Ja’Net DuBois was an underrated singer and songwriter! She did a good job singing and writing this theme.
@onlyoneamong3002 жыл бұрын
She did an excellent job! So much so, that this is a classic soundtrack that millions upon millions hum along with even today! She was a history making genius!
@queen_of_domination Жыл бұрын
@@onlyoneamong300 Definitely! She was a musical genius!
@GeeWhizzzz Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@Boycott-Ai-NOW Жыл бұрын
Underrated??? Ja'net has NEVA been underrated by ANY1!!! Maybe u just didnt hear much about her where ur from, but trust me, she was an American Treasure in our Community since this song was 1st played on TV in 1975... She was already a shining star on the TV show "Good Times" since 1974 even after the John Amos was fired... Some of us even thot Sherman Hemsley was singing the male part of that song too (guilty😅) She upheld Good Times the last 3 seasons back wen there was actual FULL seasons, haaa!😅
@VinzKlortho2 жыл бұрын
Isabel Sanford: “The Jefferson’s was videotaped in front of a studio audience”
@marksinger44152 ай бұрын
I liked that too.
@dogsandyoga17436 күн бұрын
She came in blasting too😂 "THE JEFFERSONS!!!"
@wwef6lr8 жыл бұрын
I told my family I want this played at my funeral when they roll my casket out, very fitting lol.
@popmoore8 жыл бұрын
+wwef6lr BWAHAAAAAA!!! #Nice :)
@stokusmaxius7 жыл бұрын
Yo that was funny !!!!
@busara45thevillain227 жыл бұрын
wwef6lr you a beast for dat. I had to thumb you up on that one.
@darylking8387 жыл бұрын
that was so funny. I've been a church going man all my life and this song would bring the house down for sure. way to go!!!!
@TruSoulDj5 жыл бұрын
wow
@thesmartestone83298 жыл бұрын
Never heard the full version until now!! Mrs. Dubois took us to church on this one!!!
@jerrypilgrim98117 жыл бұрын
Thesmartest One agreed! My soul feels good whenever I hear this melody, what a masterpiece!
@jon99miller7 жыл бұрын
I didn't neither until TV one started airing the reruns.
@markasflood1247 жыл бұрын
Wasn't this the full ending hear on the Jeffersons episode "The Expectant Father" from Season 6
@DavidRichardson956 жыл бұрын
Markas Flood And a shorter version when George and Louise were tied up by a burglar in season 4.
@shawnwilson37415 жыл бұрын
I’m curious which episode this is from or if it is from another source because this copy goes farther than the Season 6 Episode 7 (The Expectant Father) ending does. It is close, but this one is just a little bit longer unless there are two halves put together (the piano intro with the rarely heard first part with singing followed by the second usually heard part with the humming that normally follows the piano intro without the singing part). I’ve been through every episode of every season I can find, and I can’t find one where the ending matches this one. Season 6 Episode 7 is as close to this copy as I can find but stops several seconds short of this one before it gets to “yeah we finally, finally, finally, got a piece of the pie.”
@tbone241008 жыл бұрын
Ja'net Dubois took this to CHURCH!!
@dreamboynyc9658 жыл бұрын
+tbone24100 She sho'll did!! You can't help but feel your spirit move when this song plays.
@abdulshaddai7275 жыл бұрын
She sung this?
@FaytLinegod5 жыл бұрын
@@abdulshaddai727 Yes, she did. And she did it GLORIOUSLY.
@georgelee432114 жыл бұрын
rest in peace janet dubois.
@muffy92154 жыл бұрын
@@abdulshaddai727 she wrote it too. She died today. Shw was 74
@dcfan11077 жыл бұрын
I had a love/hate relationship with this song, when I was a kid. Liked the show, loved the end credits, but hated that soon after we were told, "it's time for you guys to go to bed."
@ArthurMrgan5 жыл бұрын
Lol. So true!
@MrKnot375 жыл бұрын
Amen
@GingerBreadMan765 жыл бұрын
Me too. Lol
@georgelee432114 жыл бұрын
at my house we went to bed after trapper john m.d.went off.
@olenzephier22444 жыл бұрын
Sunday night's were the best night of television.....when CBS was the shit!!! 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 Archie Bunkers Place 8:30 One Day At a Time 9:00 Alice 9:30 The Jeffersons 10:00 Trapper John MD
@bantuqueen14066 жыл бұрын
I want those times back!!
@abbymartin5542 жыл бұрын
Omg my scalp tingled when I heard the piano at the beginning-haven’t heard that since I was a little girl and it was bedtime! Such memories wow! Feeds the soul! Thank you for posting this! ♥️
@GeeWhizzzz Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@QBCNetwork8 жыл бұрын
The Jeffersons is videotaped in front of a studio audience.
@peterdarker18 жыл бұрын
lmao
@jamesbirt26768 жыл бұрын
lol st8 stupid, you're hilarious
@MomusFilms8 жыл бұрын
"...a LIVE studio audience." ; )
@williampalmerjr84827 жыл бұрын
QBCNetwork. lol
@jakeevans77987 жыл бұрын
That was on good times, Isabel Sanford never said "live"
@lakeviouslacy63924 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Ja’Net DuBois for your amazing voice singing the theme song for The Jeffersons and your sassy wit on Good Times as Wilona Woods. You will be dearly missed by all your fans. You brought the church back home when you sang ‘Movin’ On Up.
@melvoid12 жыл бұрын
Great song, I always liked the closing music, but they rarely played it to the end. Usually got cut off. This is great. Usually started at the humming part, so I didn't even know she sang a verse before that.
@kieratruesdell58766 жыл бұрын
Mike Schmidt
@Teeveepicksures2 жыл бұрын
Same! I just watched a block of episodes and the ending is such a great vibe
@blexican83 Жыл бұрын
Same! But the humming was and still is my favorite part.
@devonrampersad81097 жыл бұрын
the Jeffersons was recorded on tape in front of a studio audience
@EddieMillerStudios5 жыл бұрын
*TAT "Rising Star" logo*
@Romeo198987 жыл бұрын
Thank you for taking us to church Ms. Ja'net Dubois! You killed this theme song! I always loved the ending theme to The Jeffersons!
@Milesco3 жыл бұрын
Me too! An awesome, soulful R&B outtro.
@2wheelsmidnight5492 жыл бұрын
Such a powerful, POWERFUL voice.... and yet so elegantly and beautifully delivered. What a perfect reflection of the woman who possessed that voice!
@muffy92154 жыл бұрын
JA'NET Dubois wrote and sing this song for the Jefferson theme song. R.I.P JA'NET aka WINONA. She died suddenly today at her home. She was 74 years old. 💞🙏❤🙏❤💞
@dawnberry21432 жыл бұрын
You mean willona
@Horyzeson7 жыл бұрын
When life gets too hard, all you need is a big woman to hold and rock you back and forth, while she hums this...
@briangarrett51085 жыл бұрын
Yes Lawd!🤣😂🤣
@GingerBreadMan765 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@michael.gerard86875 жыл бұрын
Yaaasss! Lay your head on her ample breastesses and feel like a newborn babe safe and sound! 😂
@scottthorn68584 жыл бұрын
Interesting thing is the woman that sings this is JaNet Dubois, she isn't a large woman in fact she's on the thin/skinny side. But she sounds like a large woman singing this theme song.
@bfyre12 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@ramsesstafford4640 Жыл бұрын
You know you're show is the king of theme songs when the beginning theme and the closing theme are both diehard classics.👌🏽
@nostalgicwiz39774 жыл бұрын
For Willona- R.I.P Janet DuBois. She's on her way to heaven to this song
@JustJason19773 жыл бұрын
This is NOT a TV theme song. This is an ANTHEM
@vixapphire3 жыл бұрын
@@JustJason1977 Amen!
@Tacoman19673 жыл бұрын
Mmmmmhhhhmmmmm
@keyopronin41343 жыл бұрын
You'll never get theme song's like this again.
@richw.62963 жыл бұрын
To that upper room.
@joyn.80578 жыл бұрын
Love this song. Greatest theme song ever made....
@jon99miller7 жыл бұрын
I always liked that bass line.
@tomy.18467 жыл бұрын
That bass line is so smooth, the best! Too bad you don't hear too many bass lines like that anymore. Bring back the 1970s!
@jnadle15 жыл бұрын
@@tomy.1846 Chuck Rainey plays that bass line.
@Milesco3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic piano riff.
@kylerandolph5084 жыл бұрын
That old fashioned singing and humming right there. That's something our grandmother's and great grandmother's used to do.
@tomy.18466 жыл бұрын
This is the most amazing 1:20 of music! Like a buttery slice of heaven! So smooth....... Thanks for the post! This ALWAYS makes me groove out.
@joegaito702 Жыл бұрын
One of TV best sitcoms ever to the actors and actresses who passed away my thoughts are with your family you may be gone but not forgotten the Jeffersons always a classic to watch you guys rock thanks keep the laughs coming appreciate you guys ! Joe
@BadRonald16 жыл бұрын
It's strange but I was working on my guitar and feeling depressed about my life. And all of a sudden out of no where this song just came into my head. Not the opening version, this one. And I hadn't watched this show in a long time..... I found myself humming to it. I was thinking about how great and soulful Janet sang this. Of course I had to come here. listen to that voice, I love when she hums it......she's Awesome, I can see her singing it now. man what a woman.
@strangenrare86633 жыл бұрын
Yes! This slower outtro sneaks into my head sometimes--when i'm feeling weary in particular. I grew up outside of New Orleans and it just feels like the Mississippi just creeping on by in the relentless sun... which is somehow really soothing? :)
@skingerskanger4 жыл бұрын
Now she's singing in the Heavenly Choir.
@classichollywoodcentral78078 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE the closing theme! So glad someone finally has uploaded the full version. Anyone else notice that this was uploaded the day Sherman Hemsley (George) died?
@MisterB2eternity5 жыл бұрын
Yup and he done moved on up to deluxe apartment in the sky.
@maestrobjwa904 жыл бұрын
WOW...I know I hadn't noticed that!! In that case, this is a very fitting tribute!!
@cheeortiz19743 жыл бұрын
Do yall have any idea how long I've waited to hear this whole song? When the credits rolled it was always from the middle of the song. A belated thanks to who ever posted this.
@Milesco3 жыл бұрын
I never even knew there WAS a first verse to this! A pleasant surprise, to be sure!
@brianlesko17384 ай бұрын
They added that first piano bit in the last 3-4 seasons.
@GingerBreadMan765 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of Sunday nights back in the day. Jefferson's and then to bed , mama would let us stay up to watch the Jefferson's and then to bed
@kylerandolph5084 жыл бұрын
She was the auntee everybody wish they had. Rip😥
@JustJason19773 жыл бұрын
I loooooved this as a little boy! The opening song.... the actors, the audience! The HARD LAUGHS!! I laughed right along at 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 10 years old! That CLOSING THEME though.... mmmmmmmm !!!! If this does NOT make you feel something... you need a doctor! WOW SHE CAN SAAAANGGGG! & SHE WAS GOOORGEOUS, TOOO! WE MISS YOU 😢 You are still loved
@GeeWhizzzz Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@Senix511 жыл бұрын
Best damn TV theme song ever!
@brotha-man72 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I looked this up. I'm good now. Thank you. This is all I really wanted to hear. Been watching The Jeffersons all my life.
@MisterB2eternity6 жыл бұрын
0:52 Tear that pie up Wilona. LOL
@mistahoward18985 жыл бұрын
She's literally enjoying the pie. Mmmm.mmmm.mmmm
@MisterB2eternity Жыл бұрын
@@mistahoward1898 Yuup in the sky.
@imhereforitall92188 ай бұрын
I always loved when started humming. My mum was one of the world's greatest hummers. Especially when she was ironing and starching clothes. That was always her sweet spot when she was most at ease. R.I.H.
@781josh8 жыл бұрын
Ladies and gentlemen, Chuck Rainey on bass guitar. Gettin' it!!
@joebrockington76868 жыл бұрын
chuck reiney
@jnadle17 жыл бұрын
Also, veteran session drummer Ed Greene.
@781josh7 жыл бұрын
Look him up, his name is spelled "Rainey".
@markasflood1247 жыл бұрын
how you know
@markasflood1247 жыл бұрын
+Jason Nadle how you know that
@vanessadorahill80575 жыл бұрын
This song bring chills to my body,she really put her soul and heart in this song.
@GeeWhizzzz Жыл бұрын
👍👍👍
@drrendezvous10146 жыл бұрын
Solid. Bass player is all over that! That rhythm is slow, but they do so much with it. Great!
@TremaynePrice4 жыл бұрын
None other than the great Chuck Rainey. And agreed.
@whouwit244 жыл бұрын
This song makes me wanna makes play the piano! I love that piano in this song too!
@Milesco3 жыл бұрын
Me too! That awesome bluesy piano riff doesn't get the credit it deserves!
@joegaito702 Жыл бұрын
To the actors and actresses who passed away my thoughts are with your family you may be gone but not forgotten the Jeffersons always a classic to watch after all these years later your legacy of laughter still continues on you guys rock thanks ! Joe
@exillens8 жыл бұрын
Damn, Janet sang this like a large woman
@strangenrare86633 жыл бұрын
Large soul can live in tiny bodies :)
@susanfit472 жыл бұрын
This is the first time I heard this full version of this song.
@LittleRockElevators4 жыл бұрын
RIP Janet. She moved on up to heaven
@UberKrispy5 жыл бұрын
I want this played at my funeral
@VLM1237 жыл бұрын
Yasssssssss!!!!!!! Love it!!! One of the best theme songs ever.
@Tiberius2914 жыл бұрын
All of these years and I never knew that was Ja'net Dubois singing the theme song until now. 😱 Sleep in heavenly peace Ms. Dubois 🌹 🕊
@jerrypilgrim98117 жыл бұрын
!!!one of my top 10 fav songs of all time, and I heard it when it was new!!!
@richw.62963 жыл бұрын
This one makes me cry every time.
@chamisj Жыл бұрын
I feel emotional too when I hear this song. I've seen other people reply the same thing in the comments. I wonder if has something to do with us knowing, back in the day, that when this song came on it was time for bed.
@richyrich50492 жыл бұрын
I never knew that was Wilona until a few years ago. She wrote and sang it. The end theme still makes me cry.
@chrismulwee4911 Жыл бұрын
She was actually the cowriter. The main writer was Jeff Barry. Now, even if you don't know his name; you know his work. He, along with female songwriting partner Ellie Greenwich, wrote stuff like Da Doo Ron Ron & Then He Kissed Me for The Crystals, Hanky Panky for The Raindrops then covered by Tommy James, and River Deep-Mountain High for Ike and Tina Turner. Hope this helps.
@richyrich5049 Жыл бұрын
@@chrismulwee4911 According to an interview with DuBois, she wrote the whole song over the weekend to show it to the producer by Monday. Or something like that. Thanks for sharing that info.
@chrismulwee4911 Жыл бұрын
@@richyrich5049 But if you watch the credits, it says Movin' On Up written by Jeff Barry and Ja'Net DuBois. Maybe she just had forgotten; but Barry is listed as the other writer. I guess one did the music and the other the lyrics.
@richyrich5049 Жыл бұрын
@@chrismulwee4911 I’m not doubting that. I was just going on what J’anet said about the song. She could be telling the truth, or someone else did contribute.
@christophercasey67753 жыл бұрын
The greatest theme song intro and outro of all time. Ageless as fine wine.
@Mr20008 жыл бұрын
man.... this that 2nd Sunday music forreal! had a moment! thinking about big mama and all!
@strangenrare86633 жыл бұрын
Your comment was adorable and totally made me smile :) thanks for that!
@andreasstavrinou62194 жыл бұрын
RIP Ja'net Dubois gone but Never forgotten. 87 beautiful years of your Light.
@kevinpimento5173 жыл бұрын
Had to come listen to this after the Lox and Dipset verzuz. Whoever decided to play this as they all walked out was genius lol
@CourtDawg4563 жыл бұрын
That hmmmming brought me back
@strangenrare86633 жыл бұрын
I remember practicing singing this ending theme version--I WANTED to sing this!! I was only like 5 yrs old but her voice just oozes soul and grace... And the song reminds me of the slow/unplugged version of Paul Simon's "Gone At Last." RIP Ja'net Dubois.
@mauriceshavers13374 жыл бұрын
WE GONNA MISS YOU SISTA!...RIP JA'NET DUBOIS.
@jmarshall54702 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Truly the good old days. Please lord bring them back.
@Sir-G-694 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Ms Janet Dubois
@jrewing736 жыл бұрын
12 people have no soul and need to see Dr. Soul to get one! This is harmonizing at its best! Ja'net Dubois put her feet in this joint here!
@Burt4722 жыл бұрын
Here in Italy we did love this series...RIP
@frankieclayton93034 жыл бұрын
The good old days
@jamiephillips6204 жыл бұрын
R.I.P. Ja'Net DuBois
@jnadle17 жыл бұрын
0:52 was usually heard during the end titles.
@thetpirchannel78586 жыл бұрын
great theme I feel like I am in church when I listen to this song very uplifting.
@lup1s2 жыл бұрын
Does anyone besides me think That Ja'Net Du Bois' performance of the theme was sung recorded/sung with the allusion of Louise Jefferson performing it in mind.
@andraethegiant19876 жыл бұрын
And let the church Amen!!!
@theepworthepiscopalspike82605 жыл бұрын
That piano...💚💚💚💚
@stephennapier83658 жыл бұрын
Now that right therr is grown folks church groanin' sangin.
@mvcvisualstv16256 жыл бұрын
0:57
@mvcvisualstv16256 жыл бұрын
1:00
@mvcvisualstv16256 жыл бұрын
1:03
@FaytLinegod7 жыл бұрын
God Bless You, Ja'net Dubois. :)
@richardgonser4 жыл бұрын
Ja'net Dubois moved on up today, our loss is Heaven's gain! She will be sorely missed!
@joegaito7022 жыл бұрын
So talented really the show was great and funny best wishes to everyone take care Joe
@vanessadorahill10875 жыл бұрын
This song touch my soul.Love it.😅💜
@kerwinmay8874 жыл бұрын
Rest Peacefully Janet Dubois you have move on up .
@davidledford64824 жыл бұрын
the epitome of gospely blues,an i loved mother jefferson too when she was on there..wonderful show..
@spillidge1423 Жыл бұрын
The Jeffersons is recorded in front of a studio audience. - Isabelle Sanford (Louise Jefferson)
@jasonwoodard4154 Жыл бұрын
Damn!! You stole my line!😭😭
@phillysphamous Жыл бұрын
I’ve listen to this five times back to back already.
@miss09lauren7 жыл бұрын
the end credits always made me sad for some reason lol
@joycensiah3160 Жыл бұрын
This closing theme song was the best ever in history. And the Jeffersons lasted longer than it’s originator ( All The Family ) . For it to be a black show. How’s that for BLACK HISTORY 😊!!!
@riship65813 жыл бұрын
I love the piano bit in the beginning
@Milesco3 жыл бұрын
Me too! It's a wonderful, unforgettable, bluesy piano intro. :-)
@ninosimone2 ай бұрын
The humming is so dope ‼️‼️
@matrixxs4 жыл бұрын
R.i.p Janet Dubois for your graceful voice.
@davidledford64824 жыл бұрын
love these happy blues sooooo much,what a piano sound...yeah..hell yeah..
@ANYWHO4202 жыл бұрын
All the innocent people of the world can sing this when all the evil dictatorships, governments, regimes, and monarchies are overthrown and toppeled! A TRUE song of freedom.