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  • "Back Stabbers" is a 1972 song by The O'Jays. Released from the hit album of the same name, the song spent one week at #1 on the Hot Soul Singles chart. It was also successful on the pop charts, peaking at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in October 1972. The narrator in "Back Stabbers" warns men about their male "friends" who smile to their faces, but are secretly planning to steal their wives or girlfriends.

Komentáře • 254

  • @michaelsalvatoresicilian
    @michaelsalvatoresicilian Před 15 dny +3

    I know all about this! Watch your back! GOD BLESS!

  • @kevinvantroyen
    @kevinvantroyen Před 3 lety +258

    We can all agree, it doesn't get any better than this

  • @slayer51811
    @slayer51811 Před měsícem +18

    This was so true back then and still holds today: beware of backstabbers.

  • @user-cc6pk4cg1i
    @user-cc6pk4cg1i Před 4 měsíci +20

    Born 1989 still bumpin in 2024

  • @eddiesimms9301
    @eddiesimms9301 Před 11 dny +3

    This is one of many great R&B hits that made up the "Philly Sound," produced by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

    • @charlottegregory3082
      @charlottegregory3082 Před 2 dny

      I am a Philly girl, and I am so proud of Philly International Records. They put that shit down Philly style!!! Love my city the good, the bad and the ugly! Keeping us in prayer always!!!

  • @kimberlyjackson8343
    @kimberlyjackson8343 Před 11 měsíci +87

    This song is so true. This song always reminds to be careful who I trust and be friends with because not everyone who smiles at me is not my friend

    • @tootall9209
      @tootall9209 Před 9 měsíci +7

      YES MAM ,SO CALLED FRIENDS? NOT UNLESS THEY WANT SOMETHING

    • @JewelGreen408
      @JewelGreen408 Před měsícem +4

      I agree. There are many people in this world with that fake smile.....

    • @NETTA646
      @NETTA646 Před 23 dny +4

      SMILING FACES SHOW NO TRACES OF THE EVIL THAT LURKS WITHIN ( LUCY).

    • @thebosscraftychulo880
      @thebosscraftychulo880 Před 12 dny +1

      Good 👍 comment I gotta add you

    • @thebosscraftychulo880
      @thebosscraftychulo880 Před 12 dny +1

      Love this song cuz it's so true

  • @samuelgriffin4167
    @samuelgriffin4167 Před 11 měsíci +48

    51 years ago today this song was their debut song

  • @R08Tam
    @R08Tam Před rokem +75

    One of the best intros ever

    • @larryhinze
      @larryhinze Před rokem +3

      I gave the intro piano a bit of a LIFT.

    • @sowhat...
      @sowhat... Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@larryhinze what

    • @nickandrachelmajor8487
      @nickandrachelmajor8487 Před 3 měsíci +1

      you took the words

    • @jelena7440
      @jelena7440 Před 4 dny

      I had no idea that Angie Stone I wish I didn't miss you was actually the intro from this song. And I heard this song by accident while watching the trailer for Looking for Mr Goodbar.

  • @valendanewell5901
    @valendanewell5901 Před 3 lety +80

    I had two types of FRIENDS....the one’s that were a BLESSING and other’s that were a
    LESSON......❤️💯❤️

  • @Rockesb888
    @Rockesb888 Před měsícem +4

    My parents loved this song when it came out, now I love it too.

  • @keithbell9348
    @keithbell9348 Před 4 měsíci +13

    Excellent.
    Pholadelphia soul at its best!

  • @sinbadandsalty3908
    @sinbadandsalty3908 Před rokem +27

    If they never sung a word, this song would still be great😁 such great music.

  • @samuelgriffin4167
    @samuelgriffin4167 Před 11 měsíci +12

    Right up there with other soul greats Spinners Stylistics Blue Magic Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes

  • @whiteGirl1966
    @whiteGirl1966 Před 10 měsíci +21

    All, the groups, from, the seventies, were, excellent. We, miss you. The radio, misses, you. Debbie Holst🎉🎉🎉

  • @user-cl7tt7xv7y
    @user-cl7tt7xv7y Před rokem +30

    I was a teenager when this came out as a hit.

  • @raymondpolichano9665
    @raymondpolichano9665 Před 3 měsíci +6

    I WAS 16 WHEN THIS CAME OUT WHAT A TIME IN MY LIFE WILL NEVER FORGET THAT INCREDIBLE FEELING

  • @FromBlockstoMocs-li4vj
    @FromBlockstoMocs-li4vj Před 2 měsíci +7

    Such a relevent song no matter how old it gets.

  • @Alice-fr1ef
    @Alice-fr1ef Před rokem +47

    I love The Ojays forever.

  • @ronaldlane1597
    @ronaldlane1597 Před rokem +21

    It's wonderful how many of the songs back then sound like movie soundtracks!

  • @kjchicago1
    @kjchicago1 Před 18 dny +1

    Recorded at Sigma Sound Studios in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972

  • @SuperPassionflower
    @SuperPassionflower Před 11 měsíci +15

    Epic! I loved this song & music like this back in the days when I was 14-15, even while at the same time heavily fanatic about hardrock, progrock, symphonic rock, bluesrock, countryrock.. if you love music.. these things simply are possible

  • @williamgraham698
    @williamgraham698 Před 2 lety +39

    Fantastic song I remember dancing to this when it first came out when I was fifteen

    • @JR-zm2yu
      @JR-zm2yu Před rokem +3

      I remember the song, understanding the lyrics now🙃🙏

  • @CockneyRebel1979
    @CockneyRebel1979 Před 2 lety +23

    "I wish they'd take some of these knives out my back!"- (I know the bloody feeling, mate!)

  • @filiajean2487
    @filiajean2487 Před 2 měsíci +7

    May 1st, 2024, still listening 🎶

  • @allisonpayne2097
    @allisonpayne2097 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Super tune from the past,gets better like fine wine😎

  • @veronicaclark9079
    @veronicaclark9079 Před měsícem +2

    FORT DIX NEW JERSEY 1972.
    I LIVED THIS.😢😢😢

  • @giusepperenga8203
    @giusepperenga8203 Před rokem +53

    this masterpiece should last for 30 minutes

  • @tyrellguinyard6251
    @tyrellguinyard6251 Před 4 měsíci +4

    2024 still here I was born in 1995

  • @vicida1048
    @vicida1048 Před 8 měsíci +3

    The 70s and 80s were magical music eras. Some of the best singers and musicians existed in that time zone. The level of creativity and collaborations were in a time capsule of magical spiritual ecstasy that infiltrates the mind body and soul. Some have attempted to imitate it but it has never been fully replicated it's time capsule remains the keeper of the magic.

    • @DavidSmyth-yt8cu
      @DavidSmyth-yt8cu Před měsícem

      Beautifuly put 👍totally agree, love and peace coming to you from Liverpool uk x

  • @tedspadea7863
    @tedspadea7863 Před 4 lety +12

    A Philly Favorite From 1972

  • @whiteGirl1966
    @whiteGirl1966 Před 10 měsíci +5

    Great music, from the seventies......support, the arts, in schools....🎉

  • @Knowledge-B-Money
    @Knowledge-B-Money Před 12 dny

    Used to play this when I’d cook up hotdogs and hamburgers in the work parking lot. Everyone shows up with a smile when you got food and classics music playing

  • @larryhinze8658
    @larryhinze8658 Před 2 lety +18

    LOVE the Motown and Urban stuff!! I posted this five years ago...

  • @christinaminicozzi3817
    @christinaminicozzi3817 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Always loved this group n this song to.. it’s 2024 now n it’s sooo true to always has been to thru the years… ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @shaylah2725
    @shaylah2725 Před 2 lety +12

    that Philly Soul 🖤🔥🔥

  • @creamofthecrop5235
    @creamofthecrop5235 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Shaking the backstabbers in 2024

  • @hotrodeldorado811
    @hotrodeldorado811 Před 5 měsíci +2

    My dad would play this. Sometimes back in the day taking my sister and I to school, that song stuck with me and rings true

  • @souldieroflove5782
    @souldieroflove5782 Před rokem +7

    Pur chef d'oeuvre !!!!!!!!! Unbelievable soul groovy !!!!!

  • @andrewthomas3270
    @andrewthomas3270 Před 2 lety +7

    TSOP Still Awesome in 2022, I bought this Awesome record back when it was released.
    Ship Ahoy is still my Favourite O’Jays song though 😊

  • @ChocolateLipsful
    @ChocolateLipsful Před 10 měsíci +14

    This song is the reason why I don’t have friends! Listen to the lyrics carefully and wisely!

    • @tootall9209
      @tootall9209 Před 9 měsíci

      ME TOO ,I DONT F WITH PEOPLE

    • @FrankCalero-oi7tx
      @FrankCalero-oi7tx Před 6 měsíci +2

      If you can find one true loyal friend to the end, your lucky

  • @elvis-jj1sc
    @elvis-jj1sc Před 3 měsíci +4

    what they doing! real music unlike today!!!!!!!

  • @TheLightknight7
    @TheLightknight7 Před 5 měsíci +3

    This intro deserves a movie.

  • @roslynmccoy9115
    @roslynmccoy9115 Před rokem +3

    I was 8years old when this song came out this song is so true

  • @aaronlattimore9409
    @aaronlattimore9409 Před 4 měsíci +15

    Mar 2024!!! Still Listening!!!

  • @Marci_Wesker
    @Marci_Wesker Před 3 lety +19

    Das war noch Musik! Einfach nur geil!

  • @danny70708
    @danny70708 Před rokem +7

    Man you won't believe I grow up on this when was kid

    • @pgwwa2
      @pgwwa2 Před rokem +1

      I believe you

  • @lukasfortin-hu2kd
    @lukasfortin-hu2kd Před 11 měsíci +5

    Magnifique !! Merci !

  • @bernadettegriffin8569
    @bernadettegriffin8569 Před měsícem +2

    The mighty, mighty O'Jays.

  • @Doctor_Dark
    @Doctor_Dark Před 2 lety +11

    That is music dude!!

  • @hernansanchez9847
    @hernansanchez9847 Před 4 měsíci

    La composición musical es lo que más me gusta de este tema.
    Años 70's inolvidables su música soul, canciones y ritmo. Por suerte, estuve ahí en esa época. ❤

  • @nicklegg61
    @nicklegg61 Před 4 měsíci +4

    Just class.

  • @anthonynelson2521
    @anthonynelson2521 Před 2 lety +8

    Sometimes it could family members could be backstabbin

    • @bmorecareful269
      @bmorecareful269 Před rokem +2

      Please believe no truer words bro.....and I'd say more often than not

  • @fredrickaappletree3402
    @fredrickaappletree3402 Před 2 lety +9

    Such a great intro menacing and harsh

    • @julielewis6219
      @julielewis6219 Před 2 lety

      My reason for this your
      I don"t understand

    • @jonathancue1584
      @jonathancue1584 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah, they nailed it down pat with that intro.

    • @larryhinze
      @larryhinze Před rokem +1

      @@jonathancue1584 TOTALLY!!

    • @larryhinze
      @larryhinze Před rokem +1

      @@julielewis6219 Julie. Try to make sense.

  • @ananicole33able
    @ananicole33able Před 4 lety +11

    The beat does something for my soul. Lol. #KCGirl

    • @del7i540
      @del7i540 Před 2 lety +1

      The intro especially, nervous strings, big piano...

  • @DavidJr20132014
    @DavidJr20132014 Před měsícem +2

    This should be a theme song at every workplace 😂😂

  • @sheilaaskew5486
    @sheilaaskew5486 Před rokem +2

    Here in 2023, the joint!!

  • @jerilynnmartin645
    @jerilynnmartin645 Před 6 měsíci +1

    So grateful that I grew up in Motown.. ❤️❤️

  • @EyesLikeBlues1
    @EyesLikeBlues1 Před 2 lety +37

    Angie Stone sampled this on Wish I Didn't Miss You. But no one beats the original, never. 💪🏿

    • @larryhinze
      @larryhinze Před rokem +5

      Never be a redo or sample better than THIS!!

  • @georgerafael
    @georgerafael Před 2 lety +7

    Sends me through the roof, man.

    • @larryhinze
      @larryhinze Před rokem

      George, you are paying all damages!!

  • @Scottie_S
    @Scottie_S Před 3 měsíci

    Great music, great voices, great production value. Let's go!

  • @xray1573
    @xray1573 Před měsícem

    My stomping grounds in 70s and 80s were between Chi town and The motor city 😀

  • @kravenslegacy1
    @kravenslegacy1 Před 3 měsíci +2

    🤜🏼🤛🏾 Soul Brotha!!

  • @haroldgilbert6707
    @haroldgilbert6707 Před 4 měsíci +1

    From 1930 to 1980 the black influence with thoughts words precious to this 71 year old white boy ❤❤❤❤priceless

  • @ianmacnicol
    @ianmacnicol Před 3 měsíci +1

    What an intro! When those strings join in.....mmmmm

  • @patriciasenoretcirer
    @patriciasenoretcirer Před rokem +8

    Musica de mi juventud 😊🎉❤

  • @wilfredogonzalez2637
    @wilfredogonzalez2637 Před měsícem

    A Classic on my list, this is music from back in the days ❤😢

  • @jon-lukeport4673
    @jon-lukeport4673 Před 9 měsíci +3

    That intro tells me something good has arrived

  • @nancyponticello5809
    @nancyponticello5809 Před 8 dny

    This is the theme song for my job 😮. Big time

  • @richardwillams7086
    @richardwillams7086 Před 4 měsíci +1

    They are one of the best groups ever

  • @chantayharrison9091
    @chantayharrison9091 Před 2 měsíci

    This song is and always B relevant, My FAVORITE SONG, OJay's

  • @claudinelsang787
    @claudinelsang787 Před 12 dny

    I'm here 2024❤❤❤❤

  • @heatwavechili2292
    @heatwavechili2292 Před 3 lety +6

    king ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! timelesss

  • @mckill85
    @mckill85 Před měsícem +1

    God this is smooooth!!! 👌👌

  • @spmoran4703
    @spmoran4703 Před měsícem

    A song dedicated to my man Erics very good friends

  • @garyspalding5217
    @garyspalding5217 Před 10 měsíci +2

    O"JAYS,SUPERIOR*PHILLY SOUL*

  • @richardwillams7086
    @richardwillams7086 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Wow this is still true today

  • @Kenistyless
    @Kenistyless Před 9 měsíci +1

    That middle 8 though; it's a Killer!!!

  • @cafedeltransit
    @cafedeltransit Před 29 dny

    Here we go…3 minutes and 8 seconds to savour❤

  • @MsCharlieBrown78
    @MsCharlieBrown78 Před rokem +3

    RIP Thom Bell

  • @lwazinicholaskhumalo7582
    @lwazinicholaskhumalo7582 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Angie Stone. I Wish I Didn't Miss You.

  • @darganx
    @darganx Před měsícem

    The Sigma Sound aka MFSB supplying the backing. The intro is perfection!

  • @patriceesela5000
    @patriceesela5000 Před 2 lety +4

    Immortal

  • @ivanojeda1691
    @ivanojeda1691 Před 4 dny

    Master music maker's

  • @wiccabanks7291
    @wiccabanks7291 Před 4 měsíci

    Brilliant 👍

  • @martacosta9542
    @martacosta9542 Před 2 měsíci

    I can't eat I can't sleep anymore..since the next time you walked out that door..I wish I didn't miss you anymore 😌

  • @mandyfox9376
    @mandyfox9376 Před 2 lety +3

    Classic 🤗

  • @cjrddic3548
    @cjrddic3548 Před 5 měsíci

    ❤❤ 2024. STILL. Listening
    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @TomMack530
    @TomMack530 Před 11 dny

    Hell yeah that’s right ❤

  • @mypandashallflyyy
    @mypandashallflyyy Před 7 měsíci +2

    💔

  • @Makeoversby
    @Makeoversby Před 2 měsíci

    Welcome. Group choreography would be very entertaining on this record.- TA.

  • @chantayharrison9091
    @chantayharrison9091 Před 2 měsíci

    2024 Song of YEAR😢

  • @chriswaring5565
    @chriswaring5565 Před 5 měsíci +1

    THE TESCO BACK STABBERS LOADS OF THEM WHEN I WAS AT BATLEY EXTRA STORE

  • @dazdavies2412
    @dazdavies2412 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Can't bet the old songs they am better than today's crap

  • @richardwillams7086
    @richardwillams7086 Před 4 měsíci

    Wow just one of there so many hits

  • @kathleengomes4379
    @kathleengomes4379 Před 2 lety +2

    Smile true doing songggggggggggggg

  • @lessermook7608
    @lessermook7608 Před 4 měsíci

    CZcams Ad put me on, I guess it is good for something once or twice a year.

  • @pauladamo2841
    @pauladamo2841 Před měsícem

    Yeah, the Back Stabbers

  • @user-hd8qr3gh6i
    @user-hd8qr3gh6i Před 5 lety +14

    Carlito's way👑

    • @jkeegan154
      @jkeegan154 Před rokem +1

      Lalin is in the office.

    • @bananacake9289
      @bananacake9289 Před 8 měsíci +1

      Yep!!! Great movie 🍿but THIS song 🎵 makes
      it even MORE memorable IMO! Glad someone
      mentioned ‘Carlito’s Way’! 😂 ACE soundtrack 🎉!🙋‍♀️🇬🇧

  • @luisortega5255
    @luisortega5255 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Dedicated to my coworkers

  • @cathawilliams159
    @cathawilliams159 Před 4 měsíci

    THE TRUTH is in The EYES!! Much ❤️