I feel like crying....what a time to have grown up in. The 80s will never be repeated again and I mean EVER!!! Such talent, beauty, stage presence, should I go on lol. That kick ,snatch the microphone & drop into the choreography was friggin the best. Sheila E was a beast with those drum sticks. Seen her live a few times, once with Prince in London, UK. I remember dragging my teenage son at the last minute to come with me as a friend of mine dropped our, he didn’t know who she was until he Googled her on the way back from the show. He said “mum, am I allowed to swear’ as he was sooo shocked how gorgeous she was in her hey-day (she still is)! Too funny! He was also happy that as we were close to the stage she gave him a hi five and wink so that memory will always stay with him! ❤️❤️❤️
What a cool story!! I agree! The 80’s were the best!!! Prince, Appolonia, Vanity, Sheila E., they molded me!! All of these performances by these beautiful people just made me so happy. Dancing, trying to act all sexy like them (that’s when I discovered and fell in love with Victoria Secret!!!!) The big hair!! Man!! Like you said it will never be repeated!!!
It was like everything Prince touched turned to absolute funk gold back then. And the clothes, the dance moves.....it was completely from another planet. I'm so glad you were impacted by it the way you described. I was too. Sheila and Prince were magnificent.....
Sheila KILLED this performance! I remember when I was a kid and seeing this when it first aired and I was amazed at those glow in the dark drumsticks. Those were WAY ahead of their time!!! 🥁
This live performance is ON FIRE! Sheila E. was brilliant on percussions (while dancing!), sang great and looked gorgeous doing it! And kudos to her fierce band!
in theory one can appreciate an impressive performance without putting down other unrelated styles of music, but i'm sure all the young kids looking up Sheila E live footage on RUclips will take your creative notes to heart
Sheila E has other videos of her playing full on drum kits, back in her early days, you had to bring your A game, you couldn’t suck if you wanted to make it. She was a legend. Is a legend. You had to be if you performed with Prince (a multi-instrumentalist) it doesn’t matter if they’re mumbling or lalalaing or whatever, their talent comes from years of playing and writing and recording.
Sheila is gorgeous, talented, I loved every moment of "The Glamorous Life". Incidentally I am 85 years old and still playing the piano......I began studying at 9 years of age.
Don't need massive video screens, fireworks, 20+ choreographed dancers, animated dynamic stages/props... just a live, passionate, and co-ordinated band, lead by a talented entertainer!
I semi-concur, there's no denying her immense-talent but perhaps they didn't have all those pyro-technicolor extravaganzas back in da' day (or atleast not an elaborate stage show for her in particular - she was incredible but not A-List a.k.a. Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, etc.)...perhaps she would have use what they do now if it was readily available back then -no?
WTF@@deborahharrison7348 Cyndi Lauper is an incredible vocalist! Steve Perry from Journey raved about her voice during the historic "We Are The World" recordings...I never said Cher or Madonna could sing but regardless, they were all bonafide "A-LIST" singers who had top-of-the-line money to pay for extravagant stage shows...it's not an opinion, these are facts...they had the highest-grossing concerts during their hey-dey...your comprehension-skills is worse than your
PSSSsss-sst@@deborahharrison7348 Here's the "epic" clip from WE ARE THE WORLD ruclips.net/video/StzEcywUM1k/видео.html but you probably think Steve Perry can't sing either, right? FOH
Kur0y4m4 Your not old my friend......you just know great music when you hear it & appreciate real talent ( oh B.T.W Sheila E was & is HOT ) I will be 46 soon & I'm getting warm my brother......peace !
I'm not going to blame the kids for this. I blame the schools and politicians for cutting music out of school classes. You used to learn to how to play an instrument in school.
@@YiXingmusickpopit's not music that's absent or not, it's people not knowing what real music is and what to look for! Up to older folks to show the youth the beauty of these old hits.
I don't think people understand what it takes to perform like this as a band... Notice how tight and precise they all are... Moving in sync as one. 💯 This is beautiful. Visually as well as musically. ❤
@@ronaldeatman6603 Thanks. I only casually followed that scene, not like my cousin in Atlanta who actually came to know some of that crowd. I didn't realize the discrepancy. I also thought her having her dad be a longtime and recognized musician probably helped.
Prince may have been ultimately more famous, but if anything he was a “Sheila E Man” since he is the one who followed her career first before he ever became famous and approached her for her exceptional talent when she was already playing for major stars and with her family.
@@ronaldeatman6603 NOPE HE DIDN'T I USED TO LOVE TO WATCH THEM PERFORM TOGETHER THEY HAD THAT CHEMISTRY THAT WAS AWESOME I DIDN'T SEE THAT WITH THE OTHER WOMEN HE PERFORM WITH LOVE ME SOME PRINCE AND SHEILA E
The woman has everything, mad drumming skillz, a voice, a body to die for, stunning features, ability to dance - all with her clothes on, wow, they don't make em like this anymore! OUTSTANDING. This is an UNBEATABLE performance
Dilbert Doe How can you prove someone came to your pre-school? That's not something people just get on RUclips and say. Congratulations.... you played yourself!
Kenny Boudreaux If she lived next door to her and she was friends with her mom, I assume there should be photos. I'd think that the local newspaper may have written an article about her visiting the school, of which the OP may have clipped and saved. Seems like she's just making up a story to get likes.
Rd S I don't know you personally but if you said you graduated high school and got your diploma I wouldn't ask for proof. It's not like she saw bigfoot or something impossible like that. Just apparently shelia love the kids. Lol
Caz PK "why buy the cow if you get the milk for free?" Ask any guy, they won't do it if its not a requirement. And seriously, women waste more time and energy on what men do, think or want, that we'd all be better off using that energy to do stuff like this, instead. And stay completely single. It would also save us a lot of money and time not being a "baby mamma" buying what some guy said and finding out it's not true.
buickmonte Performers almost never did “backing tracks” back then or relied on technology like they do today. (Plus most of that technology didn’t exist at that time.) Sheila and her band played every instrument and produced every sound live onstage.
D Jones we are not blindly nostalgic were are just tired of being assaulted with really awful artists and bands . Shelia E could drum with the best of the men but due to other talents she never got a real chance to . Gina Schock also was a monster on the drums but never got to shine because of Belinda Carlisle . Schock went on to play with some of the greatest groups of all time . So nostalgia has nothing to do with people saying Meg White truly does suck , she doesn't even look like she cares and we have seen females from the 70's and 80's ( and later ) master the art of playing the drums. Sadly we got to survive The Spice Girls , Black Eyed Peas , boy bands and worse so we do miss better times . In our " nostalgia" though we can admit truths . There were horrid 80's band and Sid Vicious never could play bass even though people thought he was a God at it . He was unplugged almost every time he played and Glen Matlock recorded all the bass in ' Never Mind The Bullocks' even though he was fired . The only difference I see between Meg White and Sid is that Meg is alive . Forgive our love of Shelia , it is not nostalgia it is the fact that she plays like a boss .
What a night that was. In addition to Ms. Sheila E., my boys Hall & Oates ripped it up and Prince stole the night by receiving multiple awards and a phenomenal performance of, "Purple Rain". Lionel Ritchie, the host that night, was on point when he constantly referred to the night as "outrageous!!!" That was the night I fell in love with Sheila E....and I still am.
It should really be noted...She is playing and singing live! No pre-recorded crap. No auto tune. She is singing, dancing and playing her ass off without backing vocals or anything. Truly a beauty and a talent.
I stayed up to watch Shelia E. LIVE!!!!! The next day that all we talked about at school.....f@#king Good Times!!!!🔥 The fur coat ....Shelia E. is a true LEGEND!!!!!
I remember watching this live as a teenager and FREAKING OUT when she brought out the glow drumsticks!!! I caught one of her drumsticks at a 2012 concert. 😁
Caz PK Karen Carpenter did. Please note, timbales are not the same as kit drumming. I don't know any drum kit player who can just sit down at timbales and play them, and Latin players that do timbales or congas, are usually not anywhere near as adept at kit drums as they are at their regular instrument. They're not the same thing. :)
Sheila E. is one example of how our women & girls were so pretty back in the 80's & they dressed so clean & stylish!! Our styles & ways were totally different & completely better than Hollywood is now!! I'd love it if we could have our ways back!!
@Anthony Seltzer who the hell are you to speak on behalf of how women think? You think it’s a problem that women can wear whatever they want? You would fit right in, in Afghanistan.
I still get goose bumps watching this after all this time. You see when she came on the scene one's assumed that his Royal Badness only had men in his purple realm talent wise. He always knew how to pick those who had talent. Sheila E. did not disappoint by no means. Proved a woman could have beauty and musical skills and holed her own with the big boys. Nuff Said!
Holy shit! I always thought Sheila E was just another act controlled by Prince, but she definitely stands on her own. I think I've gone back to watch that encore at least 10 times since I clicked on this video. Glad I decided to watch this because I now have a newfound respect for her.
Oh yeah. Now that is a performance! Heard this song as I was walking through a store yesterday, which made me think about Prince. Thanks for years of great music!
Girlfriend jammed! When this song would come on at the club, you would have to race my sister and I to get to the dance floor! lol! Good times...good times! 🥳🎉💃
Sheila E. was not a great vocalist HOWEVER she made up for it in being a superb musician, dancer, performer and a show woman. I also have to say her band kicked ass! I love her female keyboardist.
@ Crowdfund7, I disagree with you when it comes to Janet vocally. While Janet does possess a soft voice, her sense of rhythm, erotic child-likeness,(Which gives her voice its uniqueness) vocal harmonies, emotiveness, and her ability to intertwine her voice within the music are unparalleled. Some of the best known musicians in the industry have complimented Janet on her vocal abilities, so unless you know music, I wouldn't be so quick to put Janet in the same category as Sheila when it comes to vocal ability. And my opinion, in no form or fashion, is a put down of Sheila E's talents!
I always liked her voice. It was smooth and unpretentiou, and she had excellent pitch. That’s really all you need especially when you’re as multi talented as she is.
I saw Sheila E. and her dad perform together at Seattle's Jazz Alley club in the early 90's. She has a gifted coordination you do not see often and a very warm presence. My father and I are also drummers.
...the planet had NEVER seen a woman be that GREAT...SAVAGE...DYNAMIC...and SEXY...while playing drums..dancing and singing...and making it all look so EFFORTLESS...with SWAGGER...she was so UNIQUE...and she always had the SLY GRIN...
Her Unsung was awesome! Man I tell you, artist back in the day had to WORK on stage. They were all great performers. All I see now in music is utter nonsense
I was lucky enough to see Prince , Sheila E and The Time on New Years 84/85 on Purple Rain Tour. She looked just as HOT then as in this video! It was an awesome show by all performers. RIP Prince and thank you
First, I think Shelia E. was so adorable when she went to pull her jacket clasp open a second time - and realized she had already opened it! That was SO ADORABLE!!! It proves how human and relatable she was and is. She was gorgeous then, and she's gorgeous now. Shelia, you're a triple threat and have it all!!! Love to you ❤️ 💕 ♥️
Sheila E. definitely a kick-ass percussionist! Saw her live in the Purple Rain tour with Prince in 85 and I was amazed by her talent...and of course Prince! Best concert ever, and man, will he ever be missed by me and millions of others. His talent was one of a kind!
+Janelle Lizotte Was The Time with them at show you saw? I was lucky enough to see Prince , Sheila E and The Time on New Years 84/85 on Purple Rain Tour. It was an awesome show by all performers. RIP Prince and thank you
@@beatlesfantoo I think The Time disbanded before the Purple Rain Tour..... I know Sheila E opened for Prince during that tour.....Morris Day left the Time before the tour....
@@rjackson3784 The Time & Sheila E did open for Prince in Dallas Dec 30 & 31 1984 and Jan 1 1985. I know because I was there. The Time disbanded later in 1985. There were 2 legs to the Purple Rain Tour - Leg 1- Nov 4 1984 thru Feb 4 1985.....Leg 2-Feb 14 1985 thru April 7 1985....Perhaps Leg 2 didn't have The Time.
@@rjackson3784 Here is a link to newspaper story of drummer Jeff Ryan who was inspired by the show in Dallas that mentions all 3 groups. www.dallasobserver.com/music/jeff-ryan-recalls-princes-legendary-reunion-arena-shows-that-inspired-his-career-8243771
@@beatlesfantoo I went to the shows on the 30th and 31st, I remember Sheila E opening, but the time wasn't there..... I checked out that link you posted, but in the article the guy was 13 at the time and couldn't remember what date he went.... there was elements of the time's songs that Prince included in the show, but the "band" wasn't there... they weren't included on the tour because Morris and Jesse were persuing solo careers by then...here is a link about the tour and who was on the tour and the dates and the set lists of tour...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_Tour
3:00 When she threw down the fur coat and picked up them glowing drumsticks!!! DEAD! 💀 That was ELECTRIFYING! I still have goosebumps. Listen to the end where even the darn camera man started clapping. 👏
I saw this when I was a kid and I've never forgotten the part where the lights went out and she drummed with the glowing drumsticks. I'll always think of her as the greatest drummer ever just for that alone.
I envy NOTHING from the new generation....absolutely nothing. I had incredible friends, incredible music and incredible times. When I die I want them to take me back to the eighties and bury me there.
WytheMan 74 me too! The way that crowd went apeshit during that encore you could tell by the expression on her face when the lights came back up that she KNEW she was fuckin it up!!! She made a name for herself right there in that moment.
Everybody used to put Sheila E, Denise “Vanity” Matthews and Appolonia in the same category but Sheila had real talent. That made her the sexiest to me. At the age of 62 she probably looks better now than she did then
I feel like crying....what a time to have grown up in. The 80s will never be repeated again and I mean EVER!!! Such talent, beauty, stage presence, should I go on lol. That kick ,snatch the microphone & drop into the choreography was friggin the best. Sheila E was a beast with those drum sticks. Seen her live a few times, once with Prince in London, UK. I remember dragging my teenage son at the last minute to come with me as a friend of mine dropped our, he didn’t know who she was until he Googled her on the way back from the show. He said “mum, am I allowed to swear’ as he was sooo shocked how gorgeous she was in her hey-day (she still is)! Too funny! He was also happy that as we were close to the stage she gave him a hi five and wink so that memory will always stay with him! ❤️❤️❤️
What a cool story!! I agree! The 80’s were the best!!! Prince, Appolonia, Vanity, Sheila E., they molded me!! All of these performances by these beautiful people just made me so happy. Dancing, trying to act all sexy like them (that’s when I discovered and fell in love with Victoria Secret!!!!) The big hair!! Man!! Like you said it will never be repeated!!!
@Anthony Seltzer Yes!! You nailed it too!!
It was like everything Prince touched turned to absolute funk gold back then. And the clothes, the dance moves.....it was completely from another planet. I'm so glad you were impacted by it the way you described. I was too.
Sheila and Prince were magnificent.....
@@yotubek You took the thought out of my mind. I had forgotten. There wasn't a bad example that I could think of.
You're definitely not wrong!
Sheila KILLED this performance! I remember when I was a kid and seeing this when it first aired and I was amazed at those glow in the dark drumsticks. Those were WAY ahead of their time!!! 🥁
Me too! A friend of mine didn't even like the song until she saw this performance with her on the drums!
This was when women were real women! Talented & merit!
@@stormy6454 they still are real women today weird bozo.
@@alazjaw.8968 I think you missed my point genius.
Same here!
This live performance is ON FIRE! Sheila E. was brilliant on percussions (while dancing!), sang great and looked gorgeous doing it! And kudos to her fierce band!
What a talent!!
Attention kids……THIS IS TALENT!!!!! Dropping a beat to some mumbling words is not talent.
WoW she is amazing such a talent !! 🌌
Amen
in theory one can appreciate an impressive performance without putting down other unrelated styles of music, but i'm sure all the young kids looking up Sheila E live footage on RUclips will take your creative notes to heart
Yeah mumbling is not what we used to in our day
Sheila E has other videos of her playing full on drum kits, back in her early days, you had to bring your A game, you couldn’t suck if you wanted to make it. She was a legend. Is a legend. You had to be if you performed with Prince (a multi-instrumentalist) it doesn’t matter if they’re mumbling or lalalaing or whatever, their talent comes from years of playing and writing and recording.
Sheila E is an underrated true legend.
Word. Lead singer and drummer at the same time
Yes!!
Very much so 💯
Couldn't more! She has it all! Prince recognized this.
Absolutely, mad skills!!!👍👌😍
I really miss Sheila E, Vanity, Morris Day, Prince,...I miss those days.
OMG VANITY!! LOVE...Z
Teena Marie
@@1nonlybrady NEVER EVER WILL FORGET, FORGET TO PLAY, FORGET TO DREAM ON(AEOROSMITH MEGA HIT), " OOOH BABY"(SUNG TO SMOKEY) & "LOVER GIRL"
Me 2! My teen years. The best years of my life ❤
@@jake105 Shilpa best in business
Sheila is gorgeous, talented, I loved every moment of "The Glamorous Life". Incidentally I am 85 years old and still playing the piano......I began studying at
9 years of age.
You go Loretta!
Loretta De Rosso WOW! Much respect to you 💕
Loretta De Rosso keep it up girl!!!!
Loretta De Rosso you go girl!!!
@Clinton Stewart Those are timbales...not a snare drum.
wtf? no naked women/men, no lip syncing, no autotune, no computers...why are people playing their own shit? what is this called?
Sheila E finally got her star today on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame, yay Sheila,you go girl
Out of all of Prince's female proteges, Sheila E holds that number 1 spot.
Facts 😊
i love her🥴😀😀😁
I will always have good things to say about Sheila E. But if I'm honest, looking at impact, the #1 spot probably ought to go to Wendy Melvoin.
....i disagree ROSIE GAINES is the ONE....
Sinead O'Connor. The only prince song that is beautifully sung, better than the original.
Don't need massive video screens, fireworks, 20+ choreographed dancers, animated dynamic stages/props... just a live, passionate, and co-ordinated band, lead by a talented entertainer!
I semi-concur, there's no denying her immense-talent but perhaps they didn't have all those pyro-technicolor extravaganzas back in da' day (or atleast not an elaborate stage show for her in particular - she was incredible but not A-List a.k.a. Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, etc.)...perhaps she would have use what they do now if it was readily available back then -no?
@@thekongstocks YOU CALLING CHER AND CYNDI LAUPER A-LIST WHERE THEY CAN'T EVEN SING
WTF@@deborahharrison7348 Cyndi Lauper is an incredible vocalist! Steve Perry from Journey raved about her voice during the historic "We Are The World" recordings...I never said Cher or Madonna could sing but regardless, they were all bonafide "A-LIST" singers who had top-of-the-line money to pay for extravagant stage shows...it's not an opinion, these are facts...they had the highest-grossing concerts during their hey-dey...your comprehension-skills is worse than your
PSSSsss-sst@@deborahharrison7348 Here's the "epic" clip from WE ARE THE WORLD ruclips.net/video/StzEcywUM1k/видео.html but you probably think Steve Perry can't sing either, right? FOH
PREACH!!!!! What’s crazy is that people will go broke paying to see all of that.
Nah, I’ll take a performance like this ANY DAY!!!!
I know I sound old, but kids today just dont KNOW!! This is REAL MUSIC. World needs more of THIS!!
Kur0y4m4 Your not old my friend......you just know great music when you hear it & appreciate real talent ( oh B.T.W Sheila E was & is HOT ) I will be 46 soon & I'm getting warm my brother......peace !
I'm not going to blame the kids for this. I blame the schools and politicians for cutting music out of school classes. You used to learn to how to play an instrument in school.
there's good music today, you just have to dedicate some time to discover what is out there.
@@YiXingmusickpopit's not music that's absent or not, it's people not knowing what real music is and what to look for!
Up to older folks to show the youth the beauty of these old hits.
Her and her whole family are beasts on instruments. Their live performances and sound are amazing.
Shelia E. Smooth voice , awesome drummer. Underrated artist of the 80's
Who is still listening in 2020 ❤💞
Yes ! from Japan !
Yes ! From japan !
I am. She played the hell out of that.
Here
Yep
Sheila E is the baddest female percussionist in the game!!! @3:26 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hell yeah!
This is what I remember most the glow-in-the-dark drumsticks she shut it down.
I don’t know her Dad was pretty Tight Too ..
At one time she was THE BEST percussionist in the game. Male or female. During the Prince Sign o the Times tour.
@@bear1more287 Yeah Pete wasn't no punk on them percussions!
I don't think people understand what it takes to perform like this as a band... Notice how tight and precise they all are... Moving in sync as one. 💯
This is beautiful. Visually as well as musically. ❤
Of all the "Prince Women" she was the only one I thought matched his swagger.
That's why he produced her first 3 albums. He didn't do that for the other ladies.
@@ronaldeatman6603 Thanks. I only casually followed that scene, not like my cousin in Atlanta who actually came to know some of that crowd. I didn't realize the discrepancy. I also thought her having her dad be a longtime and recognized musician probably helped.
Prince may have been ultimately more famous, but if anything he was a “Sheila E Man” since he is the one who followed her career first before he ever became famous and approached her for her exceptional talent when she was already playing for major stars and with her family.
@@ronaldeatman6603 NOPE HE DIDN'T I USED TO LOVE TO WATCH THEM PERFORM TOGETHER THEY HAD THAT CHEMISTRY THAT WAS AWESOME I DIDN'T SEE THAT WITH THE OTHER WOMEN HE PERFORM WITH LOVE ME SOME PRINCE AND SHEILA E
@@ronaldeatman6603 YES HE SURE DID
Now that was tight! Can't nobody mess with Sheila and her drumsticks! She is a beast! Love you mis Sheila, you rock!
The woman has everything, mad drumming skillz, a voice, a body to die for, stunning features, ability to dance - all with her clothes on, wow, they don't make em like this anymore! OUTSTANDING. This is an UNBEATABLE performance
Heard the Prince versión of the song but man I was blown away by this whole performance she electrified us all back then n now dam😮
I lived next to Sheila E. when I was younger. She came to my preschool to teach us drums because my mom asked her lol
Your mom is a genius
Sofia Salvatierra
Proof or STFU.
Dilbert Doe How can you prove someone came to your pre-school? That's not something people just get on RUclips and say. Congratulations.... you played yourself!
Kenny Boudreaux
If she lived next door to her and she was friends with her mom, I assume there should be photos.
I'd think that the local newspaper may have written an article about her visiting the school, of which the OP may have clipped and saved.
Seems like she's just making up a story to get likes.
Rd S I don't know you personally but if you said you graduated high school and got your diploma I wouldn't ask for proof. It's not like she saw bigfoot or something impossible like that. Just apparently shelia love the kids. Lol
Man, Prince had excellent taste in women! Sheila E. is definitely wife material! And she is killing the timbales!!!!
Yeah but he never married her ... Men :(
Caz PK "why buy the cow if you get the milk for free?" Ask any guy, they won't do it if its not a requirement. And seriously, women waste more time and energy on what men do, think or want, that we'd all be better off using that energy to do stuff like this, instead. And stay completely single. It would also save us a lot of money and time not being a "baby mamma" buying what some guy said and finding out it's not true.
Matthew Olden PRINCE was the Man!!! Rip♥️
Matthew Olden She comes from a family of percussionists. Her father Peter Escovedo is a Bay Area legend.
I hate to tell you this but Sheila is transgender like all celebrities
This video always gives me chills. She is brilliant on stage and on the drums.
I clicked on this thinking it would be a backing recording track playing,but damn was i wrong!!!! The whole group threw it down and tore it up !!!!
buickmonte Performers almost never did “backing tracks” back then or relied on technology like they do today. (Plus most of that technology didn’t exist at that time.) Sheila and her band played every instrument and produced every sound live onstage.
You NEVER have to tell Sheila you need more cowbell!!
lool
For sure
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Ah yes. Back when real musicianship mattered and counted for something.
Oh heck yes . Sheila E still leaves any female drummer in the dust . She has style , grace and can play all day .
MrVeesworld don't be so blindly nostalgic that you ignore the incredible talent of the present and unfairly dismiss it.
D Jones we are not blindly nostalgic were are just tired of being assaulted with really awful artists and bands .
Shelia E could drum with the best of the men but due to other talents she never got a real chance to . Gina Schock also was a monster on the drums but never got to shine because of Belinda Carlisle . Schock went on to play with some of the greatest groups of all time . So nostalgia has nothing to do with people saying Meg White truly does suck , she doesn't even look like she cares and we have seen females from the 70's and 80's ( and later ) master the art of playing the drums.
Sadly we got to survive The Spice Girls , Black Eyed Peas , boy bands and worse so we do miss better times . In our " nostalgia" though we can admit truths . There were horrid 80's band and Sid Vicious never could play bass even though people thought he was a God at it . He was unplugged almost every time he played and Glen Matlock recorded all the bass in ' Never Mind The Bullocks' even though he was fired .
The only difference I see between Meg White and Sid is that Meg is alive . Forgive our love of Shelia , it is not nostalgia it is the fact that she plays like a boss .
+marci mars Right on. Back in the day you had to at least bring it with your instrument. Who is even playing instruments anymore.
Laura Veney Musicians are way better these days then they were back then. Sorry its true.
This performance is FIERCE! Make sure you watch til the end.
Why, what happens at the end?
golden transition.
Yo! The drum sticks lit the fuck up and started changing colors! Holy wow!
I hope she got a standing ovation for this fantastic high energy performance!
Sheila’s so beautiful. I miss the 80’s so much. I’d do the entire decade all over again.
This is what top-forty used to look like, kids.
she was like "oh you thought I was finished?!"
ashpar21 exactly whoa❣️🙏🏼
29 years later, still one of the top 5 live performances in TV history !!!!!
LMAO 😂
*NOT EVEN CLOSE!*
amen.
@@dilbertdoe601 you’re white. no one asked you.
I miss when they played instruments and actually sang
oumick1313 People still do that today lmao, tf are you on about?
Me too!
Yuh Aye nope all software prerecorded
Agreed
I think Sheila E's the only one who was actually playing anything.
Wow -- 30 yrs went by in the blink of an eye...
Tell me about it!
Whew!!!🤦🏿♀️
Yeah...,
Sheila just straight schooled everyone with this performance and 31 years later she may have topped herself at this year's BET Awards.
The hair,the makeup,the outfit she’s so 80’s,she’s super talented one of a kind!
What a night that was. In addition to Ms. Sheila E., my boys Hall & Oates ripped it up and Prince stole the night by receiving multiple awards and a phenomenal performance of, "Purple Rain". Lionel Ritchie, the host that night, was on point when he constantly referred to the night as "outrageous!!!" That was the night I fell in love with Sheila E....and I still am.
"Hall & Oates!!? BWAHAHAHAHA!!
Pre-packaged pretty boy pop stars! Bleah. They. Are. Awful.
Yes!! Outrageous!!! All night!!
Mj did the we are the world after this
The best live performance from Sheila E
I can't imagine anyone would give this a thumbs down
They jealeous,of her
Sad people.
Their ears don't work
@@pameladouglas4289 you're right about that girl
It should really be noted...She is playing and singing live! No pre-recorded crap. No auto tune. She is singing, dancing and playing her ass off without backing vocals or anything. Truly a beauty and a talent.
I stayed up to watch Shelia E. LIVE!!!!! The next day that all we talked about at school.....f@#king Good Times!!!!🔥 The fur coat ....Shelia E. is a true LEGEND!!!!!
I remember watching this on tv as a little kid, that's a hell of a lasting impression!!
When Talent and not only looks mattered!
💯💯💯💯💯
+andre p She's not that good.
+Lj Jones LMFAOOOOOOOOO SAVAGE!!!
At least I know my father.
All that mattered to Prince:
Looks - 100%
Talent - 100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
This is the most exciting live performance I've ever watched. No lie.
she was the reason I joined my school band! 💖💖💖
I remember watching this live as a teenager and FREAKING OUT when she brought out the glow drumsticks!!! I caught one of her drumsticks at a 2012 concert. 😁
The kick at 1:21 😍 . No backing tracks, no fakeness, just pure talent 💯
Damn she was talented! Singing, dancing, drumming, just commanded the stage! LOVE!!! Hot as hell too!
torres songs Agreed. On all levels...
was?!?!? SE will STILL drum a ninja out of this UNIVERSE!
Her kick at 1:22. love love love it so hot
I forgot about that kick...omg, so badass.
what i like most... she looks so genuine...
Heallll yeah
sheila is a triple threat .... dances sings plays instruments while doing it - no one else has made it happen yet.
Caz PK Bruno Mars
woman
Caz PK Karen Carpenter did.
Please note, timbales are not the same as kit drumming. I don't know any drum kit player who can just sit down at timbales and play them, and Latin players that do timbales or congas, are usually not anywhere near as adept at kit drums as they are at their regular instrument.
They're not the same thing. :)
gaga does it
Sheila E. is one example of how our women & girls were so pretty back in the 80's & they dressed so clean & stylish!! Our styles & ways were totally different & completely better than Hollywood is now!! I'd love it if we could have our ways back!!
Kinda slutty (no qualms -jus' sayin' tho)
@@thekongstocks Yeah, in a good way.
Women can wear whatever the hell they want.
@Anthony Seltzer who the hell are you to speak on behalf of how women think? You think it’s a problem that women can wear whatever they want? You would fit right in, in Afghanistan.
@@mvp84nl U mad?
Fun fact: This is Nicole Richie's biological aunt. She was adopted by Lionel Richie and his wife.
you can see the family resemblance
Wow!
Yes she was born Nicole Camille Escovedo her Biological Father is Peter Michael Escovedo who is Sheila's Brother.
So what....she doesn't have the talent Shiela E and her family has., so it doesn't matter.
@@chriso8193 No.
Fantastic performance! I love performers who take a bow to acknowledge audience applause. Shows gratitude!
I still get goose bumps watching this after all this time. You see when she came on the scene one's assumed that his Royal Badness only had men in his purple realm talent wise. He always knew how to pick those who had talent. Sheila E. did not disappoint by no means. Proved a woman could have beauty and musical skills and holed her own with the big boys. Nuff Said!
She was good. Have known a few people, who thought she died. Of course not true, still kicking...
OMG WTF WHAT AN INSANE PERFORMANCE RESPECT !
THEY fucking MURDERED IT!!!
Living on the edge of a wardrobe malfunction.
Holy shit! I always thought Sheila E was just another act controlled by Prince, but she definitely stands on her own. I think I've gone back to watch that encore at least 10 times since I clicked on this video. Glad I decided to watch this because I now have a newfound respect for her.
+koopatroopa187 like how you talk...
koopatroopa187 lol I get the impression no one controls Sheila E.
Prince wrote the music...
U would like to read up on her and her fam then trust me👌🙏
Andrew Brunnette that may be why they never married.
Oh yeah. Now that is a performance! Heard this song as I was walking through a store yesterday, which made me think about Prince. Thanks for years of great music!
Girlfriend jammed!
When this song would come on at the club, you would have to race my sister and I to get to the dance floor! lol!
Good times...good times! 🥳🎉💃
The man who gives her the coat at 2:40 is my grandpa.
Your grandpa is classy and a true gentleman👍
Super cool!!!!
Now THAT is how you rock a stage !
An excellent musician....just like Prince! His musical influence is dripping all over her!
1:28 the whole band are in sync
Off the charts
They did that jump and sideways walk in the video.
See kids, back in those days you had to have to be talent to be famous. Is there anyone today with one/tenth of what she's got?
literal queen. She didn't need antics but they were glamorous nonetheless! and those glowing drumsticks!
Sheila E. was not a great vocalist HOWEVER she made up for it in being a superb musician, dancer, performer and a show woman. I also have to say her band kicked ass! I love her female keyboardist.
i looked at some footage from when she was in the Revolution and she could hold a pretty nice note..
+Nikia Minaj she's totally a better vocalist now, I agree. I've seen her live and she was so so good. Her charisma matches her talent.
G White I disagree.
Listen to "Hold Me ." Superb singing by Ms. E.
@ Crowdfund7, I disagree with you when it comes to Janet vocally. While Janet does possess a soft voice, her sense of rhythm, erotic child-likeness,(Which gives her voice its uniqueness) vocal harmonies, emotiveness, and her ability to intertwine her voice within the music are unparalleled. Some of the best known musicians in the industry have complimented Janet on her vocal abilities, so unless you know music, I wouldn't be so quick to put Janet in the same category as Sheila when it comes to vocal ability. And my opinion, in no form or fashion, is a put down of Sheila E's talents!
I always liked her voice. It was smooth and unpretentiou, and she had excellent pitch. That’s really all you need especially when you’re as multi talented as she is.
Hell yea that's how it's done 80's style
I feel like when she didn’t see the crowd responding the way she wanted, she said oh yeah? And KILLED IT❤
I'm watching this alone in my apartment, yet, at the end of this I stood and clapped. Goddamn it!
Hell yeah!
LMAO....but definitely deserved !!!
I saw Sheila E. and her dad perform together at Seattle's Jazz Alley club in the early 90's. She has a gifted coordination you do not see often and a very warm presence. My father and I are also drummers.
Who are the 86 f*ckers who put a thumb down???
They don't matter. Next.
Rick James fans lol
blackgargamel ‘86 ‘downers’ must be TINY TIM fans🙄😏🤣
She was at the July 4th celebration last Thursday and was still fantastic, 40 years later!
The cymbal kick gets every time, dang Shelia....👊
Perfect
She's an absolute beast. Prince didn't waste his time and efforts on fluff. He of all people knew real talent when he saw it.
...the planet had NEVER seen a woman be that GREAT...SAVAGE...DYNAMIC...and SEXY...while playing drums..dancing and singing...and making it all look so EFFORTLESS...with SWAGGER...she was so UNIQUE...and she always had the SLY GRIN...
Her Unsung was awesome! Man I tell you, artist back in the day had to WORK on stage. They were all great performers. All I see now in music is utter nonsense
I was lucky enough to see Prince , Sheila E and The Time on New Years 84/85 on Purple Rain Tour. She looked just as HOT then as in this video! It was an awesome show by all performers. RIP Prince and thank you
Lucky you
Wow how was it cause me and my sister saw prince in my hometown Philadelphia in 2004 😊
REAL ENTERTAINMENT
I got to see Sheila E in 1985...she toured with Prince...Purple Rain Tour, what a show!
First, I think Shelia E. was so adorable when she went to pull her jacket clasp open a second time - and realized she had already opened it! That was SO ADORABLE!!! It proves how human and relatable she was and is.
She was gorgeous then, and she's gorgeous now. Shelia, you're a triple threat and have it all!!! Love to you ❤️ 💕 ♥️
Sheila E. definitely a kick-ass percussionist! Saw her live in the Purple Rain tour with Prince in 85 and I was amazed by her talent...and of course Prince! Best concert ever, and man, will he ever be missed by me and millions of others. His talent was one of a kind!
+Janelle Lizotte Was The Time with them at show you saw? I was lucky enough to see Prince , Sheila E and The Time on New Years 84/85 on Purple Rain Tour. It was an awesome show by all performers. RIP Prince and thank you
@@beatlesfantoo I think The Time disbanded before the Purple Rain Tour..... I know Sheila E opened for Prince during that tour.....Morris Day left the Time before the tour....
@@rjackson3784 The Time & Sheila E did open for Prince in Dallas Dec 30 & 31 1984 and Jan 1 1985. I know because I was there. The Time disbanded later in 1985. There were 2 legs to the Purple Rain Tour - Leg 1- Nov 4 1984 thru Feb 4 1985.....Leg 2-Feb 14 1985 thru April 7 1985....Perhaps Leg 2 didn't have The Time.
@@rjackson3784 Here is a link to newspaper story of drummer Jeff Ryan who was inspired by the show in Dallas that mentions all 3 groups. www.dallasobserver.com/music/jeff-ryan-recalls-princes-legendary-reunion-arena-shows-that-inspired-his-career-8243771
@@beatlesfantoo I went to the shows on the 30th and 31st, I remember Sheila E opening, but the time wasn't there..... I checked out that link you posted, but in the article the guy was 13 at the time and couldn't remember what date he went.... there was elements of the time's songs that Prince included in the show, but the "band" wasn't there... they weren't included on the tour because Morris and Jesse were persuing solo careers by then...here is a link about the tour and who was on the tour and the dates and the set lists of tour...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Rain_Tour
Title of this video should be: The best stage presence ever
1:23 that kick with the cymbal!
Shiela E made Madonna look like pillar of salt! x
3:00 When she threw down the fur coat and picked up them glowing drumsticks!!! DEAD! 💀 That was ELECTRIFYING! I still have goosebumps. Listen to the end where even the darn camera man started clapping. 👏
I saw this when I was a kid and I've never forgotten the part where the lights went out and she drummed with the glowing drumsticks. I'll always think of her as the greatest drummer ever just for that alone.
I envy NOTHING from the new generation....absolutely nothing. I had incredible friends, incredible music and incredible times. When I die I want them to take me back to the eighties and bury me there.
the most glamerous female drummer.... 4eva!!!!
I'm an older White guy and I think she is the #1 HOTTIE from the 80's! And such an entertainer! WOW!
She is Freaking Awesome
Look at Sheila E then and Sheila E now and there is not much of a difference.
I remember this performance very well, when I was a kid...I was 11 at the time...
Full of energy and visually stunning...
WytheMan 74 me too! The way that crowd went apeshit during that encore you could tell by the expression on her face when the lights came back up that she KNEW she was fuckin it up!!! She made a name for herself right there in that moment.
I remember watching this when it aired. Been searching for it like crazy. shiela is so spectacular. Thanks for posting this..
Everybody used to put Sheila E, Denise “Vanity” Matthews and Appolonia in the same category but Sheila had real talent. That made her the sexiest to me. At the age of 62 she probably looks better now than she did then
ZERO comparison. Prince was a fan of Sheila’s before he ever became famous and approached Her!
At 1:22 where she's banging the drums, grabs the mic, and then twirls is sick.
Sis was fuckin it UPPPP!!! Blew the audience away during that glow-in-the-dark encore too...this chick was a SAVAGE ahead of her time!
She did that in the music video too
a concert that's actually really entertaining, also its incredibly difficult to play drums and sing at the same time so props to her
The Prince girls were really fly cute and sexy
Sheila e got her star today thank you prince for pushing her up front
She looks gorgeous throughout the whole thing but I love her smile at 2:44 ❤
👍 Me too. I fall in love at, exactly, 2:44❤❤
This was COOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!