I am 43 now and really miss this era, I was in high school then , popping and robot dancing, we had zipper pants and hacky sacks, with Van's shoes, spencer gifts at the mall, fast times at ridgemont high, girls with the poof hair, jordache jeans, neon lighting, rubiks cube, molly ringwald movies, pure soul, electro, new wave, and soooooooooooooooooooo much great music left and right on LP, 12" or 45 (7"), and nothing mattered other than enjoying everyday and being a teen. Anyone else with me???
@@antoniomitchell1883 ✨ HOLDING IN TO THE 🌠 SEEM LIKE HE DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN U ON✨1984✨ 23:05.A.M. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH NICE ABOUT THIS CUT.✨2023✨☺️ AND YA'' NOT BEN KIND OR CRANKY OFF THIS ONE 🥺 THANKS 😏RUclips'S 💋 IN YOU TOO.
I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" is the debut single written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and originally performed by Cherrelle in 1984. In 1986, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" was covered by Robert Palmer. Palmer's cover fared better on the pop charts while Cherrelle's version was a hit on the R&B charts.
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis made hits for many artists in the 80's. They came up with this song because Cherrelle used the term in a general conversation. They wrote it down, and came up with this. Brilliant! My favorite producers of all time.
@@joshuaderrico3919 actually makes sense, considering they also did janet jackson's breakout album and did it up in minneapolis, having worked with prince before (and they did that with janet as well. took stuff she told them, made songs out of it, got an all time great album as a result).
@@hardlines4HA' YA' SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I'M 02:47.A.M ALL OVER YOUR MESSAGE SOUNDS MORE ✨GENIU'S✨ JUST AS IT LOOK. WE'RE CATCH YA' ON YOUR OTHER SIDE PEEPS MUCH.💞💞💞💞
@@darrylmartin8945 heard this song playing at a nightclub a couple months back. It was like an 80s theme since they played nothing but 80s music. Maybe it'll bring you some memories if you were present there lol. I'm young but grew up listening to music like this because of my parents and I liked it.
As a kid i remember seeing this original version of the song once. ONCE! after that it was always the Robert Palmer version and i had always wondered if i just imagined it. Years of wondering what the hell happen to this babe. 🤔 Glad i found her. This is the best version.
Just found this version of this song. So glad I did. It's great. I never knew the Robert Palmer version was a cover. They are both good in their own way (as covers should be, in my view). they will both have a place in my playlist from now on.
Seeing Cherelle on the 2019 Soul Train awards brought me here. Cherelle has gotten Thick! She still looks nice Thick or Thin. Looks very good for her age☺.
I started jamming some Alexander O'Neal songs earlier today including "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Sunshine" which led me to "Saturday Love" with Cherrelle. This was some really good stuff.
Fact: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis originally offered this song to Janet Jackson, But she turned it down. So it was given to Cherrelle. Robert Palmer and Mariah Carey made their own versions of this song, But in my opinion, Cherrelle's version is better than both.
+Harley I gotta put Robert's #1. Male bias maybe, but it was great to hear a man who was straight (unlike Jermaine Stewart) that not every guy just want sex. And RP was one of the coolest white man in the galaxy
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I agree with two things you said..RP WAS the coolest white man on the planet then(David Bowie was prob coolest in the galaxy) , and... Manu Ginobli..hes the man
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Robert Palmer said in an interview that when he heard this version he thought it was meant to be sung by a man. Yes, RP was one of a kind.
Cherelle was so cute and talented. I love her face, music, and style. This song is 🔥 fire! I thought about her and Alexander today. Then, I watched the Innocent video. That is a great song too. I loved when Alexander and Cherelle performed together, but they are awesome solo as well.
I first saw this clip back in 1984 when I was 14. I developed a big crush on Cherelle that remains to this day. She was so adorable falling asleep in Kong's hand. Break dancing Kong hasn't been topped.
For the folks who came here b/c of the recent film showcasing the music.....about time, and thank you lozleo for sharing the actual video. I hadn't seen it since the 80's on BET ;)! This version came before Robert Palmer's remake.
The original & BEST VERSION!!!!! The solo synth/keyboards off da chain!!! Either Jimmy Jam or Monte Moore guessing!!! New school just don’t know what they missed! Good music & awesome solos!!! Show casing the talent!💃🏽🕺🏽👌
Correct. *Monte Moir* played the synth solo at 2:10. *Jam* played virtually all of the other instruments. *Terry* wrote the lyrics and sings background vocals beginning at 2:58
Glitter with Mariah Carey brung me hear!!!! But I do remember listening to this song when I was so young, my aunts use to be in the car driving and jamming to this, while us young girls were in the back seat listening, and they had their pink and red long nails, and big hair!!! ☺️🙌🏾
Thia song brings me back to a time that is so far removed from the present. A whole different world, where dancing and falling in love were synonymous with each other. I want to go back in a time capsule...if only...turn me on...
This is the BEST version. More Energy, more Sass, and more Soul. Palmer's was a cute remake, but only because of te 80's beat and he looked like the guy who says "Stay Thirsty my Friends"... Mariah did a good job, but only because of her voice. She still sounds like a fairy. Cherelle made you feel what she said and you can dance to it..🎉 Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis production❤
cool video and song I didn't mean to turn you on they use to play that at the old limelight club in NYC in the 80s all the time Robert Palmer does a good version too
wazzup people bumping here in the mile high city! my home town. this song brings back great memories!! old school the best!! j.munoz.303 nosa.blk.s.w.5280!!
Damn...Cherrelle got King Kong poppin' & lockin' for that ass!!! He acting like a plum goddamn fool...LOL!!!!!!!!!!! GO King Kong!!! GO King Kong!!!! GO KING KONG!!!!!!
+Dominique Kelly He sure did mane! LOL! When this song first came out.. I was like WTF is there a Gorilla doing on the roof top..? Oh shit!!! IS he poppin? ...Yep.. he is.
I'm 42 Its really strange all this time has passed. I remember all of this as if it were yesterday. People think this techno music is new, well its not, its been done before. A little more funky though.
I'm gettin' old because this was my shit, too. 80's and 90's were powerful when it comes to music.
The 80's were the best time for both movies and music. Innovative and not analyzed to death!
NO DOUBT
For sure
I can never decide whether I prefer this version or Robert Palmer's...
Yes that the Shit Im getting old Im 53
break dancing King Kong....priceless...I really miss the 80's...Damn!!
I am 43 now and really miss this era, I was in high school then , popping and robot dancing, we had zipper pants and hacky sacks, with Van's shoes, spencer gifts at the mall, fast times at ridgemont high, girls with the poof hair, jordache jeans, neon lighting, rubiks cube, molly ringwald movies, pure soul, electro, new wave, and soooooooooooooooooooo much great music left and right on LP, 12" or 45 (7"), and nothing mattered other than enjoying everyday and being a teen. Anyone else with me???
80's groove are untouchable 🤩✨
Ah, that sleek 80's groove. This record is everything that I love about the 80's.
No it’s not
You got that rite😆
Man! For real! The drums on this track are INSANE!
@@antoniomitchell1883 ✨ HOLDING IN TO THE 🌠 SEEM LIKE HE DIDN'T MEAN TO TURN U ON✨1984✨ 23:05.A.M. WE'RE PRETTY MUCH NICE ABOUT THIS CUT.✨2023✨☺️ AND YA'' NOT BEN KIND OR CRANKY OFF THIS ONE 🥺 THANKS 😏RUclips'S 💋 IN YOU TOO.
Agreed well said 100%
The ape break dancing used to be my fav part as a kid 😂
La-la-la-la_la! YEP!!
You too?!?
I was going to say the same thing:)
You're so lucky to have been a kid at this time. I wasn't born until 1995 and shit just wasn't as cool
Kevin Went In
I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" is the debut single written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and originally performed by Cherrelle in 1984. In 1986, "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" was covered by Robert Palmer. Palmer's cover fared better on the pop charts while Cherrelle's version was a hit on the R&B charts.
Also reminds me of Prince's 1999
jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis never missed, they defined the genre.
Mariah Carey covered it too
84 !!! Where you AT !!!
Yeah this song has Jimmy jam and Terry Lewis written all over it it has the time prince sound to it's a Minneapolis thing straight funk
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis made hits for many artists in the 80's. They came up with this song because Cherrelle used the term in a general conversation. They wrote it down, and came up with this. Brilliant! My favorite producers of all time.
sounds like prince
@@joshuaderrico3919 actually makes sense, considering they also did janet jackson's breakout album and did it up in minneapolis, having worked with prince before (and they did that with janet as well. took stuff she told them, made songs out of it, got an all time great album as a result).
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis showed me how strong they were gonna be when they bought New Edition back to life with NE Heartbreak
Music genius’s!!
@@hardlines4HA' YA' SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT I'M 02:47.A.M ALL OVER YOUR MESSAGE SOUNDS MORE ✨GENIU'S✨ JUST AS IT LOOK. WE'RE CATCH YA' ON YOUR OTHER SIDE PEEPS MUCH.💞💞💞💞
HAPPY 61ST BIRTHDAY
CHERYL ANN NORTON
"CHERELLE" (OCTOBER 13, 2019)
Wow I didn't know her real name is Cheryl Ann!!!!
61 years YOUNG!
I love this song but seriously if King Kong did a movie where he was poppin and lockin...I'm all over that!!!
King Kong would have break danced his butt off the tall building. :-)
I wasn't born when this joint drop but got damn it goes hard.
You know the music hot when someone from a different era of music says it's dope
Check out Robert Palmers version. From the guy’s perspective and it’s smooth
Never be like these days ever! Just got to make the best of what music is handed to us. I will listen to ole school forever! 80's Rocks!
I'm 17 years old again. 😋😋😋😋
Every decade has good music. Just gotta find it. If there wasn’t good music in every decade people wouldn’t continue covering previous decade songs
@@brianlogsdon4824 yea but you REALLY got to look now the last decade or so...70s, 80s, 90s is untouched
These were the best days , I miss them so much😪
@@darrylmartin8945 heard this song playing at a nightclub a couple months back. It was like an 80s theme since they played nothing but 80s music. Maybe it'll bring you some memories if you were present there lol. I'm young but grew up listening to music like this because of my parents and I liked it.
The original version is still the best version...2018 and still a classic
As a kid i remember seeing this original version of the song once. ONCE! after that it was always the Robert Palmer version and i had always wondered if i just imagined it. Years of wondering what the hell happen to this babe. 🤔 Glad i found her. This is the best version.
Same here.
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nooo robert palmer best
"Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999..." Yep! It matches!
Salute to Jam and Leiws for being inducted into the Rock and Roll HOF! The break dancing Kong is iconic! LOL
did the APE get into HOF too he should
Cherelle , Jimmy & Terry made some GREAT songs together. Another classic hit.
Just found this version of this song. So glad I did. It's great. I never knew the Robert Palmer version was a cover. They are both good in their own way (as covers should be, in my view). they will both have a place in my playlist from now on.
You got to be kidding or tone deaf ?😮
both are on my playlist as well
Haha , every Robert Palmer song was a cover . He'd take obscure hits and put em through the Machine and voila. A hit
This song kicks ass.....i love it!
That's that Minneapolis sound right there........
Howard Sturrup That's Universal Sound right there.....no matter where you are on the globe this song makes you move.
DaOrigTruthSeeker True! Very funky..
You should hear Robert Palmer version. Smooth
My favourite song of Cherrelle’s! Sweet, amazing memories!! I love the Minneapolis sound forever!! 💋❤️🌹
minneapolis ?
I’m from 1999 and I love this song👌🏽
80's babies stand up !!
83 woot woot!!!
Flower_Gemini 87 whooo!!
whoot WHOOT LOL
We are standing, this new music can't touch our generation.
Chris Caruthers Truth spoken!!
Seeing Cherelle on the 2019 Soul Train awards brought me here. Cherelle has gotten Thick! She still looks nice Thick or Thin. Looks very good for her age☺.
400 people DON'T know what good 🎶 is
I love this song from my teenage years back in the mid 1980's.
Thanks for taking me back to childhood with this song. This was the first music video I taped on VHS tape VCR lol.
I started jamming some Alexander O'Neal songs earlier today including "If You Were Here Tonight" and "Sunshine" which led me to "Saturday Love" with Cherrelle. This was some really good stuff.
When Eazy E and MC Ren walks into a club...
Best comment ever.
***** ain't nothing but Pirus in here
+Ozzy Hadley Yep! my same thought
same thought!!! i started dancing too
Philip Bourne sup blood
Fact: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis originally offered this song to Janet Jackson, But she turned it down. So it was given to Cherrelle. Robert Palmer and Mariah Carey made their own versions of this song, But in my opinion, Cherrelle's version is better than both.
+Mercer Jones
1. Cherelle
2. Robert (rip)
3. Mariah's version
+Harley I gotta put Robert's #1. Male bias maybe, but it was great to hear a man who was straight (unlike Jermaine Stewart) that not every guy just want sex. And RP was one of the coolest white man in the galaxy
You're absolutely right hers is the best.
Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot I agree with two things you said..RP WAS the coolest white man on the planet then(David Bowie was prob coolest in the galaxy) , and... Manu Ginobli..hes the man
+Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Robert Palmer said in an interview that when he heard this version he thought it was meant to be sung by a man. Yes, RP was one of a kind.
23 years old with a old soul!! Love it 💯❤️
❤now your 28 years young
Good night is not enough for you --! Oh the pain! She was only trying to be nice! Great song about a tough situation!
Cherelle was so cute and talented. I love her face, music, and style. This song is 🔥 fire! I thought about her and Alexander today. Then, I watched the Innocent video. That is a great song too.
I loved when Alexander and Cherelle performed together, but they are awesome solo as well.
This version of this song has been stuck in my head all day.
this song is still slamming! 🐵🐒🐒🐒
I first saw this clip back in 1984 when I was 14. I developed a big crush on Cherelle that remains to this day. She was so adorable falling asleep in Kong's hand. Break dancing Kong hasn't been topped.
Wow, I always remember the song because it's been covered so many times but I forgot about the video. I love Cherelle, she ruled in the 80's!
Not a version: THE ORIGINAL
So....
@@pickzkickz little kid
Word!
Not the original, but better sounding version.
This version came out in 84 Roberts came out in 85
It was Michael 'Boogaloo Shrimp' Chambers. He starred in the "Breakin" movies. Look up his famous broom dance scene here on RUclips.
lozleo no that wasn't Michael, it was a guy name Kevin Foster... Shrimp definitely poped better plus Boogaloo doesn't breakdance... check your facts
Wow.. wondered who Breakin King Kong was LOL
That guitar 🎸 solo..is the bomb 💣
I remember this video in 1984. Still love it!!
Love this song, and Cherelle is so beautiful!
This tune is still ROCKING in 2023❤
Yes she still beautiful in video and like t he dancing monkey.
You to OK
Yes MA good ness yesterday at dinner.
Barilla Dancing please for real nice you no .
Not a ape.
For the folks who came here b/c of the recent film showcasing the music.....about time, and thank you lozleo for sharing the actual video. I hadn't seen it since the 80's on BET ;)! This version came before Robert Palmer's remake.
I'm 26, and I love music like this. So fire.
I remember listening to this song as a teenager, oh, the memories!!!! Who here in 2020
🙋🏾
My favorite part of this video is King Kong breakdancing.
Yes. Yes. Yes. I fast forwarded just to get to that part!!
that was genius
Cherelle is so beautiful.....boss tune! Palmer's is ok...but this is the one.
Stumbled upon this 2019, been sleep for 28 years.
This version, 2021. But I knew Robert Palmers version since I was a kid in the 80s
Straight outta Compton..I was waiting for the whole song to play!! Absolutely love this song
God I feel like I haven’t heard this song since the 80s!!! 80s kid over here!!! 2019!
Real music...miss the 80s!
Love that bouncy beat...Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis are GENIUSES
King Kong break dancing on top of a building for the wiiin
CLASSIC!!😁
I must admit Ronnie. Although, I know it's a person in a costume outfit. He dances better than I've seen some people in the club dance in the past.
I search for one little 80's song and 3 hours later down the RUclips rabbit hole, here I am. But its been so much fun!
I'm going down that hole today, move over!
That seems to sum up my life! :)
The original & BEST VERSION!!!!!
The solo synth/keyboards off da chain!!!
Either Jimmy Jam or Monte Moore guessing!!!
New school just don’t know what they missed!
Good music & awesome solos!!!
Show casing the talent!💃🏽🕺🏽👌
Correct. *Monte Moir* played the synth solo at 2:10. *Jam* played virtually all of the other instruments. *Terry* wrote the lyrics and sings background vocals beginning at 2:58
Good Music ! Im 53 this is My times !
The 1st time I saw this video was on BET's Video Soul with Donnie Simpson.
Got damm this instrumental is so hard, drum programming on point
Break dancing king kong hip hop 80s r& b just shook the world's core
I guess RUclips really is a learning tool/ never knew this was Cherrelle till I was searching her other tunes !!!###
Robert Palmer made this song an eternal song.... greetings from chile
But Cherrelle's version was a hit years before his - get a clue hillbilly
Glitter with Mariah Carey brung me hear!!!! But I do remember listening to this song when I was so young, my aunts use to be in the car driving and jamming to this, while us young girls were in the back seat listening, and they had their pink and red long nails, and big hair!!! ☺️🙌🏾
Damn I haven't heard this un year. I remember this from when we were kids, lol. Now, this is a tune
❤ ça donne à mort !! Ce son des années 80 , c'est vraiment inégalé ,magique..6h du mat, ça revenu
Thia song brings me back to a time that is so far removed from the present. A whole different world, where dancing and falling in love were synonymous with each other. I want to go back in a time capsule...if only...turn me on...
Yes your statement
This music is an actual singer and actual band and it translates to your soul
Thanks Uncle M, for showing me this awesome song.
This is the BEST version. More Energy, more Sass, and more Soul. Palmer's was a cute remake, but only because of te 80's beat and he looked like the guy who says "Stay Thirsty my Friends"... Mariah did a good job, but only because of her voice. She still sounds like a fairy. Cherelle made you feel what she said and you can dance to it..🎉
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis production❤
Love this original! Also love Robert Palmer's cover of it.
He was sued for copyright infringement
@@sidneyatkins6678 Yes, but his version is waaaaay better.
Straight Outta Compton!!!
Glitter!!!
Ultimate Party Jam right here! Love it. Palmers re make was awesome too.
Man, I'm so happy. This song was stuck in my head, and spent two days trying to figure out who sang it.
Finally... real dance music
cool video and song I didn't mean to turn you on they use to play that at the old limelight club in NYC in the 80s all the time Robert Palmer does a good version too
+TheLexicon1000 Cherrelle's is the original version, recorded in 1984. Robert Palmer's version is a cover recorded in 1985.
someone should cut both songs into a video a single music clip
Jj Jones well, the song is good anyway. :)
lozleo R.I.P to Robert Palmer but his version is not in the class of this !! nothing beats the original!!!!!
@@troyevans9981 I disagree
❤ excellent ! Perfect at 6.30 am to shave,dress...start the day...a Classic..
wazzup people bumping here in the mile high city! my home town. this song brings back great memories!! old school the best!! j.munoz.303 nosa.blk.s.w.5280!!
2020 still here
I actually havent heard this in ages...just started singing it....then remembered she performed this!!!
Love her and Palmers version!
King Kong BREAKDANCING on the roof of Cherrelles' building will always be epic!!! ❤
This reminds me of steppin' with my Q-pearl sisters at the frat parties at CMU 1984. Miss those days and this music. Q-PSI!
The OG friend zone song haha 😩
I love this song with Cherelle and Mariah Carey... Both are excellent!!! :-)
Music is the best time machine. I remember watching Video Soul and this always came on.
😭😭😭😭😭 Miss these days.
Damn...Cherrelle got King Kong poppin' & lockin' for that ass!!! He acting like a plum goddamn fool...LOL!!!!!!!!!!! GO King Kong!!! GO King Kong!!!! GO KING KONG!!!!!!
Kong was p#$%@ WHIPPED. :-)
This IS MUSIC! Nothing like OLD SCHOOL MUSIC!!! The memories...;)
Believe me, this is not old school.........just 80's crap ,.....lol
The song SCREAMS 8O’s miss those days 😢
I still buss a dance to this one!!! King king playing the guitar 🎸.
One of my most favorite songs of all time
Who still listens to this on 2021?
Sounds like a Classic Prince. I love this groove and That Kind oder lyrics
Can never get tired of watching Kong breakin LOLOL
why the guerilla killed it on the roof tho
My favorite part lol
+Dominique Kelly He sure did mane! LOL!
When this song first came out.. I was like WTF is there a Gorilla doing on the roof top..? Oh shit!!! IS he poppin? ...Yep.. he is.
That electric guitar solo helped out a whole lot...man the 80's was that shit...sniff
+Dominique Kelly LOL YUP I HAD TO REPLAY DAT SH*T
im weak 😂😂😂😂😂!!!
Of any version of this song ever done by Cherelle, Robert Palmer, and/or Mariah...the funk on this straight makes it #1. Point. Blank. Period.
The synth bass line may be one of the best ever….. the ending 2 min of extende version is crazy.
Hear that phat Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis production! They were still oozing the Prince / Minneapolis vibe in thoee years.
I love this song ❤️❤️❤️Cherrelle is so cute
Old school BET Video Soul flashbacks I'm having watching this
I'm 42 Its really strange all this time has passed. I remember all of this as if it were yesterday. People think this techno music is new, well its not, its been done before. A little more funky though.
When G-Rilla hit that flip...at that very moment it was on and poppin!!!