El DeBarge: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
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- NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B, jazz, gospel, and hip hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has helped to define Black music as we know it and will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time.
Bobby Carter | February 4, 2022
Around this time last year, singer-songwriter and R&B royalty El DeBarge took to Instagram to take some requests and play a few hits. "I'd never done anything like that before, and the nerves were showing," he told me. That 23-minute live performance ignited a comeback of sorts, and the greats of today, many of whom he's influenced, wanted to be near him. That video reminded us of his greatness, and stars like Alicia Keys, Fat Joe, and Questlove helped make 2021 a busy year for the torchbearer of the DeBarge moniker. For his Tiny Desk (home) concert, he didn't want to veer far away from what he did on IG, and I quickly concurred. He got together with guitarist, Bennett Walker to play this intimate set of DeBarge classics.
In terms of sheer talent alone, the DeBarge family was arguably on par with the Jacksons at one point. That talent propelled them to the stars in the 1970s and '80s, cranking out hit records and cookout classics. Switch, featuring siblings Bobby and Tommy DeBarge, came first. A couple of years later, the group DeBarge arrived, consisting of siblings James, Bunny, Mark, Randy, and El. Their five albums and El's solo work were a massive part of Motown's success and helped sustain the label in the '80s.
Despite the well-documented odds he's faced over the years, this set feels like a triumph. His voice has aged with grace, and that signature falsetto we've all attempted while singing these songs is perfection here. From his cozy home studio, the Michigan native breezes through a few of his R&B standards, including "All This Love," "Time Will Reveal," "Love Me In A Special Way," and in honor of Black History Month, he reworks "A Dream" as a dedication to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
SET LIST
All This Love
Time Will Reveal
A Dream (Dedication to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.)
Love Me In A Special Way
MUSICIANS
El DeBarge: vocals, keys
Bennett Walker: guitar
CREDITS
Video: Stephen Clay and Declan Osborne
Audio: Bennett Walker
TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Joshua Bryant
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis, Ashley Pointer
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
#eldebarge #nprmusic #tinydesk #bhmxnprmusic - Hudba
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I know! How is this even possible??!!!!
Thanks so much for the pin! I love you NPR!!
More, we need more of this, esp in the times we are in now! El has the ability to take his voice to a place like no other. My only personal wish was he did Switch’s I Call Your Name and They’ll Never Be, icing on the cake!!!
Yes he does it is amazing
Whoever said they would pay 100.00 In a small venue without alll that screaming………..ME TOOO !!!!!!!!!!!💋💋💋💋💋
Is anyone else gonna say anything about how this man sounds EXACTLY like he did when he made these songs? Masterful!!
Facts!!!!
I agree, his voice is like stevie wonders, sounds exactly the same since they were teenagers ❤
Ikr 🎯💯
i was just about to say this 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
That is true talent!!! Raw and without filters. 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
DeBarge family is underrated af.
Big facts
underrated by who? i hate when people make that comment. you’d have to be delusional or uneducated but there is no underrating them at all. lets stop making those comments to make it seem like we are up on something that no one else is up on. Listen to his voice and tell me you believe that.
IMMENSELY UNDERRATED
How is his voice still so clean? Good Lord he is blessed. 60 years old and been through the ringer. El Debarge is clearly blessed.
El will be El- talented from first exposure. It’s amazing, simply amazing ❤
Truly 👏🏾🧡🎶
I’m glad. I remember a performance years ago right when he got out of prison and his voice was shot. So happy to hear him recovered and well again.
Amazing voice, so smooth and soothing, even on the high notes, he looks younger than 60.
LOL.. guaranteeed TODAY'S GENERATION think this is fake.. or A.I driven.. or WHATEVER.. Buncha Pathetic LOST KIDS nowadays.. Blame their "internet" since birth exposure.. to dumbness.
He survived family trauma, substance abuse, and still has gift!! Thank you for the music El ❤ & Tiny Desk for featuring!!
Amen
Please note: El wrote 'Time Will Reveal' when he was 15yrs old! And 'All This Love' and 'Love Me In A Special Way' when he was not much older. Musical Genius. Give him his FLOWERS.
Thanks for that info. Yes, he is a genius!
Awesome! I agree he is a genius! Thank you for sharing that information with us!
an orchard of orchids is not enough flowers. the song writing is so rich, all you need is a keyboard and a guitar, just gifted!!
Not that this matter to what you were saying but believe it or not he is still married to his wife, the same woman he was married to all those years ago when those songs was written
@@BreeBrog Or not. El has been married and divorced at least three times, and has more than a FEW baby mommas. So that's kind of hard to believe, Love...
Organic with no autotune....the natural way music should be.
El has one of the best falsettos I’ve ever heard. For him to sound exactly as he did 40 years ago after all he’s been through is amazing.
Not a falsetto. Just crazy range, especially for his age.
He needs to do a tour like this:
1.) No other acts
2.) Small, intimate venues
3.) give him piano and his band and a mic.
Call it something like “A Night of Pure Talent with El Debarge”.
It would be fantastic.
This is what pure talent looks like.
Yes!!!
That’s what Prince did right before he passed
Love me now…..so beautiful
I'd be there
Come on to Cleveland We Love You
El Debarge Deserves More Credit. He Is On Michael Jackson And Prince Level
I always said that. He's Definitely on their level 💯💯💯💯
I agree. I totally agree.
💯💯💯
Sure is. ❤
💯💯💯💯. I hope they don’t wait too late. The family is so talented and they deserve to have a tribute at someone’s award show. He has serenade them all. I love Eldra!!!!
He is in his 60s and still has the cleanest falsetto! Bravo El!!
Tell you something right yes
Facts💯
NO ONE can sing like this guy
FACTS! YOU BETTA SING EL!
OKAY. A singer!!!!
This man's voice hasn't changed since the 80's. Still as pure as crystal.
If you are watching this because you love good ol singing and music, then I know you are a great person in life.
That's me 😃
Not really ......but here for one of the 🐐s next to mj and prince=el D
Back at you ❤
👍🏾❤️
One of the best falsettos of all time, his voice is still perfect, I love it 🥰
Can't hold a candle to his brother Bobby tho
best falsetto yes yes
❤❤❤❤
His mix is crazy
Yessss
After everything he's gone through the universe kept his voice. He's a walking testimony. This is what is real music sounds like.
Indeed!
Indeed!
🙌Praise God🙌
THIS!!! ‼️‼️🥰🥰
Amen! Not only his voice, but his piano skills. This man has spent years at a time not being able to play the piano. As a musician myself, if I go one week without playing, there would be so much rust.
This guy is truly blessed and gifted.
Pure VOCALS! To be able hit the same note you did at 15 years old at 61 years old is nothing short of amazing!
Why doesn't this have a million likes??!
Remember that this is not studio-enhanced singing. It is LIVE and he sounds that great.
Absolutely 💯🔥🔥🔥just perfect. Not many real artists like this is left. And today not many can sing at this level at all. Live or recording. We need to honor his man now, and not when it’s to late. He has been through so much in his live. I just love the strength he has shown through it all.
Amazing
Not only live but playing his own song along with his own singing. Very few mainstream artists like this out right now.
@@tabposey There are beautiful voices out here but they don't want any parts of Hollyweird. Thank God.
Exactly
He's playing some pretty COMPLEX chords and melodies WHILE singing his face off!!!! Just. give him all the awards already!! Give this man his flowes! 😩😩😍😍😍❤❤💐💐🌷🌷🌷🌹🌹🌹
I struggle playing those chords without singing it's amazing
Musicians know it's not easy ❤️
He's been playing this song for over 30 years.
🎯💯
@@TheJoaniejoancansew Not only playing, but also wrote and composed.
Whaaat?? Those high notes just gave me the chills....El is for sure a G.O.A.T out here🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
YES!!! I was pleasantly shocked because most of our old favorites can’t hit those notes anymore. They’re usually lowering the keys at this stage in the game. El DeBarge can still handle it! 😃
I'm rocking side to side like I'm in church 😂
You know his voice is anointed when even after all the drug/alcohol abuse he still sounds good AF, hitting ALL those notes with ease…this man is a living legend period 💛💛💛💛
Yes! I’m like wth he still can do that. 😂❤
Why am I just seeing this one? El is a timeless and incredible talent. We are yet to experience another talent like this.
We do have a lot of talent in today, but they aren't and cannot be compared to our OG's of the industries they don't get the respect they deserve
I only found out there was a Tiny Desk today .
El Debarge doesn't get his props as one of the most brilliant songwriters! He needs to be placed in that master class with Stevie, Prince, Lionel Richie, MJ, etc... This mans music is TIMELESS
Facts
I agree. His music is timeless. Give him the honor and respect that he deserves. He's ranked 1
His brothers Bobby and Tommy too
UNFORTUNATELY HE COULDN'T STAY SOBER OR OUT OF TROUBLE LONG ENOUGH TO GET THOSE WELL DESERVED FLOWERS. ALONG WITH JAMES BROWN AND PARLIMENT, DEBARGE IS SOME OF THE MOST SAMPLED MUSIC IN HIP HOP. ANOTHER TESTAMENT TO HOW TIMELESS AND UNDERRATED THEY WERE.
Most true.
This dude does not get enough credit. He's up there with MJ and Prince IMO
For sure!
I totally agree he sounds amazing and needs the credit
I agree 100%.
His catalog is no where near MJ & prince
@@spliff5243 I bet Prince & MJ got and loved his albums
This brother still has it. Amazing vocals! A gift from God. I'm glad for him.
Why am I in tears!!! I listened to love me now 3x…such a beautiful song. His voice AMAZING!!! He is truly anointed! 🙌🏾 Prayers for him and his family 🙏🏾❤
I have chills in 2023 and tearing up. Th so god for his for sake of R&B and fans
Chills in 2024
I thought it was just me. 😢❤2024
Same ❤
Criminally underrated , he, along with his older brother Bobby, might have the PUREST ( and strongest), falsetto voice in the history of soul music
Don't forget about bunny
Yes!
Bobby, El, and Philip Bailey.
@@aaronpogue2987 Let's not forget another great talent that is overlooked Howard Hewett.
PRince
With age most people's voice changes a little. But El Debarge is different, he sounds exactly how he did when he was younger. He is an exceptionally good singer, and I'm glad he's getting his flowers now before it's too late. With what he's gone through he is truly blessed beyond measure. Good for him.
He sounds good but those people who have had major voice changes had a lot more miles on their vocals - Mariah for example has sung prob 1000x more - sometimes it’s about miles not just age . I will say that Aretha and Gladys are examples of women with a lot of miles and hours on those vocal cords and it didn’t show as much on them
Close your eyes and it's so close to the recording
Question 🙋♀️ since 2010 what artist has emerged that you would say has a once in a generation or lifetime voice like this guy or Luther, Micheal, prince ect.?
@@t-god2439 Jazmine Sullivan. If Sam Smith fully crossed over to r&b, I'd include him.
@@t-god2439 Bruno Mars. Exceptional voice.
He MURDERED Tiny Desk all by himself. No backup singers and no band only help was on the guitar!!!!
You are 100% correct 👍
Bruh, playing all of those progressions, not missing a chord, keeping perfect time, singing angelically with the same quality of yesteryear. YOU'RE A BAD MAN!!!
This man’s voice is still in perfect condition. I don’t think y’all understand the tears that came hearing El. Much love to the Debarge family 🙏🏾💜
Oh I understand. Tears in my eyes too and prayers of thanksgiving for how God brought him through. 🙏🏾❤
@@jacquelinecharles6957 Yes Ma’am. ☺️
I know right!! Love El Debarge!!
Me, too!
I understand. His voice is perfect! Hasn’t aged at all. Just like Charlie Wilson.
I’ve literally never clicked on a Tiny desk video so fast. I’m so glad my mom raised me on this. Only compliant is that it wasn’t long enough. 😩
VERY THIS 🤌🏾
Me too I saw this waking up & immediately played it.
😂😂😂😂💯👽🖖🏾
Me either
Same here!
I adore this man, his spirit, his humble manner and angelic vocals...ALWAYS BEEN A FAN
When he first came out with all this love album as a little girl. I would listen to his song with, Jeffery Osborn, Angela Bowfill and New Edition
I love El Debarge
His voice is remarkable. May God continue to watch over him and his family
❤❤❤
This man is stilling singing songs from almost 40 years ago in the original key with resounding clarity. Eldra is amazing!!!
Sounds so amazing 🥰
More like almost 50 years ago; he's from the 70s I was there and we were all young including them they started as a Teen group, and HE wrote that stuff!
I love to hear an artist sing the song like how it’s played on the radio. El is the truth with doing just that. Same voice, same style, seem like he doesn’t get old
Right. He hasn't evolved since. & Ask yourselves WHY he hasn't got millions of views OR DOLLARS.. It takes way more than singing 40yo songs to rank among the greatest ... MJ evolved, Stevie Wonder evolved, etc. Also, his behavior and actions are QUESTIONABLE. Ironic because MJ was a good & charitable man, yet was persecuted & accused of abusing kids. el debarge abused his son's female friends, abandoned all of his kids, abused countless women, even strangers yet you all worship him like he's God just bc he can sing?! You overlook crimes against children and women JUST bc he sings well. America is a whole brand of evil
He sure is in the same key and you can see it in his face- he loves his music.
Better than 99% of the singers out today! And he's in his 60s!
OMG! So true!!!
He is the best 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Not even a comparison. Weekend is not even worth half an hour of real music.
Though all the personal issues God has still blessed this man with the voice that sounds just like the record each time you hear him sing. I never saw him live and I need to make that happen at 45 years old this year.
Exactly
Goosebumps. He can still hit those sky high notes. Truly blessed.
Watching in 2024❤ this man’s musicianship is unmatched ✅
It's crazy because most artists now cannot sound this good over 30+years and bro still got it.
Facts G
And he has 90% of his hair too!!!
I love love El.. and 🙏 for him that God completely heal him of all the trauma he's endured.
Yes he sounds exactly the same or even better...such a gifted Singer..
He's blessed
Words fail me...El, at 60, can STILL sing, as if he was 15 years old, in the original KEY. I am soooooo blown away. Tears are really running down my face. He is NOT using machines to enhance his voice, this is REAL.
🙏🏾❤️
Me too! Just a GIFT on display!
I have no words, just WOW!!
YEah. Same key. WOW indeed. I've certainly changed many of mine at 68.
I got goosebumps! Beautiful ❤
With just a keyboard he captured the entire chord structure and the whole music. That and his classic falsetto still make him a one-man-band. Respect. 😢
Keyboards have always given the whole chord structure. That’s why they’re king.
🎼 El DeBarge’s hits are on the essential playlist of my life. 💕
Technology 📲 has blessed us, to witness this live digitally recorded performance. 🎶
I have a whole Debarge & Switch (Bobby) playlist on my Apple Music
*Mr. El DeBarge, if you were never exactly sure if you have people you've touched with your musicianship, lyrics, and voice - PLEASE know that I'm at least that one person that has been affected deeply by you.*
I THANK YOU So Emphatically for your life, your experiences, your strength, and your gift. Thank you for blessing us by performing on this particular platform, which allowed you the environment to give all of yourself.
*I honor and appreciate you*
*{Please accept these flowers while you're here.* 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻🌻⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️⚘️🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
......now please excuse me while I re-watch/re-listen to this set 'bout a thousand more times.....
This comment so touching. I think you spoke for many, myself included.🙂
I'm getting Married June 25th, and this will be Our FIRST DANCE SONG, in 1984 I was a Senior in High School, This Was Our Class Song, So I can definitely Relate!!!🎉🎊🎉🎊🎉
TEACH!!! HE IS SO DREAMY!!!!🤭🥲
Thank you for echoing my sentiments, EXACTLY!
@@meewannabe2525 - Indeed, sweetheart! Melodic, hypnotic, soul-capturing dreamy-ness!
Best Tiny desk performance. No backup singers or band needed and he played the keyboard the whole time. Talented for real. Still has his angelic voice.
And he did some back up vocals and Ad-libs ..I love and appreciate his music
Saving $
It might have been nice to have his siblings as backup, though.
@@micheal6901And it’s nothing wrong with that.
A legend is always a legend
Dude is ageless and so his voice .. what a gift
60 years old, El DeBarge. Come on now. Looking good, singing exceptionally. Don't nobody play the El Debarge essence other than El!!!
The voice and that hairline still killing!
Deep applause DeBarge for surviving life’s travails and maintaining excellent musicianship 👏🏾❤️😊 You are a cherished piece of our Black Musical history!
@@ichi5974 That’s the line that took me 😂😂
you took me all the way out with that comment!!!😂😆
AMEN!
@@ichi5974 While at the same time....some have no hairline at all. 😭😭😭
His musicianship in all categories is perfect...his lyrics, music, his direction and directing, his piano playing, his voice, his one man concerts, he has no hype people helping, his honesty, his professional gifted self, his suave singing, his falsetto, his regular voice..just his presence...EVERYTHING is perfection with his fine self...I've been wanting to sing with him since forever. I've been with him since I was 12, im 54 and stayed with him throughout his life time.
I shed my allotment of annual man tears 😭 after watching this a few times.
To watch this man and his siblings from the start, to see his trials and challenges with life and now to see El still singing with the same peaks that he had from the start is just amazing .
This is nothing but God demonstrating through El that even when life appears to be too much to handle his support is still there. 🙏🏽
You are absolutely right! This performance is larger then this beautiful music. It's a testimony.
SN- The "allotment of annual man tears" just made me laugh too hard🤣.
True 😭😭😭
😂🤣😂 Your allotment of annual man tears. That was awesome. 😁 But I understand and totally agree!
Well stated my man!! You can hear the emotion in his voice..those years of heartache speaks volumes…
There is nothing wrong with man tears.
I could listen to him sing and play all day and night ❤
Standing here in 2023 still getting chills hearing this man’s hauntingly beautiful voice….
That’s what Church folks called a anointed voice
i dont know what that means but when he sings i feel god in my souls chillis in my skin love listening to him
@@jeanineskitchen2607 That’s exactly what an anointed voice is 💯💯💯
yes!!!! few have this in pure form he does you feel it when he sings i do
He is real musician!!!!!!!❤✌🏿👊🏾🥁🎸🎼🪕🎤🗽🪕
You are awesome.
We give El his flowers 💐 now. We’ve always loved the DeBarge family. They suffered tremendously under their father. They were traumatized. He was a monster! Our community has always loved that family. And his voice♥️🔥🔥🔥still beautiful!
⚘🌷💐🌼🌻🌺🏵🍀
Right here listening to El's fine tuned voice in the Bahamas. Prayers up for him and his family for good health and success.
Love El and The Debarge family!!!!
Always and Forever
Amen.
Can you imagine if their father, Bob Sr., treated them and their mother, Mama D, very good? I think had they would've had a longer and successful career and Bobby and Tommy probably would've still been here physically.
Considering all the struggles he had with addiction, to hear him sound just as good as when he did 3O years ago is beyond amazing. And live to playing the keys??? And he wrote & produced it too! WOW!
That's right. We have clearly seen what drugs have done to some.of our favorite artists' voices. This is a blessing from THE MOST HIGH. Keep on sanging, brotha!
El Debarge’s voice is a national treasure. Salute to this powerful King!
Can't nobody tell me NOTHING about El Debarge!!! Seen him at a Festival in the Park in Leimart Park, CA for MLK Day. It was a full set and his band lost power early on. El's keyboard was the only active instrument. His show went on, without missing a beat! He didn't gripe about the power loss, he just kept it going pretty much like this video. We were all so amazed. He sang every hit, hit every note and I will forever respect that about him. Keep up the good work El!!!!
I wish I could have been there
El Debarge is great
Mane what! Not a thang dog
That's because he is talented and a genius. The show MUST go on! ❤❤❤❤
@@jessicathompson5362uh oh… You just told him something about Debarge.
It’s the breath control , placement , timeless chords , the connection to the music ugh
This is so perfect 😩✨
@ Dearra B. Walters, I don't think they make them like this living legend anymore. We better live in this moment...
@DeeDee I saw the documentary on unsung about him & his family. Their mom is truly a blessing!
I was listening to the same thing. Where I thought he was going to give out of breath...he didn't. He seamlessly transitioned between lead and background. True talent. Both you and I know he is much older, but he sounds like he did back in the day.
Say all that... 👏
Still My most Favorite Tiny Desk Performance ❤ his voice is so soothing and healing 😊
Thank you. Jan 2024 and El DeBarge placed me in a cocoon of LOVE!
I think he qualifies as musical genius...PERFECT pitch.
wys Saw him in Louisville a couple years right before Kem & the ladies went crazay! LOL My Dude!
His whole family was like this.
Absolutely.
Yesssss! I have been mesmerized throughout this performance.
That's PRECISELY what he is👏🏾💯👏🏾💯👏🏾💯👏🏾💯👏🏾💯!!!
playing live with no autotune. this is music. i'm not crying you're crying. what a blessing!!
I'm not crying either. Dusty in here
We're both crying😭 love me some El❤
Who's cutting onions?
Please stop!! 😢
This comment right here!😭🙌🏽🎶🖤
I thought it was just me! 😭😭🙌🏿🙌🏿🥰🥰🥰
I think he marinates his voice in honey 🍯 ❤..I love him 😍
1 minute into the broadcast I knew he was a virtuoso. Lord help me! Flawless perfect pitch falsetto and tenor singing! Never in front of the beat!
He sings with his eyes closed. He feels every lyric. That's depth, that's compassion, that's passion. I wish that I could stand right beside him. What a beautiful creature.
That's how everybody from the 60's to the 90s sang, eyes closed, voice supreme
He is really very underrated & I can't emphasize that enough.
I ll fight you for him lol
@@christinerichardson673 You made me laugh so hard. I had a vision of two women fighting for him, and the concert coming to an end. You know it would be a good and bad moment for him at the same time.
It's because he's blind. 😶
we don't have singers anymore... we have celebrities... I can't even explain how peaceful I felt after starting listening: The best 15:50 of my day. THANK YOU SIR DeBarge, THANK YOU!
YES! Just turned on my phone and the CZcams Gods served me this gift of El Debarge! Oh Joy!
Amen 🙏🏾
I couldn't have said it better
That Part 💯
Facts
Aw man,I just found this 2024! El you are still an inspiration to my soul with your strength and courage to keep singing and using your God given talent. Your struggles don't define who you truly are to God! Luv you siempre!
We need a proper debarge movie. That family was supremely talented and great at the music.
Dude is 60 years old and hit that Falsetto high note like he is still 25.
Yassssss!!!❤️❤️❤️
EXACTLY!!!! ♥️♥️
Killed it!!!
I’m 48 yrs old with 5 adult kids & 2 grandkids but listening to this takes me back to middle school in the 80s spending hours on the phone with my first crush while playing this music softly in the background. I miss those innocent, carefree times💯
Middle school talent show for me 😍
remember those days, before u called sugar plums u play the tape u recorded with all the hits and swoon on the phone for hrs......
I’m 48 in one week! Where did the time go?
🤜🤛😌
I'm 55 this year.. Miss my teenage years and this music era.. Love you El.. Mwah!
When he started hitting those same high notes on “Time Will Reveal”, I looked up in shock like Sister Mary Clarence! 😂 Dude can still handle it! 😃👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Takes me back to that first junior high dance in 1987 lol. He sounds exactly like the record. My god this is talent. Why can't music sound this good now? Can't get any more honest and real than this. Amazing. Thank you El DeBarge for all the music and memories. Thank you NPR for creating this platform. What a gift. This made my week.
This man is 60 years old still looking and sounding like a youngster! His looks and his talent are Blessed!
SIXTY???? WOW!!!!
He has great hair for a 60year old.
Shout out to Tiny Desk for recognizing his STAGGERING TALENT.
‼️‼️‼️
Whatttt!
Wow!! Yes it is Staggering
I love him and may God keep blessing him.
the voice hasnt changed in 30+ years !! amazing
The first note, made me look at my phone like... "Is that the studio version or him?" Too good. TOO GOOD!!!!
Yeah man I did the same. Nothing has changed in his vocals
Right ✨💯
Yessir, and playing keys
Right shocked
STILL GOT IT!!! HE'S STILL GOT IT M
This man is as much as a genuine genius as Stevie Wonder, Prince, Smokey Robinson and Michael Jackson. Truly in his own dimension musically.
Amen💯💯💯💯💯💯💯👌
Facts !!
Certainly a matter of opinion. And way over the top.
100%
Supreme musician and songwriter with classics to back it up! He’s been sampled SO many times it’s hard to keep up 🙏🏾👑🎹🎼 Truly gifted and blessed🙏🏾🎶🎶
After all he’s been through, that God-given talent is STILL shining through‼️🙏🏾❤️🙌🏽
God, this is sooooo beautiful, this rendition is just perfect, full of emotions. Like he really feel every word and melody like he is making love to his 3 songs.
His voice is like gold! Sounds exactly like the records, no autotune just pure vocals. Love El
Wrapped in BLACK SILK!!
His voice is timeless, sounds exactly and even richer than 40 years ago
His voice has truly been sealed by God. VERY well-preserved!!
My god, he can still hit the notes. He can STILL hit them. This is amazing.
Right!!!!
And still flipping back and forth from falsetto to chest voice to falsetto to chest voice .... and still not cracking. Beautiful
you don't hit notes, you sing them.
Me and my Brother used to sing Time will Reveal while walking to elementary school. Great memories😊
Bro! If you were a kid brought up on this, it hits so different when you are grown and married. The lyrics are amazing and the passion vibrates deep in my soul. Love soul music! 🙏🏾🌸🤗 Thank you so much for this channel and bringing us people we love and have come to love!
❤❤❤❤❤
He never sang trash or filthy music. Nice clean jams. Go El Go. Genius!
good thing you never heard his songs with DJ Quik, hehe
Check out El DeBarge on CZcams channel aLgProduction (Momma DeBarge surprises her son El DeBarge)
@@jiggeromes5825 I know all of his songs....still it's not the mess they sang today
This had me in tears. Knowing all that Mr. El DeBarge has gone through and he rising like the Phoenix from it all. He still can hit them notes 🙌🏿 Timeless voice, timeless melodies.
What happened??
@@mongoloid1369 He's been on drugs for a long time. I'm not sure if he's clean now or not. He's truly blessed to still be here and with his voice.
@@mongoloid1369 drugs and a horrible childhood. His dad was very abusive to him, his siblings, and his mother
He's been though so much. I happy to see him healthy and sounding amazing.
He is a walking miracle.He is an example of Gods grace, he gives me. Inspiration!
The fact that he sounds the same after all these years considering his trials and tribulations is amazing
God will do it!
It’s called grace!
His voice is a testament that nothing can STOP God given talent. Keep signing El. Keep this treasure lifted in prayer. Everyone has a story and a past.
Well said....
Sho nuff you got that right
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Exactly,AMEN 🙏🏾🎶💛💛💛
Amen
Still sounding like the 1970s. What a great sound coming from Mr Debarge. Age and grace, go head!
My husband passed away 2 years ago and when I came across this video today I was swept back to my youth when we first fell in love and were listening to this music - I felt him here with me today so thank you- like they say “ gone, but love ❤ is not forgotten “ . Beautiful job El - you’re a blessing to us all .
I'm glad El DeBarge has weathered the storms in his life to still be around to entertain us with his incredible talent.
Amen to that, his family was extraordinarily talented to say the least!!!
You stated the motto every human being should hold dearly "weathering the storms" and still being here to entertain, live and thrive!
@@therealrodney8561 I suppose.
El Debarge is one of those voices that still intact his music timeless ❤️❤️❤️
True blessing
Thank you Tiny Desk for
featuring the most Loved
artist in the world, but
unappreciated by the industry!
You are so right and on point.
THIS COMMENT💯
💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
OUR 💯HEAVENLY HOLY FATHER GOD🌟 ELOHIM
IN HIS PRECIOUS SON AND SAVIOR ALMIGHTY
JESUS CHRIST 🌟TRULY ""APPRECIATE"" AND SO
MUCH LOVE FOR HIM ❤️AND HIS FAMILY.❤️
GOD🌟 BLESS. AMEN💫
I literally just stood up and gave that man a standing ovation! Salute to you El DeBarge and the entire DeBarge family!
I'm crying now because he has such a beautiful voice.
El’s chord progressions are A1.
His ears are golden.
Yes!
Amazing Master of the Ivory console! Could have had a successful career as just a keyboardist!
Ain't that the truth 💕✨❗️
Thats nothing but CHURCH...those chords stand out so much in Love Me in a Special Way!!!
I just posted the same thing. I play and this man is INCREDIBLE
I'm absolutely floored that this man's voice is stuck in the 80's. Sooo amazing! No autotune! Right off the Debarge album live and direct
It’s almost emotional how good this is!!!!
He lS AMAZING
It's like witnessing a miracle. I've never heard any artist who sounded exactly like their records, let alone 3 decades later!
Rooting for him, still talented.
I think he’s one of the best singers.
His voice still sounds the same! When he hit that high note on “Time Will Reveal” it made me begin to cry. His voice is still so very beautiful and I wish him all the best.
Check out El DeBarge on CZcams channel aLgProduction (Momma DeBarge surprises her son El DeBarge)
GIRL YES!!!!!!! I was like GO OWN ELDRA!!! GO HEAD DUDE!!!!
Talent can’t be denied!
Yesss!! I had to swipe the little red line BACK to hear it again!! Lol made me almost throw my food 🤣
I cried Lol🤦🏽♀️
Sounding like he hasn't missed a beat at all. I'd know that voice anywhere! As sweet and melodic as ever. Thank you for this. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Took me back to my years growing up. 💜💜💜
Reminds me of InnerVisions..w/ Clarence Brown playing keys next to Stevie Wonder.
truly terrible synth timbre/color on the keys.....
Yes he sounds amazing
@@johnfravel1570 qqa
ALWAYS... #
His voice is beautiful, clear and crisp...this is REAL music!!🤎