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That is a great song! I miss hearing him now....is he still making songs?

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Hey guys, you know BJ's gay don't you? What a pity! I mean he can't get married to a lover can he (except for a few places)? He has likely been otherwise abused by society too, such as by DOMA (the Defense of Marriage Act in the U.S.), which the IRS uses to deny him the tax provisions straight married couples enjoy - like inheritance taxes being deferred until the second person dies. I'm just glad I'm not gay. Sing pretty BJ. Maybe society will forget you're one of those detestable homos.

SabraStiehl 1 month ago

Would like to know who played the great sitar

zebratangozebra 1 month ago

I enjoy his music so very much, thanks for sharing. Oh, and yeah buddy he' s handsome!!

TheMagnoliagirl 1 month ago

The singing is just too good for the wimpy instruments playing in what sounds like the background.

EyesOfFrozenMeat 1 month ago

The 'hook' to me has always been the twangy guitar intro (or is it a sitar ?), the clean, clear production, the catchy 'popness' of the song's melody, the simple, meaningful lyrics and of course the great vocals of BJ Thomas. In other words, this whole slice of music will always remain great and timeless ! Regards, IAN in Oz.

thisiswright 2 months ago

kawaii

abloco1 3 months ago

Anoint him anoint him anoint him... lol

CptFailure 3 months ago

I saw hin live in the earley eighties, he was great and he said about himself "I'm an entertainer that's a Christian, not a Christian entertainer" really stuck with me.

tes1637 3 months ago

@tes1637 Great quote and great vocal!

murraymae 2 months ago

These songs are still great today as they were back then

JosephFrappollo 4 months ago

Brill song. The BS version is horrible IMHO

fossie32 5 months ago

@fossie32 I just heard the other version for the first time the other day. In my opinion "horrible" is a charitable description. best, david (from my new channel)

davidhertzberg 5 months ago

blue swede was a group from sweden who took this song to # 1

psychedelicsam1 5 months ago

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO AND SONG.Thank you for sharing.

beadsstitcher 6 months ago

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Here's a place in time that society forgot. When music was cool, groovy & innocent. Lyrics were clean and people were pure and unspoiled. Unlike today how media serves our kids a bunch of FILTH where lyrics of gang-sta rap & hip-hop are full of profanity, recording artists are horny sexual beings portrayed in videos & pop stars are admired for getting in trouble with the law - WHAT kind of CRAP is that ?? Just citing how societal erosion is deteriorating the very fabric that holds us together.

Korvinski 6 months ago

Please tell happy birthday to B.J.!!!!!!!! I am a little late, "Elvis By Ray"

elvisbyray 7 months ago

Thanks for this posting David, this is my favorite version. Can you please tell me from which album it comes? It has the backing vocals, a fuller strings sound & puts the electric sitar more to the back of the track. Steve

lgendarychickenfairy 7 months ago

@lgendarychickenfairy Hi Steve, my recollection is that this came from a CD, one of those "Great Artists of the 20th Century" types that have all of Thomas' greatest songs. If I can find out more details I will let you know but to be honest I am not sure I have the CD anymore. best, david

davidhertzberg 7 months ago

My parents must have played a lot of his songs when I was growing up. I'm in my 40's now and didn't realize how many of his songs I really liked until I started looking them up on youtube!

odflyer1 8 months ago

What a great tune

eighttrack70 11 months ago

Where's the Ooga chaka? Why would Blue Swede think that it needed to add that. lol

sartellman 1 year ago 2

@sartellman What is "Blue Swede"?

davidhertzberg 7 months ago

@davidhertzberg People who did a better version of this song, Reservoir Dogs for life.

Aarownd 7 months ago

saw him in concert a couple yrs ago.. he still has the magic, every bit of it

1besoul 1 year ago

stll going. i always liked the way he sung. people say that he cannot hold a note like he use to. He is older, from what i have seen any singer from back in the days cannot hold that note that they use to. also i like his christian songs, they are great songs.

aesanchez100 1 year ago 8

:-)

starfieldbsd 1 year ago 2

Great for singing along!

avdehate 1 year ago 5

Everyone thinks of Blue Swede when they hear this song. BJ Thomas' original version is the classic.

jporcel100 1 year ago 2

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