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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2005 13:29:14 GMT -5
I was actually going to create a topic for "Candy Man," but I realized there's not even a topic for "In My House" and I was shocked. The Mary Jane Girls were protegees of Rick James. Although they scored a few club hits from their first album and an R&B classic, their sophomore album gave them their sole crossover smash. "All Night Long" is actually probably my favorite Mary Jane Girls song though. It usually gets even more airplay at radio now than "In My House" does. It's a great example of song that had crossover potential at the time but doesn't really have the widespread appeal to still be all over radio today whereas "All Night Long" is a quiet storm staple. Teena Marie experienced something similar with "Lovergirl" which usually isn't even in her top five most played songs on a weekly basis. The Mary Jane Girls followed this up with another freebie Top 10 R&B hit, "Wild & Crazy Love," which doesn't get played on the radio at all anymore.
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Ling-Ling
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 2, 2005 13:33:21 GMT -5
Love this song! 80's classic. This, "All Night Long" and "Boys" are my favorite songs by them.
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Post by A Thug Named Slickback on Oct 2, 2005 15:21:44 GMT -5
This really has that Rick James sound to it. Very well-produced song IMO.
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Post by [upsilon]™ on Oct 2, 2005 19:36:41 GMT -5
This song is great. Awesome beat.
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Post by Bob on Oct 2, 2005 19:42:42 GMT -5
wwwwhy do i confuse them with the Jones Girls all the time?
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Post by Bob on Oct 2, 2005 19:43:13 GMT -5
but oh yea, good song
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Post by Moonshadow on Oct 2, 2005 22:43:52 GMT -5
This song is awesome. I wish I heard it more often.
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Post by mst3k on Oct 3, 2005 0:02:26 GMT -5
I love this song... I remember seeing the video on Channel 69 in Gainesville, and my sister's boyfriend made fun of me saying that I was in love with them. I dunno... they all looked kinda skanky in the video (to me).
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Post by reception on Dec 18, 2005 14:40:17 GMT -5
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Post by 620 Soul Train on Dec 18, 2005 23:26:15 GMT -5
Around this time in 1983 I recieved their debut album for Christmas on cassette because I liked "All Night Long" so much. You know when I go the cassette I enjoyed just about every last song on there. Now back then I would always fantasize about all of them being my girlfriend. This song "In My House" was OK, but I bought the vinyl single anyway knowning I had a limited amount of allowance money.
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Feb 26, 2007 12:41:48 GMT -5
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Post by tico on Feb 26, 2007 14:51:12 GMT -5
Pajama jam! One of my favorite R&B songs of the 80s.
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Post by Verisimilitude on Oct 27, 2015 22:33:18 GMT -5
Great track. And it annoyed Tipper Gore, so it's all the more better. :kii:
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Post by Soulsista on Oct 28, 2015 10:25:12 GMT -5
I love this, but my favorite from them is "All Night Long".
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Post by gonecountry on May 6, 2018 21:54:24 GMT -5
Back when music was fun. And videos were tacky. Great tune that never gets old
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Jun 3, 2018 22:04:39 GMT -5
Classic song. It never gets old. Still bop to it!
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Post by disman00911 on Aug 30, 2021 15:23:07 GMT -5
Heard this track as an 80s flashback on V103, defunct 103.5 Jammin' Oldies, defunct 80s channel WXXY 103.1 when I was younger. I also remember seeing the music video on BET on a special of showcasing 80s music videos. My favorite track from this group and one of the best Rick James-produced songs.
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Post by 🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲 on Apr 20, 2022 17:50:10 GMT -5
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Post by Dreams on Apr 20, 2022 18:00:18 GMT -5
LOVE IT!!!!
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