

The Spinners in Concert
2/28/2025 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Join the band that defined the smooth sound of Philadelphia soul for a concert of classic hits.
Join the band that defined the smooth sound of Philadelphia soul for a concert of their classic hits, including "I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “Then Came You,” “The Rubberband Man,” and more. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (2023) are among the most iconic groups in the classic soul pantheon, with millions of records sold worldwide and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Spinners in Concert
2/28/2025 | 57m 59sVideo has Closed Captions
Join the band that defined the smooth sound of Philadelphia soul for a concert of their classic hits, including "I’ll Be Around,” “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love,” “Then Came You,” “The Rubberband Man,” and more. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers (2023) are among the most iconic groups in the classic soul pantheon, with millions of records sold worldwide and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for the mighty, mighty Spinners!
(audience applauding and cheering) ♪ JESSIE: What's up, PBS!
(audience continues applauding) You wanna have a good time with The Spinners?
Right-o!
("Could It Be I'm Falling In Love") ♪ MARVIN: Come on, y'all ♪ So how's everybody feeling tonight?
Come on, y'all.
♪ Since I met you, I've begun to feel so strange ♪ ♪ Every time I speak your name ♪ ♪ That's funny ♪ ♪ You say that you are so helpless too ♪ ♪ That you don't know what to do ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Each night I pray there will never come a day ♪ ♪ When you up and take my love away ♪ ♪ Say you feel the same way too ♪ ♪ And I wonder what it is I feel for you ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ I don't need all those things ♪ ♪ That used to bring me joy ♪ ♪ 'Cause you've made me such a happy boy ♪ ♪ And, honey, you'll always be the only one for me ♪ ♪ Meeting you was my destiny ♪ ♪ You ♪ ♪ You can be sure I will never let you down ♪ ♪ When you need me I'll be around ♪ ♪ And, darling, you'll always be ♪ ♪ The only one for me ♪ ♪ Heaven made you specially ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ MARVIN: Come on, put your hands in.
Oh, yeah.
♪ ♪ ♪ And darling, you'll always be ♪ ♪ The only one for me ♪ ♪ Heaven made you specially ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ With you, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ I wanna know now, baby ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ With you ♪ ♪ I walk around with my heart in my hands, hey ♪ ♪ I gotta hold and feel you as long as I can ♪ ♪ Now, baby ♪ ♪ I used to sing fa, fa, fa, fa ♪ ♪ But right now I feel so good ♪ ♪ I sing la, la, la, la ♪ ♪ Once you get me up, won't let me down ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Let me take this feeling ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Skip the beat with my heart girl ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Skip the beat with my heart girl ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Ready now, right now ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Could it be, could it be, could it be, could it be ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ (C.J.
vocalizing) ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ I love you, and I'm always thinking of you ♪ ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ (C.J.
vocalizing) ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ (C.J.
vocalizing) ♪ Could it be I'm falling in love ♪ ♪ Could it be ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Could it be, could it be I'm falling ♪ ♪ In love, love ♪ ♪ Love ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) JESSIE: Thank you so much.
What's going on, everybody?
We got "Mighty Love" on PBS, y'all.
KEITH: One, two, three, four.
("Mighty Love") ♪ ♪ Once there was a boy and a girl ♪ ♪ Boy said, I love you so ♪ ♪ Girl said, I'll never leave you ♪ ♪ They grew older and left each other ♪ ♪ 'Cause that's the way love goes ♪ ♪ That's the way love goes ♪ ♪ And then there are times ♪ ♪ Seems like you'll never find ♪ ♪ Someone willing to love you ♪ ♪ You gotta keep on lovin', you'll soon discover ♪ ♪ A mighty love ♪ ♪ Will sometimes makes you weep and moan, hey ♪ ♪ A mighty love ♪ ♪ You sit all day by the telephone ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're all alone ♪ ♪ You need a mighty love, hey, hey ♪ ♪ Some say that you're sure to find ♪ ♪ True love and peace of mind ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ At the end of a rainbow ♪ ♪ Ooh, there's no sign in the sky to follow ♪ ♪ 'Cause that's the way love goes ♪ ♪ Baby, that's the way love goes ♪ ♪ Ooh, and so there's a rhyme ♪ ♪ That says life will soon be fine ♪ ♪ See, but love is just what you make it ♪ ♪ You gotta keep on lovin', and you'll soon discover ♪ ♪ A mighty love ♪ ♪ Will sometimes make a, a weak man strong, yeah ♪ ♪ A mighty love ♪ ♪ Will sometimes make a, a rich man weak ♪ ♪ And knock him off his feet ♪ ♪ You need a mighty love ♪ ♪ Hey, mighty, mighty, mighty ♪ ♪ Mighty, mighty, mighty love Jones ♪ ♪ Comin' down on me, baby ♪ ♪ With a mighty love, you can ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Sometimes turn the world around, yes, you can ♪ ♪ I feel the mighty love ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Make you move, make you groove ♪ ♪ Gotta happy, happy, ha-happy, happy ♪ ♪ Might love ♪ ♪ Anybody feel it, can you feel it ♪ ♪ Do you feel it ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Then put your hands like this, come on ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ I know you gotta mighty, mighty, mighty, mighty ♪ ♪ Mighty love Jones comin' down on me, baby ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ Make you feel it ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Let me feel it ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ I'm talking about a mighty love ♪ ♪ I'm talking about a ♪ ♪ Mighty, mighty, mighty, mighty ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Mighty, mighty ♪ ♪ Mighty, mighty, mighty, mighty love Jones ♪ ♪ Ah, baby ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Make it move, make it groove, come on ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Who got it, you got it ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Now put your hands like this, come on ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ You got it ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Now put your hands like this, come on ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Come on, you got it ♪ ♪ She got it ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Look at her dance, go girl ♪ (C.J.
vocalizing) ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ I know you, come on, put your hands like this, hey ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Say yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ She got it, she got it ♪ ♪ She got it ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ She got it, she make me wanna ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ Ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ Mighty love ♪ ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) C.J.
: Thank you.
We love you.
(audience applauding and cheering) ("Funny How Time Slips Away") RONNIE: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a song that was written by Willie Nelson, sung by Joe Hinton and yours truly.
♪ ♪ Hello there ♪ ♪ My, it's been a long, long time ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ How you doin' ♪ ♪ Oh, I guess I'm doin' fine ♪ ♪ It's been so long now ♪ ♪ But it seems like ♪ ♪ It was only yesterday ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny, it's so funny how time ♪ ♪ Can slip right away ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ How's your new love ♪ ♪ Oh, I hope he's ♪ ♪ Doin' fine ♪ ♪ I heard you told him ♪ ♪ That you're gonna love him ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ 'Till the end of time ♪ ♪ Whoa-oh, that's the same thing that you told me ♪ ♪ It seems like it was the other day ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny, oh, it's so funny how time ♪ ♪ Can just slip right away ♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ I got to go now ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Oh, I guess I'll see you ♪ ♪ Somewhere 'round ♪ ♪ But you never can tell, never can tell ♪ ♪ Never can tell when ♪ ♪ The Spinners will be back in your town ♪ ♪ Oh, please remember ♪ ♪ Remember ♪ ♪ What I told you ♪ ♪ In time you're gonna pay ♪ ♪ Ain't it funny ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) (audience member whistles) ♪ So ♪ ♪ It's so funny ♪ ♪ It's so funny ♪ ♪ How time ♪ ♪ Slips right ♪ ♪ Away ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) C.J.
: Give it up for Ronnie Moss!
("I'll Be Around") ♪ Oh yeah, oh right, oh right ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ This is our fork in the road ♪ ♪ Love's last episode ♪ ♪ And there's nowhere to go ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ You made your choice ♪ ♪ And now it's up to me ♪ ♪ To bow down gracefully ♪ ♪ I know you hold the key, but baby ♪ ♪ Come on, whenever you call me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ Whenever you want me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ Whenever you need me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll be around ♪ ♪ I knew just what to say ♪ ♪ And now I found out today ♪ ♪ That all the words had slipped away ♪ ♪ But I know there's only one chance ♪ ♪ A tiny spark that remain ♪ ♪ A spark turns into a flame ♪ ♪ And love will burn once again, I know you know ♪ ♪ Whenever you call me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ Whenever you want me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ Whenever you need me ♪ ♪ I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll be around, yeah ♪ MARVIN: Come on, Vegas, put your hands right here.
♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ Do you know this song?
'Cause if you know it, come on, sing with me.
♪ Whenever you call me, I'll be there ♪ ♪ Whenever you want me, I'll be there ♪ ♪ Even when I have to crawl, I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll be around ♪ ♪ Just call me on the phone, I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll never leave you alone, I'll be there ♪ ♪ Just call out my name, I know, I know you know ♪ ♪ I'll be around ♪ ♪ I'll be skippin' and a-jumpin', I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll be a-rippin' and running, I'll be there ♪ ♪ I'll be calling out your name to let you know ♪ ♪ I'll be around ♪ ♪ ♪ You hear ♪ ♪ Baby, I'll be around ♪ JESSIE: Give it up for Marvin Taylor.
(audience applauding and cheering) All right.
("It's A Shame") C.J.
: Now listen, if you know the words, just sing along.
But if you can't sing with us, come on, just snap your hands.
Come on, hey.
Ooh.
(singers vocalizing) ♪ It's a shame, the way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ It's a shame the way you hurt me ♪ ♪ It's a shame, the way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ I'm sitting all alone, by the telephone ♪ ♪ Waiting for your call, but you don't call at all ♪ ♪ It's a shame ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ It's a shame ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ How you play with my emotions ♪ ♪ It's a shame ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ You're like a child at play, on a sunny day ♪ ♪ 'Cause you play with love ♪ ♪ And then you throw it away ♪ ♪ Why do you use me, try to confuse me ♪ ♪ How can you stand to be so cruel ♪ ♪ Why don't you free me from this prison ♪ ♪ Where I serve my time as your fool ♪ ♪ It's a shame ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ It's a shame, baby ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ How you hurt me ♪ ♪ It's a shame ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ I try to stay with you, showing love so true ♪ ♪ But you won't appreciate, the love we try to make ♪ ♪ Oh, it's got to be a shame ♪ ♪ Oh, baby, woo ♪ ♪ Why do you use me, try to confuse me ♪ ♪ How can you stand to be so cruel ♪ ♪ Why don't you free me from this prison ♪ ♪ Where I serve my time as your fool ♪ ♪ Oh, it's gotta be a shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ It's a shame, baby ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you hurt me ♪ ♪ Hey, it's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame ♪ ♪ The way you mess around with your man ♪ ♪ You've got my heart in chains ♪ ♪ And I, and I must complain ♪ ♪ And I just can't be confined ♪ ♪ Oh it's about the time ♪ (singers vocalizing) ♪ It's a shame, baby ♪ ♪ Shame ♪ ♪ The way you hurt me ♪ ♪ It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame ♪ ♪ Whoa-ooo ♪ ♪ It's just that is a shame ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) ("Sadie") (audience cheering) C.J.
: This next song, I'd like to dedicate to all the ladies, all the beautiful ladies in this audience.
(audience cheering) AUDIENCE MEMBER: Yes, sir!
C.J.
: I mean, you, you, you, you, you, you.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Hey, what about down here?
(audience laughs) C.J.
: I see you.
I see you.
And I also like to dedicate this to your mother, you grandmother, your auntie, your nana.
Now, if you know the words, please sing along.
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Okay.
C.J.
: Rocky.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Early one Sunday morning ♪ (audience cheers) ♪ Breakfast was on the table ♪ ♪ And there was no time to eat ♪ ♪ She said to me, boy, hurry to Sunday school ♪ ♪ Filled with the load of glory ♪ ♪ We learned the holy story ♪ ♪ And she always have her dreams ♪ ♪ Despite the things ♪ ♪ That this troubled world can bring ♪ ♪ Oh, Sadie ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ A place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Well, well, well ♪ ♪ Living in the past ♪ ♪ And sometimes it seems so funny ♪ ♪ But no money can turn her love around ♪ ♪ Sweeter than cotton candy ♪ ♪ Stronger than papa's old brandy ♪ ♪ And always that needed smile ♪ ♪ Once in a while she would break down and cry ♪ ♪ But sometimes she'd be so happy ♪ ♪ Being with us and daddy ♪ ♪ Standing the worst of time ♪ ♪ Breaking the binds ♪ ♪ Breaking the binds ♪ ♪ With that one simple ♪ C.J.
: If you know the words, come on.
♪ Oh, Sadie ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you ♪ ♪ Oh, in a special way ♪ ♪ Well, well, well ♪ ♪ Place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Livin' in the past ♪ ♪ Ooh, she's never sinnin' ♪ ♪ But in love she's always winnin', yeah ♪ ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you ♪ ♪ Sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ I love you, mama ♪ ♪ Well, well, well ♪ ♪ Place no one above you ♪ ♪ How you gave me love, she gave this word ♪ ♪ Living in the past ♪ ♪ If there's a heaven up above ♪ ♪ I know she's teaching angels how to love ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ♪ C.J.
: If you don't mind, Nevada, ♪ Can I talk about, talk about, talk about my mama ♪ Listen, I am the ninth child that my mother had.
Oh yeah, that's what I said.
There's two things about being the last, as my mother called the pee in a dish, there's a good part and a bad part.
The good part is she was already tired of whooping ass when I came in.
(audience laughs) The bad part is I got away with everything.
But then there was a time that I couldn't get away with everything, and I came home escorted by the police.
But listen, it gets better.
(audience and C.J.
chuckle) ♪ Do anybody know about a praying mother ♪ (audience shouting indistinctly) ♪ Don't fool me ♪ My mother was down on one knee when I walked in, and she said some real simple, real simple prayer.
And it said, "Lord, I give up.
I put 'em in your hands."
In that very day, my whole life changed.
I'm gonna ask you one more time.
♪ Anybody know about a praying mother ♪ (audience shouting indistinctly) (C.J.
vocalizing) Now, here's what I'd like to do.
Because of time, I wanna talk about that special woman in your life that pushed you, your mother, your grandmother, your nana, your auntie, your big sister.
Can you call out the name?
One, two, three.
(audience shouts indistinctly) Now, listen, since I don't know what the hell you said, (audience laughs) we gonna change the name to Sadie because I want you to sing to that special someone tonight.
Can we do it?
It's real simple.
Marvin, you got me?
It's real simple.
We gonna do it for you, you gonna start with us, we just gonna make this one big happy choir, all right?
♪ All you gotta do is say ♪ ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ Ah, yeah ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie ♪ There we go.
♪ Place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ And just say... ♪ Well, well, well ♪ 'Cause we don't wanna know what you've been through.
All right, you ready?
Are you ready?
Come on!
AUDIENCE MEMBER: Ready, ready.
C.J.
: Let me hear you say, say... ♪ Sadie ♪ Oh, yeah.
♪ Don't you know we love you, we love you ♪ ♪ Sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ Well, well, well.
♪ Well, well, well ♪ All right, all right.
Let me try this out.
We gonna do it one more time.
Come on.
Let me hear you say, say... ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ Mm, don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Ooh, Sadie, Sadie ♪ ♪ Place no one, no one, no one ♪ Oh yeah, I think they're ready ♪ Well, well, well ♪ All right, you did crooned enough.
Now, here's what I need you to do.
I need you to reach way down and sing, here we go... ♪ Ey ♪ ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Yeah, hey ♪ ♪ Place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Well, well, well ♪ ♪ Oh, you've found a heaven up above ♪ ♪ I know she's teaching angels how to love ♪ ♪ Hey, Sadie ♪ ♪ My, my, my ♪ ♪ Don't you know we love you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ I love you, mama ♪ ♪ Place no one above you, sweet Sadie ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Living in the past ♪ ♪ She's never sinnin' ♪ ♪ But in love she's always winnin', yeah ♪ ♪ Sadie ♪ ♪ I love you, mama, I miss you, mama ♪ ♪ I love you, mama ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) ("Love Don't Love Nobody") ♪ ♪ ♪ Sometimes a girl ♪ ♪ Will come and go ♪ ♪ You reach for love ♪ ♪ But life won't let you know ♪ ♪ That in the end ♪ ♪ You'll still be lovin' her ♪ ♪ But then she's gone ♪ ♪ And you're all alone ♪ ♪ ♪ I never learned ♪ ♪ I never learned to give myself ♪ ♪ So many times I've been a fool ♪ ♪ But right now I need someone else ♪ ♪ Well, well, well ♪ ♪ Like boy blue I blow my horn ♪ ♪ And if you just lead me home ♪ ♪ Baby, I should've known ♪ ♪ That it takes a fool ♪ ♪ To learn that love don't love nobody ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ To learn that love don't love no one ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ Sometimes you have to suffer, well ♪ ♪ Make your bed hot some time ♪ ♪ You gotta sleep that way ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ Oh yes, it does ♪ ♪ To learn ♪ ♪ That love don't love no one ♪ ♪ No one ♪ (vocalizes) ♪ The sign of pain ♪ ♪ Is on my face, well ♪ ♪ And my heartbeat stops ♪ ♪ I can't take the blame, no ♪ ♪ I gave her all ♪ ♪ The love I had within ♪ ♪ My love was strong ♪ ♪ But somethin' went wrong, ah ♪ ♪ It takes a fool to learn ♪ ♪ You gotta love nobody that love ♪ ♪ Love, love, love, love, love, love ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ I was a fool ♪ ♪ To learn ♪ ♪ You were a fool ♪ ♪ That love ♪ ♪ That we gotta learn how to kiss and hug ♪ ♪ Well, well ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ Oh, yes, it does ♪ ♪ To learn that love don't love no one ♪ ♪ It takes a fool ♪ ♪ Oh, no ♪ ♪ To learn that love don't love no one ♪ ♪ No one ♪ ♪ I was a fool ♪ ♪ See, I was a big, Black, bald-headed fool ♪ ♪ But I've learned, I've learned ♪ ♪ I've learned, I've learned, I've learned ♪ ♪ I've learned ♪ ♪ I've learned ♪ ♪ Learned ♪ (audience applauding) ♪ (audience cheering) JESSIE: PBS, give it up again to Mr. C.J.
Jefferson.
C.J.
: Thank you.
JESSIE: All right, let's turn this party up.
Help us count us off.
Come on, y'all.
Go, one, two, one, two, three, and here we go.
♪ Come on now, everybody, come on now ♪ ♪ Come on, clap your hands ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Everybody in the house ♪ ♪ Come on put your hands, y'all, one more time ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ One, two, aw ♪ (C.J.
trills) ("Cupid/I've Loved You for a Long Time") ♪ Well, all right ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah, hey, cupid ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Come on ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Draw back your bow ♪ ♪ And let your arrow go ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart for me ♪ ♪ Nobody but me ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Please hear my cry ♪ ♪ And let your arrow fly ♪ ♪ Straight to ♪ ♪ My, my, my, my ♪ ♪ My lover's heart ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Now, I don't mean to bother you ♪ ♪ But I'm in distress ♪ ♪ There's dangers of me losing ♪ ♪ All of my happiness ♪ ♪ For I love a girl who doesn't know I exist ♪ ♪ And this you can fix ♪ ♪ Come on, hey ♪ ♪ Now, Cupid, draw back your bow ♪ ♪ And let your arrow go ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Now, Cupid, if your arrow ♪ ♪ Make her love strong for me ♪ ♪ I promise I will love her until eternity ♪ ♪ I know between the two of us her heart we can steal ♪ ♪ Help me if you will ♪ ♪ Ooh, Cupid, draw back your bow ♪ ♪ And let your arrow go ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ I need you ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ I don't know what I'm gonna do ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Come on now ♪ ♪ Cupid ♪ ♪ Look, if you want, you can listen to me ♪ ♪ I loved you for a long time ♪ ♪ Now it's time to make you my baby ♪ ♪ I loved you for a long time ♪ ♪ Now it's time to make you my baby ♪ ♪ Oh, I look at you ♪ ♪ You turn away ♪ ♪ But I say to you ♪ ♪ Please look my way ♪ ♪ But you say to me ♪ ♪ Leave me alone ♪ ♪ Can't you see I can't live without you ♪ ♪ I loved you for a long time ♪ ♪ Now it's time to make you my baby ♪ ♪ I loved you, I loved you, I loved you ♪ ♪ I loved you, I loved you for a long time ♪ ♪ Now it's time to make you my baby ♪ ♪ Girl, didn't you know that ♪ ♪ My love's for you ♪ ♪ And it hurts me so bad ♪ ♪ I'm telling you ♪ ♪ Come on, look at you want ♪ ♪ Try it again ♪ ♪ Can't you see I can't live ♪ ♪ I loved you ♪ ♪ I loved you ♪ ♪ Make you my baby, make you baby ♪ ♪ Cupid, draw back your bow ♪ ♪ And let your arrow go ♪ ♪ Straight to ♪ ♪ My, my, my, my ♪ ♪ My lover's heart ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Need you ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ I don't know what I'm gonna do ♪ ♪ Straight to my lover's heart ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Everybody's swingin' ♪ ♪ Everybody's swingin' ♪ ♪ Rockin' to the music ♪ ♪ Dancin' to the music ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Everybody oughta be swinging ♪ ♪ Everybody's swinging ♪ ♪ Now would you rock with me ♪ ♪ Dancin' to the music ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ Now, now let me hear Mr. DJ ♪ ♪ Mr. DJ ♪ ♪ Let the record spin ♪ ♪ 'Cause we're having such a good time ♪ ♪ Come on, let's do it ♪ ♪ Dancin' with my baby ♪ ♪ We're having a party ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Everybody's swingin' ♪ ♪ Everybody's swingin' ♪ ♪ Rockin' to the music ♪ ♪ Dancin' to the music ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Having a party ♪ ♪ Everybody oughta be swingin' ♪ ♪ Everybody's swingin' ♪ ♪ Now won't you rock with me ♪ ♪ Dancin' to the music ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ On the radio ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ♪ ♪ I came to party, I came to party ♪ ♪ I came to party ♪ C.J.
: Anybody over here come to party?
♪ We came to party, we came to party ♪ ♪ We came to party ♪ ♪ I came to party, I came to party ♪ ♪ I came to party ♪ Anybody else there came to party?
♪ We came to party, we came to party ♪ ♪ We came to party ♪ ♪ I came to party, I came to party ♪ ♪ Anybody, anybody, anybody come to party ♪ ♪ We came ♪ JESSIE: Party people!
RONNIE: We love you.
JESSIE: Party people!
(audience applauding and cheering) Do you want some more?
(audience shouting) I said, do you want... JESSIE AND RONNIE: Some more?
(audience shouting) JESSIE: All right, here's what we're gonna do for you guys.
We're gonna go back.
Uh-oh, PBS style, baby.
We about to go... JESSIE AND RONNIE: Way back.
RONNIE: Okay.
JESSIE: We're gonna go back and get some more of The Spinners' biggest hits, is that all right with you?
(audience applauding and cheering) (Jessie shouts) ("Then Came You") ♪ C.J.
: All right, come on.
MARVIN: Now put your hands together like... Get 'em up.
C.J.
: Now put your hands together like this.
Come on, put your hands together like this.
Put your hands together.
♪ Ever since I meet ya ♪ ♪ It seems I can't forget ya ♪ ♪ The thought of you keeps running through ♪ ♪ The back of my mind ♪ ♪ Every time I'm near ya ♪ ♪ I get that urge to feel ya ♪ ♪ The touch of you and loving you ♪ ♪ Makes everything right ♪ ♪ Oh, oh, tell me how you feel ♪ ♪ I've never knew love before ♪ ♪ I never knew love ♪ ♪ Then came you, then came you ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ I never knew love before ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ I gotta, gotta get your lovin' ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ Hey, hey, yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, I never knew love before ♪ ♪ See, you taught me how to love ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ With your power of love ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ With your power of love ♪ ♪ I never knew love before ♪ ♪ So sweet, oh sweet, sweet, sweeter, sweeter ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ ♪ Oh, I never knew love before ♪ ♪ Then came you ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) JESSIE: Thank you, PBS.
We love you, guys.
Thank you so much.
We love all the ladies too.
Thanks for all the love and support.
In fact, that's what girls are made for.
("That's What Girls Are Made For") ♪ And that's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ To love and to kiss ♪ ♪ That's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ To hold and to miss ♪ ♪ That's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ You gotta love them ♪ ♪ Love 'em ♪ ♪ Then you kiss them ♪ ♪ Kiss 'em ♪ ♪ You gotta hug 'em ♪ ♪ Hug 'em ♪ ♪ And you miss them ♪ ♪ Miss them ♪ ♪ Whoa, ooh ♪ ♪ 'Cause that's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ That's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ Oh, you gotta love them ♪ ♪ Kiss 'em.
♪ ♪ You know you gotta kiss them too ♪ ♪ You gotta hug 'em ♪ ♪ Miss 'em ♪ ♪ And gotta miss them ♪ ♪ 'Cause that's what girls ♪ ♪ That's what girls are made for ♪ ♪ Why ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) JESSIE: Oh, thank you so much.
We're so happy to be here.
It is an honor to be here.
And we're so happy to be here with you now.
How could we let you get away?
DRUMMER: One, two, three.
("How Could I Let You Get Away") ♪ ♪ Like howdy do your tin soldiers, your clowns too ♪ ♪ They're all laughing at you ♪ ♪ I'm laughing at you too ♪ ♪ Like basketball, five fouls and that was all ♪ ♪ The games you really knew, yeah ♪ ♪ How couldn't I beat you ♪ ♪ In the middle of the room ♪ ♪ Got no time to count my sheep today ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ ♪ Like mother goose winds you up ♪ ♪ Then turns you loose ♪ ♪ And Block 10 was beatin' too ♪ ♪ And I can't tell green from blue, no, no ♪ ♪ Like cat and mouse, games of chase instead of house ♪ ♪ And I get so mad at you like parents often do ♪ ♪ In the middle of the room ♪ ♪ Got no time to count my sheep today ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Mmm ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ C.J.
: Mr. Rocky Hendrick.
♪ ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Like mother goose I can't let you loose ♪ ♪ And I need you, baby, ooh ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Help me now, keep my feet on the ground ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ I need you, I need you ♪ ♪ How could let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Ooh, hey, mmm ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute ♪ ♪ Wait a minute, wait a minute ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ♪ ♪ Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait ♪ ♪ A minute ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ I feel like this song was made just for men, 'cause we always messin' up.
Most of the time.
Here's what I need.
I need all the fellas to help me out.
I need you to do one thing.
It's real simple.
I just need you to sing along with me.
Just like this, you ready?
All my kings, here we go.
Just say... ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd ♪ That's it.
Test practice.
Come on, say it.
♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd ♪ Here we go.
Now I just need the ladies, they already know their part.
♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew ♪ Ladies.
♪ Just like I said, the ladies are always right.
Come on.
♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd ♪ ♪ All right, one more time.
Come on.
♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd, yeah ♪ ♪ I need you, I need you, I need ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd ♪ ♪ I need you ♪ ♪ Need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Help me now, with my feet on the ground ♪ ♪ How could I let you get away ♪ ♪ I need you, I need you, I need you ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd need somebody soon ♪ ♪ Oh, how could I let you get away ♪ ♪ When I knew I'd ♪ (audience cheering) ♪ Need ♪ ♪ You soon ♪ (Ronnie vocalizing) (audience applauding and cheering) Two, three, four.
("One Of A Kind, Love Affair") ♪ ♪ Hey ♪ ♪ One-of-a-kind ♪ ♪ Love affair is ♪ ♪ The kind of love that you read about ♪ ♪ In a fairy tale ♪ ♪ When the Sun is shining on a rainy day ♪ ♪ It's a cloud of love ♪ ♪ Don't you know it's ♪ ♪ One-of-a-kind love affair is ♪ ♪ When your up is down, when your down is up ♪ ♪ But love stays around ♪ ♪ When you know you're right ♪ ♪ But you gotta make a little sacrifice ♪ ♪ You make it for love ♪ ♪ You gotta make it for love, oh ♪ ♪ I never thought about today would come ♪ ♪ When she would leave without goodbye ♪ ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪ ♪ She wrote a line or two upon the wall ♪ ♪ Said, I'm leaving you and I love you, too ♪ ♪ I can't stay with you, oh no ♪ ♪ And to this very day I could never say ♪ ♪ A discouraging word 'cause I love you ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ C.J.
: Let's dance with me, hey!
♪ RONNIE: Put 'em up there, y'all.
JESSIE: Come on, come on, come on.
Get 'em up.
("Games People Play") ♪ ♪ Can't get no rest ♪ ♪ Don't know how I work all day ♪ ♪ When will I learn ♪ ♪ Memories get in my way ♪ ♪ I walk around ♪ ♪ I can't hear a sound, folks talkin' loud ♪ ♪ But I don't see at all ♪ ♪ I gotta get away, gotta get away ♪ ♪ I don't know where to go ♪ ♪ We'll take it slow ♪ ♪ And I'll leave it alone ♪ ♪ 12:45 ♪ ♪ Headed for that subway home ♪ ♪ I took my time ♪ ♪ 'Cause I felt so all alone ♪ ♪ Not far away ♪ ♪ I heard a funny sound, took a look around, and I ♪ ♪ Could see her face ♪ ♪ Oh, smilin' as she came, callin' out my name, so I ♪ ♪ Know where to go, we'll take it slow ♪ ♪ And I'll call it a day ♪ ♪ Games people play ♪ ♪ Night or day, they're just not matching ♪ ♪ Don't know what they should do ♪ ♪ Keeps me feeling blue ♪ ♪ Been down too long ♪ ♪ Well, right, wrong, I just can't stop it ♪ ♪ Spending all day thinking just of you ♪ ♪ Games people play ♪ ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) ("The Rubberband Man") ♪ ♪ ♪ Hand me down my walkin' cane, hand me down my hat ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) ♪ Hurry now, we can't be late ♪ ♪ 'Cause we ain't got time to chat ♪ ♪ You and me are goin' out ♪ ♪ To catch the latest sounds ♪ ♪ Guaranteed to blow your mind ♪ ♪ So high we won't come down, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, y'all prepare yourself ♪ ♪ For the Rubberband Man ♪ ♪ You've never heard a sound ♪ ♪ Like the Rubberband Man ♪ ♪ You're bound to lose control ♪ ♪ When the Rubberband starts to jam ♪ ♪ Ooh, this dude is outta sight ♪ ♪ Everything he does seems to turn out right ♪ ♪ Once I went to hear them play ♪ ♪ At the club outside of town ♪ ♪ I was so surprised ♪ ♪ I was hypnotized by the sound these cats put down ♪ ♪ When I seen this short fat man ♪ ♪ Stretch a band between his toes ♪ ♪ I laughed so hard when the man got down ♪ ♪ When he finally reached his goal ♪ C.J.
: If you know it, come on.
♪ Hey, y'all prepare yourself ♪ ♪ For the Rubberband Man ♪ C.J.
: I can't hear you.
♪ You've never heard a sound ♪ ♪ Like the Rubberband Man ♪ ♪ You're bound to lose control ♪ ♪ When the Rubberband starts to jam ♪ (C.J.
vocalizing) Come on.
(continues vocalizing) (singers vocalizing) ♪ Guaranteed to blow your mind ♪ (singers vocalizing) They say all the ladies up in here are so fine!
(singers vocalizing) I need all the beautiful ladies to scream.
Let me hear ya!
(singers vocalizing) (audience cheering) ♪ I gotta get away ♪ ♪ ♪ Woo ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ Oh, ah ♪ ♪ ♪ Everybody say yeah!
Say yeah!
Say yeah!
♪ (audience cheering) ♪ ♪ ANNOUNCER: How about a nice round of applause for Mr. C.J.
Jefferson all the way from Las Vegas, Nevada.
Give it up for Jessie Peck!
Marvin Taylor, Ronnie Moss!
Mighty, mighty Spinners!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ (audience applauding and cheering) ♪ Hurry now, we can't be late ♪ ♪ 'Cause we ain't got time to chat ♪ ♪ You and me are goin' out ♪ ♪ To catch the latest sounds ♪ ♪ Guaranteed to blow your mind ♪ ♪ So high we won't come down, hey ♪ ♪ Hey, y'all prepare yourself ♪ ♪ For the Rubberband Man ♪ ♪ You've never heard a sound ♪ ♪ Like the Rubberband Man ♪ ♪ You're bound to lose control ♪ ♪ When the Rubberband starts to jam ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪
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