Common - The Light (Official Music Video)

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  • čas přidán 19. 09. 2016
  • REMASTERED IN HD!
    Music video by Common performing The Light. (C) 2000 Geffen Records
    #Common #TheLight #Remastered #RandB #VevoOfficial
    vevo.ly/c4A7qd
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  • @ninawestlake14
    @ninawestlake14 Před 3 měsíci +893

    Anyone here in 2024?

  • @robjackson4890
    @robjackson4890 Před měsícem +92

    Still here April 2024. Anyone else?

  • @adeyesufu7142
    @adeyesufu7142 Před rokem +959

    Rest in Peace Bobby Caldwell - Your masterpiece was an incredible backdrop to this hit ❤

  • @StefveoX
    @StefveoX Před rokem +300

    Bobby Caldwell passed away yesterday... this song further immortalized his legacy! RIP!

  • @uncleeazy9401
    @uncleeazy9401 Před 7 lety +829

    I never call you my bitch or even my boo, there's so much in a name and so much more in you.....real talk right there. Real Black Kings alwayz respect our Black Queens..

    • @tonyrodriguez7874
      @tonyrodriguez7874 Před 7 lety +6

      & beat white and meskin women

    • @MsTashia32
      @MsTashia32 Před 7 lety +11

      Uncle Eazy true much love to you brother that's why real Queen love you guys back. out black kings

    • @bigmike681227
      @bigmike681227 Před 6 lety +16

      I'll never call you my bitch or even my boo, there's so much in a name and so much more in you.. he killed this song

    • @Lone432345
      @Lone432345 Před 6 lety +4

      Common is so classy he blips out the word bitch.

    • @shikleohair
      @shikleohair Před 6 lety +1

      Yesssss❤✊🏾

  • @robgalaxy7763
    @robgalaxy7763 Před 5 lety +2762

    Honestly this is what's missing in hiphop, vulnerability

  • @vanessa4u4evr
    @vanessa4u4evr Před rokem +491

    Rest In Peace Mr. Bobby Caldwell. And thanks for allowing Common to sample your killer music for this recording. For us ol' schoolers who have been jamming with you since the 70s, your passing is nothing short of pure heartbreak. We will miss you terribly. But thanks to both you and Common for this beautiful collaboration. And until we meet again, keep on creating those wonderful songs wherever you land next. ❤❤❤ Peace.

    • @sebastianwatson1558
      @sebastianwatson1558 Před rokem +13

      Beautiful statement. His spirit soars

    • @srgio17
      @srgio17 Před rokem +35

      Don't forget the great J Dilla, he is the one behind the sampling and instrumental

    • @alexgastile8146
      @alexgastile8146 Před rokem +15

      Facts!! The Late GR8 J Dilla..

    • @hsojettedrub3821
      @hsojettedrub3821 Před 11 měsíci +2

      Who?

    • @drkdrumz
      @drkdrumz Před 9 měsíci +8

      @@hsojettedrub3821🤦🏻‍♂️

  •  Před rokem +94

    Long Live Bobby 🕊️
    Long Live Dilla 🕊️

    • @tropicalwinterx0x0
      @tropicalwinterx0x0 Před 3 měsíci +3

      RIP J DILLA the sickest DJ to ever live … well besides dj am

    • @jkashdamoneyman5870
      @jkashdamoneyman5870 Před 12 dny

      @@tropicalwinterx0x0Dilla is the best producer/beat maker that ever lived

  • @freejordn
    @freejordn Před 7 lety +2343

    My favorite 2Pac song is Do For Love.
    My favorite Biggie song is Sky's The Limit.
    My favorite Common song is The Light.
    All of those singles sample Bobby Caldwell songs.
    Three of the most timeless songs in the history of Hip-Hop.
    Lyrically, and Musically.
    Thank you, Pac.
    Thank you, Soulshock, and Karlin.
    Thank you, Biggie.
    Thank you, Clark Kent.
    Thank you, Common.
    Thank you, J Dilla.
    Thank you, Bobby Caldwell.
    Thank you all for making amazingly beautiful music.

    • @videomaster5437
      @videomaster5437 Před 6 lety +12

      Freejordn same what the heck lol

    • @gdfggggg
      @gdfggggg Před 6 lety +51

      Bobby Caldwell, blue eyed soul master

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 Před 6 lety +9

      Yes hip-hop history Good brother Cool common thank you j dilla common hip-hop and poet j dilla real soul neo matter love song

    • @insjen
      @insjen Před 6 lety +54

      I really hope you read this, because your comment actually changed my life. I looked up the 2Pac song that you mentioned. I loved it so much, I spent the entire day listening to his music and looking into his life/death. I wasn't a big fan of his before, but after that day he became my biggest idol. I'm writing this, looking at a painting of 2Pac on my wall and listing to 'Do For Love'
      Thank you.

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  • @someguy535
    @someguy535 Před 2 lety +963

    “I’ll never call you my bitch, or even my boo
    There’s so much in the name, there’s so much more in you”
    Timeless line.

    • @marvinapurcell1236
      @marvinapurcell1236 Před 2 lety +2

      ❤️💯❤️

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      @TheTikela Před 2 lety

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      @TheTikela Před 2 lety

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    • @kan50805
      @kan50805 Před 2 lety +4

      Censored version :
      I’ll never call you my bi-- or even my boo

    • @thatesedog805
      @thatesedog805 Před 2 lety +4

      I never knew love -love like this...

  • @keymo9480
    @keymo9480 Před rokem +13

    I’m just realizing this was Bobby Caldwell in the chorus!!! 😮😮😮😮

    • @krazykaye8843
      @krazykaye8843 Před 11 dny +2

      Why did I always believe this was Stevie Wonder? I'm heading down the rabbit hole, no idea it was the coldest Dwight man in the game. R.I.P to Bobby. ❤️

  • @Hart.McGrath
    @Hart.McGrath Před 4 měsíci +14

    Who’s listening in 2024❤️???

  • @unanimous4429
    @unanimous4429 Před 4 lety +1964

    Crazy how your age makes you appreciate the music more.

    • @britianyslifeasapisces6428
      @britianyslifeasapisces6428 Před 3 lety +14

      🤯

    • @OGMckoy
      @OGMckoy Před 3 lety +78

      Because you have something to contrast and compare it with now. It is easy to taste the salt when you're used to sugar.

    • @unknownx7252
      @unknownx7252 Před 3 lety +8

      @@OGMckoy Yesssss

    • @abbysflipflops
      @abbysflipflops Před 3 lety +41

      This song came out my freshman year of high school. I'm 33 now. Lots of life lived in between. Definitely appreciate this song and others way more now.

    • @zachbarros8558
      @zachbarros8558 Před 3 lety +6

      Agreed💯💯💯

  • @udinelumbu2351
    @udinelumbu2351 Před 3 lety +788

    Common doesn't get enough respect as a legend...

    • @unclegardener
      @unclegardener Před 3 lety +32

      Mos Def, Talib Kweli and Common are all under appreciated. Top 3 of all time.

    • @McStrokeAvision
      @McStrokeAvision Před 2 lety +7

      @@unclegardener lol no but common definitely top 10

    • @dbob7899
      @dbob7899 Před 2 lety +3

      Talib and Common are in my top five for sure

    • @leowane3528
      @leowane3528 Před 2 lety +3

      @@dbob7899 Mos Def?

    • @danielmihajlica
      @danielmihajlica Před 2 lety +1

      @@dbob7899 common is more like top 20, maybe top 15 but he’s a musical genius

  • @KMO325
    @KMO325 Před rokem +161

    One of the greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time: R.I.P to JD & BC

  • @joshuagarcia2218
    @joshuagarcia2218 Před rokem +37

    R.I.P. J Dilla
    R.I.P. Bobby Caldwell

  • @03lowlah
    @03lowlah Před 4 lety +783

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate how gorgeous Erykah Badu is!!!

  • @clauzellblackshear380
    @clauzellblackshear380 Před 3 lety +2223

    Common doesn’t get the credit he deserves he’s a legend period

    • @cliveroberts8760
      @cliveroberts8760 Před 3 lety +11

      Yup!

    • @jerodtabb311
      @jerodtabb311 Před 3 lety +4

      Flatt 💯💯

    • @jpconnolly831
      @jpconnolly831 Před 3 lety +44

      yeah Common is solid... but if we havin a conversation about underated you got to have j dilla at the top and fittingly u know he produced this joint.

    • @trentyates418
      @trentyates418 Před 3 lety +1

      So damn true

    • @corneliahampton1453
      @corneliahampton1453 Před 3 lety +1

      I love there times when you need someone ❤️💙❤️❤️💛

  • @getyamindright210
    @getyamindright210 Před 10 měsíci +53

    As a man in my mid 40's. This song hits way different than it did when it first came out. One of the few hip hop songs that I recite every verse no pauses. True hip hop classic. #blackexcellence

    • @YVO-MvRK
      @YVO-MvRK Před 6 měsíci

      This song hits deep when you going through some relationship problems to

  • @sinamen516
    @sinamen516 Před rokem +110

    Found out today this was a Bobby Caldwell sample!! RIP sir, thank you for creating a beautiful sound, Common did it justice 🙏🏾💕

  • @4everRaw5
    @4everRaw5 Před 3 lety +2474

    This song honestly ages like fine wine. A true hip-hop classic

    • @samoansuave_45
      @samoansuave_45 Před 2 lety +5

      @Richard or blue wine lol I’m jk man

    • @rjmendoza
      @rjmendoza Před 2 lety +8

      @Richard and by Bobby Caldwell - open your eye . even more of a classic

    • @lavernetrent5366
      @lavernetrent5366 Před 2 lety +1

      @@samoansuave_45 qa

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  • @appetite4chic878
    @appetite4chic878 Před 2 lety +755

    I could cry listening to this because there’s not too many rap songs that speak positively to black women, but every now and then I come back to this gem just to hear those positive affirmations. The difference between hip hop and rap music 👌🏾
    “If Heaven had a height you would be that tall” 😍🔥

    • @Exodusllfreedomministry
      @Exodusllfreedomministry Před rokem +19

      I cry everytime listening to this - such a powerful song, so beautiful

    • @mddi1420
      @mddi1420 Před rokem +13

      The only retribution he got from all this attention is to get dumped by phone call.
      You do not like guys that treat you well, you prefer wife beater

    • @reallife0728
      @reallife0728 Před rokem +4

      SUCH A DOPE LINE!!!!🎤🎤🎤🔥🔥🔥💐💐💐🤎🤎🤎

    • @orlandoneufville8276
      @orlandoneufville8276 Před rokem +3

      so beautiful indeed!!

    • @S0LlDF0X
      @S0LlDF0X Před rokem +2

      its a thankless job so not many jump up to do it

  • @marcusross5874
    @marcusross5874 Před rokem +12

    R.I.P to Bobby Caldwell and J.Dilla both respectively...03/15/23

  • @repperofchrist9761
    @repperofchrist9761 Před rokem +53

    When this song came out I was in a stage of my life where I couldn't appreciate how great this song is...I'm 36 now and this song is amazing

  • @matthewhanson7218
    @matthewhanson7218 Před 2 lety +992

    This song just makes me want to be a good person. Hold the door for others , smile and do right. We are all one. We're not against each other.
    One love 🙏

    • @vfromthaburg
      @vfromthaburg Před 2 lety +9

      If someone's stuck in the pathway I'd help, but I've been the 1 opening doors globally long enough, now, doors will OPEN for me and after ALLL tht I'd done, I'd like 2 see happiness as I am now catapulted towards all of my dreams and aspirations....
      Thinking GOOOD Trusting ppl are needed so tht they can do as I and sooo many have done, to receive immeasurable blessings ...🕊⚖💎

    • @livitupgood5587
      @livitupgood5587 Před 2 lety +1

      @@vfromthaburg 0000)))

    • @mulliganstew72
      @mulliganstew72 Před 2 lety +1

      Amen!

    • @octaneartllc
      @octaneartllc Před 2 lety

      Stay blessed🙏🙏🏾

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      @TheTikela Před 2 lety

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  • @sgtsayz8636
    @sgtsayz8636 Před 4 lety +830

    "If heaven had a height, you would be that tall."
    Are y'all listening?

    • @melinadixon9372
      @melinadixon9372 Před 4 lety +10

      Ghetto.. the coffee shop in you.. I see that all

    • @Dee_Nice89
      @Dee_Nice89 Před 4 lety +12

      @@melinadixon9372 Let's stick to Understanding and we won't fall, for better or worse times i hope to me you call

    • @sierrajones131
      @sierrajones131 Před 4 lety +7

      YESSS BABY I'M LISTENING.

    • @charmainebezuidenhout4197
      @charmainebezuidenhout4197 Před 4 lety +4

      Listening, alright

    • @dmac5935
      @dmac5935 Před 3 lety +1

      More people ALL people especially young people-- it's up to us to change the cycle of hate. The social media generation-- the power is in your hands, so is knowledge to choose to do it.

  • @spr1692
    @spr1692 Před 3 měsíci +19

    ❤❤❤ Who is listening 2024? ❤❤❤

  • @randallmcfarland8866
    @randallmcfarland8866 Před rokem +8

    Today is March 14, 2023. RIP to Blue Eyed Soul crooner Bobby Caldwell!
    #TheLightSampledFromOpenYourEyes

  • @marcuss9013
    @marcuss9013 Před rokem +720

    Still jamming in 2023. A timeless classic!

  • @izgnarly4135
    @izgnarly4135 Před 4 lety +289

    They don't Make songs like THIS ANYMORE 😭😭😔😭😔😢😭😔😔😭😔

    • @mrkeitt
      @mrkeitt Před 3 lety +4

      I feel you bruh. Major nostalgia injection with this 😔😫😭🤣🙏🏾

    • @BuddaGheeski
      @BuddaGheeski Před 3 lety +3

      @@mrkeitt I heard this for the first time I was like 5, summer time Chicago

    • @mrkeitt
      @mrkeitt Před 3 lety

      @@BuddaGheeski 🙏🏾💪🏽

    • @negativejeff
      @negativejeff Před 3 lety +2

      Nah RIP J Dilla.

    • @poginurse
      @poginurse Před 3 lety

      True dat! Legends never die!

  • @theimpossiblekiddropdeadfr6257

    RIP 🙏 Bobby Caldwell 🍅🐛

  • @Etothe7
    @Etothe7 Před rokem +11

    RIP Bobby Caldwell 1951-2023 Who’s listening ??? ( Hook )

  • @straightoutthe80sbaby84
    @straightoutthe80sbaby84 Před 2 lety +488

    That line "Granted we known each other for some time
    It don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine" was everything. 💯💯💯

    • @JuNlethalpoet
      @JuNlethalpoet Před rokem +7

      Hell yea. True poetry

    • @zmidd3957
      @zmidd3957 Před rokem +6

      86 baby too I felt that 1 and if heaven had a height you would be that tall. Song was dope sample was 🔥 never really listened to it back when I was a teenager and it came out but came back to it a few years ago.

    • @MindSetReset
      @MindSetReset Před rokem +2

      🥰💯

    • @charlita25
      @charlita25 Před 11 měsíci +1

      ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

    • @JadenGregg-su9no
      @JadenGregg-su9no Před 6 měsíci +1

      5 REPLIES

  • @biggiefan4eva839
    @biggiefan4eva839 Před 5 lety +290

    "I know that sex ain't going to keep you but as my equal is how I must treat you as my reflection of light I'm a lead you and whatever is right I'ma feed you."

    • @91Definite
      @91Definite Před 5 lety +5

      Biggiefan 4eva I wish Common can remake another song like this! He probably has...This will forever be one of his greatest hits! He be on this since ‘92 and got his props in this in ‘00! He got his respect 💯

    • @wadebrooks5296
      @wadebrooks5296 Před 3 lety

      I

    • @reneedillard7511
      @reneedillard7511 Před 3 lety

      💖💖💖💖

    • @TheRealMonroe78
      @TheRealMonroe78 Před 3 lety +1

      I was definitely reading this comment right on time

    • @jpconnolly831
      @jpconnolly831 Před 3 lety

      @@TheRealMonroe78 even had the beat in my head... that snare!

  • @kyndread71
    @kyndread71 Před rokem +10

    RIP Bobby Caldwell ("Open Your Eyes")

    • @angelamoes240
      @angelamoes240 Před měsícem

      I like u lijk, now Yo eyes are closed 😂

  • @The1baddman
    @The1baddman Před rokem +7

    Rest In Peace Mr Bobby Caldwell, his song Open Your Eyes was sample

  • @vybzkartelradio.
    @vybzkartelradio. Před 2 lety +524

    It dont take a whole day to recognise sunshine...!!!!!!!!!!!🌟

  • @kingsleynduka9221
    @kingsleynduka9221 Před 4 lety +2730

    Who is here with me in 2020?

    • @jmksjames4013
      @jmksjames4013 Před 4 lety +13

      I. Here 2020 and this shit still the jam! # saltlakecity

    • @GrimeLab
      @GrimeLab Před 4 lety +7

      yezzir

    • @back2thebasicsx
      @back2thebasicsx Před 4 lety +6

      I is here 😊🔥

    • @idilmoussa591
      @idilmoussa591 Před 4 lety +10

      2020 and Common is still one of my favs. And this joint right here 🙌

    • @Rubi.Otero.
      @Rubi.Otero. Před 4 lety +7

      Love ❤️ this song,brings serenity and peace to my mind.

  • @spooh6224
    @spooh6224 Před rokem +22

    Blue-Eyed Soul Brother Bobby Caldwell--- Rest in Power & The Light!!! ---- We Love You Bobby!!!!❤️❤️ --- You Have Been the "Soundtrack" of Our Lives!!!❤️❤️ Thank You Bobby!!!!❤️❤️🌴

  • @NotYourTypicalNegro
    @NotYourTypicalNegro Před rokem +6

    R.I.P. #BobbyCaldwell

  • @SleepFan771
    @SleepFan771 Před 7 lety +1392

    Common's storytelling is some of the best ever!
    J Dilla's production is so smooth and soulful.
    R.I.P. J Dilla

    • @1990sBreakbeatjunkie
      @1990sBreakbeatjunkie Před 7 lety +3

      didn't DJ Premiere produce the beats on this??

    • @spaceinbetween6591
      @spaceinbetween6591 Před 7 lety +6

      I feel like Preemo's beats are more chopped up and aggressive.

    • @SleepFan771
      @SleepFan771 Před 7 lety +18

      1990sBreakbeatjunkie No this is a J Dilla beat. DJ Premier produced The 6th Sense from the same album, Like Water for Chocolate, though.

    • @demaricannon1756
      @demaricannon1756 Před 7 lety +10

      real hip hop

    • @fernandorivera7294
      @fernandorivera7294 Před 7 lety +2

      AwakenOne 4

  • @kevinlam1868
    @kevinlam1868 Před 3 lety +543

    Music like this could change a generation. Thats prob why its not on the radio..

    • @maximuslj
      @maximuslj Před 3 lety +38

      Today’s music is straight trash

    • @tinalarmond1531
      @tinalarmond1531 Před 3 lety +4

      @@maximuslj when this song come out in the 90s??

    • @ILSAB
      @ILSAB Před 3 lety +14

      @@tinalarmond1531
      In 2000

    • @oodles86
      @oodles86 Před 3 lety +19

      It use to stay on the radio

    • @noeaguilar5884
      @noeaguilar5884 Před 3 lety +2

      TRUE!

  • @bigperm079
    @bigperm079 Před 8 měsíci +2

    From the year 2044 👨‍🚀, just traveled back here to ask who's still listening

  • @lawanabrown4442
    @lawanabrown4442 Před 8 měsíci +8

    I was TODAY years old when I heard the line, "it dont take a whole day to see the sunshine!!!" Like dayummmmm, that was DEEP!!!!

  • @StandforAll
    @StandforAll Před 2 lety +207

    "To the most high, regardless of what happens, on him I rely" Omggg, I love it

  • @conduitofthegospeldarrellb9154

    Arguably the greatest love/romantic song in the history of hip hop.

    • @DeTAYL.
      @DeTAYL. Před 7 lety +49

      Darrel Be I'm thinking either this or ATCQ - Electric Relaxation

    • @dxbiz5201
      @dxbiz5201 Před 7 lety +16

      Logic made a song called Relaxation on the beat of electric relaxation and it has great flow too, but it's definetly not a classic like these 2!

    • @L1am21
      @L1am21 Před 7 lety +46

      nah its biggies me and my bitch

    • @lulusshow3547
      @lulusshow3547 Před 7 lety +1

      Darrel Be ,vd

    • @mauricewilliams1814
      @mauricewilliams1814 Před 7 lety +13

      L1am21 OK, DAT WAS FUNNY

  • @newwb
    @newwb Před rokem +8

    RIP Bobby Caldwell

  • @VukaniMzobe
    @VukaniMzobe Před 8 měsíci +5

    Hip-hop saved my life.

  • @Talia0812
    @Talia0812 Před 2 lety +304

    This song reminds me of the early 2000s when life was simple and amazing. Before social media ruined everything.

    • @Daidoro
      @Daidoro Před 2 lety +15

      You ain't lying there!

    • @MakaylaMcghee222
      @MakaylaMcghee222 Před rokem +11

      Agreed

    • @sacramentallyill
      @sacramentallyill Před rokem +12

      It's still simple and amazing if you know where to direct your attention

    • @theyellowflower469
      @theyellowflower469 Před rokem +16

      True that! I'd pick songs like these over shitty raps about killing, drugs and sexualizing body parts

    • @Talia0812
      @Talia0812 Před rokem +4

      @@theyellowflower469 absolutely man.

  • @ORGANICsoulJAZZ
    @ORGANICsoulJAZZ Před 5 lety +560

    Some of the dopest hip hop is about Erykah Badu

  • @Cablecol
    @Cablecol Před rokem +6

    RIP Bobby Caldwell who was sampled 💖🎶

  • @Dgafrocc
    @Dgafrocc Před rokem +20

    Rip Bobby I just found out your sample was what created this classic. J. Dilla rip. Common your always a hip hop legend 🙌🏾

  • @sheenawilkes6909
    @sheenawilkes6909 Před 6 lety +322

    Finding someone who loves you like this is PRICELESS😍😍😍

    • @coolkat34blessed52
      @coolkat34blessed52 Před 5 lety +2

      😘😘😘😘😘

    • @danielhudson5424
      @danielhudson5424 Před 4 lety +3

      I Always Made Sure The Most Beautifullist Goddess I Love Was Always Kept Warm, Snuggled and Hugged When She Went To Bed With Me Or On Her Own While I Was Up.

    • @acealexander9070
      @acealexander9070 Před 4 lety +3

      Yes, for sure!

    • @basilscott-mitchell3295
      @basilscott-mitchell3295 Před 4 lety +1

      Man i tried 4 so loooong man fuck can't catch a break haha wyd

  • @PedroPetipa
    @PedroPetipa Před 7 lety +743

    Dilla's production + Common's lyrics = perfection

  • @bryanmckenzie7462
    @bryanmckenzie7462 Před rokem +6

    Rip Bobby Caldwell

  • @tovarisch3039
    @tovarisch3039 Před 6 lety +386

    makes you feel good about being black and African

    • @erickbrijlall6031
      @erickbrijlall6031 Před 4 lety +5

      Makes me feel good about being brown!

    • @j.rivera6402
      @j.rivera6402 Před 4 lety +7

      Tovarisch if you’re not proud of who you are and where you come from, is life worth living? Represent that life!

    • @MighteousRex
      @MighteousRex Před 4 lety +10

      Ask an African if you’re African, son. Lol.

    • @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS
      @Jasons_Arcade_PLUS Před 4 lety +13

      Makes me feel good to be a human

    • @yoshib499
      @yoshib499 Před 4 lety +16

      You should be proud to be Black and African anyway regardless 🤷

  • @shemmy7302
    @shemmy7302 Před 7 lety +811

    They don't make em like this no more. Big up common

  • @Lanz22
    @Lanz22 Před rokem +12

    Bobby Caldwell supreme thank you for the music.

  • @Backpackfiles
    @Backpackfiles Před rokem +8

    Rest well, Bobby Caldwell... Rest well, J Dilla.

  • @c.w.5359
    @c.w.5359 Před 4 lety +233

    "Some people recognize light but they can't handle the glare. It doesn't take all day to recognize 🌞." - Common

  • @faeriefunky
    @faeriefunky Před 5 lety +416

    It don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine☀️

    • @dynamic9016
      @dynamic9016 Před 5 lety +1

      Rachel Angelica for real

    • @gcrazy64
      @gcrazy64 Před 4 lety +2

      THAT'S DEEP

    • @rueporter2253
      @rueporter2253 Před 4 lety +1

      Rachel Angelica that line is what sold me to common , it’s sooooo.....just straight the frak up an right the frak on lol 😝

    • @jeromepenn3244
      @jeromepenn3244 Před 4 lety

      #CLASSIC

    • @coldsandwich2569
      @coldsandwich2569 Před 4 lety +2

      It took me just those letters to recognize you 💘

  • @Jessandfam6
    @Jessandfam6 Před rokem +179

    My dad used to sing this to my mom ❤ nostalgia at its finest!

  • @aaronpaige7263
    @aaronpaige7263 Před 4 lety +151

    I used Common's line on my wife and she gave me the biggest smile. I know the sex ain't going to keep you but as my equal is how I must treat you. That line went a long way with my wife. She understood I'm not here to bully her but I understand her value in our relationship.

  • @DHinez
    @DHinez Před 7 lety +142

    how the fuck can this only have 196k??

    • @Anonymous-mk3vf
      @Anonymous-mk3vf Před 7 lety

      D Hinez Media I think the person he sampled the hook from is named Minnie Riperton but does anyone know the song?

    • @DHinez
      @DHinez Před 7 lety +1

      Ahmru Ghanim Bobby Caldwell - "Open Your Eyes"

    • @Anonymous-mk3vf
      @Anonymous-mk3vf Před 7 lety +1

      D Hinez Media thanks

    • @jemimasparkle
      @jemimasparkle Před 7 lety

      Everyday
      people

    • @dancingmango143
      @dancingmango143 Před 7 lety +2

      D Hinez Media
      It was uploaded in September 2016.
      Still low but it's affected the number of views

  • @elevateyourglow
    @elevateyourglow Před 7 lety +57

    R.I.P J Dilla 🙏🏾 this is one of my faves from Common! being a 90's kid was an honor 💕

  • @reyn_rock80srantsrealtalk

    R.I.P
    J. Dilla and today Bobby Caldwell 🙏🏾

  • @merlovil
    @merlovil Před rokem +17

    Like if you’re still listening in 2023

  • @pnw8836
    @pnw8836 Před 5 lety +153

    “There are times, when you need someone, I will be by your side.
    There is a light that shines, special for you, and me”
    That sample is so magical

    • @angebukasa8338
      @angebukasa8338 Před 4 lety

      What do you think of this? She is inspired by Common czcams.com/video/5EmJyzF-aNw/video.html

    • @jaycee598
      @jaycee598 Před 3 lety +1

      Dilla is goat

  • @handieslemonade916
    @handieslemonade916 Před 3 lety +2495

    Who's listening 2021??

  • @karlc2869
    @karlc2869 Před rokem +11

    R.I.P. Bobby Caldwell. Your music lives on.

  • @storytimereadwithniq5294
    @storytimereadwithniq5294 Před rokem +20

    This song though it’s beautiful hold trauma and pain for me. It was released when I was 6 years old. During a very bad time in my childhood . I haven’t heard this song in 22 years. It randomly played after I played another Common song. I almost had a panic attack. 😢 got sick to my stomach .. had to turn it off . I realized a spirit attached itself to this song. 1 Month later I’m playing it everyday emotionally purging . Healing the 6 Year old me❤❤❤ I’m seeing the Beauty in the song slowly , #prayforme

    • @brendabarber7459
      @brendabarber7459 Před rokem +4

      Prayers to you young person!🙏
      Glad that you faced your demon and working through it. ❤️

    • @sparkwill5337
      @sparkwill5337 Před 7 měsíci +1

      🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

  • @josephlovett2540
    @josephlovett2540 Před 3 lety +240

    I was 16 years old when I heard this cut-37 years old now, and still jamming to it.

    • @purplered3833
      @purplered3833 Před 2 lety +3

      I was 15

    • @raychelle4192
      @raychelle4192 Před 2 lety +2

      Yesss!!! Same!!! I fell in love with it the moment I first heard it!!

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 Před 2 lety +3

      Me too, listening in 2022 💯

    • @tylerloterbauer3711
      @tylerloterbauer3711 Před 2 lety +1

      I was 19, first year of a 12 year sentence. I'm 41 now, I walk thru work singing this hook still today, most don't even know what I'm singing. Dicka da dicka da dicka dicka dick da, yo I'll tell you the rest when I see you. There's a light, all of key.

    • @nanamenecollins7027
      @nanamenecollins7027 Před 2 lety +1

      Man I think that's me u be talking too am about that age now and still feel good to be part of the golden era of hihop

  • @gregorygoyau9104
    @gregorygoyau9104 Před 7 lety +338

    this song showed me how to treat my queen.

  • @georgeh.bradyiii.2922
    @georgeh.bradyiii.2922 Před rokem +5

    The sample song of open your eyes by the great Legend Bobby Caldwell

  • @andreaglover7776
    @andreaglover7776 Před 10 měsíci +25

    I heard this song in 2000 when my ex passed away driving to and from his funeral. This song will always be special to me. Continue to sleep in Heavenly Peace Xavier.

    • @IAmBeautyRedefined
      @IAmBeautyRedefined Před 6 měsíci +1

      My condolences... true love is everlasting, and I know this has to be difficult to endure. 🙏🏾 ❤ 🕊

    • @user-io1fw9oy9s
      @user-io1fw9oy9s Před 4 měsíci +1

      Sorry for your lost sweetie 😢😢

  • @stayhumble5894
    @stayhumble5894 Před 7 lety +251

    Common is necessary to music.

  • @siphiweafrika977
    @siphiweafrika977 Před 7 lety +149

    this is poetry

  • @kpopgrrl
    @kpopgrrl Před rokem +4

    R.I.P Bobby Caldwell 🙏

  • @Real_Raul
    @Real_Raul Před rokem +6

    Bobby Caldwell R.i.P

  • @jamilmukhtar4619
    @jamilmukhtar4619 Před 7 lety +430

    I miss this classic, thank you Common for this beautiful song

    • @victoriaappiagei1482
      @victoriaappiagei1482 Před 6 lety

      Common hip-hop music dope best Cool good deep and j dilla real hip-hop and soul neo Music history Good Cool vibe poet

  • @dantespain6561
    @dantespain6561 Před 3 lety +93

    "Truthfully I wanna rhyme like Common Sense..."-JAY-Z

    • @nobad6134
      @nobad6134 Před 3 lety +12

      Missed out the other part. I ain’t been rhyming like Common since.

    • @buckroo9126
      @buckroo9126 Před 2 lety

      But I did five years...

    • @fonzarellyplay370
      @fonzarellyplay370 Před 2 lety +2

      And since your since ain’t got that much in common.

    • @aerialpenn8849
      @aerialpenn8849 Před 2 lety

      @Godwin Amenyinu yup 5 Mil and the album was Hard knock life Volume 2. The first two albums have some of Hovs best rhyming but those albums didn't sell like Volume 2 sold.

  • @bksander01
    @bksander01 Před rokem +5

    RIP Bobby Caldwell. Only found out he was the one singing on the sample couple years ago.

  • @stevensonjc21
    @stevensonjc21 Před 8 měsíci +40

    Many have sampled Bobby Caldwell but this right here is the best use of his work as a sample. This is art and beautiful. Just ages like a wine in a temp regulated room. Tremendous track. Will never not be a hip hop sonnet

  • @fredbjamz4956
    @fredbjamz4956 Před 7 lety +63

    Black love. Black Kings and Queens creating a beautiful strong kingdom together.

  • @desertflwrs
    @desertflwrs Před 7 lety +431

    Love when he gently pulls the blanket over her and sits back to watch her rest😍, you simply don't see that in videos anymore.

    • @leahaugustine4285
      @leahaugustine4285 Před 5 lety +1

      desertflwrs right

    • @janiced9136
      @janiced9136 Před 5 lety +1

      sure

    • @philliptaylor4345
      @philliptaylor4345 Před 5 lety +1

      That's how we do it in the Chi

    • @patestyra
      @patestyra Před 5 lety

      That's not about hip hop - that's Common. He's just a sweetheart with a good heart. It comes out in everything he does; movies, music, whatever

    • @philliptaylor4345
      @philliptaylor4345 Před 5 lety

      @@patestyra it's not just about hip hop she is everything to him my Jenny means the same to me

  • @derricksargent9980
    @derricksargent9980 Před rokem +7

    S/O to Dilla and Bobby Caldwell 🙏🏿

  • @romeosimelane3284
    @romeosimelane3284 Před 3 lety +62

    Dilla did things on this beat! In fact the joints he worked on this LP are classic jams!

  • @TheWonderboiy
    @TheWonderboiy Před 7 lety +301

    REST IN PEACE J DILLA 🙏🏽

  • @armondo4life
    @armondo4life Před 8 dny +2

    Early morning when it's still slightly chilly outside.. on the porch with a coffee. Idk why but this song makes me think of that setting

  • @LloydMolefe
    @LloydMolefe Před 2 měsíci +5

    Anyone in 2034 still jamming this?? 😢

  • @warganization
    @warganization Před 4 lety +155

    Common x Dilla was one of the most satisfyingly smooth collabs of all time, god damn

  • @meeeyaaah267
    @meeeyaaah267 Před 5 lety +214

    Who’s still listening to this in 2019🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

  • @AJayyTheGamer
    @AJayyTheGamer Před rokem +5

    RIP Bobby Caldwell 🙏🏾🕊

  • @mrsm222
    @mrsm222 Před rokem +3

    RIP Bobby Caldwell 🎶💙
    #TheyGaveHimHisFlowers 💐💐💐 #WhileHeWasAlive.

  • @mranderson3013
    @mranderson3013 Před 7 lety +294

    it don't take a whole day to recognize sunshine

  • @KeithStealth
    @KeithStealth Před 7 lety +612

    if heaven had a height, you would be that tall.

  • @alwaysonhiatus
    @alwaysonhiatus Před rokem +3

    R.I.P. Bobby Caldwell 😢

  • @shayndashye6802
    @shayndashye6802 Před rokem +4

    R.I .P Bobby Caldwell

  • @biggiefan4life111
    @biggiefan4life111 Před 6 lety +138

    I know that sex ain't going to keep you but as my equal is how I must treat you #facts

  • @joseph395
    @joseph395 Před 3 lety +185

    Whenever I hear this song it brings me back to around 98/99 when this song was always on the radio.. the sunset setting riding my bikes in the hood with my friends and getting home and watching family matters at my grandmas and grandpas.. the good times.. their was no years like the late 90s... and also reminds me of the movie Orange County lmao