Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were … Read Full Bio ↴Lisa Lisa (born Lisa Velez on January 15, 1967) and her band Cult Jam were one of the original American freestyle groups of the 1980s. The two other members of Cult Jam were guitarist/bassist Alex Moseley and drummer/keyboardist Mike Hughes. They were assembled and produced by Full Force.

The group released their debut album, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force in 1985, it went platinum[1]. The Personal Records label leased "I Wonder if I Take You Home" to the European division of CBS Records for the compilation album Breakdancing. Stateside club DJs began playing the single from the import LP. The U.S. division of CBS, Columbia Records, released the record with it quickly becoming a chart-topper on Billboard's Hot Dance/Disco chart. The single went gold, crossing over to the R&B chart, peaking at number six, and the pop chart at number 34 in summer 1985. I Wonder If I Take You Home was followed by the club hit "Can You Feel the Beat," and they soon found their first Top 10 single, the ballad "All Cried Out". "Can You Feel the Beat" made it to number 40 R&B in late 1985. Their third single, the ballad "All Cried Out" went gold, going to number three R&B, number eight pop in summer 1986. "All Cried Out" was later covered by Allure and was a hit in 1998.

Their second album Spanish Fly was a huge success in 1987, spawning two #1 hits, "Head to Toe" and "Lost In Emotion," both of which sported a retro Motown style mixed with the Freestyle sound they were known for. Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's Spanish Fly, went platinum, peaking at number seven pop and included two Motown-influenced gold singles; a combination of the sound of the Supremes, Lulu ("To Sir With Love"), with a sprinkling of the 5th Dimension and FF's hard-driving beats, "Head to Toe" parked at number one R&B for two weeks and hit number one pop in spring 1987, and with its strong Mary Wells influence, "Lost in Emotion" held the number one R&B spot for two weeks and made it to number one pop in summer 1987. Other hits from Spanish Fly were the ballad "Someone to Love Me for Me" b/w "Spanish Fly" (number seven R&B), "Everything Will B-Fine" (number nine R&B). [2]

Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam's third CD Straight to the Sky from 1989, was a moderate hit and includes the Top 20 single, "Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star".

Their fourth and final album, Straight Outta Hell's Kitchen was less of a commercial success and the group disbanded in 1991 when Velez went to do both solo and acting careers and Moseley and Hughes went on to do other projects. The album did include a hit with "Let the Beat Hit 'Em," which reached the pop top 30 and was a huge hit on the club charts.

Take Me Home
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam Lyrics

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Take me home
Take me home

Baby, I know you're wondering
Why I won't go over to your place
'Cause I'm not too sure about how you feel
So I'd rather go at my own pace

And I know and you know that if we get together
Emotions will go to work
And I may do something I might regret the next day
And end the hurt

Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home

Your love is
(Take me home)

Lately, you've been expressing to me
Just how much you want to make love
I want it just as much as you do
But will you still keep in touch?

You say I'm teasin' but I do have a reason
Don't let your feelings fade
'Cause you will have me and sooner than you know it
If you could only wait

Oh, I don't know
The way that I feel
I'm so afraid of a one night deal

And sometimes
I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home

And on the real side
If you love me
You would wait

No, no, no, no, no, no, oh

I wonder if I take you home
(Home, home, home, home)
I wonder if I take you home

Your love is
(Home)

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight

I wonder if I take you home
Would you still be in love, baby
Because I need you tonight
Home

(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
Home, home, home, home
(Take me home)

(I wonder, I wonder, I really, really wonder)
(Take me home)
Your love is
No good

They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
You're not sure you're the holder of my eyes
I gave our relationship more credit than it deserves
No, it's just that I feel you're rushing me

Okay, okay, since you don't love me and don't wanna be with me
No, it's not that, it's just that I'm afraid of getting hurt, I don't know
I just keep asking myself, should I really take you home?
What do you think?

Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home
Take me, take me
Take me home

(Home, home, home, home)
No, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
(Home)

You're down on your knees
Begging me please, home
(Take me home)
Take you home

Will you still love me
If I take you home?

Will you still love me
If I take you home?

Overall Meaning

"I Wonder If I Take You Home" by Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force is a song about a woman who is unsure about whether or not she should bring her romantic interest home with her. She acknowledges that she wants to be intimate with him, but she's also worried about her feelings for him and the possibility of getting hurt. The chorus, "I wonder if I take you home, would you still be in love, baby, because I need you tonight," reveals her desire for intimacy, but also her doubt about the longevity of the relationship.

The song's lyrics showcase the complex emotions and difficulties that arise with relationships and the different perspectives the two parties might hold. The woman is clearly interested in the man, but also cautious as she wants to take things slowly and not make any mistakes, while the man is more eager to move things along.

As Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force's biggest hit, "I Wonder If I Take You Home" has been covered and/or sampled by several artists, including JLo ("I'm Real") and Pitbull ("Hotel Room Service").

Line by Line Meaning

Take me home
Requesting to be taken home

Baby, I know you're wondering
Acknowledging that the other person is curious

Why I won't go over to your place
Explaining the reason for not wanting to go to the other person's place

'Cause I'm not too sure about how you feel
Uncertain about the other person's feelings

So I'd rather go at my own pace
Preferring to go at one's own pace

And I know and you know that if we get together
Both parties are aware of the possible consequences of getting together

Emotions will go to work
Strong emotions will be involved

And I may do something I might regret the next day
Afraid of making a mistake that could lead to regret

And end the hurt
Avoiding pain

Oh, I don't know
Expressing uncertainty

The way that I feel
Referring to one's emotions

I'm so afraid of a one night deal
Fearful of a fleeting encounter

I wonder if I take you home
Musing about taking the other person home

Would you still be in love, baby
Questioning the other person's continued affection

Because I need you tonight
Expressing the urgency of the situation

Your love is
Referring to the other person's affection

(Take me home)
Repeating the request to be taken home

Lately, you've been expressing to me
Addressing the other person's recent behavior

Just how much you want to make love
Reference to sexual desire

I want it just as much as you do
Acknowledging mutual desire

But will you still keep in touch?
Questioning the other person's intentions

You say I'm teasin' but I do have a reason
Explaining one's intentions

Don't let your feelings fade
Encouraging the other person to maintain their feelings

'Cause you will have me and sooner than you know it
Implying that it won't be long before they are together

If you could only wait
Asking the other person to be patient

And sometimes
Occasionally

Would you still be in love, baby
Repeating the question about the other person's love

And on the real side
Addressing the situation honestly

If you love me
Directly addressing the other person's feelings

You would wait
Asking the other person to demonstrate their love through patience

No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
Expression of hesitation

Your love is
Referring to the other person's affection

(Home)
Reinforcing the desire to be taken home

They say beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder
Referencing a common expression about beauty

You're not sure you're the holder of my eyes
Questioning the other person's view of oneself

I gave our relationship more credit than it deserves
No longer seeing the relationship in the same light

No, it's just that I feel you're rushing me
Explaining the source of hesitation

Okay, okay, since you don't love me and don't wanna be with me
Acknowledging the other person's lack of feelings

No, it's not that, it's just that I'm afraid of getting hurt, I don't know
Correcting the other person's assumption and explaining the real concern

I just keep asking myself, should I really take you home?
Repeating the previous question and pondering the decision

What do you think?
Asking for the other person's opinion

Take me, take me
Repeating the request to be taken

Take me home
Requesting to be taken home

Take me, take me
Repeating the request to be taken

Take me home
Requesting to be taken home

Take me, take me
Repeating the request to be taken

Take me home
Requesting to be taken home

(Home, home, home, home)
Repeating the desire to be taken home

No, no, no, no, no
Expression of hesitation

No, no, no, no, no, no, oh
Expression of hesitation

(Home)
Reinforcing the desire to be taken home

Will you still love me
Questioning the other person's love

If I take you home?
Questioning the outcome of taking the other person home

Will you still love me
Questioning the other person's love

If I take you home?
Questioning the outcome of taking the other person home

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Brian P. George, Curtis T. Bedeau, Gerard R. Charles, Hugh L. Clarke, Lucien J. George, Paul Anthony George

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Comments from YouTube:

@oliviarodgers8208

10w↑914

Who's here in 2024? ❤

@charlottegregory3082

10w

This is shit!!!

@mbee1776

10w↑6

Seeing this comment on any video more than a few years old for likes is corny

@kimwright8768

9w↑5

I'm Here

@redbully004

9w↑7

we out chere ❤

@user-qu1qk5gp8n

9w↑5

Always❤

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@cecilia2495

2y↑2.2K

My mama's music.. she was born in 1968 and she passed in 2020... I miss her so much but, she'll live on through me. I'll always play her music and never forget her. I love and miss her so much....

@lateefsupreme

2y↑32

🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

@jayleenwillis2519

2y↑41

GOD BLESS HER SOUL ! You a strong one !!!

@mr.chorizo7632

2y↑16

❤🙏🙌

@lucipheriousdeilluminati3784

2y↑15

yup ...that's how it's done .

@josebro352

2y↑24

She'll always be with you! Listen to these awesome songs and feel her spirit. Peace! 🙏

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@apartmentexpress7128

4w↑32

Life was so much better back then. I wish we could go back to the 80's and 90's!

@starz5895

31w↑213

As a child, born and raised in the 80s, lived through the 90s, I can guarantee anyone that we saw and witnessed the world transform. This era showed us everything. It's a privilege

@theoldschooldiva374

26w↑5

Well said 🙏🏿

@MrBigvlo

21w↑4

Generation X⚡️🔥💪🏽

@thomasscott75

18w↑3

So true.

@elivalentine5855

15w↑2

Agreed

@whatzittooyah

8w↑2

I was born 97. I feel like soon as the 2010s started, everyone started separating again. Yall were diverse back then

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@funkmasterfishdatdamnfish7442

4y↑6.2K

Who else is going through all their favorite jams thinking about how life was back in the days ?

@delveccocapricorn343

4y↑136

Good life back then

@MrTheman871

4y↑46

🎯🎯

@superjvt71

4y↑64

Good life back then. Yes it was. Lol.

@lilivalencia3575

4y↑57

The best I wish I have enjoyed my life better in those days in a good way though

@nellellison5268

4y↑58

Crying lol good ole memories are thee absolute freaking BEST!🤪 Let’s try to LIVE LIFE♥️ 😷WE GLOBAL🌏 One nation under GOD💋🤗🙏🏽

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@MiklehMouse

2y↑1.4K

Why is it that once you start listening to these fire 80's hits, you end up binging on all 80's music (no matter the genre 'cause they were all bangers) for hours on YouTube? Nothing and I mean straight up nothing will ever dominate the music, culture and fads of the 80's! So blessed to have lived and experienced the enlightening 80's. This 54 year old will always be an 80's child!

@juliusharley8565

2y↑25

I wish I grew up in the 80s

@stacyiverson5284

2y↑10

👍💯👍

@79palace

2y↑15

Make ya right mate… 80’s was real

@williamjohnson1858

2y↑11

Oh I don't know. It's the way that we feel. We grew up in the right era!

@janiceflecha8270

2y↑6

Lol Your right! My music and I jam to this today with my kids & grandkids

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@ranasiddabattuni4177

48w↑411

The New York Street Scene in the 80s…. Graffiti, incredible beats, catchy vocals…. Big hair, headbands, standout street fashions…. Beautiful dolled-up women who were beautiful without being overly sexualized…. Ladies and gents, this was the legendary 80s. No other time like it.

@lrosa3978

36w↑9

Ditto in North Philly

@cherylpalazzo352

34w↑5

So true!

@cherylpalazzo352

34w↑16

These were great times, I’m 51 years old now , these songs “bring me back... way back into time “ bittersweet

@chrissimpson6701

33w↑10

AIDS wiped most of these people out. Not the band, but the people of that time. I was scared out of my mind.

@BrickCityBella

32w↑3

Yes. It was great.

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@neezybaby__

50w↑225

I was born in 93’ and this was one of my mom’s favorites! Still playing in 2023 and my kids will know this song trust me 💪🏽❤️

@theoldschooldiva374

26w↑2

I had my children around that time and yes...my grandchildren now know this song 😊

@heatherpierce9123

21w↑3

Born in '82 remember all of this from elementary school!❤😊

@joseline8931

20w↑2

Sameeee

@eddieyocom5140

16w

I dont trust you.

@skurttloc4956

15w

Facts same here gangsta

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@jaylove9844

3y↑1.1K

Somebody please give Full Force their props please, these fellas were well establish with several groups under their belts before House Party. Lisa Lisa was ahead of her time.

@bobbyanderson8647

3y↑33

Yes u are so right. Full force was behind alot of great music

@Moe_Preme

3y↑8

As I come back to this video I question if I myself should have brought that to these peoples attention. Thank god you did 😎

@bobbyanderson8647

3y↑2

@@brianlupo6586 no

@Phantasia.Official

3y↑5

True, True and again another truth of the matter. WORD!

@Phantasia.Official

@@brianlupo6586 Selena? Who?

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@heyyou9244

2y↑1.6K

I am BEYOND jealous of anyone who lived through the 80’s 😢 what a time to be alive ❤

@oyetos

2y↑99

Best times of my life, lived my whole 20's in the 80's, what a beautiful ride it was. Miss them dearly.

@christinapalacios8278

2y↑36

Yeah,at least you can listen to this wonderful freestyle music now!!!

@wendyharriman4793

2y↑70

I was a teenager in the 80s best time of my life x

@Geminitae96

2y↑59

Facts me too 😩 the 1980s seemed more futuristic than today's culture

@bonusbaby801

2y↑40

As you should be @Hey You. In the 80's we could go to school & not worry about gettin' shot up. Fools didn't bring guns. You had a problem...you KNUCKLE UP!! You win some, you lose some. But you dapped up after & went about your business. Or you break out the cardboard & DANCE BATTLE IT OUT!!!

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@peterlopet6876

5w↑33

I woke up this morning with this song playing in my head though I haven't heard it for quite awhile. Who's in 2024?

@RobbieMeadows-oz4cx

She was my neighbour . We jammed this at my garage. Actually, later, it's where the first garage track was made, and l come up with garage music. Dj Pierre mixed lots of acid at my other place. The shed . It was in my back garden. Richie Fingers made girls cream with just his fingers . The rest is history. Richie F DJ P and fast Eddie, hit me up fellas

@johnnyjohnson7702

43w↑197

One of the best jams from back in the day. This song can always get people onto the dance floor. Lisa Lisa didn’t get the credit I thought she deserved. She has a great voice!

@CaseyLords-do2gk

31w↑2

Very very underrated

@GR44N

31w↑1

This isn’t paula abdul?

@RSRS-ws3px

30w↑7

@@GR44Ncan’t tell if you are serious or not but if you are, no, this is Lisa Lisa, real name Lisa Velez. Way, way better voice than Paula!
She was big time to those of us who knew her music and we will never understand why she wasn’t as big as someone like JLo.

@thomasscott75

18w↑1

I totally agree, 100%

@addisclinton1970

11w

Nd this music was sexy nd clean at the same time… very classy

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@prynceal6762

3y↑2.2K

Only a 80's baby can understand how this shyt really jammin!!!

@royalfamily1938

3y↑34

Same here. I’m 80 baby’s

@humble1454

3y↑11

HUH'BRUH..

@DexterHaven

3y↑17

Yeah, check out the song "Nicety" for the same reason. What a beat.

@DexterHaven

3y↑14

Another lost jam-gem from that era:
"Can't Play with my YO-YO"

@fabrizioramzan

3y↑53

I’m a 98 baby😂, but I grew up to my parents blasting this in the house... I wish I grew up in this era🔥🔊

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@kevingordon8275

4y↑259

Lisa & Mike (the drummer) lived ON MY BLOCK back in 1985!! Full Force lived ONE BLOCK AWAY!! Yeah I'm not gonna lie, I had an awesome childhood!!

@sl4983

4y↑2

Wow! In NY?

@loopmansoldadoxicano

4y↑3

Lucky

@kevingordon8275

4y↑12

@@sl4983 East Flatbush Brooklyn!

@zooatlanta404

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@shaballer4978

Smh i wish I could have that back then I know it was as the kids say lit!!! Lol

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@danielmartinez9923

15w↑66

Still listening to this classic in 2024 never gets old 🔥👌

@jetcrews97

11w↑1

Word 80’s Jams 🔥🔥🎧🎧✅

@conscious3568

6w↑16

Oh, ain't nobody gonna talk about how full force going crazy as the background vocals 🔥🔥🔥🔥

@BigDapPacino

8y↑6.1K

Lisa Lisa was repping the Puerto Ricans hard before Jennifer Lopez, Rosie Perez, or Rosario Dawson!

@nps820

8y↑92

amen. ................peace.

@alexanderescobar6891

8y↑49

Indeed!🙌

@echobuchanan9056

8y↑66

yes she was respect

@laminage

8y↑121

Don't forget the Ladies from Expose as well as Sweet Sensation. What's so cool is that they get "Bank" because The Black Eyed Peas Sampled this Song for "Don't Phunk With My Heart".

@nps820

8y↑51

oh,yeah!!!! angela bofil and shelia e. were /are badass. how could i forget.i'm going to dig thru my crates now.

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@internet607

7y↑558

give a like if u think this type of music will never be replaced

@angelhiggins8225

4y↑4

To much tech these days so they sound the same!!

@JoeMama-tl4tr

4y↑4

It needs to make a comeback

@kevinhoughton9134

4y↑3

@@angelhiggins8225 Sick to death of the Capaldi's, Sam Smiths and Dermot Kennedy's of this world, they all sound the same to me. Boring no mark so called music. Won't remember any of their songs in 5 years time.

@angelhiggins8225

@@kevinhoughton9134 so true...

@meanbean98

4y↑1

I remember when I first heard this song I listened to the whole song in my mom's kitchen ..back in the 80s when I had a really big radio with cassette player always waiting for a good song to come on I needed a new playlist this song came on and I played it again ... my brother woke up and was like where did you get that song from I've never heard of it he was like I need that name of that song bc he was a DJ and he was like damn I gotta go get the record that same night he was playing it for everyone at the club he was djing at ... I loved the melody the words its was different than all the rest to me it stood out! not only will this kind of music ever be replaced but neither will actually having the real pleasures in life that were simple .you went out and actually met people face to face shared um idk many things that you just don't do today just like they said back in those days man will control computers and later on if we are not careful computers will control man . and it did it took away from every single little thing that was real and fun ...so No is my answer this kind of music will never ever be replaced. just my 2 cents...

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@ChristopherCruz-ks8jz

5w↑16

I remember NY looking like this. A gritty yet rich in character look. Steam pumping out of the streets at night and opened fire hydrants pouring down the avenues on hot days. Chasing the song of Mr. Softee drawing nearer on a summer afternoon. Stick ball in the projects, hearing songs like this playing in the back ground of cars passing by. Graffiti covered trains and army’s of pigeons in the parks. Old timers sitting patiently at the concrete chess tables concealed by the shade of the trees. Amazing times that will only live as the fondest yet simplest memories.

@badnewsva9348

Those memories sound like something a person will never forget💯...the 80's & early 90's was different...shout out to NY

@soniatorres5227

6d↑1

Still the queen of freestyle music 🎶 2024

@illyagardner8980

4y↑941

This beat is still SICK

@robertroberts8104

4y↑2

Does she have a cold?

@illyagardner8980

4y↑9

@@robertroberts8104 the beat in the song is ill

@DiaAkin

4y↑10

Man, I've been saying that for a minute now! Listening to it, it's even hard for this time!

@dochvtech22

Look up on YouTube

Gene kim
Robert breaker

@Officialcbr

4y↑5

The best bangs.

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@franklink.3835

7y↑780

This was a wonderful time to grow up as a teenager

@tanishaperry7738

4y↑16

Yes, it was!

@donfrancisco9297

4y↑12

My era we jammed this all the time

@redbuick

4y↑20

Amen!!! If they ever make a time machine I know where all of us are going.

@MajorBorris

4y↑11

I used to break to this, one of my all-time favorites

@fabepayne8224

4y↑8

I bet it was. Lucky

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@cherylpalazzo352

34w↑56

This song came out when i was a kid ! I was hooked! Timeless... its sad that the youth of today missed out on great music, with a positive message!

@CaseyLords-do2gk

31w↑4

I had the craziest crush on her as a kid

@evelina1124

Same and I agree.

@LisaCatalina

43w↑80

🤍 38 year old song! Still DOPE AF!!! 🥳🥰 #38YEARS!! 🎇

@KaramelKissez37

32w↑1

Yesssssss 😍😭💝

@destenieb

31w↑1

Yuppp Love it any day over this new stuff ❤❤❤

@byrondpost3164

4y↑598

Lisa Lisa, Vanity, Sheila E., Janet Jackson, Jody Watley are some of the top hottie singers from the 80's. I'm sure I missed some. There were so many back then!

@bilocasa1

4y↑25

Dont forget Pebbles...she was the hottest..

@luisantoniodiaz1007

4y↑13

A time machine to get back to the 80's.👍👍👍😀

@Genkimark

4y↑18

Sade, Appolonia, Debbie Harry.

@johsiantorres8495

4y↑4

Byron D Post Judy torres was a queen

@thebeatnumber

4y↑10

Lisa Bonet

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@vuelocorp

3y↑2.4K

Knowing this song brought DMX any kind of joy is heartwarming.. long live the dog

@kittykittypusspusswhompwho9644

3y↑30

Who said that ?

@latanyajones9975

3y↑20

Facts that’s why I’m here too.. thanks to JuneBug

@DeeBaby365

3y↑28

This was my Jaaaaaam💯

@ajtowin

3y↑42

Of course, he's from NY like me, same age too Sagittarius so I wouldn't be surprised lol

@innertubez

3y↑33

RIP DMX

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@ji5378

46w↑24

I'm so glad I grew up with music like this. I wouldn't trade being born in the 70's raised in the 80's and kicking ass in the 90's for anything.

@purethicknzzdh1

10w↑82

Whose here in 2024!???😅

@charlottegregory3082

I AM RIGTH NOW, 3/16/2024. I RIGHT WITH YOU!!!!

@MichaelDeAngelis-qp4jt

Great times 😊

@sirkeithvincent3574

4y↑413

I'm still going to be rocking with this in 2023 and beyond, but still loving the 80's ✊💛.

@deborahwilliams2711

4y↑6

Yassssssssss my jam Good good 👍 2020 😘😘

@nevadasmith2553

4y↑4

100 got her great tis hit cd original album 2$ at flea market today reel talk love her group reel 80s baby

@photogenic305

4y↑2

SirKeith Vincent That Part!!!

@jonesnatosha79

4y↑1

deborah williams

N

@theo2fly

4y↑3

I am with you

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@bella-hw2hp

3y↑2.1K

Us in 20 years:” do y’all remember that song people curled their hair to?”

@chriswrldlarra9202

3y↑156

sadly it’s gonna be remembered like that ... 🗿 TikTok out here ruining songs

@Pericliastes

3y↑8

@@chriswrldlarra9202 amen chris

@jihyosboobeesweat9412

3y↑102

@@Pericliastes not really since it’s giving songs more popularity it’s actually helped a few artists careers lift off

@SiNCERELYTAYY1

3y↑79

It's okay the 70s - 90s babies know where this song came from

@kamisemire

3y↑5

LMFAO!

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@Anonymous-db5kc

51w↑72

We need to go back to the 80's when the bars were hoppin &
the music was jammin! None of this bs we have to deal with these days! 👑❤❤❤💃💃💃🎉🎉🎉

@brendaedwards3651

41w↑1

I totally Agree

@ianstuart5660

23w

Definitely!

@jimmymurray6116

40w↑7

Ole Country Boy here. Born 1970. I got lost in this one and well Lisa Lisa got mixed in with my Classic Country!

@danielpetit-frere2376

3y↑1.2K

It’s nice seeing beautiful people with all nationalities having fun jamming to this beautiful tune

@lemurianchick

3y↑14

Except Whites. 😐

@danielpetit-frere2376

3y↑10

@@lemurianchick Sorry, didn’t catch that

@ABi-xu5zq

3y↑13

Coming from the islands and hearing music like this in Ny was different, and refreshing my best friend was a Columbian as a teenager and she put ne on to Lisa Lisa and culture Jam

@bodakblue760

3y↑3

@@danielpetit-frere2376 sak pasé!

@danielpetit-frere2376

3y↑1

@@bodakblue760 Mwen Bagay

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@BrittneyIesha

3y↑1.8K

I don't care what you going through this song make you happy as hell when you hear it 😂

@chriswrldlarra9202

3y↑12

your probably here from TikTok .... 🤦‍♂️

@groovy6444

3y↑28

They were literally talking abt how the songs makes u happy when did tt get into the mix I-😭🤚

@Lyrical06340

3y↑5

Facts

@l0v3lyniaa

3y↑23

@@chriswrldlarra9202 so what if they are ? at least they're getting to enjoy great songs like these . 🥴

@cynthiamisszambitiousmulay4793

So true

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@carolamoore72

47w↑52

The music, songs, beats, and singing was 10 times better than it is now! The people back then had true raw talent!😊😊😊😊😊😊

@sonofjerel

12w

Back then you had to

@tonyalvarez352

37w↑18

63 years old now,when I here this bad ass jam I always turn up the volume as far it can Lisa Lisa take me home

@guyandgirl11

4y↑347

80s was real music with real talent. You don't see that anymore.
Nowadays, every fly on the wall can sing now.

@andrejg4136

3y↑27

That's because we can hear all of them, now. There was a definite gate keeper effect back then. Now anyone with a recorder and an internet collection has a Soundcloud.

That means you're going to find hidden gems, but you are also get a TON of trash. Same as it ever was in this internet age.

@RocStarr913

3y↑5

@@andrejg4136 Because back then, record labels were how people’s music was released. Like you said, now anybody can record and publicly release their music for free on the Internet. It’s inevitably lowered standards for music when it’s that easy because it creates such a glut of product.

@magicheats8291

3y↑3

90s had some real talent as well vocally too

@BITCHstfu234

3y↑12

Clearly you're in the wrong parts of music and probably basing your opinion on what's mainstream, there's plenty of amazing and talented artists out now, but people are too lazy to look for them 🙄

@victormoses4124

😂😂

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@Wiz00111

2y↑371

1) She killed it!
2)This has to be on every family cookout list back in the 80$ and 90$! Period!

@goodvibegoodtimepositiveen7949

1y↑5

Si no lo tiene no es Bori

@vaderjv1

1y↑3

2000s n beyond

@stephanieguthrie832

1y↑1

Yes it was

@MrEllipsis423

1y↑5

A definite cookout classic

@stephenstuckey

1y↑2

Still Is!!

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@mentenash7516

39w↑18

This song came out in 1985' in my freshmen year . Those were some awesome times being a teenager then ❗

@MorrisBranch-jf6dq

39w↑2

80s was the greatest peak of awesomeness ever

@mentenash7516

38w↑2

@@MorrisBranch-jf6dq Yes , it was man LoL....

@Ms.Aries888

22w↑11

Here in 2023!!! An all time throwback favorite ❤

Lisa Lisa rocked one of the baddest hair styles back in the day!

@AfoteyAnnum

3y↑924

Not gonna lie, the video quality of this STILL slaps in 2020

@manoraj5804

3y↑8

2021

@Orangeflava

3y↑2

Lol at autocorrect. What word did you mean to use before it was autocorrected to "slaps"?

@AfoteyAnnum

3y↑4

@@Orangeflava that's not autocorrected LMAO

This joint SLAPS. STILL.

@Orangeflava

3y↑2

@@AfoteyAnnum oh what does that mean then? I though slap is like when you strike someone across the face with your hand? Are youngsters trying to change the meaning? What does it mean now?

@AfoteyAnnum

3y↑3

@@Orangeflava I'm 48 years old, and I learned that the word 'slaps' in slang means that a thing, generally music related, is really pleasing and good.

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@Bigboy-tp2vm

4y↑251

Damn y’all have no idea how much this song brings me back to 1985, Fordham Road, Bronx, NY.

@phinehasreid1639

4y↑6

Fordham Rd. University Heights

@phinehasreid1639

4y↑5

This song rocked The Bronx

@jermaineartis4323

4y↑1

I remember this back in my co-op days!

@prinxessblake609

4y↑4

Big up to all my Bronx peeps.

@kimberlylocke8775

4y↑1

💪💪💯💯❤❤❤

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@Eazyduzit89.

8w↑20

I'm here in 2024 who else is❤

@cyclops92

@SheriFromDetroit

Never left it from the 80's ❤

@LissetteLissie

49w↑12

I keep coming here. May 2023. This is my jam!!!

@symone9156

4y↑412

I grew up with Lisa in Hell's Kitchen in NY. We were in the same class from elementary to JHS. After that, we went to different high schools. She was always real cool and a nice person. We were happy when she "made it." In school, we had to BEG her to sing.

@genesisthepoet815

4y↑36

Wow.. that’s so cool.. I’m thanks for sharing that memory

@thedeucemonkey2331

3y↑41

IS 17??? My best friend dated one of her besties Jackie Martinez, my boy Steve Irizarry (Jackies BF) tried getting us together but my shy ass couldn't even look at her, let alone speak to her...Years later I'm with my bestie Steven watching this video and he asks; "Yo, remember that girl that would hang with Jackie and we go to hooky parties ???" and I thought for a minute and said; "Yeah, Lisa Velez? Right?" he goes; "Yeah..." I'm like ; "She was so pretty, whatever happened to her?"

He goes (As we watched the video); "You're looking at her dumbass!!!"

I almost fell out my chair...Yeah, I'm a dumbass...

@oochiewally2783

3y↑5

Wow nice story being that i live in NYC i met lisette melendez in 2000

@cynthiaa.reinking9314

3y↑1

😍

@brentjames2576

3y↑2

I met big daddy kane lady saw Rochester ny security vip

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@BreuckelensFinest

7y↑463

Blacks and Puerto Ricans, New York City 80's baby! :-D

@gloriaarmenta1495

6y↑6

N brown pride!!!
Chicano por vida

@aliadaduncan

6y↑23

Puerto Ricans are African descent. I don't why people try to separate us like that.

@Misterprepper

killa hilla oh yeah when is that??? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

@quwandathornton

LemonSheep _ and One Asian, he was probably filipino

@quwandathornton

6y↑9

JGUTTER34 because all races look up to white people as superior and blacks as poor which is disgusting and disrespectful

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@ThePRiMEMiNiSTER94

33w↑12

One of the best songs of the 80s and absolutely timeless. We loved this song before we ever saw Lisa... And when we eventually saw her....I didn't even know what a Latina was but I knew I was crazy about one!!!! Lisa Lisa was definitely CRUSH!!

@kennethlopez6527

38w↑17

This is still my jam 30 years later. I love this song. It sounds really good when blended with other beats.

@Kim_in_Cali

3y↑283

I still ❤️❤️❤️ this video. It’s simple, it looks like everyone went into their closets and got their clothes. No borrowed cars, clothing, throwing money around, no mostly naked women posing for the camera. These people came to have fun and it showed. Props to the 80’s how I miss ya.

@jennifermyke3100

3y↑11

When times...were a little more genuine.

@norakat

3y↑11

No twerking 😆

@n8vabeach.

3y↑14

She's covered to the T and still a bombshell

@jvaldez3512

3y↑5

Preach

@lateshiachilds3640

3y↑7

I truly agree I love the style in the 80s.

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@iamcorine1097

4y↑1.3K

No plastic surgery, injections or painted on make up...100% authentic 💯

@MOBROOKS

4y↑59

And sexy as hell.

@MaryBlanche

4y↑10

sheishiphop 😍

@oliverv291

4y↑28

She was the the originator ... during the best decade ever the 1980s !!!

@davidcombs3617

4y↑37

Lisa Lisa put a generation of boys into manhood. Just skipped puberty.

@isaiahdhamilton811

4y↑13

And REALNESS too.

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@ruthvillegas3589

35w↑13

Beautiful till this day💞🌹

@benimcanm351

1y↑7

From 1984 to 2023! Damn where has time gone?

@sydhill8173

4y↑230

My parents would blast this record cleaning the house on sundays. What a great upbringing

@chiggamontana6818

Factz

@21372745

4y↑2

Amen miss those days these kids today have no idea what they missed

@truereality101

4y↑1

That's exactly what I'm doing right now. Reliving my childhood.

@SunnyIlha

4y↑1

Da folks BLASTIN it 😁😁

@darrentoews3151

4y↑1

You must have great 👍 parents

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@shantellgonzalez7916

4y↑475

Jamming to this during the pandemic 2020!

@doris5500

4y↑5

Roller skating at the Bronx NY arena; good memories and a lot of respect...

@jpsilveira

4y↑1

Me 2

@zepperfox7669

4y↑1

Yeah same😁

@rickk7695

4y↑1

Damn right!

@angelomaximus2381

4y↑3

Yall already know let's go 2020 n beyond 😎🍻

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@adanmatitus6487

35w↑15

This will always be a classic!

@RossHannah-ny5fs

17w↑8

I mostly listened to British new wave in the '80s, but equally loved the music of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam. The '80s was the best decade for music!

@bboshit1209

2y↑80

Remember walking the streets uptown hearing this everywhere. NYC in the 80s was a different place. Scary but fun

@niware80

38w↑4

Especially in the Bronx in Mount Eden.

@sinbinkashin2229

14w↑3

@@niware80RIP to my pops Peter Gunz Mt Eden 172/Sheridan keepin his name alive listenin to this

@Jerryemcse

2y↑401

Lisa Lisa is so beautiful till this day! I saw her in concert a couple years back and she is still going strong.

@queenkillerdigeststhedirt1873

2y↑9

its like she doesn't age

@Trpr-dw4wx

2y↑5

I saw her yesterday in concert. She is alittle thick but she did a great job. Still going strong!!

@Daydreamer-cg2rd

2y↑3

She was on the Nick Cannon show a few months ago. Still going strong 💪🏽💋🎤

@Jojoestar007

2y↑3

cuz she is Hamon user

@goodvibegoodtimepositiveen7949

1y↑5

She performs in The Bronx every summer free concert I believe it was Vancortland park?I was working had to drop off /pick up stoves refrigerators and I heard her and the noise from the crowd so * uck it I stopped to listen too...

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@jaimerene0101

4w↑3

Hearing this takes me back to the good old days. I was a freshman in high school when this was released. What a jam!

@sharontatuaca2968

34w↑7

Since childhood.

@michaeltartaglia7286

2y↑241

Freestyle will never die. Good times growing up in the 80s

@lilyj8420

2y↑2

yes sir!💜

@mixedvisions360

2y↑3

Don't sleep on us Ricans.🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💪🏾

@stacyiverson5284

2y↑1

👍💯👍

@michaeltartaglia7286

2y↑1

@@stacyiverson5284 thumbs up all day freestyle music will live on forever.

@BoricuaNyc

@@mixedvisions360 Facts🇵🇷🗽🔥❤️💐💯🇵🇷🇵🇷

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@christinescott5966

2y↑263

Full Force with the gheri curls,muscles,lace, dangling earrings...there is no other group like them! Lisa Lisa carved a path for Latina female musicians. ❤️

@goodvibegoodtimepositiveen7949

1y↑12

She really did stand out putting them in the background making people forget who and what full force was/is, they made an awesome combo and I hope lots of money! I love them all!

@latricarauls574

1y↑7

Agree full forced curled their way to the bank!!! Great business men

@TheChosenOne161

1y↑4

Underrated producers / songwriters

@nataliefrancis6589

38w↑2

Still a hit in 2023

@Chris.O420

35w↑5

Late 80's & early 90"s crushes...takes me back!

@ilovebiggirls79

8y↑321

I went to see her like 2 weeks ago she is still amazing voice sounds the same and she still beautiful

@apriljohnson9916

8y↑3

❤️❤️❤️

@ilovebiggirls79

8y↑1

At a club in my town

@FriesIsExtra

8y↑4

Outstanding

@jnwang888

8y↑1

Joshua Burton where u saw her

@peggieyoungyoung5571

8y↑2

Julian Wang Where Do You Live.? Lisa was in L.A. The Greek Theater Sep3, 2016.She Still Got it.!! Oct 15,2016 Lisa will be in Mashantuket, CT. House Of Blue San Diego CA. Nov30 2016. Her Tours Are On Song kick App.All the Time. lol.

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@codys925914

3y↑386

The hair, the clothes, the dance moves. We have only went downhill since the 80's.

@king39

3y↑4

So true!!!!

@tammiebrumbaugh7885

Guaranteed

@haselnusszweig5533

3y↑5

Nope haha especially not on hair / clothes side 😂

@mistaefromdtn

3y↑4

Na 90s had the best all round fashion, we actually looked less feminine then

@Sky_moondance

3y↑3

Wild free hair clothes no Instagram megalomaniac "perfection"...we being us bo!

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@IshakuIbrahimTure-on9zv

39w↑11

Nothing can compare to the good old days.

@MrMjg81

32w↑7

My sister used to love this freestyle music back in the late 80's, she been with god for 14 yrs now, every time I hear music like this, it makes me think of her..

@1ofus

4y↑114

Lisa Lisa is a certified BEAUTY! I was jamming to this in high school!

@edizzle4shizz

3y↑38

Lisa Lisa is GORGEOUS 😍

@rachelmcmahon9871

7d↑1

I started high school in 1984 and left 88 (uk) Electro was my life

@LaughterinIsaac

7d↑2

Almost 30 years I've heard this song ❤️
Forever Thankful My Momma Had Good Taste 🔥

@mikebanks8961

7y↑271

Blacks and Latinos have always had the hots for eachother. We are all one nation...one blood!

@LLJR

4y↑10

Carlito Banks I’m Mexican look Mexican light color took that 23 and me said I was 4% black said had a black grandparent in the early 1800’s

@toneb6173

4y↑6

I'm 70 percent black lol 😂

@ladymercury7042

4y↑7

I loveeee my pretty peoples!!! (;

@jessicafashionlover2148

4y↑7

im blk and love latin men

@obdiane

4y↑11

Well, in the case of PR and Dominicans they have black in their blood.

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@squirrellymcnutsack603

7y↑58

This song still holds up. I love me some 1980s Freestyle music.

@CerrellBrown-nu6vo

7d↑1

I’m 52 and be rocking like I’m 25 on this song ayeeee I can dance okurrrrrr

@ThunderKat2012

26w↑5

I remember driving with my dad in the el Camino listening to this song in Minneapolis in the 80s…great time to be alive…alot of memories…bitterness

@takemeasiamboo

7y↑80

Loved Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Miss the 80's. She was absolutely beautiful.

@robertroberts8104

And so are You!

@keithclark8299

7y↑55

That hot pink just enhances Lisa'a look

@Dsenju

1y↑9

The beauty of each woman in this video is absolutely astounding and awe-aspiring. They all bore a natural beauty that’s virtually instinct this day and age; especially Lisa Lisa. Not to mention, the song is remarkable. 🙌

@sharontatuaca2968

34w↑12

I love her style.

@sylviawilliams5913

3y↑222

This is when music and dancing was CLEAN.💯💥

@Nobody-ze9gk

2y↑1

Bro bring that comment to real life rn!!

@remiem-iw7uk

2y↑7

Ummmm....clean-ish! Folks have always sung smut!

@theartistformerlyknownassh9534

2y↑7

This song is literally about bonin' tho

@Ebrill_Owen

2y↑8

Clean? This song is literally about wanting to do one night stands with no consequences lol. It’s a song that’s literally about casual sex.

@SolLunaPhotography

2y↑1

Lest we ignore all the other wonders and truthtellers of an era...like 2 Live Crew or Motley Crue

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@eugenebrown7183

2y↑99

If we could only go back to these days! I’m still grateful I was born to experience it🙏🏽 loved Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam!!

@babyskii1356

9w↑16

I’m here in 2024 ❤

@DarlingNickki777

1y↑11

Gosh this was so awesome! So many memories come flooding back listening to her! Love this band! We had the best dance music in the 80's and even 90's. They don't make beats like this no more! Don't get me wrong there still is some great musicality today, but gosh the arrangement of the tunes back then it was so thoughtful and put together and so many instruments that all combine to create a dance beat and song. It was not all about JUST a voice...it was the MUSIC as well and that really showed up more in this era in my opinion. You can dance all day long with hits from this time. The best!

@ianstuart5660

23w

Great description of how important the music was, and not just the voice or look. Spot on correct!!

@ceeceetracey9839

7y↑274

SUMMER 1985 is all I have to say if you were there, especially NY

@MichaelMartinez-lg3gs

7y↑11

80'z baby!!

@Pinkielover

7y↑2

CeeCee Tracey e i was there ,,nothing great really....only thing .. pictures actually costs money to take and most people didnt take many pics... i have maybe 4 or 5 from back then.. now its pic this pic that.. no costs .. otherwise it wasnt that great in ny/ nj at the time..

@vinceramirez3182

7y↑14

80s house parties in Cypress Park , Los Angeles , CA .

@peggieyoungyoung5571

7y↑6

+Pinkie Love Sadly, you missed Out.! N.Y. and The Gardens State was the Place to be.!!!! and Still the Same.!!!!

@Len1977gt

7y↑11

You have no idea how bad I seriously want to go back to the 80s and stay there.

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@trussrich6183

3y↑168

The hair that hangs above her left eye .started a trend with these female r&b singers

@bobbyanderson8647

3y↑1

Yep

@FreezyPop

3y↑7

That’s her right eye

@FreezyPop

3y↑1

@I Sanchez yes

@bobbyanderson8647

3y↑2

@@FreezyPop Damn. U good cause I didn't catch that ether. 👍👍👍👍

@bighillc08

3y↑1

Your left, her right..

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@theodorebradshaw9352

45w↑4

Brings back memories of Belize city and Asbury park NJ when I use to attend break dancing parties ❤

@gregfrommotown9082

43w↑4

Born in 1961. I lived this 😊

@SpaceKowboys

43w

born in 2007 i like this

@palimo3653

3y↑166

Thsi song is straight up summer time NYC everybody outside cars blasting music and fire hyrants open.

@RandomRan45

Lmfao I’m crying, yo deadass

@terrencewarthen47

3y↑2

East New York

@penelopepitstop762

We listened to it in the Texas suburbs too. 😉

@adolfgibbs8759

@G B funhouse

@athenasjustice66

factsssss

@kevinh8736

4y↑55

Damn! The 80s were a great time to be young and living a fun teen life. I miss those days!

@stillsmashin

4y↑1

Cocaine was very abundant. The quality was a lot better than today too

@nickiesaavedra5760

27w↑5

2023 and this still hits! 🎉

@Sophie-fi6dm

6w↑2

I remember dancing to this on my birthday when I was 5 and knowing all the words... what a time❤❤❤❤

@SideShowRob1985

3y↑262

Lisa Lisa was so dam fine! What a baddie 🔥🔥🔥! 🇵🇷

@bobbyanderson8647

3y↑8

Stop reading my mind

@SideShowRob1985

3y↑5

@@bobbyanderson8647 😎

@kingwyse6327

3y↑5

Still a Queen

@heedmywarning2792

3y↑4

My biscuit, her dipping sauce.

@midnyte6195

3y↑3

Where she at?

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@kennyboudreaux1657

3y↑152

Lisa was the first fly girl of hip hop. A Queen!

@Phoenix-xn3sf

3y↑7

I'd say Sha Rock (Funky 4+1) or Baby Love (Rock Steady Crew), but I get your point. :-P

@kennyboudreaux1657

3y↑1

@@Phoenix-xn3sf No doubt! I remember all of them as women who were holding their own in a crew of men. But still very feminine and stylish.

@tyleetophbrown

3y↑10

I wouldn’t say the first of hip hop, but yea she was a queen

@gyomartin7949

34w↑3

Lisa Lisa is part of my junior high school years

@danielbennett6353

1y↑3

2023 And 50 years old. Still jammin' to this.

@darylroy2879

3y↑106

80s music will forever be the realest ever played. Im 51 now and still listen to this

@drickasjackson8252

3y↑3

Im 31 and this shit is lit

@myles3159

3y↑2

@@drickasjackson8252 I’m 16 and this is amazing

@Largepro21

💯🕶

@marycrawley3293

I’m 46 and still
Jam to this . Love lisa lisa ❤️

@tiamaria7596

3y↑3

Me too 51 and still listening to the best songs ever, no one today can compare

@frank.m8447

4y↑66

This jam never gets old. Gotta love the 80's!!

@jeffersonbueno9691

38w↑21

Olha a qualidade musical dessa música, pena que hoje nada chega perto disso, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam simplesmente demais, saudades de um tempo que não volta mais.