Wow. Mr. Dozier passed away. I just read it in The NY Times. A true musical genius. I can remember Larry playing this at the Garage. The lyrics made you realize who we are. What we come from a great people the original man. And as was mentioned, when Larry played it, it was so special, so meaningful, it hit at the core of our souls. Also, it reminds me of all the good people we’ve lost over the years. All those beautiful souls at the Garage including Larry who we lost to soon. I will always carry them in my heart. Thank you Lamont for giving us this wonderful song that made us feel so proud of who we are.❤️❤️🙏🏾
R.I.P Lamont Dozier you were truly one of the greatest song writers to have ever lived. Your songs were the back drop to the civil rights movement and continue to provide joy and inspiration to billons of people. Thank you for the music brother .. Godspeed xxx 😔 #tamlamotown
Let's try this again, @@MarcJBeard -- I'm referring to songs SPECIFICALLY written by Holland-Dozier-Holland at Motown. _(And Lamont himself never formally recorded for Motown, so that option's out)._ Which of the HDH compositions on Motown (or Tamla Motown in the UK) are you suggesting were directly connected to being the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement?
Hmm... So... it was exactly as I suspected. You've never listened to a _single one_ of these songs and you pretty much don't even know what you're talking about. WOW! -- You *_made a mockery_* of Lamont Dozier's memory and legacy AND the Civil Rights Movement in one shot. Way to go, @@MarcJBeard!
The Garage, The Loft, Zanzibar... You had to be there to understand it. Tears coming to my eyes just thinking about the magic I carry in my heart forever having worked it out on those dancefloors to music like this. Thank you universe.
The chorus in this song is actually sang in Yoruba, a Nigerian language: awa o ma ranti, iranti yeo, isedale baba awa. This could be roughly translated as we would always remember ideals of ancestors. What a song! However was made more funky by the Odyssey.
I love the this original one better,has a very tribal and conscious undertone to it with the blatant African like drum rhythms and the Yoruba chant,certainly not your average disco song,this is music that reaches far to your soul and brings awareness.The oddesy one was more early 80s dance club fare but still a good jam.
August 9, 2022……Lamont Dozier has passed away. A truly legendary songwriter and producer. Thank you for the many hits you left us on the musical landscape! Rest in Peace
as a man who was born in 1986, all i ever heard growin up was hip hop and r&b. somewhere in the past few years, I've stumbled across mfsb, salsoul, harold melvin, and other musicians who created the funkiest stuff I've ever heard. for people who say you can never go back in the past, that statement only works when you're better off than in the past. i ain't never felt so good listenin to music except when i listen to jams like these.
'For people who say you can never go back to the past, that statement only works when you're better off than the past' Mate, I need that quote framed. That's poignant.
This song is an example of true art. It speaks to people of all ages, colors, nationalities, as it is about the universal human feelings and struggles. It helps us remember who we are as humans... If our roots are not our fantasy, but they are real there is always hope. I think we have to have faith in our roots, as they are real.
Believe me those was the best of the best music if my life went in on a Saturday and came out on Sunday at 12 pm the after hours was the shit thank you world and still remember like it was yesterday.❤😢😮
I grew up thinking Richie’s version was the only one. When I found this 12 in a used record store I had to throw it on the listening table, mind blown, heart opened and I couldn’t help but move, tears literally rolling down my cheeks. It’s been a constant in my life since then, I can always come back to it when I need to feel that same way I did all those years ago in a used record store crying joyfully in front of the other customers. And 44 years on, it still slays any dance floor. Powerful magic.
If people only knew what music truly is. If people only know who we actually are this planet would change over-night. Too, remember that those who are most persecuted and oppressed are nearly invariably those overthrown in a coup or revolution. The Czar and his family when the Bolsheviks took over are a good example. Hopefully one or more of my black brothers and sisters will read this and take heart. Not sure who this message is for. Just that I am supposed to leave it here. My endless searchings for truth have taught me many things. Among them is the fact that Jesus was indeed black. In that light the oppression of black folks and obstruction of development of the black nations makes more sense than any other explanation I have heard or read. Always learning, trying to remain humble and in an attitude of gratitude is difficult and rewarding. Whoever finds this I wish for you and yours; enough.
A TIMELESS CLASSIC THAT GOES BEYOND A DANCE SONG A SONG FROM THE SOUL A SONG ABOUT FEELING REAL A SONG THAT IS BEYOND A FEELING AND BEYOND AN IDEA. A STATE OF MIND!
Wow just amazing amazing song God bless you my heart and you'll be rest in peace what a great song take me back to the Days inn the Disco the garage😢😢🙏❤🙏🙏🙏❤
Yessss, that’s where I heard it. The first time was at The Garage, Larry Levan was playing. I just fell in love with the Lyrics. It was like they spoke to me.
Lamont Dozier wrote much of the soundtrack for my growing up in the 60s and 70s. Of all the great music he and the Holland brothers produced for Motown, for me this was the finest tune he ever brought about. Criminally undervalued as a soul message. Imagine what a monster it would have been if Stevie or Marvin had released it. RIP Lamont Dozier.
I brought a crystal mirrored ball. The size of a beach ball .I installed 4 spot lights various colors. And when I play this song ..roots. And many other from the paradise garage. And the Loft. I just feel that I am back inside of both places. Just close my eyes and feel the bass and you can actually feel the people stomping there feet on that hard ass wood floors . Great sensation. Never can be erased from my mind. Rip Larry. And David. We all miss you.
I wish I could zip up my boots and go back to the Paradise Garage.. On a good night nobody did it better than LARRY LEVAN. Now bring in the African chants....
I'm a Italian american DJ and i this is been one of my favorite club songs since the early 80's I'm going to Italy to check out my roots, Just because of this killer classic made me think it would be the right thing yo do. Love it!
Heard this back in the early 80's. I've always liked this joint. It has a very powerful message. And the music is great to dance to. Richie and Odyssey have done a great job with the remakes, but, this is the best.
Lamont Dozier and Orlando Julius create an Afro-American disco classic and people all over the world, from America to Japan to Italy to the UK, of every colour & nationality get down to the groove!
1977 & my first ever Lamont Dozier vinyl and l still have it. Fell in love with it back then & still amazing to this very day. Such a super talented man. His legacy will live forever & ever. Rest in Heavenly Peace Lamont
Mourning the loss of a great, great talent. I didn't know he'd written big hits for the Supremes and Four Tops, among others. To be sure this is one of my favorite songs; I bought the album and played it start to finish countless times.
On this day when his death was announced, I just had to hear this song again. This song reaches deep into my 60-something gay white male soul. RIP. Your music touched my heart and soul.
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH .. OMG!! SOMETIMES I CRY WHILE DANCING LISTING TO THE WORDS.. MY ANCESTORS.. would BE SO PROUD OF THIS SONG.. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT!!
DAM...THIS SONG BRINGS ME RIGHT BACK INSIDE THE LOFT...THE BOTTOM FLOOR...REMEMBERING EVERYONE DANCING, FEELING THEIR ROOTS, BABY POWDER TO HELP GLIDE YOUR DANCE IN...AND FEELING LAMONT...GOD I LOVE THIS SON... I'VE NEVER STOPPED LISTENING TO MY LOFT AND GARAGE MUSIC....I GET CHILLS AND TEARS WHENEVER I LISTEN AND STILL TODAY I HAVE TO BRING MY SOUL DANCE IN WHENEVER I PLAY THIS SONG....I GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT ERA...WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME DANCING AT THE LOFT; REQUESTING DAVID TO PLAY IT AGAIN..AND HE WOULD...AND DAVID WOULD END THAT SONG EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE...AND I WORKED ALL WEEK DESPERATELY WAITING FOR NEXT SATURDAY TO GET BACK TO THE LOFT...AND DANCE MY NIGHT AWAY.....THOSE DAYS WERE GOLDEN...WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOFT AND DAVID MANCUSCO....MUSIC IS MY WAY OF LIFE....
You speakin Tha truth Loft Sis! Pure memories I will never forget. David was our guide thru our Muzikal Journey! Blessed to have been in his presence🙏🏽
Ashe to the true king of soul music, along with Willie Hutch! This music is so uplifting and transformative in a positive way. I love it God. Thank you Spiritual Creator for everything!
Accordding to "Orlando Julius Ekemode "Well, my contract with Phillips Records expired in 1972. It was a 10-year contract and then I decided to move around and so, went on a visit to the United States to see how things were being done over there. However, it was in 1974, that I finally decided to move to there to work and do music. In the United States, I was able to study film and it was the same time Tunde Kelani was also studying film in London. I read film and production at San Francisco University and also had a music band. And in 1977, I became the first African to do a collaboration with an American star called Lamon Dozia. The song was Going Back To My Roots and I added the Yoruba lyrics (Awa oma ranti se ranti ye o, isedale baba wa)."
And i remember so happily this version spinned on sunday by first afrodjs in brescia countyside milan italy and i felt in love eith the ypuruba lyrics....life is beauty
I first heard this track in Maestro's nightclub in Glasgow. As soon as I heard the intro I thought it was something special and listened transfixed at the song. As soon as it was finished, I had to go to the DJ to ask the name of the track, and who the artist was.
This is a great song from a era of the best R&B, Disco, Jazz and Soul Music. R.I.P Lamont Dozier who wrote timeless music that will forever touch our heart.❤❤❤
Rise In Power to Lamont Dozier one of the GREATEST songwriter/producers in Black music history! Your LEGACY will live forever as you keep SHININ', Word!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
This song stirred the Spirit of Black Consciousness in South Afrika within its Youth in the mid 70S uprising. In Afrika we say "ube idhlozi elihle baba" meaning " be a beautiful spirit papa " in the after-life. Enkosi kakhulu mfoka Dozier
Quando uscì questo brano avevo 17 anni..... Lo ascolto ancora.... Il pianoforte è fantastico oltre il resto poi archi e coro di bambini... Bellissimo 👍
Heard this at "Better Day's" back in the day, and it would alway's get a "Standing Ovation!"..... It was like that, where-ever it was played! A "Classic"....Indeed! Thank's for posting it!
Each time I hear this its like Hearing it for the First Time all over again. Truly TKO'd & Touched me deeply. Knocked my socks off, and it made the hairs on the back of my kneck stand up!!! proper goosebumps goodstyle!! Oh yay.. Lamont Dozier knows how to create.. such a legend. RESPECT, always.KTF, KTF..
This song was before my time, but what an amazing song nonetheless. I just moved back to the motherland recently (back to my roots) 😊. Thank you for this masterpiece, RIP 🙏🏾 🕊.
Such an underground soulful classic tune. If you dont have soul you cant & will never understand. The 1st 1:30minutes w.o. lyrics talks to your soul. Puts you on a cloud that only the underground society understands. This tune is for those cats who come from nothing & understand that club energy... no disrespect to some just reaching out to those who feel my energy & you know who you are. Paradise Garage/Loft cats... Club Cielo,Body & Soul & OTHER CLUBS THAT HOLD THAT ENERGY!!!! N.Y. in da house
Whos here 2024 ❤ have a bless life my fam
Me I’m from NYC, that was so paradise garage, Larry Levan the best DJ NYC 😊
Wow. Mr. Dozier passed away. I just read it in The NY Times. A true musical genius. I can remember Larry playing this at the Garage. The lyrics made you realize who we are. What we come from a great people the original man. And as was mentioned, when Larry played it, it was so special, so meaningful, it hit at the core of our souls. Also, it reminds me of all the good people we’ve lost over the years. All those beautiful souls at the Garage including Larry who we lost to soon. I will always carry them in my heart. Thank you Lamont for giving us this wonderful song that made us feel so proud of who we are.❤️❤️🙏🏾
Agree! David from the Loft played this too..it really hit us when this vinyl was on..the highlight
R.I.P Lamont Dozier you were truly one of the greatest song writers to have ever lived. Your songs were the back drop to the civil rights movement and continue to provide joy and inspiration to billons of people. Thank you for the music brother .. Godspeed xxx 😔 #tamlamotown
Which songs in particular are you referring to?
@@DLCOrganization anything on the Tamla Motown label.
Let's try this again, @@MarcJBeard --
I'm referring to songs SPECIFICALLY written by Holland-Dozier-Holland at Motown.
_(And Lamont himself never formally recorded for Motown, so that option's out)._
Which of the HDH compositions on Motown (or Tamla Motown in the UK)
are you suggesting were directly connected to being the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement?
@@DLCOrganization all of them.
Hmm... So... it was exactly as I suspected.
You've never listened to a _single one_ of these songs and you pretty much don't even know what you're talking about.
WOW! -- You *_made a mockery_* of Lamont Dozier's memory and legacy AND the Civil Rights Movement in one shot.
Way to go, @@MarcJBeard!
Finally gone back to his roots. Rest in Power
How ironic. RIP Lamont Dozier!
He passed away?
The Garage, The Loft, Zanzibar... You had to be there to understand it. Tears coming to my eyes just thinking about the magic I carry in my heart forever having worked it out on those dancefloors to music like this. Thank you universe.
Couldn't put it any better than that. Forever grateful for those times ! Break your back!
How did we get so old?
@@dwfollett by the Grace of God. 😘
@@danvidal3581 You're absolutely right Amen
Tony Humphrey on the one and two’s❤️😊😊
The chorus in this song is actually sang in Yoruba, a Nigerian language: awa o ma ranti, iranti yeo, isedale baba awa. This could be roughly translated as we would always remember ideals of ancestors. What a song! However was made more funky by the Odyssey.
I love the this original one better,has a very tribal and conscious undertone to it with the blatant African like drum rhythms and the Yoruba chant,certainly not your average disco song,this is music that reaches far to your soul and brings awareness.The oddesy one was more early 80s dance club fare but still a good jam.
August 9, 2022……Lamont Dozier has passed away. A truly legendary songwriter and producer. Thank you for the many hits you left us on the musical landscape! Rest in Peace
sad that it wasn't reported on all the big media channels...hey....it's amerika (spelling deliberate)
In assoluto uno dei pezzi funk più belli del passato, è ancora oggi e fantastico e lo sarà anche per le nostre generazioni future
as a man who was born in 1986, all i ever heard growin up was hip hop and r&b. somewhere in the past few years, I've stumbled across mfsb, salsoul, harold melvin, and other musicians who created the funkiest stuff I've ever heard. for people who say you can never go back in the past, that statement only works when you're better off than in the past.
i ain't never felt so good listenin to music except when i listen to jams like these.
Welcome to what you've missing. There's room for everyone who's open minded:)
You might be an old soul levelin’ up/reborn and this music is like goin’ home 🎶🙂
This was my time. Loved it! The Clubs were everything. The sound-systems! The GREATEST DJ’s.You just had a great time with your friends.
'For people who say you can never go back to the past, that statement only works when you're better off than the past'
Mate, I need that quote framed. That's poignant.
This song is an example of true art. It speaks to people of all ages, colors, nationalities, as it is about the universal human feelings and struggles. It helps us remember who we are as humans...
If our roots are not our fantasy, but they are real there is always hope.
I think we have to have faith in our roots, as they are real.
Believe me those was the best of the best music if my life went in on a Saturday and came out on Sunday at 12 pm the after hours was the shit thank you world and still remember like it was yesterday.❤😢😮
Omg! The days, Lord have mercy. Those of you know what I mean 😂
I grew up thinking Richie’s version was the only one. When I found this 12 in a used record store I had to throw it on the listening table, mind blown, heart opened and I couldn’t help but move, tears literally rolling down my cheeks. It’s been a constant in my life since then, I can always come back to it when I need to feel that same way I did all those years ago in a used record store crying joyfully in front of the other customers. And 44 years on, it still slays any dance floor. Powerful magic.
You never heard Odyssey's version, then. Hard for me to choose between that one and this version.
@@thomasbrown3356 I have, and it’s like a close close second! I just love the bridge of Lamont’s version so much.
If people only knew what music truly is. If people only know who we actually are this planet would change over-night. Too, remember that those who are most persecuted and oppressed are nearly invariably those overthrown in a coup or revolution. The Czar and his family when the Bolsheviks took over are a good example. Hopefully one or more of my black brothers and sisters will read this and take heart. Not sure who this message is for. Just that I am supposed to leave it here. My endless searchings for truth have taught me many things. Among them is the fact that Jesus was indeed black. In that light the oppression of black folks and obstruction of development of the black nations makes more sense than any other explanation I have heard or read. Always learning, trying to remain humble and in an attitude of gratitude is difficult and rewarding. Whoever finds this I wish for you and yours; enough.
A TIMELESS CLASSIC THAT GOES BEYOND A DANCE SONG A SONG FROM THE SOUL A SONG ABOUT FEELING REAL A SONG THAT IS BEYOND A FEELING AND BEYOND AN IDEA. A STATE OF MIND!
An era that predated house and edm and for sure was the foundation that spawn those genres ❤
Wow just amazing amazing song God bless you my heart and you'll be rest in peace what a great song take me back to the Days inn the Disco the garage😢😢🙏❤🙏🙏🙏❤
Yessss, that’s where I heard it. The first time was at The Garage, Larry Levan was playing. I just fell in love with the Lyrics. It was like they spoke to me.
Lamont Dozier wrote much of the soundtrack for my growing up in the 60s and 70s. Of all the great music he and the Holland brothers produced for Motown, for me this was the finest tune he ever brought about. Criminally undervalued as a soul message. Imagine what a monster it would have been if Stevie or Marvin had released it.
RIP Lamont Dozier.
I FEEL THIS TRACK DEEP IN MY SOUL....BRINGS TEARS TO MY EYES ALMOST EVERY TIME I HEAR IT....❤
That's exactly the same way I feel about it. Deeper forces at work with this groove.
AMEN!!!
He is projecting ancient African spiritual concepts. That is why you are feeling it.
same here idk why i keep coming back.
I brought a crystal mirrored ball. The size of a beach ball .I installed 4 spot lights various colors. And when I play this song ..roots. And many other from the paradise garage. And the Loft. I just feel that I am back inside of both places. Just close my eyes and feel the bass and you can actually feel the people stomping there feet on that hard ass wood floors . Great sensation. Never can be erased from my mind. Rip Larry. And David. We all miss you.
WHO'S GOING BACK TO THEIR ROOTS IN 2020?
@Michael Joseph RIGHT ON MJ
Mee in 2020
Toujours aussi bon
and in 2021
in 2021
This song still titillates me 40yrs onwards ..my Spirit never gets old...YAHWEH!!!
I wish I could zip up my boots and go back to the Paradise Garage.. On a good night nobody did it better than LARRY LEVAN. Now bring in the African chants....
Daimon Mario Perez We Gotta Know What You Mean !
Carlton Smith
He’s talking about the famous club in NYC called Paradise Garage. I believe Larry Levan was the DJ there. Powerful song!
No played that like Larry ❤️
The Loft in NYC played that too
@@alanizy100 99 Prince St
This song back then in the 70s was very emotional, still is, especially for us Africans in the diaspora
Un pezzo che scatena l'inferno dentro adrenalina pura ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🎶magnifico Lamont
This song once rocked South Africa...….
I'm a Italian american DJ and i this is been one of my favorite club songs since the early 80's I'm going to Italy to check out my roots, Just because of this killer classic made me think it would be the right thing yo do. Love it!
I listen to this jam on countless times a day. Almost 2022 n still jamming to it .... what a banger after all this years .
Heard this back in the early 80's. I've always liked this joint. It has a very powerful message. And the music is great to dance to. Richie and Odyssey have done a great job with the remakes, but, this is the best.
Those versions don’t even compare - we’ve lost a great today - 🙏🏾🙏🏾👊🏾👊🏾
RIP Monsieur Dozier, que le Seigneur t'accueille dignement, Merci pour tout.
This isn't just pop music. This is a symphonic MASTERPIECE. I get chills when I listen to this.
Lamont Dozier and Orlando Julius create an Afro-American disco classic and people all over the world, from America to Japan to Italy to the UK, of every colour & nationality get down to the groove!
Sadly Orlando never got paid for this
@@donjazzy5510 Quite unfortunate that Orlando never got the credit or money. Here is the story czcams.com/video/R1Nn3rdgznM/video.html
Orlando was never appreciated for this work
This joint is empowering, uplifting, and so ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿🔥🔥🔥☀️☀️☀️☀️👑👑
this song is still amazing after all these years yesssss!
This is the man who inspired the British Soul Band Simply Red.
J 'ai beaucoup dansé sur cette musique!! Love 😍
RIP to a genius who soundtracked so much of my youth!
1977 & my first ever Lamont Dozier vinyl and l still have it. Fell in love with it back then & still amazing to this very day. Such a super talented man. His legacy will live forever & ever.
Rest in Heavenly Peace Lamont
Absolutely fabulous wow 1977!
Mourning the loss of a great, great talent. I didn't know he'd written big hits for the Supremes and Four Tops, among others. To be sure this is one of my favorite songs; I bought the album and played it start to finish countless times.
Wow 😳 just discovering this now . Back in 1980 South Africa 🇿🇦 this was a huge struggle song . The Odyssey version .
A great song writer. RIP
He really took his time to put this jam together. Fantastic!
Love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!to Lamond Dozier!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On this day when his death was announced, I just had to hear this song again. This song reaches deep into my 60-something gay white male soul. RIP. Your music touched my heart and soul.
I LOVE THIS SONG SO MUCH .. OMG!! SOMETIMES I CRY WHILE DANCING LISTING TO THE WORDS.. MY ANCESTORS.. would BE SO PROUD OF THIS SONG.. THANK YOU FOR MAKING IT!!
You ever went to the Garage?
DAM...THIS SONG BRINGS ME RIGHT BACK INSIDE THE LOFT...THE BOTTOM FLOOR...REMEMBERING EVERYONE DANCING, FEELING THEIR ROOTS, BABY POWDER TO HELP GLIDE YOUR DANCE IN...AND FEELING LAMONT...GOD I LOVE THIS SON... I'VE NEVER STOPPED LISTENING TO MY LOFT AND GARAGE MUSIC....I GET CHILLS AND TEARS WHENEVER I LISTEN AND STILL TODAY I HAVE TO BRING MY SOUL DANCE IN WHENEVER I PLAY THIS SONG....I GO RIGHT BACK TO THAT ERA...WE HAD SUCH A GREAT TIME DANCING AT THE LOFT; REQUESTING DAVID TO PLAY IT AGAIN..AND HE WOULD...AND DAVID WOULD END THAT SONG EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHEN IT WAS TIME TO SAY GOODBYE...AND I WORKED ALL WEEK DESPERATELY WAITING FOR NEXT SATURDAY TO GET BACK TO THE LOFT...AND DANCE MY NIGHT AWAY.....THOSE DAYS WERE GOLDEN...WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOFT AND DAVID MANCUSCO....MUSIC IS MY WAY OF LIFE....
Great post jeanette
Every Saturday night...down those long stairs in platform shoes...
You speakin Tha truth Loft Sis!
Pure memories I will never forget. David was our guide thru our Muzikal Journey! Blessed to have been in his presence🙏🏽
Joe Sample on Piano is hard to beat !! A master piece and so was the Garage !
Lamont Dozier is indeed a soul legend. Richie Havens and Odyssey' versions are great testaments to a great soul legend.
Shout Tony Humphrey’s at Zanzibar too. Can’t forget them with the Garage and the Loft 3 Iconic Clubs of the 80’s. Can’t forget Tee Scott either rip.
This one I would never have found but for CZcams! LOve it Brilliant!
Bonne musique, j aimais déjà Lamont Dozier en '76 👍😉 Que du top dans ces années 70 chez Motown ! 🙏
This was Paradise Garage World.
Ham-Mercy!!! A Club CLASSIC back in the DAY. The TIMES I Had Getting DOWN to this SONG @ "DEN ONE DISCO" Chicago's Old Town Neighborhood. Yes LORD!!!
Ashe to the true king of soul music, along with Willie Hutch! This music is so uplifting and transformative in a positive way. I love it God. Thank you Spiritual Creator for everything!
RIP. Mr Lamont Dozier you were a gift to us all with your beautiful words. I a truly sad you have passed. Thank for all your words. They will live on.
Accordding to
"Orlando Julius Ekemode
"Well, my contract with Phillips Records expired in 1972. It was a 10-year contract and then I decided to move around and so, went on a visit to the United States to see how things were being done over there. However, it was in 1974, that I finally decided to move to there to work and do music. In the United States, I was able to study film and it was the same time Tunde Kelani was also studying film in London. I read film and production at San Francisco University and also had a music band. And in 1977, I became the first African to do a collaboration with an American star called Lamon Dozia. The song was Going Back To My Roots and I added the Yoruba lyrics (Awa oma ranti se ranti ye o, isedale baba wa)."
I love Orlando Julius, did not have any idea of his life story, thanks for sharing.
PEACE and Light brother u guys have made GREAT MEMORIES....
....thanks 4 remembering this early Afro dance track....\0/.\0/...
And i remember so happily this version spinned on sunday by first afrodjs in brescia countyside milan italy and i felt in love eith the ypuruba lyrics....life is beauty
His back story is suspiciously similar to that of William Onyeabor
Just read we lost the great Lamont Dozier yesterday and I have been in tears ever since 😢 I am truly heartbroken 💔
Strange, every time I sing this, we bring down the house! I love it!
Yes shes called 5times,you need to let me know whats going on now,its been over a week since i heard from you tell me have you left me or what????
Indimenticabile ❤
Father God, The Loft! I still have a copy of my membership card. The photo of the "Little Rascal" thank you for the memories.""" Peace & Blessings
R.I.P Lamont Dozier. Thank you for the music and the happy memories
40 years later and it still sounds as good as the first time I heard it!
Lacy Lady & driving with my mates to Gt Yarmouth. This tunes brings back great memories of 1977
I first heard this track in Maestro's nightclub in Glasgow. As soon as I heard the intro I thought it was something special and listened transfixed at the song.
As soon as it was finished, I had to go to the DJ to ask the name of the track, and who the artist was.
This is a great song from a era of the best R&B, Disco, Jazz and Soul Music. R.I.P Lamont Dozier who wrote timeless music that will forever touch our heart.❤❤❤
Rise In Power to Lamont Dozier one of the GREATEST songwriter/producers in Black music history! Your LEGACY will live forever as you keep SHININ', Word!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Right on Lamont. Love this jam
This song stirred the Spirit of Black Consciousness in South Afrika within its Youth in the mid 70S uprising.
In Afrika we say "ube idhlozi elihle baba" meaning " be a beautiful spirit papa " in the after-life.
Enkosi kakhulu mfoka Dozier
First time hearing this version in my 51 years on earth.
Amazing
Thanks to my parent’s great taste in music I’ve been hearing this for almost 40 years. It’s soul stirring right? It’s a treat ❤
Quando uscì questo brano avevo 17 anni..... Lo ascolto ancora.... Il pianoforte è fantastico oltre il resto poi archi e coro di bambini...
Bellissimo 👍
e i tamburi che sono un ossesione ed infiniti
Per me il più bel pezzo riempi Pista della DiscoMusic 💃🎶😇💖
@@Anto-yo8ie effettivamente !!
I love when the roots come in... trance...
THIS CUT WILL OUT LIVE MAN KIND .R I P LAMONT UR MUSIC MADE ME STRONGER . 😎🍾🎩🕴💃🕴🎩🎩. FISH STILL AINT BITTING ..🐟🐟🐟
This take back to my clubs days
Heard this at "Better Day's" back in the day, and it would alway's get a "Standing Ovation!".....
It was like that, where-ever it was played!
A "Classic"....Indeed!
Thank's for posting it!
Paradise Garage classic. 70's, 80's was the best ever for dance music.
Great song ! I had the double pleasure to listen and to play this music when I was a DJ .... Great time great music greate people tooo !!!
Rest in peace Lamont Dozier. Thank you for the great music you gave us over the years.
Talking about the roots in my soul 👍
Wow this is great, thank you Ray Fisher
Takes me back to the magic of The Clifton Hotel, SA
Each time I hear this its like Hearing it for the First Time all over again. Truly TKO'd & Touched me deeply. Knocked my socks off, and it made the hairs on the back of my kneck stand up!!! proper goosebumps goodstyle!! Oh yay.. Lamont Dozier knows how to create.. such a legend. RESPECT, always.KTF, KTF..
This truly conjures up (in a good way), the spirits of my ancestors. May they Rest In the Arms of Jesus!😪🙏
This song was before my time, but what an amazing song nonetheless. I just moved back to the motherland recently (back to my roots) 😊. Thank you for this masterpiece, RIP 🙏🏾 🕊.
love it going back to my roots remind me of club zanzibar in newark nj
Lamont Dozier you will be remembered
Thanks for your contribution to this classic Baba Orlando Julius 💫
Such an underground soulful classic tune. If you dont have soul you cant & will never understand. The 1st 1:30minutes w.o. lyrics talks to your soul. Puts you on a cloud that only the underground society understands. This tune is for those cats who come from nothing & understand that club energy... no disrespect to some just reaching out to those who feel my energy & you know who you are. Paradise Garage/Loft cats... Club Cielo,Body & Soul & OTHER CLUBS THAT HOLD THAT ENERGY!!!! N.Y. in da house
Ashè💫
LoveSavesTheDay❤️
He went back to his roots , Lamont was one of my favs back in the day and listening to this tune takes me back to the days of carefree fun .
Leviticus, Tunnel I was at every one of them.
Memories 💔
LONG LIVE 84 KING ST.......WARRIOR DANCER!!!!!!!
The opening of the song is incredible.
I know this song since I was 18 years old
Going Back to Consciousness🖤🖤🖤🖤
The best album of all the time!
Theme music…. Now I can get my day started
so proud of this music because my uncle played and sang on it. Uncle Orlando Julius.
Checkout the credits
+Victor Dairo Congrats to Uncle...good job!
Wonderful musician Orlando julius
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I.K. Dairo also in the family, I’ll bet?
I was 18 back then and my Black Bess days only had started. Best 4 years of my life. Little did I know...
Dam so many good memories dancing to zipping up my boots in the loft. 99 Prince St. NEW YORK
Ecstatic memories of dancing to this at The Loft...
My neighbours & I listen to top quality songs 'EVERYDAY' ~ (whether they want to or not..) This one is up there with the finest!
😂🤣😂🙃🤪😎👍🎹🎼🎷🎺🎸🎻🥁
R.I.P. Lamont, thank you for all the amazing music.
One of my all time favorites!! Takes me back when I was clubbin' at Zanzibar, Newark NJ. Thank you!!