Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now! This is ridiculous

[@jeffstevens4262]

People like Mick Hucknall prove that real soul 'aint got no colour. This is a beautiful cover and it pays every respect to the brilliant original by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes.

[@therosabella67]

Exactly!!

[@andibay3736]

Man, whoever provided the closed caption for this video. Did a horrific job.🤦🏻‍♀️ these lyrics are jacked

[@jeffstevens4262]

@@andibay3736 Really? What have I missed?

[@trickplitgaming1211]

AI Bots, lol ​@@andibay3736

[@TechDumbDad]

@@andibay3736 This is a cover, those are the OG lyrics, they just got the cover lyrics mixed up.

[@haydendegrow945]

This song is a perfect example as to why the '80s were so connected by music. There were no barriers, there were no categories you HAD to fall into, there were no walls to hold you in. If you had the guts to do what you wanted, you were 100% free to do it.

[@ChefBarb58]

PLEASE I WANT IT BACK... MY GRANDCHILDREN AND OF THE YOUNG ONES NEED TO GROW UP WITH JUST THE NORMAL MILE STONES AND NOT ALL THESE NON CUMMUNICATING CRAPS........😢

[@Sushi7uk]

Totally agree 😊 miss the 80s and early 90s

[@supahsonik]

Best comment right here!!!

[@unahanlon7562]

His family were probably Irish , the Irish all went to England for work.

[@nanalol4fun]

The soul group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes recorded this when I was still a kid. I love their version. After listening to this version I have to give it a 10+. Thanks for introducing me to Simply Red. 😊

[@kcjstanley9608]

Love their song STARS worth a listen.

[@judydubiel]

That whole album is incredible

[@queenbeedat8726]

My favorite song ❤

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@judydubiel💯

[@tjrivers]

Harold Melville and the Bluenotes did the original in the early 70’s…soulfully!

[@michaeltaylor8835]

Never knew that

[@kims.schinkel8212]

MELVILLE? That's a whale of a typo!

[@peterdobos1606]

@@kims.schinkel8212 well played

[@kims.schinkel8212]

@@peterdobos1606, I'm here all week! Try the special.....

[@gershman23]

One of the relatively rare cases, in which the cover outshines the original, the same goes for "Money too tight to mention", in which Simply Red's version is emphatically better!

[@bkm2797]

Totally insane isn’t it, Mick was given the gift of soul just to remind us it ain’t about color! Thanks B.P.👍💕

[@cynthiadornbush4045]

I have been watching you for about a month now. I am a 60 year old woman and I can say after listening to you that I feel you Mother would be very proud of her son. The direction you are going and the love and care you express for you wife and children is inspiring. The world needs more of that very badly now. As a military daughter, wife and mother I have seen a lot of our country and the world. We are a wonderful country and we must try to keep it that way. Keep going forward and being an inspiration. God bless you and your family.

[@ZitaZone]

Herald Melvin and the Blue Notes (featuring Teddy Pendergrass) did this in the early 70's. But I absolutely love Simply Red's version. Thanks for the reaction

[@julianatomasek9793]

gotta love Teddy, Teddy, Luther and Barry. total babymaking music

[@Dean-hk1kf]

I go to a concert of Simply Red 5 years before...and he sounds same live!! Best concert live ever

[@lamusiclover2264]

He sounds even better live! He is amazing live!

[@natc3101]

I saw them around 30 years ago and to this day one of the best concerts I have ever been to.

[@maciejbroda8485]

Hucknall, born at Saint Mary's Hospital, Manchester, on 8 June 1960 was an only child. His mother abandoned the family when he was three; the upheaval caused by this event inspired him to write "Holding Back the Years", which would become one of Simply Red's biggest and best-known hits. He was brought up in Denton[7] by his father, Reginald (1935-2009) a barber in Stockport.According to Hucknall he had a happy childhood until the age of 10, when he began to clash with his father "because there was no woman to act as referee"

[@JoshuaC0rbit]

In the back of my head, I hear the announcer at the skating rink saying, "couples skate only." And when this song or one like it comes on you try and find that one girl you got a crush on and hold hands with her while you skate

[@I_Am_L_3]

Stahhhhhpp lol dammit now you got me feelin a certain type of way bro 😅

[@joe.man.]

According to Wikipedia, the lead singer of Simply Red, Mick Hucknall, is of Irish ancestry from his mother, whose father was from County Offaly, Ireland; his father was from Manchester, England.

[@eryksun]

His maternal grandfather and paternal grandmother were Irish, and his maternal grandmother was an Ashkenazi Jew. Not sure about his paternal grandfather, but he claims that a DNA test showed his ancestry is Irish, Basque (an isolated population in Spain), and Ashkenazi.

[@Gems-of-Hope-Rocks]

⁠@@eryksun Culture wise, Judaism follows the maternal lineage. Therefore if Mother's Mom's Mom was Jewish, so is he. However, his children would not be unless he had them in Temple, to choose it for themselves.

[@Angiepremo]

Billy Vera And The Beaters "At This Moment" a MUST reaction

[@jenniferkasowicz9463]

YES! One of my top 10… never leaves a playlist. ✌️❤️

[@kimquinten5298]

Definitely.

[@julieflanagan9853]

For sure! Totally 100% agree

[@rosekelly1097]

He had some real amazing songs "STARS" is a beautiful song omg 1 of the most beautiful songs ever written ❤❤❤

[@peaceofiona9198]

For Your Children is also great

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@peaceofiona9198 agreed! for your babies. that whole damn album is fire! 🔥

[@walidfilan2998]

One song from Pop British band called THOMPSON TWINS and the song is HOLD ME NOW from the 80's cool one

[@ConspiracySmurf]

Another classic!

[@Raynabobayna1]

YASSSSS!!

[@julianatomasek9793]

100%

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Hold Me Now was one of my fav's in the 80's..Thompson Twins Rock.

[@Muziknerd]

Yes, Please!! Thompson Twins are a must!

[@debradillard315]

I became a instant life long fan of this group the first time i heard this song. Still a favorite. Can listen to it over and over. Thank you for making my day.

[@decafjnr]

One of my top 5 favorite songs of all time!!! He is still touring over in Europe!

[@LauraLVTGW]

This song always makes me cry! So beautiful💖

[@liz6965]

‘Something got me started’ and ‘Sunrise’ are a must!!

[@cortefielkid1455]

And “Come to my Aid”….

[@brendamilloy2557]

Soul comes from the heart, the gut, not the color of the skin. I'm sure you know the term 'blue-eyed soul.' Sure, it might be easy for a singer to really project an emotion or mood while going through hard times because they're feeling it at the moment. But to be able to pull that soul up months or years later, or night after night, that's the drive, the dedication, the professionalism all feeding the soul. This is an amazing performance.

[@anitawright7169]

Harold Melvin and The Blue notes would be so very proud! Love your reaction!

Saw him sing live at a TV show in the 90s he was unforgettably brilliant, what a voice

[@tom56ism]

I agree. He definitely looks classic Irish. Dude has got soul.

[@bonniecadwell5592]

Thanks!

[@BlackPegasusRaps]

thank you so much for the extra support! Appreciate you

[@tombaranyai6683]

Simply Red are one of the biggest bands in British history. They are always on the radio and have had a hat full of number one hit singles here. Check out Money's too tight to mention, A new flame and For your babies. All fantastic songs.

[@lorriwood8545]

I miss my husband. I'm in tears right now. That was one of our favorite songs and was played at his funeral. I'm dying all over again in my heart. 😢😢😢

[@Scubba-yp5ul]

❤❤❤😥

[@cheriemelissa]

Don't compare the two songs. Both great in their own way!

[@pamelachappell1089]

This!

[@sharonpeterson5415]

I absolutely love this song. Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.

[@antoinettefinner3488]

Stars, Money Too Tight, and my personal fave It's Only Love. You have got to hear those from Simply Red.

[@joanburnley6244]

THRILL ME , YOU GOT IT , STARS ,great songs by the great Simply red

[@americanmutt9089]

One of my favorite covers.

[@matthewmccann4511]

The original is by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, both versions - incredible. You should also listen to their funkier songs like 'Money's Too Tight to Mention'

[@FERNMARQUES]

One of the rare times when both the original and cover are both great. You must check out Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes. “The love I lost” “Bad luck” “Don’t leave me this way” and his duet with Whitney Houston “Hold me” & many more.

[@fayesouthall6604]

Big fan of The Love I Lost Teddy Pendergrast voice is perfect

[@CindyNavarro]

I agree! The version by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes has been one of my favorite songs since 1972, so I was prepared to be critical when Simply Red released their version in 1989. But I love it too!!

[@laurenval2370]

You got that right!!

[@genie674]

Simply Red are amazing. ❤

[@janetf23]

People who say other people have no soul are often the ones who have no soul, in the experience of this redhead. Simply Red's take on The Stylistics' 1974 hit single You Make Me Feel Brand New is pretty darned good too, definitely worth a listen.

[@hapypsad1976]

Please check out 'Money's Too Tight (To Mention)'. It´s a little bit more upbeat. Really great.

[@Ontheroxxwithsalt]

This video came out 12 minutes ago but your comment says it's a month old, or I need glasses.

[@judydubiel]

Love ❤️

[@welshwoody217]

​@@Ontheroxxwithsaltwtf... how 😂

[@nmtb1972]

Probably my favourite song, although this one and Holding back the years are timeless.

[@donnab6394]

​@@Ontheroxxwithsalt I see that too...weird

[@JuliaDaw-tq4oj]

The first song I heard from Simply Red was Moneys too tight to mention , in about 1984. Made me buy his album and the rest is History. Take a listen, great song, but more upbeat x

[@gingermeggs2]

Exactly the same for me as well. I heard "Money's Too Tight To Mention" first and then straight to the record shop to buy the album.

[@JuliaDaw-tq4oj]

Thinking back - it was actually the first CD I ever bought - pretty much obsolete now as well 😂😂

[@PeteGeorge]

I was in my twenties, working at MCA Records in Cleveland when Simpley Red broke. I heard them before they were on the radio... EPIC! ❤

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction, BP! My wife and I loved Simply Red. I went out and purchased his music everytim a new song came out. Mick has an amazing, soulful voice!

[@nancyworley6805]

Mick Hucknall is just smooth. His voice is just so soulful and it always hits you in the feels. Love Simply Red

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Thompson Twins' "Hold Me Now" is another good song by a ginger! Has one of the best basslines in all of the 80's! Check it out BP.

[@heartwork8318]

I knew you would love this one! This has been covered many times by many singers I personally like his the best! If you check out the original there is a Soul Train performance! I think you will enjoy their fashion choices 😂 ❤️‍🔥✌🏻🫶🏻

[@justpassingthrough6550]

Watch some of his live performances. Perfection.

[@jeanlowe8879]

He won lots of awards for his music

[@kimcutts6153]

🇬🇧 Simply Red/Mick Hucknall has a HUGE catalogue of 'hits' for you to react to. "Stars" "Money's Too Tight To Mention" & my favourite, "Fairground", all GREAT songs. 🎼🎶❤️

[@thesuperdak7224]

Several friends want this played at their funerals, just for the chorus. 😆

[@maryford4346]

Loved this song forever

[@laurenval2370]

Great Cover of a terrific song! Simply Red was so good!❤

[@chrishancock42]

Just glad you gave this song a chance…there were a lot of not good things which happened in the 80’s. But with any decade or generation….great music exists! Please continue your 80’s + musical journey 🎶

[@kristeendureck9164]

Dear Rob, You are a delight. It is wonderful that you listen to these older songs and different genres.

[@MistyMorningMangoes]

I love this song so much. Brings back good memories.

[@lynnebaker7787]

Teddy Pendergrass , Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes are the original artists. With backgrounds by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Carl Helm, and Bunny Sigler. Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff are the composers.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

You can see how really talented the whole Simply Red band was. The background singer, the guitar and bass and piano just excel.

[@suzannezethner8180]

He is amazing LIVE !!!! Even today !! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mistylancaster6603]

I love that you go in blind. A lot of the music you are reacting to it the way we all reacted to it when we first heard it. We didn’t have the internet to go find the history of it. We just fell in love with a lot of these songs because it spoke to us and said what we couldn’t always say ourselves. Or it just made us feel.

[@deniseriley6622]

Originally by Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes With of course the one and only Teddy Pendergrass " Teddy P " who sang lead. Great cover though ❤

[@stellarichard4060]

I'm embarrassed to say I didn't know Teddy Pendergrass was lead vocal in that group! I love this song

[@sarasotarebel2445]

The Simply Red concert videos are amazing to watch. Mick is such a great performer.

[@christineschmidt8501]

Seen them live a number of times back in the day. Always absolutely flawless. So much fun, so much soul, so much talent.

[@Cali0863]

Looovvveedd this song!! 1987, such a great song & singer ❤️

[@nicholasferrara7299]

Mick has soul for milllllles! This is a great rendition of this song! Your comments were so heartfelt and inspiring!

[@jbockman4170]

This song was originally done by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes in 1972. Teddy Pendergrass was the lead singer of the group.

[@elephantintheroom5678]

Simply Red was one of the first artists I bought an album of, along with Prince, David Bowie, Rolling Stones. Great singer.

[@angelb-oo7ob]

Soulful embrace..simply ❤️‍🔥🔥 🤍🪽🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@fayesouthall6604]

This is my favourite song by them. A cover but it is so beautiful. Great soulful music.

[@denisepoole5838]

Super cover of Harold Melvin and Bluenotes song. My favorite version!

[@justinlchandler5017]

Original by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes in 1972. Patti LaBelle recorded it in 1985. Simply Red version came out in 1989 and the song exploded on the charts finally

[@juliecowen3641]

The song STARS by simply red is amazing and FOR YOUR BABIES.

[@tarkwharton2277]

They had some great tunes back in the day. .

[@bkm2797]

That we did, like no other time!👍💖💫⭐⭐⭐

[@linuxlaila]

He is an Irish boy who was adopted by American family. He grow up never trusting women because his mother gave him away. He has a twin brother in Ireland. His mother only claimed him after he got famous. He is my favorite artist. Yes, Irish soul.

[@elainekent7026]

He's not bloody Irish, he was born in Manchester, and if my geography is correct, that's in the north of England.

[@sandyleewhite]

Black Pegasus, you are not completely wrong about his heritage, because his Mom is of Irish ancestry, whose father was from County Offaly, along with his paternal grandmother.

[@ines_uk]

This song is just so SMOOTH…like silk and velvet… This was a very popular choice for slow dancing. They’re simply great.

[@eve7093]

He's still amazing live 👌🏼❤️

[@lindaewart5691]

This is how old I am LOL this was originally recorded by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes from Philly back in the 70s so this is now being covered by Simply Red still on the absolutely terrific song

[@judyhenson6329]

I love your expressions when you are listening to these artists I've known all my life! ❤

[@samposampo9432]

I'm delighted that you've done another Simply Red song! Now you have to listen to them live. His voice is almost better on stage. I recommend the Cuba concert, for example, "For your babies", which could be a song for you as you have young children. It's very special that Mick Hucknall wrote this song decades before he himself had a child. But all Simply Red concerts are outstanding!🔥

[@Songbird-59]

I thought no one could sing this like Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - then I heard Mick Hucknall. This man is insane good.

[@cheryljoseph2501]

Im a 70s baby im so happy i grew up listening to these songs oldie goldies nothing better than that ❤❤❤

[@pattymckitrick7436]

😊This is one of those songs that I love both the cover, and the original. 2 different eras, but both are wonderful 😊

[@MarchMeadow]

Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes version is the best. I remember belting it out in my bedroom (I was 12, voice breaking all over the place) listening to 208 Radio Luxembourg, the medium wave reception fading in and out as it tried to cross the North Sea (I was brought up in the north-east of England, miles from the Tony Prince's Royal Duchy of Luxembourg). Followed by "Me & Mrs Jones" - perfect. 🙂

[@amyroberts9761]

This is one of my favorite songs, and he absolutely does it justice!!! And also, I have always found him to be ...........hot, hot ,hot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a stunning man!!!!!!!!!

[@a_hsalem6314]

I saw them live in the late 80’s early 90’s…. OMG they were FANBLOODYTASTIC!!!! That ginger ninja was like a pocket rocket, like an eveready battery bunny jumping, singing and moving all over the stage. 3 hours later he was still moving, singing and dancing. He is a true performer and such an engaging entertainer. His voice is totally amazing on a soul level.

[@cathymunroe9738]

What a voice. He is so awesome. Love his music!!!!!!

[@anitahargreaves9526]

I adored him and used to play his songs at night and fall asleep listening to Simply Red.

[@christopherderoy3153]

Whaaaaaat WHAT!!!! Soul is from the heart, and this band had it. I remember me and my brother would play songs on our cd player and turn the TV Volume down and put on a channel and just pretend the lyrics from the song were going with the images on the tv, like a music video and the results usually were hysterical, especially when the tv show/movie that was on had a bunch of dialogue. We once played this song over the John Carpenter movie with Roddy Piper, They Live. Oh how we laughed

[@argosthedork5097]

Oh...I haven't heard this song in a long time. One of my favorites

[@jeffreycaldwell8579]

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes with Teddy Pendergrass on lead vocals...

[@tropenkindje1]

Simply Reds cover of You make me feel brand new. Originally sung by The Stylistics. This one is my favorite , especially the live version. So glad I saw them a few times in concert and I've already got my tickets for their 40 th year anniversary tour November 2025

[@tlgarrison8433]

I have always loved the message of this song. Either you can trust your lover or you can't. If you can't & if you can't, move on.

[@gracemichelli.2am124]

Love his voice. 🔥❤️

[@Ghhft33]

loved this as a teen, love your reactions

[@michaeloconnor1284]

"If You Don't Know Me by Now" 1972 is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes.

[@liveorexist3661]

Their live concert at the Sydney Opera House is a must see.

[@mredible475]

Excellent song...try Joe Cocker You Can Leave your Hat On...was a hit soundtrack of for 9 1/2 Weeks complete clothes falling off music🔥🔥🔥🎷

[@kelst75]

That song, Joe just owned it. That song is is a baby-making song.

[@marylebeck2477]

I was addicted to that song and the movie for years! One of the sexiest songs along with " You are So Beautiful" too.

[@robynfedalen1777]

I totally love this song. I have the original version (Harold Melvin and The Bluenotes ) on my playlist. ❤️✌🏻🎶

[@bettypruitt174]

Gives me chills. ❤

[@pattymckitrick7436]

❤Mick Hucknall's voice is just incredible 😊

[@luluadapa5222]

Great reaction to one of the bands of my youth, from 40 miles down the road from me. Manchester's finest! Mick Hucknell's voice is dynamite live. Any live performance is a masterclass. Please try their cover of The Air that I Breathe, originally by The Hollies and the amazing collaboration, Angel by Aretha Franklin with The Fugees. You can't sing Aretha without some talent and a pair like steel! ❤ By the way, when you have hair like me and Mick, you've just gotta let it do its own thing!!

[@youngthing12]

Mick is of Irish decent on his mother and father’s side 😁 His mother's father was from County Offaly, Ireland Paternal grandmother: He also has Irish ancestry through his paternal grandmother Maternal grandmother: His maternal grandmother was Jewish

[@mattpotter8725]

He's from Manchester, of course he's got Irish in him!!! Where do you think all that musical came from?

[@leahgunning2263]

im new to this channel and im lovin it hi to you all from australia

[@eve7093]

Stars and Money's to tight to mension ( live ) by Simply Red 👌🏼❤️