Wake Up Everybody

[12hyperboy]

they singing a nice duo

[ilovequestlove]

Love ur glasses Quest ! Great song !

[CleanFats]

Melanie Fiona. Dayum.

[nyambuche]

Common makes so much sense here!

[nyambuche]

Lovely rendition, but i sure do prefer the original;they sang it then with so much soul and meaning..

[blackhackerize]

Nice song



[lemeurgaelle]

if John legend did'nt sing this song, you can be sure that the new generation never listen it, but with him we are sure that they listen too!!!!!!

[lemeurgaelle]

The best to wake up with smile and hope my beautifull day!!!!! Thanks for this versione. I love it!!!!

[annikastarr]

NOT AS GOOD AS TEDDY.

[Sw1tchlol]

What people don't realize is, good music is dead! People don't realize that John Legend is so unoriginal that he had to copy a good song like this. The origina; is Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, who actually wrote and sung this. I apologize for my generation.

[prime465]

@Sw1tchlol Unoriginal music=bad music? Its a tribute to that same song not a ripoff.

[valkiiira13]

<3 <3 <3

[Fanella365]

Love the song....but the words should be changed to ..."No more sleeping in the Brain". Sure you have to sleep in bed, more realistic i think.

[tew012]

love this song..

[RTC0093]

common is the only good verse in this song.. usually lik the roots and john legend too 

[mandragor92]

Common nailed it !!! :D

[MsRiRi1241]

Great Song!(:

[dewibogaers16]

I love this song so much! Their voices are so beautiful together :D

[EndFinancialFraudOrg]

thumbs up if smartknowledgeu brought you here! :)

[Benjamin6452]

221 persons still sleeping...

[taylorfan13able]

me to lynnicea

[MsNaijababe124]

Beautiful!



[lynnicea]

my school choir sing this...it's amazing

[faith1997100]

haha im white i LOVE thisss song ;)

[jbeaux0816]

@faith1997100 haha who cares if your white!

[foonaldinho]

THE ROOTS!!!

[Nickeladen]

Questlove looks so bad-ass

[Ancharity]

I have a feeling that Melanie Fiona is short. See how high those heels are?

[raimis114]

Thumbs up if you don't like me

[85LOXY]

Is that Melanie Fiona?!? :)

[taylorfan13able]

L.U.C.H.A

[taylorfan13able]

this song is in my school

[AleshaLuvsPeace]

this is my jam



[chrismelissa2012]

very good tribute to the original

[BubbleStar0]

is my comment top? :O thank u people :)

[BlackHawk730]

cant ya see john wanna wake us up , probz to john & Roots

[BlackHawk730]

WAKE UP !!  EVERYBODY...

[Bernhardinho]

John `the` Legend

[MrRobrob91]

Its good but its not teddy!!!!!

[JoshandNoah1001]

made famous by the movie LIFE

[bastr37]

I wish to wake up to this kind of shit every day ! Love from France.

[danidadiva21]

im only here because my friends kept telling me to check it out, i don't like it, i like it better with xzibit but its a powerful song with powerful meaning

[sxcgirlieox]

good music is still alive if you look hard enough! :) thumbs up if you agree

[Atanasii18]

this would be my next alarm clock. imagine to start the day with this voices! so beautiful. not to mention the message the text sends. it's absolutely amazing. world, more music like this please:)

[educatedmanhood]

Great Video for a Great Song!

[josslee60]

Good words.

[TheFerroCCC]

8 o'clock... perfect!

[Uenbg]

Haeckel

follow that rabbit down its hole

[HEARTupHANDZdwn]

@JLCmusic97 her name is Melanie Fiona

[JLCmusic97]

WHO IS THE GIRL?

[ZEEZ5335]

has anybody waken up?

[MascotNie]

I heard this song at the end of waiting for superman and I really thought it speaks the truth of how twisted our society is today.

[yorenfromabove]

I'd love to wake up to BT speaking through my radio...

[Thegank1]

i wanna hear every morning this 0:30

[sapundjieva]

Wake up, wake up, wake up and g morning everybody, have a lovely Friday morning and stay open minded :))))))

[Epezzz18]

VH1 :)

[chabalisa]

jus great.

[kum7104]

The point is not deny the difference , we are all different

what we should do is realize that there are varieties and accept it

[MsChas2008]

Common's part is the best!

[nobileogami]

A Masterpiece doesn't need a remake.....

[JustTP94]

@nobileogami Hey, the remake is great. The Legendary Roots Crew made it happen.

[tedkay]

YOU wanna hear this song the right way , go to Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes with Teddy on lead and hear it the way it was meant to be heard! Now the Message is still relevant ! we need to wake up and pull up our pants and get pride back in the Black community~just watched the Emit till story! Mississippi was no joke! Emitt and others,MLK died to save the rest of us! and look how we carry ourselves today 50 years later,walking around wearing ignorance like a badge of honor!~wake up!

[tdnsmith]

@tedkay I agree with liking Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes better because it has that old vinyl record, classic feel but I think it shows that overall...we have to do better as a society because the problems still apply today. It is a much needed message sung in a different way to reach those who THINK this is a new problem. The way the video is produced hopefully puts the viewer back in time mentally. WAKE UP EVERYBODY...WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR HISTORY YOU ARE DOOMED TO REPEAT IT.

[uniqueloves]

SUPA LOVN 1LOVE 1PEACE 1MIC

[tedkay]

John legend fucked that song all up! DAM!~ if you going to do a remake you have to put your own style on it~and you have to steal it so to speak, make it your own! every voice is not made for every song. This song was written by Gamble and Huff just For Teddy Pendergrass voice~ now the J5 did a remake of a Delphonics song and stole it ,called! can you remember,

Marvin Gaye took heard it through the Grapevine from Glady's don't another artist song just because ,it has to be exceptional! AWEFUL

[earlenajourney]

wake up everybody

[22342234223401]

i like this song

[shandifox]

Let's make Melanie Fiona as popular as Beyonce. She's very talented.

[speedoflight28]

@LEONSKENNEDY91:

We are not the same and we never will be.

Do you know the saying: "you're unique. just like everybody else"?

We (should) have the same rights and the same opportunities, but that's it. And even these things seem almost impossible to achieve.

[navish2921]

thumb up if you hearing it in 2012.!!

[MrBlazay1]

Most Musicians need to wake up and listen to this song..It would make a HUGE difference!!!!!!!!!

[carraldo791]

And some people say that good music is dead...

[101Jared]

@carraldo791 it is, you just have to dig it up

[mpchoriste]

Wake up everybody it's our tgeneration to change this world.

[Teran305]

This song is first made by Teddy Pendergrass check him out people

[truelegendfan]

lol pause at 4:01 :D

[Migas128]

Common is a legend!

best part of the song made by him ;)

[icame2behated]

that is Melanie Fiona and she complements John Legend so well on this song. you got to love it especially with the Roots playing the music

[sanjchyy99]

And even in his generation living through computers

On love, love, love can reboot us

Wake up, everybody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! Yeah :D

[mrchemicalromance]

@sanjchyy99 Only* love

[tytymack219]

n i believe the girl is melanie fiona

[tytymack219]

love this song. my spanish teacher would play it everyday in class.lol

[djcava1993]

who dont like this music man?

[Migas128]

"and even i this generation living through computers only love love love can rebooth us"

common verses never fail ;)

[Migas128]

i listen most to hard rock or metal but i always put those headbang records in a corner when is time to listen commonb, mos def, john legend, talib k, or some good old djs like nujabes, krush, shadow...

old hip hop, we miss you...come back :(

[MrPocketGroover]

this video is flawless apart from the clocks at the begging, Johns clock says 7:04, and then at the exact same time black thoughts clock says 7:07 and then instantly changes to 7:17 and then back to 7:07???

[Robinzorz]

I love this version:) Although I think its strange that there is one rap part in the song and it is not done by Blackthought but by common, anyway, The Roots, Common, John Legend and whoever the girl is (sorry I don't know her name): All amazing:)

[lisassecret2001]

I do believe that Melanie Fiona is o.k but Lauryn Hill would have done a better job. Just saying

[Machelle3200]

@lisassecret2001 I know right...she sounds horrible to me on this song.

[dogounit2]

I can't find luvarchie4ever's comment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[54eli]

wasn't he acting a basketball player in a movie?

[elliekinzz1]

People saying America is a shit country, seriously, most of you got it lucky, you got food and water and family with you so appreciate what you have now before it's too late.

[BubbleStar0]

Thumb up if you have this song first heard on Vh1 :)

[amhajiTV]

@BubbleStar0 lol wut?

[05alexandrou]

Live like there's no tomorrow. Always smile. Try everyday to be a better person. That's the right way. All religions are bad for mankind and for free spirit of humanity.

[Sprinkless101]

@05alexandrou I strogly disagree with you. I think we NEED God to able to really live our lives to the fullest.

[05alexandrou]

@Sprinkless101 Thats a big contradiction and you know it! Living at fullest is forbidden as bible say. According to the bible its a sin..

[CookieMonster8629]

Vh1 lol

[unotsmart1]

This song and video made me choose to leave hawaii to go to school in brooklyn :) also why is everybody arguing about countries and such? on this video especially, "wake up everybody"

[liloleg]

For everyone that is American complaining about how American sucks... I bet you dont even vote... and if you dont vote theres prolly some weak ass reason about why you dont... America is not the best country... no country has that right to say that, but its your country.

And for the people saying neg comment about America and how they want to see it nuked, isnt that the same horrible attitude for violence that you do not tolerate?

"To change the world, we must change ourself"

[takerukari]

@liloleg

"And by changing the world, we change ourselves."

^_^

[jralexmaloney]

if You is'a trini y'all would know who made a special appearance at 3:14

[soccerskillz95]

ROOTS

[nellgoose]

John Legend... you're my favorite. Just sayin :)

[TropicalIcedZ]

This song's so underrated.

[gemini2kx]

this is a good video but i still prefer da All Star Version you should look it up

[lovedorki]

i love this song <3 :)

[diddymies]

I want that SG

[wildtatz]

@diddymies that's the magic of music ,, if you practice long en hard put your heart in it . the sg will come to you !!!

[gizarangi]

robby pardlos version 1 million times better but noone seems to wanna put it up:(

[theincrediblesashka]

3:26 peace!

[MeLikezCookies]

AVENGED SEVENFOLD YEAHHHHH

Oops, wrong vid..

[deelarsen5]

just over this song... over and over again... no where in this world... this is a song to listen to.

[GloeiLampjeNL]

most underrated video on youtube

[akogscope]

we r all the same inside ppl this is a good song not many songs like this anymore

[CEduardo1704]

LIKE :)

[from93tillinfinity]

@harrypotter33191

I dunno about anyone else, but I dont really trust the global relations status as interpreted by an idiot on youtube named harrypotter33191.

[LEONSKENNEDY91]

I hate how people are divided by country and religion, cuz we are all the same..

[moechoeke1912]

@LEONSKENNEDY91 so true...

[qerqa99]

@LEONSKENNEDY91 FUCk All Racists !

[vinicruzleao]

There should be more musics like this on the world right now.

[JohnG7274]

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people who are not with us anymore, Live in us as long as we remember them.

Fondmemos com

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[DjOcLandus]

How can you not like this?

[boldyboldyify]

great song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gickerygi7]

211 people refuses to wake up!!

[mistylear19]

Y'know, I first heard this in Akeelah and the Bee. It was a great movie, and I think this really fit there.

It's still just as awesome.

[MrDK74]

The world won't get no better

[GrandsonofSoul]

Amazing! A great remake to the Harold Melvin and Bluenotes hit. The Roots, John Legend, Common, and Melanie Fiona are all great artists.

[theTRENDjockey]

Good Morning Warm-Up Song 11/28/2011 on Twitter @theTRENDjockey. We're at thetrendjockeydotcom

[leasoki]

perfekt song:-)

[JCoteRancourt]

I love the : Wake Up new-york at the beginning, his voice's great!

[TheBob777]

@condor857 wow you missed the entire message of this song

[ShizZleDShizZle]

Awsome band, beautiful girl, guy with good voice, awsome musicians, afro :D, and random white guy in the band playing the bass( bass rocks) :D!!!

[rononagy]

best part 3:41

[Ferswah]

Why do songs like this with a meaning and message to the world get so less views, while songs of for example katy perry gets hundreds of millions of views...????

[gypsytheif]

@Ferswah Cuz people are still asleep

[18fosterbn]

im listenin to it on my tv right now lol

[dihermess]

simply beautiful

[Beelztheawesomegamer]

Such a great song



[1TIFboom5]

vh1

[DiamociFiss0]

Wake up New York.

[shilohbenjahman]

wicked vid

[876Davo]

this song should have sooo many more views..

[RonnieLewisMusic]

Subscribe to RonnieLewisMusic!!!



[sansun55x]

this is Legend wait for

wait for it

dary, Legendary

[1noobkiller1]

0:30 -----> for people who listen agian an agian (like me :D)

[fkodia1]

@1noobkiller1 NICE SONG

[1noobkiller1]

0:30 voor de mensen die graag achter elkaar luistere !!

[OriginalBabyGurl101]

It is 7:39 a.m none of my facebook friends online this song fuh yall right here!! My besties Alexis, Sashae, Lakiera, Keneisha all a besties..............i luvv yall (no homo just best friend luvv)

[angel64926]

common



[WMBrown]

205 elites seem to have found this song.

[BillieHoliday420]

This song makes me proud to be ...

[hettaerae]

i wouldnt need to wake up if i had u john, i wouldnt even fell asleep beside you

[TheBalvan8]

I HATE THIS SONG!!!!!!

[Amostar60]

@TheBalvan8 Si tu n'aimes pas tu n'ecoutes pas . :)

[RealityResurge]

Woohoo, just got my Wake Up! album signed by John Legend :)

[Perliukas64]

1:14 Durant at school?

[noname888ful]

@Perliukas64 Ahah LOL!

[aligned576]

COOL REMAKE!! I HAD THIS ON 8 TRACK AS A KID. LMAO!!! DAMN, THAT IS SOME WAAAAAAAAAAAAY BACK SHIT;)

[Ashesofoaks]

OWS brought me here.

[quehambre]

The Jackson 5 are back? beautiful song!

[LilNaruto9tails]

Does anyone know whose song they've sampled. I've heard the original, but I don't know who sings it!

If you can help, then thanks!

[aligned576]

@LilNaruto9tails: TEDDY PENDERGRASS SANG THIS WITH HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES. CLASSIC PHILLY SOUND.

[trinimargo30]

is that Trini ms. janielle bontierre sitting on the steps?? cool!

[oka1004t]

I love this song, and this video, and vibes, all.

[NickysRapAttic]

holy crap... it's been a year :)

[tytymack219]

i luv this song!

[peterbilka]

THANKS VH1 ! ..