Last Song Syndrome: Cameo - Word Up! (1986)

Found myself rappin' the song over and over again on my way home after writing one of my last posts (which you can read about right here, incidentally).

To complete the 80's trip, you'd probably want to check out the video on YouTube here:



Check out the screaming red codpiece on Larry Blackmon, huh? That's a statement right there.

And yes, that IS Levar Burton (Geordi LaForge for all you ST:TNG fans!) playing the detective on the video, for some token narrative element.

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Oh pretty ladies around the world
Got a weird thing to show you,
So tell all the boys and girls.

Tell yo' brother, yo' sister and yo' mama too, Coz' they’re about to go down
And you’ll know just what to do.

Wave your hands in the air like you don’t care,
Glide by the people
as they start to look and stare.

Do yo'dance, do yo' dance, do yo' dance quick
Mama, come on baby, tell me what’s the word?

Ah – word up! Everybody say
when you hear the call
You got to get it underway,
Word up! It’s the code word,
No matter where you say it,
You’ll know that you’ll be heard.

Now all you sucka D.J.’s who think you’re fly
There’s got to be a reason
And we know the reason why.

You try to put on those airs and act real cool
But you got to realize
That you’re acting like fools.

If there’s music we can use it we need to dance.
We don’t have that time
For psychological romance

No romance, no romance, no romance for me
Mama, come on baby tell me what’s the word?
Ah – word up,

Everybody say when you hear the call
You got to get it underway.

Dial “L” for low...
W-O-R-D- Up!
Come on, all you people say...
Word up – word up