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  • I love all their music

  • I LOVE ALL THERE SONGS....

  • @lashi424 thEIr songs...just sayin

  • a vocal god held back!

  • man i wish they could go back and make a video to this song

  • THANKS TO ALL THE UPLOADERS ON YOUTUBE YOUR TIME REALLY MAKES MY DAY

  • i knew i was missing something from my ipod

  • i'll love you in a special way..in a mop and bucket type way

  • How do we go from "Love Me In A Special Way" to "Screw Me In A Special Way?"

  • @9112251 I ask myself the same thing...music Just doesn't have that magic touch today..lol

  • this song is jus plain beautiful love me knowwwwwwww

  • @COCKSTRONG3333 I KNOW BUT I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT W/ IT BEING SUCH A ALRGE FAMILY THEY COULD HAVE MADE IT FURTHER THEN THEY DID BUT THEY MADE THEIR MARK~~~~

  • I heart this song <3

  • now this is the love song i love to hear

  • ~~~THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BIGGER THEN THEY WERE~~~

  • @mschocolatedelites71 drugs. always the culprit.

  • @mschocolatedelites71 yes they should have

  • classic

  • Pay attention to the words...learn how to say what is on your mind and trust that if this person is meant to be with you, things will work out. Your heart cannot be broken if you never put it out there. Don't try to control and manipulate love. Do your part and that is all you can can do. If you love yourself, others will love you. "That's The Way Of The World...E,W & F".

  • @Leo55BabyBoomer Thank you and well put! I could not have said it better! Thank YOU

  • Love this song! Looking at this album cover, the guy on the left with the white jacket reminds me of those guys in the 1980's who used to break-dance on a piece of cardboard in front of the main entrance at the mall with their giant boom boxes......

  • Does anybody else hear the Stevie Wonder influence?

  • I shot my special love inside my girl every nite

  • im just 15, you wouldnt expect me to listen to throwbacks like this but i love this song, i have to hear it atleast 3-7 times a day

  • I love this song too.....truly "Soul music......

  • So much talent.... so much turmoil.... But I love this song.

  • Man this is me and my mommy's Favorited song:)

  • Losing Michael makes you cling to El and Prince that much harder. The good ole days.

  • There is no other religion where the founder is the one who takes the punishment that man should receive for his wrongdoings,so that man can go scott-free. Don't worry, even many "Christians" don't know that that is Christianity.

    God answers anyone's prayer,with the hope that it will lead them to live a life pleasing to Him.He also doesn't answer (even Christians) prayers,because He's a Dad; sometimes He gives you what you want, sometimes He knows it's better not to.

    P-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-z-e-d.

  • so alive now

  • I hope you are completely self-sufficient in your world of perfection and that you have no loved ones who are in need...it would destroy your world.Just joking with you, I don't want to be mean.Stop frontin' about "imaginary guy"; it is written,"God makes Himself known through the things that are made, so that man is without excuse." In fact in the 80s I prayed and the docs were shocked to see my friend "raise from the dead" (their words).They DO have a biol problem,check Dr.Drew's Lifechangers.

  • @andrewfrancis74

    You're right..."it is written." Just to be sure, you are talking about the Jesuit Christian God, correct? Having a BA in History-religious concentration-from NCSU I am very aware Christianity is nothing more than a plagerized religion. Why don't YOU educate yourself so you don't look stupid and actually think your words had something to do with your friend's recovery.

    Does "God" (imaginary person) answer a Muslim's prayer? Yes=2 or more Gods=Xanity false.

  • @cdmillig For an individual who wasn't aware that there are people who have a biological tendency to become addicted to drugs or alcohol or that famous people can be personally tormented and miserable, I don't think it's in any way wise to let words fly like "educate yourself" and "you...look stupid", do you ? If you're going to discuss this, just be humble....oh, my bad; "be humble"- another character trait/command of the "imaginary God".

  • i remember growing up on this song and all the wonderful songs of the 70s and 80s man if i had a time machine to go back to the 80s i would do it all over again because the 70s and 80s was the best times of life and the realist of all times 70s 80s and early 90s music will live forever todays music no chance in hell

  • this album was sooo wonderful but the clothes in the 80s was just a hot mess... i remember i lived it !!!

  • Janet Jackson should go see james.

  • I ABSOLUTELY FUCKING ADORE this song.....Thank u so much.........LOVE ME NOW.......Whew im so excited rite now

  • @MzPuddin33 I so love this song makes mw wanna go find somebody and JUST LOVE THEM NOWWWWWWWWWWWW! :)

  • @mscheesecakeish ooops i meant me!! DeBarge does that to me!

    

  • I used to llike this album growing up.

  • BEST TIMES THE 80,S....BLACK ZACK

  • Truly a Classic!!! Good Music!!!

  • i had to look for this song..all day i was singing it

  • good

  • I've seen them do this song live when they opened up for Luther Vandross "Busy Body" tour 1984.

  • @KevFromHouston - Lucky YOU!!!!

  • @iamredkarma I've been to over 200 plus concerts in my life. I've seen just about every r&b and rap act twice.

  • This song holds so many memories some good some bad .

  • A simple melody, but very difficult song to pull off convincingly from a vocal standpoint, especially at that octave range. Debarge nails it. Simply legendary. 

  • i love you debarge naenae 07

  • DeBarge is STILL one of my fav groups and this song in particular is in daily rotation. They were genius in the way they came up with lyrics and melody to perfectly match a song. Would be nice to see them make music again with El.

  • go head and sangggggggggggg

  • A cry for love.Love me in a special way".Everyone needs to be loved and feel important.I like the words "im' special,not the average kind..."

  • MUSIC today is just missing all the emotion and food for the soul... everything is about partying , sex ,hoes ,swag.. since when did "swag" become a quality for talent .. dont make no fucking sense ..smh lol

  • @iwantMJ1 Preach

  • His voice reminds me somewhat of Michael Jackson, but it seems higher.

  • @trishafungirl12 .Amen.Their story on Unsung was heartbreaking.So much tragedy in their lives.God Bless all of them and strengthen them to be freed from drug addiction.

  • Another one of those great CLASSIC songs from back in the day...ahhh, the memories...

  • Remember this song? Oh how I loved it. Reminds me of going to school on the "D" train, in Brooklyn. Heard it every morning in the last car of the train. Jammin for we went to school.

  • i love this song and a lot of song by the debarges and i will continue on with the music!

  • Thats Stevie Wonder on the harmonica

  • THIS IS ONE HOTTTTTTTTTT ! CLASSIC IF YOU CAN BE MAD WHILE THIS IS PLAYING CHECK YA POST!

  • One of my favorites to listen to when im in chillax mode!!(:

  • Ashanti?

    

  • THIS IS WHEN MUSIC WAS REAL

  • Pure classic... Its endless....I wish I can go back in time .. When I hear this song all That I have to do is close my eyes and I'm right there again...

  • This song seems to get better with time. Maybe it's cause I've gotten smarter with time. I liked it in 1983 and I like it even more in 2011. We all deserve to have Love in a special way just once in our lifetime. There is nothing else like it..

  • He sound more like a girl then Tamia did when she remade it

  • Im 19 and i love this song... yeah young folks listen to this too

  • I was in Junior high when this song came out. I remember it so well.

  • OMG I played this song over and over. Until my mom got so tired of hearing it and told me to turn it off. lol

  • im a dude,a big black dude....this my shit...luv me...NOW!...lol

  • @mrworldwide8

    Now you know that's real...

  • This is my jam. I have always been in love with those DeBarge Boys and Bunny too, Moved to L.A. and hooked up with there cousin and met pretty much all of them except Bobby R.I.P my brother....

  • @andrewfrancis74: It broke my heart seeing them like that. Their music brings back all good memories for me.

  • debarge sings like a girl

  • PRAY for the Debarge family.They appeared on TV and revealed they have something biologically wrong with the family that has led them to self-medicate with cocaine.3 are addicted, a 4th one died from it.They look terrible and they are tired of being this way. James is extra extra bad.He made me cry and I wasn't the biggest Debarge fan.They're at the stage where they no longer desire getting high, they're just dying to avoid withdrawal.Even if they weren't famous, you'd feel it for them.

  • @andrewfrancis74 What most people don't realize is that the tendency toward addiction, whether it's drugs, food, sex, etc., runs in families because the predispositoon is genetic. If you look around you and you see the same undesirable habit with its clutches on others in your family, you should never doubt whether it would happen to you or not. I made a conscious decision when I was young not to do alcohol because of its effects on my family, maternal and paternal.

  • @anjeffy65 Yes, I'm just seeing it now. Never much of an alcohol person, but have to watch I don't develop it - father's favourite cousin died of alcholism at my age - and I had to warn my little brother.

  • @andrewfrancis74: Do you know what show it was on? ..and is it on YOUTUBE?

  • @KaishaLaSha83 Yes. Dr. Drew's Lifechangers. It's here.

  • @andrewfrancis74: Thank you very much.

  • @KaishaLaSha83 Cool.

  • @andrewfrancis74 Many from the era are in similar states. This was an era of real emotion and many of them have a hard time living in today's age when real emotion and feeling just doesn't exist. When the best you had has ended, makes it hard to move ahead. The music in this time alone was some of the best and as we know, has not been replaced with today's cloned and shallow sounds. Love is truly limited these days. Seems there was more than to go around.

  • @lzetta1 ....have to think about what you've said.

  • @andrewfrancis74

    You ask that we be "sad" for the Debarge family because they can't quit sniffing blow? uhh...uhhhh...uhh...uhhh...R U Serious? FOA, praying to an imaginary guy in the sky won't help Debarge or anyone/anything else in the world. Secondly, WTF are you talking about a bio prob causing them to need coke to survive...but it's also killing them. WTF are you talking about. Were they dying an miserable before they got addicted to blow?

  • @cdmilligYes,they WERE in a life of misery before they got addicted and also there IS a biological problem with them,same as those for alcoholism,which is why I don't drink because a relative died of it - possibly I have it in me.Stop the "WTF"s and be educated.Stop frontin' about "imaginary guy"; it is written, "God makes Himself known through the things that are made,so that man is without excuse." In fact I did pray in the 80s and the docs were shocked to see my friend "raise from the dead."

  • @andrewfrancis74 Agreed, their drug addition story replayed today and my heart and love go out to this family. My God continue to guide their steps in the direction to heal their souls.

  • @S67906 i was told it aired again today, it's also here on youtube. i was shocked and hurt myself when i saw how James and Bunny looked. i talk to Mama Debarge so i had to stay strong for her, but yes it was very sad. there is a 'daughter' who has also reached out to Mama and told her she is the result of James and Janet's marriage. however she refuses to take a DNA test so Mama isn't all the way convinced........

  • @mack1820 That MIGHT be true. My New Milenneum gift (year 2000) was a trip to Cali, where I passed by the area where the Jacksons lived. We asked a girl if this was the area.Her friend smiled at her as she said she didn't know.As we left, we realised she was pudgy like a young Janet and had the same delicate voice. She was about 14.Would have been born in'86. So mmmmaaaaayyyybe. If so, Janet had a career ,so couldn't come out with it, I suppose. IF so.

  • @S67906 I'll pray that God guides you.

    An update said Bunny's making good progress. The brothers are still not making it yet. But they're still alive, so....

  • For all the people that are really in love with the one your with not that fake love but that ican't eat or sleep kina of love if that's you enjoy.

  • love it!!!

  • "LOVE ME IN A SPECIAL WAY!" *high note voice*

    anyways i love this song sooooooooooooooooooooooo much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!! <33333333333333333333333333333­333333333333333333333333333333­333333333333333333333333 i ' ll dedicate this to my baby , when we met . he told me that he would love me in a real SPECIAL way. IM ENGAGED!!!! =)

  • TIMELESS

  • They were a great group, I loved all of there music.

  • ONE OF MY FAVORITES

  • This is the kind of music that my parents love, I love , and my younger sister loves. Timeless.

  • straight to the point...love me in a special way. classic

  • Love Debarge especially EL My Favorite

  • i wish Debarge would get it together and do a comeback tour

  • can you do the lyrics too also as a request

  • ok look now i am mad people come on dont just go to artist songs and put dont like really come on debarge is a good family with good singers and i am just a month old fan and i think the group is better then alot of other singers and can compare to other great singer so haters go hate some where else and let people enjoy some real music

  • Just love me in a SPECIAL WAY...and tell me what more can I say...just love me NOW!!!

  • I will forever love this song.........just beautiful.

  • Love Love Love this song!!!!!!!

  • @93lovelythang girl tell me bout it! oh i heard dat (I'm a pk)

  • This was when R&B was gentle, not forceful, and Stevie's harmonica solo still has the power to make me tear up.

  • Yes.

  • HOT

  • i wish black people would love each other instead of hating each other,,worrying about being a baller and having more than the next,,,the black world is f_ _ _ up

  • @TheSucram33 SMH TRUE

  • @TheSucram33 Yeah, don't you hate it when other races emulate whites and their hatred for alliving things.

  • @TheSucram33 don't stereotype... that's definitely not just a problem amongst blacks. white people have that problem too. in fact that's a problem for people around the world... really. so many people just worry about taking down everyone in their way of "success". people are so obsessed with money. it's sad. but that's life.

    it's almost ridiculous for anyone, not specifically you, but anyone to think that's just a "black" thing.

    we should ALL just love each other....

  • Love me in a special way...what more can I say LOVE ME NOW!!!

  • i have fell in love with this song! i cant go a day without listening to it

  • hell of a song

  • Watch Unsung, Debarge on TVOne.. heartbreaking story

  • @ladydondatah Very heartbreaking story :(

  • Bunny has a beautiful voice. God bless her and her family.

  • I forgot about that

  • When this song came out, THOSE WERE THE DAYS! oh yaaa

  • A Musical Genius.

  • Beautiful voice and he's beautiful..mmmm

  • What more can i SAY~

  • Wis i could go back to the time this song came out. Nice memories

  • how dare that ad that says boring be on this video! get that sht outta here!

  • 15 ppl wasn't loved in a special way to dislike this!! can u say haters who wish they could sound like that n hit throws notes!! Luv Old Skool forever n im 17!!! =)

  • THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY!

  • Sorry Mike R.I.P, But El is and always will be better. Debarge is the greatest group ever.

  • @milesdevlon they are both good in their own right, however Mike had a brighter star.

  • @milesdevlon you must be out of your mind debarge has nothing on the jacksons michael is and will always be the best

  • I love this song. This group was so amazing but drugs and drinking mess them all up. One of the best singing groups in history. All brothers and sister singing together its so amazing. El DeBarge get back to the right way.

  • This is when music had a meaning to it. I can listen to this type of music all day!! Love it!!

  • Stevie Wonder played the harmonica on this song!

  • The original IS THE BEST! ***throws down mike*****

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  • Now this is a song by Debarge that I haven't heard in what seems like ages! To me, this was one of their best hits. Man, the 80's produced some unbelievably great music. Awesome video! More of my college music.

  • A beautiful song for the ages!!!!!

  • He had me at the first note sung and still does til this very day. 

  • This right here? FIRRREEE in the 80's!

  • Eldridge, I pray that rehab helps you. You're a legend and waaaaay too talented to join that long list of fallen legends who couldn't leave tose drugs alone (Ol' Dirty Bastard, David Ruffin, Jim Morrison, Billie Holiday, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Dorothy Dandridge, Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin, Charlie Parker...)

    I wish you a speedy recovery.

  • @PigfootAbernathy all good except his name is Eldra not Eldridge!

  • Thanks for the correction.

  • I want him to love me in a special way!! What more can I say love me NOW not LATER tomorrow is never promised!!

  • ....in awesome wonder, you had to know.... :)

  • Simply Classic! Debarge never recieved the props they deserved.

  • THIS IS MY SONGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!

  • I also like how tamia sang it

  • AWWWW YYEEEAAAA!!!♥

  • MY SONG ! :)

    

  • Biggie, Ashanti, and Tupac all sampled from Debarge and got hits from it. So that goes to show they made classic songs.

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  • @mccluer35 This song was a classic when it was first released, long before it was sampled or covered by others. All classics are created by the original writers, producers, musicians and vocalist. It is the mass appeal of the core message and talents of everyone involved in bringing that seed (song) to bare fruit the first time out the box. Remember: Classics are memories, samples and covers are reminders.

  • @mccluer35 Please understand that I am agreeing with you mccluer35. We're on the same page, I just wanted to push it further. It's just that I enjoy and feel strongly about music like this.

  • this is what im talking about timeless classics that gets you through the tough times and what better way than to have el and the fam kickin ass once again

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  • This has almost an old school Gospel feel to it!

  • @ManSlapYourself they were raised on the gospel side of the house. Momma DeBarge had them in church almost everyday. she didn't allow secular music in her house....but I bet she's still proud of her babies for the secular music they brought us.....i know i am....love it, love it, love it!!!!

  • @ManSlapYourself absolutely, that piano intro was straight up gospel. love it!

  • @ManSlapYourself :That's not ALMOST,that IS gospel! The DeBarge family grew up in the Pentecostal church. That's El playing the piano,too! Just like he did in church. He still does,& he is just as mind-blowing as ever. On stage or in church,this family has a gift from god. They have struggled with their own flaws (like we all do),but nobody can deny the high level of their music!

  • Back To 1983 For Just A Minute :) !!!

  • this the jam

  • Every time I hear this song I think: this was written for a woman to sing. But I don't appreciate the perfection of this song any less....

  • Yes, El, we love you in a very special way...I pray God gives you the strength to get thru..He'll make a way..just keep up the faith and do NOT give up, my young brother..I'm praying for you...

  • this song is pure classic. i fell in love with this song back in the '80's when i first heard it. beautiful. de'barge was taken for granted i feel back then,because they was so pretty,but with time now we can see just how talent this family was. this song still sound great. classic.

  • His name sounds like a spanish tugboat. "Hola, Senior, do you want to ride on el debarge?"lol oh, and the 80s was wrong, terrible what they did with clothes, and hair....and if anyone got something to say, all I have to say is sweatbands and leg warmers are not fashion, but great music all the same! :)

  • love this song so much!

  • LOOK AT BUNNY!!!!!!!! lol

  • 15 people disliking this song don't want to be loved in a special way......... ;>)

  • the 80"s is it, can't beat it... Debarge had it going on then and still got it going on now.

  • What is it to dislike in this song? Maybe nobody loved 15 people in a "special way!!!"