Brothers Johnson - Strawberry Letter 23 • TopPop
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Broadcast date: 15 October 1977
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AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
@ultramet 3 ай бұрын
Song was written by a 17 yo kid about 22 love letters his girlfriend sent to him. Shuggie Otis is a musical genius. Brothers Johnson cover is fire. RIP Thunderthumbs.
@Feanor026 2 ай бұрын
Not 23 ? :D I'm here thx to Six Feet Under (TV show)
@swhip897 2 ай бұрын
Thanx
@ultramet 2 ай бұрын
@@Feanor026 His letter in return (the song) was the 23rd letter.
@Feanor026 2 ай бұрын
@@ultramet oh I get it now :D thank you.
@ultramet 2 ай бұрын
@@Feanor026 I forgot to mention that’s why the song begins “hello my love, , I heard a kiss from you” it is another love letter. In the lyrics, strawberry letter 22 refers to her previous letter.
@Ghost_Dragon_76 3 ай бұрын
When music was fun and positive ! Still lovin' it in 2024 !
@ayndowney9401 2 ай бұрын
YES 😊😅🎉😂❤!
@latonyag.401 2 ай бұрын
Yaaaaaaassssss!!
@user-kx4dy7xz6w Ай бұрын
True. Have a listen to '110th street' by Bobby Womack. Also the song 'Remember Me' by The Trinikas. Pump up the volume too when you do.
@95KIPPIE 22 күн бұрын
Me too, I’ll take the 70s and 80s anytime!
@rickybobby6579 4 ай бұрын
their afros are glorious works of art
@sickagain7541 4 ай бұрын
YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT THE FROS OF THE SYLVERS. ALL OF THE BROTHER'S FRO'S ARE PERFECT ALSO.
@yoavzilberdik6871 2 ай бұрын
fu*cked up afro!!
@josweetlove1537 Ай бұрын
The most fitting and beautiful hairstyle for all African originated people all over the world. Its always looks good.
@user-ly1zv8nt1q 27 күн бұрын
I’ll always love our Afros!
@sandraturner3838 10 күн бұрын
@@user-ly1zv8nt1qIn those days it was the norm to see black Americans with thick natural hair, braids, plants and just the use of a straighten comb for curls but your generation want to call it a silk press but it truly was the works of black beauticians in their kitchen with their stoves lit up with straighten combs and hair grease not gel products to .make our hair to rock and shine like that with so a glow ,body and bounce !!
@DoSumpnDiff 2 ай бұрын
Look at how far we've fallen from this GLORIOUS MASTERY!!!!!
@djm8341 2 ай бұрын
But it’s still alive! Grooving to the right now. 👍
@Ta81184 3 ай бұрын
The young generation don't know nothing about this song a classic hit 👍🏽 🔥 🔥🔥🔥
@leethomas5830 3 ай бұрын
Shugga Otis originally composed it his version awsome
@davidrichter9164 3 ай бұрын
@Ta81184,,, actually, my young niece and nephews, who are in their late teens, love this song and many others like it from the 70s and 80s. Sooo...
@ShAySlIm130 2 ай бұрын
Yes we do! I'm 34...Been listening to this since I was 8
@leethomas5830 2 ай бұрын
@@davidrichter9164 go leafs
@roserichardson9832 2 ай бұрын
My all time fave song for the last 20 years, I’m now 30 😃🔥🔥🔥
@helenrigmaiden6375 4 ай бұрын
Hearing this on giant Pioneer speakers in 1977 is something I can't get out of my head.
@deenasmusicbox 4 ай бұрын
Agreed! The ethereal sound back then was new and captivating, the bigger and louder the speaker the better , Pioneer RULED the 70’s.
@snoops5581 3 ай бұрын
Yes I miss those giant 601 Bose speakers that made music sound Crystal clear.
@robintorres7287 3 ай бұрын
My hubby has a 77 tbird juiced up on 13s
@johnjeffery6638 2 ай бұрын
I wanna go back!!
@maryjernigan7335 2 ай бұрын
@johnjeffery6638 Oh me to! That was the best of times!
@tunkj9132 3 ай бұрын
Probably the smoothest song ever made. Mama used to play this and just sing along.
@LIONTAMER3D 2 ай бұрын
Silky
@jamesporterjr2022 4 ай бұрын
The writer was seventeen when he wrote this. Wow!
@opensesame19 2 ай бұрын
😱🤯
@kevinflynn4519 2 ай бұрын
Shuggie's version of this is on KZfaq... Check it out.. it's alot more raw and not as polished as this.. Quincy Jones polished this one nicely, but the raw version is beautiful in its emotion.
@Tiberius291 6 жыл бұрын
'Strawberry letter 23' and 'Stomp' are my favorites.
@Jgeneraledger23 6 ай бұрын
they had another one "Good To You"
@daryntisset6495 Ай бұрын
Wow did the brothers do stomp?
@dynjarren8355 5 ай бұрын
I used to listen to this song over and over in a loop as a teenager. I couldn’t get enough of it! It’s like it put me in a trance! 😊
@lyricsfromsweden 4 ай бұрын
It still does that to me!
@deenasmusicbox 4 ай бұрын
SAME!!
@deidregill4469 4 ай бұрын
I’m like that now.. i can’t stop listening to it!
@ejude83 3 ай бұрын
My most prized possession is a 12” single of SL23 in strawberry red transparent vinyl. I bought it used during the pandemic so I could play it over and over like I (also) did when I was a kid. Like I said, I bought it used, and on the cover, scrawled in magic marker, is the name, Cheryl. I don’t know Cheryl, but I am pretty certain that she used to do the same thing with this record - and when I close my eyes and listen to it over and over as a 58 year old, I will not only think about Cheryl, and me, but now also all of y’all - going on our magical, musical, mind trip together while scattered all across the country - with the Brothers Johnson.
@ayndowney9401 3 ай бұрын
This is and always be an Excellent presentation of Some of the Natural Essence of these True Artists that were Really Devoted to their Craft😊😅🎉🎉❤!
@StaceySantiagoNEWSOME 7 жыл бұрын
About 10 years ago I had the privilege to see them perform live at BB Kings blues club in time square. I was working there as a waitress while I was in college and was assigned to keep the dressing room stocked with beverages and what not. When George played that guitar solo in that song it sent me into a trance. I literally felt like I levitated off the floor. They were so amazing and gracious and Louis had the heart of an innocent Child. They were constantly bickering with each other (like blood brothers tend to do) It was so cute and weird to watch. I think the bickering and ego is what broke them up ultimately a long time ago. I got to hang with them the whole night I took them this late night joint on the upper West side for an early breakfast at 3 o'clock in the morning. The next day I got a call from their manager and they sent a car over to pick me up to bring me to their Brooklyn concert. They were total gentlemen. I was very very sad when I heard that Louis had passed. Such a sweet man
@freddieradley7639 7 жыл бұрын
Wow! You are so lucky to have had that time with them. As you say, "total gentlemen".
@Trish-fx8sf 7 жыл бұрын
what a wonderful memories ♡♡
@perincito 7 жыл бұрын
I used to work in that area, at the American Airlines Theater, two doors or so down from BB Kings. so, I know the lifestyle of working in that area well. i can't say i miss the smell of exhaust, burning meat and sugary nuts, but i can always visit if i have a craving. I was there 2002 / 2003. Great story & thanks for sharing.
@russelllamberg 7 жыл бұрын
Cool story.
@hopegoldman3060 7 жыл бұрын
wow that is great story.
@hickoryhippie 17 күн бұрын
That guitar solo is brilliant.
@davidkarecki9044 20 күн бұрын
This is when music was music. Miss the 70s ...
@yamel91 6 жыл бұрын
my uncle ray brought me here. he used to listen to these guys. RIP Uncle ray..
@billstewart8968 3 ай бұрын
Uncle Ray was a fine fella I'm sure
@jacobstevens7983 2 ай бұрын
My wife got me listening to this genre of music. It's amazing. I'm kind of an 80s punk rock guy. 70s rock guy. We love to dance together..my wife is the coolest chicken on the planet
@ronduanthony9667 Ай бұрын
Your wife is very smart! Hold her close and enjoy the ride🙏🏾🫡
@matt.thebloke 8 жыл бұрын
My dads good taste in music brought me here
@lindadennies5760 7 жыл бұрын
BOOOM coOkieS Same here my parents were young newlyweds and raised me an my two brothers on this music.
@alicemangam23 7 жыл бұрын
:)
@serialchiler 6 жыл бұрын
el cucuy brought me here
@beagle-dad2925 6 жыл бұрын
amen!
@diamondperry4215 3 жыл бұрын
Cookies My mom taught me this too 😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️
@nickcaines8976 3 ай бұрын
You won't believe this I used to race Motocross and have this in the back of my head going over the roughest terrain downhill at 60 what a great funk band
@teresa0817 6 күн бұрын
Outfits are killer. What a song.
@gregory3592 2 ай бұрын
I remember listening to this song in the back of a taxi when my parents first arrived to this country on a hot July the 4th in NYC...always will remember the first song I ever heard in this country...the beautiful America
@marisamichelle2522 Ай бұрын
Those were truly the days and when coming to America was the greatest blessing
@douglastrego5965 29 күн бұрын
That's a great message Gregory.
@carlosaraujo2770 7 жыл бұрын
40 years later still sounds fantastic...
@RobynHood1021 2 күн бұрын
You just dont get anymore 70s than this song!
@tonyh6438 10 күн бұрын
When singers were musicians.
@user-yt7ss5ui5c 21 күн бұрын
Man I feel this music can heal people
@wakkashussain5338 23 күн бұрын
One of the greatest pieces of music ever put together
@jeromematthews3814 6 ай бұрын
Another Quincy Jones production. Love it! 🎉
@DerekFromBK 5 ай бұрын
Shuggie Otis Wrote/Composed /and Performed the original so it's easy to remake an original. Give the Brothers Johnson and Quincy some props but all of the credit goes to Shuggie Otis.
@Gittface73 4 ай бұрын
My 8-year-old loves this tune 😂😂😂
@MAMAGGray 7 күн бұрын
i loved this song back in 70's and like that old Gibson, song sounds righteous
@peacelovejoy8786 Ай бұрын
This songs brings such a warm and wonderful feeling to my soul. I share these songs with every younger person I know hoping they will share it with their friends it's the only way to keep it alive - God blessed the 70's 80's and 90's 😍 When the world was a kinder place and we made love not war♥️☮️🇺🇲
@ADogWithGlasses00 6 жыл бұрын
One of the smoothest songs I've ever heard, thanks Dad for sharing this era of music with me as a child!
@tammystwilson1763 5 жыл бұрын
This song made me want the album. I bought it with my mom. My mom was the best!!!
@birdflu2k57 19 күн бұрын
This is a song that you can't wait to get stuck in your head.
@alanwright7819 4 ай бұрын
This is an absolutely beautiful song. It’s easily one of the most underrated and overlooked songs of the 70’s!
@RavensSoTired4081 2 ай бұрын
I ❤ this song! I was 3 1977
@Jgeneraledger23 27 күн бұрын
WOW, I thought I was young
@johnLA1961 5 жыл бұрын
Can't hear this song enough.
@packerjip9665 5 жыл бұрын
Gotta love your musical tastes.
@richardwillams7086 3 ай бұрын
Real soul music 😊
@Jgeneraledger23 27 күн бұрын
The Best.
@thatshim4724 2 ай бұрын
They don’t make music like this anymore. Boy ole boy
@trevorjameson3213 Ай бұрын
This stuff was REAL funk! Smooth as silk, uplifting and awesome. That beat, the perfect bass lines, and that heavenly chord change right after the first verse, wow love it!
@joeyandmaggie 6 жыл бұрын
look at how happy these friggin guys are playing this tune ! AWESOME!
@peterbasil1998 Ай бұрын
Effortlessly perfect. Such a great song.
@rebar59duffy84 7 ай бұрын
Beautiful inspiring tune from my youth @1977 !
@MbariHogun 8 жыл бұрын
The Brothers Johnson Are Incredible ~
@julietd1368 5 жыл бұрын
Now this is the most amazing song of all time! My name is Juliet Donnan and no other song will ever move me like this! Don't ask me why....I just love it 😍xx
@user-jn3px2oc9k 3 ай бұрын
This song came out on Senior Prom night 1977 It was in SF
@klauskarnath2935 Жыл бұрын
This is High Performance Groove 👌
@owlontheprowl1657 Ай бұрын
otherworldly and haunting cool in a way words can't remotely describe
@Jgeneraledger23 3 жыл бұрын
Late Show host David Letterman used to always play this song before cutting to a commercial haha
@lynnschnekenburger7270 5 ай бұрын
Letterman was just cool!!!!😎
@JamieJoIacobucci 3 ай бұрын
What a great song, sound, melody, vocals, lyrics, performance. I heard this song on the radio when I was little…great memories!
@TTony-tu6dm 2 ай бұрын
Brothers Johnson - gods of funk
@tlbt777 2 ай бұрын
Where do you hear bass playing like this, these days?!
@MariaWestworth Ай бұрын
18 years old Dancing To Stomp ❤62 now Happy days and no drugs needed
@forthedoggiesguitars2277 5 жыл бұрын
That bass jumps grabs you and wraps you around like a blanket!
@tlbt777 2 ай бұрын
Incredible bass playing. Doesn't exist much, these days!
@jimcole6423 6 жыл бұрын
Fine taste in music brought me here.
@StevieHammond-mp6uy 3 ай бұрын
One of the best songs made I haven't listen to music in months and this my first song that I listened to since
@BassByTheBay 2 ай бұрын
The 45 of this song had a strong strawberry scent on the record sleeve. I was so excited to get this as a kid - I wanted the 45, but when I noticed the scent, I _begged_ my mom to buy it 😄. Amazingly, the scent lasted for several years before it finally faded away. I still have the 45. 😎
@linkoftruth Ай бұрын
Hello Mario
@punishedredruby Ай бұрын
This is it Luigi
@RobynSaavedra 4 жыл бұрын
I woke up from a 2 hr. nap today and was humming Strawberry letter 22. I had to google it and it all came flooding back. I was 15 yrs. old when this came out. Wonderful feel good tunes. Man, that was a good sleep I had. xoxo
@Jgeneraledger23 6 ай бұрын
awesome memory.
@angelaviolet 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful people, beautiful music.x
@juliettemacdonald6184 6 жыл бұрын
Strawberry 23 was one of the first songs that started my love of music- and Rick James! I was 17! Thanks guys for the the great tunes! R.I.P💐
@loucontino4804 4 жыл бұрын
Shugie's lyrics to this tune are the most beautiful for describing that 'Heaven on Earth' feeling you only get when you are "In Love". Of course, George and Louis' rendition brought it to the masses. I just miss this stuff, cause their groove was infectious. I don't care who you are, if this don't move you...you're in the grave.
@solarasolarwind4323 6 жыл бұрын
oh dear....the groovey 1970's ! the memories! Heavenly bygone era!
@shundajiles9739 Ай бұрын
I , love this song i listen to it over and over beautiful voice.❤❤
@danielinnis6837 2 жыл бұрын
My black people 💯💯💯✊🏿♥️♥️♥️♥️
@endtimesclips896 Жыл бұрын
Right !!
@bbsenza5155 6 ай бұрын
I find my self going BACK in time for quality music. That guitar riff gets replayed each time I listen!! 🎉🎉
@gumis1581 8 жыл бұрын
Jackie Brown brought me here :)
@69DangerousD 7 жыл бұрын
Same and this track sits on my youtube playlist after Kano - Garage Skank lol, I'm surprised I enjoy this but I really do.
@relaxrelax3240 7 жыл бұрын
Yes me too
@FatherStack 7 жыл бұрын
One of the best movie soundtracks ever!
@mohamadasap1689 6 жыл бұрын
gumis1581 Me too, and it took me through many other songs from that movie like the midnight confessions
@ryancummins8067 6 жыл бұрын
Me to👍✊
@KittyGrizGriz 6 ай бұрын
The year I graduated HS, love this song brings back some wonderful memories! Thank you ☺️
@plentinough7222 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song thanks to Shuggie Otis and beautiful afros. I wanna go back.
@cheayunju 2 ай бұрын
this is truly the best
@erikmontoya103 2 ай бұрын
Great song ! Good times !!
@robbie4860 6 жыл бұрын
RIP Louis. Your bass was magical!!!
@semperfidelis2970 7 жыл бұрын
Fantastic and never out of my mind. My birthdate tells me I'm not 20 anymore but my body disagrees. Fantastic era, unequalled still. Wish I could go back and stay there.
@jujujupiter 4 ай бұрын
Semper Fi to you semperfidelis2970
@granthutchins2016 3 күн бұрын
The etiology of this song is just as cool as the song itself.
@rottenapple_ 3 ай бұрын
KZfaq just randomly recommend this to me and my mind is blown. Speechless.
@rawnlacon4764 Ай бұрын
These Brothers were out of this world in music its 2024 still grooving to their music
@mikec7176 17 күн бұрын
👍STILL SLAPIN HARD IN 2024👍
@TrishBell1 2 ай бұрын
This jam will always be a fave...soul, funk, smooth, what a fabulous combination.
@deanroa4177 7 жыл бұрын
I was only 10 when this came out. Still remember my father and his brothers crowding around the radio to listen to the awesome bass playing and guitar solo. Real talent with real musicians. RIP Louis Johnson.
@leetate977 7 жыл бұрын
dean roa I love it too. I turned 14 that summer of 1978 when this hit. My only disappointment was when I found out that guitar riff solo towards the end was not George playing. It was jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour in the studio. But all bass work was played buy Louis
@christyloomis6183 4 жыл бұрын
I ssssooo agree with you on this band. I slept with a transistor radio then. This group would wake me up and give me my soul back
@davidrosato864 6 жыл бұрын
Those guitar chords in the middle of the song and bass line are epic!
@richmck007 6 жыл бұрын
Since 79 I am listening to this. And I still do totally get the meaning of all the lyrics! Still, as fresh as it was back in the glorious days when FUNK was bass guitar! 😜
@RC-mb5ki 7 жыл бұрын
Those days are past gone. Very hard to match.
@tonygreen9610 Ай бұрын
Thunder thumbs and lightning licks the best
@nathanwisbey2519 7 жыл бұрын
That intro - such a killer!
@willmcgrath8906 2 күн бұрын
You can hear the heat rising from the summer streets. Only a city kid would catch this.
@go234ko96ts5 4 жыл бұрын
RIP Louis Johnson.Boy can they sing and play the guitar. My favorite song of their's especially the long version. Music from the 70's still the best.
@adelmodasilva8164 2 ай бұрын
I never had the privilege to see them but with I could one day.
@johngrogan6726 7 жыл бұрын
What can you say perfection 👌🏾
@amandaboom3777 Жыл бұрын
One of those songs that linger in your mind, with no idea how to find it, and one day you do, and all is good in the world!
@rashida7777 7 күн бұрын
All that healthy hair. My gawd!
@dynjarren7523 5 жыл бұрын
Back in the day, I remember playing this song over and over as a teenager it was so smooth and hypnotic it just put me in a trance practically! A beautiful song and that Trippy guitar 🎸 solo. I was just was mesmerized by this great song. And now it still sounds good years later only now I know this isn’t the original version even! I just listened to the original version and it’s pretty good but I prefer the Brothers Johnson version the best! I’m glad it’s held up after all these years!
@BuccaneerOverland 2 ай бұрын
Still have this album! Great song
@sylc8241 7 жыл бұрын
Bought this 45' when i was in 6th grade, the cover was Strawberry scented. Still love this song.
@brendapaddlety2413 5 жыл бұрын
Takes me back to 1977 😂 my favorite year! I was 16 and listening to all the awesome songs such as this one 👍
@Jgeneraledger23 6 ай бұрын
I remember I was like 5 or 6 when this debuted, and we used to go to the automatic Car Wash with this blasting on the AM radio!
@Ghost_Dragon_76 2 ай бұрын
Beautiful Fro's on these brothers !
@melvyncham Ай бұрын
Total class
@jimcole6423 6 жыл бұрын
Some of the greatest music ever.
@evehowarth4704 7 жыл бұрын
The Brothers Johnson were good entertainers love their music which still lives on in the hearts of many many fans.I was saddened to hear of the passing of Louis Thunder Thumbs Johnson.he was an awesome bass player rip Louis. we miss you
@gunsmoke9290 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best groups.
@Mary_305 7 жыл бұрын
Legendary Brothers Johnson. ☺
@chocho8036 6 ай бұрын
he actually has fantastic range in singing I get chills every time he hits the lower notes " i'm gonna be with my baby.." and then he suddenly goes very high
@lostfound2158 6 жыл бұрын
now thats a funky bass line
@shokmusic_AC 2 ай бұрын
Absolute masterpiece
@reddiver 4 ай бұрын
There may be more complex and relevant forms of music, but DISCO is pure joy. Its job is to make your body move, put a smile on your face and warm your soul. What could be more relevant??
@beckygagen7619 7 жыл бұрын
The soundtrack to my youth in the 70s
@jimdep6542 4 ай бұрын
This is my favorite BJ tune. I got to see them live in the late 1970's at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA. That's one concert I'm glad I didn't miss !
@KwameAboagye-fh7gl 29 күн бұрын
The Brothers Johnson is a wonderful funk group. Their classic Strawberry Letter 23 what a classic. Rip, Brother Louis Johnson