I never missed an episode...I remember one time when they cut our electricity...we ran 4 extension cords across the hall of our 4th floor apartment in the Bronx from my neighbors house just not to miss my Saturday Soul Train episode, those were the days- when neighbors really cared for each other!!!
I’m a 73 yr old white woman, I remember making sure to get my errands done early on Saturdays so I could watch Soul Train. My daughter and I would try to dance like the dancers on the show. Kids today have no idea what they missed, Soul Train was one of the best shows on tv ever. I loved the show. Thank you Don Cornelius! Rip
I'm a 77 year old white woman. I tell my grandchildren, in the fantastic GenZ to watch Soul Train for great music!! Always pleasant to know someone else that's white knows what is cool. ♥️
@BigBoy 5.56mm Excuse me prat,you have no clue of my ancestry and i bet you donot even like this music only the crap that is around these days that is not even music.I grew up in a very multicuratral enviroment and appreciate good music and dancing whatever race.
I dunno much Shalamar music, but Make That Move is my #1 and Night To Remember is #2. I have not listened to Second Time Around since growing up, but it was awesome. Pop Along Kid was played when I was growing up as well.
Oh my, Oh my.......my heart is aching for those good times....I miss the disco era when we could forget our daily problems for just a short time through the good music ......and release our frustrations whatever they may have been....thru great song and dance! Today I am 70yrs young...and listening to this.....I feel 22 again! Thank you! ....and still dancin, ain't nothin gonna stop me now!
Agreed. Yeah Barbara going out on Friday nights after a long week of work to dance was awesome. Hitting a diner on the way home.... I also still dance to these great tracks. 💃🎶💃🏽
Barbara Leszczynski, nothing says "I'm an old fart in denial about my age and trying to pretend I'm still young" than stating your age as "70 years young". Saying your age as "X years old" doesn't mean you're old, or that the recipient thinks you think of yourself as old. Think about it. "Teacher, today is my birthday and I'm 8 years old!" The teacher doesn't ever think the kid thinks he's _old._ So please, drop that phrase because it actually has the opposite effect from what you think it does.
THE WOMAN WITH THE RED AND WHITE DRESS ON WITH THE RED AND BLACK BELT, IS BEAUTIFUL.. I KNOW IT WAS YEARS AGO, BUT I CAN STILL AMAGINE SHE IS STILL STUNNING 😍
I've been married for almost 10 years now (we eloped) and told my husband if we ever renew our wedding vows, I'm having a soul train line and I don't care if it's just the 2 of us 😂
Watching this brings a BIG smile to my lips - yet, tears are rolling down my cheeks... I'm BEYOND THANKFUL that I got to experience this era in real time - so different from the crazy world we live in (and have to deal with...) today...
Love the early eighties and the late seventies greatest period of soul ,funk,RNB ,jazz funk Greatest rhythms ,soul vocalist ,uplifting positive ,feel good. Inspiring lyrics
I was born in 68’ so I can truly co-sign your truth…In and especially not only hearing but seeing most if not all of the artists appearing on Soul Train with Don on Saturday afternoons here in NY back in the day in Brooklyn on Channel 11.. Damn sure miss those day’s and would damn sure forfeit one wish from a Genie as to go back to both decades especially the 80’s in which I came of age in…
I just love how free the men are! On another subject, you can just hear the love in the music! It’s literally healing to the soul 💕✨💕✨ Soooo grateful I came up in the 80’s 🙏🏾
What I realized in watching this clip of dance history that it was truly about self expression! You truly danced how you felt ! Truly this was literally the “free style” era!!
I'm french and I love the african-american community. What a joy and happiness in this show ! I grew up with soul and funky music that left me a lot of memories. If only Soul Train show could start again. This time has passed, we can't always live in the past.
strictlynorton : No GANGSTA RAP has a lot to answer for.....Whoddini, Grand Master Flash, LL Kool J...and a lot more don’t have anything to be ashamed of....
D man right! It was kinda fun at the beginning, then all of a sudden, the screwface! Bitches, Hoes, mfers! Test my coo! Pop, pop pop! Fun was all gone then. But, at about 00, 01 they seemed to start having fun again. Unfortunately, the damage was done. 😐
@@hirameberhardt8643 I still use brothas and sistas to my children so they know the closeness of how those words feel instead of the N word. I want them to know that even if their friends use the N word, it's not OK. Hopefully they get it and will pass it down to their children.
Wow! I remember those days watching Soul Train and my whole family trying to line dance including little o'l me. Today, people will never understand how wonderful it was then having fun. The music was genuine, soul food delicious, and most of all, family values. As Black people and families we struggled but we had each other. Watching beautiful videos or clips like Soul Train is a peaceful, and beautiful reminder of a genuine time. Thanks for posting the line dance.
These are the days music reigned in the heart and soul. The fun and dance are worldwide. I feel like going back in time. Why have times changed so hard on music?
The answer to your question is...M O N E Y! yep thats what did it. you remember lionel richie? im sure you do. Well michael jackson was the king of pop (popular) but lionel richie was the king of CROSSOVER his music after his 1970s group days is what got him rich and known to a whole New white POPular new fan base which in turn got him and michael jackson paid alot of money. So in turn everybody wanted to get in on it, remember jeffery Osbourn left LTD? Cameo downsized their group, bands were breaking up. Hip Hop was slowly creepin in...it was the 80s! and the a lot of music in the 80s was terrible!
Juste impressionnant.. 👍👍👌 C'était une autre époque, d'autres personnes, un autre monde..une autre planète ! Quel bonheur ça devait être de tomber de ce temps là.. A tout niveaux ! Merci pour cette remontée extraordinaire dans le temps. 👌❤️❤️💋🙏🙏Inaltérable.
Yes it was much nicer to have interaction with people back then, people were much more accepting and open minded (for the most part) now you try to be whoever you want to be and do what you want to you get dirty looks and chastised. Stares, eye-rolls, head shakes, you name it. Everyone is so into everyone elses lives instead of their own. People are judgmental and closed-minded every where you look, it makes people not even want to leave their houses, That's why people are so off-putting, it's not the advancement of technology it's that Society itself Sucks these days.
You got that right, there were no questions about gender or why a man can't use a woman's restroom. Like you said, it was all natural like it was meant to be!
That dude in the brown suit was killing it. I can imagine how fun being in the Soul Train line was. Man, Black music is absolutely the best. Hands down. Hear that groove. As soon as you hear it, you want to dance or move something. People have so much fun back then. The music got you moving and people felt so free in the 70s. I'm an 80s baby of course, so I am sure it was the same in the 80s too. I wish we had this America back
I was a child of the 70's, a teenager of the 80's and a young man of the 90's. Happy to say i have great experiences from my youth and the music is one of them.
That Sista lady from The Icon picture at 0:47 was so Gorgeous and Elegant.I swear Black Women back then had more Soul and natural inner Beauty that matched up with Their Physical attributes.Plus Everyone was Fully active.Limber,lose and flexible.All of that Dancing 💃🏾🕺🏾 moving and Grooving helped to keep People lean and moderately fit.
These were the moves WE ALL practiced at home in front of a mirror until some of us got enough guts and confidence to finally go and "bust a move". And then you couldn't stop us! Disco!
so much energy!!!!! good good vibes!!!!! It was a time where people have fun and dance together ;-)!!!!! So beautiful!!!!! There are all beautiful!!!!!!
Everyone is relatively slim naturally. From the walking dancing bowling and other activities people did without smart phones. Catching buses and not ubered to a 🚪 door.
@Robert Lee, Countertenor Practically the 70's. These people are from the 70's transitioning into the '1st year' of the 80's; which was still like the 70's until mid 80's.
They ate the same food we did. People were just more active then. I dont even see kids playing outside any more. I was born in 1990 and remember My momma used to make us spend our Saturday and Sundays outside with the neighborhood kids. We weren't allowed to lounge around on the weekends and watch TV all day. Our regimen on the weekend was 1) wake up 2) clean up 3) shower and eat 4) take our asses outside lol She said she was raised the same way, we spent a LOT of time outside.
Riding bikes, playing jump rope with house phone cords, racing down the street to an imaginary finish line LMBO. I was born in 89. We didn't have childhood obesity in my neighborhood we was outside all day playing lol
Same food? I never remember our parents giving us fast food. Everything was smaller, chickens, etc. It was vastly different. We existed on kool-aid, not soda.
That put a warm smile on my face. Watched Soul Train religiously most of the eighties. Vivid colours. Dance moves. Outfits. Music. What a perfect model of a show it was..
I believe crack truly only affected the inner city ghettos! But i agree White, Black, and most Americans were happier in the 70's & 80's! Then the government and corporations began to decimate the Middle class and we ended up with the shit-show that we are currently in!!
Yes....oh my .....and look at how slim we all were then....cause we were up and dancin, enjoying it....no cell phones, computers, to keep us stuck on the couches like today! Dancing, and groovin on the floor for hours!
Sigh...I remember waiting the 45 minutes of the show just to watch the 'Soul Train' dancers. Now all these guy/gals are grand parents. (Memories...of the times we left...'song') Youth is beautiful. Don Cornelious was the father I never had. Praise that man, yes Sir.
So true back in the day people seemed happier, maybe because there was less stress, life wasn't as expensive. People and kids weren't in competition to have the most expensive athletic shoes, the latest IPhone, the most social media friends.etc. NYC, 1970s as kids we played, among others, skelsies, hopscotch, double dutch, hand ball, stick ball. Or just ran around on bikes, or roller skates, it was fun just being kids. And especially loved watching the Sooooooouuuuuulllll Train!!!!!!
Yeah,, we had a great time dancing to some really great music back then.. And we were lookin good!.. No tattoos, no guys with pants "saggin", and the ladies looked like ladies, FEMININE... Memories!!! .
Well this is T.V "Soul Train" you had to have Style then n look fly the fly era comin out of Disco into new wave but still pumpin good R and B , funk!!!!
How cool would it be to have been in one of those line dances on Soul Train and then to be able to share it with your children, or at this point in time --- perhaps grandchildren as well. "Is that really you daddy???"
Love the comments from the generation Alpha/Z youngsters about early 80s music magic, its like they see daylight and breath fresh air for the first time in their lives. Back in the day this golden music era was my entertainment, my leisure time, my everything 😊
DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I FEEL LIKE I'M IN SOUL TRAIN HEAVEN GET DOWN YAU'LL THEY ARE DANCING JUST HAVING THEM SELFS A GOOD TIME THINGS WERE REAL GOOD BACK THEN! THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE IN 2019!
This number was one of my favourites at our house parties in Butcher Road, Sydenham, Durban, 🇿🇦 South Africa. My parents would move the lounge furniture and allow us to invite our friends over for a lekker jol! Thank you Papa Piet and Ma Jannie for the memories. Red Cup 🥤 Approval Tune!
caramba que tempo mais gostoso, isto sim que era curtir, eu não cheguei a curtir estas musicas porque eu gosto de rock até hoje mais é muito bom ver esta moçada dos anos 70 e 80 dançando da muitas saudades, muito obrigado steves por ter postado esta joia rara valeu, um forte abraço.
Those were the days black people getting along getting dressed up to go out dancing no violence no guns just having a good time what the hell happened with today's youth can't go to a club without violence they don't know what a good time is.
So proud to be part of that generation of happy people that enjoyed dancing and fashion without the pressure of social media...
Same here🖒🖒
Truth!!!
Amen to that.
Yes indeed!
Me too....
I never missed an episode...I remember one time when they cut our electricity...we ran 4 extension cords across the hall of our 4th floor apartment in the Bronx from my neighbors house just not to miss my Saturday Soul Train episode, those were the days- when neighbors really cared for each other!!!
😂😂 Great story!
Let's go back to the real days. . .🤝
This CT girl didn't go anywhere until she had watched Soul Train on Sat afternoon!
Love for thy neighbor in trueness of all honesty, great share. Thankyou lord
Cause there was no reruns. You saw it then or you missed out
I’m a 73 yr old white woman, I remember making sure to get my errands done early on Saturdays so I could watch Soul Train. My daughter and I would try to dance like the dancers on the show. Kids today have no idea what they missed, Soul Train was one of the best shows on tv ever. I loved the show. Thank you Don Cornelius! Rip
-- Amen! - Those were some really fun and memorable times. I miss those days!
Same! My dad and I would watch it. Don took his show to LA for the professional dancers. Saturday did not start until we finished watching Soul Train!
I'm a 77 year old white woman.
I tell my grandchildren, in the fantastic GenZ to watch Soul Train for great music!! Always pleasant to know someone else that's white knows what is cool. ♥️
The 70s and 80s produced some of the greatest music in history. Todays generation missed out on two of the best decades ever!
Talented musicians and singers from a golden era
Blacks must never again be allowed to reach this level.
Amen. I love the 70s. But it all came together in the 80s. Prime of my life!!
I was a teenager in the 70's and a young adult in the 80's, loved it.
So true!!
It brings tears to my eyes,that this has all gone the music,the dancing i miss it.
Tall Blonde Alien The music and the dancing it's gone
@@grandmahands1498 So glad i had my youth,then that show brought a lot of joy.
Same i cried too
I miss these days so much!
@BigBoy 5.56mm Excuse me prat,you have no clue of my ancestry and i bet you donot even like this music only the crap that is around these days that is not even music.I grew up in a very multicuratral enviroment and appreciate good music and dancing whatever race.
Bring it back! We need great music and dance.
No more gangsta rap.
Man this new generation will never...ever understand the pure joy that was the 70s and 80s
Agree. Think of all the time they spend trying to figure out their gender 🙄🙄🙄
And early 90s
@@mpbeautyinsight Right, it’s wild…truly wild…
uhm...im 23 watching this haha. i love all the 50s, 60s, 70s music.
not all "pure joy" when you consider schools didn't suppress bullying like today and Teflon Man was voted into office.
Shalamar had some of the most gorgeous music. "A Night To Remember" along with "Make That Move' are monster songs.
I dunno much Shalamar music, but Make That Move is my #1 and Night To Remember is #2.
I have not listened to Second Time Around since growing up, but it was awesome. Pop Along Kid was played when I was growing up as well.
@loveloses,
And remember, Jody Watly was the female singer in Shalamar__she held her own after they split! 💖🙌😺
All of the music back then was pure quality. I am in my 30s and I raise my 2 children on this type of music. They love dancing to it
Don’t forget “I can make you feel good” as well!
Don't forget the 2nd time around, that's a great song too
Oh my, Oh my.......my heart is aching for those good times....I miss the disco era when we could forget our daily problems for just a short time through the good music ......and release our frustrations whatever they may have been....thru great song and dance! Today I am 70yrs young...and listening to this.....I feel 22 again! Thank you! ....and still dancin, ain't nothin gonna stop me now!
Same here Barbara! got to luv it!!
I'm right there with you Babs!!!👍👍
Miss these days!!
Agreed. Yeah Barbara going out on Friday nights after a long week of work to dance was awesome.
Hitting a diner on the way home....
I also still dance to these great tracks.
💃🎶💃🏽
Barbara Leszczynski, nothing says "I'm an old fart in denial about my age and trying to pretend I'm still young" than stating your age as
"70 years young". Saying your age as "X years old" doesn't mean you're old, or that the recipient thinks you think of yourself as old. Think about it. "Teacher, today is my birthday and I'm 8 years old!" The teacher doesn't ever think the kid thinks he's _old._ So please, drop that phrase because it actually has the opposite effect from what you think it does.
THE WOMAN WITH THE RED AND WHITE DRESS ON WITH THE RED AND BLACK BELT, IS BEAUTIFUL.. I KNOW IT WAS YEARS AGO, BUT I CAN STILL AMAGINE SHE IS STILL STUNNING 😍
I’m having a Soul Train line at my Wedding
I Declare it in Jesus name 😂😂😂
I’m laughing but I’m so serious.
Can i attend...
I want to dance too !!
O..10 ......You go gurl friend 😘 👏👏👏👏
I've been married for almost 10 years now (we eloped) and told my husband if we ever renew our wedding vows, I'm having a soul train line and I don't care if it's just the 2 of us 😂
Watching this brings a BIG smile to my lips - yet, tears are rolling down my cheeks...
I'm BEYOND THANKFUL that I got to experience this era in real time - so different from the crazy world we live in (and have to deal with...) today...
Oh it was crazy back then also! the difference is we had happy feel good music to help us either deal with or just forget about our problems.
Shalamar is singing a very nice song but keep in mind...they had problems too!...Dont be so hard on yourself
Yeah folks... Disco. The good old, golden days. (sigh)
Amen to that.
Same here
its not coincidence that music had a happier tone back then, peoples seemed to be happier in general
Aw give it a fuckin rest
Bobby T, it's the truth though!
@@leeeastwood6368 For some maybe. None of us should pretend we speak for the masses.
Bobby T, I guess you had to be there, and just feel it!
@leeeastwood Im 51. I was there, albeit in Jr High
Love the early eighties and the late seventies greatest period of soul ,funk,RNB ,jazz funk
Greatest rhythms ,soul vocalist ,uplifting positive ,feel good. Inspiring lyrics
Interesting you say that my boss a Jewish guy said the same thing went down hill in 84 he said all about image from that point on
I was born in 68’ so I can truly co-sign your truth…In and especially not only hearing but seeing most if not all of the artists appearing on Soul Train with Don on Saturday afternoons here in NY back in the day in Brooklyn on Channel 11..
Damn sure miss those day’s and would damn sure forfeit one wish from a Genie as to go back to both decades especially the 80’s in which I came of age in…
very true
Big difference fRom the cop killing women hating drug using gun toting lyrics of the rap music today!
💃
I just love how free the men are! On another subject, you can just hear the love in the music! It’s literally healing to the soul 💕✨💕✨
Soooo grateful I came up in the 80’s 🙏🏾
Jody sang and wasn't getting into so much drama like Rhianna or making superficial political statements like Beyonce'.
@@johnmolina3284 So true! ✨
Both men & women danced great....just straight dancing enjoying eachother's creativity
What I realized in watching this clip of dance history that it was truly about self expression! You truly danced how you felt ! Truly this was literally the “free style” era!!
Great observation 👍
No video games and no cell phones ...cable TV was a Luxury. Lots of back yard parties and talent shows. Those were the days.
There was Atari in '81...before it, actually. I had about 20 cartridges. Space Invader, baby!
Delete
And, I haven't played a video game since then. They've onviously come a long way since Atari & Commodore, but I personally have zero interest.
Angela G M something to be said for that ! We have lost our way to connect with people
Yes they were
I'm french and I love the african-american community.
What a joy and happiness in this show !
I grew up with soul and funky music that left me a lot of memories.
If only Soul Train show could start again.
This time has passed, we can't always live in the past.
It always lives in you
@@GloryDaze77 yah! I must confess
I cant stop smiling. I remember those days like they were today.
Love the freedom of dance on Soul Train. No names of dances I can recall- just bodies grooving.
Music was so good back then, I miss that, no cursing, no disrespect to women,nothing but good family music.
Word!
Yes, it was😆
Everyone so slim love it cool xxxxxxxxx
so true it was just lots of fun miss it so much wish we could get thoses days back
Yes! so true!
Times of happy and healthy young people,
@Two Wolves 🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️🤦🏿♂️
really
@@biancahenry6010 i hope for new joung !!!
I'm a millennial but I envy my parents growing up in that time. Such free expression, now I'm forced to conform
Sisters kept it classy and we respected them like the Queens they were. Rap has a lot to answer for. Great era for Soul Train. R.I.P. Don Cornelius.
strictlynorton : No GANGSTA RAP has a lot to answer for.....Whoddini, Grand Master Flash, LL Kool J...and a lot more don’t have anything to be ashamed of....
Miss those gud old days
D man right! It was kinda fun at the beginning, then all of a sudden, the screwface! Bitches, Hoes, mfers! Test my coo! Pop, pop pop! Fun was all gone then. But, at about 00, 01 they seemed to start having fun again. Unfortunately, the damage was done. 😐
Yeah, we no longer use the words BROTHERS AND SISTERS. but I will not use the N word...not in my vocabulary.
@@hirameberhardt8643 I still use brothas and sistas to my children so they know the closeness of how those words feel instead of the N word. I want them to know that even if their friends use the N word, it's not OK. Hopefully they get it and will pass it down to their children.
Wow! I remember those days watching Soul Train and my whole family trying to line dance including little o'l me. Today, people will never understand how wonderful it was then having fun. The music was genuine, soul food delicious, and most of all, family values. As Black people and families we struggled but we had each other. Watching beautiful videos or clips like Soul Train is a peaceful, and beautiful reminder of a genuine time. Thanks for posting the line dance.
Good times! God bless you Don Cornelius
so right brother.
Life was so simple then bro.
Love the appreciation for the old school ❣️ However, this is NOT the 70’s but the EARLY 1980’s 😊
My Generation was the best. Love it. ❤️ 🎶🎵🎼💃🕺🎤🥰
Funky bass lines and velvety voices. The 'originators' and wasn't no 'imitators'. Black music giving good vibes to all.
Music rocked in the 1970s and 80s!! The best of times! Miss this!
remembering when there were NO PHONES to capture the moments that were gold. grateful to be young and in the moment back in those days!
These are the days music reigned in the heart and soul. The fun and dance are worldwide. I feel like going back in time. Why have times changed so hard on music?
@@paggielee4906you speak for yourself
The answer to your question is...M O N E Y! yep thats what did it. you remember lionel richie? im sure you do. Well michael jackson was the king of pop (popular) but lionel richie was the king of CROSSOVER his music after his 1970s group days is what got him rich and known to a whole New white POPular new fan base which in turn got him and michael jackson paid alot of money. So in turn everybody wanted to get in on it, remember jeffery Osbourn left LTD? Cameo downsized their group, bands were breaking up. Hip Hop was slowly creepin in...it was the 80s! and the a lot of music in the 80s was terrible!
because music is used to destroy people nowadays not uplift them.
Juste impressionnant.. 👍👍👌
C'était une autre époque, d'autres personnes, un autre monde..une autre planète ! Quel bonheur ça devait être de tomber de ce temps là.. A tout niveaux ! Merci pour cette remontée extraordinaire dans le temps. 👌❤️❤️💋🙏🙏Inaltérable.
Some of y'alls mommas looked good back in the day!😆
😂😂😂😂
We still do !
Dats Rite! 😆😁
This was before cell phones and social media. People got off their butts and did stuff. They had real interaction with each other. Sucks now
CASA Rodriguez So well stated and the stone cold truth!
+Valincia Pruitt k
I bet you have a cellphone and social media, too. Bitchin Is Stupid.
I feel you!!!!!
Yes it was much nicer to have interaction with people back then, people were much more accepting and open minded (for the most part) now you try to be whoever you want to be and do what you want to you get dirty looks and chastised. Stares, eye-rolls, head shakes, you name it. Everyone is so into everyone elses lives instead of their own. People are judgmental and closed-minded every where you look, it makes people not even want to leave their houses, That's why people are so off-putting, it's not the advancement of technology it's that Society itself Sucks these days.
What I noticed from watching this is how more natural and feminine women looked back then.
You got that right, there were no questions about gender or why a man can't use a woman's restroom. Like you said, it was all natural like it was meant to be!
less obese too
Yes back then your Imagination was your best Ally✊💃✌
and real women less than 60 kilos without 40 lbs of cellulite on their asses
and no sagging pants for the men. that's nice to see.
So glad I was part of that generation. No internet but just great TV shows like Soul Train playing awesome music without all the cuss words.
Aside from the dancing - I'm looking at many of their outfits and loving their style :)
whataboutredlorry The clothes we wore in the 70s you can wear them now and look good
WOW!!! AMAZING!!! I miss those days!!!
Zac Preston It was fun back then!!!
Zac Preston those happy days healthier days nothing days is over
They need to make that move and bring back this classy-good-time-let’s-all-get-together-to-dance-and-celebrate-life-together-show
Listen t Bruno Mars. He brings it back.
Before “gangster rap” snatched all the joy from music. 🖤it.
yeah everyones angry all the time nowadays ...Black music used to be so funky now it's just about money hoes and drugs
Lol. I know you don't mean to be funny, but this is funny!
@@bigtony4829 True Story!!!
Tell it!
Sigh,... Fo'Real.
Dat kaina rap, dey not even singin anymo.
Love soul train grew up every saturday
That dude in the brown suit was killing it. I can imagine how fun being in the Soul Train line was. Man, Black music is absolutely the best. Hands down. Hear that groove. As soon as you hear it, you want to dance or move something. People have so much fun back then. The music got you moving and people felt so free in the 70s. I'm an 80s baby of course, so I am sure it was the same in the 80s too. I wish we had this America back
Music was the glue and nobody saw color. Was amazing!
I was a child of the 70's, a teenager of the 80's and a young man of the 90's. Happy to say i have great experiences from my youth and the music is one of them.
Had all this music in the eighties, driving around London listening to all this great music, bring it back please, because the music today is rubbish.
You got that right
Wow!! When times and music was just FUN!! 😘😉
Hello.. hope you are fine and staying safe over there??
As a kid I didn't watch cartoons. But I did watch Soul Train! The way folks moved their bodies lol!
Beautiful people!
Love Shamalar! I love Disco!
The real good party/dance music, was ending in the early 80's. In NYC, Shalamar (props) was bubble-gum music. We were much more hardcore dance music.
2:20 was getting his boogie on foreal, all smooth and fly like
That Sista lady from The Icon picture at 0:47 was so Gorgeous and Elegant.I swear Black Women back then had more Soul and natural inner Beauty that matched up with Their Physical attributes.Plus Everyone was Fully active.Limber,lose and flexible.All of that Dancing 💃🏾🕺🏾 moving and Grooving helped to keep People lean and moderately fit.
I loved Shalamars. SECOND TIME AROUND
She is extremly beautiful... The way she moves and walks. I have seen this video many times because of her
golden era 70 and 80s for soul ,funk ,rnb and talented musicianship
That chick with the real long hair was sooo lit, she stayed at soul train😂
Myha C that’s Cheryl Song, she was also in the Superfreak and Beat It videos.
She sure did
Cheryl Song! She's one of the famous ST dancers
That bass line!
Navid Khan Shalamar and Dynasty were the experts for the bass.
@@brunoottina293 Slave and Aurra too.
Leon Sylvers III, the only one ! ;)
I miss that time. We weren’t rioting, politicing, hating on each other. We were young, looking for fun and finding that special someone.
These were the moves WE ALL practiced at home in front of a mirror until some of us got enough guts and confidence to finally go and "bust a move". And then you couldn't stop us! Disco!
so much energy!!!!! good good vibes!!!!! It was a time where people have fun and dance together ;-)!!!!! So beautiful!!!!!
There are all beautiful!!!!!!
Everyone is relatively slim naturally. From the walking dancing bowling and other activities people did without smart phones. Catching buses and not ubered to a 🚪 door.
Most of all, it was affordable.
Elli k.... I love your comment and statement.. it has a fresh thought in perspective. Where are you from? I'm from Los Angeles 🙂
kyereCat ... not true, I grew up in the 70’s food and the way of life are totally different now
No, it’s just because you’re watching a very select group of people. It’s not like anybody could just join the soul train.
People were wearing size 0 clothes back in the good old days .
Life seemed so simple and joyful. Damn! I actually appreciate growing up in that time.
The kids of today will never know the unremitted joy that was soul and funk music 🎶 and the pleasure it gave us
This song rocked our world in the early 80s. Life was good... Soul Train was Number 1 then.
Hello.. hope you are fine and staying safe over there??
Am just 22yrs old but so into old songs and this master piece brings joy to my heart ❤️
I love the Soul Train! Best music TV show! I really miss those days! Pure fun and joy! 🥰
70’s where a happy time. This looks like the 80’s, but people were more real back then.
@Robert Lee, Countertenor Practically the 70's. These people are from the 70's transitioning into the '1st year' of the 80's; which was still like the 70's until mid 80's.
Them WERE “ THE DAYS “ 💕👍
So let's bring this back y'all ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏼✊🏿✌😁
I'm with you Destiny ! :-)
Love to play this for my kids... nothing to bleep out or hide.... just great danceable tunes! Bring back the roller skating too !
The best generation that ever was the 70's born mid 50's!!!
Count me in, 1954!
I would like to “make that move” back in time to when music was REAL!!
They ate the same food we did. People were just more active then. I dont even see kids playing outside any more. I was born in 1990 and remember My momma used to make us spend our Saturday and Sundays outside with the neighborhood kids. We weren't allowed to lounge around on the weekends and watch TV all day. Our regimen on the weekend was
1) wake up
2) clean up
3) shower and eat
4) take our asses outside lol
She said she was raised the same way, we spent a LOT of time outside.
Haha so true
No they didn’t, and this is a bunch of damn young people. I hate people who wear rose colored glasses and don’t know anything
Riding bikes, playing jump rope with house phone cords, racing down the street to an imaginary finish line LMBO. I was born in 89. We didn't have childhood obesity in my neighborhood we was outside all day playing lol
Yeah we were more active but also didn’t eat as much fast food as they do today.
Same food? I never remember our parents giving us fast food. Everything was smaller, chickens, etc. It was vastly different. We existed on kool-aid, not soda.
Having a grey, kinda sad morning... this just brought a huge sunshine smile to my face ... might even dance !!
That put a warm smile on my face. Watched Soul Train religiously most of the eighties. Vivid colours. Dance moves. Outfits. Music. What a perfect model of a show it was..
0:47
YUMMY!!!
That girl was DEFINITELY making those moves. 😋😋😋😋😋
I saw her first
Pre-crack era, black people was happy and healthy...hell, everybody was content!! Days are long gone!
I believe crack truly only affected the inner city ghettos! But i agree White, Black, and most Americans were happier in the 70's & 80's! Then the government and corporations began to decimate the Middle class and we ended up with the shit-show that we are currently in!!
wildjustice Yeah, everything was PERFECT back then, right? I'm afraid i might get hit with the sunshine coming out of your ass!😢😢
+Christopher Ray You are the ever livin' optimist, aren't you?
Pre Reagan Era
+whitesongs73 This is early 80s (1980 - 82) Reagan was President in January 1981 til 1989...so yes this was the Reagan era.
The Asian chick was there for many years. Liked her too.
That's Cheryl Song! She was one the famous ones
@@misstantrix is she still around?
Yep, absolutely
Yes....oh my .....and look at how slim we all were then....cause we were up and dancin, enjoying it....no cell phones, computers, to keep us stuck on the couches like today! Dancing, and groovin on the floor for hours!
Amazingly talented and full of spontaneity! Lovely.
1:30 for sure my favorite and the last guy. Man I feel like dancing too 💃🏽
He was 'Michealesque'..
🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
... maybe MJ watched Soul Train?
I would dance with u all night..........
Sigh...I remember waiting the 45 minutes of the show just to watch the 'Soul Train' dancers. Now all these guy/gals are grand parents. (Memories...of the times we left...'song') Youth is beautiful. Don Cornelious was the father I never had. Praise that man, yes Sir.
My favorite Soul Train Line. Everyone was sharp dressed and had some fabulous dance moves! I can watch this over and over again!
So true back in the day people seemed happier, maybe because there was less stress, life wasn't as expensive. People and kids weren't in competition to have the most expensive athletic shoes, the latest IPhone, the most social media friends.etc. NYC, 1970s as kids we played, among others, skelsies, hopscotch, double dutch, hand ball, stick ball. Or just ran around on bikes, or roller skates, it was fun just being kids. And especially loved watching the Sooooooouuuuuulllll Train!!!!!!
I love the movie Crooklyn it shows the early 70s for what it was the 2 disc sound track is great worth getting for sure.
Yeah,, we had a great time dancing to some really great music back then.. And we were lookin good!.. No tattoos, no guys with pants "saggin", and the ladies looked like ladies, FEMININE... Memories!!!
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Yes!
Yes...Memories....and WE appreciated the LADIES back then. Not all these TATTOOS WHORE TRAMPS of today.
we wore half slips then.
Well this is T.V "Soul Train" you had to have Style then n look fly the fly era comin out of Disco into new wave but still pumpin good R and B , funk!!!!
@@Markks100 Good one!
Can't. Stop. Watching.
the women damm firme
sparky6899 neither can I. It's almost 2a.m, and I have to wake up at 5a.m to get ready for work.😳
Same here :))
@2:22-
@2:28
1:05 she looks like she came straight from the office and is celebrating that the weekend is here.
Love Shalarmar , from USA, America.
How cool would it be to have been in one of those line dances on Soul Train and then to be able to share it with your children, or at this point in time --- perhaps grandchildren as well. "Is that really you daddy???"
I've just started a wardrobe change nd this is my go to place.ive been told i look very cool these days.thank u Soul Train
Love the comments from the generation Alpha/Z youngsters about early 80s music magic, its like they see daylight and breath fresh air for the first time in their lives. Back in the day this golden music era was my entertainment, my leisure time, my everything 😊
Saturdays was one day everyone in my household got together to watch tv...it was Soultrain and boxing. Miss those beautiful days.
DAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! I FEEL LIKE I'M IN SOUL TRAIN HEAVEN GET DOWN YAU'LL THEY ARE DANCING JUST HAVING THEM SELFS A GOOD TIME THINGS WERE REAL GOOD BACK THEN! THANK GOD FOR YOU TUBE IN 2019!
Yesssss top dancing love dance dammm dammmm
I learned how to dance watching soul train through my teen years now I be rocking it 🥰🇵🇷
This number was one of my favourites at our house parties in Butcher Road, Sydenham, Durban, 🇿🇦 South Africa. My parents would move the lounge furniture and allow us to invite our friends over for a lekker jol! Thank you Papa Piet and Ma Jannie for the memories. Red Cup 🥤 Approval Tune!
People were so slim, fit and naturally beautiful in these times.
caramba que tempo mais gostoso, isto sim que era curtir, eu não cheguei a curtir estas musicas porque eu gosto de rock até hoje mais é muito bom ver esta moçada dos anos 70 e 80 dançando da muitas saudades, muito obrigado steves por ter postado esta joia rara valeu, um forte abraço.
Those were the days black people getting along getting dressed up to go out dancing no violence no guns just having a good time what the hell happened with today's youth can't go to a club without violence they don't know what a good time is.
Soul Train Dancers was so stylish to me. They were the best-dressed dancers on tv.
I just so much enjoy watching these old school music & dance videos-tis when music & dancing was fun & artistic-
Miss me some soul train!!!
Amazing that two were Soul Train dancers.
The Soul Train line was my favorite part of the show.
*Love the 80s era. Everybody using relaxers and hot combs looking like royalty honey!*
😍👸🏾✨
relaxer=poison
Fantastic song. this is what is called music. long live classic music!