Soul II Soul feat Rose Windross - Fairplay

[Ninjafushen]

Another classic.....

[ACPmoka]

GIVES ME CHILLS, HAVENT HEARD THIS IN YEARS!!!

[maditj]

Auntie Doreen in the hat - cool.

[Ishakealeg]

@maditj  Agreed xxx Very, very cool xxx

[ukjbra1]

I heard this played in the sorted dance tent at Limetree festival last weekend sounded incredible...what a classic but somehow id forgot about it...cheers for posting

[badmanfedem67]

My favourite track back in the day...met Rose Windross in a club called Harlequins in Kentish Town years ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Told me an my mate she made a choon with Soul II Soul...didn;t believe her till i heard it next day on a pirate radio station...

[chocolate001able]

MUSIC YOU CAN DANCE TO......ALLDAYERS.....CHUUUUUU­UUUNE!!!!!!

[JLENO74]

this is why my tape poped. so underated

[mrjammyjamjar]

A time when it was "all about expression".

Top tune invoking great memories

[22v68]

I had the album on tape' played it over and over again

Love it

[pgubb1]

Rose showing whatever the US can do the UK does better!!!!

[78dubstep]

oh my this is el clasico!!! had the originalbum on tape!!! still have it good condition... amazing brings me back to that time...

[sugafoot777]

best song from that album, evenif caron is singing background vocals. Soul II Soul was the best!

[tommosm]

awww man memories from when I lived in London...Chooooon!

[alsie1]

This song brings back the most fantastic childhood memories

[cherries1000]

mmm St Albans City smokin solids, 1989 good memories!

[cfb2004]

Dat Johanna....got d strings and tings...dats juusst ignorantee..fair play!!

[urlgravy]

I used to be on the green line all the way to the orange and red lines with this joint in the walkman many a day back in Washinton D.C., I promise you!!!

[derrrickc]

Sends shivers down my spine.

[kevzero11]

Best Soul II Soul track by a mile.

[kingwill86]

Trevor Nelson is in this video LOL

[lesterroberts1]

Rose Windross bro is Norris "da boss"

[RuffDiamond23]

Norf London memories

[dipstarky]

great tune..classic

[gronlaf]

DAMN I MISS THESE DAYS

[Ishakealeg]

@joceeco

you're too funny ha ha ha x x x

wow, I take that to mean all american dance well & in time eh???? Very funny indeed. Thanks for your........um.......kind?????­? comment x x x

[joceeco]

The Europeans have a distinct way of moving, when they dance to this kind of music, I noticed that German women, who were into Soull and R&B music moved the same way. It looks as if they are a bit off beat, but it's still nice and they are still jammin'!

[dreadz808]

Music with consciousness just smooootthh! 5*****

[h0wieb]

Sends shivers up my spine... sexy tune...

[moshhon]

Big up the ol school dance heads...Fair to say Fairplay is an Alltime classic...big up to all the Jazzy players...plus Norris "the Boss" Windross ..(Rose's brother)...and all the Funki Dreds of yesteryear!?!...any one know who the backing singers were?... they should've had hits on looks alone!!!?!

[bryngOneOn]

oh what was the name of that tv show on bbc 2 with normski doing the chitty chat, i'm thinkin no limits, but that cameb4 it didnt it, that had i think jeeny powel and some spotty blond teenage boy doing the links, did normski take over the show or did it have another name.

[RabbitWonderful]

@bryngOneOn!

With Normski it was; Def 2 & Dance Energy during the late 80's - 90's.

Before that Jenny Powell presented;

No Limits.

[RabbitWonderful]

Oh I'm so glad I found this!

We used to bop to this on the bus, when we were young!

Love Soul 2 Soul UK Flavour..

Definitely The Funky Dreads!!

[berbeamas]

FILFTH!!! RECORD!!! one of those songs when u have a nice slow srubsin with your girl!! defo one of my top 20 skankz recordz of all time... BRIPS!!!

[scar1ett]

BIG TUNE BIG TUNE BIG TUNE BRRRRRAP

[pecosjoe123]

Still get chills when I hear her voice!!!

[GeorgeHarrison66]

Ahh man, This tune gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Even 20 years after I first heard it. Amazing tune. I thanked Rose Windross personally for writing the tune of my youth.

[aou722]

that's when dj smash hunter, jazzy nice, and chillfreez cut up their tunes jazzy grooves @ giant step nyc. dubfire of deep dish used to play this jam @ exodus(dc) before it becomes exodus quartet aka thievery corporation.

[Wotsits95]

my dads in this vid:) plus its a good song

[oldcollins]

reminds me of my sister dancing around her bedroom, doing the old windross shuffle, fairplay... soul2soul is the place where you should be...

[littleprettyplp]

Brilliant tune. A classsic. Man used to mix this with WHOSE HOUSE? RUNS HOUSE!! Backinaday... Bless up. Braap

[penfold4949]

club classics part 1.still 1 of the best albums ever

[curranchris]

Damn straight. A timeless classic and one of the very few worthy of that title.

[24angelj]

Tony, Trouble, John, The Company, where are they all today the Disco Boogie Baby asks. Love it, thanks for posting.

[InchHigh73]

one of my all time favorites EVER!!!

i spent many a weekend in Camden town...

[teemack]

wow. i didn't know about this video at all.

[yodasteveo]

OMG..this came out in 87 I think..wow

[bu11monkey]

despite getting stabbed whilst it was playin in the african centre, its still my favourite song other than masterplan (diane brown and barrie k sharp)

it think 1986?????

[samcooke2000]

I didn't even know there was a video for this excellent track. Thanks for upload.

[kfsilk21]

"'cause it's all about expression..."

[BritGirl4444]

This is, without a doubt, my all-time favourite Soul II Soul tune. No one could have owned "Fairplay" the way Rose Windross owned it. A flawless classic!

[toolwielder]

the best trak really captures the underground scene ....before acid house came along

[lbowd7]

Classic!!!

[Camgirl73]

This is so good.

[liferasta1]

The definition of UK Street Soul, as always us Brits have put our own unique spin on things, took the glam & shine off US 80's Soul & run it thru Jah Shaka's sound system & added some funky beats & what you get is the template for many early nineties pirate uk soul

[neeko1976]

they dont make music like dis no more,real big tingz

[numbermoney]

the definition of cool

[sistagirl1234]

real music

[legfighterz]

Dis is da wickedest soul to soul track ever. Good music never dies.

[rb7007]

CHOOOOON!!!!

This brings back memories.

[suffa07]

Erick Sermon/EPMD sampled, 0:25, this for "So Watcha Sayin."

[coldrockdaspot]

I knew it, thanks.

[DMysteron]

This trak was mixed by Mark (Dubfire)Smith Addis Ababa Studios london w9 one of the best engineers in the game ever.

[mikeymikes75]

properly done like..

[Ishakealeg]

Jules???? there are many well known faces in there......

[mycolebee]

There's a white guy with short hair at 2:11... Could that be Jules?

[webm8music]

Great stuff. Judge jules is in it somewhere apparently.  The video is just like watching Dance Energy. i guess it was mostly the same dancers etc?

[slickstaisback]

Big up brrrrrap brrrrrap. Its got to be one of the all time original classics from soul 2 soul. One love!

[colopity]

Fave s2s tune

[KarisMN]

S2S youtube fanclub.

[laflaredillon]

this was that shit

[wwwdotluke]

cause its all about expression!

[thehalla]

andrew levy(brand new heavies) played bass on this track.

[ambreec28]

Wow...I've always loved this song, but this makes the 1st time I've seen the video...I love youtube!

[Nayla1Boz]

Same here...this was my first album

[funkg]

i was always gutted seeing people i know on this video, i never did get the chance to go to the africa centre where they filmed this, instead i had to work in a chicken shop on a sunday as a student.

[mprlgd1]

thanks for the long lost video.

[RoboitoBailey]

OMG ...the anthem to my late teens!!!! I may well have been in the audience somewhere....I got just about everywhere else, inc. Soul II Souls shop in Camden! Soul II Soul, Madhatters....etc.....sound systems extraordinaire!

[ritzytapper12]

what a dirty wicked track.

One of my favourite songs of all time!!

I'm so glad there are others who feel the same way about S2S and their music like me!

Peacex

[urbee2000]

A masterpiece

[MRGROOVALICIOUS]

ALL CLASS made my life so much easier as dj and for Robbie Williams and dozens more artist like him today, well enuf said Peace DJA

[phalk1]

the only thing that can save US R&B will have to come from the UK!! Thank you Soul II Soul Loose Ends,Incognito and others for the memories,great beats and lyrics that MEAN something!

[portobellogal]

I still remeber these days like they were yesterday..What a great part of my life, so many friends from the past can be seen both alive and dead r.i.p Doreen. Feel sad that you can only see my back for a flash!! Bit like that on Back to Life video aswell.Was shy and didnt realise I was part of History...

[sorcerer3117]

great vocal, played this album many, many times in my youth! now have the cd

[megaforcemedia]

I wrote her on myspace and she wrote back a very sweet note, she's extremely cool and a great singer as well.

[SeanPatrick36]

OMG- THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this song!! This is my driving song!!! Awesome jam..thanks again!!

[malesh]

simply the best of S.II.S.

thank you, i´ve searched a long time for this clip

[insanemacbeth]

classic. AFRICA CENTRE all the way. i remember the SOUL II SOUL shop in CAMDEN, too!

[NOSH72]

this group never one a brit award a group that change the face of british music ! and that dick head robbie williams won shit loads brits what"s he done for british music ?the pill poppin cunt

[nkdav2]

it was class then its class now ... and will be in years to come! superslick soul II soul... and of course rose's vocal!

[bu11monkey]

i was at the fridge in 88-89 when soul 2 soul played there often. one night, i think it might have been a friday, my neighbour got shot and it put a bit of a dampener on the night

[gallorico40]

What a voice! Very different from the norm but unique and wondeful in it's own style. I always enjoyed this song. Very funky!

[lammylama]

i love this tune to bits ......so many memories of the early 90's.......just wicked

[byronbenguche]

I didn't know they made a video for this song.This is one of my favorite song from Soul to Soul.

[akil1971]

First heard Soul II soul age 18 in 1990- all these years later still playing their songs like they just came out now age 36. What an amazing group... made me want to move from New York City to London

[lowrell]

nice it up...Africa centre....what a time in London....truly incredible....respek to soul 2 soul....Rose with the ill vocals kid!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nouveauxromo]

Brilliant song, soooooo cool. Love the video, so british. They were amazing when they first arrived on the scene.

[hscfree]

I did not know that there was a video for this song. Thank you so much for posting. That took me back to undergrad.

[weezer75]

now dance . . .

[hemikiwi]

love it ...love it....love it....just can't keep still when i hear this great song..........love it around 1.50 onwards

[encise]

Agree. Finding gems like this make youtube what it is. Ive never seen this vid before - many thanks for uploading.

[Damiya]

This is what youtube is all about finding nuggets of gold like this. Thank you for uploading this.

[nalumali]

@ Enigma Soul II Soul's first album did 2 mil and earned them 2 Grammy's here. Dahell r u tawkin about?? lol...

Man this takes me back to a good time in music. I love what Soul II Soul were all about, good vibes and good music. Yeah, Caron had some pipes, but Ross flipped it on this joint. What was the other lady's name that used to sing with them, the one that got killed?

[EnigmaSolved]

never seen this video...this is a blast from the past!!! it gives me a taste of such a sweet time in life, when music came from the heart and not the pocket. Soul II Soul didn't hit too hard here in the US because of the dollar due to them being ahead of their time here. thanks for the post!!!

[xxxcarmelbwxxx]

I miss music like this real music for he soul that has a beat !

[JAR2970]

recenlty found this CD hidden away, now the weather is getting warm, it is nice to blasted this out in the car, especially this track and "keep on moving", wicked.

[SoulTooSoul]

It's amazing how Jazzie B would keep blessing us with great female vocalist. Yes, rose also had the chops. She took this song and squeezed every ounce of emotion she had. Soul 2 Soul was like a university someone would graduate and a new member would take the mike. I would love to see a Soul 2 Soul reunion. for the record Rose Windross made her mark as a member of Soul 2 Soul.

[JaySlammz]

== JAY: == Love Soul II Soul 4 LIFE!! "...a happy face, a funkin' bass... for a lovin' race..."

You know how they do!! Peace to Nellee too!!

... USA to the UK... make da funk stay!! ;)

[lewisham692]

It is called Funki Dreads

[RedSimba88]

Good song! I love Soul II Soul

[Streatham22]

I went to a gig at the Barbican in London recently and Jazzie B (from Soul II Soul) played a DJ set afterwards. Rose Windross turned up, took off her coat and put down her handbage, picked up a mike and sang live to this. She still looked and sounded just as wicked 19 years on from this video. It was a brilliant night - and I got to give Jazzie B a kiss!

[FunkyDCG]

OMG...that night will stay with u forever....such a jam! still love it now as much as i did at 15 yrs old!

[szekreny2]

This is the first Soul II Soul single, from 1988. I Love this song!!

[tonyppe]

what year was this? i like the hair doos the black blokes have.

[eaglepride1]

This was the jam. I didn't know they had a video for this song.

[Ishakealeg]

so many people think the same thing! I hope all the boogie lovers get to know! Bless you.

[wessexchap]

Respect to Carron Wheeler, who can argue with such tremendous commercial success, but Rose Windross was really a great talent, this single ranks up there with the best. Where is Rose Windross now?