Loose Ends have gone on record that they are totally against an Unsung episode. They were approached several times but turned them down. This was about 10 years ago, maybe soon they’ll change their minds…
The father was right to be so protective. Look at all the child entertainers that have made it & then ended up to be taken advantage of or have substance abuse. I give the father a standing ovation for protecting the children.
Yea Yea, but he was also an idiot sometimes! He didn't do half of what Joe did for the Jacksons, but yet he was spending his KIDS money!! Joe was spending his kids money too, but I think Joe deserved to because he taught them how to perform ! Five Star daddy did nothing but dictate👎
@@chrisy-eou mean Richard Williams, only because of this Will Smith film. Also Anthony Hamilton (Lewis’s dad) until after the first few years of F1 - Joe Jackson was seen as an extreme example and so was some dads of tennis stars such as Mary Pierce
Buster was right to watch over their career. He was the perfect person to do so, due to his past experience being in the industry. They, those other people, were just talking about their father like that only because they couldn't get their hands on his children to influence/exploit them like they wanted to... so they could start some controversy. I LOVED Five Star back then. The whole family is beautiful.
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩None of my peers in the states were into this group, but I was all over these grooves. Especially Let Me Be the One which still slaps today, and their choreography was on point.
I was very young when they came out but I do remember Their music use to be play on B.E.T All fall down and Let me be the one. And Love Take over. Also I didn't know until later on they wasn't from the U.S
I loved this group we were so proud of them in the UK. I had signed pictures of them. I wanted to be in the group when I was little. OMG They were like the British Jacksons!! Rain or Shine will always be my favourite !! System addict was good too. In that song they warn about computers and technology, they were way before their time they were! I still listen to them today and I am 51
Stedmon once picked me up in Hollywood once in his Rolls Royce and gave me a ride home to the ghetto in Downtown LA in the 2000s when I was in my 20s. He was so nice.
Delroy, his wife and their kids live in California, he became an American citizen years ago. Deniece tried living here when she first got married to her ex husband, they had two kids and got divorced.after that, Deniece took their kids and flew back to England, I believe that it was in 2004.
I loved Five Star when I was in college! Their look and choreography was everything! I could tell they were fans of The Jacksons, particularly Stedman who patterned his look after Michael.
From my information when Buster sold the record company over to RCA, he put a clause in where they couldn't have the songs covered by other people for a set period of years. That is why you never hardly hear any covers of their material, Buster was trying to protect the brand until the end.
@@djnitetrain6171 Certainly does, with all that fantastic 808 cowbell all over it, lol. I love that sound so much I've set up a playlist with more than 200 tracks in case anyone's interested. ruclips.net/p/PL6oCQqv2KW6XrTrKBeLZn3n-mfAHBTbOh
I think that's just a cheap excuse. Remove the obsession and preoccupation with race/colour . What would change? You can only go so far with the UK industry. (it's very limited) Even white stars have to move to America to get more success.
@saj8 I disagree. It's just your perspective on life and what you are now trying to portray. The only harshness is the music industry itself. They ride your back and try to get as much money out of you as possible. Considering they weren't chart toppers, they were lucky to get that far. I maintain that bringing race into everything is just whiny and lazy. Bob Marley was from Jamaica just as five star's father was. Bob did not get the respect and fame we know him for, till he came to England and was taken on by an English producer. It was then Jamaicans recognised him. The rest is history. As a third generation black immigrant, my view is valid on the matter.
@@furrymonkeything And I see that you are still ignoring the main issue. Color has been a main issue since day one and it has been a major factor in the industry since day one. Doesn't matter if you're an immigrant or a native. This issue isn't going away, no matter how badly you want it to.
I LOVE R.S.V.P, too! It was groundbreaking in a way, because it featured some rapping (by Denice) and it wasn't common in pop records then. To this day I don't understand why it wasn't a top 10 single.
I will say this, thank goodness for y'all's father being strict the way he was because guess what? We're not hearing stories of Five Star dealing with any major substance abuse situations or anything like that that we see a lot of celebrities go through. That music industry will use you up and then toss you aside like you or nothing. Your father knew what he was doing so Bravo to him! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Omg! Great memories.. I was 9 years old when I first heard 5 Star and fell in love with their music.. They were ahead for their time, gorgeous and talented. Love them ❤
Very under appreciated group. Should B more respected over here. Denice had an album out around 7 years ago after she was on The Voice & I saw an interview with Doris on RUclips a few months ago on the Halftime Chat channel. Another good video from U , thank U.
Sad that they always growing and development their own talent. But when they and their families buying Stone Court, Everyone started to make fun of them and killed their career. They didn't deserve this treatment.
Very well brought up children who've turned into great adults. Can't wait to have you back on stage (all fall down and let me yours really makes me happy). one of the best British groups of the 80s😢
thanks for sharing this. although five star were before my time, I recognise how important they were. they broke barriers. their music sounded more like pop/rock than r&b to me. they seemed like such a tight unit and family, with each member playing a crucial role. the British press were obviously threatened and jealous of this, and tried to tear them apart. they label you ‘weird’ for not wanting to do drugs, when they were really just raised to have self respect. it would be great if you could cover musical youth at some point.
I loved DeBarge, The Jones Girls, Sister Sledge , The Pointer Sisters, New Edition,Menudo ,The Jacksons, Stacy Lattisaw, 5 star , The Jets ,The Boyz, The Girlz, Jermaine Stewart, Stacey Q , Madonna ,Toni Basil Taylor Dayne, Tiffany ,Debbie Gibson Kidz Incorperated ,
When I tell you I loved Five Star when I was in primary school in the UK. The first group I became obsessed with. Steadman was going to be my husband and nobody could tell me different. 😂 I saw them in concert and Lorraine waved at me and Steadman touched my hand, which I tried not to wash. Lol. Timeless music which I still love! ❤️
My bestie and i made our own fan club and we practiced all the dance routines am also from the uk still love them such great tunes i was Doris my friend was Lorraine ha x
5 Star was a group that broke barriers. Especially a group of color doing that time. They were a family like the Jacksons. Thank the Lord for their father who oversaw them. And British tabloids were harsh on them. Never mind that they were very young and teenagers And they are like that today. But because of their father this is why they never got in trouble. He knew how mean the music world could be. And that is another thing! They think Black father do not take care of their children. Here 8s proof that they do. I like this video! What I did not know that they had so many hit record's. Thanks for sharing this. I know they are no longer a group. I wonder how are they doing today in life.
Loved their catchy tunes,they used to live all together in Sunningdale Berkshire in the eighties in a lovely house with Lamborghinis parked there,lots of kids hanging about.
I loved and love Five Star so much. Great video. They are excellent and deserve a better placing in UK music history. I don't actually believe there wasn't financial problems. Somethings went very badly wrong for them. The volte face change in musical direction with Another Weekend was really the end of it all. The so called scandal was something that today would have been handled very differently was such a shame. They are super talented and deserve a proper revisit. Their songs are super top notch.
I loved their song can't wait another minute l remember singing that song as a kid thanks for your hard work and doing these stories... love from 🇺🇸 l love British black artist 🥰🇬🇧💝 it blows my mind how British singers accent disappears as they sing 😏I didn't know they sang hide and seek first...
Thanks for putting this group in the spotlight once again! Listening to their music as an adult, it strikes me how solid the songs are. Accessibility tip: it would help a lot when the volume levels of the music and the voice over would be the same.
They were the British Jacksons, because if you don’t know no better . you would think they were part of the Jackson clan with those gorgeous eyes and cheeks. . I still listen to them . “Let me be the one “. Is my jam.
I was 14 when they hit the big time and I was a huge fan… on their first tour I saw them at the Birmingham Odeon, during All fall down I managed to climb on the side of the stage and do the dance routine to the chorus i wasnt very confident of ppl and as a man in black star5ed running towards me I jumped back into the crowd and crouched down … id love it if there was any footage of this …. Also they were fantastic live
Although I was a kid, I remember all of the controversy about their house and cars, etc. and even back then, I thought, 'why is the media so bothered about how they are living?' Now, that I am older and have been through racism on the job, etc. I totally see that there was definitely racism behind the fall of this group. When the member said that she heard an Executive from Epic say that after seeing their home and cars, 'they have too much for a black family and it's not right', I totally believe her! That's when they went into doing dirty behind the scenes schemes to shoot this family's fame and riches down. Again, I've had something similar happen to me on the job. There are some sick white people who really believe that we should never have what they have or feel entitled to. Anyways, I really enjoyed this. Going to definitely watch part 2.
It's sad that they're always developed their talent and skill. And if they buy something they deserve that because it came from their hard work. And I'm glad that they're actually not getting high by ego, greed, getting richer and totally fall apart like Musical Youth (Another sad example of youth group that actually can go further in music career)
You are so right! They could not accept that a black family was doing good and having great success. If it was a white family doing this they care less about their succes. And give them props. So racism had a lot to do with it. You see they do not like it when a black man or a black women has too much POWER.
My family went through something very similar in Purley, Croydon. We had seven luxury cars on our drive- Xj8 Jag 4 litre lwbs, Merc w140 600sel, bmw 7 series, jaguar XKR convertible, Bentley Turbo, Porsche 928, Range Rover L322. This was between 2007 and 2016 and despite none of these cars being new we faced massive hostility!!
One of the things I liked about Five Star is how they released as many singles from an album as possible. It was a great way of presenting their work. The first album, "Luxury Of Life", had no less than 7 singles out of the 10 songs. I thought it was great, particularly because the singles came with great extended mixes of the tracks. That put, one of my favourite Five Star songs, "Winning", is one of the songs from the album that weren't released as singles. Too bad, but at least the extended version of it was added to the seventh release ("System Addict").
They were crucified in the BRITISH press , because they were successful , it was the same thing over and over in the 80s and 90s there would be kids that would be pushed out and rang dry IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY for as much as possible , think BROS AND TERRENCE TRENT DARBY , and so many more acts /groups that then if the British press though they were getting cocky or would not follow the party line and do as they were told they would be dragged down in the public eye . They would label they as spoiled or flaunting their money or cocky, and they would tear them down for having the audacity of not kissing the feet of the press , then like now the press control what they want the public to see and at the time there was no alternative . And to have a black group in the 80s being successful was great for 5 mins, but a black group who were in control of their careers, NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN FOR VERY LONG .
IMO, their mansion, their cars and their spending made them a target of the media like they did with Bros - I felt they should waited for a few hit albums in to do that - Jay Kay of Jamiroquai once said he was offered a Ferrari F50 when it came out but couldn’t afford it then (he was only 2 albums in) but managed a Lamborghini Diablo after his 3rd album. He had his 5th album when he had his Ferrari Enzo
Commenting from the year 2024 here....I'm an 80s-Baby but didn't discover these guys until like 2 years ago. I immediately fell in LOVE with their SOUND & LOOKS. I happened across them by accident but have been hooked ever since, and have added some of their songs to my 'Retro' Playlist. "All Fall Down" & "Rain or shine" are among my favorites!!! Born of a Jamaican father & Indian mother, the sisters remind me so much of the Braxton sisters, and sometimes the Jackson sisters too!! And my oh my were the Brothers handsome! I have older cousins who remember watching them on Soultrain in the 80s.....Black is truly Universal!
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work one of my favorite group from the uk they remind me of the Jacksons would still love to see them preform 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Big part of my childhood and teens, brings back so many memories hearing their songs, loved them and practiced their dances with my best friend in the era,
I friggin love them! Still bump their music! My favorite songs were For Sentimental Reasons, Save a Place, Come to Me, With Every Heartbeat, Got a Lot of Love, etc... They definitely have some awesome songs! 🔥❤🔥 And the sisters were so pretty! 😍
I listened to this Five Star album on a set of Wharfedale XP2 GLendales, years ago in the early 90s. It was a really enjoyable experience on the simplest system as Money was not in great numbers. I still remember the Experience and await to sit down in busier times to relive some of my Early Experiences.
I've been a fan of Five Star since 1986 when System Addict came out, and been following them all ever since. I was 7 at that time. Remember watching the video on Saturday Superstore.
They released a lot of singles. Most I can’t remember. The few big hits were great. Quality production work. But they were just a Jackson 5 copy without a Michael. Pop groups back then had a short lifespan because new styles were coming every couple of years. By 87/88 acid house was changing dance music and groups like these were over. Today it feels like pop music hasn’t changed much at all for ages. I still have a soft spot for them. And I fancied the girls when I was 14. Happy days.
5 star were the best group in the music industry. They were so original . Their songs were and are beautiful. Never to be forgotten . I still listen to all their songs.. They were stunners and unique ..❤
Now, is it me or does Five Star’s 1984 release of “Hide and Seek” sounds a heck of a lot like New Edition’s version of the same-title song “Hide and Seek” which both acts were signed to RCA in 1984 and the songs were released?
These guys definitely need an Unsung episode. Them and Loose Ends
agreed
Both groups used the same producer for many of their tracks...
Nick Martinelli...
Especially loose ends! They still in rotation!
Loose Ends have gone on record that they are totally against an Unsung episode. They were approached several times but turned them down. This was about 10 years ago, maybe soon they’ll change their minds…
Now I have definitely heard of Loose Ends!
"ALL FALL DOWN" was and still is my FAVORITE song from this group! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Same
DAMN STRAIGHT!!!!
I'm with "let me be the one".....luv this song.members of loose ends worked on Five stars first album.
The slightest touch was my favorite.
And everyone else plus..let me be the one!
The father was right to be so protective. Look at all the child entertainers that have made it & then ended up to be taken advantage of or have substance abuse. I give the father a standing ovation for protecting the children.
Yea Yea, but he was also an idiot sometimes! He didn't do half of what Joe did for the Jacksons, but yet he was spending his KIDS money!! Joe was spending his kids money too,
but I think Joe deserved to because he taught them how to perform ! Five Star daddy did nothing but dictate👎
They had sense
Yep
I agree...they don't get enough media credit for that...including likes of Joseph Jackson, Matthew Knowles, father of William sisters
@@chrisy-eou mean Richard Williams, only because of this Will Smith film. Also Anthony Hamilton (Lewis’s dad) until after the first few years of F1 - Joe Jackson was seen as an extreme example and so was some dads of tennis stars such as Mary Pierce
As an American I can say they were one of my all time favorite groups. Loved their sound and look.
Buster was right to watch over their career. He was the perfect person to do so, due to his past experience being in the industry. They, those other people, were just talking about their father like that only because they couldn't get their hands on his children to influence/exploit them like they wanted to... so they could start some controversy. I LOVED Five Star back then. The whole family is beautiful.
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🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩None of my peers in the states were into this group, but I was all over these grooves. Especially Let Me Be the One which still slaps today, and their choreography was on point.
Me too!
I was very young when they came out but I do remember Their music use to be play on B.E.T All fall down and Let me be the one.
And Love Take over.
Also I didn't know until later on they wasn't from the U.S
American here....no we weren't.😅
@@sarahsimpkins1311 In 87-88 their music was everywhere!!!!!!!
“Let me be the one,Let me beee,you give your love ❤️ to” 🎶
I loved this group we were so proud of them in the UK. I had signed pictures of them. I wanted to be in the group when I was little. OMG
They were like the British Jacksons!! Rain or Shine will always be my favourite !! System addict was good too. In that song they warn about computers and technology, they were way before their time they were! I still listen to them today and I am 51
I remember buying their albums on cassettes, I loved them!! Costumes,make up, styling,singing and dancing!! They were brilliant!
I was lucky to be coached by Stedman for weekly dance classes. He was just the sweetest man, so talented and really humble.
U fukin sure ask him about the toilets
I Love 5 Stare and always will ❤
Stedmon once picked me up in Hollywood once in his Rolls Royce and gave me a ride home to the ghetto in Downtown LA in the 2000s when I was in my 20s. He was so nice.
Oh really ? ! 😳
That’s very kind of him.
Delroy, his wife and their kids live in California, he became an American citizen years ago. Deniece tried living here when she first got married to her ex husband, they had two kids and got divorced.after that, Deniece took their kids and flew back to England, I believe that it was in 2004.
I loved Five Star when I was in college! Their look and choreography was everything! I could tell they were fans of The Jacksons, particularly Stedman who patterned his look after Michael.
I know it sounds crazy but I always thought The younger brother looked like Eazy-E
Haha I used to think Lorraine look like Sharon Bryant from the original Atlantic Starr.
From my information when Buster sold the record company over to RCA, he put a clause in where they couldn't have the songs covered by other people for a set period of years. That is why you never hardly hear any covers of their material, Buster was trying to protect the brand until the end.
Their father did a great job ...thats why they look so young and healthy...no drugs, smoking running around all business ❤
Let Me Be The One was written & produced by the Loose Ends guys.
Sounds just like Loose Ends too
@@djnitetrain6171 Certainly does, with all that fantastic 808 cowbell all over it, lol. I love that sound so much I've set up a playlist with more than 200 tracks in case anyone's interested. ruclips.net/p/PL6oCQqv2KW6XrTrKBeLZn3n-mfAHBTbOh
BRAVO 👏🏽 TO THE FATHER FOR PROTECTING HIS CHILDREN!!
Hear Hear! Certain people were clearly trying to demonize him. But his loving kids saw through their cr@p and spoke in his defence!
Five Star!!!!!! Love Y'all!!! "Can't Wait Another Minute" is my JAM!!!!! Happy to see you are all doing well 😍😍🙌🏽🙌🏽❤️❤️🥰🥰
I said a long time ago that Five Star and Loose Ends were victims of racism in their home country, same with Musical Youth.
Absolutely! So sad
I think that's just a cheap excuse. Remove the obsession and preoccupation with race/colour . What would change? You can only go so far with the UK industry. (it's very limited) Even white stars have to move to America to get more success.
@@furrymonkeything Hard truths are better to deal with than soft lies. Race is a factor, no matter how much you want to ignore it.
@saj8 I disagree. It's just your perspective on life and what you are now trying to portray. The only harshness is the music industry itself. They ride your back and try to get as much money out of you as possible. Considering they weren't chart toppers, they were lucky to get that far. I maintain that bringing race into everything is just whiny and lazy. Bob Marley was from Jamaica just as five star's father was. Bob did not get the respect and fame we know him for, till he came to England and was taken on by an English producer. It was then Jamaicans recognised him. The rest is history. As a third generation black immigrant, my view is valid on the matter.
@@furrymonkeything And I see that you are still ignoring the main issue. Color has been a main issue since day one and it has been a major factor in the industry since day one. Doesn't matter if you're an immigrant or a native. This issue isn't going away, no matter how badly you want it to.
I'm a bit over 60, and I still have them on CD.
I ❤ “Let Me Be the One” “I Can’t Wait Another Minute” but my absolute favorite is “R.S.V.P”
I LOVE R.S.V.P, too! It was groundbreaking in a way, because it featured some rapping (by Denice) and it wasn't common in pop records then. To this day I don't understand why it wasn't a top 10 single.
For Sentimental reasons is a sleeper too!
I will say this, thank goodness for y'all's father being strict the way he was because guess what? We're not hearing stories of Five Star dealing with any major substance abuse situations or anything like that that we see a lot of celebrities go through. That music industry will use you up and then toss you aside like you or nothing. Your father knew what he was doing so Bravo to him! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
I can't wait another minute...for part 2! 😉
LOL!!!!!
Omg! Great memories.. I was 9 years old when I first heard 5 Star and fell in love with their music.. They were ahead for their time, gorgeous and talented. Love them ❤
Basically their father stopped the perverts from spit roasting his kids. …..full respect
Very under appreciated group. Should B more respected over here. Denice had an album out around 7 years ago after she was on The Voice & I saw an interview with Doris on RUclips a few months ago on the Halftime Chat channel.
Another good video from U , thank U.
Sad that they always growing and development their own talent. But when they and their families buying Stone Court, Everyone started to make fun of them and killed their career. They didn't deserve this treatment.
Very well brought up children who've turned into great adults.
Can't wait to have you back on stage (all fall down and let me yours really makes me happy). one of the best British groups of the 80s😢
thanks for sharing this. although five star were before my time, I recognise how important they were. they broke barriers. their music sounded more like pop/rock than r&b to me. they seemed like such a tight unit and family, with each member playing a crucial role. the British press were obviously threatened and jealous of this, and tried to tear them apart. they label you ‘weird’ for not wanting to do drugs, when they were really just raised to have self respect. it would be great if you could cover musical youth at some point.
There is an Unsung show made by TV One that explains it all. The story is very sad. Two members have passed away.
No worries at all! I’ll add Musical Youth to the list and see what I can put together.
Da WHAITE!!! RAYCISS British press...
Yep, yt only did that because they were black.
If they did do drugs and drank they would still talk about them. Sick people.
@@dquinn8344
No different from the ones in America.
I was in infant/junior school when 5star hit the school discos 🤩. Rain or shine will always be my favourite song by them ❤️
I loved DeBarge, The Jones Girls, Sister Sledge , The Pointer Sisters, New Edition,Menudo ,The Jacksons, Stacy Lattisaw, 5 star , The Jets ,The Boyz, The Girlz, Jermaine Stewart, Stacey Q , Madonna ,Toni Basil Taylor Dayne, Tiffany ,Debbie Gibson Kidz Incorperated ,
Yes. All great groups and solo acts.❤
Brilliant list! Agreed on each and every one! Lol I loved Kids Inc! ❤
Well done to their dad. He was a very wise man.
The reason why I'm watching this video is because I am a big fan of this group. Their music gets me moving whenever I hear it.
Been a fan since 1986 when I first saw the video for Let Me Be The One on VH1........and still a fan at sixty-eight!!! 🥰
When I tell you I loved Five Star when I was in primary school in the UK. The first group I became obsessed with. Steadman was going to be my husband and nobody could tell me different. 😂
I saw them in concert and Lorraine waved at me and Steadman touched my hand, which I tried not to wash. Lol. Timeless music which I still love! ❤️
My bestie and i made our own fan club and we practiced all the dance routines am also from the uk still love them such great tunes i was Doris my friend was Lorraine ha x
5 Star was a group that broke barriers. Especially a group of color doing that time. They were a family like the Jacksons. Thank the Lord for their father who oversaw them. And British tabloids were harsh on them. Never mind that they were very young and teenagers And they are like that today. But because of their father this is why they never got in trouble. He knew how mean the music world could be. And that is another thing! They think Black father do not take care of their children. Here 8s proof that they do. I like this video! What I did not know that they had so many hit record's. Thanks for sharing this. I know they are no longer a group. I wonder how are they doing today in life.
Loved their catchy tunes,they used to live all together in Sunningdale Berkshire in the eighties in a lovely house with Lamborghinis parked there,lots of kids hanging about.
I loved and love Five Star so much. Great video. They are excellent and deserve a better placing in UK music history. I don't actually believe there wasn't financial problems. Somethings went very badly wrong for them. The volte face change in musical direction with Another Weekend was really the end of it all. The so called scandal was something that today would have been handled very differently was such a shame. They are super talented and deserve a proper revisit. Their songs are super top notch.
Great informed video! I hope you can do Billy Ocean, Eddie Grant and Craig David.
Thank you so much! Yes I’ll see what I can put together for all three!
I absolutely love Craig David! 😊
I loved their song can't wait another minute l remember singing that song as a kid thanks for your hard work and doing these stories... love from 🇺🇸 l love British black artist 🥰🇬🇧💝 it blows my mind how British singers accent disappears as they sing 😏I didn't know they sang hide and seek first...
I love their music so much
@@NovemberReigne Same here
I'm glad this group is a beautiful memory, and I am glad that they were not tainted by the music industry!
Five Star will live forever #uk
They were so bomb, loved their music/videos
Thanks for putting this group in the spotlight once again!
Listening to their music as an adult, it strikes me how solid the songs are.
Accessibility tip: it would help a lot when the volume levels of the music and the voice over would be the same.
They were the British Jacksons, because if you don’t know no better . you would think they were part of the Jackson clan with those gorgeous eyes and cheeks. . I still listen to them . “Let me be the one “. Is my jam.
I was 14 when they hit the big time and I was a huge fan… on their first tour I saw them at the Birmingham Odeon, during All fall down I managed to climb on the side of the stage and do the dance routine to the chorus i wasnt very confident of ppl and as a man in black star5ed running towards me I jumped back into the crowd and crouched down … id love it if there was any footage of this …. Also they were fantastic live
Such an extensive catalog 👏🏾
Great video thanks, I never knew a fraction of this information but loved a couple of their songs. Beautiful family very talented too!
Although I was a kid, I remember all of the controversy about their house and cars, etc. and even back then, I thought, 'why is the media so bothered about how they are living?' Now, that I am older and have been through racism on the job, etc. I totally see that there was definitely racism behind the fall of this group. When the member said that she heard an Executive from Epic say that after seeing their home and cars, 'they have too much for a black family and it's not right', I totally believe her! That's when they went into doing dirty behind the scenes schemes to shoot this family's fame and riches down. Again, I've had something similar happen to me on the job. There are some sick white people who really believe that we should never have what they have or feel entitled to. Anyways, I really enjoyed this. Going to definitely watch part 2.
It's sad that they're always developed their talent and skill. And if they buy something they deserve that because it came from their hard work. And I'm glad that they're actually not getting high by ego, greed, getting richer and totally fall apart like Musical Youth (Another sad example of youth group that actually can go further in music career)
The racism in America is just as sick too.
You are so right! They could not accept that a black family was doing good and having great success. If it was a white family doing this they care less about their succes. And give them props. So racism had a lot to do with it. You see they do not like it when a black man or a black women has too much POWER.
That must have just been a U.K. thing. It must have been rare for black groups to have success and money.
My family went through something very similar in Purley, Croydon. We had seven luxury cars on our drive- Xj8 Jag 4 litre lwbs, Merc w140 600sel, bmw 7 series, jaguar XKR convertible, Bentley Turbo, Porsche 928, Range Rover L322. This was between 2007 and 2016 and despite none of these cars being new we faced massive hostility!!
OMG!!! What I wouldn’t give to have these guys back ❤️💃🏼❤️💃🏼❤️
Me too
They still play, I saw them last year ❤
O fukin noooooooooooo
WHAT?
@@thefirm4606I thought it was just Denise performing out there
One of the things I liked about Five Star is how they released as many singles from an album as possible. It was a great way of presenting their work. The first album, "Luxury Of Life", had no less than 7 singles out of the 10 songs. I thought it was great, particularly because the singles came with great extended mixes of the tracks. That put, one of my favourite Five Star songs, "Winning", is one of the songs from the album that weren't released as singles. Too bad, but at least the extended version of it was added to the seventh release ("System Addict").
that wasn’t good it overexposes you and places too much attention on one song at a time. The typical is five or less. They had way too many
@@I-AM-BELIEVER - It was greed by their idealistc Dad wanting to replicate an MJ album sales process, lol.
I still play their greatest hits daily. I ❤️ 5 star
This group was so bomb. I loved their clothes and makeup they were so good period. Always wonder what happened to them
❤️ 5Star one of my all time favourite groups ever still love listening and playing their music ❤️
And the Jetts!
Great story. Explaining how the music 🎶 industry is so corrupt. Hard work is the yeast that rises the dough.
They were crucified in the BRITISH press , because they were successful , it was the same thing over and over in the 80s and 90s there would be kids that would be pushed out and rang dry IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY for as much as possible , think BROS AND TERRENCE TRENT DARBY , and so many more acts /groups that then if the British press though they were getting cocky or would not follow the party line and do as they were told they would be dragged down in the public eye . They would label they as spoiled or flaunting their money or cocky, and they would tear them down for having the audacity of not kissing the feet of the press , then like now the press control what they want the public to see and at the time there was no alternative . And to have a black group in the 80s being successful was great for 5 mins, but a black group who were in control of their careers, NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO HAPPEN FOR VERY LONG .
IMO, their mansion, their cars and their spending made them a target of the media like they did with Bros - I felt they should waited for a few hit albums in to do that - Jay Kay of Jamiroquai once said he was offered a Ferrari F50 when it came out but couldn’t afford it then (he was only 2 albums in) but managed a Lamborghini Diablo after his 3rd album. He had his 5th album when he had his Ferrari Enzo
I just found this doc on my favorite group:FIVESTAR !!! I'm so happy,learned a lot about them,too.Lots of nostalgia listening to their music.
I love, love, love 5-Star!! I have all the albums and their 3 CD's, best of 5-Star. They got me through the 80's!
I still listen to them til this day. Love this family. ❤❤❤
I loved the song and video Let Me Be The One.
A production from la& Babyface or Jimmy jam& Terry Lewis would have took them to superstar status
Commenting from the year 2024 here....I'm an 80s-Baby but didn't discover these guys until like 2 years ago. I immediately fell in LOVE with their SOUND & LOOKS. I happened across them by accident but have been hooked ever since, and have added some of their songs to my 'Retro' Playlist. "All Fall Down" & "Rain or shine" are among my favorites!!! Born of a Jamaican father & Indian mother, the sisters remind me so much of the Braxton sisters, and sometimes the Jackson sisters too!! And my oh my were the Brothers handsome! I have older cousins who remember watching them on Soultrain in the 80s.....Black is truly Universal!
Wow! this takes me back to the 1980s my school days, loved there music and was in love with all 3 of the girls they are still beautiful.
Even to this day you have to turn up the radio when "Rain or Shine" comes on! 👍👍
I saw them live, and they were excellent.
Wow Eddie has a history of mistreating women. I heard he really hurt Whitney Houston too. He was very toxic
He is a dog
Can you do one on Aswad? They've lost TWO members now, with the original singer, Brinsley having left in 2001. I don't know if they can continue.
Yes I’ll add Aswad to the list and put something together.
My childhood. Miss them. The 80's were so great and back then the kids kept hearing how great the 60's were but everything before 2005 was great.
Am I the only one here who still has their first album?..LOL I'm still rocking, "Let Me Be The One" you give your love too....
Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work one of my favorite group from the uk they remind me of the Jacksons would still love to see them preform 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
Brilliant effort on this Seph- well done lady!!
Wow this takes me back to secondary school days, I remember a lot of the big singles🔥💯👍🏾
Big part of my childhood and teens, brings back so many memories hearing their songs, loved them and practiced their dances with my best friend in the era,
You couldn’t tell me I wasn’t the unofficial 6th member of Five Star hailing all the way from California in my room in front of the mirror lol 😂😂😂!
Thank you so much for this 😍
I loved me some 5 star..my favorite song by them will always be let me be the one
I friggin love them! Still bump their music! My favorite songs were For Sentimental Reasons, Save a Place, Come to Me, With Every Heartbeat, Got a Lot of Love, etc... They definitely have some awesome songs! 🔥❤🔥 And the sisters were so pretty! 😍
I listened to this Five Star album on a set of Wharfedale XP2 GLendales, years ago in the early 90s. It was a really enjoyable experience on the simplest system as Money was not in great numbers. I still remember the Experience and await to sit down in busier times to relive some of my Early Experiences.
still listen to some of there songs now
So many wonderful songs, each song on their album so catchy.
They were great! Thanks for spotlighting 5 star ⭐️
Can’t wait, system addiction, rain or shine 💃🏿🧡
All fall down should be re-released. Banger of a tune
Lorraine dodged that bullet with Eddie Murphy back in the 1980's and he's been dating women that favors her every since Nicole Murphy.
Facts and he just love bombed/proposed to her just to $leep with her.
Enjoyed this documentary very entertaining. This group had some hits, made history, and lovely songs!✨✨
Love your work. Watched a few of your videos.
System addict. Can't wait another minute. Rain or shine. There best songs for me. System addict is phenomenal.
Thank you for this.👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amazing group and music is still catchy today
I've been a fan of Five Star since 1986 when System Addict came out, and been following them all ever since. I was 7 at that time. Remember watching the video on Saturday Superstore.
My favourite five star single is steadman singing “please don’t say goodnight “ ❤❤❤❤
They released a lot of singles. Most I can’t remember. The few big hits were great. Quality production work. But they were just a Jackson 5 copy without a Michael. Pop groups back then had a short lifespan because new styles were coming every couple of years. By 87/88 acid house was changing dance music and groups like these were over. Today it feels like pop music hasn’t changed much at all for ages. I still have a soft spot for them. And I fancied the girls when I was 14. Happy days.
Not just acid house, there was Bros and SAW also
I love them!!!! The vocals are on point!! When I was younger, I would do my makeup like Denice. Love them still!!
I am an African American and I use to ❤️ love them. I thought the whole group complemented one another. They need an Unsung episode.
OMG..I'm loveeeeeee 5star! This was my all time favorite group back in the day!
Interesting, I never heard of them, I just found out about them because of a random RUclips comment comparing them to the Jets lol.
I used to see Stedman driving around Romford in his blue Audi Quatro! Quality motor.
Looking for toilets to go in ?
I loved 5 Star❤ thank you for sharing 😊❤❤
Do your home work silly cow
I loved 5star .,still do . Learned all their dances , copyed there makeup. They were the first band i seen in concert
Really enjoying this. The first group I ever saw live. Used to also subscribe to the fan club 😁
5 star were the best group in the music industry. They were so original . Their songs were and are beautiful. Never to be forgotten . I still listen to all their songs.. They were stunners and unique ..❤
Now, is it me or does Five Star’s 1984 release of “Hide and Seek” sounds a heck of a lot like New Edition’s version of the same-title song “Hide and Seek” which both acts were signed to RCA in 1984 and the songs were released?
New Edition was on MCA
interesting how folks were hating on them for having things that other artists had though.
Cool doc but do we _really_ need to know where each song peaked in the Dutch charts, NZ charts, Swiss charts ... ?
Gets kinda tedious!