Check out "Jungle boogie", "Get down on it", "Cherish", "Too hot", "Joanna", "Celebration", "Hollywood swinging"

having grown up in that era i find it a bit sad that bands like this don't exist anymore.

1984 folks This was a billboard top 10. The term “Fresh” was very popular in the early 1980’s Thanks haven’t heard this since my early days of college.

The dancer in the video was the lead dancer on "Solid Gold". It was a tv show that had different musical guests & did a count down of current music. She was also in "Thriller" with Michael Jackson in the ending group dancer. She stands almost directly behind him.

This song came out on their 1984 Album called "Emergency".

"Too Hot" is another banger from them, killer bassline and very sensual. This was the 80's. Fresh was an 80's term that meant Great, awesome, fantastic, cool and fashionable.

Kool and the Gang is probably one of the best bands ever besides Earth Wind and Fire. Their music spands decades starting in the 60's. This song came out in the 80's Fresh is definately an 80's term. This one of my favorites.

1984, not late 70s. This was their FIFTH album of the 80s.

"Joanna", "Tonight", and "Too hot" are my favorites from this band. 🔥

Thanks for bring us one of the greatest group of late 70s and 80!! they never stopped producing hits, and never let down in front of the overwhelming number of artists of the same style

Absolutely love Kool and the gang! Grew up listening to them. And Fresh is my favorite from them. Their music is like therapeutic to me.

The sound of that Bass. Absolutely fantastic !

Oh man I grew up listening to Kool and the Gang....such a awesome funky band....never tire of their music and infectious groove. Was honored to see some of their set at the 3rd year of music midtown.....so much fun 💗🕊️

I love Kool and the Gang! J. T. Taylor, the lead singer is so cute and so smooth! This song is from 1984. They had a string of hits in the late seventies and eighties! Check out Ladies Night, Get Down On It, Too Hot, Joanna, and many more!❤️❤️

Please do "Get Down On It" next. Kool And The Gang were skating rink ROYALTY!

My baby sister went to Van Halen concert around 10 yrs ago and Kool and the Gang opened. She said all the ladies were screaming and danced thru their whole set. The women were so disappointed when Van Halen came out. They such had a way to get us on dance floor.

One of if not my favorite band growing up. So many incredible hits at exactly the right time in my life. "Tonight you will finally see the light" So good.

this is 80's here this when music was out of this world its was like a bowl of different types of candy. it was good miss that time.

Kool and The Gang had two stages, the early and mid 70’s R&B, funk ,Soul and jazz era and with the addition of the lead singer here James J.T. Taylor many late 70’s and 80’s R&B , funk, disco and pop hits. Both eras made this group legendary . Many hits to dive into, especially Jungle Boogie, Ladies, Night, Take My Heart, Joanna, Stone Love, and Cherish.

"Cherish", "Joanna", & "Celebration" are some of my favorite Kool & the Gang songs.

"Get Down On It"! All K&G stuff is dancy!

New subscriber & 63 years young! Made me want to jump up on the lighted up dance floor & turn on the disco ball!! Love hearing you listen for the first time to such amazing music! Makes me feel young again! Love you two! ♥️♥️ Linda G

This song actually came out in 1984. The term fresh became a catch phrase. Like..... Man that was really fresh.

Kool and the Gang Were Awesome. The Bassline on this song is sick. One of the first ones I learned on the Bass in the early 80's. Yes their was Great Funk bands in the late 70's, I remember them well, But, Kool and the Gang were one of the best. Funky and Groovy with great vocals. Those were the days.

Thanks for doing Kool and the Gang may want to try Ladies Night

I used to do alot of disco dancing and all R&B dance steps. Bringing me back my sounds back. I really appreciate you two. Thanks for broadening your musical listening minds.

They actually started in 1964 and I think they still perform. I remember dancing to their music in the disco's in the 1970's. Oh those were the days!!!

One of the few benefits of working in the casinos was the shows, I got to see Kool and the Gang a handful of times, always a good show even in the 2000’s

Got to see Kool and the Gang in Oklahoma City at that amusement park many years ago. They were awesome. Misled is my favorite... I can still remember the first time I heard it.

Always dug Kool & The Gang :-)) RIP Mr. Bell --- Jungle Boogie in heaven

Gosh, to be young again! I love coming here - it makes me so nostalgic!

Kool & the Gang is an American R&B/funk band formed in Jersey City, New Jersey, in 1964 by brothers Robert "Kool" Bell and Ronald Bell, with Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, and Ricky West. They have undergone numerous changes in personnel and have explored many musical styles throughout their history, including jazz, soul, funk, rock, and pop music. After settling on their name following several changes, the group signed to De-Lite Records and released their debut album, Kool and the Gang (1969). The band's first taste of success came with the release of their fourth album Wild and Peaceful (1973), which contained the US top-ten singles "Jungle Boogie"[1] and "Hollywood Swinging". Kool & the Gang subsequently entered a period of decline before they reached a second commercial peak between 1979 and 1986 following their partnership with Brazilian musician and producer Eumir Deodato and the addition of singer James "J.T." Taylor to the line-up. Their most successful albums of this period include Ladies' Night (1979), Celebrate! (1980), and Emergency (1984), their highest selling album with two million copies sold in the US. Their hit singles during this period included "Ladies' Night", the US No. 1 "Celebration", "Get Down on It", "Joanna", "Misled", and "Cherish". The band continues to perform worldwide, including as support for Van Halen in 2012 and their fiftieth-anniversary tour in 2014. Kool & the Gang have won numerous awards, including two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and, in 2006, a Music Business Association Chairman's Award for artistic achievement. As well the band has been inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and been bestowed with a Mobo Award for Outstanding Achievement, the Soul Train Legend Award, the Marian Anderson Award and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During 2018, the Bells, Brown, and Taylor were also inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.[2][3][4][5] Their discography includes 23 studio albums and almost 70 singles. They have sold 7.5 million and 4.5 million RIAA-certified albums and singles, respectively, in the US.[6][7] Worldwide, they have sold 70 million albums.[8]

You gotta check out "Celebration!" Also, Kool is the bassist. I got to see them when they opened for Van Halen a few years ago and they were ON that night. The whole show was amazing. This is a rabbit hole y'all NEED to go down.

Three Kool and the Gang songs I love are "Cherish,the Love","Get Down on it" and "Too Hot". J.T.Taylor the lead singer was a School Teacher before joinng the gang.I'm so glad he did. He's Goooooood.

This is part of why I love this channel so much. I am familiar with some of Kool & the Gang's songs, but this is a new one for me. Definitely need to check out "Get Down On It" and "Jungle Boogie". Amber will especially enjoy "Jungle Boogie" because of its great horns. George Clinton's "Atomic Dog" is another great funk classic.

This came out in 1985-86. The dancer is Darcell Wynn. She was the lead dancer on a hit show from the 80's called Solid Gold. Another hit of theirs, which to me is underated, is Take My Heart.

One of my favorite 80s gross everrrrrrrr!!!

Love Kool & The Gang. Lots of hits. I saw them live twice in the 80’s and once in 2019. One of my favorite bands of all time. So fun.

I have memories of roller skating under the disco lights back in the early 80's to this song.

You guys must understand that this is a BAND...the video is fun to watch because it the MTV era. But to see this band live..was a true experience. The vocals and the band played their instruments...they really put on a real performance. Joanna was my jam!! If you get a chance to listen to that cut...the harmonies are just Stellar. Glad to see that the younger generation has some exposure to the R&B classics....Kool and the Gang was "smokin"...Enjoy. Hey...you guys should listen to some Stevie Wonder performances...you will get your minds blown!....Love the channel....KUDOS

They started as a jazz band check out Summer Madness. They then went to funk "Hollywood Swinging" and Jungle Boogie then went pop with Ladies N.ight

Kool and the Gang was a great group in the 80's. Ladies Night, Joanna.

this is '84. their early 70s was great-Hollywood Swinging, Jungle Boogie, and FUNKY STUFF!!!

I totally remember 80s Cool & The Gang music. I was introduce to their music by my girlfriend at the time, and I most said I felt in love with their music. I was more a Soft-Rock fan, but Cool & The Gang and Earth Wind & Fire have a special place in my heart. Great music, great musicians, and great band!

Kool and the Gang had two big musical eras in the '70s and '80s. I first heard their '80s ballads "Cherish" and "Joanna," then discovered their '70s material (Jungle Boogie, Hollywood Swinging) as I got older. I love their early '80s material the best including Celebration, Get Down on It, Misled, and Tonight. There's also a late '80s dance tune they did called "Stone Love" that's really catchy.

The album's producer, Jim Bonnefond, brought in songwriter Sandy Linzer to help with the lyrics. Linzer recalled: "They had a title, and they wanted a lyric about all the fresh things that were going on in the world. I just changed it to 'She's fresh,' wrote the lyrics to the verses, and submitted it." Could you please react to Celebration by kool and the gang 🙏

The Bass player on the song was “planking” the Bass something fierce! Never get tired of hearing this song.

I used to play Kool & The Gang in the car when my granddaughter was little and she knew this song by heart. Love this song and my little chickadee singing it!

I Promise! You'll love "get down on it"!!!! Not only is JT on top of his game, they really let the horns come out to play too!!!!

Kool and the Gang are COOL!

That bassline... funkin' fantastic :)

Oh wow, they have such cool songs! This is one of my faves.

This song was released in 1984 but their 1st big hit I remember is "Jungle Boogie" from 1973 when I was in 7th grade and it's one of my favorites. I loved the lead singer, James "J.T." Warren Taylor. They have many great songs like Hollywood Swinging, Ladies night and Get down on it. They were most popular from the 1970s & 1980s.

Joanna, Too Hot, Jungle Fever, Misled, Cherish, and so many more are amazing Kool and the Gang songs.

Cool and the Gang also appeared in the British BAND AID single ''DO THEY KNOW ITS CHRISTMAS

Kool and the gang- cherish . Awesome

my 2 favs from Kool were always Celebration #1 and Get Down On It #2....both have great videos!!

Cherish. 100% Cherish. That song just does it for me. So damn beautiful.

"Fresh" is off of the 1984 album "Emergency." Other songs from that album that also were hits include the title track "Emergency," "Misled," and "Cherish."

“Hi De Hi Hi De Ho” & “Be My Lady” are pretty good too.

Throwing out for next weeks female Friday. Irene Cara “out here on my own”

A decade before Caribbean Queen, Billy Ocean had a song called Love Really Hurts. It is so0o0o0oooo good.

So much time in the 70's was spent dancing to Kool and the Gang, so fun. I miss that time so much, we were all dancing fools, we were all in great shape from it, and we were seriously cool. We were so cool, we didn't even realize how cool we were :)

How about a reaction to a Tulsa band that hit it huge? The GAP Band was formed by three brothers, Charlie, Robert, and Ronnie Wilson. GAP Band stands for "Greenwood, Archer, Pine" streets in Tulsa in remembrance of the Tulsa Race Massacre. They were a huge success in the 1980's but continued until retirement in 2010. The song that takes me back to my younger days is "You Dropped A Bomb On Me". It's a definite banger. I spent a summer in 1985 working at a seafood restaurant in a sailing resort area in southern Maryland. Everytime I would bring dishes back into the kitchen I would stick my head into the dishwasher area and sing out "You Dropped a Bomb On Me" to receive a chorus return "BABY!". This song was a dance hall favorite. You'll love it if you haven't already heard it.

Always loved this group (and still do), LOTS of great songs from the 70's and 80's ("Fresh" is 80's by the way): "Cherish", "Get Down On It ", "Tonight", "Misled", "Joanna", "Ladies Night". "Celebration", "Too Hot", "Take My Heart (You Can Have It If You Want It", "Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La), "Jungle Boogie".

They were a crossover band from the 70s to the 80s. This particular track was Early 80s. You can tell by the electronic drums and keys.

I graduated from high school in 1980. All the graduating classes from all the schools were able to go to grad night which was held at Disney world in Orlando Florida. It was closed to the public on this particular occasion and only the graduating classes were allowed in the park. On that night you would be able to see all kinds of groups performing. Kool and the Gang was one of the entertainers. KC and the sunshine band played in front of Cinderella‘s castle. They were the main event.

Great band-too hot, celebration, Joanna, ladies night, get down on it, misled, cherish

This song came out in 1984. I remember it. This band had hits during the 70’s and 80’s…this is 80’s.

Love Kool & The Gang. Such a great R&B/pop band. Classic hits - Joanna, Misled, Ladies Night, Cherish. Check them out!

"Fresh" is a song by the American group Kool & the Gang. Released as a single in 1984 from the album Emergency, the song peaked at #9 on the U.S.

I remember Kool and the Gang when I was young, hearing them on the radio! Great reaction!

Really enjoyed the reaction 👍 I would definitely recommend 'Get Down On It' and 'Steppin Out' two absolute bangers!! Trust me you will not be able to sit still.

Another really fun group was the Gap Band! "Early in the morning", "party train", and of course "you dropped a bomb on me"

You're taking me back with this one! This is my mom's music! Her and I sadly aren't on speaking terms currently and I don't see it being resolved but I'm currently happy with my husband and making a life of my own! This song is actually from 1984 off of their album "Emergency" which also had the hits "Emergency", "Misled" and one of their best slow jams, the number 1 hit "Cherish"

Now this is my music. Funk, Soul, R&B. Hollywood Swinging. Best song ever!!

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One of my Go to bands when doing a Disco and things need lifting up a level. You could even use their "Ladies Night" as a theme tune for Female Fridays lol

This was palyed at my hs prom. 80s for sure. I graduated in 85. God they where great.

Amazing group. So many great songs. The vocal phrasings in this song are incredible. It instantly locks you in. The verses are just as good as the chorus.

You HAVE to listen to Ladie's Night. The bass line on this song is so smooth as can be.

Yeah, a kind of a throwback to the 70's sound but definitely an 80's song. I remember it being popular in the 80's back in high school. I also remember their "Cherish" being quite popular back then as well. I always had to laugh whenever I heard this song because it always made me think of that Summer's Eve advertisement where that woman say's to her Mother, "Mom, aren't there times when you feel...less than fresh"?

Seeing them live in Halifax Nova Scotia Canada I think me and my friend were the only white girls in the audience that night, but we couldn't stop moving. So fresh, so much fun . Canadian Grandma Lori. C.

Darnell’s signature Solid Gold dancer moves.

Summer Madness is my #1 favorite jam by Kool and the Gang. It's a funky instrumental ditty by them but has a killer Bassline in the song Summer Madness that grabs you and hooks you in as soon as you first hears it and it pulls you in. You guys have to hear Summer Madness by Kool and the Gang if you get a chance.

So many great Kool and the Gang songs from late 70s, through the 80s. My favorite is Misled.

Their masterpiece. Such a badass band.

Ha!!!! So I loved this song in the 80s. They had another one called Cherish. Love those love songs. .... Ok. I still know all the words!!!!

Omg, LOVE Kool and the Gang!!! Celebration is a MUST!!! ❤🕺💃

They started forming their band in the 60s but in the early 70s Jungle Boogie”was a big hit you might want to listen to it it’s really good. There songs were popular in the Discotheques!

For the Bengals , you are two of the " Koolest " cats on you tube ! I watch each and every day

One of my brothers favorite groups when we were kids.

This was Kool and the Gang transitioning into the 80's and they nailed it. They did start in the 70's.

Misled - Kool and the gang. Another banger off the same album as fresh! Thanks for bringing me back to memory lane with Fresh! Great reaction!

That’s for reacting to Kool and the gang! My favorite of theirs is MISLEAD! 🙂👊🏻🎶🎼🎸

Kool and the Gang was big in the 70s and 80s. Celebtation was late 70s, but this song was from the mid 80's. The dancer was "Darcel" the lead for the Solid Gold Dancers. She had all the moves!!

You must listen to Too Hot, Gef Down On It, Celebration, Ladies Night, Jungle Boogie, Joanna, and my favorite chill song is Summer Madness, you would love it Amber!

Kool and the Gang, OMG!!! And this song, brings back so many memories of my childhood. You can't help but dance to this song!!!

"Honey" is Darcel Wynne. Choreographer & lead female of the Solid Gold TV series.

great band awesome in concert ladies night, Joanna so many more songs you will love them for sure