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  • Captivating.

  • NO SE SI ES GAY , PERO PARESE UN NEGRO HRMOSO ........

  • The best forever. Who can ever compare? She is from heaven!

  • love her. That Ga Ga person just copies other talented artists.

  • Why things have to be constantly compared to Gaga is beyond me.

    Grace is talented, and so is Gaga. Why not just leave it at that?

  • Grace is a one-off who can never be copied!

  • I think this the style lady gaga is copying!

  • i never understood why miss grace's records were never hugely commercial? Her vocal talent is extrardordinary and the Trevor Horn productions of her recordings are superb.

  • @monroeboy80 because people love to eat shit like lady gagarbage

  • @monroeboy80 That's because mass public wasn't ready and open enough at that time. Grace appealed to a number of fans who are still following her, but she was never mainstream, she was unique.

  • So true so true its like salt and pepa and tlc , then all of a sudden spice girls invented girl power pah humbug

  • Was this some sort of Trevor Horn tribute thing? Theres a brilliant Propaganda full orchestra performance on here, the stage looks exactly the same?

  • ...and most importantly: Grace never gained attention by provoking, she always kept her dignity.

  • This is such a good tune.

  • this is a real sexy lady - with beauty and style

  • GRACE JONES vs. lady gaga

    voice 1 - 0

    body 1 - 0

    power  1 - 0

    personality 1 - 0

    authenticity 1 - 0

    sex appeal 1 - 0

    FINAL SCORE 6 - 0

  • The backing musicians are tight

  • Grace is so perfect (Gaga is just a copy)

  • @tangitanga why even fuckin mention the whiney voiced fake blonde wannabe?

  • @tangitanga stop bringing up gaga .... to completley different people

  • 4:21 classic GRACE

  • my fave track of all time

  • I'm tired of the comparison because Lady Gaga named Grace Jones as an inspiration. Artist are often supportive of each other ,you know, since they are doing something with their lives.

  • @createallow3126 Do you notice Gaga even sounds like Grace when she sings LOL

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  • @PopCulture20 I'll have to do more listening. :) I do know that artists of all varieties inspire each other and build upon others ideas. Authors, dancers, furniture makers. Thousands of fantasy writers follow In Tolkiens wake. Lovecraft is literary DNA for hundreds of authors of forboding and weird fiction. Grace didn't invent fashion, performance art or the musical styles she draws from. She has created something unique out of them of course.

  • @createallow3126 yeaaaaaah lady gaga also called david bowie her inspiration... this "artist" doesn't see a difference between being inspired and just being a copy...

  • i saw her at 12 west back in the day, when she got carried in by some really hot boys, like she was cleopatra. what a sight. i did get to meet her in the booth. can't remember who was doin the show that night. it might have been lance wise. i was a bit twisted if memory serves me right. -djQ

  • Lady long legs... what a voice!

  • watch it little monsters ! this is how you do it.

  • Seven people agree with someone who can't spell and doesn't know a thing about grammar

  • Wow, dykes can sing.

  • @UpwardsFallings Far from that, she's a maneater! She would also break your little twig in half!

  • Grace forever!

  • Will never see extreem wild with extreem passion drowning in extreem tenderness like the magniffecent " straight to the heart "! singer and actress GRACE JONES THANK YOU .

  • Some of the sweetest changes ever recorded - what a great great track!

  • løl_ÃnYÔnÈ_wäÑñÁ_chÅt_wîth_mE_­i_fÉÈl_sÖ_lóNËlY_tóday▲

  • This voice... amazing!

  • Grace Jones put the O in the word original. Grace showed those new girls like Modonna, GaGa and Niki how it's supposed to be done.

  • @debjoyful1 emm, well, Madonna doesn't look like Grace, madonna is not so weird, she is more glamourous, grace is abstract

  • @debjoyful1 madonna ain't new.

  • Would everyone shut up about the originality crap.. grace,Madonna, gaga comparison nonsense! the only people that can claim originality are Adam and Eve. as long as we live on this earth damn it nothing is really new, if you do it, its probably been done before somewhere else. geez. difficult to enjoy a freaking song without some bullshit talk from those who think they know the difference wen y'all done know shit anyway.

  • all woman

  • Nothing is original anymore.A lot of these so-called artist are copy cats. they are manufactured, such as Gaga,Nikki Manage,Jonae Monet,Beyonce and many more.

  • flamboyant isn't she.

  • This must have been recorded some time ago as I have had the pleasure of seeing Grace perform twice in the last two years and her voice was a lot stronger on both occasions. A natural performer though, although her voice here sounds like it had a Whitney moment, too much charlie!!!

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  • DIVA !

  • what a GREAT era in music.

  • this women is fantastic live for sure

  • I just got chills when Grace came on stage....woman is amazing!

  • lady who?

  • Grace Jones *****

  • is it normal for me to get goose bumps or what :)

  • what is this stupid obsession to compare lady gaga to everyone to bjork, to grace jones and god knows who else . let them be, let her be, people who like grace jones or bjork or whoever dont need to keep hearing how lady gaga keeps immitating everone. so let it rest already. who the hell gives a damn who copies who. listen to the damn music and stop over-analyzing

  • @d3votchK how true...

  • @d3votchK THANK YOU!!!

  • @d3votchK I don't think anyone would care except people keep saying how original Gaga is and she's not. If no one was crediting Gaga for being so unique and original then Grace and Madonna fans wouldn't feel the need to point out that she copies them.

  • Grace Jones is the iconic singer all the trashy wannabes aspire to be these days. Too bad they don't have the talent and creativity that she has!

  • Grace jones is an icon and the performance was breath takin. Slaaaaave to the rhyhhhhmm

  • Sorry, stupid question: who's the actor introducing her?

  • @darrensilverman73 Ian McShane

  • @darrensilverman73  The actor is the wonderful British actor Ian McShane

  • @darrensilverman73 Just call him "the voice." That's all we need to know.

  • Lady gaga is the "Monster" of Madonna, Graces Jones, and Cher.

  • Grace is the protype for all these "scamps" only want to be!

  • I get tired if people saying how lady gaga is so original. she is a copy cat of Madonna and grace jones.

  • @rania3830

    AND THEY'RE ALL COPYCATS OF CARMEN MIRANDA WHO WAS A SPANISH SINGER IN THE 40'S AND 50'S WHO BECAME FAMOUS FOR HER CRAZY HEADPIECES AND OUTFITS...LOL

  • @arlenelr2003 Carmen Miranda Spanish???!!??

    LMAO

    Born i Portugal grew up in Brazil, the woman is Brazilian

    And if u want to go with headpieces i can go further back to the 20's with vaudeville

    IF U WOULD compare Miss Grace Jones compare her to Josephine Baker and all other french cabaret performers but even that please...

    The HAT/HEADPIECE IS SO Quirky BRIT in case u don't know the designer is BRITISH

    If u don't know about a subject deeply don't bring some random shit

  • @LaMissNice

    Aww, how sweet that you are so proficient at googling. So is my 9 year old nephew. Wish you were taught better grammer though. How sad, grown adults should be able to write without using foul language. Go back to school sweetie.

  • @arlenelr2003

    1 I AM PORTUGUESE SO HELL YEAH I KNOW WHO CARMEN MIRANDA IS(I DOUBT THAT U KNOW WHERE'S BRAZIL OR PORTUGAL, MORE THAT I KNOW THE HISTORY OF YOUR COUNTRY)

    2 MY PARENTS LUV GRACE SINCE SHE WAS POPULAR IN 80'S

    3 I AM AN EDUCATED YOUNG WOMAN THAT LUV'S HISTORY,MUSIC FASHION ALL MY LIFE

    4 I LUV BEING FOUL MOUTH WIT THE DUMBEST THAT LUV TO BE SMART ASSES

    5 IT IS SPELLED GRAMMAR

    6 GO FUCK YOURSELF

  • @LaMissNice

    Oh, I'm sorry, I apologize. I thought I was talking to an adult. If your parents are from the 80's, you're probably just out of diapers, therefore, not able to really hold an educated grown up conversation. Hope I didnt hurt your feelings. Stay in school and dont do drugs, they're bad.

    P.S. Carmen Miranda would never be offended to be mistaken for spanish since many of her fans were spanish...she was a classy lady who would be ashamed at your hostile attitude.

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  • @rania3830

    a third rate copy cat ..that's what you mean..right?LOL!:))

  • @rania3830 True, but EVERYBODY nowadays is a copycat, even in politics. It's just that everything has been done or said already. What Lady Gaga has done is driving the genre to the next level from where divas like Grace Jones have gone.

  • @rania3830 YEH, a copy cat!! and shit

  • @rania3830 You are so right.

  • @rania3830 Couldnt agree more. Grace was the real deal & a walking work of art that Gaga could never be.. grace (pun intended) poise, elegance & badass edginess... sexy as hell! ; D

  • @rania3830 makes sense now that i have seen grace

  • @rania3830 lol really? so madonna and grace jones invented what exactly? Being a Diva? crazy costumes? Metal Breasts?

  • @DarkShroom Actually Ms Josephine Baker was maybe the first performer that defined what we know as an avant garde, campy diva! Grace did not invent it she merely took it to another level, Madonna also invented herself this way albeit she was more downtown NYC early on. I never will say anything to begrudge Lady Gaga but that IS her inspiration whether she admits it or not!

  • @rania3830 That's true. I don't like Lady Gaga's style.

  • @rania3830

    you are absolutely right....only thing too is that she is a BLACK WOMAN...and everyone knows she will never get her rightful credit....Madonna is the biggest THIEF in MUSIC HISTORY besides Elvis....yes I SAID it ELVIS...I lost all respect for Madonna, the only thing I give her credit for is being a snake. She has stolen from so many artist, song, lyrics, vocal arrangements, set designs, she can't even style herself if not someone who does it for her ass.

  • Hands-down, the BEST '80s track....

  • Awesome. Right up there with Karen Carpenter.

  • @gpd784

    Good call!

  • thanx for the good sound in this video, great to listen!

  • This woman has presence like few other performers

  • One of MY IDOLS!!!!!

  • Grace looks like she really enjoys performing. So natural on stage.

  • Uhm...is that Trevor Horn on bass...? Still love that tune =)

  • Grace is a legend, an cannot be outdone!!!

  • she dated the beautiful Dolph Lundgren...

  • What a woman !!!!!!!!!

  • Maybe 'cos we're sick of Ga-ga's PR bullsh.t artists telling us how great she is.

  • @mtflesruoytsacdaorb lol... word !

  • what a personality,she doesn't need dancers around her,if you know what I mean

  • no shit! Lady Gaga can't hold a stick to Grace!

  • Why does everyone compare Gaga to grace. Just stop.

  • we don't give a f*** of who is the best between her and gaga

  • fantastische plaat....

  • What is gaga??? .... y'all need to improve that writting... typos like that are ridiculous... VIVA GRACE JONES :D

  • SHES STRANGE BUT STRANGELY ORIGINAL LOVE IT

  • There's only one GRACE JONES. She's got an Eartha Kitt aura about her. Phenominal!!!!

  • I saw her at The Sage in Gateshead and she was absolutely mind blowing-fantastic! I have never seen anyone hula quite like ms Jones-just an absolute goddess!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • I love that she sings in English english rather American english .. just adds to the oddity and greatness.

  • She sounds killer-and at the root of it all-a P bass-timeless

  • @tutubio LOL what do you mean ''he survived to tell it''? LOL

  • She was ahead of her time

  • What's with all the Lady Gaga stuff?? Grace has grace, Lady Gaga has nothing.

  • It is the feeling we get through their use of similar concepts in fashion and how that walks the tightrope between the beautiful and the grotesque that makes us draw parallels between Gaga and Jones.

  • So inspired, thank you SO much for posting this twslex!

  • AWESOME! Creative and UNIQUE!!! Sets the standard! Blessings, more love!

  • this is the song....bass...grace.....perfe­ct 3:55

  • Gaga= illuminati slave  Grace Jones=Legend/True icon 1

  • Don't be late lame o's, Grace Jones has always been an original badass performer for ever inspiring any one, cool and talented enough, yo' Gaga is an intern..Grace Jones is totally awesome and respected by the best in all music history around the world. Wake the fuck up., Be Cool..!! Amazing Grace Jones..Rocks!!!

  • Trevor does a wonderful job grooving on the bass on this one!

  • WHY DOES EVERY VIDEO OF GRACE JONES HAVE HATE COMMENTS LEFT FOR LADY GAGA! Damn! People are so insecure, it's ridiculous! So many people are terrified that Gaga's stealing Grace's fame and that's just not so. Gaga is making her own niche in music's history. Chill the fuck out. They aren't that similar.

  • @jaygaarder Cmon, you gotta be kidding me, some of her outfits are IDENTICAL to Grace Jones some 30 years later, its not always hating, i actually like her, but i know shes a creative fake. BTW she has grace jones son playing in her band, somehow thought that would make G.J. do a record with her, LMAO she told her Absolutely Not!

  • Lady Gaga is to Grace Jones what Trent Reznor is to Gary Numan

  • @MrSYSTEM20 Not even Trent Reznor, really.

  • @gsh73la true...true..

  • wow. what a band. what a grace.

  • just because you are inspired by some-one that does not give lady gaga the right to rip them off thats CRIMINAL

  • Not bad! The drummer did the best he could on that performance. He just lacks the natural rythm that it takes to play that particular style of music. Go-Go music was created in Washington DC and it is very difficult to duplicate that rythm if you have not been trained in it or have been around it for many years. Even accomplished drummers have trouble with it. Not impossible...just very difficult. Great job none the less.

  • wow just like gaga or gaga is like her.. still awesome

  • @cutekitten12

    LOL??? like gaga... gaga is coping G.J..... but i really thing... why they want to be original coping? lol i mean the ppl should do "energy dance"... they would be 100% original

  • @cutekitten12 No...gaga is like HER. She is a classic. Gaga is new...way after her.

  • absolute perfection - real music

  • I love Grace Jones, ever since I saw her in concert in New Orleans in the early 1980's. My Hero.

  • Grace is the best since the 70's. Gaga is only a baby.

    ps: I love Gaga, but Miss Jones is a real diva.

  • People are so fucking retarded. Enjoying Grace Jones and Lady GaGa's fashion styles and music is not mutually exclusive. They are both very talented in their own way. And anyone who thinks that outrageous outfits began with Grace Jones is a moron.

  • Everyone needs to stop comparing Lady Gaga to other ppl. We all came out of different private parts therefore were all different in our own way.

  • grace is an amazing one of a kind original artist

    she managed to make her mark on music, art, and fashion that has endured over 20 years, and came from a time when EVERYONE was unique and cutting edge, had limited technology, but people had real talent.

    there is absolutely NO comparison to the GAGA NONSENSE!

    gagasilas? let us know when you graduate or are legal drinking age

  • @GagaSilas uh first of all, while calling Grace Jones' music ''boring'', need I should tell your dumbass that this was NOT the only hit Grace Jones had. IN FACT, Grace Jones had songs that couldn't been huge hits if she had been pushed more here in the U.S. and those same songs have been multiple times, SAMPLED, by today's rappers because her music was very popular to a cult audience, but promotion is what kept her music unnoticed by a commercial crowd so GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT DUMBASS!!!

  • Laga Gaga is a swagga jacker

  • Now I know where I saw Lady ga ga before!

  • pompus crap.

  • @iH8kanye00 "against me-dont lose touch."

    lol. Hot topic rock, much ?

  • Bow down and recognize the original!!!

  • Amen Grace Jones is amazing

  • Only one word to describe this post...' Absolutley Fantastic! '

    Thx for this twslex great vids, Trevor Horn is a legend, Grace Jones, FGTH,Seal, Stansfield, if you love live music played by great musicians & singers it dosent get much better than this. Cheers.

  • It was nice to see her give the bassist a kiss at the end!

    Most of her songs are dominated by the beat of the bass!!

  • Ian McShane does a kick ass intro to this song !!!!!!!!!!!

  • Would do well on a 007 soundtrack

  • and people say lady gaga is original.... (I hold nothing against her), but Grace is perfect...

  • It has GO-GO feel to it....word to CHUCK BROWN, RARE ESSENCE, EU and so many other bands from this era. 1985

  • There were a number of Go-Go musicians from EU (Experience Unlimited inlcuding Ju-Ju House, drummer ) on the original recording. As you can see, thievery at its finest. The sound was taken and not a single Go Go musician on stage. But yes, Go Go was the backdrop of this hit. The 12 inch single is Go-Go-fied!!!!

  • @MzSherice That's right MzSherice. You educate them on that Go-Go. Funny how they never want to give credit where it's due. William "JU JU" House was the origional drummer and rythm to this song. That's why this sounds sloppy in compairison to the origional because they lack the rythm that it takes to duplicate Go-Go music. Love you for that comment!

  • Grace Jones albums sound fabulous on vinyl and this is no exception

  • These British bastards had it going on!!!! Everytime I look at this I am in awe. Rarely does a live orchestra sound like the original song. Grace is FABO!!!!!

  • she is so amazing... man after all of those years

    she kick asses ... ☺☻♥

  • Diva!

  • she is incredible !!

  • i'll be a slave to her rhythm forever

  • Grace's legs are so long they stretch way up to infinity.

    She's 60-odd and still got it!

    :)

  • can't take my eyes off her. she's incredible

  • i want to see you do new album

    called gracefull as hell...

    love you

  • Lady Gaga ain't got shit on Grace Jones!! Lil girl need to sit her ass down!

  • Relax, @Ediva75 , Gaga's a fan just like we are. If I had the body, I would copy Grace Jones, too!!!!!!!!

  • @Ediva75 Got that right.

  • @Ediva75 I wondered where GaGa got that style. You said it....nobody has got nothing on Grace Jones, I have admired her since I was a young girl!

  • mental yentyl x adore x adore x adore x

  • Grace Jones.....Hammer

  • iwas the only one in my family that liked this kind of entertainment.I'm 44 yrs old and when i first heard of Grace Jones i was 12 yrs old and fell in love with the music then and still love it.On Friday night at midnight when i was 12 a musical show came on called midnight something i can't remember,but this is where i saw Grace Jones for the first time and thought how uniquely different is she?After that i wanted to listen to her music all the time,i was hooked.Barb in Canada:)

  • i know on the Ellen Degeneres show she had someone named Lady Gaga and Ellen said she doesn't remember anyone ever being like Lady Gaga,then she said maybe David Bowie well then Ellen said maybe not even David Bowie and as she was discussing this with Lady Gaga,all the time iwas thinking,actually there is someone who may have actually inspired this young singer,entertainer and it is none other than the one and only GRACE JONES love her.Barb in Canada:)

  • Grace Jones is and always will be one the greatest performers the world has ever seen.

  • Her falsetto is absolutely unique. She demonstrates the real POWER that comes from being yourself.

  • the absolute highest class , what a truly talented girl she is, a total ashtoning performance, thank god , what a chance for us that such good artists as she is ,still do exist , this is truly groovy , smart , brillant, and timeless, thanks for the posting , we truly adore that

  • this bad bitch has class no-one can touch her!~!

  • A story for Lib-

    I remember many years ago,I was out at the local dance club,and this lovely lady who I was treating as "just a friend",came up to me at closing time(4 AM) and asked if I wanted to go to her apartment.

    Well,being on some real nice acid,and wide awake,I jumped at the chance.

    When we got there we had some more beers,and I layed down on the couch,and she put this LP on her turntable-we must've listened to both sides 20 times.if not more.

    Lib-If you're out there,I still luv you!