NU SHOOZ - Should I Say Yes

[@robwallyworldmusic]

Nu Shooz was completely underrated as an smooth (but pumping it up when necessary) R&B band of the 1980's. And, that's even though they did write, and perform smooth tasteful R&B as well (if not better) than anyone else was doing at that particular time. Maybe it (Nu Shooz) was too far ahead of its time, because it's clear that the music still holds up extreme well even today. Nu Shooz never failed to "deliver the goods". I do love me some Valerie Day!!!

[@arclight2012]

This song has that classic Shep Pettibone sound with that stabby bass and Roland drum goodness. I remember at the time thinking the video had a lot in common with INXS "Need You Tonight".

[@ClaudioHenriqueCHBA-1971]

I love this song! I love Nu Shooz!

[@sanii.kamara2257]

Great song. Thumb up!!...

[@JohnSmith-sq5kz]

Thanks so much. Nu Shooz was a lot more than I Can't Wait. It's so gratifying that 30 years on there are people who dug deeper into our catalog. We appreciate it and continue the journey! [._.]

[@Nash1965H]

Great song John, and great memories. I saw you and Nat perform in Salem at Willamette University. Really great show that night, and still ingrained in my memory like it was yesterday. I still listen to any Shooz vinyl on a regular basis. Oregon bands are the real deal!!!

[@malcocreative]

Nash1965H thanks for the nice letter, nash. It's so great that Nu Shooz is still on people's turntables all these years later. We're putting the band back together for the first time since 1989!

[@Nash1965H]

yes, please keep me posted, will you please. I'd love to see a show. You're always more than welcome in Salem, if you can make the logistics work! Thanks, and take care.

[@malcocreative]

Nash1965H I'm sure they'll show up on the web. We're gonna do 4 shows around our hometown- Portland Oregon. Too expensive to travel with a nine piece band right now. Watch for us on nushoozmusic.com

[@ultimatebigbreak]

John Smith You people are amazing and love your songs especially this one. Always holds good memories because I met my first love dancing to this song and he remains the best thing that ever happened to me. Whenever I play this song I feel so happy :) x

[@Izzymon81]

AAAHHH!!! Wish the 80's would repeat itself!!!! Long live Nu Shooz!!! Love all your songs.

[@arthurmkangaza4993]

love this song still,it was a hit then still is and always will be.

[@brunoxavierzzzz]

I'm an 80s child and this song has always been stuck in my head. Although it sounds light and simple, there's also something very intense about it.

[@BrotherApexx]

The theme song for my summer of 88 crush. So bittersweet. This is the first time I've seen the video. Thanks for posting.

[@FernandoAragao_74]

I hear - and love - this song since 1988, but only some minutes ago I had the pleasure of seeing the video. :) Thank you, nushoozmusic, for sharing it! :D

[@Aramanth]

I had the 12 inch single to this. The Percapella mix was amazing!! Thanks for posting this classic!

[@malcocreative]

aramanth The Remixes were done by MANTRONIX at Electric Lady Studios, [yeah THAT Electric Lady] in the fall of 1987

[@Paddy_PI]

I loved Nu Shooz in the 80s when I was a teenager. I still keep their songs in my "Retro" collection on my iPod for the car. I love it when people say, "who is this, I remember that song, I loved that song growing up"...haha. Great band, great sound, a true 80s band. Miss the 80s!

[@malcocreative]

Thanks for the note. And thanks for keeping the music alive! John Smith/NuShooz Band

[@ColumRogers]

So poignant, and yet so simple. Valerie, you have the voice of an angel. x

[@JuergenGDB]

This is one of my all time driving songs.. back then and now..... its just so smooth, and the baseline is great. Thank you for posting.

[@2Basescu]

Thank you..for your music guys..I was 18 that time..still one of my favorites !

[@MuchosGustersen]

One of my favorite songs

[@allazeez13]

Me too

[@nushoozmusic]

You're welcome - and thanks for letting us know!

[@jtpiles]

valerie day & john smith current projects are fascinating & a whole different journey to travel to...

[@enicoleband1]

I still have the cassette single for this song, with Montecarlo Nite on the B side. Thanks for the awesome Music...a great soundtrack to my teen years ;-)

[@high21hopes]

🎶 So MuCH CoNFuSiOn wHeN iT cOMeS To LOViN' YoU 💙🎶 "BaYBeE yNoT" I absolutely love this song! ✨

[@RemixDiva]

This song was a favorite jam of mine. Have never seen this video--thanks for posting!

[@moinaction]

I still feel the same as I did back in 89 when I first heard this song. Great vocal

[@Soundfactory]

A classic from a bygone era.

[@jhunboy70]

So many memories from a time so long ago. I miss the 80's...

[@fringbenefit]

Great song, from a era where music hit it's peak

[@TJTapela]

thanks for this.... takes me back so beautifully

[@malcocreative]

Hi Thanks for writing to us! I've been watching NITE TRAX lately and it's so wonderful.

[@debgibsonfan]

What a fabulous song.....Nu Shooz rule.

[@chinababy1335]

A lot of people don't know about this track from Nu Shooz and it's an Awesome Jam!

[@paninaro81]

very pleasant 80's tune, thank you for sharing the video :-)

[@helomech4410]

Love this song. One of my all-time favorites. Wish this song was on TouchTunes. Sadly, requests to have songs added to the TouchTunes library seldom materialize.

[@johnnye419]

What a fab tune!! Songs like this make me proud to say I grew up on 80s music, awesome!!!!!!

[@malcocreative]

Thanks Johnny E. Much appreciated.

[@jonjor1987]

+Johnny E you've that right.

[@MuchosGustersen]

One of my favorite jams back in the dayz.

[@charliemaebrown]

I miss this kind of music!

[@AndrewsOpinion15]

I LOVE NU-SHOOZ !!!!!!!!

[@KeithMukondwa]

Walking down the memory lane!

[@dw9932]

The 80's is the greatest music generation ever

[@nemisysone]

I love this song; especially the awesome keyboard bass!!! The overall arrangement is mellow, but decidedly funky! Great hook, nice groove; I still love listening to this, it's just timeless. One of the songs that made me want to do electronic music in the first place. NICE!!!!

[@malcocreative]

The bass-line is the work of Jeff Lorber, who produced Nu Shooz from 1986-92.

[@nemisysone]

Thanks for the info! I just love that "rubber/plucky" style bass. It just floored me the first time I heard it. First thing I did after was to try and copy playing it by ear...I could never do it with that much skill, though, and it never sounded as good as that! : )

[@malcocreative]

nemisysone If you're interested, Lorber had a cool trick for bass. He would put the minimoog through a "Bass Rockman" to give it a little more grit and definition on the top end. For what it's worth- JRS

[@nemisysone]

Nice tip! I have been looking for a way to replicate his "rubber band" bass patch for years! I'll try to see if I can simulate that using a DAW. Maybe running the bass through distortion filters or something. Thank you so much for the info; I would have never thought to do that!!! : D

[@malcocreative]

nemisysone I'd copy it over to a separate track and then do that, so you have discrete control over the balance of the two. JRS

[@nereidasanchez2267]

Wwwwhhhhoooooo!!!!!!! Sing it babygirl.......loving it!!!!!!

[@isaquefalcao4785]

That beat is amazing. Great song

[@straightedgejohnny2901]

Man... in Spring 1988 I remember this song... I was aged 15 and I had could not get my eyes off a certain girl. The times of our lives :-)

[@moonraker30]

Thank you, I knew I hadn't imagined this song

[@feleciagrasty3880]

Wow! I forgot about this song!! I used to love this wayy back!!

[@malcocreative]

thanks for the comment...much appreciated jrs nu shooz

[@MrBranh0913]

Told you so actually their 4th album, not their second. People have the misconception that Poolside was their first album, but this is incorrect. Tha's Right (1985) and Can't Turn It Off (1982) came before Pool side.

[@malcocreative]

Brandon H Bravo! [._.] JRS- NuShooz

[@madgtv1]

Let us know if you'll do any concerts. It will be the first one I'll ever go to in my whole life. Send a link to any showings if you'll be in NYC

[@xyxyqw]

great Music ! then I was 22.... Greetings from Munich

[@robertefeakro9140]

Dis music brings me down memory lain wen men where men...thumbup if u feel me !!!!

[@anniechristien]

Beautiful song! Great dance group from a great dance era. Miss ´em!

[@josechargers1]

LOVE THIS SONG AND NU SHOOZ

[@malcocreative]

thank you so much!!!

[@tamukamarapuza6021]

Waaaaay,back,indeed.them memories wow,wish I could go back in Tyme...gone r the dayz.hey!

[@SuperKippensoep]

"Point of no return" and this song and videoclip seem total contrasts, but both great. Loving this stylish song. A piece of 80's art.

[@malcocreative]

Thanks for the nice comment. Much appreciated. jrs/NU SHOOZ BAND

[@jeanflecke6052]

great song, great memories!!!

[@NepperCat]

I remember this along with Wham, Daryl Hall, David Bowie, Rick Astley, Madonna, and a few others used to play on the R&B radio stations. Its not as segregated as it is now save for Timberlake and Eminem.

[@blip]

GORGEOUS song and video

[@sinho7786]

que bom adoro oritimos de voces boas lembrancas...

[@khokhodigga]

I had been looking for this song for a long time was about 7 yrs old at the time. this is a classic. shout out from zim

[@malcocreative]

khotso p Shout out from NuShooz HQ...Portland Oregon

[@kman1511]

this is a cold cut

[@mikensca1]

still awesome in 2012

[@christianlonnblad1935]

Lovley ❤

[@robertkingi6413]

chez club in kampala with dj mukiibi big up to all the survivours xxxx

[@proop10000]

i love nushos special this som

One of the few good sounds from USA, when music was music....

[@kashiusj]

Thanks for a funky bass line & a happy childhood, ended up studying music production to make sounds like you :-)

[@JohnSmith-sq5kz]

Kashiusj- Thanks for writing. We go through our lives from day to day and usually we never know when we're having an effect on others. We carry the seeds of all our teachers into the future. For me, it was my High School art teacher, Mrs. Hamilton.

[@kashjay4489]

John - It is an honour and your response is even more inspiring. Thank You!

[@ahmadr2000]

Senang mendengar lagu ini. Salam dari Indonesia, sehat selalu untuk Nu Shooz.

[@nushoozmusic]

Terima kasih untuk mendengarkan!

[@IRON5]

This is why someone show bring back night track tv show...

[@ultimatebigbreak]

I met my first boyfriend at a party...we were slow dancing and this song came up...and YES as corny as it sounds....he asked me out and I was contemplating 'Should I say yes or should I say no'.....I said yes and he was the best thing that ever happened to me (and yes 'I wish we were together) so THANK YOU Nu Shooz for this beautiful song. :) xxx

[@malcocreative]

Coordinator UBB That is SO amazing! The song was written as seriously addressing this subject. So glad you love it for the RIGHT REASON! Thanks so much.

[@malcocreative]

Coordinator UBB Amazing story. Thank you so much for writing it down for us.

[@sephoniaonis]

they need to make a time machine so i can go back to when songs like this lived.

[@tatonyawilliams7346]

Should I say yes should I say no by Nu Shuuz is a great song when your indicisive about a love affair! Should a listened to your intuition and said No!

[@PLBoogie]

True classic..should i say 👍 🎶

[@buddyrouse5224]

great times :)

[@CJJJCC]

one of those songs with the distinction of peaking at #41

[@MultiMrMiles]

80s decade offered all for livin....great BEST times, new times are crap really

[@jonjor1987]

+MultiMrMiles agree. 80's always, is, and will be the best decade/genre ever.

[@13towerofpower]

SHOULD I SAY YES ? pieseň NU SHOOZ, ktorá bola v rebríčku Billboardu ako ich tretí a posledný hit 16 týždňov od 16. apríla 1988 a obsadila 41.m. Autormi piesne boli manželia John Smith a Valerie Day, ktorí tvoria NU SHOOZ. Pieseň pochádza z albumu TOLD U SO, ktorý bol v USA v rebríčku 14 týždňov od 23. apríla 1988 a obsadil 93.m.V roku 1987 boli nominovaní spoločne so skupinami Glass Tiger, Simply Red a Bruce Hornsby and Range na Grammy v kategorii Best New Artist. Túto kategoriu napokon vyhrala skupina Bruce Hornsbyho. Na nahraní albumu sa okrem Valerie spev, congas, timbales ,bongos a Johna gitara, klavesy a programované bicie zúčastnili Maceo Parker saxofon, Alec Millstein basová gitara, Ricky Peterson klavesy,cymbal,Greg Williams bicie a Jeff Lorber klavesy,programované bicie a solo na klavíri v piesni Wonder.

[@fabianalmendarez775]

i love this one.........

[@toddthedrysocket]

beautiful song - hypnotically wistful - and beautiful video. when i used to see this on tv i was infatuated with somebody's wife - as the years went by, she divorced him, split up with me, got together again with me, we became engaged, and then the engagement was broken - now i'm married, have a very lovely wife be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes

[@nushoozmusic]

@ALBERTOGLEZable thanks. We're still alive and kickin' - though to a slightly different beat ;)

[@mathetunde8321]

omg 2015 this is still jamming

[@rishaadmutajaazi290]

This is what we call singing 😂😂❤

[@malcocreative]

actually, we do. get alot of e mail from zimbabwe and uganda.

[@yinshum5341]

so nice!

[@lincolnseoloane5506]

Should I ? old time great :-)

[@malcocreative]

Remix by MANTRONIX done at Electric Lady Studios NYC

[@malcocreative]

Thanks to everyone who loves this song. It was inspired by an LL Cool J song called 'Bad.' The story evolved as we worked on it...a pretty cool story I think. John Smith-Nu Shooz Band

[@malcocreative]

malcocreative No it wasn't.

[@waydehull9022]

Immensely talented band, probably should have had more commercial success.

[@ericperez6420]

1986?

[@victordairo5069]

WHITE OR BLACK??? This music rocks!!!

[@mumbamwamba2905]

Bet these guys had no idea this song was hit in AFRICA too

[@lacislater9234]

they dont make them like this anymore...now kids have to put up with justin beiber...

[@geoffolehane]

Yeah, why not - I'll say that Valerie Day was one of the world's most beautiful women in 1988.

[@ICKristopher]

Should I say, "Shyte?" Well, I think so.

[@monapineda2993]

i love u mr.mario martinez

[@alertaluminosa5692]

CHARME DE 1989.

[@monapineda2993]

chauuuuuu

[@chinababy1335]

A lot of people don't know about this track from Nu Shooz and it's an Awesome Jam!