r/awesome • u/LowRenzoFreshkobar • 1d ago

Video "We all black when the lights go out, baby!" - Bobby Caldwell

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What!!! I Love this song 🎶 and it’s vibe!!! I never knew the artist was white!!! My mind is blown!!!

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u/LowRenzoFreshkobar 1d ago

Hahaa I love how he stands up from the shadows like "Gotcha, Bitch!" xD

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u/crawshay 1d ago

It's meant to look just like the album cover. Funny story; the choice to use his silhouette on the cover was because the label didn't think people would buy it if they knew he was white.

The album cover

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u/Intelligent-You7773 1d ago

Yea… Look at that!

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u/jostyouraveragejoe2 1d ago

There is a compilation on youtube of people finding out he is white.

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u/Intelligent-You7773 1d ago

Oh I gotta check that out !

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u/jostyouraveragejoe2 1d ago

here it is.

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u/Intelligent-You7773 1d ago

I checked out several of these on YouTube…. Am amazed and entertained by this…. Thanks for sharing it!

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u/jostyouraveragejoe2 1d ago

You are very welcome friend.

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u/stsanford 1d ago

Came here to say the same.

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u/kenrock2 1d ago

same here...

u/Sparten177-UNSC 1d ago

Like the song, but i thought bro was black. Didn't know he was white.

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u/LowRenzoFreshkobar 1d ago

Pretty sure Bobby being white would still be a myth without the internet lol

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u/TorrenceMightingale 26m ago

Not only that but an anthropology professor ts brand of white.

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u/Sparten177-UNSC 19m ago

Could you elaborate a bit?

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u/TorrenceMightingale 13m ago

The singer looks like a tenured anthropology professor. Like the teacher from beavis and butthead leveled up.

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u/Sparten177-UNSC 19m ago

Could you elaborate a bit?

u/RobertoDelCamino 1d ago

He’s the Eminem of yacht rock.

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u/Better_Chard4806 1d ago

Him and Christopher Cross

u/Banned4life4ever 1d ago

Love this song

u/prettybigdill 1d ago

This funky mfer 😍

u/Yettigetter 1d ago

First time I heard this tune was on KBLX the quite storm here in the Bay Area. I really miss that station.. Cool Jazz

u/kinkyonthe_loki69 1d ago

Tupac sampled it best

u/Spektakles882 1d ago

I remember the first time I saw him live at the BET Awards (can’t remember the year), and I legit thought they were playing a prank.

u/Affectionate-Ring104 1d ago

One of the hottest tracks ever cut.

u/irascible_Clown 1d ago

I’ll never forget when I found out he was white lol. Also the look on my clients face when I told her that her favorite John Legend song was a Bobby Caldwell cover

u/SpitfireSis 1d ago

This song, is indeed, awesome

u/WillingnessNo7843 1d ago

TIL...that was the jam back in the day. I'll be damned!

u/YellowishRose99 1d ago

It never even entered my mind to think about the singer's skin color.

u/AwareMirror9931 1d ago

What a banger.

u/Clean-Reveal-2878 1d ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

u/Easy-Neighborhood-47 1d ago

TIL 🤯

u/Edvanlupus 1d ago

This is part of the soundtrack of my life, it brings me memories, smells and events, some are already beginning to be blurry... 🥹

u/Kithowg 1d ago

Also done by Go West

u/Better_Chard4806 1d ago

Have loved this since it was a new release.

u/Odd-Truth-6647 1d ago

Added to my playlist. Thanks OP!

u/Sleep-Charming 1d ago

Man this Era of music is dope!

u/abandonedclitoris 1d ago

In theory

Video "We all black when the lights go out, baby!" - Bobby Caldwell

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