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  • oldies rules

  • Is that the guy from Janet Jackson's "What have you done for me lately" clip?

  • way back 1987 wow!dancing to the tune og gff

  • THIS IS NOT THE RADIO EDIT. THIS IS THE REMIX SINGLE.

  • Anyone know if there is an instrumental version of this song? I just simply love the synth.

  • @voon100 THERE IS ON A 45 RPM RECORD YOU CAN FIND ON EBAY. I HAVE IT. BUT IT'S THE ORIGINAL INSTRUMENTAL LIKE IN THE VEVO VIDEO

  • @badseangoodsean2 Thanks for the info. I see eBay does have it for sale but unfortunately I no longer have record player. Any chance you'll be go enough to convert it to MP3 and upload for all to enjoy?

  • we come in all different shades and colors. i love being a black woman, i would never want to be white. i think God blessed us with our color. i love my brown skin and always have. there have even been times in my life that i felt like white people were jealous of my beautiful skin color!

  • i loves this version!

  • Funny...I've NEVER heard this "radio edit" on my radio before! :-P

  • Can't we all just get along.

  • Esther sent me

  • The official Co-dependent anthem LOL

  • I am so sick of how in the US people always think they know your identity. I think its sickening that whenever a person is accomplished attractive or beautiful, that somehow suddenly they are so welcomed to the "white" race. If people didnt know Obama, they would never consider him biracial even though he is. In fact they claim you are only "mixed" if you have parents of different races. Well guess what, that makes pebbles a full bread Black woman. GTFO it!

  • I must say this because I am so tired of this. Just because a Black a person appears to be "biracial" does not mean that they are. I have a little brother and a best friend that BOTH LOOK half white but they ARE NOT. My brother has a serious tan right now and people still think he's half white. BUT HE IS NOT.. and neither Pebbles.

  • ya boy thats me.....lol yall hoes didnt know

  • some body needs to tell me what hairstyle is called !!!

  • @latinchic123 I believe it was called The Diva...if I am not mistaken.

  • this song goes out to my friend you know who you are :)

  • i may've heard this in my local applebees just today.

  • MILF!!!

    I'd have her but she'd steal my money...

  • @ElNinooooo Rrrrriiiight and she still looks just as good today.

  • Perri I know your SAVED NOW, I'm so Happy for you

    but the ladie's can really relate to this song & this song

    has saved alot of us from these ungodly men

  • Late 1980's @ Club 94 The Best!...Need I Say More?

  • shes real hot!!!

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  • A classic.....

  • I love this song

  • i love pebbles lol...idk im in a 80s moment...lol

  • This is a great so for sure. But what she did to TLC and thier royalities was messed up. TLC lost a lot of money because of what she did and thats not right for the work they all did back then.

  • @LBogey Honestly, I think it was LA more than Pebbles, he played, Babyface 2 & did uknow he's been fired twice from bein CEO @ Arista & Island Def Jam, he is real shady, that is why they had Jay-Z step in awhile after they got rid of LA...Babyface quit dealn w/him, they kept the LAFACE label, but wouldn't collaborate when it came 2 findn/producn artists,mayb sometimes on songs, but not alot...please don't blame Pebbles also, he sent her Divorce papers at their 5th weddn aniv party.

  • @MsFGrace11 ...you've pretty much nailed it...lol. Also she had to file 2 lawsuits - one against LaFace records (settled out of court) and one against LA (she won the suit) because of business dealings that were not on the up and up with LA. (and remember, TLC were not the only artists having financial trouble with LA at the helm). People hear one side and run with it, but rarely get into the details of both sides. Either way, it was years ago .... so back to the music! lol

  • @MsFGrace11

    Divorce papers at their 5th anniversary party??? DAMN!!! I heard he did a few foul things to Babyface but I didn't know he was that cold. If this is true, it's no wonder Pebbles turned to God immediately following their divorce. That's a low down negro. SMH.

  • @MsFGrace11 wow how awful for pebbles.

  • @LBogey they got $13 million each after they settle tho.

  • I didn't know the Deele was in this video

  • @Jllucky8 She was married to LA Reid, but I think Babyface had a big crush on her!! Check out Love makes things happen, then his ex-wife Tracy Edmonds looks just like Pebbles!!

  • Radio?

    .

    This sounds like the remix, not the radio version I grew-up hearing

    .

  • I met her on tour in japan when this was a major hit.... great memories she is so kool it was a true honor,even got the picture wit her classic!

  • God I want to go back to the 80's!!!

  • @DamianGarcia92 Me 2. Makes me teary eyed 2 think aqbout it =(

  • Man, this remix is off the chain! Pure late 80s classic.

  • I REMEMBER I BROUGHT THIS FROM IDOCHE(KOREAN MAN) IN KOREA IN 1988 IN KOREA FOR $2.00

  • Was I the only one that felt like Paula Abdul's "Cold-Hearted Snake" sounded STRIKINGLY similar to this song? I always felt like Paula had Pebbles' "Girlfriend" in mind with the music (AND LYRICS) when she made "Cold-Hearted Snake".

  • What was with the "woof" in this song??

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  • @bratattack5 she says "He's just a canine runnin' 'round in heat" right before the dog bark, dogs are canines

  • @treasured17 Cheers for that. It so makes sense now.

  • I used to think Paula Abdule sang this.

  • She is not 100% black, why kid yourself? think about what 100% really means; some where down the lineage has to be some mix, just like the rest of america. (most)

  • Sister Perri, father is white and her mother is mixed, check her out now.

  • @bernardscott

    incorrect

  • I never this song before... but HOLY CRAP IT IS AMAZING AND THIS GIRL IS SOO PRETTY... SO MANY AFRICAN AMERICAN GIRLS ARE SO TALENTED!!

  • i love this song

  • You can see hints of Justin Bieber's hairstyle in this video. Maybe Momma Bieber is responsible for it?

    ;P

  • this was my shyt too

  • Brings me back!! Classic!!

  • the radio edit is not funky enough..thats what it is missing

  • Who cares if she's black, white, yellow or brown? This is music dammit! Good music unlike now. Just enjoy it like the rest of us.

  • @Lilmusicman13

    well for the record.. she IS BLACK.

  • She is now known as Sister Perri and can be found in MySpace. If the picture on her MySpace area is recent she has not aged at all.

    In the MySpace search box just type in "Sister Perri" and all will be revealed - and no jokes about "I'm coming Sister Perri! Praise the lord".

  • it suddenly occurs to me that the song sounds like the lover in me

  • "There's other fish in the sea!"

    : )

  • oh good that explains it where is the original version might help some

    what is pebbles doing now

  • @MikeLutton Like most artists back then, she became a robed woman of god, preaching.

  • remember the good old days....

    Babyface,Mmmmmm...

    So good producer!!!!!!!

  • Now known as Sister Perri Reid. A bona fide Christian. Anyway, it hit #1 soul, and #5 pop in Billboard. God bless!

  • oh my all this time thought she said q q q it was cute cute cute well that make more sense thanks for helping me out love this song

  • Yeah you can hear the "cute" more clearly on the original version - where on it - she says it 4 times, with no overdubs.... I'm sure you're not the only one who, when hearing this, thought it was Q. lol

  • i never got why she say q q q during her song i love the song though but never got the

    qqq part

  • cute cute cute

  • SHE IS GREAT!!! LOVE ALL HER SONGS

  • great vibes there by "pebbles"....

  • One of my favorite songs ever!

  • did not know that VH1 played the dance remix version of this....AWESOME. glad I still remember this particular video version from back in the video soul days...and that I bought the cd single to preserve those memories. Go 'head Sister Perri! God is good.

  • Amazingly the was the only version I saw of the video until a few years ago when I obtained the entire collection. I was amused that i missed the original album edit of the vid.

  • Perfect!!!

  • played this at club poly nz wicked track...love it

  • Pebbles made me laugh one time in an interview, she was makin fun of herself sayin she knew she couldnt' dance lol... she was too cool man.

  • Thanks for posting this video. This is my favorite vid by her...loves her... I haven't seen this it in a long time.

  • juanluis62.......this is my favorite Pebbles song, I think she's hot, I used to dance to this song in the night clubs, brings alot of memories.

  • she did this one..... classic right here

  • Their son was in an episode of My Super Sweet 16 on MTV.

  • "Pebbles"

    pretty name for a pretty girl.

    does anyone know how she got her name "Pebbles"?

  • she got that nickname from her godfather when she was 10. he said that she looks like The Flintstones character, Pebbles.

  • @suburbcinderella she used to chew on rocks on the playground.

  • my cousins used to listen to this stuff when i was a wee lad

  • My first album

  • this is a pretty bad ass song i heard it a while back listenin 2 the 80's station on yahoo lotz of good muzik comin outa there

  • @nrtnmex did u know that Vanessa Williams co wrote this song and

    Mercedes Boy

  • no,she didn't.pebbles wrote this and mercedes boy,all by herself.know your history.

    the kid has spoken.

    you're welcome.

  • Right but originally "Girlfriend" was written FOR Vanessa Williams but LA and Babyface claim that when the met Pebbles that she WAS "Girlfriend."...more like she BECAME "Girlfriend"-LA's that is!! LOL.

  • YOU need to know your OWN history son, as you have this ALL backwards! LA Reid and Babyface WROTE and PRODUCED this song for Pebbles, with the intention of making it for Vanessa Williams, as blakkone4000 stated! Do YOUR OWN damn homework....KID!

  • check this out,SON! i didn't disagree with blakkone when he stated this song was written for vanessa williams,which i've never doubted.maxday1000 stated vannessa herself wrote this song for pebbles.which isn't true.pebbles wrote it,l.a. and babyface produced.learn the history of these comments before you post,KID!

  • Charlie Wilson (of the Gap Band) co wrote Mercedes Boy, which is her biggest hit--peaking at number 2, Billboard Hot 100 for two or three weeks in July 1988

  • i'm wrong on who produced it.you're right,to a degree,djtenn.uncle charlie WAS involved with the recording,but it was charlie who produced it,not l.a. and babyface.but,i'm stickin' to my guns when i tell you pebbles and only pebbles alone wrote it.

  • Are you talking about Mercedes Boy? If so I'll have to back you up on fact that Perri alone wrote it, then did something unique in providing a demo video (instead of demo tape) to present the song to the record company. Charlie produced the studio album version when they signed her. It was then that she was brought into the studio to meet LA & Face who had written G/friend.

  • Originally didn't want to give it to her until they saw she could work the controls & produce, then they were eager to give her the song. G/friend was presented to her AFTER her album had been recorded, was recorded & added afterfact. G/F was 2nd single (Love/Hate was 1st) Yes, she alone wrote Mercedes Boy. Charlie produced album version, Perri co -produced, LA/Face wrote & produced G/F, did all remixes for the album except for the Love/Hate remix, and her then hubby George was exec producer.

  • Right Mega, Pebbles takes the sole credit for writing Mercedes Boy. I forget that Charlie Wilson produced most of side B of that lp, including Do Me Right (which I love him & her for making)

  • @maxday1000 True! They don't make music like this anymore. I also remember: Monica, Brandy, MoKenStef, Aaliyah, Chante Moore, SWV, Jade, etc during that era. Great times for music.

  • Can she work it!!!

    A true R&B classic!

  • @Soundfactory this is so

    TLC

    shanice

    Janet

    Vanessa Williams

    Paula Abdul

    cherrelle

    Jody wetly

  • Ayo... Didn't she discover TLC?

  • i DONT think so but the dance floor was packed when this song came out!!!!

  • mandirigma79 yes she did discover TLC

  • She was a babe and I love this song, this is the remix.

  • Ya'll need to quit trippin! It doesn't matter what color she is!!!!!!!! When this song came out it was hittin hard in the clubs overseas!!! Fact of the matter she's beautiful and can sing, oh and by the way recognize the band and the music? The Deele and Babyface.

  • morals......

  • This guys was in almost every mid to late 80's dance video. Pebbles and Janet video's, dancer/model.

  • I would take my time with her sexy ness

  • LOL, I just saw her last week... your comment made me chuckle..haha

  • I graduated in 1988

  • hello 1988!!! xxxxxx

  • theres other fish in the sea!!!!

  • Is she black or Latina??

  • She's Black, although some Latino's are black too.

  • She's black and white mixed. I believe Irish to be exact. They play the album version of this song on Jack 102.7 fm in Baltimore, which plays the MOST RANDOM songs in any given order.

  • we have Jack FM out here in L.A. now too...

  • It's a great station, I don't listen to FM anymore really

  • Pebbles is BLACK...100%..read her sister 2 sister interview. She was asked.

  • So much for not focussing on race:0)

  • lol

  • uh she is not white.i know lots of black ppl with skinny nose and lips..

  • are u trying to be funny

  • WHAT DO YOU MEAN "VULGAR FEATURES"?!!! UR CLEARLY RACIST!!! How can u then say we shouldn't focus on race after making such a nasty comment!!!

  • @mrslick33 she don't look it lol she look Latin .

  • @mrslick33 she doesnt look black maybe one of her parents is mix

  • @blackdurga87 ... I've heard people ask that a lot over the years. She isn't mixed. You can more definitively tell in her brothers and sisters - especially her sister Gennifer. They have more warm brown complexions (except one of her brothers who is her complexion)...................­......................... either way, though honestly I doesn't matter of her race. It's not much of a factor.

  • @blackdurga87 I really hate to say this because I'm black too but I will. She doesn't look 100% black because in the 80s, all the black girls were all fine as all hell. Janet, Pebbles, Karyn White, Whitney, etc etc etc. Nowadays, it's really difficult to find a shapely black woman that's kept herself in shape and is down to earth. They're all mostly out of shape and prudish :\

  • @mrslick33 wow there was a question on that???

  • @mrslick33 no one is black 100% in this country...

    u ever hear of slavery numb skull

  • @1998CrownVictoria

    Wesley Snipes is... :-) Just kidding.

  • @mrslick33 doesn't matter! She was still every boys dream back in the day!!!

  • @mrslick33 50% Black

  • @altaykhan

    No she is NOT only 50% Black. Both of her parents are Black, so what does that make her? GTFO it!

  • @DJFG85

    UHM NO..Why do people of other races cONSTANTLY confuse Black people? You are talking about Mariah Carey...this is NOT Mariah Carey...gets your facts checked. This woman has two Black parents.

  • Thank you, let's get real and accurate about the realities of human relationships in the western hemisphere (and other parts of the world, too)...

  • tight jam, good old times in high school..i use to mix this song back in the high school dances

  • TRIVIA...Who are the guys with the shades on? in this vid.

  • The Deele!!!!!

  • TRIVIA...Who are the guys with the shades on? in this vid.

    Answer = chadleigh is right, The deele with Baby Face.

  • R.I.P. ROUDY HOUSTOn,PEEBLES BACKUP DANCER,THE BLAIR UNDERWOOD LOOKING DUDE,BEAUTY.

  • My ex told me he got a sex change!  Did he die of AIDS?

  • MESSAGE FOR VALLEYGYRLTV THAT's CORRECT.

  • this aint rare this you could get anyware

  • I like this song,But Mercedes Boy Is my Favorite,Peebles is responsible for Girl Group TLC,She brought them together,Ms.106&Park!

  • Great old jam.

    love it!!

  • What a great mix. I love this version, so funky and fresh.

  • saw her on SOUL TRAIN today...oldie and yes, she's fine as shyt!

  • she still looks good ?

  • she's so damn fine. i just wanna sniff them drawls!!!!!

  • I love this version!! Pebbles and the LAFace was a great combo. This song is a pure classic!!!

  • oh noo..i remember this song backin the days when i used to go to tijuana to party ...

  • Part of a list of early Babyface penned uptempo tunes which includes Sheena Easton 'The Lover In Me', Whispers 'Rock Steady,' Karyn White 'The Way You Love Me,' and Paula Abdul 'Knocked Out.'

  • Pebbles "Girlfriend" Hit Number #1 In 1987 Billboard's R&B Charts.

    Written and Produced By LA Reid & Babyface For Deelesongz Inc.

  • It is ok but her voice isn't that good.

  • what

  • She was so fine in 87, the best I might have had

  • 1987

  • Yes

  • yes, she discovered them and brought them to laface! i believe she managed for a while as well, then they got too big and there was a huge dispute! tlc and pebbles parted BADLY! i miss TLC- they were the best super r&b girl group! pebbles was awesome as well!

  • Yeah, she managed TLC and then the group later accused her of mismanaging their finances and their careers.

  • Yeah! Her, too!

  • Am I the only one who wants to shag her rotten?

  • It's so sad that she went to "certain extremes" (RELIGOUSLY SPEAKING) after she became top of her game! Pebbles was DA BOMB!!!!!!! I miss her on the pop/R & B charts!!!!

  • as someone who has went to her church here in Atlanta, I'm glad she came to Christ and because of her and the words she has spoken as an evangelist, my life changed for the better....so praise God!

  • Cool! Have a nice life!

  • It's funny how after ppl like her and Vanity shook their asses in tight, skimpy clothes and promoted sexiness all through the 80's-now they are ministers. Too funny!

  • you forgot the part about getting fucked over by a dog brotha,,,,