Sheila E - A Love Bizarre

[dennybish67]

shanedawsonrocksalot...check your facts baby..Sheila was a prolific session musician well before Prince 'discovered' her...he certainly helped increase her public profile but her skills and musicianship were already firmly established.

[dennybish67]

If anyone could out funk Prince it's Sheila. And I'm sure he wouldn't mind because he's always supported her as an artist and was a fan of hers before their musical and supposed romantic collaborations. Sheila suffered a collapsed lung before the release of her fourth album Sex Cymbal and it decreased her public profile and thus her career stalled but she has remained in demand as a session musician and general gun for hire. Sheila with an E for excellence!

[ueyfby31u4bgvfiu31bp]

back then i thought she was gonna be huge and bigger than janet and madonna...i dont know what happened

[bluemonkjd]

Love the unified bouncing of the band.

[fradaja]

MINT PERFORMANCE

[lucky44124]

The Tonight Show w/ Johnny Carson!

[RFProductions09]

The music world needs another shelia e. today

[odeskoo]

...ham merci !!!...

[bonepicker1]

Pete Escoveto's daughter still doing it, Just like her daddy.

[hansonis27]

Progressive Pop!?

[caspitademexicali1]

muy buena cantante hermosa y chingona !! love it

[shanedawsonrocksalot]

Only Prince could take someone from guest starring in a song, to a star in less than two years

[matonanjin]

Is that her dad that came on stage?

[bonepicker1]

@matonanjin Yes, that's her dad Pete Escovedo of Santana. Legendary percussionist.

[KarizmaticENT]

love the way she moves



[duranduran8485]

SHEILA E was great! She was a female Prince . Its a shame R&B WAS DESTROYED IN THE 90s!!!! And hasnt made a comeback yet!

[reggie46404]

@duranduran8485 Destroyed? R&B was at it's best in the 90s.

[kpyng]

Sheila E - not just another pretty face, but one heck of a singer, dancer, and percussionist.

[conguero1970]

WOW! This was the DOO DOO! Big Karl Perazzo Fan too.  Sheila E. Is the Best!

[pumkin1785]

Shiela E is a prime example of the multi talent that artist possessed back in the day....they did not depend on being half nude to boost their careers and electronics to enhance their voices!!!

@supersoulmusiq Thank you my friend for the share!

@goclasude01 Thank you for the upload of a classic!!!

[BarefootArizona]

Dang, I can't believe she can play the drums like that! That's hot!

[nightwaxon]

Hell of a tune, hell of a band, hell of a performance.

[cheevous]

Sheila e and her band are bad ass! That was a classic.

[trn17]

That outfit is banging. She always had the coolest clothes.

[anacondajohnson]

Which show was this from?

[soundquality]

Man I wish I was old enough to see her and her band in concert back then. I did get to see her do drum clinics in the 90's.

[suave134]

THIS SHIT STILL BANGS

[silkscreen07]

FUNKY AND FINE!!

[vjbaros]

@kja427 Her Dad is a Latin jazz legend!

[zemogcv]

It's right. Sheila E. father is Pete Escovedo who played for a while with Santana. She's also the niece of the famous timabalero Tito Puente. A real musical family

[zemogcv]

It's right. Sheila E. father is Pete Escovedo who played for a while with Santana. She's also the nice of the famous timabalero Tito Puente. A real musical family

[kja427]

I heard a rumor that her father played with Santana at Woodstock in 1969; Is this true?

[kacita]

@kja427 Both her father and uncle (Pete and Coke Escovedo) played in the Santana band.

[lancetop]

Who could possibly beat Shelia E.? She has it ALL!

[pollysbuddy]

cool song..those outfits from the 80s..yikes

[pollysbuddy]

cool song..those outfits from the 80s..yikes...what were we thinking?

[mahmut0815]

Thx 4 upload

[mssquirrely]

My girl right there, she was bad as hell !

[lostheart000]

Who is the guitarist/vocalist? He's good... and goodlooking! =) Anyone know?

[magyarwho]

Sheila is a good singer.

[jd7779311]

THE WOMAN IS BAAAADDD!! AND FINE!!! AND TALENTED!!! AND MUSICALLY GIFTED!!! AND STILL IS!!!

[ddrums001]

Shiela E. Is a FIREBALL! She can go with the best of them! Karl Parrazo is also a badass drummer! I think he is still with Santana, but I'm not sure.

[mexicoshuffle]

He is Stef burns on the guitar?

[Thawkand1]

Thank You!! Sheila E. Oh it anit over OMG!!

[csrmanuel3]

i DIDN'T smoke a doobie and still couldn't keep up with sheila

[TedddyW]

performances like this don't exist anymore!

[Deelucks7]

I smoked a doobie b4 eye watched this, & I kept rewinding it & still couldn't keep up wit Sheila..

She iz very supernatural....

I pity da person who gets slapped by her.......

[Deelucks7]

Yes sir....

She iz dat female version uv Prince..

[vjbaros]

I think that's Karl Perazzo

[jojolovejoy]

hairspray and tailcoats

[GazzTheFunkadelic]

I had a paisley sparkly suit in the mid 80's that my then girlfriend made for me, I would have looked the bomb in Minneapolis but as I lived in Scotland, it didn't go down too well but despite the remarks that I was a poof and the numerous kickings, I'm still a huge fan of the whole Minneapolis sound (although I dress a bit more conservatively nowadays!!) This vid is kicking it big time!!!!

[positivityforever]

@GazzTheFunkadelic That is som funny shit!

[rikellehardy]

I just love the fact that she could not only sing, but MAKE music as well by picking up some sticks and banging the hell out of those drums!!!!! That's a true artist!!!! Pop stars of today are all manufactured! ROBOTS!! Battery operated and programmed!!!!!!

[vyanez08]

@rikellehardy you forgot talentless.

[basslobster]

@rikellehardy Couldn't agree more!

[bdublu11]

damn their hair was poofed especially that guy on guitar

[rkindle]

dang the timballie player looks like a young karl parrazo

[alamogeil]

good memories! heyyyy now!

[PurpleAsparagus]

Great performance. I lived those years as a fan. But DANG they sure do LOOK silly in retrospect.

[classicmartini]

Gonzotk. I was there too, caught you on video in all your glory.

[acotw67]

Haven't seen this performance since it aired. I was 17,a freshman in college,and this got the party started that night. Thanks!

[lakebay972]

Why can't The Tonight Show ever be this funky?

[sarahjeanluvsmusik]

Outfits sorta of like George Washington meets Liberace ha, ha

[gonzotk]

I cant beleive that a few weeks ago I actually got up and sang this song with Sheila at the basement in sydney, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think i would even see her in the flesh. Im still BUZZZZZZING from that night and will always be FUNKING on till the break of dawn... THE FUNK LOVER = GONZO FERNANDEZ (SYDNEY-AUST)

[Ironhandjohn]

I LOVE the synchronized dancing during the chorus... So 80's, my time!!

[drewali7]

keri hilson stole her style!!!!!!!

[lakebay972]

@drewali7 if you were going to steal a style, that'd be the one to do it.

[DotCalmmm]

Thank you for posting!

One of my all-time favorite Sheila performances!

This is from her appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

I still have the VHS recording from the night it aired.

To this day the two things which stand out to me are her jacket/shoulder pad flick at 1:43 and the mic cord becoming unplugged at 2:39.

A really great performance by her and her awesome band.

[Urbania05]

i turned 23 years old the day you posted this. Thanks for this vid... it's my favorite tune from the 80s.

[Patrickphx11]

haha they are all doing the Prince shuffle..

[Svedina80]

Woo I like that groove!

[bosley0815]

Oh my god, Sheila is the best. Makes me wanna have sex, whenever i hear her. Thanks for posting!

[whatsaidfred]

Sheila is a bad, bad girl! And that's good! :-)

[purplehouse26]

i have a great sheila e dvd for sale. it includes videos, interviews and tv performances 90 minutes long. message me for details : )

[iousenek]

is that karl perazzo on drums?

[topspinblue]

anyone know when/where this was recorded?  thanks for posting!

[Ironhandjohn]

@topspinblue

I think it was the Johnny Carson Show..

[purplehouse26]

i have a great Sheila E dvd. it includes, videos, tv performances and interviews from 1984-1993. message me if interested.

[chino1922]

Cant believe its been over 25 years since this came out! I was just a teenager in school but this Latina Rocked the Bay Area and is still going!

[Pontiac127]

Style!! Funk!! What happened, where did it go?

[BiggSexxxyTV]

@Pontiac127 Was wondering the same thing. . . Sheila E, Prince, I lived on them in my college days.

[inaj27]

love this1 i grew up to this woman as my family would play her music! she is bad ASS and none come like this no-more! : ( but she's truly a blessing to the music scene!

[37200productions]

Whatever became of Steph? He was a good guitarist

[Ironhandjohn]

@37200productions

He's apparently jazz guy now. According to his website he's touring w/ Huey Lewis this summer. Weird, but good to see/hear he's still out there..

[Aiden057]

Does anyone have the band member's names in this video?

[pasotay]

Ken Gray - Keyboards, Juan Escobedo - Percussion, Steph Birnbaum (ne' Burns) - Guitar; Susie Davis - Keyboards; Levi Seacer - Bass, Karl Perrazo - Drums, Eddie M. - Saxophone, Sheia E. - Airthang Else!

[eboneetv]

Ok....I am thinking of Alicia Keys with this performance. She is the Sheila E of our time. Although Sheila E is still holding down her performances ....there def is some similarity with the style and passion for the music

[pinkpostergirl]

alicia keys is NOT sheila E. Sorry but sheila was just amazing. Alicia is BORING and an average performer.

[sqwalkie]

@pinkpostergirl word up yo!....Sheila E. is and Amazing Musician....Alicia Keys to me is just a singer who just so happens to be able to play piano

[tsharrod]

@pinkpostergirl  lol omg thats so cold lol

[lilHippo]

@pinkpostergirl thx you

[sticktrik]

@pinkpostergir..l I totally agree with you girl!!!!!

[reggie46404]

@pinkpostergirl That is far from true. You can't compare Sheila and Alicia/ Are you retarded. Two different styles and two different time periods. A Keys isn't boring either. Her music is sensual love music dude.

[poplife123]

her band was tight....good players.......i thought mico was in original line up...with levi....where r they now?

good recording.....shiela rocks

[Urbania05]

i was born on aug. 8, 1986.... i family listened to this in the hospital.

[vierdiez]

WOOW!

[prettybionic]

my idol!

[LodoGrdzak]

Smokin'!

[LodoGrdzak]

Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!

[sisterellaful]

she's original diva w/ a drumming talent she is bad ass as still 4 now !

[angel4everable]

This settles it: Sheile E. is just Prince in drag! (Yeah, I know that's redundant.)

[cureindo]

juste trop top sheila E  je t'aime toi

[drug76]

this is funk, yes?

[chaliceofchange]

Just the best!! SHe is so beautiful, talented and sexy!! No other has and will play and do it like her!! SHe is a legend and should be on the Divas at least for a few songs with Patti or somebody