Cameo and Larry Blackmon don't get the Credit they deserve. I mean these boy's have written and produced some of the funkiest songs that have ever been created. These brothers are the Truth!

I remember when Alligator Woman came out I bought the cassette and played it until I wore it out!! Cameo is undoubtedly the funkiest band to ever perform!!!!!

If you ever saw them back in the early 80’s, you’d never forget them. Great musicians and entertainers.

Summer of 1981 - I woke from a nap and CAMEO was on TV - IN PRIME TIME - ON NBC! I thought it was a dream...I remember this show! They also had a Taste of Honey on there...

Can we say please give them an unsung episode they deserve it

These brothas need to be in the Hall of Fame! Loooove this song! It was my cut back in the day!

One of The Great Funk Bands of All Time, so many gems right thru their catalog. This cut was and still is one of my favourites!🤘🏾

Charlie Singleton is the unsung hero of Cameo.

People don’t realize that Larry can play every damn thing on the stage. He is literally a musical genius. Heck, he wrote most of the songs, especially the early stuff and he, Charlie, Tomi and Nathan wrote a lot of the later stuff. Hella drummer too. People talk about the late Great ( sounds funny saying late) but the late Great Prince, but give Larry his due. Also, if you’re EVER feeling down, “listen to “Love Yourself” (Tomi sings lead and is incredible) it will brighten your day. (Oh, and the song is on the emotional violence album).

One of the best Funk bands ever! I love their music!

There will never be another cameo.

Class of 82’ is in the house!!! “Hooooo!!!!” Still sounds dope as ever in 2020’ ❤️🎵🎶

Bands back in the day as well the concerts were the BEST EVER!

CAMEO kings of the rawest most grimey funk ever produced. I think they held up the best during the 80s out of all the groups that came out of the 70s

Dude we were jamming to this in high school in Barbados when this joint first came out. Good times. Whew! We were like what is this new funky sound?

Cameo ALWAYS has a POSITIVE message !

What I love about Cameo is the great funky music with a positive message!

Nice funky song! I was in prison when it came out. I heard it on radio in there. Been out 12 years. I'm just now seeing this video in the free-world. I can't stop watching it.

Everything prior to Candy is the Cameo I loved to hear....this was one of those tracks that was underrated and so damn fonky!!!!

I miss this early 80s sound!! They was rockin!!!😎😀

Gawd damn that's funky shit right there. How can anyone thumbs down this awesome funk band. Loves me some CAMEO

HAPPY 61ST BIRTHDAY LARRY BLACKMON (MAY 24, 2017)

That FUNK, the whole FUNK, and nothing but the FUNK! Can u dig it?

Cameo was the DA JOINT back in the day! This group changed so much after Charlie Singleton joined. I still loved them, but. I really missed the blaring horn section.

Classic funk Cameo had it on lockdown that funky baseline is lethal, they are the Kings of Funk, this jam is insane 😆😁

Michael Burnett is plucking the hell out off that bass RIP my brother

Larry is a genius!!! No groups wrote songs around the bassline being the melody… Cameo always led with the bass with Larry singing the bassline as the melody.

Cameo got me through college.....thank God for the funk.

I get so emotional when I see this great band,knowing Wayne Cooper has left us!

Alligator Woman is SUCH an underrated record. My Mother and I were in the record store in the 80s after it's release and bought it hearing it played in the store....after making the honor roll and a record coming to me.....hearing tracks like this made it an easy call. #ChocolateCity

WE NEED TO PUT CAMEO IN A SUPER BOWL CONCERT

Man....The choreography is incredible! Just watching these guys is fun! A Genius group led by the incredible Mr. larry Blackmon!

The bass line to this jam is out of this freakin world and the effects they have on it are sick!!

Good Gawd Y’all. Finding this will let me live anotha 50 years.

This here’s what you play for people whose idea of ‘funk’ is Bruno Mars 👋🏽😑

Ive not seen Cameo live since the 1980's , those was the funk party days Big Time .

I MISS THIS MUSIC GREAT MUSIC!!

Saw them in concert in 1982 at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena, when I was 16. They were part of Rick James Throwin Down tour. One way was on the ticket too. That concert kicked ass....

So funky, It gave me chills!

I saw them twice; Cameo came on stage b4 Rick James and turned it out man... Slick Rick was late very late coming on stage lol tha shout Q was Cameos... But Slick Rick and tha Stone City band showed up and showed out tha rest is history Fuck live y'all 4ever 🙏🏿💪🏿🙏🏿

I LOVE THESE GUYS CAMEO FOR LIFE.......

I haven't heard this song in decades wow!

O.M.G. THE LEAD SINGER ON THE ELECTRIC GUITAR, THROUGH AWAY HIS GUITAR PIC AND KEPT PLAYING. WOW !!!

IM TELLING MY KIDS THIS IS THE POWER RANGERS

On this day in 1982 {June 19th} Cameo performed "Just Be Yourself" on the nationally syndicated television program, 'Soul Train'... At the time the song was at position #25 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, seven weeks earlier it had peaked at #12, and remained at #12 for six weeks... And on the same 'Soul Train' episode they also performed "Flirt", it would reached #10 on the Hot Black Singles chart... Between 1977 and 2001 the NYC group had thirty nine records on the Hot Black Singles chart, sixteen made the Top with four* reaching #1, "She's Strange" for 4 weeks in 1984, "Word Up!" for 3 weeks in 1986, "Candy" for 2 weeks in 1987, and "Loverboy" with Mariah Carey, for 2 weeks in 2001... R.I.P. Don Cornelius {1936 - 2012}... * They just missed having a fifth #1 record when their "Single Life" peaked at #2 {for 1 week} in October 1985, the week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder...

Pure fun,They had pure fun back then,the stage was a play ground for everybody "ride whatever you want".

True pure, talented funk!!!!!!!

THIS IS THE JAM RIGHT HERE!!!

Audience got hit by a 100’ tidal wave of Funk that no one was ready for!

I remember sitting on the roof with my speakers and my dog bumping this to the neighborhood.

This the kind of funk I was raised on!

Jr high was lit and Cameo was my soundtrack. The Time took over in highschool.

My first Cameo concert was when Alligator Woman was released........ and have not missed them since CAMEOSIS!!!!!

FLIRT **THIS WEEK IN MUSIC HISTORY** 40 YEARS AGO (March 22, 1982): Cameo released their album “Alligator Woman” (#6 R&B album charts; #23 pop album charts) . Cameo’s lineup was reduced to a 5-piece group: Larry Blackmon, Tomi Jenkins, Nathan Leftenant, Charlie Singleton, and Greg Johnson (who left Cameo after the album’s release and tour). Singer/actress/minister Denise Matthews (formerly known as Vanity) was the model in the album’s front cover. (03/23/2022)

As much as I loved Word Up and everything afterwards, it's that funkulious before they became pop-jacked that I appreciated the most. I remember Alligator Woman seemed to be about the time that their funk was changing a little bit, but one aspect that never seemed to change was their harmonizing. It was always on point as much as their funk.

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I don't know what happened between Cameo and the NY radio market back in the day, but this song did not receive much airplay. I suspect it might have been some beef between them and the legendary DJ. F. Crocker. This may have also lead to the group leaving their original home in NYC to the ATL. Nevertheless, this group is as the late D. Cornelius referred to them as very Slick and very Funky and one of the badest groups in music history. in spite of their later success on a larger market, they remain unsung for the efforts they put out and their commitment to EXCELLENCE. Thanks for posting!

Charlie Singleton Is Tha Shit!! Loved That Dude!! My fave member of Cameo

some think this song was from the 70's. this track is actually from 1982.

2:13 that transition/bridge, the song really takes off, the feeling's smooth and tight. Then "SCRATCH", later.. LOL

This was "82" the height of my poppin' days! Good memories!

those jerky moves are right on time...nobody out funked cameo, and i mean NOBODY

They also had some serious ballads. Sparkle, Why have I lost you, and Feel me.

My folks used to play this back in the 80's.My uncle was a dj and he kept all the hits records in crates.I couldnt find this album at all,lol.But i remember the song.Cameo was bad!!!!!

Love this group they should get there props, this is one of my songs as well😃💕💖

I remember being in the Navy in Cali and over seas in the late 70's and 80's. I heard they're music and had been fortunate to catch them in concert every now and then. They are a superior group and they out did any body in the funk earer for sure. They are up there with E.W.F. in my book. No, they don't get the notoriety that they should have. But, they did get a big award not too long ago that was over due that they surely deserved!

Love Cameo , this is one of my fave bangers by them..

That drum fill @ 2:05 is too funky!!

Cameo was my band back in the day. Larry in his yellow

Damn the crowd can't get enough!

These Are some Bad boys Keep it Hot Cameo been rocking for Years one of the baddest Bands Ever and its Real Music

They slept on Charlie singleton..listen to the slow jams on ...knights of the sound table.. At two of the coldest jams ever made to me. ..." I'll always stay....." for you" timeless..that brother can blow..

Now that's what i call a funk workout, lol! ;)

my favorite group today

hard to find a bad cameo or barkays song; forgot about this great one; nice!!

This is just incredible.

Cameo was way ahead of their time!!

Love this song!! Cameo was great!!!

Funk is undeniable!!!!!!

NO THE SONG IS FROM 1982 DURING THE SUMMER NOT THE 70'S AT ALL , I REMEMBER ALL CAMEO HITS,

I love the pink man!!!!!!!!!!! Omg

Ahhhhh....That BASS!!!!!I can feel it go right through me...

Man that was the Jam! Just be yourself!!! Awesome

Cameo was one of the hottest funk bands ....they are super hot 🔥.

Man this funk still stank. 💪🏾💪🏾❤️❤️

It's hyper-ultra-supersonic funk. Emblem of the style!

the best of all the funk bands...

Cameo My Favorite Funk band.

cameo is funky as hell

3/2022 and I'm back. Love this song..

Love them!❤️

That is just so so damn funky

This was my Jam back in the day!

a real truly show band. sound, sound, sound. dynamic.

AT 2:41 is a Cameo guitar part, where Prince jacked, the guitar part for his song Kiss . This Cameo song came out in 1982 and Prince song Kiss came out in 1986 .

Ho! Amazing how good this still sounds in 2023.

Always loved their basslines

Though it was mainly Blackmon, they did ALL their own writing, music,...and though I'm still a fan of my Hip-Hop, the Cameos, EWFs, LTDs, Rick James, Prince,...did their own thing, no sampling.

I grew up to this Funk

@valiente16 Charlie Singleton was never in the Deele the Deele was: L.A. Reid,Babyface,Carlos,Kayo ,Dee Bristol and Stick Burell! One of my fave bands!