In Las Vegas singer Billy Paul (1934 - 2016) gets an award and tells the story behind the song 'Me and Mrs. Jones'. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo (Dutch Public TV) from 2009.
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@Beun0074 жыл бұрын
Still popular in 2020? Thumbs up here!
@dennissimpson80744 жыл бұрын
Me and Mrs Jones 👍👍
@offerup75684 жыл бұрын
what does it benefit u to get more thumbs up?
@stormysamuel46664 жыл бұрын
@Gordon Payne CW, still going strong, was recently in KC.
@jdeezy12004 жыл бұрын
Beun007 facts
@sherylwhiteman98954 жыл бұрын
After all these years, he's still got it--that wonderful voice.
@dk76134 жыл бұрын
Singing a future classic while smoking a cigar, too cool during those times.
@elena-lc4uk4 жыл бұрын
That's a bad Mofo!!!
@dk76134 жыл бұрын
@@elena-lc4uk Excactly!
@ericabrown96724 жыл бұрын
d k lol he was lip syncing
@markwillis54724 жыл бұрын
What u say!!!!... now that's swag before swag was swag
@Nleezie334 жыл бұрын
😎
@ffjsb6 жыл бұрын
"It's not important to be important, but it's important to be nice." That's wisdom right there kids.
@lionheartroar31045 жыл бұрын
I wrote it down in my notebook...
@diederikmarechal915 жыл бұрын
Scooter (German Techno Frontman): “It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice”
@arjanvanraaij84404 жыл бұрын
Thats a scooter text.
@avecmoi94294 жыл бұрын
Often, adults need the advice more.
@ohioplayer4 жыл бұрын
But Nice guys finish last..
@philthy.basement4 жыл бұрын
His voice hasn’t changed at all...
@jackhank26944 жыл бұрын
Because there was no auto-tune in their day they were real singers!
@applecider99684 жыл бұрын
@@jackhank2694 ...Yessss
@kipperlane89594 жыл бұрын
The voice of velvet.
@aderek796 жыл бұрын
Even in his later years he still had it. Great performance at the end.
@WickedKingLycoan5 жыл бұрын
Damn! What a voice. Pure smoke and silk.
@codzy3532 Жыл бұрын
the orchestral arrangement in this classic is awesome still sounds good in 2023 thanks billy paul for the memories God bless u sweetie 😊❤👍👵💐
@celestehill46464 жыл бұрын
Look at Billy. He's in a very special class all by himself.Rest in peace Sir
@Sooperbohl19616 жыл бұрын
The smoothest song ever recorded!
@meonly80714 жыл бұрын
Stupid comment Your not God you can't judge try saying it's your fav song. If you were to ask Billy himself it's not necessary his fav recording by himself even his all time fav song by any artist.
@skygazer68986 ай бұрын
@@meonly8071 Who the heck are you to come on here and be so rude. Clear off
@robertdiehl12814 жыл бұрын
In 74’ I was a freshman in high school. Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. When this song hit the radio I was just awestruck at it’s beauty. Such an amazing voice, lyrically impressive, and oh the amount of soul it had. Being a skinny ass white kid from Orange, California, my world my box was SoCal. Why this song reached me I don’t know. I’ve never been the same since and thank the heavens for Billy Paul and this effort.
@lasheahollis72794 жыл бұрын
Well written👍👍🙏
@ericboone54814 жыл бұрын
I graduated Camp Lejune High School in 2013...small world lmao
@robertdiehl12814 жыл бұрын
Will Rich ....74 was when I first heard it on the radio as a request I think. WJ N C Jacksonville, North Carolina. The Rowdy Richard Roberts Show lol. I don’t have any idea when it came out. Chances are I was still on the west coast when it did.
@kipperlane89594 жыл бұрын
@Boomer sounds like a guitar.
@fiercest_calm4 жыл бұрын
Hello from NC! I was like 6yrs and remember hearing it even that young. I appreciate it now in a way I couldn't at 6, but I loved it even then.
@stephenbirks64584 жыл бұрын
Saw Billy Paul in Halifax UK - he looked poorly he had cancer - But it didn' t affect his voice - that poor guy stood on the stage doing what he loved ! - He only sang just " me and mrs Jones " pitch perfectly - He was helped onto the stage & helped off - But while he was there singing there was nothing wrong ! - I managed to get billys autograph that night & I ''ll never forget that big beaming smile of his & how courtious he was ? It was a few month later a saturday if I remember rightly -It was announced on the news Billy had died only a small piece before the weather ! -I could not believe that for such a great singer ! -I went upstairs & Played a couple of his albums that night before I turned in ! We had lost anothe great soul star from an era that will never be replaced Billy Paul R.I.P.
@yogihaughton4 жыл бұрын
Went for dinner with Billy Paul once and he kindly gave me a shout out at the gig later that night. Nice guy.
@decacards52504 жыл бұрын
RIP Billy Paul.
@breelcsw14424 жыл бұрын
What? I didn't know he passed away. I love this song. So full of soul.
@caramelrhapsodyjesseslife4 жыл бұрын
@@breelcsw1442 I had no idea he died either. Smooth stylish silky voice!
@maggieedwards39514 жыл бұрын
Bree LCSW 😒
@25Tranquility4 жыл бұрын
@@breelcsw1442 he died April 24, 2016
@decacards52504 жыл бұрын
@@breelcsw1442 Pancreatic cancer took him at 81.
@reodagreo76374 жыл бұрын
Aiight... My mans done sang the whole song with a whole cigar is his mouth? Well damn.. they dont make em the same no mo' 🤣
@thefoxxiefoxx80564 жыл бұрын
Reo DaGreo That’s what I was thinking 🤔
@tiffanyjjohnson88014 жыл бұрын
Facts
@rjjcms14 жыл бұрын
The drummer from Cheap Trick used to drum with a fag in his mouth.
@micaonyx53014 жыл бұрын
This man sounds incredible while smoking on a big cigar while today singers can't sing with a studio full of electronics to help them, now that's talent.
@bossdog14804 жыл бұрын
The guy can still sing it after all this time. Great stuff.
@bobwatson11624 жыл бұрын
🤔 he passed away in 2016
@bossdog14804 жыл бұрын
@@bobwatson1162 Sad, he was good.
@michaelstraughn66254 жыл бұрын
Awesome Song...Awesome voice...Awesome man! Billy Paul. RIP ♡
@AntAdam14 жыл бұрын
I went to a Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes concert back in 93/94, support by Eddie Holman. Up in the balcony was Billy Paul, he wasn't on the bill but everyone cheered, stomped, clapped for him to come down and sing, which he duly did. Of course it was probably all planned but it was a magical moment and an added bonus that I will never forget.
@doinithard794 жыл бұрын
Would have loved to been there
@markconner76114 жыл бұрын
Ant Adam wow How wonderful!
@susytanunez31676 ай бұрын
😢
@theresag19694 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this song I was on a date at a cafe and I asked the guy if I was his Mrs. Jones? He laughed and said yes. It was a nice final date.
@angelaswift99084 жыл бұрын
Amen sister ...flee ! Better to find a man of God ...NOT ...a man of the WORLD!
@reelfly4 жыл бұрын
@@angelaswift9908 Stop.😒
@applecider99684 жыл бұрын
@@reelfly ...Right
@ladidi49354 жыл бұрын
Thank you sista, love the move don't play second to no man in that arena!!
@blankblank83464 жыл бұрын
Old ladies hush y'all cheating 2 with. Sheeeeeee annnnnnnnmmd Mr. Pooooookieee
@MsJoyce-fw9sv4 жыл бұрын
Oh man how much did my mother LOVE this song....she was dating a Mr. Jones, that was their theme song. She played that song until the record no longer had grooves in it to play. She then bought a DVD of the song. Every time I hear that song, I think of my mother who's been passed for over 10 yrs. R.I.P. Mama.
@Stephanie-vn6ir2 жыл бұрын
What a Beautiful Sweet Memory! ☺️❤️
@sonnieellis41874 жыл бұрын
That song has stuck with me for over 40yrs
@jeanheard4615 Жыл бұрын
I am 71 and I still love this song I wad miss Jones for 30 years and I loved him we never caused confusion in each other homes we just met loved and enjoyed each other I still love him he gave me something my husband could not but I loved him too to do such is life
@jimvinespresents...84634 жыл бұрын
Such a great song...definitely one of my favs.
@margiedaniels4894 жыл бұрын
I was a kid in '73, but knew it was a great song....
@beverlyellis61314 жыл бұрын
Billy know he is a bad man,singing with a cigar in your mouth,he was too tuff,those was some really kool mens,back in the days,thank you Mr.Paul.
@heidiho76944 жыл бұрын
It's been 48 years since I first heard this song...and it still moves me.
@pedro196119695 жыл бұрын
Mrs Jones didn't have a smartphone otherwise she might have been caught
@2degucitas4 жыл бұрын
Mrs. Jones: turns off phone gps
@magnan24144 жыл бұрын
That's why so many mrs Jones these days are caught because of the cell phones which has led to so many failed marriages lol
@pansysgarden4 жыл бұрын
True 😂😂.
@jazzycafe57074 жыл бұрын
Especially meeting at the same cafe everyday at six thirty, lol
@dawnpratt8464 жыл бұрын
True , so true !
@shawnmcgee99214 жыл бұрын
I remember as a young kid my dad took me to the record store and I met him... he met and talked to everyone, humble man
@broncodeviltexas4 жыл бұрын
So glad I was around when Motown and Philly hit the radio
@tomcoryell4 жыл бұрын
bronco devil Motown, Philly and Memphis and Muscle Shoals! I was a white kid in a lily white suburb of Omaha dialing in the FM soul station every night. Al Green, all of the Great Gamble and Huff music, Stevie Wonder, Curtis Mayfield.........
@thelightofthebodyispineal71374 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Song! Everybody loved this song! Still do!
@TTHutch4 жыл бұрын
He is singing with the cigar in his mouth 🤩 that’s talent
@simonvanderheijden432 Жыл бұрын
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@michaeltoney29384 жыл бұрын
Wow. Were losing all these great legends. Songs like this touched your soul and heart. The artests singing to this great music had great meaning and feelings to it. When a man could'nt express himself of how he felt through his own words to a woman. He expressed himself through love songs. Beautiful stuff.
@lakeisharobinson21324 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of watching Mr. Paul perform this classic song some years back at York College in Queens, NY! What an amazing experience! God bless his soul.
@frankdelgado447310 ай бұрын
What a song, absolutely a must in a playlist
@raycope20864 жыл бұрын
Just an immaculate song that I will always love, and as Billy proves at the end of this video, has still got the power. I wish you rainbows Billy.
@markosouza4062 жыл бұрын
" Me and Mrs Jones"...the mother of all the classic.
@sanguine93314 жыл бұрын
Just love that Philly sound. So many great songs.
@barbietimmermans41414 жыл бұрын
I love these old music and the yester years 👍👍👍
@teacakeakaj4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather dated a lady named Mrs. Jones and as a kid, I sang this song to him. Memories
@sachabois17442 ай бұрын
I remember listening to this song in late 1972 while driving around with my step dad
@barbram80014 жыл бұрын
That's, one of my favorite songs, by Billy Paul.
@gotrescuedauto35844 жыл бұрын
THIS WAS SOOOOO KOOL
@chercultrona97254 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest all time songs!
@administrativeprofessionalsllc4 жыл бұрын
I was SO little when this was out! I remember riding in the back of a blue Chrysler, my feet couldn't reach the floor. Even then I could sense him and Mrs. were up to no good! 😉😅😅😅
@bit-no-g47524 жыл бұрын
Me too
@administrativeprofessionalsllc4 жыл бұрын
@Casual Cool Dude 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I sure don't wanna be that bish!!!
@jamario704 жыл бұрын
A smile appears on my face every time I hear this . My grandma rebuked for belting out this song one day while we were working in backyard I was only about 13 years then. It was many years after I got the meaning. “Bernice “ bless her.
@mysticman93314 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace, Sir Billy Paul! Thanks for the music. Yes Mr and Mrs Jones still sounds good even today. One of the icon songs ever sang.
@rogercook82774 жыл бұрын
Let me share a little info on this classic hit. It was written by Cary Gilbert , Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff. Arrange by Bobby Martin. Released September 13, 1972. According to a interview that Gamble and Huff gave, they stated that the idea of the song came from a eating place they frequently went to. It was downstairs from where they wrote/recorded some demos. They notice that a man and a woman would seem to meat each other there every day at the same time. Have a bite to eat and just talk. Before you know it, they would both get up in leave, going in 2 different directions, and do the same thing again the very next day. And so there you have it, that is how the song "Me and Mrs. Jones" song was born.
@mysticman93314 жыл бұрын
They must have been planning how they are going to get a chance to bump and grind. Mrs Jones's don't just talk and hold hands.
@kipperlane89594 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the history. Very interesting.
@Go_edit72 жыл бұрын
I think this song is the other way around
@Tjlive-zm7us4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites and its philly sound mad props to Billy Paul
@1maggotbrain4 жыл бұрын
Love that Philly Sound.
@MrNewktrane4 жыл бұрын
The perfect bookend songs: While nursing a stiff drink, play this track & follow-up with another Philly classic of the same theme- the Manhattans classic "I Wish That You Were Mine".
@lorimiller43014 жыл бұрын
One of my top 10 favorites of all time.
@harryjames494 жыл бұрын
Yes. One of the most memorable songs...ever
@shyman995 жыл бұрын
The atmosphere in this recording is so palpable and that we are watching this story play out in our minds.
@bobwatson11624 жыл бұрын
A philly legend Billy Paul 1934 - 2016
@horatiobeaker3 жыл бұрын
Total Classic. This song will transport you right back in time.
@cpressley574 жыл бұрын
Just another level of cool when you sang with the cigar in your mouth and sound as good as Billy Paul did
@ericabrown96724 жыл бұрын
Still sounds good. God Bless him!
@fatroberts6074 жыл бұрын
He still got the pipes
@tracyskitchenandappalachia29544 жыл бұрын
Gasp! One of the sexiest songs ever written!🙂
@TheKeyosha1diva4 жыл бұрын
His voice never changed! Awwwwh! 😍
@chantalbernard4 жыл бұрын
It’s a beautiful song plus his voice is fantastic - classic
@francesfinney81884 жыл бұрын
Have liked this song when my mom use to play it. Still like it today. 2/12/2020
@shak31664 жыл бұрын
I listen to it every day
@guymerritt48604 жыл бұрын
Still dig this tune......after all these years. It really is an R&B classic.
@dawnpratt8464 жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see and hear the story behind this song , because coming up the word on the streets it was about drugs. I'm glad this clears up that theory . ❤️❤️
@seanm.18134 жыл бұрын
So I am not the only one that has heard that story. Good to know.
@subreniajohnson45094 жыл бұрын
You know you are cool when you can sing silky smooth with a cigar in your mouth.
@ogbranbran80624 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@Janhoy7234 жыл бұрын
After all these years Billy still got it.
@peachesb-georgia11254 жыл бұрын
Still is one of my all time favorites...
@yvettesmith49914 жыл бұрын
I loved this song then and now.
4 жыл бұрын
I remember when I first heard this song near December of '73. It was near Christmas, and albeit that I didn't know necessarily what the song was about, I thought the song was very melodic, good vocals, and somehow, it just lent itself pretty well with the holiday season at that time. This is STILL one of my all-time favorite songs.
@gwenerikson73564 жыл бұрын
♥️...LOVE , LOVE , LOVE THIS SONG .....thank you ! 🤗
@Decgyrrl4 жыл бұрын
This song is timeless❤. I still play it 2 this day. I had just started JUS when this came out. No one can sing that BILLY PAUL. RIP.
@hlcotten65875 жыл бұрын
A timeless classic...
@davisworth51144 жыл бұрын
Good to see all these greats still here, they represent so many of the greats who have passed on, who endured much suffering owing to the sin of racism.
@bigd69714 жыл бұрын
Still tight in 2020 and beyond. Can ya dig it
@shemeciahaskell3224 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful, soulful voice! RIP Billy Paul
@ktj12204 жыл бұрын
Still sounds incredible!!
@gracekelly30294 жыл бұрын
I WAS AROUND TWO YEARS OLD WHEN THIS SONG CAME AND MY FATHER WAS STILL ALIVE WHO DIED OF LUNG CANCER IN 1975 I STILL LOVE THIS SONG TO THIS DAY ONE OF MY FAVORITES 💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥😃😃😃👋🏽
@jeremiahwoodsi75454 жыл бұрын
Ok no wonder I love this I was conceived to this in 1973 plus in Philly he reminds me of Sammy Davis Jr met him once a really class act Billy Paul
@Londrezwlove4 жыл бұрын
Love this oldie but goodie 🌹
@rowbom2 жыл бұрын
This song brings back memories of a happier time in my life. I was 15 when it came out and full of good expectations about life. Also you cannot help but be struck by the sadness of the situation in the song.
@susytanunez31676 ай бұрын
Qué tristeza ?? Porque estaba triste ??
@rowbom6 ай бұрын
@@susytanunez3167 I personally found some sadness in the song because he can’t be with the woman he loves all the time
@Msniquestarpg4 жыл бұрын
I also love "Thanks for saving my life"..Billy Paul OG from Philly
@dexterbakersr.15394 жыл бұрын
Yes you right Mr Billy Paul The R&B legion It is important to be nice Right on Mr Billy Paul ✊🏾💪🏾
@nomasmith33904 жыл бұрын
That's a bad MF to be able to sing with that cigar in his mouth...Fine too! Love your voice.
@derrickjackson67374 жыл бұрын
We miss u Billy Paul gone not forgotten 1934-2016 RIP
@tonywhitmore14474 жыл бұрын
This song is everlasting🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ashburnconnecttv78604 жыл бұрын
1973 the year I graduated from H.S. , I was on my way to college to find my Ms. Jones and more. AIGHT! This is when MUSIC was really, really, REAL! When men was MEN and Women were Women. R.I.P. Mr. Billy Paul This song is so COOL and SMOOOOOOOOOOTH!!! LOL
@sunnyhoney76654 жыл бұрын
Did you find your Mrs Jones?
@jackstm27383 жыл бұрын
He sounds spectacular.. like back in the days
@BonafideGail4 жыл бұрын
My gosh this so smooth.
@bwill87063 жыл бұрын
If you’re truly a singer, no matter how old you get, you’ll still have it.
@slyspy98192 жыл бұрын
These were my teenage years and I'm so glad to have been a part of it !
@reneeowens38264 жыл бұрын
As A Child in the Pa. - Ohio Region , This Song Was All Over and In Homes. Salute MR. B.PAUL🏆🏅💃🍸 Thank You.💋
@CHaas-bn3xi4 жыл бұрын
Wow now that's true raw good music from the vocals to the instruments to the story the song tells. Just simply fucking awesome
@gloriaclark96934 жыл бұрын
MY SISTER AND I PARTIED WITH HIM AND PAUL WANDER AT THE BLACK IMAGE IN BALTIMORE. HAD A FANTASTIC TIME
@vacationforall54084 жыл бұрын
You know you are bad when you can sing that beautifully with a cigar in your mouth!
@edgargo3068 Жыл бұрын
The voice still hunts me timeless song so nice😘🎹🎸🎶
@followingfist64 жыл бұрын
Dope song! ...I keeps it in rotation.
@slickmic61135 жыл бұрын
Always has been one of my favorite songs!!!!!!
@ruthmachain85444 жыл бұрын
Mr. Paul’s classic Me & Mrs. Jones, just never gets old. RIP
@Bookfigures14 жыл бұрын
It never gets old because ppl always cheat... But it's a very good song
@Grogster20074 жыл бұрын
Sang with such feeling....... yo don't get songs like this anymore.
@abocas2 ай бұрын
Wonderful song, wonderful singing and a very werd cigarette ...