Fontella Bass - Rescue Me

[306bad]

Someone will worked it out correctly, I was at school when this was a hit so I think 1963.

[TroubleInTheTown]

The Gaylettes did a good cover of this song :) I like both original and cover.

[bluefeather505]

This is a classic performance by a great lady.

Respect the music.

[QuaintTaint]

Hound's tooth!



[banyera]

Luuuuuurve this song and am 51 years old , lol

[DeevaHogestyn]

we need music like this now!

[irismcooper]

I love her cute outfit. Imagine the singers of today wearing outfits like that.  The girl singers of today need to be "Rescued by the great Fontella Bass.

Thank you Pablo for the post.

Iris

[pedrohgromero1]

23, and lovin' it !!!!!

[OMGtechy]

This makes me feel like dancing! xD *grooves*

[iviarko]

Look at all the sisters dancing in the background!!

[moonlakeproductions1]

why does it always take a person of color, who can sing, has great rhythm, and can relate the desperation that the US people, in the year 2011, of all colors, who want their government, run by both R and D's, and whoever else they report their allegiance to.......do the right thing, and stop their juvenile ways, learn the lost art of ...compromise, meeting in the middle...this is why we the 99% or close to it..support...confronting..Wal­l Street, et. al....peace!

[Alikah1]

Outrageous outfit! Looks better on her, though, than it looked on Pinky Lee!

[justmillio]

Has she got an old boiler?

[BobbyP1993]

no town like motown.

[bonnijee]

British gas advert

[BrianEC45]

I'm 17 and I think this song is awesome!

[Sulivan251]

im 15 but this song is fucking good

[69waveydavey]

I havn't been concieved yet and I love this

[bunjiludd]

@69waveydavey

unlike yopur mother - i can't wait for you to arrive

[rogerrrubin]

I'm 65 and sing this song every day.

[Lukemorgooo1]

Im 18, play this in fromt of my mates and they think im gay but this is a classic!!

[MrsKiriyuu]

I WISH I WAS ALIVE TO SEE HER PREFORM THIS!

[linler1956]

this women was a great talent and look ! she managed it whilst remaining fully clothed

[MrsKiriyuu]

@linler1956 a feat most singers of today can not manage

[ElvisLivesUpstairs]

@BizzleLop I'm only 2 months old and I love this.Yay! For me!..FUCK OFF!

[kosakonka]

Listen to sorkun's cover!

[LottieMarroon]

I'm 15 and Iisten to this song. Just thought I'd join in ;D

[emyo98]

age doesnt matter.. i started loving this music since i was a kid in the 80s.. so who cares what people say...

[deds0und]

im 3 months old and i doo poopoos ;_;

[imjustpassinthru]

I'm 15 and I really like this music from the 1940's.

[sue87ful]

these songs never die!

[fasulia67]

thumbs up if whoopi goldberg in sister act 1 brouhght u here

[freddythephenom]

i am 15 a lad and i like this song lol!

[paulthepill]

@freddythephenom you obviously know good music then..

[blockthisuser]

they should shoot it from right profile... white people

[Ena7Ms]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FONTELLA!

[huskyemma]

I'm 97 and I think it's crap :(

[whirlyfan]

wonder who sang this song singing it today at work 1)

[YURI995566401]

Will love you forever Fontella Bass Rescue me COME AND TAKE THIS WORLD AND WHERE IS THE LOVE, cada vez que te escucho me salen lagrimas de los ojos sin duda eres lo MAXIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. byebyebye

YURI: PERU, LIMA, LOS OLIVOS, LAS PALMERAS.

[latvija142]

im 14 and liestinging to this song

[Dindan1314]

why do people feel the need to say im 19 n i love this song bla bla bla fuck off who cares what age you are

[PabloZaragoza]

@Dindan1314 in fact, i'm 22 but...i don't feel the necessity of telling all the people that i'm young and listen to the music of the sixties xD

[XwelshXmax]

@PabloZaragoza same im onlu 13 and ive grown up listening to all the oldies !! I LOVE THEM!

[duglusp]

@Dindan1314 I am old and I LOVE the fact that 19 year olds listen to classics like this, I'd lost hope in your generation when this Rap- Hip hop crap came out.. whatever it is , it isn't music

[duglusp]

@Dindan1314

[penrhyndeundraeth]

@Dindan1314 I'm 57 and I love this Burberry check style when Fontella is wearing it.

[ashleyboyo69]

@Dindan1314 to try and get some sort of validation from the elitists and adults, they usually stereotype that ALL others their age love justin bieber etc which again just isn't true (not that it matter if it is). they're pathetic

[fuckapotomis]

@Dindan1314 I agree , they think they're the first people to listen to music. I wish they'd shut the fuck up.

[TheRichstaa]

@Dindan1314 MY NAMES RICH, IM 18 FROM THE UK AND I FREAKIN LOVE THIS SONG!

[SpoogeJobCrustPants]

@Dindan1314 right on, mate. Somebody had to say it.

[banyera]

@Dindan1314 Whatever someones age , maybe us old'sters should encourage the youngsters to listen to songs that DO NOT rely on tecnology - but are just good songs (unlike most of the Current CARP in the Charts.....LOL)...(*-*)

[fasulia67]

whoopi goldberg brought me here

[cutterschoice2]

Don't know why this song makes me smile, even laugh!

Love her voice!

[London2cold]

Two thumbs UP for Fontella!

[Sandybugs]

Is there a recording of this song by a man?

[loucie000]

i ove it <3

[mkl62]

A #1 hit for Fontella Bass on the Rhythm & Blues charts. It was the 132nd #1 R&B song of the Rock Era. It also hit #4 on the Top 40 charts and was #11 in the United Kingdom. Her signature song.

[untaljosefo]

Great song.. from Argentina

[HIStoryEMD]

14 nd i luuvvv dis song:D i waz so born in the wrong era!!!

[kazawesome]

@HIStoryEMD you're not the only one (;

[MadSkeelz16]

@BizzleLop Same and Same !!

[chichee2]

Her dancers are off beat, and keep messing up.. Besides that I lovew the her voiceI sing this around the house

[bootsamou]

FANTASTIC.

Great song. Great singer.

Wonderful times.

[saritademordor]

An amazing song!

That reminds me of when I was a little girl.

[Uninserious]

nice song! sweet, short and straight to the point! lol

[fangsteen]

C'mon!! where is Denis Leary? I watched 4

times, NO LEARY!!!

I Love this song and her voice I NEVER

could find her name! thanks for posting!

[stophiemeister]

Rescue me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gluchyon]

Man you guys are making me laugh, i don't know justin ,but fontella bass is the bomb!

[TheRealIai]

128 of you gave the thumbs up to a comment that use the word 'gay' as a perjorative? Humanity disgusts me sometimes.

[nuttypines]

@TheRealIai

im 12 and i know that gay has 2 meanings 1. likes other guys 2. happy

[AliIKarimi]

@TheRealIai Really ? Wait till you hear about the holocaust then, you'll really be disappointed with humanity.

[banyera]

@TheRealIai Gay = HAPPY , originally ..!!!

[joliefanka]

I love the song! I think that it was on the soundtrack of a famous movie, but I can't recall which one. Sister Act maybe?

[Fabricadediamantina]

I loved! Cant you see im lonely

[colindaleradiosutch]

LOVE IT, COME ON AND RESCUE ME. AN OLDIE BUT GOODY. colindaleradiosutch

[JoScholten]

huuuuuuu, what a woman song

[JoScholten]

huuuuuuu

[harryperidol]

Notice the bass player hasnt got a strap fitted... he does a cheeky drop of the bass on the breaks!! :)

[LottieMarroon]

I know this because of cinderella story haha:L

[ringwormts115]

@BizzleLop ha im 19 n like it too

[Thomek5369]

This song WAS, IS and WILL A M A Z I N G !!!

[RetroKimmie]

I LUV THIS SONG!!!!

[dameanz]

Wish i lived in this epic era of awesome music!

[963821]

I'm a big fan, and I love the outfit, too! I recently found out she was married to Lester Bowie of the Art Ensemble of Chicago. How cool is that?

[ZitkalaNoni]

@BizzleLop Well, you have a good taste!

[iw32]

17 people need to be rescued from themselves!

[MickaelA44]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Merci PABLOZARAGOZA !!! a french fan of this music!

[Eeveelover]

THERE ARE TWO BARI SAXES. BEST. PART.

[Eeveelover]

THERE ARE TWO BARI SAXES. BEST. PART.

[ZitkalaNoni]

That's what I call MUSIC...

[davidlucasfer]

rescateme por favor urgent

[dream2206]

God bless our negro music. We should be very proud of our heritage

[MrMinky09]

@dream2206

negro?''negro...'' .this is 2011.we don't say negro u dumbo.

[powersynticha]

@MrMinky09

i say negro too

[grenadian11]

@dream2206 you are too much!

[CritiquesMaster]

!!! REPLAY BUTTON >>> 0:00 <<< REPLAY BUTTON !!!

[bobmonkhouse50]

I love this tune, she has a lovely voice. Anyway,who's justin bieber????

[SaradiKaddel]

I absolutely love this song, the power in her coice. her voice ist just amazing. i love it.

[192tez]

soul with soul

[192tez]

john lennon loved his song. well so do i.hmmm hmmm.cant you see that im lonely

[hummelbee3]

Aw, she's so cute :)

[georgethedj]

This looks like a clip from Shindig. Sounds like the song is done live here. Fontella could sing it well! Over there on the right are three ladies, The Blossoms, who were the house girl group on Shindig. In the middle of those three is Darlene Love, one of the great voices of the '60's for Phil Spector. Later, Darlene Love showed up as Danny Glover's wife in the Lethal Weapon movies.

[dbldw]

Fontella, DAvid Peaston (her brother) and her mom, Martha Bass = phenomenal talent. David Peaston won the Apollo so many times, they had to change the rules. Even today he brings the house down whenever he performs. Martha Bass (mother) passed some years ago and Fontella had a stroke a few years ago.

Real talent is not found in popularity, it is found in the heart. The greatest talents often come from modest/poor backgrounds, but talent, hard work, and opportunity make the difference!

[z30soulbrother]

fantastic! 45 years ago..1965 she was 25 then ... wonder what she looks like now at 70? is she indeed still alive?.... those certainly were the days....

[paulthepill]

@z30soulbrother as far as i know fontella is still around, she sufferd a stroke in 2005 but was backing singer on an album in 2007.

[LesbianVampireLover]

Nothing today comes close to this and this song was one of many back in the day. Someone needs to come up and take the baton from these wonderful artists of the sixties. Check out Amy Winehouse's protegee Dionne Bromfield who has the potential to be as good as some of these greats.

[DarkBear0402]

Awesome!No seriously dudes how can you dislike this

[LODGE4444]

Who are the 17 retards who don't like this ?????

[paulthepill]

@LODGE4444 for sure they 'aint got soul.

[tmontyb100012]

@LODGE4444

Assholes. That who they are, LOL. YouTube has made strides to stop the assholism that's displayed by some posters by changing the ratings system, but I guess they can't fix everything.

[50U18R0TH3R]

@GodivaMiyagi i think chess was already well and truly on the map well before motown came along, more of a case of chess expanding operations and jumping on the the soul train during the 60s :D

[cckcai]

SUPERB

[lindsay3640]

Aretha even

[lindsay3640]

i listened to a far superior version i think it was a kareoke vesion SOUNDED LIKE ERITHA FRANKLIN

[cjs33139]

@lindsay3640 A far superior version to the original? You MUST be high. And it's spelled ARETHA, not Eritha. Goes to show you, young folks are ignorant of good music. Aretha didn't even sing this song originally, except for a American Express commercial in the 1990s.

[ChrisPawelski]

@cjs33139 Actually the American Express commercial used the original Fontella Bass version, and didn't pay her any royalties at first either. To the best of my knowledge Aretha never sang this. Type "Rescue Me" "Fontella Bass" "American Express" in Google and you'll get some links on how she was screwed over royalties and started to fight for them after the American Express commercial.

[cjs33139]

@ChrisPawelski Really? thanks for the clarification. I read somewhere online that it was Aretha who sang it for American Express. Must be a typo. thanks! Glad Ms. Bass fought AE. How dare they not pay her!

[ChrisPawelski]

@cjs33139 I saw as I searched on the net someone else said that A E used an Aretha Franklin version but I can't find any confirmation of that. The version of the commercial I am familiar with used the standard Bass song. And I too am very glad Ms. Bass fought for what was due for her and stuck it to them. It is shameful how so many artists of that era were screwed by various big corporations later.

[orangeking8]

16 people dont understand american classics

[nezzer69]

It's a classic.

[zedjones]

Love how the bass player doesn't have a strap on his instrument but doesn't let that stop him!

[charms71]

wow....music is now garbage. My generation sucks, period!

[bubs7569]

damnit this is too good.

[JAMwithGeo]

When I was younger, I thought her name was Fawn TellaBass, and I wondered "Tella bass what?"

[GodivaMiyagi]

I think fontella definetly had a art in putting chess records on the map before that it was all motown, love love love this song :D

[Aridelles]

WOW!!! This is awesome!!!!!

[blkpopeye]

This song was a hit then and it still is now!!

[supertroccola]

I'm with you completely!

[supertroccola]

I'm with you at all

[pgmetcalf]

Top class R&B soul track, one of my all-time favourites

[colmwn]

REAL music! yes!

[hazo550]

For you Julie

[imdriver39]

I love it! Best oldie I heard on the radio today! :)

[Machiavelli76]

15 people actually gave this song 15 thumbs down? all of you 15 are douches!

[LittlPussi]

@Machiavelli76 Justin Bieber has 15 accounts. On this video he used them all. That's how good this song is. ;)

[getlowwe]

@LittlPussi why is bieber's name on every video, please stop guys. it's too much, he's talented, but he is a super star.

[neoflyboy]

She's so beautiful.

[46Rodman]

number one Hot ever!!!

[ndmilza]

I agree i am 17 and the music from those days are so much better than some nowa days.... JB fans get a life he is crap.... and ps to my friends i look fuck all like JB

[ChiChiFargo]

Always coming back to this treasure. Muchisimas gracias.

[JustZlatancom]

How can this vid only have 368 000 views when Justin fucking GAY Bieber has 268 000 000 on his stupid, no talent, vid!?!?!?!?!?! It's frightening what people call music these days. Thumbs up please.

[phistickie]

@JustZlatancom Really? Using gay as a derogatory term?? It's 2010, get with the programme.

[cjs33139]

@JustZlatancom Why is it that anytime a friend of good music such as this has to ruin it by disrespecting gay people in the process by calling Bieber gay!! WTF. I have seen people who despise Beiber call him gay, fag, faggot, everything in the book just because they dislike him. Sorry, not being PC, but as a gay man who agrees that I miss the old days of "good music", I dont see the point of anti-Beiber folks to slur us gay people in the process. Totally uncalled for!! Enough!!

[LesbianVampireLover]

@JustZlatancom Fucking A man. Fontella had a lot of range, she reminds me here of Aretha. Ughh, we all need to educate the kids today who are having to grow up on the crap which passes for music today. But gay hasn't got anything to do with it. I'd give my right nut for another Little Richard these days! Check out young Dionne Bromfield for a fresh perspective on what COULD BE. Dionne has a fantastic CD which covers the Motown classics. You will fall in love, instantly, guaranteed!

[saphirshine]

@JustZlatancom no mediatisation ...

[WhitsEndRanch]

@JustZlatancom fOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVED THIS STUFF ,NOTHING COMPARES TO ORIGINAL ARTISTS,I can say one thing some of the newer artists ruin the song they change something that is classic into something thatis just a bit off. But at least they aren't rappin aboutalll that crap and making it seem like every crime one can commit is music for kids to listen to.

[McProZak]

@JustZlatancom everybody just watches justin bieber because they want to know what all the whining is about. So plz stop. Some of those views are your fault.

[manuelmerfe]

@JustZlatancom

agree about the little kid, but do you really need to gay him to insult, are you still at that point? That is also frightening to me...

[njamesmurphy]

@JustZlatancom your a dumb cunt. this has nothing to do with justin bieber

[dariushenry88]

Today is her 70th birthday. Happy Birthday, Fontella Bass.

[TheAdorableLady1995]

I LOVE THIS SONGG!! ;D

[poolmanken]

Original bassline by the incomperable James Jamerson - check him out

[bass0111]

@poolmanken: Bob Babbitt played bass on the original Rescue Me.

[TheJessiePineapple]

who the hellll voted that they didnt like this video!?

[flatbedbill]

I was with MarDiv 5, Overland Sea and Rescue. U.S,. Marines., Agana, Guam.

We'd sing this song rescuing simmer over thehr heads. It fits.

[easymyspace]

Swinging groovy!

[Gerry50ify]

YAAAAHHH! One of the most underrated soul queens of all time live! And alltime classic.

[ricdavid2007]

i thought was etta james ... good as both

[annattitude69]

This is such a classic--it oozes soul!

[PAPERNUMEROUNO]

this is my wife's great aunt, booker married to jamilia bass.

[serano64]

great song

[marycriswell]

Wow, Great ! my growing up life !

[MrTahirovic]

I love this song soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  ;-)

[LampoonedHerd]

ALLEN <-- re-s-cue

[hihi100202]

wow shes got a good back-up band. good song

[leavethebunnyalone]

i just love this old stuff

[245thegreat]

what a wonderful natural soulful voice