Bobby trolled the world starting in the dark like that
@TBearTheDJ
Жыл бұрын
i Said the same thing when I first saw this video like he knew he was doin lol cause i already found out he was white but he was older at the time with less facial hair and hair back then he look like Indiana Jones with Soul lol
@rctr1
Жыл бұрын
Know your history. The record company decides the cover
@joesuhrada5615
Жыл бұрын
Hysterical post! You win the internets on this day, so true!
@rivkaclifford427
Жыл бұрын
LOL! :D
@wickedlouisiana
Жыл бұрын
😂🤣😭 It was beautiful. My mother was one of the people that bought a ticket to one of his NY shows. She said the crowd was absolutely stunned when he got on stage and started singing.
@fredm.9031
3 жыл бұрын
I'm 45 and this blew my mind. Bobby Caldwell has been to black cookouts and parties for years and we never knew. It's like when your aunt brings her new boyfriend to the reunion and you find out he's white. Goes to show you soul has no color!
@nanouli6511
Жыл бұрын
I always thought he was a black man. Just too cool!
@likey1926
Жыл бұрын
"Goes to show you soul has no color!" love you for that
@marke6569
Жыл бұрын
Wilson Pickett sang on SOUL SURVIVOR .- It don't matter what SKIN YOUR IN, IT'S WHAT'S IN
@bugvswindshield
Жыл бұрын
listen to "kiss an angel good morning" by Charlie Pride. Old and as country as fk. Blew me away!!!! 😅😂🤣
@joesuhrada5615
Жыл бұрын
@@bugvswindshield loved Charlie!
@Skorpio420
Жыл бұрын
RIP Bobby Caldwell...you will always have a spot at the cookout.
@flyrobin2544
Жыл бұрын
💕
@christinerobinson9372
Жыл бұрын
Oh, OOOOOOOOHHH. He just died?? I looked him up a little while ago and he was still touring. Dag. Passed in March, just one year older than me. Dag.
@gypsyfree905
Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@kofoblue3172
Жыл бұрын
That dayum blue-eyed soul from the 70s and 80s cannot be played with. 😆
@gdfggggg
Жыл бұрын
I’ve been listening to black music since a I was a little boy. It’s been the most amazing experience. It’s nice seeing a beautiful black women like you appreciating a bit of whiteness 😂. Bless you 👍🏼
@hopetondelli5146
Жыл бұрын
he also played all the instruments on this tune!
@Cebelle823
Жыл бұрын
😮
@rivkaclifford427
Жыл бұрын
Saddened by the passing of this supremely talented gentleman. This song is timeless. I'm a 66 year old white woman and I distinctly recall thinking for years that he was black. He has the beautiful tone and timbre heard from so many amazing black singers. In this video the reactions were delightful. Thank you for sharing. Love one another, always.
@barbaramelville337
27 күн бұрын
❤❤❤ill be 65 July 7 this song is amazing ❤❤🎉🎉may he rip 😢😢😢
@barbaramelville337
27 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment. 🎉
@christinerobinson9372
Жыл бұрын
And Bobby leaves the stage. March 14, 2023. Rip Bobby. You stole all our hearts.
@barbaramelville337
27 күн бұрын
😢😢😢rip.
@williamberkowitz9388
Жыл бұрын
So another legend ascends among us. May God have you Robert Hunter Caldwell (1951-2023)
@marym.5025
2 жыл бұрын
It’s so beautiful when music is universal.
@Berlinbear58
Жыл бұрын
3:20 I'm laughing as an old white dude! Yeah, some of us got some of that soul too. This is old school for us, grew up on Motown and soul music since a kid. 😁 Still listening.
@JBenny2010
Жыл бұрын
White dude! I graduated in the ‘70’s and missed this??….That’s what I said when his album came out. I lived it… white folks always connected to soul music. It’s pure!
@mariadefreitas3274
9 ай бұрын
I was 23 years old when I first heard this song in 1979, and when I heard Bobby Cadwell died I listen to the song and never in my dreamest mind think he was white. He even dances like a Trinidadian Calypsonion. I am still listening to his famous song. May he find favour without God.
@beverlyjames88
16 күн бұрын
I completely understand. I can’t stop thinking about how talent and hearing about how he died made me real sad and it’s a cautionary tale on the use of antibiotics.. what a treasure we had. Bless his memory ♥️
@jiordynclements839
2 ай бұрын
Bobby was a good friend of mine. He passed a year ago. A lot of people thought he was black. I called him my “Vanilla Brother” he used to get a kick out of it. His wife, Mary, would be pleased to know that generations are not only discovering his music. The whole album is great, one of my favorites is “My Flame”. Thanks for reacting.
@juliearmfield2634
2 ай бұрын
He was a extremely talented artist. Im sorry for your loss.❤
@juliearmfield2634
2 ай бұрын
Was it true in 79 he was nominated as best new black artist?
@jiordynclements839
2 ай бұрын
@juliearmfield2634 Yes he was. Billboard Magazine nominated him. His voice was so soulful, they ASSUMED he was black. He didnt win after they found out he was white.
@jiordynclements839
2 ай бұрын
@juliearmfield2634 If you looked at the Album cover, it was just a shadow. Just like the official music video he sat on the same bench as the Album cover, got up and walked into the light, people were shocked! ☺️The music video wasn't done until after '79. He did years later. He used to get a kick out of it, unknowing listeners and concert goers would find out he wasn't black.
@samuelwilder9928
Жыл бұрын
That's why they wouldn't show his face on the album cover. Most black people thought he was black. Also no one can sing this song better than he.. You know he has been around black singers. I can't help it, even when I found out over 40 years ago it is still in my top 25 selection.
@rivkaclifford427
Жыл бұрын
And also that was his natural voice. He wasn't trying to "sound black' . A heart full of soul can't be stopped! So talented.
@wandamundy1759
Жыл бұрын
What's more - Bobby WROTE this song - as well as many others he wrote for famous Black R&B, Soul and Jazz artists. (Read his bio.). He was also a multi-instrumentalist and excellent Producer. (Read what Jon Benet had to say about him.) He was a lovely humble soul, and he left us far too soon. He will be so missed. 💔🎵💔
@Teardehawkee
Жыл бұрын
This hit me hard. RIP. Messing with black people's heads for 40+ years. I swear this song messed up my hair once because of the smoothness!
@ArtisanLuthiers
Жыл бұрын
RIP Bobby Caldwell. You left your mark on the music world, and created a LOT of good times for millions of people.
@MA_808
Жыл бұрын
Speaking for myself and having grown up in Oakland, I know why black people are surprised, but you should not be. I have traveled and lived all over the world and the vast vast majority of people everywhere, especially white people love black people and love your vibe, spirit,. culture, families, style, and your past and ongoing contributions to everything. If you would please believe this simple statement from me and many others it may make your journeys through life calmer and happier. May God bless us all is all I can add.
@sandys1890
Жыл бұрын
He also played every instrument you hear
@user-lc7hm3pg7x
Жыл бұрын
I thought it was just me. I love seeing other people's reaction. Rip Bobby Caldwell
@vh8674
Жыл бұрын
Bobby proved them so wrong.😂😂❤❤
@markwells6532
Жыл бұрын
In 1978 when Bobby Caldwell came out with "What You Won't Do For Love" me and my dad were listening to it , I was 15 and my Dad said " You know that's a gray dude ( meaning white dude) singing like that " I have known Bobby Caldwell was white for 45 years now bc I still sing to his music to this day RIP My " Blue Eyed Soul Brother" 🙏❤️
@edwincancelii2917
Жыл бұрын
God bless Mr. Caldwell. R.I.P.
@joshuabradshaw9120
Жыл бұрын
I love all these reactions to him being white. It's got me rolling on the floor.
@rudolphwesley2754
Жыл бұрын
I thought everybody knew he was white I knew he was white from day one he just could jam. He had more than just the one song people are talking about check out his library.
@user-cb7jq6rv1j
Жыл бұрын
😂Love this so much, same thing happened when people found out Redbone were Native Americans. Great song❤Rip BC
@vickicade8380
Жыл бұрын
Bobby was an amazing vocalist with beautiful deep, rich, tones. He will be missed.
@bluesky-rb8fn
Жыл бұрын
Soar with the angels Bobby!! Such talent, soul energy can never die!! We are spiritual beings having an human experience!!❤
@raphmcafee
Жыл бұрын
Hear hear Our bodies are just temporary vessels.
@alisonreid1070
Жыл бұрын
I still have this song on the original heart shapped album...got it for my birthday 1978...my favorite song in the whole world...RIL Bobby Caldwell!!!!
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
That’s so cool!
@adrianewton1192
Жыл бұрын
Also, my all time favorite song. R.I.P. UNCLE BOBBY🙏🌈⚘
@rudolphwesley2754
Жыл бұрын
I have his songs on my playlist for decades I’m 62 now but in the 70s we jam Bobby Caldwell he was just one of those dudes just like Gino Vannelli
@barbaramelville337
27 күн бұрын
@@rudolphwesley2754😢😢😢may he rip. ❤
@barbaramelville337
27 күн бұрын
That's awesome ❤❤❤
@btwlioness6064
9 ай бұрын
This never gets old!!! AMAZING TALENT!!! R.I.P. Bobby
@csu111
3 ай бұрын
Pre-Trump whites had soul….
@rosalindwilliams196
Жыл бұрын
The limited edition of this song was red and shaped like a heart. My oldest brother bought it for his wife for valentines day.
@cryptodeity
Жыл бұрын
6:30 he said Indiana Jones LMAOOOO 🤣 took me out with that
@khubza8999
Жыл бұрын
LOL!!!
@RuthwikRao
Жыл бұрын
KevOnStage is hilarious RIP to Bobby tho 🙏😔
@leofosse
Жыл бұрын
RIP Bobby Caldwell. I've heard this song for decades and didn't know he was white until today.
@leftys408
Жыл бұрын
same here. RIP
@shadowsgathered6878
Жыл бұрын
Same with me. Didn't find out he was white until he passed away. I got on KZitem to listen to the song because I felt like it was one I should know. Turns out it was one I should know. I specifically remember it being on the radio. I loved it, and in my mind it was a black artist singing that song.
@brendalockett7982
Жыл бұрын
That came out my senior year of high school, played on soul stations and we still had no idea he was white. But we also had Wild Cherry singing "Play that Funkie Music White Boy" and The Average White Band with a killer instrumental featuring mostly saxophone. Oh, almost forgot that Canadian Gino Vannelli singing "I Just Wanna Stop". Y'all remember that album cover with that big, thick, curly afro? Yeap, another white man. At the time, I thought he was biracial. Anyway, he is still touring and selling out venues.
@diddiaskew3084
Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Bobby. 🙇🏾♀️🇺🇦
@j.t.3798
3 жыл бұрын
We aren't that different after all! Turn off that t.v. love and respect each other.
@astaroth411
3 жыл бұрын
Very true
@gato22fv
Жыл бұрын
Rest In Eternal Peace Mr Caldwell...
@susieaxym
Жыл бұрын
When it came out in 78, never thought about white or black.. just loved the songs
@ewingcrowder4753
Жыл бұрын
Same here.I was 13 and this was one of my favorite songs
@jimamos7984
Жыл бұрын
Same.
@basha8313
Жыл бұрын
We didn't think about it because we assumed he was black 😊
@anitawalker1535
Жыл бұрын
It's the voice, the type of song, the rhythm the sound, got so much soul, RIP BOBBY I was 18 when I heard this back in the late 70s, they didn't have videos and all the black stations played so we thought he was black, then it was revealed and we lost it, that is when we knew Bobby would be invited to all the black functions lmaoo
@therobinmasterstheory1636
Жыл бұрын
He resembles Chuck Mangione a litlle bit.
@ronswansonsdog2833
Жыл бұрын
That look was definitely an aesthetic at the time.
@kuroieien465
Жыл бұрын
Bobby Caldwell is a legend
@fondawebb4527
4 жыл бұрын
It is the influence of the black community and black singers. Read his Bio. One of the great songwriters too.
@shawnj1966
Жыл бұрын
Many people are influenced by others. During this period, music like this was popular among both black and white artists. White artists have been influenced by black artists and black artists have been influenced by white artists. It's not about the color of the people. It's about the music and the songs, and how they resonate with the audience!
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
@@shawnj1966 I think his point is we have Black Americans to thank for inventing jazz, soul, hip hop and to a great degree rock and roll. Then others intermingled and all got good at it as well.
@basha8313
Жыл бұрын
@Karen Nyere yes...thank you❤
@Crackers2549
Жыл бұрын
Great video here Bernie.... Loved it....The first time I heard this song was in my car in 1979, I'm saying who is THIS...? Well, I did a U turn and headed to the record store on Torrence Ave I was so blown away by this jam....! Got to the store and looked up Bobby Caldwell and their it was, the album with a silhouette him sitting on a bench, flipped it over and this song is on it...! I couldn't pay for it soon enough so I could get home and play this bad boy over and over again....! Still love it....Yes, I thought he was a black singer (and I'm Italian American).... I didn't find out till much later that Bobby was a white guy...! What a great singer and this song is still in my top 5 all time songs...! What a song and everyone can relate ... WOW... Greg..IN
@deputy1968
Жыл бұрын
My music World is shaken! RIP to the greatest live entertainer. I was blown away after years of thinking he was the most awesome black singer in the World!!
@TheDivayenta
Жыл бұрын
It’s like when folks first see Michael McDonald.
@ElainaWilliams994
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, but after listening to Michael for years, (solo or with the Doobie Bros.) I could tell in his voice that he was just a soulful white dude,..which is cool because I've always loved his music. But I would have never suspected after hearing this song for years that Bobby was white. You just have to come across this video for the first time to know, lol!
@tcny13
4 жыл бұрын
Lol I don’t know what I love more the songs or the reactions and comments. Literally laughing out loud
@beverlyjames88
16 күн бұрын
This song gives me chills and brings on feelings and sensations.. wow. I’ve loved this song for years bells bells it was a Grammy winner. I can’t stop watching Bobby he had some sexy thrusts.. I’m 71 and I think I hearing and seeing him moved my hormone meter into full fledged hard drive. 😳♥️
@dayoffnow
Жыл бұрын
"I don't know who I am anymore" - LOL!
@jeanine6328
Жыл бұрын
I love dude that called off of work. He was HILARIOUS!
@andrewlawrence6056
Жыл бұрын
You need to listen to the 20th anniversary remix of this song. I play it so often on my show. Bobby Caldwell…with a career that spanned 4 decades…was light years ahead of many black artists. He was a master at keyboards, drums and guitar. He was an amazing Artist
@curtisvonallmen6294
Жыл бұрын
This is so amazing beyond belief. I heard it when I was younger and now that I’m older I’m like WOW. I’m on my way now to purchase it! ❤❤❤❤❤
@deborahthomes3383
Жыл бұрын
They copy our style ,
@TM6719
Жыл бұрын
Let us all be as one, rest in peace Bobby and love to your family.
@mmafan3
Жыл бұрын
Same thing happened with Tenna way back..At first I thought this was another Bill Withers track when it came out. Likewise, if a song hits you, the color of the artist becomes irrelevant. Still, I am glad that he got nothing but love from us.
@waltermitchell768
Жыл бұрын
For most of us .. The music speaks for itself notice how people after the shock just grooved
@mmafan3
Жыл бұрын
@@waltermitchell768 💯
@chrisbertinelli3694
Жыл бұрын
Lisa Stanfield too. Been around the world and I
@cribrebo7375
Жыл бұрын
Rest in peace to the great Bobby Caldwell
@paulmcilroy7508
3 ай бұрын
😂😂😂 we thought it was a soul brother at first too back in 78'. Too cool. Great lyrics too! ❤
@nicholastotoro7721
Жыл бұрын
The funny thing is I was only like 5 when this song came out, so any kind of video would have been beyond me. Didn’t realize Bobby Caldwell was white until my teens. The funny thing is my black friends and I talk about it and they’re universally like “Yeah, *we* didn’t know he was white, either.” 🤣
@listennow1537
Жыл бұрын
Nothing like "the look" of a suprised woman 😊
@MatthewDawson-tf8jp
5 ай бұрын
This was GREAT! Here is how I look at it. WE ARE ONE! We all come from The One. Much love to all y'all! We are family.
@amandakamara7631
Жыл бұрын
Straight blew my mind like 10-15 years ago. Never knew!!!! Always pictured a black guy singing this song. I just recently heard another song that he sang and did not know it was him. Wow!! RIP Bobby Caldwell. You will always have a place in my heart, soul, and ears.
@PeterBeater1322
Жыл бұрын
i called outta work.. i dont know who i am anymore is the best quote of the video 🤣🤣
@grayclaw1391
Жыл бұрын
I have been listening to Bobby Caldwell for years and I knew he was white person. It does not matter what color he was, he made great music while he was living. RIP Bobby Caldwell. One Smooth dude.
@phyllisscott2282
Жыл бұрын
Bobby wrote this in two days! Genius!
@Justmefornow
Жыл бұрын
I was living in another country when this came out on the radio. Loved it! It was the soundtrack of all of the parties I went to. Forty plus years later, I found out he was white. That blew my mind! What a great song.
@chiefinspectorshine
Жыл бұрын
Never thought about what color he was. It's a badass song. Just like Darryl Hall, that's just how he sings. Why is this amazing? It's the same flipped around. Living Colour is black? Black guys doing rock?😮 Lots of stereotypes that should die in the area of music. And yeah, I could see him looking like Chuck Mangione.🙂
@hamsandwich6374
Жыл бұрын
I never heard of Bobby before this video. Guy is pretty amazing.
@jameschambers5396
Жыл бұрын
RIP Bobby Caldwell.
@rudolphwesley2754
Жыл бұрын
We was jamming him in the 70 all day long also Gino Vannelli, cold blooded to
@tonyanaymik4931
Ай бұрын
I LOVE THIS SONG IT ALWAYS HITS MY BODY AT MY HEART!
@babuddha
Жыл бұрын
RIP, Bobby. I came to laugh... when this came out way back in the day -- 78 or so -- Bobby is the only voice that fooled my ear... like -- alright, white boy... go 'head wit' yo' bad self!
@ANDREA.363
Жыл бұрын
He is awesome.
@athenagriego4561
Жыл бұрын
IM FREAKEN DYIN The dude said he looks like Indiana Jones
@VelveteenRabbitinRedFern
Жыл бұрын
I was shocked as shit to learn he was a white guy too, after all the years I had listened to this song!
@stephaniekaylan7189
Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace, Rest in Power---thank you for sharing your talent with us all. March 2023. Blessings to you & your family.
@randywatson4341
Жыл бұрын
AWB was another band that did a Exelent Job on R&B!
@torgo4ever
Жыл бұрын
" THIS man look like Indiana Jones ... an' I don't know what to do wit dat " 🤣 💀
@albertschepis
Жыл бұрын
Yeah... I've always loved this song, and it was a favorite track my jazz dance teacher played in class in state college. Just so much soul. I always thought Caldwell was black. Blows me away. Now I've listened to some other stuff he's done and his interviews; he's very nice, cool, funny and so talented. Rip man. So sorry to find he just passed away...
@deeelo5501
Жыл бұрын
I know this song forward and backward and to find out this may was white after 69 years has me in total shock.....OMG. Rest in Peace brotha
@SW-Lopez1980
Жыл бұрын
RIP Mr. Bobby Caldwell🙏 I was 40 y.o. when I found out he was white, not that it matters, because Music & Love transcends Race ❤
@KevinCurtisBarr
Жыл бұрын
Bobby was awesome!
@d0nr1coiii38
4 жыл бұрын
Absolute tune!!
@3rdandlong
Жыл бұрын
I'm like you. When I heard this, and I was in radio during 80's and 90's, then off and on to 2003. I was certain this was a black dude singing this. Then made the shocking discovery here online. But the thing is, I'm a bit older than you and grew up on this when it came out in 1978. I was of the Led Zeppelin-Pink Floyd mode. I was born in 60 so you can do the math. But I got into smooth jazz as I got older and even got to work at a smooth jazz station in Portland. When this tune came up, I turned it up and sang along. It was one of those song you grew up with and it never leaves you. Trust me.
@donaldearle7497
Жыл бұрын
I liked the end. He doesn't want to be in a cage and the fried egg in the sky just brings it all together. Marvelous. JK.
@GladioUmbra
Жыл бұрын
At the end of the video, there is a cage with someone in it, he hangs his hat on the top of the cage. What he wouldn't do for love..lol..masterful
@billyfernandez4257
3 ай бұрын
I have no one greater than this that I can sing to
@lydiavalentino
Жыл бұрын
Rest in Peace Bobby
@jakethesnake9528
Жыл бұрын
As Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, Surprise!"
@rogfusionkid
Жыл бұрын
This is really interesting. I'm an English white guy, but i love black music. I didn't know if he was white or black either but when i found out that fact didn't really mean much to me. Like yeah so what? White folk get down funky too you know. I was a drummer in a soul funk band, we were all very white & English and we played almost exclusively "Black" soul & funk. In fact the only "White" song I remember playing was Elvis=little less conversation, that could easily have been Ray Charles doing that song instead. But then we all Know where Elvis found his songs. Anyway, peace, love and funk forever, we all brothers and sisters man. RIP Bobby. It's a shame it took me till my mid 20's to discover the funk etc, no matter now....I'm nearly 50
@michaelleeannspringer3247
Жыл бұрын
It appears, for many, Bobby was obviously a well-kept secret, perhaps? I always knew he was a White guy with a lot of soul and a very versatile artist. I aways enjoyed his duets with Vanessa Williams and other well known entertainers. You will be missed Bobby!
@vincespell
2 жыл бұрын
You wrong for that Michael Jackson slight...Lmao!
@andrewcornibert7891
Жыл бұрын
Shocked the shit out of me
@cynthias7654
4 жыл бұрын
i gotta thing for bobby....lol
@carolinenoble1321
Жыл бұрын
I had the same reaction. I loved this for years. It's a song you can relax to after a hard day's work.
@allenmitchell3770
Жыл бұрын
Say black folks ain't never heard of Bobby Caldwell, you mean you young folks haven't heard about the Caldwell, his partner is Billy Billy Bobby Caldwell is an old man like me. He's a keyboard player for those who don't know and he does a little singing also.
@allenmitchell3770
Жыл бұрын
His partner is Billy Joe, Bobby Caldwell's best friend yeah.
@karengarrow5579
Жыл бұрын
I am a white lady and I always thought either Luther vandross or teddy pendergrass sang this song yes I am a white who appreciates black singers a lot but I never knew a white dude sang it
@doreenamohammed3918
Жыл бұрын
Love Luther Vandross
@sweetmedicine6664
Жыл бұрын
So fun!!! And I’m almost 50 - just learned the man was white! 😆
@janicemoore6281
Жыл бұрын
If you have never heard this song something is wrong. It plays on black radio. I too thought he was black. I grew up in the seventies and we listened to everything. We watched the Mid-Night Special and Don Kirshners Rock Concert. You saw everyone on these shows. It didn't mater black or white--good music is good music.
@reeltalk4103
Жыл бұрын
Bro You're Making It Seem Like They Was Singing Like That Before Us When They Got It From Us....We Have Always Been The Most Soulful Beings On The Face Of This Planet.And Don't You Forget It
@BernardManansala
Жыл бұрын
I'm not saying anything. It's these guys saying what you said.
@florence1395
Жыл бұрын
What a voice, a white man with a black man’s voice………….marvellous beautiful ♥️
@guadalupeandadre1557
Жыл бұрын
Bobby was super talented
@Beagle3561
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Isn't this a wonderful thing? I wish it was this this easy!
@zulemasanchez1233
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We are allowed to like soul or country, whatever floats your boat.
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