Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now (Official Video)

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  • Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now (Official Video)
    "If You Don't Know Me by Now" is a song written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and recorded by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972, topping the R&B chart and peaking at number three on the Pop chart. It was covered by Simply Red in 1988, and became a wordwide hit reaching number one on the U.S. Hot 100 on July 15, 1989 and peaking at number two in the UK Singles Chart. It also topped the Canadian Singles Chart.
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    Lyrics:
    If you don't know me by now
    You will never never never know me
    All the things
    That we've been through
    You should understand me
    Like I understand you
    Now girl I know the difference
    Between right and wrong
    I ain't gonna do nothing
    To break up our happy home
    Don't get so excited
    When I come home
    A little late at night
    'Cause we only act like children
    When we argue fuss and fight
    If you don't know me by now
    You will never never never know me
    We've all got our
    Own funny moods
    I've got mine,
    Woman you've got yours too
    Just trust in me like I trust in you
    As long as we've been together
    It should be so easy to do
    Just get yourself together
    Or we might as well say goodbye
    What good is a love affair
    When you can't see eye to eye
    If you don't know me by now
    You will never
    Never never know me
    Simply Red have over a billion hits on CZcams, have sold over 60 million albums worldwide, 5 going to number one in the UK. Their 1991 classic Stars was the best-selling album for two years running in Britain and Europe. They have had two US Billboard chart toppers with classic singles Holding Back The Years and If You Don’t Know Me By Now. Every Simply Red studio album has been a UK top ten (with previous release Big Love reaching number 4 in 2015). Hucknall has been the songwriter and bandleader since the beginning in 1985.
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  • @simplyred
    @simplyred  Před rokem +468

    Time ⌛ The new album from Simply Red. Coming 26th May. Pre-order your copy now at simplyred.tmstor.es

  • @valpal5051
    @valpal5051 Před 6 lety +1057

    My dad loved this song.... RIP Dad love you

  • @chadsanders6658
    @chadsanders6658 Před 6 lety +3843

    Lord have mercy, this man got soul

  • @nathanjones4039
    @nathanjones4039 Před 5 lety +4015

    I’m 41 and remember this song on the radio as a kid, damn the passion in his voice still echos in my heart today! Damn this was/is great music!

  • @toddstackhouse1314
    @toddstackhouse1314 Před 6 lety +2591

    Sometimes music needs to travel through the ages to find the right time to touch your soul. thanks for catching up to me.

  • @foxymoxy69
    @foxymoxy69 Před 8 lety +3685

    I grew up with Simply Red forced upon me during car journeys but now, Im turning 30, willingly listen and love it, and now forcing Simply Red upon my children!

    • @Eliskoopa
      @Eliskoopa Před 8 lety +34

      +natalie moore I liked some of their songs even as a kid, but the older I get the more I like them...

    • @malufuentes6858
      @malufuentes6858 Před 8 lety +10

      Nataly puedes escribir en español?

    • @rodkali2863
      @rodkali2863 Před 8 lety +27

      that's the way good music passes on. of a song can carry through generations, then that's an impressive work.

    • @rebeccabossard9186
      @rebeccabossard9186 Před 7 lety +29

      Lol same here! I'm 32 and I'm playing simply red for my 2 month old baby girl 😊👌🏽👍🏽 can't beat those classics

    • @5012810
      @5012810 Před 7 lety +17

      oh yeah! at the beginning of the 90's i used to watch video 'Fairground' on MTV quite often. Although I was young I didn't really like those years nor i didn't appreciate this song at the time but now decades later Simply Red became my lifestyle! This is the music I live with!! All the best! Moscow, Russia.

  • @steveacko5179
    @steveacko5179 Před 6 lety +3808

    Simply red rocks who agrees.

  • @koolbreez9865
    @koolbreez9865 Před 5 lety +436

    He said “just get yourself together or we might as well say goodbye..what good is a love affair when you can’t see eye to eye”? 🔥 💯

  • @youreaphotographerharry6552
    @youreaphotographerharry6552 Před 5 lety +710

    Who says gingers don't have souls...cause this ginger has soul brotha.

  • @user-oc2cm1yb2f
    @user-oc2cm1yb2f Před 6 lety +2513

    This is what music all about : passion and great lyrics . No naked girls, only one man with all his heart .

  • @timirvine8925
    @timirvine8925 Před 5 lety +124

    One of the most under-rated vocalists.

  • @benvasilinda9729
    @benvasilinda9729 Před 5 lety +1798

    3 decades later and this man’s voice is still as vibrant as it was back then.

  • @tamarathompkins7906
    @tamarathompkins7906 Před 6 lety +2692

    Who grew up on this? 😂🤣😂 Gotta love it!!! #oldschool

  • @martimarti3403
    @martimarti3403 Před 6 lety +728

    I would like to share this beautiful song with my mother who passed away a year and a half ago, we were emotionally connected with each other, she was a beautiful and wise woman who deserved to live, I love you, dear mother, your beloved son

  • @jo08an09na
    @jo08an09na Před 5 lety +967

    I suddenly have the urge to listen to this song. Dad, thanks for the music influnce.

  • @Matthew89593
    @Matthew89593 Před 5 lety +580

    Simply red = a fine wine 🍷

  • @Lowari2007
    @Lowari2007 Před 5 lety +1098

    His voice is so amazing

  • @RTSMedia1
    @RTSMedia1 Před 10 lety +38

    The girl i loved liked this song so much. It was her favorite. So sad, she passed away so young...
    When i hear this song, I'm full of emotions and memories of her.

  • @michaelglickman1300
    @michaelglickman1300 Před 8 lety +99

    For those wondering, the musicians are lead vocalist Mick Hucknall, backing vocalist Stephanie Spruill, guitarist Heitor Pereira, bassist Tony Bowers, drummer Chris Joyce, percussionist Lenny Castro, keyboardist-backing vocalist Fritz McIntyre, synthesizer programmers Erik Hanson and Larry Williams, trumpeter-keyboardist Tim Kellett, and saxophonist Ian Kirkham.

  • @robertsargeant890
    @robertsargeant890 Před 6 lety +703

    This is one of the best written love songs of all time. Also Mic Mucknel has one of the smoothest voices I've ever heard . A clssic that will forever live on.

  • @jerrycandler9158
    @jerrycandler9158 Před 6 lety +65

    How could almost 6k clueless people not like this

  • @Chibihalo2
    @Chibihalo2 Před 8 lety +1306

    This is one of those rare covers that can stand up to the original and stand on its own as well. I've always loved this version of the song.

  • @melaniecravens7240
    @melaniecravens7240 Před 5 lety +2924

    Oh those were the days when music was worth listening. To. Better times

    • @lynnpauley5966
      @lynnpauley5966 Před 5 lety +51

      This is good music to be listening to.

    • @janesummer3868
      @janesummer3868 Před 5 lety +59

      SO RIGHT ,ALL WE HAVE NOW ARE A BUNCH OF CRAP . Every time a star passes away none are replaced

    • @EdgardoJulia
      @EdgardoJulia Před 5 lety +51

      Yes, the best times and the best melodies

    • @billbenoit4856
      @billbenoit4856 Před 5 lety +32

      Yes 100%

    • @florenceboyer1562
      @florenceboyer1562 Před 5 lety +54

      They don't make songs like this anymore

  • @xxxVJ300xxx
    @xxxVJ300xxx Před 5 lety +21

    How I view each version of this song.
    Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - Face to face expressing what once was no longer is, holding back none of the pain.
    Simply Red - Thinking to self pre or post admittance, the missing pieces, broken inside.

  • @gardnerbell6071
    @gardnerbell6071 Před 6 lety +249

    This song will forever be on my playlist

  • @shellyballa1029
    @shellyballa1029 Před 5 lety +15

    Best song ever made

  • @funfairworld4645
    @funfairworld4645 Před 8 lety +482

    no songs like this anymore!! what a voice

  • @nikkinikki3442
    @nikkinikki3442 Před 5 lety +2368

    2019 anyone still listening?

  • @maryjanemiles3525
    @maryjanemiles3525 Před 6 lety +108

    Simply Red was Simply Awesome. So much power and soul in his voice. Great Song...

  • @Dup1414
    @Dup1414 Před 5 lety +214

    Fritz McIntyre is the tenor voice playing the piano - his contribution to this song is definitely outstanding and more than noteworthy! Love the harmony of their voices ...

  • @ghassemTHEpossem
    @ghassemTHEpossem Před 6 lety +90

    The kind of song that makes your stomach turn for a second when it first hits ... the rush of memories and feelings ♥️

  • @kimcrandell8487
    @kimcrandell8487 Před 5 lety +821

    The background singers also amazing.

  • @mrchavez176
    @mrchavez176 Před 6 lety +19

    54 years young all time favorite. It's all about trust. Be true be passionate be respectful be responsible be creative and love you

  • @giorgiocajati4675
    @giorgiocajati4675 Před 5 lety +14

    Un viaggio costruito con echi e contaminazioni linguistiche che trasmutano le mie emozioni, pulsioni e memorie..!

  • @georgewilson1893
    @georgewilson1893 Před 6 lety +240

    Beautiful song...great rendition.
    A song for the ages.
    Pulls it out of your soul !

  • @jeansales9090
    @jeansales9090 Před 6 lety +714

    Música de verdade toca no coração te faz viajar em pensamento. Amores perdidos, amores conquistados

  • @grisellerodriguez1585
    @grisellerodriguez1585 Před 5 lety +807

    Nada lo supera. La mejor época musical 80 .😍

  • @ericarodriguez6481
    @ericarodriguez6481 Před 6 lety +126

    in 1989 I was 11 year's old and I love this song makes me cry everytime I hear it

  • @edjailrosa85
    @edjailrosa85 Před 5 lety +260

    Just love it...this music will never die.

  • @bigj92taur
    @bigj92taur Před 6 lety +93

    I love the harmonies in this song! ❤️

  • @ccstewart38
    @ccstewart38 Před 5 lety +15

    Classics...Bring those days back.

  • @JorgeGonzalez-ut3pm
    @JorgeGonzalez-ut3pm Před 5 lety +64

    This is music to my ears !! Nothing like good old classic music.

  • @MrBrightWave
    @MrBrightWave Před 8 lety +703

    Passionate and so full of love. Awesome song! Timeless!

  • @tonishinn3110
    @tonishinn3110 Před 5 lety +425

    " if you don't know me by now..." ... "what good is a love affair when you can't see eye to eye?"... such strong truthful words. such an iconic voice

  • @adamthedude9655
    @adamthedude9655 Před 4 lety +34

    If she only knew life would’ve been much different miss you Kerry

  • @carolsaltsgaver5684
    @carolsaltsgaver5684 Před 9 lety +251

    one of the vocal gods that doesn't get the recogition that they deserve.

    • @lisawinfield1441
      @lisawinfield1441 Před 6 lety +3

      Carol Saltsgaver totally agree .. still live him even now. I listened to him when I was a child and now he is still just as relevant.. to me anyway !!

    • @alanholyoak3213
      @alanholyoak3213 Před 5 lety +1

      10 4

    • @iexistboychannel4143
      @iexistboychannel4143 Před 5 lety +2

      ya your right

  • @maritzaalcindor782
    @maritzaalcindor782 Před 5 lety +78

    Still gives me chills!

  • @patrickgallimore6896
    @patrickgallimore6896 Před 5 lety +28

    This soulful, sentimental and sultry song is sublime...lyrically, vocally and rhythmically.

  • @tienlee7301
    @tienlee7301 Před 5 lety +32

    This Gingy man was so passionate! Wow!

  • @cesara.guerramerino525
    @cesara.guerramerino525 Před 5 lety +41

    Love this song... reminds me , a time of my life and marriage in Iceland, used to hear this song on the radio of my car on my way back home...

  • @BJRaef
    @BJRaef Před 8 lety +93

    I remember the first time I heard "if you don't know me by now ", Me and my husband and our two little girls were driving around and my daughters were about three and two year old and all the sudden they got so quiet and moved around their heads with the song and radio stations in Amarillo -Texas were playing Simply Red songs all the time and before we know It my daughters were hocked to your songs. They are 27 and 26 years old now and still all of us enjoys all your music. I am 58 years now and just love, love your music . Yesterday I finished my school and graduated in Radiography and as soon as I passed my final exam I came home and for good solid two hours listened to Fair ground , something got me started and come to my aid and danced around with your songs with joy . During past 4 years that I was in school, your music, your energy and great great talent keep me up way pass midnight for study.(do you know how hard was go back to school in my age).
    God blessed you with gift of great voice.
    I am looking forward to come to your concert and hopefully meet you in person,
    May God bless you and your family .
    B.J-Raef

  • @timlbliss
    @timlbliss Před 6 lety +11

    So much wisdom and truth, why do we not trust each other?

  • @tinamccollin7769
    @tinamccollin7769 Před 5 lety +45

    oh what a voice...

  • @Vernostonus
    @Vernostonus Před 9 lety +83

    Really a great cover by Simply Red. But for me, nothing beats the original by Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes.

  • @info0
    @info0 Před 10 lety +47

    Truly a classic song.

  • @doblueangel
    @doblueangel Před 5 lety +457

    This song sooth my pain, caress my heart and touch my soul... a pleasant sweetness ❤❤❤

  • @beverlyporter2239
    @beverlyporter2239 Před 5 lety +47

    This Man have Soul and he did that yes indeed. Mush respect. All way from Houston Texas.

  • @MPWEST83
    @MPWEST83 Před 6 lety +228

    Even when I was younger, I thought this song was sensual.

  • @mariasoto8600
    @mariasoto8600 Před 6 lety +601

    A relationship never works when there is no faith in your partner.

  • @martak9205
    @martak9205 Před 5 lety +18

    Thank you Simply Red💓💓💓💗💗💞💖💕❤

  • @damianowen5057
    @damianowen5057 Před 5 lety +34

    My dad loved simply red r.i.p dad ♥️

  • @gabrielbrosnan9353
    @gabrielbrosnan9353 Před 9 lety +54

    SIMPLY AMAZING, STUNNING, WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC, LOVELY, BRILLIANT!

  • @rosemarievanroosendaal5069
    @rosemarievanroosendaal5069 Před 8 lety +13

    WOOOOOOW

  • @trudyisaacs840
    @trudyisaacs840 Před 5 lety +278

    This one of very, very few covers of older songs that is as good, or maybe even better, than the original.

  • @lucywilhelm3419
    @lucywilhelm3419 Před 6 lety +50

    It's very rare to find a white artist that can sing with soul and Simply Red is definitely one of them. Love his songs.

  • @shanechostetler9997
    @shanechostetler9997 Před 5 lety +21

    Loved it then, love it now! The original one too.

  • @YaroSz16
    @YaroSz16 Před 9 lety +10

    Mick James Hucknall ur. 08.06.1960r. świętuje dzisiaj swoje urodziny, 100 lat i wszystkiego najlepszego drogi, mi bardzo drogi jubilacie!.

  • @sergiodecastrobelem5318
    @sergiodecastrobelem5318 Před 6 lety +86

    That song is timeless. Lovely one.

  • @debbiebonner3129
    @debbiebonner3129 Před 5 lety +367

    💔😥 Was my wedding song 29 years ago!!

  • @Kemyetta2
    @Kemyetta2 Před 8 lety +12

    I wish you could see my face! I just KNEW this was an original and that this guy was black!!!! Still a beautiful soulful song.....but WOW!!!!

    • @blondwiththewind
      @blondwiththewind Před 8 lety

      +Tanya Powell
      The original was by a black guy...Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes....This version is a cover by Simply Red.

    • @anwjuice
      @anwjuice Před 6 lety +1

      Tanya L Amir well the backup singer is black fwiw

  • @JacquiCrawford
    @JacquiCrawford Před 10 lety +53

    Awesome song.....romantic and thought provoking.....love dancing cheek to cheek to this song.....love the lyrics.....

    • @reddwarfvi2246
      @reddwarfvi2246 Před 10 lety +1

      Very good song Jacqui Crawford

    • @JacquiCrawford
      @JacquiCrawford Před 10 lety

      Bill Wilson I don't know what;s going on....your comment not showing on the YT site for this song....I removed you and added you back thinking I had fixed the glitch.....have you posted today?

    • @whatsinaname1384
      @whatsinaname1384 Před 10 lety +1

      One of my favs...nice pick:)

    • @guykets
      @guykets Před 10 lety

      hai sweety jacqui crawford bye big x from mi m

    • @claudiozanvettor7535
      @claudiozanvettor7535 Před 6 lety +1

      Great lyrics. And so romantic...l Heard it today for the first time on the radio and couldn't figure out it was Simply Red until I googled up the song... now. Very talented Simply Red, sweet soul music

  •  Před 5 lety +182

    "If You Don't Know Me by Now" é uma canção escrita por Kenny Gamble e Leon Huff e gravada pelo grupo de soul soul Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, que se tornou seu primeiro hit após ser lançado como single em 1972, no topo do gráfico de R & B e pico no número três no gráfico Pop. Foi coberto pelo Simply Red em 1988, e tornou-se um sucesso mundial atingindo o número um nos EUA 100 Hot em 15 de julho de 1989 e chegando ao número dois na UK Singles Chart. Ele também liderou o Canadian Singles Chart.

  • @lauramoreira3845
    @lauramoreira3845 Před 5 lety +490

    A melhor música do mundo!!!
    Simplesmente amo😍
    A música da minha vida ❤

  • @tishpierce7145
    @tishpierce7145 Před 8 lety +378

    i ve loved this song forever...(If) you don t know me by now....you will never,never.never know me oooooh.

  • @blingsugarbaby7923
    @blingsugarbaby7923 Před 8 lety +39

    Best song!!

  • @qbfilmroom7202
    @qbfilmroom7202 Před 5 lety +18

    Mid-Late 80's were pure gold. Such great creativty in the world of music

  • @pam5389
    @pam5389 Před 6 lety +80

    These guys sound so awesome together..... Love simply red's music 😍

  • @lambforever2455
    @lambforever2455 Před 8 lety +321

    I will always love this song! It's so passionate and romantic. It makes me feel happy and calm. Old music is my shit!

  • @jher4993
    @jher4993 Před 6 lety +155

    De las mejores interpretaciones de Simply Red. No puedes quedar indiferente a la esta voz que entrega tanto sentimiento.
    Dónde está el talento en estos días, dónde esta aquello que te hace vivir

  • @dannygriner4419
    @dannygriner4419 Před 5 lety +31

    Still brings back childhood memories riding around with my mom singing .... its now 2018

  • @barbarabuonincontro1990
    @barbarabuonincontro1990 Před 5 lety +5

    I luv this song. Wow seems like yesterday. Where did the years go . Enjoy your life cause it flashes right before your eyes. Barb buono

  • @kevinharsley8105
    @kevinharsley8105 Před 8 lety +177

    Great song and so close to Harold Melvin and the Blue notes - (original Artist)

  • @garygumbs6122
    @garygumbs6122 Před 8 lety +13

    It's so romantic and so sweet. There's so much love, and that makes me want to fall in love all over again.

  • @sandralayman1146
    @sandralayman1146 Před 5 lety +22

    Heart and soul love it

  • @richardharris8745
    @richardharris8745 Před 5 lety +81

    Remember this as I was growing up such a timeless classic.. beautiful lyrics music and vocals... harmonies in the chorus are 👌🏻👌🏻

  • @stacipion2313
    @stacipion2313 Před 5 lety +9

    This song is a classic and 100% true if you really love SOMEONE!!

  • @MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS
    @MichaelOZimmermannJCDECS Před 8 lety +227

    Simply Fantastic...

  • @saiadevito7357
    @saiadevito7357 Před 5 lety +51

    I love this song

  • @weequeeny5412
    @weequeeny5412 Před 6 lety +13

    Brilliant song 😊

  • @mtngoat58
    @mtngoat58 Před 10 lety +68

    gotta be the best remake I have ever heard ---put chills down my back

    • @gramgraml8436
      @gramgraml8436 Před 5 lety

      This is what u call music, singing, and talent!

    • @jowe6403
      @jowe6403 Před 5 lety

      Wait is this really a remake i thought it was the original dam im 44yrs and never thought of that

  • @mikehand9698
    @mikehand9698 Před 9 lety +37

    One Of The Best Songs Every Written !!

  • @falpha2002
    @falpha2002 Před 6 lety +43

    This dude can SANG!!!!!

  • @raenellturiello5416
    @raenellturiello5416 Před 5 lety +263

    Beautiful song

  • @mday3821
    @mday3821 Před 8 lety +78

    Love this song, has so many memories...

  • @celine7home
    @celine7home Před 8 lety +31

    How catching are the lyrics. it says about what two lovers will always go through: doubts, fights, cracks, disbelieves. But the guy still sing to her and make her mind clear. that this relationship needs both of their efforts. He is trying the best to understand and trust the girl, so the girl should do the same to him too.

  • @sandralane1892
    @sandralane1892 Před 6 lety +7

    He sing the hell out this song.. I love the way he did this old school classic. 😍😍🤗

  • @rondawitt2572
    @rondawitt2572 Před 6 lety +22

    One of the most sensual voices' of his generation. The 1st time I heard it I remember being so astonished at the sincere emotional hurt, I couldn't do anything but WATCH !!! Superb rw

  • @jerrysullivan113
    @jerrysullivan113 Před 8 lety +414

    well it aint "Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes" but I've still LIKED this tune by these guys forever...from the first time... but ol' Harold and the boys sure stirred my soul back in the early 70s !!! This song still does it for me !

    • @Eliskoopa
      @Eliskoopa Před 8 lety

      +Jerry Sullivan Have you heard Stevie Nicks' "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You"? If not, do yourself a favor and listen to it :)

    • @RCdada609
      @RCdada609 Před 8 lety +1

      +Jerry Sullivan Whos Harold Melvin and the bluenotes?

    • @jerrysullivan113
      @jerrysullivan113 Před 8 lety

      ask CZcams ... :-)

    • @ryanfarewell189
      @ryanfarewell189 Před 7 lety +1

      I still believe that harold melvin and the bluenotes had the best version, they really sang that song from their soul!

    • @jerrysullivan113
      @jerrysullivan113 Před 7 lety +1

      I agree ! can't imagine ANYBODY ever doing it better.

  • @jc9643
    @jc9643 Před 6 lety +53

    Que voz 🎩música linda só pra nós que temos bom gosto musical viva o CZcams por postar essas relíquias.

  • @elvirazaratebaldarrago602
    @elvirazaratebaldarrago602 Před 5 lety +41

    Simply Red simply wonderful, extraordinary, forever, 🎼🎤🎻🎺🎹🎸🎶🎷😍😘😍😘😍💑💏👄💋❤❤❤