Let's Talk abt the Switch TvOne Unsung Episode

[@shiquetamartin6003]

DeBarge family life was just sad. The dad was a monster and it’s nothing else to say. I could never understand why a person could do such horrible things to their own kids.

[@phillycheez6288]

@@tanyawelch7262💯 Bat shizz crazy!!!🤪🤪😳

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@tanyawelch7262 Robert married Etterline to hurt his Mother.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@tanyawelch7262 He blamed Etterline for his family disowning him. He also was fired from his job for being married to a black woman.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@tanyawelch7262 He was the sixth of eight children. Bunny said he was his Father's favorite child. He didn't have a good relationship with his Mother due to domineering and racist ways.

[@audreajolie]

​@@therealmarlonbellamy It was ten children within Etterline and Robert DeBarge and he had outside children while they was married.

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

YES, both of those 2 GREAT musical families/Debarge and the Jacksons go ALL the way back to the LATE 70's. James and Janet got together, boyfriend and girlfriend. when James was 14, Janet was 12. it started with them calling each other Long-distance. Grand rapids/James to Los Angeles/Janet.

[@mysticakhenaton1701]

yes again, Bunny said, it was Bobby who got the family group/Debarge into Motown back in 1979. young musical genius EL at the time, was 17. Motown put it out to the press that Jermaine Jackson discovered the band/Switch. so, people the public, would pay attention...Bobby and Tommy Debarge were the band...when they left. Switch fell off/BIG TIME.

[@Lilianamarie999]

It's crazy to me that the Debarges had that light and bright appeal that the Jacksons would seem to covet but they couldn't escape the demons. Meanwhile, the Jacksons had 3 of the greatest artists of all time (Jackson 5, Michael and Janet). Two exceptionally talented families with dysfunction to spare. Them 70s and 80s, freebase and lean oh my 👀

[@uptownnayrob]

Good point 👍🏾

[@HighlyFavor3dWon]

Nay totally agree, Bobby DeBarge garnered my LOOOOOOOOOOOOVE of a Falsetto❣❣❣❣ Bobby was such a tortured soul. All of the DeBarge Family is/was. But that El can STILL SANGGGGGGG, HE STILL SOUNDS LIKE MELTED BUTTA 💙💙💙💙

[@55thst_rojos]

Good morning y’all, much love to everyone. Guess what GR is still beautiful to this day and the DeBarge family is still there.

[@loyanadale903]

LOVE YOU OVER & OVER AGAIN is my favorite Switch song

[@cedricroney1475]

Why doesn't the media attack their father? He was the devil but he gets a pass. Joe Jackson gets all the heat and he put his whole family on

[@uptownnayrob]

The media attacks all the debarges 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@cedricroney1475]

@@uptownnayrob I haven't seen anything near the hate for their father as it has been for Joe from the media. I've seen them attack the family but that usually let the kids talk about the father. They demonize Joe.

[@AljIsHere128]

The Debarge's was never as UBER MAINSTREAM as The Jacksons were. Think about it. Debarge did crossover but not on the same level as a Michael Jackson. That is why their story is not as big of all their demons, sicko white father and issues beyond Black entertainment coverage of it.

[@AljIsHere128]

@@cedricroney1475 Read my comment from what I am speculating.

[@cedricroney1475]

@@AljIsHere128 True but it's not just them. They also never talk about the beach Boys dad who was a terror. It just seems like the trend is for the white boys to get a pass.

[@AljIsHere128]

I soo enjoy watching The Unsung episode on Switch. The family abuse of The Debarge siblings always makes me sad and feel for their wounds they carry even into adulthood. Especially Bobby. I was sad to read of Tommy's passing last year and his poor health history. Genuinely talented indeed that family!

[@allaboutprimetime]

do you know where I can watch it ?

[@tailor-mademedia1406]

"Press 'n Curl." 😂

[@barbarawatkins4422]

OMG. Too funny

[@Linda-fe7jo]

I feel like the father was tormented outside of the home and then he took it out on the family, what abusers do instead of standing up to their tormentors. The father was a coward

[@biancachi6435]

The mother told Etterline (debarge mother) that her son was nuts. They were all afraid of him. She acknowledged her son was mentally unsound.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@biancachi6435 Tommy said in his book that the father’s mother offered their mother money not to marry her son.

[@mizrelmizrel]

@@therealmarlonbellamy she should have taken it,js🤦🏽‍♀️

[@mizrelmizrel]

He was worse than a coward,he was a Crazy sadist 🤬

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@mizrelmizrel her life would have turned out better.

[@grosskopf2779]

4:39 Bobby was the oldest boy Bunny was the oldest of the Debarge family

[@mariellclement8092]

Weren't they both born on the same day, but a year apart? That's probably why Bobby fell in love with LaToya. LaToya was born on the same day as her sister, Reebie. But a different year.

[@grosskopf2779]

@@mariellclement8092Yes. Same date but 6 years apart

[@musiclove5935]

I initially watched this while getting ready for work this morning. Had to watch it again tonight because it was so good God put his fingers and toes on the voice box of the DeBarge family. Their talent is/was ridiculous. Nay that falsetto took me too. Switch & The DeBarge so talented.

[@soulangel835a]

this episode made me cry

[@eps5605]

Taraji Henson had that rocking 8 Symetric at Oxon Hill, circa 1986.

[@Moneyemusic_unlimited]

Grand Rising Nay Rob! Thunderously Thrilling & Thankful Thursday to you and yours.🌹

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

I really like Switch. They weere one of my favorritie groups of the 1970s. Debarge did have a lot of problems but the group were an excellent group

[@LeviStrauss777]

Hollering at Nay and the word "CATASTROPHIC, CATASTROPHE" get it Nay! 😆

[@uptownnayrob]

😆

[@biancaverdree7514]

This was an amazing video Nay !!! I’ve been wanting to read Bunny DeBarge book she put out ! I know it has some tea in it. 😩

[@uptownnayrob]

Thank you 😊

[@christopherjordan3924]

Damn it...did you really dub Barry White "Press-N-Curl"? Okay I am doubled over cracking up on that one.😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[@crystalhowardsgirls4874]

It's Just Sad&Horrible that these Painful AMAZING Teenagers and young MUSICIAN Adults Had NO THERAPY EARLY IN THEIR MUCH NEEDED LIVES. CAN You just Imagine The Amazing Decades Of History Making ALBUMS and SOLO HIT MAKERS The DEBARGE'S would have ACCOMPLISHED 😊

[@AljIsHere128]

I truly hate that for the soo much of those deep seated family abusive which are now wounds carried into adult hood for them. I just hope that the newer generation of Debarges learn from the older to get help and healing for them.

[@missbhavin4philly]

Goooood morning!!! Have a blessed day all!!!

[@kimberlyjackson7266]

Hell naw! Press n curl!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@beebeetee2926]

Favorite Switch song: I Want To Be Closer and Love Over and Over Again is a close second.

[@beebeetee2926]

@Ronnie Collier That's my third favorite. My favorite part is the last verse/ending of the song.....I do, you do, we do, birds and the bee's do too. I love you, you love me and I know. Whoa ooo oh whoa ooo oh whoa ooo oh whoa ooo oh whoa ooo oh whoa....There is no substitute.....I Call Your Name (high note), When I feel lonely, When I'm discouraged (high note)........

[@nadas.5643]

Not sure how I found your channel Nay Nay but I love it! You have a gift. And girl your take on this is hilarious and spot on!

[@teasiahparker7218]

I feel their mother wasn't strong enough to leave bc her family probably told her to come home but she kept having all them babies

[@freddy8479]

Shirley Sylvers, mother of the group "THE SYLVERS" had MORE SPINE than Etterlene!!!

[@mr.madmanswiss1235]

R.i P Tommy Debarge.

[@lar1718]

Please read Thomas Debarge's book. Very good book.

[@IAmAirion]

But can we talk about how good looking Phillip Ingram was/is?? Idk why some people remain in the background.

[@uptownnayrob]

Exactly

[@AljIsHere128]

Being in the background currently pays Philip well. Doing music for movies and tv.😀🙂

[@biancachi6435]

Nope. Bunny ex was abusing her daughter and she took him back. The cycle continues. Chico just got arrested for possession. It's sad 😔

[@uptownnayrob]

👀

[@AljIsHere128]

Recently Chico got arrested? 😲

[@Willie-y7t]

Damn, the father really mess Bobby up! He could of been one of greatest.

[@shelialogan2174]

This is good! Nay, you're hilarious, but I love it! 😄😄

[@MizzNee796]

Not “press & curl”!!! I believe it was Lustrasilk ma’am!

[@uptownnayrob]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mizrelmizrel]

🤭it was 🤣

[@leetheaarceneaux8151]

You should read Tommy Debarge’s book . It was pretty good .

[@audreajolie]

I have his book

[@naturalborn191]

I was involved in Bobby Debarge and Chico drug case. I know the truth about that as well.

[@Sherryrice4149]

IT'S another KZbinr that read the story. Also about the debarges in their life was horrible. So sad he was better off leaving them.. then staying there with them. It wouldn't like he was taking care of them. It was a horrible man. My cousins had a father similar to him. He was better off leaving than staying also. Seeing that my aunt was on welfare while he was there doing nothing. What sexually abusing the children and beating my auntie. We never knew how much they went through. Into a couple of years ago. She really hid that s***. 🙆🏽‍♀️😡😔

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

I I had heard that Bobbie and ingrams had a problem with each other. Bobby was a junkie and a problem witth the group. I agree with you that Bobby was a great falsetto better than Smokey and Prince. Eventhough Prince was not a true falsetto

[@uptownnayrob]

I wouldn't say that now 😉

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Bobby was the Eddie Kane and David Ruffin of the group.

[@musicman7773]

The whole family was a study and mother's minister brother wasn't a help either. When she would leave the go back. Right before Barry White died they'd pay him $50,000 a pop to go to Brazil to talk.

[@naturalborn191]

Good wonderful Sunday afternoon. I'm just seeing your story on Switch. I actually grew up with the Debarge family since the 7th grade and throughout the Debarge's career. If you want a real scoop on the younger ones Al,Randy,James, Chico,, I didn't hang around Bunny. But I was at church when James Debarge married Janet Jackson and what happened on their honeymoon day.

[@timmy841212]

Switch was doomed from the start.

[@uptownnayrob]

Agreed ❤️

[@rjs1602]

Good morning Nay

[@uptownnayrob]

Good morning 😆

[@leetheaarceneaux8151]

Can you do The Sylvers ?

[@lesthebest3171]

I’m surprised when people bring up the DeBarges growing up in Grand Rapids they never mention fact that Al Green and his family grew up in Grand Rapids long before the DeBarges.

[@ms.cocotaha2662]

💯👏🏾🌞☀️Hey Nay Gm 💯👏🏾🤩📚📚🥰🥰😘😘✌🏾

[@adrienebuford750]

Goodmorning Nay did you read Tommy Debarge's book? That would be a good one to do.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

Check out Madam Whip Ass' youtube channel. She reads it.

[@adrienebuford750]

@@therealmarlonbellamy thank you. At least you responded.

[@therealmarlonbellamy]

@@adrienebuford750 You're welcome

[@crystalhowardsgirls4874]

In the 80's In CHITOWN You Were FINE IN ALL SHADES OF BLACKNESS. THAT COLORISM-ISH was IN Certain INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLES IT WAS NOT 📢 ALL OF THE BLACK POPULATION ISSUES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

[@crystalhowardsgirls4874]

PS. WHERE ARE OUR DEEP VOICED TALKERS OR SINGER BARITONE BLACK MEN OR SIMILAR LIKE 🎹BARRY WHITE🎹🤔 IN TODAY'S WORLD 🌍 WHAT THE HELL 🤔

[@mrstonigreen9738]

This was nice

[@addicted2love57]

Ooooooh Phillip Ingram can still get it hunty 😉

[@uptownnayrob]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏾

[@Kelli331]

Good morning ☀️ Hit the 👍🏾 and have a great day 💕

[@uptownnayrob]

Good morning 😜

[@Daycarewiththekids]

He was sick 💔💔

[@michiblack2588]

GM🤗

[@marcellahodnett4280]

Dating from both Families! Ok 😆😆

[@marcisa26]

Morning Nay ❤️

[@rwwdzzm5608]

Bobby was not the oldest

[@DAHNIDOM]

I prob watched this around 3 times laughing at Nay. I know the Debarge situation is sad. It’s terrible. However, Nay’s commentary 😂😂😂😂😂 “I told y’all the first time not to bring that junkie around here”😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mrstonigreen9738]

7:12 😆😆😆

[@unique74muzik]

@10:16 💯

[@unique74muzik]

@14:25 💀🤦

[@naturalborn191]

I know how they All were Gay,, and How they all was sexualy abusing a Special needs kid in the neighborhood. From AL Debarge down to Chico. That nobody talks about.

[@sherrdi6778]

How in the world did ALL of them end up gay ??? What happened to make them turn out that way??? Who turned Bobby out and who turned the others out.

[@smilinghappily6190]

@Nay my songs. My songs