Commodores- Night Shift (1985)

[@paigemartin6169]

Last song my mother and I listened to together before her passing in 1985. I was 16, she was just 38. I'll never forget it! Still brings me to tears. Beautiful!

[@stevenatkinson1228]

Sorry for your loss. I am sure she always looks down from above smiling upon you!

[@rontaylor8197]

Sending all our love to you tonight, sweetie.

[@kevinburgos4655]

🙏

[@wagnersouza6609]

Sorry my brother

[@fafalise2023]

Beautiful song. My condolences xx

[@MRSOWELLMUSIC]

Yeah, this is one of the greatest songs of all time.

[@davek7316]

Agreed

[@ronaldschwigel2286]

RIGHT ON MRSOWELLMUSIC I GOT THIS ON 45 RPM RIGHT WHEN IT CAME OUT IN 85. TIMELESS CLASSIC.

[@kristianyrjola]

Yes it is!!!

[@JL-sg4er]

Agreed!

[@sassycupcakegirl7931]

@Raven Wrath 2w×1a Zaza ca z Caz

[@Dustin-qr3kh]

Its tough to admit that there will never be music like this again.

[@Number4lead]

For sure. Thank God recording technology and quality has come a long ways by th time classics like this song came along

[@carlocannavale1303]

This song is one of a kind but thanks to technology and resources like KZbin, younger generations can discover and enjoy this music. It can also influence young artists and inspire them to incorporate this style into newer music.

[@kareemtownes4876]

I know 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@dainewatson1]

Listened to Fantasia -Lose to win

[@Guy_3693]

😢

[@J316-t5i]

As an 80s baby I remember all the backyard bbqs and get togethers we had growing up back then listening to gems like these. Good sweet spirits, just happy and enjoying life

[@Tinydancer2009]

❤❤

[@kawirocket88]

This was a highly anticipated album because it was the 1st without Lionel Richey. I was finishing the 9th grade upon its release. Good Times

[@TrinityTwo]

Even after 37 years, I have a hard time listening to this hit without shedding a tear. A beautifully heartbreaking tribute.

[@julieanderson-smith1692]

"...you're not alone."

[@durandtopping3023]

I was 6 when this came out and couldn't understand why my mom used to cry listening to this song. I'm 43 and now I understand. Great song.❤️

[@Number4lead]

Well said. This song is powerful, and pure class.

[@dogsandyoga1743]

I was 9 when this came out, but I remember it being powerful. Even as a kid. I also remember when Marvin passed, because my Mother was in the living room crying, playing his records...iit's one of the few images I still have in my head from that young.

[@RIDGEMATIC]

It's nearly impossible

[@rossmcevitt1975]

What a tune could listen to it hundred times and not get sick of it

[@pauleaton947]

Fire mate innit

[@ssgen.vondonald8801]

It's on repeat play with me...

[@mannypintado8349]

RIP Marvin and Jackie. Beautiful tribute to two Pioneers of Music.

[@alexndannycasillas5526]

Who was jackie?

[@J_NoNamesLeft73]

@@alexndannycasillas5526 "(Your love keeps lifting me) higher and higher", thats what Jackie Wilson was known for

[@Ldonally84]

My brother passed last year, and there's just something about these black men singing their brothers over to the other side...I can't explain it. This is the only song that really explains how I feel

[@AmyWaters-th4rk]

I get it, girl. This song just speaks to you - the real you, inside. It does me the same way & always has. I may be a white chick, but I know deep music when I hear it. I loved this song my entire life.

[@smogonthetees1]

I listened to this song the other night...on the nightshift

[@martindowland]

One of my most soulfull sounds ever: this brings much happiness with sadness, is full of the value of life and a fantastic song to keep forever.

[@Nanku42]

+Martin Dowland Well said, brother. Power to you

[@jackatomin]

Beautifully written. I can’t believe it only had 100 likes. I just gave it 101.

[@jeffreyparker1669]

Well said

[@gmodderr]

❤❤❤

[@nightwitchtarot2379]

Me 2

[@NghiTa-iu4by]

Shout-out to the Commodores for the night shift song. A timeless legacy of music that will last forever.

[@brian5o]

If you have a car or a home stereo system with great tweeters, this song is your best friend, trust me. Those horns are magical with the right audio equipment.

[@jerrodmays83]

Or a Bluetooth speaker

[@deeppurplefan9648]

@@jerrodmays83 Most of the bluetooth speakers on the markets are massproduced and overpriced crap from china. How would they do music like this justice?

[@ankemissyou2651]

I agree 💯%. or with your headphones🎵🤟☮️

[@brianl3766]

And a good EQ to really dial it all in.

[@9w2xyz]

@@brianl3766 this recording needs it. Not the original.

[@edwardknox9269]

Man this timeless song hits different when you lose someone close to you

[@sdlacruz5644]

55 years old man I hear this song since I Was 20 years old

[@kathysheller9561]

69 here loving it since 1965

[@johanelsinga2449]

This is really timeless... also in 2019, 2020, 2021.........till........

[@blueflame4762]

It will forever be a timeless classic!

[@AaronThipthacoach22]

Yes it is

[@iamkurgan1126]

@@AaronThipthacoach22 Almost forever

[@abdihakeemcisman6868]

This song is an infinite....masterpiece...

[@kathysheller9561]

Listening and loving this 7/21/21

[@psefti]

First time I heard this, Florida bound, driving through Atlanta in the middle of the night a mystical experience in itself, but this just brought it home.

[@bennettwaisbren]

It's insane how good this song is

[@bettylondergan]

From the first note, this song just soars.... along with my spirit!

[@Craigstaaygear]

Indeed

[@jamiekoga1903]

Touches the soul. First note on

[@FrnndFrg]

fell the same everytime playing it

[@jansinzig9985]

R. I. P. Jackie and Marvin, the greatest Soulman besides Otis Redding. I hope they are singing there songs forevermore... :)

[@Hellwyck]

and Wilson Pickett and Eddie Floyd.

[@stihl_joking570]

And James brown

[@gabamoeane2182]

Rip marvin and jackie

[@e11aguru]

@@Hellwyck And Sam Cooke RIP

[@stevecharlemagne4496]

And Curtis Mayfield

[@svnsetsomnia8280]

Wow finally a comment section without a million "who's here during COVID/Quarantine" comments

[@summer-c7i]

Or the “who’s listening to this song in insert year” comments.

[@broknwingzbenthalo7873]

🤣 Who's here during covid? Jk

[@psefti]

Yeah and then you went and blew it big time 😢

[@Tinydancer2009]

😂❤​@@summer-c7i

[@willarcher2356]

I remember when this song first hit the airwaves. 20 years old in L.A.'s South Bay. I heard it, I listened to the words and it felt like it reached inside me to slowly pull my heart out. I quietly cried through the whole song...I still do. It just wrenches your heart and soul. RIP Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson Thank you both for such beautiful and timeless music you brought to the world when we needed it the most. Like soothing salves for deep social and societal wounds. We are and forever will be in your debt.

[@M3ntchuhot3p]

Please

[@Cheese6254]

World on wheels!!! Awesome

[@cerberus_the_rapper3096]

This is still one of the most beautiful songs I have ever had the pleasure of listening to. As another comment said, its tough to admit the days of music such as this are gone....but Lord are they.

[@jatinderdevgun9093]

Still chills me after 40 years

[@Cjansen087]

I remember jamming out to this song when I worked the night shift. Such a great song!

[@liltuppence1952]

me too

[@TheBob3759]

Perfect time to hear this song.

[@genevabonner4390]

My job use too play it on The night shift I was 16 my first job.Oh oldschool never will be again

[@patriciacosby5178]

I K R, I just sent it to both my sons. They both work from 9pm to 9pm so I thought it to be fitting that they take a listen.

[@andreasbaumler6120]

These days I miss voices and melodies like that very much. - A great song to take you through the darkest hours of the night. All of those heroes will never fade, their music will always be alive!!!

[@starangcho1430]

8 yr old kid in second grade..of all the trauma and horrible things I went through music was what lifted me during those times..I remeber hearing this on a late winter afternoon..didn't understand the lyrics at the time but I felt it 💗..

[@userofname1]

Adrian, I do hope you are doing great now. Wishing you God's best.

[@negshy4508]

I hope you got all of your emotions under controle now.❤

[@luiscolon1530]

We need more of this wonderful music today!

[@goodetodd5731]

Never will happen

[@timford3599]

@@goodetodd5731 Sadly, so very true!

[@dionmarshall2077]

This song just popped in my head and I couldn't stop singing it until I found it .... Good music is timeless!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾💯

[@chrishall3845]

Same!

[@paulcrisp9861]

@@chrishall3845 how strange, I'm here because it came into my head for no reason aswell, oh its so good to hear this classic gem of a song. Always a timeless classic. 💎❤️💎❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧 Sept twenty two

[@Number4lead]

This song is a good as it gets, awesome vocalists, great musical arrangements, beautiful instrumentation.

[@C0wboyzfan4life]

I still cry each time I hear this, idk and I can't explain it!!!

[@cherryxblossomxx-c2n]

Same.

[@violetsni]

It’s the harmony! That level of perfection !

[@wilkswifey]

It’s a lament.

[@ondrejhrasko]

@@violetsni do PU ouo

[@djscottys]

Same brother 💙

[@MarcieLuvzMusic]

Much Respect to Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye.... RIP, Love this song, two titans in the world of R & B and Soulful Music.... great song, thanks for posting~ "Night Shift" a definite favourite... Commodores, nice Tribute! Mx

[@johnderekmitchell1510]

Where is this music today😭

[@breakfastsurreal5650]

The very first time I heard songs like this from great black artists as a little kid, I knew I would never hate anyone because of their skin color.

[@MitchandNoraPererson]

Wow, what a great song. I could listen to those drums all day long.

[@j.joestar9454]

This is such a wonderful song. Now this is music.

[@Firefyta2]

This is Motown, of course its sweet music.....when you have a label such as Motown you think of Legends and Greats, second to none. This song lives up to the Label......Long live Motown!!!

[@kevinbuckley2140]

Firefyta2 the truth

[@Titan52berg]

I've heard this many times in the past, playing on a radio in a restaurant, from a passing car, over the in-store speakers of a store where i was shopping... always found it a catchy tune! Then, I discovered who sang it and the title... and the honorable tribute that it paid to talented singers like Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson... and knew that I must have a copy of it! What an incredible song it is, too! Good tempo, pleasant to hear on a summer day... just some really "feel good music!"

[@jameslynsey3853]

We still loving this tune in Britain's second biggest city Birmingham in 2024💙💙💙😅😅

[@jay-boy7102]

same here, my grandfather picked me up from jail. and this was playing in the car ride not knowing that was the last song we listen too together. He was pretty much my father... wish he could see how much Ive became on honest man now...

[@faelzserpa1938]

Good and light music to listen to, pleasant to listen to at any time of the day. The 80s were the era of music.

[@ThomasNagel-l8e]

one of the best songs i´ve ever listened to. timeless, soul touching, simply great

[@RedRoo13]

What talent. Great vocals AND great musicians! Sadly, an era gone forever.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I remember when this came out I was 13-14 & could tell even then there’s a reason why this song was-is as popular as it is for a reason…..some things,feelings,emotions just can’t be faked….this is one of those songs …..timeless 🖤y’all be safe🥶

[@allears9963]

"ohhh talk to me, so u can see whats going on" this song relaxes me EVERY time...smooth...overflowing with soul..peace and rock on to all who read this.

[@JohnHenry-r1q]

I remember listening to this in the car, when I was a little kid, on rainy nights and falling asleep to it. To this day, I always associate this song with warm car rides on rainy nights.

[@tylerryan458]

Reminds me of my mother, if not for her I wouldn’t know who The Commodores even are. Timeless music, and there’s a difference in being great and being timeless.

[@v6ix89]

Classic brings me back to my pops , moms and grandmother as a kid.

[@BabyCee713]

Lost my dad 4 years ago. Dad… this song is for you..❤️❤️

[@tylerao]

RIP your Dad, bet he’s dancing to the night shift

[@BabyCee713]

@@tylerao appreciate you 🙏🏾

[@RobBanks-w8m]

Mystical...magical...beautiful..REST IN PEACEFUL COMFORT...Marvin

[@taylorahern3755]

No words of mine could ever do this song justice, as it is beyond beautiful...as soulfully moving, dream inducing, relaxing, sweetly poignant & magically evocative of all that is steeped in mellow rapture, loving reflection & pure, all consuming serenity as any piece of music ever has been, beautifully endearing to the soul as it is, & sung with this smooth, soothing grace, this voice that is as velvety & sublime as any ever recorded. Heavenly. Music such as this cannot be improved upon, at least not within this Earthly paradise.

[@Trump2024af]

Loved Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye. Such a great tribute!

[@rustykuntz94]

Love that synthisized bass sound on this record. Most 80s artists went to this sound & it sounded cheesy often but this sounds great! Perfect production on here.

[@DB-hp9sc]

Rusty Kuntz it’s my favorite sound ever 💖

[@12inchvertical]

I wonder if this is the same sound they used for Sussudio by Phil Collins, which was also keyboard bass

[@cynthiachurch7214]

June 2019 and this song still brings tears♥️

[@josipturcec2531]

Tako nekako....(CRO ).

[@acewilliams7917]

Takes me back...ah the 80s.

[@horizontoday7874]

Cynthia Church Yes. Me too. Especially when I remember them both at the height of their careers!

[@remigasquet3086]

walking on Lindell bd, a walkman on ears, going to Wash'u, in STL MO, that was my american dream

[@christydeering1099]

Dedicated too my beautiful lil bro Bradley who died tragically in a car accident last year, up there with all the beautiful angels that were once here too xx miss you bro 💞 see you again xxx

[@frogsong100]

In '85, a guitarist, and leader of 3 bands over the years, told me that the bass part was the whole song.

[@michaelevans1384]

One of the greatest songs ever!!!

[@pgakagi]

I remember hearing this song many times with my coworker in an amusement park hotel at the end of our extended shifts at about midnight (we started work at 8am). Brings back memories, song really fit our work. Great memories!

[@dontplayinthestreet]

One of those songs that was on all the time when I was little and I loved it. I had no idea what it was even about and when I became an adult and learned what this song was about it made me love it even more.

[@raspberrydriplp4494]

I was born the year this came out, I didn't hear it until last year...but with a track like this it's better late than never.

[@newyorknight]

We still remember the greats,and their music lives on...

[@lenardtaylor5138]

I miss you granny I dedicated this song to you I'll never forget the moments we shared the love the whippings the food your laughter your voice

[@jamesphillips9671]

I just love the way they pay homage in this song

[@popadoc4526]

Yes I Remember This When It Was New, & I Still Like It!!! P.S. Happy New Year!!!!

[@silentscope7440]

Lost my dad some weeks ago and I appreciate this song and many more from this era. I also appreciate the awesome work and high quality production these artists and engineers put into this song. It is so clear after just about 40 years. Unbelievably well put together. If there is a "sky daddy" I hope to see my people again.

[@ahmedeeqnur4047]

This music is killing me this is great music

[@kristianyrjola]

When it's GREAT music, it won't kill You!!!

[@irenecorley3]

Every time I hear that Song it reminds me of my Brother Wolfgang i miss he very much. 😢

[@LeeDfined]

Very touching...love those synths and percussion track. True musicianship.

[@rayfrench1971]

wow. haven't heard this in a while. them boys sung this song so good. the music,...everything was so on point. one of my favorites from music history.

[@coolmoney5249]

I just heard this song tonight for the first time lol and I've it. Got in on repeat cause I Really like this girl that introduced it to me , can't get her off my mind. Music is love 💘

[@liltuppence1952]

hope you went after Her !!!!

[@liddyw88]

For all the people we are losing. The people who gave our life meaning and texture, good or bad. Forever in the hall of our memories. 2024

[@lenardtaylor5138]

🤟😔💯

[@dorothyguillory9559]

Kobe Bryant we miss you keep on shinning, 2020. I bet you still pulling a crowd, 🙏💖

[@dorothyguillory9559]

@@GeorgeCarlinWasAGod Evidently Millions of America Love Kobe Bryant!! And we're not concerned about our haters.🤣🤣🤣💯

[@brachema]

I was on a night shift years ago, I was young we were all cleaning up and this came on.

[@natahliak7691]

This song reminds me of my night crew. My boss, 2 other team members and myself would sing the night away. My God our voices could reach the heavens ❤

[@falonelb]

LIFE with John Mayer SiriusXM played this song while I was working the night shift.. ❤

[@jacktrauma1]

Every time i hear this it gives me a lump in my throat ..my names jack n my brothers called martin lol my mum used to sing this to us ..we hated it ...what id give to hear her singing to me now 💔

[@Terriheir]

Classics . My heart aches when I listen to this song . (Remembering my parents both of whom are deceased)

[@mikeamos4258]

The song that my mum play it when to bed when i was 4 years ❤

[@YourTattooedRebelGirl]

Marvin the man of true soul says, let the sweet sounds roll on through the Windy City. Always give it up and there’s always sexual healing my brothers ❤

[@jessicavargas7109]

Takes me back to 5th grade..heard this song for the first time on our way to 5th grade camp

[@hairrockinray]

jessica vargas I was in grade 5 also.. when this came out lol

[@73lyfe96]

6th grade memories for me

[@barnabydwhiteaustin9223]

Second grade for me

[@queennneka1225]

Love this song it reminds me of motherhood..I will hold my child and stand by him in his most difficult hours cos I do night shifts.....it will be Alright.

[@chris080270]

The Commodores hit #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 4/20/85. Thanks for posting it! :)

[@LeeDfined]

That would have been me one month and four days of my FIFTH birthday. Long live the 80s

[@africanpagan6338]

This is a spectacular piece of music. so underated. really good.

[@earlcolter1086]

Perfect, nice, real love song for all times, thank you Commodores!!!!!!!!!

[@theresa-ld6dj]

Thank you 🫡Lowell ❤❤

[@tributoroupanova448]

Obrigado senhor procurei essa música por mais de 10 anos e a 20 q não ouvia q maravilha

[@genevabonner4390]

I was 16 when they made this song My mom played this alot myself oldschool💋💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@genevabonner4390]

I mean played this song alot

[@FadeIn2Obscurity]

I remember the first time I heard this I was getting a haircut. So glad it was on the radio at that moment.

[@WillieGreen3]

I listen to this song every time I lose another loved one and it calms my soul. RIP Sonya....... I'll see you on the other side, cousin!💔

[@TazmilyGum]

Last night I fell asleep listening to this on loop and proceeded to have a dream in which I was hiking up a mountain to bury a recently deceased friend per their dying request. As this song went on in my dream I felt a sense of tranquility and fulfillment. I woke up wishing I could go back and bury him. I know it’s just a dream but something about it felt so real to me.

[@mauriwestmoreland5687]

I'm glad you have that 🎶 and it's a young age to have to say goodbye. My mother died in 1984 & I was just into my 30s & I thought that was young...it's good that you had this awesome song.

[@markbonham3477]

A classic song about some classy soul artists who left us way too soon!

[@organicketchup5171]

I'm quietly very happy that this nice and really cool song found its way to meaning something personally significant, to me: playing on the radio during my last shift at a favorite job with lots of great people.

[@darrondoss3643]

Remind me of wen I wus a kid & my parents would dance and laugh! We didn't have a lot but we had each other! Man I miss the time's

[@John-Egbers]

Marvin He was a friend of mine And he could sing his song His heart in every line Marvin Sang of the joy and pain He opened up our mind And I still can hear him say "Oh, talk to me So you can see what's goin' on" Say you will sing your songs For evermore, evermore Gonna be some sweet sounds Coming down on the nightshift I bet you're singing proud Oh, I bet you'll pull a crowd Gonna be a long night It's gonna be all right On the nightshift You found another home I know you're not alone On the nightshift, oh You found another home I know you're not alone On the nightshift Jackie Mmm, hey, what you doing now? It seems like yesterday When we were workin' out Jackie Whoa, you set the world on fire You came and gifted us Your love it lifted us higher and higher Keep it up And we'll be there at your side Oh-oh-oh, say you will Sing your songs for evermore, evermore Gonna be some sweet sounds Comin' down on the nightshift I bet you're singing proud Ooh, I bet you'll pull a crowd Gonna be a long night (gonna be a long night) It's gonna be all right on the nightshift You found another home I know you're not alone On the nightshift Gonna be some sweet sounds (sweet sounds) Comin' down on the nightshift (whoa, on the nightshift) I bet you're singing proud (I know you're singing proud) Ooh, I bet you'll pull a crowd (oh, yeah) Gonna be a long night (gonna be all right) It's gonna be all right on the nightshift (on the nightshift) You found another home I know you're not alone On the nightshift Gonna miss your sweet voice (sweet) That soulful noise (soulful noise) On the nightshift (nightshift, on the nightshift) We all remember you (remember you, remember you) Ooh, your songs are comin' through At the end of a long day (a long day) It's gonna be okay (okay) On the nightshift (nightshift) You found another home I know you're not alone On the nightshift Gonna be some sweet sounds (sweet, sweet sounds) Comin' down (comin' down) On the nightshift (ooh, yeah) I bet you're singing proud

[@marcuswalker3631]

I was 13. It was the first time I heard a song and felt the loss and pain that was so real I had to cry. I never saw the singers of my generation and my dad's generation as separate. There was so much connection with Michael Jackson and Prince etc. and what was Motown music that I just felt like it was the next wave of the same family. So when Marvin Gaye was killed it bothered me, but it hurt my dad and I always felt it in these songs. I asked more about Jackie as a result and learned even more about the music my folks grew up on. This song is beautiful.

[@birdlynn417]

The eighties....couldn't have had it any better for music and living life!

[@jerryj920]

Beautiful song. NGO...Never Gets Old. Blessings

[@richarddunn6292]

The commadores Rip ❤ like no other .i grew up on rock ac/ dc and such .but these dudes got it all .man

[@sosmansal]

For a mean Dedication to Legend Marvin Gaye Jackie Wilson whom Died in 1984 .. Commodores Would Introduce in such Artistic Professional Ways to Nightshift God bless all of our Passed away Legend. Greetings From Yemen

[@Focused-ni9qh]

This song reminds me when I hit an enormous jackpot in Shreveport, Louisiana while working the Nightshift, mmmmhmmmm

[@3SoulsParanormal]

In 2021 sitting at my bar in my living room having a glass of whiskey and just vibing out to actual great music