Jesse Johnson- I Just Want To Get To Know You

[JihadBunnydick]

Hes like Prince mixed with Hendrix wait scratch that hes in his own class!

[DrClaw77]

@leewilla35 oh, he most certainly did. Prince stole songwriting credits, song titles, and everything from Jesse. The other side of Prince is his notorious "control freak" streak. It was as if he felt most threatened by Jesse out of all of the members of The Time.

[atrocity2012]

Those were the days!!! This song still rocks 20+yrs later

[HypeRhymz]

This is why comments piss me off sometimes. Prince was not the cause of Jesse being underated, Jesse could've broken out long before The Time broke up. Jungle Love was written by jesse and he should've sung it. That was all Jesse, but Morris was the head of the band and he could've given that lead to Jesse. But that was then, Prince and Jesse are both funk and rock beast and are unique in their own way.

[therealraybaby]

@HypeRhymz As a teenager, everyone in my hood always thought of Jesse as the brown skin prince. Jungle Love was written by Jesse but Morris' vocals are what gave it power & flair that mdade it a big hit. people 4get dat Prince created the Time. They were his concept & he habd picked them all. So if they all could impress him, then they had 2 all be cold musicians. The Time gotta a brand new album coming out in September. I know it's going 2 be awesome. It's with Jam Lewis Jesse Monty & Morris,

[MoreBacardiPlease]

@kamthewire It was Pretty In Pink.

[kamthewire]

this was on a soundtrack to one of those 80's movies.  i forget which one though.

[x3peterpan]

@kamthewire PRETTY IN PINK!

[daprincess39]

ITS ALL PUNK FUNK! RICK JAMES VIBES THEN PRINCE THEN THE REST!!!! LOOK ITS ALL PIMPIN BABY! YOU DIG! THIS BROTHER IS MUSIC IS HOT

[daprincess39]

ITS ALL PUNK FUNK! RICK JAMES VIBES THEN PRINCE THEN THE REST!!!! LOOK ITS ALL PIMPIN BABY! YOU DIG!

[mrbatdance]

can we have more like this on the radio? i'm really REALLY tired of todays pseudo ghetto rap\hip hop bullshit...this black man knows how to rawwwk!!!!!!!

[smithslover1]

this song is ace, and so is Pretty In Pink

[gaddyify]

@ANOTHERHOLEINYO Prince was the innovator, but that's like saying whoever invinted kung fu is better than Bruce Lee.

[npgfunk]

@gaddyify In case of Prince, he is the Bruce Lee of music - because no one can whip his ass.

[spearssc]

What! This man has a smile that will melt gold, sexy lips and those dreamy eyes...AND HE'S TALENTED!! Stop comparing him to other please!

[jaker12]

@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD actually jesse had the pretty boy look before prince

[DrClaw77]

@jaker12 it is true. Jesse's look was a little more unique until a certain point when he was in The Time (probably @ Prince's insistence). After his first solo album, Jesse got further and further away from that "Prince-esque" look, probably to ward off charges he was imitating his once-mentor. There was a well-documented, not-so-covert rivalry between the two. Probably because Jesse's virtuoso guitar performances were the only ones that could give Prince's a run for their money!

[ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD]

@jaker12 You don't know what you are talking about. Prince is an innovator, Jesse is an imitator.

[ejeepin]

The Minneapolis funk era is a genre of its own! Funk didn't quite transition into the late 80's brat pack, INXS era kids but this was one of the most popular songs on the Pretty in Pink soundtrack.

[SoulPowerful]

Verbal Penetration is B-B-B-BANGIN'... just thought I'd let u know Jess. Usz a BAAAAAD man. :-)

Some of my favz are - Slave 2 R Freedom, Merciful, Get Next 2 U..

[baronvonsatan]

Damn. This song is badass and that solo is CLASSIC JJ virtuosity. Why am I only hearing this song THIS YEAR???

[gaddyify]

I like this song, i miss this one back in the day.

[trvwatson]

I always thought this was a prince song, no wander it took me 20 years trolling round shops looking for it.

[psychomajic666]

It's reminiscent of something out of Prince's "1999" album or time period.

Much of the MN sound was so based on Prince's look/sound, even I confused many Jesse Johnson, Andre Cymone, Family & Time tracks for Prince songs upon first hearing them.

[njmikec]

never gets old. where the hell is jesse johnson? truth be told this shit is badass as prince tenfold. hell where is prince for that matter...

[woodc91]

he just had a cd not to long ago it was good

[cllamont]

he just released a double album that should have been a single

[psychomajic666]

He has a new one out called "Verbal Penetration".

It's alright but nothing touches this sound, this era.

[RCKAY1]

@psychomajic666 I got that!

[woodc91]

this song never gets old thanks for the post