WHOA!| FIRST TIME HEARING Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over REACTION

[@BrenJen86]

This song was about Lenny’s and Lisa Bonet’s break-up. Lisa played Denise Huxtable on the Cosby Show and the 1st season of A Different World.

[@benmason9755]

She was also in the super-dark sophisticated 80s horror flick Angel Heart.

[@blackblake3658]

Lenny's mom was Helen on the Jeffersons.

[@adamsgrad93]

​@@benmason9755 that's a weird but good movie

[@Xiroi87]

Angel Heart is such a great film! I really hope they'll watch it

[@raymondohlsen5054]

@@benmason9755 My favorite horror movie!

[@RRRR-mi6pn]

Lenny Kravitz - let love rule

[@roberthofmann8403]

Fun fact: Lenny's mother played Helen Willis on The Jeffersons. You heard Robert Downey Jr. recite a portion of The Jeffersons' theme song tonight in your Tropic Thunder reaction.

[@CHICAGOWIND1981]

The Late Great Roxie Roker🕊

[@laurasmith4435]

I was going to add the same comment and then I saw yours lol

[@johncampbell756]

Al Roker is his cousin.

[@fenway2kenterprisesllc717]

Yes, it's the same Lisa Bonet who was married to Lenny and is dating Jason Mamoa. Lisa Bonet originally played Denise on The Cosby Show and later went on to star in it's spinoff A Different World.

[@ArthurRChan]

@@fenway2kenterprisesllc717 co-starring a young Marisa Tomei as her roommate!

[@Sal-gh1se]

What I loved about this song is that sounded like it could have been recorded in 1975.

[@cindyv1401]

IT WAS ORIGINALLY 🌹🌹🌹

[@Xiroi87]

@cindyv1401 ermm , no it wasn't recorded back then.

[@fan123casual8]

When I first heard it, I thought it was from a Motown artist in the late 60’s or early 70’s. Then I was sure it was Lenny doing a cover from back then. But no, it’s just a song/record that sounds like it’s from a much earlier time than it is. Nowadays, that’s not so uncommon. But when this came out, maybe not as much. (See Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings).

[@RobertSmith-js2kz]

Kind of the whole point. Lenny was all 70s from the get-go

[@frakte]

I was just thinking that! This song totally sounds and feels like 1975.

[@kimberlyneely4029]

I'M SITTING HERE IN SHOCK....I'VE HEARD THIS SONG A MILLION TIMES AND NEVER KNEW IT WAS MR KRAVITZ!!!!!!

[@billhowe5921]

Lenny is an underrated guitarist. He can shred on that thing.

[@Heartstrings_Skyla]

I second that. American women with Prince check it out.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

He's an all-around musician.

[@NOmore5150]

He plays all the best instruments in the studio for his albums. Very under rated musician

[@NOmore5150]

Lenny plays all the instruments in the studio and albums. Very under rated musician

[@flyingburritobro68]

He’s a great musician that can play loads of instruments but is not a great guitarist. Which is why he had great players like Craig Ross in his touring band or hired guys like Slash to put solos on studio stuff

[@marygallegos9964]

OMG LENNY YOU ARE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL MAN ❤❤❤❤❤

[@alcap-z5d]

Lenny is beautiful ❤

[@martinone9]

Written,produced and performed by Lenny Kravitz. Lenny plays all the instruments on most of his albums,including this one.

[@icmman7]

Badly

[@martinone9]

@@icmman7 millions would disagree with you on that

[@icmman7]

@@martinone9 even more would agree.

[@martinone9]

@@icmman7 nah

[@icmman7]

Only to cucked beta girls,of which you are many.

[@northerngurl6178]

Always on the Run with Slash on guitar ✌️ gotta be next Lenny tune

[@feminist5641]

Amber has discovered the undeniable sex appeal of Lenny Kravitz. Love this song.

[@claudiaperez3495]

I can only say...papi..papi..papi 😂😂😂lol

[@dinholondres]

I fel in love with him here… and he never fails to deliver a great song… the voice, the great tracks BUT also the sexiness. He is just fire 🔥

[@softshallow7435]

This was in 1991 from album MAMA SAID. This song broke Lenny into the mainstream. ALWAYS ON THE RUN Is brilliant too. Needs listening to all of the album.

[@taoist32]

I still have that cd. I like every song on it.

[@owenbb505]

This song and that album were from '91. I remember being 15yo and seeing this video on VH1 constantly.

[@stevevar43]

No song called Mama Said. It's called Always On The Run.

[@lovefromnyc]

1991 !!!

[@keithroberts4952]

His debut album, Let love rule,is from 1989. Mama said is from 1991.

[@leftcoaster67]

Only Lenny can pull off the perfect 70's look.

[@flyingburritobro68]

Copy the 70’s look and sound. He does it well but very derivitive

[@Maralyssa]

And sound!

[@jerrywallace9656]

Apparently our votes for Lenny didn't count for the R&R Hall of Fame. He should be in there.

[@danarussell1291]

Absolutely!!!

[@chrisoakley5830]

He will be.

[@jawbone78]

​@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL Lenny Kravitz hasn't been remotely influential enough or widely respected enough to make it in. Some of his music was pretty groovy, sure, I can't deny that, but he's the epitome of "all style, no substance". He is, always was, and was always seen as an imitator and a poseur by the people who think about and write about music for a living, ie the people who vote for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lenny Kravitz fans should just enjoy his music for what it is, and not worry about accolades.

[@ChrisC709]

​@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALLI don't understand your point? There are numerous artists already inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame you could say the same exact thing about. It's all subjective.

[@JaquelineGoodspeed]

​@ChrisC709 Its all about who made the ultimate sacrifice. It's only the few who were so big like MJ, Prince, Led Zepplin, who got in because the subjective voting panel had NO choice but to let them in. Remember, " it's a club and you ain't invited."

[@alejandrobojorquez6181]

LENNY KRAVITZ - " American Woman " is Another Awesome song with a Badass Sound.Originally by The Guess Who. And Lenny added some Funk & Groove 🎸 the Bass Drum Kick is Insanely Cool

[@adamsgrad93]

I prefer Lenny's version. It's such a great song.

[@TooBrokeToPayAttention-io6hd]

this is one of my ABSOLUTE favorites of Lenny. The instrumentation on this song is complete 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Everyone killed their part and Lenny slayed the lyrics. One of his best songs ever!!!!

[@davidhuggan6315]

This song always makes me think of the summer of 1991, when I fell back in love with music

[@fionafurman9815]

This is my favorite Lenny Kravitz song. Everything about it is just about perfect, from his amazing vocals to the instruments.

[@audracrawford8836]

Saw Lenny in the 90’s he opened up for The Cult… he’s a fantastic musician and has got to be the sexiest man ever!!!

[@PetyrinaJaye]

You guys got it right! Lisa Bonet is an actress and a musician herself who starred on The Cosby Show and then the spinoff A Different World, where she went to college. You can hear her sing in the movie High Fidelity where she plays a music artist. Yes, she was married to Jason Mamoa, and from my understanding Lenny and Jason were very good friends and co-dadded Zoe Kravitz, who is also an actress. ❤❤❤❤

[@beatrice2236]

She was an adult when they got together. They were all close put he did no parenting of zoe

[@PetyrinaJaye]

@@beatrice2236 Oh, rad! I thought I read somewhere that she was a teen, but I stand corrected.

[@sherilynkd]

Lisa Bonet (Crosby Show and some movies) was with him and then with Jason Momoa. Another interesting thing is Lenny was involved with Vanessa Paradis before she was with Johnny Depp.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

Lisa Bonet was first famous for being one of the daughters on The Cosby Show.

[@milkspan2604]

the very first song I ever heard from him back then that was so cool, old-school funk at its finest organic and handmade.... I was blown away

[@MichelleEvans-pn9qd]

His mother was on the show, The Jeffersons; she was actress Roxie Roker.

[@chrisoakley5830]

She was a beautiful lady, sadly died from cancer.

[@sorensmith9873]

Prince was one of his biggest influences, they were pretty close friends and think there is some live collaborations with the two of them out there in youtube land.

[@Imoimine]

Crazy when you think about the fact that this family has been entertaining us for three generations now! ❤Roxie, Lenny, Zoe❤

[@mikekling]

As a teenager, when Lenny hit the stage, it was like the 2nd coming of Hendrix! I've been a fan since day one! Some other Lenny masterpieces to check out are - Believe - I Belong To You - American Woman - If You Can't Say No - Take Time - Black Velveteen - Always On The Run - and his newest banger HUMAN!! Love y'all - keep smiling! 🕺🕺🕺

[@AL13NM]

A true Classic! As is LET LOVE RULE, a Lenny Kravitz Must Hear!

[@937jaminrob]

Yes Lisa & Jason were married, bonus points for j!!!!!🎉 damn Lenny is that dude ! So thankful he released music in my generation!!!love from Ohio

[@clare1061]

Listen to a song by Blind Melon called “no rain” it takes me back to the 70s just like this one.

[@Lovejazz01]

Amber , funny you should mention, other than his famous actress mother , Roxie Roker , one of the biggest influences in Lenny’s career aspirations was Prince . And he and Prince were friends, tho they never wrote a song together, they did perform together from time to time… 🎤🎸

[@Jamessmith-xk3fh]

I love Lenny Kravitz. He has good music and a good actor

[@LauanaSimmons]

Funny that you mentioned Prince Amber. Prince and Lenny were good friends 😊

[@jenniferfoster1692]

Lenny Kravitz & Slash made 'Always on the Run'!!! As you can imagine, those 2 together are amazing. They went to the same high school in L.A.

[@carlataliaferro4326]

Sorry to be late, @Jay and Amber... but fun fact: Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet were once aka Romeo Blue and Lilakoi Moon. Beautiful young flower children. 🌼 😊❤ ✌️

[@jonh.7661]

Got to react to "Thinking of You" a song he did for his mom. Beautiful song

[@stevehamilton8824]

Lenny is the coolest cat in RnR, besides Steven Tyler. But this dude is as talented as they come. Lenny can rock and then will hit you with something like this. No pigeon holding this dude. You cannot put him in a box. Yea, this is a 70's vibe, which is so cool. Keep checking out more Lenny - "American Woman (remake)", "Lady (amber will love this song)", "Again", "I belong to you" and his newest release is absolutely awesome "Human"

[@karenlawhorn1974]

Speaking of Lisa you should try The song " All Cried Out" by: Lisa Lisa and The Cult Jam.

[@moshpuppy13]

He's definitely summoning a Prince vibe in this tune. Great song. Lenny is versatile, he can rock out and bring this style, easily.

[@johnnakawatase3293]

Written for Lisa Bonet

[@momD612]

Yep. So sweet. But, he shouldn't have cheated. He made his own pain & tears. J/s. 🤷‍♀️. Good on her for not tolerating😉🫠🥰

[@paulpeacock1181]

Lisa Bonet was a teenage t.v. star of The Bill Cosby Show from the eighties

[@Mister_Samsonite]

@@momD612 Agreed! She's gorgeous. Unless she was a total b*tch IRL, she'd be a princess on a pedestal. He was a fool to cheat on her.

[@momD612]

@paulpeacock1181 yeah, we know that. 🤦‍♀️💁‍♀️

[@momD612]

@@Mister_Samsonite yep. Idiot. But write this & 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@ashez2ashez316]

“Believe” has to be your next Lenny Kravitz song. Guitarist Craig Ross has one of the most iconic guitar solos in that song. A personal favourite for me.

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

A true classic! The song that catapulted his career! The song that solidified Lenny Kravitz as an artist,vocalist, and songwriter.

[@raygirard5554]

Excellent: New Suggestions • Keith Urban Blue Ain't your Color • Darryl Hall Stop Loving you Stop Loving Me •Michael Franks Lady Wants to Know

[@Ginny-t7y]

Lenny never ages. Great song 🎵

[@stevemitchell2839]

Lenny Kravitz and Slash went to high school together. Slash plays in the Lenny Kravitz video for the song mama said

[@antonioiglesias427]

LET LOVE RULE and MAMA SAID era Lenny was my favorite, love ❤️ those albums! More songs from them would be great.

[@bennettgreg]

Zoey’s mother was on The Cosby Show in the 80’s

[@MrsSoto-yo5nd]

Love this song!

[@louisejohnson6057]

I don't think y'all have reacted to Lenny's song "TK421" yet. I think that you'll both enjoy the song, although I think that Amber will appreciate the video for different reasons than J will. 😇

[@yvettepatterson156]

Rob/Amber - The next Lenny Kravitz song should be "Believe." It has a spiritual, positive message. Amber - its right up your alley, girl.

[@karenlawhorn1974]

Lisa Bonet is from ( The Cosby Show) Her character was the second oldest daughter. 1. SONYA 2. Denise. 3. VANESSA 4. RUDY.

[@alcap-z5d]

Lenny❤🎉

[@db-gb5xi]

Another act from around the same time period as Lenny Kravitz is the R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone! You should check out some of their songs like The Blues, Feels Good, It Never Rains in Southern California, If I Had No Loot, Anniversary.

[@colibri1]

Jordan hit it right on point: Kravitz was totally into seventies revival back in the nineties - well, late sixties through seventies; that sitar sound is straight-up late sixties. You can hear his focus on that period and see it in whatever he did back then. That was kind of a trend at the time, though.

[@brucearchie8354]

Lisa Bonet was an actress on The Cosby Show. In the '80's. ......Lenny's Mom played on the TV show The Jeffersons....she was in an on screen interaccional marriage...on the show....way before its time. He is an awesome artist. Thank you both for this channel. I find it so entertaining. I'm a big fan.

[@louisesheppard3779]

I used to have the biggest crush on Lenny! 🥰 His wife Lisa Bonet, played on the Cosby show, back in the day.

[@clh35]

I'm sad to tell you, but they split up over 30 years ago.

[@jancw]

@@clh35 They divorced, but I don't think they ever really split. Their relationship (from what I've heard) has been amicable from then to this day. 😇

[@clh35]

@@jancw I suppose that depends on your definition of the word "split." Lenny surely had hundreds of other partners, during and after the marriage, and Lisa was literally married to someone else. But I was just being facetious anyway, because the OP called her his wife, in the present tense.

[@louisesheppard3779]

@@clh35 I guess I should have said his former wife. I knew they had split years ago and she later got with Jason Mamoa. 👍

[@psalmsurfer1]

you and a million others will comment the same thing LOL

[@davidhuggan6315]

Next Lenny Kravitz suggestion is "Believe" where he goes all "John Lennon" on us

[@matthewthomas7418]

Lisa Bonet was the daughter in The Cosby Show.

[@jesselobo3213]

Lenny Kravitz is a great artist and he emerged just as I had given up on modern music. He had a throwback sound that reminds me of the 70's giant Earth Wind and Fire's "That's The Way of the World". His music is golden.

[@marygoodson4920]

I think this is my favorite Lenny song. If you like this, then check out Maxwell, "Til the Cops Come Knocking.!!!!"❤❤❤

[@texano1957]

Great so glad to see it here..

[@simonj126]

Aside from the horns and strings, Lenny played every instrument on this track

[@jancw]

Lenny Kravitz is such a cool human. If I were to give him one piece of advice it would be to never change anything... ever. 🥰

[@eugenegomez1064]

Lenny!! " Can't get you off my mind" , " You belong to me"

[@Robsan40]

Lenny Kravitz is so underrated, great reaction. BTW, many of us have been begging for some TLC, a huge 90's girl group. TLC - "Waterfalls" would be a great start. Give the people what they want.

[@67tajmahal]

I second Waterfalls!! ❤

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

Shuggie Otis - "Aht Uh Mi Hed" This is not a foreign language, just a funny way to spell Out of My Head. This is early 70s Soul/R&B that's ahead of its time and sounds more modern.

[@61butlerpj]

Lisa Bonet used to be married to Jason. She also played Bill Cosby's daughter on The Bill Cosby Show.

[@sergiodavila5269]

Definitely one of Lenny’s sweetest, soulful & heartfelt ballads….this one & “Again” are some of the best power ballads of all time 🤘🏽❤️‍🔥🤘🏽❤️‍🔥

[@slamboy66]

Lenny Kravitz - Flowers for Zoë

[@bonya4585]

Fun fact: Lenny Kravitz is my cousin.

[@terryberryere629]

Lisa Bonet is an actress from the Cosby show and she had other movies like Angel Heart. She and Lenny were a big power couple in the late eighties. She married Jason Mamoa after she a Lenny divorced.

[@volkerthienenkamp9720]

Lisa in Angel Heart - tough role to play, you'll never forget this movie.

[@robrobertson4619]

You’ve done Heart performing at Kennedy Center Honors Led Zeppelin. Lenny Kravitz also performed at that tribute. I believe he did “Whole Lotta Love”. Check it out!

[@leftcoaster67]

Lenny is such a brilliant musician. Great choice.

[@philpierce2274]

Always on the Run is a fun funky rocker from rhe same period as this. If you want "Lennon Lenny," check out Let Love Rule.

[@johncampbell756]

Yes, Lisa Bonet was later with Jason Mamoa.

[@StephenSaxby-vf2ws]

I first remember hearing this on British radio back in 1991. It blew me away and it remains my favourite Lenny Kravitz song....and it still sounds so cool even now in 2024.

[@davidcollins9057]

I've been to 100's of gigs of the best performers in the World, he is probably the most charismatic person I've ever seen.

[@matthewthomas7418]

Lenny is too cool for his own good, I love the man and this was my introduction to him in 1991. 'Let Love Rule' another great track.

[@paulwalker9421]

Lenny's first big hit .You should hear his new music.

[@kevin414]

His first two albums were more 70s album rock with a groove than his later more rocking stuff.

[@blanelltallur1]

"BUDDY X" song by neneh cherry was about Lenny Kravitz❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@sarahdixon1943]

He did another video for this song too. You two should watch it. Fits perfectly with the song and it's always great to see him 😊😊🎵 🎶 🎵

[@TheStache57]

Lenny does Smokey Robinson proud!

[@msmilder25]

Never thought about it before, but it does kind of have that "70's Jackson Five" sound to it...couldn't you see young Michael singing this?

[@rogerdaly6326]

Jay & Amber its no secret Lenny is a fan of everything 70's. He went out and tracked down some old analog mixing boards cause he wanted that authentic 70's sound. For yet another side of Lenny go all the way back to the title track of his first album , Let Love Rule. He started off more acoustic based and with each album after got more electric and a little heavier.

[@josephortega1352]

Yall have to give “Stand by my woman” a listen. AMAZING passionate song.

[@stevelaconte8802]

Lisa Bonet was the oldest daughter in the Cosby show

[@rickmclaughlin9710]

This was my first introduction to LK. When I hear his name, this song is where my mind goes. It is such a masterpiece both istrumentally and vocally. Lisa Bonet also played Denise on The Cosby Show and its Spinoff A Different World. When they married, she was the bigger name.

[@alexmarin4245]

70's vibes in 90's! I LOVE IT!

[@JEREMY99218]

Leonard "Lenny" Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actor. Born in New York to TV news producer Sy Kravitz and actress Roxie Roker, Lenny was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age. Lenny grew up in a musically diverse environment. His childhood was split between Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Los Angeles, leading to his early passion for music, inspired by several genres and seeing The Jackson 5 live. Lenny released his debut album "Let Love Rule" in 1989. This marked the beginning of a career characterized by a blend of rock, funk, reggae, hard rock, soul, and R&B. In 1974, at the age of 10, Lenny relocated to Los Angeles with his parents when his mother landed her role on 'The Jeffersons.' At his mother's urging, he joined the California Boys Choir for three years, where he performed a classical repertoire, and sang with the Metropolitan Opera. It was in Los Angeles that Lenny was introduced to rock music and he taught himself how to play piano and bass. Lenny attended Beverly Hills High School, where his classmates were (future singer/songwriter) Maria McKee, (future actor) Nicolas Cage, and "Slash" (future Guns & Roses guitarist). Through his mother, Lenny is a second cousin of NBC TV weatherman presenter Al Roker. Playing solo and in various bands, he made several attempts to get record deals. However, with record labels still telling him his music was not "black enough" or "white enough", Lenny decided to record an album on his own under the name "Romeo Blue" -- he had met the recording engineer, keyboardist, and bassist Henry Hirsch in 1985 when recording a demo at his Hoboken, New Jersey, recording studio. The two shared an interest in using real instruments and vintage recording equipment, as well as a love of R&B, jazz, and rock. Lenny would go on to collaborate with Hirsch on most of his albums. Lenny began working on his debut album with Hirsch over the next year and a half, with Lenny's father paying for the studio time. Lenny met saxophonist Karl Denson and invited him to play on the song "Let Love Rule". Lenny was so impressed with his playing that Denson played on much of the album. Beginning in the late 1980s, Denson toured with Lenny for five years. In October 1988, after completing most of the recording, Lenny approached friend Stephen Elvis Smith, who had served as the music supervisor on Lisa Bonet's The Cosby Show spin-off 'A Different World.' Smith had also worked with Lenny's mother on the hit sitcom 'The Jeffersons.' Lenny urged Smith to manage his career and assist him in finding a record deal. In less than a month of shopping the recordings, five labels (Warner Bros, Elektra, Geffen, Capitol, and Virgin) were in a bidding war for Lenny. Eventually, a deal was made with Virgin Records in January 1989, and signed by Virgin A&R executive Nancy Jeffries. The label was "excited" about the music he was making, music inspired by his relationship with wife Bonet and their new daughter, Zoe. On Smith's urging, Lenny dropped the name "Romeo Blu"e and reclaimed the "Lenny Kravitz" moniker. About his time as "Romeo Blue", Kravitz said, "Ultimately, it got me back to myself. And when I finally did accept myself for myself, music started flowing out of me."

[@rosemarywatson1231]

I like this song a lot. It is an R&B song to me.

[@valkyrie757]

Lenny's collab with Slash is 🔥🔥🔥! "Always on the Run"

[@johnk.2508]

Lenny's first couple of albums were like throw backs to the 60s & 70s. Please react to Let Love Rule from his first album, it will be right down Amber's alley. And yes, Lenny's first wife, Lisa Bonet, was with Jason Mamoa for a while.

[@aaronbourque5494]

Lisa Bonet was on the Cosby Show, and had a part in the movie adaptation of High Fidelity. Years later, there would be a tv adaptation of High Fidelity on Hulu, which starred her and Lenny Kravitz daughter, Zoe.

[@colemitchell228]

Very nice. Check out his other hits Let Love Rule and Mr. Cab Driver. 🏆🎶

[@vincentsweargen8436]

This my favorite Lenny Kravitz song to play. I can lay back and let my bass just groove.

[@dallasknight4854]

Even though Lisa Bonet is In a relationship with Jason Momoa.She still support Lenny When it comes to award ceremonies and even goes with him. Plus Lanny and Jason. Have a great relationship because they both have children with Lisa and it's a kind of organic relationship. Strictly platonic between Lisa and Lenny.

[@chrisoakley5830]

Yes, when this came out, it was like a blast from the past, sounds like those classic 70s Soul songs. Lenny, in his youth, was a big Kiss fan and participated in the 1994 KISS tribute album.

[@madious6547]

I love this song, is beatiful, so much feelings in the notes.❤❤✌