Percy Sledge - Take Time To Know Her

[LIONFR09]

superbe chanson

[bazycki]

Luvz this song

[wormakathekid5000]

You got to appreciate great music,brings back memories of my parents playing timeless music enjoying the moment and each other,they still pumping! I'm 34 and grew up on great music I thank God for blessing me with such extraordinary parents!

[WayneToups63]

@wormakathekid5000 so agree ty

[BeSmooth61]

my daddy loved this song. He died I was 4yrs old,but I know this song. LOVE IT!

[stuartcurry8]

Percy is the man . I love all of his music.

[sauquoit13456]

JUST MISSED!!! "Take Time To Know Her" just missed making the Billboard's Hot Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 14 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1968!!!

[cynthia6637]

WONDERFUL

TAKE TIME TO KNOW ANYONE"

[nic4887026]

Hmmm 2012 I am 20 years and this gives me goosebumps. tears to my heart without even ever having a heart break. this is what music should be not the lyrics of today.

[JoelzJamz12]

he sound like cleveland from family guy

[carbondating14]

@JoelzJamz12 HAHAHHAHA, you just killed Percy for me. I'll never be able to listen to him again without picturing Cleveland. Thx!

[TheAmbassador11]

"Man looks at the outward appearence but God looks at the heart".

[sweetshelly11]

i remember listening this on sundays when my family would hangout in the living room enjoying each others company

[ThePeterbiltrucker]

Bamboo club, Hyw 14,lake Charles la, 16 years old, seeking in with fake ids

[LETICIA71087]

1 of the GREAT 1's

[Devilfox2114]

papa like this

[dreamcatcher2398]

I remember listening and dancing to this when "I" was 17 - almost 50 years ago. Wow, Percy has not lost his impact. I hope someone will remember this in another 50 years because this is music that shouild never be forgotten.

[ama7271]

@dreamcatcher2398 Oh yes I remember those good old days, though I was only 12yrs, my cousin used to babysit my young sister and I, and she would take us to these dances they had in Lusaka, Zambia, at the Waddington Centre.

[gentry27]

@dreamcatcher2398 I'm 34 and I remember my dad listening to this when I was little and still does till this day. Good music is timeless!

[TONYSPURSMAN]

@dreamcatcher2398 great songs like this will be remembered for a 100 years

[dmin67]

love this song It's not an over night thing

[MrBigdaddyj4]

nothing like going back to yor childhood and remembering my mom having this old record and would play it and sing and dance to my sister and i when we were 9 and 10

[TheReader19]

3 sad, sad haters need to be flushed away somewhere.

[Bouah01]

Great song........should have listened closer to the lyrics at the time. met this girl in the 'Summer of Love' 1969. Loved and made love to her. Spent most of the next year with her, but it just did not work out...she wanted me to be what I did not want to be. Ruined my music career. Hell...that was soooooo long ago. Left town and met a great woman....and we're still together after 40 years.

[sexyassash23]

I remeber when he came to chatt.,tn

[zeldamyrick]

Someone special to me introduced me to this song i fell in love with it. this is the music i like. I love you baby.

[eviljohney]

Excellent.

[apples1950]

Who penned this song....was it Bill "Pug" Jenkins?

[tedkadar]

sometimes people ju srun their yap to be yappin n, don,t s*#t bout good music, misery don,t like company anymore, they insist on it, you a*#holes , that always critisize ,wwhat have you done with yer life cept "piss n, moan:--fet a f*#kin life.

[CaNuCkFrEaK44]

@tedkadar

i am 12 and what is this

[bordeaux1119]

love this song,it is so realy

[cynthia6637]

GREAT SONG!!

TAKE TIME TO KNOW HER!!

[dcmacleod1]

this guy needs to stop sticking his bread knives in electrical outlets..dumb ass!

[prissy1214]

This is real music....

[drummingjohn4u]

This is a re-record, yuck!!!

[Mrwest717]

this is that shit and im 21 this is real music

[MadelynJessica]

@Mrwest717

I'm 17 and I love this music (:

[bluemdrapperbaby]

@Mrwest717 me too brah, i ask people whats oldschool music to them and they say the 80's lol

[macydawnchiles]

@Mrwest717 i agree :) im 17 and i remember dancing to this when i was a little girl

[blakeryanfarris]

@Mrwest717 im 15 and agreed my dad listens to this almost everyday we would sit in the truck with 2 10's and the highs will make you deaf

[blakeryanfarris]

@Mrwest717 i also love otis redding <3

[yourit311]

@Mrwest717 I was 16 when I heard first heard this song..Im 27 now..only difference bewteen you and thumbs up....I bought the cd

[napoleon47480]

arcblockmusic,well spoken.

[mrsnegrete09]

one of my favorite songs :)

[smoshauna]

Love it

[patriots12796]

sounds like cleveland

[mondrequs]

@patriots12796 Cleveland sound like him.. this is who they got Clevelands style from .. TAKE TIMEE 2 KNOW HER.. LOL FUNNY VOICE GOOD SONG

[6000cat]

let me take a sobriety test....

[cynthia6637]

LIFE IT"S SELF IS A GAMBLE

GETTING INTO A RELATIONSHIP IS REALLY A GAMBLE!

EVEN IF YA TAKE TIME TO KNOW THEM, DON'T MEAN IT WILL LAST, THAT'S PART OF LIFE! EVERYTHING IN LIFE IS A GAMBLE

[cynthia6637]

THEY SAY LOVE IS BLIND,

TAKE A LITTLE TIME TO KNOW THEM

[iluvsmusic53]

this song means alot to me ,tks for this

[cheerbear8150]

This song puts tears in my eyes almost everytime. Memories and thoughts. Percy is amazing! So glad when he was inducted into the hall of fame a few years back.

[dirtydrake2]

story of my life

[hilkym]

@williamlbarberjr very sorry for that...the sad thing is you may take time to know someone but people change so its always a gamble

[mothertruth2]

This is a for real song cause sometimes we jump into relatioship so fast cause

we think we are in love and than when thing donot work out we say we hate that

person that we love so much.Their is so many people in the grave yard because

of love and hate so take timne to know her or him.

[trinitro53]

Wise words

[Crutchergirl1]

Great song...

[janice9281970jackson]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!

[ialexbabb]

young guys should listen and take heed to this song it will save you alot of heart ackes and pain

[blueraven123]

@ialexbabb true that

[jgutta814]

you know he has loved a women and i know what he means

[Xychk]

So true- such a beautiful song- Percy really understood the eternal man loves a woman- A soul classic

[eoj2495]

Great song from one of the greats. Percy Sledge's songs were stories about life. It was great to hear this music when I was growing up!

[feulene]

wow  love it

[belizenigg]

this is so soulful, wish we could put modern artists in the time machines and rewind them to these years of music so they can be half the artists the old school were,grew up listening to this my grandma put me on now I appreciate it more caz she passed, I give it 3 more months until its sampled, as creativity and uniqueness are no longer a necessity when making quality music. Jus saying...

[Mykael72]

Man!! reminds me of all my older brother's that I have lost? I miss them, May they rest in Peace!

[SuperDemon1973]

if we dont take risks in love how do we ever appreciate what we lost or if we are lucky what we still have

[cowboiu]

@billybarber11 im 19 and i grew uplistening to this old music and this is my fav. but when i come home wit my ex my momma told me to take time to know him 6 moths after getting married we was getting a divorce

[5captain619]

Always do what mom says

[TheSweetthing2010]

This is the man

[debs6639]

This song can fit many things but when fighting it tells you to jest have a little more time " IT TAKES TIME" but everthin will work out. MOMA knows. eyvonne

[MrStiffmin]

o yeah Im on my old mans youtube all the time...hes got tha muzik...

[MrStiffmin]

I feel that you can never take too much time....if your looking for the right one...but if the right one finds you,It might be tooo good to be true...

[HouseMaster81]

@MrStiffmin

I sure know what you mean. Its like a utopia when it happens :-)

[ninastin]

im white polish girl

[HOSSHEAD]

brings alot of memories back Thanks for sharing

[shawnbreedlove2]

oh hell yeah

[richard6215]

thanks!!!

[mmorvan]

When my hubby and I first got married, we got 3 tickets to see him in concert. Since my hubby knew my mom was a Percy Sledge fan we invited her to go with us. She had an awesome time. I will aways remember that night with my mother.

[zneelrahc]

i met a man and i was convinced he was worthy brought him home to dad.... shatter my trust lol

[dizzylizzybrum]

Makes me realize how privileged I was to come from the generation I did! When what you heard was what you got!

[AceProductions91]

Sounds like Cleveland Brown...xD

[Ravabby36]

im h.t.i.d hardcore raver but i just love percy sledge

[FoxyAgent99]

His voice is surely from Heaven. :)

[taxman9922]

Sounds like re-recording.

[cherylcamargo]

Excellent

[JohanniCichlidGuy]

HER PRETTY SMILE NEVER DID SHOW IT...

[dianemetters]

JAMES I GOT TO TAKE TIME TO KNOW YOU DIANE

[ArcBlockMusic]

I'm so impressed by R. Kelly's new album, "Love Letter". I just went to his Facebook and hit Like on his page, and I was able to hear the whole thing! I definitely hear some old school Percy Sledge influences on there, such a unique CD to listen to when music is so linear nowadays.

[fv707]

@ArcBlockMusic please dont ever compare r kelly to the great percy sledge

[tnb35]

@fv707 who is r kelly?

[musya60]

@fv707 Hey hey hey man! R. Kelly is the great artist...and in no way inferior to Percy!!! Percy got 2 Hit songs Kellz got 1000 and more!!So please think of when talking about!!

[emerald0sprey]

@fv707 word

[SupersonicMojoJojo]

@fv707 Who's r kelly?

[carlgerde]

love that ride cymbal

[chelseanadrianna]

awesome song

[agtrucker]

Saw Percy Live in Taylors SC in 1975.This song is so true.I was a newlywed at the time.As I look back on it ,I wish I would had taken the time to know her.

[shellykissable]

Love this song

[mrjbass100]

you sould all way listen to mom

[MultiEngAgE]

love this song

[MultiEngAgE]

one of my old time favorite

[snowbanshee]

sgt tommy king i will think of you every time i hear this song

[sitdownponit123]

He looks and sounds like Cleveland from Family Guy/The Cleveland show LOL :D

[mrboholt]

Indeed. The trick is a prenuptial agreement!!!!!!!!

[collepark]

Thanks for such a great song!

[jacquipittman]

Just shows you have to really know someone before you give your love. If only that was always possible. If it was, we wouldn't have great songs like this one. Comes from a shattered heart.

[87yandi]

.. He's the God of  soul

[darush012]

this song is great, and means alot to me because i have a habit of choosing the wrong people and jumping in head first only to hit the bottom alot sooner than expected.

[bradymayers]

this is real music, not rap!

[oceangirllorna]

this is dedicated to my first love TOMMY C.. he introduced me to this song actually and i wont ever forget it... i havent seen him in 37 years miss you TOMMY ..GOD BLESS...... god willing hope to see you again some day across the many miles that seperate us..xoxoxoox

[oceangirllorna]

love this song ...everyone should take his words of advice,, please dont rush into these things thanks percy.. hes a legend.. he still rocks a icon i would say one of the all time greats..thanks for sharing with us bird

[DcbDust]

one of the best songs and truest songs I've ever heard.

[maximecandy]

love this tune..x

[Houdini774]

Pure Soul! You rule Percy.

[redroad53]

Love it.....

[bscis2010]

MY FATHER WAS A COUNTRY MAN... HE ALSO LIKED ROCK ... BUT THIS WAS ONE OF HIS FAVORITES!! PERCY SLEDGE HAS SOME REALLY GREAT SONGS!! I WISH SOMEONE WOULD DO SOME OF HIS MUSIC... BUT IN THE SAME TONE... NOT CHANGING IT AT ALL!!

[darush012]

@bscis2010 I beleive noone tries because everybody knows that they couldnt do justice to percy

[ladyheartelpk1]

Words of wisdom and so very true

[ladyfingers8675309]

love it

[MrTruthSeeker101]

im 20 i mostly listen to old school hip hop and rap,but you can not beat soul or the oldies,vs today's musictoday's music kind of sucks man

[DcbDust]

@MrTruthSeeker101 true i"m 27 U've got to expand the mind from old to new today we anthoney hamilton, jermaine,but as far as the passion and love into a song your right in every way it sucks nowadays we throw a song together in less than an day talkin about whatever.Back then it took a lil more time effort was made a songs were truely legendary..

[FelicityGemini]

1968-> i was not even born.... congrats to these fine young gentlemen... for making music that MEANS something.

[MaxDuBose]

I had the honor of providing security for Percy at least four times and I want to say he was a perfect gentleman and showman each and every time..

[zipper179]

1968..Ahh..! Was working at the Post Office that summer.. OH, YES..!

[123Juanny]

Yes, those slow dances you loved to listen to as you danced with the one you loved

[cheyenne0323]

all time fav, made all 3 boys listen to this, 26 down to 24, 3, so not alot, but I hope they listened to it all...

[cheyenne0323]

This is my one and only fAV...

[ndabe100]

one of the greatest songs of all time feeling it all the way durban south africa yeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh

[iloveyou3219]

i no i keep postin this but whot a tune !!

[TarotGirl1]

How true!

[MeangitarMingoMango]

Ana ll time fave since I was a kid.

[nnnnnnnp]

damn this song is moving

[pappybill]

this song is so gooood i first heard it when i was working traveling in a van it came on and bam i love it thank you for posting it

[kayreeful]

mmmmmmmmm love me some percy  been to every concert in georgia

[Storchennest01]

Das war noch Musik

[gar861646]

a true great soul singer

[swingput]

One of my 60´s favourites

[1Darkie101]

This song is so............ true life is really f up at times. Love don't love at all

[calvertlady]

Wish the hellI had taken the time to know him

[damessanger1]

When i was a little girl and my mom and step dad would fight, he would play this song to make her fell better then he would kiss her and lift her up.

[maxi1049]

I was a little kid when I first started listening to Percy, and by the time I was 19 I knew all his music, and all his buddies music too. Dark End of the Street was one of my all time favs. Seal has finally come out with a lot of our old favs, it is an awesome cd, but Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing Baby!! Saw quite a few of these guys in person, I loved when Percy sang " I been Lovin' You too Long, then Isaac came out with it, but just too many good ones, oh yeah, and i'm white, oh well!

[MozartzProductionz]

Us Black folk ain't to cool to make it the younger generation doesn't know about this i remember when i was a kid my dad would play this song 24/7 my mom loves it too

[samcooke64]

sometimes we gotta be hit over the head to see what others notice straightaway.........doh......­..

[newhotman1001]

The 60's just had the best and the most diverse music of any decade. Percy Sledge's voice is so haunting and beautiful. Thanks for posting this, his very best.

[1Darkie101]

i'm a girl ho has alot of guys on my tail but 1 has my attention. he's in dyin in love with but i listen to this song an sometimes i see myself as the bad girl an he needs to take time but he's doesnt he's in love an i'll nt do wrong. his love is enough

[01THREEDAYSGRACE]

i love this song

[savivafosho]

him too

[1Darkie101]

reading those comments wow love is a hell of a thing

y d pain

[bmwstan]

You get mad at mama because you think mama don't know what she is talking about, then you find out Mama wasn't lying. Thank you ma. for your love and wisdom. RIP love you forever

[bmwstan]

This is music that for some reason Black folks are too cool to make anymore. Thank God for the people of your generation Percy who put the real black experience out there.

[edweirdo]

Remake

[lazoputz]

i lived this song, and mom (and Percy) were right, I shoulda listened

[katchoo927]

Just came across this song because of an old episode of Moonlighting (thanks Hulu). Not sure how I missed it because I've loved old Soul music since I was little. Fortunately, the lyrics don't have any painful resonance for me but it's still a beautiful and touching song.

[jukumi82]

words of wisdom. don't get so caught up with anyone too soon.

[Suprpenguinluvr]

No body can sing sould like Percy

[footloose73]

I,ve loved this song sinds I can remember.

beautiful.

[pepemordor]

I´m a metalhead but i LOVE soul

[Monterey2am]

@pepemordor me to, and I love Ottis Redding also. Its music for the soul

[STATUSthesleepers]

@pepemordor same, plus hiphop

[ArielNotTheMermaid]

@pepemordor So rare.. :)

[orangerobert]

@pepemordor

Right on!!!

[tnb35]

@pepemordor i was a metalhead until i found soul

[derailedpoet]

There is just no one like Percy!!!!

[DEDICATED2U4LIFE]

HE played this song and told me that his mama was waiting to meet me, I thought everything was gonna work out and there he wa kissing on another woman...when I unexpectedly went to meet him and his mama .

[nicodagger]

Having real feelings, and being able to express them honestly, especially as a musician, doesn't make you a "pussy", it makes you a real man, and a damn good musician. Don't change.

[cindy6109]

Son, take time to know her......Ok?"

[Huhakungfu]

jfkq...me to , lets open a pussy club...lol

[jfkq]

im a guitarist/ singer.. and i cant play this damn song live without wanting to cry... im a pussy... i know.

[marilovesba]

I wished I listened to momma!!!