ABSOLUTE BANGER!| FIRST TIME HEARING Cameo

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

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ABSOLUTE BANGER!| FIRST TIME HEARING Cameo - Word Up REACTION HI Guys Thanks for coming by and checking out our video! We hope you enjoy it and have a BLESSED DAY! You are LOVED You are APPRECIATED and you are BLESSED!
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@angelac6397 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sharonalverson7144 2 жыл бұрын

Girl you know it!

@bugvswindshield 2 жыл бұрын

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

@TA-em7dp 2 жыл бұрын

Oh ya

@marneebragg9839 2 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelasay8587 2 жыл бұрын

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

@upwithdowns 3 ай бұрын

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

@yvonnemendez3075 3 ай бұрын

Oh yeah word up 😅

@KayAmooty433 Ай бұрын

right? yes!

@richardcranium5048 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@toddellison5128 2 жыл бұрын

True... True. Ditto.

@johng.7 2 жыл бұрын

Here is Korn's version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7NnqbKf0cmwkqM.html

@tgtrout Жыл бұрын

And check Gun's version too.

@garryhorton5899 Жыл бұрын

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

@vnick1221 3 ай бұрын

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!

@blackkatt777 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

What was Levar Burton known for?

@Leatherfacet 2 жыл бұрын

@@QUINTUSMAXIMUS Roots!

@kevinhenderson5928 2 жыл бұрын

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

@armymomheatherc Жыл бұрын

@@kevinhenderson5928 Big Blue Marble as well

@karenjordan9607 Жыл бұрын

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

@carriec9719 2 жыл бұрын

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

@sallybannister6224 2 жыл бұрын

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

@MsDesiree39 2 жыл бұрын

Ikr!.....lol...

@cydelegs 2 жыл бұрын

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

@andrewthacher6395 8 ай бұрын

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

@torpedoboy4 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kemitamenophis3221 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

What was his real name?

@lethiapage4767 2 жыл бұрын

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

@drewt2790 2 жыл бұрын

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

@edbuonadonna8859 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@sheilameyers152 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved them… “word up!”

@jaquettajones 2 жыл бұрын

We were are Genre Fluid :-D

@edwardkeeter762 9 ай бұрын

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

@joepublic7756 5 ай бұрын

NOPE 70S THE BEST. AND CARS.

@johnharts2463 11 ай бұрын

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

@pastorofmuppets13 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@vegasbaby3669 2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@NOLAgenX 2 жыл бұрын

Word

@TEXICANROCKNROLL 2 жыл бұрын

@@NOLAgenX Up

@cvanz 2 жыл бұрын

He said his codpiece was a “social statement.”

@johnplaysgames3120 2 жыл бұрын

@@cvanz And that statement was "Look at my junk!" lol

@gavinsmith9016 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kellyhoward6941 2 жыл бұрын

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..."

@JaDav40 25 күн бұрын

1986 is when we were starting to get our very first tastes of what the 1990s would be like. Cameo were absolute pioneers.

@Karl-ml5wc 2 ай бұрын

It sucks being old but out music in the 80s was fire. Every thing, Metallica, Michael Jackson, punk rock, Kenny Rogers,skid row, everything was just great!

@buzztp5119 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

And the reader in Reading Rainbow.

@ryanawilson8549 2 жыл бұрын

You just answered my question 👏👏👏

@sarablack2547 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Roots where the dad from Brady Bunch plays a slaver.

@lisaw5604 2 жыл бұрын

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

@carleton4199 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Not_really 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@annephillips8494 Жыл бұрын

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

@hectorgarfield7827 Жыл бұрын

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

@mocca9679 Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! So many memories!!!

@kqr573v2 Жыл бұрын

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

@lorimckellar2787 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rji5 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@GUNNER67akaKelt 2 жыл бұрын

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

@rji5 2 жыл бұрын

@@jjjones8609 Definitely! Guy was tha bomb!

@wright1776 2 жыл бұрын

Yup, Candy is a must

@LisaMarieD 2 жыл бұрын

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

@mikestanley9171 2 жыл бұрын

80’s we’re the best years for music

@cindyv1401 Жыл бұрын

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

@trinapowell4436 Жыл бұрын

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

@alexandervasel6845 2 жыл бұрын

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

@coachtomas 2 жыл бұрын

Candy is equally FIRE.

@larrywoods3938 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ChaosInFlux 2 жыл бұрын

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

@beedeegee9374 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

He must've been a fan of Aquaman!

@morganrobinson8042 2 жыл бұрын

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

@TerminalFailSafe 11 ай бұрын

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

@feudist 7 ай бұрын

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.

@jasonremy1627 2 жыл бұрын

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

@tonyfontinel272 2 жыл бұрын

Yippie-yo, yippie-A

@mamatay7 2 жыл бұрын

Bow wow wow!

@Scary__fun 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jasonremy1627 2 жыл бұрын

@@Scary__fun Prince is hard to react to... His estate is a hard blocker on KZfaq.

@paulcallaway71 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh!

@kobrien2424 2 жыл бұрын

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

@formergoat9257 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I had forgotten about that one.

@michlkwitz 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Morris day and the Time!!! Yes!!

@meadmaker4525 8 ай бұрын

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.

@RegisChapman 5 ай бұрын

I came here to say that.

@alansmithson6381 2 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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

@tkremarkTK 2 жыл бұрын

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

@videovisions 2 жыл бұрын

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

@fhat6924 2 жыл бұрын

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

@hustledude 2 жыл бұрын

Yes! I loved Freak-a-zoid

@tiffanyeyoung1800 10 ай бұрын

One of my favorite bands from the 80s

@dian5239 Жыл бұрын

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

@MichelleAlexandria-EM Жыл бұрын

80s is definitely the most underrated decade for music.

@tb9579 2 жыл бұрын

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

@salliemoore5472 2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was Levar LOL

@brentwittman547 2 жыл бұрын

It is Levar B.

@KristineT4525 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!

@lawrencekelli 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Goobie77 2 жыл бұрын

Was just about to point that out!

@shortblockflexinit5219 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@StarLTaylor 2 жыл бұрын

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 9 ай бұрын

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.

@Bobbyymj2121 Жыл бұрын

His voice is really like that

@K2daMFG 2 жыл бұрын

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

@donthomas7090 2 жыл бұрын

She Strange also

@evagelinadicante9840 2 жыл бұрын

@@donthomas7090 good song that is shes strange indeed

@WineSippingCowboy 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Suisai13 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@williamdetreville605 2 жыл бұрын

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 .

@juliewhite7469 2 жыл бұрын

🥰🥰🥰🥰

@wonkothesane8691 2 жыл бұрын

Damn! I was just about to suggest that! Lol!

@danahopkins5788 2 жыл бұрын

Oh Hell Ya, "Jungle Love"

@wonkothesane8691 2 жыл бұрын

I goofed, left off the Commodores, "Brickhouse"!

@melissagottlieb3381 Жыл бұрын

Hell Yeah!

@annetteg9282 5 күн бұрын

I'm glad you got to hear "Word Up" by Cameo. Their lead singer Larry Blackmon did a lot of interesting things with his voice. The group was known for their unique R&B funk, punk mix. The bands costumes and videos showcased their Afro-Punk style. Everybody loved to the music, but that red leather "codpiece" or speedo as you called it was an attention grabber. Cameo had lots of great hits. I love their whole vibe!

@emayhand Жыл бұрын

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.

@MZ-ci3cy 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Facts

@user-ii4zf5iq3t 2 жыл бұрын

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

@csf7773 2 жыл бұрын

Morris Day!! ❤❤❤

@surlechapeau 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@jonathanseed6978 2 жыл бұрын

And reached number 3 in the UK

@jom7604 Жыл бұрын

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.😁

@KentKaliber 27 күн бұрын

People in 2024 don’t understand how FIRE this song was in the 80s and the dance floor reaction to this. Thank gosh there were no cell phones 😹

@deelawson4551 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

"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 2 жыл бұрын

Let it whip!! they will love it!

@mamatay7 2 жыл бұрын

DAZZ BAND!!! 🔥🔥🔥

@doulbledee9758 2 жыл бұрын

3 of my favorite dance songs.😁😁

@agresticumbra 2 жыл бұрын

Have they listened to Joystick yet?

@BamaGuyInWashington 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@littlejimmy7402 2 жыл бұрын

This song is always an instant mood changer.

@shawnmurdock8059 Жыл бұрын

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.

@GlenEly Жыл бұрын

Agree 100%

@Shrykespeare 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@russelbarnes7235 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@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...

@maryewilson2009 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@badminton5920 7 ай бұрын

The short-lived but influential black techo sound.

@joeybla9nkenship332 Жыл бұрын

"Duck call" -- loves it SO much.

@rachellavely4049 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@angelac6397 2 жыл бұрын

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

@geoffkeil3135 Жыл бұрын

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.

@jamesconley7535 9 ай бұрын

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

@talon7132 2 жыл бұрын

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

@bernardsalvatore1929 2 жыл бұрын

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

@106dilligaf 2 жыл бұрын

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

@benjaminrhea2148 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I love Korn's cover

@dannyboon4162 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kastearman 2 жыл бұрын

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

@HeatherErin 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

@lynnway707 2 жыл бұрын

Oh my God, yes!

@kevcall 2 жыл бұрын

Don't touch that coat..! 😁

@kevcall 2 жыл бұрын

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

@africanfartingfrog 2 жыл бұрын

Tricks are for kids

@Tararu5000 10 күн бұрын

"when you hear the call you got to get it underway"

@karlhungus5554 2 жыл бұрын

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

@amyconnors8918 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@chrisbayliss3532 2 жыл бұрын

cod piece

@souljamom1 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kalmanparker167 10 ай бұрын

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.

@0okamino 2 жыл бұрын

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

@lreed1040 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

You’re speaking my words.

@charmaine1884 2 жыл бұрын

All absolute tunes

@GUNNER67akaKelt 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jacqueline4514 2 жыл бұрын

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

@jenniferfoster1692 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding by Gap Band is soooo good!!

@alohapolyfest9423 Ай бұрын

This was one of many hits from R&B/Funk male group of musicians featuring founder and lead vocalist Larry Blackmon with many albums released in the 70s and 80s. This song incorporated Rap at a time when other groups started to, and was their first song to cross into the Pop radio charts. The red cup was Larry's fashion that shocked the public when the video came out.

@tdali8347 8 ай бұрын

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

@philpierce2274 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@juliewhite7469 2 жыл бұрын

How Cool ! 😎

@alexandervasel6845 2 жыл бұрын

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

@pescadote64 2 жыл бұрын

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

@Shrykespeare 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Klymaxx.

@alexandervasel6845 2 жыл бұрын

@@Shrykespeare Criticize is awesome too!

@pal4204 2 жыл бұрын

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

@paigegee5921 9 ай бұрын

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

@majorj8177 Жыл бұрын

That whole album was banging

@peacetoyou63 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@shanenolan8252 2 жыл бұрын

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

@dolphinbear661 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

@@dolphinbear661 wow cool story

@jenssturm6618 7 ай бұрын

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!!!😘

@edwardpate6128 3 ай бұрын

Man I miss the 80's Man the dance floor would fill up when this got played! FYI the Police Detective was Levar Burton later Geordi on Star Trek TNG.

@johnplaysgames3120 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@melaniebrown4660 2 жыл бұрын

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

@iandavis8755 2 жыл бұрын

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!

@wendellwilson5974 8 ай бұрын

word up!

@Dollywood623 2 жыл бұрын

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” ❤️🔥

@kempmt1 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@richardlaub889 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@twenty3enigma 2 жыл бұрын

Great list, Richard! 👍

@randyp6370 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job Richard.

@anthonyemmanuel2110 Ай бұрын

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

@dennisallen8333 5 күн бұрын

It was the box cut that turned into the high top fade! Great video reaction!

@eurofritz4617 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@ronnix23 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

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

@susanharmon2740 2 жыл бұрын

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.

@anenglishlife7210 2 жыл бұрын

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 5 ай бұрын

Gurl, you know you looked tight!!! 😍

@Peace2yaa 2 ай бұрын

This song makes just makes me happy. What also makes me happy is that YOUR children are going to grow up listening to this also, bc you two know about it now :)

@kylewilliams6184 2 жыл бұрын

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 2 жыл бұрын

oh I remember the cherry coke commercial!! 😂

@csf7773 2 жыл бұрын

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

@kylewilliams6184 2 жыл бұрын

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

@terrigail7 2 жыл бұрын

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

@angelaolson2025 10 ай бұрын

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

@benjaminparkinson5255 28 күн бұрын

Yes he actually sang this hard to bellive this day and age

@mojowebs 2 жыл бұрын

Man Jay, the difference between your first couple videos and now is remarkable. So much growth and bebopping! Love it, both of you.

@creativitycell 2 жыл бұрын

EPIC! No 2 UK smash hit! As an American "group" u guys can't imagine the massive impact this track made on UK British pop culture! We had never heard or "saw" anything quite like it! That red Cod piece became legendary! 🤣🤣🤣