Early Cameo funk..

"Its only mountains and the sea"

So, here's another post for a song from Parade.




I just remembered that when Prince was doing his most interesting music( befitting for a genius), 1986-1989 - he was getting more attention in Europe then in the U.S. . Frankly, if you wanna take it a step further, I think, at this point, of the Americans who were bothering to listen to him, there was a higher percentage of white Americans than black Americans listening to him ( except for me, D'Angelo & a couple other people ), despite the popularity & airplay of Adore on R&B radio.


Why listen to music with intoxicating musicianship, lyrics glorifying love & romance & sound like they come from a man with a working brain, when you can listen to vile things like N.W.A......






I also remember reading that a lot of what he was doing in the 90s was about getting more people in the black community to listen to him again.  I hope that's not true- with all the cartoonish "gangsta glam" of that era.  More Parade, less Diamond & Pearls/Symbol album please.

The Revolution's touching tribute....

Actually its only Wendy & Lisa on this one.....

What a Wonderful World (U.S. Foreign Policy)

And, this continues in Brazil & Ukraine.....

Jesse Johnson's Revue - Be Your Man (1985)

I've noticed that when a song is playing - that actually has instruments in it- most people don't seem to hear or aren't paying any attention to what the instruments are doing, its like their brain is telling them,  "ONLY listen to the singing.............everything else , just ignore!"
To their ears, everything is acappella!


Don't play an instrumental around most people, their brains will explode.........
or they'll just say "that's boring". 
The instruments can move you as much as the vocals, what do you think they are there for?