Living in San Francisco in the 1960s, he performed in a musical production called Women of the Blues, then joined a short-lived group of transvestite performance artists called The Cockettes in the early 70's (famed transvestite Divine was a member of the group as well). Sylvester can be seen in The Cockettes' outrageous short film Tricia's Wedding, lampooning the wedding of President Nixon's daughter Tricia, and in an eponymous 2002 documentary about the group.
In 1972, Sylvester supplied two cuts to Lights Out San Francisco, an album complied by the KSAN radio station and released on the Blue Thumb label. In 1973, Sylvester & his Hot Band released two rock-oriented albums on Blue Thumb (their self-titled debut was also known as "Scratch My Flower," due to a gardenia-shaped scratch-and-sniff sticker adhered to the cover). Signed a solo act to Fantasy Records in 1977, and working with the production talents of legendary Motown producer Harvey Fuqua. Sylvester later alleged that Fuqua cheated him out of millions of dollars.
Sylvester soon met his frequent collaborator Patrick Cowley. Cowley's synthesizer and Sylvester's voice proved to be a magical combination, and pushed Sylvester's sound in an increasingly dance-oriented direction; his second solo album - Step II (1978) - unleashed two disco classics: "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)," and "Dance (Disco Heat)." By this time both his live shows and recordings also recognizably featured the back-up vocals of Two Tons O' Fun: future Weather Girls Martha Wash and Izora Rhodes. 1979 brought three Billboard awards and an appearance in the movie, The Rose, starring Bette Midler.
Moving to Megatone Records in 1982, Sylvester quickly landed a Hi-NRG classic with "Do You Wanna Funk." He was close friends with other Megatone artists Linda Imperial and Jeanie Tracy. Sylvester was also very close to the legendary Patti LaBelle.
Later pressure from the label to "butch up" his image would result in him attending meetings in full-on drag. A drag photo shoot, which he staged and presented to label heads as a gag (calling it his "new album cover") would later grace the cover of Immortal after Sylvester died; it was the label's way of paying tribute to his spirit. In 1985, one of his dreams came true as he was summoned to sing back-up for Aretha Franklin on her Who's Zoomin' Who comeback album. His sole Warner Bros. album was Mutual Attraction in 1986; a single from the album, "Someone Like You," featured original cover art by Keith Haring.
Sylvester died of complications from AIDS on December 16, 1988. His good friend Jeanie Tracy took care of Sylvester during his last days.
In the late 1990's, performance artist Djola Branner (co-founder of the highly influential Pomo Afro Homos troupe) created his acclaimed solo piece and CD Mighty Real around the life of Sylvester.
On September 20, 2004 Sylvester's anthem record, You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real), was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame. A year later, on September 19, 2005, Sylvester himself was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his achievement as an artist.
In 2005, a biography written by Joshua Gamson and titled The Fabulous Sylvester: The Legend, The music, The 70s in San Francisco was published.
2. Sylvester (Sylvester Larsen , born 1973) is a danish artist, who has released 4 albums. He is the son of Kim Larsen. See www.sylvesterlarsen.dk
All I Need
Sylvester Lyrics
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She's the best pony
She is fabulous
At least Spike thinks so
Rarity
Come and get your gown
For the great galloping gala
Oh yes it's so true - yeah!
Emerald
Sapphire
Diamond
Not any jewel will do
Oh come on
What is that
You look so
ridiculous
Rarity
she's so tel-en-ted
She makes dresses for
Princess Celestia
What the heck?
Why can't she get a
free ticket to the ball
Now she's gotta go bug Twilight Sparkle
Oh no
Which friend
will she
give the ticket to
It better Be
All for me
Or I swear
I will bite her!
Hairty
Touched by Poison Joke
Hair is everywhere
I can't do anything With this
Swear to God
Crazy are dreadlocks
I mean what the hey
I look a lot like - Knuckles the Echidna
Scissors
Fi-re
Chainsaw
Nothing's working working working
Please change back
Please change back
Please change back
Oh Zecora!
Rarity
She's high society
Everypony
Should just know of her name
Rarity
You have a lot of weird
boyfriends oh yeah
and now it's time to name them
here we go!
Blue blood
Fancy Pants
And that
one rock it was named Tom
No Hold On
I was just
Kidding Ah!
Rairty she's the best!
Yeah!!
The lyrics of Sylvester's song "All I Need" are actually about a character from the animated television series, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. The character in question is Rarity, who is referred to as the "best pony" in the first line of the song. The song mentions a number of aspects of Rarity's character and experiences, such as her talent for making dresses and her desire to attend the Great Galloping Gala. The song also references other characters in the series, such as Spike, Twilight Sparkle, and Zecora.
The lyrics of the song contain a lot of humor and wit, as evidenced by lines like "What the heck? / Why can't she get a / free ticket to the ball / Now she's gotta go bug Twilight Sparkle" and "Hairty / Touched by Poison Joke / Hair is everywhere / I can't do anything / With this." The song also contains a lot of references to specific characters and events from the show, such as the fact that Rarity makes dresses for Princess Celestia.
Overall, the lyrics of "All I Need" are a playful and entertaining tribute to the character of Rarity and the world of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
Line by Line Meaning
Rarity
Introducing Rarity, one of the ponies in the story
She's the best pony
Rarity is the greatest pony among all
She is fabulous
Her personality and work is amazing
At least Spike thinks so
Even Spike, her dragon friend thinks highly of her
Come and get your gown
Rarity is designing a dress for a special occasion
For the great galloping gala
The special occasion is the great galloping gala
Oh yes it's so true - yeah!
This is indeed true and exciting
Not any jewel will do
Only the best jewels and stones will be used in the dress
Oh come on
Showing disappointment with someone
What is that
Expressing confusion about something
You look so ridiculous
The appearance is not pleasant, looks funny or stupid
she's so tel-en-ted
She has great talent in designing dresses
She makes dresses for
She designs and creates dresses for important personalities
Princess Celestia
One of the important personalities she designs for is the Princess of the land
What the heck?
Expressing confusion or surprise about something
Why can't she get a
She is wondering why she doesn't get
free ticket to the ball
A free pass to go to the ball
Now she's gotta go bug Twilight Sparkle
Rarity will now request Twilight Sparkle to get her a ticket to the ball
Which friend
Rarity is contemplating which friend to give the extra ticket to
will she
Rarity must decide which friend to give the extra ticket to
give the ticket to
Rarity must choose which of her friends to invite to the ball
It better Be
Rarity has a preference regarding who should attend with her
All for me
Rarity wants to attend the ball with her first preference
Or I swear
Rarity is emotional and threatening to get her way
I will bite her!
Rarity is so passionate that she is threatening to bite the one she does not want to attend with her
Touched by Poison Joke
Rarity has come into contact with a cursed herb that has caused her hair to become uncontrollable
Hair is everywhere
Her hair has gone out of control and is now found everywhere
I can't do anything With this
Rarity cannot work with her untidy hair
Swear to God
She is making a strong affirmation
Crazy are dreadlocks
Her hair is extremely messy and tangled
I mean what the hey
She is confused about the situation
I look a lot like - Knuckles the Echidna
She's made a comparison of her appearance to that of a video game character
Fi-re
Trying to cut her hair with fire
Chainsaw
Trying to cut her hair with a chainsaw
Nothing's working working working
All of her attempts to fix her hair have failed
Please change back
Rarity is desperately pleading for her hair to return to its natural state
Oh Zecora!
Rarity is calling out to Zecora for help
She's high society
Rarity is from the wealthy class of ponies
Everypony
All the ponies in the story
Should just know of her name
Rarity thinks that all the ponies should be aware of her name and status
You have a lot of weird
Rarity's weird acquaintances/friendships
boyfriends oh yeah
She has peculiar male acquaintances/friends
and now it's time to name them
Rarity is about to name them for the readers/listeners
here we go!
She is excited to share the names of her unusual male acquaintances/friends
Blue blood
The name of Rarity's first aquaintance is Blue blood
Fancy Pants
The name of Rarity's second acquaintance is Fancy Pants
And that
Rarity is about to introduce another friend
one rock it was named Tom
But instead she pretends that she named a rock, Tom, as a joke
No Hold On
Rarity backtracks on her previous statement
I was just
Rarity explains that she was only joking
Kidding Ah!
Rarity laughs off her previous statement
Rairty she's the best!
A closing statement, reiterating that Rarity is the best pony
Contributed by Levi T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Marcelo luiz
Esse som é demais. Curti muito, acho que 82/83
Bruce C
I wish he showcased more of his baritone bass voice it's very unique and beautiful I love his falsetto as well
Carol Alex
Essa música é demais! ❤😍
Rogerio Silva
Esse Funk é Raridade . Domingueira no Ponto de Encontro em Sao Miguel , Só Saudades.
CarlosKale
Muito bom!!
Cas82958
Funky track by him. I like it a lot!
Roberto Campos
Em 2021 curtindo esse clássico
DQ Reviews
This song is 15/10 on the funk scale, my face is currently melting from the force
Spazzoid Studio
Funkiest thing he ever did....
Roberto Campos
Só pra quem tem bom gosto