Be Thankful For What You've Got - William DeVaughn

[@DJGRoc]

Finally someone has the right song! This is William De Vaughn's "Be Thankful for What You've Got!" This ain't Curtis Mayfield, & it isn't called "Diamond in the Back!" ✌🏼

[@pebblessladebedrockinc.9506]

I just found out it's not Curtis Mayfield's song!!😮

[@Jay-pc8gg]

*You got

[@DJGRoc]

@@pebblessladebedrockinc.9506 I dunno who started that lie, but it's deeply rooted. 😕

[@jcynical652]

I'm pissed off now! All these years, I saw this song as Curtis Mayfield's. Somebody lied to us and got some explainin to do 😂😂😡

[@ggforeigner]

Thank you. 👍

[@micperez819]

This is one of those songs that you never get tired of hearing

[@deloreswillis9224]

Amen 4 real now!!!!!!!!!

[@SlimSlashie]

Brother sings the same 6 lines over and over, and it's STILL better than most songs of this current generation. F'n brilliant.

[@tlwalker8751]

💯🔥Truth

[@THEINFAMOUS1011]

I never noticed this until now😂😂😂😂😂

[@sinslap_]

REAL TALK !

[@mattiefee]

When you write 6 perfect lines... Why not turn it into 18 lines 🔥🔥🔥

[@SlimSlashie]

@@mattiefee Exactly. This song is so smooth it could go on another 5 minutes.

[@dawnwilliams4893]

This reminds me of my brother George Jr.Miss u much 💙💙💯😇😇😇🙏🙏🙏RIP..

[@octofish]

Timeless classic. Memories of living in the hood in the 70s as a young boy. Greatness. Those times, memories and people. This brings it all right back.

[@jacknjill3000]

Me too and my childhood in the hood. Looking back now, I miss those days hanging everyday with friends and going through growing changes together.

[@andiestewart7423]

@eman67rpforum27Amen! Hood people were nice to us kids as long as we lived in their hood😂 Never experienced any other “gangsters” until later in life ❤️

[@Aucht52]

For years I thought this was Curtis Mayfield! Back in the '70's (we in the UK) had no idea who the singers were, it was the music at the clubs. Best days back then. Man we had so much fun, carefree and dancing to this & all the others on a Friday & Sat.

[@diarradunlap9337]

​@Aucht52 Curtis Mayfield DID cover this song.

[@celebratingtheclassicswithearl]

Exactly the same 100%❤🎼

[@Cheeks1l]

If it wasn’t for 70’s music the 80’s & 90’s era of hip hop and R&b music wouldn’t exist.

[@raymondmalcuit8361]

This Song Went To Number 4 On The Billboard Hot-100 Chart In 1974.

[@moladhdodhia164]

And I was only 16 and a Motown girl but all the guys were into heavy metal.

[@chrisbennett6260]

@@moladhdodhia164 your ears were obviousily robust

[@joannehines7806]

Ever thankful to Father God for EVERYTHING!!! This song comes to mind when I become pessimistic about what I do not have!! God's reminder to me to be thankful for the MOST IMPORTANT THINGS: love, family, loved ones, food to eat, a warm home to live in, bills paid, good health & healthy, strong family, kids prospering & achieving, etc.! ✝

[@robertveltri8576]

amen

[@scottfraser7118]

For Sure😘

[@BoB-Dobbs_leaning-left]

Indeed, but be aware that he is not listening. The universe is what it is and always has been. You have no freewill, you are who you are, just try and be better

[@ThomasGerard-kh5ib]

I'm 69 year old white boy.Im thankful I'm not homeless anymore

[@davidwilliams8860]

My uncle played this at the cookout 4th of July

[@user-eo5fl1ym8w]

This song has always been attributed to Curtis Mayfield and in all actuality this is who actually wrote and sang this song. #JUST FOR THE RECORD

[@kittenbrown2484]

Please give Mr. William Devaughn his flowers!!!💯

[@peterlewis6324]

Timeless it sounds more beautiful with age.

[@alex-E7WHU]

How dafuq did I get to 60 yrs old and just heard this in 2024..? Brilliant song ❤️

[@nadinecamille]

You were probably only 10 when this song came out

[@krestaleonard2128]

Whaaaaaaat!😮

[@djairalert422]

you and me both I'm 48 and been djing since I was 6 🔥

[@JoeTi88]

I'm 36, came from a non English speaking country and just heard this song last week, thought I was a bit late to fall in love to this song but seems I'm not alone. Literally like of digging a piece of gold, sir !

[@TheANDYURRY]

62 yrs here, very familiar with CM version but this rocks ...!!!!

[@ghariiscool]

this song has gotten me through rough times. Man, the power of music

[@albertchin1050]

A song with a positive message. Yes, indeed.

[@minib2200]

Wow this was my hood in the late 70's was born in 1973

[@arnelevans6779]

My sister was born in 1973

[@user-dd8hp8uf5h]

My dad always played this not in the caddy but the impala RIP POPS😢

[@biglosersowhat]

Nice Vibes, Great Song. William DeVaughn wrote this. It was first called "A Cadillac Don't Come Easy." Then rewritten and changed to "Be Thankful For What You Got."

[@Savvynlady]

This scene captured the essence of 70s NYC well

[@sonicgrub]

Brings back loving memories of camping with family and friends in '74 and '75. Cutoffs and 0 SPF tan lotion. Sunburn and vinegar. Hot links and rich potato salad with deviled eggs. Dad drinking Tuborg and Olympia beer. Rum and coke and VO and 7. Good times

[@bobbygriz5648]

Totally relate ❤🎤🎶👍🙏

[@jonathandoelander6130]

Good times.

[@aceartdepot6198]

I was born in the wrong era the 90s was great but the 70s and 80s is what built our couture

[@gregmiller9710]

oh it WAS great, but now you'd be as ole as we are....enjoy your time and the 70's music! :)

[@aceartdepot6198]

@@gregmiller9710 😂😂😂 touché my friend, im 100% sure it was awesome & unforgettable. I just wish the humanity and integrity was still intact that you guys laid down.

[@petetj333]

Captures the nostalgia of a time and place that some of us-even with hardship-were lucky enough to experience. Gold beyond words.

[@SammyVideoPlex]

My favorite era the 70's I wish I could have been an adult. Brothers & sisters we can still stand tall.

[@andiestewart7423]

Man! My jam! I was 5 living with my cool parents! My aunts and uncles came over with my cousins and we played outside and life was sooooo good! Thank you for the memories ❤️❤️❤️

[@carltonstephenstewart247]

Being thankful, living thankful..... Thank you father God!!

[@hotdrumchick]

AMEN!!

[@jimmooter]

Be thankful we got this far.♥️

[@gloriamarquez3020]

A Puerto Rican living in west Los Angeles at 14 family of 7 kids ..Crip gang low riders ...Chicano's inlow riders ..I was 14 ..gigi m.

[@Roxy54J]

You should listen to Pepe Marques rendition 🩷🩷😎 fabulous

[@christopherallen9580]

Brings me back to PG county Maryland in the early 70s. Wish I could go back.

[@TemisanAdoki]

This song always reminds me to be thankful for what I got.

[@cookingwitcalvin]

This song makes time travel possible

[@jacquelinerogers2997]

This reminds me of Chitown, my hometown in the 70's

[@starsapphirelee5714]

I think of this so often. Times have changed so badly, and nobody is thankful for what is important. Now it's all about making $$$ on the internet, selling their souls.

[@ronaldbell3788]

Danny, you did an excellent job with the images you used to drive home the powerful message of this timeless song.🙂

[@DannyLinden]

Thank you Ronald for watching and commenting!

[@ronaldbell3788]

@@DannyLinden you are certainly welcome and have a great weekend, Danny.🙂

[@whatever736]

Message in the music.

[@brianjames2192]

A TRUE TIMELESS MASTERPIECE THE EARTH 🌎 HAS MUSIC 🎵 FOR THOSE WHO LISTEN 👂 THE MESSAGE IS ALWAYS IN THE MUSIC

[@kevindare3113]

Another great song

[@juancarloscarrillo5094]

I still remember the day I bought the record. Timeless music. Timeless memories. Thank you.

[@fredconforti190]

Nice - and my childhood sports hero “Clyde” represented - NYC ‘70’s

[@MrMannface]

Me too. Good memories

[@raya8633]

Growing up in the 70’s in ela barrio this was our culture in the hood thanks to our African American brothers for the gift of MoTown music!!!

[@jerrybest3404]

It's only since late last year that I discovered this song, from a LFDH video with Rumer. I love this song! From that, I discovered where the song came from. I play it almost every day. We should all be thankful every day, at least here in America. I know I am. As a poor senior citizen, I'm still rich compared to many, around the world. I love my country, always have, always will. I'm not arrogant or prideful; I just appreciate what I have and where I live. Is that success? I think so

[@mmscuf]

Wisely spoken, Sir!

[@yellowmistystardust]

I love everything about this video….thank you!

[@dennismurillodennis3079]

Some day this song should be in a hymnal. Real church music.

[@vibzesandroark5047]

This is a masterpiece, love it so much 💖

[@matthewfoley252]

wow

[@roserichko9452]

CLASSIC I THINK A LOT OF US THAT KNOWS THIS SONG HAS A BAD ASS MEMORIES HANGIN IN THE HOOD BLASTED JAMMING TO THIS>>>>LOVEEEEEEEE THIS

[@jacknjill3000]

You and the speakers put out in the widows and the whole block can hear and feel the energy. 🎶🎶🎶

[@heatherlane5886]

Just be thankful for what you've got.enough said.🌹💖

[@JohnBarnett-u8j]

I remember this❤ John ❤ thanks to All ❤❤❤

[@washingtondc9290]

William DeVaughn, Was born and raised in Southeast Washington DC in East Capitol dwellings housing projects

[@mrlopez-pz7pu]

Yasss......NY was still NY in tha Sebneez!

[@dlklug]

Usually, pontification within music makes me bristle with disbelief, yet the message of this song is truthful and on point.

[@alexwood2219]

Powerful song powerful lyrics . I remember my mum playing this didn’t understand the words back then but as a grown man I get it what a song . And I love the images seeing how people looked before my time , and to me they looked a lot more healthier than today everyone slim, beautiful skin, hair glowing wow .

[@roz805]

This still holds 🥰

[@rosettaiovine7231]

Never heard this song and I love now I was 1973 .. great song i appreciate it now .. am just turn 50😮😅 am very thanksful ! Ty ox

[@richbrake9910]

Glad you finally heard it. It's so good.

[@williamcfatheree7289]

William c. Fatheree . William devaughn and mfsb you just can't lose with that groove

[@sinslap_]

Real music !

[@tonygohagan2766]

Thanks to William DeVaughn and all the DJ's who wove this into the Social Fabric of the very, very many communities they played it in; (usually as the last song of the night, in the 70's here in the UK) exhorting us, encouraging us, uplifting, inspiring and blessing us with a reminder to give thanks, and to hold on steady to our shared hopes, and faith, despite all of our earthly sorrows. This Song reinforced our humanity b'cos it pointed us to the heavenly realm, and to He who loves us all. - And that's what makes us beautiful!

[@rhondafountain648]

Yes indeed, glad to see the correct info re artist & name of the song. I know many thought it was Curtis Mayfield's song

[@christiandm1041]

Really cool 😎.... memories from yesteryear

[@ShalemAhava]

This song helps me as college student working 2 jobs without car ❤️. I'm thankful for what I got ☺️

[@johnlewisofficial]

The music and the pics…man I wish I could’ve experienced those days….

[@benitarobinson7524]

The greatest music Era ever 60s and the 70s nothing will ever come close ❤❤❤🥰🥰🥰🤩🤩🤩

[@junglejim99]

Brilliant imagery to accompany this brilliant song

[@mikerevill6171]

Remember buying this brilliant song .

[@carlosm527]

Just maybe the greatest pop song ever recorded -- I you don't feel this soul well then your dead

[@PieterJSam]

Glad to be born in 1970🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@nicklegg61]

Just class.no more said.

[@nicklegg61]

Just class ,and you know it.

[@kellyf5004]

One of the Best videos I ever saw! Man do I miss those days

[@Manifest-Guru]

Makes me long for the 70's. What a great time that was.

[@clurkroberts2650]

This song reaches people’s soul… god it’s soooo cool, it hurts.

[@hapexamendar1093]

Wow... you want to FEEL the connection to the past? This song is it!

[@get2dachoppa249]

Holy shit, the electric shock I got at 0:41... I was right there at Radio City during the 1977 holiday season, and did indeed see Pete's Dragon.

[@jacknjill3000]

Even tho the video is NYC, this song and video reminds me of growing up in San Francisco in the 70s and 80s. Miss those days and great time to grow up in and helped make you who you are today. ❤️

[@DannyLinden]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

@@DannyLinden the clip was perfect for a perfect song. It took be right back to the '70s. I grew up in Detroit not NYC but the pics and editing were on point! THX.

[@DannyLinden]

Thank you so much for listening! @@Undercoverbrotherfromanother

[@Undercoverbrotherfromanother]

@@DannyLinden Thank you! You had some badass car pics in the vid. My eye sight is not what it used to be. I am only 58 and can still hit the tragets at 300 yards but cannot read a pill bottle. LOL. No offense inteneded if I am wrong, only super jealous, is that you in the thumbnail pic?

[@octaviajohnson6989]

Lord someone knows that this is not Curtis Mayfield and the damn song is not diamond in the back. William DeVaughn "Be Thankful For What You've Got". Awesome Job Danny Linden. This man has not received his flowers and he has not been financially compensated.

[@pammiller942]

I love this song Diamond in the Back sunroof top digging the scene with a Gangsta Lean I don't drive no Cadillac I drive a Toyota but it it don't cost them that much money it's paid off I love❤❤❤

[@user-vx2qw2vx2o]

GM edagdwg God bless this man for sharing this special truth life is sooooo real.pay attention to what you do to get what other people have that thank God for what we need love THIS special story of life Linda j.peace

[@nikolaiszabados]

Though you may not driiive...a great big Cadillac...

[@moladhdodhia164]

You may not have a car at all,but remember brothers and sisters you can still stand tall , just be thankful for what you got... great message.. grateful for that CTA bus..no car for me 😊

[@WAHMom1111]

Thank you for the great video and wonderful memories

[@PhlesheBone]

'94 baby raised on this greatness!

[@ericagreene700]

This was my granny song ❤

[@CurtisWhitehead-wn5bs]

I know it's hard sometimes good people. But Trust and Believe. You have at least one thing to be Thankful for EVERYDAY. 💯💖✌🏼

[@thyliasmoss9672]

Always Thankful for Robert Bob Holman, so glad and thankful we, Thylias Moss and Robert, continue to have each other!

[@nyckid1958]

1974 in high school and living in the projects (NYC)

[@johnbarnett6924]

Does anyone recall the SEVENTIES❤ and Blacksplotation ❤ I do , But thanks for these memories Dobie Wan Kanobie ❤❤❤❤❤revisted July 1 2024 ❤❤

[@pedrantigirl]

We had the best music❤❤❤❤❤

[@user-mb1sy9uz6z]

Feeling extremely blessed & grateful this Thanksgiving Holiday season❤Doubly blessed to be a Thanksgiving Season Baby❤ Eternally thankful unto Father God

[@felyrivasmartinez7452]

Bella canción , recuerdos inolvidables del año 1974.

[@PanPeter1966]

Wonderful Song. Thatˋs Music.

[@dannyboyd9462]

In 1974 My Parents Drove Cadillacs. B4 This Joint I Never Heard Of A Gangsta Leen.

[@DonnyNoMarie]

In the 70s and 80s, owning a Cadillac was a big deal.

[@trillave.]

"Gangster white walls"..damn

[@gerardfenn3988]

Thanks For Posting This. It's NYC History For Sure.

[@PlanetAriom]

This song is just so 🔥

[@breonnadevaughn332]

🏃🏾‍♀️FRONTLINE BLOODLiNE FIRST🤞🏾almost Rap (DISS) Song! ❤😂 Yall wouldn’t believe I was in all Black Cadillac 87’ On Halloween Night. “96”. 111🔥

[@ricoltmetric8156]

2021 Thanksgiving..... sent this message

[@MN-dt2kq]

Love this….time seems so relevant.

[@moniquecavard745]

j adore cette chanson!!! merci William Curtis ....and all the others...

[@Qweston1978]

Wow learn something new everyday

[@theodorecruz5173]

🎵 WILLIAM DEVAUGHN Be Thankful For What You've Got 🎼 🔼🔼🔼🔼 ♠

[@Riva2025]

Recognized Blondie on the beach right away. Then all the greats like the Rolling Stones, Kiss, the Village People, Andy Warhol, Jerri Hall, and got excited when I saw the Ramones!!! I think David Byrne from Talking Heads may have been the last guy walking in, but I'm not sure.

[@lilsusieq100]

In 2022 I am reminded how visionary and ahead of it's time this song really is. This is truly a Master Class on such an iconic, rythemic master piece. T....if you're listening...🙏💖

[@redmoneylady2213]

Omg sitting in my brother's Cadillac jam packed cruising the scene, this song blaring as we pass by people on their front porch...waving, laughing, singing "What's Happin y'all?"

[@TAM_TAM209]

LUV THIS SONG