OMG THIS SONG IS PRICELESS!! THE PLATTERS - SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES (REACTION)

[@darleeneadams9833]

This is called talent. Pure and simple.

[@jennysmith5649]

The one and only Platters! Music from heaven! No one ever like them!

[@josechino4704]

One in a billion,they broke the mold,this man had a Angelical and powerful voice.

[@rjb6327]

As you can probably tell by now, they knew how to sing back then. So many great singers. Just glad I grew up with it.

[@karenj3611]

Ahhh. The good old days. When singers could sing, love it

[@breckrichardson390]

The end of this brings tears (not smoke) to my eyes. Just plain gorgeous. Pure and gorgeous.

[@susiem22]

Yes, it's gorgeous!! I'm one of the spoiled Boomers but I am as grateful as can be!! I realize how good we had it!! ❤❤❤❤

[@carlajeangilliland70]

Hay it's the 78 year old grandma, some of you all are here today because your grandparents, or parents fell in love slow dancing to this kind of music back in the day. I was there to experience it all through out the years, and feel so privileged to have been there for it all. There is no music to compare to the greats of the 50's and 60's.

[@daviedmx38]

My mother used to sing this to me as a lullaby

[@stewrobb2329]

I don’t know why young people are so shocked when they hear real talent in musicians. Maybe I was just exposed to older music growing up.

[@dstorm7752]

They were just outrageously good, Sublime.

[@robertlassiter907]

IMHO , of all the groups of this era, The Platters were the cream that rose to the top.

[@guidosarducci]

Music like this IS priceless. You will never hear any music as great as this kind/style/type/genre ever again. Songs, lyrics, melodies like this are from an era gone by. I am just thankful I am from that era........... Thank you for taking the time to listen.

[@patriciaotoole5930]

U r so right ty

[@fancy4865]

Never say never..there is always hope

[@leighsaldivar4439]

@@fancy4865 nah it won’t come around again. But that’s ok. That’s what makes it special.

[@guidosarducci]

@@fancy4865 Really?

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Guido Sarducci, me too, my teenage years, a beautiful era gone by, we were so fortunate to have experienced this genre of music!

[@davidtullis2810]

Finally someone is reacting to 1950's music thank you but your just scratching the surface. I know you will enjoy the journey

[@Wolfsky9]

The Great Tony Williams on lead vocal . ---------From 1959. --------A classic.

[@bryceeasterman3943]

Unlike today this was when musicians played and singers actually sang no auto tune the platters were fantastic

[@lindaweathers8182]

That harp,...WOW !!! how beautiful is that ??? The Platters...awesome group, beautiful music, incredible~

[@starleemartin1961]

Ugh, I've heard this song my entire life and that high note at the end and the music's crescendo still gives me chills. This is what I call "disgustingly beautiful" because it's so obsene how heavenly this song is.

[@DaveD2488]

Today's music will newer never never ever ever ever come close to this. The instrumentals and the Lyrics is priceless!

[@serge.l.1897]

Pure talent and no electronic components or other means to manipulate and support less talented bands as we witness at present time. The Platters always gave shivers. This I s a true marvel and blueprint of yesterday.

[@kestrelle5345]

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles "Tracks of my Tears" comes to mind.

[@barrycohen311]

Sounds like an Opera singer! This cat could wipe the floor with 99% of the male vocalists out there.

[@larryfried7742]

Tony Williams the lead singer here was incredible. He has one of those amazing voices that as soon as you heard one of his vocals you knew it was him! Great reaction..to one of the best vocal groups ever. That's why we older people think that most of the new music sucks!

[@Steve52344]

Your reaction to Tony Williams' voice is so much fun to see. It's been my reaction since I heard it over 60 years ago. How much more amazing can a voice get? Someone tell me! And let me add that things like 'autotune' were never even IMAGINED back then. You were a singer or you weren't..

[@odiebryer2144]

Got to be one of the most beautiful 😍 songs ever made!!! Gives me chills every time I hear this song!!!

[@americanaforever6725]

Amazing classic with Tony Williams on lead vocals

[@GeekyChickInGlasses]

For me this is one of the most beautiful songs ever recorded.

[@rickknight1810]

Lead singer was Tony Williams. Incredible voice, incredible harmonies/

[@theresareynolds3133]

I had the absolute pleasure of seeing and meeting The Platters in 1996, the female singer who was the wife of I believe the leader had passed away and his daughter took her mom’s place, her voice was as beautiful as her mom’s.

[@ChrissyCancilla]

Nothing will ever beat slow dancing in front of the fireplace to this song!!!!! ☺☺♥

[@sueprator9314]

This song is the CREME DE LE CREME of the Platters...tears at the heart...geezus...songs back then weren't afraid to put orchestration behind awesome voices...

[@opaulamorgan4265]

Lead singer, Tony Williams, had such a beautiful voice! The Platters were one of the outstanding groups of the 1950's and they had many hit records.

[@kirstenphillips2646]

My husband and I grew up to this music and we are grateful and lucky we had the best Saturday night dances ever !!

[@garbagebanditdayz819]

What great group, The Platters. From like late 1957 through 1960 they just made hit, after hit, after hit. Absolutely perfect late 50s harmony.

[@MikeJones-uq4zj]

Tony Williams had an all time voice that can lead in any era, even now.

[@barrycohen311]

Next level, cosmic shit.... Surreal.

[@owensedo6181]

Yeslord

[@outofmanyweareone6429]

Play more this is the classic ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lonestarbug]

True.

[@hockemeyer1]

The Platters go back to my time. We had such wonderful music of many genres. Where did it go?

[@chevy266nova]

My late hubby loved this song. He took me to see The Platers twice. Once when we were dating, and for our 35 wedding anniversary. It puts a smile on my heart today when I hear these songs,

[@serafyo]

Pure natural talent! That was required back in those days.

[@michelleydenisey4697]

I grew up in the 70’s, but my mother loved the Platters and had one of their albums. I’ve loved them for as long as I can remember.

[@pettyguy64]

All we can hope for, is a new generation will discover real honest singers from the past and start a new wave of singers who refuse auto tune and polish their own real talent.

[@suzie4417]

The Platters vinyl was worn out on our record player😃 No group compares to them 💗💜💕😻🎶☮️🇨🇦

[@FEFE0611]

I wasn’t even born when this song came out but through my mother I now know what I missed. Beautiful song, beautiful blend of voices and the superb singing of one of the finest voices known to mankind.

[@ppresley9208]

Slow dancing to the Platters ... one of my fondest memories of my high school years ( yes, I'm old ) . Good music never ages !!

[@rff2552]

My parents listened to the platters and danced in our living room. What memories. I love the Platter

[@joejoesguitarinventions]

I heard the Platters... back in the day just as as good today 🙏🔥

[@peachesdixon7567]

Goodness, we had great music back in the day. The voices! The voices!

[@garrymoore2161]

I was so, so very fortunate. I discovered the power of music about the time I hit 6th grade. That was the sixties. I grew up down the road from Detroit so Motown songs flooded the airwaves right along with Elvis, the Righteous Brothers, country, rock-a-billy, to rock and roll, and soul music. I learned to love and appreciate it all. Hearing these "oldies" makes my soul smile

[@francesthompson593]

Absolutely beautiful, that voice so clear, nothing like it today!

[@Mr11dave11]

I've been listening to this song for so long it's one of my favourites.. My mates think I'm weird 😂.. But I love it ☺

[@starababa1985]

We had music of this quality playing on our car radios all the time. On summer nights, we drove around with our car windows open, and you could hear these songs everywhere. It was pure enchantment to be alive.

[@DaveD2488]

Today's music will newer never never ever ever ever come close to this. The instrumentals and the Lyrics is priceless!

[@ganzano]

No echo, no autotune, no filtering, no.....NOTHING. Tony Williams was a 1-in-a-billion voice.

[@joannerichards1750]

We have loved The Platters since we first heard their music on the radio. In the last 65 years they have been the gold standard for all vocal groups to emulate.

[@ritaanderson4855]

First of all, the person who wrote this song was an absolute master of his craft! These lyrics are magical. And the Platters' lead singer does the song justice with his equally magical voice and the beautiful voices of the backup singers complete this epic achievement in music!

[@mikem957]

Back then the singers could actually SING. Can't say the same for today's "talent" that they call music.

[@raenellefisher8514]

Beautiful reaction.

[@rennyshelton]

The Platters were my favorite group from the 1950's. If you care to go back a decade, check out The Ink Spots from the 1940's.

[@jerrywilliamson4045]

Yes the Inkspots were great, also The Mills Brothers from same era

[@alanjay5974]

Yes, agreed, did U know Elvis backing singers The Jordanairs were inspired by them.All the best.

[@kartaan]

If I Didn't Care (The Ink Spots) is my favorite talking/singing song ...though I have to give credit to Fred Sanford for introducing me to it ;-)

[@lindanicholson950]

Ink Spots. Whispering Grass. Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire. we Three.

[@alanjay5974]

@@lindanicholson950 All great songs from that era youv'e chosen. But one that seems to have gone under the radar is a personal favorite of mine is When the Swallows Come back to Capistrano.The lead singer had a gentle quality tone to his voice which is easy on the ear which made them so good.They were before my time but as a music historian I'm familiar with all decades.If U are not aware of RUTH ETTING can I suggest U listen to SHINE ON HARVEST MOON 1931, she had a wonderful tone & way with a song. Also try one of the cutest voice & songs iv'e ever heard, try THATS MY WEAKNESS NOW by HELEN KANE 1928.Dont be put off by the year, many old songs have been cleaned up & sound better than when they were 1st recorded.All the best & I wish U well.

[@vancelubben5300]

Their voices are absolutely flawless!!!

[@lauren92355]

The Platters as well as so many other phenomenal talented artists of that time period their music is timeless and it gets into your soul.

[@sactiger2817]

This Classic is from my parents' generation - their "courting music," so to speak. Near the end of a date night, they would go park somewhere, turn on the car radio and cuddle to this kind of music. And yes, they were "tempted" to do the wild thang. But they held off until marriage. Yay!!!🙏🏽👍🏼

[@chrino21]

"When your heart's on fire you must realize smoke gets in your eyes..." Beautiful.

[@lindasilva2005]

We were so lucky to grow up with this music, I was so young but I looked forward to hear a new sound which happened weekly sometimes daily

[@MeIn321]

One of my favs! Tony Williams is amazing!

[@michelewith1l636]

This is post WW2 era. Time to put The Platters on your wall. My Dad loved the Platters and he sang their songs all the time. Made me smile and cry listening to this with you. Thank you both.

[@osocool1too]

This 1958 song was amazing then and still is...a truly wonderful piece of music. 👍

[@georgeanthony7282]

I was just one year old.. but I listen to it today with no hesitation... old majestic songs will never go away!!!

[@caroleathenacosta-songwrit9193]

The recording is from 1958 but the song is from ... 1933!

[@autumnamber6849]

There is Nothing like the 50's and 60's music!! Cannot go wrong with The Platters.

[@danielstorm8931]

Music is magic. Magic is special and special is love.. Real feelings, real life talent.

[@newhydebob]

That guys is the great Tony Williams, the voice leading a choir of angels.

[@elvistcb3521]

You Must listen to The Platters, My Prayer! It's the Ultimate!!!👍

[@Steve52344]

It's about time someone under 50 realized how good so many of those "old" R&B singers were. They sure made 'em back then. Real singing! I'm glad I grew up in the middle of it. .

[@MAC-ws8fz]

Watching you two 'Listen' to my era's songs, watching your reactions, makes my old eyes (82) tear up! Keep up the good work!

[@throwsomething]

Even if you've heard this before, the emotion you show is real. Thank you.

[@kellyreiterman]

My parents graduated high school in the early 50s and were married in 1956 and this was their music. All of these Platters tunes you're playing, I grew up hearing my parents play. The Platters were one of their absolute favorite groups. Amazing stuff, isn't it?

[@arowanahpittam3219]

I`m 61 and have cancer and you guys cheer me up I love this music reminds me of when I was young

[@michaelblues1520]

Grew up listening to these groups on my 9v transistor radio and 40 years ago I traveled across the country and had the best of The Platters on cassette and wore it out. Yes, music back then was really real.

[@joesiano21]

Back in this day there was no auto tune because there was no computers. It was all natural talent.

[@mysticsite]

One of my all time favorite songs!! I love this song!!!

[@timothymunger3186]

I am so glad you are opening your hearts to this classic music. A few months ago you had no idea what was waiting for you. Seems like you can't stop now.

[@BellsWatson]

Back to the 1950s and 1960s different time and different place, much simpler time, a much more innocent time. School "sock hops" so called because they were held in the schools gym and you had to take your shoes off (so not to harm the floor). The music switched back and forth between rock and roll and slow music. Slow dancing an acceptable way to hold your girl close. I am in my 70s and this type of music take me back to win I was 16.

[@monikascholz6654]

I don’t listen to music any from today . 😢 I listen to a radio channel here in Sweden , that only plays old music . I’ m born you can say too late ,in the sixties ,but I grew up on old music and when I was a teenager I started to really listen and collect music from the 50’s like Elvis ,the platters ,Frankie lymon ,Connie Francis ,Clyde Mc phatter, Lavern Baker ,Roy Orbison , John Layton ,The vogues ,many fantastic groups like the Drifters,Temptations and so on .

[@petermorgan768]

As a child, my Mother had the Platters albums in the house and playing often. It's amazing how a song can take you back to better times. Thank you for the memories.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

Sooo right, Mel... to be born in that generation. I was! I play this music in my car with my 28-year-old gran'son who grew up with Rap. He's amazed at how cool our music was.

[@jcfan68]

They came to a music festival in my small town in the province of Québec early 90s. My dad had never attended the festival since the beginning in the 70s. When he learned they would be coming, he said "I'm going".He actually cried, it was the music he listened to as a teen. They weren't all the original members but some were and they sounded exactly like that. REALLY proud to say I saw these legends live.

[@navigatingwithnana]

This song was released the year I was born, and considered an "oldie" when I was in high school. Can you imagine slow dancing to this at your prom? How incredible! LOVE THE 50'S!

[@molliehoward3937]

I met one of the platters at one of my conventions of Jehovah’s witnesses and since I was an old older women at that time I still was thrilled meeting them the husband and wife -I can’t carry a tune but I still would try to sing their music . And I still love it at eighty one years old.

[@denisek4392]

You are helping young people hear what beautiful music sounded like! You are terrific people. I really hope this music will not be forever lost.

[@lipby]

My favorite Platters song--and one of my favorite songs from the 1950s--is "My Prayer." (Though the song was written in the 1920s.) It's incredibly beautiful.

[@terrypeterson722]

I'm 80 years old and you are the first of your generation who "get it"! While Rap is considered music, you have discovered and share the reality of genuine music......melody, harmony and orchestration. I was in 9th grade in 1957 and remember when "Little Darlin" first came out. It was the first record in the 45 RPM format and we could buy it for one dollar. My life changed and to this day I still play that song often. You have opened the lid of the music treasure-trove of 50s and 60s music. Now try discovering some of the singers from the Big Band era that had hits in the 50s. "Moonlight Gambler" by Frankie Laine or Vic Damone's "On The Street Where You Live". Also there were the groups: The Four Lads, The Lettermen, The Four Freshmen, The Four Preps, or Shirley Bassey to name a few. You will find many hours of delightful sounds. I'll be tuned in!

[@joycewalbert1413]

This song breaks your heart! What magical songs and incredible voices!

[@suzannezethner8180]

Songs from the 50s were the best. My Mother said the time was the best time of her life. I grew up appreciating all these classics.

[@terrygarcia897]

Man I been digging this masterpiece since the 60s. Tears rolling down my cheeks. Tx

[@jimchape]

This was the mid-50's where music was transitioning from Big Band and Swing thru folk/pop with smaller groups like the Platters and into the beginnings of 'Rock & Roll' which got cranked up just a few years later in the late 50's. And yes, Mel there was no electronic enhancement at all back then. It was all voices. The only thing electronic at that time were the guitars , and they were still fairly new. I'm really looking forward to when you two get into the 'Folk' and 'Folk/Rock' genres. I think you'll enjoy those too. Top 6 groups for that music was The Brothers Four, The Highwaymen, The Irish Rovers, Simon and Garfunkel, and last but probably the best - Peter, Paul and Mary and the Mamas and the Papas. They cover the genre from the mid-50's thru the 60s and into the 70's. You both Take Care.

[@vivianclaiborne7653]

@jimchape I'm assuming you're Caucasion Jim...I'm 85 years old, Ex- Night Club singer...in the 50's, 60's and 70's... Our people, unless they were musicians, or singers, never heard of these people. I grew up singing... Gospel, Rhythm and Blues, Ballads, Standards, and Jazz. I met some, and knew some of the enterta- iners back then, Sam Cooke, Johnny Taylor...(there were 2 Johnny Taylors, most didn't know that... they sounded a little alike, they call One ''Little Johnnie Taylor'')~Sarah Vaughn, Smokey Robinson, Johnny Mathis, opened for the Ike and Tina Turner Review, 1968, ''HOLLYWOOD''.. Ray Charles, etc:.. We had so many wonderful Groups then, forging their Ways to the World. We were simple people, and the world was a happier place. We lived in ''WATTS''...California!~

[@davidroyston1918]

The talent in this group is spectacular.

[@SD-mw1hz]

This is real music, real voices, real musicians', so many had orchestras playing behind them, fantastic. So much beauty, a lot of todays music is trash, it does not build your soul, it tears it down. Keep blessing your ears with beautiful music.

[@pattytyndall1021]

Welcome to real music, folks❤️

[@kopro-uma1258]

I so mutch love The Platters. After all these years they still give me goosebumps

[@joanr381]

A favorite song of mine…great to slow dance to.

[@lindakoschwitz7098]

Imagine, this is what teenagers were listening to, dancing to, falling in love to. Great days gone by.

[@kevinbrumley6597]

You two are so much fun to watch. This is my favorite song by the platter, one of the best band of their time!

[@rogeroran2911]

Love these guys and this song

[@davidstathers9534]

I think it's fair to say that back in the day their voices is what carried the groups, bands and solo artists forward not the technology and recording Tweeks that a lot of today's artists have come to rely on .another great reaction from you guys . Would love to see a reaction to pussycat singing Mississippi great female harmonies

[@janetsilverhawk7204]

Totally agree

[@fumble_brewski5410]

The operatic voice you're hearing is that of Tony Williams, lead singer of The Platters from 1953 - 1960. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart between 1955 and 1967, including four number-one hits. The Platters were one of the first African-American groups to be accepted as a major chart group and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world, selling millions of albums and singles in the U.S. and other countries.

[@darrincasteel7365]

Love Your reactions....that was my Moms generation of music, I was brought up with it, and I love it!...The Platters Ae the BEST!, no one compares.......you need to react to their song "My Prayer", if you havent already, I'm new......