I love the music that came out of Minneapolis in the late 70's thru 80's. I actually live for it and love what Jesse was doing back then, but the reason I'm posting is to say that - OhMyGAWD, he is cute! For me, his cuteness is an added bonus to how talented he was. Opps, is, sorry Jesse. Oh, and they sure did have some interesting hair styles back then, wow...
@MEEZLEMONSTER we just used 2 love any lady that had that appolonia/sheila e/vanity look, alot of brothers were gettin' witih the snow bunnies back then
JAMMMMMM!!!! LMAO at the drummer with the ciggy in his mouth LOL. Between the Jheri curl activator and hairspray fumes, he was trying to blow the whole damn place up LMAO.
Why do I feel like the only one who has noticed that music doesn't sound like this anymore? This is ear candy-musicianship,jamming...what songs are supposed to have. How can people live without it?
All people care about today are "beats'',not hearing rhythm guitars,interesting keyboard riffs,solos,extended jams.
AutoTune ruined things at the turn of the millennium. Pop and R&B have been limping through teenybopper ringtone fluff ever since, and even c&w has lost authenticity. Rock is the last refuge in commercial popular music for craftsmanship, but only because of its self-contained writing-performing culture and amenity to relatively independent releasing arrangements.
Do Jessie Johnson fans who enjoy his Paisley/Prince flavoured funky pop stuff also enjoy his Bare my Naked Soul Hendrixy-Blues Rock? I love B.M.N.S. but cannot stand this type of music. Maybe that is the reason why Jessie never made it worldwide. Such a shame!! If he had followed up B.M.N.S. with a similar type album within a couple of years, who knows what would have happened. Funk at that time wasn't so much in demand, whereas Classic Rock is always in vogue
I'm assuming those of you saying this is a rip-off of Prince & Morris don't realize that Jesse was a member of The Time which was a protege band of Prince's.What would you expect?
I remember when this video was filmed,,,they told everyone prince was gonna be on stage playing just to get people to come,,,,,,,he was a member of the time but not a popular one....
i thought he was thee HOTTEST guy!!!!! even though he wore pink!!!!! i don't think he could really dance much after watching this vid!!!! its ok, he doesnt have to dance!!!
@FitDonkey Why a rip-off? Most male artists wore their jheri curls like that in '85, wore bold outfits, and had that same kind of voice and manner. That was the mid 80s look for black men. And jesse johnsonwore pink/purple a year before purple rain came out so he didn't copy that.
@kory148 BITE PRINCE ? DO YOU REALIZE HOW PEOPLE PRINCESS BIT OFF!! RICK JAMES , JAMES BROWN , JIMI HENDRIX , MICHAEL JACKSON , ETC,ETC...JESSE JOHNSON IS SUCCESSFUL TO THE FOLKS WHO DIG HIS MUZIK.
Ya'll youngsters don't know nothing about this real music from the 80s, I doesn't have any cussing in it; This is real music; They didn't dogg women out in the 80s ......I love this song
Hard to think of JJ as being a Grandfather. he is eternally that kat who was a part of the time and was one of the coolest members of the Time. I jammed this song and Can You Help Me. Still playin em today.
Hard to think of JJ as being a Grandfather. he is eternally that kat who was a part of the time and was one of the coolest members of the Time. I jammed this song and Can You Help Me. Still playin em today.
@nuLoveAnthony Your Granddad is one of the best guitar players ever. I have all of his recordings. Check him out on Can You Help Me, Free World, I Just Want to Get To Know You, Lovestruck. I can tell you a lot about him.
@aqiylm62 Jesse Johnson was the original guitarist in the Prince-discovered group The Time. All those Prince-related acts that were part of the Minneapolis Sound -- Morris Day, Andre Cymone, even the women like Vanity and Appolonia -- all looked like sort of clones of Prince.
Hey, my name is Anthony Johnson, I'm 17. Jesse Johnson is my grandfather. I never realized how famous/good he was. I haven't talked to him since his daughter (my aunt) Tamica Johnson passed away. But he currently lives in California and is doing good. He's a cool guy, I remember on christmas when I was five he sent me a scooter:) haha I'm proud to have him as a g-pa
@nuLoveAnthony man that is absolutely awesome... your grand dad is an incredible guitarist and oozes so much style coolness and panache.. particularly hes debut album and this track on the single version which plays over 8 mins the guitar solo is mind blowing and the track Can You Help Me off the chain.. you have talent in your bloodline...
@nuLoveAnthony You know-You can always use him as a mentor. See how what he knows applies to what you do. Some secrets to the success of musicians are 1) they read 2) they study different genres of music. That is the key-that is what will help make you different and give you longevity. Your grand-pop may play funk and R&B... but he can stand with the best of the the rock guitarist that are out there too. Ask him if this is true.... Then ask him-WHEN ARE YOU GOING BACK TO ATLANTA!!!! :-)
I had this cassette and every song on it was awesome and you can hear the Prince influence on every track. But Jesse expanded on what he learned from Prince the The Time.
For all yall with the negative comments apparently you didnt follow the Paisely Park move; they all worked together thats why the sound and style is so similiar and he can funk that guitar. WHATCHA KNOW!
This is what Prince would sound and look like if he had NO talent....Jesse Johnson is a Looser... whats that spell EL OOH OOH S E R, WHAT TIME IS IT? Time for jesse to stop pretending his PRN...lol
This is what Prince would sound and look like if he had NO talent....Jesse Johnson is a Looser... what time is it EL OOH OOH S E R, WHAT TIME IS IT? Time for jesse to stop pretending his PRN...lol
This is that shit Charlie Murphy was talking about...the era when dudes were trying to look like women......the hair and the dress code was a little strange although they are wearing suits in the vid The Minneapolis sound and look caught on around the country thanks to the Time Prince Jesse(the time) and Alex
@cnclark68 he was the lead guitar in the original TIME and stole a couple of guys when he went solo...he watched alot of Morris Day moves and Alexander O'neal as well..
"i was only 5 surrounded by alot of mexicans some whites all partying to this at my house dancing ,i would poplock at the age of 5makin some people mad cuz they girl thought i was cute just some kid at 5 poplocking to this ,wow memories ,i seen cocaine, weed ,naked girls etc..fights stabbing all around this time this song was a hit,then krush groove led me into the whole hiphop movement ,i never looked back ,the street i lived on was oak st,in sm cali
"i was only 5 surrounded by alot of mexicans some whites all partying to this at my house dancing ,i would poplock at the age of 5makin some people mad cuz they girl thought i was cute just some kid at 5 poplocking to this ,wow memories ,i seen cocaine, weed ,naked girls etc..fights stabbing all around this time this song was a hit,then krush groove led me into the whole hiphop movement ,i never looked back ,the street i lived on was oak st,in sm cali
A bad ass song! just goes to show how deep the talent pool was in Minneapolis at that time, just about anybody in The Time could form their own band and make hits.
If you watch groups like Ready for The World videos you can see how they studied these guys.
this is back when (talent was talent) i'm a blue's hard rock older guy but loved jess, still have those 33rpm album's. icannot and will never understand those (idol this and idol that) tv show's . if you got a raspy voice and can (sing ) someone else's song's and you got 3 people with zero talent whatsoever judgeing , well there it is
At the time, Jesse was probably the only cat that could rock the pink outfit. Still the cut. I still play this album from time to time... Check out his latest called "VERBAL PENETRATION VOLS. 1 & 2 " it is a great collection. " Bare My Naked Soul" is damned good too.
"Flash FM...where the guyyys wear more makeup than tha girrrlllls". Man I love Jesse's music, it took me a while to find this album on cd as well as Shockadelica
"This was about the time when the dude who looked most like a female was pickin up all the women. We be sittin back muggin like this bitch...gettin all the bitches!"
ahhhh...this really makes me miss high school, my boys, breaking and all those chicks i use to think i wanted!! THANKS! WISH WE COULD BRING THE 80'S BACK SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?
Prince is one of the greatest artists of all time, but he was an egomaniac. When the Time started upstaging him, he tried to make trouble for the group. He finally killed the Time by firing Jimmy & Terry. I meean yeah they were replaced but it wasn't the same.
Jesse was a hard to work for guy, $250.00 a week to rehearse, 8 hours a day. Great player and composer. Cutie brought him down.Wonder what he is doing these days. Can you tell he loved James brown?
I'm looking at Jesse and thinking that, besides the curl, that he could be related to Morris, Prince, and Andre. I know that none of the above mentioned are related, but they all have similiar features, besides the curls. Jesse is a nice looking man.
@loveit2073 That was the concept Prince was going for -- creating a group of protege acts that cloned his musical style and his look, similar to what George Clinton did with the P-Funk mob offshoots. Morris Day, Andre Cymone, Jesse Johnson -- even the female acts like Vanity and Appolonia -- reminded you of some variation of Prince.
you probably won't believe me but I'm Jesse's grandson, I don't really listen to this music, i was just seein what my grandpa was doin' back then. He's good!
I love his music but I HATE how he's bitin' off of Purple Rain with the Blonde chick. Then he tells the black lady .."I don't want to take you home..." No Wonder they hardly (if ever), showed this on BET. BTW, the blonde chick can't even clap to the beat. WTF, Jesse?
@vaniti06 I can't really listen right now, but it sounds like he is saying "I dont want to waste your time and mine by playing these little love-puppy games. I want to be your man, Baby." Happy Thanksgiving, Vaniti.
@haskehoefzzz No- He came from the Minneapolis sound at the time. Prince started it but there were tons of groups who collaborated with him. It was like House music in Chicago and Go-Go music in Washington DC at the time. Or grung music in Seattle that came a few years later.
Classic self-contained all-male R&B band of the 80's, and this one with the Minneapolis sound and flair. A local band I played in in the 80s modeled itself after The Time. We played on the East Coast (Carolinas and VA mostly) and had a lot of fun.
Prince's little brother as he was known in some circles. Jesse Johnson.
nakely65 2 weeks ago
Still sounds sick 2 day as it did when it came out!!!!!!!
IAM7DEMONS 3 weeks ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Jesse Johnson
I love the music that came out of Minneapolis in the late 70's thru 80's. I actually live for it and love what Jesse was doing back then, but the reason I'm posting is to say that - OhMyGAWD, he is cute! For me, his cuteness is an added bonus to how talented he was. Opps, is, sorry Jesse. Oh, and they sure did have some interesting hair styles back then, wow...
8soundzlikeAnnJee 1 month ago
The 80's we were one big happy family and music was the Father.
soulburst 1 month ago
Some people DON'T REALIZE that this IS/WAS this was ALL their sound, not just Prince.
dabaddchampion 1 month ago
@dabaddchampion Tell 'em bout it!
NotyNoty 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Jesse Johnson
this is the shit!
emoracire 1 month ago in playlist 80's/90's R&B
They used to love the white girls in the R&B videos back then, huh? LOL....
MEEZLEMONSTER 1 month ago 2
@MEEZLEMONSTER Had a Dave Chappell moment? Lol!
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@MEEZLEMONSTER Had a Dave Chappell moment? Lol!
TheVoodoobassplayer 1 month ago
@MEEZLEMONSTER we just used 2 love any lady that had that appolonia/sheila e/vanity look, alot of brothers were gettin' witih the snow bunnies back then
DONALDODAVISINI 1 week ago
Pink suit pink shoes pink guitar pink car.... Im Jesse Johnson Bitch!!!
Nanadsyl 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Jesse Johnson
classic
meloyelo76 1 month ago
Damn!!! I haven't heard this song since all the way back to the 80's
yamdigger 1 month ago
Dude in the black (guitar) on the side with the helmet curl/afro..smh I didn't notice it the video first came out!
ljpmusic09 1 month ago
JAMMMMMM!!!! LMAO at the drummer with the ciggy in his mouth LOL. Between the Jheri curl activator and hairspray fumes, he was trying to blow the whole damn place up LMAO.
chocdream74 1 month ago
lol......ohh, ohh, ohh...fly but still a knockoff !
make8shorty 1 month ago
@make8shorty what? knock off from who?
tobroke2007 1 month ago
I wanna know who was doing that dance in the mirror cause i was just to see if i could do it like Jesse :)
msnikkia1 2 months ago
i truely love dis song, it makes me smile cause my boyfriend sung it to me lol ilove his crazy ass!!
meci217 2 months ago
I wish I can get this on my cell phone so I can jam it walking down the street:)but it wont play on my cell phone:(
blackimpressions 2 months ago
Why do I feel like the only one who has noticed that music doesn't sound like this anymore? This is ear candy-musicianship,jamming...what songs are supposed to have. How can people live without it?
All people care about today are "beats'',not hearing rhythm guitars,interesting keyboard riffs,solos,extended jams.
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AutoTune ruined things at the turn of the millennium. Pop and R&B have been limping through teenybopper ringtone fluff ever since, and even c&w has lost authenticity. Rock is the last refuge in commercial popular music for craftsmanship, but only because of its self-contained writing-performing culture and amenity to relatively independent releasing arrangements.
dogkelp 2 months ago
@catperson73 You need to play for today's so-called music executives they don't have a clue as to what real music is.
dal4018 1 month ago
yea if yall trace it he was morrs day guitarist with the time this is my uncle and yea i havent seen him sense his daughters funneral either
onacumup 3 months ago
TOTALLY CLASSIC
aprilstephie 3 months ago
Prince with a Tan
dimpsey3 3 months ago
I though he was sooo cute back then too. With those big eyes and long eyelashes.
feminineandfeisty 4 months ago 5
Sometimes I wonder if Ready For The World used this video as inspiration for "Oh Sheila"...things that make you go "hmmmm"...
MyJunior1975 4 months ago 2
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MyJunior1975 4 months ago
this my shit I was 14 when this wasout
carmelgoddess612 4 months ago
DAMN JESSIE FINE IN THAT PINK SUIT LOL THEY STRAIGHT JAMMING GO HEAD THEN
2020203282 4 months ago in playlist 2020203282's Favorited Videos
jam jam, this is real r&b
because0011 4 months ago
I got his 12" vinyl version still spiinning on my turn table...it sounds great and powerful yet..great funky stuff
LPPR 4 months ago
Do Jessie Johnson fans who enjoy his Paisley/Prince flavoured funky pop stuff also enjoy his Bare my Naked Soul Hendrixy-Blues Rock? I love B.M.N.S. but cannot stand this type of music. Maybe that is the reason why Jessie never made it worldwide. Such a shame!! If he had followed up B.M.N.S. with a similar type album within a couple of years, who knows what would have happened. Funk at that time wasn't so much in demand, whereas Classic Rock is always in vogue
wattienz 4 months ago
goes hard.
unique74muzik 5 months ago
My curl was tight back in the day.... Drove girls wild
bigphat200 5 months ago
I'm assuming those of you saying this is a rip-off of Prince & Morris don't realize that Jesse was a member of The Time which was a protege band of Prince's.What would you expect?
TheSkete 5 months ago
It's like they purposely wanted a Prince & The Revolution look for them.
Nintendog140 5 months ago
very prince and morris day-esque
gatoradeee 5 months ago
@gatoradeee - Yes, very Minneapoliesque....
PhillyChickNaomi 5 months ago
I remember when this video was filmed,,,they told everyone prince was gonna be on stage playing just to get people to come,,,,,,,he was a member of the time but not a popular one....
ridetotheground 5 months ago
funky !
CaptainFunkyJoce 5 months ago
Love this young man right here, Gussy!
Augusta5161 6 months ago
i thought he was thee HOTTEST guy!!!!! even though he wore pink!!!!! i don't think he could really dance much after watching this vid!!!! its ok, he doesnt have to dance!!!
bellaricana 6 months ago
Back then it was either mike or prince.
japittrich 6 months ago
@japittrich what about debarge, kool & the gang, Shalamar, Rick James..
Mike was huge but he only had so few but very good) songs that came out in '79 and '83..You had big bands that were consistent too..
LBJTV 5 months ago
Oh, how I miss the 80's...
janusredmoon 6 months ago
A quite blatent Prince rip off. But never the less he is quite good :)
FitDonkey 6 months ago
@FitDonkey Why a rip-off? Most male artists wore their jheri curls like that in '85, wore bold outfits, and had that same kind of voice and manner. That was the mid 80s look for black men. And jesse johnsonwore pink/purple a year before purple rain came out so he didn't copy that.
LBJTV 5 months ago
@FitDonkey u stupid bitch they all came from the same camp prince stole shit from him too vice versa rofl its the Minneapolis look u idiot rofl
peponation 3 months ago
LIL CUTE, GUITAR PLAYER, MAKE YOUR MOMMA PROUD!!!
unclefreddie70 6 months ago
also i have been thinking about this song for a long time thanks youtube
deena507 6 months ago
i wonder where is he now???????? he was bad to me i thought
deena507 6 months ago
@deena507 get the current issue of Ebony...very deep interview with Jesse!!!
onassis2k 5 months ago
this used to be song in the 80's in LOUISVILLE,KY,
deena507 6 months ago
daaamn this is funky still! that girl in the audience has zero soul, damn! she is so off =))) whole band is bad-
TajaLee 6 months ago
@kory148 I couldn't disagree more with you, Jesse Johnson is the sheeit!!! Prince is the sheeit too! I love everything about this sound.
nicolesherburne 6 months ago
@mellomoodz70 why do you always write in all caps & pick fights with people over stupid YouTube comments? I mean, daymn!!!
nicolesherburne 6 months ago
Loved Jesse. Have all of his albums (CDs, I guess).
martianman68 7 months ago
damn. could he bite prince's style even more? what a cheap prince imitation....... no wonder you weren't successful after leaving The Time.
kory148 7 months ago
@kory148 BITE PRINCE ? DO YOU REALIZE HOW PEOPLE PRINCESS BIT OFF!! RICK JAMES , JAMES BROWN , JIMI HENDRIX , MICHAEL JACKSON , ETC,ETC...JESSE JOHNSON IS SUCCESSFUL TO THE FOLKS WHO DIG HIS MUZIK.
mellomoodz70 6 months ago
Oh oh oh!! Break it down!!
willisrael29 7 months ago 2
back when brothers wore red blush...they look better than today..feminine yes but that was sexy
LBJTV 7 months ago
80's sound of Mineapolis rocked!
asdv 7 months ago
Prince who?
redbuick 7 months ago
jesse! naw jerome
treyspr 7 months ago
666 likes, 13 dislikes
wtf
mothball50 7 months ago
@mothball50 LOL evil shit
Kapernakus07 7 months ago in playlist 80's
Ya'll youngsters don't know nothing about this real music from the 80s, I doesn't have any cussing in it; This is real music; They didn't dogg women out in the 80s ......I love this song
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Hard to think of JJ as being a Grandfather. he is eternally that kat who was a part of the time and was one of the coolest members of the Time. I jammed this song and Can You Help Me. Still playin em today.
oceanaguy 7 months ago
Hard to think of JJ as being a Grandfather. he is eternally that kat who was a part of the time and was one of the coolest members of the Time. I jammed this song and Can You Help Me. Still playin em today.
oceanaguy 7 months ago
Get it in Jesse!!!!
KatraNaturallyFree 7 months ago
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nuLoveAnthony 8 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony Your Granddad is one of the best guitar players ever. I have all of his recordings. Check him out on Can You Help Me, Free World, I Just Want to Get To Know You, Lovestruck. I can tell you a lot about him.
LaGrangeism 8 months ago
Its looks like a Prince wanna be to me. smh
aqiylm62 8 months ago
@aqiylm62 Jesse Johnson was the original guitarist in the Prince-discovered group The Time. All those Prince-related acts that were part of the Minneapolis Sound -- Morris Day, Andre Cymone, even the women like Vanity and Appolonia -- all looked like sort of clones of Prince.
CaptainMike1968 8 months ago
Hey, my name is Anthony Johnson, I'm 17. Jesse Johnson is my grandfather. I never realized how famous/good he was. I haven't talked to him since his daughter (my aunt) Tamica Johnson passed away. But he currently lives in California and is doing good. He's a cool guy, I remember on christmas when I was five he sent me a scooter:) haha I'm proud to have him as a g-pa
nuLoveAnthony 8 months ago 21
@nuLoveAnthony your grandfather is one of the most underrated musicians of the 80's true genius when he plays the guitar
USfutbol 8 months ago 2
@nuLoveAnthony That's pretty sweet dude! I wonder have you ever met Prince because of that... I adore Prince. JJ is great also :D
RATMfan92 7 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony
Hard to think of JJ as being a Grandfather. he is eternally too "cool" Still jam this song and "can you help me".
oceanaguy 7 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony man that is absolutely awesome... your grand dad is an incredible guitarist and oozes so much style coolness and panache.. particularly hes debut album and this track on the single version which plays over 8 mins the guitar solo is mind blowing and the track Can You Help Me off the chain.. you have talent in your bloodline...
spyrogamidas 7 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony i LOVE your grandfather... yeahh.. i i wish i were you ^-^
stupidscrewedseries 3 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony Your grandfather is an incrediable guitar player. It's too bad we don't see more talents like him anymore.
Luevernon 2 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony Are you a musician as well?
AngelaSingsNeoSoul 2 months ago
@AngelaSingsNeoSoul I am, but more into the Hip Hop genre. I'm nowhere near as talented as he is, but that's definitely where I get it.
nuLoveAnthony 2 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony You know-You can always use him as a mentor. See how what he knows applies to what you do. Some secrets to the success of musicians are 1) they read 2) they study different genres of music. That is the key-that is what will help make you different and give you longevity. Your grand-pop may play funk and R&B... but he can stand with the best of the the rock guitarist that are out there too. Ask him if this is true.... Then ask him-WHEN ARE YOU GOING BACK TO ATLANTA!!!! :-)
AngelaSingsNeoSoul 2 months ago
@nuLoveAnthony Isn't he from Rock Island, IL - ask him about Quad Cities
jimboedwardlee 2 months ago
@jimboedwardlee Yeah he is! I live in the Quad Cities right now (Davenport)
nuLoveAnthony 2 months ago
I had this cassette and every song on it was awesome and you can hear the Prince influence on every track. But Jesse expanded on what he learned from Prince the The Time.
maypuppet 8 months ago
@maypuppet I agree,I played the heck out of mine.
dreameryoung38 7 months ago
Oh, oh, oh!!! Jesse was so cute rocking pink.
usamud 8 months ago
My name is jesse johnson! Amazing what you find when looking up your name
Simplecompexity 8 months ago
jesse was a legit rythim guitar player
dreadtodred 8 months ago
NO TALENT? Man Jesse and The Reveiw came to Milwaukee back in the day ...and rocked the joint!
HUSTLEMAN2 8 months ago
For all yall with the negative comments apparently you didnt follow the Paisely Park move; they all worked together thats why the sound and style is so similiar and he can funk that guitar. WHATCHA KNOW!
79Rialto 8 months ago
Man that bring back memories! LOL
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This is what Prince would sound and look like if he had NO talent....Jesse Johnson is a Looser... whats that spell EL OOH OOH S E R, WHAT TIME IS IT? Time for jesse to stop pretending his PRN...lol
oohteedee 8 months ago
This is what Prince would sound and look like if he had NO talent....Jesse Johnson is a Looser... what time is it EL OOH OOH S E R, WHAT TIME IS IT? Time for jesse to stop pretending his PRN...lol
oohteedee 8 months ago
prince wanna be...
ammaretto 9 months ago
PINKY NIGGA!
LankeyD123 9 months ago
Roger Troutman or Prince ??? kkkkkkkkkkk
djkurts 9 months ago
This is that shit Charlie Murphy was talking about...the era when dudes were trying to look like women......the hair and the dress code was a little strange although they are wearing suits in the vid The Minneapolis sound and look caught on around the country thanks to the Time Prince Jesse(the time) and Alex
dejay1507 9 months ago
This was when music was funky and fun. I heart JJ
MSMILLA 9 months ago 2
11 people need their head examined
RELEASEMANAGER 9 months ago 6
@RELEASEMANAGER As stated before make that 13 ppl with no sense of musical taste
dal4018 3 months ago
That looks like some Morris Day Moves . . . . . . Hmmmmmm
cnclark68 9 months ago
@cnclark68 he was the lead guitar in the original TIME and stole a couple of guys when he went solo...he watched alot of Morris Day moves and Alexander O'neal as well..
dejay1507 9 months ago
@dejay1507 yep
rlisbon71 9 months ago
"i was only 5 surrounded by alot of mexicans some whites all partying to this at my house dancing ,i would poplock at the age of 5makin some people mad cuz they girl thought i was cute just some kid at 5 poplocking to this ,wow memories ,i seen cocaine, weed ,naked girls etc..fights stabbing all around this time this song was a hit,then krush groove led me into the whole hiphop movement ,i never looked back ,the street i lived on was oak st,in sm cali
MrGrelis17 9 months ago
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"i was only 5 surrounded by alot of mexicans some whites all partying to this at my house dancing ,i would poplock at the age of 5makin some people mad cuz they girl thought i was cute just some kid at 5 poplocking to this ,wow memories ,i seen cocaine, weed ,naked girls etc..fights stabbing all around this time this song was a hit,then krush groove led me into the whole hiphop movement ,i never looked back ,the street i lived on was oak st,in sm cali
MrGrelis17 9 months ago
A bad ass song! just goes to show how deep the talent pool was in Minneapolis at that time, just about anybody in The Time could form their own band and make hits.
If you watch groups like Ready for The World videos you can see how they studied these guys.
peedanie 9 months ago 2
this is back when (talent was talent) i'm a blue's hard rock older guy but loved jess, still have those 33rpm album's. icannot and will never understand those (idol this and idol that) tv show's . if you got a raspy voice and can (sing ) someone else's song's and you got 3 people with zero talent whatsoever judgeing , well there it is
guyclark1958 9 months ago
absolutely >
show up the time of 80s :=) thats whywe love 80s 4ever
80sMusicmixer 10 months ago
cut em jessie
soulburst 10 months ago
I remember listening to this on my walkman on the P2 (Federal Triangle) on the way to my DC summer job...
from50 10 months ago
I remember listening to this on my Sony Walkman, on 93KYS while walking to the mall after school, lol.
Papillonmuscogee 10 months ago
At the time, Jesse was probably the only cat that could rock the pink outfit. Still the cut. I still play this album from time to time... Check out his latest called "VERBAL PENETRATION VOLS. 1 & 2 " it is a great collection. " Bare My Naked Soul" is damned good too.
bryanferryfan 10 months ago 2
Classic jerry curl!! Classic!
popnutty 10 months ago
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Only 3 guys can rock this style and still can: Jesse Johnson, Morris Day and Prince.
Nocturnal72 10 months ago
Only 3 guys can rock this style and still can, Jesse. Morris and Prince.
Nocturnal72 10 months ago
Prince Light..;-)
But, damn... brings back memories
MegaScatcat 11 months ago
"Flash FM...where the guyyys wear more makeup than tha girrrlllls". Man I love Jesse's music, it took me a while to find this album on cd as well as Shockadelica
blackaneeese 11 months ago
Jesse was the only guy who could play a pink guitar wearing a pink suit and look cool doing it !
phade2blaq 11 months ago 25
@phade2blaq HIM AND PRINCE
cocotanya31 8 months ago
@phade2blaq what about Andre 3000?
NathanCoalbine 7 months ago
@phade2blaq There are 13 ppl who dislike this song they must think he looked corny as well
dal4018 4 months ago
I just found out yesterday that Jesse Johnson did this song. I had no clue. When I was a kid it used to come on the radio and I always liked it lol.
SnotRockets55 11 months ago
10 PEOPLE ARE COMPLETE IDIOTS. -djяaghʞѕтaя™(ill!)®♂
myspacedjraghkstar 11 months ago
@myspacedjraghkstar
you can make it 11 idiots now, some morons don't know good music if it kicked them in the nuts.
Nocturnal72 10 months ago
THIS WAS THE JAM BACK IN THE DAY
tdmoses73 11 months ago
I thought Morris Day sung this all these years lol?
ExtraChocolate80 11 months ago
I thought Morris Day sung this?
ExtraChocolate80 11 months ago
Dudes be wearing as much eye liner as the girls back then.
oldschool1 11 months ago
@oldschool1
*charlie Murphey voice*
"This was about the time when the dude who looked most like a female was pickin up all the women. We be sittin back muggin like this bitch...gettin all the bitches!"
Anubis3658 11 months ago 2
My fellow honky bro on the drums with a shag!
Honkeybrat 11 months ago
Greatness
captmclain 1 year ago
ahhhh...this really makes me miss high school, my boys, breaking and all those chicks i use to think i wanted!! THANKS! WISH WE COULD BRING THE 80'S BACK SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?
mtdinstrumentals 1 year ago
Brothers called their mullets (Shags)
dropsqaud 1 year ago
omg. his look was so 80's and so freakin totally hot!!
67donnalynn 1 year ago
Jheri Curl spray & white collars are a bad combination.
In fact Jheri Curl is bad all by itself.... ;-)
Jesse is still a bad-ass no doubt.....On the one Y'all
ShynAwkward 1 year ago
is that prince?
batfighter8 1 year ago
Prince is one of the greatest artists of all time, but he was an egomaniac. When the Time started upstaging him, he tried to make trouble for the group. He finally killed the Time by firing Jimmy & Terry. I meean yeah they were replaced but it wasn't the same.
DeeNice681 1 year ago
would be nice to hear this in a digitally remastered update version
streetphase 1 year ago
oh yes...jesse is the man as well..classic stuff here..that minn movement was like a run away train..alexander o'neil/cherelle etc..
BeatHicular 1 year ago
If math was Danielle Id marry her
collartrance 1 year ago
My first concert ever! It rocked!
Bradwillrockyou 1 year ago
@yamahabb400 Yes, he did! Prince ruled the roost back then. The difference is he wore pink a lot.
marallaw 1 year ago
This whole video looks like a comedy spoof of Purple Rain.
ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD 1 year ago
@ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD You know I was thinkin the same thing lmao.
Skydancer1971 1 year ago
Back in 1985, even the brothers had mullets. Loved this album.
Maxx61 1 year ago 20
@Maxx61 Yeah, but made mullets look COOL!
CASteel1 1 year ago
@Maxx61 the hair style was call "the shag " the ladies loved it, bro
ndbrown65 1 year ago
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@Maxx61 "Back in 1985, even the brothers had mullets. Loved this album. "
We called it a "shag". White people called it a mullet.
bishoplord 6 months ago
@Maxx61 haha! Jerry curl mullets =-P
TajaLee 6 months ago
Chilli sauce! Hit me...
djattitude31 1 year ago
Jesse was a hard to work for guy, $250.00 a week to rehearse, 8 hours a day. Great player and composer. Cutie brought him down.Wonder what he is doing these days. Can you tell he loved James brown?
witchman1 1 year ago
@witchman1 Jesse still performs doing small venues now, but he still packs them in.
kalimaganeshshivan 1 year ago
My SENIOR year in High school. OOO OOO OOO! :-)
therealraybaby 1 year ago
@therealraybaby thats cool..i wish i was a high school when all this funk was goin on!!! time machine anybody??
714irie714 1 year ago
How did the drumma breathe and smoke at the same time ?????? lol he was into his FUNK'KAY DRUM"N LOL those were the C O O L day's right hea !
Mekoflyy 1 year ago
Remember what "Charlie Murphy" said about the 80's.. The dude that looked most like a bitch was getting all the girls.. Lmao!!
Muzzie0323 1 year ago
xD drummer smokin
mfuji02 1 year ago
lookin at them white women......
kevjev 1 year ago 2
Greatness
captmclain 1 year ago
I'm looking at Jesse and thinking that, besides the curl, that he could be related to Morris, Prince, and Andre. I know that none of the above mentioned are related, but they all have similiar features, besides the curls. Jesse is a nice looking man.
loveit2073 1 year ago 2
@loveit2073 That was the concept Prince was going for -- creating a group of protege acts that cloned his musical style and his look, similar to what George Clinton did with the P-Funk mob offshoots. Morris Day, Andre Cymone, Jesse Johnson -- even the female acts like Vanity and Appolonia -- reminded you of some variation of Prince.
CaptainMike1968 8 months ago
you probably won't believe me but I'm Jesse's grandson, I don't really listen to this music, i was just seein what my grandpa was doin' back then. He's good!
apostropheES7 1 year ago 2
This was the SONG!
Love the chorus of this song... makes me want to just DANCE!
TJSol 1 year ago
I love his music but I HATE how he's bitin' off of Purple Rain with the Blonde chick. Then he tells the black lady .."I don't want to take you home..." No Wonder they hardly (if ever), showed this on BET. BTW, the blonde chick can't even clap to the beat. WTF, Jesse?
vaniti06 1 year ago
@vaniti06 I can't really listen right now, but it sounds like he is saying "I dont want to waste your time and mine by playing these little love-puppy games. I want to be your man, Baby." Happy Thanksgiving, Vaniti.
KLRwashere 1 year ago
Damn the guys were fine back then. The whole culture of Prince, Vanity 6 ... they'll never be anybody badder.
secondchapter 1 year ago
why is he imitating prince, he is such a good player but this is cheap
haskehoefzzz 1 year ago
@haskehoefzzz No- He came from the Minneapolis sound at the time. Prince started it but there were tons of groups who collaborated with him. It was like House music in Chicago and Go-Go music in Washington DC at the time. Or grung music in Seattle that came a few years later.
jimboedwardlee 1 year ago
Prince with a tan
dimpsey3 1 year ago
The only guy that can wear pink and get away with it, many have tried but failed
boots13100 1 year ago
Classic self-contained all-male R&B band of the 80's, and this one with the Minneapolis sound and flair. A local band I played in in the 80s modeled itself after The Time. We played on the East Coast (Carolinas and VA mostly) and had a lot of fun.
frankiestage 1 year ago
LOL Prince's clone ;-) but Prince is The MASTER !
anonymous19999 1 year ago
Greatness
captmclain 1 year ago
I HAD FORGOT ABOUT THIS SONG
mz247diva 1 year ago