Cameo - Word Up (Official Video)

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Views: 36,020,639

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Keywords: Cameo, Mercury, cameo word up, cameo vevo

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Length: 4min 39sec (279 seconds)

Published: Tue Jun 16 2009

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[u/A_robot_cat]

Oh man, I forgot about this song until like a month ago, and I found it on a list. I have listened to it like a hundred times this month. I first heard the KORN cover when I was a kid, which has its own merit. But Cameo just kills it.

[u/Stupid_question_bot]

Best part of the video is Levar Burton

[u/Tobias---Funke]

Who here hasn't thought about wearing a red cod piece at one time or another!

[u/LordTimhotep]

This is such a funky song. It doesn’t need elaborate instrumentation, but it just oozes rhythm. I’m a really bad dancer, but this song makes me wanna dance. Now I need to buy a red toque.

[u/aspleenic]

It's the code word

[u/DJ_Spam]

Cameo
artist pic

Cameo is a funk group that was formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band's lineup has constantly fluctuated since its formation, with the only constant being singer-songwriter Larry Blackmon, yet they continue to tour to this day. An outlandish, in-your-face stage presence, a strange sense of humor, and a hard-driving funky sound that criss-crossed a few musical boundaries earned Cameo countless initial comparisons to Parliament/Funkadelic. However, Cameo eventually wore off accusations of being derivative by transcending their influences and outlasting almost every single one of them.

Throughout the 70s and 80s, the group remained up with the times and occasionally crept ahead of them, such that they became influences themselves upon younger generations of R&B and hip-hop acts. By the time the group's popularity started to fizzle in the late 80s, a series of hits were left in the band's wake, ranging from greasy, funky workouts to smooth ballads to swinging synthesized tracks and more. Further separating Cameo from their forebears was the fact that they didn't have a diaper-clad guitarist. Instead, they had a codpiece-wearing lead vocalist in Larry Blackmon.

Today, the group's iconic single "Word Up", released in 1986 from the album of the same time, remains a radio staple. The U.S. Hot Dance Singles and U.S. Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart topper has also been famously covered by artists such as the hard rock band Gun and the alternative metal group Korn. Other popular Cameo singles include "Attack Me With Your Love", "Candy", "Freaky Dancin'","I Just Want To Be", and "Sparkle". Read more on Last.fm.

last.fm: 376,506 listeners, 2,024,257 plays
tags: funk, 80s, soul, rnb, dance

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[u/wvclaylady]

Ahhh... the 80's... when everyone on the street knew all the dance moves! LOL I'm so happy I was there to see MTV in it's infancy! Thanks for sharing!

[u/Shrekquille_Oneal]

This is the funkiest shit ever written.

[u/vanoreo]

HAIL 2 U!