This is my favorite song. So inspirational. I first heard it maybe in the 80's i believe. My aunt had the album and I heard this that one day and never forgot it that's how powerful this song was to me. Here i am in 2012 still wanting to listen to it and listening. Yes, Patti made it and it was good but Sylvester and Two Tons Of fun just took it there. Thx Patti because of you we were able to hear sylvester power in this song along with 2 tons of fun.
This song is so powerful. You can go your whole life searching for something only to find out that what you were seeking was in your face all the time. Once you get on the "Merry go round" of life you only find out what you have been missing when you get off. Things were so much simpler when these people were singing. Now things have become so much more over complicated by the need of the industry to make a profit. This holds true for every thing up to this date 2012 it seems.
@Xclusivenig9a No question this is the very best ,and the original version. I love Patti, but swhe can not match the pwoer of these singers. Martha, and Izora punctuated the message behind what Sylvester is relaying in this song.
@QWIKSTRIKE I agree. But I would not suggest that Sylvester crafted this gem, as Patti's version came out in 1977. But in all, Sylvesterand 2TONS own this!!!! ownnnnn this!
This song Reminds you. That your siblings, your spouse, your parents and GOD! Is truly a FRIEND!!!!!!! PRAISE GOD! THIS IS THE TRUTH! SHOUT OUT TO LADY L!
True gift is from God and he was a gift a person can live a long life and never live life to the fullest , he work very hard thats me and kids an listen to his music like this i liked him when pass away I was 18 yrs old a young woman then ,I'M glad of you tube .
I remember this song....brings back a lot of memories. Patti did a great job on this, BUT Sylvester did better! Heard it the other day on the "Quiet Storm !"
I LOVE THIS SONG! HIS VERSION IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS PATTI'S BUT VERY DIFFERENT REASONS! BUT THEY'RE EQUAL TO ME! I MET HIM ONCE WHEN I WAS TEENAGER AND HE COULNT HAVE BEEN NICER. R.I.P. SYLVESTER! YOU ARE MY FRIEND!
Sylvester is a true gift to us and thank goodness you left us a tiny piece of you. I personally will treasure your voice, talent and all that you are Sylvester. You are truly a blessing in disguise. RIP
This is about Slyvester. His voice was anointed by "God." For all those who have ridiculed this man, for being gay, made him a more determine person to sing his music! I appreciate the musical legacy he left behind. He was talented and unique with the style he chose in his music. When ever I hear him sing, it just stops me in my tracks. It is like, "wow" listen to the voice. RIP Slyvester!
Ive Been With My Gf For Almost 4 Years August 17th..And To See & Hear Is Story Just Brightens My Heart & Soul..To Hear The Love In His Music & To Feel The Love Back From His Fans Is Amazing..I Would Have Love To Have Known Or Even Met Him Back Then..Its People Like Sylvester Who Made It Possible For Me & The Rest Of The LGBT Communty..For Our Gay Rights & Respect,,& We Will Continue To Fight For Our Rights..We Love & Miss You Sylvester..GOD Is With You..
After watching his story on Unsung, I appreciate this diva even more! God placed him on this earth for a short while and we should be thankful that he graced the planet and make it fabulous and paved the way for many others. Never be ashamed to live out loud! <3
@zulunurse2009 i just finished watching the show too an almost and hour ago and cant seem to find this one song i really love, i have no idea of the name but its a slow song, i think they started playing this song around 1030 something pacific time, i did watch sylvester unsung a few yrs ago but each time is see it i get all choked up
These Three were put together by God. Sylvester, what can I say, that haunting voice sounds like a millions gospel choirs singing. Sending Chills through the body of anyone who heard him hit a note. R.I.P.
This without a doubt is one of the greatest live performances i have ever heard. It is absolutely timeless. It will be just as powerful and revelant as it is today a 100 years from now.
These women really can sang yall and dats includin Miss Sylvester.
Hearing this gives me soooo much energy...it makes me cry, laugh and holla.
There is nothing like the crowds participation...the emotion on stage and off is fo real yall, authentic love energy backed with some serious talent....thank God for Sylvester, Martha and Isora...they really do love each other...and "I will not forget it"
Let me tell you something..Are you listening/reading this here? Between 4:17 & 7:05 is some of the most powerful Soul Singing captured on Record! Their isn't any solo artist or group no matter who they maybe or have been (And their where & are still some badd ones out there!) That could have took the stage that night and stood up to what Ms.Martha Wash & Ms. Izora Rhodes belted out in just a few short minutes!
All I'm saying is..After this recording..If they take to the stage and request the Mic..Your gonna give it to them.Their shouldn't be any questions involved.And faces should be straight.
A movie should be made about Sylvester's life. I think Jacob Lusk would be perfect for the part. It would be like Jennifer Hudson performing in Dreamgirls. both singers didn't win American Idol, but went on to do bigger things and were successful.
He has the perfect voice and looks to pull it off... doh't you think???
I miss him so much. I was a disco diva in the 70s. I was a student at fashion school and loved to get dressed up and dance on Thursdays and get up a 8:00 for classes. I loved doing the hustle and all the other couples dances. This was a happy time for music, fun, and folly at the clubs.
Oh Sylvester... with the voice of an angel! This song makes me cry... Why do all the great performers leave us way too early? But Thank You Lord for giving us Jacob Lusk...
Oh How I remember Sylvester. In the late 70's I fell in love with his singing. I worked with Izora Rhodes at UCSF and she invited me to come to one of their concerts. I was 21 at the time and had a 2nd job working at a new club Divisidero St in SF called Disco Heat, when he came in. I was a waiter and served his table. He was a generous tipper. When he passed away we lost an Icon for the Disco era.
I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN THEM PERFORM THIS SONG................. I would have never..... stop talking about it. I love this song !!!!! I will always love it....... It makes you feel so thankful for your friends and the people that have been there for you time after time, they were there all the time. XOXO New York
FIERCE!!! Sylvester, did a version or cover I don't know what it was........of Diana Ross's "Love Hangover" I heard it was better than Diana's but, she got more airplay 'cos of who she was respectfully......I would love to hear Sylvester's version it seems he's finally getting his PROPS!!!
@DKF76: you are right that gay had nothin' to do with it; that brother had an AWESOME gift - and we all blessed for getting a taste of it while he was here!
@DKF76 U don't. I'm not gay and i knew Sylvester was the truth. I heard this song growing up and never forgot it. That's how powerful this song was to me. Loved it then and love it know.
@DKF76 U don't. I'm not gay and i knew Sylvester was the truth. I heard this song growing up and never forgot it. That's how powerful this song was to me. Loved it then and love it now.
TO DIRTYEDNA AND PHILBURRELL THIS MAN WAS GREAT TALENT TO BAD PEOPLE GAY AND STRAIGHT DID'NT SEE THAT A GREAT PERFORMER AND PERSON I WISH PEOPLE DID'NT SEE PEOPLE RACE,SEX,SEXUAL ORIENTAITION BJT LET'S FACE IT YOU HAVE PEOPLE EVEN TODAY HATE PEOPLE FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU BOTH MENTION AND MYSELF.. WE ARE IN 2010 PEOPLE CAN SEE PASS THIS CRAP AND ONLY SEE THE PERSON.. RIP SYLVESTER AND ALL OTHERS WHO DIED FROM THIS DISEASE..GAY AND STRAIGHT
...Sylvester was gender confused. The black community didn't embrace him. He was stigmatized and ostricized....We didn't accept his talent until after he was gone.....only a few close friends new all of the truth........
@philburrell ...you must be talking about the "straight" black community....you know, there are alot of gay black people (imagine that !!) and the rest of the gay "community" did embrace him,revered him and still do (so that's millions of "us" who "knew the whole truth"........
I just was a kid when this came out but it is a great song my mother love this song she use to play alot now that she gone this song puts a smile on my face everytime i hear it and cry at the same time..
Ahhh, very, very sad how this very talented man left this world. I saw it on the TVone Unsung, he looked very bad in the wheelchair towards the end of the show when they showed him. Lord, that was very bad, what a very, very sad way to go. RIP!! Just terrible.
Wow, what a haunting and gospel filled voice. He was an amazing individual with a voice that would send chills down your spine. Izora, Martha and Sylvester where meant to be together. Beautiful rendition.
@Shell0517nj Patti & her former husband wrote this song for their son, Zuri. Sylvester, Izora, & Ms. Martha put their stank on it though. I love this.
Patti Labelle wrote this for Sylvester,,,great song and the dance version is great to......none of the dance artists today can touch him and in person his performance was phenomenal...that screaming and shouting you hear from the audience was real..he brought church up in the club.....RIP Sylvester....
Patti Labelle wrote this for Sylvester,,,great song and the dance version is great to......none of the dance artists today can touch him and in person his performance was phenomenal...that screaming and shouting you hear from the audience was real..he brought church up in the club.....RIP Sylvester....
I sitting here crying tears of gratitude. I am a follower of Christ and recovering person. I listened to his music under the influence and it made me feel so free. It touched places I did not know I had. I was so empty and devoid of God's presense. I've been sober since 1989, praise God!, one day at a time. Jesus, You Are My Friend. I been looking around and You've been there all of time. I did everthing out there. By Your Grace and Mercy, I still here. Thank God, Sylvester RIP.
Nights at the" City " night club ,off of Broadway in San Francisco, working with him,was a favorite time of this mans life.Michael Lyons , Peter, Joe,Johnny, all the men at the cabaret downstairs, with all the great times upstairs on the dance floor.
I loved Sylvester and Two Ton's O Fun.The only concert I ever went to at Madison Square Garden was to see them perform,I think it was 1980 +/- a year and to top off the night or I should say" After Hours" since the club "Melons" was a hot after hours club at the time, where we eventually would end up to dance and party til long after the sun came up, but best of all Two Tons O Fun showed up and sang which really made the whole experience "exceptional". In the top 10 best of memories of the era.
HOME A BLESSING TO US ALL YALL :) SUNSHINE SMILES & AWESOME RAINBOWS ~ ^~ WE WILL FIND THE CURE WE LIVE WITH HIV & AIDS 24/ 7 NAMASTE BLESSING & THANK U
I always gonna love you sylvester, you were the best love this song so much and love you more my good sylvester. You not here in person but you always be in my heart and someday you will sing again RIP..
I love this guy, His voice is so amazing expecially in this song.What I do notices is that Slyvester doesn't smile too much. I bet he has a nice smile. I can hear his gospel roots in most of his song. Slyvester James, B-more love and misses you. Rest in Peace. God's wanted his angel to come home and sing . Peace to all his family and friends. 2 tons of fun, always remind me of their missing Diva.
Greetings. I heard this song for the first time via TVONE's Unsung Documentary. He was so advanced for his time and took a stand to accept me as I am or keep it moving. Regardless of his lifestyle, who are we to judge and at the end of the day, he made beautiful music. R.I.P.
I remember listening to this song on WBLS in NY. Frankie Crocker and Vaughn Harper, Quiet Storm both played this!! Fantastic version of it!! Rest in Peace Sylvester and Izora !! Great music is NEVER forgotten!!
@UserKim30001 - Yes I remember "Chief Rocker" Frankie Crocker playing this song. Also, my mother had this album. I believe it was a "live in concert" album. I can still remember the backup singers (Two Tons of Fun) killing it on this song!
Actually his name is Sylvester James and his date of death was December 16, 1988. Just this past Monday The cable channel TvOne did a documentary on Sylvester on a program called UnSung. check out there website: tvoneonline. com/video/b_player.php?dynCategory=0&dynLocation=15113
Please note I put a space in the url for . and com Youtube tends to not let you put links in comments
There is no other like Sylvester. Can sing better than any man/woman I know and was always true to himself and others whether you agreed or not.
He will truly be missed but not forgotten...especially if we keep this song in our cache' of tunes. This songs brings me to tears because I can definitely feel a connection in my heart when I hear it.
Until we can learn to accept people for who they are regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other things that really don't amount to a hill of beans in this world, we will never evolve as human beings. We must learn to love each other and celebrate diversity instead of poking fun at it and resorting to violence and other disgraceful behavior brought on by misunderstanding and often self-hatred.
The reason all their voices sung so strong and it just get right into the chill of your bone, is because they all came up in the Church on the choir which trains your voices. Bring all your talents and gifts to the Lord and he will cultivate it for you. There is room for everyone regardless to who you are. God loves you. People outside that door worrying about the church folks are allowing the "devil" to rob them of their joy. R.I.P Sylvester
@AveIvy Bless your heart! Don't let the "devil" still your joy regardless, of who people in society wants you to be. It's all about "Gods creation" .. He can use anyone in any form of fashion..
Remarkable indeed! No matter what is said about his Homosexuality, Sylvester left beautiful music behind, that I will always appreciate. He had an incredible vocal range and personality to match. His feelings were displayed on each song he delivered to his audience. RIP
i dont have any friends :/
ceearr327 4 days ago
No sorry Syl died 16th December 1988 not June 12th
chasserwild 1 week ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Sylvester
loved him live...love him dead:)
savedandgrateful 3 weeks ago
So nice!!! I had only heard his dance music, never a ballad. I hear overtones of Aretha in his voice. Love it!
flyinghow 1 month ago
Love Miss Sylvester!
bleuaja 1 month ago
This is my favorite song. So inspirational. I first heard it maybe in the 80's i believe. My aunt had the album and I heard this that one day and never forgot it that's how powerful this song was to me. Here i am in 2012 still wanting to listen to it and listening. Yes, Patti made it and it was good but Sylvester and Two Tons Of fun just took it there. Thx Patti because of you we were able to hear sylvester power in this song along with 2 tons of fun.
LadyL718 1 month ago 5
This song is so powerful. You can go your whole life searching for something only to find out that what you were seeking was in your face all the time. Once you get on the "Merry go round" of life you only find out what you have been missing when you get off. Things were so much simpler when these people were singing. Now things have become so much more over complicated by the need of the industry to make a profit. This holds true for every thing up to this date 2012 it seems.
QWIKSTRIKE 2 months ago 2
THE VERY BEST VERSION OF THIS SONG HANDDDDS DOWN!!!!!!!!!!
Xclusivenig9a 2 months ago
@Xclusivenig9a No question this is the very best ,and the original version. I love Patti, but swhe can not match the pwoer of these singers. Martha, and Izora punctuated the message behind what Sylvester is relaying in this song.
QWIKSTRIKE 2 months ago
@QWIKSTRIKE I agree. But I would not suggest that Sylvester crafted this gem, as Patti's version came out in 1977. But in all, Sylvesterand 2TONS own this!!!! ownnnnn this!
Xclusivenig9a 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos 2
@Xclusivenig9a
You are correct I stand corrected, Patti, and Armstrong Edwards wrote this together
QWIKSTRIKE 1 month ago
Hey! That is no way to say good bye when sung by Sylvester was what Leonard Cohen intended it to be.
mellowflyer 2 months ago
He had a beautiful soulful voice ...my mother OD'd on him but i loved it...got him in my ipod now
PinkWizdom7 2 months ago
This song Reminds you. That your siblings, your spouse, your parents and GOD! Is truly a FRIEND!!!!!!! PRAISE GOD! THIS IS THE TRUTH! SHOUT OUT TO LADY L!
grillz22 3 months ago
True gift is from God and he was a gift a person can live a long life and never live life to the fullest , he work very hard thats me and kids an listen to his music like this i liked him when pass away I was 18 yrs old a young woman then ,I'M glad of you tube .
kim123792 3 months ago
i dont care if he was gay...sylvester was good. : )
mazaratialbum 4 months ago
I remember this song....brings back a lot of memories. Patti did a great job on this, BUT Sylvester did better! Heard it the other day on the "Quiet Storm !"
6pacdude 4 months ago
What he was saying was so real, no matter what
indez23 4 months ago
Sylvester James, not James Sylvester...
davidw54 5 months ago
I LOVE THIS SONG! HIS VERSION IS JUST AS SPECIAL AS PATTI'S BUT VERY DIFFERENT REASONS! BUT THEY'RE EQUAL TO ME! I MET HIM ONCE WHEN I WAS TEENAGER AND HE COULNT HAVE BEEN NICER. R.I.P. SYLVESTER! YOU ARE MY FRIEND!
cafemusa 5 months ago 6
How could anyone not like this soul stirring performance???? Two people don't have friends nor a soul!
outofthisworldgurl 5 months ago
Those were the days, what a performer
fastone56 5 months ago
THESE WOMAN CAN SING!
soulfulcommandoetv 6 months ago
Nice video
soulfulcommandoetv 6 months ago
They were truly a dynamic threesome, Martha Wash and Isora Taylor...who could forget Two tons of Fun? Sylvester lives on...
JerseyTjej 6 months ago 2
this song means so much to me. because we all have been around the block looking for a TRUE friend.. :)
DRAGZBOY 6 months ago
thanks for posting old school
mom2smooth 6 months ago
word of advice... wrap it up... RIP Sylvester
tighmir 6 months ago
Sylvester is a true gift to us and thank goodness you left us a tiny piece of you. I personally will treasure your voice, talent and all that you are Sylvester. You are truly a blessing in disguise. RIP
MyChoclateThunder 7 months ago 4
Yes, mycalling52. I feel exactly like you. His voice "stops me right in my tracks".
jjholl00 7 months ago 2
This is my favorite for Sylvester. RIP!
jjholl00 7 months ago
Kann mir irgendjemand diesen song als MP3 schicken bitte bitte bitte can anyone send me this song as a mp3 pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
qsbird 7 months ago
You know when I here this song I think about my brothers and sisters. What a beautiful song. Thank you Sylvester!
deloresbyron02 7 months ago
My favorite song ever by Sylvester!
MsNatural26 7 months ago
A great talent, great entertainer, one of a kind...thank God for him and we are blessed he shared that talent with the world.....
mistyshadows100 7 months ago 2
This is about Slyvester. His voice was anointed by "God." For all those who have ridiculed this man, for being gay, made him a more determine person to sing his music! I appreciate the musical legacy he left behind. He was talented and unique with the style he chose in his music. When ever I hear him sing, it just stops me in my tracks. It is like, "wow" listen to the voice. RIP Slyvester!
mycalling52 7 months ago
Izora sent me ovah
fresh2112 7 months ago
Ive Been With My Gf For Almost 4 Years August 17th..And To See & Hear Is Story Just Brightens My Heart & Soul..To Hear The Love In His Music & To Feel The Love Back From His Fans Is Amazing..I Would Have Love To Have Known Or Even Met Him Back Then..Its People Like Sylvester Who Made It Possible For Me & The Rest Of The LGBT Communty..For Our Gay Rights & Respect,,& We Will Continue To Fight For Our Rights..We Love & Miss You Sylvester..GOD Is With You..
redz817 7 months ago
UNSUNG IS THE SHIT!!!
tookes9 7 months ago
This man is amazing! He died a year before I was born so you'll have to cut me some slack on not knowing who he was...
JordyJ07 7 months ago
I also saw unsung...enjoyed his story very much..
wonderguy1340 7 months ago 19
After watching his story on Unsung, I appreciate this diva even more! God placed him on this earth for a short while and we should be thankful that he graced the planet and make it fabulous and paved the way for many others. Never be ashamed to live out loud! <3
zulunurse2009 7 months ago 3
@zulunurse2009 i just finished watching the show too an almost and hour ago and cant seem to find this one song i really love, i have no idea of the name but its a slow song, i think they started playing this song around 1030 something pacific time, i did watch sylvester unsung a few yrs ago but each time is see it i get all choked up
tiana1017 7 months ago
@tiana1017 Cant Forget the Love
Xclusivenig9a 2 months ago
saw his story tonight n tears such a great singer
peopletellinglies 7 months ago
These Three were put together by God. Sylvester, what can I say, that haunting voice sounds like a millions gospel choirs singing. Sending Chills through the body of anyone who heard him hit a note. R.I.P.
OctoberLibra1 7 months ago 4
All I will say is this is a Classic !
luvfunk 7 months ago
Im a huge Patti fan but all i can say is damn they sang the heck out of that song. I luv it!!!
yrwmanagement 8 months ago
i love patti.... but this version is betta......
chisouththug 8 months ago 2
This without a doubt is one of the greatest live performances i have ever heard. It is absolutely timeless. It will be just as powerful and revelant as it is today a 100 years from now.
SCG46201 8 months ago
These women really can sang yall and dats includin Miss Sylvester.
Hearing this gives me soooo much energy...it makes me cry, laugh and holla.
There is nothing like the crowds participation...the emotion on stage and off is fo real yall, authentic love energy backed with some serious talent....thank God for Sylvester, Martha and Isora...they really do love each other...and "I will not forget it"
positiveposition 8 months ago
@positiveposition
Let me tell you something..Are you listening/reading this here? Between 4:17 & 7:05 is some of the most powerful Soul Singing captured on Record! Their isn't any solo artist or group no matter who they maybe or have been (And their where & are still some badd ones out there!) That could have took the stage that night and stood up to what Ms.Martha Wash & Ms. Izora Rhodes belted out in just a few short minutes!
ESSENCEOFEACHTHING 8 months ago 3
@ESSENCEOFEACHTHING
You must know music, you took the words right out of my mouth. This is what I call singin'.
MrLovelllove 8 months ago
@ESSENCEOFEACHTHING The Clark Sisters whould have tore this sing up!!
SuperJan1989 7 months ago
@SuperJan1989
Can you reference me some good emotional performances by them?
ESSENCEOFEACHTHING 7 months ago
@positiveposition
All I'm saying is..After this recording..If they take to the stage and request the Mic..Your gonna give it to them.Their shouldn't be any questions involved.And faces should be straight.
ESSENCEOFEACHTHING 8 months ago
A movie should be made about Sylvester's life. I think Jacob Lusk would be perfect for the part. It would be like Jennifer Hudson performing in Dreamgirls. both singers didn't win American Idol, but went on to do bigger things and were successful.
He has the perfect voice and looks to pull it off... doh't you think???
crgybby 8 months ago
@ 1:57 dammm !!
broinbmore 8 months ago
when Izora come in wit "I BEEN LOOKIN" give me goose bump
simonsez0800 8 months ago
such a beautiful song
simonsez0800 8 months ago
correct me if im wrong but didnt he die in december not june
simonsez0800 8 months ago
This is what heaven sounds like. Pure, Simple, Brilliant.
jamesbx 9 months ago
singing dude!
5annent 9 months ago
I miss him so much. I was a disco diva in the 70s. I was a student at fashion school and loved to get dressed up and dance on Thursdays and get up a 8:00 for classes. I loved doing the hustle and all the other couples dances. This was a happy time for music, fun, and folly at the clubs.
thelipstickfemme 9 months ago
i love this song they really did sang this song
batmanpretty 9 months ago
Oh Sylvester... with the voice of an angel! This song makes me cry... Why do all the great performers leave us way too early? But Thank You Lord for giving us Jacob Lusk...
DobbermannOslo 10 months ago
Oh How I remember Sylvester. In the late 70's I fell in love with his singing. I worked with Izora Rhodes at UCSF and she invited me to come to one of their concerts. I was 21 at the time and had a 2nd job working at a new club Divisidero St in SF called Disco Heat, when he came in. I was a waiter and served his table. He was a generous tipper. When he passed away we lost an Icon for the Disco era.
kjamai26 11 months ago
I WISH I COULD HAVE SEEN THEM PERFORM THIS SONG................. I would have never..... stop talking about it. I love this song !!!!! I will always love it....... It makes you feel so thankful for your friends and the people that have been there for you time after time, they were there all the time. XOXO New York
showtime2115 11 months ago
FIERCE!!! Sylvester, did a version or cover I don't know what it was........of Diana Ross's "Love Hangover" I heard it was better than Diana's but, she got more airplay 'cos of who she was respectfully......I would love to hear Sylvester's version it seems he's finally getting his PROPS!!!
Drew1165 1 year ago
no matter how many times i hear this song it touches me deeply
D1nOnLy38 1 year ago 2
wonderful.
joeyclewarrior 1 year ago
Sylvester is still as relevant today as he were back in the Keystone Berkeley days of the 70s.... A Legend!! I'm glad our paths crossed...
Marsharees 1 year ago
This video I sang by Patti If only you Knew is my dedication to sylvester Elijah singing If only you knew
elijahbleu2007 1 year ago
I have always loved this man's voice from the start. The 'DISCO' era belonged to HIM!!!!!This song took me THERE!!!! Have missed that VOICE..Peace
Dyelus 1 year ago
what a voice this man had a great talent and brought out in everybody around him a great talent taken too soon..
crazyj4567 1 year ago
@DKF76: you are right that gay had nothin' to do with it; that brother had an AWESOME gift - and we all blessed for getting a taste of it while he was here!
thelilblackduck 1 year ago
Come Fly With Me--UniVers@l Kem@ker--SuB 4 ***
KeyMaker7 1 year ago
O my goodness, tears are flowing rite now. WOW!!!! I wish dat sickness hadn't taken our best singers, performers. Cant spell rite now, so f- it!!!
Uniklymade1 1 year ago 2
My cousin turned me on to this album when I came out. And I just bought the Cd today. Sylvester was a hell of a singer YGG.
cariterry1 1 year ago
Just love it..and I just couldn't imagine. Gone much too soon!
rtn627 1 year ago
Just love it..and I just couldn't imagine. Gone much too soon!
rtn627 1 year ago
i dont think u had to be gay to KNOW Sylvester is the truth....great music...
DKF76 1 year ago 32
@DKF76 U don't. I'm not gay and i knew Sylvester was the truth. I heard this song growing up and never forgot it. That's how powerful this song was to me. Loved it then and love it know.
LadyL718 5 months ago 3
@DKF76 U don't. I'm not gay and i knew Sylvester was the truth. I heard this song growing up and never forgot it. That's how powerful this song was to me. Loved it then and love it now.
LadyL718 5 months ago
Beautiful tribute, but they got the day he died wrong, it was a Friday, December 16th 1988
mando0436 1 year ago
TO DIRTYEDNA AND PHILBURRELL THIS MAN WAS GREAT TALENT TO BAD PEOPLE GAY AND STRAIGHT DID'NT SEE THAT A GREAT PERFORMER AND PERSON I WISH PEOPLE DID'NT SEE PEOPLE RACE,SEX,SEXUAL ORIENTAITION BJT LET'S FACE IT YOU HAVE PEOPLE EVEN TODAY HATE PEOPLE FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU BOTH MENTION AND MYSELF.. WE ARE IN 2010 PEOPLE CAN SEE PASS THIS CRAP AND ONLY SEE THE PERSON.. RIP SYLVESTER AND ALL OTHERS WHO DIED FROM THIS DISEASE..GAY AND STRAIGHT
crazyj4567 1 year ago
...Sylvester was gender confused. The black community didn't embrace him. He was stigmatized and ostricized....We didn't accept his talent until after he was gone.....only a few close friends new all of the truth........
philburrell 1 year ago
@philburrell ...you must be talking about the "straight" black community....you know, there are alot of gay black people (imagine that !!) and the rest of the gay "community" did embrace him,revered him and still do (so that's millions of "us" who "knew the whole truth"........
dirtyedna 1 year ago
I just was a kid when this came out but it is a great song my mother love this song she use to play alot now that she gone this song puts a smile on my face everytime i hear it and cry at the same time..
crazyj4567 1 year ago
OWWWWWW
MATERIALMOMNY 1 year ago
Praise god for such a great artist . HE SANG THIS I MEAN SANG THIS SONG. AMEN.
gpbubby1 1 year ago
Sylvester knocks this song out of the park! Sorry Patti LaBelle.
willial4 1 year ago
Ahhh, very, very sad how this very talented man left this world. I saw it on the TVone Unsung, he looked very bad in the wheelchair towards the end of the show when they showed him. Lord, that was very bad, what a very, very sad way to go. RIP!! Just terrible.
phfann1 1 year ago
Wow, what a haunting and gospel filled voice. He was an amazing individual with a voice that would send chills down your spine. Izora, Martha and Sylvester where meant to be together. Beautiful rendition.
broke2471 1 year ago
Slyvester could sing this song..Wonderful! Martha Wash and Izora did it! RIP Slyvester and Izora.
mycalling52 1 year ago
Slyvester could sing this song..Wonderful!
mycalling52 1 year ago
what a loss.
justwatchingliffe 1 year ago
CORRECTION... Patti wrote this for her sister who passed away...but I like Sylvester's take on this even better.
Shell0517nj 1 year ago
@Shell0517nj Patti has said so on many occasions that his version gave her chills
Daethaqt3000 1 year ago
@Shell0517nj Patti & her former husband wrote this song for their son, Zuri. Sylvester, Izora, & Ms. Martha put their stank on it though. I love this.
RamajX 11 months ago
Patti Labelle wrote this for Sylvester,,,great song and the dance version is great to......none of the dance artists today can touch him and in person his performance was phenomenal...that screaming and shouting you hear from the audience was real..he brought church up in the club.....RIP Sylvester....
Shell0517nj 1 year ago
Patti Labelle wrote this for Sylvester,,,great song and the dance version is great to......none of the dance artists today can touch him and in person his performance was phenomenal...that screaming and shouting you hear from the audience was real..he brought church up in the club.....RIP Sylvester....
Shell0517nj 1 year ago
FABULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zulazulaz 1 year ago
LOVE LOVE LOVE Sylvester!!!
allthathall 1 year ago
THIS IS THE SONG
MICIAH24 1 year ago
I sitting here crying tears of gratitude. I am a follower of Christ and recovering person. I listened to his music under the influence and it made me feel so free. It touched places I did not know I had. I was so empty and devoid of God's presense. I've been sober since 1989, praise God!, one day at a time. Jesus, You Are My Friend. I been looking around and You've been there all of time. I did everthing out there. By Your Grace and Mercy, I still here. Thank God, Sylvester RIP.
linwaljr 1 year ago
Sylvester I Will Always Love You for This!!!! You've MADE me Feel Miiiiighty Real Baby
fspri12620 1 year ago
Nights at the" City " night club ,off of Broadway in San Francisco, working with him,was a favorite time of this mans life.Michael Lyons , Peter, Joe,Johnny, all the men at the cabaret downstairs, with all the great times upstairs on the dance floor.
What a sweet voice and the Man could PARTY...
sequential9 1 year ago
These women can sing y'all !
DISCOVEGASGUY 1 year ago 3
Before RuPaul, there was Sylvester. The original Eleganza Extravaganza!!
mrsoffica1 1 year ago 3
he sang the shit out of that..i always wanna cry wen i hear his soul pour out....work it miss thing!
2sexxyfaya 1 year ago
I loved Sylvester and Two Ton's O Fun.The only concert I ever went to at Madison Square Garden was to see them perform,I think it was 1980 +/- a year and to top off the night or I should say" After Hours" since the club "Melons" was a hot after hours club at the time, where we eventually would end up to dance and party til long after the sun came up, but best of all Two Tons O Fun showed up and sang which really made the whole experience "exceptional". In the top 10 best of memories of the era.
debbie10570 1 year ago
((( LOVE YOU SYLVESTER ))) SPIRIT LIVES 4EVER :)
nightgrooveruk 1 year ago 2
I really hope Martha puts soul music like this back into her set. She is still here but she is so much more than dance/club music.
RamajX 1 year ago
Hang tight...she's working on something. ;-)
cbdallas 1 year ago
A legend...
MissBibaDiva 1 year ago
HELL TO THE NAW!!!
cjzzzzz 1 year ago
LEGEND
SylvesterJamesPage 1 year ago
RIP Izora
blkguyjusttryn 1 year ago
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nightgrooveruk 1 year ago
I always gonna love you sylvester, you were the best love this song so much and love you more my good sylvester. You not here in person but you always be in my heart and someday you will sing again RIP..
qnnsjq 1 year ago
The truly great leave too soon.
orvgg 1 year ago
I love this guy, His voice is so amazing expecially in this song.What I do notices is that Slyvester doesn't smile too much. I bet he has a nice smile. I can hear his gospel roots in most of his song. Slyvester James, B-more love and misses you. Rest in Peace. God's wanted his angel to come home and sing . Peace to all his family and friends. 2 tons of fun, always remind me of their missing Diva.
fairfax17 1 year ago
Lordy Lordy....4:18 - 5:12 COVERS me in goosebumps. Martha's voice is a global treasure.
cbdallas 1 year ago
oh he sang this song
dawnye1 1 year ago
WOW!!! I remember my dad playing this when I was a kid, I liked the song back then and I love it even more now....
I think Sylvester and his girls KILLED it. They were great!!!!!!!!!!
55darkshin 1 year ago
You are truely missed.. RIP!!!!
izzymizrahi 1 year ago
This was always my favorite Sylvester song, such power in their voices.
Sylvester.......Gone way too soon.
rlk3259 1 year ago 2
Yes, 3Pookie3, UNSUNG did a wonderful job. And this song is one of my all time favs. Just imagine what he'd have gone on to sing had he lived.
TaylorSiluwe 1 year ago
Excellent RIP !!
amauney12 1 year ago
Darryl E. Leftridge, you are my friend. RIP Instead of crying because you are gone, I am going to try and smile, because you were here!
whatsaidfred 1 year ago 16
@whatsaidfred Wonderful quote and thought process. I must pass this message on if you dont mind?
chandiggy 10 months ago
@whatsaidfred , I really like that ... Good way to look @ it.
sistabiggbonz 7 months ago
faBUloUS!!!!
DenzLife 1 year ago
"Unsung" did a wonderful job on his life! A must see....DISCO LIVES!
3Pookie3 1 year ago
Greetings. I heard this song for the first time via TVONE's Unsung Documentary. He was so advanced for his time and took a stand to accept me as I am or keep it moving. Regardless of his lifestyle, who are we to judge and at the end of the day, he made beautiful music. R.I.P.
Truelady2010 1 year ago 2
This is one of the most beautiful song ever !!!!!!!!
ladyfaye65 1 year ago
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sounds like PRINCE
LifePusher 1 year ago
sounds like prince
LifePusher 1 year ago
I seen one guy and two drag queens perform this song and it was great!
MrMjjsource 1 year ago
I remember listening to this song on WBLS in NY. Frankie Crocker and Vaughn Harper, Quiet Storm both played this!! Fantastic version of it!! Rest in Peace Sylvester and Izora !! Great music is NEVER forgotten!!
UserKim30001 1 year ago 2
@UserKim30001 - Yes I remember "Chief Rocker" Frankie Crocker playing this song. Also, my mother had this album. I believe it was a "live in concert" album. I can still remember the backup singers (Two Tons of Fun) killing it on this song!
feistychick70 1 year ago
RIP to Sylvester James and Izora Rhoades both. This is whata u call singin!!!
rufus317 1 year ago
@rufus317 they are singing to God now, sugar!
sonjaxfactor 1 year ago
lovely! what an amazing talent you were. RIP!
sonjaxfactor 1 year ago
lovely! what an amazing talent you were. RIP!
sonjaxfactor 1 year ago
lovely! what an amazing talent you were. RIP!
sonjaxfactor 1 year ago
love this version...it's the best!!!!
i just saw the "unsung" show about his life and career. it's showing on the TV1
network.
bskeete 1 year ago
Actually his name is Sylvester James and his date of death was December 16, 1988. Just this past Monday The cable channel TvOne did a documentary on Sylvester on a program called UnSung. check out there website: tvoneonline. com/video/b_player.php?dynCategory=0&dynLocation=15113
Please note I put a space in the url for . and com Youtube tends to not let you put links in comments
kaycanproductions 1 year ago
There is no other like Sylvester. Can sing better than any man/woman I know and was always true to himself and others whether you agreed or not.
He will truly be missed but not forgotten...especially if we keep this song in our cache' of tunes. This songs brings me to tears because I can definitely feel a connection in my heart when I hear it.
Dtheexec
DeeFulton 1 year ago 2
Great Montage of Sylvester!! Excellent photos!
MzSherice 1 year ago 2
This man is so gay, He's really is gay, but its ok, I guest, GOOD MUSIC tho!
DonMFZEE 1 year ago
Yes he is, and he chose to be flamboyant with it. If you have a problem, why listen to it?? i'm confused?? LOL, go listen to some rap!
AzzedineAliaFan 1 year ago
@DonMFZEE he was amazing artist.
sonjaxfactor 1 year ago
@DonMFZEE what the hell is the point of your comment?
jeminijemini 1 year ago
@jeminijemini My bad, RIP Sylvester! And we str8 like that!!
DonMFZEE 1 year ago
Until we can learn to accept people for who they are regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other things that really don't amount to a hill of beans in this world, we will never evolve as human beings. We must learn to love each other and celebrate diversity instead of poking fun at it and resorting to violence and other disgraceful behavior brought on by misunderstanding and often self-hatred.
speakwhnspkn2 1 year ago 10
The reason all their voices sung so strong and it just get right into the chill of your bone, is because they all came up in the Church on the choir which trains your voices. Bring all your talents and gifts to the Lord and he will cultivate it for you. There is room for everyone regardless to who you are. God loves you. People outside that door worrying about the church folks are allowing the "devil" to rob them of their joy. R.I.P Sylvester
MsKar1 1 year ago 3
AMEN!!!!!
AveIvy 1 year ago
@AveIvy Bless your heart! Don't let the "devil" still your joy regardless, of who people in society wants you to be. It's all about "Gods creation" .. He can use anyone in any form of fashion..
MsKar1 1 year ago
The Best!!!
jojo22ramos 1 year ago 2
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alwardrick1 2 years ago 2
Thanks so very much for posting this, I've been looking for this version of this song for years!
MsTruDiva 2 years ago
Remarkable indeed! No matter what is said about his Homosexuality, Sylvester left beautiful music behind, that I will always appreciate. He had an incredible vocal range and personality to match. His feelings were displayed on each song he delivered to his audience. RIP
mycalling52 2 years ago 3
what was said about it?? (his lifestyle) i would like 2 know.
AzzedineAliaFan 1 year ago
i was a dj at the time and that was one of my last songs i'd play at the end of the party,hell of a voice
serrlinc7777 2 years ago
He was simply remarkable...and i would have given anything to see him and Patti LaBelle perform this together - can u imagine!
pimpmamadeb 2 years ago 25
WOW Can U Imagine and Im going toleave it at that
LadyL718 2 years ago 8
ALL I CAN SAY IS LAWD HAVE MERCY!!!!!!
AllenSykes 2 years ago 2
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sounds like prince
LifePusher 1 year ago
HATER
tmmymtchll 1 year ago