Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down

[daddylovesvideos71]

Songs like this are DANGEROUS in winter...

[mryjn420090]

0:47 she looks like a darker version of jada smith

[TheDillengerEffect]

I love this song! And yes he does look like Phillip Michael Thomas

[101iamlegend]

@TheDillengerEffect I got my little sister watching Miami Vice because she had a crush on Gregory Abbott. It wasn't until recently that I told her it wasn't him. she's 37 now.

[IntelGolfVideos]

Been listening to this 80s stuff all night and can't go to sleep. Damn, I miss this music!!!! They don't write this kind of stuff anymore. The bassline in this song puts me into a freakin groove!

[TheSweetswedish]

Took the afternoon off to get some off this

[JPMcFly1985]

I wish R&B was still melodic and came out with love songs like this.

Even as an 80s kid, I think music was (very slowly) starting to suck even by like 1988, because of the hip hop influence, which kinda led up to the garbage that's popular today.

[eze2041]

This song was #1 the day I was born...They overplayed the shit out of it on the radio that day

[tiffbiff08]

@eze2041 this is the #1 song the day I was born too!

[holyswedeplease]

According to the comments on this page, everyone took their clothes off to listen

[lexisexiable]

@holyswedeplease funny comment but o-so-true

[Con4dentual]

HALLE BERRY!!!!

[Smiley88908]

his eyes are beautiful <3

[lexisexiable]

The 80's>>>.When Sex was Endless & Good>>>>& Love was True

I have no idea what's going on, now.

[jtaime8888]

My mother start telling me that I am a shake-you-down baby at age 16. But I heard the song all-of-my-life. As a child I thought it was a family lullaby. I soon found out what it meant

[MyJusticerules]

ITS FRIDAY NIGHT EARLY SEXMORNING OOPS!! CORRECTION SAT-UR-DAY

TIME FOR SOME JUSTICE LOVING WITH MY GO2 SONG

[yogirl1223]

a nation of ppl were conceived, i am one of them

[jensmusicfaves]

Imagine how many people were probably conceived to this song...

[ConnectSparrows]

@jensmusicfaves LMAO! No joke

[rico101ism]

si ti & crazy 4 u is my new faves 2

[TheSweetswedish]

FANS OF GREGORY, I JUST LISTEN TO 2 OTHER SONGS THAT HE SINGS, & THEY MADE ME MELT LIKE HOT BUTTER. MY SISTER ACTUALLY THREW A JUG OF COLD WATER ON MY HEAD, BECAUSE SHE THOUGHT I WAS ON FIRE. THOSE SONGS ARE SI TI (Without You) AND 'CRAZY OVER YOU'. I WASN'T ON FIRE. BUT I WAS SHAKING & SHIVERING (in-an-Indian-Dance-circle). MORE THAN WHEN I LISTEN TO SHAKE YOU DOWN. WHATELSE HAVE I BEEN MISSING (SONG-WISE) FROM GREGORY

[TheSweetswedish]

great song from a very handsome man

[abbottcandy]

sweet piece-of-candy I WANNA LUV-U LET ME EASE YOUR MIND. SEXIEST MUSIC I EVER HEARD..MAKE ME WANNA MORE THAN SHAKE & SHIVER...OH!! BABY WELL! WELL!!

[acrossthepondful]

Yeah !! I am missing this..& yeah pitman i melt like pudding when i hear it 2..always have a battle with my teenage children when they put on their "Yeah" song by Usher. NO Contest!! Ialways WIN

[rico101ism]

Bien Bien, Yo ve fue miraile le bajare.....all the way to heaven

[olanialoha]

just wrote in gregory abbott's guestbook, spend all night playing "catch-up" with him & his music I'm under 50 years-old & I have no idea where the years have gone.

[cjoy1211]

MY FACE GETS RED & MY BODY GETS BLUE, SHAKIN DOWN WITH THIS BROTHER

[julilymck1111]

met a couple while i was on my honeymoon and they introduced me to this gregory and his very sexy song shake you down...i got some good loving from my groom..plan to continue listening...yeah baby well well,,shake & shiver...rock my world dont stop the show

[osaka8689]

wondering what he r e a l l y looks like now, too. On his website his pix are like nite&day..like 6-different looks..BUT!!!! he's still HOT

[lardog118]

Smmmoooooooth sound. One of the best songs to play when you are with a girlfriend.

[pitman175]

melts like pudding every time i play this for her.

[malcolmnash]

old shool rules!!!

[jaywb402011]

Gregory looks like Philip Michael Thomas in his Sparkle days. lol!

[Xstc92]

YEAH!!! THE ONLY THING MY PARENTS AGREE ON IS THIS GUY'S MUSIC

[ILIANAV69]

I LOVE THIS  SONG, SHAKE YOU DOWN, BY GREGORY ABBOTT LOVE IT..

[vap57]

Wonder what he looks like today?

[djudd32]

I just got pregnant just listening to this song... and I'm a dude!

[princessoffire1107]

They just do NOT make sexy dancing songs like this anymore !

[discomonkey56]

@princessoffire1107 This is what a LOVE SONG ,is supposed to sound LIKE. :-)

[sappello]

@princessoffire1107 So true.

[AME4ya]

Oh my goodness this is my jam i had to sing it word for word.

[jtmichaelson]

Great song from a great time of my life -- but am I the only one who thought it's a rip-off of Kool & The Gang's "Cherish". Working in radio I failed to say anything but I couldn't help thinking it.

[chonychuckbass]

one thing is on the same period is

[mattdaddyful]

fucking spic in the begining

[Xstc92]

my mother is all over this brother 24/7....he's singing on her laptop..LOUD!!

[dondag7414]

i cu out there flossie this 2 you

[JIMJAM308]

He was a bad DUDE!! One my favarites is " I Got the Feelin" Tho this shit is nice 2.....A brother got sing to the ladies!!!

[whatdheck100]

you ppl should listen to another one of his songs, its call "Crazy Over You" Yeah this brother always singing about some girl. First he dets the girl , "shake her down" then he has to prove it"..then it Over

[whatdheck100]

BEST LOOKIN..EYE CANDY-EVER..I WONDER IF HE'S UNDER 6FT

[susiewuzie45]

wouldnt olimurs sound good singing this i dont think it has been covered

[Scarlight24]

i lik them old style videos

[chonychuckbass]

a green thumb because we always listen to it in 2012

[speakker]

Try being a original.

[whatdheck100]

hey you tube Pay Attention & update viewer count

[hooleemack]

He has a tail....hahaha

[SuperKimini]

uma das melhores musicas de este ano que foi lançada

a maravilha tambem de um bom ano de musica

recordaçao da minha juventude.

[jajao14]

magnifique chansons

[chonychuckbass]

@jajao14 c'est un truc de malade mais je te conseille

kool & the gang - cherish

isley jasper isley - caravan of love

[boi1450]

Inexoravelmente a melhor de todas da black music,mesmo com 25 anos após sua estréia.Ginga,talento e muita voz é muita música para uma época só,por isso ela está em cima até hoje!

[whatdheck100]

you tube need to update viewer count

[MzSiddiqui]

He is sooooooo dreamy!

[mariseluizi]

eu amoooooo ;)

[queucn]

Grande música

[pilgrimgerry]

Cool as Cool can be....Perfect....

[scotlanddays]

I love this song.

[iilouveyooue]

m'first louve saanq this too me ihaate et cuoz of thaat </3 imisshim :( xo.

[whatdheck100]

i am keepin track of the haters..lol

[whatdheck100]

look another idiot click on dislike..don't b a hater

[fryelee11]

Little Ricardo Tubbs! Welcome to Miami Vice!

[potdog1000]

superb always gets my feet moving

[cargletwo]

Favorite song ever!



[kndubuka]

@tateavery21 Oh man I just saw this. I appreciate that. I miss those days, My Mom is in a country with limited access due to war and political strife, I havent seen her in 7 years!

[whatdheck100]

who is the 24 idiots that dislike this song?....R E A L L Y!!...must B some..stoned-cold-hearts-of-st­eel......Oh!...i know..24 girls, that did NOT get to Shake Him Down..lol

[5BGVO4]

I would assume that Gregory Abbott was no relation to Bud Abbott.

[Tobycek]

@5BGVO4 Or Russ Abbott.

[OverlordRainbowDash]

He looks a bit like Denzel Washington.

[1theril]

@squareeyes2010 You're freaking me out now. Was just watching Soul Man the other day. What are the chances of that happening?

[nkboraegbu]

beautiful!!,,, the kind of music that makes one realize you are in love>

[babyEroose]

I love that this classic song has the line, eenie meenie miney mo in it..

[sky78234]

Its funny when this video came on Obamas campagin Ad pops up what they tryna say Light Skinned is taking over for this video lmao

[ThePeteMossShow]

GREAT SONG!

Is it just me or is he doing all 3 girls in this video?

[mikemadmusic]

my #allthetime favorite @mike_mad_ga

[chonychuckbass]

putain j'adore cette chanson au bon vieux temps de nostalige abdidjan 1001.1

[ressy91]

yes come let me shake u down

[HammerCharlesMartel]

Sad to see this "Rihanna" slut ad on the left.

[MelissaB1976]

I always think this song sounds a bit like "Cherish" by Kool and The Gang.

[chonychuckbass]

@MelissaB1976 it's true I thought it was kool & gang or jt taylor singing but also listens Caravan of love Isley Jasper Isley of the beat is similar

[tyreburster]

@chonychuckbass I don't know which of the three songs came first but I have a hard time telling them apart when there's a lot of background noise.

[gumbyman540]

Vevo, advertisments during the song? Really? Are you idiots that hard up for revenue? VEVO really still sucks!

[gumbyman540]

VEVO still sucks!

[gumbyman540]

VEVO still sucks!

[gumbyman540]

VEVO still sucks!

[TB163]

@gumbyman540 Why?

[gumbyman540]

@TB163 , because they advertise before the song, during the song or after the song. That's why they suck.

[1theril]

Brother's got the Philip Michael Thomas Miami Vice look down pat.

[merlyn29361]

@1theril Lmao ...Agree :P

[squareeyes2010]

@1theril More like C Thomas Howell in Soul Man lol

[kimhayward09]

@squareeyes2010 That's a trip down memory lane, cool movie!!!!

[N622EJ]

LMAO!

[susiewuzie45]

@1theril forgot how goodlooking he was x

[1LoveM1Music]

Yum!

[SuperThicknesss]

i have been shake down

[theSTAR70]

23 people have NEVER been shaken down...

[98SLABRIDER]

WOW...alot of people thought this was Freddie Jackson...

[kaylee4sho]

back in the days when grown-ups used to sing love songs, it was believable. now a days kids are singing love songs and Lil Wayne is in all of them. I just can't buy that. 50 years from now you'll still be playing this, trust me.

[ThePeteMossShow]

These days this is called "grown folks music'

CLASSIC

[77DANDRE]

True music, real music, uplifting music, feeeeel gooooood music, cut a rug music. (lol) Better than this boom bam spam music these days!! Good ole days never die.

[FunkyDCG]

23 years ago tonight i met the true love of my life and danced to this song, sadly he died 3 years later and i never got to spend my life with him. but remember remember the 5th of November...i never forgot. forever in my heart, i made a promise never to forget RIP PJH xxx

[chonychuckbass]

@FunkyDCG RIP PJH

[2010metsfan]

Roses are red, violets are blue, I like this song and you should too!

[fobmachine21]

the year is 1987 and gregory abott mania is full effect. you see little girls with gregory abott lunchbox, bags and screaming at gregory abott whenever he steps out of public

[TDSouledOut1]

This stupendous groove graced the UK charts at the time my daughter was born. Feels like yesterday, 80s soul doesn't get any sweeter or more mellow than this.

[blessedchild2]

love this

[msnikkia1]

@thecleat61 LOL! I had the age wrong he was 32!

[msnikkia1]

@TampaRicanSunshine true wrong everything!

[TryTwoKeepUp]

This came out during my freshman year of college. That was a very good year.  Anita Bakers' "Rapture", and Levert's "Pop, Pop, Pop" were the hottest songs of that summer.

[tjluna1960]

COOL GROVE, HOT CHICKS, AWSOME SINGING,  WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT

[TheBardrinker]

one of the best songs of all time

[melani411]

lol im so behind.........i thought this was lionel richie the whole time.

[Smiley88908]

his eyes are beautiful. I love this song.

[msnikkia1]

Gregory was only 22 in this video he was born in 1964.

[thecleat61]

@msnikkia1 he looked like a old 22

[TampaRicanSunshine]

@msnikkia1 Allow me to correct you on this....He was born April 2nd 1954, making him 32 at the time this song played on the radio...

[clarkbell]

@msnikkia1 actually 1954...

[TheClaydavis]

Some of these comments have me feeling very old, I had some good times to this song back in the day

[UNPINKLADY]

We could have been not shy together. His eyes are hypnotic!!

[hayn31]

baby please shake me down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vette20041]

Now you know when class goes with good music.

[flowrida76]

this was my 1st fav song!!

[jkins6]

Love it!!!

[MrFralimoko]

I still remember this song so well!!!

[slimbear93]

The thing about it is.. I wasn't even born as yet when this song came out, but I lovee it and there should be more music like this in this day and age man... Bring back some Gregory, some Smokey, some Maxwell, some Luther, I can go on and on...

[RoCoLaNe]

My birth year! Such awesome music :D

[27andkickinit]

this use to be my jam when I was a 6 year old kid me and my mother use to be jammin in the car LOL those were the days 1980 baby right here:) still remember the words

[CosmeticsByCortney]

So glad I found this song! :D

I hadn't heard it before yesterday on the radio :O

[kbell1965]

I totally agree with sutton216 ..you are so right! I loved this song back then when everything was happy and i WAS A YOUNG GIRL WITH HARDLY ANY WORRIES.

[blakdog90]

@kbell1965 yeah i feel ya......back when i had no bills and no kids:)

[neveratime]

Quality music. Priceless.

[PoweredHobbies]

Say whatever negative crap about this guy OR the song, but when you can make singing about nursery rhymes sexy and smooth, and pull off that "well o well" shit and make it sound good, you're going to to be a legendary ass slayer. This guy probably takes damage similar to a hail storm from all the women throwing pussy at him all day long.

[thirtydaes]

wow...25 years ago this week, this song was burning up the r&b charts...i remember it very well. still a fave.

[sadproduction1]

Still listening in 2011.

[prettyyoungthing90]

lol! why the lady with dreads wearing men clothes?  I love this song :D

[barbenH]

Dedicated to someone who was so special to me ....i miss you..

[KenFromScottsdale]

ME2

Now this one is a sexy one!!

I'd also like to dance this one with you!!! Yummers!!!

[VaultHamster]

He's a crazy rapist.

[CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN]

You know why I think people love this song so much?

It's sexy without being nasty, you know?

The lyrics are sensual without making the listener feel gross or dirty. . .

I love it! <3

[VaultHamster]

@CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN Well that's how rapists pull you in.

[donaldagoncalves]

@CxHxRxIxSxTxIxAxN Yep.  Classy.

[brownbess]

One word. Oowellawell!

[AlmostBeautifull]

7 words............"i am fifteen and i love him"

[donaldagoncalves]

@AlmostBeautifull and I love you for loving him. You are my youtube daughter now.

[negodeivis]

Musica muito 10!! Há muito tempo que estava procurando e agora achei,ouço todos os dias a caminho ao trabalho!!

[700MBFHarlem]

God I wish life was like it was back then.

[TheDeejayAPlus]

@700MBFHarlem I'm pretty sure life was just as F****ed up, just with a better selection of music.

[700MBFHarlem]

@TheDeejayAPlus loll probably,

[Aristadoe]

Back when I was like 13 yrs old I went to this showcase, my little sister performed at in Les NY. There was a group who also performed, it was some guy, and two back up dancers who dance to this song. One of the dancers caught my eye, and we talked and exchanged numbers. About a month later I bumped into the same dancer in Brighton Beach in Bk. We spoke, but lost contact. I wonder what ever happened to her. Every time I hear this song it reminds me of her.

Thanks for the upload.

[bossienho]

even this part 1:43, goes '' come to me'' OMG, I lov dat lady, the way she shakes the head, wow wow...mwaaaaah

[bossienho]

I listen to this song every day about 10times. I love this song so so much. It was done well. The lady in dreads, i dont know, but she drives me crazy wen she she the chorus, '' You read my mind,

Girl I wanna shake you down,

I could give you all the loving you need,

Come on let me take you down,

We'll go all the way to heaven'' i love it,

[johnwolfboy]

Man, I love this video style. I hope the director earned some sort of award or recognition for this work.

[54nomore]

This song was voted in the top 100 of greatest songs of the decade.

[amaralbello]

Finally I got here!..I meant to say that if we want to give opinion about the songs in this place, we gotta have kind of great lucky..zzzzzzz....but as we dont have much time to say, I d like to agree to everyone who loves this melody...it is just OMG....till now, I put in my Mp 4 and listen to sooooo louddd...yeahhh

[oceania68]

Brilliant song of the times, soft melody and harmonies, something music today has lost..

[sutton216]

wow too the two idiot's that commented about this song bein #3 of top selling single.dont understand back then life wascalmer,people love too smile an feel good so when a feel good song came along it was like heaven so let get a piece of heaven an feel the love :)

[d96252]

@sutton216 - Those two are probably rock fans (at least one of then are, since all the legends he named are rock bands) so they enjoy a different genre of music. But for fans of oldies RnB and soul, this is among the greatest songs.

[TampaRicanSunshine]

@sutton216 Life was calmer back in the 80's? With crime, war, crack, Aids, running rampant all around the nation...and that's just a few of the crazy madness...r u kidding me?????

[sonofyah2726]

Just a great song !!!

Thanks for sending this track !!!

[AnnesBeachBody64]

this man is super fine!

[MyrycleMahn]

check out the new album "Dufflebag Dreams" from the artist "Myrycle Mahn". (pronounced miracle man). available on iTunes (iTunes Store), Amazon MP3. check out the radio singles "From My Hood To Your Hood" and "Strawberry Mind".

[bossienho]

O.M.G, It drives me crazy..........Old is Gold,,,,,,,,,,No songs are done this way this days.....Thumbs up is u agree with me.....

[macroevolve]

This reminds me of my first car I bought in 87'....1972 Buick Electra that was painted green with a paint brush, wiring was messed up, it had a toggle switch for the headlights :D....the 455 ran great though, and that's all I cared.

I paid 200 dollars for it....yah! :D

*Sigh* I miss those days.

[lizzy6435]

people with no creativity, cant say anything,if you cant create dont commicate

[theAbeElement]

I have always LOVED loved this song!!! and I really don't know why... it's just got this really sweet groove that makes me mmmmm! of course this great song deserves to be where it is!! one of my favorites of all time

[azeleapark]

gotta give the brother his dues, THAT was one handsome dude! and i aint gay either!

[sk8pkg]

This song is great I believed it deserved its ranking!

[Leigh0311]

have this on vinyl!!!