i went into the army in 1981 after graduation / drove from maryland to ft. sill ok listening to this cassette / this is a classic song that needs to be played to every kid who has a father that care's about him to let him know the people in this world can get along fine without this garbage they call music these day's/ this song is something i want played at my repass at my funeral when im 90 im almost 50
This song remindes me of the day of my GrandFathers funeral...on that day, while all the family was getting dressed and ready ,I put this song on...while the generations were movin about, this song made me reflect on what life was all about....Family...Building, Creating, Learning, Loving, and Moving on to the next level.......Every Generation of our lives, reflects a movie seen often more than twice......
RONNIE LAWS is like a painter --- while he paints his pictures he reaches to all races and backgrounds showing nothing tops the love and affection from one's own family! AMAZING!
It's just so touching, makes you flash to Births, Birthday's, Graduations, the whole shabang!!
Off to play Family Reunion The O'Jays and Joy & Pain Maze---------
Just a masterpiece. With such a heavy message. Still great and new after all these years. Part of my "chill" collection of music for when it's time to "turn the lights down low".
The first time I heard this song I was stationed at Ft. Jackson South Carolina in AIT school training. I met my first love their. She was so beautiful. The problem was the fact that she was Mexican and I'm African American. Her family wouldn't except me because of my race and this song has been my anthem every sense then. I will love this song until the day I die.
@ricki926 you are so right about that Michael Franks along with this but let's take it up a bit with adding some steely dan's Aja. It's like a musical orgasm!!!!!!!!
An honest soundtrack to a musical work that well pays off it's artistic "dividends". It is what makes going back to listen to such "Old Skool" "a pleasant investment of our time."
Hands up who came here after hearing this song on Radio 2 (UK) a couple of days ago? Well, I did and what a great song. I was 19 when this song came out and i can honestly say i don't remember hearing it back then! Well, just 30 years late, but glad to have heard it now. What a great song in every respect.
Thanks for posting this. This came out when as a student at The Ohio State University I first traveled to Georgia and got in touch with my roots. I am my father and my son is me. With Gods' help let us make each generation stronger.
Boy, I was in the Navy when this Cut came out!!! Stationed aboard the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER way back in '81- '82 during our Med Cruise!!! Back then, if you were out at sea, and you didn't have duty, you pulled out your Box, and play tapes!!! This was always one of my favorites!!!
One of the greatest masterpieces of all time, just takes me back to those good ol summer days in the park. How jazz was meant to sound.. God bless the "Laws" family..
Takes me back to those high school days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
Takes me back to those high school days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
Takes me back to those high days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
Hey this is what music is and always will be. The melody, the words, the genius behind the music itself is just beautiful!!. Ronnie Laws is a baad motha!! (excuse the expression). Music like this never dies. Thank God! Thank you Ronnie.
We of this time truly understand what real music is. Only GOD can give such a gift that has lasted me my whole life. There is NOTHING like the music from the 60's, 70's and some of the 80's. Voices, songs,instruments that touch you deep into your soul. Ronnie Laws to just to name some was so gifted.
I have to say I am the biggest Ronnie Laws fan around..... I remember when I was coming home from school back in the 70's and my mother was watching Merv Griffin and I walked in on this man playing the Sax. From that day on, I had to learn all about jazz and the sax..... Thanks Ronnie Laws...
@ceilinggod sad but true sometimes here.. instead of people telling you how they like the song, they are telling you how old they are ... so this is cynical parody
This is real music, it's a soulful essence, like a sweet aroma, like someone said it has it's innocence about it...I play it over and over again on the pod this one and Lady Wants to Know Michael Frank....it puts you in a smooth jazz vibe, don't want to come out of that one, it's like u comatose....
It's hard for me to put into words the tranquility and peace I feel when I hear this song. It takes me back to time of innocense and strong family units. I agree with SouthSdChi, it is a very hauntingly beautiful song, and I too have loved it since I was a child. And Sexybisquit, I agree with you as well. If artist today had an inkling of this caliber of music it could change a generation. Timeless masterpiece...
@kueen777 i have been listening to this since 1980 when i was 20 years old it is one of the greatest tracks i have ever heard. To this day it still sends shivers down my spine it is simply mindblowing.
@kueen777 You are so right..it takes me back to when times were good..people sincerely cared for one another. When I found this last year I listened and wanted to linger with the thoughts in my head. It is a timeless masterpiece indeed .....artists today have no idea of how to reach deeper.
I think these days everyone is about what can be produce quickly and can make money. Artist don't seem to have the time nor the desire to come out with something that will stand up to past artists. We have alot of air these days and little to no real substances. I guess it like the song says.. every generation is reflecting what it sees.... We all need to get better eyes to see with then !!!
This song by Ronnie was telling. I think it reflected his (our) mindset as regards past events repeating themselves. If we cannot learn the lessons of the past we will be forever caught up in the lies of the past. 1975
Reminds me of when i was a little boy, at my grandpa&grandma's house under the tree, without a care in the world. The world seemed conquerable then......but now, wow!
BIGUP 2 Whoever posted dis I aint heard dis joint since my childhood ive sooo been lookin 4 dis song and I finally found it and I now know who its by WHEW! I feel so much betta CLASSIC SHIT nuthin like dat olskool best believe.
Seriously, the whole to this song gives each generation that hears it an understanding of the wisdom that each generation gives us! Makes us conscious of the legacy we might want to leave, and never too late! Musically, superb!
I bought this album when it first came out in 1980. As a matter of fact I still have this album. When I listen to Ronnie Laws, I remember the days of the real music. This is the type of song that makes you sit back and think, What was I doing then. This type of music can never be replaced. I shall always remember these days. How could I not?
I ought this album when it first came out in 1980. As a matter of fact I still have this album. When I listen to Ronnie Laws, I remember the days of the real music. This is the type of song that makes you sit back and think, What was I doing then. This type of music can never be replaced. I shall always remember these days. How could I not?
Love this too much! As a "Young'n", I discovered this just 2 years ago but never stopped loving it since, and I never will. Can we say THE golden age in R&B/soul?: '70's & early 80's. This is a groove to make love to, to dance to, and of course to unwind & contemplate on "every generation" :_-)
This track evokes feelings of happiness and sadness at the same time. Real music can do that... I was in H.S. when this came out and it was in heavy rotation on the quiet storm. This track just grabs you and doesn't let go. I played it for my daughter -who's 17-and it grabbed her too. She played it over and over again... Good music touches all ages; all generations. Thanks, Ronnie.
This record brings back my military days in my early 20s; it would make me think so deeply about life. Thank goodness for great music like this; it served as a guide and made us think. Music like this is just a relevant today as it was back then. I'm grateful to have appreciated it's beauty then and appreciate even moreseo today in my 50s.
I feel you. And to think that today, a lot of young people have no respect for themselves, much less for the aged, or what an old man may have to say. :(
I smile when I realize that this is what i was listening to when i was a teen and in my early 20's as opposed to what these unfortunate young people have to hear today. Even my own daughter thanked me for raising her listening to old school. She says when she needs a mellow moment she has to go old school to get it. I guess I could call it my gift to her.
Grooves like this wasnt always about making love either (although it doesnt hurt). But this kind of music allowed you to sit alone in a dimly lit room with your favorite drink, close your eyes and quietly enjoy. The message and the music all speaks to you in its own unique way. We may have to totally skip a generation for music to get back to the way it was meant to be because this current generation is caught-up in todays musical chaos
Man o man...where did you get a 12" of this...even the sound quality of the posting gives me chills...bless you and thanks for posting one of my all time favorites..
This song is MUSIC at it's best!!! Raw uncut "Killa"!!! The arrangements & lyrics are Classic! Wow...the late 70's & early 80's TRULY produced some of the WORLDS BEST artist & timeless music!!! Thanks for the post
i first heard this about 26 years ago when i bought the album for my brothers birthday. But when i heard this track AND ''young child'' on the same album, i kept it for my self and went out and bought the ''ALWAYS THERE '' LP for my bro instead. Beautiful piece of music. Very special.
i watched his concert during the 80's at PICC here in manila...would you believed he was stoned the entire evening... but he played well...thanks for posting..
Wow , great to find this, it certainly has a certain haunting something that took me straight back to the 80's, i shut my eyes and wish i was there in real life......now im 50 and arthritis creeping in, gone are those carefree days..........at least i had the privalidge to be there
Sexybisquit has hit the nail on the head, with a sledge hammer. The list goes on and on with those artists that made us feel the Soul. Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Edwin Star, George Benson, Ojays..........This song brings back memories when in a club they played the Slow Jams, just like this track and then you make Love Baby.
My Dad gave me a copy of this track when I was about 13 years old and into punk & new wave music. I thought I would give it a listen and thought it was fantastic, loved it ever since. That was 30 years ago!!
this song brings back many memories, its just an awesome tune by ronnie laws, i adore his great voice... it makes me dream about my brazilian angel sofia ;)
This was high school jam in my case. And for me, there three alblums(CDs in '91) that had a real soulful, reflective impact on me: Faces(EWF), Heroes(Commodores), and this one, Every Generation(Ronnie Laws). They aired around the same period I lost three of my relatives: an uncle, a grandmother and a cousin all on my mom's side. The last died of misadventure. Painful to hear these tunes sometimes but others, they're also encouraging to hear. Music's a wonderful timekeeper!!!
A hauntingly beautiful song. I've loved it ever since it was played on the radio...I was only 7. Can't help but daydream about life: the good times and those that aren't here anymore. This song will definitely take you there. Powerful Music!
They just don't make music like this anymore. I don't care who's going gold or platinum, no new artist can get down like this! I wish all these new musicians that are getting rich off of waek garbage that sounds nothing like music would take a listen to this and put down their mics out of respect for artists like Ronnie, Teddy P, Harold Melvin and Marvin Gaye. Now that is music you just don't listen to...that is music you feel in the very fiber of your being. Anyone else agree?
Yep, That goes the same for me! Although I have to say there are some out there who have real potential. But a comment was made on another vid page that the industry dictates what's going to sell and therefore the real goods are lost in the mix much of the time. So it's not always the fault of the artists. But usually, yes, they can be attributed. It just doesn't get any better than stuff like this!!!
@sexybisquit, i agree with you 100%. todays music is about quantity and not quality. They're not students of music that really try to learn their craft and it shows by the lack of actual music (instruments) being played today. Its mostly beats thru edits, copies and samples. especially hip-hop which doesnt depend on music at all. In this song, notice where the singing actually stops and the music is played. That doesnt exist today because few if any can play music anymore.
@summersbr1 You are so right when you say that musical instruments aren't used anymore. I'm so sick of the hip hop beats that have been going on for 2 decades now. These cats out there are making some major scratch for nothing. I mean I can write poetry and do open mic. That doesn't make me a musician though. I miss artists like Ronnie and Lonnie Liston Smith. No new artists know why that music from the '70's was so successful. They should all have to listen to this b4 they get contracts!
@sexybisquit, songs about real feelings and love are considered too soft today so the youngsters migrate to the hard and angry stuff and after some time it reflex in their mannerisms and attitude. They soon dress, talk and act as "off the chain" as the music is. I cant figure out for the life of me what happened to black music. The musical torch was passed on from the older to this younger generation but I dont think its been handled very well
@summersbr1 You know, I'm cool with people being angry and sharing those feelings with the rst of us. But the sad thing is, their anger is misguided and misdirected. They have nothing to say that's worthwhile whatsoever. Unlike Marvin Gaye singing "What's Going On", and enlightening all of America with music with words that meant something. These knuckleheads are talking about rims, cars and how much sex they think they should have in order to be somebody!
@sexybisquit Wow you are so correct with your statements.
2days youths anger is misguided/misdireced. Mouths are
opened yet nothing is coming out. We will never see another Marvin Gaye.
His music was light years ahead of his short period on this cancerous earth.
Rims, cars & the abundance of sex pushed on the air waves 2days has killed the youths minds & direction in life & im not here to start trouble just MI.
@port2344chester I know what you're saying. The sad thing is, is that it is killing black people all over the U.S. because of the emphasis on materialistic things. And what I mean by killing is the killing of the black spirit. Black people in America have moved against everything the civil rights movement was about and we are left with false statements surrounding money and preconceived power that we really don't have. It's a cryin' shame. We need to get our voices back!!!
@dirtyedna True dat! Unfortunately, people in their twenties and thirties have sold out to the corporate radio scene too because they can't seem to think for themselves and see beyond how they keep real black music oppressed from the public.
Reflecting on the way this song made me feel at 20yrs old. It still has the same wonderful effect on my soul today.
wegrateful1 1 week ago
Absolutely beautiful....
TheCalebson 3 weeks ago
@TheCalebson This song still sounds and feels great!!!
Thanks for sharing Jeri!
musicminor25 3 weeks ago
Man those were some good days.....
funkboy5 1 month ago
A classic masterpiece....
funkboy5 1 month ago
Absolutely LOVE this song. 6th grade listening to the Quiet Storm every evening in D.C.
pcolter 1 month ago
This timeless classic turned me on to smooth jazz so many years ago.
trezlorenz 1 month ago in playlist Sands Along the Shore
Gosh, I haven't heard this in a long time! I remember I was 13/14 when I first heard it...and I'm only 24 now. This is real music man.
soulcheckw2 2 months ago in playlist More videos from fastflyer2007
up there with the best......: )
sandyg79 2 months ago
this has to be one of the most beautiful and soul stiring tunes i have ever head in my life love it love it
irathomas100 3 months ago in playlist jazz in my life 3
i went into the army in 1981 after graduation / drove from maryland to ft. sill ok listening to this cassette / this is a classic song that needs to be played to every kid who has a father that care's about him to let him know the people in this world can get along fine without this garbage they call music these day's/ this song is something i want played at my repass at my funeral when im 90 im almost 50
jykchin 3 months ago 3
Play those key Patrice and Joe!!!! For Real
elharrisful 3 months ago
Man i haven't heard this in so long, i'd forgotten what a great song it is, great post fastflyer2007, thanks.
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Takes me back..definitely. This is music..when music had a message & talked to ya...gave ya something deep to think about...when music was great!
NatintheUS 3 months ago
Takes me back..definitely. This is music..when music had a message..when it talked to ya...gave ya something to think about...when music was great!
NatintheUS 3 months ago 2
Takes you back to simpler times when ipod pad phone and all that were not even thought of...Ahhhhhh/
bludklit 4 months ago
Deep and classy
rawco0234 4 months ago in playlist rawco0234's Favourited Videos
This song remindes me of the day of my GrandFathers funeral...on that day, while all the family was getting dressed and ready ,I put this song on...while the generations were movin about, this song made me reflect on what life was all about....Family...Building, Creating, Learning, Loving, and Moving on to the next level.......Every Generation of our lives, reflects a movie seen often more than twice......
mrturdcutter1 4 months ago
Classy tune.
progchick1 4 months ago
this tune has and always will bring a tear to my eyes
irathomas100 4 months ago in playlist jazz in my life
Such beauty in this..warms the heart and soul..smoove smoove grooves..love love love this...ahhhh blissful feelings going on here...;-)))
22venusflytrap 5 months ago 2
I brought a "smooth grooves" cd, for "inside my love", and "making love in the rain". This song was on that cd, and it's been my favorite ever since!
rachaab1 5 months ago
@1WAXX I feel the same way you do man. My whole family loves this song.
starchedownon84s 6 months ago
I want know who are the 2 people who dislike this song??
jgoblueqdog 6 months ago
@jgoblueqdog Probably Courtney Stodden fans!!
22venusflytrap 5 months ago
thi guy has so much good good music reminds me of east cleveland in 79
1dezzzz 6 months ago
Beautiful Sexy SAX Man!
RONNIE LAWS is like a painter --- while he paints his pictures he reaches to all races and backgrounds showing nothing tops the love and affection from one's own family! AMAZING!
It's just so touching, makes you flash to Births, Birthday's, Graduations, the whole shabang!!
Off to play Family Reunion The O'Jays and Joy & Pain Maze---------
yououghtabehavinfun 6 months ago
Top Tune Remember it well, cheers for uploading :-)
steveJ1957 6 months ago
That whole family is a treasure!
coachkr63 6 months ago
very rare and very expensive 12 " IF you can find it....beautiful....
dirtyedna 7 months ago
Just a masterpiece. With such a heavy message. Still great and new after all these years. Part of my "chill" collection of music for when it's time to "turn the lights down low".
amd77j 7 months ago
The first time I heard this song I was stationed at Ft. Jackson South Carolina in AIT school training. I met my first love their. She was so beautiful. The problem was the fact that she was Mexican and I'm African American. Her family wouldn't except me because of my race and this song has been my anthem every sense then. I will love this song until the day I die.
saveed29 7 months ago
Masterpiece.....timeless.Great posting.
sheikhzak 7 months ago
@ricki926 you are so right about that Michael Franks along with this but let's take it up a bit with adding some steely dan's Aja. It's like a musical orgasm!!!!!!!!
soulsilk1127 8 months ago
thank you @fastflyer2007 for putting this up :)
rdbean77 8 months ago
luv it..brings back so many great memories
59fel 8 months ago
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This is one of my all time favorites....
Freespirit208 8 months ago
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This is one of my all time favorites....
Freespirit208 8 months ago
An honest soundtrack to a musical work that well pays off it's artistic "dividends". It is what makes going back to listen to such "Old Skool" "a pleasant investment of our time."
Torquemont 8 months ago
A very nice song !!!!! Luv it
Genkaaiya 8 months ago
One of my favorite Ronnie Laws songs. Saw him in person years ago with my beloved and it was fantastic.
TheStamar4 8 months ago
Hands up who came here after hearing this song on Radio 2 (UK) a couple of days ago? Well, I did and what a great song. I was 19 when this song came out and i can honestly say i don't remember hearing it back then! Well, just 30 years late, but glad to have heard it now. What a great song in every respect.
duncs1459 8 months ago
Thanks for posting this. This came out when as a student at The Ohio State University I first traveled to Georgia and got in touch with my roots. I am my father and my son is me. With Gods' help let us make each generation stronger.
vikraid 9 months ago 2
beautifulllll music !!!!!! thanks
juseph29 9 months ago
Shit is forever dope!!!
mishun1 9 months ago 2
killer !!
supersoulmusiq 9 months ago
Boy, I was in the Navy when this Cut came out!!! Stationed aboard the USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER way back in '81- '82 during our Med Cruise!!! Back then, if you were out at sea, and you didn't have duty, you pulled out your Box, and play tapes!!! This was always one of my favorites!!!
'NUFF SAID
KBallenger53 10 months ago
this takes me back to a special time win music was music you just put it on
and chilled
scootertharper 10 months ago 2
this takes me back to a special time
scootertharper 10 months ago
Wow.. oh my goodness.....I luv this music. Brings back my wonderful memories! THANK YOU - love to the LAWS!
prochrld 10 months ago
Wow.. oh my goodness.....them great days ......this is what this music brings for me! ThANK YOU THANK YOU!
prochrld 10 months ago
One of the greatest masterpieces of all time, just takes me back to those good ol summer days in the park. How jazz was meant to sound.. God bless the "Laws" family..
trojanluck88 10 months ago 2
One of the most beautiful songs ever created! Thank you for posting this priceless gem.
universalmessenger 10 months ago
Awesome! Jam takes me back
mssquirrely 10 months ago
omgg . . DRAKE , GREATNESS ! < 333
slickEmsgurl4eva21 11 months ago 2
@slickEmsgurl4eva21 Hell Yeah. at 1:30. Drake gotta finish dat song doe
Denno90210 10 months ago 2
@Denno90210 i knoww rightt , he needs to do thatt . cause that song is too fyee .
slickEmsgurl4eva21 10 months ago
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Takes me back to those high school days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
KOMET2006 11 months ago
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Takes me back to those high school days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
KOMET2006 11 months ago
Takes me back to those high days in 1980, when I first heard this song. To date, it is one of the mellowest and most profoundest songs I have ever heard.
KOMET2006 11 months ago
Hey this is what music is and always will be. The melody, the words, the genius behind the music itself is just beautiful!!. Ronnie Laws is a baad motha!! (excuse the expression). Music like this never dies. Thank God! Thank you Ronnie.
vmaysmyway 11 months ago
Beautiful song, and timeless. The Laws family is truly talented and truly underrated. God Bless them, nonetheless.
julioq 11 months ago
Timeless music. Beautiful soul.
MrPee1969 11 months ago 5
Fantastic but PLEASE, someone upload the B-side / instrumental of this great song!
fappercino 11 months ago
We of this time truly understand what real music is. Only GOD can give such a gift that has lasted me my whole life. There is NOTHING like the music from the 60's, 70's and some of the 80's. Voices, songs,instruments that touch you deep into your soul. Ronnie Laws to just to name some was so gifted.
dalshahay1 1 year ago
I have to say I am the biggest Ronnie Laws fan around..... I remember when I was coming home from school back in the 70's and my mother was watching Merv Griffin and I walked in on this man playing the Sax. From that day on, I had to learn all about jazz and the sax..... Thanks Ronnie Laws...
MrJazzrat 1 year ago
I am only two years old, but this is deep shit
TheEdddi 1 year ago
@TheEdddi ROTFLMAO !!! yo ass is stupid !
ceilinggod 1 year ago
@ceilinggod sad but true sometimes here.. instead of people telling you how they like the song, they are telling you how old they are ... so this is cynical parody
TheEdddi 1 year ago
My Favorite SAX Player In The World
1012CRAIG 1 year ago
Turn the lights down and just drift away........Pure class...
russfreeman3 1 year ago
Im only 17.. my father put me on this. Iove music from this time, it has substance and meaning, #REAL MUSIC. <3
hawks0777 1 year ago 2
This one always takes me back, Jr High school. Miss you Sis, 1963-2007..
trojanluck88 1 year ago
Real Music ♪♫►♥ it.
coolsmoothie1 1 year ago
This is real music, it's a soulful essence, like a sweet aroma, like someone said it has it's innocence about it...I play it over and over again on the pod this one and Lady Wants to Know Michael Frank....it puts you in a smooth jazz vibe, don't want to come out of that one, it's like u comatose....
ricki926 1 year ago
Just beautiful!
Girlshine 1 year ago
WJZZ Detroit all day....
SLIPJOEBE 1 year ago 2
Old school jam @ it best. Remember our music was here first!!! :-)
57beigefoxx 1 year ago
love the video simple and oldschool
WeThePeopleInc 1 year ago
It's hard for me to put into words the tranquility and peace I feel when I hear this song. It takes me back to time of innocense and strong family units. I agree with SouthSdChi, it is a very hauntingly beautiful song, and I too have loved it since I was a child. And Sexybisquit, I agree with you as well. If artist today had an inkling of this caliber of music it could change a generation. Timeless masterpiece...
kueen777 1 year ago 20
@kueen777
Well said, Kueen.
MisterGee7 10 months ago
@kueen777 i have been listening to this since 1980 when i was 20 years old it is one of the greatest tracks i have ever heard. To this day it still sends shivers down my spine it is simply mindblowing.
1933cowden 9 months ago
@kueen777 You are so right..it takes me back to when times were good..people sincerely cared for one another. When I found this last year I listened and wanted to linger with the thoughts in my head. It is a timeless masterpiece indeed .....artists today have no idea of how to reach deeper.
itsndahouse 8 months ago
I think these days everyone is about what can be produce quickly and can make money. Artist don't seem to have the time nor the desire to come out with something that will stand up to past artists. We have alot of air these days and little to no real substances. I guess it like the song says.. every generation is reflecting what it sees.... We all need to get better eyes to see with then !!!
chlofene 1 year ago
@chlofene You said it. you said it!
pluggedin2u 1 year ago
This song by Ronnie was telling. I think it reflected his (our) mindset as regards past events repeating themselves. If we cannot learn the lessons of the past we will be forever caught up in the lies of the past. 1975
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jlwright44 1 year ago
Reminds me of when i was a little boy, at my grandpa&grandma's house under the tree, without a care in the world. The world seemed conquerable then......but now, wow!
elev8shin 1 year ago 2
Lovely!!!
ANDREWWALLFORD123 1 year ago
My mind is certainly not here while listening.....
GoGetter18 1 year ago
BIGUP 2 Whoever posted dis I aint heard dis joint since my childhood ive sooo been lookin 4 dis song and I finally found it and I now know who its by WHEW! I feel so much betta CLASSIC SHIT nuthin like dat olskool best believe.
MAR26116 1 year ago
GOD, THIS was one of my favorite tunes from 1979(and there were many great tunes THAT year!) This tune is so HAUNTING, one can never forget it...
msOctober12 1 year ago
The Closest i heard from anyone sampling this was Drake, He sampled this exact song and remixed it sorta "Drake - Greatness"
So some folks, Mainstream artists do listen back to the roots of Good music like this..
Well atleast a few of them do, and Rarely when they do does it song good.
sephyiroth 1 year ago
Great Song thanks.
PERFECT SOUND Ortofon :D
thelusienorchestra 1 year ago
Seriously, the whole to this song gives each generation that hears it an understanding of the wisdom that each generation gives us! Makes us conscious of the legacy we might want to leave, and never too late! Musically, superb!
Mainegrilledherbs 1 year ago
dang I was only gonna listen to this for a little bit. Because I heard my man Hi-Tek mention him in a videom but I honestly couldn't stop listening.
twinz2008 1 year ago
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You people are a bright group, thank God, some are still around. From the comments I have read here, I'm still holding out for hope.
Thank you.
1ooman 1 year ago
You people are a bright group, thank God, some are still around. From the comments I have read here, I'm still holding out for hiope.
hank you.
1ooman 1 year ago
It says every generation. This was ours and the others have theirs too. U can't pick and choose what inspires people, only observe!
Angie P.
schgrl2000 1 year ago
alguie que me pueda proporcionar laletra de esta cancion gracias
MrPinacate 1 year ago
man I love that track thanx for posting!!!!
SetMusicFree 1 year ago
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I bought this album when it first came out in 1980. As a matter of fact I still have this album. When I listen to Ronnie Laws, I remember the days of the real music. This is the type of song that makes you sit back and think, What was I doing then. This type of music can never be replaced. I shall always remember these days. How could I not?
IowaLou2 1 year ago
I ought this album when it first came out in 1980. As a matter of fact I still have this album. When I listen to Ronnie Laws, I remember the days of the real music. This is the type of song that makes you sit back and think, What was I doing then. This type of music can never be replaced. I shall always remember these days. How could I not?
IowaLou2 1 year ago
had this album really loved it ,then one day my son found my collection ,and borrowed it , I'm wandering if I'll ever get it back ,hint hint ????????
MsHelenbach 1 year ago
is this Gino Minelli??
1959child 1 year ago
@1959child
no tis Ronnie Laws....the clue is in the Title :D
achudasama 1 year ago
Outstanding song there just do it the way it was back in the day. Old school forever.
sonofmaat 1 year ago
love this song ! thanx for posting!!
SetMusicFree 1 year ago
i love this tune - bloody fantastic
julie223783 1 year ago
Love this too much! As a "Young'n", I discovered this just 2 years ago but never stopped loving it since, and I never will. Can we say THE golden age in R&B/soul?: '70's & early 80's. This is a groove to make love to, to dance to, and of course to unwind & contemplate on "every generation" :_-)
jaymee1973 1 year ago
The whole Laws family has it going on, talented (true) artists!
kcred3 1 year ago
Thanks FastFlyer2007 I use to listen to Ronnie when I was in College. It takes me back. Keep them coming and thanks for sharing.
Freespirit208 1 year ago
This track evokes feelings of happiness and sadness at the same time. Real music can do that... I was in H.S. when this came out and it was in heavy rotation on the quiet storm. This track just grabs you and doesn't let go. I played it for my daughter -who's 17-and it grabbed her too. She played it over and over again... Good music touches all ages; all generations. Thanks, Ronnie.
bronxbabi100 1 year ago
Very good sound quality for vinyl. I actually miss the sound of the needle on the record. Kids these days don't know what they are missing.
indigirl86 1 year ago
Truly a classic! Can't find it on cd!
bkj42 1 year ago
I agree with you sexy bisquit
duaww 1 year ago
Oohh man this brings me back, this is why i took up the sax. best make out music ever!
qwerty5oo 1 year ago
The whole album was great!
MrWigwag62 1 year ago
yes...yes...yes....Ronnie!!!!!
mrkitti2 1 year ago
This record brings back my military days in my early 20s; it would make me think so deeply about life. Thank goodness for great music like this; it served as a guide and made us think. Music like this is just a relevant today as it was back then. I'm grateful to have appreciated it's beauty then and appreciate even moreseo today in my 50s.
Muziclvr07 1 year ago
I used to have this vinyl, thank you for keeping yours in such great condition and sharing.
jazzdee11 1 year ago
have you ever looked in the face of age?....or lend your ears to what an old man had to say ?
means much more to me now...
btinsley1 1 year ago 2
@btinsley1
I feel you. And to think that today, a lot of young people have no respect for themselves, much less for the aged, or what an old man may have to say. :(
Muziclvr07 1 year ago
WOW, didnt know there was a long version of this. I met Ronnie's sister, Eloise, and she's very lovely and personable. Very talented family, indeed.
julioq 1 year ago
I smile when I realize that this is what i was listening to when i was a teen and in my early 20's as opposed to what these unfortunate young people have to hear today. Even my own daughter thanked me for raising her listening to old school. She says when she needs a mellow moment she has to go old school to get it. I guess I could call it my gift to her.
summersbr1 1 year ago
Grooves like this wasnt always about making love either (although it doesnt hurt). But this kind of music allowed you to sit alone in a dimly lit room with your favorite drink, close your eyes and quietly enjoy. The message and the music all speaks to you in its own unique way. We may have to totally skip a generation for music to get back to the way it was meant to be because this current generation is caught-up in todays musical chaos
summersbr1 1 year ago
This is a superb track.Agree with you..have been listening to this since its release and it really inspires me.
sheikhzak 1 year ago
Man o man...where did you get a 12" of this...even the sound quality of the posting gives me chills...bless you and thanks for posting one of my all time favorites..
jemalski357 1 year ago
This song is MUSIC at it's best!!! Raw uncut "Killa"!!! The arrangements & lyrics are Classic! Wow...the late 70's & early 80's TRULY produced some of the WORLDS BEST artist & timeless music!!! Thanks for the post
TDPROMO 1 year ago
i first heard this about 26 years ago when i bought the album for my brothers birthday. But when i heard this track AND ''young child'' on the same album, i kept it for my self and went out and bought the ''ALWAYS THERE '' LP for my bro instead. Beautiful piece of music. Very special.
UBZUKI 1 year ago
god bless you all !
MrGilja 1 year ago
Thank God for the music of yesteryear
summersbr1 1 year ago
i watched his concert during the 80's at PICC here in manila...would you believed he was stoned the entire evening... but he played well...thanks for posting..
doublej59mvill 1 year ago
@doublej59mvill
lol! Yea, the 70s and 80s were times when folk were getting plenty stoned.
Muziclvr07 1 year ago
Wow , great to find this, it certainly has a certain haunting something that took me straight back to the 80's, i shut my eyes and wish i was there in real life......now im 50 and arthritis creeping in, gone are those carefree days..........at least i had the privalidge to be there
mulequeenchessy 1 year ago
Sexybisquit has hit the nail on the head, with a sledge hammer. The list goes on and on with those artists that made us feel the Soul. Marvin Gaye, Barry White, Edwin Star, George Benson, Ojays..........This song brings back memories when in a club they played the Slow Jams, just like this track and then you make Love Baby.
Countdamonie 1 year ago
very aspiring artist
145k493 1 year ago
My Dad gave me a copy of this track when I was about 13 years old and into punk & new wave music. I thought I would give it a listen and thought it was fantastic, loved it ever since. That was 30 years ago!!
Dids
dq093063 1 year ago 2
purospoops00/ brings back those good old days with my "TROPA"
i simply don't get tired listening to Mr. Laws music!!!
yobob64 1 year ago
What a perfect song!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trezlorenz 1 year ago
I like this song, but, I remember a song he came out with in 1983. I only remember a lyric, that said " just want to be with you tonight".
Fbaise1 1 year ago
These may be the lyrics from a song he did called "Stay Awake" . I'm not sure what album it was released on, maybe Solid Ground.
Decymba1 1 year ago
@Decymba1 Thanks!
Fbaise1 1 year ago
You're welcome :)
Decymba1 1 year ago
this song brings back many memories, its just an awesome tune by ronnie laws, i adore his great voice... it makes me dream about my brazilian angel sofia ;)
Terranova911RS 1 year ago
This was high school jam in my case. And for me, there three alblums(CDs in '91) that had a real soulful, reflective impact on me: Faces(EWF), Heroes(Commodores), and this one, Every Generation(Ronnie Laws). They aired around the same period I lost three of my relatives: an uncle, a grandmother and a cousin all on my mom's side. The last died of misadventure. Painful to hear these tunes sometimes but others, they're also encouraging to hear. Music's a wonderful timekeeper!!!
slimdudeDJC 1 year ago
oh ye ah!!!!...need MORE of this BACK in MY LIFE!!!
MONET7 1 year ago 2
this is the shit.....crystal clear. rep the Burgh..great post. Gods gift of Sound
bronze139 1 year ago
A hauntingly beautiful song. I've loved it ever since it was played on the radio...I was only 7. Can't help but daydream about life: the good times and those that aren't here anymore. This song will definitely take you there. Powerful Music!
SouthSdChi 1 year ago 16
@SouthSdChi Ur spot on wiv ur comments iz voice iz outa thiz world
j1o2y3c4e 1 year ago
@SouthSdChi - Whewww, TALK!!! ... YESSS So Very True!
bouncinbubblez 1 year ago
@SouthSdChi I agree totally!! I get chills everytime I listen to it. It does make you reflect..I love it!
JustMeBernie12345 1 year ago
Does anyone have the lyrics to this song. If so, could you please post them or msg them to me. Thanks.
msbernie1970 2 years ago
a great song.
HappyNeil 2 years ago 2
They just don't make music like this anymore. I don't care who's going gold or platinum, no new artist can get down like this! I wish all these new musicians that are getting rich off of waek garbage that sounds nothing like music would take a listen to this and put down their mics out of respect for artists like Ronnie, Teddy P, Harold Melvin and Marvin Gaye. Now that is music you just don't listen to...that is music you feel in the very fiber of your being. Anyone else agree?
sexybisquit 2 years ago 43
@sexybisquit
I certainly do!
GDelva2003 2 years ago
Yep, That goes the same for me! Although I have to say there are some out there who have real potential. But a comment was made on another vid page that the industry dictates what's going to sell and therefore the real goods are lost in the mix much of the time. So it's not always the fault of the artists. But usually, yes, they can be attributed. It just doesn't get any better than stuff like this!!!
slimdudeDJC 1 year ago
@sexybisquit
I totally agree...you summed out the now generation and their lack of talent...Preach...!!!
gwiz2075 1 year ago
@sexybisquit, i agree with you 100%. todays music is about quantity and not quality. They're not students of music that really try to learn their craft and it shows by the lack of actual music (instruments) being played today. Its mostly beats thru edits, copies and samples. especially hip-hop which doesnt depend on music at all. In this song, notice where the singing actually stops and the music is played. That doesnt exist today because few if any can play music anymore.
summersbr1 1 year ago
@summersbr1 You are so right when you say that musical instruments aren't used anymore. I'm so sick of the hip hop beats that have been going on for 2 decades now. These cats out there are making some major scratch for nothing. I mean I can write poetry and do open mic. That doesn't make me a musician though. I miss artists like Ronnie and Lonnie Liston Smith. No new artists know why that music from the '70's was so successful. They should all have to listen to this b4 they get contracts!
sexybisquit 1 year ago
@sexybisquit, songs about real feelings and love are considered too soft today so the youngsters migrate to the hard and angry stuff and after some time it reflex in their mannerisms and attitude. They soon dress, talk and act as "off the chain" as the music is. I cant figure out for the life of me what happened to black music. The musical torch was passed on from the older to this younger generation but I dont think its been handled very well
summersbr1 1 year ago
@summersbr1 You know, I'm cool with people being angry and sharing those feelings with the rst of us. But the sad thing is, their anger is misguided and misdirected. They have nothing to say that's worthwhile whatsoever. Unlike Marvin Gaye singing "What's Going On", and enlightening all of America with music with words that meant something. These knuckleheads are talking about rims, cars and how much sex they think they should have in order to be somebody!
sexybisquit 1 year ago
@sexybisquit Wow you are so correct with your statements.
2days youths anger is misguided/misdireced. Mouths are
opened yet nothing is coming out. We will never see another Marvin Gaye.
His music was light years ahead of his short period on this cancerous earth.
Rims, cars & the abundance of sex pushed on the air waves 2days has killed the youths minds & direction in life & im not here to start trouble just MI.
port2344chester 1 year ago
@port2344chester I know what you're saying. The sad thing is, is that it is killing black people all over the U.S. because of the emphasis on materialistic things. And what I mean by killing is the killing of the black spirit. Black people in America have moved against everything the civil rights movement was about and we are left with false statements surrounding money and preconceived power that we really don't have. It's a cryin' shame. We need to get our voices back!!!
Grinagain67 1 year ago 3
@Grinagain67 I agree with you 100%
port2344chester 1 year ago
@Grinagain67 AMEN!!!!
bronxbabi100 1 year ago
@summersbr1 totally agree
187vinnie 1 year ago
@sexybisquit I TOTALLY agree with you and that is why back in the day this music was called "Soul" music
Centaursdream 1 year ago
@sexybisquit You deserve mad props for your comments/statements.
Im in your corner with you....they dont make music like this anymore.
Music of 2day is so rushed & watered down IMO.
port2344chester 1 year ago
@sexybisquit -HAELL YEAH!
kheir03 1 year ago
@sexybisquit i agree
gailh09 1 year ago
@sexybisquit ...everyone agrees !!! Everyone except corporate radio, that is....
dirtyedna 1 year ago
@dirtyedna True dat! Unfortunately, people in their twenties and thirties have sold out to the corporate radio scene too because they can't seem to think for themselves and see beyond how they keep real black music oppressed from the public.
sexybisquit 1 year ago
@sexybisquit Speakin the truth!
port2344chester 1 year ago
@sexybisquit totally, could never have put it better.
kennyARTS 1 year ago
@sexybisquit
Well said!!!!!
maktubiam1 1 year ago
@maktubiam1 Thank you. And I mean that statement more than anyone can ever know.
sexybisquit 1 year ago
@sexybisquit I agree!!!
TayTay34672 1 year ago