really? I didn't know that

Wow

💯❣️😓

I researched it and I’ll be, she did!! 😃

💐❤

A singular talent.

Yes

Super badd!

Legend

Why not? Super talented woman!

Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe

I had no idea❤

Hello! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day…Stay Safe

No, the song never gets old.

So true!!!

💯💐❤

I've been a fan for so long, when she passed away, I had survivors guilt...she had so much talent & so much to give ....

Hell yes!! Girl could flat out get it!!! Her style! Her music stands the test of time!!!

One of the baddest in Coral Gables when she did a concert (1985) and she wanted me after the concert 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

💯 💯

❤🙏

Man she was the epitome of soul music. Peep the duet with Rick James. But yeah she’s a legend in not only R&B music but music in general. A lot of white audiences really didn’t embrace her until much later while the black audience embraced her immediately. She pretty much did everything herself.

I thought the black community came to love her because of Rick james. I don't know, I'm asking,

@@rickrod4701Nah she was loved before then. But her duet with James is probably the best duo. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell….but other than that…. No two duo outdoing them.

Correction: Rick James was from Buffalo and was 10 years older than prince and his arch nemesis....Rick couldn't stand prince and put him off his tour and Teena Marie is from cali

Teena was NOT part of the Minnefunk fam. Rick James and Prince have no pre fame connection

MN really has a large musical history and following for sure.

All the really good movies Was trying to ride this train the feel of this song is crazy ❤

​@@muffs55mercury61Yes. Here's another fun fact. Ta Mara of Ta Mara & The Seen had a guitar player named Oliver Leiber. His Late Father Jerry was part of the first Successful Songwriting Team in Music. they met in 1950 through a mutual friend at 17. Jerry did the words and mike did the music. They wrote the original version of Hound Dog, for Willie Mae Big Mama Thornton then songs for The Coasters, Drifters, Wilbert Harris, Elvis Presley. In the 1960's in The Brill Building they helped usher in the original girl group phenomenon. They worked with Steelers Wheel (Stuck In The Middle With You), before Gerry Rafferty went Solo then Peggy Lee. Their songs were featured in Grease, Happy Days, and American Graffiti.

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Me

Me❤

Just heard it for first time in 2024 lol 🔥

Hell yeah!!!❤❤❤

meeeeeeee

@@vivianaqyarko6777 meeee

Yess

I do 🥰

What happen to her?

Yes!!!! Work out jam..lol

These were the good ol' days 😊

Great jam! Whoever disagrees can funk off!

I'll always be here

@@marissaawesome2422 q

Right On!.....If this don't make you move in so way call the Ambulance....

bad-ass chic w soul !

she was ahead of her time..

Lol😅

Wow!!you sound like a fun person 🙌🏾💥🔥

Yup, because Rick James was her co-producer

She dated Rick!

Minnesota resident here. I agree.

It was 2:06 how she started jamming and shimming for me

​@@militaryman3677She's killing it from start to finish.

She was a massive talent, a superstar if you ask me..

That was so bad ass

she moves like a star!!!

TEENA! Her name is TEENA! smh

So True

who says they were trying to? thats why its r&b and not pop....

Alicia keys comes to mind 🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️

But there definitely isn’t many just amazing

Who cares your black tf why does that matter

What does you being black have to do with anything? Why can't you just enjoy the song without bringing race into it, u Americans are weird

Girl,.... You brought it way back with that producer, Ciecly Tyson

"I am a black woman enjoying this" and why do U tell everyone that you're black?

Absolutely beautiful ❤️

I remember this song lol

Hello, how are you doing today??

Check out the just release by the estate performance by Prince of "17 Days" in 2011 at the LA Forum residency. There is Fitting tribute to Teena.

That release from the prince estate brought me to this video 😎

Or even Rick James similar guys that help out artists with that funky groove

Rick James

Saw her twice myself. Not only technically perfect but she could command a stage like no other performer. She was amazing and absolutely energized her audience.

The female version of Prince!

She had perfect pitch..

@@ericschaefer4512 she had perfect pitch and she could pick out notes. Just by hearing them.

Most groups when they get onstage don't sound like their recordings that are done in studio recording. But her, he sounded just as good onstage as it did in the studio.

Yes I did read an article and Rick James did say that!! I think Teena is way better then Streisand!!

Streisand has a beautiful tone that surpasses Teena's somewhat high voice. But i really appreciated Teena's materials, and i had most of her records. She is one of the only musicians that i discovered early that didn't ever get popular by crossing over. Black music is actually a fairly small section of the music biz (pre-rap).

Oh for sure, ABSOLUTELY!!

@@edwarddejong8025 Maybe, but I think what the important thing was she had her own style, so she had something that Streisand doesn't have, and visa versa. It's all a matter of taste.

@@elanabethfariss117 everyone has their own kinda style they both were good at what they were doing but hey everyone has their own opinions.

💯💐❤🎶🎶🎶💃💃💃😷

RIL Teena Marie and Cicely Tyson (video director). I cherished them both.

Least we forget the Rick James influence.... the 80’s when Americans were more educated

@@axidhaus yes

@@kayshawnsimmons6822 yes

@Robert_N The Ivory Queen of Soul there is no such thing as Ivory soul

​@@modernvintage3226lol, racist

@@Richard-ue3gx not racist WTF are you talking about?

@modernvintage3226 yes you are.

@@Richard-ue3gx No I'm not Teena Marie Didn't consider herself "Blue eyed Soul She said that herself

And lemme guess...everyone clapped right?

Music like this will never be made again.

🤣🤣👍🏾

Now that was a great Story to share about the grocery store 🏬

THE LASTING VIBE OF A TRUE ARTIST TEENA MARIE WAS BAD.

She taught Lenny everything

In the 80s, before we saw her, we ALL immediately thought she was a Black woman. That soul in that voice

I love and miss her still to this day. She was tough!!!!!!!!

After Rick died that broke her up she had it bad for him as he for her she is the white queen of soul not Brittany or none of those fake wanna be trolls

Wow I never knew that ..Lenny should talk about Teena more..Cuz Teena's a legend .Rip.Lady T.🙏🏽

Me too !! 80's kid 90's teen

She had such energy in that song! She could get everybody up on their feet and dancing..👍

wonder where this talented beauty is these day's!?

Same!!❤️🎶🎶💃🏾

I saw her intense natural talent and stage presence. Voice is magical..

No doubt man.

We will ride and demand her respect❤

Sadly Taylor has a lot more songs but nothing beats the old stuff

Agree

If she's not already in it, it's proof that it's irrelevant

Published on Dec 5, 2009 Transit Music Video = Lovergirl (1985) Music video by Teena Marie performing Lovergirl (C) 1985 Epic Records Inc.

This is what the funky 80s sounded like and there were TONS of R&B legends. Add the shredder hair bands....and the best decade in music history.

For Blacks and Italian Guidos...And Spanish...I gravitated towards hair bands and Metal...

@Victor R. not so Gladiator boy! Lady Gaga still rules the air waves!

Now it sounds like Cardi B smh 😅😅😅

Yes! Indeed.

Wow u didn't know she directed this

@@julithomp5612 😆I did not find that info out when I posted this. I knew for quite some time. Or did you mean to put an "I" instead of that "u?" 🤔

Error....trust me.

No shame in that. 😊

You go girl!

lmao

Bro me to...this just came to me in my head...it rocks...i dont care..im 44 and blasting this

Sounds like her spirit took over cause u talkin in the 3rd person

Same here, Iam 48 yrs. I remember sneaking and playing my older cousins 45's and just listening to every lyric, beat, riff, bass from her music. I became a nurse whose raised a musician who does very well. I've always sang but TM music is my favorite to sing

this Song came out in 1984,not in 1979,but yeah Teena was Amazing as artist at that time and i don't understand why she is so Underrated As artist if she was a Great artist,a Great Songwriter And she had a incredible and powerfull Voice.

Ya this song released 1984, nice try.

I understand "80's music" started coming out in 79, but this in particular sounds too mid 80's(which consists of 83 to 86).

This song came out in 84 if I remember correctly; I know you don't though, wrong decade

Do your homework you were not dancing to this in 1979 because it came out in 85 or 86.

jon dough i would believe u are right. In fact I would believe more he didnt want the black audience to see she was white. I was a dj for most of the 80s (weddings/parties. Not airwave) and I only saw the 45 and plain sleeve. I thought she was a black girl until a few years ago. Seemed to always go over good with the dance crowd. I would like to have a time machine and try an experiment knowing that now. See if the reaction changed amongst crowds

@jon dough Says who?

Yes,,,Rick unleashed a MONSTER!!!

@jon dough ,,,, not any blacks that I know. She was rocking all over my hood. I am presently 61 and we all loved her. We were amazed when we saw her. At that time there wasn't a lot of white artists who would or could sing like this.

jon dough how black people are/were her core fan base? Surely you don’t think caucasians were right?

The cookout has been hosted at her house!!

She's cool with a capital C

i am👍👍

✋🏽

🎉

I learn all these 80's guitar solos to keep my fingers where they belong.

Yayy

So agreed I heard her other tunes and concluded that she is very talented

Imenso talento viva TINA MARIE por siempre!!!

Love her so much

Its ashame to say she wont get much recognition now days than some of the R n B and soul artists of her time but everyone knew she was a True in that category for a white lady and also a voice to be reckoned with.

Are you crazy, she was never underrated...the ivory of soul

Pssst its called Lady Gaga and its 100 times better talent....but this woman opened the door ....Much respect

Abe Lesser dumbest comment I ever seen. can’t even compare the two

Abe Lesser Teena Marie’s core fan base was black. We don’t listen to lady Gaga dude

This is why I never bothered to comment. If he would he would have said Pink or Joss Stone, then we could have had a conversation. Even those two, as talented as they are, could never be mentioned in the same conversation with Lady T.

Can't even come close❤

Hi Renee, i also assumed she was black, because she had so much soul. The duet with Rick James proved that. but she was a real powerhouse and i loved her music.

They did the same thing with Madonna. 😳

They wanted people to give her a chance without seeing her face, and making assumptions. That's why her first album didn't even have her picture on it. It was printed with like a landscape.

@@missylynn228 Wow.. reverse racism, right? Oh well...It's good to know that racism/hypocracy doesn't just run one way. Even black folks can be guilty of it as is evident with hie Rick James feared Tina Marie might be ill recieved by a different race by withholding her true ethnic identity. So sad.

That's happened to me numerous times, but not with this song. However, I still think that "I can't wait" by Nu Shooz was actually sung by a black girl. I've just never been able to accept that.

What about Dusty Springfield, though?

Yes she’s amazing ❤❤❤❤❤

RIP 🙏🏽 to 2 of the Baddest Queens R&B,Soul,Funk,Rock and Jazz has ever known. Always hated the term" blue eyed soul" ,it's too diving and(the) soul has no color periodt.

Never heard of ivory soul, but I get it. What a voice!

Girlfriend can "sang"!

All HAIL THE IVORY SOUL QUEEN 👑 SHE IS AND WAS THE BEST. SHE IS SO UNDERATED SHE GAVE SO MUCH AND HAD SO MUCH TALENT WHEN WILL WE GET A AUTOBIOGRAPHY MOVIE I WANNA PLAY HER I THINK I CAN LOL 5

Goodness, I can't even imagine how great a show that must have been! You were so lucky to see 3 great musical artists in their prime.

That sounds amazing. You're so lucky to have experienced that!

john scherwin You have great taste! :^)

Wow would've loved to see that show, btw cocaine is a helluva drug lol.

😎👍

I totally forgot about this one. Saw it in the right had of another song & couldn't believe what I was seeing!

Teena Baby The one !

love her

Teena Marie,,,,seen her at a car show in el monte

RESPECT*

💯% Facts!!!!

Elephant Nuts? Lololololololololololol

Only thing I can say behind that is yes sir yes sir you are so damn correct

Teena Marie the best singer and a beast the top of the chart

Agreed

It was simple. She was hard to Market. A White Girl doing R & B it didn't make sense. She said she wasn't allowed on the Cover of her Fist Motown Album because she's White but Berry Gordy insisted that he wanted people to think she was Black. She also fought for Artists Royalties. Also, wouldn't this Song be a great Mash-up to Duran Duran's The Reflex

laminage But still...people found ways to marketed The Beastie Boys, Janis Joplin...and others who were doing black music..it's not like she was appropriating. Not only that but she doesn't have many songs that reached the top 10. my mom has ALL her albums. Every last one has classics on them. I think that has much to do with the marketing too. I can only find 6 music videos of hers and music videos were big deal in the 80s and I can't find much of her performances in the 80s besides the Soul Train ones either. Even pictures of her are extremely rare.

You're right about that. I live in Canada and growing up in the 1980's I never heard her Music on The Radio. Also, in MTV's Infancy they almost "Never" Played Songs by Black Artists.

I just think she deserves to be way more overrated than she is.

kayteeelle Probably as much the fans fault, too. Of course today, it's so much easier for fans to give feedback to the music industry about how much they enjoy certain performers. Back then, not so much. It's a shame because every time I heard her songs on the radio, I wanted to hear more from her.

can you please let me know what happened to Teena Marie.i see r.i.p.i didnt.know or hear about her.

😎🖤👍what a voice..

@@tammiberg3813 unfortunately, there was a freak accident at a hotel where a heavy picture frame fell on her head. After that, she had seizures. 6 years after that incident, she appeared to have died in her sleep, but medical experts believed she died of a seizure :(

I was a couple of years late when I heard of her death I had no idea! I was trying to go see her in concert a few years prior

Let’s be for real right 🫡🫡🫡

Facts!! She's not even close to being a queen of any music genre

You are lying so bad teens is great but Beyoncé could def sing this with no problem

I know that's right.

@@w.d.sevictionservicellc5698 thank you for saying it.

Truth

Real talk!!!

She's not with us anymore unfortunately

@@tylerfriedrich4097 we know.

I seriously doubt that

Amen honey child Amen..

and she played instruments. beyonce don't

FUUUUCK YEA!!😊😊

Oh yeah Madonna to in the 80s

That's true. Teena played rhythm guitar, keyboards, and conga.

Yes it is 🕺

She was born in 1956.

What about Charlene?

Nick and the Jaguars were the first record a song with Motown but they were only signed for their one hit in 1959.. Debbie Dean was the first to actually sign their early career with Motown in 1961 and Rare Earth was the first group to actually have a money making career with Motown.

She was freaking bad! RIP.

Maybe those who were not around the 80s didn't spend much time on internet, did not read book about history of music. Teachers at school teach those kids about those kind of music will you?

olivia renee really??? Learn something new today lol!!

No doubt top 5..

Not all of them

She’s half Native American.

Yeah like the '80s and '90s rock music rest in peace Teena Marie rest in peace Teena Marie up in heaven with your loverboy Rick James rest in peace Teena Marie and Rick James.🙏🏼🙏🏼😇😇😭😭💔💔

@@monicamariamclean2198 that's really sweet

I agree with you 😊

You're so lucky to have gotten to see all of them live!I'm so jealous!

No. I HAVE NO REASON TO LIE! WERE YOU THERE! I was at the Victory tour in july of 84 and saw the Jaksons in Jacksonville, saw Prince in 84or85, I think November 84, also in 82 or 83 right after I moved to Tallahassee. 1999 had just come out so I saw the 1999 tour and Purple rain tour. I also saw Eddie Murphy with in the same year, winter 83. Whitney Houston and Tina Turner in the mid to late 80's in Tallahassee I worked in TV AND RADIO AT THE TIME. Will you like to see my t-shirts? Ticket stubs..... Prince spent a lot of time on FAMU CAMPUS IN MY MOTHER IN LAW'S OFFICE AND DONATED MONEY TO DR. FOSTER, LEADER and founder OF FAMU'S MARCHING 100 BOTH TIMES, and they did the superbowl halftime show, AND TO THE NATIONAL RETENTION CENTER OWNED AND RUN BY DR. CLINITA FORD. MY MOTHER IN LAW. All of these concerts were in Tallahassee between 82 and 88. Check your facts. I have been to every concert within 300 miles of where I live that I wanted to go to. It is easier to get tickets if you are in TV OR RADIO. Instead of using my money to buy expensive cars, I went to concerts.

Rick James was in Tallahassee in 85 and escorted out of town for smoking a blunt on stage.... Saw Teena the same year in Atlanta.

So, Travis Weathers, I am not lieing!

I'm a LADY AND WOULD NEVER TALK TO ANOTHER HUMAN LIKE THAT. BE A GENTLEMAN!

Me too! Loved her so much!!! Pure emotions and talent Teena had!!!

Oooooo la la la!!!!

A MESSED UP INDUSTRY AFTER CARDI B I,M WAITING FOR LASSIE TO MAKE COMEBACK.

amen to that

That was funny

But you know this is a valid question. It seems impossible.

Right??😢

Me too!!! I always wait for that part, and then boom!! Chills all over!

ToonieMama Let’s hear some stuff! I know you got it in you girl! Being white...i hear you but just gotta keep on keeping on. Feel me?

Why does it have to be about race? It doesn't matter what color you are ffs.

Randy Rush oh give me a break. R&B, funk, soul, and jazz are traditionally Black music forms. But then, you already knew that and were just trying to be contrary

and Rock! love her!

ToonieMama ...you just need to find you a genius Rick James, honey. Plus have the talent and love for the art form for that result.

she really was amazing. gone too soon

She played 10 instruments. ❤

Vanilla Child?

​@@Dreamskater100it's from her song Square Biz, in the lyrics

Thanks!@@patriciahall1620

comalaism I agree vanilla child girl!!

I immediately thought of Lenny Kravitz and Prince watching this. She’s slammin!

comalaism Wow! Thanks for the notes.

Teena marie is the best singer of all time nome Will ever ever match her She was Lady t rip Ángel