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In praise of Pointer Sisters "Automatic" Easily my favorite Pointer Sisters jam.
Man, there is so much fucking Minneapolis up in this shit!! Pure joy. RIP June | |
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Aw man, that was the jam!! I'd forgotten all about that song.
Some of the R&B stations have been playing the Pointer Sisters music this week but I haven't heard that one yet. | |
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That is my fav track of theirs. | |
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which one has the super deep voice on that track ("au-do-madic")? it sounds like a pre-cursor to T Boz.
love those bitches! so sad about June I'll leave it alone babe...just be me | |
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Get it, girls!  | |
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Ruth Pointer sang lead on "Automatic". She's the one with the deep voice.
She also sang lead on "Neutron Dance". | |
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that track is seriously bumpin. classic shit! | |
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darkstranger521 said: Easily my favorite Pointer Sisters jam.
Man, there is so much fucking Minneapolis up in this shit!! Pure joy. RIP June Of course.  That song is the shhh. | |
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this represents the 80ees in full effect Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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That's my favorite song of theirs. I agree with the person who said it was pure Minneapolis funk. Great jam. [Edited 4/14/06 17:35pm] I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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One of my favorite stores has this jam in their rotation. Whenever it comes on, I have to be careful not to make a fool of myself -- it's soooo easy to get caught up in that chorus. 
R.I.P., indeed, June! Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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Great song. For those of you in bands play this and 1999 back to back during the second half of a Corporate Party/Wedding and you'll get five gigs from each gig. People never get tired of those songs.
R.I.P June and God Bless her family and friends. "The first time I saw the cover of Dirty Mind in the early 80s I thought, 'Is this some drag queen ripping on Freddie Prinze?'" - Some guy on The Gear Page | |
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yeah thats my cut | |
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automatic is awesome!
but where in the world can i get "friends advice", the prince associated track? | |
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Didn't one of their weaves catch on fire or something like that back in the day? | |
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darkstranger521 said: Easily my favorite Pointer Sisters jam.
Man, there is so much fucking Minneapolis up in this shit!! Pure joy. RIP June LOVE THAT SONG! 1st time I heard it was on Grand Theft Auto Vice City
The B-Side of that track "Nightline" was also given to Michael jackson to be included on Thriller but it was left off. His version is almost the same as the Pointers but more demo like [Edited 4/14/06 19:10pm] Straight Jacket Funk Affair
Album plays and love for vinyl records. | |
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Man when DJ Premier rolled through town, he fucked everyone's head up first with some of the hardest rap tracks you ever heard, then into a set of "real music for real people" and he busted out Pointer Sisters "Automatic"! 
Premier is in his late 30s so you know he loves some 80s music! | |
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this is my jam!
no way to control it it's totally automatic whenever you're around I'm walking blindfolded completely automatic all of my systems are down,down,down,down this is one of those fun 80s songs that makes me smile | |
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It's my fave by them   I never met you, but I LOVE you & I will forever!! Thank you for being YOU - my little Princey, the best to EVER do it | |
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My favourite: "I'm so Excited".
RIP June | |
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Nick715 said: Ruth Pointer sang lead on "Automatic". She's the one with the deep voice.
Because her voice is so deep,some listeners thought it was a man singing this song.I've heard people say that she sounds like Stevie Wonder on this track,lol. | |
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I just heard this classic on the Sirius 80s channel (BTW, never used to hear this song anywhere else, even during those flashback weekends or special 80s syndicated shows on regular radio). The DJ then mentioned the death of June Pointer and how sad it was. | |
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