I was a teenager when this came out. And I have been trying to find who sang this song. Fast forward over 30 years later, I'm listening to it. Finally, I know who the artist is . She did a good job . Thank you for uploading this video.
💙💜⚡⚡ I named both my sons' middle name ~Anthony. A beautiful name! St. Anthony is a bible name; meaning one who is highly praiseworthy ~ this song is lovely n divine & was definitely an inspiration to me! Prince's sister💜has a beautiful captivating voice! I have always loved this song 🎶 since I was young! My son is tickled when I sing this song 4 him & tell him ~save a little love for me 💙💜⚡⚡in your heart~💚
This is my taste in music. Even though it is 80s, I would listen to this today while relaxing cooking something healthy on a Sunday afternoon after church. This is timeless. Why is she singing to Marc Anthony?
I don’t know if she is singing this song for the Marc Anthony, he was just starting out when this album was being written. The name just fits the melody well. I could be wrong or I could just be being a “Marc Anthony hater,”that never got over him breaking up with Jennifer Lopez…🤣
Ahh yes the sad thing is the reason songs get to be “hits” has little to do with how good they sound. Back when this came out I was a pop radio DJ. Nothing from this album was promoted to pop radio so we didn’t play her. I had a club mix show that ran on Saturday nights and I used to mix her other song “L.O.V.E.” and people seemed to like it, I got a few calls asking who it was. It was fun telling them it was Prince’s sister. So that’s the deal, lots of real great songs that never get heard by a large enough audience. Oh I had one song I like to think I was pivotal in making a hit record. The band was Silk and they had their first single “Happy Days.” The track was OK but as it climbed the charts I started getting calls for another song on the CD. “Hey man you need to check out cut 6 on that CD. I was young and stupid so one day I decided to play cut 6 without even listening to it first! (A real stupid move) The song was “Freak Me,” which was a better song. So every day instead of “Happy Days” I would play “Freak Me.” After about a week the record label called me and asked me to stop playing the song and play the song they wanted me to play. I did but the fire had been lit and in two weeks “Freak Me” was released and it was a bona fide smash hit. I know I probably wasn’t the only DJ in the country that played that song but I helped.
@@josebrown5961 Fantastic read. I must add that the Tyka track , I did hear played on a soul radio show in the UK, so I must mention Andy Peebles - he spun it at the time of its release in about 1988, on BBC Radio One - a national radio station. I still have the recording of that show on tape. Just checked how well Freak Me did in the UK and it peaked at 46, but what-a-choon! It was around in the charts in 93 and popped back into the top 75 again in 1994.
Hi, it's never too late i sing , never let it be known, write songs, poems , etc. i etc, but back to tyka i love her voice, sounds like. motown, music. she sounds better than some with all this money.
great song and beautiful voice. I hear you played 4 instruments as well. Tyka I hear you lived in Irving Tx for a minute. I've lived here for 20 years but was born in Owatanna. #staystrong #letGODGUIDEYOU
Was jammin' this in Alaska (Air Force). It really made for sensational atmosphere, very nice music.... NOW !PRINCE! A Music God^ Funk, Ballad, Rock....
Thanks for uploading this. I like this a lot. It looks like it hit the nr 33 in the billboard chart, but should have rached number one. Infortunatly is not so rare that a great song/voice doesn't get the credit its supposed to
@@jsamc Actually Prince DID need marketing. To be quite honest Prince was his own worst enemy when it comes to marketing. For folks like you and me Prince was special but back then things were different. An example I like to use is this. Michael Jackson released two albums in the early 80s, “Thriller,” and “Bad.” The first had 7 singles, and the second had 8. Prince in the same time had an album a year, even a double album. He also had a hit film Purple Rain. Then there’s The Time, Sheila E, Apollonia 6, and whoever else I may be forgetting. Prince wrote ALL that content,and played most of the instruments as well. As a Prince fan when this was happening I was in heaven! But now I’m an old man and have worked in the music biz. Knowing what I know now I would have hated my life if I were in charge of marketing him. The cost of reintroducing him to an audience every album, then having him dump all of that and come out with a new album that sounds nothing like the one that is still out…Again when I was a young listener (and radio DJ) I loved it. Remember 1999 had 5 hit singles, it was a double album and could have had more singles but they stopped promoting it to push the Purple Rain movie. The first single When Doves Cry, was a smash. It sounded nothing like anything that was on 1999. That album also had 4 more singles but they were quick because by the next year Around The World In A Day comes out and it sounds nothing like Purple Rain! Again me the fan was loving this, by then I was starting my radio career and my program director wasn’t feeling Prince because of all the changes. Prince and MJ were different kinds of artists. I preferred Prince. The basic person couldn’t keep up with his changes,and Warners didn’t like it much either.
@@josebrown5961 M.J wrote hits. Prince was an artist first and most of all. He wrote songs that became hits.M.J wanted hits but Prince wanted to express his self more than having hits. Epic records would have had a fit if The Jacksons put out "weird"music as much as Prince did.Both great artist just different agendas.
@@jsamcYes but MJ had others write many of his best songs. Rod Temperton MADE Michael Jackson. Like I said, I was/am a Prince fan. I loved all the great music he gave us. But he really put out too much music. The 1999 album could have had more hit singles, but he had Purple Rain. Same with Sign O The Times, that album had like 4 singles-it was a double album, he had more singles that could have been released. But here comes Lovesexy so all those other songs… As a fan I loved all the music. The “average” fan couldn’t deal with all the new music. Prince also had records that didn’t sound too much like the other ones. Purple Rain didn’t sound anything like “Around The World In A Day,” so the “average listener” sometimes didn’t pick up on it. They wanted Prince to sound like Purple Rain, the record didn’t sound like that, it was different.
Marcus Rob Marc Anthony just happens to be a Prince impersonator from the UK who Prince himself was aware of & this song actually reached no. 33 which is the highest degree in the Scottish rite of freemasonry.
These stupid and ignorant comments about Tyka. Everyone thinks that they no so much. Let me say this I worked for Prince for 5 years. Tyka is not Prince in disguise. And she is very talented also.
Boy, technology is amazing today isn't it! You can bet that thhhhat is not Tyka's Nelson! She's already made out pretty good since our Genuinely Beautiful, Multi Talented, PRINCE passed away! STRANGE,, HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HER BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY,
Hi, it's never too late i sing , never let it be known, write songs, poems , etc. i etc, but back to tyka i love her voice, sounds like. motown, music. she sounds better than some with all this money.
Love this song.....Who's listening 2024.....!!!!!
Me!!! :)
Back when this came out I had just finished college. I ‘discovered’ this and wore the record out! I still own it.
I was a teenager when this came out. And I have been trying to find who sang this song. Fast forward over 30 years later, I'm listening to it. Finally, I know who the artist is . She did a good job . Thank you for uploading this video.
Been in love with this song since I was a teenager
Me TOOOOO!!
💙💜⚡⚡
I named both my sons' middle name ~Anthony. A beautiful name! St. Anthony is a bible name; meaning one who is highly praiseworthy ~ this song is lovely n divine & was definitely an inspiration to me!
Prince's sister💜has a beautiful captivating voice! I have always loved this song 🎶 since I was young! My son is tickled when I sing this song 4 him & tell him ~save a little love for me
💙💜⚡⚡in your heart~💚
This is my taste in music. Even though it is 80s, I would listen to this today while relaxing cooking something healthy on a Sunday afternoon after church. This is timeless. Why is she singing to Marc Anthony?
I read she just had a really big crush on him. Kinda strange but the song is good so whatever haha.
C S 😂 😂
I don’t know if she is singing this song for the Marc Anthony, he was just starting out when this album was being written. The name just fits the melody well.
I could be wrong or I could just be being a “Marc Anthony hater,”that never got over him breaking up with Jennifer Lopez…🤣
TYKA🙌🏽..this joints an oldschool gem 💎
When do you EVER hear this played on the radio? Lovely song.
Ahh yes the sad thing is the reason songs get to be “hits” has little to do with how good they sound.
Back when this came out I was a pop radio DJ. Nothing from this album was promoted to pop radio so we didn’t play her.
I had a club mix show that ran on Saturday nights and I used to mix her other song “L.O.V.E.” and people seemed to like it, I got a few calls asking who it was. It was fun telling them it was Prince’s sister.
So that’s the deal, lots of real great songs that never get heard by a large enough audience.
Oh I had one song I like to think I was pivotal in making a hit record. The band was Silk and they had their first single “Happy Days.”
The track was OK but as it climbed the charts I started getting calls for another song on the CD. “Hey man you need to check out cut 6 on that CD.
I was young and stupid so one day I decided to play cut 6 without even listening to it first! (A real stupid move) The song was “Freak Me,” which was a better song.
So every day instead of “Happy Days” I would play “Freak Me.” After about a week the record label called me and asked me to stop playing the song and play the song they wanted me to play.
I did but the fire had been lit and in two weeks “Freak Me” was released and it was a bona fide smash hit. I know I probably wasn’t the only DJ in the country that played that song but I helped.
@@josebrown5961 Fantastic read. I must add that the Tyka track , I did hear played on a soul radio show in the UK, so I must mention Andy Peebles - he spun it at the time of its release in about 1988, on BBC Radio One - a national radio station. I still have the recording of that show on tape.
Just checked how well Freak Me did in the UK and it peaked at 46, but what-a-choon! It was around in the charts in 93 and popped back into the top 75 again in 1994.
Keep singing Tyka!! You have a beautiful voice, let the whole world hear you!!
Great tune - shame it's not on Spotify.
Thanks!
Love this song takes me back to yesterday's .
yes...i remember when this came out...young love years...
wish her music was still in this style...
I like this song very much.
Wauwww...I was searching for a long, long time for this song...
And finally I found it...
THANX A MILLION GUYSZZZ!!
I LOVE THIS SONG!!!
Hi, it's never too late i sing , never let it be known, write songs, poems , etc. i etc, but back to tyka i love her voice, sounds like. motown, music. she sounds better than some with all this money.
She's such a great talent, love her voice! I'm a big fan of her bro Prince ...
great song and beautiful voice. I hear you played 4 instruments as well. Tyka I hear you lived in Irving Tx for a minute. I've lived here for 20 years but was born in Owatanna. #staystrong #letGODGUIDEYOU
Janie Luna Tyka lived in my area (Raleigh, NC) for a bit back in the day.
Was jammin' this in Alaska (Air Force). It really made for sensational atmosphere, very nice music.... NOW !PRINCE! A Music God^ Funk, Ballad, Rock....
Kinda sounds like Tracy Spencer!! Very pretty song!
Brings me back to an awesome time...
back to the good old days.love this song
I been looking for this song for years ,thanks for posting
I remember 1988. This song reminds me of my first crush
Thanks to this song ....now I have 8 kids! Peace!✌️
Wow, that family has talent!
Love this thank you for posting this jewel
Thanks for uploading this. I like this a lot. It looks like it hit the nr 33 in the billboard chart, but should have rached number one. Infortunatly is not so rare that a great song/voice doesn't get the credit its supposed to
FAMILY FIRST 🥇 support of loves ones' goals is paramount to a victorious existence.
I love her albums. Dreamy voice.
I love this song...MEMORIES !!!
I really like this song!! Nice.
She feels about Marc Anthony the way I feel about her brother prince LOVE. Save some love for me Prince.
I did not realize that Prince is her brother. I love this song.
memories!! Thanks!
Great Album!!
I love her voice, memories of Grafenwohr, Germany 1988
I was there same time
@@jeromebrown4940 yeah bro, I was stationed there for three years. One of the best duty stations the Army has.
I luv this song
Tyka can actually sing! She has such a lovely voice. If only she was marketed like Prince she would've been as memorable as her brother.
Prince needed no marketing. He had hits.
Growing up she never realized Prince was a star.
@@jsamc Actually Prince DID need marketing. To be quite honest Prince was his own worst enemy when it comes to marketing. For folks like you and me Prince was special but back then things were different.
An example I like to use is this. Michael Jackson released two albums in the early 80s, “Thriller,” and “Bad.” The first had 7 singles, and the second had 8.
Prince in the same time had an album a year, even a double album. He also had a hit film Purple Rain. Then there’s The Time, Sheila E, Apollonia 6, and whoever else I may be forgetting. Prince wrote ALL that content,and played most of the instruments as well.
As a Prince fan when this was happening I was in heaven! But now I’m an old man and have worked in the music biz. Knowing what I know now I would have hated my life if I were in charge of marketing him. The cost of reintroducing him to an audience every album, then having him dump all of that and come out with a new album that sounds nothing like the one that is still out…Again when I was a young listener (and radio DJ) I loved it.
Remember 1999 had 5 hit singles, it was a double album and could have had more singles but they stopped promoting it to push the Purple Rain movie. The first single When Doves Cry, was a smash. It sounded nothing like anything that was on 1999. That album also had 4 more singles but they were quick because by the next year Around The World In A Day comes out and it sounds nothing like Purple Rain! Again me the fan was loving this, by then I was starting my radio career and my program director wasn’t feeling Prince because of all the changes.
Prince and MJ were different kinds of artists. I preferred Prince. The basic person couldn’t keep up with his changes,and Warners didn’t like it much either.
@@josebrown5961 M.J wrote hits. Prince was an artist first and most of all. He wrote songs that became hits.M.J wanted hits but Prince wanted to express his self more than having hits. Epic records would have had a fit if The Jacksons put out "weird"music as much as Prince did.Both great artist just different agendas.
@@jsamcYes but MJ had others write many of his best songs. Rod Temperton MADE Michael Jackson.
Like I said, I was/am a Prince fan. I loved all the great music he gave us. But he really put out too much music.
The 1999 album could have had more hit singles, but he had Purple Rain. Same with Sign O The Times, that album had like 4 singles-it was a double album, he had more singles that could have been released. But here comes Lovesexy so all those other songs…
As a fan I loved all the music. The “average” fan couldn’t deal with all the new music. Prince also had records that didn’t sound too much like the other ones. Purple Rain didn’t sound anything like “Around The World In A Day,” so the “average listener” sometimes didn’t pick up on it. They wanted Prince to sound like Purple Rain, the record didn’t sound like that, it was different.
Muy bonita la canción!
I was humming this song all day today
Tyka, keep believing and never stop dreaming
Now I just need "Yellow Moon, Red Sky" and my life will be complete.
Good job singing keep your dream alive, don't listen to the critics most of them don't know what there talking about, but to hate. GBU!
I remember this it went to like number 30 or something on the charts...
Wonder if she was singing about the 80s R&B singer Mark Anthony (the one who recorded the jam "1919 Main Street").
Marcus Rob Marc Anthony just happens to be a Prince impersonator from the UK who Prince himself was aware of & this song actually reached no. 33 which is the highest degree in the Scottish rite of freemasonry.
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@PopCulture20 LMMFAO!! u right....i was trippin that day!! my bad this is great music
Still waiting on adu, heroine heroics, to transport H2O 🔙, respectfully.
wow!! nice :)
I hear a lil bit of Randy Crawford (singer of StreetLife)
she has many more songs than "streetlife"..just sayin.
listen to "almaz"
WHANT EVER HAPPEN TO TANKA NELESON THIS SONG THEN BEFOUR THE WHOLE WORLD KNEW THAT IS PRINCE'S LITTLE SISTER SHE DISAPIAERD..
These stupid and ignorant comments about Tyka. Everyone thinks that they no so much. Let me say this I worked for Prince for 5 years. Tyka is not Prince in disguise. And she is very talented also.
Not Bad!
This is Prrine sister
why was she singing about him, were they together at some point?
a bit of diana ross breathy vocals?
This is prince sister
She is prince sister
But Marc was imaginary 😩
Boy, technology is amazing today isn't it! You can bet that thhhhat is not Tyka's Nelson! She's already made out pretty good since our Genuinely Beautiful, Multi Talented, PRINCE passed away! STRANGE,, HAVE NEVER HEARD OF HER BEFORE HE PASSED AWAY,
laurie collins This is from the Royal Blue album by Tyka Nelson from 1988. This was,personally, the best track from that album.
this is DEFINITELY Tyka Nelson...bought this back in the day...her music now is not as good as this...
Average...good song but not good as No promises.
Aaaaww!I love it :)
Hi, it's never too late i sing , never let it be known, write songs, poems , etc. i etc, but back to tyka i love her voice, sounds like. motown, music. she sounds better than some with all this money.