Another great duet by Slick Rick and Lady T. Although it isn't my favorite duet they did, its still a dope track.

Originally,Rick wanted to record this song with Diana Ross! He was gonna produce some tracks for her but when those plans fell through,he gave the songs to Teena instead.This is one of the songs.

SoulAlive said:

Oh really. I knew of the Diana album going bust, but I didn't know this was one of the songs. Cool.

mrpunkfunk said:

Somehow,it's hard to imagine Diana singing this song with Rick Do you think she could have pulled it off?

SoulAlive said:

THAT would have been tragic!

CalhounSq said:

It might have been an interesting collaboration Rick wanted Diana to get "funky" and he even came up with an idea for the album cover: Diana is at a cemetary,wearing jeans and a wild hairdo as she stares down into a casket filled with her old wigs,jewelry and glitzy outfits.On this album,Diana would be shedding her glamourous superstar image,re-inventing herself into a hip,funky,ghetto chick with funky jams produced by Rick.

I don't know if it would have worked,but I wish it had been recorded

SoulAlive said:

I would have rather had that that those awful RCA albums she did.

Hudson said:

I think a few of those RCA albums are very good:


'Why Do Fools Fall In Love' (1981)
'Swept Away' (1984)

It was downhill after '85.

SoulAlive said:

Oh heck no . Glad that fell through !

I'm a sucker for Teena Marie! I LOOOOOVVVVE Teena Marie! She can siiiiinnnng! Okay, imma stop with the doing the same letter a million times. But anyway that's my girl. I have two of her original LP's and play them to death. Imma take a trip, behind the groove

well alright you freaks

CalhounSq said:

, more than likely yes. But Rick may have been able to pull off a decent album, especially at the time, he was on fire.

mrpunkfunk said:

I don't doubt Rick, but Diana?? Just picture her singing, "Baby, you too are a mellow fellow... & you're as rare as vintage wine..." I just can't see it, it wouldn't be nearly as good as Teena

CalhounSq said:

Yeah, I agree that the song wouldn't have had the same 'stank' on it with Diana; it would've been to crisp and clean, not as rough and edgy as with Teena.

mrpunkfunk said:

yeah Teena definitley adds her own when it comes to adlibs and style in the vocals.

mrpunkfunk said:

Yea, & that song needs some STANK... & stale liquor breath... & beads on the flo'... & leanin' on the brakefront

The first funky jam from the Vanilla Child.

No. She was too high falutent.

Just like everyone else.