Exile - Kiss You All Over | REACTION

[@justinclark8867]

Fun fact: Exile didn't know they had to play this song live for this show, as they were under the impression that it would be a lip-sync job, but when they arrived on set, they were told otherwise, and nearly panicked (as they had barely played it live). Thankfully, they had all of their instruments with them, but not all of their stage monitors, and the engineers on the set helped them out set up everything for the Midnight Special. Despite the nerves, J.P. Pennington, Jimmy Stokley, Buzz Cornelison, Sonny LeMaire, Marlon Hargis and Steve Goetzman managed to pull it off.

[@Carolyn-ff3fu]

That is awesome. Thanks for sharing!

[@stephanieodom5825]

They did great!!!

[@bobbi_mcb]

Wow! Thanks for sharing this ... very interesting! I loved watching The Midnight Special. Music was so good back then! 🎶🎤

[@andydanko7074]

This song was the bomb when it came out and it was just so over the top. Played constantly on the radio and everybody loved it.🤗🎵🎶

[@jotero2251]

I’m now old enough to remember all these old episodes!!

[@amyvertrees4992]

Jimmy Stokley was it! Loved him. So very sad he passed so early. Yes, could have seen this on Soul Train!

[@helgrenze]

Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert were some of the best TV ever. It was how many artists promoted their music and made names for themselves. Its how many fans learned about the new music too.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

used to stay up late on the weekends for both of them. way before MTV and cable came to my neck o the woods.

[@helgrenze]

Got in trouble for it a few time too. Also watched Canada's Much Music when I lived in New York.

[@Mebuggiefan]

I always stayed up late to watch the Midnight Special. Oh Wow!! Those were the good ole days.That was the show to watch back in the days.

[@stevenmedaugh5289]

Loved both of those shows most of my preteen and teen years before I could drive and even after I could I would get home just in time to watch it every time it was on

[@Teresia12]

Don't forget Soul Train.

[@joelhammond4162]

Songs in this similar vein and era you may like to check out: Paul Davis - "I Go Crazy" and "Cool Night" Robert John - "Sad Eyes"; Johnny Rivers - "Swaying to the Music (Slow Dancing)"; Dr Hook - "Sharing the Night Together"; Pablo Cruise - "Love Will Find A Way"; Seals and Crofts - "Summer Breeze"; Climax Blues Band - "I Love You"; Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So Into You"; Firefall - "Just Remember I Love You" and "You Are The Woman"; Todd Rundgren - "I Saw The Light" and "Hello, It's Me"; Blue Suede - "Hooked On A Feeling"; anything by James Taylor, Carole King, Dan Fogelberg, Bread, Cat Stevens. Still some great Hall and Oates songs to check out like "Sara Smile" so good! "Danny's Song" by Loggins and Messina. So much great music!!! Keep spreading the love brother Jamel!

[@LAinAustralia]

Joel Hammond - What a list! Awesome sauce! Yes, any of these choices, songs, artists would be brilliant. 👋🇦🇺

[@debs3957]

Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band😄

[@andydanko7074]

That list is a good START, "scratch the surface" of the great 70's songs🎶🎵🤣

[@2869may]

Looks like a piece of my 70's playlist.

[@scm021374]

Paul Davis, yes please!

[@CESTSIMAL]

That was a blast from the past. Missing the 70's.

[@cinderellsworth]

Yeah, me too. I got married in '75, had my son in '76. Some of the BEST times, but also some of the hardest. The '70's and '80s will always be my favorite years to be alive! Wish I had a time machine in the basement....

[@sherrifrazier5722]

Meeee toooo

[@TKWkw]

@@sherrifrazier5722 me too!!!

[@hellooutsiders6865]

I'm missing the 70's yet I never lived in them.

[@reneelosie2644]

You too huh.

[@waq20659]

The singer with the long hair was Jimmy Stokley, he left the band in 1980 and soon after the band got into country music.....Sadly Stokley died at age 41 in 1985 due to complications from hepatitis.....

[@workingman6681]

Midnight Special and Don Kirshners Rock Concert were the shows to watch in the late 70's early 80's.

[@notinmycountry991]

Yup. SNL was over at midnight and you had to get up and turn the channel to The Midnight Special....those were the days ☺️

[@m.vondrake5534]

The only only time I was allowed to stay up after 8 wax to watch The Midnight Special

[@bobbyowen5879]

I really miss the midnight special. No auto tune, lip syncing, just the artist singing pure music!

[@2Nu]

The Studio cut is waay better.. More atmospheric, more presence..

[@gospelgirl6383]

True!

[@BelindaTN]

I agree.

[@TMouse-hd5jb]

I have a feeling he would have recognize it better if he heard the studio version. The instruments are better mixed.

[@CamiMack5616]

And this is why I don't like live versions of songs used for reaction videos, with very few exceptions. There's always something missing live; they go off script, it's not true to the studio version we're familiar with... it just throws the whole thing off.

[@TMouse-hd5jb]

@@CamiMack5616 I completely agree with you. I typically do not like live versions at all. It is only rare occasions that a live version sounds the same or better than studio version.

[@ssmudsville]

We used to follow Exile back in the 70s. Favorite bar was the Roundup for in Erlanger, Ky. Stokely died of Hep B in the 80s. He made the band. They were sooo much fun.

[@TrishCross]

How did he get hepatitis b?

[@robertsaul234]

Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get it Right". Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky". Trust me. You won't regret either.

[@rightbraincreative]

I gotta agree... Couldn't Get It Right is one of my all time favorites. Great beat. Rhythm.

[@GottaWannaDance]

Spirit in the sky ... A perfect fill up the floor song for an electric slide at the beginning of the nite.

[@godsspeedify]

Don't forget the song I LOVE YOU from climax blues band..

[@TheSimonScowl]

_Couldn't Get It Right_ all day long!

[@alvinwine5665]

Good choices

[@melbell3905]

I love this song. Jimmy Stokley was the lead singer and J.P. Pennington sang along. It was their biggest hit on US charts. Jimmy died in 1985. Thank you for sharing .

[@deborahcornell171]

I think he was proud of his hair, tossing it around. And we girls loved long hair being whipped around. Robert Plant, Mark Farner...oh, yeah baby.💙

[@loki6253]

David Gilmore. That hair and those lips whew!!! 👄👄

[@tgranny3547]

@@loki6253 yeah you know I voice like Pink Floyd but I did not notice how cute David Gilmour was and so my daughter pointed it out a couple of years ago and I got to looking at his old pictures man he was a looker

[@loki6253]

@@tgranny3547 Yeah total package and still a very handsome talented individual that must have millions of stories

[@sassymessmess9110]

Actually it looks like the dude with the hair might of had a little "toot" up the nose before they went out onstage.

[@desireestevens]

Oh, YEAH! @Loki those David Gilmour EYES!

[@rightbraincreative]

In the same genre/time period... Atlanta Rhythm Section... Imaginary Lover, So Into You and Spooky

[@richardmarsh9257]

Also "Not Gonna Let it Bother Me Tonight" and "So Into You"

[@timothycook2917]

All good choices!!

[@maryroberts9233]

Atlanta Rhythm Section...So Into You

[@susanoneill370]

I repeated your request and have suggested previously after Jamel appreciated a Skynyrd song. Play ARS frequently. Their version of Spooky is soooo good!

[@cmb2934]

Jimmy Stockley - had he lived longer - would have been a giant in the American music scene...voice, charisma, presence... everything.

[@wandabreedlove1664]

Amen

[@gentrysmith4924]

This band originated in my hometown (well, close to it anyway--Richmond, KY). This song was a hit in 1978. Originally, a rock band after a number of changes to band members they switched up and became a country band.

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

Possibly the best rock ballad of the 1970s to become a hit song.

[@LexwellLavers]

Hot Chocolate released You Sexy Thing in 1975 . Exile's song uses the same beat for Kiss you all Over released in 1978 🤔

[@bobthebear1246]

That was a good song in its own right.

[@dantedoomsday]

Neat. I thought it sounded similar to You Sexy Thing.

[@tdhawk167]

That's it! Yes.

[@maryroberts9233]

That song was released in 1976

[@dantedoomsday]

@@maryroberts9233 Really? With the Internet at most people's fingertips, how hard is it to look up information? You Sexy Thing was released Oct 1975.

[@luanne2902]

Loved this song when I was a little child. We used to sing " I wanna kiss your dog Rover" 😂

[@faith8139]

😂 🐕

[@Ltw7407]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@gaelleonard8830]

Thats just the best..

[@joediaz2589]

LMFAO!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@doloressanchez9477]

Kiss you all over was in the Movie Happy Gilmor ❤ Forever live Jimmy Stokley 🥀 he made Exile famous in 1978! Amazing singer RIP

[@shephjohn78]

This song went #1 on the pop charts, they also had a #1 song on the country charts. they were from Lexington, Ky. 1978 release date.

[@reesedavis3499]

Exile is from my area of Kentucky, I used to rub elbows with them as a musician myself, all top-notch fellas. Unfortunately, the lead singer James Stokely passed away too soon. They had a lot of hits on the country charts later on. in their career.

[@bluesrocker79]

I'm a Kentucky boy as well. My friends and classmates were very proud of this band.

[@gevlar]

I grew up in Richmond, KY, where The Exiles are from. They were everywhere when I was young, playing at proms & local bars. They dropped “The” & became Exile. This was their huge crossover hit in the late ‘70’s. They never has another Pop hit, but had a very successful career in Country music.

[@justinclark8867]

I'm from Richmond, Ky, where they're from. Awesome band with a fascinating history.

[@rainydaydiva6320]

Lead singer, James (Jimmy) Stokley passed away in 1985 at Pattie A. Clay in Richmond Ky at the young age of 41/42, he’s buried in Richmond as well. Complications from hepatitis took him way too soon. He was a very entertaining performer. Exile went on to write so many country songs for various artist, such as Restless Heart, Alabama, Janie Frikie, Diamond Rio just to name a few. They also sang several country songs themselves. Love Exile music, a very talented group, from Kentucky, no place like it. I’ve lived here all my life and could never live anywhere else. ❤

[@Jay.McCarty]

Climax Blues Band "Couldn't Get It Right". It's like a cross between this and "Lido Shuffle". (Robert Saul beat me to it)

[@djhrecordhound4391]

COW BELL. Nuff said.

[@sassmcg2606]

Yes!!! I came into the comments to request this exact song!

[@robertsaul234]

...but you explained it.

[@timothycook2917]

Just a note of trivia. The writers of this song also wrote "Stumblin' In" for Chris Norman and Suzi Quatro, and "Mickey" and yes, it was inspired by Barry White

[@bradsmack1]

You must be referring to Australian Mike Chapman (who produced the single) and Britain's Nicky Chinn ("Chinnichap" to their publishers!), who had written mostly UK hits for glitter/glam acts like the Sweet, Smokie, Mud, Arrows, Toni Basil, Huey Lewis & the News, Tina Turner, and more! Both are still with us: Chinn's 75, while Chapman's 73. Exile's long-haired lead singer here, Jimmy Stokley, was booted from the band in 1979, the year after this song hit the top of the US charts.His health sadly declined thereafter until he died at the age of 42 in 1985 of complications from hepatitis. The band moved ultimately into country music (in the early '80s) following the success of "Kiss You All Over," and the 1979 follow-up hit "You Thrill Me" (reaching #40 in the US) and "How Could This Go Wrong", which hit #88 on the charts. They left pop and Warner Bros. Records for country and Epic Records in '83. Three consecutive Top Ten country albums followed.

[@Jo.885]

Jimmy's deep voice was the star attraction for me. Still love you darlin. Rest in paradise ❤

[@DeidreL9]

He was gorgeous🥰🥰🥰

[@YogZab]

Ooops better head straight into 'Feel Like Making Love' Bad Company immediately!😉

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

LOVE!

[@joannesenior210]

Ok yes

[@bigboss6867]

Nah, After Dark by Tito Y Tarantula.

[@lightningbug276]

Bad Company is Essential!

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Liz Arnott always and with everybody!!!🤘🏼✌️

[@cautiouslyoptimistic1962]

You don't see this very often: a #1 pop hit by a country group from Kentucky written by the leading glam rock songwriters from the UK. In 1978, the song made Billboard’s Year End Hot 100 Singles of 1978 (Top 5) and later placed in Billboard’s The 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time (Top 10) category.

[@tanyapizzolattoshimmerngtarot]

Jimmy Stokely has that gorgeous deep voice , the hair and his moves makes me want him😍 even though he's my parents age. His voice makes that the most sexy song I've ever heard ❤❤❤ Thank you for doing this video. I loved this song as a little kid, now it has meaning😂❤🎉

[@EZisme71]

This singer looks like the singer from TESLA ... My mom had this on a 45 record i used to play it ALL THE TIME

[@why1itsme]

I, too, had this on 45.

[@Mebuggiefan]

Now that you brought that up, he sure does.

[@tccollett9926]

Holy shit!! He sure does.

[@5yearsout]

I had the album, won it somehow, not sure I ever played it though, got tired of this song, couldn't get away from it back then. After all these years it sounds fresh again to me.

[@chrisstory563]

yeah he does looks like Jeff Keith from Tesla. must be the hair.

[@alvinwine5665]

I loved the midnight special, and Exile was really good back in the day .

[@BobCollinsSTEPcoach]

This was “our song” with my high school sweetheart. Now she’s my wife and I still wanna kiss her all over. That’s how we grew up in the 70s and 80s.

[@lakai475]

I just picture that scene from happy Gilmore when he’s speaking thru the intercom. “ I wanna kiss you all over. Over again*

[@MrAdrenaline1982]

I used to think they made it up for that movie. lol

[@paulavance5096]

Forgot all about that! Lmao!! Only the Sandman!

[@ZepG]

Beat me to it. And he gets lucky with a 60 year old Asian lady lol.

[@edreisinger5757]

@@ZepG the next morning, " You no want pancakes?"

[@easyeas497]

“You don’t want breakfast!”

[@brenthowell8883]

Check out another great band from this era called The Climax Blues Band song Couldn't Get It Right. You'll love it!😊

[@susanoneill370]

Wooo! Gotta get out the 45s now! Great tune!!

[@imanotatellin]

A good ol' Kentucky band. Was a senior in high school when this came out. Loved it.

[@todwest]

"I want to kiss your dog Rover," might be my all time favorite misheard lyric.

[@rosiered3403]

Now that you mention it I can hear it 😁😁

[@JohnAlbertRigali]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@greglegakis4177]

Here's another one: "I love Cecile" for "Our Lips are Sealed" by the Go Go's

[@todwest]

@@greglegakis4177 There's a bathroom on the right

[@greglegakis4177]

@@todwest that's funny, I was going to list that one to.

[@JoshColeman]

“Goddam Barry White who he think he is” 😂 Jamal your channel is the best. Thanks for giving us something to enjoy.

[@Hobodeluxe960]

I remember this one and Nick Gilder's "Hot Child in the City" getting a lot of play at the strip club I used to deliver ice and beverages to.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Yeeeessss!!!!

[@bradsmack1]

"Ice and beverages".........euphemisms?

[@Hobodeluxe960]

@@bradsmack1 nah I worked for a beer distributor back in the day. We sold cases and kegs and other supplies to bars,restaurants and even did big parties.

[@bradsmack1]

@@Hobodeluxe960 Just teasing.....I was picking up on the "strip club" portion of your comment! Just me being 12!!!!!

[@auntylupylu]

This is a *great* song. BUT... it is unsettling unless you know that Nick Gilder himself was unsettled by the scene that he saw in an inner city somewhere.

[@jeanettedegiulio8220]

If my boyfriend had sang this song to me I would have melted like HOT butter. Whew

[@shellieannb]

Beautiful peaceful times, wish they would come back

[@peterfitznugly251]

Amen.

[@garybalding4104]

I watched the Midnight Special for so often as a young boy. My grandmother would sit with me while she was babysitting us. So many good memories

[@richbrannon5562]

The year was 1978, it was my 1st boy and girl party. We gathered to watch "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park" . After the movie the lights were turned down low and music was turned on. A few songs in "Kiss you all over" was played, I had kissed a girl before, but this was my 1st make-out session. This song will always have a special place in my memory. The 70's were such a great era to grow up in. By the way the movie was terrible.

[@toolman8269]

Oh wow! I remember that movie! It was pretty bad, but KISS was in it and I just had to see it!

[@cdgs7793]

My childhood (Borne 1965) is 70's and 80's and for me, the best music was made in the 60's, 70's and 80's. Every day, I need some of that music. Today.....Exile.....still love this song.

[@robertkaplan4430]

I was at that taping of the midnight special along time ago,it was taped at NBC Studios in Burbank,CA.

[@ChickyParm1972]

👍🏻👍🏻 Awesome!! Must have been such an amazing experience!

[@robertkaplan4430]

@@ChickyParm1972 Wolfman Jack was there I spoke with him for a couple minutes!

[@stellaraudioaz]

Wow.

[@anniesammons1364]

You should have been a teenager and heard it coming out of the radio for the first time . Trust me , it was nothing short of mind blowing .

[@richardmoore2124]

I was and I did!

[@ehcmier]

Hahaha! From Wikipedia: "...source of inspiration for 'Kiss You All Over' was 'It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next to Me' by Barry White." Also, about the two main guys, Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn: "The duo wrote hits for The Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, New World, Arrows, Racey, Smokie, Tina Turner, Huey Lewis and the News and Toni Basil."

[@richardluevano8996]

In these divisive times it is very refreshing to watch your reactions. You bring a calming and positive vibe for your viewers. Thank you and God bless you!!!

[@MistyBryant]

I actually saw them in concert a few years ago. Awesome band. They have a huge catalog of stuff, like Middle of the road, nobody's talking, super love, etc.

[@robinschulze934]

I was 13 , 7th grade!!! All over the radio!! Love it!! On my iPod playlist!!!

[@bridgetsclama]

This was the sexiest song of that year. Seriously. Memories from high school hahahahaha! I think you'd LOVE "Staying Power" by Queen. It's from their more "disco" sounding stuff, but holy cow it ROCKS.

[@rodneyprill4618]

Live at the Bowl version

[@vandeolkon]

This was my favorite song in 4th grade!!

[@TJ-id6ee]

Good make out music back in the day. hahaha

[@Miykael1933]

Exile originated as a high school band in this region where I live in Kentucky. My 6th grade teacher was the mother of one of the band members in the 1960s. I used to catch them at the local county fair in the early 1970s in their early days when they were starting to catch on. Kiss You All Over was their biggest hit as a rock/pop band in 1978 making it all the way to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Jimmy Stokley, the singer with the hair, left the band in 1980, later fell ill, and sadly died in 1985. Stokley was later inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. The band turned to country music with a southern rock flair in the early 1980s and made it big in that genre with numerous hits that even made it to number 1 in the country charts throughout the 80s.

[@joanndowers5080]

I love the beat to this song! Just an old feeling good song. Makes me happy, happy, happy!!!!!😊

[@lucretiadewberry9378]

So, how many out there are singing along to this great song. I haven't heard this in years, but I still know these verses. Thanks Jamel!

[@melburnett]

I was listening to this when I was in a store and didn't realize I was singing out loud. The first part where he gets deep sounding I had hit it just right I guess. An older black lady said "Damn man, you need a manager and start really singing". I said "But I can't sing". She said "The hell you can't, because that was so sexy and wonderful to hear." I'm like "WHAT"? I was just "kinda" singing along but didn't know others could hear me. But I said "Thank You Mrs. But I can't sing or read music." She said "Well, just sing songs you already know because I just love your voice".

[@leahaloysiaadkins2928]

Saw Exile perform this song in 2018 and it was wonderful! They are still incredible performers!!!

[@jenbill]

The Beatles just wanted to hold her hand these guys wanted to kiss her all over, how times have changed 😂😂😂

[@robertsaul234]

The Beatles also wanted to do it in the road and come together.

[@deborahcornell171]

@@robertsaul234 You beat me to it!!

[@Wired4Life2]

@@robertsaul234 Right now. Over...that guy over there.

[@bryansilverstein4975]

I’ll have to restrain myself from mentioning what 2 Live Crew wanted to do! (c;

[@robertsaul234]

A bit of trivia. Paul, in his book Blackbird, said the line in Day Tripper was originally "she's a prick teaser".

[@210jeno8]

One of my favorite guilty pleasure songs! So glad you posted this. Love your reactions.

[@greg3995]

Check out Walter Eagan- Magnet and Steel

[@jimeiden2360]

That’s a great one

[@bobthebear1246]

Oh yes. That was a great song, too.

[@David_Theisen]

Haven’t heard that song in a long time!! I get goosebumps when I hear that song!! And Still the One, Dream Weaver, Shine A Little Love, I Keep Forgetting, I’m Alright, Devil Woman, Hot Child In the City, Break My Stride it’s just a nostalgic trip for me when I hear those songs!! Oh and Sentimental Lady, Cool Love and Moonlight Feels Right

[@susanoneill370]

All about he and Stevie Nicks! Awesome tune!

[@arsalsedo53]

I like that you mentioned the Midnight Special, that's a show that my family myself and my little brother used to sit around and watch every week. Wow what great memories.

[@chriscarr1659]

"When I get home babe, gonna light ya fire 🔥" Damn I love them nights !!!!

[@dorothydixon9168]

Thank you for bringing all these great songs back for me! Every song brings back so many memories haven’t heard a lot of them in many many years.

[@ericfairbrother3503]

Do more Midnight Special. I am amazed how great the bands sound live back in the day.

[@SunflowerChild82]

Omg! This is literally one of my favorite songs! One I listen to on my play list constantly. Keep em coming!

[@3363662902]

*JAMEL THIS BAND BASICALLY TURNED FULL COUNTRY AFTER THIS SONG. THEY NEVER HIT THE ROCK SCENE AGAIN.*

[@anitarikard6241]

So true they also pushed jimmy stokley out he passed away from a liver failure he was the best singer in my opinion

[@janetwhite3373]

Now when I think back The Midnight Special had some great artists and performances! Yes and this was another one. I know this song I've heard it before but it was a good listen! Jamel I want to tell you what a pleasure it is to share your Channel! I love all kinds of music rock Jazz Opera R&B did you save it! For me sharing music is fun and I enjoy it very much! And I appreciate you're positive vibes! The world needs more of that for sure! Thanks for sharing!

[@patm5165]

Soul train was awesome, RIP Don Cornelius!

[@taniaPBear]

I was very young in the seventies, but my sister is older than me , it was her era, so as a teen in the eighties , I would go to her place on weekends and we would drink wine and listen to her albums and singles. This was one of my all time favourites.

[@eddienash2152]

I have so many memories of me and my mom watching this and just laughing together. So glad you did this Exile song!

[@warmoth68]

Great vid of a classic song. No auto tune and samples of other people’s songs..just pure talent!

[@23skidoo46]

Greg Kihn "The Breakup Song"

[@Jay.McCarty]

The official video for "Jeopardy" would be ridiculous.

[@bigsteveiii9893]

One of my favs 👍

[@markdominguez9882]

Didn't really like jeopardy. But this just seemed right. Great song.

[@terryduncan31]

They got a new lead singer later on that could blow that dude away. Exile killed it on the country charts later in their career.

[@workingman6681]

The Floaters Float On! Charles, Ralph, Larry and Paul. Not to many people have heard of the Floaters. We have good taste Jamel! 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@toolman8269]

Cancer...and my name is Larry... Love that song!

[@porkins74]

YES!

[@fifi5672]

Yess!! Love this song 💕

[@DiscoFang]

Hah. During this song I was thinking of the Cheech & Chong parody of The Floaters called “Bloat On”. In 1977 they were doing parodies before Weird Al!

[@joannesenior210]

I have

[@michaelkirkpatrick1147]

They played sock hops around central Kentucky back in the early 70's. Jimmy Stokley was the lead singer. I was 18 back then.

[@tom080955]

You gotta get a smile seeing him get into the music...he’s getting in the mood...his lady tonight is going ask loudly what the hell is wrong with you?!

[@matts6272]

That is a very bass-forward mix, and deservedly so. One of the great #1 hits of the late 70's.

[@teesiemom]

This was like the ultimate make-out song when I was in high school. You Never played this song when your folks were around! 😀 But man, did it get heavy rotation inn the radio on the weekends! 😉

[@toniowilliamkellyjennifer2676]

This was the jam.... I loved being raised in DC ... we got the best soul & rock music !

[@MikeHorror67]

I remember this song on the radio a lot as a kid (and we watched the Midnight Special all the time back then).

[@sherigilmore9141]

I love love this song!!! Thanks for playing it Jamel.

[@wordmulejess]

The twang on that bass. Hadn't seen the live version. Nice that this was what put up on my birthday. haha

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Happy ??st!!!! You don't look a day over ??th (or ??rd, for that matter)!

[@cinderellsworth]

My son's birthday is the 8th of July, too. Born in 1976 just four days after the National Bi-Centennial Celebration. I wanted so badly for him to be a July 4th baby but he was having none of it! He's still stubborn today at age 44....!

[@tgwife1964]

Exile reinvented themselves into a solid country band in the 1980s Gimme One More Chance She's A Miracle Super Love

[@terrisue4059]

The group kinda went country back in the 80''s. The had a country hit called Give Me One More Chance. nothing like this song though. but good.

[@timmmahhhh]

It's my understanding this group was all country with the exception of this song.

[@stevecraig6076]

too bad eh?

[@karlsmith2570]

I Remembered that song You're absolutely right, it was a good song, but not as big a hit as this song was

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Got a couple albums and a "best of" on MCA. Because Curb had moved to MCA from Warner Bros, all of Exile's hits (to 85 or 86?) are on it, so it's pretty good.

[@nancy9478]

They were great as a country group too.

[@monafigolah8797]

I used to stay up until midnight every Saturday to watch this show! It was so cool!

[@kevinheffron5437]

One of my favorites to play on guitar, gets my wife stary eyed

[@philipbaldwin2078]

I was 13 years old in 1978, this song was huge! Great memories!

[@saraazuldelmar192]

Simplemente perfecta esta joya, más es una obra de arte !!!!!!! La amo !!!!

[@BuzWeaver]

Such an amazing tune. I've seen a lot of people using Kiss You All Over as backdrops for videos and images. Awesome song. It's great to see these classics getting revisited.

[@speckledove]

Reacte to climax blues band "couldn't get it right...." pls

[@bobthebear1246]

Definitely!!

[@jontymo]

Fantastic - cow bells!!!!!!!

[@bluerfoot]

Yea that's a great one.

[@David_Theisen]

React to their I Love You song

[@christopherlievens]

The Climax Blues Band . " Couldn't get it right " . Jamal that's a must ! This song is you through and through .

[@SynAndVice]

Anything by Squeeze! "Pulling Mussels from the Shell," "Another Nail for my Heart," "Black Coffee in Bed."

[@ChickyParm1972]

Omg I have been DYING waiting to see your reaction to this song and man, and it did not disappoint!!

[@96coneill]

This was in Happy Gilmore

[@jasonfrost3693]

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[@tammybrecht7192]

I was just going to say this!!!! Ever since I saw that every time I hear this I think of Adam Sandler singing this! Hahahaha I LOVE this song and loved the reaction ♥️

[@nettiemac]

Thank you! I was trying to remember which movie and it was driving me crazy!

[@leapatterson2014]

This is one of my favorite songs! I was able to see them live, front row and had backstage passes.

[@KathySandru]

Pablo Cruise. Gotta hear them “What You’re Gonna Do”

[@elmoomle4565]

Yes. That line that says, """....so...you're having trouble with your romance? "" Awesome song! haha

[@bobthebear1246]

That was a great song, too.

[@ryansoltess6006]

Absolutely!

[@elizabethbarrett1296]

Loved The Midnight Special growing up in the 70’s in Canada, Every weekend! I am loving all your videos. Just watched your reactions to two of our Canadian treasures, Neil Young and Gordon Lightfoot. Another Canadian treasure from a slightly later era is the band, The Tragically Hip. The lead singer died of brain cancer in 2017 and the entire country mourned. Check out their song New Orleans is Sinking, Thank you for bringing joy to all of us. Your reactions truly come from the heart and soul.

[@speckledove]

I like the studio version better...

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Same!

[@bobthebear1246]

Yeah, the mix was way better and so were the vocals.

[@hiphopangel77]

BEAT REACTION I'VE SEEN. So adorable. I kept having to back it up to see what excited you every time. Lol I couldn't take my eyes off you.

[@Military450Veteran]

The long-haired dude IS a BALL of ENERGY, i TOO would be like him ON Stage, bouncing, running, jumping and having a BLAST ON Stage (IF i had been a Successful Singer when i used to be with a Band almost 25 Years ago), LOL! 😝 😂 ah man, i DO MISS SO MUCH being in a Band (even if we were just doing Cover Songs back in My Younger Years). SiiiiiiiiGH. 😢 💔

[@TheCosmicGenius]

The Midnight Special was one of several syndicated, 'live', music shows on tv back in the day. American Bandstand was on the ABC network, while Midnight Special, Soul Train, & Don Kirshner's Rock Concert are all the ones I can remember, but there were more. And, yes, for the most part, the recording acts would, 'lip-sync', to their own recordings in front of an audience - something about being easier to film that way. Solid Gold was another one of those shows, which came along in the 80s. Part of the fun was seeing singers mouths not moving to the lyrics in time. There was also a British import called, Supersonic. Other British music shows include Top of the Pops & The Old Grey Whistle Test. There were a lot of shows back in the 60s, as well, but they'll keep.

[@karlsmith2570]

Hey Jamel Seeing as you definitely enjoyed this song, you should also check out the song "Hot Child In The City" by Nick Gilder

[@christy2808]

🙌 Waaay back Wednesday!! Roller skating days ❤

[@loki6253]

@@christy2808 Oh my gosh yes. Weren't we cool crossing our feet on the curves or being cool skating with your hands in your pockets. I LOVED the rink was there every Fri and Sat for two years straight in the early 80s. Didn't even skate half the time. Walked around just talking with friends and dancing in the middle of the rink barefooted, making out in the dark corners (good ole Jerry P....) That for sparking that memory...

[@christy2808]

@@loki6253 Goodness YES- "calling all couples to the floor", "it's ALL skate- everybody skate", hokey pokey, carpet walls & Jolly Ranchers! Girls weren't cool unless they had pompoms on their skates, a comb in back pocket and feathered hair!! Those good ole dark corners 😉 Back in the day, the rink was the least expensive babysitter for parents! 😂 I pretty much lived there- that is if someone else's parents could take or pick up! MEMORIES ❤

[@ldy2hzlft1111]

Omg i loved this song..the video is creepy though..about young teen prostitution..and sexualizing teen girls

[@lorriemiller6750]

Prefer the long version of that one myself.

[@theresaclapham5879]

Midnight Special....never missed it....we were so fortunate to see all these amazing performances