Change feat. Luther Vandross "Searching"

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🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

You’ve heard his voice sampled by Kendrick Lamar and SZA in “Luther,” but do you know his story? This week on One Song, Diallo and LUXXURY unpack the track that helped launch Luther Vandross into the spotlight – Change’s “Searching.” They dig into his early days singing with David Bowie and Chic, explore the lore behind the Italo-disco group Change, and bask in the glow of Luther’s isolated vocals. One Song Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/40SIOpVROmrxTjOtH7Q1yw?si=fea71c7e24294487 Songs Discussed: “Luther” - Kendrick Lamar & SZA “Searching” - Change feat. Luther Vandross “If This World Were Mine” - Luther Vandross & Cheryl Lynn “If This World Were Mine” - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell “A House Is Not a Home” - Luther Vandross “Young Americans” - David Bowie “Funky Music (Is A Part Of Me)” - Luther Vandross “Fascination” - David Bowie “Foot Stomping - Part 1” - The Flares “Fame” - David Bowie “Le Freak” - Chic “I Want Your Love” - Chic “Everybody Dance” - Chic “I’m A Man” - The Spencer Davis Group “I’m A Man” - Macho “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” - Steam “Sugar, Sugar” - The Archies “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy” - Ohio Express “Man In The Mirror” - Michael Jackson “That’s What Friends Are For” - Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder “The Glow of Love” - Change “Yakety Yak” - The Coasters “Body Language” - Queen “Juice” - Eva Shaw & DillanPonders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	She said stop, stop, stop.
0:03.0	Get out your heart.
0:06.0	It's so good.
0:08.0	That's my question.
0:09.0	Like, why is it so good?
0:10.0	It's making me upset, too, with how good it is.
0:13.0	It's so good.
0:14.0	Every time we hit play, we have to just listen.
0:16.0	No news, no bad.
0:17.0	Like, it's...
0:18.0	It's too much.
0:19.0	Somehow he takes a track that's already good yeah he just
0:23.8	elevates it luxury i got to say one of the biggest songs of the year so far is luther by
0:29.7	kendrick lamar and ciza if this world were mine hey roman rule seven bay drop it like it's hot
0:37.4	if this world was mine i take your dreams and make him most apply if that's not going to say we're going to take it like it's hot.
0:40.8	If this world was mine, I take your dreams and make him most apply.
0:42.5	But that's not what we're talking about today.
0:44.9	I was going to say, be pretty good too excited.
0:49.4	On today's episode, we're going to talk about who that Luther is.
1:00.6	That's right, Zialo, because the Luther who sampled voice is also the name of the longest running number one single for a duet of all time was himself a huge star in the 80s and 90s as a solo artist.
1:07.0	And what's interesting is he got his start in a similar way, not as a lead artist, but as a background singer.
1:10.7	Today we're going to talk about a song that helped bring him to the forefront.
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