The comments under "Optimistic" on YouTube :wow:

[Booker T Garvey]

There's so many, thousands of testimonies and comments like these

- Mocha Delight11 months ago
As a child I never really knew the power of this song. Now I'm 37 & it hits home like a ton of bricks, brings me to tears to know that all this time I was being groomed as a youngin' preparing me for the world. This song has brought me through LIFE!

- Candie P1 year ago
When they played this song at my HBCU Undergrad graduation as a throwback I was too hyped, proud and crying tears of joy. Just thinking about my elders who couldn’t get a higher education because of Jim Crow and the pre affirmative action era. Smh. My degrees are dedicated to them and so is this song. ‍


- jazinegrrrl3 months ago
This song made me cry. Releasing all the pain and fear, replacing it with joy. Thank you! This song has always been a lifesaver. Perfectly illustrates our resiliency and triumphs.


- Joy Roberts3 months ago
Writing this with tears , I love u so much Daddy , it broke me to watch u fight Cancer , but I was there ever step of way !!This was our song and has help me through so much !! Love u DADDY

- Spike Tarantino2 years ago
MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY THIS WAS HER FAVORITE SONG CRY EVERYTIME I HEAR IT FEELS LIKE SHE SPEAKING TO ME THANK YOU SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS FOR THE BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

It definitely helps when you are suffering from depression. Especially when no one around you is giving you those positive vibes

 

[Dont@Me]

It definitely helps when you are suffering from depression. Especially when no one around you is giving you those positive vibes

so you mean all the damn time? :jordanflip:

 

[Wallychamp]

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

You can find emotionally driven nostalgia laced comments under ANY Black YouTube music video from a previous era. Stop being so dramatic. And this song actually sucks.

The Black Anthem though? Read those comments

Or read the comments for any Slick Rick tune

Atlantic Star - Secret Lovers comments will make you cry

The comments under Crush Groove?

 

[Booker T Garvey]

You can find emotionally driven nostalgia laced comments under ANY Black YouTube music video from a previous era. Stop being so dramatic. And this song actually sucks.

The Black Anthem though? Read those comments

Or read the comments for any Slick Rick tune

Atlantic Star - Secret Lovers comments will make you cry

The comments under Crush Groove?

I had to report this. So are you from 4ch*n or reddit?

 

[Vilify]

Is it me or are the vocals drowned out by the beat.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

You can find emotionally driven nostalgia laced comments under ANY Black YouTube music video from a previous era. Stop being so dramatic. And this song actually sucks.

The Black Anthem though? Read those comments

Or read the comments for any Slick Rick tune

Atlantic Star - Secret Lovers comments will make you cry

The comments under Crush Groove?

sounds of blackness - optimistic is an classic breh you are triflin for that one

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

I had to report this. So are you from 4ch*n or reddit?

You sound like a bytch.

“Your opinion is different so I tucked my dikk between my legs and cried to the Mods”

Coli pussies. I dream of the day I get my hands wrapped around one of you sniveling little bytches throats.

Until then, hold this L.

 

[KyokushinKarateMan]

sounds of blackness - optimistic is an classic breh you are triflin for that one

The shyt is not a classic to ME.

Edit - That is all I should have said. My bad.

 

[Cloutius Maximus]

The shyt is not a classic to ME.

And I’m a 90s TEEN. Not a 90s “baby”.

I don’t like gospel and I’m not one of you weak slave minded “let’s bow our heads n pray to white zaddy” negros.

Eat a dikk if you don’t like it you little bytch.

aint nobody bowing their heads and praying to nothing. i know a good song when i hear it

 

[Eza]

Stop paying that dumb ass nikka attention...

 

[Stir Fry]

Well that escalated quickly

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Top 25 song of all time for me.


Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis

 

[Booker T Garvey]

Well that escalated quickly

I’m not a holy roller or church goer, But I definitely believe there are people with demons inside of them as we clearly see in here.

Just is what it is