Elegant Black Girls of the 80s Make Graceless Hip-Hop Generation Look Like Complete Slobs

Reaganite Republican ^ | 22 March 2015 | Reaganite Republican

[Reaganite Republican]

No tats/angst/mutant posterior/glorification of stupidity- 

and the music was better, too:

And note Whitney, Sade, et. al. sporting cross necklaces...

what a difference 30 yrs can make for an imploding culture:

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[Vigilanteman]

Truly one of the best singing groups from the era, black or white . . .

Plus, there were dozens of black groups almost as good, none of whom had to resort to bling, exposed skin or profanity laced lyrics to get attention.

I'm pleased that all three of my daughters (born 1985-89) all still enjoy their music and think Nat King Cole is cool, rather than square.

[CopperTop]

Prolly doesn't help that my experience with her music was somewhat limited to whatever they showed on MTV back when it was still a music video station. Might hasta check out some of that older Whitney and see what I missed d;^)

Can't blame a girl for goin where the money is, I reckon.

[Reaganite Republican]

Agreed in full- totally different world

BTW Patrice Rushen plays keyboards these days with Lee Ritenour- she’s really quite a talented musician, you have to be to play with him

[Reaganite Republican]

Jay Z’s ugly rubbed off on the poor thing lol

[dfwgator]

One of my school boy crushes, Marilyn McCoo.

[Reaganite Republican]

That’s neat... you’re right Ivan, thanks

[Tijeras_Slim]

Good taste.

[ansel12]

I knew this one.

Here she is playing piano in a Humphrey Bogart movie in an intimate scene, she was an extremely sexy woman, even into old age.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyfP4ucgIMo

[dfwgator]

She’s still married to Billy Davis. Nice to see at least one show biz marriage that has lasted.

[SparkyBass]

Mine was Gladys Knight. I think she is still lovely.

[Buckeye McFrog]

This thread is reminding me how truly happy I was living in the 80’s. I’m about to hop in the DeLorean and head back there right now.

[arthurus]

Mostly yalla girls.

[Steely Tom]

One of my school boy crushes, Marilyn McCoo.

I'll second that emotion.

[dfwgator]

Sade has an English mother and a Nigerian Father.

[liberalh8ter]

Her story is very interesting but aside from her musical persona I always found it fascinating that she shunned the spotlight. Her interest was the music, not the fame. Hearing her music instantly puts me in a great mood.

[Organic Panic]

There’s only one thing to get an image as horrid as that one from one’s brain... Dare I post Helen Thomas?

[gundog]

See Spike Lee's School Daze for confirmation of your statement. The Wannabes and the Jigaboos.

[gundog]

It’s Fergie. She was found appropriate for NFL ownership, and Rush was not.

[roofgoat]

I just went through a quick dozen youtubes of the black funk bands I listened to and attended during 78-85. They were ALL wicked musicians and great vocals.

The bass lines can’t be described. Slave, Lakeside, Aurra...The 80s were just too much fun.

[Chickensoup]

http://seecole.blogspot.com/2014/12/seerome-part-iv.html

Here is another elegant black woman, my daughter and fashion and style.