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@baassbababjdjhdhx5841 Жыл бұрын
You might as well throw E W F and Chicago to, and don’t forget Gladys !!
@RyneMurray238 ай бұрын
I would LOVE a Billy Strings tiny desk🔥👍🏼
@tracybell58546 ай бұрын
Yup😎✊🏾💯
@Slademoses6 ай бұрын
sooner rather than later
@rhythmfield4 ай бұрын
What will be the entry dates for 2025 please? Doing this again? Unsigned musician here with a great band!
@InspectahReese Жыл бұрын
Working at NPR Music has to be the absolute best job in the entire world
@creativequeen83716 ай бұрын
Agreed 👍🏾
@layplumАй бұрын
Right?! I’m so jealous
@parabellum5503 Жыл бұрын
Whoever books these needs a raise.
@TheWMLive Жыл бұрын
When’s Stevie’s Tiny Desk coming?? It has to happen now!
@blind_t2 Жыл бұрын
yes yes yes and yes. I’m ready for my boy!
@q.7628 Жыл бұрын
Been asking! Surely it's coming up next
@airsign81 Жыл бұрын
It's overdue!💯
@Nik-Pete Жыл бұрын
I would need at least 3 hours of Stevie!
@zoewilson8425 Жыл бұрын
❤
@ili62611 ай бұрын
I would say a “national” treasure, but I believe that limits what he really is: A treasure to the whole world.
@NURREDIN Жыл бұрын
This man has been doing this for 63 YEARS! Longer than most of us have been alive! He's still doing it without missing a step.
@marywatkins9438 Жыл бұрын
That’s what legends do. I still play Smokey’s best of. Such a treat waking up to this on YT.
@parabellum5503 Жыл бұрын
I'm 59....Smokey > Marvin in my book.
@kathleenm.carter6155 Жыл бұрын
""SMOKEY ROBINSON "" HE GOT IT GOING ON. HE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE!!!
@anitakos1375 Жыл бұрын
Love me some Smokey! He’s amazing!! ❤️
@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc11 ай бұрын
@@marywatkins9438 I so much appreciate your support towards my career
@shawnmcvey7789 Жыл бұрын
Smokey must've taken amazing care of his voice to still have such great pitch and control after over half a century of singing. His voice was obviously stronger as a young man, but his mastery of the art clearly allowed him to hold on to so much. Oh, and he's one of America's greatest songwriters. Has to be said, Smokey is a legend.
@Kokyiintx Жыл бұрын
He's on the Mount Rushmore of American music.
@florida_sucks Жыл бұрын
all you have to do is stay away from drugs (including alcohol) and your voice doesn't really change honestly unless you're singing extremely poorly very often
@Holygiant10 ай бұрын
@@florida_suckswhy is he singing most of these songs at least a full step down from the original then?
@eighmanauraview10 ай бұрын
@@Holygiantmust of the tiny desk performances are dialed down
@Holygiant10 ай бұрын
@@eighmanauraviewthat has nothing to do with pitch
@guiltyuntilproveninnocent. Жыл бұрын
Smokey Robinson is 83 years old. Looks great and still has a beautiful voice. Still performing. Living his best life. Gotta love it.
@SK-nh9gh Жыл бұрын
He very obviously has had plastic surgery. Anyone can look "young" that way.
@jlv3x Жыл бұрын
@@SK-nh9gh everyone definitely can not look good with it. All you have to do is look around and see more bad plastic surgery jobs than good. However to have a voice that still sounds that good live at 83, he's obviously taking great care of himself.
@geoffcaptaincpaige1167 Жыл бұрын
Got a good dentist too obviously
@hyudoin5597 Жыл бұрын
@@geoffcaptaincpaige1167money!!
@junipersnow1 Жыл бұрын
💥What a beautiful man and voice... all the classics. One of my missions and Im speaking up... You bible thumpers, if you follow your religion according to the book.... "Black and white can live together, but must not mix" (this man is an example why they are VERY wrong) one of the reasons I question the three war religions, you should too. 💥
@andresalejandrogarciahurta5856 Жыл бұрын
Imagine being 83 years old! 83 YO!!! and not only looking this good but singing this good?! What a legend! 👏👏👏
@whatwhat1111 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Tiny Desk, for featuring the legendary Smokey Robinson!!!
@alvarocarrillo7885 Жыл бұрын
Man! You ain’t lying! Smokey is a LIVING LEGEND!
@jennerial Жыл бұрын
I loved this, but Mr Robinson has always been secretive about his age, one thing I do know is that he's as old as my grandmother (she loved him) and she was born in 1932 that would make him 91 not 83.
@formerlyeddiemunster Жыл бұрын
You said it
@toddgoza3522 Жыл бұрын
Bob Dylan considers him to be one of the great poets
@willrobinsonjr9170 Жыл бұрын
Spectacular William Smokey Robinson 83 and still performing, whatta Legend hat's Off to the one and Only 🎉❤
@ReginiaHarris-Coleman8 ай бұрын
When Smokey sings, you can't help but smile because it makes you feel so good!
@michellewinston13637 ай бұрын
Period🙅🏽♀️💪🏾🥰🙏🏾🫶🏽🤞🏾🩷
@RandomNonsense19852 ай бұрын
When Smokey sings, I hear violins.
@RachelMishael Жыл бұрын
The Blue-Eyed (Correction: GREEN EYED💚) Motown LEGEND! 🤩😎 0:03 "Being With You" 3:58 "The Tears Of A Clown" 6:49 "If We Don't Have Each Other" (New Album “Gasms”) 11:40 "Beside You" (New Album “Gasms”) 16:26 "Quiet Storm" 23:03 "Cruisin!” Thanks, Tiny Desk 🔥👌🏾
@ThePookie25 Жыл бұрын
Thank u so much.
@russellriley2417 Жыл бұрын
Sound good Smokey
@Frank-ii2ug Жыл бұрын
Thank YOU!
@ayeare415 Жыл бұрын
I’m so sad he didn’t do Agony and Ecstasy 😢
@kelvinmeekins7421 Жыл бұрын
Green eyes
@CC-nl1bo Жыл бұрын
He aged like fine wine. Go head Smokey,you are a Motown Legend.💜
@OrganicAlumination Жыл бұрын
Yeah I was just thinking he still as beautiful as ever
@MagicDragon Жыл бұрын
83 years old!!! Still controlling the breathing well !! , singing the right notes, sounding still smokey & clear and got the power too !!! Wow wow wow!!!!
@prof3ssor178 Жыл бұрын
It's very rare!
@Romalvx Жыл бұрын
Unbelievable. What a gig!
@mellotainment Жыл бұрын
This brother looks great and sounds great I’m glad we had chance to hang out mr legend!
@laurence8209 Жыл бұрын
Npr is not far from my house. Wish I had known about it! Smoke still got it!
@laurence8209 Жыл бұрын
Props to the band and string section! Love it.
@themixmusicandmore6280 Жыл бұрын
I had bad anxiety. I could barely drive alone. I'd need to go to guitar center about 40 min from where I live. I asked my mom to ride with me, which she obliged because she's a Saint, and I'd blast oldies. She turned me onto them of course. She passed 6 months ago and I'm so lost. This man means more to me than anything I could ever imagine. As soon as i saw npr did a tiny desk concert of smokey i wouldve showed her and she wouldve loved it. i guess what i wanna say is i loved it when we were cruisin together. I love you, mom.
@dattamusic34988 ай бұрын
I feel you, 100 percent
@cricrijobim8 ай бұрын
Your mom seemed like a super special lady! It is tough but at least we get to keep the memories
@lawrencemoore38637 ай бұрын
Sorry for your loss and hopefully i can go cruising for you and your mom at the Ontario,ca car show. Went last year for the first time,just popped in my feed from nowhere. I wasn't going to go but glad i did,saw Thelma Houston she killed it at her age and she had more energy than anybody there. Hopefully im going to go for you and your mom
@Bururaian5 ай бұрын
🫂 ❤️
@janices6140 Жыл бұрын
Smokey Robinson wrote songs for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, The Jackson Five, and so many other Motown artists, that you could say, along with Berry Gordy he created the Motown sound. And, he's still got it! What an eclectic, talented group of musicians he brought with him, too. Thanks, Tiny Desk!
@rjk8008 Жыл бұрын
Motown Forever. So many classics.
@jomartins78145 ай бұрын
poucas pessoas a qui no Brasil o conhece como o S.R MOTOWN mas estas pessoas o admiram porque ele se emprenhou muito em ajudar as pessoas.ele foi o homem que fez o bem sem se importar a quem. ele é um ser em quê todos os artistas negros tanto do passado como os de hoje o admiram e o reverenciam . realmente este é o artista ou o maior mentor da música Norte Americana
@amandalajoie1791 Жыл бұрын
It's insane how well his voice has been preserved after all these years! Incredible talent!
@jlv3x Жыл бұрын
Smokey's "Quiet Storm" created an entire genre of late night radio. The long version is a complete vibe!!!
@Keezie27 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@beatsgordy Жыл бұрын
My favorite Smokey Album too
@teestan5317 Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed! That is one of my favorites.
@oholm09 Жыл бұрын
Back in 1975 I wasn't born but I introduced that classic song
@viv6511 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree ❤
@TheCwillis27 ай бұрын
How on earth has this not hit a million views yet??? 😩
@monicaquimpergomez73195 ай бұрын
Estan sumergidos en el reaggeton 😢😢😢
@rhythmfield4 ай бұрын
@@monicaquimpergomez7319LOL … not sure if that’s the reason …
@curiouslymavismade Жыл бұрын
This is so unreal, to see the legend in the flesh, people truly don't realize how many hits this man has done. Much love for the iconic Smokey Robinson, a man who has inspired me to this very day.
@3TQHAJSHNQ Жыл бұрын
Well...plastic...and a bit of flesh
@curiouslymavismade Жыл бұрын
@@3TQHAJSHNQ He is still alive, that's all that matters.
@laurence8209 Жыл бұрын
Hopefully some group besides the Library of Congress will acknowledge his songs as they did Bob Dylan recently!
@2021kyoto7 ай бұрын
Smokey Robinson is the greatest Rythem and Blues songwriter of all time.There would be no MOTOWN without the musical contributions of Smokey Robinson!!!
@Unbelievable-no7vm7 ай бұрын
And Nick and Val did nothing! And Marvin Gaye was just a sanitation worker at Motown? Lamont and Dozier anyone! Help me Lord! Smh
@kristierussell15467 ай бұрын
@@Unbelievable-no7vm 🤣🤣
@sherryengle-xe6fv6 ай бұрын
ABSOLUTELY
@kaldezarАй бұрын
America's greatest poet according to Bob Dylan, I agree!
@DJaySplitSecond Жыл бұрын
This is the man who wrote the most popular song of all time!! My Girl!!!!
@sabaha2010 Жыл бұрын
Wow I didn’t know he wrote that!
@alicehudgins76094 ай бұрын
Blue eyed soul. Can’t help but smile when I see him and hear music I grew up with. What a blessing to many he has been. Thank you Smokey.
@HarrietCantyАй бұрын
When I was a teenager I started listening, & collecting Smokey’s music, I’m now 79 and still listening,& lovin his music ! My one dream is to attend one of his concerts, for now this will have to be it! He like me is a LEGEND! Love you Smokey! Harriet
@jamesrategan955 Жыл бұрын
I was on a flight with him probably 10 years ago. The women on the plane were absolutely melting. Several of them got up during the the flight to say hi because they couldn’t resist. He was extremely kind and gracious.
@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY Жыл бұрын
Terrance Howard is Smokey Jr.
@sarcasticallyrearranged Жыл бұрын
@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY Terrance is nowhere near the same league.
@cherylvaughn76810 ай бұрын
❤ I would have tried to say something and would have failed into a puddle of giggles!❤
@handsome-brute26669 ай бұрын
I recall he speaking on his affair with Diana Ross
@ramiroromo9767 Жыл бұрын
Dude on flute stole the show
@lauradehart8182 Жыл бұрын
This man is 83 yrs old y’all!! Thank you for featuring a LEGEND! ❤
@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc11 ай бұрын
Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️
@GeorgeKing-v9g4 ай бұрын
The man with the golden voice. Amazing at 80 years old. Bravo!! Only one Grammy Award. THAT'S CRAZY!
@wordsofwisdomtvnetwork7488 Жыл бұрын
It’s 3am and I’m watching Smokey Robinson on Tiny Desk and loving it!! Alicia Keys Tiny Desk “was” my favorite until 3am this morning. Smokey is the man
@ulisesmondragon6332 Жыл бұрын
Sam smith, Masego ,check those out
@lukevans1501 Жыл бұрын
SAME
@onetahua Жыл бұрын
Cyprus Hill was one of my favourites. Smokey and band are up there too. What a great sound
@MediCali951 Жыл бұрын
@@ulisesmondragon6332the action Bronson, wu tang, Yaritza, and Post Malone are my favorite
@joyceefemuai4055 Жыл бұрын
Respect 🙌🙌🙌🙌
@lorimoss19096 ай бұрын
Smokey doin his thing! Crooner 4 life! and we are so blessed to have his voice and music live!! we love it when ur cruising with us too Smokey
@TalkingBook72 Жыл бұрын
I've had the honor of seeing Smokey live in concert twice, and even in his older age, his voice is one that must be heard in person. Long live The King of Motown!
@no1nestandsalone387 Жыл бұрын
I saw him with my mom on v day 2019! He sounded amazing and danced with a lady from the audience! ❤😂
@TalkingBook72 Жыл бұрын
@@divinetiming1005 That's a great one. My favorite of his with The Miracles is "Satisfaction"
@maryfedor7981 Жыл бұрын
I know it blows my mind !!!but we all are getting there!!!
@liam31098 Жыл бұрын
I can’t believe he’s 83 years old! WOW
@ariamason9324 Жыл бұрын
His forehead isn't moving so I think his secret is botox.
@liam31098 Жыл бұрын
@@ariamason9324 ever so slightly lol
@jlv3x Жыл бұрын
@@ariamason9324that doesn't have anything to do with that vocal quality at 83.
@ariamason9324 Жыл бұрын
@@jlv3x I didn't say it did 😕
@benjirivoh Жыл бұрын
@@ariamason9324🙄
@treesasabato75477 ай бұрын
All I can say is GOD IS GOOD....and he is truly blessing Smokey. He still sounds and looks AMAZING!
@sherryengle-xe6fv6 ай бұрын
ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheeStrawberryLee Жыл бұрын
💐💐💐💐💐💐GIVING SMOKEY HIS FLOWERS ✨💚✨💚✨💚 NPR really knows how to start a week!!!
@nicwalker2175 Жыл бұрын
Please keep up this momentum of showcasing the R&B music era musicians while we still have them with us. Enjoyed Smokey, Baby Face, CHIC...this is awesome. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk.💜 Suggestions: Stephanie Mills, Chaka, Stanley Clark, Najee, Jeffrey Osborn, Cameo, Lionel Richey, Stevie, Patrice Rushen.
@niahubbard5915 Жыл бұрын
Especially Jeffrey Osborn❤❤❤
@glennhfriedman4571 Жыл бұрын
Atlantic Starr, and the 5th Dimension
@healthyholemealbread10 ай бұрын
Stephanie Mills ❤
@howardrolle49748 ай бұрын
Stevie ❤
@mrsbobbicisse Жыл бұрын
He sounded marvelous.. didn't quite need the background singers although I'm sure they're nice ladies but not everyone can harmonize or sing melody Live.. he was superb and the band was great. I didn't want it to end.. I sent this video to my Mom and shared it on my socials..
@jimihendrixx11 Жыл бұрын
Sounded great even the the volume might be a bit low but could be on purpose
@PhillySoulable Жыл бұрын
They’re meant to mimic the sound of his ex wife and miracle Claudette. Her voice used to always nicely counter Smoke
@natepolitics1490 Жыл бұрын
Exactly and going to be frank the background singer on the left sounds horrible and have an annoying high pitch voice. I mean she was so bad you would think she was doing it on purpose.
@mrsbobbicisse Жыл бұрын
HE sounded marvelous@@jimihendrixx11
@altheadawn2531 Жыл бұрын
@@natepolitics1490lmao 😂😂😂😂
@YUSSEB8E Жыл бұрын
Just the songs he wrote for others is incredible alone.. What a legend. Oooh Baby Baby & Cruisin are all time favs of mine. D’angelo probably the only person that could do Cruisin justice and he did
@amiribrahimbai Жыл бұрын
Baby Baby is my joint and Ebony Eyes with Rick James
@ceceecarter9611 Жыл бұрын
‘ What love has joined together’. Just makes me cry 😢love it
@marvavandyke1559 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful…thank you tiny desk👏🏾❤️ He still got it going on at 83. What a legend 🫶🏾🤩
@thankmelater90210 Жыл бұрын
Im 28 I aint no die hard fan or nothing like that. But this dude right here is such an icon fr he wrote hits after hits. His career is as old as my parents but fr he looks good for his age!
@danielmolinafaze Жыл бұрын
Luego de la partida de Tony, smokey es el último de esa era dorada! Hay que disfrutarlo!!!
@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc11 ай бұрын
Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️
@hvyhttrs Жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best Tiny Desk ever. AMAZING!
@TheTataNini Жыл бұрын
I thought Dua Lipa was til Cold Play. Then I thought Ed Sheeran until Sam Smith. Now Smokey Robinson??! This truly was ICONIC! Thank you NPR. We appreciate you.
@jbdesignandconstruction Жыл бұрын
I remember being 17 , 17 years ago, working at Sams Club(City of Industry) and this guy causally coming to my checkout . I didn't notice at the moment because I was refilling my registers paper and when I looked up I was like 😮 .
@mackclemons9145 Жыл бұрын
You know it's a jam when the musicians in the band are dancing and singing as they play. Thank you Smokey, and thank you Tiny Desk.
@m.santos7667 Жыл бұрын
I would like to hear, "tell me tomorrow"....
@DaboooogA Жыл бұрын
This level of longevity is unparalleled
@WTL98 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. I think Ron Isley is also in his 80s and still kicking.
@Odehyah951 Жыл бұрын
I saw Smokey and the Miracles at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC when I was about 12 years old. I’m now 72. Love seeing him in this YT clip!
@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc11 ай бұрын
Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️
@amonesoul Жыл бұрын
this man is still touring and doing shows and just released an album, people are not paying for his voice to sound perfect, they are paying out of love for his legacy
@breynolds376 Жыл бұрын
Bought my big sister tickets to see him for her 70th b'day.....wish I was going but am sooo happy that she and her husband are able to see him in NY.
@LadyMul Жыл бұрын
Uncle Smokey turned Tiny into Huge Desk bringing along orchestra but well earned, what a legend! Blooming marvellous ❤️❤️🙏🏾
@nguzoloveinlofi3832 Жыл бұрын
Papa Smoke at this point, but I still wouldn't bring my girl around him...
@ericakohut7 ай бұрын
Smokey's eyes are still shining like diamonds, he is "younger" than most of us :)
@itsbrandonboyd Жыл бұрын
A Motown legend doing Tiny Desk! This is awesome! My mom and I are both jammin'!
@josevasquez4080 Жыл бұрын
He still sounds good.
@tod3msn10 ай бұрын
The band was tight and they played the tunes with perfection while Smokey sang beautifully. A man 84 killing it like he did is incredible!
@whippoorwill25 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, Smokey Robinson. Thank you, band. Thank you, NPR. We so needed this.
@expecttowintv1858 Жыл бұрын
That has to be an incredible feeling when people of different ethnicities know the lyrics to your song and smiling while singing. I had the privilege of meeting Smokey and taking a picture with him. God blessed this man with so much “Cool” it’s really not fair lol.
@lisahollingsworth3621 Жыл бұрын
Just imagine knowing you helped make a lot of babies with your music 🎶 🎵 Absolutely amazing 👏
@amor._ Жыл бұрын
npr have done it again🤲🏾
@marydaley4144 Жыл бұрын
Voice is still perfection. Thanks to Smokey, his band, and NPR Tiny Desk!
@lindaodums7980 Жыл бұрын
This free Smokey Robinson Concert was great. He is the consummate performer, he gave in this concert just as much as he did at the one I paid for in April. The entire group was there playing and singing at the great Tiny Desk Concert. It was enjoyable, entertaining, and exciting. Mr.Smokey Robinson, my favorite entertainer, is truly the GOAT. And a big thank you to the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, keep them coming.
@CynthettaPatton Жыл бұрын
Smokey was my first live concert at the Regal Theater
@thefabulous4 Жыл бұрын
Legend! What an ending! Waiting for D'Angelo for years, make it happen tiny desk
@eldezethaperformer1985 Жыл бұрын
Smokey Robinson 😊🙏🏿💙🔥.
@DmanUNT2014 Жыл бұрын
LEGENDARY.
@SpaceJockey8055 ай бұрын
Smokey was my first concert back in 1986, my mom won tickets to see him at the LA Forum. He opened with U Really Got a Hold on Me… I only remember this because of his appearance on Sesame Street when a giant U kept trying to attack him. Later on when I was playing drums, I worked at Guitar Center and one of the first people I met happened to be his drummer from the 1986 tour, the first drummer I had ever seen live. Anyways, Smokey has a special place in my heart and this performance made me so incredibly happy, like I was at that concert with my mom again after all these years. RIP mama, and thank you Smokey and NPR!
@HunterGibson6969 Жыл бұрын
If only jamerson and marv could have been here with him
@TonyLoveRecords Жыл бұрын
The band is so locked in and the mini string orchestra sounds oh so good. Class act!
@davidberry8312 Жыл бұрын
Still amazing after all these years!
@lynnm.34534 ай бұрын
Much love to Mr. Smokey Bill Robinson. ❤🎉❤
@VeeMarieS Жыл бұрын
I’ve never clicked on a Tiny Desk Concert so fast 🥰🥰🥰
@larryjohnson1191 Жыл бұрын
Your voice is unwavering Smokey...God's grace!
@MikesMom2012 Жыл бұрын
I was blessed to be able to be there, and it was amazing! Thank you so much for recognizing a pure LEGEND!❤
@geochee Жыл бұрын
That's amazing. How do you go about getting tickets?
@tigerjsteal Жыл бұрын
@@geocheeI was gonna ask the same thing lol
@allfunkedupexperience Жыл бұрын
A timeless icon. The mainstay of American R&B.
@MochaHontas420 Жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful man aging with grace. Amazing 💛
@gregorymorris834328 күн бұрын
Legendary ❤❤❤❤❤blessing to have him STILL PERFORMING ❤❤❤
@user-gl5ld9vm7i Жыл бұрын
Legend!!!! His voice sounds amazing! He is 83 years old, and he is still looking good.
@ricardogonzalezgomez74335 ай бұрын
Smokey! Been in the game for decades and still killing it! Amazing! One of my all time favorite And still doing music! Love you brother
@ADAJ3KINGANGEL Жыл бұрын
What a legend, he looks incredible for his age too.
@christopheroagor3236Ай бұрын
Chai ! His face might b distortwd but his voice is still butter baby !! Did u say 83 ?!
@nocuh Жыл бұрын
I’m overjoyed he did Tears of a Clown with this ensemble. Great vibe for a Monday morning 🐐
@maryfedor7981 Жыл бұрын
Right on smokey!!😅❤
@brandontellis Жыл бұрын
His singing voice dope
@harrisonstaley7742 Жыл бұрын
That gave me Gasms
@ShanikaB Жыл бұрын
I'll never forget my dad taking me to one of Smokey's concerts when I was 19. He would have loved this❤
@sharonpaulsen58848 ай бұрын
Daryl Hall hosted Smokey on his limited live series years before this type of platform became mainstream (due to COVID). Check out Daryl’s House with Smokey … amazing collab/performance!
@AlisVolatPropiis Жыл бұрын
OMG! The chills and goosebumps when I heard the the first few minutes of ‘Being with you”. Smokey sounds exactly the same as he did 42 years ago when that song played on the radio! Even looks the same! How amazing to hear and see him now! Thank you Smokey, thank you Tiny Desk! You made my day!!! ❤😊
@kimwritenow Жыл бұрын
The quintessential wooer! Smokey. Lawd lawd! Still got it!!!!
@terryarnold9154 Жыл бұрын
A perfect way to start a Monday morning in the UK. Was lucky to see Smokey live a few times and was always left super impressed and i see nothing has changed. The voice has mellowed but is still as sweet as can be and the band sound fabulous too. "Besides you" sounds like a Smokey future classic. Thank's to all at NPR for keeping live music real and introducing us to new music and finding time to honour and recognise those that have been and remain masters of their craft. Thanks Smokey for all the beautiful music and so many wonderful memories.
@lovinglife9023 Жыл бұрын
Smokey out here reminding women that they are the prize. Come on with it!!!
@crystalperry2163 Жыл бұрын
This is legendary! My parents raised me up on this music and most of the Motown family. What a pleasure to see him still making the rounds. Go Smokey! ❤
@syfman6 Жыл бұрын
Smokey defies space and time...💚🎸
@nitagentris941 Жыл бұрын
Smokey Robinson is a legend. Thanks Tiny Desk for giving this talented man his flowers. I'm such a Motown fan.
@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc11 ай бұрын
Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️
@marionopisso21222 күн бұрын
He's smokin' hot!!! ❤
@bernlin2000 Жыл бұрын
Wow, there are no words to fully describe just how iconic this man is!
@amiribrahimbai Жыл бұрын
Man.... this was on point. Smokey and his crew jammed jammed. The band was tight. The engineer got the levels just right.
@Baribrotzer Жыл бұрын
Smokey's music was a part of my childhood. I'm close to 70, and used to hear him, along with The Beatles, The Supremes, and other early Sixties hits while being driven to grade school. And it astonishes me that not only is he still around, but he's still sounding good, and he barely looks a day over 50! At his age, most singing stars are working on their golf game, wheezing in the hospital, or gone.
@jazzpsychic7 ай бұрын
You know, Smokey was a huge influence on the Beatles.
@quincylandingham559 Жыл бұрын
I am a Detroiter living elsewhere and this took me HOME! Thank you, Tiny Desk! Smokey you a legend 💐💐💐💐!
@jeffreycallaway4614 Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear the master singer and songwriter is still sounding great. One of my all-time favorite. Smokey Robinson is a True Legend! Thank you 🙏🏾 Tiny Desk for presenting him. 🎤))))))🎶🎵🎵))))
@dynjarren8355 Жыл бұрын
Smokey still has the smoothest voice ever! Needless to say he’s a living legend and songwriter. Tears of a Clown is my favorite song of his. It’s so emotional and sad. George Harrison mentioned how much he liked Smokey. If a Beatle likes and admires you then you’re doing something right. I love Smokey too! He’s still got it. This is a special show. This is pure talent! Thanks!
@dc1741 Жыл бұрын
Smokey, you are an inspiration! I'm 62 and I remember dancing to your songs as a 4/5 year old with my sisters in the middle of the living room. Fantastic!
@AfricancoolChic Жыл бұрын
Wish he also sang "being with you" and "tracks of my tears". ❤
@nazbernard11 ай бұрын
Being With You was the first song!
@dbgoldbach99476 ай бұрын
@@nazbernard😂
@xbbradley Жыл бұрын
After all these years, he still is an amazing performer and singer. The band was the best!! This was a treat!!
@tunafishboi42367 ай бұрын
Smooooooooth Smokey! Props to double duty sax and flute! Not an easy combo.