Debarge was doing great by themselves!!! They didn't need High Inergy interrupting, sharing the spotlight!!! They CAN'T sing nearly as great as Debarge anyway!! It was an insult to DeBarge to have to share the stage with High Inergy!!
El Debarge is the composer,writer and singer of this song.Outside of the obvious Michael Jackson performance,Debarge was the only reason I watched show!!
This video shows that raw talent gets u no where anymore. U hav to b in the Illuminati or sex'd up to b successful :( thumbs up if u wanna go back to the 80's!
I remember seeing this on Motown 25,after Michael Jackson performed. He upstaged anyone who dared to take the stage,but I enjoyed Debarge's perfomance...
Debarge R my fam. By the time they & High Inergy got signed, Motown had totally moved 2 LA & that old-school Artist Dev Dept (Cholly Atkins, Maurice King, Ms. Maxine) was no more, or at least never the same. Fam were pretty much on their own with how 2 dance, how 2 carry themselves. They already knew how 2 sing & that was all they needed at 1st. They never had a father around like Joe Jackson 2 beat & terrorize them in2 precision & concentration LoL. Bunny & El could already dance. Love U fam!
@clayfamily....There was nothing wrong with their choreography! Dancers did not do 'acrobats' at that time. Their movements were totally appropriate for the songs rendered. In addition, Cholly Atkins was a well known and respected choreographer in the day. Being from the old school, I miss seeing clean and sassy performances such as this! Long gone are the good old days! Nowadays, it's all about going on stage looking, dancing and acting like you've been in a field with wild geese.
Love the performance! Debarge is awesome and El is amazing. I love his new album Second Chance. I am glad that I was born in 1985 even though at that time I was too young to appreciate their music along with other great artists like Michael Jackson at that time
Bwhahahahaa! You are so funny. This and your other comment had me rolling.
I totally agree about Mark and James with their swag. I love watching them. Mark with his foot movement and James with that hip sway. lol. They used to be getting it in.
This has been bumped up a few notes, but I still love it! I remember when I first heard the original version, I heard it a little while after hearing this. I was kinda disappointed in it, cuz I was thinking that they would sing the harmony in the chorus like they're doing hear. Anyway, the original version has become a huge favorite of mine (but I still love this version, though).
I have this vid on one of my old beta tapes and used to watch it all the time...to bad High Energy could get another hit other than "You can't turn me on"..
DeBarge were a good group, but comparing them to the Jacksons is like saying a Toyota Prius is as fast as a Maserat. You're talking about a worldlike experience (the Jacksons) and a group known in mostly the US.
By the way I haven't seen a DeBarge playing an instrument during a live session. With the Jacksons I have ... Several times.
In closing I wou;d like to say I love DeBarge and I always think it's a pity this group underachieved given it's talents.
I'm about to show my age here but I remember watching this when it originally aired. I was in my early teens at the time. The DeBarge was a new group then and we was falling out over the sight of them. Being a boy I was so in love with Bunny Debarge it wasn't funny. LOL! This poor girl at my high school had a real striking resemblance to Bunny when the DeBarge hit the scene and really started getting way more attention then she wanted. We was drooling over that girl. So that was 25+ years ago.
This was straight after MJ's Billie Jean performance! lol I'm sorry any1 who comes on after that performance MJ gave looks Stupid lol i felt sorry for debarge that night.
omg james is hilarious......wow his dancing nearly gave me a heart attack wwhile watching this video..el debarge singing,,can't stop, james and mark dancing..PRICELESS!
@rjohn00017 u know thats Janet's 1st husband...he really thought he was jamming but for the 80's i guess he was lol but El on the otherhand know he can sang
JUST WOW!!!! I remember being glued to the TV when this came on,its just one of those momentus musical occasions that wont be forgotten.& OMG i didnt know Feliciano played that guitar solo damn it took 27yrs to find that out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gosh, I remember watching Motown 25 to see Michael Jackson and they came on right AFTER Michael did the moonwalk and I remember just going, "DAMN! 1983 was the year!"
YES !!! memories.......Bunny looks so beautiful...mmmmmm..mmmm...and LOL@James doin the ''Carlton''...I used to have the tape of MOTOWN 25 and me and my cousins used to laugh at James' dance moves,but DROOL over Bunny....great group, DEBARGE ...YEAH!!
Everytime I read something about De Barge now it is about them being light-skinned , mixed or the tragedies in their lives when it used to be about their music and the memories it bought back to people. It just goes to show how much modern Hip- Hop/R&B (1993- present) and ghetto culture has poisoned Black People and why there will never be any black unity in the United States. Some of you people bringing your phobias and self- hatred on this are sick and perverted and need to see a shrink.
@TheNewsoul2 I agree with you, BUT I have a problem with you specifying only blacks. I really hate that. :{ Because , the media and people in general [ As much as I hate to say that] will say anything about artists they see that have been out of the peoples eye for awhile. Black, White, Gay, Drinker, Drugger ETC. People get bored to easily and THE WORST THING IS, STUPID PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY READ. TC. GB :}}
@TheNewsoul2 YOU BETTER STOP PREACHING! Tell them their HATE and ignorance is WHY we aren't as one. AS LIGHT AND MIXED as they were, they identified with their black roots and music. THey didn't SELL OUT and continually PUSH their lightskinned beauty in our faces, ignorant self hating color blind blacks did... NEVER heard them go on about their skin color. Black people are so lost...and as a result..we have the worst music in the last 10 years!
@canttouchthis421 Amongts the highest rates of crime, unemployement, diseases and generally uneducated in comparison with other races. IDIOTS IDIOTS IDIOTS....look in the mirror and work on LOVING YOU! Your skin is here to stay...even if you bleach it, it won't change anything....now tell me this...if their lives EL and Bobby and Chico plus others are only as good as their lightskin, tell me why they battled with severe drug use????? Because it's a PROBLEM in OUR COMMUNITY....LOSERS!
@TheNewsoul2 Thank you, you are so right, but we must learn to bring unity to our families for our children. History has proven that there is nothing African-Americans (not black) "we're not black", can not do when we put our minds and hearts in it. We lead and every one else follows. It is time for change for us & change is coming, in a good way.
Bunny and da chick in the purple can get the boom boom pow, then anyway. And yall cant blame the dancin thats how mixed children dance rhythm, no rhythm. rhythm, no rhythm...and so on lmao
wow!!!!!!!!! El was really young in this vid his voice has matured though as he got older....thanks for sharing ...........love this song..........TIMELESS!!!!!!!!!!!
The DeBarges were actually as talented as the Jacksons; they just didn't have a "Michael". But El and Chico together might equal a "Janet" and the rest would equal the other Jacksons. Not saying their careers have been nearly as successful, but have you listened to Chico's music? He's like DeAngelo!
The boy is bad! If he could have stayed away from the drugs, he might have been a superstar. Bobby, Tommy and Mark were stellar singers and writers, so they surpass Tito, Jackie and Randy.
@luvureally The DeBarges R my fam...2 bad they didn't have a dad like Joe Jackson 2 whup them in2 rhythmic percision thru non-stop rehearsals (Just joking)...They would B totally on-point
Sad thing is they had a far worst father! They have spoken of how he sexually & physically abused them and their mother. That is the main reason for their drug problems. At least Joe loved his children (in a iron-fisted totalitarian manner) and was concerned about them.
@luvureally Hehehe I think Randy had good moves(the one all the way on the right). But James seemed a little uncomfy up there all tall and lanky *giggles*
But Im sooo glad that James is releasing a Gospel CD recently (great to see him blooming even more- he does have a great voice too). And they are all soo cute ! :)
@Mahlercougar When it comes to music I'll take great singers with a little rhythm deficiency any day over great dancers with a whole lot of vocal deficiency! LOL! All Debarge has to do is stand there and sing and that would be just fine.
@luvureally TRUE!! Trust me I totally agree with you. I suppose as a Debarge fan I kinda made a little observation.I wasnt making fun like Ive seen people do. People do compare the Jackson 5 With Debarge but I think the Jacksons were great *entertainers*, but Debarges were just pure TALENT all the way. I too, would rather listen to them sing and stand there then to move around.
@Mahlercougar You are so right! I enjoyed both groups equally, but I do believe the Debarges were better all around musicians(I believe everybody plays 1 or more instruments & is capable of singing lead) and the Jacksons had a lock on the entertainment aspect. Never saw Debarge live, but so J-5 and it was a great show.
@luvureally LOL, Yeah, I guess your right...........could have had a better stylist too, I mean, I know this was 83, but suspenders, bowtie, and pants up to your chest? UH..............
I just wanted to add that besides this solid performance by Debarge & others of course like the Jackson 5 & the incompariable Michael on his solo performance, Diana Ross etc... The Temptations & The Four Tops brought the pain on this same show as well. Awesome
Its been awhile since I've pulled out that old taped VHS recorded Motown 25 show, so I appreciated this. Loved this song ever since I was in short pants, especially the chick from the Debarge, oh mamma. High energy was hot too, indeed. Motown 25 needs to be on DVD already. Some of the best music & performances to date. I miss those times & the joy of them long before music went to hell with the likes of turds like LiL Wayne, T-Pain, Britany Spears & the rest of the neo manure.
My God El is hot! I love this song. He has a Mary Wells quality to his voice--very smooth, very sultry, innocent at the same time. I remember this video!
All This Love...
SonOfEaEnki 1 week ago
Classic
meko794 1 month ago
This was Motown 25th. Anniversary....Great show.....
mommypapi 1 month ago
ohhh i love el debarge smh
glamazonree 1 month ago
Work it out babies. Love it, love it.
boomerang905 2 months ago
There are so many people who are JEALOUS and HATIN on the handsome El DeBarge!!!!
rosamaryful 2 months ago 2
ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A WOMAN WHO SANG THIS. DIDN'T KNOW I WAS RIGHT!
HEARTHEANGELSVOICES 3 months ago
Debarge was doing great by themselves!!! They didn't need High Inergy interrupting, sharing the spotlight!!! They CAN'T sing nearly as great as Debarge anyway!! It was an insult to DeBarge to have to share the stage with High Inergy!!
rosamaryful 3 months ago 2
El Debarge is the composer,writer and singer of this song.Outside of the obvious Michael Jackson performance,Debarge was the only reason I watched show!!
shellrob12 3 months ago
damm they gorgeous
sexytrannienj 3 months ago
That was not the original El Debarge singing. Look closely, it was someone else.
benbaker108 3 months ago
@benbaker108 You need to get your eyes checked....That is El Debarge singing.
Karenfan09 3 months ago
Fantastic Music ! Genius !
iurikorolev 3 months ago
In the harsh society and cold, cruel world we live in nowadays, love is the only thing that can gaurantee you happiness.
i came up with that myself.
donthate9000 4 months ago
They really did their thing that night, especially the adorable EL DeBarge!!!
rosamaryful 4 months ago
aww i love them!!! I just met El and Chico last week! Check out my vids xD
jasminepena93 5 months ago
they were some pretty ass people I swear lol
lrwsoreal 5 months ago
Love you guys!! you are beautiful and talented, stay strong and get better.
Ladyfidelista 5 months ago
The performance was awesome!
40datboysha 5 months ago
The 84' Motown Awards when Micheal Jackson made His-tory !!!!!! GREASTEST Motown Awards shows EVER !!!!!!
aclark2173 5 months ago
This video shows that raw talent gets u no where anymore. U hav to b in the Illuminati or sex'd up to b successful :( thumbs up if u wanna go back to the 80's!
tpot1108 5 months ago 2
BRING BACK THE 80s!
blmason72 6 months ago
Wow, Debarge is so young here, and his voice was higher.
DameDisco78 6 months ago
like this song
peace1luvable 6 months ago
omg i could've swore that was the girl singing ,, wdf is going on here??
ganstathuginit 6 months ago
So, only the lead singers get a microphone?
bigdumbclown 6 months ago
then Michael tore the house down
neptuneniq 7 months ago 4
uwielbiam tego faceta!!!Niesamowity rytm.Chce się Zyć!
zygmunt3061 7 months ago
WOW Amazingly Talented Family! BeBarge Is Simply Timeless!
debjoyful1 7 months ago
De Barge
mareliete1 8 months ago
Lady in da green, should been a solo act, w/ all dat energy. lol like an ol school beyonce. lol
USNubia23 8 months ago
@USNubia23 , You are so right!
rosamaryful 7 months ago
Oh my God, that was AWESOME!!!! I really wish I had a copy of Motown 25. Such a classic.
Mssassysabrina 8 months ago
That was AWESOME!!!
rosamaryful 8 months ago
I remember seeing this on Motown 25,after Michael Jackson performed. He upstaged anyone who dared to take the stage,but I enjoyed Debarge's perfomance...
shellrob12 8 months ago in playlist El DeBarge
Debarge R my fam. By the time they & High Inergy got signed, Motown had totally moved 2 LA & that old-school Artist Dev Dept (Cholly Atkins, Maurice King, Ms. Maxine) was no more, or at least never the same. Fam were pretty much on their own with how 2 dance, how 2 carry themselves. They already knew how 2 sing & that was all they needed at 1st. They never had a father around like Joe Jackson 2 beat & terrorize them in2 precision & concentration LoL. Bunny & El could already dance. Love U fam!
Tarantulisimo 8 months ago
@clayfamily....There was nothing wrong with their choreography! Dancers did not do 'acrobats' at that time. Their movements were totally appropriate for the songs rendered. In addition, Cholly Atkins was a well known and respected choreographer in the day. Being from the old school, I miss seeing clean and sassy performances such as this! Long gone are the good old days! Nowadays, it's all about going on stage looking, dancing and acting like you've been in a field with wild geese.
false7sab 8 months ago
ok this performance was sssooo scatter brained! that second jam was just awful, just absolutely terrible!
sheilaboy44 9 months ago
They need to fire their choreographer! lol
clayfamily 9 months ago
I luv his new cd!!!!
18vdiaries64 10 months ago 2
We miss you all
djsmithsmith0 10 months ago
wow band is playing it a little to fast
sante3121 10 months ago
El can get it!
InsaneJokerPosse 10 months ago
He is still fine.
ayjay36 11 months ago 3
LOL his facial expression at 1:35 was too cute! :)
taliapooh11 11 months ago 3
i remember oh so right
hibbitabo 1 year ago
i had some problems and no one could seem to solve them
mjjcng8958 1 year ago
@mjjcng8958 i still got problems, aint nobody trynna solve 'em
YAHOO872 1 year ago
Love the performance! Debarge is awesome and El is amazing. I love his new album Second Chance. I am glad that I was born in 1985 even though at that time I was too young to appreciate their music along with other great artists like Michael Jackson at that time
jnellegirl 1 year ago 18
is that Patrice Russian in the purple dress???
XrisSmiles 1 year ago
hahaha....so fake choir...the rest have no mics..
photogramistic 1 year ago
lol
weeziebusitbaby 1 year ago
poor quality
truedunlap 1 year ago
el is so cuteee
carnellbab 1 year ago
El 's singing is awesome, especially when Debarge comes back out with high inergy
babyboy3601978 1 year ago 3
@SyrenniaLestrange
Bwhahahahaa! You are so funny. This and your other comment had me rolling.
I totally agree about Mark and James with their swag. I love watching them. Mark with his foot movement and James with that hip sway. lol. They used to be getting it in.
longn4longhair 1 year ago
ohhhh shiiittt this that stuff right here
BTAKVE 1 year ago
This has been bumped up a few notes, but I still love it! I remember when I first heard the original version, I heard it a little while after hearing this. I was kinda disappointed in it, cuz I was thinking that they would sing the harmony in the chorus like they're doing hear. Anyway, the original version has become a huge favorite of mine (but I still love this version, though).
jarbon5 1 year ago
The girl in the green dress was a dancer! She almost came out that dress a couple times! LOL
iboudiop 1 year ago
tjhis is tha music right here!!!
torpedoboy4 1 year ago
they are so cute, especially james
WINGLESSANGEL07 1 year ago
@WINGLESSANGEL07 uh un El is the hottest!
ilovemusicalot07 1 year ago
I have this vid on one of my old beta tapes and used to watch it all the time...to bad High Energy could get another hit other than "You can't turn me on"..
drebaby54 1 year ago
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lineotype 1 year ago
These people have real talent
oknonook 1 year ago
que linda , eu tava na barriga da minha mãe nessa época !!!! rs , amo essa musica !
reservedsweety 1 year ago
I remember this Motown 25
cheetalious36 1 year ago
Loving the live sound. Has anyone seen the documentary on UNSUNG???
regibbs1 1 year ago
@bradleythomas27 the sonq is can't stop and it's much slower than when they performed it on here but you can find it on YouTube though
kristalnc 1 year ago
What is the last song where Debarge & High Energy are singing together!?
bradleythomas27 1 year ago
@ 4:06 I melted but anway I love debarge great performance
kristalnc 1 year ago
@SyrenniaLestrange No. They are black and white. Their stepfather is Dominican and that's why people think that.
trinak25 1 year ago
Besides the Jackson's this family of singer's are up there also..
aheath08 1 year ago
starting @ 4:00 James dancing is hilarious!
but i love me some DeBarge lol
xxJasmineJxx 1 year ago
Bunny Debarge could not keep up with the girl in the green dress at 3:41
artheate 1 year ago
DeBarge were a good group, but comparing them to the Jacksons is like saying a Toyota Prius is as fast as a Maserat. You're talking about a worldlike experience (the Jacksons) and a group known in mostly the US.
By the way I haven't seen a DeBarge playing an instrument during a live session. With the Jacksons I have ... Several times.
In closing I wou;d like to say I love DeBarge and I always think it's a pity this group underachieved given it's talents.
tillyno1 1 year ago 3
I'm about to show my age here but I remember watching this when it originally aired. I was in my early teens at the time. The DeBarge was a new group then and we was falling out over the sight of them. Being a boy I was so in love with Bunny Debarge it wasn't funny. LOL! This poor girl at my high school had a real striking resemblance to Bunny when the DeBarge hit the scene and really started getting way more attention then she wanted. We was drooling over that girl. So that was 25+ years ago.
lordcron 1 year ago
DeBarge were an awesome group, real talent!
like2seeit86 1 year ago
EL DEBARGE STILL IN THE JAIYL.I WANT KNOW PLEASE.
marceloA1313 1 year ago
This was straight after MJ's Billie Jean performance! lol I'm sorry any1 who comes on after that performance MJ gave looks Stupid lol i felt sorry for debarge that night.
MsDimplecheeks 1 year ago
Look at Randy's smooth moves! :)
NicholeChoiceMusic 1 year ago
much love debarge
cheapskatedamack 1 year ago
Debarge did a great job sing on the Motown 25. They dance all right.
gabriella134 1 year ago
he sound so young on this song, but of course still cute.
divafix 1 year ago
I love El Debarge! So adorable !
Theonewith1 1 year ago
Why oh why don't they make music like this any more?
hnshannon 1 year ago
the best singig group
chosen2free 1 year ago
I love DeBarge.... but these dance moves had me cracking up...
marciapjones 1 year ago
yoooo i love this songg!! i was born n 91 but i dead love this song!!!!
mspisces101 1 year ago
Ive been listening to the Debarge family since the early 80's and they are all so talented.!
Can someone please tell me the names of the family members from left to right in this video?
The only Debarge members that I can identify is Bunny, El, and Chico
Mahlercougar 2 years ago
While the family is singing "All This Love" it's James, Bunny, Mark, Bobby, and El in the front of the group. Chico was not a part of the group yet.
jasmineg007 1 year ago
@jasmineg007 Cooll. Thanks. But Left to right ?
When I said I could I ID EL, Bunny and Chico, I meant at any time I see the family all together, I knew that Chico wasnt in this line up.
But If you tell me who is who left to right (Obviously bunny is #2)
Mahlercougar 1 year ago
@jasmineg007 Cool thanks :)
Mahlercougar 1 year ago
From left to right : James, Bunny, Mark, Randy.
El is in the front singing :-)
lonyebeatz 1 year ago
hehe Thank you.. I totally know *EL* and *Bunny*
Out of all the family members. I can ID EL, Bunny and Chico (even though I know he wasnt in this line up) :)
Mahlercougar 1 year ago
omg james is hilarious......wow his dancing nearly gave me a heart attack wwhile watching this video..el debarge singing,,can't stop, james and mark dancing..PRICELESS!
bria129312 2 years ago
Hahaha, James is just killing me softly with his dancing!!
Morabeza 2 years ago
diz da jam and he was cute
ressa40 2 years ago
THE SHIT
mrsmcglone 2 years ago
Loved It!!
essenceofebony0to9 2 years ago
puertto rican looking ass people lfmao
Preppy429 2 years ago
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@Preppy429 They're not Puerto Rican. They Black and White.
capricornbaby73 9 months ago 2
this is from motown 25
MasterJammer 2 years ago
that lanky fella on the left is trippin me out lol, but still i really like this upbeat version
rjohn00017 2 years ago
@rjohn00017 u know thats Janet's 1st husband...he really thought he was jamming but for the 80's i guess he was lol but El on the otherhand know he can sang
reigncc 2 years ago
JUST WOW!!!! I remember being glued to the TV when this came on,its just one of those momentus musical occasions that wont be forgotten.& OMG i didnt know Feliciano played that guitar solo damn it took 27yrs to find that out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
iluvrachellef 2 years ago
Jose Feliciano did the guitar solo on the studio version. Hit #17 in Billboard.
DaveWollenberg 2 years ago
OMG. This is priceless. Thank you.
TheRealSothis 2 years ago
asentha, the reason they are the only two with the mics is because they are lead singers from two seperate groups that are on the stage
mrsklmiller 2 years ago
Gosh, I remember watching Motown 25 to see Michael Jackson and they came on right AFTER Michael did the moonwalk and I remember just going, "DAMN! 1983 was the year!"
MsSilentsiren 2 years ago 32
@MsSilentsiren i wish i was born during that era. my generation sucks lol
simplyyyymee 1 year ago
@MsSilentsiren Yeah as well as High Inergy and Debarge performed they couldn't compare to Michael. He really did steal the show that night
DeusDS 1 year ago
@MsSilentsiren Micheal upstaged every1 that nite, but debarge was good.
truckstoptone 8 months ago
@MsSilentsiren Micheal up staged every1 that nite.
truckstoptone 8 months ago
Thank you James grew into his tall akwardness!!! I love Debarge!!
Divaness99 2 years ago
WTF James hahaha...still love ya even though I don't know what the hell kind of dancing that was lol!!!! oh how I miss debarge!!
dingdong131 2 years ago 3
Haha El's face at 1:36 lmfao. He's still hot though.
Jess14yrsold
EnglishKnowMusic 2 years ago
How come El and the chick in the purple are the only ones with microphones? LOL!!!!
asentha 2 years ago
Marty said, "Finally I can dance."
porkchop745 2 years ago 2
YES !!! memories.......Bunny looks so beautiful...mmmmmm..mmmm...and LOL@James doin the ''Carlton''...I used to have the tape of MOTOWN 25 and me and my cousins used to laugh at James' dance moves,but DROOL over Bunny....great group, DEBARGE ...YEAH!!
77GetReady 2 years ago
Everytime I read something about De Barge now it is about them being light-skinned , mixed or the tragedies in their lives when it used to be about their music and the memories it bought back to people. It just goes to show how much modern Hip- Hop/R&B (1993- present) and ghetto culture has poisoned Black People and why there will never be any black unity in the United States. Some of you people bringing your phobias and self- hatred on this are sick and perverted and need to see a shrink.
TheNewsoul2 2 years ago 60
You speak much truth!!!!
Taharqa77 2 years ago
@TheNewsoul2 I agree with you, BUT I have a problem with you specifying only blacks. I really hate that. :{ Because , the media and people in general [ As much as I hate to say that] will say anything about artists they see that have been out of the peoples eye for awhile. Black, White, Gay, Drinker, Drugger ETC. People get bored to easily and THE WORST THING IS, STUPID PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY READ. TC. GB :}}
lilnip67 1 year ago
@TheNewsoul2 That right we should get over this skin garbage and love each other regardless
STLEO1 1 year ago
@TheNewsoul2 YOU BETTER STOP PREACHING! Tell them their HATE and ignorance is WHY we aren't as one. AS LIGHT AND MIXED as they were, they identified with their black roots and music. THey didn't SELL OUT and continually PUSH their lightskinned beauty in our faces, ignorant self hating color blind blacks did... NEVER heard them go on about their skin color. Black people are so lost...and as a result..we have the worst music in the last 10 years!
canttouchthis421 1 year ago
@canttouchthis421 Amongts the highest rates of crime, unemployement, diseases and generally uneducated in comparison with other races. IDIOTS IDIOTS IDIOTS....look in the mirror and work on LOVING YOU! Your skin is here to stay...even if you bleach it, it won't change anything....now tell me this...if their lives EL and Bobby and Chico plus others are only as good as their lightskin, tell me why they battled with severe drug use????? Because it's a PROBLEM in OUR COMMUNITY....LOSERS!
canttouchthis421 1 year ago
@canttouchthis421 *standing ovation*
wurltee31 1 year ago
@TheNewsoul2 Thank you, you are so right, but we must learn to bring unity to our families for our children. History has proven that there is nothing African-Americans (not black) "we're not black", can not do when we put our minds and hearts in it. We lead and every one else follows. It is time for change for us & change is coming, in a good way.
lslocumbriggins 1 year ago
El's get up was straight up corny, hilarious. But he does have great vocals. I hope he makes a comeback.
benzz2006 2 years ago
Yep, cause Berry wasn't gonna have it.
benzz2006 2 years ago 2
People, stop comparing DeBarge to the Jacksons, compare them to The Sylvers, because these groups have a female voice the the group!
etyvnio 2 years ago
Bunny and da chick in the purple can get the boom boom pow, then anyway. And yall cant blame the dancin thats how mixed children dance rhythm, no rhythm. rhythm, no rhythm...and so on lmao
nashanl 2 years ago
lmao...u r crazy....
mocacouture 2 years ago
What was up with those suspenders?
benzz2006 2 years ago
wow!!!!!!!!! El was really young in this vid his voice has matured though as he got older....thanks for sharing ...........love this song..........TIMELESS!!!!!!!!!!!
dshytrini 2 years ago 4
does anyone know the song at the end with both groups singing... i really like it, i want to find it
wouldyoumind09 2 years ago
The DeBarges were actually as talented as the Jacksons; they just didn't have a "Michael". But El and Chico together might equal a "Janet" and the rest would equal the other Jacksons. Not saying their careers have been nearly as successful, but have you listened to Chico's music? He's like DeAngelo!
The boy is bad! If he could have stayed away from the drugs, he might have been a superstar. Bobby, Tommy and Mark were stellar singers and writers, so they surpass Tito, Jackie and Randy.
blackprince206 2 years ago 4
wow! i always thought this was a girl singing this still love this song!
loydboy1 2 years ago
dude me too back in the day
nashanl 2 years ago
I luv debarge! but i have to see this at least once a week to get good laugh. Bless JAmes little heart
ohhweeeee 2 years ago 4
dont be talkin bout my baby James!!!
El do look da best and he sexxyyy, but James my baby too and he sexxyyy too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ariahdm 2 years ago
The one that married janet look Gay as hell what the fuck was she thinking
fattygirlnyc 2 years ago
he dose a little thats james
BrittneyC08 2 years ago
I don't know, but I noticed James was a little off cue with those dance moves in the beginning.
benzz2006 2 years ago 4
love the debarge, may bobby and their father robert sr. r.i.p. bebarge 4ever. 11-1-09. they r too fine and sexy.
theresa2319 2 years ago
WHEW! MY DARLING
Kevin11811 2 years ago
DeBarge, now and forever!
therealsoulproduct 2 years ago
They had heavenly voices but couldn't dance if their lives depended on it!
luvureally 2 years ago 27
THATS SO TRUE
southernlala1977 2 years ago
@luvureally The DeBarges R my fam...2 bad they didn't have a dad like Joe Jackson 2 whup them in2 rhythmic percision thru non-stop rehearsals (Just joking)...They would B totally on-point
Tarantulisimo 2 years ago
Sad thing is they had a far worst father! They have spoken of how he sexually & physically abused them and their mother. That is the main reason for their drug problems. At least Joe loved his children (in a iron-fisted totalitarian manner) and was concerned about them.
luvureally 2 years ago 11
@luvureally i wouldn't have wanted anyone of them for my dad! they were both crazy!
ranmae57 1 year ago
@luvureally - so true! haha! But El seems to have nice rhythym, though.
jbulldogst 1 year ago
@luvureally Hehehe I think Randy had good moves(the one all the way on the right). But James seemed a little uncomfy up there all tall and lanky *giggles*
But Im sooo glad that James is releasing a Gospel CD recently (great to see him blooming even more- he does have a great voice too). And they are all soo cute ! :)
Mahlercougar 1 year ago
@Mahlercougar When it comes to music I'll take great singers with a little rhythm deficiency any day over great dancers with a whole lot of vocal deficiency! LOL! All Debarge has to do is stand there and sing and that would be just fine.
luvureally 1 year ago 2
@luvureally TRUE!! Trust me I totally agree with you. I suppose as a Debarge fan I kinda made a little observation.I wasnt making fun like Ive seen people do. People do compare the Jackson 5 With Debarge but I think the Jacksons were great *entertainers*, but Debarges were just pure TALENT all the way. I too, would rather listen to them sing and stand there then to move around.
I so look forward to James new Gospel CD
*GOD BLESS* :)
Mahlercougar 1 year ago
@Mahlercougar You are so right! I enjoyed both groups equally, but I do believe the Debarges were better all around musicians(I believe everybody plays 1 or more instruments & is capable of singing lead) and the Jacksons had a lock on the entertainment aspect. Never saw Debarge live, but so J-5 and it was a great show.
luvureally 1 year ago
@luvureally LOL!!! They'er just following family tradition. You ever see SWITCH try to dance? LOL!
casullen 1 year ago
@luvureally LOL, Yeah, I guess your right...........could have had a better stylist too, I mean, I know this was 83, but suspenders, bowtie, and pants up to your chest? UH..............
benzz2006 1 year ago
@luvureally
the front-man can dance great actually
AAAXXX9999 1 year ago 8
Great to see them together.
SexyAzzHell93 2 years ago
I just wanted to add that besides this solid performance by Debarge & others of course like the Jackson 5 & the incompariable Michael on his solo performance, Diana Ross etc... The Temptations & The Four Tops brought the pain on this same show as well. Awesome
Predaking101 2 years ago
Its been awhile since I've pulled out that old taped VHS recorded Motown 25 show, so I appreciated this. Loved this song ever since I was in short pants, especially the chick from the Debarge, oh mamma. High energy was hot too, indeed. Motown 25 needs to be on DVD already. Some of the best music & performances to date. I miss those times & the joy of them long before music went to hell with the likes of turds like LiL Wayne, T-Pain, Britany Spears & the rest of the neo manure.
Predaking101 2 years ago
love this song (all this love), but it was soo fast right here..
that last song is hot though... can someone name it for me?
oh yeah, james and mark were movin those lil feet at that last song
wouldyoumind09 2 years ago
LOVE IT...I see rite now Ima be up..AGAIN...all nite...dang.
free07now 2 years ago 2
My God El is hot! I love this song. He has a Mary Wells quality to his voice--very smooth, very sultry, innocent at the same time. I remember this video!
deep71483 2 years ago
It always seemed James was off a beat when he was dancing lolol but I was this in 1983 and it was one of the highlights of my life.
TheNewsoul2 2 years ago
they r half white half black not puerto rican
005Sanders 2 years ago 7
i like how this song has that spanish vibe to it. real smooth jam
quelleboi 2 years ago
they are not puerto rican
z4rideaux 2 years ago 4
LMAO They look super gay, but I still love em
memeluvstlc 2 years ago
LEGENDZZZ
pumpkinseed1981 2 years ago
a lady i know from michigan, knew them in her younger age! i was awe struck when she told me
kaylasong10 2 years ago