Ashford & Simpson - Solid (1984) [1 Hit Wonders Of The 80s] *DayOne Reacts*

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[@chalmapatterson544]

Ashford and Simpson is anything but a one hit wonder.

[@joshgold9944]

it was the only top 40 hit they had for themselves, but they wrote many hits for others, including classics like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and "I'm Every Woman"

[@michaelasay8587]

Josh...they had hits on the R @ b charts.

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Yep, Nick and Val had quite a storied career as songwriters. They were highly respected!

[@dorianharris4910]

Found a Cure was also a top 40 pop hit in 1979.

[@mgtow316]

and "Is It Still Good To Ya?" in 1978.

[@dbwilljr68]

OMG - I was 16 when this hit the charts... It drowned the airwaves. Just a dope, catchy, timeless song and video.. That groove line was all that!!!!

[@lamusiclover2264]

This married couple has written so many wonderful songs that other singers have recorded namely Diana Ross and Chaka Khan, but they had other hits of their own. They were magical. Nick Ashford has passed but Valerie Simpson is still alive and well. They wrote "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" !!!

[@jayeell1253]

remembering my family playing this song

[@kimmarievan-ever6599]

Love this song..loved and lived the 80's.. great music throughout the decade..they had great voices but were also successful writers for other acts..

[@chrisoakley5830]

This may have been the only Top 40 hit they sang for themselves but they wrote many others for different artists in the 70s and 80s. They were music industry veterans by the time this song came out. I'm pretty sure they had several hits on the Soul chart that they also sang. They even had a couple of their songs covered by Hard Rock groups in the 80s.

[@ryanfeit1420]

Thank you so much Angela for reacting to this incredible song! This is one of the most beautiful and positive songs and is a favorite of mine and is part of my childhood. You are one of only a few reactors that have listened to this classic and can"t believe it only hit #12 on the Billboard charts.

[@markgermana7574]

You can sing it, Angela! That's OK! :)

[@peterhudgens8817]

Ashford & Simpson had many hits on the soul and r&b charts from the seventies through the early nineties.

[@ivarwinter3049]

Nick and Val made a handsome couple that connected many other dots. One problem, Nick's health was becoming suspect and Val was never shy in saying "If we had stayed in the Studio, doing our thing, I might have had him longer" As for everyone else, Nick and Val played a major part in music history of the time

[@juliewhite7469]

No one on yt has reacted to Ashford and Simpson's album featuring Dr. Maya Angelou ❤❤ It's called "Been Found " My favorites: "Been Found", "I Remember All", "Where We Come From", "What If"

[@ddgardner5671]

Another song they wrote that wasn't a big hit, but was very memorable was "Shoe Shoe Shine" by the Dynamic Superiors.

[@michaelv9929]

Love it! A timeless classic for sure…back when you felt the music in your soul….miss those days 😢 but I love your reaction ❤️🙏🏻

[@scottyhotty1003]

Big big hit back in the day..Great Duet Team!!! ❤🎉🔥🎶

[@steveshovlar994]

They had a big hit with ‘found a cure’.

[@pd4104lang]

Not one hit wonders.If you go by crossover hits maybe, but they had other hits that are well known on the soul/r&b side! Their greatness was also known as the songwriting duo that had a. Whole catalog of hits for other artists, mainly with MOTOWN.

[@Puttdaddy78]

Loved this song. Brings back some memories.

[@maha77]

*Champaign - How 'Bout Us*

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

I preferred “Try Again”. 😉 Angela hasn’t reacted to “How ‘Bout Us” yet but other reactors have if you do a search.

[@tommarks3726]

This was my senior year of High School. You go ahead and sing beautiful, HA HA

[@johnthegreek5836]

How can you not sing and dance to this song

[@stevebrien1041]

Great song. Nice to see you like it so much

[@_PL_]

Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. He died in 2011, she's still with us. Hard to think of this duo as a one hit wonder, but I guess the chart don't lie 😉

[@michaelasay8587]

PL....they had hits on the R @ B charts

[@chrisoakley5830]

​@@michaelasay8587Lots of them.

[@lydmarl.475]

Yes, I was like a one hit wonder?? So not, many hits they had and to mentioned the ones they had written for others!

[@dorianharris4910]

Found A Cure was a top 40 pop hit in 1979

[@juliewhite7469]

Love this song ❤😊❤

[@GinaGeeILuvu]

This was a huge hit for married couple, Valerie Simpson and Nick Ashford (RIP Nick)! Ashford and Simpson was not just great performers but they were really known for writing hits for many other artists!❤❤

[@wgdavis5353]

Hi Ms. D., Great Song and Ms. Valerie is very easy on the eyes.. ♠W.G.

[@Battle_Faith-Ministries]

This may have been their only top 40 hit but they had other hits on the r&b/soul charts...like "it Seems to hang on....they were on Soul Train many times

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Yep, we, their supporters, have established that fact in the comments about the legendary writing duo. 👌🏾

[@fantasyguru26]

Hard to consider Ashford and Simpson as one hit wonders but using your criteria they technically qualify. This was a stone cold jam and my introduction to A&S's music. Still my favorite song from them is "It Seems to Hang On"

[@dddube12]

Absolutely Love when you get into the music!!!! ❤

[@scottvassiliou6446]

This is a timeless classic! Keep it going, Angela.

[@michaelwilliams-vu2nf]

They had q couple good song, they wrote a lot of good songs for others, writing were their thing

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Always loved the a capella intro. An 80’s classic within the culture that crossed over to the Top 40. This is a feat that many R&B artists (as well musicians from other sub-genres) in the 80’s strived for but sadly not everyone succeeded. Wouldn’t be surprised if Nick and Val though the mainstream success of “Solid” was a fluke. Anyway, thank you Patreons!👌🏾

[@gittemal]

I understand the content of the category but they don't deserve the stigma that comes with one hit wonders. They are in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and probably future Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

In my humble opinion, when Angela was curating this list of 30 songs for her May theme, she was taking into acct a lot of variables eg familiarity, variety, diversity, viewer traffic. “Solid” checks all those boxes. Yep, your point is a VALID one bc Nick and Val weren’t clout chasers nor were they MTV-thirsty. Like I said on another post, I’m sure they were both surprised when “Solid” was a bonafide Top 10 POP hit. Recorded by, say, Whitney, it was plausible that it would do well but reaching that status as themselves, they were prolly thinking fluke. That said, there’s no denying it’s a great (positive) song.

[@UberDurable]

Solid song!

[@chrisoakley5830]

Solid As A Rock!

[@txrojas]

They also wrote “I Don’t Need No Doctor” covered by Humble Pie and WASP.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Sure did. The WASP version is very good.

[@dorianharris4910]

Found A Cure was also a top 40 pop hit.

[@carlbaker7242]

Love them together.Great music history. Rip Mr. Ashford. These two together made a whole. I love this 80s thing you are doing.

[@dorianharris4910]

Chrisoakley5830 Found A Cure was also a top 40 hit in 1979.

[@MsGoon40]

Angela, you don't have to apologize. You go ahead and lip sync and dance. I love your reviews.

[@FoamySlobbers]

Central Park was a perfect 80's video place.

[@michaelasay8587]

Now NY is a shithole....well most of the US! Ya guys gotta vote right!!

[@rob46711]

I am loving this trip through some of the one hit wonders of the 80s. Having grown up in the 80s they are bringing back great memories of late elementary to high school.

[@angelomaurizio1668]

Motown writers going out on their own. 👍

[@bradleypaulus2926]

I also just love this song. Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@Battle_Faith-Ministries]

“I Found A Cure” and “It Seems To Hang On “ are both big hits by them. Check out the soul/r&b hits from the 70s and you will find out they ain’t no one hit wonders.

[@ronrotz2879]

Great song 👍

[@phuckendeadly]

Try the song "How Bout Us "by Champaign. It was another great hit of the 80's as well

[@Todd170]

Awesome!!

[@garyarnett1220]

Lip syncin' to a great song is just being human (LOL) , glad you're having fun with this. I haven't heard it in a number of years. Cheers (PS good voice girl)

[@michaelasay8587]

Gary ...I think Angela could be a singer....I wonder if she's trying...

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

@@michaelasay8587 Angela’s def a creative type which is why she’s comfortable in the music reaction space. Many have channels but not all are a natural fit for the format like Angela. (for the record: no disrespect intended with that comment; I’m rooting for all of them to maximize their monetization potential)

[@cameronstestingart794]

The year I met my husband to be and played it at our wedding 2 years later. Stood the test of time and still does I can see from your reaction

[@bassblvd3065]

Valerie Simpson had a single in 1972, “Silly wasn’t I” that rose to #63 on the Billboard Hot 100, a bit of trivia……

[@davidallen-ro7kc]

Such a fantastic band 👍🏼👊🏼🇺🇸

[@mikefurlong8268]

thank you for this my nightclub days with 1st love dancing away to this one love ur reactions loving your one hit wonders from the 80s my era mike from england

[@davids5336]

This is a great duo! My favorite by them is It Seems To Hang On & Nothing Like The Real Thing is Fire also! Too bad he's no longer with us, but the music will live on as I often say! They also kind of remind me of Peaches & Herb, although Herb had more than one Peach if you dig my meaning! Toodles!

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

For those that remember 90’s duo Zhane’: thanks to a local DJ who loved to shout out sampling, Zhane’s song “Request Line” led me to “It Seems To Hang On”. I respect the message of “Solid” and it’s place in the culture (weddings, anniversaries) but “Hang On” is what comes to mind first when Nick and Val’s names come up in convos. It’s a great song as well. ✌🏽

[@cbreez40]

I'm sorry but I don't know if they belong in this segment,, remember they wrote hits on the billboard for others Nick Ashford & Valarie Simpson

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

I see your point but this is Ashford & Simpson as the artist, front and center, NOT the veteran, legendary songwriting team.

[@dudeusmaximus6793]

Both of them had some sweet pipes. They did good on the R&B circuit I think but yeah this was their only Top 40.

[@dual1971]

THX

[@tomrockwood851]

This is catchy for sure, but as somebody who grew up in the 70s and 80s, it was just too easy to parodize and read into the overall schlockiness of the '80s lol All said, these two are incredibly talented.

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Yep, great songs like “Solid” would be lumped in with all the 80s hits that were the genuine article of schlock. I’ll be kind and not name them. 😊

[@redfullpack]

The late Nick Ashford would have Approved and Give ya lots of Thumbs UP :) Nope they are not a one time wonder

[@steelcurtainsteeler2249]

I'm sure you already check out "Is It Still Good To You" by Ashford & Simpson... if you haven't, check it out.

[@chicagocubs71]

THey had more hits, not a one hit wonder. Rip Nick Ashford

[@casey4602]

Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson aren't one hit wonders, this husband and wife duo wrote Motown classics for Diana and Marvin: Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Precious Love, Ain't Nothin Like The Real Thing and Chaka's big hit Every Woman.

[@anthonybohannon1605]

Chilliwack song " gone gone girl"

[@SteveA308]

Request: Video Killed the Radio Star by Buggles; I Just Died in Your Arms by Cutting Crew;

[@STEELCITYBERMA]

So good…..

[@enriquehuertasbellido4339]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😃

[@davidlynn3631]

You should do you homework on this one hit wonder themes

[@terribanks8633]

1 hit wonder!! Maybe in the pop genre, but r&b.....

[@michaelasay8587]

Angela....u a singer yet?

[@ladycharliestallworth2280]

They were never one hit wonders , besides writing for Motown and others they have had several albums of their own and they were very successful. Do some research. I have every album they made. The very first song they sold was to Ray Charles (Let’s go get stoned).

[@ashtonpetersen1657]

Your reallt beautiful

[@alvamarsh4290]

Research

[@jessebrown3790]

However the were in the top 10 if RB all theough the 1970s and 80s and had several no 1 RB hits... Sorry just think you missed the mark on this..

[@alvamarsh4290]

You need to do some resear pp me

[@joekickass7521]

i say lip sync all day lol.. song is a banger

[@horacerobinson7149]

😂

[@Battle_Faith-Ministries]

They are not one hit wonders by long shot

[@davethomas2300]

As enjoyable as this channel is, the inclusion of artists like Ashford & Simpson and Patrice Rushen on any “one hit wonders” list can only be attributed to an unfortunate lack of knowledge of their contributions to R&B and jazz, respectively. Even Miles Davis only had one Top 40 on Billboard’s Charts and that was Bitches Brew at 35 in 1970. I’d like to think that he would not be called a one hit wonder. Thanks.

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

I understand your sentiments; rightfully so others have echoed your opinion. That being said, there was a criteria utilized here that was clearly explained when Angela announced the them on April 1st. In the last wk, I finally realized the issue you all had: the term “one hit wonder”. It’s largely negative, causing ppl to often snicker or roll their eyes. And the likes of talented musicians like Nick & Val, Patrice, etc don’t deserve that.

[@dorianharris4910]

Found A Cure by Ashford and Simpson was also a top 40 pop hit,so they don't belong in this one hit wonder category.

[@seannovack3834]

Jam out and lip sync all you want Angela!!

[@michellejester9596]

I think you need to come up with another title for what you are doing. To call Ashford and Simpson one hit wonder is a total disrespect for their careers. You should call it only 1 top 40 pop it. Their are some many other charts. Frank Beverly and Maze have never had top 40 hit and have sold millions world wide

[@gabrielmcdonnell8699]

Agreed AND Angela says that in EVERY video. US Top 40 aka Hot 100. Artist must’ve only broken the TOP 40 POP CHART once. Legendary career aside, Nick and Val only accomplished this criteria once AS ASHFORD AND SIMPSON. As a music fan (and an R&B head, in particular), I understand all the criticism. That said, Angela has been very clear about this May theme when she announced it on Saturday April 1, 2023. The fact that our faves had many hits is inconsequential. The parameters were set and if artists didn’t make the cut so be it. In fact, the beauty of all this is that the likes of Luther (RIP) and Anita Baker had so many hits (and made millions) without the need for Top 40 validation. ✌🏽

[@dorianharris4910]

Ashford and Simpson had 2 top forty pop hits, Solid and Found A Cure.

[@chalmapatterson544]

No offense but Ashford and Simpson are hardly one hit wonders.

[@michaelasay8587]

Chalma...I think was the only song on the billboard 100...but I'm sure they had hits on the R @ b charts.

[@mitchellbassjr9506]

So not a one hit wonder.

[@kathleen8627]

I was in my early 20s when this came out. I was blessed to have the music of the 80s. So much was positive or joyous in the songs then. Great chemistry w these 2. Great songwriters as well.