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Old School 80's Funk Track Of The Day: Cameo-Just Be Yourself (1982) This hard funk jam came out around spring time of 1982. The leadoff single from the album Alligator Woman, this song just hits hard. I don't know where group leader Larry Blackmon finds these brothers at on the bass, but he surely knows how to recruit them. Check out that bass riff from Cameo bassist Larry Dow on the jam. Tight and in the pocket!!!
Larry Blackmon and various members of Cameo were residing here in the ATL around the time this jam came out. Great Stuff. 1982 sure was a great year for r&b music. A lot of great stuff came out that year. This song was among the highlights of that great year. Brother 9/15 [Edited 2/16/05 4:48am] | |
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one of my favorite Cameo jams | |
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This is my favorite Cameo jam and 1982 is also my favorite year for music. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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on of their best, no doubt! The Compromise Theory:
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I haven't listened to this for years. I'll have to go dig it out.....  . |
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Classic Funk no doubt, along with Alligator Woman & Flirt, what else can you but party. Jeux Sans Frontiers | |
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vainandy said: This is my favorite Cameo jam and 1982 is also my favorite year for music.
 I agree! This, hands down( or, in the air), is my Favorite Cameo Jam!!
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I use to love it, when it got to that part where they said "SCRATCH" | |
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Great song from a great album. What I didn't like was when they recycled in on the next album and called it "Style" Bringing Together Five Decades of R&B/Funk/Soul/Dance
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Hell yeah, player! Alligator Woman is one of their best albums, but it's somewhat underrated I feel. This cut is just one of the hard-hitting cuts on that album that's bangin'! Everything on this track is high up in the mix, drums, guitars and The BASS! It's poppin' and clear. That's what makes it hot. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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intha916 said: Great song from a great album. What I didn't like was when they recycled in on the next album and called it "Style" I loved the song "Style" but I didn't care for too much of anything else from that album. Andy is a four letter word. | |
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Great song listen to it all the time, I love Cameo | |
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Charlie Singleton is another funk guitar master. "Alligator Woman" is an underrated classic. When that came out, RightOn Magazine had a "draw the alligator woman" contest. It was pretty cool. Don't remember what the prizes were. Those were the days when funk ruled... My author page: https://www.amazon.com/au...eretttruth | |
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I think Alligator Woman was half of a great album, the other half I could do without. The title track is rockin. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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