A JAM!| FIRST TIME HEARING Mary Jane Girls - All Night Long REACTION

[@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13]

The song you guys really need to hear is, “IN MY HOUSE”, by Mary Jane Girls. It’s awesome, and it’s their signature song.

[@user-cc3tk5zw4w]

I agree that's a great one.

[@jco207]

And check out the video!

[@raymondwoodard6779]

Agreed. I think it's their best.

[@stack_of_records]

Have the single

[@SP-ui8bk]

That's one of my guilty pleasures. It's a great song.

[@anjiharrell6175]

This was Rick James answer to Prince’s girl group Vanity 6. However, Sheila E (bad ass percussionist) was discovered by Prince as well. Her song Glamorous Life was everything!! The official video was really cool too.

[@1coolbreeze]

I requested Sheila E... I think. I can't tell what happens to those songs that don't make the cut. I'll second it here, tho'!

[@meggiles6848]

Ang, she opened up for him on the Purple Rain Tour. I was on the 10th row behind the stage with my best friend Tracey. It was Amazing!

[@annother3350]

Fuck Prince - this is the shit!!!

[@socalcobrasgold]

Rick James discovered Teena Marie. Game over

[@sandragray4598]

@@1coolbreeze They do have Love Bizarre in their reactions. Just go to their channel and search her. I didn't find Glamorous Life though.

[@stephaniejones4749]

Mary Jane girls now. They had a couple of good hits. They were formed by the one and only "Rick James' and those women can definitely sing!!(named after his very favorite choice of smoke)

[@markfadness9204]

In 1983, Mary Jane Girls charted "All Night Long" on the R&B chart (#11) & the Dance chart (#8 bundled with 2 other tracks from the debut LP "Candy Man" & "Boys". "All Night Long" was ignored by the Billboard Hot 100 chart but MJG cracked that chart with 1985's "In My House" (their biggest hit: #7 Pop, #3 R&B, & #1 Dance).

[@michaelasay8587]

It's funny today would be #1

[@RouXRenard]

80s MOTOWN hits the spot. Another good one by these girls was 'In My House'.

[@seanswinton6242]

I agree. They haven't done much Rick James himself or my other favorite Stone City Band! As a saxophonist, they were critical for my development like Phoenix Horns and sax sounds from Parliament. 🙏

[@CHICAGOWIND1981]

Rick James saved Motown. They went through a really bad spell in the mid to late 70's but Slick Rick came through.

[@maskedavenger2578]

1960’s Motown was proper Motown & hit the spot better .

[@monolithic87]

One of the greatest “in the pocket” bass lines of all time… 1983 was a great year. 😎

[@niquette65]

Thank y'all for doing this song. The lead singer Joanne McDuffie (JoJo), the one with the braids is a dear friend and my big brother Danny LaMelle is the saxophone player. I'm going to send this to both of them.😊

[@loritajohnson5664]

I remember your brother esp when Rick James said 'blow Danny blow!' on one of his songs. Great sax player! Great underrated group who should have had more hits.

[@niquette65]

@@loritajohnson5664 yesssss! People always say that (Blow Danny )to him all the time! Lol!

[@johnv61]

Hey guys, not sure if you heard but Irish singer Sinead (sin-aid) O’Connor passed away Wednesday. You did her”Nothing Compares To You” awhile back. Her live versions of this song are awesome. RIP Sinead

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

And was my age ✌💖☮

[@angelayoung7594]

Corvette is my first cousin once removed aka Yvette… They had a FUN run for a time…Her mom can Sing too. 😎

[@loritajohnson5664]

Didn't her mom sing 'After Dark? A disco hit in late 70s?

[@angelayoung7594]

Yes she did. 😍

[@revgurley]

There was a little bit of a competition between Prince and Rick James - not themselves, but their created "girl bands." Vanity 6, Apollonia 6 were Prince's. They did okay. (And I'm a HUGE Prince fan). But Rick James' Mary Jane Girls had several hits. Great to listen to those tunes. Thanks for the reaction!

[@SquirminHermanthe1eyedGerman]

Mmmmm Apollonia is still fine ✌💖☮

[@rollfizzlebeef6619]

I'm overall more of a Prince fan than a Rick James fan, but I always felt like the Mary Jane Girls were a way better group than Vanity 6. Mostly because Rick chose girls who could actually sing lol. Prince managed to cover up Vanity's vocal shortcomings with great production and songwriting

[@poppingjaz]

This is where I felt Rick trumped Prince. His projects (as far as female bands) was stronger. Neither Vanity nor Apollonia were good singers though the Vanity 6 debut album was entertaining (Brenda was the only true musician in the group) they just weren't meant for anything more than a novelty act. Prince is my favorite all time and his work shines with the Time but Ricks work with the Mary Jane Girls is wonderful.

[@shambramulder4082]

Mary J did this on her first album❤

[@tequila_mockingbird547]

Second album

[@kylehopkins1180]

They have so many hits. This was sampled so many times. Most notably by Mary J. Blige

[@terrencemorris3983]

U right this beat was sample alot fr

[@rollfizzlebeef6619]

I always loved the way Big Daddy Kane flipped this song on "Smooth Operator"

[@michaelway7936]

Redman sampled this as well for his Tonight's tha Night joint

[@tequila_mockingbird547]

Love Mary’s version ❤

[@joellemalu3258]

and LL cool j - around the way girl

[@user-pf9dt1fo8r]

Seen them, Rick James and the SOS Band in concert. They were all great! SOS Band is another group you should check out. Female lead singer. Just be good to me is a jam! 😊

[@Deborahtunes]

Excellent choice. SOS Band were great...

[@CANDOKNOWHOW]

S.O.S Band- “Take Your Time (Do It Right” is a smoking hot pure 🔥 JAM!

[@ivanperreau3934]

"Finest" is a BANGER!!!!

[@michellewilliams1867]

Yes!!! My favorite by SOS Band is Sands of Time.

[@kevinskaggs3638]

I look forward to Female Friday but we lost one of the greats this week with Randy Meisner of the Eagles please try and honor him by reacting to them. Take it to the Limit live 1976 is one amazing performance by him and I think you would love it. He play bass and sung this song. Please give it a listen!!! And keep the reactions coming. Thanks

[@JayH-tz4ip]

It will get blocked.

[@roccopaolino463]

Eagles block everything

[@keithroberts4952]

I agree! The live version gives me goosebumps and I love how Don felder acknowledged him after his performance. It was stellar!

[@michaelmartin1714]

Unfortunately the Eagles organization do not look kindly on reaction channels. They have shut many of them down with lawsuits. Their take is if you are listening to them here, then you're not streaming it, and they lose money.

[@csharporbflat2006]

Seems like a pretty dumb strategy. It’s been a few decades since their heyday and now there’s a lot of people walking around that have never heard of them. These reaction channels are their best bet to make contact with a new audience. It’s not like a lot of young people are looking for Eagles videos on KZbin otherwise.

[@barryserpa5174]

In My House is the song that launched the Mary Jane Girls into the spotlight !

[@jessejamessimons483]

Alright my babies....Big time banger for sure ‼️ This band is so much in the pocket on the harmonies, it's just ridiculous ‼️💯🔥🎼🎶🎤😊👍🏼

[@kylehopkins1180]

Rick’s girl group. You definitely want to see them live😍

[@GoldenLady1007]

Oh MY how the time does fly. I was 19 years old and pregnant with my son when this song was hot. ✨️💛

[@nickytorres662]

40 years old and holds up better than anything out there today. That's why 80's music will always be the best. Name it, Rap, Country, R&B, House Music, Rock, Heavy Metal, hell even Salsa music was the best as well. Im glad you appreciate it and kinda wish you guys would have been around for that.

[@ericmorrison9747]

A similar group would be Klymaxx. "I Miss You", "Meeting in the Ladies Room", and "The Men All Pause" all worth listening to.

[@earth2kosmickitty]

I think they've already reacted to "I Miss You", now they simply MUST react to "Meeting In The Ladies Room", and "The Men All Pause", cuz those are absolute fire!!! 🥰🔥🔥

[@bigolebot]

Klymaxx is not similar to the Mary Jane Girls, surely you can't be this dumb

[@Whitebrowpriest]

Another one of the best girl groups ever that you two MUST check out is Exposé. and their hits: "Let Me Be The One" (1987) "Point Of No Return" (1984) "Come Go With Me" (1987)

[@lamiabubakar8795]

For hundredth time, please, please, please. The Force M.D'S, their hits are " Love is a house" and "Tender Love."😢

[@GoldenLady1007]

YESSS! 💛

[@tinabenton3643]

PLEASE do Tender Love by Force M.D.s. sooo beautiful!!!! I know you guys will love it.

[@theylied1776]

For me, this was one of those songs that was great to listen to on a Friday, right at dusk. When I was 16 and riding around with my friends, it would ease you right into the weekend.

[@randyspence6253]

Rick James started this girl band. Similar at that time Prince had vanity 6. Best Mary Jane girls song was wild and crazy love

[@miltonmclellan]

In My House is my jam

[@bertisjordan1085]

The Mary Jane were created by Rick James. He had a bit of a rivalry with Prince who created Vanity 6 as a response. The Mary Jane Girls had one other major hit "In My House" my little sister loved another song from that album "I Like The Boys"

[@eskayh7734]

As a kid I used to stare at their album covers (my parents had a lot of vinyl around). I dunno what it was, they just looked so cool and pretty to me. But their biggie is definitely "In My House." Y'all would love that one for sure.

[@EricRussell-ud8sg]

In My House was their biggest hit you should check it out

[@jeffalbert7497]

Uh oh I think I see another baby coming for you guys!🤣

[@rollfizzlebeef6619]

This was Rick James' girl group. Him and Prince had a rivalry in the early 80's, each of them coming out their own competing girl groups. Rick had the Mary Jane Girls and Prince had Vanity 6 (which later became Appolonia 6). For next Female Friday, you guys should react to "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6 to compare the two groups. Personally, I always preferred the Mary Jane Girls because they had better vocals. But Vanity 6 had a lot of bangers too. That one album of theirs was fire, mostly because of Prince's production and songwriting. Other Mary Jane Girls songs you guys should check out are "In My House" and "Candy Man"

[@db-gb5xi]

Listen to their In My House and another Rick James song to check out is, You and I. Give a listen to Narada Michael Walden's song, I Don't Want Nobody Else (To Dance With You). Some more for female friday: Angela bofill - I try, this time I’ll be sweeter, what I wouldn’t do (for the love of you); Phyllis hyman - you know how to love me, somewhere in my lifetime; Brenda Russell - way back when, so good, so right; Deniece Williams - free; Minnie riperton - inside my love; The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford - Street Life.

[@GoldenLady1007]

Also, The Answer Boy by the late great Phyllis Hyman. 💛

[@DavidThomas-vj3eu]

I remember the club dancing to this in 1983. I would take you back if i could Rob & Amber.

[@dwainwilder7337]

Rick James loved to smoke pot! Another name for pot is Mary Jane. That is probably where the girls name came from. Hence, the Mary Jane Girls. Great song! They had a lot of hits, some more x rated than others. The female RJ had sang with was Tina Marie. I heard Melvin Franklin from the Temptations is RJ’s uncle. He also did had hit song with the Temptations, “Standing on The Top”. Check it out, the live recording is great!

[@angelagoodwin5758]

Good one! Don't sleep on Teena Marie's "DeJa'Vu"!

[@SanKings_Patti]

My goodness, that 🎷🔥🔥🔥

[@thomashorton5715]

I know you did Gloria Estefan turn the beat around, but you should really listen to Vicki Sue Robinson’s version It’s the original.

[@db-gb5xi]

Definitely, it's my favorite version of the song.

[@loritajohnson5664]

I agree!!

[@misterdoe]

You did "Happy" by Rick and Teena Marie. You should do "Fire and Desire" (also a duet) and Teena's "Portuguese Love," with Rick's spoken vocals at the end. All the good stuff by the Girls has already been mentioned in other comments. And Rick's sax player Danny LeMelle could play that thing. Groove Theory liberally sampled this for their hit "Tell Me"

[@Impromac]

Remember that LL Cool J uses a sample of this song in Around The Way Girl.

[@Tejaye777]

Jay and Amber there is a live version of this on KZbin. I'm surprised you guys didn't use that one.

[@pamelaesparza1586]

Great reaction guys. Just love you so much and Amber you are absolutely hilarious 😂🤣❤️❤️

[@lolaandloki7450]

You should start something fun like the first person to leave a comment gets their pick of a song for you to react to. I'll start by requesting "don't it make you feel like dancing "😂❤😅

[@jennyleedanks-iq9mx]

I was 6 years old when this song came out 40 years ago in 1983

[@Whitebrowpriest]

The Mary jane Girls have couple other really great hits under their belt titled, "In My House" (1985), and "Candy Man" (1983),.

[@scottboswell6406]

The woman you might be thinking of is TEENA MARIE!! She is one of the best ever R&B artists of the late 70's and 80's! You did a couple of her duets with Rick James, and her song "Lovergirl", but you really need to hear more. I'd go with "Square Biz", "I Need Your Lovin'", and "Behind The Groove".

[@JillBrewerVideos]

Seeing as it’s female Friday, and we just lost one of our greatest female voices, please cover Sinead O’Connor! Try Black Boys on Mopeds.

[@EricSmith-gx7lu]

Yes, I think "In My House" was their biggest hit. Rick James is famous for the song "Super Freak". He produced the Mary Jane Girls albums and also did the Eddie Murphy song, "Party all the Time." He is seen throughout the video and sings the end of the song.

[@Whitebrowpriest]

Feels like I've been waiting like forever for you guys to get to The Mary Jane Girls! LOL.

[@tafkap01]

Now you should do the girl group of Rick James' rival Prince. The group is Vanity 6 and their song Nasty Girl is very funky.

[@0danny]

Had really hoped you would commemorate the beautiful talent that was Sinead O’Connor

[@lesliehagemann5755]

Be sure to hit In My House too.

[@kurtadams3021]

The LEGENDARY Maryjane Girls

[@minxiv7]

This was sampled by LL Cool J’s “Around the Way Gitl” which is an R&B jam from my heyday.

[@chadtiemeyer2175]

Such wonderful music. The vocals, and then that sax, along with the killer bass and drums. Perfection.

[@Mikep54044]

I met the love of my life in a club while this song was playing 30 years ago. It’s still on my playlist followed by Donald Byrd, Dominoes and rock creek park by the blackbyrds.

[@frankticasdroppinknowledge2363]

Rick James actually had Jojo sing this the way he would. He made her hold on to notes and release them, along with the vibrato and everything. Great jam! Still in heavy rotation on my playlist, along with "In My House" and "Candyman".

[@senecaevans6156]

When I was a little kid I was going thru my dad's record collection. This was one of the albums, and I was obsessed with the pictures on the album 😊 All the women looked so cool

[@horacerobinson7149]

Thank you very much for this one guys I really appreciate it and you 😊

[@lenaberber9545]

Great song! Candy man is another great one from them❤❤❤❤

[@blackprix]

I got up and I’m dancing and it’s exactly what I did when this song was top of the charts! Oh my god did we dance😊

[@jamespolinori9064]

Mary J Blige sampled this in her song "Mary Jane" and the "you got me shook up..." has been sampled several times. In My House is another great track from them.

[@michellewilliams1867]

Jo-Jo the lead singer had an amazing voice and had some great songs with them. You should hear "You are my Heaven" by The Mary Jane Girls

[@veryrandomvalerie]

You won't regret Mason William's CLASSICAL GAS. It is an instruental. But OUTSTANDING. The guitarist was a comedian prior to this release. If you don't do a video on this... do yourself a favor and listen to this GEM!

[@loritajohnson5664]

Love this song even tho I was about 5 or 6 yrs old when it came out! Later learned Glen Campbell was a session guitar player on Classical Gas.

[@carlbaker7242]

A BIG YES !!! These ladies are a product of Rick James. They could sing, play their own instruments and jam . They were also one of the best live prefromer groups. This song has been sample by many.

[@juliehoffman4568]

Woo hoo! First one here....maybe! Love to you and your family ❤

[@joek7606]

First heard this tune on Fever105, my favorite radio station in GTA: Vice City. That was a great channel. Every tune was a banger. Amazing game too.

[@rarabarak825]

I grew up in Brooklyn NY, in Flatbush. There use to be a young teenager around my way that had a boom box. His name was Jeda, and you could hear his music on his boom box a block away. He played The Maty Jane Girls, All Night Long over and over. Anytime the front windows in our house shook with the bass from that song. My siblings and I would say. Oh, here comes Jeda!!! My block was known for having block parties. Jeda lived around the corner from us, but he always showed up lol.

[@ezwriter5589]

That bassline actually originated with another artist named Keni Burke (previously a member of The Five Stairsteps, of "O-O-H Child" fame). He put out a song called "Risin' to the Top", which was a local hit in Chicago, and a minor R&B hit nationally. Rick James heard it, loved it, and basically used it for this song, with a slight variation, so as not to get sued. Both versions have been sampled many many times in hip-hop, probably most notably by LL Cool J for his big hit "Around the Way Girl". The Mary Jane Girls were a fantastic girl group. They should have had a bigger career, but just as they were hitting their stride, they disappeared, probably due to Rick's escalating drug use.

[@cflournoy1529]

Mary Jane Girl’s “Candy Man” is the jam! Upbeat and fun!!!

[@greganderson1445]

LL Cool J sampled this for Around The Way Girl and Big Daddy Kane sampled this for Smooth Operator.

[@donnacarter2617]

This is my teenage years, had funky songs like this....

[@HeavyMetalDik]

Oh man...Just realized that LL Cool J sampled the "You got me shook up, shook down, All your lovin" in Who do you love? I never heard this before.

[@Ray565.]

One of my favorites!!!

[@stevi-h7c]

This track was massive in the Uk in the early 80s! Thank you for bringing back great memories ❤

[@kylehopkins1180]

That’s Rick’s band. The Stone City Band. Also played for Tina Marie

[@ryanfeit1420]

Please react to more En Vogue for female Friday. You guys listened to their hit "Never Gonna Get It My Loving" but there are so many more incredible songs from this iconic group such as "Free Your Mind", "Hold On" and "Giving Him Something He Can Feel". Another girl group worth listening to again is Expose. "Point Of No Return" is an 80's dance classic.

[@jmtz23]

Guys you'll love their "In My House" and "Candy Man" ..... *RIP Sinéad O'Connor 🙏

[@kurtadams3021]

The Genius of the LEGENDARY Iconic Mr James Ambrose Johnson aka Rick James

[@nkcbrazil]

Wow you guys hit the jackpot! Didn’t think anyone would ever react to this classic that was big in the clubs back then. Another great one by them is “Jealousy.”

[@user-sm3jb6tn2t]

Omg you got the club version. Now imagine being on the dance floor while that playing and after that no matter what they played it was club version. It was soooo much fun. I miss those days. You two would of had a blast ❤️🙏🏻✌️

[@DustyDigits]

This song is so fire

[@keithroberts4952]

Mary Jane girls were very popular in the 80's with all night long and in my house! Mary Jane, I believe, was Rick's other name for his fav drug of choice 😂

[@JaneWalters-ni7se]

Just wanted to say you guys are awesome . Keep them coming!!

[@chicagocubs71]

Amber & Jay, The Mary Jane Girls were all formed by the late N great Rip Rick James. The Lead Singer is JoJo McDuffie; Back up singers R Kimberley 'Maxi' Wuletich, Candice Candi Ghant, Cheri Wells (Who Got Replaced by Yvette Marine). They also had great hits that U both have to check out. 1)In My House (Music Video); 2)Candy Man (Music Video); 3)Shadow Lover (Music Video Soul TRain Live); 4)Boys (Music Video); 5)Jealousy (Music); 6)Wild And Crazy Love (Music); 7)Prove It (Music); Walk Like A Man (Music Video). Check them ladies out.

[@glenntuttle6209]

Oh my girls!! Need to see them perform. Yikes!

[@deirdretodd5909]

Do yourselves a favor and listen to the entire album it is underrated and goated trust me you will thank me! Every song on the album is a 10! Rick James was a genius ‼️💯

[@jimneedham5031]

Such a beautiful song.

[@jenspersson8321]

YES! Pleas make a deep dive into this rollerdisco funk avenue! Check out Gwen McCrea - Keep the Fire Burning, Evelyn "Champagne" King - I'm in Love & Patrice Rushen - Haven't you Heard.

[@slamboy66]

"In My House" is 💯 better

[@GoldenLady1007]

I STRIDENTLY disagree. I like that, too. 💯 better? I disagree. 😮💛

[@stellahall8321]

Way better

[@ulamogtheinfinitegyre4279]

No it ain't Mary's joint is a better version tho

[@Wordsmyth8]

I disagree.

[@kenharness7430]

"In My House" is their signature song.

[@davearama3]

"In My House" is their best song ... follow by "Wild And Crazy Love" ... It is a shame that female artists only get one day! How about a day dedicated to Girl Groups!!!!

[@traci4187]

Good song - I had never heard this one. Their song "In My House" was probably their biggest hit during the 1980s.

[@fairydust-weepthewildwinds]

This song came out when I was 17 years old, Being a lover of music 🎶 that Jazz vibe was my best experience in dance, and music ❣️🎶👍😎and I say Dance … lol Super Freak Rick James, had me freaking 🤣

[@reginaldjackson4176]

Good Afternoon. Big Daddy Kane and LL Cool J sampled this song for their hit songs "Around The Way Girl" and "Smooth Operator."

[@alohapolyfest9423]

MJG is a female group formed by late R&B /Funk singer/musician/writer/producer Rick James after his background singers (that once briefly included Teena Mariie), although none of hem were featured on the recording group. They had a few songs that had good play on R&B radio stations and only released two back-to-back albums, With member changes and lead singer JoJo departing the group for a solo career, the group didn't last long, but may be always remembered for hit songs like this, and others that are sampled by this.

[@yellaman133]

Fun hip hop fact Big Daddy Kane used that beat for his Hit “Smooth Operator” in 1989

[@dawnpatrol700]

This is sampled in " around the way girl" by LL Cool J

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

This song is sampled on Around the way girl by LL Cool J. Love this old stool jam!!!

[@ClaudeJordan-rh4zx]

Rick James and Prince were going head to head!! Rick had The Mary Jane Girls, Prince had Vanity 6...both were good!

[@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd]

Mary Jane Girls were far better. One thing that Prince wasn't best at.

[@ClaudeJordan-rh4zx]

@@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd we all have opinions

[@ClaudeJordan-rh4zx]

@The_RobSquadReactions who are you..?

[@maz66]

I haven’t heard this song for so long, lovely to hear it again!

[@Phaedrus10]

If you can believe this combination, when they were each young musicians, Neil Young and Rick James were in a group together in Toronto

[@Wordsmyth8]

Now you need to listen to the song whose iconic bass line was the inspiration for this: Risin to the Top by Keni Burke.