My point here is that Nino Brown wouldn’t have been afraid of no stinkin’ Klan.
I might be the only black woman on the Eastern Seaboard he hasn’t seen The Color Purple on Broadway. I have doubts that, no matter how good it is, it can approximate the magic of this scene (my favorite) in the movie.
Watching this unbelievably cheesy NBC 60th anniversary special, featuring Nell Carter, Marla Gibbs (hilarious intro), and Alfonso Ribeiro, it’s sort of crazy to see, not only how many classics were on that network at once, but how many famous black characters there were in 80s sitcoms.
Here are Da Brat and JD in simpler times — he had hair and no Janet, she hadn’t been arrested for smashing a bottle of rum into a waitress’ face. Back in 1994, “Funkdafied” was my song, and I never ever would have predicted Da Brat would one day become a regular fixture on VH1 reality shows. I’m glad I didn’t predict that.
No, your mind is not playing tricks on you. Yes, this would have been more suitable for Halloween’s Rewound, but consider it the second runner-up to “Thriller.” Enjoy the Geto Boys’ ode to paranoia, “My Mind Playing Tricks On Me,” as you TGIF.
Live from 1966 — The Temptations with “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg.” There’s nothing to ease you out of your Halloween party hangover and back into the work week like an oldie but goodie. And some vintage choreography!
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It’s Halloween! There was really no other option, was there?
Michael Jackson’s planning to redo Thriller with Kanye West, Akon, and Will.i.am for it’s major anniversary next year, and it’s not a prospect I’m excited about. Michael Jackson needs to leave well enough alone in so many aspects of his life. Something else I’m not excited about — the realization that people who were born around the time Thriller came out are about to turn 25.
I didn’t actually wake up expecting to have you guys fall out of your desk chairs laughing at the Weather Girls’ 1982 “Raining Men” video. I actually woke up shivering, because it’s finally turned cold in NYC, and I tried to think of a song about cold weather. Instead, the Weather Girls popped into my head.
There’s something so beautiful about the Weather Girls, because these are two women with crazy voices who would never get a record contract today. And if they did, they certainly wouldn’t have a pop hit. There is also something so beautifully awful about this video, especially since they really thought they were doing something. Enjoy!
The biggest problem with Eddie Murphy’s unsuccessful push to dominate the the music industry along with the film industry in the 1980s was that he was actually serious. When you have a Jamie Foxx voice, it sort of makes sense to release an album even though you’re a comedian and actor. When you have an Eddie Murphy voice? Doesn’t make as much sense.
As for the “Party All The Time” video, it’s truly brilliant in its simplicity. Although, had I been Eddie Murphy, Rick James’ scene-stealing antics (and hair) would have been pretty annoying. Also, it’s interesting to note that Mel B claimed in few months back that the reason she and Eddie broke up was because he used to receive visitors at 2am and “party all the time,” probably with Johnny Gill. How things change!
