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Thread started 03/26/09 10:12pm

scriptgirl

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80s Jam: "Friends" by Jody Watley, Eric B and Rakim


Rumor had it this is about Jermaine Stewart
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #1 posted 03/27/09 7:00am

TonyVanDam

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It might as well have been about Howard Hewitt for all we know! lol

But all of that aside, this is still a 80's classic. cool
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Reply #2 posted 03/27/09 7:05am

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Don't ya act two-faceded... dancing jig
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Reply #3 posted 03/27/09 7:08am

scriptgirl

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I don't think that Howard and Jody were ever close
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #4 posted 03/27/09 7:26am

TonyVanDam

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scriptgirl said:

I don't think that Howard and Jody were ever close


How could they?!? They were 2 people that wanted to be THE only true leader of Shalamar.
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Reply #5 posted 03/27/09 7:34am

scriptgirl

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Well, I don't really know that much about Shalamar other than their music
"Lack of home training crosses all boundaries."
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Reply #6 posted 03/27/09 8:11am

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Its an overused term but this was one of the underrated jams back in 89. Hearing it again is a good thing, I need to go CD hunting for Jody Watley.
Jeux Sans Frontiers
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Reply #7 posted 03/27/09 4:12pm

AlexdeParis

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Love it! music
"Whitney was purely and simply one of a kind." ~ Clive Davis
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Reply #8 posted 03/31/09 6:41am

SoulAlive

TonyVanDam said:

It might as well have been about Howard Hewitt for all we know! lol


It could have been.I always laugh at this interview that Jody did in 1995,where she said...

"He (Howard) told me that I would never make it as a solo artist.But then when I won the 1987 Grammy for best new artist,he didn't even call to congratulate me"


lol she was being serious,but that comment sounds funny to me,lol.
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Reply #9 posted 03/31/09 8:00am

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I am surprised by the statements that jody and howard weren't close.
From everything i've ever seen jody say about shalamar it was
always positive. I know she would always talk about how smooth howard's
voice was compared to the first lead singer they had. Maybe there was
group tension at times.
Don't laugh at my funk
This funk is a serious joint
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Reply #10 posted 04/01/09 3:18am

SoulAlive

phunkdaddy said:

I am surprised by the statements that jody and howard weren't close.From everything i've ever seen jody say about shalamar it was
always positive. I know she would always talk about how smooth howard's
voice was compared to the first lead singer they had. Maybe there was
group tension at times.


They were probably close in the early years,but the relationship deteriorated as the group became more popular.There was alot of tension in 1983 during the recording sesssions for 'The Look' album.Howard was becoming a dictator and tried to control everything.Jody and Jeffrey angrily left the group just as they were enjoying their first crossover hit "Dead Giveaway",which even got MTV exposure.According to Jody,there was no point in staying.

"I suppose we could have stayed together and done a few more albums,but we would have been just going through the motions",she said.

When Jody announced that she was leaving,Howard told her that she would never make it on her own.I recall a very bitter 1995 interview in USAToday where Jody made it clear that she would not participate in a Shalamar reunion.Awhile back,Howard appeared on one of our local radio stations and of course,he was asked about a possible reunion.He said that he and Jeffrey want to do it,but Jody is the one who is refusing.
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