Irene Cara for someone like me is the only person I would compare to Whitney Houston (great lady's) bodyguard album...And, she is LIVE...Incredible!!(:
Sitting here watching all the old '84 Grammys and i've noticed...there aren't a whole bunch of over-slutty dancers all around...but then ..there aren't any dancers at all. the singers don't even dance. they just sway and sing. i guess if you have a really powerful voice like Irene here, you don't need to know how to dance :)
obviously, this was before they started lip synching performances. i was lucky enough to be 18 in 84 and remembered this type of music, including cyndi lauper and tina turner, and lets not forget journey and bob seger.
music suxx, and u can tell irene aint even feelin that, what is this jazzz shit, this is a pop track not a jazzz track... pleeeze grammy were smokin crack... horrible musical director
And Irene Cara got popular off of pop music. You don't even want her to start singing any soulful R&B. She can really, really blow. This was bubble gum stuff for her.
I agree 100%. The songs that she did during this time did nothing to showcase her voice. This ain't even half of what she can do. One movie....Sparkle!!!
@Claire1Rogers i don't know why; Fiona Apple is a good songstess, same with Melanie Fiona. however, i'm not sure if they have the range of Irene Cara.
She owns this song
Andyo183 3 days ago
is my live ....................
zykyn 1 week ago
Today she can still sing the same. It's wonderful :)
quazarofdoom 1 week ago
wow, id forgot how hot she was, been a long time
tomasbobby 3 weeks ago
ur so talented singer Irene Cara 2 thumbs up!!!
gailnikka 1 month ago
latin pride, beautiful, talented a star like no other
donitoperu 1 month ago
loved the movie, the dance and main star !
djsujeevan 1 month ago
I love her. What a girl!
Aguz25 2 months ago
so... angels can sing.
nomerompasloshevos 2 months ago
Love this girl
MrCoolock 2 months ago
wonderful
odonodaverdadequedoi 2 months ago
QUE POTENCIAL DE VOZ.. increible
sebastiancorreamusic 2 months ago
What a singer
SUIN1 3 months ago
Long live to 80's and 90's
We all that bornt in one of these decades are blassed by God!
(Sorry about my English I am Brazilian *--*
Verlanne 3 months ago 5
Irene Cara is gorgeous!
Rookielove1 3 months ago
Rock it, girl.
MB7rock 4 months ago
I really feel Bonnie Tyler should have won
thedeetzes 4 months ago
Phenominibus incredibus!!
melbguy1 4 months ago
that's the voice||||
lapizzaria24 4 months ago
Irene Cara for someone like me is the only person I would compare to Whitney Houston (great lady's) bodyguard album...And, she is LIVE...Incredible!!(:
bethcamiluv27 4 months ago
@bethcamiluv27 Teena Marie could have given both of the a run for there money...
FireitupBedford 4 months ago
indudablemente the time past
OMARCCITO 4 months ago
Sitting here watching all the old '84 Grammys and i've noticed...there aren't a whole bunch of over-slutty dancers all around...but then ..there aren't any dancers at all. the singers don't even dance. they just sway and sing. i guess if you have a really powerful voice like Irene here, you don't need to know how to dance :)
foxyshalimar 5 months ago
man she sounds so great! what a voice, and she wrote all her own songs.
jkbosh 5 months ago
I remember Irene Cara from the original movie "Fame"
xanadu247 5 months ago
OMG...I don't think I ever saw this performance....where's the band??? They SUCK! She ROCKS.
valerwood 5 months ago
obviously, this was before they started lip synching performances. i was lucky enough to be 18 in 84 and remembered this type of music, including cyndi lauper and tina turner, and lets not forget journey and bob seger.
tti01 5 months ago
wow, she does have a wonderful voice and looks so pretty.
donitoperu 6 months ago
I always thought Irene was a studio creation ---- but she can really wail
Hunkola 6 months ago
Awesome voice , she´s great !!
yadek8 6 months ago
Wow, great live performance, one of the best I've seen in a long time
gregorcollins 6 months ago
Great performance...spectacular song. A timeless song for sure. Thanks for sharing.
123456789jklmn 6 months ago 2
For some reason I thought Donna summer did this song. Cara did a top notch job. Nailed this song in and out of the studio.
Radioman loves you girl. :)
radioman970 7 months ago
She sings beautifully:) Wow!:)
freeson89 8 months ago
The other ladies did not have a chance.
flashdance6666 8 months ago 2
This band doesn't make justice to Irene's powerful voice. Seems like she's singing in a cheap karaoke machine. Yet, she's just awesome.
persona83 8 months ago
Beautiful
WilliamLaSalle 9 months ago
This is what pop used to be...classic!
expressivechild 10 months ago 3
sounds a bit like Donna Summer..
superstubes 10 months ago
love Irene Cara.she is wonderful
ayla8251 10 months ago
I've always thought Irene looks the pathologist from Law & Order SVU.Both women are hot.
laiosto 10 months ago
I have always loved this song, which fits well with the film. GREAT!!!
Lilac0617 10 months ago
She sang the hell out of that song
flashdance6666 10 months ago
So beatufill and so great! Could even survive Idols and Simon Cowell. What a voice!
MrMaukka10 1 year ago
All of they are the winners
filibertoa85 1 year ago
Irene Cara is the bomb!
mrpsa 1 year ago
@mrpsa KABOOM!
gluserty 1 year ago
@gluserty BOOM SHE BOOM BOOM BOOM! KALOKA! LOL
mrpsa 1 year ago
What a hit!!!...This song sounds in every stereo and walkman in 1983....This was music...Not the crap of this days!!!
romeonarcizo 1 year ago
@romeonarcizo you are right im 18 years old and i wish this music was the music of now...=]
alejandraszmami009 1 year ago 2
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JustJessieNYC123 1 year ago
the band didnt do well for her here.
But she was amazing and beautiful just the same.
jvmalum 1 year ago
To this day, i'd love to have her in a taxi cab:-)
gluserty 1 year ago
Por cierto, Peazo de voz!!! Impresionante
leov74 1 year ago
She can't sing like this anymore. I do still lover her though. She lost alot of the layers in her voice.
stevescissors 1 year ago
Despite the ugly band, Irene was the best !!!!
BetoJimenezG 1 year ago 32
@BetoJimenezG eat your heart out brittany-- its all about sex now-- in those days u actualy had to be a singer and she was great one!!
femsual 1 year ago
@femsual I can't understand what you said. I sad "IRENE WAS THE BEST"
BetoJimenezG 1 year ago
Great vocals, even if the music wasn't that good.
Nick715 1 year ago
music suxx, and u can tell irene aint even feelin that, what is this jazzz shit, this is a pop track not a jazzz track... pleeeze grammy were smokin crack... horrible musical director
DuceLeeTV 1 year ago
omg the music is horrible..the singing is good though.
zzzthaoster 1 year ago
lindo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pepe60627 1 year ago
@pepe60627 Yo diria linda!! bella!! preciosa!!!! Quien hubiese tenido unos 30 y vivido en NY por el 83 :P
Yo la adoro...
leov74 1 year ago
And Irene Cara got popular off of pop music. You don't even want her to start singing any soulful R&B. She can really, really blow. This was bubble gum stuff for her.
soulsista1220 1 year ago 17
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I agree 100%. The songs that she did during this time did nothing to showcase her voice. This ain't even half of what she can do. One movie....Sparkle!!!
Lyrica81 1 year ago
@soulsista1220 u right do u remember when she play in that movie sparkle? she was great in that and also sister,sister, she a true gem
nothinghumanlovesfor 5 months ago
@nothinghumanlovesfor DO I?!!!! Singing at Sister's funeral was phenomenal. Sometimes I'll throw that DVD in just to watch THAT part. Lol
soulsista1220 5 months ago
@soulsista1220 I believe you what an awwsome talent
commonthread2 2 months ago
What a shame that she did have more songwriters and producers clamoring to have her sing thier songs?!?!
positivityforever 1 year ago
So much more passion and feeling than the studio version - very nice!
GiuseppePascuale928 1 year ago
2:00 what a great voice!
tocache 2 years ago
why arent there such great singers now? :(
Claire1Rogers 2 years ago
@Claire1Rogers i don't know why; Fiona Apple is a good songstess, same with Melanie Fiona. however, i'm not sure if they have the range of Irene Cara.
gluserty 1 year ago