Dancing on the ceiling- lionel richie
say you will- starpoint(good band live though)
tony terry- fly(some song with fly in it which starpoint seemed to copy
with say you will) A lot of new jack swing music just plained suck with
the exception of guy and bobby brown.
Just what i like-Michael Cooper(another great artist selling out to the new
jack sound)
Working overtime-Diana Ross(repeat statement behing micheal cooper)
My girl-Suave(Terrible rendition of temptations classic)
Shake your booty-Suave(He had to make a terrible follow up)
Just got paid-Johnny Kemp(I may be in the minority here since it was hugely
popular)
Dancing to myself-Johnny Kemp(If you didn't agree with me on just got paid,
you damn sure will agree with me on this song)
My girly-Rftw(Very weak)
Roses are red-The Mac Band(typical l.a and face produced song)
Heat of the moment- After 7(The only misstep by this fine group and probably
the best act l.a and face ever produced)

phunkdaddy said:

I for got Dancing with myself by Johhhy Kemp. Just to think about that song is very boring.Working overtime by Dianna Ross sucks as well.

Oh and Always by Atlantic Star . I never reall liked that song when it came out. It just SUCKS!!!

I`m suprised that so many of you dislike Lionel Richie`s "Dancing on the ceiling"... That`s a GOOD song

Icicle said:

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I am just glad people are starting to see LA and Babyface for the shitty producers they were back in the day.

angela74 said:

I thought the followup single was worse--"One Lover At A Time".

Icicle said:

laurarichardson said:

I liked most of their productions back then but nowadays,it's obvious that some of them didn't age well.A perfect example is "Girlfriend" by Pebbles.In 1988,that song was cool.These days,I change the station when they play it on the radio.

SoulAlive said:

You too??

more crappy R&B songs from the 80s....

***"Rhythm Of The Night" by DeBarge (1985)---DeBarge burst onto the scene in the early 80s with a sweet,soulful sound that was hard to resist.Their early singles ("All This Love","Time Will Reveal","I Like It") have become R&B classics,rightfully so.But in 1985,they went pop.The single "Rhythm Of The Night" is annoying and just plain dumb,with trite lyrics ("I know a place where we can dance the whole night away...underneath electric stars") and the then-typical Carribean-influenced sound that so many other folks were doing.DeBarge were a great group,but this is not the way I want to hear them.

***"Love Will Save The Day" by Whitney Houston (1988)---This turkey was produced by Madonna's old producer Jellybean.Probably the all-time worst Whitney Houston single.

***"Coming To America" by The System (1988)---dreadful pop garbage.When The System started doing crap like this,their career came to a premature end.

***"It's Real" by James Ingram (1989)---I recall an interview where James admitted that even he hated this song,insisting that the record company forced him to do it.A voice like his deserves better than a lame New Jack Swing groove.Save songs like this for less talented folks like Al B Sure or Bobby Brown!

***"20/20" by George Benson (1985)---his most boring single ever.

***"Pleasure Seekers" by The System (1985)---The System were actually a good group but they released their share of lackluster singles.

Icicle said:

you're joking,right? You don't really think "Dancing On The Ceiling" is a good song??

angela74 said:

Alot of people hate that song and the album it came from ('Electic Universe') but I like it

bobsteezy said:

Hell yeah! When the Bar Kays are good,they are VERY good.It's too bad that,in the 80s,they felt that they needed to constantly "borrow" from other songs.

SoulAlive said:

The video is stupid, but yeah, i like the song

Icicle said:

I think it's his WORST single ever...a total embarassment

phunkdaddy said:

Yeah,those songs suck ass The only one that I like is "Roses Are Red" by Mac Band.

bobsteezy said:

I like "Syncopation" too! His 'Suddenly' album is pretty good,for the most part.It was mostly his latter singles that really,really suck.

SoulAlive said:

You lost me on this one -- "Freakshow on the Dancefloor" was one of The Bar-Kays' biggest hits and better singles. I thought it had more of a new-wave sound than an ape of Midnight Star's "No Parking on the Dancefloor." I will admit the synthesizer riff on the chorus is a copy-cat, but there is plenty of The Bar-Kays' personality in that song.
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NDRU said:

It's not a soul song by any means -- plus it did play or appeal to a black audience.
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vainandy said:

I know this is all a personal opinion, but your personal dislike of Anita Baker or Freddie Jackson (and you may as well throw in Luther Vandross in this bag of soul vocal acts, because he definitely fits in) is different from someone making a creatively inferior and/or dated song.

I agree with you on some of the songs you named, but the ones I highlighted are the ones with which I disagreed. I also would not call Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" a soul music song, since it was one that exclusively was played and appealed to a white market.
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SoulAlive said:

Then you have the incredbly mawkish "How Will I Know" and the sappy "Greatest Love of All" on Whitney Houston's debut album. Then in 1987, her second album "Whitney" was full of sickening songs such as "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," "So Emotional," "Didn't We Almost Have it All," etc.

cheyenne said:

Actually, Phil Collins' "Sussudio" reached No. 6 on the Billboard soul music charts in 1985 so it qualifies. However, I have to disagree on your opinion -- if I had to name a Phil Collins song, it would have to be his duet with Phillip Bailey, "Easy Lover."

SoulAlive said:

I'm sure that of no small coincidence is that the former songs were performed by the more urgent, soulful Sharon Bryant and the "Secret Lovers"/"Always" era came when Atlantic Starr replaced Bryant and brought in Barbara Weathers as the female lead.

CinisterCee said:

Where are we...cause I don't like it here!

Najee said: