I discovered this wonderful song as a kid digging through my dad's record collection. What a masterpiece of storytelling, emotion and great singing by all three of The Impressions!
@wkbbrat
12 жыл бұрын
I have my brother-in-law to thank for my love of thissong. He would get drunk and play his music over & over - this was one of "his songs". We all hated it as kids, but you know what... I do the same thing today (not necessarilly when I'm drunk though) :-)
@jbrown081001
9 жыл бұрын
Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. Thank you for singing on earth.
@steviekey
13 жыл бұрын
I was so glad to find this track - remembered from my garage band days circa 1967 and never forgot it! Haunting, gorgeous song that forever made me a Curtis Mayfield fan and many don't even know that it all started with the Impressions so many years ago!!!
@annmartinez550
5 жыл бұрын
These Mermaids are real.My husband,When he was a little boy used to sit underneath the bridges over the channel canal and used to hear strange music songs by these creatures.He claimed that he saw one of them that was so beautiful with gold flakes on its body ,a creature that is hard to resist and to be desired .This happened a long time ago.He was given the gift of creating music.🎵
@richardlevert5772
7 жыл бұрын
My song in High School....when White Only signs were everywhere ...if you dared to enter anyplace, it was jumping into the sea, I did it many times...! massavana aka richard julius levert
@Jeandubreucq
11 жыл бұрын
Addicted to this song for two days now....mesmerising!
@youngestgod
13 жыл бұрын
Sam Gooden is the baritone here - Jerry was long gone , Fred is the tenor in the middle
@LondonSoulMan
11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, fantastic harmonies. So delicate.
@DrBongos
12 жыл бұрын
Can listen to Curtis Mayfield for hours.
@queenofthemay296
7 жыл бұрын
I met Curtis, nice man So sad he's gone; the man was pure genius.
@victorwashington7306
6 жыл бұрын
Great Story Song by the Impressions
@richardlevert5772
7 жыл бұрын
My life with Janice Boyd., Help Index "There's a story of beautiful women On an Island in the sea Who call to men sailing by Though we stayed on our course I could hear them calling me And Lord I can't stand That beautiful cry Keep course, cried the Captain Ignore them, let them be Straight ahead, cried the Captain Sail on by and stay free Remember laws of mutiny And as we moved The voices got louder They sing beautiful things in my ear I must go to this island of women I must see these creatures I hear Love is blind and desire has no fear Keep course, cried the Captain Straight ahead you stubborn man We're all lonely cried the Captain Take heed from an old old man For you don't understand Old man, your information Makes no sense to me For you know nothing Of temptation And desires I have in me And off I leaped into the sea Keep course, cried the Captain Keep course, cried the Captain Keep course Keep course ... " Massavana
@andrecoleman7963
6 жыл бұрын
Marvelously haunting.......
@paulgreen6921
2 жыл бұрын
I don’t remember dis “rekkit” . But it has dat swift cha-cha beat! PWG
@MrReillac
14 жыл бұрын
like it a lot big time.......
@richardlevert5772
7 жыл бұрын
THE SLAVES HAD LOST THERE MINDS...There's a story of beautiful women; the big fish were waiting for all that were mad.... MASSAVANA
@NaturalTahuti
10 жыл бұрын
I did not know that Curtis was down with the impressions!!!!!!
@brandonwilson8462
10 жыл бұрын
Yesssuuhhh Chicago Woodlawn southside
@armyb66
10 жыл бұрын
Yes sir!!!
@colsnake331
15 жыл бұрын
Wait that's not Jerry Butler on lead. That was Fred Cash. I don't think Jerry was singing with the group when this version was made. The Jerry Butler version was alot different.
@rg3855
15 жыл бұрын
some 1 might say they have copy writes to this and will have 2 remove this 1 also have had 2 remove 4 songs so far --- so listen 2 them while still U can ---they can have copy writes without having the song download it from me claim it --make me remove it --then try to sell it 2 U
@rg3855
15 жыл бұрын
thank U Killer Joe --- i didn't know
@rg3855
13 жыл бұрын
U R SO Right youngestgod a lie will not stand up next to the truth -Thank U
@armyb66
10 жыл бұрын
check out you've come home~~
@TheZeevik
10 жыл бұрын
pretty
@846keith
9 жыл бұрын
anyone known he is singing about ,i do what about u
@annmartinez550
3 жыл бұрын
How true ,leave strange women alone.SEX TEMPTATION OF THE WRONG,WILL TAKE YOUR LIFE!
@PhillySouth
14 жыл бұрын
This is not the Jerry Butler (solo) version...which is better. Somebody should put that one up on the Tube here for comparison
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