FIRST TIME HEARING Bananarama - Venus REACTION

[@MarioBattaglia-yx4cb]

Siobhan Fahey, the short blonde-haired member of Bananarama went on to form the group "Shakespears Sister" in 1988. You guys played the song "Stay" about 7 months ago and really liked the video. She had black hair in that duo/group.

[@RandomGuyDan]

You're History was all over VH1 when I was a bartender in 1989

[@nealm6764]

"Stay" made their saxophone player figurine fall down and break. LOL!

[@rikkemeek1506]

They both had black hair😉

[@audreyharalambos2592]

siobhan had the best voice and the best dancer, the other two couldnt stand her

[@davek7256]

Also check out I Don’t Care by Shakespears Sister another great song and video.

[@GrimrDirge]

One of the best 80's covers. They took a good song and gave it punch.

[@richardswift3859]

The female singer of the shocking blues had a better voice than the knock of version from the singers of banana rama. He voice was more unique. The singers from the 80s sound very similar.

[@MetFan37]

Don't forget the production of Stock-Aitken-Waterman. They were a hit machine in the 80s.

[@anjiharrell6175]

Every time this video came on MTV I would get up and do the dance routine with them. 💃🏽 Absolutely love this song. This brings back Great memories. ❤️Thank you for the review.

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

Sitting here at my desk PC and doing the dance moves... LOL!

[@martindunstan8043]

Absolutely, it's the rules to jump about to this tune, even as a teenage boy back then I'd be the same, great fun, great cardio🤣👍

[@anjiharrell6175]

@@ReleaseTheQuackers 🤣🤣 Yes! 👏🏽

[@anjiharrell6175]

@@martindunstan8043 agreed.

[@rickpedia6724]

I liked it at first but MTV OVER played the song, along with Sinaid (sp) O'Conner.

[@Guildofarcanelore]

I always loved this one from Bananarama!

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

I loved when Bananarama did a song with Fun Boy Three - "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" Happy New Year ❣

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

Fun Boy Three w/Bananarama "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" !!! YES YES YES!!! I catch myself singing this one so often!

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

@@ReleaseTheQuackers All the time!

[@bucknakedA]

YES!!! And then some more Fun Boy Three: Too much, Too young and A Message to you Rudy!

[@hedgewitchherbarium]

@@bucknakedA Yes, I love "A Message to you Rudy" - by The Specials ❣

[@aliciazambri4237]

I love both versions. They both bring some really cool sounds to the table. And I grew up to the Bananarama version, so I am partial to it, but truly enjoy the original.

[@josephprovencher6345]

Nice to see a positive comment about liking both instead of trashing Bananarama ❤🎵🎶

[@phylliskumi4355]

I remember doing the dance anytime the video came on. This song was huuuge in the 80s. The best time of my life.

[@goyam2981]

I was so fascinated by the music video as a tween even though I didn't understand what they were singing. I never forgot it. This and Janet Jackson's Runaway are my absolute favorites.

[@mikedwiles]

The original by Shocking Blue is awesome too. I love the singer's voice on the old one.

[@FlamesCagney]

I think they did that one, just sayin'

[@kbusby4824]

Yes, Mariska Veres had a great voice. May she rest in peace.

[@blitz3643]

@@FlamesCagneyYep.... They even said it like 3 times in this video lol

[@thetomgibson]

The B side of the 45 was great too.

[@donjohn2695]

The original by shocking blue is so much better than banarama

[@anthonyblakely399]

Love this cover song from Shocking Blue. Bannanarama did such good job. 😊😊😊Love Bananarama!!!😊😊😊😊

[@janetkmetz9644]

Did anyone else notice that 90% of the time, Jay closes his eyes and vibes to the music, when there’s a video right in front of him. Not this time. His eye were firmly glued to the screen, the whole time. LOL

[@highheartwellness]

Great reaction! One of the best 80's songs, and successful remakes. Love the video and how the Bananarama ladies play all of the characters in the video. The woman in the devil suit is Siobhan Fahey, who also was the angel of death in the Shakespears Sister video Stay (which you have already reacted to)

[@JeffPhillips-dn2fg]

Club Nouveau- Lean On Me is a great raggae style cover of the classic Bill Withers song. It was huge in the USA and went all the way to #1 in 1987. You guys will love the funky sound and love for you to react to this great cover!

[@Blissbomb2]

Another 80's club banger that filled dance floors for months.

[@CardiacCat]

That underlying Euro club beat is what punched this version up the most. Bananarama did do the best version

[@THOMKALLOR]

Bananarama STILL going after all these years!

[@andrewgrant6516]

It's all that potassium.

[@sarablack2547]

well 2/3 keren and sarah who were mates before the music.

[@josephprovencher6345]

I loved their album Viva from like 2010 ❤ especially the tracks Love Don't Live Here and Dumb Dumb Boy! Oh and their cover of S S S Single Bed!

[@ryanfeit1420]

A great cover to react that I know you will love is "Always On My Mind" by the Pet Shop Boys from 1988. A club classic!!!

[@fayesouthall6604]

Brilliant

[@martindunstan8043]

Facts👍

[@electricavenuemusic9282]

Excellent choice!

[@chrisbayliss3532]

1987

[@tonyjones2838]

Defo. Their best song and I’m a huge fan

[@BuddyBoy68]

Hi, you two! It's Andrew Erroch fae Paisley in Scotland here. This is pretty standard stuff from the Stock, Aitken and Waterman catalogue of the time, including massive hits from Kylie Minogue, Dead or Alive and themselves in their own name. The best of their own was probably 'Road Block'. You would love that. Æx

[@cesarporreca5807]

When the girls went to Stock, Aitken and Waterman to produce the song, they told them they wanted it to sound much like "You spin me round (like a record)" by Dead or Alive.. and it's quite evident

[@rwsmith6809]

This was a staple at dance clubs in the late eighties. When this came on the floor was always packed. Great memories!

[@bradleyspear167]

The three in Bananarama look like they were having so much fun making the video!

[@mikevandenboom5958]

I like their debut album in North America. True confessions and dance with a stranger a other good songs I from this album

[@milkspan2604]

Pop Icons..... many cool memories..... very dancable cover

[@aagold76]

apparently- they were the biggest party band of the 80s- drank EVERYONE under the table!

[@user-gmpjim]

Smokey Robinson's "More Love" covered by Kim Carnes... I Will Always Love You" made famous by Whitney Houston was actually written and recorded by Dolly Parton in the early 70s.

[@jameshartshorn377]

Ahhh the Campy Goodness of early MTV.🎉

[@juliewhite7469]

❤❤❤

[@raymondohlsen5054]

Old enough to remember both versions, and love them both.

[@kbusby4824]

Same. Early Gen X.

[@raymondohlsen5054]

@@kbusby4824 Very late Boomer here...

[@beckiramsey9561]

Gotta love the 80’s music, love this song!🔥🔥 Thanks for reacting Amber and Jay!👏👏👏

[@terrellinc22]

Similar grps: You have done Expose (but they have a catalogue), The Good Girls' (Motown Group), Cover Girls, "Because of you" "Show Me" , Me and Kim "Respectable" and "Showing out" Sweet Sensation "Im hooked on you" "take it while its hot". Seduction. Teen Dream (there are fun), Stacey and kimyo. The Jets and Five Star. En Vogue, Jade, SWV etc

[@bonniespruin6369]

This video came on a lot back in the day when I went dancing at the clubs with my friends. Everyone jumped on the dance floor when this came on.

[@vpflores1]

Just by the way , I just saw an interview of Barry Gibb. He was asked what his favorite song was and he said “To Love Somebody “. It was one of his early ones.

[@AFL67pitt]

Jimi Hendricks cover of Bob Dylans All Along the Watchtower

[@michaelp2776]

Pet Shop Boys cover of "Always on My Mind" is my favorite cover song ever.

[@anthonyorians9501]

When I heard this play on MTV I would knock people down to watch this video....I was in love with them...lol

[@sunnybearbuds]

Yaaay!!!! I've always loved how much fun they're having in this video! This came out the year I graduated high school...oh dear.

[@icmman7]

i always thought music was meant to be....musical, not sure what fun sounds like..is it a tangible i can hear? an unusual interesting beat? what exactly does fun sound like?

[@sunnybearbuds]

@@icmman7 i only said they were having fun in the video...a visual thing.

[@icmman7]

@@sunnybearbuds ahh ok got it, my bad i wasnt sure if fun could be heard given that the objective of music is to be heard.;)

[@tall1sobay]

Summer of '86 I danced to this at the clubs all summer long. Shy Boy and Robert DeNero's waiting are their best songs!

[@auscryptocurrency1162]

Did you notice the singer on the right, Siobhan Fahey is also from a group you already checked out, *"Shakespears Sister"*

[@paulsheedy4650]

These girls were all about having fun, and you can see it in all their videos. Cheers guys, Paul.😁📀🎶❤️

[@ulverstonerealestate1509]

This song filled dance floors the length and breadth of Oz in the mid80’s!

[@michelehenne2477]

I will always and forever love Bananarama. You should check out Fun Boy 3's cover of, "It ain't what you do, it's the way that you do it." Fun Boy 3 was formed by Nev, Terry, and Lyn, when they left The Specials. Banarama sings alongside Tery Hall. Also, Terry cowrote "Out lips are sealed" with Jane Wiedlin from the Go Go's. FB3 did a great version of Our Lips are sealed. If you haven't checked out The Specials, you should. Two-tone Ska at its best! 💜💜💜

[@lauralebel3195]

Believe from Cher was covered by Adam Lambert at Kennedy Center Honors when they were honoring Cher he puts his own take on it that Cher loved

[@chrisamstel5081]

This was produced by Stock Aitken and Waterman. Pete Waterman managed a group called Steps which had a huge hit with a cover the The Bee Gees “Tragedy” try it

[@Bazk01]

You can get all the way from the Specials in the 70s to Shakespeares Sister in the 90s through Bananarama. The Specials split up and started Fun Boy Three, with the Bananarama girls as their backing vocals. The girls became Bananarama and then Siobhan split off to start Shakespeares Sister with Marcella Detroit. It would be fun to have you see the progression by watching a Fun Boy Three video like "it aint what you do (its the way that you do it)". Especially as you've already seen videos by all the other groups.

[@stumm71]

This song is the standard Stock-Aitken-Waterman production sound who domain england in the mids 80. another clear example is You spinme round of Dead or Alive.

[@anglosaxon5874]

Siobhan Fahey was the 'Angel of Death' in the song "Stay" from Shakespeares Sister that you [we all] liked so much.

[@NigelShepherd-z7k]

"Bananarama" are the most successful female group of all time, even beating "The Supremes". My brother went to school with two of the women from this band and as a former music producer here in London when I was very young, I would often use the studios of Dave Stewart of the "Eurythmics" who is married to a member of this band. 😁🇬🇧

[@thomashong2938]

They are no longer married. Divorced in 1996. Dave married his current wife Anoushka Fisz in 2001.

[@richardcramer1604]

I just noticed the 1st couple were French Apache dancers. The Apache is a dance in which the male dancer tries to demolish the female dancer throwing the female to the floor and draging across the floor as she desperately tries to hold on to her man. Well in this song the roles have reversed it is the female throwing (pushing) the man away as he desperately tries to get with her, LOL.

[@denisef2845]

Excellent cover!

[@susannehouse3857]

There’s personal connections between Bananarama, Wham and Spandau Ballet, all great 80’s groups…..

[@surlechapeau]

J & Amber, you'll love their "Shy Boy", "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" and Fun Boy Three w/Bananarama "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" !!! Bananarama w/Fun Boy Three- “Really Saying Something” !!!

[@ReleaseTheQuackers]

Fun Boy Three w/Bananarama "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" !!! *YES YES YES!!!* I catch myself singing this one so often!

[@auscryptocurrency1162]

throw *Cruel Summer",* and *"Robert De Niro's Waiting..."* on the list 👍 Definitely think *"Shy Boy"* should be their next since it was their breakout song.

[@surlechapeau]

@@auscryptocurrency1162 "Shy Boy"! they mentioned they already did Cruel Summer.

[@auscryptocurrency1162]

@@surlechapeau ah ok I missed that bit. Cheers for the correction

[@sunnybearbuds]

This was more popular than the original...

[@richardpetty9159]

I was around for the original’s release but THIS is the version that I hear in my mind when I think about this song. Huge in the 80’s.

[@MKins71]

Bananarama also appeared in Eurythmics video “Who’s That Girl” Siobhan Fahey would later marry Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. That is a VERY interesting 😉 video to check out.

[@thomashong2938]

If they had never met, she would never have left Bananarama, in my opinion.

[@greenmachine949]

I remember that little brunette mesmerized me with her eyes in this video back in the day.

[@chrisstott4100]

If you haven't listened to ABBA's Happy New Year this is the perfect time.

[@shawnkautzman4879]

Jay and Amber you can hear how the music changed from the 70's to the 80's

[@davidmontgomery9194]

Thanks for this reaction... Bananarama joined the 'Stock, Aitken and Waterman' factory that produced other names such as Dead or Alive, Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, Divine, Hazel Dean and even some Donna Summer, to name a few. They were a 'hit making' studio from the late 80s, then it all dried up when the sound of music changed and got heavier etc. and moved direction. Still, they had some amazing songs for their time!

[@futo]

Venus and You Spin Me Round were both two of the biggest Hi-energy tunes back in the 80s

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

The 80's were a great time to grow up!!! The music was basically all dance music.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

I've never been able to decide which one of these girls is the best looking. All three are gorgeous.

[@djkennyboy]

Stock Aitken and Waterman were the 80s in the UK - brilliant music producers - there music is still played today 🎉

[@stevenklein3195]

I love how amber bounces and moves to this song. You have to watch them do this in 2017. The ladies are so much more beautiful and so much better and they are all in their 60s now!! I love them so much!

[@richardc8795]

Physical Attraction, I Can’t Help It, Robert De Niro’s Waiting…. They have many 80’s hits!

[@bridgemanjr]

Andrew Ridgeley from wham was with Keren for 27 years, and Dave Stewart from the Eurythmics was married to Siobhan Fahey for almost 10 years. Siobhan left and formed Shakespeare's Sister

[@themeanhornet1070]

“The woman in the devil suit was getting it!” Should be on a T-shirt!

[@cosmocassidy420]

I do believe you guys did Shakespire sisters "Stay" . Shakespire sisters is two of the girls from Banarama. This song was huge in the 80' s. Also the bananrama girls were also in Do they know it's Christmas by Band Aid.

[@stevenblock9712]

Amber, for your Fridays, you should discover Angela Bofill, whose hits are I Try and This Time I'll Be Sweeter from 1978-9. Your mom will back me up.

[@harpergras]

This one used to be on the radio all the time back in the day.

[@MichaelJones-sh7nu]

Bananarama was SO much fun!

[@AlanJones-kc4us]

Bananarama did another cover for charity...'Help' by the Beatles, which they did with 3 comediennes, and called the group Bananaramalananeeneenoonoo...

[@RikuCampo-g1p]

Kim Wilde ” Hey Mr.Hearache ” …a great 80’s One

[@stevecarrington4887]

you may recognise Siobahn Fahey who sang the 'devil' part in Shakepsear's Sister "Stay"

[@thomashong2938]

She looked good in red in Venus.

[@tomnewman7682]

Always heard this at the clubs in the 80s and 90s , dance floor packed !!

[@asherdash12]

Fun memories of my first job, Shoneys (in the kitchen ugh) and a "flamboyant" male friend driving a big white Cadillac blasting this song 😂

[@The80sCat]

Yes - 80's If you like this try "Iko Iko" by the Belle Stars. Another great cover is "I Drove All Night" by Cyndi Lauper.

[@laziojohnny79]

Nothing beats the original by Dutch rockband from the 70's 'Shocking Blue', but I always liked this version as well.

[@MartijnHover]

The original was of course a complete rip-off of "The Banjo Song" by the Big Three, featuring "Mama" Cass Elliott.

[@laziojohnny79]

@@MartijnHover Wrong, the lyrics are loosly based on 'Oh Susanna' a verrrrry old folk song and the music is somewhat lifted from Banjo Song which in itself is based on a different old song (can't remember which one) and modified by Tim Rose. But you're right that the original isn't truly Shocking Blue's although Robbie van Leeuwen did give it his personal touch and made ot to the popular song as the world got to know and love.

[@MartijnHover]

@@laziojohnny79 What the Big Three did with "Oh Susanna" was called an "arrangement" and Robbie van Leeuwen just stole that arrangement for "Venus". A "personal touch" was what the Big Three did with Oh Susanna, not what Robbie van Leeuwen did with their song. Which was just plagiarism. In this day and age he'd be sued for it. And he'd lose. 😀

[@daniellaplume3840]

This was an '80's remake of a song put off long before.❤

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

“Radar Love” White Lion

[@Annie-hd3jx]

They were an awesome band, loved the look, hair, clothes and most of all their up beat sound. Another great time to remember 👍

[@gymratcarpediem7761]

Another of the numerous No.1 hits by producers Stock Aitken Waterman

[@michaelbailey6365]

I can confirm by first hand experience these ladies could party

[@Lensmaster1]

The carpenters did several covers that were great arrangements. A few of them are: Please Mr. Postman, Ticket to Ride, Jambalaya, Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft.

[@randyvalgardson774]

What I liked about the video was how much fun they looked to be having.

[@PatiAnn]

I ❤️💃 to their (bananarama) song with na.. nananaaa hey hey hey Goodbye 😂😂😂🎉🎉 i just ❤ the band ok 😂😂😂

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

Bananarama is a really fun all girl group. I love this remake. It’s the version I know! It’s so catchy and fun!! I was in love with Keren Woodward. She is one of the most attractive female music artists of the 80s.

[@electricavenuemusic9282]

And recently divorced from Andrew Ridgely of Wham!

[@allenwhitmer8192]

Is she the devil? Always had a crush on her...

[@007ndc]

​@@electricavenuemusic9282oh really?! ! I need to call her 😊

[@christianbrasso8257]

THIS WAS A HUGE CLUB HIT-ALWAYS FILLED THE DANCE FLOOR. CHECK OUT THEIR COVER OF THE DOOBIES' LONG TRAIN RUNNING-IT'S FLAMECO STYLE! ALSO CHECK OUT THEIR FIRST HIT HE WAS REALLY SAYING SOMETHING, ROBERT DENIRO' S WAITING, NA NA HEY HEY, SHY BOY. IT AIN'T WHAT YOU DO.

[@MrNaturalhigh72]

I love you guys for helping younger generations discover the great joy of 80's music!

[@tlbrooks422]

There's one arm movement from this video that became the thing to repeat in our own dancing. See the 4:36 and 5:14 mark (among other times)--it's like a vertical, interchanging, wave-type of motion. If you did it, inevitably, someone on the dance floor would see it and repeat it back to you. Fun stuff! Gosh, I miss those days at the clubs!

[@keithneale6223]

Another great video by them is “I heard a rumor “.

[@epongeverte]

*My fav Bananarama song is probably ROBERT DE NIRO'S WAITING.*

[@stevehamilton8824]

Duran Duran did a whole album of covers called THANK YOU which they covered artists & bands that they felt inspired them or felt like made a big contribution to their sounds. Most notably they did a cover for LOU REED's song - "Perfect Day" and Lou said he felt it was the best cover of any of his songs by any group or artist. That is a big win. They also did covers of - PUBLIC ENEMY - "911's is a Joke" - GRAND MASTER FLASH - "White Lines" - LED ZEPPELIN - "Thank You"

[@kraig7777]

And the Ramones did an album of all cover songs done psychedelically called Acid Eaters. I think their version of Out Of Time is better than the Rolling Stones'.

[@123lenny135]

A great version of this song!! There were very long versions of this song played in clubs back then.

[@PanarchyInTheUK]

fun fact: Siobhan Fahey (on the far right when the three are lined up together) went on to form Shakespeare's Sister with Marcella Detroit. I think you reacted to 'Stay' by them.

[@MavenCree]

I loved this video so much growing up. It was the first one where it was like, girls can look at sexy, scantly clad guys too and not be ashamed of it., and have fun with it too. I was just rolling into puberty when this came out so... yeah, watched it a lot. 🤣

[@blanelltallur1]

"LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE" by bananarama! AMBER&JORDAN (jay) you will love this 1980s song!!!! their music video for "LOVE IN THE FIRST DEGREE" is so MUCH FUN

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

Venus razor commercials. My ponytail migrated to the side just hearing this song.

[@barbaragaspar6948]

My favorite version of Venus!

[@ProfessorMystery77]

The short haired blonde is Siobhan Fahey who later formed Shakespears Sister. I think you guys did their Stay video. She’s the lower voiced dark-haired lady in that video - the scary one, lol.

[@carolinethompson4195]

Wow, this takes me back! It looks like they had so much fun making that video!

[@dennismcgovern7914]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO Y'ALL AND THE WHOLE CREW. THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER GREAT YEAR OF MUSIC AND LAUGHS. MAY YOU HAVE HEALTH AND HAPPINESS IN THE NEW YEAR.

[@Lenkic13]

An absolute classic.

[@charcasc7462]

And speaking of Bananrama, Cruel Summer was covered by Ace of Base in the late 90s so that's one to check out for a cover Saturday.