Cameo is one of my favorite funk threads, I'm surprised nobody has started a thread on this band before... My old school track of the day is going to be

Candy by Cameo

What's ur favorite Cameo Jam?

there's so many i love...

it's serious (the whole we all know who we are album is the ish)

feel me

i owe it all to you

why have i lost you

flirt


i loves me some cameo.

DigitalLisa, I didn't start this thread because I was sure someone else had a long time ago! My favorite Cameo songs are:

I Just Want To Be
Attack Me With Your Love
Candy
Back and Forth
Use It Or Lose It
Freaky Dancin'
Keep It Hot

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You Know it, Handclaps!!!

My favorite was "Sparkle"! I also dug the very funky "I Just Want to Be, "Back & Forth" & "Don't Be So Cool," and the smooth "Hangin Downtown"!

Damn, you've stirred up some memories here! Now I gotta go dig out all all my Cameo vinyl!!

"It's Serious" is the serious joint! I wouldn't buy the comp if this cut wasn't on it.

I saw cameo back in the 80s at Radio City Music Hall. I bought a t-shirt (it still fits too!) On the front is a pic of a very downsized Cameo: Tommy, Nathan, and Larry. Larry's got the high-top fade, and he's wearing the infamous red cod piece.

oooh, almost forgot:

"rigor mortis" 12-inch =

ryder: "sparkle" & "hangin' downtown" are the cuts, indeed!

My favorite Cameo song is the Cherry Coke commercial - easy.

Candy!!!

I just managed to snag a download of their last album Sweet Sexy Thing so im gonna give it a spin now!

Tommyalma Minor Threat rule!

Hanging Downtown - this is a highly underrated slow jam. I could put this track on repeat and let it go all day long.

Don't know how many will remember this song, but it's the last track on the Knights of the soundtable album called "I Like It" That is one the the funkiest jams I have heard even to this day. To me the groove is along the line of "flirt" (one of my other favs) but a little more uptempo. Damn I miss the REAL cameo.

Cameo.
Definitely 1 of the funkiest bands ever.


Cameo top shelf:


Keep it hot
I just want to be
Cameosis
Shake your pants
Flirt
Just be yourself
Single life
Candy
Alligator woman (very "punk".. for a "funk band", anyway!)


going a little smoother:

We're going out tonight
Why have I lost you (ORIGINAL version)

DigitalLisa said:

cameo has gotta be 1n of the funkiest bands after parliament standin next 2 ohio players lakeside zapp brass construction con funk shun slave the bar kays earth wind & fire kool&the gang the commodores dazz band brick average white band...
my fav jams r
rigormortis
she strange
back n forth
single life
flirt
shes mine
why have i lost u
soul army
ive got ur image
dont be lonley
sparkle
word up

"Love you Anyway"&Be Yourself".Big Cameo Fan over here still doing the BUS STOP!!!

Whenever Cameo is discussed on this site and other sites,I notice that nobody EVER mentions their 1983 single "Style" and the album of the same name.That has got to be the most underrated Cameo album! Do you guys remember that one?

Where's that funky red codpiece.

DavidEye said:

oh yeah

I can't help falling in love with you!!! best version ever IMHO.

fav songs
I never knew -knights of the sound table best album ever still looking for it!
why have I lost you
cameosis
sparkle
We're going out tonite
I loved the slow JAMZZZ !!!
[This message was edited Tue Mar 11 7:42:28 PST 2003 by butterfli25]

butterfli25 said:

Damn! I forgot about I Never Knew! That is the bomb! I had a crush on a guy when this song came out and it voiced exactly how I felt at the time.

stymie said:

SLOW MOVIN was my jam from that album "my name is joe... and i do everything s-s-s-slow"

DavidEye said:

I dug it as well.also they started the Whole Atlanta Explosion with there Atlanta Artists Records.Brick was from the ATL as well but Cameo truly put it on the Map IMHO.