!!!
BARBARALACERDA 5 months ago
WOW, axsus718, thats all my best friend and I used to listen to.. The Symphony Sid Show hanging in the bronx around Castle Hill Ave. My friend Edwin proudly served the US Marines for 20 years and I 6 years. As I played my latin music down south, I stayed close to home. USMC 1971-77. Sgt.V.Valle
vallephoto 5 months ago
This Man and his Band are the ones that set my imagination in motion...His story telling songs made me believe that music has the power to heal..My childhood was turbulent at times...Me and my sister found comfort listening to Symphony Sid..Like mentioned elsewhere here That program became our escape from our problems...Late at night when school was early...We didnt care...Sid was our radio brother,whos cool voice and vibes and music kept us going...Thank you to all here who share ...axsus718.
axsus718 5 months ago
This man was my inspiration growing up and being denied the Symphony Sid station!
TheLilteacher1957 6 months ago
Come see Joe 9/10/11 at Pt. Fermin Park, San Pedro CA for the 20th Annual Festival of Philippine Arts & Culture. It's a $9 ticket...cheap compared to other venues.
bigdusty213 6 months ago
this rings true to me and what i believe in'. L.A.310 cali'2011
drunknstuck 6 months ago
makes me want to cut my viens...an expression Boriquas use when you feel the music just run thru your viens...reminds me of how lucky I was to have older brothers that turned me on to this old beautiful music!!
Tckilla232 6 months ago
latin music, RIP Julio Escobar who introduce me to this music
Garaystone 7 months ago
man this song means so much to me. I grew up listening to this.
phacethephenomenal 7 months ago
Joe is the voice of the Barrio, from LA to NY.
OnThaCreep 7 months ago 2
For all you NYC area Joe fans,he'll be performing at the Central Park Summerstage on Aug. 10th 2011 at 7pm with Jonny Colon.See you there.
13NJJACK 7 months ago 2
@13NJJACK we are so blessed to have been there . i had a blast. my grandsons heard my whistle in the back ground and they loved it, to know i was there , it was a great concert.
terigonz111 6 months ago
With Joe Cuba in the other side of rythm....Nice up
ketefollen1984 8 months ago
What good memories listening to that music, good old days of peace and love and good salsa de la mata,Im now 66 years old,vietnam vet,,,,old gun hoo.that music is te best,we always went to see them playing and dance when they came to the island for presentations,God bless them always and also to all the good salceros in the word,,,VIVA LA SALSA GORDA...hasta la vista from puerto riko
BORIKUA469 8 months ago
those who dislikes, don't have taste in music
onij082 8 months ago
JOE TU ERSE EL CHOLO SALSERO. THAT WHAT I NAME YOU. YOU ARE THE LEGEND OF SALSA EY OLDIES. MAN YOUR VOICE PUTS ME IN LIMBO. LA SALSA DE HOY NO GOOD MAN. IAM A TRUE BATANERO LISTENER. SALSA DIED THE DAY LEGENDS DIED. R.I.P.JOE. ILL BE SEEING YOU SOON MAN. MY NAME IS EL PACHAGERO.IAM A TRUE SALSERO MAN .AT ONE TIME I COULD SING LIKE THE BEST. ALSO PLAYED A MEAN TROMPETA.BUT ITS ALL OVER NOW .WELL BRO GOODNIGHT FOR NOW.
nicoya204 8 months ago
This is so New York...
bigdaddydave1984 8 months ago
we played this at my uncle james' funeral rest in peace always u will always be remembered and loved.....
immalostsoul 8 months ago
this is NEW YORK CITY if you listen long enough you can start to smell it........
jhonezcronic 9 months ago 2
You can see the King of Latin Soul, Mr. Joe Bataan and the great Chicano band Vudu Cafe on Saturday, August 13, at the beautiful Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, California. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, June 1 at the Galaxy box office and all TICKETMASTER locations. Another DRAKE ENTERTAINMENT production.
malosuave 9 months ago
Living legend. They dont make em like this anymore... Thanks for posting!
DJSalinger805 9 months ago
Joe knew what time it was! Still churning those sounds.
sukisuki59 10 months ago
PICONUEVO
FUCKWHITEPEOPLEable 10 months ago
he works in spotford its a jail in the bronx joe battan does with trouble teens, i know acouple of people that know him personally
nycutie727 1 year ago
@nycutie727 - Awww man, that's dope. 1 of my parents was there & I was working with someone to bring the arts to that facility.
LaTainaIndia 8 months ago
my uncle actually sang backup for joe battan back in the day his name was bishop and is on the cover of this album... my family is originally from el barrio 119 and park im 27 and i grew up with this music..i love it latin soul all day que viva pr y la raca latina
nycutie727 1 year ago
149st. & Union ave. the SETS. wall to wall grining
ghernandez91 1 year ago
He was from my neighborhood El Barrio. This album was the joint back in the days when I was a teen.
askmewhy51 1 year ago
This man was the Bomb!!! I love Joe Bataan's music esta muy sabrosa!!!
aholmes99 1 year ago
i was also very young when i first heard this album...joe bataan is STILL the shit, is right (excuse the expression, mr bataan! nothing but respect...loved this song at 12 and still love it now...at 51....) RESPECT! <:
muchmusicachica 1 year ago
@medallokid410 thank you for keeping this latin soul beat alive.......
MrCheverePR 1 year ago
I swear i'm not meant for this lifetime!!! I love all the music from this time period, even further back. I think i'm the only 17 year old girl that listens to any stuff like this. but i don't care, this is the best music ever!!!!!
sumarocks 1 year ago
im 30 and i love him!!!!
redheadcelticgoddess 1 year ago
I was 12 years old listening to JB. I am now 52 and still enjoy his music!
egyptjones1 1 year ago
@medallokid410 You right on young one. coming up from behind. I'm 57 and I got you by 40! don't get the wrong idea. Joe Bataan is kicking and been kicking for me.
2idefy7 1 year ago
@medallokid410 im 18 n i do da same thang homie
cheekz920 1 year ago
I was introduced in 1969 to the music of Joe Bataan by my dear friend (the late) Frank Ortiz. Frank was from the Bronx and grew up singing Doo Wop on the street corners. He shared with me and my family the music of Bataan, Ricardo Ray, The Fania All Stars, Celia Cruz and many more. Joe Bataan is a master story teller and the latin rhythms are on the money! Check out Ordinary Guy ...
1songstress2c 1 year ago
@medallokid410 Here in El Salvador, 17 years old boys don´t have cars but they do have latin soul :)
IdiotecaFilms 1 year ago 3
Man I love this song!
chone7 1 year ago
I wanted to get this album when it came out but I was only 13 and back then this is not stuff you just bought since parents' were strict about that kind of spending
ochogritos7929 1 year ago
@medallokid410 Thats Whats up blast this in my car all the Time and im 19
oscarchacon760 1 year ago
Joe Bataan puro sur califas musica....
mxnfx 1 year ago
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL!!!! :D LOVING IT!
43763248967029357432 1 year ago
Have you heard fuego? OMG! that song is one of the best salsa songs ever. I thought he was PR. U fooled me good Joe!
Lilly861 1 year ago
@medallokid410 im 18 i been bumping joe since i was like 13 man
jerkcheekz213 1 year ago
@medallokid410 I'm 20 and listen to this. I been listening to Joe Bataan since I was about 15. I can play this on the trombone! This was one of my dad's favorites! I too play this in the car! lol
coolwafferman 1 year ago
joe bataan i remember him with this fro at block parties in the bronx on kelly st his music is timeless.
oldschoolmama1959 1 year ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
unitsofsixty60 1 year ago 3
OMG!!! That album cover brings back gooooooood memories!! :)
ualflygal 1 year ago
DEEP
pillow661 1 year ago
luv it luv it cause it takes me back to the day's of good feelin's music, latin soul and these two bros. who introduced me to the latin king!
mswandad 1 year ago
Here is your chance to see the King of Latinb Soul, Mr. Joe Bataan. Sunday, May 30 for an exclusive performance before he heads to Japan...the Beautriful Galaxy Theatre in Santa Ana, Califas. Also on the bill...comedian Gilbert Esquivel and backing up Joe that night...the Raza Alll Stars in addition to a tribute to Joe from Canela. Tickets on sale now at the Galaxy box office and all Ticket Master locations. This is another Drake Entertainment event.
malosuave 1 year ago
this reminds me of late nights in my big brothers room, listening to the symphony sid show, i was maybe 8,great times,family,dancing boogaloo til the wee hours,harmonizing jimmy sabater songs with my sisters, i cant thank you guys enough, you have no idea how much i longed to hear much of this music, people hardly even knew what i was talking about, just a rare ty pe of people know what this is, this was answered prayer god bless you
87Mariah 1 year ago
joe bataan is filipino!!
avalanchesoul 1 year ago 2
Bushwick!!!!!
josiahyoung 2 years ago
This song came out in my 2nd year of high school. Memories of W 108th St., Manhattan Valley, High Bridge pool and the fine girls. Great! Bataan was the joint.
SalsaDad1 2 years ago
That's my older brother Tito on the right hand side with the bottle in his hand. He was like 17 or 18 years old! (Sssshhh....he is now 59!).
jgnena 2 years ago 2
Joe Bataan.. gives me hope when there is none. Enjoy his music...
steveFS2 2 years ago 5
i will build u a castle with a tower so high it reaches the moon
reflections209 2 years ago
i know that joe bataan is from the east coast , but the hente aqui on the west coast have been low riden to his music for years . i first heard his rollas in the 1970's in mi varrio BASSETT GRANDE , en sur califas , que rifan LOS NITE OWLS , de mi varrio .......
pajado75 2 years ago
I really dont give a flying fuck ,how old you have to be.. to listen to this type of music! Listen to whatever you like! thats what fuckin counts.
steveFS2 2 years ago
I feel you bro! Their aint alot of people that are in tune with this, but im a blast it til my speakers pop!
fukufools 2 years ago
i love the 17 year old comment, forget everyone else! keep jamming to the REAL old latin soul beats, which are the Best
Quezortiz 2 years ago
JOE BATTAN, THE MAN!!!!
1067doorman 2 years ago
Amazing track!
voidarelli 2 years ago
this music doesnt compare to the shit they play on the radio, CHECK OUT RALPHI PAGAN
sleepy526 2 years ago
You got the perfect screen name. WAKE UP!!! There would be no Ralphie without Joe Bataan!!
moblaque 2 years ago
i know that, but im saying for the others to check out the ralfi pagan songs. and also stating the fact that new music is shit compared to these firme oldies
sleepy526 2 years ago
dude who gives a fuck how young you are...this is the most typical youtube reply to music like this.
VanillaCamillaa 2 years ago
fuck you vanilla. he's just letting some of the old timers know that their culture is not lost on today's youth. some kids are feeling these old songs, and therefore the soul and passion in these songs lives on through todays' youth. your response to his comment is actually more like the typical youtube response, vanilla. Great response, medallokid. Keep your head up, homie.
RobThomas916 2 years ago 2
my response may be a typical youtube comment, but i specified that his was a typical youtube comment to music like this...not a typical youtube comment in general.
i expected someone to get butt hurt over my comment anyway, surprised it took this long, lol.
and no one doubts the quality of this music, i dont see how age and "old timers" has to do with anything. music is music across all generations and genres.
and really, this song isnt old at all. 30-40 years. that's a drop in a bucket.
VanillaCamillaa 2 years ago
YOu tell him! That made me cheer - S
sibionic 2 years ago
JOhnny Salgado 3rd ave and Claremont Bronx during these times OH MY! Great Jam
JohnnySweetJustice 2 years ago
Dopeness!
djkaseone 2 years ago
I was just a child living in Brooklyn when this song came out my older sisters played this album all night .I love the memories and the song.
784Olmstead 2 years ago
incredible song! pure music, thanks for sharing :)
jovannakk 2 years ago
This song brings back memories,dancing to it at the ST. GEORGE HOTEL,Brooklyn .One of many dances by the M&M club.I used to give out throwaways (flyers) at the end of each dance,for pocket money and free entry to the dances.Those were great times!!!!!!.....
bklynenmiami53 2 years ago
i remember playing this as a 13yr old back in brooklyn. in the 60s. glad to see this back on as it was taken down. this goes way way back Joe bataan's voice is so sad and yearning on this song..reminds me of all the folks that have passed on.
blackshepherd09 2 years ago
man i was looking for this song for years i live in the south and they do not know of joe Bataan
tawwabmubarak 2 years ago 3
i live in wisconsin and they dont kno bataan here
fenderdario3 2 years ago
Thank you whoever posted this...It takes me back too..... this was true multiculturalism.....
herndonvicki 3 years ago 2
Joe Bataan an Afro-filipino who embrace our music, and spoke and sang in spanish was able to capture the latino community like no other singer before or since.
54nomore 3 years ago 4
Not from the Bronx or Brooklyn...CALI love. I love this song great oldie. What good is a castle with no ganja??? lol
ganjaqueene 3 years ago 2
has anyone ever heard of an Isley brothers slow song that included the words 4 corners 4walls cornered room or something like that. I heard it in the 70's but I believe it was older than that Please help me
arpope59 3 years ago
Do you mean Four Tops - Seven Rooms Of Gloom? Great song. Love this one too. Nice and deep soul from El Barrio!
damagedgod 3 years ago
I am glad a lot of people liked this song Im from Brooklyn and I was crazy about it
msmeanie1 3 years ago 2
Man I got goose bumps listening to this song.I am 45 years old and lived on 117st and lexington ave.Fania was just starting out.
truckhead1 3 years ago
I'm 55 from South Bronx. I know the feeling, man. When I heard this IT TOOK ME WAAAY BACK...
jujuman23 3 years ago
some real sounds!
oldschoolen1 3 years ago
I have been searching for this song. In my childhood i would always sing this song when I was going through something. Thank you so much for posting this song.
bigmamasjoy 3 years ago
i hear thiz all day long love it with all my heart oldiez is alwayz me!!!!
oldiez queen christy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
bambiluvs2dance 3 years ago
Grew up and hung out in the projects on 106th street in the Barrio. This was out music. Thanks for putting this up - brings back many memories.
Deoliver47 3 years ago
Absolutely this song**
andrina82 3 years ago
Any one growing up on the streets of New York City during a certain time period can relate to every word Joe sings. You can hear the heartache, and yet, his songs are filled with beauty and such soul. My Cloud is my favorite song of all time. I wish the guy would give a concert!
sugardeb 3 years ago
just saw joe perform here in los angeles yesterday and it was beautiful. it seems like every1 here is reminded of ny. but for me it reminds me of growing up in east la. lazy sundays, dances and lowriders. yep im 26
bonesiown 3 years ago
Im 40 yrs old brought up in spanish harlem but live out now in Long island! My brother who is 52 yrs old remembers how joe bataan started and would watch him play on 116th street and lexington street corner. The guys that played with played using stuff like a regular hair comb and could make it sound like a trumpet! Talk about talent!~ My brother loved Joe and he was just like evryone else just trying to make music and loved the Latin rythym and combined it with SOUL!
omega7nyc 3 years ago
another favorite of mine...many many moons ago
ty ty ty!
anglfuegoestuya 3 years ago
Of someone bragging about how he's killing his brothers, pimping his sisters, the rims on his ride, how many guns he has, how much money he's after and how he's gonna fuck anyone who gets in his way. It is the prepetuation of wretchedness. The "music" is synthetic. I want to hear singing, screaming, horn sections, guitars, bass, drum. The ghetto is a place to work your way out of, not celebrate it's depravity. Sorry, I'm a soul man, not a hip-hopper.
charlessavarese 3 years ago 3
i have this in my mp3 player and i love it!! i really like the strong sounds from those trombones!! very cool!!
2jzzy410 3 years ago
the album cover is cool
lilyofthevalley7 3 years ago
bad ass song
theebass 3 years ago
Beautiful
gzluv 3 years ago
True Oldskool.You had to be there to appreciate this sound of the ghetto in the late 60's.
kahunaman56 4 years ago 2
The uptown sound of El Barrio. Fania record label. '68-'72. The ghettos were at their all time, bottomed out worst. And still, from there, this great music was born. Considered corny by today's hip-hoppers, remembered fondly, with great nostalgia, by urban baby- boomers. Summer nights were for schoolyards, corner bodegas, and stoops. Watching baseball games on a Tv on the sidewalk, with an extension cord running out of the first floor window. Staying up until dawn, and going to th
charlessavarese 4 years ago 5
WHAT !!!
"Considered corny by today's hip-hoppers"
bboygretzky 3 years ago
Joe Battan was not mainstream. It's very specialized, regional music. Most kids have very little interest in the good old stuff, except for sampleing purposes. We're talking about music from the middle of the last century. People in their 30's today grew up on 80's music. Do you realize what year we're in, and how distant this stuff is?
charlessavarese 3 years ago
Sure, you might have some point there but Hiphop culture is a big culture and at the same time as alot of people don't have a clue about who Joe Bataan is there is a large group who does know who he is. Not only kids listen to Hiphop, i consider myself a "today's hiphoppas" but i barely listen to modern hiphop at all. The Root of Hiphop culture comes from many different directions and started early in the 70's. But yeah we're probably both right at some point but i guess we can agree that...
bboygretzky 3 years ago
this tune is great!
bboygretzky 3 years ago
Well, I can see that you're 26 to my 49. I'm gonna say something here and you're probably not going to like it. I am a musician, and a serious student of classic soul, rhythm'n'blues, and latin soul. I have a record collection that goes into the thousands. I find african-american music to be moveing, soothing, complex, and of great historical value. But I have little to no interest in hip-hop, rap, and today's street culture. The turntable is not an instrument. I don't enjoy the monotone drone
charlessavarese 3 years ago 2
I also am older, and actually played trumpet on the ST LATINS DAY MASSACRE album. I can say that everybody in the band was from the streets. We literally rehearsed at JOE'S apt, on second ave and 106th st.(or 103rd), anyway 1st floor. We did take the subway to gigs, and thought nothing of it. Joe was a steet poet and spoke to the real people who came to see him perform. There will never be another like him. THANKS for opening my eyes to the real latin thing
byrd1nypa 3 years ago 18
Do you know Tito Gonzalez? He use to play with Bataan when he was young. He is my brother! I'm 9 years younger than Tito and remember the excitement of seeing his picture on the Riot album. He is the one on the right bottom holding the bottle.
jgnena 3 years ago 2
@byrd1nypa - That's truly dope. Much respect to the founders of such classic, great music.
LaTainaIndia 8 months ago
@byrd1nypa That is one of the albums I cannot do without in life. God bless you (and I am agnostic so........) I love you for helping bring that album about. Eternal thanks.
funkfunk62 7 months ago
that is a bad ass song
theebass 4 years ago 2
Thank you Charles. You said it perfectly. Nice to remember. Raising a family in the burbs I sometimes forget the magic of a summer night in the city.
sugardeb 3 years ago