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  • BigTime Bass, True Bass, Big tune in my Youth, this is a Real Trip down memory lane, back to times when I had 4 x 18" Inch Dedicated Bass Units with their own built in Amps (that I built into them) The house was seriously rocking back then...☺/

  • LOVE this tune;)

  • BIG BIG TUNE THIS 1

  • Don't forget Donna Rhoden "It's true I love you" still sends the shivers down me even now lol A big up to

    " Lovers rock"

  • Thanks for posting-Brings me right back from America to the Silwood Estate 70's/80's-These tunes bring back SO many memories-I never thought I'd find them again xoxo

  • had the pleasure of having this woman sing on my own album..... carroll thompson is a legend!!!

  • was raised in bermondsey ...these tunes were flowing every nite n every day...

  • I'm also new to youtube.. this album brings back many good times, be it along time ago!!!! bloody brill.....

  • Respect to the OP xx

  • Yup growing up in London Greenwich, New Cross, Brixton, Camberwell, Bush, Clapham, Streatham.....Memories!!! These were the days that dance was dance!!

  • This song just came into my head today then after watching Reggae prog on tv and hearing Carol on there made me remember its her song,

    This is another serious goosebump chune from back in the day! they just dont make them like this anymore!

  • Growing up in South London, summer, spliff, friends, Lewisham.....I miss it!

  • @isaacs1ify I know how you feel, dude...!!!!

  • We need to play all the old tunes out loud and change the energy of the planet back to what it used to be when these tunes were coming out........Man what I would give to be able to do that.

    If I ever manage....I gonna invite everyone here to one big big big big big oldschool style........Enjoy your tunes people, Love & peace :):):)

  • top song merrydown 123, you sure know how please the old school reggae masses!!!!!!!!!!!

  • British Lovers Rock, bring it back!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Love the Song, HATE THE bloody annoying wannabee dancing along. It gives the song a horrible Chavvy vibe. This is lover's Rock, not Catford High Street!xx

  • @irisferguson

    Ru for real! it adds a fun touch!

  • oohwee, goose bumps

  • fantastic love these old ones ty xx

  • Reminds me of when I was young, carefree and my own person, before i became someone's wife!!

  • omg this is so good it was agood era

  • sharon mckee loving this tune. bring back the spinners big up the old trafford massive

  • loving the animated dancer

  • I remember all nations and shenola's and hideaway and the blues dances I miss those days and love lovers rock always will

  • takesme back in time................

  • hey bomintense i will back u up i love lovers rock and was just saying to myfriends it really should come back....memories

  • Lots of memories

  • @4747jose yh i remember All Nations tht was me an my cousin's fav hangout we didnt leave tht place until they sent us home lol then crossed the road for a kebab was nice 2

  • @Bornintense i luv all Sandra Cross tunes lovers rock was mainly what i listened to when i was younger i just could'nt get enough of it, cant remember Mr Jay but it will come to me eventually

  • love this tune brapp, lol she's playing fridays in manchester at the end of april nuff people love carol she is a legend xx grown up with her all me life peace

  • all nations - hackney rockin till daylight, anyone remember?

  • All Nations - Hackney rocin till daylight

  • Awesome and ace, too

  • this tune is sung by my nine year old son, i live in jamaica now,i try to let my kids listen to tunes i listened to when i was growing up in clapham

  • force them to the there no other way

    you just cant beat these tunes lol

  • @merrydown123 so so true. really takes me back to when i didn't have a care in the world.love it.

  • my son hes  13 and he knows all the lyrics

  • yea man i play from ska to lovers rock in the house and car,i was born and raised in clapham until i left for jamaica, and let me tell you something the dancehall scene is totally fuckrey, preching war and violence

  • @markdavis1609 Yeah Mark the loversrock scene around south west London was awesome wasn't it.

    Remember the blues clubs, It didn't matter what colour skin you were everybody just danced. The streets of Battersea, Clapham, and Wandsworth rang out to all the awesome songs that were around back then

    Love and peace my man !

  • @HAPPYxGEORGE yes george,them were the best days of my life,no predudice,proper dressing peace and love and all parties,girls looking great fantastic music still playing today,we got to keep spreading the music far and wide,

    guidance my friend

  • Feel for you Sean.!!

    Love this so much and am having a great afternoon playing all these great tunes again. Many many memories.!!

  • still as bad ass as rodigan

  • this was my girlfriends fav tune she gave up her life 30th dec we play it at her funeral it is such a great tune gonna miss her so much

  • whats this riddim

  • Hi new to youtube.....Wow i got goose pimples when i heard this top tune again, reminds me of falling in love for the first time mmmmmmm

    I nearly broke my neck nodding to this top tune haha. Thanks for the flash back

  • aha your more than welcome lol,just carry on listerning and thanks

  • WOW I have loved this song since way back, thought i would check out youtube to try and find some lovers rock tunes, what a great time i am having. Remember that feeling of first love mmmmmmm comes back to me now after listening. Its great to hear my son 17 playing lovers rock too. Thanks for the flash back merrydown. It gave me goose pimpels......

  • top draw, lovers rock.

  • used to love this song,along with sandra reid etc,, sang them at school, so sad, especially as im whire,, didnt quite sound the same!!!!!

  • tune mate

  • Memories of years gone by, this tune brings them back.

  • OMG my childhood in London has come flooding back. Good times.......

  • I agree with you Tracey.

  • Fantastic tune..... I just learnt the other day that Carrolle Thompson is married to Dotun Adebayo! Wow.

  • Superb track,as expected from Santic.

    Many thanks for the upload merrydown.

  • Thankyou

  • your welcome

  • top song mate! you never fail to put the all time classics on, you definately have a following guy!

  • Tune ... this is one of the all time greats in the Lovers list of classics...

  • classic lovers. it dont come much better than this

  • certainly don't does it lol

  • what a fabulous artist, beautiful voice, amazing so lovely memories

  • So love this album and this song...also janet kay..jean adebambo...brings back so many memories...going to all dayers...100 club....cheeky petes at richmond...skating at battersea park..lol...how time flies...

  • Just lovely

  • Wallpaper Scraper! How great it was to grow up with music like this.

  • Wow! Great tune... Great times!!

  • beautiful track

  • this is a timeless classic thanks merrydown.

  • whats with the video??? this a tune tho!

  • Tuuuuuune. With a sexy bassline. Still sounds fresh. Pukka.

  • Love it brings back so many happy memories!

  • i love lover rock!! i have like 50 lovers rock albums from like back in the day =]

    check out the 'pure lovers' albums, you might appreciate...also i must check out the live carol thompson, thankyou so much for that info =]

  • i heard its on a 1st thursday is it called the Lovers Lounge or the Lovers Rock Lounge? I saw her perform at a gig in jazz cafe peeps were crying star!

  • THX FOR SHARING ~MUCH RESPECT~

  • Just to let you all know that Carol Thompson Hosts a night every 1st Wednesday of month(I think-check details) at a venue Just behind Selfridges London. She is so luvly and really down to earth. True Lovers Rock Lovers Nite. Check it out..Peace...

  • ooh must look into that.luv carrol

  • do you remember "i cant believe its over, i cant believe its true..." by lisa lisa?

  • my friend and i used to harmonise this all day long at school! lol

    you just cant get back this vibe and this era anymore...what happened?

    i cant find anyone who appreciates lovers rock except on here! people think im crazy when i say i love lovers rock, dennis brown and frankie paul etc....someone back me up!!

  • I'll back you up love lol im only 24 but i love these tunes if i went bak to these times i wouldnt even be a twinkle in my mums eye lol its thanks to her that i know this type of good music....jus got to love for dat

  • Believe me, u are backed up:-)

  • ok  lol

  • @BornIntense i do agree with u lovers rock will never die me an my friends used to sing to all the oldies bac in the gd old days brings bac gd memories for me luv it

  • @sisterfoxy what about "its you" by Sandra cross? aint that lovely? who remembers; "Mr Jaaayaaayaaay...Oh you look so sweeeet sweeet.." ? cant remember the title or the singer!! :(

  • yo, u really bringing me down memory lane and i'm loving. I really miss English Lovers rock. It just aint the same here in New York

  • Brilliant.... thank you 125or200px... and thanks to you merrydown for the upload!!!

  • im only 16 but i kno all these lovers rock tunes cus ov my mom and i love them

    cant be beatenn!!!! alie?

  • man, you just took me back to my teens! lol

  • BIG TUNE i like dis song brap

  • Carroll Thompson sure has a great singing voice.. What do you think??

  • what a legend, i remember these tracks from when i was a boy

  • We owe so much to these uk artist back in the day. A time when we couldnt get enough of uk lovers rock and your record collection had to have carol thomson. Not a drunk in sight!

  • i havnt heard this for years, beautiful x love & peace

  • I wonder what as happened to Carol Thompson?! Good singer back in the day and what a voice !!!!

  • she still jams on a regular basis with victor & janet

  • Carol Thompson, Janet Kay, Audrie Hall...queens of lovers rock. Lovers was invented in the UK, was,nt too may females signers in JA at the time. Try see the 70's film 'Burning an Illusion' set in the super racist times of London. Will see Carol acting in that.I still see her around today.

  • good times long ago we were all so young

  • I sooo remember this tune in moss side in the 80s whining up and everything.

  • Btw, I was commentin on a statement Way Back..All The comments Are Spot On lol..Big Tune!!

  • Lol, That's not true at All!!I'm Only A Teenager, But This Song Just Makes Me Wish I Lived Then Sooooooo Much..It's Just So Suttle & Peaceful..I Just Close My Eyes And Let It Guide Me To Another World Without All this Violence & Bitterness..Where The Vybes Are Just Cool..=)

  • i love this song!

    wanna share a song with you..

    its called 90 days

    by Dan Bowskill

    go to intunes or amazon and type in his name..

    another lovely song..

    peace

  • yeah, im only 25 yrs old and i miss the 80s and very early 90s man, times were so much better back then...

  • very true, im 26 but when i here the tracks i grew up with they bring back great memories

  • yeah man, same here. im also 26 now lol!

    im 'skeme23' btw, this is just my other account.

    safe

  • where has the peaceful times gone........

  • What a tune, takes me back to the days when lovin' was easy.

  • i love the happy memories flooding back

  • My top lovers tune! :O)

  • love it love it love it.

    lovers is much maligned.

    wrongly so.

  • God im in another place... what a night what a tune..

  • init lol dont it just get you like that don't it lol

  • I cant believe it...trust me some tunes iv found tonight.WANT TO GO OUT AND FIND THESE IN A CLUB!! not happening is it

  • nope to bloody old now (well me i mean lol)

  • THANKYOU MERRYDOWN123

  • i ment me not you lol well i spose you are as well but oi was not them times better lol

  • merci merci j'adore et je le trouvais pas depuis des années ,c'est du vrai bonheur!

  • what a fantastic song thay dont make em like this anymore

  • This is the 12'' isn't as its a different version to the LP???

    Great tune.........memories, Carol Thompson. Janet Kay, Susan Cadogan/Ruddy Thomas, Hortense Elliot, Honey Boy..........all the sounds at parties here in Birmingham

  • wicked tunes in the area

  • This was the sweet boy era,

    the crocks and the rest of the attire.

    Still love this lovers vibe.

  • sounds good . like it . wot now ?

  • EVERYBODY SHOULD CHECK OUT EBAY SELLER CALLED RADDIX,HE IS SELLING CDs OF OLD LOVERS MIXES FROM THE 70s/80s.THIS FEATURES ALONG WITH LOUISE MARKS,JANET KAY ETC.SUPERB MIXES. LONG LIVE REGGAE,ONE LOVE

  • hi yall im lookin for an album called strictly for lovers various 1980 - 82

  • Oh my god, I haven't heard this in years and years. I remember my friend's brother a very large record collection and lovers rock played a huge part of the collection.

    I love this tune and you having it has rekindled many found memories by the score. Nice one for posting this tune. Was the year 1981? Thanks man.

  • This is a top tune. Hopelessly in love is a great album

  • Im so sorry

    didnt mean 2 mak u cri

    didnt mean 2 mak u blue

    :-( i feel blue at d moment, bt wit songs like dis it easy 2 stil sway ur hips regardless of hw u feeling

    GREAT SONG

  • This is a lovely tune :-)

  • This is a lovely tune :-)

  • Ahhhhhhhhhh.

    This song is on grand theft auto 1

    -i hate that game now :P-

    ((baaaaaaaaaaaadd graphics&music))

  • Great stuff, I had the Hopelessly in love album with Carol sitting on a Ford Cortina lol, was a great album, Happy days

  • fantastic song great memories !!

  • The good 'ole days - can't get much better than this - I remember scrubbing up to this at parties with the gerry curl men!

  • stevie wonder sang it

  • does anyone remebr a song called, "APPLE OF MY EYE" ???cant remeber who sang it but it was ol skool

  • the biggest shame about this was that carol never did anything as good as this again,i think she was about 15 went this came out,but definately a classic lover's track.

  • i love this i was a kid when this come out , and what a great record can some one tell me what year was it 1981?

  • think I dumped my first hand holdy boyfriend to this one..good grief

  • cried my eyes out - smiling like a wally - what memories.......East London rocked.....

  • Yep the east end of London did rock espesialy stratford, who knows we may even know each other ?

  • you are a wally :-)

  • stick your wally.

  • Didn't realise you were sticking up for scafmate...believe you me, he is more than capable of sticking up for himelf...

  • and if you don't know , well you want to wish you did after that comment!!!

  • OH MY GOD WICKED TUNE

  • only heard this song about a year ago but i love it,i was born in 82 & love lovers rock/reggae. come back carol!

  • :-( now you made me feel old lol but them times were better than the crap they got out now :-) there that made me feel better lol

  • lol!true though,theres a LOT of crap these days and times were better bak then

  • Who would have thought we would get to the stage that the 80s were the 'good ole days'. LOL

  • Beautiful song, brings back memories.

  • Yes I can Remember dem top days back in 82-84! Respect! Rage Anoraks UK

  • where are you carol? love your music! so much rubbish out there these days x

  • havnt heard dis 4 so long wow majic majic majic

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