Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It for the Boy

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Lyrics:
My baby, he don't talk sweet
He ain't got much to say
But he loves me, loves me, loves me
I know that he loves me anyway
And maybe he don't dress fine
But I don't really mind
'Cause every time he pulls me near
I just wanna cheer
Let's hear it for the boy
Oh, let's give the boy a hand
Let's hear it for my baby
You know you gotta understand
Oh, maybe he's no Romeo
But he's my lovin' one-man show
Oh, whoa, let's hear it for the boy

[@claudianeymour63]

Who still jamming to this in 2024

[@LadyOfMaine]

Me! I’m 68!

[@kateschroth3304]

😊

[@RootAccessRebels]

Meee

[@jamesgruen333]

😢 0:48 me

[@clintonnorris5748]

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. KZbind the video and here we are

[@mariafaye2854]

Anyone else here in 2024?

[@tonyfetter1054]

4 days ago 😂

[@savigonzalez9171]

Here

[@alantully9482]

Me.

[@courtneykintner3536]

Yup march 2024

[@Adrian-X1]

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

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

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

[@ShaniTrahan-sk2rd]

Love this song and video it’s beautiful 😍

[@generatednoise3464]

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?

[@DaveAndBeth1978]

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]

R.I.P. Seth 😇😍

[@prioleau2012]

😭

[@isabellewhittaker9337]

im so sorry for your loss

[@champschannel44]

Thats so sweet RIP Seth I'm sorry

[@shermanhiggins6806]

Much love RIP Seth

[@heema_9451]

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

[@JohnSmith-zr1pi]

Perfectly said!

[@tamikas6519]

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

[@readyforlifenow]

@@tamikas6519 by watching it :)

[@bridgettekirk2604]

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

[@daveycard]

dance mooves 4000

[@reallife0728]

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

[@williamaidoo6996]

The rhythm of this particular song still rocks in 2024.

[@Tranmaart]

[@Tranmaart]

It's always an uplifting experience

[@zoomosis]

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

[@ceeceeg.4961]

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

[@terryadams2652]

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]

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

[@sweet__cherry]

@@terryadams2652 Terry, your saltiness is amazing

[@b1bbscraz3y]

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

[@ladennayoung2939]

💜💜💜

[@jackie-raegraham8901]

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]

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

[@BladeBrilliantArizona]

That is awesome!!!

[@kayhinton6487]

Bless him

[@foodstampz]

Awesome

[@spiritualak5147]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jordanrivers1]

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

[@JonMarM]

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]

B❤jjjjjjjjjii is iieqkkjiajei😅

[@nancybholden5840]

That’s Denice .. W~_< ( double)

[@Iamwhoiam993]

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

[@kdogg716]

Absolutely

[@reggiethecommenter9137]

Just wait 58 more years.

[@Iamwhoiam993]

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

[@claytonstarrjr9788]

Who is you telling

[@orkman1976]

Buy a Jewish calendar. The year is 5782.

[@curtismoore7738]

THE YOUTH NEEDS A SONG LIKE THIS 🙏

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

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---]

respect, this is my aunt

[@tonydboy21]

Who still rocking this in 2022??🙋🏾‍♂️

[@vannjunkin8041]

🙋‍♂️

[@jeffreyellis2284]

It will NEVER get old!

[@marinebrothers6795]

Same 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@ihuomanwachukwu7697]

U bet I am!! 💃

[@gusgarza6529]

Me.

[@datruestory968]

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]

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

[@laydeestroh4830]

Oh yes Mrs.1985 is here also...💋💋

[@daerob1]

1982 in the house!!

[@DrRiddlez2015]

1979 here, so I hear ya

[@bridgettekirk2604]

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!!

[@Dupont24racer11]

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

[@trudyeggers407]

Me too

[@princesspersaud]

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

[@womandela7225]

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

[@Lit192]

Frl frl lbs👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾🎼🎼💯💯🫡🫡🫡

[@vincentbriegel7038]

I'm 67 and still jamming to this song

[@jadequeen6714]

The little boy is just beyond adorable!

[@jaymigilmore9556]

That’s Aaron Lohr!

[@jackiethompson3610]

rufio from hook

[@rachelatwater7576]

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

[@brucecaudill1958]

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

[@franchisetowers5017]

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

[@SuzyTopAgent]

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

[@kikigrech]

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

[@johnnymurff4137]

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

[@cecileejones6601]

Good music who still listen 2020

[@barbararichmond2167]

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

[@nachc6459]

Boo!

[@rodneyfranklin9528]

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]

We thank you 🙏🏾

[@JasmineDiTullio]

H😅😅😅

[@kimonewilliamson4770]

2024 anyone??

[@Kbooty46]

Me

[@paulburns-dt9eq]

Hallo 'you'!

[@banksofbarcelona3893]

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]

And the boy

[@JR-ez3zd]

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]

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

[@danmccarthy4700]

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

[@heatherkelly2580]

Get away 72

[@andrewk2996]

RIP 1980s, I miss you every day :(

[@Dreman777]

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]

Me too!!😢

[@quiveringSlug]

Except for the AIDS

[@misspeacelove7395]

YES! So true.. :-)

[@susanwalters7937]

PREACH!

[@user-jj5oe4ph1r]

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

[@reynacornejo6337]

Frrrrr

[@OrlandoGustar]

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

[@nunezjesse]

Listening now Jan 30 2024.. Instant hit!!

[@Tranmaart]

jan 31. '24

[@annaavilez1187]

HAPPY 74TH BIRTHDAY DENISE WILLIAMS🎶🎤🎵🙌🌹🫶

[@giandomenicociccone1190]

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.

[@laurentsaurel1751]

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

[@mikebennet7697]

Reminds me of Patti LaBelle

[@patriciafootejohnson2817]

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

[@galitziagarcia9199]

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

[@caseymroot]

Her voice reminds me of 80s Madonna

[@casandraalverez5245]

This makes me miss my mom so much

[@dee1888ie]

I'm sure she misses you just as much.

[@JC11378]

Who else misses the 80s!? ❤

[@travisrooba1445]

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

[@KrendallMobile]

Born in '79, but you're totally right

[@rhondafenner1893]

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

[@matblack9288]

Millennials though... 🥴🥴

[@brains7733]

@@matblack9288 LOL😂

[@lashawnh7182]

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

[@sattacain7455]

Who still rocking with this in 2019

[@deniseharper9439]

Satta Cain me baby

[@kevindenniston2110]

Satta Cain I’m listening to it right now

[@avanellejean-marie6740]

Iam 💕💕💕

[@jessicahay6871]

Yep

[@githice]

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

[@zebradotzb9000]

Still rocking to it 40+ years later!

[@nicoleblanc3140]

Today is Deniece Williams Birthday. And my fiancé’s birthday. I just sent him this song. Let’s hear it 🎉Happy birthday to you both ! Remembering how I WAS Deniece when I was little and would sing this some.

[@levithorstone2876]

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

[@kidkique]

It's called cocaine.

[@paulbricklayer4491]

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

[@model-man7802]

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

[@terryashford7821]

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

[@270yis7]

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

[@scotthayden5388]

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]

amen!!!!

[@jessicalazare7295]

Scott Hayden yessss!!

[@tropicthunderbolt]

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

[@sierrahall1717]

When will KZbin let us heart ❤️ comments?

[@nissadean2517]

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!!

[@CrystalSavage-du4zp]

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!

[@justinbrown2894]

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

[@AvatarAang_]

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

[@angieellsworth8664]

Turn to the Lord! He will help you!

[@AvatarAang_]

@Angie Ellsworth not real.

[@patrickrogers6956]

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

[@KATHYCHUBI]

@@AvatarAang_ not real 😄

[@tammymarbury5199]

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

[@travelnguy2002]

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

[@BLITZY261]

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

[@Mc.Lovin3756]

Yeah same lol

[@kennethrojas8469]

Travelinguy: I know that's right, Buddy.

[@lemarcypress308]

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

[@journeysteele3749]

I am going feet on a different trip with me 8888to so I'm just not fix my 9room 999feet I need my phone now 888888888for 8and 8but 88899v99 u and 8999feet 98are 999I beta version I don't know if this will 7 PM version or the

[@ImTheHamSandwich]

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

[@VirtuelleWeltenMitKhan]

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

[@mermaidprincess27]

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

[@AnyKeyLady]

@@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]

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

[@sullivanbrawn1315]

@@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

[@djoseph5130]

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]

FOOT LOSE

[@redsyrup1138]

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]

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

[@lemurlover7975]

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]

Salt N Peppa " What a man"?

[@mainlymusicman]

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

[@cocoafemme47]

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

[@funkmasterfishdatdamnfish7442]

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]

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

[@kJ-wd9wk]

Deff not alone lol

[@thesilencer1969]

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]

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

[@putgodfirst1192]

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

[@hallson2917]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DENIECE!

[@GabrielH-W]

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

[@petervoogt1966]

i am sure that youre not the only one

[@QueenGoldnGreen]

Nope! Dancin' with ya!

[@thetea7428]

YOU’RE NOT 😂🤣

[@franchisetowers5017]

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

[@sierrag.1069]

Yes im dancing with you!

[@kaylenepetersen758]

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

[@maaheshrajput1829]

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

[@teresa8650]

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

[@alvaroakatico9188]

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

[@Sporkyspoonz]

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]

Yes it is, i do it all the time.

[@craig5898]

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

[@WorldClassSatanist]

Yes

[@SepiaChild]

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

[@blachokage5354]

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

[@orionvonwalker1431]

then 2000 came and music died. RIP Music.

[@blachokage5354]

Russ Walker fr

[@richardcoles2432]

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

[@melissawinn2823]

I'm from the 90s

[@outlawsinchase7289]

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!

[@andrewmark3682]

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]

Me tooooo 😚

[@solrosenberg3803]

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

[@victornewman508]

@@solrosenberg3803 do they even still have MTV ?

[@solrosenberg3803]

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

[@brandongarrett1627]

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

[@elainanorlin6342]

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

[@belpop]

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

[@sharifahkasiman7745]

Can we appreciate the boy’s danceskills 😍😍

[@babygirltia5747]

It's funny how now he is all grown up

[@ashercairo3525]

Let's hear it for the boy

[@kenyattasimpson7649]

Aaron lohr

[@TwilightEspeon]

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

[@kenyattasimpson7649]

@@TwilightEspeon really

[@robertwilliamsbigrob]

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

[@20thCenturyMan80]

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.

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

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

[@candyvon2877]

von 7864447417 call me now

[@FJB_USA_1ST]

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

[@candyvon2877]

+VIVIAN ALBERT miami fl

[@candyvon2877]

305

[@soniacarvajal1837]

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

[@chukschuks5069]

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

[@richiebear1969]

Happy birthday Deniece....God I miss the 80's.

[@vmryan1964]

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

[@abeautifulmind8191]

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

[@ws6513]

Thanks sis💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@HAHALoc120]

✊🏿✌🏿

[@skippindocs5793]

Thx 😘

[@MegaIpman]

Yay thanks...🤗

[@MegaIpman]

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

[@zzay3345]

This song brings everlasting joy directly to my soul.

[@KH4444444444N]

Mine as well.

[@jacklynjackson4240]

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]

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

[@PeaceDweller]

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.

[@mssmiles0503]

I haven't heard this song in years but I know every single lyric, the video, Deniece's awesome T-shirt dress at the end; and most importantly, her stunning voice. 💜💜💜

[@kevinndebele5429]

Great beat .80s rocks big time

[@dgml007]

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]

103.5 Yo

[@Novakdjokovic517]

Good for you

[@jeffreyjacobs3471]

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

[@anneomokhuale3169]

Me,

[@TIMCOWBOY1971]

Me 2020!

[@SoloJourneyandPJ]

That high note was so beast!!

[@Dvo_Evolutions]

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]

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]

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

[@arturo1487]

Beautiful voice, what a passion to sing that song!

[@arturo1487]

completely agree! A pure and angelic voice

[@jcpena8577]

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

[@Kbooty46]

Ooh yea

[@AnthonyBrooks-lm6bv]

I love that song

[@eleanademera6371]

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]

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

[@desireayer]

It warmed my hear to read this :)

[@JoeDope]

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

[@crystalpedigo-manzo184]

Tearing up over here. Beautiful ❤️

[@superguy6892]

"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.

[@clippers4me]

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]

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]

Preach!!! 🙌

[@carolineisabelskare4601]

Me too ❤️🫶🌟😍

[@lilianmaher2809]

Love this song teenager then

[@shermanhiggins6806]

​@@shawnlombard7350 me too, best decade of music

[@zeroguard1043]

80's is GOLD

[@boogeymanodin63]

Tried to give 4 thumbs up

[@garrelrosario2211]

Boogeyman

[@paulburns-dt9eq]

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

[@king_smitty860]

Her voice is so beautiful

[@kimmccorkell4091]

Let's hear it for the 80's

[@deniseharper9439]

Kim Mccorkell ok..❤👄

[@dawnhollins4245]

Billy Jean says let's hear it for the boy

[@Cherylm875]

Best time for music

[@braydenblair8135]

Lets give them a rounded of applause

[@christinenewhouse1264]

84 Rules..miss this song..Use to hear it on the bus..Track meets.♡

[@daltonharrison8954]

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

[@justify798]

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

[@kcopara1]

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

[@seanhealy3579]

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]

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]

omg you perfectly described what I feel too🥺

[@tamicabrooks5563]

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

[@kyliekylie5547]

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

[@ferencmorvai5720]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@duanedibbley7846]

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

[@marianbeierle9305]

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]

The hymn of 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.

[@shaunrocksthecitytvshow4117]

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

[@helenniles3139]

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

[@Shinemodel]

Never will happen. An agenda is at play

[@mariahhall8481]

Right!

[@lukegrayson4273]

Hi Helen, how are you doing

[@fruitycoconut]

@@lukegrayson4273 hi Luke

[@lisayoung4810]

"Who can sing...."

[@TheTmat007]

80s artists put their heart and soul into it. That's the biggest difference between 80s artists and those today.

[@anonymousblanketgirl9865]

The majority of 80's artists didn't even write their own songs.

[@TheTmat007]

@@anonymousblanketgirl9865 Except that in music the term "artist" does not refer to those who sing/perform music only. Those who write or produce music, are musical artists, as well. And so, either way you put it, 80s artists put their heart and soul into it.

[@N.Hue_Mane]

Talk about an all time classic 👍

[@jaimerene0101]

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

[@2quann]

When I brought home my first “A” after making “C’s” and “D’s” my mom played this for me.

[@lifemanager6865]

Awe how sweet

[@thedarksaiyanlord3406]

This shit made me tear up

[@MusicmanDavid]

That's a very sweet story.👍

[@gracieortega1831]

That's cute

[@mmlm4514]

Gonna give my bad little boys a hand tonight 🥰😍

[@lizmc.1031]

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]

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

[@Tyler_Mills26]

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]

@@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]

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

[@PHlophe]

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

[@Jackie-sl5eb]

I love this song

[@OliviaHendley-bz2oh]

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*

[@zoebellanfante5017]

yess lets uplift men and boys.

[@gailhuddleston6707]

Amen to that

[@kimiorahenry179]

Yes sister

[@kimiorahenry179]

@one sided loyalty is for suckas Come on now. Let's let our men have this one

[@Cobrancrx]

WTF 🤦‍♂️

[@MarcosGarcia-cp3wh]

@@Cobrancrx lol

[@Slampty]

This song will never die.

[@barbaracornett4030]

Love it still !

[@thomasmiles4744]

So true good music nerver die

[@dianeratcliffe2552]

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

[@lawrencemalloy8554]

I love this song got it on 45 records Happy b-day Deniece Williams

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Such a cute song.

[@LittleMonsterFame85]

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

[@kiara198923]

LittleMonsterFame85 I can't wait to get married!

[@odessachi-townwembley3047]

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

[@lovelife4693]

LittleMonsterFame85 tf?

[@amsterdampattayathailand1947]

Wish i had a wife like that

[@numbersix100]

LittleMonsterFame85 lucky man😎

[@maximosb6127]

Whos listening in 1984?

[@cherylwilliams6455]

😃

[@MelisaAlaba]

I was nine when this came out… crazy.. still love this song.

[@79tazman]

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

[@kiwimid]

That was my favourite part of the movie 😊

[@THRILLHOUSEV]

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]

um your last name isn't Hills is it?

[@richardlanning462]

It was in the new footloose remake

[@christopherfanelli8821]

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

[@richardlanning462]

@@christopherfanelli8821 yes and was in the second one too

[@Rosana-vj2km]

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

[@gaillegenbauer1380]

When this song came out, I had my first teaching job in Belle Glade, Florida. The elementary school had a talent show, and the entire school was watching. I'll never forget the little boy that was singing and dancing to this song. He was so talented and absolutely adorable. It is imprinted in my memory forever. Whenever I hear this song, it brings me back to 1984 and that moment in time. I wish I knew his name so I could tell him what an impact he made on me.

[@rrubio6660]

This song is 40 years old this year!

[@EXIDLEGGO1989]

40 years later still rocks.

[@Emilywhitaker97]

Being a 90s baby, I prefer this kind of music more then today's music, whose with me?

[@GEMINI_THE_BES89]

As a 80s baby I agree

[@justinchadwick5228]

Here my fello 90s sister

[@68kbeats]

I was born in 2008. Today's music is all the same. Back in the 80s and 90s, everything was varied and had life to it. Now all you have to do is talk about sex and drugs, add the same repetitive drums and boom, you have a hit single. God I wish we could go back.

[@ejej1187]

get over yourselves

[@elijahebbert6884]

@@68kbeats I guess you don't look hard enough