Written by Prince very early in his career, rapped by Melle Mel, sung by the legendary Chaka Khan, and Stevie Wonder brought into to play harmonica. This sound SO EFFING COOL when it was released. Rap was still new and this sounded state of the art. And the 80s were the funkiest decade by far.
Stevie Wonder's harmonica is as instantly recognisable as Bruce Hornsby's piano. Just genius.. LOVE this track. It's epitomises the 80's in so many ways.
It seems like we were taking this all for granted. I mean this was the time of music tv, and we expected every tune to kick ass, and most of them did. It's only that we weren't necessarily a thankful lot. We'd say 'yeah, good tune!... k what's up next?' We'd take in the music, and sortof leave it by the roadside when it was over. We were just so used to getting bangers, feeling sure that nothing would be a dud. We didn't know that somehow this sound would go away or that we would move on in our young lives, and then get older and wonder what happened to the *good* songs. Like I said, we didn't know what we had and that it would somehow get taken away. Time would do it. And then time brought it back around. So thanks guys!
One of my favorite performances of hers is the (uncredited) backing vocals she contributed to the transcendent Steve WInwood song "Higher Love". She helps that song soar, and she does appear in the video.
Chaka Khan is a legend. Prince idolized her. 'Tell Me Something Good' by Rufus & Chaka Khan is the best example of their funk sound, amazing song! She just performed Tell Me Something Good on the NPR Tiny Desk series in the past few months. She's still got the voice!
Great pivot. And it involves 3 trailblazers: Prince (he wrote it and originally recorded it), Chaka Khan (respected and oft-emulated R&B legend) and Melle Mel (hip hop pioneer). ✌🏽
Chakas voice is under rated. Her voice range is up there with the Celine, Whitney and Striesand. Get a chance listen to "Feels Like Heaven " Her and Peter Cetera kill it!
19 year old Chaka singing Maybe Your Baby on the Rufus debut album. Recorded in 72, released in 73. Go listen to it and know those of us who heard it when the album came out, knew she was one of the best voices to hit the stage.
At 10:56, Stevie Wonder played original harmonica solos on this song and samples from Stevie Wonder's 1963 song Fingertips were also used. Prince, who wrote and originally recorded the song, was scheduled to play on the song, but a scheduling conflict with Purple Rain meant he never made it to the session. Stevie Wonder stepped up in his place at the last minute, laying down the funky harmonica part. Prince loooooved Chaka, even before they were label-mates on Warner Bros. He idolized her throughout her years singing with funk band Rufus and listened to her for inspiration when writing his first album. To initiate their first meeting, Prince phoned Khan pretending to be her good friend Sly Stone. He asked her to meet him at the Electric Ladyland studio. Khan said: “I get there and there’s nobody there except for one little guy in this room with a guitar. And I said ‘Do you know where Sly is?’ He said to me, ‘Hi, I’m Prince; I called you.’ I was very pissed. And that’s how we met.” I Feel For You was a million-selling smash hit in the US and UK, and succesfully relaunched Khan’s solo career. Prince won a Grammy for the song in 1985. When Khan left Warner Bros in 1998, Prince immediately signed her to his NPG label. The success of I Feel For You cemented a friendship and mutual admiration that would last until Prince’s death in 2016. At his memorial concert, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder led the tributes.
The song was written by Prince and the harmonica on this track was played by Stevie Wonder. Prince originally wrote "I Feel For You" for Patrice Rushen, but she turned down this and another song by Prince. Prince recorded the song for his second album. Other artists recorded the song, such as the Pointer Sisters, Rebbie Jackson, and, oddly enough, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake sang it on The Mickey Mouse Club, of all things. This version of the song hit hard when it came out, and still hits today, a perennial classic.
This song was an absolute monster in the summer/fall of 1984, just barely missed the Billboard #1 spot. Written (and first recorded) by Prince, rap and scratching by Grandmaster Melle Mel, and yes, harmonica solo and samples from Stevie Wonder. There are at least 10 tracks by Chaka Khan solo and with Rufus that you need to hit, otherwise your musical life will be incomplete.
Saw her at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1988. Front row tickets. She did well over 2 hours, which included singing acapella sitting on the front of the stage like Judy Garland used to. Chaka was just fantastic. x
11:47 Pretty much, Nick. The song is ahead of its time in terms of hip hop bc it pairs a singer with a rapper (something the likes of Mary J. Blige would popularize 10 yrs later). ✌🏽
Just in case you’re ever wondering why this song is so good: vocals by Chaka Khan, written by Prince, harmonica by Stevie Wonder, back up rap vocals are by Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five…produced by Arif Mardin (who produced, among other things, the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever)
There is a live version here on you tube with the holy trinity of Chaka Khan, Prince and Stevie wonder playing this at some awards party. It is the greatest live video on you tube...ever!
HEATWAVE -:"" The Groove Line (Audio) "" FUNK and R&B SOUL one of the FUNKIEST and Most Up Beat JAMS of 1977 w/ an. Incredible and Amazing BASS GROOVE along its Crazy Good DRUM BEAT + Catchy Vocals that blends so perfectly with all the Musical Production. And this is just the beginning of their musical Genius cause they've got more like this one leading into 1980 the year when More NEW FUNK ARTIST released their AMAZING JAMS you guys are gonna really like this music by HEATWAVE it's FIRE! TOO 🎸🎹🎺🔥👌
Fellas, I personally knew one of the dancer's as he was wearing the yellow outfit, he was an icon in the locking & popping days n his name was Adolfo Quinones aka Shabba-Doo. He past away last year on December of Covid. Rip Shabba-Doo!!! Now Fellas all the dancers were from the movie Breakin & Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo. U had Shabba-Doo, the guy in black is Michael Chambers aka "Boogaloo Shrimp"; the guy with the checker pants was Rip Bruno Falcon aka Pop N Taco; the girl in black was Ana Sanchez aka Lollipop. Shabba-Doo originally was from my hometown of Chicago n lived in my neighborhood n moved to LA n was part of the Lockers n also appeard on Soul Train. Fellas u guys have to watch the Breakin 1 & Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo Movies. U guys will like it. the movies were from 1984 just like the Chaka video was from 1984. Also forgot to tell u that the guy who spinnin the records on the turn table was Chris Taylor aka The Glove. U guys have to react to 99-1/2 will do by Carol Lynn Townes music video.
Anyone who thinks the 1980s did not bring the Funk has not heard “Atomic Dog” by George Clinton. It’s a classic, and it inspired other artists like Prince, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, and others. it was Sampled more than a several times by 1990s rap stars. George was associated with Parliament Funkadelic in the 1970s and 80s. They created such Funk classics as “flashlight” and I think the other is called “knee-deep” (?). Roger Troutman and ZAPP Also created a few legendary funk jams in the 1980s that influenced and was heavily sampled in 1990s rap and hip-hop music. They are probably most well known for their legendary funk jam, ”More Bounce to the Ounce” but they created some truly great music, and I recommend them very highly. I think Roger Troutman was featured on “California love “in the 90s, with Dr. Dre, 2Pac and others. Other great songs by Zapp are “Computer Love“, “I can make you dance,” “Dance Floor,” and “Do Wah Ditty”. (Their songs made for great rollerskating music in the 80s.) Other honorable mentions for 80s funk: - “Just be good to me “by the SOS band - “Cutie pie “(I forget the name of the group) - “Don’t stop the music” by Kwame - “I’ll Be Good“ by Renee and Angela - “Jungle love” by The Time (cowritten by Prince) - “You and I” by Rick James - “Erotic city “by Prince (not a mainstream hit as it contained R-rated profanity, but it was a major underground hit at the clubs at the time Purple Rain was reigning at the box office in theaters. - “Jamaica funk”
Hey Guys. What do you mean there are only 4 songs on the album? The "I Feel For You" album had 10 songs on it. There were 4 songs released as singles. Also, this isn't a Stevie Wonder sample. Stevie is playing harmonica on the song. The song was written by, and originally recorded by Prince.
Someone already mentioned it (and a bunch of people liked the comment), but seriously, you guys definitely need to check out “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody”, songs she did with Rufus.
Love Chaka Khan! My favorite song by her is a song she sang for Miami Vice back in the 80’s called “Own the Night”… omg, love that song but love this one too! She’s just fabulous!
“ I Feel For You” - A song that Prince wrote and recorded that’s on his second album “ Prince” from 1979.. Chaka’s version released in 1984 was a cover of that song, featuring the legendary Stevie Wonder on harmonica, and Melle Mel rapping ( “ Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan!” ) from the early rap era group Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five.. this song also features a sample from Steve Wonder’s hit from the 1960’s “ Fingertips “ .. Chaka
Now you gotta do more dance, and women artists like Abba and Olivia Newton-John. I recommend Madonna - Into the Groove (original mix- 4:45 length). It was not released as a domestic single due to the fact she already had several singles on the chart at the same time and the label didn’t want them to compete with each other. Therefore, it was ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the time. It did, However, go to #1 on the dance chart and many countries worldwide.
If you want a true essence strip down without the font listen to her do add duo with Prince call sweet thing it's live and it will show you her true Talent
Thank you so much for (wonderfully) reacting to this. One of my favorites. And thank you for putting "time" in perspective. When this video was all-the-rage, I thought she looked like an "older woman". Here, she looks like a teenager now.
Have you guys ever thought about doing something at the end of the year like a mock award show. I would be really curious to know what your favorites are. Different categories like favorite song, band, genre?
Such an iconic video -- from the MTV era. This was likely most people's introduction to Chaka in suburbia. Check out 'Ain't Nobody' -- another amazing performance by Chaka.
Not for nuthin' "THEE 502" chanel... if Y'ALL are here for CHAKA... then I'm here for your Chanel... and I ain't going nowhere, ya heard? IMAGINE "growing up" in the 80's... and hearing funky joints like this all day, er'day! It couldn't get any better... and this is WHY I salute you two, for the "funky vibe" and acknowledgement of those years! (You had to "be there" to believe it lol)... from radio... to the discos & clubs... to your OWN household! Timeless!! No other words to say... my young bruhs!
So love this video, showcasing the break dancers, dancing, the choreography was on point, even though it's 80's fashion, to this day, everyone looks fantastic, and the way they choreographed how the fabric of the outfits flowed as they danced, reminds you of how the clothes play a part as well, like when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced, that scene where she's wearing that feather dress, and he's in "tails", and every move they made the clothes accentuated with their movements,..like here the girl with the long red dress, the girl with the yellow coat, like female flamenco dancers,..who lift their ruffled ends of their dresses, up as they dance,..the coordination tossing the handkerchiefs up, so know this took great rehearsals, too get this perfection, and of course,..of course,..the voice, that powerful voice, and Stevie, bringing that sauce as usual,..love how they all collaborated, they played this so much on MTV,..just loved seeing it all the time,..thank you for checking this out, do check out Chaka' version of I'm Every Woman, and Whitney Houston's, and if you haven't, Higher Love, Steve Winwood, girl is on there too!,..Godspeed, Peace ✌...
This song came at the height of the break dancing & rap intro into mainstream. It was everywhere & people wanted more. The break dancers in the video are the stars of the movie 'Breakin', which was huge! I was in high school at this time. As you can see, we were having a great time back then!
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Prince wrote it, Stevie Wonder played Harmonica on it and Chaka Kahn sang it. Darn right it is perfection.
Oh yeah. x
Prince sang it too when he made the song. He just gave Chaka Khan an opportunity to do it in a modernized version years later.
@@KoopaXrossActually he let the Pointer Sisters record it first 1982. Then Rebbie Jackson and Chaka came out with their own versions in 84.
@@liquidlightz He did it in 1979.
A perfect pop r&b song
Hey fellas I’m Taka Boom Chakas sister, thanks for the reaction…..I’m gonna show her this❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
🎉❤🎉
I’ve loved Chaka since Rufus! ♥️
I've been a fan for 50 years. I'll be 61 on Saturday. To me, she's the best female r&b singer.
I still have your album "Night Dancing" on vinyl. When i told my friends from back in the 80s you're Chakas sister, they thought i was joking. 🤣
@@megamusictuber6017🥰❤️🥰❤️
It's Stevie Wonder playing the harmonica. I've always loved this song.
I thought so. You validated it for me.
And the sample of Stevie's Fingertips...The "Say Yeah" part
Chake Khan with Rufas
" Tell Me Something Good" ( 74) 🔥Seriously funky !!
100%!!
@@reneeroxanneabeln2202 ! Right on! “ tell me something good” is on my list of perfect songs of any genre.
YES!!
Definitely need to react to this one if you haven’t already.
I'm voting for "Ain't Nobody" with everyone else!!! 🎉❤🎉❤
Same 😅
Yes!
@@KrazyKatLadyx2 absolutely.
Still a favorite I love after many many years.
Hell yeah
The song was written by Prince, Stevie Wonder on harmonica, Grandmaster Melle Mel with the intro bars.
And produced by Arif Mardin
Written by Prince very early in his career, rapped by Melle Mel, sung by the legendary Chaka Khan, and Stevie Wonder brought into to play harmonica. This sound SO EFFING COOL when it was released. Rap was still new and this sounded state of the art.
And the 80s were the funkiest decade by far.
I’m Every Woman. Her version is the best.
Great song!!!
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Now, check out "Ain't Nobody." Extremely Funky
Just please don't listen to the live version from her later years, did not sound good. 🤞
Ain't Noboby= the bomb
Awesome song!!
Came here to say this! 😁😁 If you thought this was funky, wait til you hear Ain't Nobody. Irresistible!!
My favorite song of hers
I danced to this song a lot in the 80s.
It was many years before I realized this was produced by Arif Mardin who produced mt beloved Scritti Politti
Chaka Khan is a legend. Sold over 75 million records worldwide, 10 grammies, and now inducted into The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame. ❤
She sings and dances on Steve Winwoods Higher Love.
The movie Breakin’ was AWESOME
"Through The Fire" is 🔥
CK us music royalty 👑
Love that one!
Love her singing “through the fire”.
Stevie Wonder's harmonica is as instantly recognisable as Bruce Hornsby's piano. Just genius..
LOVE this track. It's epitomises the 80's in so many ways.
It seems like we were taking this all for granted. I mean this was the time of music tv, and we expected every tune to kick ass, and most of them did.
It's only that we weren't necessarily a thankful lot. We'd say 'yeah, good tune!... k what's up next?' We'd take in the music, and sortof leave it by the roadside when it was over. We were just so used to getting bangers, feeling sure that nothing would be a dud. We didn't know that somehow this sound would go away or that we would move on in our young lives, and then get older and wonder what happened to the *good* songs.
Like I said, we didn't know what we had and that it would somehow get taken away. Time would do it. And then time brought it back around.
So thanks guys!
I defy anyone to sit still while listening to this amazing groove. Good luck.....
I LOVE when Nick gets down with his funky self! He is SO CUTE!! Great song! Thanks, Boys.
@@beauqc5587 I agree 🙂
Absolutely 🙃
He is really cute. x
Aw man. My senior year of high school. The 80s were gold.
One of my favorite performances of hers is the (uncredited) backing vocals she contributed to the transcendent Steve WInwood song "Higher Love". She helps that song soar, and she does appear in the video.
Oh YES that's right!! I had forgotten that was her!!
In the late 70’s, Chaka appears on Stephen Bishop’s “Save It For A Rainy Day”.
Chaka Khan is a legend. Prince idolized her. 'Tell Me Something Good' by Rufus & Chaka Khan is the best example of their funk sound, amazing song! She just performed Tell Me Something Good on the NPR Tiny Desk series in the past few months. She's still got the voice!
Oh you have to do her song Ain't Nobody. Love this song too obviously but Ain't Nobody is just next level.
Great pivot. And it involves 3 trailblazers: Prince (he wrote it and originally recorded it), Chaka Khan (respected and oft-emulated R&B legend) and Melle Mel (hip hop pioneer). ✌🏽
Plus harmonica from Stevie Wonder (and a sample of his first hit from the 1960s).
Throw in a little Shabba Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp breakdancing - perfect song and video
Also they sampled Stevie's firt jit from 1963. FINGER TIPS. "Everybody say YEAH". This is a cover of a Prince song circa 1981.
Shabadoo and all dancers in the video is from the movie "Breakin" 1984. Little 12 year old Stevie Wonder is mixed into this song.
Chakas voice is under rated. Her voice range is up there with the Celine, Whitney and Striesand. Get a chance listen to "Feels Like Heaven " Her and Peter Cetera kill it!
I would shake my behind to this song. Floor was never empty when this was on. Damn still sounds good.
“Through the Fire” - Love Chaka Khan ❤❤❤
19 year old Chaka singing Maybe Your Baby on the Rufus debut album. Recorded in 72, released in 73.
Go listen to it and know those of us who heard it when the album came out, knew she was one of the best voices to hit the stage.
LMAO
“All the people who put this together “
Chaka is the queen of funk
Just amazing. I’d recognize that harmonica anywhere lol
Wow I love me some Chaka khan
You need Chaka's version of "I'm Every Woman." The Video is fire! She sings all parts.
At 10:56, Stevie Wonder played original harmonica solos on this song and samples from Stevie Wonder's 1963 song Fingertips were also used.
Prince, who wrote and originally recorded the song, was scheduled to play on the song, but a scheduling conflict with Purple Rain meant he never made it to the session. Stevie Wonder stepped up in his place at the last minute, laying down the funky harmonica part.
Prince loooooved Chaka, even before they were label-mates on Warner Bros. He idolized her throughout her years singing with funk band Rufus and listened to her for inspiration when writing his first album.
To initiate their first meeting, Prince phoned Khan pretending to be her good friend Sly Stone. He asked her to meet him at the Electric Ladyland studio.
Khan said: “I get there and there’s nobody there except for one little guy in this room with a guitar. And I said ‘Do you know where Sly is?’ He said to me, ‘Hi, I’m Prince; I called you.’ I was very pissed. And that’s how we met.”
I Feel For You was a million-selling smash hit in the US and UK, and succesfully relaunched Khan’s solo career. Prince won a Grammy for the song in 1985. When Khan left Warner Bros in 1998, Prince immediately signed her to his NPG label.
The success of I Feel For You cemented a friendship and mutual admiration that would last until Prince’s death in 2016. At his memorial concert, Chaka Khan and Stevie Wonder led the tributes.
The song was written by Prince and the harmonica on this track was played by Stevie Wonder. Prince originally wrote "I Feel For You" for Patrice Rushen, but she turned down this and another song by Prince. Prince recorded the song for his second album. Other artists recorded the song, such as the Pointer Sisters, Rebbie Jackson, and, oddly enough, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake sang it on The Mickey Mouse Club, of all things. This version of the song hit hard when it came out, and still hits today, a perennial classic.
You guys have to review "Through the Fire'. It will blow your mind.
I saw Little Stevie Wonder do his part on the Ed Sullivan Show in the 60’s. I think he was 12 😅
Prince penned song Stevie Wonder on harmonica and Melle Mel rapping
This song was an absolute monster in the summer/fall of 1984, just barely missed the Billboard #1 spot. Written (and first recorded) by Prince, rap and scratching by Grandmaster Melle Mel, and yes, harmonica solo and samples from Stevie Wonder. There are at least 10 tracks by Chaka Khan solo and with Rufus that you need to hit, otherwise your musical life will be incomplete.
Saw her at the Hammersmith Odeon in London in 1988. Front row tickets. She did well over 2 hours, which included singing acapella sitting on the front of the stage like Judy Garland used to. Chaka was just fantastic. x
I'm Every Woman, next
It's hard to sit still with this great, funky, music. 🎶🎶🎶👍
Always loved this tune!!!
Imagine being a teenager when this came out. We lost our SHIT!
I agree, fellas! Perfection song! And it never grows old!
11:47 Pretty much, Nick. The song is ahead of its time in terms of hip hop bc it pairs a singer with a rapper (something the likes of Mary J. Blige would popularize 10 yrs later). ✌🏽
Just in case you’re ever wondering why this song is so good: vocals by Chaka Khan, written by Prince, harmonica by Stevie Wonder, back up rap vocals are by Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five…produced by Arif Mardin (who produced, among other things, the soundtrack for Saturday Night Fever)
Her voice is so strong but my favorite is “Ain’t nobody”
There is a live version here on you tube with the holy trinity of Chaka Khan, Prince and Stevie wonder playing this at some awards party. It is the greatest live video on you tube...ever!
Whatcha Gonna Do for Me and Do You Love What You Feel (Rufus). Those songs are out of this world.
Very catchy tune. Remember it well. Still sounds fresh and clean.
Thats Stevie Wonder on the harmonica.......yeah baby!!!!
HEATWAVE -:"" The Groove Line (Audio) "" FUNK and R&B SOUL one of the FUNKIEST and Most Up Beat JAMS of 1977 w/ an. Incredible and Amazing BASS GROOVE along its Crazy Good DRUM BEAT + Catchy Vocals that blends so perfectly with all the Musical Production. And this is just the beginning of their musical Genius cause they've got more like this one leading into 1980 the year when More NEW FUNK ARTIST released their AMAZING JAMS you guys are gonna really like this music by HEATWAVE it's FIRE! TOO 🎸🎹🎺🔥👌
80s started real funk music! Ask Parliament Funkadelic, Gap Band and Bootsy Collins just for starters.
Fellas, I personally knew one of the dancer's as he was wearing the yellow outfit, he was an icon in the locking & popping days n his name was Adolfo Quinones aka Shabba-Doo. He past away last year on December of Covid. Rip Shabba-Doo!!! Now Fellas all the dancers were from the movie Breakin & Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo. U had Shabba-Doo, the guy in black is Michael Chambers aka "Boogaloo Shrimp"; the guy with the checker pants was Rip Bruno Falcon aka Pop N Taco; the girl in black was Ana Sanchez aka Lollipop. Shabba-Doo originally was from my hometown of Chicago n lived in my neighborhood n moved to LA n was part of the Lockers n also appeard on Soul Train. Fellas u guys have to watch the Breakin 1 & Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo Movies. U guys will like it. the movies were from 1984 just like the Chaka video was from 1984. Also forgot to tell u that the guy who spinnin the records on the turn table was Chris Taylor aka The Glove. U guys have to react to 99-1/2 will do by Carol Lynn Townes music video.
Really a magical musical voice and throat
Rufus and Chaka Khan Stomping at the Savoy is one of best the live albums ever made. That band was TIGHT. x
Anyone who thinks the 1980s did not bring the Funk has not heard “Atomic Dog” by George Clinton. It’s a classic, and it inspired other artists like Prince, Digital Underground, Dr. Dre, and others. it was Sampled more than a several times by 1990s rap stars. George was associated with Parliament Funkadelic in the 1970s and 80s. They created such Funk classics as “flashlight” and I think the other is called “knee-deep” (?).
Roger Troutman and ZAPP Also created a few legendary funk jams in the 1980s that influenced and was heavily sampled in 1990s rap and hip-hop music. They are probably most well known for their legendary funk jam, ”More Bounce to the Ounce” but they created some truly great music, and I recommend them very highly. I think Roger Troutman was featured on “California love “in the 90s, with Dr. Dre, 2Pac and others. Other great songs by Zapp are “Computer Love“, “I can make you dance,” “Dance Floor,” and “Do Wah Ditty”. (Their songs made for great rollerskating music in the 80s.)
Other honorable mentions for 80s funk:
- “Just be good to me “by the SOS band
- “Cutie pie “(I forget the name of the group)
- “Don’t stop the music” by Kwame
- “I’ll Be Good“ by Renee and Angela
- “Jungle love” by The Time (cowritten by Prince)
- “You and I” by Rick James
- “Erotic city “by Prince (not a mainstream hit as it contained R-rated profanity, but it was a major underground hit at the clubs at the time Purple Rain was reigning at the box office in theaters.
- “Jamaica funk”
Hey Guys. What do you mean there are only 4 songs on the album? The "I Feel For You" album had 10 songs on it. There were 4 songs released as singles. Also, this isn't a Stevie Wonder sample. Stevie is playing harmonica on the song. The song was written by, and originally recorded by Prince.
Breakers (from LA): Shabba Doo, Poppin Taco, and Boogaloo Shrimp.
Chaka Khan is my favorite singer...great rabbit hole to go down
Funny they picked her, I heard this song on a 70's channel and went back to listen to all her hits. Still rocking it today, didn't lose anything
Someone already mentioned it (and a bunch of people liked the comment), but seriously, you guys definitely need to check out “Tell Me Something Good” and “Ain’t Nobody”, songs she did with Rufus.
Her song "Through the Fire" is an awesome classic!♥️
🎶🎹🎧🎸🎻🎻🎷🎵
Chanson Papillon is my favorite by Chaka Khan ❤
People went crazy when this song came on at the clubs.
She was an "it" girl. With an incredible voice. A legend and music is timeless.
Chaka had so many great hits, I just looked her up recently. Look into Taylor Dayne, she was around the same time and has a beautiful voice as well.
If they do “I’ll Always Love You”, I hope Ty is with them. ✌🏽
Was a teen when this song was a hit. Good memories from the skating rink.
All you said was true but let's add one of the greatest smiles ever!
Love Chaka Khan! My favorite song by her is a song she sang for Miami Vice back in the 80’s called “Own the Night”… omg, love that song but love this one too! She’s just fabulous!
Follow this up with Through the Fire. 80's soft rock perfection. ❤🔥❤🔥❤🔥
Sweet Thing…all time favorite!
❤Stevie on harmonica🤯Chaka has the craziest vocal range. Tell Me Something Good with Rufus is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥watch a live version.
“ I Feel For You” -
A song that Prince wrote and recorded that’s on his second album “ Prince” from 1979..
Chaka’s version released in 1984 was a cover of that song, featuring the legendary Stevie Wonder on harmonica, and Melle Mel rapping ( “ Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan!” ) from the early rap era group Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five..
this song also features a sample from Steve Wonder’s hit from the 1960’s “ Fingertips “ ..
Chaka
Chaka Khan,Through the fire ❤❤❤
Now you gotta do more dance, and women artists like Abba and Olivia Newton-John. I recommend Madonna - Into the Groove (original mix- 4:45 length). It was not released as a domestic single due to the fact she already had several singles on the chart at the same time and the label didn’t want them to compete with each other. Therefore, it was ineligible to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at the time. It did, However, go to #1 on the dance chart and many countries worldwide.
I was fully a new waver/punker in the 80's but this song always made me move and groove, love the pop and lock. awesome tune, sweet reaction.
i haven't seen it in the comments but i think Toni Basil is the choreographer, that might be her in silhouette pop-locking
Two thumbs up for doing one of the best female voices.
I bought that album.
It has 10 songs on that album.
I'm recognizing the dancers in this video from the 1984 movie Breakin' which majorly featured another one of her greatest hits Ain't Nobody❣❣❣
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 is all there is to say.
Seeing beautiful Shabba Doo (Ozone) gets me all choked up!!! And this song will always be HUGE!
No rap/hip-hop music can touch this. We use to dance and smile back in the 80’s. No n-words or b-words in our 80s music. We were so much happier
Tell Me Something Good with Rufus. Really funky!
Btw the album had 10 songs , 4 singles were released
Stevie wonder on harmonica
Ain't Nobody and Tell Me Something Good should be next from Chaka
She's Awesome! She actually sang "I'm every Woman" covered by Whitney Houston...
If you want a true essence strip down without the font listen to her do add duo with Prince call sweet thing it's live and it will show you her true Talent
Thank you so much for (wonderfully) reacting to this. One of my favorites. And thank you for putting "time" in perspective. When this video was all-the-rage, I thought she looked like an "older woman". Here, she looks like a teenager now.
Have you guys ever thought about doing something at the end of the year like a mock award show. I would be really curious to know what your favorites are. Different categories like favorite song, band, genre?
The best family memories of my toddler boys and us dancing around around our living room!! Thanks from Australia Chaka! A constant soundtrack ours!🥰🥰🥰
Such an iconic video -- from the MTV era. This was likely most people's introduction to Chaka in suburbia. Check out 'Ain't Nobody' -- another amazing performance by Chaka.
It's 10 songs from the album and 4 singles.
You gotta LOVE the smile as Miss Chaka turns around to face the camera for the first time
Love me some chaka
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Not for nuthin' "THEE 502" chanel... if Y'ALL are here for CHAKA... then I'm here for your Chanel... and I ain't going nowhere, ya heard?
IMAGINE "growing up" in the 80's... and hearing funky joints like this all day, er'day! It couldn't get any better... and this is WHY I salute you two, for the "funky vibe" and acknowledgement of those years! (You had to "be there" to believe it lol)... from radio... to the discos & clubs... to your OWN household! Timeless!! No other words to say... my young bruhs!
So love this video, showcasing the break dancers, dancing, the choreography was on point, even though it's 80's fashion, to this day, everyone looks fantastic, and the way they choreographed how the fabric of the outfits flowed as they danced, reminds you of how the clothes play a part as well, like when Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers danced, that scene where she's wearing that feather dress, and he's in "tails", and every move they made the clothes accentuated with their movements,..like here the girl with the long red dress, the girl with the yellow coat, like female flamenco dancers,..who lift their ruffled ends of their dresses, up as they dance,..the coordination tossing the handkerchiefs up, so know this took great rehearsals, too get this perfection, and of course,..of course,..the voice, that powerful voice, and Stevie, bringing that sauce as usual,..love how they all collaborated, they played this so much on MTV,..just loved seeing it all the time,..thank you for checking this out, do check out Chaka' version of I'm Every Woman, and Whitney Houston's, and if you haven't, Higher Love, Steve Winwood, girl is on there too!,..Godspeed, Peace ✌...
They sampled Stevie Wonders first hit as a child prodigy “Fingertips” where plays the harmonica in addition to him playing on this track 🥰
This song came at the height of the break dancing & rap intro into mainstream. It was everywhere & people wanted more. The break dancers in the video are the stars of the movie 'Breakin', which was huge! I was in high school at this time. As you can see, we were having a great time back then!