Eclectic in her appearance and sound. She was a huge club favorite. Friends with Bowie and Andy Warhol, she was always cutting edge. "Pull Up to the Bumper" is one of my favorites. Give it a listen 🎶
Grace Jones was just way outside the box. Her look, her voice, the unique way she presented herself, made her a mega personality that just about everyone knew during the height of her fame. I saw her in films, enjoyed her modeling pics, and owned one of her albums.
Absolutely love this woman, she is a definite cultural icon. Famously slapping British chat show host Russell Harty live on his show as she felt he was ignoring her. A real force to be reckoned with. Other great songs are 'Slave to the Rhythm', 'Pull up to the Bumper', 'Do or Die', 'Demolition Man'.
@@greglegakis4177 "Slave to the Rhythm" was a top 5/top 10 song in many European countries. "Pull Up to the Bumper" didn't reach the top 10 outside the US.
@@Pulsar77Maybe so, but for what it's worth, "Pull" was a much better song. Definitely more catchy and more danceable. Nipple to the Bottle was also pretty big and IMO a better song as well. Slave has a cool video but I didn't think it was very catchy or very danceable.
Love Pull Up to the Bumper. But perhaps my favorite is her cover of The Normal’s Warm Leatherette. Saw her several times early on and midway through her career but not during her more recent years performing. She was a very close friend of a good friend of mine (a fashion Illustrator who died age 44 in ‘87 of AIDS😢). Grace Jones is 74 and still performing: seductive as ever!
Pull up to the Bumper is a Grace Jones club banger. Two more classics are Slave to the Rythm and La Vie En Rose. She is definitely a captivating performance artist.
The song that always pops into my head when I think of Grace Jones is "Pull Up to the Bumper" from 1981. She was always dressed in the most sculptural, dramatic clothes. In the eighties, it was often Issey Miyake and Azzedine Alaïa. She was one of the few people who could carry off Issey Miyake's most avant-garde outfits. And she was also known in the eighties for appearing with equally chiseled bodybuilder boyfriends, most famously actor Dolph Lundgren.
I met her at a party in NYC back in the late 80s for four minutes. She was awesome. Please, please, you haven't heard Grace Jones until you've heard her sing, 'La Vie En Rose'. AMAZING!!!
Love that movie! Really, I love both Conan movies from the 80's (never saw the third one from 2011). I hope they react to them both sometime this year. :)
Grace was Jamaica's first International model. She frequented Studio 54 in New York and started singing there as a joke. It grew from there. Flippen BRILLIANT
For me, one of her best performances was in the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang. She was absolutely hilarious. 🐕🐈😂 I remember her as a model and a singer back in the 80s. Pull up to my bumper it was real popular. I love how she’s down to earth and very unique. Very cool!
I mostly remember her from Conan the Destroyer and that James Bond film she was in (I don't remember which it was) but she always stands out no matter what she's doing, she has a very unique style.
On your movie channel you can watch her in the James Bond film, 'A View to a Kill' her character is iconic! 🤩 (Duran Duran sing the unforgettable theme song in this one)
Such an icon of the 80s! Many of her songs were staples in the dance clubs. “Pull Up to the Bumper“ (a massive dance hit), “Slave to the Rhythm “, “My Jamaican Guy” are a few of my favorites. Love her!
Grace Jones is amazing and many of the comments talked about some of her best recordings and her status as an icon. Grace Jones played a warrior Queen in the movie Conan the Barbarian. In an interview, the star, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that Grace was really fighting and the director had to tell her to take it easy on the stuntmen. I was walking down 57th Street in Manhattan years ago and saw a traffic jam, caused simply by Grace Jones walking down the street. I recommend one of her later songs, Corporate Cannibal. I guarantee it is unlike anything you have seen! Please continue to explore the music and talent of Grace Jone! Great reaction!
I first heard this song in a movie called Frantic starring Harrison Ford, which takes place in Paris. I had heard other Grace Jones songs before, but this was so well placed in the movie... there is no one like her. She is fluent in France... she lived there for years as a model. I was fortunate to meet her years ago... my husband and I were on cruise, and we had stopped in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and wandered onto a private beach during the few hours we had... the locals welcomed us, and then this woman came onto the beach with a few others... she was older, but stunning... she lived just behind in one of the homes.... one of the locals introduced us. We talked briefly... I did not want to disturb her or her friends, but she was quite gracious.
Incomparable. Un-coverable. Highly conceptual. Her oldest material is a bit odd because they didn’t know what to do with her voice. Her catalog is full of so many fun things to play. Start with her most recent and go backwards. Next videos could be Corporate Cannibal, Love You To Life, I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect For You.) Her appearance on Later With Jools Holland is a treat if you can find it.
I adore Grace Jones!! She’s simply captivating in every sense of the word. She is a very international artist whose managed to crossover into many different medium forms. You mentioned singer, model, actress, etc. She’s just about done it all. One of my all time fave Grace Jones songs is actually a French remake of a song called “La Vie en Rose”. In my opinion, it really showcases her vocals in a beautiful and sultry way. Hope you check it out!!
One of the first supermodels, lived in Paris, then went into music became a dance music icon, then graduated into the movies. She was a singular sensation. Try Pull Up to the Bumper (her biggest hit), Slave to the Rhythm, My Jamaican Guy, La Vie en Rose, Private Life, Breakdown, Love is a Drug, Warm Leatherette obviously I'm a fan!
This song is based off a famous piece called "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla. Before the pandemic, I was in a string quartet and went through a tango phase. I rearranged this piece for our group to perform and it was so much fun to watch everyone start dancing to it!
I loved Grace Jones. Saw her live in Florida back in the late 80's and it was fantastic (and wild!). I've still got her CD's from back then. You will probably get suggestions for "Pull up to the bumper", "I'm not perfect (but I'm perfect for you)". I also like a couple of other cuts from that last album "Victor should have been a Jazz Musician", "Chan hitchhikes to Shanghai" and "Barefoot in Beverly Hills". Her music is definitely creative. Sometimes it's like she just is thinking about something from her week and puts it to music.
Rob, you nailed it. This is art. Lots of musicians. Few artists. ART is that extra-level genius very few know how to offer. (consider: I'm Not Perfect)
Grace did a brilliant cover version of The Pretenders Private Life. The legendary and highly influential Jamaican musicians and producers Sly and Robbie were responsible for her sound. If you type into RUclips Grace Jones on Russel Harty you can see when Grace slapped the Yorkshire chat show host on his chat show, which first got her noticed in the UK.
Love Grace Jones! This song conjures up a parisienne vibe in Paris, -- smoky cafes, especially with the accordion (and you know I love me songs with accordions since I'm an accordionist myself!).
I saw her perform last summer. She's amazing. 74 and she was the best act of the day. What a woman 🔥🔥 search for Grace Jones Rotterdam to see her performance at 74
It is impossible to capture what a revelation Grace Jones is. She revolutionized music in the 80's & 90's. She was Jamaican born and international in culture. This period of her albums Nightclubbing, Warm Leatherette, and Slave to the Rhythm were an especially creative period when she redefined cool, chic and modern, delivering the flat top fade hairstyle later widely mimiced by early hip hop stars. SHE had striking looks and out of this world fashion from the top couture designers. She sings a modernized version of a hit by Motown's Marvelettes -- The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game -- which loses cool and suave. Listen to the club version of Feel Up, a remix by DJ superstar Larry Levan. Or maybe her song about making love during a car crash, Warm Leatherette. Her dusky alto, delivered in dulcst monotones was reminiscent of European stars like Marlene Dietrich. She began her singing career in chiffon and tulle wearing an old 45 record on her head as a hat singing a disco tune so awful it became fabulous by going through the back door: I Need a Man; and a risque version of a French song 'La Vie en Rose'. Try these out Nipple to the Bottle, Slave to the Rhythm, My Jamaican Guy, and the fabulous Pull Up to the Bumper (Larry Levan Mix). Nightclubbing and Hunter Gets Captured by the Game. She still performs. You can catch her at Queen Elizabeth's 90th performing while using a hula hoop the entire time. GRACE JONES IS WHAT FABULOUS IS MADE OF!!!!!
Fantastic artist. I literally bumped into her at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. She was there filming a view to a kill.Was 1984. She apologised after bumping into me, but I didn’t recognise her, but a bit later they called her on the tannoy, and I realised it was Grace Jones.
Grace is one of the greats! She has so many greats songs, some amazing grooves like Pull up to the bumper and I'm not perfect (But i'm perfect for you). Another amazing song is My Jamaican Guy, her own kind of reggae. One great sng after the other.
Grace Has a much bigger following in Europe where she lives and she still goes on tours. She still has striking beauty even into her 70's. I saw he in person up close on two occasions back in the late 80's and early 90's. She has never had any cosmetic surgery done, but people who do, try but fail to achieve her looks.
This piece was scored and arranged by Astor Piazzola...the famous argentinian tango composer and achordeon virtuoso....in other countries this song title has been changed to "Libertango"
Grace Jones! I would call it melancholy. Dark, sad, happy mixture. lol. She was very cool. New wave, punk rock, alternative, reggae influenced, international music.. Some disco. etc. Very versatile. Her songs and videos wre fun to check out when I was a kid, '80. Some of her good friends includes David Bowie, Iggy Pop, etc. So that explains it lol. She's Jamaican, very pretty lady too. Tall and thin. She's also a model and actress, Creative, strong voice, stylish. Avant garde, artsy pop, similar to Kate Bush. Very long career from the late '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s. "Slave To the Rhythm", "Demolition Man", "My Jamaican Guy", "Do or Die", "Amado Mio", ect next ones for yall to check out!
Also, her song "I'm Not Perfect( But I'm Perfect For You) from 1986 produced by Nile Rodgers has a similar groove and tempo to Duran Duran' s song "Notorious" also produced by Rodgers. The album "Inside Story" is where it comes from. Great release check it out!
OMG! Finally! You must see the video for Corporate Cannibal. Demolition Man is also pretty wild. When she was still a bit more into her disco era, she also did a great cover of La Vie en Rose.
Grace Jones burst on to the scene a Legend. She only when Up from there. She's an Icon of the 80's and still brings it when there's a show to be done. She's a Phenomenon go find something from her ''Night Clubbing'' album or her ''Warm Leatherette'' album Awesome Awesome Music.
I've always liked to describe Grace Jones as a force of nature. There is not one quite like her! She has an amazing voice, she is STUNNING to look at, she is a model, actress, singer, songwriter, fashion icon. I hope you'll continue to check out more of her music. Love Is The Drug, Warm Leatherette, Slave To The Rhythm, Victor Is A Jazz Musician, Walking In The Rain, Nightclubbing, I'm Not Perfect (but I'm perfect for you), Cooperate Cannibal, Williams' Blood, This Is, and so many more. She is a Bond girl, she was in the James Bond movie: A View To A Kill. She was also in Canan The Barbarian. One of my favorite movies she did was Boomerang with Eddie Murphy. She also did a very interesting movie called Vamp where she's a vampire.
Grace Jones is an ICON! I’m pretty sure she was one of the first supermodels. She’s always been cutting edge and commanded attention everywhere she went. She was in one of the Conan the Barbarian movies. She was a badass warrior. This was a nice surprise for female Friday. Thanks y’all!
"Super Models" have been around since the early 1940s, and the word 'supermodel' has been around since the days of Capucine, Twiggy, Veruschka, etc. in the early '60s - so Grace came along to international modelling in the '70s and contributed to the Diva persona transitioning to singing and acting.
Thank you so much for picking this recommendation.😊 Grace Jones is… Grace Jones. Unique, creative and a force of nature. Check out „Slave to the rhythm“, „Pull up to my bumper“, „Private Life“ and of course her beautiful version of „La vie en rose“.
Grace Jones is living art! I just recently saw Grace perform here in Seattle. She's 73 and she brought the house down. We were all living! She sang Slave to the Rhythm while hula hooping throughout the entire performance. Many people throw the term"iconic" around and I don't always agree. However, it's just facts that if anybody truly was iconic, it's Grace Jones.
She always looks in her videos as if she's about to bite your face off if you dare criticize her--but in interviews and concerts she's a very funny lady.
wow Grace Jones. I´ve seen her live, when she was already round 70, and did a great 2-hours-show with one ( very long) song using a hula-hoop during the whole song. man, i was very impressed. she´s a great musician and artist.
I love that you finally got to listen to and see Grace Jones. I knew it was a matter of time until she landed on your channel. She's amazing, and you're in for a very cool ride, Jay and Amber.
Warm Leatherette - Slave to the Rhythm - Walking in the Rain - Nightclubbing - I'm Not Perfect Born in Jamaica, she performed at the opening of Studio 54, starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Destroyer, was body-painted by Keith Haring to star as a vampire in Vamp, and appeared in the Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse special. She is an icon.
Some disco, some soul, some 80s synth wave, some French chanson... and, of course, Grace Jones's mysterious appearance. As others have suggested, there are a few other nice hits of her (even though I love this one the best): Pull Up To The Bumper, Nipple To The Bottle, Slave To The Rhythm and a great cover of La Vie En Rose. She also was great in the Bond flick 'A View To A Kill' (1985, iirc).
Grace Jones was a force of nature, she was everywhere in the 80's, Bond Movie, model, music. Then just as suddenly she disappeared, I know she is still out there doing stuff but she went from the pinnacle of celebrity to "oh yeah I remember her" in no time.
Legendary and iconic! Miss Grace Jones is truly one of a kind. Another iconic performance was her role as Strangé in Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang…hilarious!
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound... Love her music, she's not released many albums in her 45 year career but she's released some amazing tunes. Love her androgynous look and her confidence. She releases an amazing album around 2008, Hurricane, and toured on the back of it. I saw the concert, it was amazing. She's in her 70s now and she's still a force of nature. Some of my favourite songs from Grace include I'm not perfect (but I'm perfect for you), my Jamaican guy, Slave to the rhythm and Pull up to the bumper. All worth checking out.....
Also a showcase for bassist Robbie Shakespeare and drummer Sly Dunbar a.k.a Sly & Robbie, who were part of the studio group "The Nassau All Stars", who are backing this.
I think my favorite memory of her is driving through the German wine country, with Grace on Radio Luxembourg, singing "La Vie en Rose." It was a great station!! Louis Prima, followed by Scorpions, is an example of their range.
I saw her live at a giant festival in the Netherlands in 2009 or something. About 250 acts in 3 days, and hers is the one performance that I still remember and think about. I-CONIC. 70 years old at the time and hoola hooping her way though Slave To The Rhythm ❤️ Check out the cover art for her album Island Life. Oh my god, gorge
Iconic, Miss Grace Jones is. Her live performance of "Slave to the Rhythm" while doing the hula hoop, in heels not missing a beat, is FANTABULOUS. Love her!
Loved Grace Jones! I was always mesmerized by her. Always avant garde and simply a work of art in anything she ever did! Released in 1981, this song was an excellent choice for a reaction! This song was used in the soundtrack of a great 1988 movie thriller you all should maybe add to your movie reaction list titled "Frantic", starring Harrison Ford. Great reaction y'all, thank you! ✌💙✌
I met Grace once. In 1987. All I can say is that nothing really prepares you. A unique individual. Her cover of Love is the Drug should be next I think.
Your reactions were priceless. The looks on your faces mirrored every teenager in America in the 80's when she first popped up on MTV. Definitely one of the most intriguing figures during that time.
They will never be another one like Grace Jones ! she was and still is in a league of her own ! Unique beauty , unique sense of style , unique in every way so out of the box for sure !! btw this song and La Vie en Rose are my favorite Grace Jones songs !
Such an icon. She is very dramatic. Love her look, so unique at the time. She s another over achiever. Slave to the Rhythm, banger. Thanks guys for the smile.
I'm so thrilled you've discovered Ms. Jones! This is one of my favorites so thanks for sharing! Grace was (and I believe still is) huge in France. She's a style icon, (born in Jamaica) and she embodies "the arts". She was in Conan the Destroyer with Arnold Schwarzenegger (awesome character actress) and was a much coveted and sought after model/singer. Other songs I love of hers include "Slave to the Rhythm", "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "Walking in the Rain" (this last song is so atmospheric and hypnotic). For a while she was in a relationship with the actor Dolph Lundgren (the two together were a striking couple!) ❣
Queen Diva Artist, multi linguist revolutionary Grace Jones. Original and kept it real. Bold and beautiful. Pull up to the Bumper, My Jamaican Guy, Slave to the Rhythm, warmLeatherette, La Vie en rose. She was an artist that was always ahead of her time and smashing boundaries. Bravo
You hit the nail on the head guys with your Talking Heads reference, Grace is definately in that genre and has many great weird songs..hope you check her out more.
She was relatively well known in the early to mid eighties and then faded from public consciousness. I was only vaguely aware of her music as a kid. This was an interesting introduction to it. I knew her best from movie and tv show appearances. Thank you for a reaction to this, as I probably would have remained unaware otherwise.
I'm not perfect , A piece inspired by a meeting with Mick Jagger one day when they found themselves by chance in the same studio she had the idea when Mick Jagger and her were flirting together , Mick and Grace started to talk about a subject in particular that of couples formed by two celebrities. then discussed this obligation to be as perfect as a partner as an artist. only one sentence will emerge from this working session: “I’m not perfect, but I’m perfect for you”. The video is awesome made by her ex husband the photographer Jean Paul Goude, guest appearance in this video, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Niles rogers. La vie en rose is a remake from the famous french singer Edith Piaf.
The tune itself is called "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla, from Argentina. Grace is Jamaican. The style is French Cabaret. Grace is very quirky to say the least but all her music is great. Try "My Jamaican Guy", "I Need a Man" and her version of "La Vie En Rose". She was also a Bond villain (A View to a Kill) 1985. Also check out her album covers.
I love "Slave to the Rhythm" and "Perfect" (and "Love is a Drug." In Paris (as a model) her roommate was Jerry Hall (Mick Jagger's ex-wife who had four children with him). She is amazing.
Wow, I never knew Grace Jones also sang! I remember her best from some of the movies she's done: Conan the Destroyer (of course! - she leaves quite an impression from that movie! Lol), the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and Ed Murphy's movie Boomerang. Even though I'm fairly oblivious to fashion, even I knew she was a wildly successful super model in the 80's and 90's. Her voice is lovely! So glad you reacted to her. I would say this is my first time hearing her sing a song, but her voice does sound really familiar; I wonder if I've heard her on the radio and never realized who it was. X)
Eclectic in her appearance and sound. She was a huge club favorite. Friends with Bowie and Andy Warhol, she was always cutting edge. "Pull Up to the Bumper" is one of my favorites. Give it a listen 🎶
Mine too!
Grace Jones is pure art from head to toe. Absolutely exquisite.
Also, she used to scare me when I was a kid. Now I'm in awe of her talent.
She scared me as well yet was beautiful at the same time 😊
Yes! Me too ❤️💯
Me three. She was beautiful and bad (in a good way).
she didn't scare me. I wanted her to GRAAAB me, and TAKE me.
(only a joke, please don't grab children and take them.)
@@matthewsuchomski2593 🤣She did leave quite the impression. 😁
Grace Jones was just way outside the box. Her look, her voice, the unique way she presented herself, made her a mega personality that just about everyone knew during the height of her fame. I saw her in films, enjoyed her modeling pics, and owned one of her albums.
Absolutely love this woman, she is a definite cultural icon. Famously slapping British chat show host Russell Harty live on his show as she felt he was ignoring her. A real force to be reckoned with. Other great songs are 'Slave to the Rhythm', 'Pull up to the Bumper', 'Do or Die', 'Demolition Man'.
Here is that interview - ruclips.net/video/XLLtS50UCBQ/видео.html
"Slave to the Rhythm" is her biggest hit worldwide.
I think "Pull Up to the Bumper" was her biggest hit? At least in the US anyway.
@@greglegakis4177 "Slave to the Rhythm" was a top 5/top 10 song in many European countries. "Pull Up to the Bumper" didn't reach the top 10 outside the US.
@@Pulsar77Maybe so, but for what it's worth, "Pull" was a much better song. Definitely more catchy and more danceable. Nipple to the Bottle was also pretty big and IMO a better song as well. Slave has a cool video but I didn't think it was very catchy or very danceable.
When she performs Slave to the Rhythm live, even at her age, she sings the entire song while hula hooping like 10 hula hoops through the whole song.
Love Pull Up to the Bumper.
But perhaps my favorite is her cover of The Normal’s Warm Leatherette. Saw her several times early on and midway through her career but not during her more recent years performing. She was a very close friend of a good friend of mine (a fashion Illustrator who died age 44 in ‘87 of AIDS😢).
Grace Jones is 74 and still performing: seductive as ever!
Pull up to the Bumper is a Grace Jones club banger. Two more classics are Slave to the Rythm and La Vie En Rose. She is definitely a captivating performance artist.
LA VIE EN ROSE IS MY ALTIMATE FAVORITE SONG BY HER ....HER VOICE IS AMAZING AND OFCOURSE PULL UP TO MY BUMPER...LOL... GREAT CHOICES
The song that always pops into my head when I think of Grace Jones is "Pull Up to the Bumper" from 1981. She was always dressed in the most sculptural, dramatic clothes. In the eighties, it was often Issey Miyake and Azzedine Alaïa. She was one of the few people who could carry off Issey Miyake's most avant-garde outfits. And she was also known in the eighties for appearing with equally chiseled bodybuilder boyfriends, most famously actor Dolph Lundgren.
I met her at a party in NYC back in the late 80s for four minutes. She was awesome. Please, please, you haven't heard Grace Jones until you've heard her sing, 'La Vie En Rose'. AMAZING!!!
LUCKY!
She also played Zula in Conan the Destroyer. Wouldn't wanna mess with the char that she played, and she played it well!
Love that movie. She’s very funny in it.
Love that movie! Really, I love both Conan movies from the 80's (never saw the third one from 2011). I hope they react to them both sometime this year. :)
Grace was Jamaica's first International model. She frequented Studio 54 in New York and started singing there as a joke. It grew from there. Flippen BRILLIANT
For me, one of her best performances was in the Eddie Murphy movie Boomerang. She was absolutely hilarious. 🐕🐈😂 I remember her as a model and a singer back in the 80s. Pull up to my bumper it was real popular. I love how she’s down to earth and very unique. Very cool!
Love “Boomerang”.
Great song.
That was a great performance; Also loved her in Vamped, for all the cheesy goodness that movie offered.
I loved her in boomerang
I mostly remember her from Conan the Destroyer and that James Bond film she was in (I don't remember which it was) but she always stands out no matter what she's doing, she has a very unique style.
She was so underrated as an actor and singer.
Certainly not mainstream enough.
No. She wasn't. She's just not that good.
She certainly is! Still packing them out today and performing, gotta love Grace!
Oh dear…that overused word again.
On your movie channel you can watch her in the James Bond film, 'A View to a Kill' her character is iconic! 🤩 (Duran Duran sing the unforgettable theme song in this one)
Also the movie "Vamp".
She is a badass Bond villain!
Conan the Barbarian is another movie
Such an icon of the 80s! Many of her songs were staples in the dance clubs. “Pull Up to the Bumper“ (a massive dance hit), “Slave to the Rhythm “, “My Jamaican Guy” are a few of my favorites. Love her!
Grace Jones was a genre all by herself. Absolutely stunning and a force to be reckoned with. Demolition Man should be your next song by her.
‘“A genre all by herself.” Yeah, that’s it exactly. Well said.
Grace Jones is amazing and many of the comments talked about some of her best recordings and her status as an icon. Grace Jones played a warrior Queen in the movie Conan the Barbarian. In an interview, the star, Arnold Schwarzenegger said that Grace was really fighting and the director had to tell her to take it easy on the stuntmen. I was walking down 57th Street in Manhattan years ago and saw a traffic jam, caused simply by Grace Jones walking down the street. I recommend one of her later songs, Corporate Cannibal. I guarantee it is unlike anything you have seen! Please continue to explore the music and talent of Grace Jone! Great reaction!
My dad is an amateur pilot and saw her in an airport. He said she is absolutely stunning face to face!😍
I first heard this song in a movie called Frantic starring Harrison Ford, which takes place in Paris. I had heard other Grace Jones songs before, but this was so well placed in the movie... there is no one like her. She is fluent in France... she lived there for years as a model. I was fortunate to meet her years ago... my husband and I were on cruise, and we had stopped in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and wandered onto a private beach during the few hours we had... the locals welcomed us, and then this woman came onto the beach with a few others... she was older, but stunning... she lived just behind in one of the homes.... one of the locals introduced us. We talked briefly... I did not want to disturb her or her friends, but she was quite gracious.
"Stunned"....everything Grace Jones has ever done left me feeling this way. Strange but cool. Always mysterious. One of a kind.
Craig....you know Pull up to the bumper baby? Oh you have....done it.
How did I miss this song in the day? I love the French vibe and lyrics. Magnifique
Incomparable. Un-coverable. Highly conceptual. Her oldest material is a bit odd because they didn’t know what to do with her voice. Her catalog is full of so many fun things to play. Start with her most recent and go backwards. Next videos could be Corporate Cannibal, Love You To Life, I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect For You.) Her appearance on Later With Jools Holland is a treat if you can find it.
I adore Grace Jones!! She’s simply captivating in every sense of the word. She is a very international artist whose managed to crossover into many different medium forms. You mentioned singer, model, actress, etc. She’s just about done it all. One of my all time fave Grace Jones songs is actually a French remake of a song called “La Vie en Rose”. In my opinion, it really showcases her vocals in a beautiful and sultry way. Hope you check it out!!
One of the first supermodels, lived in Paris, then went into music became a dance music icon, then graduated into the movies. She was a singular sensation. Try Pull Up to the Bumper (her biggest hit), Slave to the Rhythm, My Jamaican Guy, La Vie en Rose, Private Life, Breakdown, Love is a Drug, Warm Leatherette obviously I'm a fan!
This song is based off a famous piece called "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla. Before the pandemic, I was in a string quartet and went through a tango phase. I rearranged this piece for our group to perform and it was so much fun to watch everyone start dancing to it!
I loved Grace Jones. Saw her live in Florida back in the late 80's and it was fantastic (and wild!). I've still got her CD's from back then. You will probably get suggestions for "Pull up to the bumper", "I'm not perfect (but I'm perfect for you)". I also like a couple of other cuts from that last album "Victor should have been a Jazz Musician", "Chan hitchhikes to Shanghai" and "Barefoot in Beverly Hills". Her music is definitely creative. Sometimes it's like she just is thinking about something from her week and puts it to music.
She also sang on a Duran Duran offshoot (Arcadia) song called Election Day..and was the character Mayday in the James Bond movie View to a Kill.
Rob, you nailed it. This is art. Lots of musicians. Few artists. ART is that extra-level genius very few know how to offer. (consider: I'm Not Perfect)
Grace did a brilliant cover version of The Pretenders Private Life. The legendary and highly influential Jamaican musicians and producers Sly and Robbie were responsible for her sound. If you type into RUclips Grace Jones on Russel Harty you can see when Grace slapped the Yorkshire chat show host on his chat show, which first got her noticed in the UK.
Love Grace Jones! This song conjures up a parisienne vibe in Paris, -- smoky cafes, especially with the accordion (and you know I love me songs with accordions since I'm an accordionist myself!).
I saw her perform last summer. She's amazing. 74 and she was the best act of the day. What a woman 🔥🔥 search for Grace Jones Rotterdam to see her performance at 74
Grace was everything and everywhere at one time. She's even a Bond girl.
It is impossible to capture what a revelation Grace Jones is. She revolutionized music in the 80's & 90's. She was Jamaican born and international in culture. This period of her albums Nightclubbing, Warm Leatherette, and Slave to the Rhythm were an especially creative period when she redefined cool, chic and modern, delivering the flat top fade hairstyle later widely mimiced by early hip hop stars. SHE had striking looks and out of this world fashion from the top couture designers.
She sings a modernized version of a hit by Motown's Marvelettes -- The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game -- which loses cool and suave. Listen to the club version of Feel Up, a remix by DJ superstar Larry Levan. Or maybe her song about making love during a car crash, Warm Leatherette. Her dusky alto, delivered in dulcst monotones was reminiscent of European stars like Marlene Dietrich.
She began her singing career in chiffon and tulle wearing an old 45 record on her head as a hat singing a disco tune so awful it became fabulous by going through the back door: I Need a Man; and a risque version of a French song 'La Vie en Rose'. Try these out
Nipple to the Bottle, Slave to the Rhythm, My Jamaican Guy, and the fabulous Pull Up to the Bumper (Larry Levan Mix). Nightclubbing and Hunter Gets Captured by the Game.
She still performs. You can catch her at Queen Elizabeth's 90th performing while using a hula hoop the entire time.
GRACE JONES IS WHAT FABULOUS IS MADE OF!!!!!
6:10 the reaction on Amber's face is pure reaction to Grace Jones. She's just got more talent than we can understand.
Fantastic artist. I literally bumped into her at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. She was there filming a view to a kill.Was 1984. She apologised after bumping into me, but I didn’t recognise her, but a bit later they called her on the tannoy, and I realised it was Grace Jones.
Grace is one of the greats! She has so many greats songs, some amazing grooves like Pull up to the bumper and I'm not perfect (But i'm perfect for you). Another amazing song is My Jamaican Guy, her own kind of reggae. One great sng after the other.
Grace Has a much bigger following in Europe where she lives and she still goes on tours. She still has striking beauty even into her 70's. I saw he in person up close on two occasions back in the late 80's and early 90's. She has never had any cosmetic surgery done, but people who do, try but fail to achieve her looks.
This piece was scored and arranged by Astor Piazzola...the famous argentinian tango composer and achordeon virtuoso....in other countries this song title has been changed to "Libertango"
Grace Jones! I would call it melancholy. Dark, sad, happy mixture. lol. She was very cool. New wave, punk rock, alternative, reggae influenced, international music.. Some disco. etc. Very versatile. Her songs and videos wre fun to check out when I was a kid, '80. Some of her good friends includes David Bowie, Iggy Pop, etc. So that explains it lol.
She's Jamaican, very pretty lady too. Tall and thin. She's also a model and actress, Creative, strong voice, stylish. Avant garde, artsy pop, similar to Kate Bush.
Very long career from the late '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s. "Slave To the Rhythm", "Demolition Man", "My Jamaican Guy", "Do or Die", "Amado Mio", ect next ones for yall to check out!
I love her. One of my favourite songs is Grace singing La vie en Rose, it makes me happy, must listen and watch her sing that 😀
She is incredible. Super model, actress, singer,... A one of a kind... Love her. And she is cool!
Grace Jones is UNIQUE. She is an absolute icon. She sings in Duran Duran's offshoot band Arcadia in a song called - "Election Day".
Also, her song "I'm Not Perfect( But I'm Perfect For You) from 1986 produced by Nile Rodgers has a similar groove and tempo to Duran Duran' s song "Notorious" also produced by Rodgers. The album "Inside Story" is where it comes from. Great release check it out!
Pull Up To My Bumper and Do Or Die are the hits I remember.
OMG! Finally! You must see the video for Corporate Cannibal. Demolition Man is also pretty wild. When she was still a bit more into her disco era, she also did a great cover of La Vie en Rose.
Grace Jones burst on to the scene a Legend. She only when Up from there. She's an Icon of the 80's and still brings it when there's a show to be done. She's a Phenomenon
go find something from her ''Night Clubbing'' album or her ''Warm Leatherette'' album Awesome Awesome Music.
I've always liked to describe Grace Jones as a force of nature. There is not one quite like her! She has an amazing voice, she is STUNNING to look at, she is a model, actress, singer, songwriter, fashion icon. I hope you'll continue to check out more of her music. Love Is The Drug, Warm Leatherette, Slave To The Rhythm, Victor Is A Jazz Musician, Walking In The Rain, Nightclubbing, I'm Not Perfect (but I'm perfect for you), Cooperate Cannibal, Williams' Blood, This Is, and so many more. She is a Bond girl, she was in the James Bond movie: A View To A Kill. She was also in Canan The Barbarian. One of my favorite movies she did was Boomerang with Eddie Murphy. She also did a very interesting movie called Vamp where she's a vampire.
Grace Jones is an ICON! I’m pretty sure she was one of the first supermodels. She’s always been cutting edge and commanded attention everywhere she went. She was in one of the Conan the Barbarian movies. She was a badass warrior. This was a nice surprise for female Friday. Thanks y’all!
"Super Models" have been around since the early 1940s, and the word 'supermodel' has been around since the days of Capucine, Twiggy, Veruschka, etc. in the early '60s - so Grace came along to international modelling in the '70s and contributed to the Diva persona transitioning to singing and acting.
She was May Day in James Bond: "A View To A Kill." Formidable!
Has a very Parisienne sound, the street beat, the classic French accordion and her unique style.
I've never heard this song before but I grew up listening to Grace Jones. Her brother, Noel Jones, is a pastor in Los Angeles.
Thank you so much for picking this recommendation.😊
Grace Jones is… Grace Jones. Unique, creative and a force of nature. Check out „Slave to the rhythm“, „Pull up to my bumper“, „Private Life“ and of course her beautiful version of „La vie en rose“.
Grace Jones is living art! I just recently saw Grace perform here in Seattle. She's 73 and she brought the house down. We were all living! She sang Slave to the Rhythm while hula hooping throughout the entire performance. Many people throw the term"iconic" around and I don't always agree. However, it's just facts that if anybody truly was iconic, it's Grace Jones.
She always looks in her videos as if she's about to bite your face off if you dare criticize her--but in interviews and concerts she's a very funny lady.
wow Grace Jones. I´ve seen her live, when she was already round 70, and did a great 2-hours-show with one ( very long) song using a hula-hoop during the whole song. man, i was very impressed. she´s a great musician and artist.
I love that you finally got to listen to and see Grace Jones. I knew it was a matter of time until she landed on your channel. She's amazing, and you're in for a very cool ride, Jay and Amber.
Grace Jones is a legend! 'I'm Not Perfect', 'Pull Up to the Bumper' are iconic songs of her. No one like her! Almost forgot 'Slave to the Rhythm'!
Warm Leatherette - Slave to the Rhythm - Walking in the Rain - Nightclubbing - I'm Not Perfect
Born in Jamaica, she performed at the opening of Studio 54, starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan the Destroyer, was body-painted by Keith Haring to star as a vampire in Vamp, and appeared in the Christmas at Pee-Wee's Playhouse special. She is an icon.
So glad you’re listening to Grace, you’ll also enjoy My Jamaican Guy and Pull Up to the Bumper.
Some disco, some soul, some 80s synth wave, some French chanson... and, of course, Grace Jones's mysterious appearance. As others have suggested, there are a few other nice hits of her (even though I love this one the best): Pull Up To The Bumper, Nipple To The Bottle, Slave To The Rhythm and a great cover of La Vie En Rose. She also was great in the Bond flick 'A View To A Kill' (1985, iirc).
Grace Jones was a force of nature, she was everywhere in the 80's, Bond Movie, model, music. Then just as suddenly she disappeared, I know she is still out there doing stuff but she went from the pinnacle of celebrity to "oh yeah I remember her" in no time.
She was such a sensation...so cool
Legendary and iconic! Miss Grace Jones is truly one of a kind. Another iconic performance was her role as Strangé in Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang…hilarious!
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound...
Love her music, she's not released many albums in her 45 year career but she's released some amazing tunes. Love her androgynous look and her confidence.
She releases an amazing album around 2008, Hurricane, and toured on the back of it. I saw the concert, it was amazing. She's in her 70s now and she's still a force of nature.
Some of my favourite songs from Grace include I'm not perfect (but I'm perfect for you), my Jamaican guy, Slave to the rhythm and Pull up to the bumper. All worth checking out.....
Grace was a supermodel with something to say!
Very cool - I've never seen/heard this song of hers before. She's definitely one of a kind.
Grace has had some amazing tracks, Pull up to the bumper, Slave to the Rythm and Corporate Cannibal. All very worthy of a review may I add!
I have had a MAD CRUSH on Grace Jones since I was a child! SO BEAUTIFUL and SO TALENTED!!!
Saw Grace Jones in late 70's & early 80's...always a very creative personality.
Grace Jones was in the sequel to "Conan the Barbarian" as Zula an Amazonian warrior. She kicked ass! She had 6 studio albums by that time.
She was in the "A view to a kill" James bond movie In 1985
Also a showcase for bassist Robbie Shakespeare and drummer Sly Dunbar a.k.a Sly & Robbie, who were part of the studio group "The Nassau All Stars", who are backing this.
I think my favorite memory of her is driving through the German wine country, with Grace on Radio Luxembourg, singing "La Vie en Rose." It was a great station!! Louis Prima, followed by Scorpions, is an example of their range.
I saw her live at a giant festival in the Netherlands in 2009 or something. About 250 acts in 3 days, and hers is the one performance that I still remember and think about. I-CONIC. 70 years old at the time and hoola hooping her way though Slave To The Rhythm ❤️ Check out the cover art for her album Island Life. Oh my god, gorge
Iconic, Miss Grace Jones is. Her live performance of "Slave to the Rhythm" while doing the hula hoop, in heels not missing a beat, is FANTABULOUS. Love her!
I Love this....Also Love watching you two very much....God Bless..xx
Loved Grace Jones! I was always mesmerized by her. Always avant garde and simply a work of art in anything she ever did! Released in 1981, this song was an excellent choice for a reaction! This song was used in the soundtrack of a great 1988 movie thriller you all should maybe add to your movie reaction list titled "Frantic", starring Harrison Ford. Great reaction y'all, thank you! ✌💙✌
This song was used as a theme in the Harrison Ford film, Frantic which took place in Paris.
I met Grace once. In 1987. All I can say is that nothing really prepares you. A unique individual. Her cover of Love is the Drug should be next I think.
Your reactions were priceless. The looks on your faces mirrored every teenager in America in the 80's when she first popped up on MTV. Definitely one of the most intriguing figures during that time.
They will never be another one like Grace Jones ! she was and still is in a league of her own ! Unique beauty , unique sense of style , unique in every way so out of the box for sure !! btw this song and La Vie en Rose are my favorite Grace Jones songs !
Such an icon. She is very dramatic. Love her look, so unique at the time. She s another over achiever. Slave to the Rhythm, banger. Thanks guys for the smile.
Slave To The Rhythm, Pull Up To The Bumper and La Vie En Rose are Grace Jones musts! ❤️😁
Grace Jones most famous role was as the villain Mayday in view to a kill which is a James bond movie
I saw her performance in NYC at a club called a The Garage back in the 80s. She is an amazing artist!
The Grace Jones movie "Vamp" is the coolest vampire cult film EVER!!!!
"SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM" was a massive 80s smash by grace great song
for reaction. ; )
I'm so thrilled you've discovered Ms. Jones! This is one of my favorites so thanks for sharing! Grace was (and I believe still is) huge in France. She's a style icon, (born in Jamaica) and she embodies "the arts". She was in Conan the Destroyer with Arnold Schwarzenegger (awesome character actress) and was a much coveted and sought after model/singer. Other songs I love of hers include "Slave to the Rhythm", "Pull Up to the Bumper" and "Walking in the Rain" (this last song is so atmospheric and hypnotic). For a while she was in a relationship with the actor Dolph Lundgren (the two together were a striking couple!) ❣
The absolute definition of cool. So damn talented in so many ways, she still looks and sounds original as hell some 40 years later.
Queen Diva Artist, multi linguist revolutionary Grace Jones. Original and kept it real. Bold and beautiful.
Pull up to the Bumper, My Jamaican Guy, Slave to the Rhythm, warmLeatherette, La Vie en rose.
She was an artist that was always ahead of her time and smashing boundaries. Bravo
Now, where we cool in the 80's or what!? Yes, I dare challenge todays artist to be this cool! Love this woman!
Grace is not just different, she’s Strangé. She is definitely an experience. Might want to hear her song “I’m Not Perfect” next.
You hit the nail on the head guys with your Talking Heads reference, Grace is definately in that genre and has many great weird songs..hope you check her out more.
"Pull Up To My Bumper" was her hit. Grace Jones is... unique (to say the least).
Slave To The Rhythm is another banger from her.
She had quite a few hits
She had 11 Top 10 hits on the US Dance Chart
She was relatively well known in the early to mid eighties and then faded from public consciousness. I was only vaguely aware of her music as a kid. This was an interesting introduction to it. I knew her best from movie and tv show appearances. Thank you for a reaction to this, as I probably would have remained unaware otherwise.
"La Vie en Rose" (Long Version) and "Slave to the Rhythm". Masterpieces.
"I'm not perfect" and "la vie en Rose "songs from Grace Jones are pure joy to listen.
I'm not perfect , A piece inspired by a meeting with Mick Jagger one day when they found themselves by chance in the same studio she had the idea when Mick Jagger and her were flirting together , Mick and Grace started to talk about a subject in particular that of couples formed by two celebrities. then discussed this obligation to be as perfect as a partner as an artist. only one sentence will emerge from this working session: “I’m not perfect, but I’m perfect for you”.
The video is awesome made by her ex husband the photographer Jean Paul Goude, guest appearance in this video, Keith Haring, Andy Warhol, Niles rogers.
La vie en rose is a remake from the famous french singer Edith Piaf.
thrilled to see you add grace jones to your world! strongly suggesting "pull up to the bumper" and "slave to the rhythm"
The accordion is reminiscent of a cafe in Paris in the 1940's. Maybe still, I have not been there in years.
The tune itself is called "Libertango" by Astor Piazzolla, from Argentina. Grace is Jamaican. The style is French Cabaret. Grace is very quirky to say the least but all her music is great. Try "My Jamaican Guy", "I Need a Man" and her version of "La Vie En Rose". She was also a Bond villain (A View to a Kill) 1985. Also check out her album covers.
I love "Slave to the Rhythm" and "Perfect" (and "Love is a Drug." In Paris (as a model) her roommate was Jerry Hall (Mick Jagger's ex-wife who had four children with him). She is amazing.
So far ahead of her time!! Love her!!
Wow, I never knew Grace Jones also sang! I remember her best from some of the movies she's done: Conan the Destroyer (of course! - she leaves quite an impression from that movie! Lol), the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and Ed Murphy's movie Boomerang. Even though I'm fairly oblivious to fashion, even I knew she was a wildly successful super model in the 80's and 90's. Her voice is lovely! So glad you reacted to her. I would say this is my first time hearing her sing a song, but her voice does sound really familiar; I wonder if I've heard her on the radio and never realized who it was. X)