First time hearing Exile "Kiss You All Over" Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@LOKISlog7]

This was a good version, but the album version is much cleaner and smoother. This version is also sped up - you owe it to yourselves to listen to the studio version - get ready for a lot hugging... 😊🔥🔥

[@MoMoMyPup10]

Man, how do so many Live versions get played on these channels? I think it's a mistake almost all of the time. You're right, it isn't a bad Live version but it just seems that hearing it as we first heard it seems to be the best call.

[@marilynk30]

Agreed this is great but the studio version is better! ❤️

[@kpowers]

They sound great live, no lip-synching here

[@cyrushurd3102]

agree

[@wannamontana4130]

Yes, .... sometimes the live version works. But not here. The studio version is much more sensual. Better movement. Do yourself a favor and relisten to the other version.

[@raeann63]

THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL was a fabulous showcase of then-current hits and talent. all performers had to play LIVE, no lip-syncing or pre-recorded tracks, so it was like seeing a concert every week. so this particular video by exile was the true live version. there is another which someone overdubs the recorded audio with the live performance. the original studio recording of this song is superior but i LOVE singer jimmy stokley's (long hair, purple jumpsuit) amazing showmanship. he's compelling - can't help but watch him lol - and the energy he brings. FANTASTIC. sadly jimmy passed away only about 8 years after this performance.

[@marilynk30]

I agree 💯 percent!

[@willredding3859]

Midnight Special was a big thing back in the day, it was a cant miss show that had lots of major bands that played there. Lots of memories. Don Kirshner's was another big show with big performances.

[@chrisa4695]

Both shows featured live performances although the Midnight Special shifted to lip sync ala American Bandstand and Soul Train in its last few years.

[@go234ko96ts5]

This song was a pretty big hit from 1978 back in the fabulous 70's and the Midnight Special was a must see with great acts and introducing us to great groups. Boy do I miss the greatness of music from those days and they were memorable.

[@21anthem12]

I just bought a DVD set of Midnight Special episodes. Gonna enjoy watching ☺️

[@FUBAR1986]

Solid gold was another show that did the same thing they have the solid gold dancers as well

[@chrisa4695]

@@FUBAR1986 I rarely watched Solid Gold, but I remember it was lip-synched like American Bandstand rather than live.

[@michaelway7936]

The Midnight Special was a show showcasing top music acts of the time- rock,soul,country and done - live! This is like a who's who of legendary entertainers

[@chrisa4695]

Don’t forget the legendary Wolfman Jack.

[@Bassjohn1968]

ELO holds the record for the most appearances on Midnight special, 18, just a little piece of useless information 😎🎸🫶🇬🇧

[@chrisa4695]

@@Bassjohn1968 Who would have thought?

[@619DioFan]

We always stayed up late to watch the Midnight Special , so many great bands played the show and Wolfman Jack was just so cool. slow danced to this song at some highschool dances.

[@scruffyroses2796]

Never missed one! 😀

[@steveh7108]

The studio version is much better. It was definitely one of those songs of the '70s that got you some love and then squeezing on the dance floor or in the bedroom.

[@BigDaddyG65]

In 1978 I was 13 really liked this song. The studio version is much fuller than this live performance. I remember playing this on my new hifi and my mom who was a big country fan said Oooo I like that! Sure enough they became a country band with much success. Mom had a good ear!

[@joydunn2109]

Yes this Band turned into a Country Band after this Great song.

[@aledford1990]

Very proud to claim JP as a relative & to be a Ledford. His mother, Lily May Ledford was in the group Coon Creek girls, one of the most famous string/bluegrass groups back in the day. Exile later went on to even bigger success as a country group.

[@montymetcalfe1982]

These guys were just getting started in the early 70’s when I was in college in Lexington, Ky , they played various clubs around Central Kentucky before they were ‘discovered’ and had a run of hits. Good memories.

[@apachemountain]

They play my sisters junior high prom.

[@chrisstephens6431]

They played at my high school with Scott County Georgetown Kentucky and they also played a whole lot at the Terrace room Eastland bowling lanes with Doug breeding in the bunch

[@montymetcalfe1982]

@@chrisstephens6431 saw them at Eastland too

[@surlechapeau]

Basically, a one-hit wonder as a rock group, but had 10 #1 hits as country music artists in the 80s!

[@Great-Documentaries]

Except it's really one-hit wonder as a disco band...

[@pootfarmer7049]

Kinda sounds like funk to me.

[@LinkRocks]

@@Great-Documentaries Pop not disco. Their disco song was How Could This Go Wrong, "except" man/woman.

[@terrymartin9954]

These guys plaied on radio the center part of the country.

[@Renkk17]

Always liked this song.... I think it sounds better just Audio, then live. Besides Mid Night Special and Soul Train, there was also American Bandstand and Solid Gold with the Solid Gold dancers!

[@goittoog7563]

And Don Kirshner's Rock Concert!

[@lindabrewer3243]

That guy in the blue jump suit was very animated. Exile was awesome in their time. Exile is an American band originally formed in 1963. In the 1970s, they were known as a rock band that had a major hit single with "Kiss You All Over" in 1978. After several lineup changes, the band was re-launched as a country act that achieved additional success in the 1980s and '90s

[@wallnut6666]

These guys went on to crossover into the Country music genre in the 80's & 90's and had a string of hits. The band members changed throughout the years. I believe there is only one original member left.

[@rbodee]

The Midnight Special came on late Friday night after The Tonight Show. It showcased singers performing live in front of an audience. Soul Train and American Bandstand had usually one live act but was primarily a dance show. We watched American Bandstand and Soul Train on Saturdays around noon.

[@philjustice9246]

My first concert Oct 1978 in Huntington Wva, Exile opened for Aerosmith

[@marningritaguy]

There were two shows, Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special, and Don Kirschner's Rock Concert. These were nothing like American Bandstand or Soul Train which both came on Saturday morning where I lived. These were done on Friday and Saturday nights as I recall. It was a live musical performance of the best music out at that time, no genre other than popular radio music. There was no fake singing it was all real.

[@juliemclea5255]

Kids!!! I love these trips down memory lane with y’al!

[@salsanchez4177]

I love this song. Like others have said, the studio recording has a much different feel/sound to it. I prefer the studio one. So i used to listen to Exile before i got into my Country music phase. Imagine my surprise when, a few years later, Exile re-branded itself and became a wonderful addition to the Country music world. The re-recorded 'Kiss u all over' for country music radio and they were a staple for a long time

[@ShelbyFarrow]

This was back in the day when Exile was a rock/pop band. Later on they turned country. I saw them in 1994 in Las Vegas when they opened for the Oak Ridge Boys and they sang this song but most of what they did was country.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

I see you guys are doing a tour of all the sexy songs from around the 1980s. You have to admit they knew how to write them back then.

[@LinkRocks]

This band turned country in the 80s and had huge success. Wild how they were able to do that.

[@kathyblackwell4108]

The midnight special was my favorite music show back in day!! Lots and lots of great performers it started in 1970 to 1982!! They played all kinds of music so it had something for every one!!

[@rebeccasonger4156]

That look on George Jeffersons' face watching this video makes me laugh soooo hard!

[@miguelbotelho2613]

You know I remember when this song came out, and just so you see how pervasive in influencal Dance disco was, Exile was actually a country rock Band, and this was one of their biggest hits.

[@franklopez2803]

Midnight Special was the only way that many rock and roll fans got to check out their favorite artists live. There was no videos. There was little cable TV………………..Many girl friends loved the lyric: ‘I wanna kiss you all over and over again.’

[@ToeTag1968]

The studio version of this is outstanding. Watching them live makes the song seem a little more ridiculous. hehe. This song definitely got a lot of radio time back in the day :)

[@universalcitizen7544]

Exactly! but this is maybe bcoz these guys sound wayyy better than they look, regardless of the technical reasons

[@Pixelologist]

This band was, for all intents and purposes, a one-hit wonder....in their pop-rock phase. They segued into country music afterward and charted quite a few times there.

[@louieflash7190]

The Midnight Special was so big back in the day that songs were written about it.😮

[@jessegreen6138]

Exile had 2 minor hits to go along with this song. 1976 "Try it On" was a minor hit in Soft Rock genre it was a 45rpm single. The song made it to 97 in the top 100. You can hear it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5u3oKyfoZuEea8. The other minor hit was "The Part of Me That Needs You Most" made it to number 2 in South Africa an number 10 in New Zealand. BJ Thomas a Country Singer covered the song and made it to number 61. "Kiss You all over" was their only number 1 in the US on the Pop Charts. They did chart 10 other songs in Country Music. Also the band Alabama covered ""The Closer You Get" in 1983 and turned that into a number 1 Country Hit. Exile's JP Pennington and Mark Grey wrote the song in 1980 Exile did record it but it did not chart.

[@larryhonaker7185]

Alabama also did take me down.I was a kid. Had only heard Alabama do it.Until now!! Wow!!! You definitely feel the groove just a lil more with Exile

[@ericsmith6615]

Wife here..OMG..This song was so popular when it first dropped that it was one of the very fist songs to top both Country and Rock charts.!! "That Funk".. Yeesss., Love It!!

[@davidstephens6462]

Their songwriting team wrote country hits for many others during the 80's, most notably Alabama.

[@DanoSeer]

So cool, I was waiting for people to do this awesome soulful tune from the 70s. No lip syncing here.

[@timlenard1646]

yes before the internet, before MTV, the only way you got to actually see artists, bands, was on TV shows like "The midnight special" "Austin City Limits" "Soul Train" ect... it was a big deal in the day...

[@michellehubbard7865]

Dont forget "American Band stand

[@timlenard1646]

@@michellehubbard7865 yeah for sure, "American band stand"...

[@radiationsnowman]

Long haired Lead Vocalist Jimmy Stokley was fantastic, and, Guitarist J.P. Pennington too, but, WOW, THE BASS LINE IN THIS SONG IS OFF THE CHARTS BRO!!!

[@OhSnap-kb9vr]

American Bandstand and Soul Train were on Saturday afternoons after a morning of cartoons. Midnight Special and Don Kirshner's Rock Concert were on Friday and Saturday Nights. Then the one thing that cemented TV sets in every bar in the country came on the scene - The Not Ready For Primetime Players on Saturday Night Live. Bars would empty out for 1 hour or so, and everyone would go home or over someones house to watch before returning to the bar until bar owners wised up and installed at least one TV so their patrons could watch SNL without leaving.

[@robertherring9277]

One of my favorite tunes, as a kid, back when this dropped. Still top 10 70's tunes in my head. Prolly my age when it dropped lol!

[@randall-king]

Y’all should give some of their country hits a listen: • Give Me One More Chance • Woke Up in Love

[@d3mist0clesgee12]

RIP Jimmy Stokley, his vocals and charisma (splits) made that song, 😃

[@tomloft2000]

# 1 on the charts for 4 weeks!

[@TheStefan6969]

I love this scene in Happy Gilmore when Adam Sandler is singing it in the call box!!!! But yeah this song is definitely and unforgettable one!!!! 😉❤✌

[@kenyonsgirl415]

My dad would sing this to my mom 😍

[@louieflash7190]

You go dad!!! Rock on with your lady.

[@markdraine3571]

Righto ,Tammy .Dad wanted to get him some .

[@JavierHernandez-ow5kr]

Before music video TV and it's offshoots, the only way to see artists was 1. Go to their concert 2. Awards Shows 3. Music shows (Midnight Special, Top of the Pops, Solid Gold, to a lesser extent American Bandstand and Soul Train)

[@Boatzilla2]

Soul Train was on during the same era. Soul Train was on Sunday afternoon in my area. Midnight Special was Friday or Saturday (at midnight). We watched the Midnight Special before we were old enough to stay out late. We watched Soul Train after church. ;>)

[@sergiosolis4538]

This song is so great. I am glad that did a reaction to it. Big shout out to BJ for wearing the shirt with Sherman Helmsley, and as always Asia is beautiful.

[@alphajava761]

I like your Tshirt BJ. Midnight Special was a TV show in the 70s with great performances. Austin City Limits on PBS is another great show with amazing live performances by Rock, Country and other artists and it's been in the air since 1976.

[@nenelles-dancelikenobodysw8511]

Yaaasssss!!! Always loved this song 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tinagilbert8902]

Late to the party on this one but since you guys were talking about the show "Midnight Special" and all the different great performances that happened on that stage, I wanna tell you about one of the best (ICONIC) performances that is a must..... "RHIANNON" - Fleetwood Mac live on Midnight Special 1976!!!! I know you've done the studio track BUT.... you really need to see that Live on Midnight Special to understand the greatness of not only that legendary stage but also the greatness of Fleetwood Mac (on all levels!) and the absolute goddess that Stevie Nicks was and STILL is!!! Stevie loses her ish towards the end of the performance!😉 Check it out sometime.... you won't regret it!!🤗 Great reaction as always guys!!💯💯💯 Peace and light...💞

[@richnorcal]

Midnight Special just featured bands that had a popular hit at the time, playing live on TV. It didn't specify the genre, just who had their hit playing on the radio at the time...or at least as soon as the band could be booked

[@michaelstone9422]

Let the Midnight Special shine it's ever lovin light on you. RIP Wolfman Jack.

[@SEANBANOG4]

Reminds me of Pilot....they had a couple of great tunes in the 70s "Magic" and "January"

[@nashlimo1]

this was a top hit for this band-then went straight country-check out their country hits-super duper love recomendation

[@wadstur8429]

You definitely gotta listen to the Album version of this but the same video is used. It’s excellent!!

[@metalmark1214]

Song just gets to the point 😂

[@Denise-pn1tj]

It was music tv before MTV and showcase bands. Not all soft rock. Meatloaf was on there and lots of other various artists. Look up Wolfman Jack. This was his show

[@kevinjennings238]

"American Bandstand" was the Saturday, Alternative, Music show compared to "Soul Train". THIS Came on at Midnight!

[@debrahartshorn3084]

I just heard this song a bit ago on SiriusXM Love it!

[@andreadeamon6419]

All live with the best bands. Wished we could go back

[@randallmccoy8581]

There was Burt Sugarman's Midnite Special and there was Don Kirshner's Rock concert. That was it. No "music videos" yet...so if you didn't see it here or live ...then you didn't see it. Awww.

[@njchas]

It was on late I believe Saturday nights. BJ nailed it as far as chronology. Love your reaction!

[@bsny0390]

Nice!!! Exile!! From right here in my hometown of Richmond Kentucky!! They still play here locally on occasion.

[@mikewarker4445]

Great one ! This was my wife and my song when we started dating in 1978. Thank you!

[@edwardkodai1319]

I'm a metal head but this song is one of my top ten favorite songs.

[@Coachdoug4life]

This song was on my "gonna get some" cassette back in the days. Lol wore out that tape.

[@carollandrum9223]

Another summer of 1978 song to go along with this is Hot Child In The City by Nick Gilder. Memories of a fun trip to Panama City that year.

[@chrisa4695]

I fell asleep many a night trying to stay up and see my favorite bands. It came on at midnight on Friday nights.

[@StephanieRogina-lx1pt]

YOU TWO ARE SO CUTE!! I LOVE LISTENING TO THESE SONGS RIGHT ALONG WITH YOU!! SOME OF THESE SONGS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.

[@bobhastings8070]

Disco Funk at its finest. I remember roller skating, chasing the girls and just having a great time growing into my teenage years. Love you guys .

[@joannbrooks9410]

I WAS 14 YEARS OLD WHEN THIS SONG WENT TO NUMBER 1 ON THE RADIO 1974

[@Mercenaries3]

They were a country band and this was a crossover hit for them.

[@crazyfun5150]

This is one of my favorite songs and have this and Woke Up In Love With You by Exile on my Amazon music. Great 80s band. Also first time I heard this was Adam Sandler singing this on Happy Gilmore lol 😂

[@johnholliday5874]

In the early to mid 90s Exile went to Nashville and rebooted itself as a Country act.

[@mobeefus9707]

This song is such 70’s cheese. I love it!!

[@bobbit8987]

OMG Back in the day we enjoyed Soul train as much as Midnight Special. Loved.

[@AsiaandBJ]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@dracula7644]

Burt Sugar Midnight special and Don Kirchners Rock concert. We're on Friday and Saturday nights. And consisted o f live singing. And some stand up comedy

[@NikkieTwix]

Love this song but studio definitely sounds better than the live

[@davidwalker683]

Awesome song.. they actually had several good county hits as well..

[@michellehubbard7865]

This was my mommas favorite song, I miss her so much ,love from a small town in Virginia

[@ericschl.1996]

You're right I think the Midnight Special was the answer to Soul Train and vice versa yes I would label Exile on this song soft rock and though we need the hardcore stuff it's always nice to blend romance into it I constantly hear Millennial women saying how come we can have more of this stuff when you guys listen to 60s 70s and 80s music!

[@johneldridge8678]

Great reaction, again!!! I used to wait up as a middle school kid, waiting for the Midnight Special to come on, and see who the acts were that night. Always live, and really good.

[@runtmc2jc]

Love some of those bass lines & fills.

[@cortefielkid1455]

Check out their jam “Never Gonna Stop”, funky as an old batch of collard greens…..

[@1dognight166]

Exile sound was country rock. This was a huge hit for them.

[@loriedwards4953]

1dognight, when this song came out we had 2 rock channel's on FM, 1 for harder rock, 1 for softrock.We had 1 country station , this would never be played on Country.

[@1dognight166]

@@loriedwards4953 Right. It was mainly played on Top 40 stations. Every Sunday, back then , I would listen to Casey Kasem's Top 40 Countdown, and this song stayed at the top for weeks.

[@loriedwards4953]

@@1dognight166, I'm right there with ya. I listened to KK, every Sunday. Today people think anything that has lyrics that mean something is Country. But back then it was real Country. I remember going to Myrtle Beach, listening to a bar band named Alabama, before they made it big. We had so much great music back then. We belonged to Columbia House, so we got new music every month. It still blows my mind that people have never heard so many of these great songs. My daughter is 27, I took her to 38 Special when she was 2. So I did my part to raise her on real music.lol Have a great evening.

[@jennibair5298]

You guys have the best reaction out there! Such a variety of music!

[@tanyapizzolattoshimmerngtarot]

i love Jimmy Stokley's deep voice, that makes this song so sensual🔥🔥🔥❤❤❤

[@greggwilliamson]

You had "The Original", American Bandstand. You next had the "Black Bandstand", Soul Train. Then Burt Sugarman said, "Shit, I'll do one for Rock&Roll". He suggested airing at Midnight because the "Youth" would normally have to be home by then. (when Parents taught their children manners and responsibility) Plus, Stoners would have slept through it any earlier.

[@shadowmatrixbc]

This version does a disservice to this awesome song !!!!

[@arnulfotinoco7131]

Music had meaning back in the day

[@terryesrom4607]

W didn't have music videos persay but if someone performed on television then it of course was recorded and someday replayed like now, but for us to turn on he television and see a modern or just famous musicians perform without going to a show was really awesome. Starting with American Band Stand, Soul Train, and Midnight Special, and Saturday Night live, an hen many celebrities variety show would have a musical guest in the mix of other celebrities. Those were our music videos and our only opportunities to see celebrities perform, then of course someone got the brilliant idea to develop a network of just music videos. We all know the name.

[@thombayne6364]

This is 70’s tv live the studio version sounds much better

[@taxiscratcher5935]

They used to play at a Club in Lexington, KY for a couple of years before they became famous.

[@bradkoski]

Gotta love that 70’s funk……….remember Happy Gilmore😂😂😂😂

[@omarescamilla1644]

Never heard this song the same after hearing it on mindhunter.

[@conchrepublictheband]

Our hometown heroes here in Lexington Ky

[@thor8580]

We stayed up every weekend to watch it. This was pre MTV

[@ivorb8835]

Written and produced by the amazing Mike Chapman.

[@richardworonowicz9076]

We felt this was a soul type song in the UK

[@karenkyoungsc]

Take Me Down was another good song that my mom played all the time,

[@thomasslocum6711]

No no midnight special was on Saturday night at midnight,.. soul train and American bandstand were on Saturday like in the afternoon I don't know which came first but most of them were produced by Don kerchner and as a matter of fact there was Don kerchner's rock concert or something like that that was also on late probably after midnight special

[@ivarwinter3049]

This is going to put a Best Before date and a 50% Off sign on me but when Exile was still on the AAA circuit, their sound was a cross between Soft Rock and Easy Listening. Their big mistake was trying to re-brand themselves to Country. We're talking 42 years ago.