Donny Hathaway - The Ghetto

[mattsmally]

fuck me! why aren't there any tunes like this any more! it's all a pile of shit now!

what happened to just jammin out!

[NINOBROWN914]

too short sampled this song. all my gta san andreas people know what im talking about lol

[lisergitek24]

...WOW!!

[willgilbert]

Used to get down to this back in the day at the Alexandra in Clapham Common

[monstaslaya]

Donny Hathaway's songs always get sampled in hip-hop, amazing

[unilez]

my goodness, still got it in 2012!!! sho nuff, peace brother from the u.k. :))

[TheBat19]

JUST AWEEEEEESSSSSOME

[PCSLIM55]

"Can yall dig it out there, can yall dig it!?"Thank ya, thank ya thank ya! I've been looking for the original song!

You cant help but dance to this classic gem.

I will definitely pass this on as one of my favorites and share it, if you don't mind.

[djclassiz13]

@PCSLIM55 salsa

[Afrosamuraiyo]

Only 92k views. So sad!

[Blackjesus3]

what a beautiful voice

[MajorTom5150]

sho nuff,sho nuff...Great entertainer but,,,them lousy fucking demons always do us in

[Jes061696]

He was so underrated.. What a great waste.. I love you Mr Hathaway you changed my life in ways I cannot explain. I don't know what the music business would have done without you.

[blacksultan85]

somewhere you don't wanna live trust me a real rough place to live in!

[TheKadafioutlawz]

this is...MUSIC REAL MUSIC

[DrAyaba]

Yep! Feelin' it feelin' it. We have been so blessed as a family of people. God is sooooo magnificent in us! We can't let our babies keep getting lost in this sauce of hatred, envy, and jealousy of this present illusion of a world. A singer and musician is a scientist who work magic and alchemy on your mind, spirit and body! Do you feel me? Today we are being bought and sold like slaves. We NEVER were the slaves we have become! Free ourselves. That word jealousy IS LOUSY!

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[HippieNiecey]

Reminds me of when I was a little girl in the 7o's. My dad would play this over and over and over again. Does anyone know if he actually jumped off of that balcony or do you think someone pushed him?

[queenvme]

@HippieNiecey Doesn't matter-Donnie is gone but his music will live forever!!

[slimabbas]

Great man,great period,hard period too for afro american but so interesting!!!!Soul music 4ever

[Anygodwilldo]

What a fuckin groove this is man. at 4:51 when the drums come in :-D

[platter1000]

lest we not forget

[jonesds11]

If this groove does not "arrest" your heart and soul, I don't know what possibly could!

Thanks for sharing @Soulfunkist ! Truly Magnificent!

[imajeepster]

I can actually play this bass riff...lol!

[greygland]

who is in the band? what a groove

[Multi2723]

something is moving ,your hand,your head your finger your lips and most of all your girl friends ass...

[pdddddp1]

man...back when we knew where we'd come from....where we were...AND where we were going......man!

[soulfulroyalty]

@pdddddp1 he attended howard university and cross alpha phi alpha fraternity; it makes me wonder how big of an influence those experiences were on his his music or how big of a component the black struggle was to his existence. this was a sad man

[CornishCockney]

@pdddddp1 REALLY ? i didnt know where the fuck I was goin

[pdddddp1]

@CornishCockney I said "we", that's collective oh selfish one....."WE"!

[bobbydigi27]

Like cruising down the highway .... with the top down ... limitless

[wiizzygiizzy]

i downloaded aloe's album, soo good thanks :D yeah ill check them out too :) 

[wiizzygiizzy]

why cant there be music like this nowa-days :\

[redgbla]

@wiizzygiizzy have a look at the last Aloe Blacc album called "Good things", as the title say... there's good things inside ! (he's no donny of course, but this guy got soul and is still living ^^)

[wiizzygiizzy]

@redgbla Cheers man ill check it out! and yeah aloe blacc is one of the only artists in the charts who i respect :D

[redgbla]

@wiizzygiizzy if u don't know them yet, also check the artists of the "Daptones records" label (kind of "gold mine" to me *o*)

[camafrik]

that it's funk real funk !!!

[MsCharlieBrown78]

An absolute must have for your music collection. Love it 5*****

[areyuwithme]

THIS was the party jam in NYC ! The clubs were jammin' !

[pascale328]

un génie! un génie, mort trop tôt, le summum de la soul! Brillant! Bravo! A écouter sans modération!

[djelmerfudd]

top tune-thanks

[mvpatel1]

Which version is this song, can you give it to me

[koolfraser]

@mvpatel1 ORIGINAL 12" MIX

[dilletantes]

@mvpatel1 "Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974" Disc 7 

[2blakandbold]

Sampled by Too Short...Hmm!

[analogpower]

Hi musicians guys around,

I remember that Mark King ( Level 42 ! ) did use this bass line in live but I can't remember in wich tune, can any one help ?

Thanks

[Zamaskowanygongo]

This is song about my country:}

[emmettk]

Some people don't know that he was a great keyboard musician and arranger in addition to his singing prowess.

[acarouselofantics]

@emmettk I read he was the "house producer" for Curtis Mayfield's Curtom label.

[shidshidful]

my dad love's Donny Hathaway and I love his daughter too me and dad, we love them!!!!!!!

[greengreen23]

very soothing soft listening for the time of struggles you had to be apart of the generation to understand the true meaning of the ghetto

[oldschoolsituationz]

@greengreen23 sho' nuff nigh!

[dnprus]

Donny Hathaway...one of the best voices of all time! My dad loved Donny's, A Song For You and Giving Up. I hate to hear of his tragic death. It just hurts to know he was suffering with such a torturing disease. Thanks for posting.

[collectoroffrance]

@Krawke : completely idiot remark!

[Krawke]

@collectoroffrance I am so sorry, my friend wrote that. I deleted it.

[SuperBootsjr]

Musta felt like going all the way home this morning.

[kCodeKc]

This one is essential. It’s a slice of life.

[Gianniguit]

It's not bad, but I like more George Benson's version!

[JonAyrn]

I remember rocking to this song from "my" album collection on Friday nite at the party at our house. Always our House. So much fun. So much love. Life ain't nothing but a Party Ya'll! So says Donny!  Long live the Party! Long live the Soul of Rhythm and Blues! Wakin us Up to What's Good in Life! Donny! You do it for me! You will allways Live in My Heart!

[darkchild00]

Luv This!!!

[ph4nt0mf1ng3rs]

I can't believe that Michael Jackson, Rick James, Barry White, Michael Jackson and Teddy are gone, it's a shame and I feel sad.

[nutothis1]

@ph4nt0mf1ng3rs ......and so close together!! and let us not forget Marvin. I remember when this song came out. we lived in the ghetto. back then, it was about P.R.I.D.E!!!

[Footprintz1]

@ph4nt0mf1ng3rs I agree, n Lets not forget Curtis, Marvin and Luther, they all came and did thier thing well and left. Thank God for them. They came and did what they were made to do and the world is richer and much better because of them. Still got Stevie n Smokie tho! Keep appreciating. Hows it go "Juss be thankful forwhat you got" (-;)

[hmango1]

Superb.... Sadly missed x

[hmango1]

Superb.... Sadly missed x

[OctoberSaint]

OMG !! I love this song. Have not heard since I was a baby

[riversoflivingwaters]

THANK YOU FOR THE MEMORIES..

[charich1]

Does anyone have the live version of this song.

[nygrrl99]

much respect due to mr. hathaway. thank you for this tribute.