papaaisaway said:

You know this was the jam. Don't hate!

sounds like Richard Perry borrowed a cup of melody from DeBarge's Rhythm Of The Night also...lol

Whoa. I just found this out about Richard Perry, who produced the album containing that song:

Pointer Sisters - Break Out (1984)
By now (Richard) Perry had been listening to Prince's 1999 over and over, and this album is overflowing with the Minneapolis sound: electronic percussion and synth bass rule; there's a ballad ("Easy Persuasion") with drum programming lifted from "Lady Cab Driver"; there's even a song title borrowed ("Automatic"). Not surprisingly, this was a huge hit, their biggest ever: it went Top Ten and platinum. The three Top Ten singles were "Jump" - catchy if repetitious uptempo pop - plus the frantic "Neutron Dance" and the slower "Automatic" with exceptionally deep vocals on the bridge. The good news is that the vocals are considerably more prominent and intense than on the previous release. Completely derivative, and a footnote historically, but not unenjoyable. Curiously, some versions of this album have "I'm So Excited" again instead of "Nightline."

So am I the only one who likes to change the word "absurdities" to "obscenities" when I sing along?

So am I the only one who likes to change the word "absurdities" to "obscenities" when I sing along?

AlexdeParis said:

I do too

sounds like Richard Perry borrowed a cup of melody from DeBarge's Rhythm Of The Night also...lol

No need to. It was a great song.

Cinnie said:

but they forgot to mention the excellent first single....a wonderful midtempo number called "I Need You" Alas,this song always gets forgotten,probably because the subsequent singles were much bigger hits.