Slave - Watching You

[freebirdfatcatmaddog]

was this keith sweats mentor haha!!!

[johanna717]

@freebirdfatcatmaddog LOL I said the exact same thing - and omg those vocal runs are outrageous! Sweat wished he could hold that vibrato!

[DjCastenStonez]

"classic"

[DaOrigTruthSeeker]

Now and days the dudes be walking down the street watching other dudes.....lmbao!!

[byjuu246]

@DaOrigTruthSeeker What a crying SHAME!!!!!!!!!

[doozerace]

Incredible vocal by Arrington. I remember when the song first hit, alot of folks was'nt feeling his vocal delivery. A week later we were all trying to sing like him. (lol)

[Gunnercv]

tune

[PVPwarcraftologist]

rollin down tha street smokin indo .. =P

[KingDre59]

@PVPwarcraftologist rollin 2...lol nice hook

[MsRayan01]

@PVPwarcraftologist hell ya

[alexasd299]

muito massaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaa

[Chicano2078]

Cool song. Funk musics is badass especially the beats.

[alexasd299]

muito massa

[Garge35455]

Watching ladies go by watching you

[russochristine1]

Omg Kieth sweat is on there!

[russochristine1]

Still sounds as good as ever!!!

[Amatullah1013]

Wow the memories, at the roller skating rink this was the song back in the day at Jerome Ave skating rink Bronx New York lol

[uselesspieceofsheet]

@Amatullah1013 the skate key!!! hahaha werd up!

[umpire504]

Stevie A. Damn!

[thedjscotto]

Pharrell & Snoop brought me here.... favorited though.

[Patriclese]

I'm in my early 20's and bump this shit like it came out yesterday! Man R.I.P. to one of the era's of great music!

[happytails2]

1980. In college in the dorm the room across the hall. Really really love this song. The bass from the speaker rattled the walls every afternoon that whole year.

[MsCharlieBrown78]

does anyone know which type of bass guitar mark adams used?

[fightingsoul100]

got every beauty she carry it well,

with a naked eye

[fightingsoul100]

I Love These Disco Songs, good Times

ALL DAY LONG

[92badblood]

snoop sampled twice

[02Stratus]

@92badblood Yeah, I heard that vocal melody in the hook of "Gin & Juice," and then the first line in "Let's Get Blown".

[africkinamerican]

@02Stratus yeah i just realized the connection the other night as I was sippin on some gin & juice myself and naturally, humming the Snoop and Dre tune ... and I said "wait a second! They took that from Slave and they just changed the melody a little"

"Doggie Dogg World" stole a line from "If it Ain't One Thing It's Another." I used to think that was the funniest song.

[aperfectmess357]

This is a great song!! Summer time especially!! All the girls in shorts the guys use to sing this!! LOL Great times!!! Great song!!

[Gunnercv]

I think this was the best music era...

[therealraybaby]

I remember when i was about 12 & I saw a group of teenage girls flip da fuck out when this song came on while we were at school. i think someone had a radio n da halls & from dat moment on this song was embedded in my conscience. Nowadays while enjoying it, da Funk flows so sweet n da lyrics make me feel like a youth again.

[breakin88]

They used this song on an episode of

"Everybody Hates Chris" it was so smooth how they just threw it in there.

[TheNitroiMPACT]

@breakin88

Lol I saw that same episode. It was on Nick At Night last night, right?

[anUHkins]

@breakin88 lol that show actually plays some good songs at perfect moments often lol

[mizztennessee901]

@breakin88 yes it was

[charlesedwintaylor]

LOVE ! ! !

[Reneep34]

Proud to be a child of 80's and 90's music! Still sounds good!!

[ezekielthemack]

R.I.P Mark Adams, bass player extraordinaire. You were one of a kind.

[Mssassysabrina]

This will always be my ish!!!

[4getluv3131]

i wish he was watching me! sure that would be nice m always watching him...

this song is awesome and right now im really feelin it ...marmar that is me)

[4getluv3131]

i wish he was watching me!

[william52648]

I love watching YOU...

[escalforio]

i think for everybody

[MzSimplycomplicated]

my name is stevie whats yours baby ohh ohhhh? love it ... it's a classic

[iluvmyboba]

This is a nice one!!!!!!

[Gunnercv]

that funks!

[aries4961]

this song brings back good memories & i think steve arrington plays bass guitar & sings lead vocals & i always liked the guy. i never seen him, i just love 2 hear him sing & play music 4 me. good stuff

[mitzlerdub]

@aries4961 It's the late Mark Adams Playing the bass, Marl played the bass on every slave song. Steve Arrington played the drums..

[Pinktowers]

OMG!!!! I feel like a kid again!!! Lol!!!

[MsNoodles10]

IM 10 YEARS OLD MY DADS 40 HE LISTENS TO THIS SONG ALL THE TIME HE DANCES WITH ME AN MY SISTERS AN LAUGHS AN SMILES IT MAKES HIM HAPPY SO I LOVE THIS SONG THANKS MR ARRINGIGTON 4 THIS SONG AN ALL THE JOY U BRING ME AN MY SISTER WITH MY DAD

[mindstormsabrewin]

@MsNoodles10 Great story! One day you will sing and dance with YOUR kids. Music knows NO shelf life. Great music should be passed from one generation to the next. Peace.

[DWANNA21]

@MsNoodles10 great stuff !!

[picazzo247]

@MsNoodles10 .....i came to the conclusion that you can be mad as hell and then you hear that old school funk bounce beat...you then start tap'n your toes and wiggle'n your ass to the beat.....then you no longer remember what you were mad about!!!

[sp4rt4chic]

@picazzo247 I using the Directv "Old School Funk" as therapy....This last week has been so much "lighter" all the way around...My new fav is Early In The Morning by The Gap Band...

[picazzo247]

@sp4rt4chic and with a positive out look it'll even get lighter....

[picazzo247]

@picazzo247 may i suggest some Patrice Rushen "feels so real"...and some Mtume "sugarfree"......for your therapy??...

[fightingsoul100]

the watcher??

[MB3Productions]

Gee, I wonder if Steve influenced Keith Sweat? ;-p



[GunGemini]

Dre and snoop ripped this chorus

[MikiOkMu]

@GunGemini They suuure did! Snoop especially because he loooves funk, soul and old school!

[devinstrumentals]

@GunGemini rolling down the street smokin endo?

[dkofva]

@GunGemini True and the sad part of it is, when radio stations play flashbacks of the 2000 era ('00), what will they play? Tracks with samples of older eras...The age of the songwriter needs to come back...

[scorpionJB]

@dkofva excellent point, if any current song of the present sounds good, that song features a sample....sampling is cheating to me, when I was a teenager back in the late 80's..I felt the same way even then

[kingeliter]

steve arrinngton,is he from detriot?

[vbmbm]

Saw them at The Carousel Plymouth Grove Manchester early 1980's ..... Hello Manchester ! 

[pleasureplace]

29 years old an i love this song!!!!!

[MsElaine0035]

YASE! I see you looking...I watching you too;-)

[KarmalBeauty]

Amazing to know that Steve Arrington was not just the lead vocalist but he was the one laying down the drums for Slave!! I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio...I was in the 2nd grade and when I heard I IMMEDIATELY fell in love with it. I thought it was the prettiest and grooviest song ever for a long time!

[CampeonUnificado]

Rest in peace, Mark Adams, one of the greatest bassists of all time.

[valreshel]

Thank you for posting this, Love me some Slave and Steve Arrington, that voice and the way he moans. heat personified, did you young ones hear his rap, same objective but not degrading his lady. Listen and learn,

[str8outtatexas1]

Man the world has the pyramids,the great wall,the inca's civilization,ect.. but we have classic funk that will never die. man what happened too classic music like this? we traded all this in for bitches,ho's money,cars,drank,bling,guns,di­srespect, ect. this is the type of music that reminds us of the clubs,parties,family get togethers,the parks,bbq's,ect..but no,the industry sold us out for the commercialization of pure unadulterated,untreated,unfilt­ered garbage.give me back the 70's-90's NOW!

[Drezyful]

EPMD-Never Seen Before (Remix)

[stevieplez2]

Awwww I just got finished watching a episode of everybody hates Chris wit this playing.... Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhh !

[urmommaisfattt]

@stevieplez2 haha me too

[PrettyboyWealthY]

Pops Used To Bump This In The 745Li

[mooches26]

Man you older folks didnt know how good ya'll had it back in the day with great music like this. listen to this crap they give us today.makes me wish i was born in a different decade.

[scorpionJB]

@mooches26 I'm 39 years old and when I witness the golden era of music, I feel like I'm 18 years old, nothing has changed......it's sad how bad things have become, our standards of excellence has been compromised for commercial exploit...but there's always hope, for if those who came before us created at this level, so can the future generations....we just have to not settle and move beyond the crap

[jaymiss1984]

watching you

[scorpionJB]

3:23-3:26..........pricelesss.­...haaaaaaaaahhhh

[55281420]

Pesquisei a trilha sonora do Chris só pra mim encontrar essa música!

[DJvincedavinci]

good music

[svendiamond]

lol there are plenty of love songs that don't use curse words. ever heard of R&B?

[mzqueen09able]

ALL I CAN SAY IS..... THANK U SLAVE FOR RECOGNIZN BEAUTIFUL WOMEN!!!!!!

[wallstradomus]

@codyscott1973 I know what part he used for lets get blowed, but are you listening to the chorus? And that's what he flipped and used for Gin and juice my friend!

[agapechannel]

Maaaannnnn!!!! This song would be pumped literally by my big brother as he and his buddies would try to kick it to girls passing by!! They would even teach me how to holla as a young buck lmbooooo!!!!! Wonderful memories!!This is one of my top ten alltime songs!!

[tyger2572]

Reading some of the post's from younger viewers gives me hope that music like this will hopefully be written again. I'm not hating on Rap or Hip Hop. Listen up young ones, this is the music that gets us girls in the mood.

[tyger2572]

They do not make them like this anymore. So sad, bring back the real singers.........

[KMJEntertainment]

I love this joint! xD lol

[7SL1CC4]

i grew up listening to this good music. Funk, Disco, all that good CLASSIC music that can never be forgotten. i wish this stuff was still around. i feel like i should have been born in this era. Im 17 now but i have the Heart of a 70's baby!! :D

[costaricannote]

I lost my virginity wile playing this song on my boom box. Thank you Sssslave!

[laneyz319]

i may be young but i really like this song <3

[qwandiddy]

Stupid rapper DRAKE can't get a grip of this good ol music.

[badboy07897]

this song is tha bomb you dont have to be older to know good music

[bubblinbrownsuga66]

R>I>P> Mark Adams. I had no idea he had passed away. Such a fine musician, I have been enjoying Slave since their beginning when I was young.

[kasmere85]

awwww shit 1977 to 1989 in Oceanside Ca. rocked this and many more hard. damn someone get me a time machine. i so glan i was born in time to see and hear this music. give it up for GEN X............................1­966 let me hear ya.

[lrhodes936]

Fiyah!

[makme514]

Steve Arrington had one of the most distinguishing voices in music, when you heard a song you knew it was him. Great post, I dig this song.

[JColeM7785]

@makme514 I agree....I became a Steve Arrington fan HARD just because of this song....I sang this from age 8 and until now.....born 85'.

[pc0p1mp]

Pimpilicious Bay Bay!

[MrRubenG]

9 people are paranoid and think they're really being watched

[Farre88]

The most Old School-ish Old School song.

[jec23crm]

my cuz is here with me putting a thumbs down. hes one of those lame ass 9 people that voted down this shit is fire!!! thumbs uP

[MzGeekySwaggStar]

bhudd dhiz song was real hard fo mhe tew find

[MzGeekySwaggStar]

ihm onlie 12 n i luv dhiz song.! :D

[iamSelfSufficient]

You don't hear music like this anymore! Timeless!!!

[miss09lauren]

now this is music

[Roro2004]

All-Time Favorites rite chuh! Nuff Said!

[rohitganesh100]

"Lookin at the ladies, all of em look fly, I don't know which one I want dogg, I can't make up ma mind"

[sdrob40]

I bust my ass a thousand times trying to skate to this, but I got it on the bass!

[showtime516]

BRING THIS KIND OF MUSIC BACK !!!

[preo2]

@showtime516 Unfortunately this type of music will never come back because the youngsters these days just don't appreciate it or understand what good music is. And we all know that today's radio is youth driven and all their crap gets most of the airplay. These days the guys don't care about women and the women don't respect themselves and act like ho's. That's why it's so much crap and profanity on today's music because of the lack of respect.

[aryanna4578]

oh yes I am........pay'n attn........

[pianoman74]

Mark can now play bass in James Brown's heavenly band. With Ron Banks on background vocals. :)

[MrVanhalen2011]

Slave was the bomb

[renkar820]

We're loosing all of our best. Thanks to all who posted about the passing of Mark Adams. I didn't know about this until I came on this page to listen to some seriously good back in the day jams. Adams is one of the reasons Slave is the best bands from back in the day R&B/Funk. That bass is naaasty! That's part of the reason I always liked this song.

Mark, go play bass for our Creator. We'll hold on to your legacy with songs like Watching You until we see you again. Keep playing playa!

[TheKgaither]

got my girl waxed out clean in ready for the road. Looks like a RR city weekend.

[merkury06]

Oh my God. I just learned of Mark's passing.

The most gifted bassist I've ever heard.

He brought massive joy to me and my friends.

Go with God.

[doctafonk101]

mark adams, the bass player 4 the group passed away recently' heaven got the best orchestra in the world!

[prodigy9208]

WITH DUE TO ALL  RESPECT THANK YOU TO ALL YOU GUYS ,YOU ALL HAVE MY CONDOLENCE A SAD PASSING BUT THAT GREAT MUSIC LIVES ON IN MY LIFE LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY YOU CHI-TOWN AND ALL OVER THE WORLD KNOW WHAT IS TO HAVE SOME SLAVE IN OUR LIVES YOU ALL STILL LIVES ON IN OUR LIFETIME TODAY HEYYYYYYYYYYYY WITH MEMORIES, LOVE AND PEACE. IT'S SO MUCH I CAN SAY BUT I'LL END IT WI TH LOVE . TAANA. MAYS

[prodigy9208]

WITH DUE TO ALL RESPECT THANK YOU TO ALL YOU GUYS ,YOU ALL HAVE MY CONDOLENCE A SAD PASSING BUT THAT GREAT MUSIC LIVES ON IN MY LIFE LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY YOU CHI-TOWN AND ALL OVER THE WORLD KNOW WHAT IS TO HAVE SOME SLAVE IN OUR LIVES YOU ALL STILL LIVES ON IN OUR LIFETIME TODAY HEYYYYYYYYYYYY WITH MEMORIES, LOVE AND PEACE. IT'S SO MUCH I CAN SAY BUT I'LL END IT WI TH LOVE . TAANA. MAYS

[psychodelicide]

I keep coming back to this jam. This is one of those songs that just get stuck in your head.

[chemtai1]

Wow heard the shocking news that Mark the hansolar adams has passed - yet there is so little information surrounding his sad passing. I grew up listening to Slave by far my fav group. Thanks you Mark you helped contribute to a wonderful time growing up listening to classic funk - so THANK YOU and the guys sooo much.

RIP MATE - be at peace with the creator - and thanks again - another sad loss

[juantraverus]

RIP MARK ADAMS!!!

[sharpshoota21]

who the fuck would dislike this? smh

[kmaxxmusic]

God rest his soul! R.I.P Mr. Mark

[kmaxxmusic]

God rest his soul! R.I.P Bass Man

[pepdogg513]

To the family, friends, and fans of brotha Mark Adams, Let us not weep in sorrow, but rather let us rejoice in victory, let us not hang our heads in sadness, but let us lift our voices with praise unto Almighty God. For God has loaned brotha Mark to us, and God has now received him, unto Himself. The way that Mark played that bass, only God could have given him that kinda talent.

Rest In Peace Brotha Mark Adams.

[myfunkyway9]

@pepdogg513 I'm smiling cuz'It's nothing but good times nothing .

[memyself2k]

R.I.P. Bassist, Mark Adams.

[psychodelicide]

I love the segment beginning at 3:44.  Love the "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh baby!" part of this song.

[gem6can1]

just remembering this song hanging at the park boy watching drinking at the park fun times

[Jahbril30]

one of the baddest Soul/Funk singers ever Steve Arrington 

[MsCharlieBrown78]

RIP Mark!

[Jazzelegance]

Mark Adam's bass lines were greasy and funky !

[wildnpeacefulme]

R.I.P Mark Adams

[deafpeax]

RIP(QEPD) Mark Adams, that funky bassist from the group Slave . . .

[psychodelicide]

Just read that Mark Adams (Slaves' bass player) has passed away. Can hardly believe it! RIP Mark. :-(

[PrayerCoach]

Band names are mean to get attention and set themselves apart from others not to make a statement. Hence Niggahs with an attitude(NWA) they're black too.

[norXmal]

Great song, but still fumbles me why they call theirself Slave? And they are black...

Nothing racist was ment in this comment, more the oppsite road.

[N15man]

@norXmal Their idea was "we are all slaves of god" hence the name "Slave".

[scottjwalla]

CALI BOYS. NLR, AB, AV, SWP, SS, MM, MS, U can Groove 2 this 2. Nuff Said..

[scottjwalla]

Great Song LRyder. Always Ready 2 Groove..

[PrettiBoiShai]

lol everytime i see attractive females walk pass me...this is how i feel.

[tyger2572]

Greaaaaaat song

[pepdogg513]

Yeah Man! another one of those timeless ol skool classics. Ya see, it's music like this that hits you in every way, I mean, if you feel like dancin', chillin', romancin', coolin'

"WHATEVER"!, that good olskool stuff moves you and grooves you in every way.

[meljr]

I love the way he closes out the song at the end, @ 4:20.

[937trc]

Ohh shit this my pops song shot out to roger paker r.i.p Robin parker!!!!!!!

[hautegirl81]

you far away but i can still see you clearly....ha ha

[bloogunproductions]

Everybody Hates Chris reminded me that I love this song!

[o0R3stless0o]

Omg I love this song!

[lescobar96]

1 of my favorite jamz!!!!!!!!!!! =)

[craigandrach]

epmd.bad sample.feel so real was sung by this guy init

[odacityI]

JUST DO THIS EXERCISE WHEN YOU LISTEN TO THIS, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND JUST INHALE DEEPLY ONCE THAT FEELING OF NOSTALGIA COMES BACK ABOUT THE TIME THIS CAME OUT. AHHHHH! WHAT A RUSH! THE CLASSICS!

[pepdogg513]

@odacityI TRU DAT!

[scheemadruci]

1970" gangster shit

[G1ovanni187]

7 people never had ladies look in their direction lol

[3SHADESBLACK]

LOVE ALL OF EM'!!!

[Ntothe]

@3SHADESBLACK

that's right!

but let's forget ANY other song. this song let's me forget everything but joy and love.

[MegaMindys]

Steve Arrington sang this solo, he was no longer with the group Slave. Please give credit where credit is due!

[Ntothe]

Snoop & Dre's Version:

Rollin' down the street, smoking indo, sippin' on gin and juice.

[rtp1968]

@Ntothe :FUCK THAT VERSION!!

[Ntothe]

@rtp1968

hhahahahaha why so angry :D just sayin'

[goldiep21]

This is real music. Funk all day and nothing but the funk. Slave gets the party started. Singing good about the real ladies. Slave was untouchable then and now. The baseline is second to none.

[christine1968]

If I could just go back in time everything would be ok...

[MDre22]

@christine1968 i so agree

[supernoodle121]

bring u back to the good old days

[spytfire4792]

I LOVE IT!!! Me in the 9th grade, walking down the street to meet my boyfriend so he could ride me on his handlebars!!! This is the music that accompanies my memories of that time!