OMG, I was just a little girl of 6 when this came out... My beautiful baby brother had just turned 1, and I used to sing this to him and make him dance around the front room with me every time it came on the radio - it was "our song" for years! 😍 We were like a double act - we even had rhyming names (Beth and Seth!) 😂 I can still see his gorgeous smile and hear him laugh - he was such a sweet, kind little boy - but sadly he was also very poorly and had a lot of health issues, and in 1992 he died of Reye's Syndrome aged 9 (when I was 14)... When it became obvious he wasn't going to make it, I put this song on and we had one last singalong to it as he lay in the hospital bed... As the song ended, he smiled at me and held my hand, and shortly afterwards he fell asleep, and never woke up again... I'm now 44 and still miss him terribly - but as the 30th anniversary of his passing approaches, rather than sadness, the song fills me with joy and happiness, remembering all the great times we shared while he was still with us... R.I.P. Seth - LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!!! 👦

@danamacy2336

2 жыл бұрын

R.I.P. Seth 😇😍

@prioleau2012

Жыл бұрын

😭

@isabellewhittaker9337

Жыл бұрын

im so sorry for your loss

@champschannel44

Жыл бұрын

Thats so sweet RIP Seth I'm sorry

@shermanhiggins6806

Жыл бұрын

Much love RIP Seth

Postive message: 100% Wholesome video: 100% Catchy lyrics: 100% Great vocals: 100%

@JohnSmith-zr1pi

4 жыл бұрын

Perfectly said!

@tamikas6519

4 жыл бұрын

Wholesome video? How do you get that? Please see my comment

@readyforlifenow

4 жыл бұрын

@@tamikas6519 by watching it :)

@bridgettekirk2604

3 жыл бұрын

Still applies in present day 100% Being listened to in June 2020 absolutely 100%

@daveycard

3 жыл бұрын

dance mooves 4000

Who still jamming to this in 2024

@LadyOfMaine

3 ай бұрын

Me! I’m 68!

@kateschroth3304

3 ай бұрын

😊

@RootAccessRebels

3 ай бұрын

Meee

@jamesgruen333

3 ай бұрын

😢 0:48 me

@clintonnorris5748

3 ай бұрын

Stopped by Arby's. Back of employee shirt says, "Lets hear it for the curls" I started singing this song. My 20 year old didn't get it. KZreadd the video and here we are

I honestly don't think there's been a song as positive and uplifting as this to get on the pop charts in years, why is it uncool to be happy nowadays?

This woman deserves her flowers. It's overdue she needs to be recognized for her talents.... Amazing singer....💐💐💐

@terryadams2652

Жыл бұрын

Hey, it's "Amazing" how lack of vocabulary is so common in society (ignorance, lack of education) that everyone sounds uniformly ignorant. Wouldn't you agree?

@twilight_potato

Жыл бұрын

@@terryadams2652 Jeez, you woke up and chose violence.

@sweet__cherry

10 ай бұрын

@@terryadams2652 Terry, your saltiness is amazing

@b1bbscraz3y

6 ай бұрын

wish I grew up in the 80's with this music

@ladennayoung2939

5 ай бұрын

💜💜💜

Happy 40th Anniversary to this Song!✨ 💃🏿👏🏿🎶🎵 (April 13, 1984 - April 13, 2024)

The rhythm of this particular song still rocks in 2024.

@Tranmaart

4 ай бұрын

@Tranmaart

4 ай бұрын

It's always an uplifting experience

@zoomosis

2 ай бұрын

DeBarge's "Rhythm Of The Night" is a great way to follow this song.

This song reminds me so much of my son. He is very shy and has a speech impediment and slight developmental delay. He is also very intelligent and sweet. Tomorrow is his 6th birthday and I'm using this song for his slide show.

@reallife0728

3 жыл бұрын

LETS HEAR IT FOR THE BOY🎁🎁🎁🎁 HAPPY BELATED BDAY,,,,YOU HAVE GREATNESS INSIDE OF YOU🎁🎁🎁

@BladeBrilliantArizona

2 жыл бұрын

That is awesome!!!

@kayhinton6487

2 жыл бұрын

Bless him

@foodstampz

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@spiritualak5147

2 жыл бұрын

❤️❤️❤️

Makes you wish it was 1984, the year when a ton of great movies were released: The Karate Kid, Ghostbusters, The Neverending Story, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Beverly Hills Cop, Footloose, and my personal fave, Police Academy.

@missunderstood69

5 жыл бұрын

amen!!!!

@jessicalazare7295

5 жыл бұрын

Scott Hayden yessss!!

@tropicthunderbolt

5 жыл бұрын

Movies that never get old!!! I can watch any 80's movie over & over and still luv em

@sierrahall1717

5 жыл бұрын

When will KZread let us heart ❤️ comments?

@nissadean2517

5 жыл бұрын

Yess!! Me and my kids always debating about the 80’s and today.. I tell them those days were the best times of my life!!

Today is the 40th anniversary of this song's release as a single. Also, what's surprising was that's Deniece Williams's second and last #1 hit in the US Billboard Hot 100 and it was a success to make it to #1 at that time as her only #1 as she does solo. Her previous and first #1 was in 1978 when she collabed with Johnny Mathis with "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" and is her only #1 where she collabed with another musician. This song was the second single of the "Footloose" soundtrack to make it to #1 after the title track by Kenny Loggins.

@Local---

2 ай бұрын

respect, this is my aunt

ONE OF THE FEW SONGS CELEBRATING MEN OF ALL AGES!!!💯💯💯 LET HEAR IT FOR THE BOY!!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯 LETS HEAR IT FOR THE MEN!!!!💯💯💯💯

The little boy is just beyond adorable!

@jaymigilmore9556

3 жыл бұрын

That’s Aaron Lohr!

@jackiethompson3610

3 жыл бұрын

rufio from hook

@rachelatwater7576

3 жыл бұрын

@@jaymigilmore9556 he’s married to Indina Menzel I believe.

@brucecaudill1958

3 жыл бұрын

And he’s a Broadway star he is phenomenal me personally I consider him a Broadway legend just like Idina Menzel

@franchisetowers5017

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. A nice song with out demoniac messages, violence or sexual deviations. A song of taste to be live.

Who still rocking this in 2022??🙋🏾‍♂️

@vannjunkin8041

2 жыл бұрын

🙋‍♂️

@jeffreyellis2284

2 жыл бұрын

It will NEVER get old!

@marinebrothers6795

2 жыл бұрын

Same 🙋🏽‍♂️

@ihuomanwachukwu7697

2 жыл бұрын

U bet I am!! 💃

@gusgarza6529

2 жыл бұрын

Me.

This woman has such an angelic voice, I'm not sure why we haven't given her the accolades she very much deserves.

@marianaperez-qg6uh

5 ай бұрын

B❤jjjjjjjjjii is iieqkkjiajei😅

@nancybholden5840

5 ай бұрын

That’s Denice .. W~_< ( double)

I loved how black women back in the day had their own real hair. beautiful..

Let's hear it for Deniece, let's give this girl a hand 👏

@kikigrech

3 жыл бұрын

Mabye she no juliet but she's an angel from heaven woh who woh

@johnnymurff4137

3 жыл бұрын

Right On, I was in the 4th grade when this was out

@cecileejones6601

3 жыл бұрын

Good music who still listen 2020

@barbararichmond2167

3 жыл бұрын

Suzy, my son calls her "My Niecy"... He loves her.

@nachc6459

3 жыл бұрын

Boo!

The people born in the 80's had the best childhood.

@KrendallMobile

4 жыл бұрын

Born in '79, but you're totally right

@rhondafenner1893

4 жыл бұрын

Our Son in 85&Our Daughter in 88 of course their Mom me🤣Music back then&90s were the Best😍

@matblack9288

4 жыл бұрын

Millennials though... 🥴🥴

@brains7733

4 жыл бұрын

@@matblack9288 LOL😂

@lashawnh7182

4 жыл бұрын

Travis rooba 🙋🏾‍♀️YES WE DID ❤️❤️❤️❤️😘😘😘🥰🥰🥰🎶🎶🎶

THE YOUTH NEEDS A SONG LIKE THIS 🙏

I'm still jamming to this is song in 2024! I'm still jamming to this song, that is who is jamming to the song. I am!

I'll do anything to bring the 80's back! 🤗

@kdogg716

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@reggiethecommenter9137

2 жыл бұрын

Just wait 58 more years.

@Iamwhoiam993

2 жыл бұрын

@@reggiethecommenter9137 1980's that is!!! 📼📺📻

@claytonstarrjr9788

2 жыл бұрын

Who is you telling

@orkman1976

2 жыл бұрын

Buy a Jewish calendar. The year is 5782.

When you a child in the 80’s and a teen in the 90’S! Oh with parents still jamming 60’s and 70’s music too! #heaven

@TravelinBand747

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, I was born in 1980 so I know what you mean

@laydeestroh4830

4 жыл бұрын

Oh yes Mrs.1985 is here also...💋💋

@daerob1

3 жыл бұрын

1982 in the house!!

@DrRiddlez2015

3 жыл бұрын

1979 here, so I hear ya

@bridgettekirk2604

3 жыл бұрын

Hey I was born in 68 but my teen years was the 80's so I too have all this n past years music to fall back on!!

I grew up during the 80's. Some of the best days of my life!

@trudyeggers407

26 күн бұрын

Me too

Let's hear for the boy! This is a timeless piece even in 2024🎉😊

@reynacornejo6337

4 ай бұрын

Frrrrr

@OrlandoGustar

4 ай бұрын

Yeah,I'm watching now jan. 25,2024

@nunezjesse

4 ай бұрын

Listening now Jan 30 2024.. Instant hit!!

@Tranmaart

4 ай бұрын

jan 31. '24

It's so refreshing to hear a song supporting men from a woman. So distant from the environment of despise and mutual distrust of recent years.

Deniece will be 72 this year. She's come a long way from being 'free' and dropping this timeless masterpiece. We should appreciate her talent

@HeIsLuv

Жыл бұрын

And the boy

@JR-ez3zd

11 ай бұрын

I can't believe she's going to be 72! I hope that she's singing this song to her kids, nices/nephews, and Grandkids!!! On their birthdays! 😊

@richgod902

11 ай бұрын

​@@JR-ez3zdy'all do know she died a very long time ago right?????

@danmccarthy4700

10 ай бұрын

@@richgod902 Are you high? She just released a new EP not even 2 years ago.

@heatherkelly2580

6 ай бұрын

Get away 72

I'm 18 and will never get tired of this song. Its amazing.

@womandela7225

7 ай бұрын

Thats sweet! I'm 51 and feel the same!

@Lit192

Ай бұрын

Frl frl lbs👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾🎼🎼💯💯🫡🫡🫡

@vincentbriegel7038

17 күн бұрын

I'm 67 and still jamming to this song

I love this💓. My son is autistic and although he is very smart he doesn't have very good social skills. A family moved in next door and their youngest daughter is my son's age. She is so sweet and precious. She is deaf. My son can sign since he didn't talk when he was smaller this is how we communicated. I looked outside one day and my son wasn't on our porch he was next door sitting under a tree with the neighbor girl. They were "talking" up a storm. He doesn't normally socialize. According to her parents neither does she. I cried. She's his new best friend. This song makes me think of that moment every time I hear it. My son is definitely one in a million❤. Wow I've never had so many likes on a comment before. That let's me know people read it. I hope that it made everyone who read it happy and gave them hope if they're feeling down. Blessings to all of you.

@meganchartier1060

4 жыл бұрын

Eleana Demera 😭❤️ that melts my heart honestly, they sound precious glad u shared, ur story just made my day

@desireayer

4 жыл бұрын

It warmed my hear to read this :)

@JoeDope

4 жыл бұрын

Most precious comment! I hope they are the best of friends for a long time coming!

@crystalpedigo-manzo184

4 жыл бұрын

Tearing up over here. Beautiful ❤️

@superguy6892

4 жыл бұрын

"The two most important days of your life are the day you're born, and the day you find out why." -Martin Luther King Jr.

This makes me miss my mom so much

@dee1888ie

4 ай бұрын

I'm sure she misses you just as much.

Please say I’m not the only one dancing to this in my room at 1am in my room during 2021!

@petervoogt1966

3 жыл бұрын

i am sure that youre not the only one

@QueenGoldnGreen

3 жыл бұрын

Nope! Dancin' with ya!

@thetea7428

3 жыл бұрын

YOU’RE NOT 😂🤣

@franchisetowers5017

3 жыл бұрын

I'm here! Dancing with You! Regards from México.

@sierrag.1069

3 жыл бұрын

Yes im dancing with you!

This song makes me feel happy inside even when I feel so broken and sad inside. Thanks, Deniece.

@angieellsworth8664

2 жыл бұрын

Turn to the Lord! He will help you!

@AvatarAang_

2 жыл бұрын

@Angie Ellsworth not real.

@patrickrogers6956

2 жыл бұрын

That's me right now........wish the world could just sing & dance again................!!

@KATHYCHUBI

2 жыл бұрын

@@AvatarAang_ not real 😄

@tammymarbury5199

2 жыл бұрын

It's just how we love! So called black women.Lol

THIS SONG IS FOR ALL THE QUALITY BROTHERS IN THE WORLD!!!! HUSBANDS/FATHERS/SONS/UNCLES/GRANDFATHERS/STEPFATHERS,,, AMAZING QUALITY BROTHERS THAT LOVE & TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES!!!! MY DAD IS ONE OF THOSE AMAZING MEN!!!!💯💯💯🤎🤎🤎🙏🙏🙏

@lawrenceharvey9469

Жыл бұрын

We thank you 🙏🏾

@JasmineDiTullio

3 ай бұрын

H😅😅😅

As an 80's teenager I would come home from school, turn on the radio, and just simply hear brilliant tunes like this one.

@memphisrains1008

3 жыл бұрын

Me tooooo 😚

@solrosenberg3803

3 жыл бұрын

I turned on MTV, back when they actually played music videos! (1980’s, very early 90’s). I haven’t watched MTV since.....

@victornewman508

3 жыл бұрын

@@solrosenberg3803 do they even still have MTV ?

@solrosenberg3803

3 жыл бұрын

@@victornewman508 I don’t know. I haven’t watched it since the early 90’s. Haha

@brandongarrett1627

3 жыл бұрын

They have MTV Classic where they play music videos but MTV Nowadays Is Just Reality TV.

An amazing song about a woman celebrating her man. Not many like this will ever come after this. At least we have this beautiful number! Thank you Deniece Williams!

@RandyDrayton

5 жыл бұрын

I miss these kinds of women....ah the 80s. lmao

@lemurlover7975

4 жыл бұрын

I think she is celebrating all the boys in her life: her son (boy in dunce cap), her husband (man at piano) and her brother (football guy). :) There is a similar song about girls by Martina McBride that you might like called "This One's For The Girls"

@trollingontheriver8868

4 жыл бұрын

Salt N Peppa " What a man"?

@mainlymusicman

4 жыл бұрын

now all you hear is rape allegations from 40 yrs ago.

@cocoafemme47

4 жыл бұрын

@@lemurlover7975: Ah!! The things I from Social Media. TY.

2024 anyone??

@Kbooty46

4 ай бұрын

Me

@paulburns-dt9eq

11 күн бұрын

Hallo 'you'!

Anyone else here in 2024?

@tonyfetter1054

3 ай бұрын

4 days ago 😂

@savigonzalez9171

2 ай бұрын

Here

@alantully9482

2 ай бұрын

Me.

@courtneykintner3536

2 ай бұрын

Yup march 2024

@Adrian-X1

2 ай бұрын

I'm 45.loved it as a kid🤙🏾...and still do😊

RIP 1980s, I miss you every day :(

@Dreman777

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100% I miss the 80s more and more as I get older I'm starting to see how things are in today's generation it's horrible people done lost their f****** minds and on top of that music nowadays don't mean a damn thing it's all about sex sells and that's that. One thing that I can say about the '80s that I love was that it was a time where going to the movies with someone meant something watching things on television from cartoons to regular TV shows they were something not to mention the clothes we used to wear was more classier than the clothes that people wear these days yes back then we were dealing with stuff like AIDS and drugs and yes the crime was a little bit high but looking at music videos like this makes everything look and feel different

@tootiesmom6314

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!!😢

@quiveringSlug

2 жыл бұрын

Except for the AIDS

@misspeacelove7395

2 жыл бұрын

YES! So true.. :-)

@susanwalters7937

2 жыл бұрын

PREACH!

The 80's hair were always spot on and I mean both Whites and Blacks! Always bouncy...love it.😍

@candyvon2877

7 жыл бұрын

von 7864447417 call me now

@FJB_USA_1ST

7 жыл бұрын

Candy Von ...I'm sorry, do I know you???

@candyvon2877

7 жыл бұрын

+VIVIAN ALBERT miami fl

@candyvon2877

7 жыл бұрын

305

@soniacarvajal1837

7 жыл бұрын

lol, yeah with help of tons and tons of hairspray & gel lol

Still listening from the 1980s too 2024 and too 2030 and beyond

80's music 🎶 is the best in the world 🤘🏻

Her voice sounds so joyful.A true classic for the 80s.

@mikebennet7697

11 ай бұрын

Reminds me of Patti LaBelle

@patriciafootejohnson2817

11 ай бұрын

Her voice was so beautiful and that high note at the end great!

@galitziagarcia9199

4 ай бұрын

Yess absolutely beautiful I grew up listening to music from the 80s and this is one of them!!! Classic all way ❤❤❤🥰🥰🎉

@caseymroot

Ай бұрын

Her voice reminds me of 80s Madonna

Who still rocking with this in 2019

@deniseharper9439

5 жыл бұрын

Satta Cain me baby

@kevindenniston2110

5 жыл бұрын

Satta Cain I’m listening to it right now

@avanellejean-marie6740

5 жыл бұрын

Iam 💕💕💕

@jessicahay6871

5 жыл бұрын

Yep

@githice

5 жыл бұрын

1986... we danced like crazy .....footwork

Is that a young John Barrowman dancing on the piano? Simply love this positive, uplifting song!

Left school in 1981, met my lovely wife of 31 years in 1989 and enjoyed the best decade ever, for music! ❤🍀

Coronavirus can't stop me from listening to good music.

@BLITZY261

4 жыл бұрын

Stephen Russell...SAILING ON A CLOUD...google it... You're welcome.

@Mc.Lovin3756

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah same lol

@kennethrojas8469

4 жыл бұрын

Travelinguy: I know that's right, Buddy.

@lemarcypress308

4 жыл бұрын

& that'z da truth i agree 2 that a 100%

@journeysteele3749

4 жыл бұрын

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Man there was a lot of energy in the 80's

@kidkique

4 жыл бұрын

It's called cocaine.

@paulbricklayer4491

4 жыл бұрын

TS that’s exactly what I was going to reply with

@model-man7802

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god yes! It was like a 10 year Party.🤣👍❤ miss the 80s!

@terryashford7821

4 жыл бұрын

Now it's like lets medications lets make em zombies..sad

@270yis7

4 жыл бұрын

@@model-man7802 Hope that after Covid-19 passes, the rest of the 2020s will be like another 1980s.

Heard this song in a movie and now I'm hear, I would've love to have been apart of this era in music, her voice is filled with pure joy and love.

@heatherkelly2580

6 ай бұрын

FOOT LOSE

Deniece’s signature siren register as the song closes is the cherry on top of this supercharged masterpiece!

@WorldClassSatanist

6 ай бұрын

Yes

The first “boy” is now 45 and married to Idina Mendel. He is also a singer, actor and marriage counselor. His name is Aaron Lohr. He played Steve in the movie version of Rent.

@myzzshaz8031

2 жыл бұрын

He also was in the Mighty Ducks as one of the bash brothers

@Tyler_Mills26

2 жыл бұрын

Okay I've watched the movie version of RENT quite a few times and I like to think I'm fairly well versed on that movie...but who the hell is Steve? The only face that's coming to mind and I could be really wrong on this is the life support guy who says that his white count is low but he's the happiest he's ever been...I think he sings the second Life support song xxx

@Tyler_Mills26

2 жыл бұрын

@@lizmc.1031 after I saw your comment I legit yt life support songs lol I was right with it being the second song but I got the wrong character I was originally thinking of Paul who sings the first solo in life support xxx

@lizmc.1031

2 жыл бұрын

@@JeffreyCliffordgmail thank you, Jeffrey! I hope your day is going well, too!😆

@PHlophe

2 жыл бұрын

Jeffery, show us what you can do . share a clip of your dance moves.

Who's listening to this in 2020? I am. EDIT: Uau!! 2,6 mil upvotes?!?! And it wasn't even an original comment. :-) In any case, a HUGE Thank You to you all for upvoting and commenting my comment but, more importantly, for staying positively upbeat during this downbeat of a year. Merry Christmas and let's hear it for 2021.

@JeremyBX

4 жыл бұрын

103.5 Yo

@Novakdjokovic517

4 жыл бұрын

Good for you

@jeffreyjacobs3471

4 жыл бұрын

So am I! In Canton, Ohio, it's on Sunny 101.7.

@anneomokhuale3169

4 жыл бұрын

Me,

@TIMCOWBOY1971

4 жыл бұрын

Me 2020!

This was #1 THis week, end of May 1984. I had just finished 6th grade. I had a lot of hope that life would be better going in to 7th grade at a new school. I learned that no one enjoys middle school. But it made me who I am today. I still remember watching videos with my mom and eating eggo waffles at night.

Still rocking to it 40+ years later!

What an era. Isn't it great we can come back on here and relive happier, more simple times.

@maaheshrajput1829

4 жыл бұрын

That s a classic and music was soul healing and meaningful. Miss it completely. So.much fun

@teresa8650

4 жыл бұрын

When people had class and respect for themselves and others. Can't forget about privacy!! It is missed.

@alvaroakatico9188

4 жыл бұрын

Kaylene Petersen After all of that, back to the grind 😢

@Sporkyspoonz

4 жыл бұрын

Ahh the eighties. A time when most downtown cities(even in relatively small towns) were dirty and full of graffitti. A time of AIDS, the crack epidemic, and the constant fear of getting nuked. Kids ran around beating each other up way more IRL because they had nothing better to do(thank you internet). Good things happened too, but I just thought I'd throw this in to provide some balance.

@jimgarner643

4 жыл бұрын

Yes it is, i do it all the time.

Who else misses the 80s!? ❤

A few days from 2024 and still rocking this song! Oh yeahhhh

@Kbooty46

5 ай бұрын

Ooh yea

man 70s 80s n 90s music be givin me good ass vibes

@orionvonwalker1431

7 жыл бұрын

then 2000 came and music died. RIP Music.

@blachokage5354

7 жыл бұрын

Russ Walker fr

@richardcoles2432

7 жыл бұрын

kid Senju then it all went down the pan.. you are 100% correct

@melissawinn2823

7 жыл бұрын

I'm from the 90s

@outlawsinchase7289

7 жыл бұрын

kid Senju i like the 80's the most just admit alot of people out their that the 80's was the decade of the best music ever besides the 70's and 90's!

That high note was so beast!!

@Dvo_Evolutions

7 жыл бұрын

yeah I think it was an A5, but don't quote me on that for I am going off the top of my head for what it sounds like, but it sounds like an octave jump from A4 to A5

@EgoShredder

7 жыл бұрын

Yep and there was NO AutoTune back then, barely any forms of studio trickery apart from maybe speeding the tape up to get a slightly higher pitch, or slowing it down to make it slightly easier to hit higher notes, but this was not often and was easy to spot in a mix.

@KingBabaJames

7 жыл бұрын

yes I was thinking thesame. pure vocals you can't teach stuff like that 😀

@arturo1487

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful voice, what a passion to sing that song!

@arturo1487

7 жыл бұрын

completely agree! A pure and angelic voice

Heard this a ton on the radio back in the 80s. Was a military brat living in SE Asia when Footloose came out. This song takes me back to those hot tropical summers when we American kids (And there were so many of us) played all day out in that oppressive heat. We'd catch tadpoles, raid the banana trees, play kickball, ride bikes, gi joes, hot wheels and hang out at the youth center among many other activities.

“Footloose” (1984) - legendary soundtrack.

Fun fact: Deneice has one of the highest voice registers known to man. Even rivaling Minnie Ripperton. It's insane. She was totally underated. I'm glad she is still around and doing shows. I had such a crush on her. She was simple. She didnt need alot of flashiness to sing a good song. 3:08 - 3:15 was all her completely natural. Even Mariah can't do that, and she admitted it.

@sheenajohnson7335

2 жыл бұрын

Freddie Mercury's vical range was also very impressive

@popbroussard9601

2 жыл бұрын

Nah.Bro I had the greatest crush!! She helped me thru the military. Great voice n personality as well. I was definitely in love back in da day.

@amerebrushhand8940

2 жыл бұрын

She was never underrated. Great singer.

@ladennayoung2939

2 жыл бұрын

@@popbroussard9601 Lol. You both had a mega crush on her.

@buffalosowljah373

2 жыл бұрын

i think mariah was being humble there i recken she could do denieses range..and yeah what an incredible voice she has .. one of the best of the old school and was great to see her on dj cassidys *pass the mic* editions on this site.. if yall aint seen the edition go do it now.. bring back great memories and should have an award on its own

I sing this song in my head every time my husband walks into the room 😍😊

@kiara198923

6 жыл бұрын

LittleMonsterFame85 I can't wait to get married!

@odessachi-townwembley3047

6 жыл бұрын

LittleMonsterFame85....I can't wait to get Married one day too❤❤❤❤

@lovelife4693

6 жыл бұрын

LittleMonsterFame85 tf?

@amsterdampattayathailand1947

6 жыл бұрын

Wish i had a wife like that

@numbersix100

6 жыл бұрын

LittleMonsterFame85 lucky man😎

A great summer song by Denise Williams..a well untruly lovely summer tune of 1984.

this is a time when people just had fun and didn't judge I miss it, let's bring it back ❤

@VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan

3 ай бұрын

just wait 40 year ... you will talk like that in 2060 about 2020 .... if you are still alive of course

@mermaidprincess27

2 ай бұрын

I love when ppl pretend that nobody was ever judgmental in the 80s

@AnyKeyLady

2 ай бұрын

@@mermaidprincess27People that mind, don't matter and those who matter, don't mind. You chose one word to make judgement on, rather than the whole statement. I grew up in a mixed bag of a community in an estate of flat apartments in London and we had fun together. Stop projecting and stereo typing people with negativity.

@mermaidprincess27

2 ай бұрын

@@AnyKeyLady I think you missed my entire point but okay sure lol

@sullivanbrawn1315

Ай бұрын

@@AnyKeyLady the irony is that you're being judgmental about someone who was merely pointing out the flaw in 'golden age' thinking, the notion that things were better at some point in the past, when in fact there were just as many if not more social problems: especially in America. You are the only one being negative and stereotyping here

I Dedicated this song to all of the great strong men out there.

@ws6513

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks sis💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

@HAHALoc120

3 жыл бұрын

✊🏿✌🏿

@skippindocs5793

3 жыл бұрын

Thx 😘

@MegaIpman

3 жыл бұрын

Yay thanks...🤗

@MegaIpman

3 жыл бұрын

This song brings back so many memories. This is my escape route to these years I miss so much

Can we appreciate the boy’s danceskills 😍😍

@babygirltia5747

4 жыл бұрын

It's funny how now he is all grown up

@ashercairo3525

4 жыл бұрын

Let's hear it for the boy

@kenyattasimpson7649

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron lohr

@TwilightEspeon

4 жыл бұрын

@@kenyattasimpson7649 He's married to Idina Menzel :o

@kenyattasimpson7649

4 жыл бұрын

@@TwilightEspeon really

40 years later still rocks.

This is like my mom’s favorite song of all time lol. She hasn’t passed away or anything(thank God) but every time she rides with me we play this song and sing it lol. But my mom is like the strongest mentally and emotionally woman I’ve ever met in my life! She had 8 kids 6 boys and 2 daughters and 4 have died. My youngest sister would’ve been 26 but died at two weeks old, one son at 30 2017, one son at 29 2021, and one who was 32 October of this year. Her husband and mom died on the same day in 2018 and her brother in November, and she’s still holding tough. She has her days but she’s still the strongest woman I’ve ever met! And this song makes me think of her every time I hear it lol.

This song will never get old for me I love the Footloose music. And every time this song comes on I'm sitting on the couch or wherever I am my feet just start going. I just can't listen to it while I'm driving because I've gotten two speeding tickets while listening to this music driving.

Anyone else is going through their favorite jams thinking about life back in the days? Please tell me I'm not the only one?✌🏼️👍🏻

@carmengenna4630

3 жыл бұрын

Funk master fish.... OH NO YOU ARE NOT ALONE....HEYYYY

@kJ-wd9wk

3 жыл бұрын

Deff not alone lol

@thesilencer1969

3 жыл бұрын

There is no need to worry !! You are by FAR not the only one thinking about the good old days !! ( I even devote my weekly column for Z News to the era !! )

@queencaroline5886

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely not..we all reminisce..just we dont all admit it

@putgodfirst1192

3 жыл бұрын

I'm always running across you funkmaster when I'm jamming tunes!

Music from the past when the world was a better place. You can hear the lightness of life in this song from the 80s. Great old times.

@graysonv.3536

7 жыл бұрын

thee world has always been a shitty place

@brucepowell9252

7 жыл бұрын

+MC Buttitches Since 2000 seems like it's gone into overdrive on that score.

@troyredjames39fanfriendstr94

7 жыл бұрын

TROYREDJAMES35FAN

@parkr3026

7 жыл бұрын

My language teacher put on some 80's rap music,and everyone else in the class was like what the hell is this crap? them I'm like, I love this song

@talashaharold2235

7 жыл бұрын

+Parkr30 lol your funny😂😂😂

This song was number one on the day I was born 💜

Deniece Williams has such a powerful voice. What a song!!

The beat, base, synth, lyrics and positive vibe is what makes this song magical. I'm so proud to have been part of that Era of life and music.

@shawnlombard7350

Жыл бұрын

My friend, I'm with you. I'm proud to say that I was an 80s kid. All the music was magical and timeless. I'm 51 and still eat, sleep, breathe 80s.

@everett9199

Жыл бұрын

Preach!!! 🙌

@carolineisabelskare4601

Жыл бұрын

Me too ❤️🫶🌟😍

@lilianmaher2809

Жыл бұрын

Love this song teenager then

@shermanhiggins6806

Жыл бұрын

​@@shawnlombard7350 me too, best decade of music

This was a number one hit for Denience - she was also one of the first Afro-American female artist to be played in heavy rotation on MTV (after Donna Summer became the first in 1983 - with She Works Hard for the Money). Also listen to the Melisma used in this song. This is 1984 - but of course wikipedia incorrectly gives credit to Mariah and Whitney for being the first to bring it to pop radio in the 90s. Most of us that were there, knows that isn't true

@CassieJazz96

8 жыл бұрын

+Mick Denis Wow! I always thought it was Whitney, thanks for sharing!

@goldenroberson84

8 жыл бұрын

It was Whitney for I wanna dance with somebody

@lizzylaronde2234

8 жыл бұрын

+goldenroberson84 That was 1987, Donna was the first in 1983. She was also the first to be played in consistent heavy rotation. Followed by the Pointer Sisters and Tina Turner. Donna the first to be nominated to an MTV Award and Tina was the first to win an MTV award. Wikipedia incorrectly gives WH credit for this trailblazing in her bio, but it is far from the true. They also say that WH help other minorities like the Latinos...LOL.. I guess they never heard of Linda Ronstadt or Julio Iglesias who both were played in heavy rotation, before Whitney debut in 1985; or Sheila E who was not only played in heavy rotation before WH; but nominated for 3 MTV Awards and 2 Grammys before WH.

@Tr0nzoid

8 жыл бұрын

+Mick Denis You could edit Wikipedia and put in the more accurate information.

@deedeepinup

8 жыл бұрын

damn skippy! the Lil cutie in this video was in the movie Newsies I believe!

A time trip back to 1984 when MTV was cool and fun.

lemme tell y’all something VOCALS on point catchy as all get out c’mon somebody!! we groovin & not even one tiny hint of toxic masculinity crap anywhere in sight LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE BOYYYYY!! LET’S HEAR IT FOR MY MANNNNNN!! 🕺🏽🕺🏽🕺🏽 * head bopping intensifies*

I think many miss the message of the song. It's a celebration of the different types of men and boys that make up our society.

@pamelaonduso9480

3 жыл бұрын

True. Let's celebrate men

@NenaVA1

3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo you thought that!?!?!? LMAOOOOO

This song makes me feel like someone is proud of me, and it makes me tear up every time lol

@justify798

2 жыл бұрын

I'm proud of you Dalton! 🤗 Keep succeeding! 👍

@kcopara1

2 жыл бұрын

You're better than you think and that's why I am proud of you Dalton

@seanhealy3579

2 жыл бұрын

Thought I was the only one. I listen to this on my walk home so I feel accomplished about doing something meaningless for living. We proud of you Dalton! Tough times don't last, tough people do. 💪

@joebell5504

2 жыл бұрын

I'm proud of you for being brave enough to talk about your true feelings. A lot of people have too much pride for that.

@maed3266

2 жыл бұрын

omg you perfectly described what I feel too🥺

My mother was alive and well when this song was out wow precious memories 😲😲🤔🤔❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯💯💯

I don't know why this song just popped in my head in 2023.. Great music from my childhood❤❤❤

@kyliekylie5547

9 ай бұрын

I always remember it from Footloose when Chris Penn is getting his glow up

@ferencmorvai5720

8 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@duanedibbley7846

8 ай бұрын

Watching footloose now, had to listen to it again, absolute mint tune ❤

@marianbeierle9305

7 ай бұрын

Just thought of the name Romeo for our new puppy, then this song popped up in my head! Hadn’t heard it in years!!🎉

@sidneidornellesdasilva4352

5 ай бұрын

The hymn of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

This Lady is pure CLASS, her voice is like no other. Wish today’s singers can sing like this❣️❣️❣️❣️

@Shinemodel

Жыл бұрын

Never will happen. An agenda is at play

@mariahhall8481

Жыл бұрын

Right!

@lukegrayson4273

Жыл бұрын

Hi Helen, how are you doing

@fruitycoconut

Жыл бұрын

@@lukegrayson4273 hi Luke

@lisayoung4810

Жыл бұрын

"Who can sing...."

This song reminds me of my sister Betty. She was much older than my brothers and I but she would always play it for us. She passed away last October. This song brings a smile to my face thinking about Betty

@jerrelsowikromo1457

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry for your Lost. Betty must have been an amazing soul. Who can feel this song must be. God bless her soul and your family. Love from just another Soul, The Netherlands/ Europe

@karenkeeling9598

Жыл бұрын

I'm so truly sorry for your loss.

@MrChukfo

Жыл бұрын

Let's give it up for Betty...even though she is not here,she is saving seats for all of you in paradise and rocking to this still.

@grnhix6811

Жыл бұрын

So sorry for your loss, what a great memory of her.

@wowiehowie3133

Жыл бұрын

Did she give you a handy?

I can still see my friend Sheldon (Kaluna) Rabanis dancing to this song at Maui Beach with a BIG smile on his face 😃RIP my brother🙏🏽

This song totally brings a smile to my face. Deniece looks like she was having a blast making this video

I remember this song it was on the movie Foot Loose. Man I wish I could go back to the 80s again

@kiwimid

4 ай бұрын

That was my favourite part of the movie 😊

This song was SO POPULAR at wedding receptions back in the 80's. It was FUN and everybody got into it...especially the bride and groom :)

@larenegraham9983

5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss Niecy Williams have a very Beautiful Voice just love all her Classic back in the day this was real Music.

@azmdelleciure4688

5 жыл бұрын

Yesssss

@liamihakakirk4641

5 жыл бұрын

still is dude just need to keep the old wit the new its a old school fing come on mix an mingle bra

@katherineshults604

5 жыл бұрын

It's 2019 I am 24 born in 1994 and just now hearing this song. It's my new favorite

@DJRitty

5 жыл бұрын

Oscar nominated song along with Ghostbusters, I Just Called To I Love You and Against All Odds...

This song is 40 years old this year!

Great beat .80s rocks big time

The little boy in the music video is one hell of a dancer..his dance moves are just phenomenal

@alexandergrande

Жыл бұрын

Aaron Lohr!!

@abdulaimohammed683

Жыл бұрын

I really love 💕 this music since my childhood

@JakeR541

Жыл бұрын

That boy went on to have an excellent career in film and theater (and marry the wildly talented Idina Menzel)

@jameswyse8250

Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised there's no comment about him wearing a dunce's hat at the beginning, that wouldn't go down well in today's woke world!

@catsmeow9025

Жыл бұрын

​@@jameswyse8250 😅

This song brings everlasting joy directly to my soul.

@KH4444444444N

Жыл бұрын

Mine as well.

@jacklynjackson4240

9 ай бұрын

The Big thing as well haven has the latest technology and a good girlfriend 🤝 in your home and you can do that for you to get that so you don't do it to other friends or friends who may 8.30pm 🕘 and not have themes 3:21

@rocknroller77

8 ай бұрын

This Lionel Richie You Are, Paula Abduls Forever Your Girl and Janet Jacksons Escapade

@PeaceDweller

5 ай бұрын

Mine too, but maybe not for the same reasons. It just reminds that there was once a time when a song/video actually had something positive to say about Men/Boys. Because every song nowadays tells society the complete opposite.

This song at the 80’s Time Machine musical made everyone sing on Friday night. When I paid my rent Friday, I gave a 60 day notice to move, protocol with standing lease with an emergency situation.

Talk about an all time classic 👍

Everything looks so care-free

@Quelquefois1793

7 жыл бұрын

That's because no one had phone chargers to keep track of. :)

Deniece Williams reminds you of that favourite teacher in high school!

If you dropped off a teen from 2024 into this time, they would know they were in a different place

I was 13 years old when this hit ❤😂🎉🌞🫠🎶🔥

I remember this absolutely dominated radio airplay in the 80s. Hopefully some show/movie features it again & it gets the resurgence in popularity it deserves.

@kyehills1382

Жыл бұрын

um your last name isn't Hills is it?

@richardlanning462

Жыл бұрын

It was in the new footloose remake

@christopherfanelli8821

Жыл бұрын

@@richardlanning462 Wasn’t it featured in the first one?

@richardlanning462

Жыл бұрын

@@christopherfanelli8821 yes and was in the second one too

@Rosana-vj2km

11 ай бұрын

Até meu esposo tem inveja do celular, que eu tenho hum

Denice is so sweet and her dance moves are so pretty and classy like her.

@Kbooty46

2 жыл бұрын

I like her 2

@abdoulndiaye1756

2 жыл бұрын

❤❤❤Fully agree

@lewisner

2 жыл бұрын

She is a fox.

Thumbs up for Tony Danza doing the caterpillar!

I went to a party with my late brother and his girlfriend in "82 and this track was played, I immediately stood up to have a dance with a pretty young girl who had also come with her elder sister. She was shy. She barely took three steps and ran away. 80s music can intonxicate you

I was born in 80 and my daughter on 04. Was listening to this and she was singing every word. Proud moment💜

@tivontownsend6117

Жыл бұрын

I watched footloose and I love to dance and it was so awesome and I love Kevin bacon and Lori singer.

@abinashmishra329

Жыл бұрын

I was also 4 when the song and movie came out