The superb Word Up from Cameo in all its stripped down funky awesomeness from 1986. So much better than a certain over produced cover version that’s doing the rounds at the moment. The brilliant video features LeVar Burton (the young Kunta Kinte from Roots, and later Star Trek’s Geordi La Forge) as the plain clothes cop chasing Larry & the boys.
Cameo – Word Up
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Jason is one half of The Sheen Resistance. As well as DJing and writing about disco and vintage dance music, Jason is a graphic designer and creative consultant, on event production, digital and traditional media.