Tony Williams voice was a gift from God!

Music like this IS priceless. You will never hear any music as great as this kind/style/type/genre ever again. Songs, lyrics, melodies like this are from an era gone by. I am just thankful I am from that era........... Thank you for taking the time to listen.

@patriciaotoole5930

2 жыл бұрын

U r so right ty

@fancy4865

2 жыл бұрын

Never say never..there is always hope

@leighsaldivar4439

2 жыл бұрын

@@fancy4865 nah it won’t come around again. But that’s ok. That’s what makes it special.

@guidosarducci

2 жыл бұрын

@@fancy4865 Really?

@opaulamorgan4265

Жыл бұрын

Guido Sarducci, me too, my teenage years, a beautiful era gone by, we were so fortunate to have experienced this genre of music!

Unlike today this was when musicians played and singers actually sang no auto tune the platters were fantastic

Sounds like an Opera singer! This cat could wipe the floor with 99% of the male vocalists out there.

Ugh, I've heard this song my entire life and that high note at the end and the music's crescendo still gives me chills. This is what I call "disgustingly beautiful" because it's so obsene how heavenly this song is.

@DaveD2488

2 жыл бұрын

Today's music will newer never never ever ever ever come close to this. The instrumentals and the Lyrics is priceless!

@serge.l.1897

2 жыл бұрын

Pure talent and no electronic components or other means to manipulate and support less talented bands as we witness at present time. The Platters always gave shivers. This I s a true marvel and blueprint of yesterday.

For me this is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.

Back then the singers could actually SING. Can't say the same for today's "talent" that they call music.

Tony Williams had an all time voice that can lead in any era, even now.

@barrycohen311

2 жыл бұрын

Next level, cosmic shit.... Surreal.

@owensedo6181

Жыл бұрын

Yeslord

@outofmanyweareone6429

3 ай бұрын

Play more this is the classic ❤❤❤❤❤

The end of this brings tears (not smoke) to my eyes. Just plain gorgeous. Pure and gorgeous.

I wasn’t even born when this song came out but through my mother I now know what I missed. Beautiful song, beautiful blend of voices and the superb singing of one of the finest voices known to mankind.

Amazing classic with Tony Williams on lead vocals

"When your heart's on fire you must realize smoke gets in your eyes..." Beautiful.

Their voices are absolutely flawless!!!

Welcome to real music, folks❤️

Music is magic. Magic is special and special is love.. Real feelings, real life talent.

Love these guys and this song

I grew up in the 70’s, but my mother loved the Platters and had one of their albums. I’ve loved them for as long as I can remember.

This 1958 song was amazing then and still is...a truly wonderful piece of music. 👍

@georgeanthony7282

11 ай бұрын

I was just one year old.. but I listen to it today with no hesitation... old majestic songs will never go away!!!

@caroleathenacosta-songwrit9193

8 ай бұрын

The recording is from 1958 but the song is from ... 1933!

What great group, The Platters. From like late 1957 through 1960 they just made hit, after hit, after hit. Absolutely perfect late 50s harmony.

This is one of those songs that if it comes on the radio in a car or a tv at home it has my complete attention i will demand silence from everyone else while the masterpiece plays. Absolutely a top 10 of all time, all genres for me.

My late father owned a Platters album, and he played that cassette frequently when we were children. Hearing this takes me back to those times, and it's only in recent years that I came to understand his admiration for these singers with their astounding voices. The voices I hear in today's charts can't quite compare.

Back to the 1950s and 1960s different time and different place, much simpler time, a much more innocent time. School "sock hops" so called because they were held in the schools gym and you had to take your shoes off (so not to harm the floor). The music switched back and forth between rock and roll and slow music. Slow dancing an acceptable way to hold your girl close. I am in my 70s and this type of music take me back to win I was 16.

They came to a music festival in my small town in the province of Québec early 90s. My dad had never attended the festival since the beginning in the 70s. When he learned they would be coming, he said "I'm going".He actually cried, it was the music he listened to as a teen. They weren't all the original members but some were and they sounded exactly like that. REALLY proud to say I saw these legends live.

Beautiful reaction.

Even if you've heard this before, the emotion you show is real. Thank you.

Tony Williams the lead singer here was incredible. He has one of those amazing voices that as soon as you heard one of his vocals you knew it was him! Great reaction..to one of the best vocal groups ever. That's why we older people think that most of the new music sucks!

I met one of the platters at one of my conventions of Jehovah’s witnesses and since I was an old older women at that time I still was thrilled meeting them the husband and wife -I can’t carry a tune but I still would try to sing their music . And I still love it at eighty one years old.

The Platters go back to my time. We had such wonderful music of many genres. Where did it go?

I don’t listen to music any from today . 😢 I listen to a radio channel here in Sweden , that only plays old music . I’ m born you can say too late ,in the sixties ,but I grew up on old music and when I was a teenager I started to really listen and collect music from the 50’s like Elvis ,the platters ,Frankie lymon ,Connie Francis ,Clyde Mc phatter, Lavern Baker ,Roy Orbison , John Layton ,The vogues ,many fantastic groups like the Drifters,Temptations and so on .

Man I been digging this masterpiece since the 60s. Tears rolling down my cheeks. Tx

As a child, my Mother had the Platters albums in the house and playing often. It's amazing how a song can take you back to better times. Thank you for the memories.

This song was released the year I was born, and considered an "oldie" when I was in high school. Can you imagine slow dancing to this at your prom? How incredible! LOVE THE 50'S!

First of all, the person who wrote this song was an absolute master of his craft! These lyrics are magical. And the Platters' lead singer does the song justice with his equally magical voice and the beautiful voices of the backup singers complete this epic achievement in music!

The talent in this group is spectacular.

I am so glad you are opening your hearts to this classic music. A few months ago you had no idea what was waiting for you. Seems like you can't stop now.

I so mutch love The Platters. After all these years they still give me goosebumps

I can see how impressed you are with this young mans voice. The Platters are EPIC. Glad you appreciate the stellar vocals as I do.

This is real music, real voices, real musicians', so many had orchestras playing behind them, fantastic. So much beauty, a lot of todays music is trash, it does not build your soul, it tears it down. Keep blessing your ears with beautiful music.

It's about time someone under 50 realized how good so many of those "old" R&B singers were. They sure made 'em back then. Real singing! I'm glad I grew up in the middle of it. .

From when you could use pop music to help romance your love.

A favorite song of mine…great to slow dance to.

Your reaction to Tony Williams' voice is so much fun to see. It's been my reaction since I heard it over 60 years ago. How much more amazing can a voice get? Someone tell me! And let me add that things like 'autotune' were never even IMAGINED back then. You were a singer or you weren't..

That harp,...WOW !!! how beautiful is that ??? The Platters...awesome group, beautiful music, incredible~

This song breaks your heart! What magical songs and incredible voices!

What a fantastic voice he had.. and what a sound.. 🙏💕👍

My favorite Platters song--and one of my favorite songs from the 1950s--is "My Prayer." (Though the song was written in the 1920s.) It's incredibly beautiful.

Got to be one of the most beautiful 😍 songs ever made!!! Gives me chills every time I hear this song!!!

This was the mid-50's where music was transitioning from Big Band and Swing thru folk/pop with smaller groups like the Platters and into the beginnings of 'Rock & Roll' which got cranked up just a few years later in the late 50's. And yes, Mel there was no electronic enhancement at all back then. It was all voices. The only thing electronic at that time were the guitars , and they were still fairly new. I'm really looking forward to when you two get into the 'Folk' and 'Folk/Rock' genres. I think you'll enjoy those too. Top 6 groups for that music was The Brothers Four, The Highwaymen, The Irish Rovers, Simon and Garfunkel, and last but probably the best - Peter, Paul and Mary and the Mamas and the Papas. They cover the genre from the mid-50's thru the 60s and into the 70's. You both Take Care.

@vivianclaiborne7653

2 ай бұрын

@jimchape I'm assuming you're Caucasion Jim...I'm 85 years old, Ex- Night Club singer...in the 50's, 60's and 70's... Our people, unless they were musicians, or singers, never heard of these people. I grew up singing... Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Ballads, Standards, and Jazz. I met some, and knew some of the enterta- iners back then, Sam Cooke, Johnny Taylor...(there were 2 Johnny Taylors, most didn't know that... they sounded a little alike, they call One ''Little Johnnie Taylor'')~Sarah Vaughn, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, opened for the Ike and Tina Turner Review, 1968, ''HOLLYWOOD''.. Ray Charles, etc:.. We had so many wonderful Groups then, forging their Ways to the World. We were simple people, and the world was a happier place. We lived in ''WATTS''...California!~

It's a shame that music has not remained as beautiful as it once was, but, thank you for keeping this music alive. The Platters are timeless. Great reaction. Please consider My Prayer, by them. i think you'll love it. Enjoy, peace.

Hands down my fave Platters song. The lead, the backing vocals, the melody.....jeez Louise doesn't get any better 🎶🎵

the male harmony groups of the 50s and 60s were amazing and should be more treasured. thank you for reacting to these gems

I think it's fair to say that back in the day their voices is what carried the groups, bands and solo artists forward not the technology and recording Tweeks that a lot of today's artists have come to rely on .another great reaction from you guys . Would love to see a reaction to pussycat singing Mississippi great female harmonies

@janetsilverhawk7204

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

What about going back to the beginning of the Girl Groups with The Chantels and Maybe (1958), with Arlene Smith singing lead?:)

@highpath4776

2 жыл бұрын

The entire output of Peggy Lee , and Connie Francis ?

...if you haven't already seen it, watch "American Graffiti ". The soundtrack supports the movie so well. It's in the wheel house of what your listening to these days. This song in the movie is poignant, with ron howard dancing wth his girlfriend, cindy williams, both from happy days, the 70's sitcom. Such a sweet song.

@chrisdakota74

2 жыл бұрын

The song was also featured in the movie "Always", starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, and John Goodman. Tissues are a must!

I love The Platters. May I suggest another beautiful song "What a difference a day makes" by Dinah Washington(1959) Good vibes 😁

@davidburgess3882

2 жыл бұрын

Dinah Washington was one of Aretha's teachers...

The Platters were my favorite group from the 1950's. If you care to go back a decade, check out The Ink Spots from the 1940's.

@jerrywilliamson4045

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the Inkspots were great, also The Mills Brothers from same era

@alanjay5974

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, agreed, did U know Elvis backing singers The Jordanairs were inspired by them.All the best.

@kartaan

2 жыл бұрын

If I Didn't Care (The Ink Spots) is my favorite talking/singing song ...though I have to give credit to Fred Sanford for introducing me to it ;-)

@lindanicholson950

2 жыл бұрын

Ink Spots. Whispering Grass. Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire. we Three.

@alanjay5974

2 жыл бұрын

@@lindanicholson950 All great songs from that era youv'e chosen. But one that seems to have gone under the radar is a personal favorite of mine is When the Swallows Come back to Capistrano.The lead singer had a gentle quality tone to his voice which is easy on the ear which made them so good.They were before my time but as a music historian I'm familiar with all decades.If U are not aware of RUTH ETTING can I suggest U listen to SHINE ON HARVEST MOON 1931, she had a wonderful tone & way with a song. Also try one of the cutest voice & songs iv'e ever heard, try THATS MY WEAKNESS NOW by HELEN KANE 1928.Dont be put off by the year, many old songs have been cleaned up & sound better than when they were 1st recorded.All the best & I wish U well.

Absolutely one of my favorite songs ever. Great choice!

Another classic! I think it is their best, along with Twilight Time. Would definitely add The Drifters to your playlists as well... they have so many classics: There Goes My Baby, This Magic Moment, Up On The Roof, Dance With Me, Save the Last Dance For Me, on and on. the list goes. Such an amazing era of music... Timeless

@zeppelinfan9360

2 жыл бұрын

I'm kind of a Four Tops fan myself.

This sends my mind back to my pre-teen years! Wow!

This is one of my favorite songs of this time period. It’s so beautifully written.I know it was written in the 20s from what I understand, but there version. WOW. It brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

So many bands like this back in the day with great singers and great music. Kinda makes you want to cry at the autotuned crap that's come out in the last 20 years. These guys were real performers. Keep the great tunes comin guys everybody loves it.

Thanks for your priceless reaction. This is in my top 5 favorite songs of all time. It's as classic and timeless as they come.

Loved this song by the platters. They were exceptional.

Thank you so much for sharing your feelings about this music. The Platters are so revered. Their music lives and has a lasting place in history, and this particular song is a classic that has been covered by so many great singers. It was actually written by composer Jerome Kern for a Broadway play in the early 1930s. It has been sung by Irene Dunne, Kathryn Grayson, recorded by several Big Band orchestras (incl. Tommy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Benny Goodman.) Harry Belafonte and the wonderful Nat King Cole recorded it, as did my very favorite female jazz singer, Dinah Washington. The Platters' version certainly clings in the memories of those of us who grew up in that era! Absolutely beautiful. My dear mom loved this song, too.

Another artist from back then with an incredibly beautiful voice is Johnny Mathis. "All The Time" and "Twelfth of Never" are two of my favorites.

@barrycohen311

2 жыл бұрын

Funny you say that. I was thinking the singer sounded a lot like Mathis.

@shelleybleu4903

2 жыл бұрын

The Mills brothers from 40s and 50s too.

@jeffwanser5727

2 жыл бұрын

I still remember a radio commercial from the 60s, when Mathis put out an album. A teenager said, "Sure I like rock music, but he's Mathis!"

@christineirving4491pluviophile

2 жыл бұрын

Not forgetting 'That Certain Smile'

Beautiful song. Legendary group. Love your guys reaction. Much love.

Nice

Yes, born in that generation and NO we do not listen to the so called hits of today. They cannot compete!!!

💖💖💖💖 This is so .... Beautiful, Warm ...They can Sing, Blessed are the 50's and 60's with these Band. And Blessed are We to have 2 Lovely people like You to play this for us. 💝💝💝

This is another fabulous group from the 50's-60's. This was the time of classy romantic heartfelt songs. Sadly they don't make music like this anymore. They had so many great hits such as "Only You", "Enchanted", "(You've Got) The Magic Touch", "My Prayer", "Twilight Time", "Harbor Lights", "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes", "The Great Pretender" etc.

pure pure voices and voices, so talented, our parents and grandparents were spoilt

It was a magical time growing up to this kind of music. So nostalgic for me...you guys...take'n me back. 😘

@saxon-mt5by

2 жыл бұрын

We just didn't realise how blessed we were.

Thank you :) I knew y'all would love this one!

I wish there was more of this to be discovered and enjoyed. Too bad this kind of music doesn’t make a tidal wave resurgence instead of the stuff of today. Just beautiful, play it again.

@ronaldholmes8525

Жыл бұрын

There IS more of this stuff...A LOT MORE, and it's all out there waiting for new generations to discover it.

Beautiful just beautiful. The Platters were PERFECTION. You HAD to have a great voice. The so called "music" today is shameful. Dancing around half naked, lip synching, auto tune..shameful. music back in the day was like gold.

one of the songs we all danced to at sock hops in the late 50's and early 60's. we didn't care from black or white - it was great music. and many singers and groups actually recorded the vocals as the orchestra backed them. amazing singers. the platters were beauty in music.

This music from my generation was REAL music, REAL voices, REAL talent. And yes, I could be your grandparent!! Love your reactions!!!

LOL! Yeah...this was pre-computer audio enhancement. The computers in that age were vacuum-tube computers that took up entire rooms and were used to work out missile trajectories. This is what true greatness sounded like. MY test for how good a singer/group truly is consists of a very simple thing: Without lip-syncing to a track, singing live, do they sound 'just that awesome.'? If the answer is yes, they're truly talented. Older music couldn't waste time with groups that didn't really 'have it' and make money, so you had a really high bar set for success in the industry. And you had groups/artist like... Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, The Platters, The Drifters, Little Anthony and the Imperials, Louis Armstrong, Rosemary Clooney, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, etc..... Truly amazing music that a lot of our younger generation has never heard....until now, thanks to reactors like you two and the many others who are bringing back the appreciation of a generation of truly great artists who deserve the accolades. Thank you both for what you do, and please keep up the awesome work!

I love this song since i heard it on the Spielberg movie "Always", back in 89.

My late mother did the album cover art for a 12" LP called "Remember These" and one of the songs I loved was 'You're the One' by the Vogues. Listen and react to that one please.

I remember in high school doing a skit performance of a group of singers sitting around a fake campfire singing this song. No where near as gorgeous as the original but fun, anyway! Memories in the past, so precious. Done acapella too.

they put this song in a movie in the 80's with Holly Hunter, the father from Roseanna side character couple other big actors, firefighters one passes away in a crash , comes back like spirit let her go and help her move on the song always got me .

The great Tony Williams. You guys haven't heard nothin' yet. You still haven't heard Jackie Wilson do "To Be Loved", "Danny Boy" or "Lonely Teardrops". You still haven't heard Johnny Mathis do "Chances Are", "Misty" or "Wonderful Wonderful". You still haven't heard Sam Cooke do "You Send Me", "Cupid" or "Only Sixteen" You guys are just scratching the surface.

Oh I love the Platters . Is there a vocal group who ever evoked so much emotion, so much SOUL?? I dont think so. Such absolutely beautiful. I am guessing you are on a 1958 roll today.

Giving credit where credit is due, the song “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes” predates the Platters by about 25 years. It was written by Jerome Kern (music) and Otto Harbach (lyrics) for the Broadway musical “Roberta,” which opened in New York in 1933. You can hear Tamara Drasin, who sang the song in the original Broadway production, here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/do2qu9FxlKrJeKw.html

Finally! This song is the epitome of romance. Goosebumps, here, too. Every. Time.

I highly recommend the movie "Always" with Richard Dreyfus and Holly Hunter. There is a beautiful scene with a band singing this song!

Awesome song…love it ❤️ This is proper music, not like most the bland churned out rubbish we get today. True talent, brilliant songwriting, and wonderful voices that don’t need auto tune and all that technical correction.

As you can probably tell by now, they knew how to sing back then. So many great singers. Just glad I grew up with it.

Imagine, this is what teenagers were listening to, dancing to, falling in love to. Great days gone by.

I was in high school when the platters were popular and they were my favorite group. A beautiful group and beautiful music. I was so lucky to experience that era!

All we can hope for, is a new generation will discover real honest singers from the past and start a new wave of singers who refuse auto tune and polish their own real talent.

❤️🥰❤️ Love your reaction!!!! You are truly blessed, because you appreciate this stunning music and lyrics! ❤️🥰❤️

You two make me so happy to see the look on your faces when you listen to the oldies. There’s so much more out there soak it up. And carry it on to a new Generation . Love you two

Lead singer, Tony Williams, had such a beautiful voice! The Platters were one of the outstanding groups of the 1950's and they had many hit records.

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "Tracks of my Tears" comes to mind.

My mother used to sing this to me as a lullaby

When you see him sing he stands about 3-4 feet away from microphone, that powerful. Stunning singer and band.

Welcome to the music we grew up on! It was pretty amazing, indeed. I remember singing this in the shower when I was in elementary school, and I tried so hard to sing just like The Platters lead singer sang - and I was a little white girl! Haha! Even though it means we are old now (64), I’m glad we had such great music to listen to growing up. Y’all are so precious! And your voice is beautiful, by the way, too, Mel !!

As a Christian...the ''Spirituality''...of these songs recorded and given to the PEOPLE....by these Incredible people...is a Phenomenon...and was for...''Such A Time as Then''...it was a different ''TIME''...a special time~ Never to be repeated. We who were there, FELT...it...the ''HAPPY''...time...like none other time~ 50's -70's... Slowly...without being apparent to but a few...Signs of The Transition...we were sweeter, more loving, MORE...Peaceful, some what Naive, rarely Pretentious, more 2 parent homes, same Music listened to by the entire family...GOD, arranged it like that...because he knew Man...would become more ''EVIL''...more Petty, more Hateful, more Atheistic...Less GOD~ But...He's still Blessing Y'ALL, to hear and see what He gave us... Most of the Doo Wop...groups are gone now, I turned 85 years old, last month in March... VAST...knowledge in my head...being a Night Club Singer...I recall the music clearly...Wonderful Music~ All things Prophesied in the Bible are coming to Pass, INCLUDING...'🥀Garden Of Eden💐'... Excavated in 🥀Africa😲~ 🥀AFRICA🌿...is the...🌱'HOLY LAND🪴 We are the People of the...''TORAH''.📖...🌾~🌹~🍁