Sylvers - High School Dance

[@ricbear316]

Don't care what you think, nothing today can even scratch the surface of the talent, music, or dance of the 70's and 80's. God I miss it.

[@byjuu246]

AGREED!!!!!!

[@kathyguinto4585]

I agree with you 100%,None of the music today can hold a candle to this classic,as for rap and hip hop,don't get me started.John M Guinto

[@11dsw]

7os big yes…80s..big no.

[@michaelrorie5095]

Soul train and service..

[@michaelrorie5095]

I still have the 45... LOL 🤣🤣

[@ronaldlawrence2229]

Man this takes you back to simpler carefree times! The Sylvers were the BEST!

[@RUDYNATACHA]

This was actually my favorite of the songs by the Sylvers.

[@ShakesTheClown46]

This might actually be the ONLY Sylvers song I ever really liked.

[@waynephillips3328]

I use to werk the floor on this back in the day...lol

[@gsipp00]

Ditto

[@amzyjones1780]

Mine too.🥴

[@histoireenimages5986]

@@ShakesTheClown46 New Horizons is a good song too

[@ryangreen2469]

Played this 45 to death back then, WOW! what fun... Love this clip ,I lived for Soul Train, great to see the guys wearing their pants correctly -- Waist at the Waist !! Gorgeous women, just having simple times. Oh ! and the fro's -- priceless ! Thank you for uploading.

[@MIMI88998899]

This is awesome to see Jeffrey and Jody dancing to the Sylvers and a few years later Leon Sylvers wrote several songs for Shalimar.

[@lenardshaw6037]

🔥👌

[@freddy8479]

I COULD NOW SEE LEON'S INFLUENCE ON THE SHALAMAR!!

[@XanderZane]

This is how we did it back in the 70's and early 80's. Everyone had their own style, moves and grooves. Everyone loved to dance and watch other do their thing. There was no hating or disrespect. Just great music and great dancing. I've heard many of The Sylvers songs, but surprisingly, I don't remember if we owned any of their albums.

[@johngolofit1208]

From the Spring of 1977-when music was worth listening & dancing to!!

[@lovebeingamum40]

Just saw the Unsung episode on this most talented family...and this song was the JOINT back in the day...I remember this on Soul Train....as the youngest of seven kids....we would JAM to this song...good grooves to move to....that's what I'm talking about....OLE' SKOOL FOR LIFE!

[@raymondsales775]

lovebeingamum40 WE WOULD JAM THIS TUNE GARAGE PARTY WITH THE RED LIGHT BLUB WAS ALL BOUT BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTION HIGH SCHOOL DANCE SYLVER LOVE THEM DAYS 70S

[@tulsa4life]

This was fun music no killing no cussing no blanked out stuff just great music and good fun...how have we run off track ???? Jamm On

[@CRT_Gaming_2011]

I just got a detrola record player/radio yesterday from my grandma’s friend and this is my favorite 45 to play, but it’s a little warped

[@kellybacon2796]

The Sylvers ,High school Dance was a great song to dance too

[@bigwillietheb]

great song , but I preferred Boogie Fever

[@sk8rgrlteen]

im 22 years and i discovered how catchy this song is at work, so I looked it up here and I found this video, and I must say I love it the way they dance. school dances when i in high school were nothing like this. i love learning about history and other cultures and this video reminds me of why i love it so much.

[@Soulthinker2007]

When I saw Unsung last Monday they shown a clip of that song from another show. Oh I wished I could see that entire performance. It is one of my fave songs. Even though I was 14 years old, it reminds me of the Class of 1977.

[@PearsonJd2]

The Unsung clip was from the Dinah! Show and nearly impossible to find.

[@erikreichmann3963]

Say what you will about 70's fashions, but they sure knew how to dance back then!

[@TheStrawbeery]

aaah the god ol days when things was simpler no drama dancing like this having fun meeting people. todayt totally suck souless, so thankful for times like this great music

[@bikerider59]

And don't forget that Jody Watley had a daughter by Leon, the 1st child for both of them and Leon was so fine then and still is very musically talented while Jody still got it going on, much love to them both!

[@tlw1950]

The ‘70s and early ‘80s had the best dance music ever! I was a HS junior when this came out. I came out 5 years later!👬

[@davidladson7154]

What A Big Hit Number 1 Classic By The Sylvers. The High School Dance.

[@lindafinch1520]

One of my favorite songs in the 70s. I still have the 45. Best dance music ever!

[@dmann3g]

More ppl should know the Sylvers!

[@Piglatinsuperstar]

dmann3g it's much better than what they play nowadays

[@bigwillietheb]

Hell I've known of the Sylvers for the last 37 years & I'm 42 we used to have an album of them growing up

[@waynejohanson1083]

There were a family of 10 children. Great group, just needed to be managed better and with better material. But Hot line and High school dance have been soul pop classics

[@proman1926]

Piglatinsuperstar Leon was one of the best producers of the 80s. I could only imagine if those songs were for his family only.

[@donalddavis6689]

I Love The Mighty Mighty Sylvers - Me And My Friend Used To Sing Their 2 Hits Songs 🎶 🎶 - Boogey Fever - And - Hot Line 🔥 Hot Line. From 1975/1976. They're A Lengendary Family Soul Group.

[@T-REX-44]

all man I remember we used to watch soul train so we'd know the latest dance moves. The Sylvers were great.

[@bigwillietheb]

I never got to watch soul train, I never got to watch American bandstand , we watched hee haw

[@T-REX-44]

You got to be kidding me. No way

[@bigwillietheb]

Way, my parents were more country music , so we watched hee haw, pop goes the country, Barbara Mandrell show , Donny & Marie, stuff like that , I never heard of soul train until 1987 & then I was 13 & the same for American Banstand. yes I had a deprived life

[@T-REX-44]

That's how we learned how to dance watching Soul Train

[@MarkAntney]

William, you didn't have to be "Country" to watch "Hee Haw". Born and raised in the Hood but I was the youngest child of too many and Hee Haw was one of the few shows that made me sit down and laugh instead of torturing my family. Though I could tell my momma (and others in the family for that matter) liked it too, she just used me as an excuse.

[@Richspj77]

Wish I'd been around for this... I grew up with Top of the Pops in the UK... not quite the same! Hell yeah, great tune and awesome moves! Bring it on!

[@QueenJooseLaMonica]

This is one of my fave songz from the sylverz.. bein a child of the 70z i remember my auntz and unclez jammin their 45 recordz and getn down. lolz. I love the couple n "red" @2:41 doin "the skate"...my mom taught me that dance..lol. good timez..

[@pinki3dt]

2019! I still love it.

[@Frenite]

They constantly play this song at the supermarket I work at. It’s stuck in my head now!

[@MIMI88998899]

@dh1173 Jody has two children. Her oldest is with Leon Sylvers and the other child was with Andre Cymone. I wasn't aware that she had a child with Leon until someone posted that information on here. I had to do some research on the net to determine if it were true.

[@freddy8479]

There should have been A 🎥 about THE SYLVERS!!!! MAYBE IT'S STILL POSSIBLE!!!

[@hadoenough]

This song would mix perfectly with "Saturday Night" by the Bay City Rollers cause it's got that stomp beat boom boom boom!

[@Ms.Jinxie]

LOVE the pimp boots right at the end! OHHHH the Seventies was a STYLE decade! LOL

[@sablesenegal7488]

This was my favorite Sylvers song!

[@kathyguinto4585]

I loved this song when it first hit the charts,and I still love it today after at least 40 years,great song! . John M Guinto

[@divvamonroe1]

Shout out to the Shalamar Members @ 1:56!! I see ya Jody and Jeffery!!! Putting it down!!!

[@darlenehackett9988]

I'm glad somebody else noticed Shalamar's Jody and Jeffrey

[@ronaldlawrence2229]

Yeeees! You peeped it too?!

[@joypopoola6115]

OMG!!! That is really them!!

[@playkmaable]

Omg I thought that was them. I figured that was them because their moves looked smoother than everyone else's.

[@TheReneex]

Love the third couple!

[@glamfourya]

Ahhh! Dancing in the high school cafeteria, all my classmates in the 70’s no murders, no fights, teacher’s chaperoned and some danced. Glorious days, priceless!

[@keithmoran5695]

This was my jam back in the day.

[@williamcarstensen302]

A.M. Gold , these guys were played on the radio all the time❤

[@indiaannarie6023]

can't find a video of them performing this song. Great song

[@lepoetress]

When they did their "Unsung" episode, they showed a snippet of them performing this song. They were wearing red sweaters. It might have been Merv Griffin's or Mike Douglas' show.

[@PearsonJd2]

The clip from Unsung was from their appearance on the Dinah! show ,really hard to find.

[@judsonleach5248]

WHY can't life in "''Merica" STILL be THIS GOOD?!?! "Choose your own adventure, people's!

[@divvamonroe1]

Y'all better... WOOOOORRRRK!!! Wow!! My people know that they can work it out!! And let's not sleep on this Bangin" Track by the incomparable, SYLVERS!! You Will Always Be Forever.. OURS!!!!!!!! RIP, Edmond Sylvers....FAN4LIFE..Divasmith!!! Thanks for the post.. Ms. DiscoKween!!!

[@arturodelcarmen3839]

I'm now 65 yrs old. I love this song in my younger yrs and still❤it today. ❤Philippines

[@marshalledwards7311]

Oh my God ! This takes a brother back to about 9 or 10 as a boy and watching Soul train on Saturday afternoon. I C U Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniels of Shalmar fame 1:56

[@crystalpalalizz9233]

@ :16 - It's Jermaine Stewart...check out his songs...wow wee

[@loverution]

@MamaNuveau She's Asian, by the name of Cheryl Song. One of the mainstays for Soul Train, she is, and one of the reasons I enjoy Soul Train.

[@snoops71]

I'm so glad I grew up back then! :)

[@bankspbs9]

Love this song. Looks like they used to tape like two or three shows at a time. Same clothes on from a different clip I saw for High School Dance(not dancing to it on the Soul Train line , just them dancing to the song on Soul Train)

[@MIMI88998899]

THIS IS THE JAM!

[@TheReneex]

Check out the fourth couple. They're "getting down!"

[@pamelajohnson8044]

MY FAVORITE

[@solarwave]

Just heard this in the grocery store... GROOVY!!!

[@matthewaffeltranger7654]

Me too!

[@richriseup190]

They play it all time at store I work at love this song

[@rickloera9468]

I heard Tubular Bells from the Exorcist at the grocery store.

[@stevewhiting1768]

The sylvers were straight fire🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

[@lisaguy1860]

I saw Jeffery Daniels and Jodie Watley dancing!!!!

[@denisemarie6029]

I heard this song playing at the grocery store last week! 😂

[@LetsCatchYourDream]

Ah, when men werent afraid to dance Ah those were the days. I would jump and wiggle when Soul Train came on Saturdays...i was like 4 or 5 years old. Lol

[@carlagirl7]

Wow...I did not know that...I always thought that Leon's first child was with Nidra Beard of the group Dynasty.....(I remember back in the day when I met them at a club in Philly, that's the girl who was on his arm) I also thought that that child (the one with Nidra) is the same crying child you hear in the background on the KZbin clip of The Sylvers being interviewed by Dick Clark on American Bandstand.....Thanks for the post!

[@VeeBee19]

Takes me back to the good times :-)

[@Patty5825]

This generation was fearless and sharp.

[@MamaNuveau]

@loverution Thanks. WhatEVER she is, she was BAD! You and most of the guys who WATCHED the show most likely enjoyed watching her. They knew what they were doing when they cast her. If you wake up in the middle of the night, say around 3 or 4 am, you're likely to catch an episode of Soul Train on Bounce TV. You can't figure out what you enjoy the most: the styles and fashions or the dancing. And it was just a classy show, from the HOST (Classy Don C) to the credits. And I love the little train!

[@darlenehackett9988]

My favorite song

[@gsipp00]

Man...skinny was so in...I was also 130lb half a man less...my favorite Sylvers song never got much play in Chitown heard it when I was away at college.

[@yungdada87]

Jody Watley & Jeffrey Daniels @ 1:56

[@RSTAR2009]

You're kidding me?!!

[@jasoncarly]

yep I noticed that! lol

[@TheReneex]

The Centric Channel has aquired the rights to the vintage Soul Train program. But sadly, they continue to air the same performances of "A-list" stars, from the 70's, such as James Brown, Aretha Franklin and The Jacksons. This show regularly, welcomed a number of great (black) artists and bands, such as The Sylvers, who left a legacy of great music, and captivating performances, seen no where else! And they need to show them!

[@2thebeatiful]

They wore outfits that make them look good when they dance, YEA. I always make sure I wear an outfit that makes me look good when I dance, YEA! Great song!!!!!!!

[@peterrimkus7781]

Haven’t heard that other than in my memory since the early 70’s

[@luecarter57]

Right-On! That's what I call Real Fun! 70's Alright!

[@MsAriesLuvsMJ]

They make me want to join in... Lovin' this!!

[@victordunson719]

We were smaller back then.

[@ertfgghhhh]

Yep. Wau smaller. Thick now was fat back then

[@FunkyBruja]

Aww... lol

[@LYNNDIEPEE]

I love to watch the 70s soul train dancers lol! Dude at 0:54 is hilarious!

[@crysypoo7630]

my favourite

[@kirkindog]

Screw "Dancin With The Stars." This is THE REAL DEAL!

[@donalddavis6689]

AMEN.. SOUL Train 🚆 🚆!! The Sylvers 💣 🔥 💣 🔥.

[@Nanbebe7]

This song is crazy fun to dance to!!!

[@pinky8465]

Look !!!!!!!!at 1:56 its Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel what a dancing pair!!!!!!!

[@davidallen5776]

I was about to transition from junior high to high school when this record came out. I still have this album!

[@jedimasterviewtifjoe]

I wish parties were like this today. I am 16 years old and is tired of seeing girls popping it low on the dance floor. I watch soul train all the time(I have the soul train collection) and practice moves like the funky penguin , wishing I lived in the 70s and 80s.

[@MrKevinEaddy]

My dad had this on record.. I remember loving this as a kid

[@MamaNuveau]

@nunayobiz Have you ever seen that seen in the movie "High School High" with Melinda Williams and Mekhi Pheiffer at their high school dance? She starts off all innocent, then drops it like it's hot and backs it up into him...It's hilarious...But back to our subject...Yes, these Soul Train Dancers had it going on! Everyone was slender and so well-dressed. I need to look again for Jody Watley and Jeffrey Daniel. And ole girl's (You know, the pretty Hispanic one?)hair was only shoulder length then!

[@conniehensley5568]

The dancers Rock.

[@proscriptus]

I don't think this was released in the timeline I'm. I listened to the radio every night going to bed in the Seventies and nothing about it is remotely familiar.

[@gemdavey]

groovy baby...git down with your bad selves!

[@tackyman2011]

2:07 dudes cleaning the floor LOL

[@leavingitblank9363]

LOL!

[@shanecarter6194]

I never realized that! (lmao)

[@darcieljamison3811]

@DiscoKween...do you happen to know who this couple is at the :54 mark? I remember loving to watch Soul Train, and at 14 back in 1976 or so, this was my favorite couple. She is in the black pants with the cute vest and white shirt. He is in the black pants and black zip up shirt. I never remember hearing their names or them being interviewed. Elegant couple!

[@MsTexas73]

YAY!!! Thanks for posting this again.

[@carlagirl7]

@Soulthinker2007 You and me both....I am hoping someone has that clip of High School Dance and will post it!

[@ronaldlawrence2229]

NOBODY got down like the Soul Train dancers....and you didn't turn away 'til you saw the Soul Train line! Those were the days.........and that "Asian" girl....lol!

[@MsTexas73]

OK...this is a put together clip...this is not the REAL line to this...I see some parts of the line to Ain't We Funkin Now by the Borthers Johnson. I'm assuming that is to fill in the time of the song since the real line was shorter than this.

[@cjjonez]

I know im old i dont apologies for living. But its sad thats theres no good up tempo decent music. Our kids and kids kids dont have anything really like this. With lil lil and blast smoke all pissed off🙄 anyway this song bring baack memories. Imma listen to the orginal bootsy 😁 yall be good👍

[@Aariyan096]

I wish getting into dances still costed only a $1. Now ladies can get in free at clubs if they're there at a certain time!

[@bama3417]

Ultra cool!

[@ZenTheMusician]

I'm a total metal head. Hard rock.....but man I still love this song 50 years later.

[@Jay-rf5rh]

Likewise

[@TheReneex]

I LOVE THAT COUPLE AT 0:33!

[@reddevilparatrooper]

Awesome!!!I love the 70's!!This was my childhood and it was fun memories when my older Brothers would talk shit to each other about the hot dates they had...Bottom line was this music!!!I had my eye on some girls in my grade school too who can dance better than their older sisters who were hot back then...

[@douglasjones2570]

Thank you for this. Beautiful! Thanks again!

[@MIMI88998899]

@TheReneex Don't forget the music today has no rhythm and no soul. So if you wanted to actually dance to the music you wouldn't be able to it. There is no beat to dance too in today's music.

[@create87forward]

Pay attention people! THIS IS DANCING!!!

[@diamonduch09]

you cant help but get up and dance on this....wooyt-woot

[@RooseveltAliWashingtonX]

I thought that I saw them. Thanks for the confirmation!

[@darcieljamison3811]

Does anyone know who the 6th couple to come down the line in this Sylvers clip? They are the couple at the :55 mark. They are both tall. She is wearing black pants, a vest and a white shirt. He is in a black shirt and pants with s beard. They are such a classy couple. Does anyone know who they are?

[@charlottegissingisraelsen1301]

The days when people had clothes on and looked just great

[@scottlarson1548]

A song with *actual humans clapping* instead of a single sample of clapping triggered by a drum machine! I remember they played this at my junior high dance (1979) during a dance contest that looked a lot like this. Couples took turns dancing down the line while everyone clapped and cheered them on. The biggest difference was that we were the *whitest damn kids* anywhere in America.

[@Demastrify]

I heard this song in Ace Hardware today and still knew the words.

[@Globalman43]

Yea, I just saw them. That is cool.

[@stevephil10]

jody watley as a dancer at 1:55

[@antoniolaureano7148]

It's Party Time