Timmy Thomas - Why Can't We Live Together (1972)

[steppenwoelfi]

this song ... it´s creeping under your skin ...

[illuminatisos]

Amazing music... secret cabals stop this kind of dreaming from happening..

[lilliannrhys]

will always love this. got it on vinyl and simply treasure it!

[THEBACMASTERMOVIES]

Happy Birthday Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. R.I.P.

[bootytoot]

Thanks for posting this beautiful song. And for linking it to the man whose message inspired it, the Rev. Dr. King. It's a few weeks early, but happy birthday to the great man again in 2012. May his vision become reality.

[impala327]

i only heard this song like today(?) on some internet radio and immediately dug, had to know who and what this IS

[TheUmmahFightCamp]

Every one who talks only of King has never Really listened to the pain in Malcolm's words!

[marcvie9]

I have this song on vinyl, sounds great!

[upstandingmale]

I am 54 and grew up loving this and believing in its message ... all we need is more people to put this kind of message together... we are all brothers and sisters .. (scary connitations for marriage though lol).

[creaturebotman]

@upstandingmale .

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I am with you on this brother

[AntonioRomano1]

some people have a gift from Lord ,same people know it,some like it some ignore it...

[froggleg1]

this song is so hauntingly beautiful,and speaks to the heart.i wish we could make dr king's dream come true.truely god's angel and prophet.dont give up on the dream.its our only hope...

[topcatroar61oliosc]

hey hey look here you people!! MLK stood for equality and was a non violent revolutionary. it's sad that so many riots almost tarnished his words. WE ARE ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS NO MATTER WHAT COLOR OUR SKINS WE ALL BLEED RED AND GOD WANTS US TO LOVE 1 AND THE OTHER!!!

[prouddadx2]

Bacmaster, this is unforgettable! I was just a little kid, but the images of this are etched in my brain. Have we learned anything?

[MrSuzanne88]

testify. a true man of .peace. non-violence changed this racist country forever. all of those who joined him helped america grow up. we have very far to go-still. no more wars! beautiful song.

[MrSuzanne88]

testify. a true man of .peace. non-violence changed this racist country forever. all of those who joined him helped america grow up. we have very far to go-still. no more wars!

[sandervanemmerik1985]

ooohh rectificatie, tekst niet van sanderemmerik, maar van his mum, jopieschermer1959

[ammittei]

Great vid...

[2short2q]

Real history, awesome good song and great photos. Thanks.

[talbot809]

A genius indeed, a great influence in our recent history...

[javalybranco]

Gosto muito dessa musica lembranças memoráveis dos anos 70, calça boca de sino, sapato cavalo de aço e outras coisitas mais. Tempo em tudo era mais simples e a maldade ainda não existia como hj. Saldade de Minas Gerais-Brasil.

José Wilson - Brasília-DF

[flogderf]

SO GOOD! SO 1972...So Right...!

[demonethagreat]

i'll drink another gallon of wine to this joint!!!

[bkavery78]

Oh to be back in 1972 qgqin for just a bit....

[jgstargazer]

@bkavery78 Yeah, brings back memories...to see myself with my friends, and with my then girlfriend, like in Christmas Carol.

[TotalDesignZ]

Does anyone by any chance have the Why can't we live together video that was shown on MTV in the early 90's?

The video itself showed a couple dancing outdoors. It was something like swing dance. If you do, could you please contact me?

Thanks, George

[chris54724]

This song is one of the most forgotten songs of the 70's....it did great on the Billboard Hot 100 charts---debuting the week of November 25th, 1972 and peaking at #3 the week ending February 10, 1973. I remember hearing it quite often on the radio while living near Duluth, MN back then! I was 7 years old at the time, and a huge music freak as well. (I still am).

[DeerStop69]

@chris54724 It's in the movie "Boys Don't Cry" (featuring Hilary Swank). The story is set in the early seventies, and in one scene we see the family inside their trailer, TV on, and this song in the background (on radio.. ? or from the TV set.. ?) I was born April 24, 1973, btw, so while this song was still prominently on the charts..

[bkavery78]

For some reason this song has been playing in my head this afternoon. I grew up in the 1970's and liive my life by this motto. What a great song and what a great time in my life I wish today that we could all live with the love of each other as we did when I was a kid!!!!

[Candelaria0917]

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..........You were the greatest.....And I'm speaking for all Mexican Americans......R.I.P.....

[larjanus]

This is the most positive set of comments I have ever seen on a Youtube post.Thank you all for restoring my faith in people! And thanks @TheBacmaster for posting!

[kinstube]

WE HAVE TO LEARN ....

[TheBacmaster]

@kinstube I agree, in the name of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

[1959child]

I will take this song to the grave with me..

[johnniedent]

Brilliant song dedicated to a most brilliant and visionary man. Dr King was asking this question years before Timmy Thomas released it a single. I think it safe to say it epitomises the true message of the American civil rights movement.

[color1953]

its really too bad that young people dont get this.....we still dont have a young leader that can lead the next generation...fk

[BrookingOneNil]

As a teenager when this was released, together with Marvin Gaye songs,  words like this really influenced who I am and what I believed in. cs

[ra15899550]

Great tribute to Dr. King and his legacy. It's been a long time since I've heard this tune by Timmy Thomas( the year I got Married). Great job on the video and thanks for posting.

[sullygyrl]

I have always loved this song, and this video couldn't have been any more beautifully done. You did a great job! Perfect ode to MLK!

[bigdaddysc1958]

Dear Bacmaster- Well-done. I remember all these times so well. I was 14 in Jersey City, NJ. We all got along, white, black, Puerto rican, asian. How I long for those days!

BigDaddy SC 1958

[TheKennyKennyKenny]

OMG Joe, what super great video, this has to be some of your best work!!!!!! I really love this video!!!!!! I can't thank you enough for sharing this with us, Joe you are the best,---------WHAT A GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laurapo1]

Thanks for this nice video and the great tune!!!

[ilovepando]

Happy Birthday Timmy

[endrizo]

thanks kingsize55, cool version for sure but no,the one i meant was (i finally found it) by Mike Anthony very popular back in the 80´s i loved this song through that version. on FM radio thanks again.a hug from Uruguay.

[endrizo]

@kingsize55 thanks, cool version for sure but no,the one i meant was (i finally found it) by Mike Anthony very popular back in the 80´s i loved this song through that version. on FM radio thanks again.a hug from Uruguay.

[endrizo]

@kingsize55 thanks, cool version for sure but no,the one i meant was (i finally found it) by Mike Anthony very popular back in the 80´s i loved this song through that version. on FM radio thanks again.a hug from Uruguay.

[cocochanelleke]

Thanks for posting, very very nuch appreciated!

xxx

[endrizo]

hi pals,,i wanna find the fast and rockier version of this song i used to listen on the FM back in the 80´s anyone knows it any help thanks a lot

[kingsize55]

@endrizo Did you mean the Luke Solomon Re-edimix? It rocks for sure :)

/watch?v=XnTVIuKW6wM

[endrizo]

@kingsize55 thanks, cool version for sure but no,the one i meant was (i finally found it) by Mike Anthony very popular back in the 80´s i loved this song through that version. on FM radio thanks again.a hug from Uruguay.

[PortsladeBySea]

What a fantastic tune - with 100% meaning. Why can't the World live in peace?

[ResolutoProductions]

There is a new "Resoluto remix" of this lovely track on my profile. Also the audio is direct downloadable for those who want to. Feel free to check it out and let me know if you like it ;-)

WOOF WOOF!!!

[fossaalta]

buio all' Ocean : e si soganva fumando e semmbrando grandi ,ascoltando anche questa musica .

[andyastro1]

peace,love,unity and respect to all living thing including humans..

[insideburner]

@alanbstard4: ... you wrote me a kinky comment, but ... EVERYBODY has a right on privacy ... even stayin' popular!

"No Matter ..." what you are doin' in your freetime ... ... I won't ever know!!!

Germany has great heads, and we love to listen to this SPECIAL SONG, because it always mends us to the racial faults that were done!

And if you can't understand me, just travel around here to Wuppertal (Germany) find me and my black friends in "Tropicana" and have fun with this GREAT SONG!!!

[insideburner]

Martin Luther King,

boundet to this song is the GREATEST I ever saw!!!

Germany likes this song and everybody of my age knowes this man, who stood and stands for the rights of black people in every nation today!!!

[TheBacmaster]

@insideburner Hello, I want to say,"Thank You", for your comment. Most people don't understand the real meaning of this man. He had a bright vision, to bring everyone together no matter what race, religion or color of their skin.I made this video in his honor. He was truly a man of peace and suffered and ultimatley died, for what he believed in. Amen R.I.P. MLK...

[alanbstard4]

@insideburner you mean MLK, the married man found in bed with 2 women on the morning of the day he was shot

What has Germany got to do with this?  You never had racial segragation

[TCall2004]

@alanbstard4 - you are really pathetic, you know that, don't you?

[alanbstard4]

@TCall2004 No, you mean you don't like to hear the truth about the real MLK

[msy57]

@insideburner MLK Jr stood for the rights of all people, regardless of the color of their skin. He was a believer in non-violence. He saw the injustice of war from many angles.

[mirush65]

@insideburner MERCi...Much LOVE from Montreal( we "heard" you TIMMY!!! )

[91topper91]

@insideburner He did not stand for the rights of black people, he stood for the dignity of all mankind. Please drop the colour crap unless you are into racism.

[MrGerjosan]

where do i can get the lyrics?

[wendy550]

makes me cry. too beautiful. too sad.

[elefunk13]

excellent! Very good job brother. Jah Live

[fossaalta]

bellssima, per i pochi che l'ascoltavamo a 17 anni ora che capisco le parole di più.