I was a young E/4 stationed at Ft. Lewis WA. at the Embassy Suites hotel in Bremerton and in walks Cameo during the Word Up tour. The women flocked around them like you would not believe and I walked up to Larry and said “You alright Larry” he extended his had and said “Thank you boss, you alright too” in true OG fashion. I’ll never forget that moment 😂👍🏾💯
thank you Brotha Larry Cameo was definitely a different band. yall gave Us so many classics. Funk Funk, I remember dancing to Shake Your Pants, yall smoothed it out with Sparkle. dropped knowledge with Secrets of Time. I can go on and on… great bass player, great drummer (you), guitar player, horn section, vocals, songwriting. Man! yall had (have) it all. Congratulations on all your success and thank you so much for your dedication to your craft and your musical excellence. like Earth Wind and Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, Isley Brothers and others, yall gave Us what We needed to triumph over this hostile environment. yall fed Our souls and lifted Our spirits despite the unacceptable conditions. yall let them and Us know who We really are through your brilliant creativity and musical excellence and it is very much appreciated. at least that’s how I feel. peace and love my good Brotha Larry Blackmon. peace to that great band called Cameo. One
One of my favorite songs of all time !!!!! I love everything about it!!!! I remember hanging out , outside a black night club and being blown away by "Word up " ! Me and a friend had to meet someone in the parking lot , and we ended up staying there , drinking and hearing Word up two or three times and also "Candy" ! Two of my favorite songs that never get old !!!!!!thank you Cameo ! You guys are Legends !!!!!!!✌️
37 years ! 😮 I wore that cassette album out back then ! Most artists sampled that unique clap sound in their productions. I bought a drum machine (Boss DR 550 mkII) specifically for that clap sound , that's how monumental that song was and still is. Word Up needs a remastered release larry.
Man Larry we were right down front with y'all in Pittsburgh man, mostly, just about every record y'all made back then went platinum in the hood, going to the bar, the club and even making love to whatever woman you were dealing with at the time. Sigh...... Those were the days, anyway congratulations to you and the whole Cameo for bringing us real music from back in my day, good times, good fun.2 🫵🏾, 💪🏾✊🏾 and 🫶🏾. #CAMEOSIS
Congrats L.B. on "Word Up" the song the album and videos from that album... I've been a fan ever since I heard "Funk Funk" on the radio here in Chi Town...again congrats on the success of Cameosis / Next Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Funk Funk & Rigamortis had this -then kid shook! Saw them open up for the Ojays (mom's group) As much as I dig Prince & El Debarge, Wayne Cooper's falsetto? OMG! live sound like the record!
Man!!! Cameo. Larry, the fun you & the guys brought to music in the 80s is a part of my life & will never leave me. The fun was one thing but the quality was something else. Single Life (I was doing that dance you did on Top Of The Pops the other day) Attack Me With Your Love (That tune flows like a waterfall & covers you with all kinds of feel good) Candy (YES I DO, Simply put...I still imitate your voice when I sing it to this day) Word Up (Dubba U__O_R_D____UP, Nuff Said ;-) I can't name all the other stuff here because there's too many to mention but maaaan your music was a moment in time that will stand the test of time. Always. Thank you guys so much & I'm very grateful 🎶🕺🏽☁😶🌫⛅🌤🌞😃😎👍🏽
Real music by real musicians - PRN. Cameo was fkn awesome, thanks for all your great music. What a great era to be alive. We still enjoy your music guys.
I met Larry at a gas station in Atlanta a few years ago. He told me to pick up the In The Face Of Funk CD which was Cameo's latest CD. I did and it's been constantly playing.. An Awesome underappreciated influence in the music industry.I remember all of the talk in town when LaFace records opened here. And I would always say before LaFace there was Atlanta Artists Records.. LA and Baby Face weren't first. There was Larry Blackmon and Cameo before them.. Thank you Brother
A top song from Cameo for me and that's saying a lot considering their roster of hits. I Just Want to Be, Shake Your Pants, Why have I lost You, Talkin/Side of Neck, Just Be Yourself ( that base is so good) and the list goes on. One of my fav funk outfits
Thank you so much for taking me back. I went and saw the entire video. It was the hit of the century and you Larry were everyone's favorite. You still have those same big beautiful eyes. You look good. I'm glad you're still around to talk about those golden days of funk. Absolutely amazing! CAMEO!!! I'll always remember.❤😊
Thank you so much for this it's hard to compare anything to what yiu guys have done your 1100%right still bangs in all the clubs all over the world again thank you 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
There's NO WAY that Word Up will get old EVER-R-R!! I grew up dancing to it and I literally just watched it on Stingray Retro Canada. Great Great song!
Interestingly, the first time I heard Word Up was on Infinity Train, and then when I heard it in someone's car, I was thinking "hey that song was on Infinity Train"
There was no mistaking Cameo for any other group. I am so grateful I was able to experience 80's music while hanging out with my friends in clubs from Hawaii to South Carolina. The 1980's were the pinnacle of R&B music, so many great songs. Many of which I rock daily.
i was named after yall. my momma saw the video and was like thats what ima name my son. im call my son LJ(lectric slide jr) i love all the music. and really would like to network with you guys. i try everyday to live up to the legacy youve built. thank you for being the best musical group of all time. you have no idea how your music has molded me into the man i am today
Word up to you and CAMEO NATION. You and the band are the FORMALDEHYDE FUNK MEN !!! I caught two of you all concerts, one in Dallas, TX when the She's Strange album was released, and again in Austin, Tx when the Word Up album was released. I took my ex-wife to the Word Up concert and she was BLOWN AWAY by the energy you all showed. I had told her WAIT TILL YOU SEE THEM LIVE because I always cranked up your music and she would always tell me to turn it down some. After the concert, next day she had all of the CAMEO ALBUMS out playing and recording her own CAMEO TAPES. I had to tell her to turn it down b4 the neighbors get upset. lol (TRUE STORY) Man, Do I miss those days !!! Wishing you Better Days for your continued health recovery. WORD UP !!!
Mr Larry Blackmon i have been a Cameo fan since 1979 when you all released the album "Secret Omen" 45 years ago (1979) releasing the funky single "I Just Want To Be". Fastforward when Word Up was released in 1986 my vivid memory of that song was when i was partying at Florentine Gardens nightclub in Hollywood, Ca in 1986 gettin my groove on. Cameo's music will live on forever. Love your music!. I play the catalog regularly. 7/22/2024
Absolutely, love this song. It takes me back to a special time and place in my youth. Thank you for this precious jewel and timeless classic! Now tell me What's the Word!!!????
Much love to you, brotha. I 100% heard word up and your other songs growing up in the 90s alot, and people danced to it so much when I worked security on fremont street over a decade ago. Even though you likely don't read the comments -- I just wanted to say that I'm grateful for your spectacular music and the special energy you brought to it. I really appreciate "attack me with your love", but I may be someone who appreciates your song "You're a Winner" more than most if not all. So much love and good vibes 💪
All the Great Soul, Funk & R&B Bands: Cameo, Bar Kay's, L.T.D., Lakeside, Pleasure, Sun, Heatwave, Confunkshun, that wrote their own songs and mostly produced their albums were dropped and their sub-labels dissolved by "The Music Industry" who lied and said they were no longer relevant, yet sampled the hell out of their music to create albums for their no talent "Industry Plants" (Bruno Mars on line #1, Sir.). But listen to what people play at Corporate & House parties, Civic Events, in Movies & Television Shows and All the major Sporting Events to set the right mood or theme. Not to mention the millions of Musical Instruments sold because of these gifted brothers & sisters. Thank You, Mr. Blackmon!!! SUPER WORD UP!!!!!
My Husband was stationed in Okinawa Japan and I played that song everyday. My son could barely talk but he would sang that song with the wrong words. I will never forget that time. I love me some Cameo and have seen them twice in concert. Good times! Word Up!
I was a very young kid when it came out and was obsessed. It completely turned my brain to funk as a 4year old. I would listen so deep into the many layers of the track, each one having its own effect on me. But really it made dance hard.
Great song! Love "Candy" too!
Any song that can fill up a dance floor 37 years after it came out is a true classic.
Cameo was just DIFFERENT! their RENDITION was like NO OTHER, in a class by itself!
if you ever seen the alligator woman performance you know how they got here
@@inkwell6330what? Lol! you can’t just leave us with it like that! tell the story, please😂
You beat me to making that comment. Cameo was TOTALLY different
Still listening to this day very much, timeless song ! We thank you.
God bless you Larry Blackmon. And I pray you recover 100% from your stroke.❤
They say he doesn't pay his colleagues...😮
Thanks for letting us know. Blessings
Word up! Was magic, still is!
Never get bored of the timeless melody of "Candy" 🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
same here
Just like candy candy candy ❤
I just said this
I remember this one dude on a local UHF station that would play the “Candy” video on repeat over and over and over.
@@Triknor he was on coke 4sure! 😜
Been a Cameo fan since 1977, hell yeah.
Yo, I'm still bumpin "Word Up, Candy, Back & Forth!!!" CAMEO ALL THE TIME...
Me 2
Amazing songs.
Word up! Laaaarrry!!!Have enjoyed you and Cameo all these years!❤
A true classic, one of the greatest funk songs of all time, and an absolutely SINGULAR entry into the American musical canon. Word Up forever!
I was a young E/4 stationed at Ft. Lewis WA. at the Embassy Suites hotel in Bremerton and in walks Cameo during the Word Up tour. The women flocked around them like you would not believe and I walked up to Larry and said “You alright Larry” he extended his had and said “Thank you boss, you alright too” in true OG fashion. I’ll never forget that moment 😂👍🏾💯
Embassy suites?? U were supposed to be on CQ duty soldier!!!
WoW! Great story.
thank you Brotha Larry Cameo was definitely a different band. yall gave Us so many classics. Funk Funk, I remember dancing to Shake Your Pants, yall smoothed it out with Sparkle. dropped knowledge with Secrets of Time. I can go on and on… great bass player, great drummer (you), guitar player, horn section, vocals, songwriting. Man! yall had (have) it all. Congratulations on all your success and thank you so much for your dedication to your craft and your musical excellence. like Earth Wind and Fire, Parliament Funkadelic, Isley Brothers and others, yall gave Us what We needed to triumph over this hostile environment. yall fed Our souls and lifted Our spirits despite the unacceptable conditions. yall let them and Us know who We really are through your brilliant creativity and musical excellence and it is very much appreciated. at least that’s how I feel. peace and love my good Brotha Larry Blackmon. peace to that great band called Cameo. One
Hard to just write one sentence on Cameo aint it bruh lol!
tru dat @@andrenaetrammell2711
So Great to see Larry healthy and robust. 🙏Thank you for making the 80s AWESOME !
Larry Blackmon was from another planet with the sound he created...
One of my favorite songs of all time !!!!! I love everything about it!!!! I remember hanging out , outside a black night club and being blown away by "Word up " ! Me and a friend had to meet someone in the parking lot , and we ended up staying there , drinking and hearing Word up two or three times and also "Candy" ! Two of my favorite songs that never get old !!!!!!thank you Cameo ! You guys are Legends !!!!!!!✌️
37 years ! 😮 I wore that cassette album out back then ! Most artists sampled that unique clap sound in their productions. I bought a drum machine (Boss DR 550 mkII) specifically for that clap sound , that's how monumental that song was and still is. Word Up needs a remastered release larry.
JUST CHIMING IN- DR550 WAS THE STUFF!!! OR, shall I just say: Word!
Love you Larry, the music is timeless
*CAMEO is timeless, will never go out of style.*
Love you man, It was world beating, you are a legend
Man Larry we were right down front with y'all in Pittsburgh man, mostly, just about every record y'all made back then went platinum in the hood, going to the bar, the club and even making love to whatever woman you were dealing with at the time. Sigh...... Those were the days, anyway congratulations to you and the whole Cameo for bringing us real music from back in my day, good times, good fun.2 🫵🏾, 💪🏾✊🏾 and 🫶🏾. #CAMEOSIS
Tks for all... you re the best Larry.. big tks again and again..
Thanks Larry
Congrats L.B. on "Word Up" the song the album and videos from that album... I've been a fan ever since I heard "Funk Funk" on the radio here in Chi Town...again congrats on the success of Cameosis / Next Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!
Funk Funk & Rigamortis had this -then kid shook! Saw them open up for the Ojays (mom's group) As much as I dig Prince & El Debarge, Wayne Cooper's falsetto? OMG! live sound like the record!
Man!!! Cameo. Larry, the fun you & the guys brought to music in the 80s is a part of my life & will never leave me. The fun was one thing but the quality was something else. Single Life (I was doing that dance you did on Top Of The Pops the other day) Attack Me With Your Love (That tune flows like a waterfall & covers you with all kinds of feel good) Candy (YES I DO, Simply put...I still imitate your voice when I sing it to this day) Word Up (Dubba U__O_R_D____UP, Nuff Said ;-) I can't name all the other stuff here because there's too many to mention but maaaan your music was a moment in time that will stand the test of time. Always. Thank you guys so much & I'm very grateful 🎶🕺🏽☁😶🌫⛅🌤🌞😃😎👍🏽
Absolutely! But even better, in my opinion, is You Make Me Work....I can (and do) listen to that one over and over!
Love you make work..the video is fiyah
Love you Larry, keep it coming with some new music
Amazing, their songs are still magic.
*A TINY DESK CONCERT IS MUCH NEEDED* Word Up
Thank you Mr Blackmon great song. I have all of Cameo albums All! I'm a Big Fan!❤
Real music by real musicians - PRN. Cameo was fkn awesome, thanks for all your great music. What a great era to be alive. We still enjoy your music guys.
what more could you ask, than to make the people happy during the 80's (and beyond) and he did it
I just revisited Word Up and a few other videos. Definitely ahead of its time. Should be talked about much more✊🏾
I met Larry at a gas station in Atlanta a few years ago. He told me to pick up the In The Face Of Funk CD which was Cameo's latest CD. I did and it's been constantly playing.. An Awesome underappreciated influence in the music industry.I remember all of the talk in town when LaFace records opened here. And I would always say before LaFace there was Atlanta Artists Records.. LA and Baby Face weren't first. There was Larry Blackmon and Cameo before them.. Thank you Brother
Larry was wayyyy ahead of those cats. He already knew from the early 80's that Atlanta was the future of black music.
@@Mr-Keyes
That's right 👍👍
CAMEO had a sound that’s timeless my favorite was “ Strange “
Enjoy Your Life, is my favorite. That song has helped me. ......and we get paid for this🙂
That unique slap beat of "Word Up"..... both iconic and epic....👍👍👍🎵🎵🎵
I LOVE CAMEO ! GREW UP ON IT!! I'M 57.❤❤❤
Absolutely 💯 I am 59 ❤💯💥🎯
I'm from Coney Island and that song backindaday was played for years. That style of music will never die. GOD Bless Larry, WORD UP.
This is one of my favorite songs 😊❤
A top song from Cameo for me and that's saying a lot considering their roster of hits. I Just Want to Be, Shake Your Pants, Why have I lost You, Talkin/Side of Neck, Just Be Yourself ( that base is so good) and the list goes on. One of my fav funk outfits
Thank you so much for taking me back. I went and saw the entire video. It was the hit of the century and you Larry were everyone's favorite. You still have those same big beautiful eyes. You look good. I'm glad you're still around to talk about those golden days of funk. Absolutely amazing! CAMEO!!! I'll always remember.❤😊
Thank you so much for this it's hard to compare anything to what yiu guys have done your 1100%right still bangs in all the clubs all over the world again thank you 🎉🎉🎉❤❤
I love Cameo I have your collection never get tired of listening to it 💞🥰
🥰😍💝💖💞💕💓💗Thank you so much for your music!
I’m listening to y’all right now all your greatest hits. The best.
There's NO WAY that Word Up will get old EVER-R-R!! I grew up dancing to it and I literally just watched it on Stingray Retro Canada. Great Great song!
I got my first new car in 1986, a Mazda 626 LX with a kicking sound system & and I of course had to have the new CD by Cameo😂
Funk is EVERLASTING!!!!! Classic and still one of a kind.
love you your music for all these years still at the age of 47
He ain’t lying. I was listening to it today. Crazy thing is randomly popped up in my mind
same
🔥 Cameo Word up and all their music is and will be major hits
Thank you for your creativity and bringing your own style to the table..your music was a big part of what made the 80's so great for me...
CAMEOSOUS!!! ❤❤❤
There's no other song like Cameo's "Word Up". That song took it to a whole another level and the world knows it!!!! Still rockin' today and tomorrow!
Larry.........Thank's for the memories!!!
He was 67 HERE?????? Man does not age, what the heck!!!
Interestingly, the first time I heard Word Up was on Infinity Train, and then when I heard it in someone's car, I was thinking "hey that song was on Infinity Train"
This was one of our most requested songs when I was touring with my band back in the 90's. Great Song! Old school at BEST!
Ya, damn right, we are still listening to it. Thank you!
God bless Larry and THANK YOU for giving us all Cameo! Peace to the cod piece!
Thank you Sir Larry Blackmon. I was a teenager destroying dance floor when your music came out. WORD UP!.
Thank you, Larry!! Love you, Dude
Thank you thank you for the music you sir are a legend believe me we love and respect you and the music 80s for ever...get better real soon...
Yes I am Larry. Been lovin this since it blasted into existence when I was in my early 20's!
There was no mistaking Cameo for any other group. I am so grateful I was able to experience 80's music while hanging out with my friends in clubs from Hawaii to South Carolina. The 1980's were the pinnacle of R&B music, so many great songs. Many of which I rock daily.
Word Up is timeless people will still be listening to it 100 years from now, when it first came out I was in my teens and we couldn't get enough of it
Luv ya Larry! 🤘🏾❤ “Word Up” made this made weird black kid very happy!!!
Thanks For Making The World Smile!
i was named after yall. my momma saw the video and was like thats what ima name my son. im call my son LJ(lectric slide jr) i love all the music. and really would like to network with you guys. i try everyday to live up to the legacy youve built. thank you for being the best musical group of all time. you have no idea how your music has molded me into the man i am today
A certified classic and I’m still listening to it
Awesome music, Larry. You guys' music is timeless, Time, Fire, Space, Word Up, Shake Your Pants, Back and Forth, et cetera. Awesome music.
My man! Great song from the group who ushered in '80's funk! Cameo did it ALL Nuff said
Absolutely love Cameo. Recently watched an old jam from the beginning. "We're going out tonight" from 1980. Larry was the Drummer in that song.
Word up to you and CAMEO NATION. You and the band are the FORMALDEHYDE FUNK MEN !!! I caught two of you all concerts, one in Dallas, TX when the She's Strange album was released, and again in Austin, Tx when the Word Up album was released. I took my ex-wife to the Word Up concert and she was BLOWN AWAY by the energy you all showed. I had told her WAIT TILL YOU SEE THEM LIVE because I always cranked up your music and she would always tell me to turn it down some. After the concert, next day she had all of the CAMEO ALBUMS out playing and recording her own CAMEO TAPES. I had to tell her to turn it down b4 the neighbors get upset. lol (TRUE STORY) Man, Do I miss those days !!! Wishing you Better Days for your continued health recovery. WORD UP !!!
Mr Larry Blackmon i have been a Cameo fan since 1979 when you all released the album "Secret Omen" 45 years ago (1979) releasing the funky single "I Just Want To Be". Fastforward when Word Up was released in 1986 my vivid memory of that song was when i was partying at Florentine Gardens nightclub in Hollywood, Ca in 1986 gettin my groove on. Cameo's music will live on forever. Love your music!. I play the catalog regularly.
7/22/2024
Absolutely, love this song. It takes me back to a special time and place in my youth. Thank you for this precious jewel and timeless classic! Now tell me What's the Word!!!????
Never get tired of hearing it! Talent shows, dances, marching band, mix tapes and riding around to it even to this day! Thank you 👍🏾💯😎🔥🚀🤩
Ohhhhh the memories!! ❤ Be Safe & Blessings ❣️
Timeless, one of the 5 best soul groups of all time easy.
Thanks for sharing this my friend be blessed ❤️
I was obsessed with “she’s strange “ I’m in the Uk 🇬🇧 Larry your a legend , cameo great band 👌
GOT It in my playlist BRO! My Morning Workouts Become "ENERGIZED" when it comes on! And Always at the RIGHT TIME!
I thought I was the only 1 listen to Candy And Single Life Attack👉🏾 Word Up. At least once are twice a week. Iconic Group And Great Hits CAMEO🅰️➕
Word Up is an instant classic! ❤
Word up! All time fav. Love you guys!❤
That cod piece was everything Larry 😍
We All Know Who We Are will always be my favorite Cameo song. That was before they went all the way commercal and still was a true Funk band.
Much love to you, brotha. I 100% heard word up and your other songs growing up in the 90s alot, and people danced to it so much when I worked security on fremont street over a decade ago. Even though you likely don't read the comments -- I just wanted to say that I'm grateful for your spectacular music and the special energy you brought to it. I really appreciate "attack me with your love", but I may be someone who appreciates your song "You're a Winner" more than most if not all. So much love and good vibes 💪
MUCH LOVE TO CAMEO FROM MIAMI 🙏🏼 😎 WORD UP..
Bizarre how the Album hasn't been reissued, Digitally remastered with Bonus tracks.
Yes ! I was about to say the same thing. This was Cameo's magnum opus. It deserves a remastered reissue.
All the Great Soul, Funk & R&B Bands: Cameo, Bar Kay's, L.T.D., Lakeside, Pleasure, Sun, Heatwave, Confunkshun, that wrote their own songs and mostly produced their albums were dropped and their sub-labels dissolved by "The Music Industry" who lied and said they were no longer relevant, yet sampled the hell out of their music to create albums for their no talent "Industry Plants" (Bruno Mars on line #1, Sir.). But listen to what people play at Corporate & House parties, Civic Events, in Movies & Television Shows and All the major Sporting Events to set the right mood or theme. Not to mention the millions of Musical Instruments sold because of these gifted brothers & sisters. Thank You, Mr. Blackmon!!! SUPER WORD UP!!!!!
Love it, listen to it to this day!
My Husband was stationed in Okinawa Japan and I played that song everyday. My son could barely talk but he would sang that song with the wrong words. I will never forget that time. I love me some Cameo and have seen them twice in concert. Good times! Word Up!
My brother was stationed there at that time also. Good memories 😊
Candy was already great but Michael Brecker took it to another level. He took 2 solos
I was a very young kid when it came out and was obsessed. It completely turned my brain to funk as a 4year old. I would listen so deep into the many layers of the track, each one having its own effect on me. But really it made dance hard.
Praying for you Larry 🙏
Classic dance song, period!
Nice to see Uncle Larry!
Long live Cameo!
7/21/2024.
Shake Your Pants was on the Radio 24/7 …..talk about a jam ahead of its time…..Cameo is no joke…timeless…..
Hey Larry! Thank you!
DON'T Worry Larry, "WE ALWAYS KNOW WHO WE ARE"! Be Well,🎉❤