ABSOLUTE BANGER!| FIRST TIME HEARING Cameo - Word Up REACTION

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  • @angelac6397
    @angelac6397 2 роки тому +731

    The dance floor was packed when this song played in the club….memories

    • @sharonalverson7144
      @sharonalverson7144 2 роки тому +15

      Girl you know it!

    • @bugvswindshield
      @bugvswindshield 2 роки тому +10

      oh H E double hockeysticks YA!!! I was on that dance floor !!!!

    • @TA-em7dp
      @TA-em7dp 2 роки тому +4

      Oh ya

    • @marneebragg9839
      @marneebragg9839 2 роки тому +26

      Heck, the dance floor was packed when this played in the living room!

    • @michaelasay8587
      @michaelasay8587 2 роки тому +7

      Yes...yr old like me...hehe

  • @upwithdowns
    @upwithdowns 2 місяці тому +26

    Everyone in the 80's knew this song. We hear that whistle in the beginning and Everyone hit the dance floor

  • @richardcranium5048
    @richardcranium5048 2 роки тому +385

    I'm a metal head myself, Class of 86' but no one could deny that Cameo rocked. They were just one of those bands that crossed over to every other genre

    • @richardscott3442
      @richardscott3442 2 роки тому +13

      Yep, Korn's remake is exceptional with it's metal flavor.

    • @toddellison5128
      @toddellison5128 2 роки тому +3

      True... True. Ditto.

    • @johng.7
      @johng.7 2 роки тому +6

      Here is Korn's version:
      ua-cam.com/video/-M7vOnlcLbo/v-deo.html

    • @tgtrout
      @tgtrout Рік тому +5

      And check Gun's version too.

    • @garryhorton5899
      @garryhorton5899 Рік тому +3

      Scottish Rock band Gun do a brilliant cover of this, check it out 🤘

  • @vnick1221
    @vnick1221 2 місяці тому +10

    35 years later and I can still hear the screams of excitement and see the rush to the dance floor when this one started up!

  • @torpedoboy4
    @torpedoboy4 2 роки тому +443

    Larry Blackmon is the lead singer, and yes that is his unfiltered voice. The red codpiece and flat top haircut were both his trademark. In fact, he was rocking that “do” before Kid and Play. Cameo is definitely THE funkiest band from the 80s. My favorite of theirs is “Candy”.

    • @marshaverduzco2859
      @marshaverduzco2859 2 роки тому +7

      I enjoyed him 80's And at times during the years since.

    • @kemitamenophis3221
      @kemitamenophis3221 2 роки тому +6

      After you reach a certain age, someone should have told Larry that the black leather, flat top and red codpiece is not so wonderful any more? I saw a more recent pix of him and it was a hot mess with the barrel belly.

    • @leeconway1000
      @leeconway1000 2 роки тому +1

      What was his real name?

    • @lethiapage4767
      @lethiapage4767 2 роки тому +1

      I think if you could get a wig on Steve Harvey... 😂

    • @drewt2790
      @drewt2790 2 роки тому +6

      Kid was actually sporting a high top fade not a flat top.

  • @pastorofmuppets13
    @pastorofmuppets13 2 роки тому +210

    It didn't matter what genre you were into - when this song played, you got up and danced. Nobody understood the red codpiece, but nobody cared because the song was so fire.

  • @lorimckellar2787
    @lorimckellar2787 2 роки тому +8

    Oh YES!! The 80's was Funky! It was a great time to grow up!!!

  • @andrewthacher6395
    @andrewthacher6395 6 місяців тому +35

    This song is UNDENIABLE. Still gets me on my feet 37 years later!

  • @blackkatt777
    @blackkatt777 2 роки тому +170

    This was a BIIIIG HIT for them back in the day.
    Shout out to the legendary actor Levar Burton as the detective in this video. I forgot he was even in it.

    • @QUINTUSMAXIMUS
      @QUINTUSMAXIMUS Рік тому +1

      What was Levar Burton known for?

    • @Leatherfacet
      @Leatherfacet Рік тому +4

      @@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Roots!

    • @kevinhenderson5928
      @kevinhenderson5928 Рік тому +8

      @@QUINTUSMAXIMUS"Reading Rainbow", "Star Trek: Next Generation"

    • @armymomheatherc
      @armymomheatherc Рік тому +3

      @@kevinhenderson5928 Big Blue Marble as well

    • @karenjordan9607
      @karenjordan9607 Рік тому +2

      Thank you ❤. I was wondering his name. I kept thinking Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • @rji5
    @rji5 2 роки тому +163

    Y'all did it this time. Absolute Banger! Cameo was huge in the 80's. "Candy" was a hit and my favorite tune from this album as well.

    • @jjjones8609
      @jjjones8609 2 роки тому +3

      Agreed. I think they would both like the group GUY and their song "Wanna Get With U"

    • @GUNNER67akaKelt
      @GUNNER67akaKelt 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, Word up is good, but I like 'Candy' better.

    • @rji5
      @rji5 2 роки тому

      @@jjjones8609 Definitely! Guy was tha bomb!

    • @wright1776
      @wright1776 2 роки тому

      Yup, Candy is a must

  • @cydelegs
    @cydelegs 2 роки тому +4

    They are so lucky to be able to listen to this for the FIRST time.

  • @mikestanley9171
    @mikestanley9171 2 роки тому +4

    80’s we’re the best years for music

  • @buzztp5119
    @buzztp5119 2 роки тому +212

    The guy dancing was Levar Burton Geordi la Forge on Star Trek TNG. He was also Kunta Kinte in Roots which if you have not seen you must.

    • @briantieken6718
      @briantieken6718 2 роки тому +39

      And the reader in Reading Rainbow.

    • @ryanawilson8549
      @ryanawilson8549 2 роки тому +5

      You just answered my question 👏👏👏

    • @sarablack2547
      @sarablack2547 2 роки тому +8

      Loved him in next gen.saw him in roots when I was really young so didn't make the connection at first.don't remember much about roots.do remember I cried alot.def worth a watch.

    • @briantieken6718
      @briantieken6718 2 роки тому +4

      Roots where the dad from Brady Bunch plays a slaver.

    • @lisaw5604
      @lisaw5604 2 роки тому +12

      I was hoping someone would comment on Mr. Burton being in this vid. He's amazing. ✌️🙂

  • @carriec9719
    @carriec9719 2 роки тому +64

    After all these years, I still know all the words to this song. W-O-R-D up!

    • @sallybannister6224
      @sallybannister6224 2 роки тому +1

      ☝🏾👆🏻Wave your hands in the air like you don't care !! And we all did

    • @MsDesiree39
      @MsDesiree39 2 роки тому +1

      Ikr!.....lol...

  • @cindyv1401
    @cindyv1401 Рік тому +128

    There was literally no room on the clubs dance floor when this hit ‼️
    #Cameo
    #WordUp

    • @trinapowell4436
      @trinapowell4436 Рік тому +10

      And getting hit in the head when we all violently waved our hands in the air just like you don't care.

  • @edwardkeeter762
    @edwardkeeter762 8 місяців тому +15

    The 80's was the best decade for music, period, full stop, no argument.

  • @edbuonadonna8859
    @edbuonadonna8859 2 роки тому +85

    This is solid 80s right here, don’t care who you are, if you were alive back then, you know every word of this song and recognize it in the first 3 notes. Korn did a great remake of this that stayed true to the original.
    How great was it that this song on the radio could be followed up by Def Leppard, Dépêche Mode or Van Halen on the same station.

  • @alexandervasel6845
    @alexandervasel6845 2 роки тому +42

    Cameo had a few good ones! "Candy" was solid

    • @coachtomas
      @coachtomas 2 роки тому +4

      Candy is equally FIRE.

  • @TerminalFailSafe
    @TerminalFailSafe 10 місяців тому +5

    No computers.. Damn the ‘80’s were something! I would give anything to go back to that time!

  • @johnharts2463
    @johnharts2463 10 місяців тому +18

    This song is proof that good music does not get old. This song is so funky!!!

  • @MZ-ci3cy
    @MZ-ci3cy 2 роки тому +66

    God I miss the 80's. This song had the dance floor packed, along with Morris Day and the time, Prince, Van Halen, and AC/DC. Non-stop clubbin fun.

    • @vegasbaby3669
      @vegasbaby3669 2 роки тому +3

      Facts

    • @user-ii4zf5iq3t
      @user-ii4zf5iq3t 2 роки тому +5

      When I grow up going to be a time traveler. See ya there.

    • @csf7773
      @csf7773 2 роки тому

      Morris Day!! ❤❤❤

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 2 роки тому +111

    J & Amber, they had more than a dozen top 10 hits on the R&B charts. This song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'word up' was definitely in the vernacular back in the day!

  • @kqr573v2
    @kqr573v2 11 місяців тому +10

    For those who were not yet alive then, even before this song came out, "word up" or just "word" was '80s slang for, among other things, agreeing with someone

  • @meadmaker4525
    @meadmaker4525 7 місяців тому +17

    I never noticed the Levar Burton cameo until just now. LOL. One of the best songs of the 80s. Can't help but move whenever you hear it. Glad you reacted to this one.

  • @gavinsmith9016
    @gavinsmith9016 2 роки тому +115

    We had this album back in the 80s. My wife just came in when she heard this and said "Have they noticed the cod piece yet?".. Great song. Great band.

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 2 роки тому +14

      That's what my daughter and I were saying--and also, have they noticed Levar Burton!

    • @kellyhoward6941
      @kellyhoward6941 2 роки тому +4

      I always wondered if Thomas Dolby was singing about Larry Blackmon when he (Dolby) sang "Hot Sauce." The particular lyric is "The brother in the codpiece/I seen him on the TV..."

  • @videovisions
    @videovisions 2 роки тому +46

    Another 80's band that was played in the clubs was Midnight Star. Check out "No Parking on the Dance Floor"

    • @fhat6924
      @fhat6924 2 роки тому +4

      I been requesting Midnight Star for a while now, No Parking on the Dance Floor was the jam.

    • @hustledude
      @hustledude 2 роки тому +3

      Yes! I loved Freak-a-zoid

    • @tiffanyeyoung1800
      @tiffanyeyoung1800 9 місяців тому

      One of my favorite bands from the 80s

  • @alansmithson6381
    @alansmithson6381 2 роки тому +79

    Saw these in koln/Cologne Germany in 1987. They came out of 3 coffins on stage to start the concert singing this in their red jock straps. Absolutely fantastic show. Just brilliant. Heard this 2 days ago in a supermarket and I was bopping pushing my 21month old grandson in his pushchair.😁😂😂 it just never leaves you. Enjoy guys, love your video and comments.

    • @Muldini
      @Muldini Рік тому +3

      I saw them in Hamburg in 1987 and it was just one coffin :)

  • @StarLTaylor
    @StarLTaylor 2 роки тому +44

    How did I miss this!?!?!? Girl, we were CLUB BOUND! This song would fill up the dance floor to the point you could barely move!!! 💃🕺💃🕺💃🕺

    • @edwardkeeter762
      @edwardkeeter762 8 місяців тому +1

      It sure did back in the 80's. This was one of every club DJ's "nuclear option" songs....100% success rate, but you didn't bust it out until you had to.

  • @paulcallaway71
    @paulcallaway71 2 роки тому +112

    God bless the '80s!! I have to recommend the song JUNGLE LOVE by Morris Day and The TIme. That's another high tempo 80's funky song.

    • @susancroteau8846
      @susancroteau8846 2 роки тому +13

      Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh!

    • @kobrien2424
      @kobrien2424 2 роки тому +3

      I was going to suggest the exact same song!!!

    • @formergoat9257
      @formergoat9257 2 роки тому +1

      Yes! I had forgotten about that one.

    • @michlkwitz
      @michlkwitz 2 роки тому +2

      The Navy Jazz Band came to our high school and played "Jungle Love" at an assembly. Everyone rocked out. The next morning, the very uptight and ultra-religious Vice-Principal got on the loudspeaker during announcements and told the whole school that we needed to "reevaluate our morals". You can imagine how that went over.

    • @charlesallen2306
      @charlesallen2306 2 роки тому +6

      Morris day and the Time!!! Yes!!

  • @tb9579
    @tb9579 2 роки тому +80

    Oh hell yes!! This song filled the dance floor EVERY time
    BTW - pretty sure that’s a young Lavar Burton in the video

    • @salliemoore5472
      @salliemoore5472 2 роки тому +4

      I thought that was Levar LOL

    • @brentwittman547
      @brentwittman547 2 роки тому +6

      It is Levar B.

    • @KristineT4525
      @KristineT4525 2 роки тому

      Yes!

    • @lawrencekelli
      @lawrencekelli 2 роки тому +6

      I never mention it because I thought everyone new that...Ever since I saw Roots..and then became a treky..lol.

    • @Goobie77
      @Goobie77 2 роки тому

      Was just about to point that out!

  • @shawnmurdock8059
    @shawnmurdock8059 Рік тому +52

    I lived the 80s. And I am glad I enjoyed them as a teen - early 20s. I was the best time to just live and have fun. Everything sucks now. I would go back in a second if I could. And as a total metal head, this song is really good. Still on my phone. There are a couple of remakes that make it more rocking. I like them all.

  • @emayhand
    @emayhand Рік тому +18

    When cameo came on at the club it was hard to find room on the dance floor. Cameo was pure funk. Their ballads were to die for.

  • @carleton4199
    @carleton4199 2 роки тому +144

    "Word Up" was pure fire, pure 80's funk. Definitely check out "Candy", "Single Life", and "She's Strange".

    • @Not_really
      @Not_really 2 роки тому +2

      Absolutely true! I still rock this cd in my car, every Friday, on my way home. It just sets me up nicely for the weekend, especially in the summer months.
      The wife loves to have the entire cd on repeat, when she's riding with me. Yeah, those tracks were the lick, back in the day !!

    • @raquelyoung5580
      @raquelyoung5580 2 роки тому +4

      Shake Your Pants, Rigor Mortis, She’s Strange…and I like it🔥

    • @annephillips8494
      @annephillips8494 Рік тому

      My son loved this and he was!not born till 1993.

    • @hectorgarfield7827
      @hectorgarfield7827 Рік тому +1

      Single life was another banger on this album which I believe was the first single release.

    • @mocca9679
      @mocca9679 Рік тому +1

      Yes!!! So many memories!!!

  • @BamaGuyInWashington
    @BamaGuyInWashington 2 роки тому +47

    A must dance song. Even if you have no rhythm, this song will give you some. Your shoulders start popping up and down. Get it!!😍😍

    • @boomer63
      @boomer63 2 роки тому

      Hey that's me with no rythm 🤣 Yes, I too danced!

  • @littlejimmy7402
    @littlejimmy7402 2 роки тому +20

    This song is always an instant mood changer.

  • @jom7604
    @jom7604 Рік тому +18

    I feel privileged to have grown up in my teens in the 80's. Several musical genres and experienced some of the best music ever.😁

  • @jasonremy1627
    @jasonremy1627 2 роки тому +80

    If you want more 80s synth driven funk, check out George Clinton "Atomic Dog".

    • @tonyfontinel272
      @tonyfontinel272 2 роки тому +7

      Yippie-yo, yippie-A

    • @mamatay7
      @mamatay7 2 роки тому +8

      Bow wow wow!

    • @Scary__fun
      @Scary__fun 2 роки тому +2

      They must have forgotten Prince, the king of 80's funk.

    • @jasonremy1627
      @jasonremy1627 2 роки тому +2

      @@Scary__fun Prince is hard to react to... His estate is a hard blocker on UA-cam.

  • @LisaMarieD
    @LisaMarieD 2 роки тому +11

    "Wave your hands in the air like you don't care". Oh man, I love this song!!

  • @feudist
    @feudist 6 місяців тому +5

    I was in Korea on the DMZ when this was a hit. We would lay out all night in ambushes and the North Koreans had these gigantic two story stereo speakers all along the line. In Korean sectors they would broadcast communist propaganda, but in our sector they'd play music. It was very eerie to lay motionless on your rifle looking through night vision...and hearing Kenny Rogers singing "Lady" drifting through the mist across the Z.

  • @iandavis8755
    @iandavis8755 Рік тому +33

    This is the kind of song you need to blast on a full sized oldschool stereo, you know, the ones that have tower speakers, amps, preamps, tape decks, equalizers, and all of that. This definately happened at my parents house when this song came out ( I was 8 years old when this, and their other hit, Candy were released), and my parents would play this on their full sized Kenwood stereo, with the volume at 7 or 8 out of 10...it was nightclub loud in our family room!

  • @Shrykespeare
    @Shrykespeare 2 роки тому +92

    KNEW this song would come up eventually! This is some true 80s soul. Though they started in the 70s, they hit their groove (pun intended) in the 80s. This song was on pretty much EVERY Top 40 station. Other great Cameo hits include "She's Strange", " Candy", and "Back and Forth". The vocalist's name (I think) is Larry Blackmon. His haircut is called a flat-top.

    • @vincentsablan732
      @vincentsablan732 2 роки тому +4

      Don't forget "Shake Your Pants"...

    • @russelbarnes7235
      @russelbarnes7235 2 роки тому +1

      To see their diversity I suggest "Why Have I Lost You" " Single Life" Flirt" and "I Just Want to Be" Cameo was awesome and blew shit up on stage, when I saw them live. More Cameo please! Nice reaction. Peace

    • @vincentsablan732
      @vincentsablan732 2 роки тому +1

      @@russelbarnes7235 Good suggestions!!! As I read your comment, it took me WAAAAY back!!! I'm 58. These were the songs of my youth. Thanks for this...

  • @tkremarkTK
    @tkremarkTK 2 роки тому +30

    This song and "it's Like Candy" was my jam back in the 80s. I'm old!

  • @angelaolson2025
    @angelaolson2025 8 місяців тому +2

    ❤ My happy song for sooo many years! Thank you!😊

  • @Gladiator0719
    @Gladiator0719 Рік тому +2

    One of the funkiest bands of the 80's baby....I met him in 1989, LAX Hilton, super cool guy 😎....

  • @deelawson4551
    @deelawson4551 2 роки тому +82

    Is definitely on my playlist along with You Dropped The Bomb On Me-Gap Band(which you have already done) and Let It Whip-The Dazz Band,which should be your next one :) Always loved these songs! Keep On Rockin'

    • @lreed1040
      @lreed1040 2 роки тому +4

      "Outstanding" by the Gap Band is also an awesome song. D Train "You're the One for Me" is also a song that's a wonderful jam they should hear.

    • @WeirdAlpha
      @WeirdAlpha 2 роки тому +6

      Let it whip!! they will love it!

    • @mamatay7
      @mamatay7 2 роки тому +6

      DAZZ BAND!!! 🔥🔥🔥

    • @doulbledee9758
      @doulbledee9758 2 роки тому +4

      3 of my favorite dance songs.😁😁

    • @agresticumbra
      @agresticumbra 2 роки тому +2

      Have they listened to Joystick yet?

  • @larrywoods3938
    @larrywoods3938 2 роки тому +36

    Yes, he’s wearing what is called a “codpiece”. Don’t know why he wore it, but he made it work.

    • @ChaosInFlux
      @ChaosInFlux 2 роки тому +4

      There were a ton of questionable 'fashion choices' in the 80's. LOL

    • @beedeegee9374
      @beedeegee9374 2 роки тому +1

      In an interview I saw, he said he was being outfitted for the WORD UP video and he was wearing pretty much all black spandex. He was handed a box and when he opened it and saw the red codpiece, he quickly closed the box. He was talked into wearing and it became part of his stage persona.

    • @christineobrien7707
      @christineobrien7707 2 роки тому

      He must've been a fan of Aquaman!

    • @morganrobinson8042
      @morganrobinson8042 2 роки тому

      I imagine the traditional reason, to make sure everybody in the room was focused on his crotch and make it look bigger.

  • @souljamom1
    @souljamom1 2 роки тому +21

    Out on the dance floor back in the late 70s & 80s dancing to Cameo!! Fun times! I think the world would be a happier place if all the Funk bands came back!

    • @mollyhall2954
      @mollyhall2954 2 роки тому

      And we all had a friend who had been in Parliament-Funkadelic!

  • @Dollywood623
    @Dollywood623 2 роки тому +31

    Love them! Saw Cameo in concert back in the day and they did not disappoint! The lead singer’s voice is just like that. Their energy thru the roof. Check out their hits “Candy” and “She’s Strange” ❤️🔥

  • @talon7132
    @talon7132 2 роки тому +85

    The band Korn does an incredible cover of this song. They rocked it out in a way unimaginable

    • @bernardsalvatore1929
      @bernardsalvatore1929 2 роки тому +3

      I KNEW I heard this before and it wasn't from this group!

    • @106dilligaf
      @106dilligaf 2 роки тому +3

      Korn's version was so good. Hope they do react to it like they did with smooth criminal

    • @benjaminrhea2148
      @benjaminrhea2148 2 роки тому +2

      Yes I love Korn's cover

    • @dannyboon4162
      @dannyboon4162 2 роки тому +4

      A Scottish band called Gun covered this too. Well worth a listen

    • @kastearman
      @kastearman 2 роки тому +1

      No,way! I’m going to have to check that out. I love Korn

  • @williamdetreville605
    @williamdetreville605 2 роки тому +129

    This music always packed the dance floor. You should try Morris Day and the Time, ... "Jungle Love" or the "The Bird". It has that 80's funk vibe like Cameo .

  • @jenssturm6618
    @jenssturm6618 6 місяців тому +4

    Respect to your wife, awesome, how she puts herself into it. You can really tell that she loves what she does!"!! Respect to you, you keep it up great!!!😘

  • @anenglishlife7210
    @anenglishlife7210 2 роки тому +6

    OMG yes this was a floor filler !! I loved this so much….. I had huge black curly long mullet hair, a black tight, keyhole back mini body con dress and black patent stiletto heels which I wore to the night club and danced to Cameo’s Word Up every time…. I think I thought I was one of those girls in the video! The moves this music brought out in us was ground breaking… 1984/5… I was 20 .. what an amazing time it was. 😄 Thanks for the memories guys.

    • @faith.s_mom
      @faith.s_mom 3 місяці тому

      Gurl, you know you looked tight!!! 😍

  • @maryewilson2009
    @maryewilson2009 2 роки тому +16

    Oh I loved Cameo. My favorite Cameo song was "Shake your Pants" I would literally RUN to the dancefloor when it came on. Another great song I think you would like is "FAntastic Voyage" by Lakeside. Love you guys!

  • @shortblockflexinit5219
    @shortblockflexinit5219 2 роки тому +30

    Yes that's his voice. And for the record, we still "wave your hands in the air like you don't care" and point up when he sings "word up, up" at every old school party. They were the first concert I went to, a thousand years ago, when Shake Your Pants was out. Check that out, and Cameosis. You've probably heard Candy at a cookout or something, but if not, check that out to. So many more, but start there. Oh, and Sparkle.

  • @MichelleAlexandria-EM
    @MichelleAlexandria-EM Рік тому +8

    80s is definitely the most underrated decade for music.

  • @geoffkeil3135
    @geoffkeil3135 Рік тому +1

    HOLY CRAP!!!! I STILL have the CASSINGLE of this song ... in a box ... on a shelf in a closet .... literally 10 steps away from me RIGHT NOW.
    Meanwhile, all the young folk are asking "Huh, what's a CASSINGLE?". Lol. THAT'S how old this song is .... still cool, though.
    Amber ... "High top fade"??!?!?! .... KID N PLAY - AIN'T GONNA HURT NOBODY.

  • @K2daMFG
    @K2daMFG 2 роки тому +82

    Also ya gotta do more Cameo. "CANDY" "SINGLE LIFE" & "ALLIGATOR WOMAN" should be on the top of the list! 👊🏾

    • @donthomas7090
      @donthomas7090 2 роки тому +5

      She Strange also

    • @evagelinadicante9840
      @evagelinadicante9840 2 роки тому +1

      @@donthomas7090 good song that is shes strange indeed

    • @WineSippingCowboy
      @WineSippingCowboy 2 роки тому +2

      Alligator 🐊 Woman 👩 does not get enough play in radio today. 📻

    • @Suisai13
      @Suisai13 2 роки тому +3

      Yep. We had that Single Life cassette back in the day. "CANDY" might be their best joint. "BACK AND FORTH" still my favorite to this day. They have a few bangers!

  • @alexandervasel6845
    @alexandervasel6845 2 роки тому +15

    There was a lot of great groups at this time! ready for the World, Alexander O'Neal, SOS Band, Loose Ends, etc!

    • @pescadote64
      @pescadote64 2 роки тому +5

      Right on! You’ve been browsing my CD collection again.

    • @Shrykespeare
      @Shrykespeare 2 роки тому +5

      OMG Alexander O'Neal! I swear, if they do Alex's song "Fake", I'm gonna LOSE IT. One of the grooviest bangers of the 80s! BIlly Ocean's "Loverboy" is right up there too!

    • @jeffmalone5557
      @jeffmalone5557 2 роки тому +2

      Don't forget Klymaxx.

    • @alexandervasel6845
      @alexandervasel6845 2 роки тому

      @@Shrykespeare Criticize is awesome too!

    • @pal4204
      @pal4204 2 роки тому +1

      S.O.S. Band....YES!!!

  • @kalmanparker167
    @kalmanparker167 9 місяців тому +2

    Larry Blackmon, Cameo founder, lead singer and original drummer, is wearing the red cup,. His hair style is called a flat top. The music from the movie, The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly theme is where the flute sound originates.

  • @majorj8177
    @majorj8177 11 місяців тому +2

    That whole album was banging

  • @HeatherErin
    @HeatherErin 2 роки тому +46

    Yalls have to do The Rain by Oran "Juice" Jones. Was a massive hit in the 80's and you will get a huge kick out of it!

    • @woodchucknation
      @woodchucknation 2 роки тому +2

      Yes!!!!

    • @lynnway707
      @lynnway707 2 роки тому +1

      Oh my God, yes!

    • @kevcall
      @kevcall 2 роки тому +1

      Don't touch that coat..! 😁

    • @kevcall
      @kevcall 2 роки тому

      Mixed really well with Once Bitten Twice Shy by Vesta Williams I recall.. ☺️

    • @africanfartingfrog
      @africanfartingfrog 2 роки тому

      Tricks are for kids

  • @lreed1040
    @lreed1040 2 роки тому +46

    Candy, She's Strange, Back and Forth and Single Life are other great songs by Cameo. You two have not reacted to "Outstanding" by the Gap Band, "Never Too Much" by Luther Vandross and "Just Be Good To Me" by the S.O.S. Band yet. Please do, they are all great 80's classic jams one should hear at some point.

    • @agresticumbra
      @agresticumbra 2 роки тому +1

      You’re speaking my words.

    • @charmaine1884
      @charmaine1884 2 роки тому +1

      All absolute tunes

    • @GUNNER67akaKelt
      @GUNNER67akaKelt 2 роки тому +1

      I forgot about 'She's Strange' and 'Single Life'.

    • @jacqueline4514
      @jacqueline4514 2 роки тому +1

      You just hit my favorite songs list, L Reed, for real!!! Need some Club Nouveau “Why You Treat Me So Bad” as well! ❤️

    • @jenniferfoster1692
      @jenniferfoster1692 2 роки тому +1

      Outstanding by Gap Band is soooo good!!

  • @stevensmothers3779
    @stevensmothers3779 Рік тому +5

    You know how much effort it takes to keep your body from moving when this song is playing? One of those that gets into your head and stays there. Jam up & jelly tight! 👀😸👌

  • @trixie898989
    @trixie898989 10 місяців тому +1

    I knew you kids would enjoy this. I'm singing and dancing along. Still remember the club scene, danced until dawn and then went home for a quick shower and then work. Great time in my life! 😄😃

  • @angelac6397
    @angelac6397 2 роки тому +5

    The dancefloor was packed back in the day when this song came on

  • @shanenolan8252
    @shanenolan8252 2 роки тому +15

    I always loved the line . Wave your hands in the air like you don't care

    • @dolphinbear661
      @dolphinbear661 2 роки тому +2

      True story......I saved my friends life with this line. He was in a coma and they were just about to administer comfort care, he wasn't going to make it, or so they thought, but somehow I could sense that he was not paralyzed and still in there. I told him what they were going to do and that he had to show me something, was in the room alone with him and I said ' Raise your hands in the air like you just don't care'. Why, I don't know, thought it might annoy him and he DID it!? Ran to get docs and bibity bam he's still kicking. 4 yrs later. Love you, Chuck

    • @shanenolan8252
      @shanenolan8252 2 роки тому +1

      @@dolphinbear661 wow cool story

  • @joeybla9nkenship332
    @joeybla9nkenship332 Рік тому +1

    "Duck call" -- loves it SO much.

  • @Dirtcake71
    @Dirtcake71 Рік тому +6

    I was a Sophomore in high school when this hit. You could not get away from it because everyone had it on repeat! Me included! 😂 This and "Single Life." Cameo was boomin for YEARS before this came out. The "Cameosis" album was fire too!

  • @rachellavely4049
    @rachellavely4049 2 роки тому +15

    Fun story: I never knew or heard of most of these 80s pop /funk songs until I started going to a retro dance club in my 20s and now it gives me so much fun nostalgia of those fun days!

  • @philpierce2274
    @philpierce2274 2 роки тому +14

    I was young in the Eighties, and absolutely everybody loved this song. I went to see R.E.M. in the Eighties, and they came out for the encore and did Word Up.

  • @jamesconley7535
    @jamesconley7535 8 місяців тому +3

    You asked if that was his voice, yes! absolutely 👍

  • @kellimartin2454
    @kellimartin2454 Рік тому +1

    What memories. Not an open spot on any dance floor when this song came on. Thx for this one. Swear I stood up and started dancing. during this reaction.

  • @eurofritz4617
    @eurofritz4617 2 роки тому +5

    If you had not heard Cameo & Word Up before there are a lot of great 80s dance songs to get in the mix:
    Africa Bambaataa, The Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
    Herbie Hancock - Rockit (official video)
    Technotronic - Pump Up the Jam
    Newcleus - Jam On It
    M-A-R-R-S - Pump Up the Volume
    Prince - Controversy
    Whodini - Freaks Come Out at Night
    Rob Base & EZ Rock - It Takes Two
    Lakeside - Fantastic Voyage
    Zapp - Dance Floor
    Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance
    Ready For the World - Oh Sheila
    Young MC - Bust a Move
    80s Forever!

    • @leticiaworboys9927
      @leticiaworboys9927 2 роки тому +1

      Yes!!! Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock!! Loved them!

    • @ronnix23
      @ronnix23 2 роки тому +1

      I had totally forgotten about Ready For The World. They definitely need to check them out. I’d add Tony Toni Tone and Midnight Star to your list.

    • @eurofritz4617
      @eurofritz4617 2 роки тому

      @@ronnix23 :) I had forgotten about Midnight Star & No Parking On the Dance Floor until I saw another comment.

  • @susanharmon2740
    @susanharmon2740 2 роки тому +4

    I agree with another suggestion on here. Morris Day and The Time! Either Jungle Love or The Bird. Funky and fun. Their videos are from Prince's movie Purple Rain.

  • @dian5239
    @dian5239 Рік тому +3

    My favorite part is "If it's music we can use it" We like to use

  • @paulberthold932
    @paulberthold932 Рік тому +4

    1986. I still play this on the jukebox on bowling night because many of us are children of the 80s. And now in our 50s we still dance and sing to it.

  • @amyconnors8918
    @amyconnors8918 2 роки тому +5

    To this day I’ll sing a line from this song and my sister will follow with the next line. This song is just fun and iconic.

  • @richdiana3663
    @richdiana3663 2 роки тому +6

    Everyone was obsessed with Cameo's red jockstrap he wore on the outside.

  • @dftechwriter8698
    @dftechwriter8698 Рік тому +4

    This soooo takes me back to club days! Absolutely NO ROOM on the dance floor when this song was played! I keep it in my 80s Club Playlist along with several others that always filled the dance floor! ❤😅

  • @lorneknapp6712
    @lorneknapp6712 2 роки тому +17

    Mad respect for how you folks embrace each era! And this song brings back so many club party memories!

    • @lbclark1
      @lbclark1 2 роки тому

      I have to say, I have seen a lot of reaction videos that don’t let the song play out before they react. I really appreciate you for letting the song speak for itself.

    • @raymondohlsen5054
      @raymondohlsen5054 7 місяців тому

      Agreed!! I got hooked on this channel partly because of the mad variety, eras, and genres Jay and Miss Amber react to AND show respect for. That, and the fact that they such beautiful in so many ways.

  • @johnplaysgames3120
    @johnplaysgames3120 2 роки тому +14

    When I heard this as a kid, long before I started actually trying to make music myself, I never noticed how much flange is on that snare. Holy cow. They went hard on the processing for the drums and I'm here for it. And, of course, this whole song is fire but, man, that vocal is pure funk stank. LOVE IT.

  • @peacetoyou63
    @peacetoyou63 2 роки тому +8

    This song will always remind me of a friend’s wedding day! They had a small wedding and reception so we all piled into our cars in full wedding regalia to the bar. This song came on about two minutes after we walked in and and all 20 or so of us hit the dance floor; we took that place over!
    The only drinks we paid for was the first round, so much fun! Big 80s hair and big dresses!

  • @mmll961
    @mmll961 Рік тому +12

    There are so many more groups like this that are still out there that need to be heard. Can we please add Lakeside, SOS Band etc…to the list.

  • @craig26henson
    @craig26henson 7 місяців тому +2

    Good to see this Word Up is get the love it deserves

  • @melaniebrown4660
    @melaniebrown4660 2 роки тому +11

    Sooooo many memories with this one! The dance floor ROCKED when this came on! Great reaction as always!

  • @melissadambro8873
    @melissadambro8873 2 роки тому +6

    Brings me to the dance floor everytime!

  • @anthonyemmanuel2110
    @anthonyemmanuel2110 6 днів тому

    One of the coolest tones,and clubs back in the 80's,oh boy!!

  • @karlhungus5554
    @karlhungus5554 Рік тому +2

    The clubs in the 80s and early 90s were amazing.

  • @kempmt1
    @kempmt1 2 роки тому +7

    Larry Blackmon, the lead singer of the group who had that red piece, has a unique voice, which was different from when he sang “She’s Strange” and “Candy”. I believe he’s the first one who sported the ‘flattop’.
    0:51-Levar Burton is the lead police detective in this video. I liked the faces he made at the near end as he was pulling Larry out.

  • @0okamino
    @0okamino 2 роки тому +10

    That unmistakable sound of Cameo. Larry Blackmon’s voice always gave it away. Hands up? No, come out with your Word Up.

  • @paigegee5921
    @paigegee5921 7 місяців тому +1

    We would get nuts when this song came on head to the dance floor baby such fun memories.

  • @lorrainetorres1430
    @lorrainetorres1430 Рік тому +6

    I just love you all appreciating our era of music!! Man I'm so glad I was born in this era!!

    • @carolki1315
      @carolki1315 Рік тому +2

      me too! talk about the soundtrack to my youth! so glad younger generations love our music just as much as we do.

  • @terrigail7
    @terrigail7 2 роки тому +5

    Brings back many memories!!😁 being a teenager in the 80's was FUN!!!😁❤

  • @t.a.k.palfrey3882
    @t.a.k.palfrey3882 2 роки тому +7

    I remember when this group first formed in the mid-70s. What made it stand out from other funk bands was that it was such a big group, with over a dozen members. The only larger funk group I can think of were Kool & the Gang, I think. I assume you've reviewed their Get Down On It. Kool had 14 or 15 band members at that time.

    • @teresajarrell452
      @teresajarrell452 2 роки тому

      have they? I don't remember them doing KOOL and THE GANG. 🤔 great suggestion ! 👍😃❣️

  • @kathenavarro6850
    @kathenavarro6850 Рік тому +3

    I was 16 in 1980 so my late teens to mid 20's throughout the 80's! Now tell me, there was no better time to enjoy music at that age!! 80's was full of funk, hard rock, country crossover, we had it all on one radio station!! What a great time for fun music!!

  • @tdali8347
    @tdali8347 6 місяців тому +1

    "W.O.R.D.-UP!" Now that's going to be stuck in my head all day.

  • @kylewilliams6184
    @kylewilliams6184 2 роки тому +20

    Cameo is the greatest!! From “Candy” to “Single Life”, they had it all… Trust me, you can play song that they’ve ever had and your minds will be blown!! Even the “Word Up” Cherry Coke commercial that they put out was dope. Speaking of boxcuts, fades, jerseys, whatever you want to call them, no lie, ask anybody in Harlem, I had one of the meanest one you ever seen!! I had it spiked, standing straight up, plus your boy cut it himself… Peace to the Fades!! LOL Peace to Larry Blackmon and the whole crew!! Great work, RSR!!

    • @csf7773
      @csf7773 2 роки тому +1

      oh I remember the cherry coke commercial!! 😂

    • @csf7773
      @csf7773 2 роки тому +1

      send a picture of your fade to next RSR unboxing PLEEEEEAASSEE!!

    • @kylewilliams6184
      @kylewilliams6184 2 роки тому +2

      @@csf7773 LOL!! I have to see if I can find one… Those we’re the days!! 🤣

  • @richardlaub889
    @richardlaub889 2 роки тому +10

    The dance floor was filled to capacity immediately when this would get played by the DJ. There was so much good music to dance to during this time. Loved Cameo, The Gap Band, Rick James, The Johnson Brothers, Kurtis Blow, Kool and the Gang, and the list goes on and on. Dance bars and clubs were everywhere and now....Nowhere. Want to dance today? If your young, Prom maybe your last chance to dance and even there they will play dance hits for the 70's and 80's. Music today has the wrong message or you just can't dance to it because it has no rhythm or beat. Bass is everywhere, and so is rap...Can't really dance to rap...Prove me wrong.

  • @jamesjohnston9225
    @jamesjohnston9225 Рік тому +6

    This was always my fav Cameo tune back in the day. You can't listen to this one without moving around. A lot. Nice reaction!

  • @richardc8795
    @richardc8795 Рік тому +2

    I knew you were both going to love this track… This tall smooth dude in the red codpiece really delivers 😆
    The voice!!!!! ♥️