I believe that somewhere in the world, there are people who feel the same emotions that I feel when I listen to masterpieces like this song.

Is anyone else still listening to this amazing song in 2024?? ❤

100 years later still feels like they just wrote it! No cussing no calling her a beeeeeeoooooocccchhhhhh when music was songs u could count on to listen after 100 years👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤭🤭🤭😍😍🥰😘😘😘😘😘

My mom just passed last November and my Dad passed when I was sixteen... I swore off Motown and similar musicians, except Otis Redding cuz he's my soulmate musically... anyway, I just had a fight with my partner and I found myself typing out "if you don't know me by now, you will never ever know me" been together 8 years. And I listened to this again, tho I know it so well and it just made me think of my parents too. I'm 38 with almost a year of sobriety and my parents died from their addictions and left me with nothing. No guidance, no support... I have children I fight for every day. They never fought for me the way I do for my kids... My point here tho is that my parents had me grow up on oldies and Motown, especially my Father. I understood them through songs like this more than I ever understood them otherwise. I hope this song reaches through time for other people as well.

I' m 73, and still love this song. And simply red' s version too. Listen carefully.

80 years old and I still know every note and word of this song...danced to it so many times with my 'special girl'. Love to Carron Martin wherever you might be.

I'm a 77 year old white woman and this music moves me. This is my kind of music Motown. I find myself slow dancing in my living room with just me. Oh this music is good for the soul. Thank God for the artists that made this kinda music

The voice of the great Teddy P fantastic !!!!!

Miss songs like this where real artistry was put in them.Lyrics and song styled to perfection.

I'm 45 years old playing this for my 15 year old son. He's such a musician and lover of old school music so I let him listen to what I grew up listening to with my dad and mom.💞💞💞

One of the most powerful and beautiful songs ever written. Man the music back then was so perfect.

I’m 72 years old, white and I still love this music. This is what MUSIC used to be.

Even in 2024 this song still speaks to real life experiences! Timeless music and lyrics!💯🎯

Yes, I am 81 and it is still really good.

Teddy's voice was so POWERFUL!!!!

Rest in peace, Teddy and Harold, thanks for all the the great music and memories!

This was a time for so many GREAT black groups. They all sang the grooves off the records.

Years ago I went to my first house party. Blue lights, soul music, and slow dancing were the order of the day. When this song came on all the elements of life my parents had yet to tell me about came to fruition. It was learning as you go. God I miss those days.

Teddy and that voice !

HAROLD MELVIN AND THE BLUE NOTES ARE ABSOLUTE PROOF OF GOD SHOWING OFF !!! REST IN PEACE MY FRIENDS !!!

The best version of this song....wonderful voices

For those wondering, the other musicians are guitarists Bobby Eli, Norman Harris, and Roland Chambers; bassist Ron Baker; drummer Earl Young; bongo player-conga player Larry Washington; vibraphonist Vincent Montana, Jr.; pianist Leon Huff; organist Lenny Pakula; horn players Sam Reed and His Horns; and string players Don Renaldo and His Horns and Strings.

I played this song so much when my kids were young….it’s now one of my sons fav songs! It’s kind of a bond between us❤️

Yes. Still listening. Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, the Chi Lites, Stylistics, Al Green, Earth Wind and Fire. Aretha. All of it so good. Listening just "sends me".

Yet another smash hit from Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes featuring the legendary Teddy Pendergrass......Timeless classic, beautiful track

Best version of the song!!! There is no voice like Teddy's.

This song hits the soul all in the right places!

I am a New Yorker through and through but much respect to Philly as they are home to so many GREAT GREAT great singers. Stars and ends with TP

I also just turned 80. Just keep listening to this beautiful art form 🎶

So so SO beautiful! Glad I grew up with all these soul oldies 🎶

I'm a metalhead but I absolutely love this song.

Goosebumps, chills, and tears. Thank the music gods for Teddy, Harold, and company. And Gamble (lyrics) and Huff (lyrics.).

Doesn't matter what year, what genre, flat out hard to beat!

My uncle had us listening to this at 8yrs old in the 90s. I'm 33 now but I LOVE IT 💘

This is one of the best songs I have ever heard. Thanks to Melvin and the Bluenotes for this perfect delivery of this timeless soul classic.

I am 64 years old and I have something to say about the song in my life as of late. I know who I am I've always known who I was. People have always tried to control me and take my light somebody even tried to kill me for it. Can't take someone else's light you can however have your own. God sees everything he's been watching you know who you are and he knows who you are and I have a pretty good idea of who you are just saying you better leave this child of God Alone you've been playing with me too long it's over that's about ready to rain fire and brimstone on your head don't you get it I pray he has Mercy on all of you

I am white, live in Sweden, 68 now, but remember how really enjoyed this song - and other soul music - and still do!! 💯🎶🎵

Teddy was one of a kind. With all of the fantastic singers from that era...Teddy stood his own.

高校生の頃初めてラジオから流れていて、素晴らしいコーラス。　もう７０歳近くなりましたが。今でも青春時代思い出すいい曲ですね。

Bóg osądzi tych wszystkich morderców.Kto nie okazał miłosierdzia nad tym sąd bez miłosierdzia.🙏

He had to be going through something when he sung this because i felt it in my soul! My granny and grandad use to listen to this music and now im listening to it!

Teddy Pendergrass at his finest. What a voice.

Man. The Sound of Philadelphia hits HARD from the first note!!! 215 all day everyday! Proud to have grown up on this music!

I knew first the Simply Red version and I love them but... Oh wow.. This is truly soulful! Oh my!!

This song will always hit my heart. I hope the younger generation will love it as much as I do.

No tengo palabras para definir esta maravillosa composición.Saludos cordiales a todos.

Damn, I miss this era. I'm so glad I have my old LPs

Just love Harold Melvin and the blue notes...this one is a classic

Another unforgettable Soul hit from the 1972 50 long years we bin together, Harold! 50 long years! Hehee! Hehee! We didn't deserve you, The Blue Notes!

Happy 78th birthday to Kenneth Gamble who was born in Philadelphia on August 11, 1943, Gamble has had a hand in writing over 3,000 songs, and with Leon Huff wrote songs like this classic

A true masterpiece

LOVE THIS SONG JESUS BROUGHT THIS SONG TO MY FRIENDS MIND HES A CHRISTIAN.

Just came acros this song in the movie kaleidoscope, had to pause the movies to come have a listen. Now am hooked.

Amazing song! I do wonder if people today actually hear these lyrics? This song says it all… A brilliant song I’ve always loved.❤ #TeddyPendergrass #HaroldMelvin #TheBlueNotes #❤❤❤❤❤ RIP Teddy

June 2024 I’m 67 and still sing my heart out to this ❤❤❤❤

Guess you have to be at a age to understand beautiful music . Takes me back to my childhood days when life was simple and music was great 😢😢😢

THIS BEAUTIFUL NEVER COMES BACK...SADLY

I believe this is THE song where Teddy started blowing up as a voice rhat could not be contained or controlled and led him on to go solo! It is just magnificent!

Soul music like this needs to return to popular music today

let's not forget the magic of Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes was the amazing Teddy Pendergrass handing lead vocals!!!

The BEST MUSIC of All Time!!!

Husband dedicated this song for me..he told me listen to the words..still play it eventhough he pass on

A great great song what a sing along song just some good ol music 🎵🎵🎵🎵 it just don't get no better what beautiful music never again will there be such beautiful music 🎵🎵🎵

I’ll never forget the first time I heard this song …. I cried …. Such a beautiful song ❤

This is one of the greatest songs of my youth that'll never be forgotten.

I’m 33 years old and this song just does something to you wheeeeewwww ! Especially when you been though something’s it definitely hits different!! ❤ good music I’m thankful I had got the experience….

I ❤ this song

Timeless!

Part of my childhood.Oh Lord the best music ever.Nothing like the sounds of Motown.63 years young.Can close my eyes and be back in the era of time.

Amazing beautiful song 💖🍷

If you don't know me by now You will never never never know me (oh) All the things that we've been through You should understand me like I understand you Now baby I know the difference between right and wrong I ain't gonna do nothing to upset our happy home Oh 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 (if you don't know me) You will never never never know me (you'll never, never know me) If you don't know me by now(if you don't, if you don't know me baby) You will never never never know me(No you won't) 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, oh If you don't know me by now (if you don't, if you don't know me baby) You will never never never know me (hey hey, hey hey, hey hey) If you don't know me by now (you will never never never know me) You will never never never know me (oh)

Still a fantastic song!!!Harold Melvin&The Blue Notes were&still r one of the best ever!!!

Beautiful song .

Never, ever, gets old!

Gen Xcelent here baby. One thing about our generation, we had the greatest love songs, musitions, rap, R&B music this world has ever heard!!!

Nice 👍 song ❤

Rest in perfection sister and daddy ❤

At first, I thought this song was originally sang by Simply Red but after hearing this original version of "If You Don't Know Me By Now", I fell in love with this and I preferred to listen to this original version!

Oh !!! Yes !❤

Didn’t grow up listening to this music but being from a different culture I’ve learned to listen and appreciate great old music just listening to this song transports me to a era which I wish it would come back 🙏🏼🙏🏼

I had never heard this version, honestly thought it was simply Reds song, I was blown away at how much more I like this version.

I'm 42 and I listen to this song when I was a toddler. I'm a 1981 baby

26 years old but gotta love the classics ❤

Amazing song.

This song is unreal

This kind of music just don't happen anymore... Legendary...

Rest In Peace teddy bear 😂😂

My goodness, this brings back so many wonderful memories from my youth! I was eleven years old when it came out! As so many others have said, this song hits the heart & sole! 💜

Thank God we still have this music.

I love this song, oldy but goody ❤

How can 80 people give this timeless classic a thumbs down. TSOP will live on forever

Conozco este tema desde hace mucho. La rescaté de la serie "Cold Case" y estoy encantada. Me gusta mucho la música de esa época..... Y la escucho ahora, en 2024 ❤❤❤

All these old classics are the best even now ❤

Love this song remember my mom playing it over n over again.💗

Nice song ❤

One of the best songs that speak about a mans true feelings.

Sing it Teddy P!!!!! Yessssss God!!!!!

Rest In Peace teddy bear ❤❤

Best music to ever happen

This music was a big part of my childhood.