Junior Walker & The All Stars ~ What Does It Take (To Win Your Love) 1968 Soul Purrfection Version

[@brodocbetty4856]

No matter how many times I hear this that Intro is a killer.

[@puffinbilly6826]

..oh,yeah,it's like a time machine...!

[@bkristensen9363]

Love junior Walker he inspires us all to enjoy music

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@puffinbilly6826 love this one my favorite ❤!!!

[@gladysjones5402]

Yup😊

[@lindav.johnson9523]

It absolutely is!!!

[@paulnash7630]

I'm 77yrs old now and I was definitely alive when this came out, 60's were the best musical era ever, Tamla Motown, Stax, Atlantic, Chess ect classic soul labels, god i miss this Jnr Walker tune.😢😢

[@cindyluzinski3539]

None better! Never will be

[@robertbarrientos9654]

I'm 76yrs old. We remember the club in Houston to which We would Dance too!! AWESOME

[@stevenmyhre2242]

Ya I'm 77 I agree bro😊

[@anncampbell1589]

It's fab at 75! 🥰💜

[@TimsSite]

WOW just mentioning those labels brings Joy and happiness 😄 imagine how Good The music 🎵🎶🎵 we are the chosen 😊hehe

[@bigstuff52]

April of 1969..Just finishing up 11th grade...hard not to cry sometimes...still walking around at 70...every day is a gift..

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG J Sharp You just hit a homerun with those comments 🎯🥰

[@glenhaynes2924]

Word is Bond

[@billpolakis7524]

Class of 1979. Be well

[@garywalker7997]

I graduated in 70 also. 71 now. Listen to Paul Carrack’s version. Beautiful also.

[@MK-su6eg]

AMEN to that....... 64 and still rockin and remembering those wonderful times and memories! Aloha from Hawaii, peace be with YOU

[@ycbig1]

I'm a 58 year old retired philly Police Sgt. and this song reminds me of summers with my mother, father, aunts and uncles doing there thing at great family barbeques in the back yard. They are all gone now, but I still copy my uncles dance to this whenever I hear it. It makes me feel good but my eyes gets watery every time for some reason. lol

[@wendellwatkins6553]

Great story and thank you for sharing

[@tsav6693]

Very cool...

[@doloresricardo2587]

❤❤❤❤❤met the love of my life that year. This song reminds me of him

[@MrBudd10]

Yeah man😢I'm with you on that one brother ,those really was good old years

[@davehall8921]

I totally understand your emotion my friend, I'm allways getting emotional and especially when I'm listening to motown/soul music ✌🍻🇬🇧🇬🇪

[@tonycortina4624]

Growing up in the 70’s was the best times in any generation we had all the classics

[@eddees8089]

2024, who is still listening to this great classic song?

[@lisacollins9884]

🔥🔥🔥

[@foundationalstatesmen]

WE ARE!

[@carolynmckenzie8122]

ME!!!❤

[@claudiarodriguezreyes8801]

❤❤❤❤

[@marktemsic485]

Me. 9/24

[@steely_Bob]

Some of the most beautiful music ever made! RIP Mr. Walker. Blowing again in heaven. Thanks for the great music.

[@Mgarguemare]

Heaven has a damn good band with so many greats 🎶🎵

[@frankiehunter.]

This song deserves billion of views. It's the creative peak of Motown sound. It's brilliant in every way.

[@M1000-y8b]

Don’t think the single was actually on Motown but still incredible music

[@frankiehunter.]

@@M1000-y8b Pure Motown. 100 %.

[@jaylene.turner6524]

@@M1000-y8b It was on Motown. The VIP label. Berry divided the company into several record labels to get his records played, and to not pay payola.

[@mendoza123ful]

❤

[@janetparkinson4644]

Soo true, what heavenly music 🙏

[@BonitaBurney]

This saxophone 🎷 is everything,yes I'm hooked 💃💃🎵🎶 who's still listening in "2024"💃💃💃🔥🔥🔥

[@JorgeTrejo-p4i]

Aquí estoy

[@JorgeTrejo-p4i]

México

[@JuanaEnriquez-r1u]

Me,was thinking bout this JAM All DAY.....

[@reynaldomadridi7238]

Over here! 1963...chi town

[@antlar1250]

I'm with you .

[@josephinevillarreal986]

Awesome song, I am 77 years old, and I still go back into the 6o's to hear these songs I just love them

[@brianniegemann4788]

Me too

[@m.m.583]

I’m 72 and these were days I will always treasure music and all the good times 🥰🥰

[@kathymcmahon6582]

That's all I listen too! Oldies but goodies!!!

[@stevenmyhre2242]

Me too 77 still rocks 😊

[@MarkVA-nb2ds]

I'm 74 and right there with you brother.

[@reginafutch3211]

I was alive when this came out & never forgot the words.

[@snake91977]

And in 2024, are you communicating from beyond ?

[@tonywaldon7801]

I heard this in 1969, it's 2021 and I'm 71 yrs old I still get that great feeling when I hear it, I was very much in love with a special person in Chicago, my god what a song,and what a 🎷 sax gonna blow for you now

[@adrianzepeda3195]

WLS in Chicago!

[@lindav.johnson9523]

I’m 72…was 18-9 when it first affected me..

[@Southside1234]

From Tonny to Tony. I feel you Brother, Amen. Peace!

[@jessedylan6162]

Kudos to all of us Baby Boomers..we lived through great music and turbulent times..Peace and Love to all@Tony Waldon@Linda V. Johnson

[@maryjenkins1151]

Your. So. Right. I'm. With. You**†*

[@larryherbert252]

I love this song and all the riffs Junior Walker does on his sax, the music and lyrics are so good!! This is music, not noise

[@jessiebutler627]

My goodness! Jr.could make that sax go out! Beautiful song. I'm 64 and love it!!!

[@rubenmartinez1135]

My mother once wrote the lyrics to the sax instrumental part of this song.

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@jessiebutler627 Me too as well still listening and love this song always!!!!!!

[@tomrucco6490]

Oh so true Junior's music just bring me back to a much simpler time in my life great memories!📀🎷🎶

[@deecee4334]

One of the first sax solos I ever tried to copy. This man taught me how to make a sax WAIL!!!

[@thomasfranco5997]

This is CLASSIC! You do not hear music like this anymore. Now these are PROFESSIONALS.

[@margretgriego9511]

I hate to admit it but we're getting old folks and that's probably what our parents and grandparents before them and their parents before them said the same thing the music today doesn't make any sense to me so I don't think we're that off we just love good music.

[@alfredbrown7608]

Feels good kind of music inside WOW love this song

[@barbaraarbo3715]

thomas franco, I agree. I'm so thankful at 12-13 years old my Mom (RIP MA ✝️🕯️) let me join Columbia Record House Club & I ordered this cool album, played it in my room, dance by myself or journalled to my my heart's content🖋️📚. Beautiful music, good memories. Be blessed all, 👵✌️💖.

[@jamespolston4208]

well you either own it or you just go back to it and I just go back. nothing like it

[@thomasfranco5997]

@@margretgriego9511 I remember when I used to listen to Creedence Clearwater Revival when I was a teenager and my father used to say that is DOPE MUSIC. Now he listens to their music at 90 years old. That is so funny.

[@valeriereaves4096]

To those who remember and to those who have learned,bow your heads in sorrow that good music is no longer made,,,now give utube a big kiss 💋 for these gifts

[@BodyandHealthFL]

oh yes

[@EarthWindandFirepower0990]

IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY ALIVE WHEN THIS SONG FIRST CAME OUT LIKE I WAS,GO AHEAD AND SMASH THE THUMBS UP ICON.

[@stevenmyhre2242]

Ya bro

[@jayChappelear]

yes, 11 years@@stevenmyhre2242

[@lisamatthews4986]

👍👍

[@paulsafarek8688]

I was 15 and this was the H- bomb to me.....and Soulful Strut !!!🇮🇹💙🎶🎤🎷

[@richardtibbitts3841]

I was sixteen.

[@mariogiresi6792]

Why can"t we have music like this anymore? The sounds of horns and a chorus were such a great sound compared to the empty, soulless garbage that gets dumped on us today.

[@gregperkins7723]

You are so right…I suspect that real music, layered music, takes work ethic and talent. Young people today have neither. They have no idea what they’re missing and what their memories will lack.

[@randyrudd5594]

A….men!!

[@stevetrang811]

The progressives killed it their celebration of Rap

[@m.martinez167]

Soooooo True!!!!!

[@jod8741]

I agree with you

[@triciahaemovitz7023]

I sang this to my love when we met in 1969. We were married in 1970 and he passed in 2010. My love of my life….

[@frankpontone2139]

He's not dead, he's just hiding.

[@Sooner757]

I am sad for your loss, but I rejoice for the love you found.

[@marthabenson2769]

Sounds like a beautiful life❤️

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Sorry to hear that Tricia God bless both of you

[@loristewart800]

So sorry for your loss!

[@Aucht52]

I was 13 when this was released. I babysat for a couple down the street. They had a fantastic collection of Motown, R&B, Blues, LP’s. Loved going there because I was allowed to play any I wanted. Fell in love with this song IMMEDIATELY! My first introduction into soul music. 50+ years later I still get that rush of excitement the minute those opening notes start. ❤❤❤ Once a soulie always a soulie.

[@kevinstobaugh648]

Wonderful, beautiful story 👍

[@lblakney4375]

I was 16 when this was made and it started me on my journey of love and happiness

[@mercedesharrington675]

This is one of my favorites. Brings back old memories. Never get tired of hearing it.

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Mercedes You just hit a homerun with those comments 4SURE 🥰🎯This beautiful classic just moves one's soul in the right direction 🥰🥰The lyrics that yank ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️Do U Agree?? Real music with meaningful lyrics u can understand 💯😘💞Mercedes memories which will always be in our hearts 💞💞4EVER ‼️Still listening how about October 01 2022

[@SG-em9ht]

Smmfh very well said so True, just like Ambrosia.!!🎶🎤❣️

[@emmadavis771]

Amen, such beautiful memories. Thanks Jr. Walker

[@steve.wellersteve.weller9855]

.......but sometimes it hurts.....

[@johncaputo9965]

This American-Sicilian says THANK YOU a million times to MOTOWN for bringing such great music to so many!

[@drohegda]

John if you would like there is a book about Vietnam , a fabulous best seller of a soldiers personal experiences and thoughts. The book is "" Rumor of War "" by Philip Caputo. OK John.

[@louiesalardino9811]

My name luigi guiseppi salardimo I'm a real Sicilian 99% And proud as you are

[@ResistanceAintFutile]

Man of culture

[@bettywashington5009]

Beautiful music of Jr Walker and the all star. Lovely memories of the '69❤

[@chuckmaniaci2233]

Amen Piasan' No town like Motown ! American- (110 % -both grandfathers born there) Sicilian too-born and raised east side Detroit ! No better music !

[@edwardwilliams2438]

"Gonna blow again fa ya"...Junior's voice just fit this song perfectly. Plus the wail of his Sax just added to the magic. This came out in 69 or 70....but the stereos never did this song justice. Today on some nice speakers...you can hear every note and feel that soul wrenching back beat...just sooo smooth. Thanks Jr and all your AllStars! Miss those innocent days of my mis spent youth.....

[@luiscalcano4359]

Came out in 68, but became a huge hit in Philly Smer of 69, yr of WoodStock, wen I was 12, and a few dudes were fighting in Nam, and remember a neighbor who returned by spring of 69(5/1969) from a back wound, and was suffering from bad flashbacks while near the A Shau Valley where the USAs 101 fought a bitter fight on Hamburger Hill.

[@AfrikanLifestyle]

I could hear every note when I first heard it. Really, there is only ONE note and that's and its called "soul stirring."😀

[@scooterbees57]

Autry Dewalt Mixon and big props to Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Vernon Bullock.(composers, lyricists and producers).

[@edwardwilliams2438]

@@scooterbees57 Thanks for shinning some light on the unsung heros of the music genre....THANKS!!

[@rhondamann7208]

He does a beautiful job so mellow 🥰

[@soxwina]

This tune is from 1969. A GREAT year for rock-Motown music!!!!!!

[@cindyluzinski3539]

The year I graduated high school

[@gillygrange8923]

I love this song so much.....I can just play it on repeat and never get enough of it!!! The sax is just something special!

[@keithschultz4187]

YES, you just dont hear them in music anymore

[@lisaellis2593]

True, love it too.

[@carolcorr8610]

I could listen to this song 50 times a day! No music like this anymore.

[@TR-vr5pz]

Im on number 5 now--I gotta catch up to you

[@sl8605]

I feel that way about this song and Reflections of My Life by Marmalade, I play them on repeat

[@raymondsamilpa4015]

I was 18 when I first heard , still sends chills through me.....and an occasional tear..

[@tonywaldon7801]

Tears me too I was 19 yrs old and crazy in love I'm 72 yrs old today, and man that summer of 1969 comes skipping back goddam what memories 👍👍👍

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Brought me to tears last night bro thinking about my love so far away sitting in my hotel room here in Warsaw

[@bobgordon1754]

Yes, Yes.

[@udiggit13]

I Digg it. You're not alone.

[@fredajordan5704]

Raymond, oh happens to me, too.

[@nickdiaz3737]

I used to listen to this on hot summer nites in Chicago It brings back so many good feelings and memories.. Now iam alone and 73 My wife passed away after 54 yrs together ...

[@MarkVA-nb2ds]

God bless and be with you sir.

[@trudyirvine3050]

God be with you

[@Mgarguemare]

Don't let go of all those great memories🤗

[@garcefranklin2610]

I'm 63 and catch some lost feelings while listening, man we were in happening times, great memories

[@lisalewis2163]

60’s baby and I can’t get enough of this song. Oldies is the only way for me👍🏾

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Lisa You just hit a homerun with those comments 🎯😘🥰 I'm soooooo happy I grew up on this magical sound so grateful to have lived through this era of beautiful music this kind of music will never go out of style in my playlist. 💯😘🥰 Lisa I will always have ode skool music in my blood 4EVER ‼️ Can't have it no other way AMEN ‼️What a MASTERPIECE ‼️This lyrics and that beat just janked ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️Do U Agree???Still listening how about January 19 2023

[@JohnTaboada-gj8gr]

Your a sweetie

[@stacycrowe5694]

Might be the best sax of all time!!

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Stacy You just hit a homerun with those comments 🎯😘🥰 That sax speaks to my soul AMEN ‼️ What a MASTERPIECE ‼️Still listening how about Dec 30 2022

[@marlenac3238]

And it is!

[@junegilone1854]

I think so too. I love this song

[@cindyluzinski3539]

For sure. None better!

[@bobs182]

Not the best sex of all time.

[@sassygreeneyes01]

I could listen to this all day, everyday! Over and over!!! I've lived thru 7 decades of music. This is in the top 5 of all the best ever recorded in my opinion!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@TheAzmountaineer]

It doesn't get any better than this. One of the best of all time.

[@bettyjones7739]

Love the song Love the music

[@emmadavis771]

Yes, you are so right. This era of youg people, my self included, believed in romance. This song is so romantic.

[@keithhey1366]

Brilliant song in my top ten of all time

[@waynejohanson1083]

That opening sax knocks me out every time.

[@edwindoyle1778]

I'm literally crying as I write this; beautiful music where did the days go

[@harrietjohnson1930]

Me too!

[@3kingkool]

My favorite part

[@lauradufner9149]

And me !

[@catwhisperer1524]

ditto!!

[@bobduckworth4710]

75 now, the world is so messed up, need to hide this song in mind and live off those memories

[@alyceclover]

I think the world was always messed up. Or parts of it.

[@bobduckworth4710]

@@alyceclover You are right, I'm now 76 and it's getting worse!

[@jamesphillips2961]

@@bobduckworth4710Bob remember the 1940s! Good times!! Oh wait! Remember the 1930s? Good times! Oh wait! Ah, remember the 1860s? Those were the days, my man! Oh wait.....

[@alethealovejoy5272]

My mother reminder everytime this song came over the radio..YOU KNOW THIS YO DADDYS FAVORITE SONG❤ RIP TO THE GREATEST PARENTS EVER😊

[@jeffreychandler8666]

I first listen to this in 1968 -- 1969, and I can say, parents and teens played this. Often they played this together with so much joy and fun. Families worked together with unity and compassion at home or in the park. This song was certainly loved by all types of people back then. Thank you for playing this classic !!!

[@JEMA56]

@ Jeffrey Chandler , yes, I don't think we'll ever have that special time where the music was good and people seemed kinder and gentler!!

[@donnajackson423]

AWOOOOW! WORD! BLESSING! MY DEAR! TOO YOUU AND YOUR'S! BEE AND STAY SAFE! 💋

[@sherricoleman9393]

Real talk!

[@barbaraholman5355]

Feel it too don't you?

[@thinkofitthisway7804]

That's when the world was real Jeffrey and the people in it were real. Now, unfortunately...........

[@TheLaurkenGroup]

I was nine years old when this song came out. I’m the youngest of three daughters who lived and breathed AM pop & rock music, Their radios were on 24/7, as a result, I was fortunate enough to be exposed to the greatest hits of all time. Like this one. Jr. made me a fan of dirty sax solos for the rest of my life.

[@chrisdavidson1361]

Freshman at Alabama when this song hit; lots of beer and whiskey flowed to this song.........

[@junegilone1854]

I play it daily. I can't hear it enough and it's 2023. What can beat this Masterpiece of Sax.

[@garys6073]

I grew up white...listening to Mowtown, I am now 68 and still luvin it...

[@anncampbell1589]

Me too! ❤

[@drammieone808]

White as they come. Motown was the best. Brought us all together. Nothing will ever take that away. Love it at 67 myself. Going to love till the day I die. Passing it one to my grandkids now.

[@georgetincher7859]

I wish we could bring back this sound and throw this modern day rap/hip-hop stuff into the garbage where it belongs. Motown was some of the best music ever. None of today's music can come close to touching it.

[@aldaglundy7663]

SO. TRUE!

[@gaydarON]

I thank God for all the Motown artists and producers who blessed our lives with such a happy, joyful danceable memorable soundtrack. How could we ever repay them. God rest them all. 😊

[@rudyleplane727]

If there was never not enough of a song, it was this from Jrunior Walker! Cannot thank you enough for this one!

[@irmasearcy6446]

Yes

[@kenmartin6776]

Right! The long version is still not long enough. It's like a ride you don't want to end.

[@paulmaggio2740]

@@kenmartin6776 I always felt that this song was over too soon. Love this!

[@eloisewarren9908]

Love it !!

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@irmasearcy6446 definitely I love their songs this is still my favorite song!!!

[@jacquelineroque7594]

What a sound, what a song, what a voice. It still works to this day.

[@fredajordan5704]

Absolutely. he`s unmatched, his evergy and outstanding talent working that sax is more than a pleasure watching.

[@rosapmcelveen4643]

This was my husband favorite song. He was a great husband and father. He is gone to sleep now. When I hear this song it brings back so many memories because my husband also played the Saxophone.

[@guadalupeaguilar6632]

You better believe it...........

[@colin2271]

​@@rosapmcelveen4643 Sorry for your loss rosa. But when the day comes for you to say goodbye as you enter gods garden you will hear that sax.and when you look who's playing it you will see your husband again Believe me you will ⚘⚘

[@wendystroupe8058]

Motown at it's finest. And that sax???? I'm in heaven

[@dougcampbell8531]

Is there anything more Spine chilling than that Sax OMG so awesome

[@shermanw711]

My mom used played my sister's I was 7 years it still makes cry 😢 to think mom is no longer here in flesh she taught about more than one can imagine music was our solace !

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@dougcampbell8531 Absolutely 💯 love it !!!

[@carlbowles1808]

Racism was horrible but the music and culture were good. Despite the bullshit we had a great time. Think you can better? Do it.

[@dianaevans9845]

And me a sax I’m in heaven

[@Bailey_G]

I can listen to this song on a loop over and over and over again, love it! 💗

[@SG-em9ht]

Smmfh very well said so True, especially wen I'm driving.👍🎼🎷🎺🥰

[@lillian3201]

doing it now

[@MJEvermore853]

Ditto! Exactly how I feel too. Got to keep rewinding it repeatedly 😊

[@darkskinneddamsel8203]

Took your advice 😍💃🏿

[@felixmadison5736]

I have Amazon Alexa in every room in my house and I often play this song on my 'Everywhere Group'. Nothing like listening to Junior sing 'What Does It Take' in every room I walk into!

[@jerryarebalo4717]

I was being inducted into the Army and my last night at home after taking my finance home he was performing this song on TV. It has stuck in my mind mind ever since.

[@FireMartyVa]

Welcome Home Brother! Did you marry your fiance when you returned?

[@emmadavis771]

Thank you for your service❤

[@wendellwatkins6553]

Awesome story and thank for sharing

[@geraldkoury6717]

What a song do you know that junior walker never wanted to record this song? The song writer begged him for years but he didn't want to know. But eventually he said OK I'll record it... And the rest is History it became one of the biggest hits in 60s🔥🔥🔥🔥👌👌👌♥️♥️

[@rbc864]

Fire tune...reminds me of my bro who passed on in 2007. Peace.

[@sandramclelland2674]

Did Johnny Bristol write this?

[@tomrucco6490]

Didn't know that thank you for sharing

[@geraldkoury6717]

@@tomrucco6490 Yeah it's true I listened to a live interview many years age. Thanks for your response

[@rbc864]

@@sandramclelland2674 written by - Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Vernon Bullock, 1968. Source Wikipedia.

[@sharonwinters5219]

2022 and still so dammmmmm good!

[@peterstone6548]

movin and ggroovin'until forever

[@kennyhuskisson2684]

You got that right girl! Dammmmmm good classic indeed, can't beat the oldies, it's all I listen to👍✌️

[@sharonwinters5219]

@@kennyhuskisson2684 Im with you on that. Takes me back to such a better time.

[@susanwhaley2483]

Facts!!

[@dianneflores9697]

@@kennyhuskisson2684 brings back wonderful memories of such a different world then. Classics ARE the best!

[@rocknhippiecat]

I'm 71 and every time I hear this song it makes me tear up. For all the boys who lost there lives in Vietnam and the women who lost them . Great song!!

[@robertthacher]

From the sweet June of 69, Jr. Walker and the All Stars gave us this great song. About the time this 16 year old got his licence. Thrilling times!

[@saintpeter42]

This song pumps life into my old soul. 79 going on 21 again.

[@fredajordan5704]

Pete Alba : Hahaaa, same here. 65 and full of backpain, not when Junior Walker starts his sax.....

[@aliciacarmona5004]

Me too

[@saintpeter42]

@@aliciacarmona5004 Alicia, you have good taste in music. I hope that you will enjoy many years of good ol music. Keep rocking, until father time comes knocking.

[@saintpeter42]

@@fredajordan5704 Freda, Keep rocking till them bones start knocking.

[@fredajordan5704]

@@saintpeter42 :-)).

[@sherw7635]

I'm 68..been thrilling to this song for decades. I never tire of it..

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Sher I will always cherished this beautiful classic as long as live.This beautiful classic just moves one's soul in the right direction 4SURE!!!! The lyrics that yank ur heartstrings for decades 💖💖💖Real music with meaningful lyrics u can understand 🎯❤️❤️ A blast from the past good ode days Sher Do U Agree?? Still listening how about June 03 2022

[@susanr.926]

Same here sista...

[@alyceclover]

A decade more than yourself. 😎

[@lisamessiana1032]

Playing outside of my building in public housing in Brooklyn, and running to the ice cream truck, THIS was the song that stopped me dead in my tracks, at 7 years old, as I felt the Holy Spirit! Amazing Grace and God's Blessings, Forever Thankful 🙏💗 AMEN

[@lindav.johnson9523]

Funny…I feel ‘ya!!! At 7???!!!

[@lindav.johnson9523]

…the Holy Spirit? I feel ya!!! lol

[@marcphillips1020]

Totally get it. Unforgettable this music!

[@marlenac3238]

Yes, indeed, I was 6 years old and this will forever be my favorite song of all time.

[@Forrest31962]

First heard this masterpiece when I was six years old; still listening 54 years later! RIP,Junior 😇

[@lindarobinson3398]

This brings back so many wonderful memories...of not having a care in the world, except for good music 💙 EPIC 💙

[@kevinknight9499]

ROLLER SKATING MUSIC 💯💯💯

[@lindarobinson3398]

@@kevinknight9499 I used to be a big weekend speed skater. Never very good on roller skates. But yeah. I can see where your coming from 👌👍

[@gussalas2866]

Me too❤❤❤❤❤

[@catwhisperer1524]

maybe thats why the year was sucha happy one in my own recollection :)

[@retired42002vz]

You are so right……..I was 15, my responsibility in life was to get good grades.

[@thomasfranco5997]

This song was the hottest song in LOS ANGELES in 1968. it was No.1 on the charts for 5 weeks. I was in East Los Angeles visiting my cousins at the time. Everyone loved this song. Great family memories.

[@rickhatch1]

I have always loved this song. Has to be one of my top 20 songs of all time!

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@rickhatch1 mine too!! Still one of my favorites!!!

[@mr.research7859]

Phenomenal, it must've been a wonderful time, and not to put a damper on things, but I also know it was awful smoggy back then. How did you deal with it back then? Wear a gas mask on the worst days and/or hours?

[@Richard-zi3dy]

Me too on my low rider 66 impala cruising down Whittier Blvd

[@Al-su5bj]

ELA✌️

[@pattyhorton1581]

I have always loved this song. I still do . Goes right to my soul.

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Patty please don't leave me out. This beautiful classic janked ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️Do U Agree??? I'm soooooo damn happy I grew up on this magical sound so grateful to have lived through this era of beautiful music this kind of music will never go out of style on my playlist 😘🥰❤️.A blast from the past good ode days I was an teenager carefree INDEED ‼️ Patty what a MASTERPIECE ‼️ That sax just speaks to my soul 🎯💃💃💃💞😘🥰💋🥵 Still listening how about February 08 2023

[@steve.wellersteve.weller9855]

@@shirleybutler2623 With you all the way honey 👍👍👍😎😎😎❤❤❤

[@needahandle]

Me too. Adore it. A favorite for sure

[@allisongaines3330]

I totally agree with you!😊

[@allisongaines3330]

Goes right to the heart of me! Never tired of this son, NOt ever!!❤❤😊

[@rubytuesday9831]

Timeless Tune...forever in my heart❤️

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Ruby I'm with you all the way on those comments 😘🥰🎯 This beautiful classic just moves one's soul in the right direction 😛😘🥰💃❤️ I will always cherished this beautiful classic as long as live can't have it no other way AMEN AMEN!!!! The lyrics and that beat just janked ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️Ruby do you agree??? What a MASTERPIECE ‼️ Still listening how about Dec 17 2022

[@rubytuesday9831]

@Shirley Butler Ofcourse l'm still listening 🎶l've got a couple of them and more in my heart as well as listening to "Looking back over my shoulder" (Mike and The Mechanics) "Sara Smile" (Darryl Hall and John Oates) "London Town" ( Light of the World) "Disco Nights" (GQ)🥰🥰🥰 So many timeless classics too numerous to mention..includin Concious Reggae( Cappleton,Sizzla, Taurus Riley, Cocoa Tea, Luciano Jah Mali, Sugar Minot, Jah Cure♥️♥️♥️..et al Not forgetting Lovers rock legends like..Sanchez,Washington, Barrington levy too many to mention they all give me JOY l must say my taste in music is eclectic 💃💃.. Jazz Funk Soul (Old School) Disco and Yatch Rock 😊😊😊 I hope l didn't bore you..Merry Christmas🙏🏽🎄

[@shirleybutler2623]

@@rubytuesday9831 OMG Ruby u have very good taste in ode skool music. U didn't bored me at all .Happy Holidays Stay Safe And Healthy Much Love NEW YORK N DA HOUSE ALWAYS. We made be older now but we definitely young at HEART ❤️❤️ Do U Agree??? Still listening how about Dec 30 2022

[@rubytuesday9831]

@Shirley Butler God Bless you Shirley ♥️♥️♥️

[@rickhatch1]

One of my favorite songs from the 1960's....it never gets old....love that sax....

[@SunnyIlha]

The backing vocalists are doing something heavenly.

[@tonywaldon7801]

Background singers the andantes, background singers on many many Motown songs, in fact this song was recorded in Detroit at Motown, junior walker hated it didn't want to record it, it sat on the shelf for sometime before they convince him to record it, the rest is history

[@jaylene.turner6524]

@@tonywaldon7801 Motown founder Berry Gordy also hated it, and originally had it as a B-side. But DJ’s kept playing it so much that he relented, and switched this to the A-side.

[@paulsafarek8688]

For Real !!!🇮🇹💙🎶🎤🎷

[@johnmarshall5611]

Love the background vocals. I would love to hear them isolated.

[@anthonyolmos2771]

This was my sister's favorite song she passed away in 2007 she had great taste in music I still have the 45 miss you sis..😔

[@15cedw]

and she lives in your heart forever

[@anthonyolmos2771]

Yes she does.

[@lettyalvarez3102]

I was only ten...when this song came out...as a kid...I 've discovered...what good music...and voices were ...loove the sax sound...."" it cries"" along with the song....iam 64...and I still get th he same feeling!!...BEAUTIFUL MUSIC SOUND LYRICS...they reach your soul!!❤

[@Demebeso714]

Who still listenin?

[@reginafutch3211]

Im here in March 2024

[@griot132]

Me too!!!

[@lindauhlik6183]

Me! 73 .yrs old white .grew up in Detroit Love love my.mowtown to this❤ day

[@lawrencemarkham765]

L..R.arkham❤😅

[@luisangeldimaspacheco307]

am 41 and this song satisfy my ears

[@mikeroden6631]

Junior's sax work is just amazing, he inspired alot of saxophonists till this very day. Just a great peace of work.

[@celiacamberos3304]

This is my happy place every time I hear it!

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Celia u ain't never lied.I couldn't have said it better 👏 This beautiful classic just moves one's soul in the right direction 4SURE!!! When real music speaks for itself timeless INDEED 🙌 What a MASTERPIECE ❤💖 Celia this is what true talented sounds like 4REAL!!! MEMORIES WOW GOOD ODE DAYS 4SURE!!! Still listening how about October 17 2021

[@kevinobrien7782]

Happy more like Esctatic.

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@shirleybutler2623 I still listen to one of my favorites!!

[@angelacaudill537]

Me too 🌹😎

[@eloisewarren9908]

@@shirleybutler2623 me too always love this song!!!

[@lynnecottam1043]

Brilliant band......so glad I grew up in this era...timeless 🥰

[@lindasales8110]

Love this song so smooth

[@JeffreyEsely]

In '69 we were 16 & 14..... goin' steady ..... slow dancing and smochin' to this tune........ Been married 51 years now.

[@alyceclover]

Congratulations. Wonderful to find everlasting love so young. 💕💞

[@JoeHunt-ps2gk]

Yes I was alive when this came out in 68 I was 10 years old boy those was the days my my my !

[@paulinechapman5669]

We don’t need to be old to appreciate this golden gem…l play this for my grand daughter when l put her down for a nap..she smiles and gurgles her appreciation…🇨🇦

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Pauline You just hit a homerun with those comments 🎯This beautiful classic just moves one's soul in the right direction 4SURE!!!The lyrics that yank ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️I'm back here again can't help it 🥰😛💥💃💃🎊💞💞Still listening how about June 15 2022

[@marylougeorge9890]

Junior Walker one of my all time favorite musicians.💖

[@fredajordan5704]

Mary Lou : Mine too, he was such a fine artist, singer etc., and his sax puts one in another time and space....

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Mine too for sure Up there with so many other greats

[@marylougeorge9890]

@@fredajordan5704 Nobody played like him.

[@fredajordan5704]

@@marylougeorge9890 I feel the same way, there was something magical about this most talented, handsome and outstanding musician. Died much to soon.

[@marylougeorge9890]

@@fredajordan5704 You know he died in Battle Creek, Michigan? Same state I live in. Must have been some important people there.💔

[@paulwaring3871]

Junior was and still is Brilliant. The saxophone is amazing

[@fredajordan5704]

So very true.

[@frederickmuhlbauer9477]

Indeed well said

[@chuckmaniaci2233]

I'm a born and raised Motown boy-East side Detroit ! No better music in the history of music.

[@georginaparamo8821]

What does it take? Shotgun! Best sax & dance music I've ever heard. Quality never goes out of style 1968-2022 and still going strong!🐾🐾👣

[@jonathanstrong4812]

Wsh there were more like them today

[@Solarian-k3s]

Thank you Junior for teaching this old white boy what soul really is...!

[@mikec.9677]

PERFECT blend of instrumentation & vocals...A soulful song of Love❣

[@bettyjones7739]

Wonderful to listen to

[@xjamalx-cx5oq]

You had to wait for this song to randomly come on in the car. Back in the day. My girlfriend and I would go crazy when it came on the radio.

[@gloriasuarez8953]

Love this song has alot of meaning to it 66 yrs old and still jamming out to this amazing song

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Gloria I'm with you all the way on those comments 🎯😘 I'm 66 yrs ode also still JAMMING to this beautiful classic 💯🥰This beautiful classic just yank ur heartstrings for decades ❤️❤️ Do U Agree??? Gloria real music with meaningful lyrics u can understand 🎯😘🥰 What a MASTERPIECE!!!! Still listening how about September 22 2022

[@MeMawx2]

Driving my 67 Mustang with this song cranked up, thinking about the love of my life at that time. Some good memories.

[@AguedaRobles]

I’m a 72 girl from Tijuana, México and still get chills when I listen To that sax , like it’s 1969 again

[@gregoryprouty4872]

I first heard this song 🎵 in 1968 Baltimore. Its 2023 Panama 🇵🇦 Canal Zone I am 76 years old and this song still melts my heart. I last heard this song 🎵 with Linda in 1983 Seaside N J.

[@valeriechapman1612]

Junior Walker & The All Stars ✨ This is an oldie but a goodie too. I remember this one and it hasn’t dated at all. They knew how to make music last years ago. This one certainly has. Lovely 😊 The lyrics are great too.

[@IlmaDaniel-c5s]

I could never tired of this song

[@SS-ii6nz]

2024 at 57 years old will forever be dedicated to the sound of Soul Music . Motown, Soul Train, Philly Soul, Stax, Solar, and every black production record team that created R&B, Disco, Funk, Hip Hop and Soul Timeless Music. Happy Black History Month❤

[@rainyozone]

All stars has brought me THRU 60S 70S80S 90S PHEW, WIFE AND STILL DIG IT. 2023. BLESSINGS UPON YOUR SOULS

[@thomasfranco5997]

I remember when my aunt would play this song and we would be outside on the patio she had a Nice View of Downtown Los Angeles. This was her favorite song at the time. I was13 years old back then. I Miss her, now I am 67 years old and my cousin, her son got caught up in gang life who I used to sit with is locked up for Life. Miss him also.

[@jameshyde1501]

Truly!! a Timeless Classic.

[@lilianlingard3209]

71 years old and I saw them live when I was 16..amazing

[@timothylawson3262]

This song takes me back to black radio in the early 70s, my childhood man i miss those days 😢.

[@tturner12341]

I’m from Detroit. I’m only 15 minutes from the Motown Museum. It’s a really fun tour. Highly recommended if you come to my city.

[@angrae2078]

I visited The Motown Museum and was one of my most loved places in the entire world. Longlive Motown. Honestly, it's place you have to experience to understand.

[@garrettromer8499]

U actually from the d and not just one of the white suburbs surrounding it? Just cause ur in Wayne county Does not mean u live in the d. Used to have white kids come up from Rochester hills and crap acting like they're hard. Until they got to Flint then they would shut right up. Like what I thought u were from the D why r u so scared right now? Flint Town Down

[@tturner12341]

@@garrettromer8499 I’m from Southfield Michigan. I can walk to Detroit. I live off 8mi. I was born on the east side of Detroit.

[@garrettromer8499]

@@tturner12341 well yeah that's like anyone who was born in Genesee county was born in Flint at one of the hospitals. Doesn't make them from Flint

[@tturner12341]

@@garrettromer8499 I get what you’re saying. But, if I tell people I’m from Southfield Michigan most people wouldn’t know where I’m from. So I just say Detroit. But, it is great being so close to downtown. Southfield by the way is far from being a white suburb.

[@A.M.CRAVEN-MUSIC]

Grew up loving the amazing Jr. Walker and The All Stars. Remembering Friday night dances after football games and Saturday night dances at the American Legion and dancing to this song. Life and the fantastic music we loved was so sweet. Thank you Jr. & the All Stars. Your music is beyond fantastic.

[@tsxdude2012]

Cruising around with my dad in his 88 corvette. Man he had this on repeat.

[@fredajordan5704]

I can see why :-)....

[@JaneBrun]

Love the Sax..That's what's going on..One of my fave songs of all time...Good beat never fails to make me happy!!!

[@drock6966]

My parents had this exact record. I remember sneaking and listening to it from time to time when I was a kid in the early 70's 🙂 Thank you Mom and Dad for having good music like this when I was growing up 🙂

[@joylannetter2451]

I was 8 when this hit the charts. EVERY time I hear this song.... this Platinum Classic, I'm immediately ushered back to 1968 when Music was... 🔥 🎷 🔥

[@shirleybutler2623]

OMG Joylan You just hit a homerun with those comments 4SURE 💯 I'm back here again can't help it 💜 What I would give to go back in time for a little while 💚 💜 I grew up on this magical sound so grateful to have lived through this era of beautiful music this kind of music will never go out of style 👌 ❤ The lyrics that yank ur heartstrings for decades ❤ ♥ Do U Agree???Joylan I will always have ode skool music in my blood 4EVER!!!💕👌Can't have it no other way ❤ 💯 A trip down memory lane good ode days 4REAL!!!💯 What a MASTERPIECE AMEN ❤ 💖 🙏 Still listening how about January 10 2022

[@shirleybutler2623]

I was 12 yrs ode We definitely knew real music when we heard it Joylan 👌💯

[@joylannetter2451]

@@shirleybutler2623 you said it all, Sis!

[@cita134]

I wasn't to be born for another 15 years later... My mom was born in 63' , her and my grandpa used to play this song and that's how I came to love it

[@amichaux22]

takes me back to fun in the summer riding bikes push ups, peddle pushers and best of all NO TAXES ☺️

[@MK-su6eg]

Simple and easy days ,1 dollar was 2burgers 2fries,2smlcokes,and 25 cents, 2 candy bars!!! Gas!!!!! Those were the best days for us olskol to cherish!! Were we lucky n blessed.

[@dougcampbell8531]

@@MK-su6eg yes yes we were

[@wendellwatkins6553]

It’s something about that saxophone that sings all by itself

[@rogermorrison2184]

This song always takes me back...to a happy place.

[@luvmymj95]

This song has been carved into my soul since 1969 as it is the way I felt about the only one I ever loved.

[@paulsidaway4014]

I understand this. I hope in your case as opposed to mine it wasn't lost love after 25 years

[@luvmymj]

@@paulsidaway4014 Sadly, it was unrequited love. He passed away in 1991 at the young age of 36. Thanks for your response.

[@josephhunt9962]

This song really take me back to the summer of 1969 i was only 11 years old but my mom played this song 🎵 and i love it today.