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@baassbababjdjhdhx5841

6 ай бұрын

You might as well throw E W F and Chicago to, and don’t forget Gladys !!

@RyneMurray23

3 ай бұрын

I would LOVE a Billy Strings tiny desk🔥👍🏼

@tracybell5854

27 күн бұрын

Yup😎✊🏾💯

@Slademoses

18 күн бұрын

sooner rather than later

Smokey Robinson is 83 years old. Looks great and still has a beautiful voice. Still performing. Living his best life. Gotta love it.

@SK-nh9gh

9 ай бұрын

He very obviously has had plastic surgery. Anyone can look "young" that way.

@jlv3x

9 ай бұрын

​@@SK-nh9gh everyone definitely can not look good with it. All you have to do is look around and see more bad plastic surgery jobs than good. However to have a voice that still sounds that good live at 83, he's obviously taking great care of himself.

@geoffcaptaincpaige1167

9 ай бұрын

Got a good dentist too obviously

@hyudoin5597

9 ай бұрын

@@geoffcaptaincpaige1167money!!

@junipersnow1

9 ай бұрын

💥What a beautiful man and voice... all the classics. One of my missions and Im speaking up... You bible thumpers, if you follow your religion according to the book.... "Black and white can live together, but must not mix" (this man is an example why they are VERY wrong) one of the reasons I question the three war religions, you should too. 💥

This man has been doing this for 63 YEARS! Longer than most of us have been alive! He's still doing it without missing a step.

@marywatkins9438

9 ай бұрын

That’s what legends do. I still play Smokey’s best of. Such a treat waking up to this on YT.

@parabellum5503

9 ай бұрын

I'm 59....Smokey > Marvin in my book.

@kathleenm.carter6155

9 ай бұрын

""SMOKEY ROBINSON "" HE GOT IT GOING ON. HE WILL ALWAYS BE MY FAVORITE!!!

@anitakos1375

9 ай бұрын

Love me some Smokey! He’s amazing!! ❤️

@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc

5 ай бұрын

@@marywatkins9438 I so much appreciate your support towards my career

Imagine being 83 years old! 83 YO!!! and not only looking this good but singing this good?! What a legend! 👏👏👏

When Smokey sings, you can't help but smile because it makes you feel so good!

@michellewinston1363

Ай бұрын

Period🙅🏽‍♀️💪🏾🥰🙏🏾🫶🏽🤞🏾🩷

Thank you, Tiny Desk, for featuring the legendary Smokey Robinson!!!

@alvarocarrillo7885

9 ай бұрын

Man! You ain’t lying! Smokey is a LIVING LEGEND!

@jennerial

9 ай бұрын

I loved this, but Mr Robinson has always been secretive about his age, one thing I do know is that he's as old as my grandmother (she loved him) and she was born in 1932 that would make him 91 not 83.

@formerlymattgainey4648

9 ай бұрын

You said it

@toddgoza3522

9 ай бұрын

Bob Dylan considers him to be one of the great poets

@willrobinsonjr9170

9 ай бұрын

Spectacular William Smokey Robinson 83 and still performing, whatta Legend hat's Off to the one and Only 🎉❤

When’s Stevie’s Tiny Desk coming?? It has to happen now!

@blind_t2

9 ай бұрын

yes yes yes and yes. I’m ready for my boy!

@q.7628

9 ай бұрын

Been asking! Surely it's coming up next

@airsign81

9 ай бұрын

It's overdue!💯

@Nik-Pete

9 ай бұрын

I would need at least 3 hours of Stevie!

@zoewilson8425

9 ай бұрын

❤

Smokey must've taken amazing care of his voice to still have such great pitch and control after over half a century of singing. His voice was obviously stronger as a young man, but his mastery of the art clearly allowed him to hold on to so much. Oh, and he's one of America's greatest songwriters. Has to be said, Smokey is a legend.

@Kokyiintx

9 ай бұрын

He's on the Mount Rushmore of American music.

@arisumego

7 ай бұрын

all you have to do is stay away from drugs (including alcohol) and your voice doesn't really change honestly unless you're singing extremely poorly very often

@Holygiant

4 ай бұрын

@@arisumegowhy is he singing most of these songs at least a full step down from the original then?

@eighmanauraview

4 ай бұрын

​@@Holygiantmust of the tiny desk performances are dialed down

@Holygiant

4 ай бұрын

@@eighmanauraviewthat has nothing to do with pitch

Whoever books these needs a raise.

83 years old!!! Still controlling the breathing well !! , singing the right notes, sounding still smokey & clear and got the power too !!! Wow wow wow!!!!

@prof3ssor178

9 ай бұрын

It's very rare!

@Romalvx

9 ай бұрын

Unbelievable. What a gig!

@mellotainment

9 ай бұрын

This brother looks great and sounds great I’m glad we had chance to hang out mr legend!

@laurence8209

9 ай бұрын

Npr is not far from my house. Wish I had known about it! Smoke still got it!

@laurence8209

9 ай бұрын

Props to the band and string section! Love it.

The Blue-Eyed (Correction: GREEN EYED💚) Motown LEGEND! 🤩😎 0:03 "Being With You" 3:58 "The Tears Of A Clown" 6:49 "If We Don't Have Each Other" (New Album “Gasms”) 11:40 "Beside You" (New Album “Gasms”) 16:26 "Quiet Storm" 23:03 "Cruisin!” Thanks, Tiny Desk 🔥👌🏾

@ThePookie25

9 ай бұрын

Thank u so much.

@russellriley2417

9 ай бұрын

Sound good Smokey

@Frank-ii2ug

9 ай бұрын

Thank YOU!

@ayeare415

9 ай бұрын

I’m so sad he didn’t do Agony and Ecstasy 😢

@kelvinmeekins7421

9 ай бұрын

Green eyes

Working at NPR Music has to be the absolute best job in the entire world

@creativequeen8371

Ай бұрын

Agreed 👍🏾

He aged like fine wine. Go head Smokey,you are a Motown Legend.💜

@OrganicAlumination

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I was just thinking he still as beautiful as ever

Smokey Robinson wrote songs for The Supremes, Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Mary Wells, The Jackson Five, and so many other Motown artists, that you could say, along with Berry Gordy he created the Motown sound. And, he's still got it! What an eclectic, talented group of musicians he brought with him, too. Thanks, Tiny Desk!

@rjk8008

9 ай бұрын

Motown Forever. So many classics.

@jomartins7814

Күн бұрын

poucas pessoas a qui no Brasil o conhece como o S.R MOTOWN mas estas pessoas o admiram porque ele se emprenhou muito em ajudar as pessoas.ele foi o homem que fez o bem sem se importar a quem. ele é um ser em quê todos os artistas negros tanto do passado como os de hoje o admiram e o reverenciam . realmente este é o artista ou o maior mentor da música Norte Americana

Smokey's "Quiet Storm" created an entire genre of late night radio. The long version is a complete vibe!!!

@Keezie27

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@beatsgordy

9 ай бұрын

My favorite Smokey Album too

@teestan5317

9 ай бұрын

Yes indeed! That is one of my favorites.

@oholm09

9 ай бұрын

Back in 1975 I wasn't born but I introduced that classic song

@viv6511

9 ай бұрын

I totally agree ❤

How on earth has this not hit a million views yet??? 😩

I would say a “national” treasure, but I believe that limits what he really is: A treasure to the whole world.

This is so unreal, to see the legend in the flesh, people truly don't realize how many hits this man has done. Much love for the iconic Smokey Robinson, a man who has inspired me to this very day.

@3TQHAJSHNQ

9 ай бұрын

Well...plastic...and a bit of flesh

@curiouslymavismade

9 ай бұрын

@@3TQHAJSHNQ He is still alive, that's all that matters.

@laurence8209

9 ай бұрын

Hopefully some group besides the Library of Congress will acknowledge his songs as they did Bob Dylan recently!

It's insane how well his voice has been preserved after all these years! Incredible talent!

I had bad anxiety. I could barely drive alone. I'd need to go to guitar center about 40 min from where I live. I asked my mom to ride with me, which she obliged because she's a Saint, and I'd blast oldies. She turned me onto them of course. She passed 6 months ago and I'm so lost. This man means more to me than anything I could ever imagine. As soon as i saw npr did a tiny desk concert of smokey i wouldve showed her and she wouldve loved it. i guess what i wanna say is i loved it when we were cruisin together. I love you, mom.

@dattamusic3498

3 ай бұрын

I feel you, 100 percent

@cricrijobim

2 ай бұрын

Your mom seemed like a super special lady! It is tough but at least we get to keep the memories

@lawrencemoore3863

Ай бұрын

Sorry for your loss and hopefully i can go cruising for you and your mom at the Ontario,ca car show. Went last year for the first time,just popped in my feed from nowhere. I wasn't going to go but glad i did,saw Thelma Houston she killed it at her age and she had more energy than anybody there. Hopefully im going to go for you and your mom

Smokey Robinson is the greatest Rythem and Blues songwriter of all time.There would be no MOTOWN without the musical contributions of Smokey Robinson!!!

@Unbelievable-no7vm

Ай бұрын

And Nick and Val did nothing! And Marvin Gaye was just a sanitation worker at Motown? Lamont and Dozier anyone! Help me Lord! Smh

@kristierussell1546

Ай бұрын

@@Unbelievable-no7vm 🤣🤣

@sherryengle-xe6fv

25 күн бұрын

ABSOLUTELY

💐💐💐💐💐💐GIVING SMOKEY HIS FLOWERS ✨💚✨💚✨💚 NPR really knows how to start a week!!!

this man is still touring and doing shows and just released an album, people are not paying for his voice to sound perfect, they are paying out of love for his legacy

I was on a flight with him probably 10 years ago. The women on the plane were absolutely melting. Several of them got up during the the flight to say hi because they couldn’t resist. He was extremely kind and gracious.

@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY

7 ай бұрын

Terrance Howard is Smokey Jr.

@sarcasticallyrearranged

7 ай бұрын

@TheReal_E.IRIZARRY Terrance is nowhere near the same league.

@cherylvaughn768

4 ай бұрын

❤ I would have tried to say something and would have failed into a puddle of giggles!❤

@handsome-brute2666

3 ай бұрын

I recall he speaking on his affair with Diana Ross

We are lucky to still have this great performer !!!

This man is 83 yrs old y’all!! Thank you for featuring a LEGEND! ❤

@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc

5 ай бұрын

Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️

Beautiful…thank you tiny desk👏🏾❤️ He still got it going on at 83. What a legend 🫶🏾🤩

Im 28 I aint no die hard fan or nothing like that. But this dude right here is such an icon fr he wrote hits after hits. His career is as old as my parents but fr he looks good for his age!

@danielmolinafaze

8 ай бұрын

Luego de la partida de Tony, smokey es el último de esa era dorada! Hay que disfrutarlo!!!

@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc

5 ай бұрын

Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️

Just the songs he wrote for others is incredible alone.. What a legend. Oooh Baby Baby & Cruisin are all time favs of mine. D’angelo probably the only person that could do Cruisin justice and he did

@amiribrahimbai

9 ай бұрын

Baby Baby is my joint and Ebony Eyes with Rick James

@ceceecarter9611

8 ай бұрын

‘ What love has joined together’. Just makes me cry 😢love it

You know it's a jam when the musicians in the band are dancing and singing as they play. Thank you Smokey, and thank you Tiny Desk.

Uncle Smokey turned Tiny into Huge Desk bringing along orchestra but well earned, what a legend! Blooming marvellous ❤️❤️🙏🏾

@nguzoloveinlofi3832

9 ай бұрын

Papa Smoke at this point, but I still wouldn't bring my girl around him...

Please keep up this momentum of showcasing the R&B music era musicians while we still have them with us. Enjoyed Smokey, Baby Face, CHIC...this is awesome. Thank you NPR Tiny Desk.💜 Suggestions: Stephanie Mills, Chaka, Stanley Clark, Najee, Jeffrey Osborn, Cameo, Lionel Richey, Stevie, Patrice Rushen.

@niahubbard5915

7 ай бұрын

Especially Jeffrey Osborn❤❤❤

@glennhfriedman4571

6 ай бұрын

Atlantic Starr, and the 5th Dimension

@healthyholemealbread

5 ай бұрын

Stephanie Mills ❤

@howardrolle4974

2 ай бұрын

Stevie ❤

This is the man who wrote the most popular song of all time!! My Girl!!!!

@sabaha2010

9 ай бұрын

Wow I didn’t know he wrote that!

I can’t believe he’s 83 years old! WOW

@ariamason9324

9 ай бұрын

His forehead isn't moving so I think his secret is botox.

@liam31098

9 ай бұрын

@@ariamason9324 ever so slightly lol

@jlv3x

9 ай бұрын

​​@@ariamason9324that doesn't have anything to do with that vocal quality at 83.

@ariamason9324

9 ай бұрын

@@jlv3x I didn't say it did 😕

@benjirivoh

9 ай бұрын

​@@ariamason9324🙄

I've had the honor of seeing Smokey live in concert twice, and even in his older age, his voice is one that must be heard in person. Long live The King of Motown!

@no1nestandsalone387

9 ай бұрын

I saw him with my mom on v day 2019! He sounded amazing and danced with a lady from the audience! ❤😂

@TalkingBook72

9 ай бұрын

@@divinetiming1005 That's a great one. My favorite of his with The Miracles is "Satisfaction"

Voice is still perfection. Thanks to Smokey, his band, and NPR Tiny Desk!

The band is so locked in and the mini string orchestra sounds oh so good. Class act!

npr have done it again🤲🏾

Thank you, Smokey Robinson. Thank you, band. Thank you, NPR. We so needed this.

A timeless icon. The mainstay of American R&B.

Wow! He sounds the same and LOOKS GREAT for his age. LOVE HIM for his service despite all the challenges and FOR DOING THIS cool concert! BLESSINGS MR. ROBINSON!

It’s 3am and I’m watching Smokey Robinson on Tiny Desk and loving it!! Alicia Keys Tiny Desk “was” my favorite until 3am this morning. Smokey is the man

@ulisesmondragon6332

9 ай бұрын

Sam smith, Masego ,check those out

@lukevans1501

9 ай бұрын

SAME

@onetahua

9 ай бұрын

Cyprus Hill was one of my favourites. Smokey and band are up there too. What a great sound

@MediCali951

9 ай бұрын

@@ulisesmondragon6332the action Bronson, wu tang, Yaritza, and Post Malone are my favorite

@joyceefemuai4055

9 ай бұрын

Respect 🙌🙌🙌🙌

This level of longevity is unparalleled

@WTL98

9 ай бұрын

Agreed. I think Ron Isley is also in his 80s and still kicking.

That has to be an incredible feeling when people of different ethnicities know the lyrics to your song and smiling while singing. I had the privilege of meeting Smokey and taking a picture with him. God blessed this man with so much “Cool” it’s really not fair lol.

@lisahollingsworth3621

9 ай бұрын

Just imagine knowing you helped make a lot of babies with your music 🎶 🎵 Absolutely amazing 👏

I know it blows my mind !!!but we all are getting there!!!

A Motown legend doing Tiny Desk! This is awesome! My mom and I are both jammin'!

@josevasquez4080

9 ай бұрын

He still sounds good.

Still amazing after all these years!

Wow! 👏👏👏👏👏A legend who still sounds like the record. This is the best Tiny Desk yet. Thank NPR and Mr. Smokey Robinson ❤❤

All I can say is GOD IS GOOD....and he is truly blessing Smokey. He still sounds and looks AMAZING!

@sherryengle-xe6fv

25 күн бұрын

ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LEGENDARY.

This is a beautiful man aging with grace. Amazing 💛

National treasure. What a performer!

What a gift!! Smokey Robinson & the band are simply amazing!!🙏🏻

Legend! What an ending! Waiting for D'Angelo for years, make it happen tiny desk

His singing voice dope

A true poet and consummate performer, what a blessing to still be able to see he enjoys performing and we get to share in the joy!

Man.... this was on point. Smokey and his crew jammed jammed. The band was tight. The engineer got the levels just right.

What a legend, he looks incredible for his age too.

Legend!!!! His voice sounds amazing! He is 83 years old, and he is still looking good.

Smokey defies space and time...💚🎸

Smokey doin his thing! Crooner 4 life! and we are so blessed to have his voice and music live!! we love it when ur cruising with us too Smokey

OMG! The chills and goosebumps when I heard the the first few minutes of ‘Being with you”. Smokey sounds exactly the same as he did 42 years ago when that song played on the radio! Even looks the same! How amazing to hear and see him now! Thank you Smokey, thank you Tiny Desk! You made my day!!! ❤😊

This is legendary! My parents raised me up on this music and most of the Motown family. What a pleasure to see him still making the rounds. Go Smokey! ❤

It's great to be able to hear Smokey sing live so close. It's the best live.

OMG! 83 years young and hasn't changed a bit! I've watched this 3x today. Thank you NPR for another amazing concert👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Glad to hear the master singer and songwriter is still sounding great. One of my all-time favorite. Smokey Robinson is a True Legend! Thank you 🙏🏾 Tiny Desk for presenting him. 🎤))))))🎶🎵🎵))))

This free Smokey Robinson Concert was great. He is the consummate performer, he gave in this concert just as much as he did at the one I paid for in April. The entire group was there playing and singing at the great Tiny Desk Concert. It was enjoyable, entertaining, and exciting. Mr.Smokey Robinson, my favorite entertainer, is truly the GOAT. And a big thank you to the NPR Tiny Desk Concerts, keep them coming.

One of Motown's greatest! Great concert!

The quintessential wooer! Smokey. Lawd lawd! Still got it!!!!

He sounded marvelous.. didn't quite need the background singers although I'm sure they're nice ladies but not everyone can harmonize or sing melody Live.. he was superb and the band was great. I didn't want it to end.. I sent this video to my Mom and shared it on my socials..

@jimihendrixx11

9 ай бұрын

Sounded great even the the volume might be a bit low but could be on purpose

@PhillySoulable

9 ай бұрын

They’re meant to mimic the sound of his ex wife and miracle Claudette. Her voice used to always nicely counter Smoke

@natepolitics1490

9 ай бұрын

Exactly and going to be frank the background singer on the left sounds horrible and have an annoying high pitch voice. I mean she was so bad you would think she was doing it on purpose.

@mrsbobbicisse

9 ай бұрын

HE sounded marvelous@@jimihendrixx11

@altheadawn2531

9 ай бұрын

​@@natepolitics1490lmao 😂😂😂😂

I’m overjoyed he did Tears of a Clown with this ensemble. Great vibe for a Monday morning 🐐

How does this man NOT have over a Million views. This is SMOKEY!!!!!!!!

Why am I just seeing this? Smokey is the last of a dying breed. What a class act!!

I'll never forget my dad taking me to one of Smokey's concerts when I was 19. He would have loved this❤

Wow! Smokey Robinson. Great sound! You still got it:)

I’ve been listening to these songs since I was a little girl. Smokey Robinson’s beautiful voice is forever engrained in my brain. Thank you legend ❤❤

Pure perfection 83 Wow… clean living pays off . 🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻

🙏🧡🌈🧡🙏 Thank you Smokey for being you, and spreading your love and light!!! 🙏🧡🌈🧡🙏

Smokey still got it! 🤩 Took a minute to warm up his platinum pipes, but after that it was all two-tone GOLD! ✨✨ Wonderful backing band, too. 👏

Smokey has a such youthful vitality. Salute to him for continuing to make good music and giving a singing presence that stands the test of time. I especially like 'Quiet Storm'. The lyrics are very poetic. Great music.

I am a Detroiter living elsewhere and this took me HOME! Thank you, Tiny Desk! Smokey you a legend 💐💐💐💐!

Smokey's music was a part of my childhood. I'm close to 70, and used to hear him, along with The Beatles, The Supremes, and other early Sixties hits while being driven to grade school. And it astonishes me that not only is he still around, but he's still sounding good, and he barely looks a day over 50! At his age, most singing stars are working on their golf game, wheezing in the hospital, or gone.

@jazzpsychic

Ай бұрын

You know, Smokey was a huge influence on the Beatles.

Long Live Smokey! 🙌🏾

What an impressing performance and voice ! At this age you hardly find singers still singing this quality ! Bow to the master . 🙂

His "More Love" from 1967 was one of my favorites of all time!!!!

A perfect way to start a Monday morning in the UK. Was lucky to see Smokey live a few times and was always left super impressed and i see nothing has changed. The voice has mellowed but is still as sweet as can be and the band sound fabulous too. "Besides you" sounds like a Smokey future classic. Thank's to all at NPR for keeping live music real and introducing us to new music and finding time to honour and recognise those that have been and remain masters of their craft. Thanks Smokey for all the beautiful music and so many wonderful memories.

What a legend!

Smokey's eyes are still shining like diamonds, he is "younger" than most of us :)

Who doesn't love this man singer legend ❤️ 💙

He has inspired so many artists!

A classic man and sound ❤

I am watching from Japan. Thank you tiny desk concert! Still kinda hard to visit the USA but I can see him singing thru internet like this. I feel blessed to have his music and his voice in my life.

I saw Smokey and the Miracles at the Howard Theatre in Washington DC when I was about 12 years old. I’m now 72. Love seeing him in this YT clip!

@SmokeyRobinson-uu1fc

5 ай бұрын

Hello..? thanks for your lovely like and comments on my official page,it's great to know I have such a fan. Much love.♥️

Well done Mr. Smokey Robinson! Well done, NPR Tiny Desk Concerts!

After all these years, he still is an amazing performer and singer. The band was the best!! This was a treat!!

Your voice is unwavering Smokey...God's grace!

God, what a legend. Tears of a clown is still one of the greatest songs ever written and this rendition is incredible, always makes me happy.

Yeah, this is one way to start a Monday...with the legendary Smokey! Thanks so much! 😊🎶 Appreciate our legends while they're still with us. 💐

This has to be one of the best Tiny Desk ever. AMAZING!

@waninigichuki1732

9 ай бұрын

I thought Dua Lipa was til Cold Play. Then I thought Ed Sheeran until Sam Smith. Now Smokey Robinson??! This truly was ICONIC! Thank you NPR. We appreciate you.

"Quiet Storm" was released when I was a child. As an adult, it became one of my all time favorite tunes. I keep the album on my turntable at all times so that I can play it on a whim whenever I want. There is nothing like listening to this masterpiece on vinyl. 🎼🎵🎶