Raphael Saadiq - Good Man (Video)
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- Raphael Saadiq's official music video for 'Good Man'. Click to listen to Raphael Saadiq on Spotify: smarturl.it/RSaadiqSpotify?IQi...
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Lyrics:
Good man, I'm a good man, food's on the table, working two jobs,
Ready willing and able check your name
I'm having fun, got no kids and I love the Lord, check your name
I'm a... never did time but maybe just once, check your name
And I puts it down, wanna see it twice, brother puts it down, check
How could you ever walk away, after all I've done for you
I feel like there's a knife in my back, babe
You might as well pull it all the way through - Hudba
This deserved more airplay. A masterpiece.
Especially the VIDEO!
I agree 100%
This song is masterfully composed , as is the man who sings it.
William Wilson agreed
William Wilson YESS
Why
i dont get the video help me understand it
Well said sir!🙏🏾
This has that 70s flow. This could have been apart of Dead Presidents soundtrack would have fit perfectly
Has a Curtis Mayfield vibe😎
True
@@beautyinthedark7406 về tình tr
I was about to say the same thing. I had put this song with the Dead Presidents pic on my story.
He was around during that time, so thats probably why.
This is quite possibly one of the best music videos ever made.
Ashanti's Rain on me also
Why do you think so?
I can't believe so many people are just hearing this song. Raphael Saadiq is so underrated. This is a classic and the video is award worthy.
Exactly!
Yep
blkazn77 the radio stations are trash.
Tony Toni Toné is or was underrated...
Yes... So underrated
When people think Ralphel Saadiq is a new artist but he's been here longer than our existence. mmmmhmm😒
Tonitonitone
😂😂😂😅same me in Gabon i know him since longtime
He's a living Legend! 🎶🎶❤❤❤❤
He's a fucking mastermind
Legend of a Reverse Cowgirl 😂😂😂🙌🏿
Bout time somebody makes a song for good men . Lord I can relate so much to this song.
Amen to that brotha
Exactly, we're all ascribed as the villain. Us good men needed this relief, perfect timing too.
We good black women love and respect you for being a great man and don't stop being a good man.
Amen fam✊🏿
Really doe 💯
This song is SO refreshing to hear it from the Male perspective. There are TONS of "Do-Me-Wrong" songs for us ladies, I just really enjoyed hearing and seeing things from a "Good Man's" POV.... Definitely one of my favorites indeed!
For real though
Especially when you've gone through something like this. His actions at the end of the video. Along with the lyrics towards the end. Really hit home & show how much bigger/better of a person he's become.
@@bilalpickid8436 absolutely 💯
"Because everybody wants to be the king."
- Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes.
tragic antagonist. I love Black Maria, but Cottonmouth was fun to watch
One of the best antagonist of MCU, respect the King
Respect bro!
According to Raphael, the song "depicts the situation where everything around the man might be bad, his job, friends, lifestyle but underneath it all, he is a good man." The music sets the tone for the video that brings the lyrics to life as a very dark and a bit twisted story. It presents the story of a woman who takes a good man for granted. The reason is unclear but we witness her carrying out several actions to make him appear bad, sabotaging the relationship.
Regardless of what she puts him through, he doesn't allow her actions to stop him from being a good man and continues to do what he knows is the right thing to do. . . take care of his responsibility which is her. This is summed up at the end of the video when he gives her money that he worked so hard to earn.
This song is universal can represent anyone who continues to put 100% in a relationship even though what he/she gets in return is disrespect, abuse, and/or neglect. Have you ever been in a relationship where no matter how hard you tried, how much you invested in it, it was never enough? You're left feeling like you've been set up because you can't possibly understand how you could be treated so badly when all you've ever done was try to be a good man/woman.
Last part makes the person sound more like a fool.
that comment was way too real
Very relatable. Never wrong to be a good man. Don't ever lose track of your morals
Very good observations with one caveat; one doesn't have to be a simp to be a good man. If we can't work together to resolve our issues then I have no problem saying goodbye.
Word.
This is such a powerful video. I have to say I disagree with other assessments here in the comments. I think that he tracked her down and gave her money not out of spite or any other negative emotion. The entire point of the song is about a man who takes his responsibilities to his family seriously. Dude walked up and gave her that money because he made a promise to take care of her, and despite who and what she turned out to be, she is still his obligation. She may not have taken her vows seriously, but he did. That act of selflessness made her fully realize the man she had, and what she had done to him. This is something that resonates with me very much right now.
Brian Rewis I don’t know who could have a differing option but... 💯
Nailed It!
Smh its mess up how some women do this and think they going to have a good or bless life...
It took this moment this comment for me to fully understand what the song and video really meant
right on
She realized how stupid she had been sleeping with other men, lying about abuse and realizing that she really had a good man! That was the reason why she cried it touched her heart!
Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes the villain I can't never hate he has such good taste in music...
Korra Martell & a Fender Rhodes mk. II in his office.
His style is also very nice
I may have to watch the show now. Check out suits too.
He wanted to be an artist not a criminal.
#100
I heard this in Luke Cage Ep 1 and I fell inlove with the words and voice - I had to save it on my playlist. This artist and beautiful soulful voices like his need recognition!
Same here lol
+1 lol
Me too, and I'm more or less a full blown metalhead. Love the voice.
he's been recognized for the last 30 years lol. He's a legend look up the group Tony Toni Tone
same here but when I heard it on a end of a note of one trailers I didn't know the song I ownly looked it up after I finished the show and same here as you said
"Let the horns blow" at 3:19 gets me every time, one of the best musical sequences of all time
That part! Without youuuuu I never felt so good inside!!! Yo I bumped into this bout 10yrs ago an fell in love with the song
Yes, this song layered very well. Such a brilliant composition.
That part gives me goosebumps everytime !!!!
Me to I always turn it up on the horns 💕
Es perfecta esa partitura
"Let the horns blow" 🔥🔥🔥he snapped with this
I heard this song for the first time on the first episode of the Marvel series, "Luke Cage". This song is everything.
The next song in that scene "Angel" from Raphael Saadiq is even better (ofc only in my opinion ). You arealy should check that one out, too!
the tone of his voice is just gold man😭
I can't even count how many times I've came back to this song/video......I still listen to it with tears in my eyes come round the end of it.
Me too bruh no doubt
We miss real soul music, please come back!
What gets me is the sheer number of people who blindly don't get the video and lyrics...clearly it's hand-in-hand. I'm a good man, I did whatever I could to provide for you. Yea I made hard sacrifices along the way that tarnished the love we once had, which you turned ya back on me...but I wanted to show you I still fight for our love to get better. If it don't work then, take this money I saved for us and remember that your next will never be a man like me...you'll regret that you didn't stick it out with a good man....
Perfectly said
Agreed!
wow. never thought of it like that. just figured he was a sucker ass nigga crying for box, even after he got played n betrayed foul. love this tho.
A good man will always do what he said he would, it might take a while be he's a man of his word. That gesture seeing that he came through with what was promised after considering what she put him through will scar her for life in the end.
+Jay Sump Maybe if so many people aren't getting it then the artist did not clearly convey the message.
Just a thought.
I'm surprised of how many people slept on Raphael Saadiq, but thankful for these comments since yall convinced me to get back on Netflix just to check Luke Cage out. 👍
You are doing yourself a favor. It is top notch.
get on it
stone rollin was epic!
It definitely is!
Instant Vintage is a slept on album too. Tony Toni Tone is a slept on group.
This one song helped me thru some serious situations.
Let me help you now, I like the song but helping someone who obviously hates you is dumb. Listen to the lyrics of "am i a good man" by them two is the group.
Hit me back and tell me how you feel.
@@1topgorgon hey bro that songs AMAZING THANK YOU
Yaya’s performance though....😫 she is pure talent and beauty
"But when things got rough, you quickly ran to trade me, somebody save me" Damn I felt that!
What an absurdly underrated song! Thank you Luke Cage for introducing me to Rhaphael Saadiq!
Genius. Even though this song was not so long ago, look at how relationships are...may God help us. Shout out to all the good man out there holding it down. Your blessings are always favorable from the Most High Yah!
Some ppl just don’t know how to accept something or some1 good for them&to them. Never had it growing up,never experienced love. When they get it,their scared. Sabotage is all they know...
deeply sobering and well said
Cop out. "When they get it their scared" lol enough excuses, grow up.
scared that they might lose it. scared that theyr not good enough. scared that theyr getting tricked..
@@calvingrace2538 u wouldnt know calvin,, nd thats good... maybe u do. but yeah just because we think this doesnt mean we're saints. tho im sure many of us try :)
Raphael Saadiq ....dude does the soundtrack to my life
The music video for this....wow. That was beautiful. She doesn't deserve it, but that man's kindness warmed my heart.
I loved TonyToneToni now called Raphael Saadiq. Great singer. Luke Cage was lucky to get him.
Correction: Tony Toni Tone! is a group/band. Saadiq was their lead singer.
This album reminds me of Sam Cooke,Marvin Gaye, Issac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield in one. May the masters rest in peace and power
Who still listening 2020 .. Power brought me here.
Me too power is the sugar honey ice tea on the songs
Luke cage brought me here
Always and forever
Luke Cage
May 2021 💖💖
Luke Cage with the hottest tracks
Hottest tracks for "tv" show.
This and Ballers
and Lucifer man
stupid niggas!!! what about "Angel" or the one sang live by method man? or long live the king? danm! I got a special bullet for ya'll
Ivan Stoyanov my nigga
The real Saadiq fans were happy to here an old classic watching Luke Cage👌
Mclaren_Karen S Word.
"Abri meu coração, fechei minha armadura, a meta é amadurecer sem perder a ternura."
THE GROOVE IS SLOW AND CLASSY!! 2020 AND I'M STILL ROLLIN' WITH YOU RAPHAEL FROM TONI, TONY AND TONE'
Wow I really cried during this. Such great voice, vibe an actors ♥️♥️♥️
Raphael does not age. the brother is 50!
3:20...espetacular esta parte! que música genial! Parabéns.
This video breaks my heart and Raphael Saadiq is such a gift
Raphael Saadiq was/is brilliant. Way ahead of his time - and still gettin' it done! Great song. Haunting - Thanks Luke Cage
From australia and don't listen to radio to much. Netflix helped with a branch on international musical genius.
Even A GOOD MAN Has To Know When To Walk Away!!
Yes he does! 🦋
Love Raphael Saadiq so much!😩
Can't get this song out of my head, ever since Luke Cage
HELL YEAH
me either
bruh I looked at the lyrics it basically describes luke cage how his life is in the Netflix series now that's smart music choice by the directors
true i thought that too
Luke Cage aired 2 days ago, dude.
how are you guys now just hearing this just because of luke cage....come on y'all!!!! Raphael saadiq has always been the man!
mallymal77 Tis true. I still have my comment here from 6 years ago.
Exactly!! 90's baby here. 94
FACTS 💯
Word
He needs more pr. I love this sound I'd rather hear this on the radio that the crap thats out there now.
Magnifique !!!! Raphaël saadiq est un artiste très souvent négligé or c'est un puriste
Depuis le Cameroun 🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲
Sweet Christmas, this music is so good
Sweet Christmas i love this song
It's mesmerizing!
aaaahh
Good men are the last of a dying breed...
Tiggy-Tay Unlimited I know and I'm so alone😶
More like the first to die and not breed 😂😂
We're tired of it all, and sadly we still are good men
Salute to all the good men. Know that there are positive women like myself who appreciate you to the max! Don't let anyone change you. Be You!💯👏🏾☺️
Got that right
So many black men is a man,but odds against them. This why it's important to have a good black women side him to help keep him motived.
If you understand the lyrics it gets easier. Well, he IS a good man, never did anything wrong, is a normal, ordinary man, with two jobs. She doesn't like it, she wants somebody wealthy. He feels something is wrong, hence "the knife on my back" (or sleeping). She then decides to end it, putting him in jail. She smashes her face on the sink to simulate domestic violence.
She starts the gold digging and seduces a man, having sex with him in order to live a good life (a white man, being a black couple, is symbolic here). He gets out of prison, borrow some money and goes to her, to state that he knows what is the goal of her life and why she incriminated him. And also that he CAN make money. Initially she runs away embarrassed, but seeing the money makes her cry with remorse and guilt.
Sorry about the english, I'm brazilian.
perfect dude
How the FUK I MISSED THIS SONG FOR 8 YEARS THANK YOU LUKE CAGE
Had to pause Luke Cage and check out who this was. Brilliant.
só as melhores , e de muito bom gosto ! amo nesse álbum ❤️
this song and video is really also a social commentary on the economic situation of the black family and the pathology it creates, hence crime, self abuse, selling ones soul, etc. this speaks to a bigger problem in america. look deeper.
rite
+HeleseTALKS its sad that you think you are stating something profound.
God died a while ago
Damn this songs from 2011 and Luke Cage just introduced me to this.
***** Even in Luke Cages terms yes.
Joshua Morin me too! It's a very good music
Yo, same here...
G Brown Awe man u a lil behind I got this whole album lol
Oh wow. I thought this was made for Luke Cage.
This cat is untouchable...... Very very few ppl can even look at dude musically today
out of PA here.. heard this on 88.5 this morning and as a bass player myself naturally the stank face went on immediately
Chadwick Coleman needs more roles, damn. Glad he got paid for The Walking Dead, but he's so underutilized. Loved him in The Wire..
this made me cry only if your a good man and a women did you like this you would shed a tear
good woman
👀sad eye
This jam is DEEP! It is easily reversible Good WOMAN w/a BAD MAN!
Raphael ain't slept on. He just not on front street..Luke Cage brought me here and it's messed up that guys like this aren't the face of black music.
Rafael is a fucking God send
This right here.
Амин никогда не говорил что он гуд
Raphael Saadiq has been in the industry for more than 25 years. He was with a group called Tony, Toni, Tone....look them up! They had #1 hits all over the place...it was crazy!!!!! This may be a solo project, but believe me, the group was PHENOMENAL. HE is one hell of a musician!!!!!
Luke Cage did not send you guys here. He doesn't own a club.... Cottonmouth does.
on lukes show.
Lorenz Mora In Cottonmouth's club.
Lorenz Mora exactly 😂
That is in lukes show.
Lorenz Mora
That's in Cottonmouth's club.
for every people who discover raphael with luke cage,you need to now:he was the singer of Tony! Toni! Toné!
squaleducanal hahahahahahahahahahahahha from the popstar film no way was that a real band???
It was a real band and a very successful one.
squaleducanal- yes, take it back to It feels good, Little Walter, & JUST ME AND YOU. they not ready. QueensUp
squaleducanal :: Yup!! Yup!! It never rains in Southern California. My fav!!
itscalledchronic lol I think you're just being funny but no they were a real group and had #1 hit songs.
The acting in this never gets old.
This is a classic.
Luke Cage, my men
same here !!
Netflix
You know it!
that's why I'm here
i was feeling that good vibe !
One of the most unappreciated singers of all time.....
The difference between a good man and a nice guy is a nice guy has an agenda, but a good man lives by a code. A nice guy gets mad when he realized he got played, but a good man only gets mad when he realize he is not appreciated.
That song was on his solo joint entitled " Stone Rollin'. A great song. Saadiq is mad talented. "Instant Vintage ," " The way I see it", and "Pookie" were good as well. Great producer and musician. He doesn't get half the credit he deserves.
Woke up , walked past my mirror and started singing lmao 'I'm a good man!' Added a little shmurdha dance 😂
3:18 hits that lyrical melodic sounds that soothes the soul...
I was here way before Luke Cage.I used to Blast this song in my early twenties
After everything, his job, his mistakes and his struggles, underneath it all, he's still a good man. It took me a long time to figure that out for myself, that I'm a good man.
ayyy thats whatsup man
THANK THE LORD WE STILL HAVE GOOD MUSIC!
This song is the epitome of class. 3:21 when the horns drop is dope af.
Who’s still watching and listening 👂🏾 to this song 🎵 in 2021? 🙌🏾 Raphael Saadiq’s musical genius and artistry is so under-appreciated by the music industry😩 But those of us who appreciate real music see you king 🤴🏾!💯
Raphael Saadiq's score for this movie was on point. 😌🎵
Saadiq!! He's been talented forever!!
Luke Cage has introduced me to some good music, but this right here speaks to my soul.
Arguably one of the most underrated male in R&B history just look at what he's achieved hes a legend
Love this song especially that ending gives me goosies
Man this song just straight up ENHANCED that club scene in Luke Cage. Made it intensely smooth
So, this is what Tyrese went through before the zombie outbreak? Damn, respect.
No one has ever done that type of song better than Raphael Saadiq and this is still going on strong in 2022. One of my favorite songs of all time. Euphemia Riley
Algum brasileiro ouvindo em 2021? Você tem bom gosto...
Euuu❤
This is the new version of walk on by by Isaac hayes..Raphael is a true genius
O melhor som dos últimos anos !!!!!!!
Essa canção é como se fosse um hino🇧🇷!
Thank you Raphael for being unapologetically, consistently, authentically yourself. There aren't many artists that I admire, but you are at THE top. Continue to let your light shine ✨️ 🙏 ❤️🎼🎵🎤🎸🥁🎹
luke cage got some good music man amazing
Completely forgot about this song until "Luke Cage" Raphael is a boss for those who didn't know
It's rare to find a song about a good man these days. Were always made out to he evil regardless of what race we are. Thanks for this.
well isnt that what the bible says lol. but yeah i feel u,, there are many tho, esp in new r&b, neo soul
storytelling at its finest baby the blackexploitation vibe into this is magnificent!! outstanding work saadiq
Guys, keep being good decent men in this age where women seem to feel lost and think they can replace us by themselves… keep being good men in this age where there are transgenders and grown men who dress up and behave like 14 years old boys… lf your dad was a good man, follow his example, keep your dignity, stay proud, this world still and will always need good and real men.
good man :(
there's so many good men betrayed by their woman sad world....sad song
Still love this song.
I was here in 2011 since its first day release, there were some great memories alongside this song. Goodman brought good memories.
Thanks to my Mother.
I'm a Good Man still to this day.
She watches over all of us.