I love Mark! He was getting down (in his mind), serious about that two-step lol, James was just happy to be up there! I love this group, even though I may have been 1 or 2 when this came out. I miss this kind of music!
i cant belive that all the stuff happend to them they are kind of like thae jacksons in a sort of way they did have an abusive brother and father just like the jacksons instead of the brother part hahah
Randy owns his verses. But most of the brothers' voices run relatively akin to one another in sound, that one probably would assume it's El singing at the beginning if they didn't watch their live performances.
Randy sings the verses, El sings the chorus, & of course it's El closing it out, even though on some TV lip-synch appearances Randy & El switch up & take turns near the closing with El hitting falsetto on the fade-out.
Debarge R my fam. By the time they got signed in '78-'79, Motown had totally moved 2 LA & that old-school Artist Dev Dept (Cholly Atkins, Maurice King, Ms. Maxine) was no more, or at least never the same. Fam were pretty much on their own with how 2 dance, how 2 carry themselves. They already knew how 2 sing & that was all they needed at 1st. They never had a father around like Joe Jackson 2 beat & terrorize them in2 precision & concentration LoL. Bunny & El could already dance. Love U fam!!!!!
AWWWW...LOOK AT MI BABE EL...HE LOOKS SO SWEET N YOUNG...I WAS LIKE 1 OR 2 YRS OLD...LOL I THINK...I WAS BORN...LOL...I HAVE LOVED ELDRA DEBARGE SINCE I WAS 6.......
@hiddenmgr Randy really did sing these parts of the song. They talked about it on the Unsung special. Over the years I had actually forgot that Randy sang it since he sounded so much like El on it and there were few live performances of this and NO video.
@BrooklynDeBarge Sorry but now he is next to Chico but back in the 80's Randy the first one who sang was gorgeous but once El got out of the 80's hair styles like in the late 80's singing secret garden with Al B sure and Barry White he was so handsome!!! <3 Forget Chris Brown being the it light skinned boy sorry but he's no where as hot as these brothas lol!!!
@sierria64Pardon?? What are you referring to?? Their not crack heads that just a stupid derogatory name people use to keep people down. Lots of musicians struggle with substance abuse and it's understandable considering they're father beat the crap out of them and their mother.
watching this reminds of Micheal Jackson. It's like El has the soft voice and the baby face just like MJ did :) lol btw i'm NOT comparing them, just an observation.
Live performance - with lip sync of course. Though they had 4 albums with several hits, they only made one video - Rhythm of the Night.... I wish videos were more prevalent back then, it would have made for even more preservation of their songs and image.
hehe, people talk about how James is always in his own world when he dances... but i need some people to check out Mark... he swears he's getting it... cute
You knOw, for a long time I thought they were hispanic or Hawaiian. Especially with names like chico and El...but the Debarge which is french threw my off...I don't know why I was shocked to find out their father is a blonde blue white dude...not that it matters.
i didn't realize that el wasn't singing the lead. his and randy voice sounds so much alike but now that i know i can hear the differences. p.s.-why is the crowd so offbeat with the clapping lol????
OMG Randy sound just like Eldra......OMG they all have that "voice" its interchangeable. So many people thot it was El carrying that whole song, but iTS randy!
Because El was more dependable and had a better voice as a result Motown wanted El to be the ''face'' of DeBarge... Watch the Unsung documentary on the family they explain it all...
The last of the great Motown groups, this song is classic, man, everything about it works from the hook to the bridge, they where done a disservice when the unsung documentary painted the picture that their success was influenced by their look, because it wasnt the Jets, maybe but not Debarge, they trully are a talented family those tenors and falsettos are legendary...I mean really?
Get on the beat people! LMAO
sabrinasjourney 3 weeks ago
randys face expressions are too funny!lol
42nluvinit 1 month ago
@visionimagify was
blackeroni 1 month ago
GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
210hump 1 month ago
@210hump i know you are
simonemonet2010 1 month ago
Anyone ever notice how El's jerry curl always looks fresh?
XxarianarocksxX 1 month ago 2
I love Mark! He was getting down (in his mind), serious about that two-step lol, James was just happy to be up there! I love this group, even though I may have been 1 or 2 when this came out. I miss this kind of music!
JaLJones15 3 months ago
@JaLJones15 at least you were born lol. i waz about 15 years off. gosh i hav bad timing!
XxarianarocksxX 1 month ago
Just see how El is looking at Randy like he just can't wait to take the lead,LOL,LOL
rosamaryful 3 months ago
i cant belive that all the stuff happend to them they are kind of like thae jacksons in a sort of way they did have an abusive brother and father just like the jacksons instead of the brother part hahah
poochiepo 3 months ago
bobby debarge was mean i herd that he beat his other brothers aint that awful
poochiepo 4 months ago
Randy owns his verses. But most of the brothers' voices run relatively akin to one another in sound, that one probably would assume it's El singing at the beginning if they didn't watch their live performances.
AleekahTV 4 months ago
@visionimagify lol she WAS hot .
courtneystewart2 4 months ago
Horrible 1980s plastic clothes ! YUK ! Did we really dress that way...??! Yeah, I think so; let's face the reality !!!
VintageSoundsNumber1 4 months ago
#major fail!!!!!!!@2002lin yu f*ckd my groove all up by not postinq the whole video.DAMN YU FUCK UP SMH*10
SuperDelia16 4 months ago
aww i love them!!! I just met El and Chico last week! Check out my vids xD
jasminepena93 5 months ago
One of the more talented family groups!!! Wrote most of their own hits!!
Dnaro79 5 months ago
El DeBarge is such a leader that he doesn't even look right in the background. He's a FRONT man!!!
rosamaryful 5 months ago
OH my gosh! I have not heard this in AGES. I LOVE this song!
DameDisco78 6 months ago
Love this song!
peace1luvable 6 months ago
am i the only one that see that clapping off beat
CarmenDW23 6 months ago
el's mullet is priceless
aaronamccoy 6 months ago
the order of finesness el then bobby then chico
cul2cat 7 months ago
@cul2cat i love it..that would be my order too.especially as El aged.. the man is just too beautiful.
cdee12120 6 months ago
Randy sings the verses, El sings the chorus, & of course it's El closing it out, even though on some TV lip-synch appearances Randy & El switch up & take turns near the closing with El hitting falsetto on the fade-out.
Tarantulisimo 8 months ago
Debarge R my fam. By the time they got signed in '78-'79, Motown had totally moved 2 LA & that old-school Artist Dev Dept (Cholly Atkins, Maurice King, Ms. Maxine) was no more, or at least never the same. Fam were pretty much on their own with how 2 dance, how 2 carry themselves. They already knew how 2 sing & that was all they needed at 1st. They never had a father around like Joe Jackson 2 beat & terrorize them in2 precision & concentration LoL. Bunny & El could already dance. Love U fam!!!!!
Tarantulisimo 8 months ago
always thought that de'barge had sound of their own and they really sound great.i also thought el de'barge was singing lead on the whole song.
MrNathan791 8 months ago
OMG at Randy's face at 1:23
blaase 9 months ago
omg out of clap clapping.
shookstylez 10 months ago
this family look like the colombia drug lords from the 80s miami vice shows
MrGeorgeda123 11 months ago
i like it
supann512 11 months ago
El's dancing..a little sus!! Glad he moves better now!!
kelikel2 11 months ago
Randy looks the best...
msmell01 11 months ago
I thought James looked the best. Even now, he looks great as an old man. If I were around during those days, omg, talk about major fangirl!
GOLDENBELL1991 1 year ago
@visionimagify Bunny DeBarge looks almost like my mom!
gameshowluvr86 1 year ago
El Debarge still looks good
ranyvon 1 year ago 7
All these children were blessed with beauty and talent. It's amazing how they all seemed to sing in a high pitch. By the way, I'm partial to Mark. :)
pussycatal 1 year ago 2
Still love this!!
tunbev 1 year ago
RIP love you Bobby!!!
tunbev 1 year ago
Most people thought El sang lead on this. I don't remember noticing back then how fine Randy was!
LBurner1 1 year ago 3
@LBurner1 That's what is so erie. It doesnt matter who sang the lead they ALL killed it..perfect falsetto!
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oceauna 1 year ago
lol wow...it looks like Mark was in his own little world there; ha-ha!
songcandid 1 year ago
@songcandid LOL i noticed that too, is he high maybe?
souljjah1234 1 year ago
@souljjah1234 higher than a 747 jumbo jet...
songcandid 1 year ago
this song is timeless.
bbmatty 1 year ago
i love this song its really romantic
kcslovergirl 1 year ago
kawaii !
geezou 1 year ago
I love El Debarge (Hes so sexy!)
MissPurpleBarbie 1 year ago
AWWWW...LOOK AT MI BABE EL...HE LOOKS SO SWEET N YOUNG...I WAS LIKE 1 OR 2 YRS OLD...LOL I THINK...I WAS BORN...LOL...I HAVE LOVED ELDRA DEBARGE SINCE I WAS 6.......
MRSELDEBARGE 1 year ago
@MRSELDEBARGE i remember this.. i was around 14 or 15.
elwin38 1 year ago
8 thumbs down??? wtf??? are you deaf to good music?? i love this song!!!
nyi8701 1 year ago
@BrooklynDeBarge no james is
ranmae57 1 year ago
@BrooklynDeBarge El is definitely the most handsome. I have a hard time telling them all apart though. Who is the first guy singing?
princess11222 1 year ago
debarge,é muito respeitados no brasil,um dia eldra e os irmãos tem que vir cantar aqui !!!!!
jamespatrickz 1 year ago
@visionimagify
I agree with you 120%!
longn4longhair 1 year ago
My all time favorite. Sick bassline. Sanging they asses off.
guitarsoulman 1 year ago
There all handsome.
reval32 1 year ago
Man! What I would not have given back in the day for one night with El. Damn he was fine back then and still is today!
shiahian 1 year ago 2
i know because i was like 15 wen this came out ....
ceecee6247 1 year ago
@visionimagify huney dnt compare elle to mike look elle was good bak in the day but michael was the king dont forget that
ceecee6247 1 year ago
i woul kill for all those outfits i want to wear them
rocky362 1 year ago
@visionimagify too bad she's old enough to be my mom :-)
SaintSuggs 1 year ago
@visionimagify yea in ur opinion el gud but mike is better
diamondprincess1533 1 year ago
l love u El
kprendi1980 1 year ago
El better hope I never 'run into' his ass. lol.
He is sooooooo sexy. Even now, he is just foine.
James was my baby when I was little though. lol.
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terrinyc29 1 year ago
@visionimagify & my opinion Micheal is a million times better.
bklynchicka994 1 year ago
@BrooklynDeBarge I thought El was a girl the first time I saw him.
rexboogie 1 year ago
el's fine
NECESSARY777 1 year ago
oohhh! I like it too!!
TiaMe26 1 year ago
That whole family is fine! It's really sad that they had so many dependency issues.
1rubyd 1 year ago
this is el debarges voice why did his brother start out singing it lip sync right?
hiddenmgr 1 year ago
@hiddenmgr Randy really did sing these parts of the song. They talked about it on the Unsung special. Over the years I had actually forgot that Randy sang it since he sounded so much like El on it and there were few live performances of this and NO video.
lineotype 1 year ago
this is my fucking song!!!!!!!!!!!
sdinthehouse69 1 year ago
i still cant figuare out whos the best old skool musical family group.
mixmaster676 1 year ago
@BrooklynDeBarge Sorry but now he is next to Chico but back in the 80's Randy the first one who sang was gorgeous but once El got out of the 80's hair styles like in the late 80's singing secret garden with Al B sure and Barry White he was so handsome!!! <3 Forget Chris Brown being the it light skinned boy sorry but he's no where as hot as these brothas lol!!!
Bonitaymorena 1 year ago
@Bonitaymorena all crack heads ...ooh like the weed coke and shit is the real name
sierria64 1 year ago
@sierria64Pardon?? What are you referring to?? Their not crack heads that just a stupid derogatory name people use to keep people down. Lots of musicians struggle with substance abuse and it's understandable considering they're father beat the crap out of them and their mother.
Bonitaymorena 1 year ago
watching this reminds of Micheal Jackson. It's like El has the soft voice and the baby face just like MJ did :) lol btw i'm NOT comparing them, just an observation.
bklynchicka994 1 year ago
Love this song. They do dance funny! lol
luvly1988 1 year ago
i love this song!!!!!!!!!!
luvhim7720 1 year ago
they sound sooooo good man live music isnt the same ne they didnt get the reconization they shouldve got there fucking banging
freshprince613 1 year ago
i like it shout out to ms. wade
mikoseebitch 1 year ago
Loooooove this song!
msromo 1 year ago
What a talented family the Debarge's where. They made some really awesome music and this is one of their best songs!
like2seeit86 1 year ago
i love this song!
r they latino or black?
BrunettexxxBabii 1 year ago
@BrunettexxxBabii There mixed black & white, fathers white mothers black.
kimera808 1 year ago
@kimera808 God knows they did something right when they made the Debarge boys!! I love them so much!!
Sin2cal 1 year ago
@BrunettexxxBabii they are mixed..black and white
BlackOut628 1 year ago
testify ~ what i couldnt say on paper ( ohhh and i like it ) ;)
axelscheyenne 1 year ago
I LOVE THIS SONG
cw51569 1 year ago
Dammmnnnn they were fine!!!
RobinNCALI 1 year ago
Oh My God! El is just so damn sexy especially when sung his part and was so into the song.
TheRamonique 1 year ago 7
oh, I still rock to this song. and I am brown skin, whatever the fuck that means
DAMNCHARLIE 1 year ago
WHO iS WiTH M3 ON My 21st BiRTHDAy TO TAK3 A ROAD TRiP TO GRAND RAPiDS TO FiND A D3BARG3 TO MARRy?...
80sBAYBi3 1 year ago 2
girl your blowin my mind with the things you say to me
TheMidland432 1 year ago
El is just plain gorgeous!
soxgirl2005 1 year ago
@soxgirl2005 I know! They broke the mold when he was made. He is absolutely beautiful!
LynRuiz 1 year ago
WHAT iS UP WiTH MARTy?...LOL BOy GOT TWO L3FT F33T
80sBAYBi3 1 year ago
lot have been preferring light skin for ...twenty years now. To the point its sort of annoying actually.
marukisu1 1 year ago
yep back when lightskin was in lol. drake tryna bring it back tho
ellissmith23 1 year ago
Puerto rican looking ass dudes...lol
Preppy429 2 years ago
We lost Mike . El needs to pull it together and come back hard.
JOJO8731 2 years ago
El and James were my favorites! so handsome and very Sexy!
ahoijlpo 2 years ago
@ 0:45, El's face is absolutely PRICELESS!
songcandid 2 years ago 10
i luv this song and james is so cute
TheDancergurl1 2 years ago 3
I love this song and i love el....He is so fine
09sexisexi 2 years ago 2
EL!! omg..hes sooooooooooo good lookin..EEEKK!! omg..hes my second crush..MJ is my first
carnellbab 2 years ago 11
@carnellbab I Totally Agree But Justin Biebers My 3rd. :>)
oceauna 10 months ago
Does anyone know what year was this??
robertcooper311 7 months ago
@robertcooper311 1980 somethin
carnellbab 7 months ago
The hottest song in the World! ooooooooo I like it sooooooooo much!
SISSIE108 2 years ago
Randy and El were fine as hell. Damn!
GetTheLook2010 2 years ago 23
@GetTheLook2010 el is still fine
nucanin 1 year ago 4
oooooooh and i like it , u send chills up my spine , every time I 1 look at U !!!!!!!
impalahead315 2 years ago 5
He got aids from sharing needles will doing herion.
smilezz23 2 years ago
He's not in this video, wasn't in the group yet
smilezz23 2 years ago
mmmm el debarge. i remember being so in love with him
GinaMasera 2 years ago 3
Is this the actual video or live performance?
inkaoner 2 years ago
Live performance - with lip sync of course. Though they had 4 albums with several hits, they only made one video - Rhythm of the Night.... I wish videos were more prevalent back then, it would have made for even more preservation of their songs and image.
raylo76 2 years ago 3
never understood how a man hit so many high notes, but i LOVE IT! flasetto baby
7fire7ice7 2 years ago
I luv el's facial expression in the background @ 0:46 he's looking like im bout to tear this part up.
ohhweeeee 2 years ago 4
@ohhweeeee
Yes!!!!! He is looking like "I'm gonna tear this song up". His expression is priceless!! LOL!!
asentha 2 years ago 4
real talk, how many of y'all that were really around in the 80s thought that El lead all of the songs?
ceeeluvv 2 years ago
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This was my favorite song!
MsKP2009 2 years ago
i like this song, i love when family sings together!!!
jazziejeff1 2 years ago 3
Randy's facial expressions on this video are so cute, he's so into it!
ariahdm 2 years ago 4
@ariahdm I agree.. Randy's expressions are too cute... he was the most attractive one to me... then el
wouldyoumind09 2 years ago 11
el remines me of mj
FINEST1NSKEETOW 2 years ago
its ALL OVA
colombiant 2 years ago
I know right
justinbieberlover191 2 years ago
hehe, people talk about how James is always in his own world when he dances... but i need some people to check out Mark... he swears he's getting it... cute
wouldyoumind09 2 years ago 23
OMG!!! Randy is just toooo fine!!! How did I ever miss that??!
cyweems 2 years ago 9
Why is the crowd so offbeat with the clapping?
lol, I love this song
aGwEENapple 2 years ago 4
they are?
PinkkTechno 2 years ago
all the DeBarge brothers were so sexy! especially El! =)
ariahdm 2 years ago 7
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Fag's but quailty music
jy1723 2 years ago
Unfortunately, they aren't puerto rican. They are biracial.
moderadonna 2 years ago
You knOw, for a long time I thought they were hispanic or Hawaiian. Especially with names like chico and El...but the Debarge which is french threw my off...I don't know why I was shocked to find out their father is a blonde blue white dude...not that it matters.
itsmoneyupfrontdog 2 years ago
they were NOT PUERTO RICAN...their french and Black
baby06gunna 2 years ago 9
technically they're creole.
ProudLion00 2 years ago 3
s0 amazing
lilmisslain 2 years ago
The crowd needed to get it together with that clappin,cuz it wasn't workin out! but Debarge still sounded amazing
bajanbaby101 2 years ago 5
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thats Slater from Saved By The Bell.
leftylizard 2 years ago
lol
GMANKOOL23 2 years ago
@leftylizard lol
oceauna 1 year ago
yes you are
wiseguy417 2 years ago
The crowd is sooooo offbeat. lol
keon84 2 years ago 5
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kristalnc 2 years ago
@kristalnc
He didn't die from drugs. He died from AIDs. If you're going to show off, at least get your facts right.
Jess14years old.
EnglishKnowMusic 2 years ago
what happen to Bobby how did he pass??
ladyjmk20 2 years ago
Bobby died from having AIDS
Argee11 2 years ago
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J5 is way better
MICHAELJJFAN09 2 years ago
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these niggas look like rick james hahaha
rip biggie
great song though
sigmarick 2 years ago
i didn't realize that el wasn't singing the lead. his and randy voice sounds so much alike but now that i know i can hear the differences. p.s.-why is the crowd so offbeat with the clapping lol????
classymeg2005 2 years ago 3
On the record...It was bobby singing..Bobby from SWITCH
DetroitTwinz 2 years ago
all of them except el debarge were crackheads
marceant2 2 years ago
EL WAS SOOOOO FINE....
DJLilGansta 2 years ago 7
datz wut i sed.!!!!!!!!! luk at mii msgs on pg 23 or 24 idk
marina101girl 2 years ago
i like it,
i use to think el debarge was the lead on this sing nice video
makes me think back with the LP's records
blakngold7 2 years ago
OMG Randy sound just like Eldra......OMG they all have that "voice" its interchangeable. So many people thot it was El carrying that whole song, but iTS randy!
UTuberSandwich 2 years ago 3
I wonder why randy never really sung any more leads then this,he had a good voice
RCrealityTV 2 years ago 3
Because El was more dependable and had a better voice as a result Motown wanted El to be the ''face'' of DeBarge... Watch the Unsung documentary on the family they explain it all...
AGLegend01 2 years ago 4
I watched it. but im saying in the beginning tho they could have gave him a couple more leads
RCrealityTV 2 years ago
Love me some Debarge!!
ImmigrationL 2 years ago 3
caN U GET THE WHOLE ONE PLEASE
Djalibaba28 2 years ago
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Chilli Mullets make good music! Man!! By the way, listen to this song on CD. It has an amazing sound! Fat, warm and dry!
BenjyBlue 2 years ago
love this song! talented group..
El DeBarge was so cuteee
Dillz4Realz 2 years ago 9
The last of the great Motown groups, this song is classic, man, everything about it works from the hook to the bridge, they where done a disservice when the unsung documentary painted the picture that their success was influenced by their look, because it wasnt the Jets, maybe but not Debarge, they trully are a talented family those tenors and falsettos are legendary...I mean really?
kingofdaundaworld 2 years ago 2
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pink102 2 years ago
I love this song. This is one of my favorite videos. Thanks for posting! Hope El will make a great comeback someday soon in the future.
tokomurase 2 years ago
i cant really help but notice what randy is wearing.. it looks like a summertime garbage man outfit. not trying to hate, i love this song..
johneykang 2 years ago 2
Yo, seriously, datz funny.
abundantlyblessed1 2 years ago