Commodores:This is your Life

[nv014a]

This has always been one of my favorites.

[CAB4SHO]

Remembering their performing this before opening up for J5......wasnt that powerful then cause i was more interesting for J5 to get down.......but DAYUM......this the jam!!

[spotti42]

THANK YOU!

[BumpyJonas74]

3 dislikes????????????/

[berealable]

WORDS THAT ARE STILL VERY RELEVANT IN TODAY'S WORLD, WE SHOULD ALL ADAPT THIS AS OUR MANTRA , STANDING ON THE FOUNDATION OF OUR MUSICAL HISTORY, WORDS TO LIVE BY BROTHER AND SISTER, PEACE BE UNTO YOU ALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[eric2181965]

Classic Commodores. Recorded when Lionel Richie was BLACK!!!

[zahkuz61]

@eric2181965 LMAOOOOO oh that is so wrong!!

[ddesign63]

@eric2181965 ..........this continues to be a attitude that hurts US(A). Nothing wrong with expanding and seeing the World through a different lens. Everyone should be Free to Be who they want to be. Or do you not hear the lyrics in this song. (not to be rude) We have got to get beyond Stereotypes and boundaries based on skin color. Being Black does not mean staying in one place or not reaching your own definition of success and happiness!

PEACE

[srl1225]

This song is so dep!!! One of the Commodores finerst pieces!

[jody808]

has a lot of heart

[jody808]

one of my favorite Commodores songs

[dissincats22]

yvonne barnett

take me back down those dark country roads

[pSmurf954]

I want to sample this so bad...for the sake of music if I can't do it, I promise not to do it and fuck it. but imma try to get it. Its to powerful...

[peady64]

I played this album so much, I had to tape a nickle on the needle to keep it from skipping. Thanks for bringing back great moments in time.

[shutyourpiehole]

Wow!!! What a rush of memories remembering when this was recorded and the heat we took because Black Radio Stations said it wasn't "black" enough! Commodores were one of the very first "crossover" bands and took a lot of heat for it. What a difference 30 years makes!

[MrMarla123]

@shutyourpiehole

I know right. To hear something this great today would be like going to another planet. This is both soulful and meaningful. Beautiful song.

[mama3183]

@tljones9 I'm with you!! I would too!..lol,

Listening to the Commodores.. is like taking a trip back in time.. good ol' times..

God.. How I miss 'em!!...

@examinfo ..Thanks so much for posting these hun!!

[VictorECooper1]

the Commodores' music is good but I get a feel of commercialism

[Bign2bdign]

Takes Me Back To G. Gardner Shugart Jr High School,9th Grade.This Album Was A KILLER By Itself.A Blessed Brother I Am,35 Years Later.......Dude Named SNOOP....:-)

[tljones9]

This is where radio drops the ball!........They concentrate on Three Times A Lady, Brick House, Easy, but they forget about songs like this! I wish I owned an old school radio station.....believe me songs like this would never be neglected!

[Damali5610]

@tljones9 I agree 200% - this song gives me chills

[daguru324]

Okay -- The youth of the 70s became the executives of today... We can't keep criticizing GEN X and Y for the lack of appreciation for music...

[ladynastailgic]

Music oh Music, why have this culture greatly forsaken you? The gifted has sifted its gear, pushing because they are empty. Additives and preservatives no longer in a form that is true, the culprits have molested the method to message our community. Make shift sounds of instruments and borrowing from others treasure. A degeneration, lost to the art of deceit and greed. Microwave generation no aim for longevity momentary gain and pleasure. hearts of the true lovers of the arts do bleed.

[peady64]

@ladynastailgic That's deep..... God bless you and yours.

[ladynastailgic]

@peady64 same to you and yours, my luv.

[7SEVEN7ification]

Who does not like this??? I mean LOVE this song???

[MrJuanjv]

This "Cut" along w/ Sweet Love, and Zoom are my absolute favorites from these Cats.

[MsUsoul]

Wow forgot about this song. Great lyrics so inspirational. Much thanks for posting! 

[celticlarry]

SERIO

[cordeal4837]

im a 21 year old and this is all i listen to...this song almost made me cry lol

[TheFleetwood90]

Classic Commodores. The most underrated and deepest song in their catalog

[s0lidstateguy]

BREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­EEEEEEEEENK

[wsj0301]

ddesign63 I FEEL YOU SOOO MUCH - But we can't go back.

[lon9lon]

Where do you turn?? To THE LORD Period!

[markee2006]

Man loved the commodores when i was a kid i was so pissed when lionel richie and thomas mcclary left the group to go the solo route.One of my favorite tracks from one of my favorite albums.So much great music back then.

[houseof4doorsmc]

This is probably the most underrated Commodores song ever! "I see you there, dying in your wisdom, where do you go, tell me, where do ya go".... Whoa! Good guitar and horns. Great lyrics!

[earlwhite100]

I went away to Football camp in 1975.I played this song all weekend because it made me think of my new girlfriend at the time.WOW! I was so in LOVE.......(RIP) Christine Anderson.Washington High in Los Angeles

[dash246biz]

The 70s and early 80s were a great decade for music. Wish I can go back & stay in that decade forever

[lowendfella]

This was one of there songs filled with postive messages. (Loved it)

[b36495]

I love love love love this song.....

[SB7771]

I LOVE THIS SONG.

[ramonberg]

awesome lyrics

[7SEVEN7ification]

Beyond words......Right up there with "Jesus is Love"!!!! This song brings back memories. Didn't even know why i loved the song at the time. I Know now tho!!!

[venger1963]

My alltime favorite Commodores Song (along with "Jesus is Love" of course). Thanks, so much, for posting. Great job.

[MrMarla123]

This is truly great inspirational music. I guess we'll have to just be grateful we have this to enjoy because its been said a million times but they just don't make music like this before and I believe this was unique to the Commodores. Brilliant!!!!

[supasly75]

woo hoo, some real music!!!!!!

[pSmurf954]

This song gives me goosebumps. Real music yall...

[daddylino619]

This song makes me wanna slap my moma :D

[kim12386]

i love this shyt!

[jamad99]

CLASSIC!!!

[microphonecheckit131]

Amazing full length version. Why wasn't this version on any later compilations? The edit of This Is Your Life doesn't do the spirit of the track or the social commentary any justice.

My how we've changed.

[Ronzhouse]

Many thankx 2 'examinfo', 4 this joint!

[alleman81]

Lionel Richie is still the best

[james48505]

Great song ,but I cannot find it as a CD on Amazon and I cannot find a MP3 download either. I hate to say what media version I originally had this song on.

[funkytown0072]

@james48505 I found it on Rhapsody

[Muziclvr07]

the entire album is great. not one bad song on it.

[lionessofjudah1]

I use to sing this. Long Long time ago I thought it was Earth, Wind & Fire. Sorry about that guys. You did really great with this tune; lyrics and music.

[zenamorpx5two]

there's another band that sounds similar to ewf, the band is called (brainstrom) the name of the song is called Journey to the Light. this song is very unique.

[paytonbf1]

This song kinda sounds like their song, "Sweet Love". The Commodores, in my opinion, were one of the better R&B groups of the 70's, with EW&F being the best!!

[xxdjcharlierockxx]

good remark cant argue ew&f was hot but the commodores was more of a personal taste kinda thing,both my fav bands of that era though...

[wsj0301]

@paytonbf1 Don't forget the Isley Brothers!

[paytonbf1]

@wsj0301 Oh yeah, The Isley's is one of my favorite groups of all time. I especially like the music that they've created in the 90's and the 00's. The Isley Brother, featuring Ron Isley, still got it!!

[nycfunk]

One other thing...

This album is what I refer to as a "Perfect Album" Every song is a gem. Not one bad song in the bunch. If you do not have this recording. Get it right away!

[nycfunk]

"Do what you want, cause time is your captin" That's the point in the song where I absolutely loose it. This is the song that spawned "Zoom," Sail on," and other mid-tempo hits from the group.

[inviziblemovementz]

OMG!! I love this song. It's gets into my core and lets me realize what's important and what's bullshit! Thanks

[zenamorpx5two]

me and some friends just sitting around playing albums when i played this particular song, we all looked at each other and said there will be no more good times when it comes to music. we said this in the summer of 1975.

[alexlee97]

I agree!!

[vootetman]

This song is way cool. My SR year at Chaneyville High School. Me and my best friend Terry wallace aka BIG BOB wanted this to be our class song but we were out voted. MY best friend is gone now. I haven't forgotten him but this song make's me wish he was still here GOD bless you for this song, and GOD bless BIG BOB

[ddesign63]

TAKES ME TO A BETTER PLACE!  My GOD I wanna go back!

PEACE

[gdub520]

odd to be quoting billy joel here, but as he said in his song 'keeping the faith'...

"....the good ol' days weren't always good, tomorrow aint as bad as it seems..."

[mama3183]

@ddesign63 I know what you mean hun.. me too!!!..

[shellshockkd12]

This is the same time everybody was copying Earth Wind & Fire. This the structure of this song sounds like Devotion.

[nola2laca]

shellshockkd---EWF was my favorite BUT THE COMMODORES NEVER CAME CLOSE TO COPYING/SOUNDING LIKE EWF...

If u listen to the 1st 4 or 5 Commodores albums u hear they HAD THEIR OWN STYLE AND COULD PLAY FUNK AND DO THE BALLADS EQUALLY WELL..

solid musicians and great songwriters.

I think that the '70s bands were so good and so tight n the FUNK,SOUL,R&B areas that it was like every era.

its natural and even normal that some songs sound similar w/out necessarily intending to do that

[nola2laca]

we were witness to SO MANY GOOD AND GREAT GROUPS N THE 1970s. For the most part they all had their own sound,their own style and were equally good n the studio and on the stage.

SOME of the "ALLTIME GREATS" did their best work n the 1970s.

Marvin,Stevie,EWF,Isleys,James Brown,Issac,Curtis,Barry,Al Green,Ohio Players,O'Jays,J5/Jacksons,Smo­key,War,Commodores.

Dramatics,Stylistics,Delfonics­,Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes,New Birth,Neicy,Natalie,Emotions,L­abelle.

did u EVER see a bad show ?

[feroniafreeman]

oh my god....thank you!!!!

[terrencepaulmiller]

Well,1975 anyway....

[terrencepaulmiller]

Thanks for postin' this one. Regan High School...Austin !!

[mutesmum1]

Thankyou sooo very much for this song. Beautiful, forgot HOW beautiful. Blessed be the creator of music such as this that soothes the soul as this does. For the memories MUCH RESPECT!

[jscript1990]

They don't make them like this anymore....I was 17, 50-cent basement parties, black lights...my first love...the memories!

[sunraypower]

Wow, I haven't heard this joint in many a year!! I had forgotten how wonderful it was. Definitely one of the Commodores best songs and one of my personal favorites. Thanks for the post examinfo!!

[isisncali]

whew....Classic Commodores...Thank you SO much for sharing this song.

[DrFunkensteinQpsi]

I just want to say thank you to whomever uploaded this song. It has such deep and spiritual meaning to me. I lost a childhood friend back in the day, and they played this song at his funeral..........He was only 17 years old. THIS IS YOUR LIFE!!!!! Please make it worth something

[dejoie2001]

Even as a black woman in 2009. I still remember as a little girl growing up where blacks and whites did not mix in the seventies on the South side of CHicago. But hearing this old school joint makes me wish if even for one night I could go back there when. Music inspired truth. Now days its all just sex and evil. What happened to the music my people?

[tuffenuff4]

I too remember those days I was there Calumet HS sitting o ut side the stage door behind Wimpys a t the Capital Theatre prior to a stage door just to get a singer to talk to our lil young selves hangin on 79th eating at Taurus Hoagies, summers at the Point I am in California no9w and I miss home so much but not the winters lol this song brings back the great smells when I would open my windows in the morning man did Chi smell good in the spring back then UMPH

[peady64]

This is classic "blue lights in the basement party" music. Deep on so many levels. Thanks for the righteous posting.

[Dtate91]

id kiill to hear "you dont know that i know again"!! awsome song

[freezesiclepop1]

amazing song that was wrote back then,but applied for today and tommorrow.

[pphilwms]

much truth in this song!

[BeeW529]

This song makes life seems to back the way it was

[soulfood12345]

they still are the best

[hilltopboots]

The Commodores knew how to put out mood altering music. That Lionel Richie was the man and he still has the talent.

[GhettoKuumba]

thank the Good God for SOUL music!

Dig???

[LowRCS]

1970-1980 An incredible decade of Music!

Thank God I've had the pleasure of experiencing it! 

Thanks for posting.

[blk59]

word!

[amd77j]

The music from that era is heard all over the TV these days in commercials. Thank God for that era in my musical education. And for those young men from Tuskegee Institute, The Commodores!

[tbates677]

You said just what I wanted to say. Growing up mostly in Kansas City Kansas, born 1961, the 70s & 80s best time of my life. This is great........

[MelvinBurksMusic]

@LowRCS yes GOD yes!!!!!!

[ltinsley2]

@LowRCS ABSOLUTELY!!!

[DaEarthZNT]

I'm an 80's baby and i give thanks I was influenced by the 70's it's so peace... whew

[amd77j]

"searching to find themselves and who they are , so many roads for them to choose, so many ways for them to win or lose, this is your life..."

Nothing from today captures the moods like the music from this song's era....

[newsoul]

"When will the prides arrive" again like Public Enemy said in "Fight the Power" R.I.P. R&B, SOUL, FUNK, 1965-1980 great song a manna feast of soul from the Commodores.

[Dtate91]

if anyone can find you dont know that i know from the same album it would be much appreciated

[gbrown4x4]

This is DEFINITELY my favorite one. This REALLY brings back memories. In da club(The Afro Scene)Slow dragging with your woman and the DJ has it blasting from the speakers. Totally outta sight. 1974/75. Best years and i was just 16-17.Getting a buzz upstairs and jamming downstairs. Totally awesome!!!!!!

[gayaznaznman]

the version by jerry butler is great as well, except its a bit harder to find

[bitrtruth]

The 70's was the spiritual explosion for rado music. Today's children have no idea what they missed. We have to olay this music to them to educate from the ills from that are being forced on them today. This is one of the great songs of all times.

[rodney10000]

What a song, from back in the old days.

[billybill1320]

I totally forgot about thisone wow I love this

song. Lionel Richie is truly a musical genious!!!

[BOX5]

i swear lionel is underated,don't know why r&b artist and the like don't serch him out to write for them yell

[AvlDao]

Well his 'music era' has passed as time moved forward, and everyone may appear under-rated when thet're absent. But its the recognition they basked in when they were known that really counts. Lionel pulled in the top songwriting Grammy nomination in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, and 1985, for Song of the Year.

Don't know who can match that...Never happenned to the Beatles, Stevie Wonder or other songwriters during their hey day.

[capperr44]

I can't tell you how much I love this song. Takes me back to my days living in London England.Lionel Richies' vocals are fantastic on this one, just love it!!!

[freezesiclepop1]

this song bring back to me the good old day's to madamnekelia, but the only difference is i'am not walking down life lonesome road

[DISSALINED1]

my man , great video and song but you missed out on some key lyrics when you tried the words of the song thing. play the video back and stop it when they get to a segment thatr you didn't write down.

[68NYC]

This is by far my absolute favorite song by The commodores~

Awesome...

~Thanks!!

[madamnekelia]

This song brings me back to the good old days when I was dating a guy name Donald....Yeahhhh

[brasmeta01]

great song!!!

i was dance this song when iwas young, on my land, brazil, sao paulo!!!

Thanx for remember me!!

great days on past!!!!

from brazil, brasmeta, jr. baptista