Sir Benji
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Post by Sir Benji on Jun 7, 2012 11:55:13 GMT -5
I love this! Brings back memories of 2002! Playing GTA: Vice City going into club Malibu shooting everyone on the dance-floor while this was playing. I thought it was a man singing lead back then. I had no clue this was sung by The Pointer sisters until a year or 2 ago.
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Post by johnnywest on Oct 1, 2014 11:02:15 GMT -5
Just brilliant!
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Post by Zeebz on Oct 1, 2014 15:13:42 GMT -5
This is definitely my favorite song from them. It's just so good.
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Post by Agent Yoncé on Oct 1, 2014 22:37:15 GMT -5
I like this one.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jan 15, 2015 1:12:19 GMT -5
Over the years, this has become my favorite song by them. By leaps and bounds actually. Just a killer tune, the chorus kicks and the production is perfect.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 11:00:20 GMT -5
Was never all that into them, but this may be my favorite of theirs. "Fire" and "Dare Me" are the other two.
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Post by Zinc. on Jan 23, 2017 21:46:46 GMT -5
Been listening them lately. This is one of my faves by them.
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Post by stunnedout on Jan 24, 2017 3:11:19 GMT -5
Amazing.
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Post by jenglisbe on Feb 5, 2018 21:31:13 GMT -5
Yeah I love this song and put it on a lot of different playlists.
A recent blackish episode paid tribute to the song with Ruby calling it the best song of all-time.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Feb 5, 2018 22:33:19 GMT -5
One of my faves! So damn catchy!
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Dammn Baby
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Post by Dammn Baby on Feb 10, 2018 9:15:35 GMT -5
Definition of a jam.
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Post by Nick on May 12, 2018 19:19:45 GMT -5
That white dress Ruth Pointer is wearing is very Dorothy Zbornack. I can't!!!!
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Post by jenglisbe on May 13, 2018 20:45:25 GMT -5
Lol at the dress comment...and their dancing.
Is that really Ruth doing those gutteral "automatic" parts (1:16 being an example)? I knew the verses were her, but those refrains are really deep.
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Post by ♛ The Manticore ☯ on Mar 15, 2020 9:46:08 GMT -5
One of my favorites by them. The song was on Grand Theft Auto:Vice City.
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Post by Private Dancer on Oct 20, 2020 22:15:42 GMT -5
Live this song and the deep voice parts
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Post by disman00911 on Nov 1, 2020 11:36:44 GMT -5
Often heard this on the Grand Theft Auto: Vice City soundtrack. My favorite track from them.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Mar 27, 2022 9:04:14 GMT -5
Love it
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Post by Private Dancer on Mar 27, 2022 15:31:32 GMT -5
Lol at the dress comment...and their dancing. Is that really Ruth doing those gutteral "automatic" parts (1:16 being an example)? I knew the verses were her, but those refrains are really deep. Yes, that's actually her doing the deep parts. |
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Post by Soulsista on Mar 28, 2022 17:07:24 GMT -5
Love it.
Peaked at #2 R&B.
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Post by Mirago on Apr 8, 2022 12:17:09 GMT -5
Is Ruth the deep voice? Love the robot vibes and it has a complex chorus that’s not the simplest to sing. Definitely an upgrade from the already entertaining Neutron Dance.
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Post by Private Dancer on Apr 8, 2022 13:17:03 GMT -5
Is Ruth the deep voice? Love the robot vibes and it has a complex chorus that’s not the simplest to sing. Definitely an upgrade from the already entertaining Neutron Dance. Yes, the all the deep voice parts are Ruth. |
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Apr 9, 2022 19:43:00 GMT -5
MTV did not play that video.
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Post by Private Dancer on Apr 10, 2022 0:39:25 GMT -5
MTV did not play that video. This is true! The first video by The Pointer Sisters to be aired on MTV was Jump |
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Post by Dreams on Apr 10, 2022 5:48:21 GMT -5
It's OK. I like several other of their singles a lot better.
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Post by Luckie Starchild on Apr 10, 2022 8:02:50 GMT -5
I wonder how much that video cost to produce?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Jan 1, 2023 11:32:55 GMT -5
Anita Pointer has died
Anita Pointer, Founding Member of Legendary Pointer Sisters Group, Dead at 74
By Kelsie Gibson
January 1, 2023
"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita," the singer's family said in a statement
Anita Pointer, one of the founding members of the iconic Pointer Sisters vocal group, has died. She was 74.
The singer died at her home on Saturday, surrounded by family, her publicist confirmed to Variety.
"While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now with her daughter, Jada, and her sisters June and Bonnie, and at peace," read a statement from her four closest survivors: her sister, Ruth, brothers Aaron and Fritz and her granddaughter Roxie McKain Pointer.
"She was the one that kept all of us close and together for so long. Her love of our family will live on in each of us. Please respect our privacy during this period of grief and loss. Heaven is a more loving, beautiful place with Anita there."
Though no cause of death was given in the statement, Pointer's rep told TMZ her death was the result of a "somewhat lengthy and heroic battle with cancer."
Born on Jan. 23, 1948, in Oakland, Calif. to parents Sarah Elizabeth and Reverend Elton Pointer, the singer was the fourth of six children.
In 1969, Pointer joined forces with her younger sisters Bonnie and June to form the legendary Pointer Sisters.
The group quickly rose to fame in 1973, when their self-titled debut album reached No. 13 on the Billboard 200 and No. 3 on the R&B albums chart.
The sisters continued to top charts in the '70s and '80s, with hits such as "I'm So Excited," "Jump," "Slow Hand," "Fire," "He's So Shy" and "Neutron Dance."
In addition to achieving widespread musical acclaim, the sisters also broke boundaries throughout their careers.
Following the success of their country single "Fairytale," which was penned by Anita and Bonnie, The Pointer Sisters became the first Black female group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry in 1974.
The song later won the group its first Grammy Award for best country performance by a duo or group in 1975. To date, The Pointer Sisters are the only Black women who have won a Grammy in a country music category.
In 1986, Anita recorded a duet titled "Too Many Times" with country star Earl Thomas Conley, which later reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
A year later, Anita embarked on a solo career as she released her first album Love for What It Is, though she continued to sing with the Pointer Sisters until her retirement in 2015 due to unspecified health reasons.
In 1994, Anita and her sisters received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 1998, the Pointer Sisters were inducted into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
In February 2020, Anita and her brother Fritz Pointer released the book, Fairytale: The Pointer Sisters' Family Story, chronicling the Pointer family's origins and the difficulties and successes she and her sisters faced throughout their careers.
Anita's sisters June and Bonnie preceded her in death, with June Pointer dying in 2006 and Bonnie Pointer dying in 2020.
The singer's only child, Jada, whom she shared with David Harper and inspired the Pointer Sisters' song "Jada," died of cancer at age 37 in 2003.
Anita is survived by her granddaughter (Jada's only child), Roxie, as well as her sister, Ruth, and brothers Aaron and Fritz.
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