Bobby Blue Bland Turn On Your Love Light

[astromario1055]

coolness factor: off the hizzy

[Unreal318]

great

[ThePhilmaywalt]

You kidding--this is the definition of SOUL==whenst my boys The Good Ole Grateful Dead stole this from (and always gave him credit). I have listened to this cut hundreds of times, but with the lack of comments had to make one.

[Ma1nguy]

Wow I was a freshman in high school this takes me back to some great memories

[lexingtongrn1]

As good as it gets! Love everything Bobby Blue Bland does! Benn a long time since I heard this.

[gordondixie]

i feel alright.. mmmm nice

[1computernew]

I could listen to Bobby Blue Bland 24/7. I was seven years old when I first heard Further on Up the Road. I sang all the lyrics not having a clue as to what the song was about. I was smitten then, and I am STILL a huge fan.

[KRxN11]

A real classic, one of the great blues shouters/balladeers of the 20th century, the likes of which they don't make any more. A true original-often imitated, never duplicated. krxn11

[colartmovees]

Wow, this version is much better to dancin!

[olemanjohn68]

@colartmovees.... Back in the day "the 60's" we wore suits with covered buttons and leather ties; the girls wore tight dresses, we met at a local place where the band was rockin... and had a "ball." We had all the moves that would make you want to join in... no, the dance was what it was all about, and the love of the music was real "SOUL" you really missed something.

take care my friend

[dimpsey3]

BOY MY FATHER LOVED THIS MAN MUSIC.HE GOT ME AND MY SIBLINGS HOOKED WHEN WE WAS 7.8 AND 9 YEARS OLD..LOL..AND UNTIL THIS DAY I STILL LOVE IT

[krissyparfait]

oh yes the light is so important.....and knowing were the love is coming from is important......this song is important to life's winning capabilities

[MsShottgunn]

This song came out before i was born. I listened to it as a kid and im still listening. Bobby is the best.

[PetersonMicheleM]

People don't "get" that Bobby did it first; they only know the Grateful Dead version. Sad! I like the idea of him representing "relaxed intensity."



[hippieinmississippi]

@PetersonMicheleM hey dont knock on the Dead man. theyre the reason i'm here listening to this great song.

[MsLithium21]

@hippieinmississippi The Dead are the reason I even discovered the song! And in turn, people like Bobby Blue Bland had a HUGE part in making the Dead that unique band they are. Both versions are brilliant!!

[olemanjohn68]

Again...one of thebest from Bobby

[CadillacL]

Hard to beat the original :)

[TheToni4949]

love this song!!! what talent!!

[2mysharona]

One of my favorites, it sounds so good still I will continue to listen to Bobby blue Bland's MUSIC!!!!!!

[olemanjohn68]

Great sound...wish there were more like this in todays market

[TheMssharon65]

i can remember my parents listening to this song back in the seventy and eigthies.

[hyprickson]

Ahhhh. From "Two Steps from the Blues." IMHO, the most perfect record of all time. I wore out three copies learning all the great guitar work on it, then getting the notes to sit right in the groove. Ray Charles was great, B.B., Albert and Freddie King were/are great, T-Bone was great, Muddy was great, but NOBODY sings like Bobby.

[dbcphd]

what could be better than this? the only soul voice even better than than the genius ray charles and the tightest horn section in history. i have drunk from this life giving cup ever since i first heard it almost 50 years ago. thank you mr blue. god bless you.

[PinkFloydrulez]

thank you grateful dead

[monkeytown1000]

Ace! Brilliant and all packed into 2 mins 30 secs.

You can cover the song but you'll never beat this original.

[cuttysarkn3ss]

Great song, this took me back to when I was a little kid and my parents played this song all the time

[wmccommis]

I've been trying to find "Yield Not to Temptation without success - does anyone know where I can find this by Bobby Bland ? I used to practice playing my drums to it, and just loved it !!!

[raccoonradio2]

@wmccommis It was on a 2 CD best of MCA put out in the 90s (Best of Duke-Peacock Years Vol 2 I think) but if you go to amazon you can find it (and buy if you wish) on THE ANTHOLOGY

[rasta487]

always did like this one. it didn't come back to mind though until I heard it in the movie Eves Bayou.... At least I think they played it. Great excellent song & movie.

[SuzanneDevlin44]

I still have my Bobby "Blue" Bland album I got in the very early 60's: Two Steps From The 'Blues" and it is pure gold. Everything on that album is the best of the best.

I grew up in San Dimas in the Pomona Valley of Southern California cruising Henry's and eating In-N-Out Burgers..........also the best of the best.

[mpsicily]

2 dislikes for this greatest of all blues songs and greatest of blues singers? Kick them off of YouTube..Greatest blues classic of all time, even the Grateful Dead covered this song...It doesn't get any better than that...

[MARILLIONROCKER45]

Bobby Bland is the greatest of all the R&B soul singers. I saw him play over 20 times in the sixties and had the honor to see him 9n 2008 and 2010. He does not have the powerful voice anymore but he is still 'The Man.' "Turn On Your Lovelight' along with 'Don't Cry No More' are absolute gems. I remember the great guitarist Wayne Bennett and Al'TNT' Braggs in shows in Houston at the Palladium Ballroom on Southmore St. Those were the great days of blues.

[vikthequick]

robert plant sings part of this lyric in the middle of a live version of whole lotta love from 1975. so i google the lyric, it eventually leads to me to the title of the song, and eventually to here. pretty cool to hear the origins of this music.

/watch?v=hwgLnWHJsN8 (FF to 6:16)

[MrPotatoTrooper]

Happy Birthday Bobby

[distantking]

someone plz put here the replay button, damn you tube , there need some damn replay button... =]]... i need some blues....

[ciara400]

b.b.king is the king of bules and ray charles

[vibratingstring]

where's the audio?

[cryingeyes100]

The difference between Solomon Burke's version of this song is he is leading everyone into a spiritual praise unto God!, and Bobby Blue's version makes you get on the dance floor and shake what yo moma gave you!

[kofaali]

One the most underated singers of all time. Hate i missed him in his prime.

[thunderstick455]

This is a great song!! makes me think of a girl I know. If anyone doesnt like this song they'd best check for a pulse!

[ceaserdd]

@thunderstick455

right u r mr. thunderstick !! this song was real big during the rock n roll golden years !!

[dogcat126]

love bobby! i was raised on him too! thanx for posting!!

[fireman70537]

BOBBIE BLUE BAND IS THE SOUL RYTHM I WAS RAISED ON



[areyuwithme]

use to wear this one out on the turntable! (remember turntables?)

[johnnyblues56]

the ablsolute best of bobby

[johnnyblues56]

this is the greatest work of bobby bland

[taken287]

I love this

[8aPeach2]

The Bland put's shit Down!

[JSinay]

Brilliant on all levels...

[MrJLRJ1]

Sing that shit Bobby Blue.. Yes Sir!

[sierria64]

THIS IS MY SONG

[oldtunesstillgood]

The voice has such range - soft as silk one second, asteroid-impact howl the next ... a genius, and this still ranks as my favourite song of his.

[DickAllen4HOF]

Right now I'm Dancing about as well as a White dude can.

[CadillacL]

@DickAllen4HOF You & me both. We can only dance as best we can :)

[CadillacL]

I have th is on a Livin' The Blues collection from Time Life. I've heard other versions but, this can't be beat.

[MilSepic60]

If you could only take one soul song with you - this is the top contender. Fantastic on every level from the heartful vocals to the absolutely kick-ass full band. No wonder there are so many covers of this beauty with the Grateful Dead being the most outrageous. Thanks xraysoulclub for the posting. 

[mrmortgage]

Few views, the youth of the world disappointments me : (

[19653343]

This one really knocks me off !!! I've been listening this track again & again & again....Just can't keep your body from dancing !!!!

Bobby "Blue" Bland tried with "Yield not to temptation" to do better....

[alovesupreme71863]

I can see Bland's influence on Blood, Sweat And Tears singer David Clayton Thomas here. Great recording.

[estosiesmusica]

Sin duda alguna uno de los mas grandes cantantes de la historia con su fabulosa banda aqui dando otra de sus lecciones.

[Joe46234]

Recorded in Nashville TN on 09/27/1961. Wayne Bennett (guitar), Skippy Brooks (piano), Hamp Simmons (bass), and the great Jabo Starks (drums). Song credited to arranger Joe Scott & a "Deadric Malone" a.ka. label owner Don Robey, who probably purchased the rights from some starving song writer.

[XRAYSOULCLUB]

Thanks for the all comments! This is a true X-RAY SOUL CLUB favourite - pure class!

[JB1138]

@XRAYSOULCLUB

doesn't get any better than this. thanks for putting it up

[ta27nya]

I grew up listening to BB King and Bobby Blue Bland and all the oldies. This was a favorite of mine and I never knew the name. How about this is the song that plays at the beginning of Eve's Bayou and this is how I was able to tell my mom what song I was talking about! This is the best!

[whitelinedrifter]

I drive over the road, and listen to the Blues on Sirus. This song, like so many others, can really make your day. It would be nice to have seen a lot of these performers live.

[CadillacL]

LOVE this version. Have it on a blues collection from Time LIfe.

[jay1beaux]

An absolute masterpiece. The rhythm section is as tight as it gets. Bobby Bland is the essence of relaxed intensity.

[averypack13]

@jay1beaux Thumbs if you know that the drummer is Jabo Starks (who would later spend years playing drums on most of James Brown's funkiest songs).

[susandiane311]

You'd think this great song would get a lot more views and comments,

[digapony420]

@susandiane311

brokencyde gets like 2 million views. what we do is secret

[tkmania44]

@susandiane311

Beautiful, like.

[kingcoach13]

@susandiane311 bobby blue bland is not a household name.. criminal, really. once you hear him sing " & let it shine shine shine, let it shine".. you're a totally different person. stormy monday is awesome as well.

[spayspay]

Thanks!

[jayleon100]

i remember this record at all my grandmother gathers i learn how to two step. which was called the fast dance down south.