@MsTexas73 my condolences on the passing of your grandmother. seek out the teachings of Srila Prabhupada to get a clearer understanding of the meanings behind life and death. peace.
MY GOD, WHAT MEMORIES, I WAS ABOUT 8YRS OLD WHEN THIS CAME OUT...BUT I REMEMBER THE WHOLE SONG AND WHAT IT MEANT...I CAN'T BELIEVE I FOUND THIS SONG BY ACCIDENT....WONDERFUL MUSIC IN THOSE DAYS....
I am Only 20 Years Of Age And When I Want To Feel, Or Want To Believe In Love Again, Or Just Want Something Real With Substance...I Come To Oldies. I Thank My Father (60 Years Old) For Blessing Me Since I Was A Toddler With Such A Beautiful Culture And Genre Of Real Music. It's A Blessing.
MrJavinbur, Do you have the right page? R U sure? I mean, wer'e talking about music here.I am really glad someone thinks enough of these songs to share them with us. I am truely grateful.
I thought this was a sad but beautuiful song even though i was little kid over my aunts house and she used to play it i didnt know then the meaning of the song here i am 45 and now it all comes to me. i never knew who sung it but i found them the Unifics where is the beauty of this kind of music.
I just fine out that my girl is cheating is on me I feel that my beginning of end is coming whatever a little soul that I have left she took I guess her spirit is no longer with me wow thats what life is what about ?
@JTBLACKMAN43 it's ok im going tru the same thing,im just hoping i can make it back to my ex,thats the woman that i really love,we learn by our mistakes,life goes on,who knows you might find someone better than her,with time,good luck!
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It was many years later this song came true for me, long after some silly fight and words I could never take back. What I wouldn't give to tell him I'm sorry and I didn't mean any of it. I want to say I love you but he can no longer hear me. If you love someone tell him/her and never stop saying it.
true artistic genius is rarely recognized in a country steeped in racial hatred..BUT the beauty of a peoples soul shines forth in songs of love like this forever remembered by those of us who will NEVER forget (and we shine from beyond the grave..) these brothers were poor materially yet spiritually RICH..as evidenced by this wonderful mournful ballad..!
This song is classic. I remember it when I was a little kid. But does anyone know how to find the version that First Class sang. That's the one I remember. If anyone else remembers that version you'll remember in the song's intro you actually hear the car accident that killed the woman they're singing about. If anyone finds it please upload it.
indeed a very sad song, however, it's a reminder to myself,as well everyone that's lost a loved one, to keep them close in ur hearts, because they impact ours lives one way or another.... R.I.P.
LUV THIS SONG. I REMEMBER SOME RELATIONSHIP DEALIN' WITH OTHERS N SEEING THEM WITH MY 2 EYES. SOME WERE SAD SOME WERE HAPPY. BUT THIS SONG WILL LAST 4EVER WITHIN MY HEART. TO LOSE SOME1 U LUV SO DEARLY WHEN THINGS WEREN'T GOIN' RITE IN A COUPLES RELATIONSHIP IS SO SO SO SAAADDD. 63MCCABECREW.9/5/11
oh my god. oh my god. i found u. this is a sad love song n i was real young hanging 'round older people than me. i guess i felted safer being 'round people bigger n older than that could come to my rescue when i was n need. luvalwaysindependentgirl....
This song has been on my mind for so long, I heard it as a child and I could not remember what the words were............. how do I thank you for putting this up.......I love this song so much, it brings back memories of just listening to good muisc :0)
@jagheatsoul30 I fully agree with you. Call your R&B station and request this song over and over again. I would love to see The Unifics on tour. In the very early 1970's, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Al Johnson, the lead singer at a local spot in Southeast D.C. I hope all will Google Al Johnson and continue to support this Brother. I think I need to wash the dirt out of my eyes now. So I am going to play this song again. Lol
@0369DevilDog R and B stations are a joke. They are into Low Brain Atttention deficit, music. BUT MUSIC IS TIMELESS. ONLY PEOPLE GET OLDER. THIS IS ADVANCED MUSIC.
@CalypieAndroid Thanks for your reply. You said, "R&B stations are a joke". ADHD music? I have to cut to the chase. What you have said here make no sense to me....if music is timeless, then how is this song avanced music? It was played on R& B radio during my time, not yours. This is our time capsule music. "It's not advanced music". It has been unlocked from our past so you and others can hear it, now! Listen to it agian and think of a lost love you will never see again. Peace.
The Unifics are truly one of the most memorable groups who performed at the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia. Captivated the audience with their vocals, dance routines, and real-life experience songs. The Beginning of My End always made me cry. Their version of "Since You've Been Gone" was the best next to Aretha Franklin. Does anyone have film of their version? Weren't some or all of the members students at Howard University.
@sashchee Yes my Brother. They were students at Howad University. I hope all here will form a movement to request the "re-birth" of the Unifics. There are groups who make the rounds and just sing "old skool" songs. Why not The Unifics? I am going to call Howard radio station WHUR-FM and ask to about this. Also lets see if we can help this song go virual. (I million hits).
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Lord Have Mercy! This brings back soo many memories. I used to play this record a lot when I was a teenager. Just listening to this man sing about his pain and misery of losing the love of his life in a car accident after they had a silly fight, just makes me cry every time I hear this song. And I have heard this song many times and cried many times. It has that kind of affect on me, even when I was a adolescent. It touches your heart to the core. Soo beautiful.....
We really need a change in the air now....ppl are really suffering out here. I don't want to see ppl give up on life. Sometimes this music is our only comfort and it helps us make it through another day. The memories attached to this music is all some of us have to hold onto.
@BLKJEW01 wow! amazing how you sum totaled my feelings exact to point, who could have possibly have imagined things could and would end up so dismal,. this current generation has truly lost course.
On jan 16, 2009. I was stabbed in my head 10 times, burnt with hot cooking oil, and cut up with a scaple.. I played this songs for my sons and now they understans that could have been without their mom......
my little sister and I used to listen to this song, and felt every word ( we were ages about 7 and 9 years old !!!! ) we still remember every word to this day :]...........
I've been telling my now adult kids about this song for 20+ years, and finally they can hear it. This song is a sobering reminder that 99.999% of the things we fuss 'n fight about really don't matter. If this doesn't put it all in perspective nothing will. THANKS for uploading this sad-but-inspiring song.
Im so glad someone remembers this song. I've been trying find someone in my age group who could tell me the name of the person who sung this song, but no one knew what the heck I was singing.
which is why I DONT like to argue with the ones I love. Because tomorrow is not promise to any of us. And I am glad that the last words I said to my mom was "I LOVE YOU" and "THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MOTHER". I never spoke to her again.
@Bign2bdign In '72, I was a Marine in DC. I would cry inside when I listen to Mr. Johnson sing this song for me at local DC night spots. Only GOD knew why, and HE wasn't telling.
In 2008, I kept calling a long-time lady friend in FL, but got no answer. Finally, I called her co-worker who told me that my friend had died and was buried. I was going to ask my friend to marry me. Now, I sing the words to song from an unknown deepness in my heart. I thank God for my friend and Al.
@0369DevilDog My God brother, I don't know you, but I feel you. Your heart, your pain & how the pain in it is deeper than any ocean that ever exsited. & your love for your friend was even deeper & still is. This song is so hauting & brings out what's in the heart & soul only to well. Semper-Fi DevilDog....Semper-Fi.
@macreal65 Thank you Marine for those uplifting words. In July, I moved one state from Florida where she lived. Soon I will contact her twin sister, and go to her grave site. Her co-workers and twin sister thought her daughter had contacted me for the funeral. No one contacted me. I had just visited her weeks before she died. But I will always remember her smile, laughter and the years of fun we shared here on earth. God, I miss her so much! I will post you when I get back to Alabama. Semper Fi
@0369DevilDog Ok DevilDog, I don't know how to even respond on about the journey that you are about to embark on. I know you want to & I know you just have to also. It's the kind of vist that nobody wants to make. I hope that it lighten your heart & you can find some sort of peace of mind my brotha, I really do. So may God bless you with a lighter heart & give your mind rest. & may another special lady enter your life to help ease your mourning soul. You take care DevilDog...Semper Fi.
My Mother played this for her love of music, I played the song in awe of the lyrics and the way they made me view life and everything that comes along with it.
My Mother played this for her love of music, I played the song in awe of the lyrics and the way they made me view life and everything that comes along with it.
This song is forever in my memories because it became so much of my youthful days as I would play it on Saturdays as I cleaned house along with so many other songs of the era. It's truly a fine classic like myself.
I was fortunate enough to see The Unifics perform at The Apollo when I was a kid. They were amazing. I truly had never seen a group with moves like there's before or since. I had the pleasure of meeting Red while performing in D.C. What a nice guy an still as amazing now as he was 300 years ago. I am glad they're back together again.
my brother ( now age 48) called me yesterday and asked " what was that song, you know, the one where the guy was singing about a hearse I "ve been thinking about it all day- and you used to play it all the time when we were kids"....
so OK that tells me a lot. However, I did look it up and I DID play this song all the time. I grew up to be a jazz singer - all the sad, misery oriented songs ,LOL.
My uncle used to play this when I was just a kid in the early 70's. I've always liked this song and never knew who sang it. Sadly my uncle passed away in Sept. of 2009 but the memories I have of him will always remain. He was more like a big brother to me and this along with other songs are forever embedded in my heart. Thanks for posting this timeless classic. Very much appreciated.
@desmondshw i'm sure your uncle is in a much better place now, if he used to listen 2 music like this then i know that his soul was in the right place.
@sunmanpatoo I too have similar memories with my father and my uncles with songs like this -- played in the car or in the house. Great memories indeed! Well said sunman & desmond.
@desmondshw HES IN HEAVEN STILL PLAYIN THIS SONG ALONG WITH MY MOTHER AND NEPHEW AND BELEIVE ME IF HES WITH THESE TWO THEY R GETTIN THAY PARTA ONNNN********* BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU AND WANTS YOU TO KNOW THE PARTY DONT STOP ON EARTH
thats some disturbing shit when you get a call like that .. especially when you just got done arguing or fighting and you know when your significant other just walked out the door never knowing if you are ever going to see thyem again.
@markms2002 My Brother I pray that this did not happen to you. It is a pain I can not put into words. If you have to let them go. Let them go with love and not anger, Because when they are GONE, they are not coming back. Since I heard this story song by Al Johnson in '72, my life has never been the same when it come to my loves of my life. When we had to part, I made sure we departed in love. I was going back to one and she died before I got to her. The pain was nothing I had ever felt before.
@0369DevilDog it didnt happen to me my brother no i know someone that it happened to my best friend he got into a fight with his mom and he left to blow off some steam and they rushed his mom to the hospital and when he worked up the heart to see his mom he already knew it was the beginning of his moms end when she died he was torn apart he the youngest he was a mommas boy he was the only boy out of seven
I have been trying to find this song for every. I asked a couple of people about it but nobody said they had heard of it. I would say that it was a song about a husband and a wife having an argument and she got into a car accident.
i remember the moment you left us i woke up got out of bed woke your brother up to remind him to call you that day.....he didn't, i didn't, you couldn't ,she wouldn't
i brought you into this world so why would i not know when you left my world missing you lol 1stmom
I remember seeing The Unifics on 165 ST, Jamaica Ave, Lowes Valincia Theater along with The Delfonics the show was wonderful..I remember hiding in the ladiesroom so I could see both live performences...Thanks for posting.
This song has always been fresh in my memories as my father was killed in Jan of 1970. I had graduated from HSin 1969. Never saw these guys but appreciated their music. Loved their musiq.
this song will alway bring back memories of my high school years. Back then we were focused on growing up and going off to college with specter of the Vietnam war hanging over us. Many loved ones and friends went and a few did not make it home. I lost a very dear friend and his funeral was the same day as my senior prom on May 29, 1969. When they played that song, I simply lost it. R.I.P. Eddie.
I'm like jermanjr47 I remember this from my childhood but never knew who sang it and really I never heard of this group and I was atleast 5 or 6 when this came out in 1969 Baltimore Md.
My mom talked about this song, and would sing it when it came on the radio (rarely but every so often somone would request it). Very sad but beautiful melody
My baby left this earth on November 20th, she needed a hearth and lung transplant, she did not make it,she was in the hospital, she woke up about 1-2am, said Mommy I want to sit up, I went around the bed to help her and she died in my arms, SOOOOOO sad, this song reminds me of the black hearst, baby I LOVE YOU, but you are in GOD'S arms now, I MISS YOU, she was 29 years old , and a graduate of University of Tennessee in Accounting, missed but not ever foggotten, .....PEACE MOMMY
sorry 4 your loss, tkis song is somewhat a anthem in my family, but with all the strength within, we stand strong and NEVER 4 get.. this is unknown therapy .
I really Love this song, you really have to watch what you say and how you say it to the person you are in LOVE with. Not just a male/female, it could be your Mother, sister or brother ect...I have not heard this song in awhile this brings back lots of memorys..THIS IS A CLASSIC SONG...
@VTERRELL Oh wow how did I miss that show? I met him in DC back in the '70's and he is such humble a down to earth Brother, I heard him during an interview on WHUR one night; and you can hear the the love of people in this Brothers heart. I pray he get he and the Unifics get a big shot at top of the music chart and tours.
Nice song and I thought it was recorded by New Birth. But never heard this song until I started listening to this song on our local station here in Birmingham,Alabama 900 Gold WATV.
thank you this was real for us in tomkins projects in brooklyn. i had a crush on her and her name was michael God bless her. she fell 14storys to her death the summer. my sister could not hear this song because she was her best friend.
RIP Pops.
StraightOuttaSylmar 2 weeks ago
The opening verse to this song perfectly describes how my family felt on the day of my grandmother's funeral this past November. :`(
MsTexas73 3 weeks ago
@MsTexas73 my condolences on the passing of your grandmother. seek out the teachings of Srila Prabhupada to get a clearer understanding of the meanings behind life and death. peace.
sunmanpatoo 2 weeks ago
yes, it's another nice one.
takemeback2 3 weeks ago
I lost my first love in 1996 and still feels like yesterday. Will always love you Glenn.
53debbieg 4 weeks ago in playlist The Unifics
Lynette and Lawrence Proctor!! I still hurt from missing ya'll!!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIP!!!!
nellproc 1 month ago
these guys were badd
allenwood100 1 month ago
MY GOD, WHAT MEMORIES, I WAS ABOUT 8YRS OLD WHEN THIS CAME OUT...BUT I REMEMBER THE WHOLE SONG AND WHAT IT MEANT...I CAN'T BELIEVE I FOUND THIS SONG BY ACCIDENT....WONDERFUL MUSIC IN THOSE DAYS....
piscesdiva50 2 months ago
Thank u so much nena I need that peace u & family.
JTBLACKMAN43 2 months ago
great song!
jody808 2 months ago
I am Only 20 Years Of Age And When I Want To Feel, Or Want To Believe In Love Again, Or Just Want Something Real With Substance...I Come To Oldies. I Thank My Father (60 Years Old) For Blessing Me Since I Was A Toddler With Such A Beautiful Culture And Genre Of Real Music. It's A Blessing.
SiSiNi360 2 months ago
MrJavinbur, Do you have the right page? R U sure? I mean, wer'e talking about music here.I am really glad someone thinks enough of these songs to share them with us. I am truely grateful.
cookietwosweet 2 months ago
WJLD Birmingham, Alabama. Disc Jockey "Tall Paul" played this song at the beginning of his show. Thanks for posting a great memory.
doc2skate 2 months ago
@doc2skate YOU TOOK IT THERE! My Mom had the radio blasting EVERY Saturday Morning! I know Every Song.
brigitgirl 1 month ago
i died inside
neesha4590 2 months ago
OMG!! This takes me back to my days of youth; just listening to station WRAP, AM!
They don't make sounds like that anymore.
andewill01 3 months ago
I thought this was a sad but beautuiful song even though i was little kid over my aunts house and she used to play it i didnt know then the meaning of the song here i am 45 and now it all comes to me. i never knew who sung it but i found them the Unifics where is the beauty of this kind of music.
RUFFRYDER1996 3 months ago
Thanks @JTBLACKMAN43 I need that peace.
JTBLACKMAN43 3 months ago
I just fine out that my girl is cheating is on me I feel that my beginning of end is coming whatever a little soul that I have left she took I guess her spirit is no longer with me wow thats what life is what about ?
JTBLACKMAN43 3 months ago 5
@JTBLACKMAN43 be strong family. there's someone out there for you, a true soul, a divine soul.
sunmanpatoo 3 months ago 3
@JTBLACKMAN43 Its gonna be ok; just keep the faith cause another lady is waiting somewhere for you down the road. God bless.
NenaGoodluck 2 months ago
@JTBLACKMAN43 it's ok im going tru the same thing,im just hoping i can make it back to my ex,thats the woman that i really love,we learn by our mistakes,life goes on,who knows you might find someone better than her,with time,good luck!
288pops 2 weeks ago
Life is never the same after you lose anyone so close to your heart
kissmylipsification 3 months ago
The saddest love song ever.......
ex4life96 3 months ago
Dolphins Head Coach Sparano sent out a spirited message to Dolfans-He said he needs you all at the stadium 2REPRESENT &that the team needs your support & undying loyalty-He finished up with-We're going to get there (GET THERE-WHERE? DAMN-iT!) one way or the other-I hope its with you but we'll do it without you-What do you think about his message-Will you be cheering on the Fins @SunLifeStadium this season-Sound off here @WPLG Your responses will be read on WPLG Local10News @6am "BELiEVE"
MRjimvinnburr 4 months ago
It was many years later this song came true for me, long after some silly fight and words I could never take back. What I wouldn't give to tell him I'm sorry and I didn't mean any of it. I want to say I love you but he can no longer hear me. If you love someone tell him/her and never stop saying it.
MsClassof1969 4 months ago 2
@MsClassof1969 heartbreaking sweetheart! may Allah bless you!
glarryw 1 month ago
true artistic genius is rarely recognized in a country steeped in racial hatred..BUT the beauty of a peoples soul shines forth in songs of love like this forever remembered by those of us who will NEVER forget (and we shine from beyond the grave..) these brothers were poor materially yet spiritually RICH..as evidenced by this wonderful mournful ballad..!
Capulus10 4 months ago in playlist Capulus10's favorites
"A Timeless Classic"
MrAmanij716 5 months ago
I just remember, who sang this song, Classic from my childhood...great post
cgreenartpro1 5 months ago
A classic and one of the best!
nostalgiahistoria67 5 months ago in playlist Unifics, The
This song is classic. I remember it when I was a little kid. But does anyone know how to find the version that First Class sang. That's the one I remember. If anyone else remembers that version you'll remember in the song's intro you actually hear the car accident that killed the woman they're singing about. If anyone finds it please upload it.
CoolSean42 5 months ago
Always timeless. I love this
fishscale71 5 months ago
indeed a very sad song, however, it's a reminder to myself,as well everyone that's lost a loved one, to keep them close in ur hearts, because they impact ours lives one way or another.... R.I.P.
hardcored100 5 months ago 2
LUV THIS SONG. I REMEMBER SOME RELATIONSHIP DEALIN' WITH OTHERS N SEEING THEM WITH MY 2 EYES. SOME WERE SAD SOME WERE HAPPY. BUT THIS SONG WILL LAST 4EVER WITHIN MY HEART. TO LOSE SOME1 U LUV SO DEARLY WHEN THINGS WEREN'T GOIN' RITE IN A COUPLES RELATIONSHIP IS SO SO SO SAAADDD. 63MCCABECREW.9/5/11
TheFamoustwerkers 5 months ago
Oh my god. This is such a beautiful song. My sister experienced a pain like this.
OkufuWarriors 5 months ago
oh my god. oh my god. i found u. this is a sad love song n i was real young hanging 'round older people than me. i guess i felted safer being 'round people bigger n older than that could come to my rescue when i was n need. luvalwaysindependentgirl....
KandyKotted 6 months ago
I love you tube. I had never heard of this group. I found them by accident. What a beautiful song lyrically and vocally.
PatsBooks 6 months ago
WHERE ARE YOU GUYS I MISS YOU YOUR MUSIC IS AWESOME WHY DON'T YOU PERFORM ANY MORE.
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damyon55 6 months ago
I just love this song
dorothymoore14 6 months ago
This song has been on my mind for so long, I heard it as a child and I could not remember what the words were............. how do I thank you for putting this up.......I love this song so much, it brings back memories of just listening to good muisc :0)
jane78ist 6 months ago
I miss my godfather Harold Worthington
EJProductions11 7 months ago
songs of all songs
randolph65 7 months ago
What a great story song. sad, but inspiring at the same time...
1shortyrok 7 months ago
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nice song really good
tequilarise5000 8 months ago
oh man..the mighty Unifics...! Songs from Heaven here on Earth!!!.. today's groups don't stand a chance..!! I am crying...tears of pure joy...!!!
Capulus10 8 months ago 2
this gives meh shivers...how could this have been slept on from mainstream...im.....im....in lost for words!flawless!!theres one!
jagheatsoul30 8 months ago
@jagheatsoul30 I fully agree with you. Call your R&B station and request this song over and over again. I would love to see The Unifics on tour. In the very early 1970's, I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Al Johnson, the lead singer at a local spot in Southeast D.C. I hope all will Google Al Johnson and continue to support this Brother. I think I need to wash the dirt out of my eyes now. So I am going to play this song again. Lol
0369DevilDog 7 months ago
@0369DevilDog R and B stations are a joke. They are into Low Brain Atttention deficit, music. BUT MUSIC IS TIMELESS. ONLY PEOPLE GET OLDER. THIS IS ADVANCED MUSIC.
CalypieAndroid 7 months ago
@CalypieAndroid Thanks for your reply. You said, "R&B stations are a joke". ADHD music? I have to cut to the chase. What you have said here make no sense to me....if music is timeless, then how is this song avanced music? It was played on R& B radio during my time, not yours. This is our time capsule music. "It's not advanced music". It has been unlocked from our past so you and others can hear it, now! Listen to it agian and think of a lost love you will never see again. Peace.
0369DevilDog 7 months ago
I miss my daddy Sparkmen!!!!
merkbae 10 months ago
The Unifics are truly one of the most memorable groups who performed at the Uptown Theater in Philadelphia. Captivated the audience with their vocals, dance routines, and real-life experience songs. The Beginning of My End always made me cry. Their version of "Since You've Been Gone" was the best next to Aretha Franklin. Does anyone have film of their version? Weren't some or all of the members students at Howard University.
sashchee 10 months ago 4
@sashchee Yes my Brother. They were students at Howad University. I hope all here will form a movement to request the "re-birth" of the Unifics. There are groups who make the rounds and just sing "old skool" songs. Why not The Unifics? I am going to call Howard radio station WHUR-FM and ask to about this. Also lets see if we can help this song go virual. (I million hits).
0369DevilDog 7 months ago
This song makes my cry. I remember my mons use to sing it loud late night after my father died. Good song
agqueen22 10 months ago
Omg! This was ish! A lot of the brothers straightened up after this song came out, thanks for memories. Sad.
sukisuki59 10 months ago
Da MiGHTY, MiGHTY DOLPHiN PLAYERS MUST HAVE SEEN THEiR DOUBLY TOUGH 2011 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE...DAMN RiTE MiAMi DOLPHiNS-DiS iS YOUR TiME 2 STEP UP & SHiNE...U R ON Da NATiONAL & WORLD STAGE RiTE NOW...U EiTHER PUT UP WiNS & NOTHiNG LESS...WE NEED REAL, REAL BiG GAME TiME WiNNERS iN 2011...STAND UP & MOST iMPORTANTLY MAN UP & WiN...R U WiNNiNG RiTE NOW...DAMN RiTE..."BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!!
MrJavinbur 10 months ago 8
THIS IS THE SADDEST SONG I HAVE EVER HEARD BUT I LOVE IT. WE USED TO SAY MAMA SING THE CADILLAC SONG
joooie1977 10 months ago 3
Lovely....
ThankyouGODGreta 10 months ago
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if any of you like rap, look up flesh n bone - playa hater, it uses this track as a sample. P'z
pdriderx 10 months ago
Another beautiful song from a DC group.
MrTylermclean1 10 months ago
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hkenbell 11 months ago
i've been looking for this song, off and on, for years…
bbebop 11 months ago
Oh yeah
joneschevy78 11 months ago
That's how singing is done!
strodogg130 1 year ago
Lord Have Mercy! This brings back soo many memories. I used to play this record a lot when I was a teenager. Just listening to this man sing about his pain and misery of losing the love of his life in a car accident after they had a silly fight, just makes me cry every time I hear this song. And I have heard this song many times and cried many times. It has that kind of affect on me, even when I was a adolescent. It touches your heart to the core. Soo beautiful.....
tommiexander 1 year ago 11
We really need a change in the air now....ppl are really suffering out here. I don't want to see ppl give up on life. Sometimes this music is our only comfort and it helps us make it through another day. The memories attached to this music is all some of us have to hold onto.
BLKJEW01 1 year ago 2
@BLKJEW01 wow! amazing how you sum totaled my feelings exact to point, who could have possibly have imagined things could and would end up so dismal,. this current generation has truly lost course.
ladymakini 11 months ago
1969 was a very good year...change was in the air
MrKeithMJones 1 year ago
@MrKeithMJones YESSIR! I WAS BORN! Lol
demetrius067 1 year ago
This is a powerful from childhood.
moidounltd2 1 year ago
On jan 16, 2009. I was stabbed in my head 10 times, burnt with hot cooking oil, and cut up with a scaple.. I played this songs for my sons and now they understans that could have been without their mom......
Renee27601 1 year ago 2
Powerful lyrics that touches people in every way. If u can feel this song u know life is precious. Great song
endless441 1 year ago
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My grandfather past when this song was out,so it means a lot to me.Everytime I hear it,I think of him.
francesfrieson 1 year ago
My grandfather pasted when this song was out,so it means a lot to me.Everytime I hear it,I think of him.
francesfrieson 1 year ago 2
my little sister and I used to listen to this song, and felt every word ( we were ages about 7 and 9 years old !!!! ) we still remember every word to this day :]...........
Angelsong321 1 year ago
rememberthis song good music todays musuc is not loke this
MrMiles716 1 year ago
this has a lot of meaning
randolph65 1 year ago
@randolph65 Amen to that!
grickard319582010 1 year ago
I love this song it mean so much to me because I lost my son
TheLovemygod 1 year ago
I've been telling my now adult kids about this song for 20+ years, and finally they can hear it. This song is a sobering reminder that 99.999% of the things we fuss 'n fight about really don't matter. If this doesn't put it all in perspective nothing will. THANKS for uploading this sad-but-inspiring song.
StrawberryQwik 1 year ago
Im so glad someone remembers this song. I've been trying find someone in my age group who could tell me the name of the person who sung this song, but no one knew what the heck I was singing.
mslovelace11 1 year ago
@mslovelace11 Me too! I know exactly what you're saying. YouTube and this internet ain't no joke! Right?
StrawberryQwik 1 year ago
which is why I DONT like to argue with the ones I love. Because tomorrow is not promise to any of us. And I am glad that the last words I said to my mom was "I LOVE YOU" and "THANK YOU FOR BEING MY MOTHER". I never spoke to her again.
purplesista57 1 year ago
The GREATEST STORY Ever Told On Wax!!Washington,DC's Own...........:-)
Bign2bdign 1 year ago
@Bign2bdign In '72, I was a Marine in DC. I would cry inside when I listen to Mr. Johnson sing this song for me at local DC night spots. Only GOD knew why, and HE wasn't telling.
In 2008, I kept calling a long-time lady friend in FL, but got no answer. Finally, I called her co-worker who told me that my friend had died and was buried. I was going to ask my friend to marry me. Now, I sing the words to song from an unknown deepness in my heart. I thank God for my friend and Al.
0369DevilDog 1 year ago
@0369DevilDog My God brother, I don't know you, but I feel you. Your heart, your pain & how the pain in it is deeper than any ocean that ever exsited. & your love for your friend was even deeper & still is. This song is so hauting & brings out what's in the heart & soul only to well. Semper-Fi DevilDog....Semper-Fi.
macreal65 1 year ago
@macreal65 Thank you Marine for those uplifting words. In July, I moved one state from Florida where she lived. Soon I will contact her twin sister, and go to her grave site. Her co-workers and twin sister thought her daughter had contacted me for the funeral. No one contacted me. I had just visited her weeks before she died. But I will always remember her smile, laughter and the years of fun we shared here on earth. God, I miss her so much! I will post you when I get back to Alabama. Semper Fi
0369DevilDog 1 year ago
@0369DevilDog Ok DevilDog, I don't know how to even respond on about the journey that you are about to embark on. I know you want to & I know you just have to also. It's the kind of vist that nobody wants to make. I hope that it lighten your heart & you can find some sort of peace of mind my brotha, I really do. So may God bless you with a lighter heart & give your mind rest. & may another special lady enter your life to help ease your mourning soul. You take care DevilDog...Semper Fi.
macreal65 1 year ago
A masterpiece.
prettycountrygirl2 1 year ago
My Mother played this for her love of music, I played the song in awe of the lyrics and the way they made me view life and everything that comes along with it.
JONATHAN DANGEROUS STORM.......FLAME ON!
rSharpeMusic 1 year ago
My Mother played this for her love of music, I played the song in awe of the lyrics and the way they made me view life and everything that comes along with it.
rSharpeMusic 1 year ago
I've seen the unifics perform this &many other songs thank you, COURT OF LOVE old school gent.
MrGenebryant 1 year ago
@MrGenebryant THE APOLLO IS WHATS HAPPINING NOW&BACK IN THE DAY.
MrGenebryant 1 year ago
11:40 p.m. August 10, 2020 - Missing U - CJ
ecjacks 1 year ago
Oh man..............Thanks
MrJcsmith99 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting this thanks.
devantevoncreation 1 year ago
I love this. It takes me back at least 30 years.
Maccar5 1 year ago
This song is forever in my memories because it became so much of my youthful days as I would play it on Saturdays as I cleaned house along with so many other songs of the era. It's truly a fine classic like myself.
joynpayne 1 year ago
when I was a teen this song was the end of the monday night jams called blue monday in Columbus ohio.. takes me way .. way back .. thanks!
batamama7 1 year ago
when I was a teen this song was the end of the monday night jams called blue monday in Columbus ohio.. takes me way .. way back .. thanks!
batamama7 1 year ago
when I was a tenn this song was the end of the monday night jams called blue monday in Columbus ohio.. takes me way .. way back .. thanks!
batamama7 1 year ago
I was fortunate enough to see The Unifics perform at The Apollo when I was a kid. They were amazing. I truly had never seen a group with moves like there's before or since. I had the pleasure of meeting Red while performing in D.C. What a nice guy an still as amazing now as he was 300 years ago. I am glad they're back together again.
drumrolle 1 year ago
my brother ( now age 48) called me yesterday and asked " what was that song, you know, the one where the guy was singing about a hearse I "ve been thinking about it all day- and you used to play it all the time when we were kids"....
so OK that tells me a lot. However, I did look it up and I DID play this song all the time. I grew up to be a jazz singer - all the sad, misery oriented songs ,LOL.
this is for you , K. M. ............
Angelsong321 1 year ago
does anyone trully remember
alaskandream1 1 year ago
@alaskandream1 oh baby i remember i was in jr. high
oldschoolsister55 1 year ago
LUV IT SOOO MUCH THANKZ.
HPNOTIQEYEZ69 1 year ago
you never know who you will miss till that person is gone !!!!!!!!!!!!!! teary eyed song
dadada611 1 year ago
Awesome! A Soul music classic!
nostalgiahistoria67 1 year ago
Thank you so very much for posting this great music. Now, this is what I´m talking about!! Music with a message.
tam2075 1 year ago
who was the lead vocals for this group , he sounds like the lead singer for the group tavare?
NardoFree2 1 year ago
LOVE IT
lilyin2010 1 year ago
One of the saddest songs ever recorded......
DetroitLives313 1 year ago
Talk about a great memory-this is it. As sad as this song is, I loved it then, I love it now.
Treaty4 1 year ago
This is a sad song that actually puts a picture of the story in your head.
matrox 1 year ago 3
My uncle used to play this when I was just a kid in the early 70's. I've always liked this song and never knew who sang it. Sadly my uncle passed away in Sept. of 2009 but the memories I have of him will always remain. He was more like a big brother to me and this along with other songs are forever embedded in my heart. Thanks for posting this timeless classic. Very much appreciated.
desmondshw 1 year ago 31
@desmondshw i'm sure your uncle is in a much better place now, if he used to listen 2 music like this then i know that his soul was in the right place.
sunmanpatoo 1 year ago 6
@sunmanpatoo I too have similar memories with my father and my uncles with songs like this -- played in the car or in the house. Great memories indeed! Well said sunman & desmond.
ldonhawk 1 year ago
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@sunmanpatoo True dat !
stevieplez2 6 months ago
@desmondshw HES IN HEAVEN STILL PLAYIN THIS SONG ALONG WITH MY MOTHER AND NEPHEW AND BELEIVE ME IF HES WITH THESE TWO THEY R GETTIN THAY PARTA ONNNN********* BECAUSE HE LOVES YOU AND WANTS YOU TO KNOW THE PARTY DONT STOP ON EARTH
drsthurman 1 year ago
thats some disturbing shit when you get a call like that .. especially when you just got done arguing or fighting and you know when your significant other just walked out the door never knowing if you are ever going to see thyem again.
markms2002 1 year ago
@markms2002 My Brother I pray that this did not happen to you. It is a pain I can not put into words. If you have to let them go. Let them go with love and not anger, Because when they are GONE, they are not coming back. Since I heard this story song by Al Johnson in '72, my life has never been the same when it come to my loves of my life. When we had to part, I made sure we departed in love. I was going back to one and she died before I got to her. The pain was nothing I had ever felt before.
0369DevilDog 1 year ago
@0369DevilDog it didnt happen to me my brother no i know someone that it happened to my best friend he got into a fight with his mom and he left to blow off some steam and they rushed his mom to the hospital and when he worked up the heart to see his mom he already knew it was the beginning of his moms end when she died he was torn apart he the youngest he was a mommas boy he was the only boy out of seven
markms2002 8 months ago
Makes me cry every time i hear it. song is so sad and beautiful
diana216h 1 year ago
AMAZING NOTHING ELSE TO SAY !!!!!!
xexyfella 1 year ago
I have been trying to find this song for every. I asked a couple of people about it but nobody said they had heard of it. I would say that it was a song about a husband and a wife having an argument and she got into a car accident.
annegangel 1 year ago
my mother played it 4 me too when i was like 9 alsoo..greatt sonng so sad thoo
TIGGA1221 1 year ago
Grind 'em ups in NYC!! Sad song and such memories.
cleach53 1 year ago
my mom played thi s song for me and i was like 11 or 12 and i told her how sad it was and i never forgot that memorie
nastalgiaj 2 years ago 2
i remember the moment you left us i woke up got out of bed woke your brother up to remind him to call you that day.....he didn't, i didn't, you couldn't ,she wouldn't
i brought you into this world so why would i not know when you left my world missing you lol 1stmom
crvastar 2 years ago
MISSING YOU
crvastar 2 years ago
I remember seeing The Unifics on 165 ST, Jamaica Ave, Lowes Valincia Theater along with The Delfonics the show was wonderful..I remember hiding in the ladiesroom so I could see both live performences...Thanks for posting.
justbroadway 2 years ago 3
This song has always been fresh in my memories as my father was killed in Jan of 1970. I had graduated from HSin 1969. Never saw these guys but appreciated their music. Loved their musiq.
MsCupid719 2 years ago
i love thisss
aliyahs5400 2 years ago
Great. That's all I can say
Dgetns 2 years ago
this song will alway bring back memories of my high school years. Back then we were focused on growing up and going off to college with specter of the Vietnam war hanging over us. Many loved ones and friends went and a few did not make it home. I lost a very dear friend and his funeral was the same day as my senior prom on May 29, 1969. When they played that song, I simply lost it. R.I.P. Eddie.
MsClassof1969 2 years ago 2
This is one of the prettiest and saddest songs I have ever heard, but every now and then I have to hear it. Thanks
mikeydoo23866 2 years ago 2
I'm like jermanjr47 I remember this from my childhood but never knew who sang it and really I never heard of this group and I was atleast 5 or 6 when this came out in 1969 Baltimore Md.
happyorganist 2 years ago
Brings in the memories
koololdman 2 years ago
I have heard this jam many, many years ago i never knew who sang it untill now, Thanks for bringing back the memories
hermanjr47 2 years ago 6
you're welcome hermanjr47
sunmanpatoo 2 years ago 3
My mom talked about this song, and would sing it when it came on the radio (rarely but every so often somone would request it). Very sad but beautiful melody
719kai719 2 years ago
Took me years to find this. Thanks for the post!! brings back memories of B'more
albsgirl 2 years ago
Been a long time since i heard this beautiful song.
soulsupremeful 2 years ago
My baby left this earth on November 20th, she needed a hearth and lung transplant, she did not make it,she was in the hospital, she woke up about 1-2am, said Mommy I want to sit up, I went around the bed to help her and she died in my arms, SOOOOOO sad, this song reminds me of the black hearst, baby I LOVE YOU, but you are in GOD'S arms now, I MISS YOU, she was 29 years old , and a graduate of University of Tennessee in Accounting, missed but not ever foggotten, .....PEACE MOMMY
bjreed19 2 years ago 34
that actully brought a tear to my eye...they say that god takes the good ones first and dont be sad coz we all meet in the end
militaryminded85 2 years ago
@militaryminded85
Thanks for that reminder. Blessings to you my Brother.
0369DevilDog 1 year ago
sorry 4 your loss, tkis song is somewhat a anthem in my family, but with all the strength within, we stand strong and NEVER 4 get.. this is unknown therapy .
kittykare4u 1 year ago
I really Love this song, you really have to watch what you say and how you say it to the person you are in LOVE with. Not just a male/female, it could be your Mother, sister or brother ect...I have not heard this song in awhile this brings back lots of memorys..THIS IS A CLASSIC SONG...
Babygotback1955 2 years ago
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One of the greatest and sadest love songs - ever!
kmttaseti 2 years ago
One of the greatest and saddest love songs ever!
kmttaseti 2 years ago 2
don't get any sadder than this. I was 14 when this song was out.
mmangum4444 2 years ago 2
this is the most sadist song i have ever heard in my life and i am 56, wow, nothing like it since, but its beautiful and so true, i think
TheZm7 2 years ago 3
I love this song it so heart breaking. u only live once. Jojo
mpbabi210 2 years ago
I was 12 years old when this came out, and I never thought I'd hear it again. Way to go You Tube. It brings back so many memories.
whatisthequestion3 2 years ago 2
Wow! I remember these guys and thought they were fantastic.
jeannemilliard 2 years ago
cherish tthe special person in your life. Each moment of life is so very precious.
mschocolot 2 years ago 3
wowowowowo what a classic......
gregfilms 2 years ago
Wow! What a classic. Thanks for posting.
afflady 2 years ago
WOW......The last time I heard this was on the love affair with kevin''Slowjammin''james back when he was on 92.3 The Beat!!!!
smoothgroov 2 years ago
unifics was the baddest group smoking out of DC back in the day
granprix49 2 years ago
I just heard Al Johnson perform last night here in DC.
VTERRELL 2 years ago
Really!!!! Where?
mcoldskool 2 years ago
He was at the Carter Baron.
VTERRELL 2 years ago
@VTERRELL Oh wow how did I miss that show? I met him in DC back in the '70's and he is such humble a down to earth Brother, I heard him during an interview on WHUR one night; and you can hear the the love of people in this Brothers heart. I pray he get he and the Unifics get a big shot at top of the music chart and tours.
0369DevilDog 1 year ago
Nice song and I thought it was recorded by New Birth. But never heard this song until I started listening to this song on our local station here in Birmingham,Alabama 900 Gold WATV.
RussellAthletics 2 years ago
Thank you, thank you for bringing back some wonderful memories of my teen years at Carver High, New Orleans! (1969 graduate - go Rams!)
SanFranOakland 2 years ago
Such a sad, but beautiful love song.
prettycountrygirl2 2 years ago
thank you this was real for us in tomkins projects in brooklyn. i had a crush on her and her name was michael God bless her. she fell 14storys to her death the summer. my sister could not hear this song because she was her best friend.
thank you and god bless
hkherring 2 years ago 3
Awesome! 100% classic soul ballad!
nostalgiahistoria67 2 years ago 2
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