I often search out a song on here, favorite it, and listen to it for a few days before deciding to purchase. If a song I'm looking for on here has been blocked by a record company, I instantly decide not to spend $ to buy it. I won't give those jerks so much as a penny.
Such a tragedy to happen to someone so young in the music game but with so much promise for the future.I have bought the album that this is from and it is 1 of my favorites.Rest in Peace and may you be given another chance to shine for us on the wheel of life..
People say that had Ephraim Lewis lived, he would have been more famous and successful than SEAL is by now. They both came out of East London and took off globally in 1991 with monster hits in the USA.
To this day, the LAPD has never given a straight answer on how they apprehended him, but he still managed to run away from them and jump (or be thrown) off of his hotel balcony. It's both a shame and a mystery.
I use to hear this song on the radio alot. I didn't know the artist was black, that it had a video to this song & the artist was black. I'm sorry to hear the he passed, I didn't know that either. May god rest his soul!
This is one of my absolute FAVORITE songs! and artists for that matter. This was one of my first ever CD purchases. I played it so much I had to purchase another one!
that sucks that he is no longer alive...this is one of my favorite r&b tracks. granted some modern r&b is great (for those who say it isnt, throw away your nostalgia its clouding your judgement) but this track cant be touched. RIP EL
i always hear this in my car and it relaxes me and its just so beautiful and pieceful. im glad i found this on youtube and now know who sings it. im sad to read the comments that he passed. he made a masterpiece in my eyes. and im also dissapointed that it only has 93,520 views thats it :( S.I.P Ephraim Lewis.
Maybe we should petition Elektra to release his other material. From everything I've read, he has more music that has inexplicably gone unreleased for almost two decades.Contrary to popular belief, he did live to record songs for a second album, and there were other songs recorded before SKIN. To me, he could be the black Jeff Buckley(the posthumous album king) if his fans pushed his label hard enough.
@TheJaycob1990 I'm agreed. Especially as some persist on here (larrybfresh20 - Mr Lewis's 'Summer Lightning' live) consumed by the pre-occupation of spreading falacy surrounding the singer's unreleased discography. His second album, in my opinion, would have had been triumphantly acclaimed and far out-sell debut album 'Skin'. Is there a deceitful game plan? Possibly. Time distorts memory, and at that point a new release is heard sung by a new artist, triggering a cloudy thought: Lewis's songs?
@muzo56281721 If you type in Ephraim Lewis Glen Ballard into google, then you should get an interview with Ballard in which he says that he completed some songs with Ephraim. And if you visit Ephraim's Facebook page(Ephraim Lewis-The Great Lost Singer) a former producer says in the page description that he has demos of songs, some of which are better than the ones on SKIN. In my opinion, SKIN's lack of sales and the failure of black british male singers in general has led to the lack of material
@TheJaycob1990 Thanks for links. Mr Lewis had a fantastic second album in the making. Vocally, he focussed on utilising his acting skills to transform his lyrics. Instantly I believed this concept would be the catalyst to herald Mr lewis's big break-through. Interestingly, he had two completely different musical versions of the same song on demo for album 2: He had the agonising decision making of which one would eventually feature on the released album! Both were great, such was his talent!
Ephraim Lewis' music has been a part of my life for the past two years now. I play Skin more than any other album in my collection. I really wish that he had lived to record another album. As far as his death...we all make mistakes. I do believe that he would have come down had the police not messed with him. This was post-Rodney King after all. Killing promising black people was/is nothing new to police. Look at what they did to Aiyana Jones, a seven year old girl in detroit, or sean bell.
how i heard this song was on cd 101.9 here in nyc, and i missed who the artist was. well one day im at coconuts the music store and i hear this song AGAIN!!!! i'm like "who is this"???????????? and they led me to him, i bought the album i was so hyped couldnt wait to get home to play it. i had no idea he passed though. very sad. i love this song.......the year was 1994.
@bigben1986 I heard this sond while in Houston, TX in '92, I was in a Circle K. This came on and I was frozen right in my footsteps! I stood there in that store like the world was moving around me! Didn't move until it was over! Never have been captivated by any song like this! I own this CD! Love it all! My girlfriend at the time helped me bring this to life that night!
@bigben1986 I heard this song while in Houston, TX in '92, I was in a Circle K. This came on and I was frozen right in my footsteps! I stood there in that store like the world was moving around me! Didn't move until it was over! Never have been captivated by any song like this! I own this CD! Love it all! My girlfriend at the time helped me bring this to life that night!
and did i ever once say that ephraim lewis sucks? did i ever once say that to begin with? no, i didn't. so you can knock off being the hero of the day acting like i even said something like that. this song is one of the best r&b songs i have ever heard...so guess what? you just got proved wrong on a couple things...and you call ME little man? lol oh yes this coming from you...thats classic.
you are pretty sexy when you are angry...seriously though dumbass all i was saying is not every music that is out there now sucks. if you are pining for the days of old, well that is your own fault now isn't it? and if you are too jaded to find some good in the music out there now (not necessarily pop either) then that is your own problem. and for your information i hate bieber and the jonas brothers. so good job, you just assumed something about someone that wasn't true.
Listen little man, this is an open forum where people may like or dislike whatever music they choose. If it's "lightbearer's" opinion that music was better then, he's welcome to it, music experts agree with him and sales prove it. We visited this post because we like Ephraim so go enjoy the current music you like and comment on Justin Bieber or the Jonas Bros., the face of today's music and leave your ignorant comments elsewhere.
Lupo059 you sound like an old fogey who needs to shut up. Granted this song is great...and RIP E. Lewis but...don't pine for the old days, they are gone. Get with the times grandpa.
...and you, my friend, sound like one of the obnoxious tools I'm certain "lightbearer" and others are talking about. What you know about music and "the times" could be written on a postage stamp. The "old days" that you refer to (as if 1993 was the old days...if you're 12!) are the very foundation of all great artists, every last one! Like Rock? Thank Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Big Joe Turner, Buddy Holly and Elvis, meanwhile, keep your ill-mannered trap shut.
awesome song! they played this on the bus wene i was on my way to jail for a crime i didnt do it was raining and cold at 5 in the morning, this song totally comforted me, god bless this man
Sometimes, while experiencing a seemingly rough day of academic studies...I take a break and listen to this beautiful, and enchanting song. It re-energizes my senses. When it was first released I played it over and over-singing every-word; my boyfriend stopped picking me up. The song was better to me, than he could ever be...smile. I guess he said, "Either you, or the CD," I kept the CD!
heard a cover of this, remembered a long time ago I heard and loved this song, somewhere, and never knew who was. SO happy to find it again. Thanks for posting and sharing the genius of E. Lewis
I really love this song. This is the song I desire for my audience to listen to as they are gathering to embrace my wedding nuptials. He addresses the trees, and I appreciate the trees. His sound is sooting and perfect for an event for my Lion of Judah Candle Edifice, for Valentine's Day. All by the seaside where couples can hold hands and walk together before the crowd. Ephraim, I was in Kroger's yesterday, and they played this song and I nearly cried-the moment was right.
I was so happy to find this on youtube! This has been one of my favorite songs since 1993! it holds so many wonderful memories for me. It just makes me sad that this man was taken in the prime of his life in a tragic shooting by police....I hate that he is gone...gone too soon. BUT atleast he left us "Skin" to continue to hear his beautiful voice.
I agree with your assessment 100% from the kazaa comment to the poor quality of the fodder [use of the 's' word would easily suffice here] being presented to us today as music. As for Skin, I recently (May 2010) listened to it and had to take it to my Dad. I had forgotten I had it and had not given my Dad the pleasure of listening to the late Mr. Lewis. Cheers.
I love this song, how did he died?? this is terrible, I discovered his music just few years ago, some peoples legacy is gonna live forever, no matter what!!!!!
This widely unheralded genius left this world in tragic fashion in '94 at just 26. Those who were "in the know" back then compared him to a Marvin Gaye meets Seal, his mega superstar status was already written in stone. He lived with a certain uneasiness about his sexuality and had only near the end come to terms with it, he'd found peace. His sole album, Skin, is a one in a million that you'll like every song. I sang "Drowning" to my infant son every night to lull him to sleep.
He was angelic in voice,spirit and body. Beautiful in every way though I've never had the pleasure of meeting him. I swear I can see hie aura and know him for who he truly was. R.I.P. brother Ephraim.
Wonderful song... ecclectic, elegant and timeless... fits in the same category as Sade... sorry to hear of his passing it is a loss for all of us music lovers... may he rest in peace and wake up to a new world and sing again... God bless his family
pbase36 - your video explaination is very well put. Though his death was tragic, I think of him in a positive light because of this beautiful track,. May he rest in peace.
I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia when this came out. I remember listening to this sitting in my car before PT. Brother was way ahead of the pack on this one! RIP Mr. Lewis... Classic!!!
I REALLY wish Mr. Lewis was still alive today. This is one of the romantic songs I've ever heard, and it would have been great to see what he would have recorded moving forward.
Mi Lindo, this song is just so pleasant when we're together and it expresses just the way I feel when I look into your eyes. I hope you have a wonderful day today and always. Miss you much Ojos Lindo...P.M.
I Myself was not there on that day/night when he was taken from us but there were eye witness that saw what fuckin L.A.P.D. did to him they taserd him and he fell head first from a 4or5 story Condo building. and what i wish is that Ephraim Lewis !HAUNT! the whole Fuckin L.A.P.D. for the rest of life period! he has my Blessings! R.I.P. i love u #21
TRAGIC! I owned this album in 1992. Loved to it often. Lived to it well. So sad, the way he died. LAPD sucks. They surely shocked him over the railing. Pigs. RIP, Ephraim Lewis.
Too many discrepancies in his murder, imho. The taser didn't kill him but falling to his death, did. I believe his unique voice would have taken him places. God rest you, Ephraim.
I've loved this song since I 1st heard it in '92. I didn't even know he'd died til now. What a tragic loss. Guess it's true that Heaven's got a helluva band...
wow! i did not know this super talented brother had passed and how it happened is a shame wow.his music will live on because its so real.rip my brother.
Yes. He was brilliant and slated to be a very big star. However, it is conveniently called a suicide by the L.A. Police that had a large part in his death. Unfortunately, he was not himself at the time and their excessive use of force led to him plunging to his death.
Not suicide, he was murdered. This was not a hardened criminal nor drug user. Something happened to him outside of himself that led to his tragic and unnecessary death. Also, read the comment left by bitstreamstudios, below.
his songs are great but kinda sad , as he had talent to go all the way , i like his style and smooth vocals , very sad britain and the world lost a very talented man
Geesh, I didn't know he had passed. I love this song and will keep it always on my mp3 player. Its a song to make love too so I'll continue to think as such.
@Lupo059 Yes and The great SELENA QUINTALLINA Is a good example to our present day hispanic & latino artist.Hispanic artist and latino artist need to behold SELENA QUINTALLINA"s style and manners
@Lupo059 His voice was magical, but his death (you know, where he got high on drugs, went ape-shit and was combative with the police?) not such a good example of style and manners...
I heard this song back in '92 when it first came out. Loved it then. I was very sorry to hear he had died. What a beautiful voice, and what a tragic loss. RIP
It has an ethereal quality to it. It's like you can't quite touch the emotions you're tapping into. Not too many songs can emit different emotions from the same listener. This is one of those rare songs
One of my all time favourite songs , not anything today can compare . Inever knew was a black man singing though . I used to think it was Johnny hates Jazz from the 80's
beautiful and sad. i wish he would have lived to record his second album with glen ballard as planned. it's a shame that he doesn't have a cult following like the late jeff buckley. he does have some unreleased music that his family/label could put out.
i read somewhere that somewhere that he was there celebrating his album release and someone slipped something in his drink, causing him to act loopy hence getting tazzered.
This song has been a staple in my life since I first heard it around 1992. One of the most beautifully haunting songs ever. It brings back memories of love lost... but I still love it. It's just an amazing song... gives me goosebumps everytime.
I'm so shocked and saddened to hear about Ephraim's death. I didn't know he had died.
God Bless him and his family.
Rest in Peace Ephraim and may you sing with the Angels forever.
It's one of my all-time favourites too. What a sound. God bless you Ephraim.
karakafat 3 days ago
RIP. He left us too soon. What a wonderful voice, like velvet.
meg3325 4 weeks ago
truly a most wonderful and relaxing song. Love it..
bobino9245 1 month ago
@bobino9245 Me too - it's haunting and sad at the same time.
LyricsRme11 1 month ago
Amei obrigada ;)
mariseluizi 1 month ago
awesome I love It.ConnieMarie
ConnieMarie1956 1 month ago
I often search out a song on here, favorite it, and listen to it for a few days before deciding to purchase. If a song I'm looking for on here has been blocked by a record company, I instantly decide not to spend $ to buy it. I won't give those jerks so much as a penny.
pepsibookcat 1 month ago
His death was by the jealous idiot smeL(LAPeeD) squardron.
wyecee 2 months ago
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Recosukekun 2 months ago
He is so handsome
enmaxus 2 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Ephraim Lewis
one of my most favorite songs ever
graymalken420 2 months ago
I walked down the aisle to this song
akshidevi69 3 months ago
This song makes me feel so nostalgic, it has a kind of magic, I can't tell exactly what it is, it's timeless, mesmerizing.
1musiqholic 3 months ago
Love this song...
pati0409 3 months ago
RIP dude.
kimster7 4 months ago
I did not know he died. This song came to me last night. I read about his passing. It is the strangest situations. I pray he found peace.
Thefaze100963 5 months ago
LOVE this song. +1
luacheia10 5 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Ephraim Lewis
LOVE this song. I think of this song every time I look in to my wife's eyes.
Krommel 5 months ago
one of the best songs of all time... thumbs up!
vbluemist 5 months ago
Such a tragedy to happen to someone so young in the music game but with so much promise for the future.I have bought the album that this is from and it is 1 of my favorites.Rest in Peace and may you be given another chance to shine for us on the wheel of life..
lochlancool 6 months ago
what a classic - and what a shame he isn't still with us... he was such a good singer...
timothyj1966 6 months ago
summer of '92....what bliss! this track was always playing then! missing that time...
94cadillacfleetwood 6 months ago
Seal nemesis.. so sad for his untimely demise.
Spinhead71 6 months ago
People say that had Ephraim Lewis lived, he would have been more famous and successful than SEAL is by now. They both came out of East London and took off globally in 1991 with monster hits in the USA.
To this day, the LAPD has never given a straight answer on how they apprehended him, but he still managed to run away from them and jump (or be thrown) off of his hotel balcony. It's both a shame and a mystery.
Visionary0001 7 months ago
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Snowcal09 7 months ago
Such a beautiful voice.
TheBaroness65 8 months ago
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Snowcal09 8 months ago
I use to hear this song on the radio alot. I didn't know the artist was black, that it had a video to this song & the artist was black. I'm sorry to hear the he passed, I didn't know that either. May god rest his soul!
whouwit24 8 months ago
This is one of my absolute FAVORITE songs! and artists for that matter. This was one of my first ever CD purchases. I played it so much I had to purchase another one!
GoGoGadgetG 8 months ago
Will downing has a nice version.
Retire42 9 months ago
My wedding song...heheheheheeheheh..sexy ass song!!!
copperbear66 9 months ago
I've never understood why he would have even considered committing suicide to be honest... Had a lot going for him at the time.
ZUPERCURTIS 9 months ago
that sucks that he is no longer alive...this is one of my favorite r&b tracks. granted some modern r&b is great (for those who say it isnt, throw away your nostalgia its clouding your judgement) but this track cant be touched. RIP EL
peanutbuttercrunc100 10 months ago
i always hear this in my car and it relaxes me and its just so beautiful and pieceful. im glad i found this on youtube and now know who sings it. im sad to read the comments that he passed. he made a masterpiece in my eyes. and im also dissapointed that it only has 93,520 views thats it :( S.I.P Ephraim Lewis.
babypink912 10 months ago 2
for my nurse....its you girl..
thetruckernurse 10 months ago
Awesome! Great Voice and Lyrics! Nice Bass lines.
ShredGuitar1981 10 months ago
Maybe we should petition Elektra to release his other material. From everything I've read, he has more music that has inexplicably gone unreleased for almost two decades.Contrary to popular belief, he did live to record songs for a second album, and there were other songs recorded before SKIN. To me, he could be the black Jeff Buckley(the posthumous album king) if his fans pushed his label hard enough.
TheJaycob1990 11 months ago
@TheJaycob1990 I'm agreed. Especially as some persist on here (larrybfresh20 - Mr Lewis's 'Summer Lightning' live) consumed by the pre-occupation of spreading falacy surrounding the singer's unreleased discography. His second album, in my opinion, would have had been triumphantly acclaimed and far out-sell debut album 'Skin'. Is there a deceitful game plan? Possibly. Time distorts memory, and at that point a new release is heard sung by a new artist, triggering a cloudy thought: Lewis's songs?
muzo56281721 10 months ago
@muzo56281721 If you type in Ephraim Lewis Glen Ballard into google, then you should get an interview with Ballard in which he says that he completed some songs with Ephraim. And if you visit Ephraim's Facebook page(Ephraim Lewis-The Great Lost Singer) a former producer says in the page description that he has demos of songs, some of which are better than the ones on SKIN. In my opinion, SKIN's lack of sales and the failure of black british male singers in general has led to the lack of material
TheJaycob1990 10 months ago
@TheJaycob1990 Thanks for links. Mr Lewis had a fantastic second album in the making. Vocally, he focussed on utilising his acting skills to transform his lyrics. Instantly I believed this concept would be the catalyst to herald Mr lewis's big break-through. Interestingly, he had two completely different musical versions of the same song on demo for album 2: He had the agonising decision making of which one would eventually feature on the released album! Both were great, such was his talent!
muzo56281721 10 months ago
i would have dine anything to hear him and sade do a song together!
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What a beautiful song, I had no idea he had past. God rest his soul.
dkpilot90 11 months ago
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dkpilot90 11 months ago
Such a beautiful song. Such a tragic waste of a true talent....
fantasyflight1 1 year ago
I am a little sad that he is dead. If he had lived, i am sure he would have become very, very successful.
SylviaKayeSims 1 year ago
the epitome of smooth r&b.
baidawi 1 year ago
Ephraim Lewis was musical royalty. may he rest in peace
DjASHERBLAZE 1 year ago 2
great song by a great artsist. he died too young. he could have been a huge star.
jwjh1269 1 year ago
Focusing on how he died changes nothing. He should be remembered for his incredible talents, not for the careless actions of others...
Douggiie 1 year ago
Beautiful, soulful, timeless and hopelessly romantic....
Douggiie 1 year ago
Ephraim Lewis' music has been a part of my life for the past two years now. I play Skin more than any other album in my collection. I really wish that he had lived to record another album. As far as his death...we all make mistakes. I do believe that he would have come down had the police not messed with him. This was post-Rodney King after all. Killing promising black people was/is nothing new to police. Look at what they did to Aiyana Jones, a seven year old girl in detroit, or sean bell.
TheJaycob1990 1 year ago
@TheJaycob1990 I couldn't agree with you more, What in God's name were the LAPD thinking? He was naked in a tree without a weapon of any kind.
Ephraim presented no danger to the cops, and look what they did to him.
It's disgusting and horrible.
07StarQueen 1 year ago
@07StarQueen I thought he fell from a balcony? I didn't know the cops had anything to do with his death???
DigitallyPink 1 year ago
@DigitallyPink Once again, the Los Angeles Police Department screwed up big time.
Ephraim was on a bad drug trip, and was sitting in a tree, naked, from what I understand. He had no weapon.
The police took a shot at him, and Ephraim fell to his death.
So very sad.
07StarQueen 1 year ago
how i heard this song was on cd 101.9 here in nyc, and i missed who the artist was. well one day im at coconuts the music store and i hear this song AGAIN!!!! i'm like "who is this"???????????? and they led me to him, i bought the album i was so hyped couldnt wait to get home to play it. i had no idea he passed though. very sad. i love this song.......the year was 1994.
bigben1986 1 year ago
@bigben1986 I heard this sond while in Houston, TX in '92, I was in a Circle K. This came on and I was frozen right in my footsteps! I stood there in that store like the world was moving around me! Didn't move until it was over! Never have been captivated by any song like this! I own this CD! Love it all! My girlfriend at the time helped me bring this to life that night!
BigDucksPoker 1 year ago
@bigben1986 I heard this song while in Houston, TX in '92, I was in a Circle K. This came on and I was frozen right in my footsteps! I stood there in that store like the world was moving around me! Didn't move until it was over! Never have been captivated by any song like this! I own this CD! Love it all! My girlfriend at the time helped me bring this to life that night!
BigDucksPoker 1 year ago
@ Reycied:
Couldn't agree with you more....
DarkwingLady 1 year ago
amazing is all. i imagine lying down on sand at the beach..
abcd12345 1 year ago
Sooooo love this song
labyrinth24 1 year ago
This song has been soooo underrated. I so love this song...
Velocity0428 1 year ago
Takes me back to summer '91.
Fantastic lyrics.
Good song.
Not sure about the video though!
Jimarooney 1 year ago
and did i ever once say that ephraim lewis sucks? did i ever once say that to begin with? no, i didn't. so you can knock off being the hero of the day acting like i even said something like that. this song is one of the best r&b songs i have ever heard...so guess what? you just got proved wrong on a couple things...and you call ME little man? lol oh yes this coming from you...thats classic.
peanutbuttercrunc100 1 year ago
you are pretty sexy when you are angry...seriously though dumbass all i was saying is not every music that is out there now sucks. if you are pining for the days of old, well that is your own fault now isn't it? and if you are too jaded to find some good in the music out there now (not necessarily pop either) then that is your own problem. and for your information i hate bieber and the jonas brothers. so good job, you just assumed something about someone that wasn't true.
peanutbuttercrunc100 1 year ago
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NCAfroGirl10 1 year ago
well i am 28 years old and i happen to know that you are dead wrong. Music changes with the times, either get with the times or shut up.
peanutbuttercrunc100 1 year ago
@peanutbuttercrunc100
Listen little man, this is an open forum where people may like or dislike whatever music they choose. If it's "lightbearer's" opinion that music was better then, he's welcome to it, music experts agree with him and sales prove it. We visited this post because we like Ephraim so go enjoy the current music you like and comment on Justin Bieber or the Jonas Bros., the face of today's music and leave your ignorant comments elsewhere.
wyattspop 1 year ago
Lupo059 you sound like an old fogey who needs to shut up. Granted this song is great...and RIP E. Lewis but...don't pine for the old days, they are gone. Get with the times grandpa.
peanutbuttercrunc100 1 year ago
@peanutbuttercrunc100 don't get mad cuz the music now sucks you dont have to be older than 2 years old to know this
lightbearer87 1 year ago
@peanutbuttercrunc100
...and you, my friend, sound like one of the obnoxious tools I'm certain "lightbearer" and others are talking about. What you know about music and "the times" could be written on a postage stamp. The "old days" that you refer to (as if 1993 was the old days...if you're 12!) are the very foundation of all great artists, every last one! Like Rock? Thank Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Big Joe Turner, Buddy Holly and Elvis, meanwhile, keep your ill-mannered trap shut.
wyattspop 1 year ago
What a singer. A wonderfull song. Sorry that he is no longer with us. RIP.
44bearhugs 1 year ago 2
one of my favorite albums.
RIP to a great artist.
discothedj 1 year ago
Timeless is the right word! I love this guy. Why!!!!!
mercedeslazich 1 year ago
Ephraim's other great song is Mortal Seed and I was surprised nobody put it on youtube yet. Ok, I will do it. Give me a few days....i will put it on.
johnex3303 1 year ago
The very definition of timeless - right alongside "Captain Of Her Heart" as one of the most listenable tracks ever.
leftdust 1 year ago
1st hear dave lee travis play this on his sat mornin' show,never a hit but picked it up on c.d, apparently E.L has died since, great shame!
scottsoul64 1 year ago
awesome song! they played this on the bus wene i was on my way to jail for a crime i didnt do it was raining and cold at 5 in the morning, this song totally comforted me, god bless this man
panderingpimp1 1 year ago
You had such a beautiful voice, the world was graced by your talen such a short time, but your song lives on! I sing it all the time : )
ShadesofBliss 1 year ago
oooo such an awesome music.. it made me reminisce all the great and romantic moments with my ex ..... I was feeling it all again, awesome :)
marinatrump 1 year ago
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Sometimes, while experiencing a seemingly rough day of academic studies...I take a break and listen to this beautiful, and enchanting song. It re-energizes my senses. When it was first released I played it over and over-singing every-word; my boyfriend stopped picking me up. The song was better to me, than he could ever be...smile. I guess he said, "Either you, or the CD," I kept the CD!
MarryACowboy 1 year ago
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MarryACowboy 1 year ago
heard a cover of this, remembered a long time ago I heard and loved this song, somewhere, and never knew who was. SO happy to find it again. Thanks for posting and sharing the genius of E. Lewis
dindi331 1 year ago
My heart is sad, I just learned that he passed away March 18, 1994.
MarryACowboy 1 year ago
@MarryACowboy, what did he die of?
tdottchickk 1 year ago
I really love this song. This is the song I desire for my audience to listen to as they are gathering to embrace my wedding nuptials. He addresses the trees, and I appreciate the trees. His sound is sooting and perfect for an event for my Lion of Judah Candle Edifice, for Valentine's Day. All by the seaside where couples can hold hands and walk together before the crowd. Ephraim, I was in Kroger's yesterday, and they played this song and I nearly cried-the moment was right.
MarryACowboy 1 year ago
I was so happy to find this on youtube! This has been one of my favorite songs since 1993! it holds so many wonderful memories for me. It just makes me sad that this man was taken in the prime of his life in a tragic shooting by police....I hate that he is gone...gone too soon. BUT atleast he left us "Skin" to continue to hear his beautiful voice.
shoesnob 1 year ago
I have this album also but i never knew he died what a shame such a talented man god bless him makes me want to cry...
hotladynpink 1 year ago
I agree with your assessment 100% from the kazaa comment to the poor quality of the fodder [use of the 's' word would easily suffice here] being presented to us today as music. As for Skin, I recently (May 2010) listened to it and had to take it to my Dad. I had forgotten I had it and had not given my Dad the pleasure of listening to the late Mr. Lewis. Cheers.
Ajewa 1 year ago
A true masterpiece in romantic lyricism
Lupo059 1 year ago
Just the coolest piece of music ever.
karakafat 1 year ago
I love this song, how did he died?? this is terrible, I discovered his music just few years ago, some peoples legacy is gonna live forever, no matter what!!!!!
trishally 1 year ago
Absolutely love this man....where is he?
crburns2 1 year ago
Love this man...where is he?.....
crburns2 1 year ago
@crburns2
This widely unheralded genius left this world in tragic fashion in '94 at just 26. Those who were "in the know" back then compared him to a Marvin Gaye meets Seal, his mega superstar status was already written in stone. He lived with a certain uneasiness about his sexuality and had only near the end come to terms with it, he'd found peace. His sole album, Skin, is a one in a million that you'll like every song. I sang "Drowning" to my infant son every night to lull him to sleep.
wyattspop 1 year ago
you dont need drugs when you have this type of music
ethoswithme 1 year ago
class, style......talent
wklosek42 1 year ago
What a great loss for us, but greater loss to his family. My deepest sympathy.
jimd1968 1 year ago
He was angelic in voice,spirit and body. Beautiful in every way though I've never had the pleasure of meeting him. I swear I can see hie aura and know him for who he truly was. R.I.P. brother Ephraim.
THEMONITOR72 1 year ago
Wonderful song... ecclectic, elegant and timeless... fits in the same category as Sade... sorry to hear of his passing it is a loss for all of us music lovers... may he rest in peace and wake up to a new world and sing again... God bless his family
XWR507 1 year ago
this song just kicks ass...there is no way around it.
peanutbuttercrunc100 1 year ago
Man listening to this song takes me back. I'm actually tearing up:(
brianglenary 1 year ago 9
One word to describe this song and that is SMOOTH
johnex3303 1 year ago
I always love this song every since I was a kid watching the video back in the day on VH1 was soo soothing. Sucha a talent and tragic death he had.
niaZomba 1 year ago
pbase36 - your video explaination is very well put. Though his death was tragic, I think of him in a positive light because of this beautiful track,. May he rest in peace.
blackmagick88 1 year ago
I was stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia when this came out. I remember listening to this sitting in my car before PT. Brother was way ahead of the pack on this one! RIP Mr. Lewis... Classic!!!
BossgameMedia 1 year ago
I REALLY wish Mr. Lewis was still alive today. This is one of the romantic songs I've ever heard, and it would have been great to see what he would have recorded moving forward.
Reycied 1 year ago 24
A Pure Vocalist from long ago some say a young Sam Cooke yes that good so sit back and enjoy EPHRAIM LEWIS from my ears to yours! #21
TheSoul21 2 years ago
Mi Lindo, this song is just so pleasant when we're together and it expresses just the way I feel when I look into your eyes. I hope you have a wonderful day today and always. Miss you much Ojos Lindo...P.M.
atali1 2 years ago
Pensando en ti mi Lindo. <3
atali1 2 years ago
So sad such talent.
skydiverbabe 2 years ago
Please advise when he passed, Im sooo sorry to hear this.
zagent 2 years ago
I Myself was not there on that day/night when he was taken from us but there were eye witness that saw what fuckin L.A.P.D. did to him they taserd him and he fell head first from a 4or5 story Condo building. and what i wish is that Ephraim Lewis !HAUNT! the whole Fuckin L.A.P.D. for the rest of life period! he has my Blessings! R.I.P. i love u #21
TheSoul21 2 years ago
the song go'ss gra8 with the video ephraim lewis sing'ss beatifully remind'ss of my father shadow rest in peace
phuckju13 2 years ago
pure excellence
and this is the less great song of the album
GammaZeroFive 2 years ago
Ephraim is my boyfriends uncle, this song will definately be getting played on our wedding day, r.i.p xxx
kellymariexzx 2 years ago
aw man!!!why does all the good ones go first.
Gunhead001 2 years ago
i have this song on my zune player. i had no clue he had past. i truly love his guys music. what in Gods name happened???
nina42ful 2 years ago
@ Lupo059
Ephraim was a class act, a gentleman, too.
scriptum60 2 years ago
TRAGIC! I owned this album in 1992. Loved to it often. Lived to it well. So sad, the way he died. LAPD sucks. They surely shocked him over the railing. Pigs. RIP, Ephraim Lewis.
Pleaver 2 years ago
@ Pleaver
Too many discrepancies in his murder, imho. The taser didn't kill him but falling to his death, did. I believe his unique voice would have taken him places. God rest you, Ephraim.
scriptum60 2 years ago
I've loved this song since I 1st heard it in '92. I didn't even know he'd died til now. What a tragic loss. Guess it's true that Heaven's got a helluva band...
darkmike333 2 years ago 3
I've never seen the video. It's almost as beautiful as the song itself.
R.I.P. Ephraim.
Debutante24 2 years ago 2
wow! i did not know this super talented brother had passed and how it happened is a shame wow.his music will live on because its so real.rip my brother.
oyouwanna 2 years ago 2
Still gets played on "smart" smooth jazz stations. Timeless as timeless gets.
leftdust 2 years ago 3
Aww he was very cute and talented. What a tragic loss.
RIP
blaquebarbie18 2 years ago 2
I just discovered him and wow such a talent its a shame he had problems that led to his suicide.
fickenshiskoff 2 years ago
Yes. He was brilliant and slated to be a very big star. However, it is conveniently called a suicide by the L.A. Police that had a large part in his death. Unfortunately, he was not himself at the time and their excessive use of force led to him plunging to his death.
Now that's tragic!
bitstreamstudios 2 years ago 4
@ fickenshiskoff
Not suicide, he was murdered. This was not a hardened criminal nor drug user. Something happened to him outside of himself that led to his tragic and unnecessary death. Also, read the comment left by bitstreamstudios, below.
scriptum60 2 years ago
his songs are great but kinda sad , as he had talent to go all the way , i like his style and smooth vocals , very sad britain and the world lost a very talented man
wricey 2 years ago
Geesh, I didn't know he had passed. I love this song and will keep it always on my mp3 player. Its a song to make love too so I'll continue to think as such.
kaisenji 2 years ago 2
By the way...E Lewis IS a good example to our present day Black Artists. Kanye and the rest, need to behold E Lewis' style and manners...
Lupo059 2 years ago 22
@Lupo059 Unfortunately, though his talent remains, Ephriam is no longer with us to challenge the present day black artist.
johntguitar 1 year ago
@Lupo059 Kanye gets on my nerves.
johnex3303 1 year ago
@Lupo059 Yes and The great SELENA QUINTALLINA Is a good example to our present day hispanic & latino artist.Hispanic artist and latino artist need to behold SELENA QUINTALLINA"s style and manners
teddybearlas 1 year ago
@Lupo059 His voice was magical, but his death (you know, where he got high on drugs, went ape-shit and was combative with the police?) not such a good example of style and manners...
bryan50rogers 1 year ago
Mmmmmm...I masterpiece in lyrical romance...enjoy...
Lupo059 2 years ago
I love this song!! Miss this brother badly...Rest in Peace Ephraim Lewis...Gone too soon...We love you Brother...
TheMonolith75 2 years ago 2
CLASSIC!!!!!!!
tuneenut 2 years ago
wow, this songs gives me goose pumps/ what a beauty he was/rip/another beautiful child of our universe, a sweetHEART *thanks again TL
ZeNDOit 2 years ago 2
Such a beautiful song. KKSF 103.7 FM Smooth Jazz in San Francisco used to play this often. So sad that KKSF is not a smooth jazz station anymore.
sftimrf 2 years ago
Sorry sftimrf, they took away my jazz station in Philadelphia too. WJJZ 106.1. This song is really beautiful.
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will79601 2 years ago
I heard this song back in '92 when it first came out. Loved it then. I was very sorry to hear he had died. What a beautiful voice, and what a tragic loss. RIP
shuvcat 2 years ago 2
i miss him badly..:(
16maotoni16 2 years ago
What happened 2 him?
Teebll 2 years ago
die 2 young like all of the greats
lamarimpala 2 years ago
die 2 young like all the greats
lamarimpala 2 years ago
doesnt that figure--i sure miss this man--
God knows
memphisounds 2 years ago
What an amazing voice! Shame he couldn't have given more to the world with his God given talent...
eeyyron 2 years ago 2
Brings me back to those days when we only had MTVs in the late nights.
spiffyz 2 years ago
He was one of a kind
shydmples 2 years ago
Is it just me, or does this song make one feel "strange" while listening to it? Not bad, but just strange. ...
PSJ71 2 years ago
It has an ethereal quality to it. It's like you can't quite touch the emotions you're tapping into. Not too many songs can emit different emotions from the same listener. This is one of those rare songs
cbaldwinjr 2 years ago 3
Wow, how awful he's dead. What a perfect voice. :*(
PSJ71 2 years ago
One of my all time favourite songs , not anything today can compare . Inever knew was a black man singing though . I used to think it was Johnny hates Jazz from the 80's
kayomara107 2 years ago 2
Linda Musica! Brasil MG
tioamamo 2 years ago
I would always hear this at work and wonder who this was, finally found out...wow...he died? Had a beautiful voice...
silentpoetaz 2 years ago
I finallly found it...hearing it somewhere in a store! so many memories...beautiful voice...too bad....miss you Ephraim.
nathalietomaszewski 2 years ago
Thinking of you, Ephraim. RIP my dear.
TracyBug63 2 years ago
Damn...i love this song. Its very calming.
mrdeedz1 2 years ago 2
this is one of my fav's of all times ,love his song here" yes you are missed brother" sj.
stephenjamescrowther 2 years ago
hmm never heard this song.i like it...sad ending to a telented guy..why does wikipedia say he was 8ft tall?
rshandy 2 years ago
could someone please put up it can't be forever. love that song.
jaycob30 2 years ago
beautiful and sad. i wish he would have lived to record his second album with glen ballard as planned. it's a shame that he doesn't have a cult following like the late jeff buckley. he does have some unreleased music that his family/label could put out.
jaycob30 2 years ago 2
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5ivepdx 2 years ago
He didn't "jump." He was tazzered by a LAPD and fell to his death.
TracyBug63 2 years ago
i read somewhere that somewhere that he was there celebrating his album release and someone slipped something in his drink, causing him to act loopy hence getting tazzered.
rshandy 2 years ago
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kurt cobain and Epharim one month apart, why would Epharim do what he did? good song.
godwhyisthistaken 2 years ago
what was it you think he did?
TracyBug63 2 years ago
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(SPOILERS) jump off a balcony from a high rise... true
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godwhyisthistaken 2 years ago
This song has been a staple in my life since I first heard it around 1992. One of the most beautifully haunting songs ever. It brings back memories of love lost... but I still love it. It's just an amazing song... gives me goosebumps everytime.
I'm so shocked and saddened to hear about Ephraim's death. I didn't know he had died.
God Bless him and his family.
Rest in Peace Ephraim and may you sing with the Angels forever.
sandyclaus05 2 years ago 11