Maaan, those folks can pull the fun or whhhaaat??

My FAVE jams are:

Divas Need Love Too
Meeting In The Ladies Room(Sounds alot like a Prince song)
Lock & key
Man Size Love
I'd Still Say Yes


When I go partying,,,I make sure that the DJ have one of them MFing jams

Whateva happend 2 them?

There was also "Men All Paused" and "I Miss You"--where the vocals sounded eerily like MJs.

Bernadette Cooper was the bomb! Don't forget her side-project, Madame X ("Just That Type of Girl") which had that Prince sound stamped all over it.

NuPwrSoul said:

I neva heard that she went solo lol hey aren't they all?? Anyway,,is it import or could I find it anywhere?

"Kenneth Cole shoes on...and I was ridin in Coopers limosuine"

"dont slap me...cause Im not in the mood.."

I wish I still has Bernadettes solo cd though( Drama was it called?)..her The Agency Sent Me was the shit! I need that song. I gotta look on Winmx for that one.

rdhull said:

In what song does this line appear??

Her whole vibe reminds me alot of Monifah

Harlepolis said:[quote]

rdhull said:

The Men All Pause



Monifah stole Bernadettes' steelo...get it right

rdhull said:

Ha! She was name checkin isht back in 86 LOOONG before the bling bling of today. Versace, K Cole, urrythang.

NuPwrSoul said:

lol yup

they had some tight Jams.Bernadette Cooper had a strong Prince Jones in Her Playing&Overall Vibe.Jam&Lewis did some stuff on them but these Sisters were Self-Contained.NuPwrSoul made a Great Statement about "I Miss You" Sounding Very MJ Influenced.somewhere between "Ben" Meets "Human nature" Inspired IMHO.Joyce Finderalla Irby was the Main force in the band as well&She also took a then unknown Dallas Austin under Her Wings too Write&Produce. back in late 88&89.

I love the line in "Meeting In the Ladies Room" when she says something like...

"I may have to become a B.W...a Basic Woman!"

Love Klymaxx...have their records...and Madame X!

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

Very Underrated Band IMHO.

Madame X - "Just that Type Of Girl" was a jam and a half...

It's production qualities were almost home-studio level, but because of it's simplicity... it was REALLY powerful.

was it produced by Craig T. Cooper? :I: don't quite remember...

speaking of Coopers, y'all remember "Quickness" by Michael Cooper?

Who remembers Colonel Pop?

Finally what about... David Peaston singing "Two wrongs Don't Make It Right"? A very tight jam indeed!

:I: still got tapes of when he did Amateur Night At The Apollo!!!

'dre

DreZone said:

i still got my David Peaston tape with "Tow Wrongs DOn't Make it right".Very Underrated Cat.He worked with Timothy Gattling formerly of Guy on that Cut.Michael Cooper still does Solo Albums&Tours with Con Funk Shun.

I love Klymaxxx my favorite jams from them are "Meeting In The Ladies Room", "Men All Pause", "Video Kid" and "I Miss You."

Their songs are STILL played on the radio and in the clubs to this day!

I loved "The Men All Puase" because it was so groundbreaking... "...slap me. no, somebody slap me! I had my Kenneth Cole shoes on and my Gianni Versace blue leather suit, my hair was done and my nails were fierce..."

They were the original female macks! Bump Lil Kim and Foxy Brown...Klymaxx was holding it down...so was Apollonia and Vanity 6 "Sex Shooter" and "Nasty Girl" STILL get played in the clubs I frequent and the radio shows I listen to!

JANFAN4L said:

Dont forget the Mary Jane Girls! "All Night Long" and "In My House" all wicked!

VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

you know Rick James&Crew don't hardly get alot of Love up in here.but the MJG were badd&took it too the stage.

Yes! "I'd still say yes" was a big hit, I have the 45"...

NuPwrSoul said:

The Madame X album(1987) is a classic.It's funky as hell and sounds like a Prince production.Like Vanity 6,the girls were not great singers and they use sex to sell the album,but there are still some great songs.Bernadette Cooper did an outstanding job producing this album.

"Just That Type Of Girl" is truly a unique-sounding track,a stripped down electro-funk number that didn't sound like anything else at the time.But the best track is the second single "I Want Your Body",a sexy,down and dirty funk track which features Bernadette making some hilarious ad libs.

Harlepolis said:

Bernadette's "whole vibe" always reminded me of Morris Day.

btw, good call on Madame X NPR! Now, what happened to them? In a way, they sort've reminded me of Vanity 6.

UptownDeb said:

Yeah, you could safely say she's the female Morris Day.

So where can I find her Madame X LP?? It looks like its out of print.

I love this cool picture of Miss Bernadette

Really nice picture! She looks so--feminine. Seriously, it's a nice shot.

UptownDeb said:

Yeah,,its a shame ppl don't find these ladies attractive 4 the simple fact that they're still(ppl) caught up in the "Tuff Chic" image.

UptownDeb said:

There were plans for a second Madame X album in 1988,but it never materialized.Teena Marie was gonna write and produce a few songs for them (she was good friends with Bernadette Cooper).It would have been interesting!