WHAT THE? 🎵 Cameo - WORD UP REACTION

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[@tammymartin7017]

It's the look of pure bliss on Lex's face and the look of utter confusion on Brad's!🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chuleta1976]

Soooooooo, normal reaction? 😀

[@tammymartin7017]

@@chuleta1976 yep! 🤣

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Lex gets it

[@joeemick1891]

More like the look of utter stupidity

[@TheRebuilt1]

he always looks like that, Lex opinion is all that matter

[@LordEriolTolkien]

Simple fact is that anyone who can rock a codpiece deserves respect from the universe. Word Up

[@ChronosTachyon]

This song actually made the phrases "word up" and later "word" a national thing that lives on to this day.

[@SilentBob731]

Word... 😉

[@mpower718]

Word is bond your wrong that word up was Heavily used in the seventies and eighties hip hop culture

[@jimipurple123]

Bird is the word

[@jonbarry8187]

We never "listened to this". We DANCED to this!

[@bobbierobinson6269]

I wish everyone could have, at least, one week in the 80's. It's not something to explain, it was an experience.

[@peterlenham3180]

It was truly MAGICAL.

[@djmelotte8220]

I always love Brad’s confused reaction while Lex is totally smilin and groovin! 😂🤣😂✨💫

[@dggydddy59]

That's the description for most of their videos!!

[@JamesJohnson-mw6zq]

Word up.

[@doplinger1]

“If there’s music we can use it, we NEED to dance!” This was HUGE in the clubs!

[@MrHws5mp]

"We don't have the time for psychological romance" 😉😎

[@stephaniesanborn9076]

Good old club days lol!

[@beriandavies2111]

Loved it back then, love it now. It's difficult not to throw your hands in the air like you don't care! I can see couch Mama letting it all go, and do her thang 💜

[@angeliaharman1649]

OMG! Back in the day, the club was packed, everybody dancing. Imagine we all "wave your hands in the air, like you just don't care! Those were the days!!! 80's rule! ✌️🕺💃 The voice alteration was called a synthesizer.

[@chrismellor1606]

I wonder if this is where the catchphrase "wave your hands in the air like you don't care" came from

[@richardgonzales4815]

This was My jam back in 86! It was so good it hurt. Made My Boy say :” Ow!!!”

[@wild8757]

I bought this album back in the 80s just for this song, used to crank it up loud, funny thing is I’m into classic rock but something about this song lol

[@marcatkinson4149]

Sometimes lyrics don't matter. You just gotta enjoy the vibe. This kinda music just makes you wanna move your body.

[@nicksneddon2396]

Lyrics should never matter over the actual music. Ever!

[@Eowyn187]

@@nicksneddon2396 Yes!! Never ever!

[@donniemaher511]

Exactly Marc.

[@marcatkinson4149]

@@nicksneddon2396 I disagree. I like the SOUND of some music, but when I listen to the words of songs like WAP, for instance, I think that song is garbage.

[@tangela0725]

It sure does!!! Cameo has always been a vibe!!!

[@sheldonnicholl3599]

The difference in Brad's facial expression (confusion) and Lex's facial expression (party/smiles) was hilarious! I was a kid when this came out. It was popular and catchy. Some of the terms used today (some now considered old school) were brought to awareness by this song, imo.

[@thestormiscoming6794]

Brad’s face during the entire song has me cracking up!!!

[@ShadowBanned904]

Back in the mid-to-late eighties making your own mixtape was a big thing. I think everybody who had a mixtape probably had the song Word Up on it. LOL.

[@botabob]

Playlists are the digital equivalence to the mix tape

[@ShadowBanned904]

@@botabob goes to show how old I am lol

[@ItsVincentAgain]

@@ShadowBanned904 It shows how old WE are. 👍

[@botabob]

@@ShadowBanned904 - I'm old too - LOL

[@brettkenschaft4239]

I had MULTIPLE mixtapes, all numbered. When I had friends over for parties they would ask for specific ones!! Fun times!

[@MrHws5mp]

This was a huge hit at the time and super-catchy: once it's stuck in your head it's there for decades. There have been a couple of heavy rock versions of this, but by far the best is by Scottish band Gun: you should check it out 'cos it's very good and really different to this one. Fun fact: the detective in the video you just watched was played by LeVar Burton who subsequently got the gig playing Jordi LaForge (the blind engineer) in Star Trek The Next Generation. The voice effect on the original isn't literally Autotune (it wasn't out then) but it's definitely an electronic effect added either downstream from the mic (could be just a guitar effects pedal in the line) or in post-production.

[@BlackHatCinephile]

After four to six characters got their full say, they might let Jordi say something. LaVar Burton was Kunte Kinte/Not-Toby, the pivotal character in Roots.

[@guidorehder6802]

Yup, the Gun version is great. I played it with one of my cover bands and it was a lot of fun playing it.

[@PhilHolmes70]

100% on the Gun version. Fantastic cover.

[@katskillz]

'86-'88 record producer: Alright y'all, we gonna gate that snare drum, phase it, and THEN flange it!

[@coreyz.2800]

Fun fact: Korn did a cover of this song in 2004, combining all the funk of the original with their nu metal sound. Well worth a listen.

[@Kylopod]

Their version was actually a hit in its own right.

[@shortaybrown]

KORN HAHAHA. No. Covers by worthless bands are not worth talking about

[@atomicpunk520]

Love this song. When this plays one begins to walk in rhythm . Scientist can't explain this even till this day.

[@browntabproductions]

This Song PACKED the Dance Floors, from the smallest to the Biggest. HUGE Hit back in the day.

[@2dashville]

And we waved our hands in the air like we didn’t care!

[@browntabproductions]

@@2dashville …but of course.

[@Lizardboy68]

I didn't go to many dance clubs but when I was draged to them back then it was fun to watch all the girls .

[@browntabproductions]

@@Lizardboy68 It always fun to watch the Girls 😉

[@grahamstubbs4962]

That *really* tiny one was about the size of a fridge drip tray.. Couple of hand bags in the middle and it's chaos

[@tomfabozzi6309]

Relax Brad. This is a jam. Nothing more, nothing less. These guys were hilarious live - they used to wear red codpieces. This was a real dancefloor filler, back in the day

[@indianabill5740]

I used to work with a guy who had been on Cameo's road crew. He told me that on tour Cameo himself could only wear the red codpiece. The other guys in the band wore black. It was apparently a strict rule.

[@timcliffsmith]

Yeah, sometimes Brad looks like he's never heard music before. His face is like he's seeing some alien species. He's obsessed with lyrics and seems to miss the jam.

[@badkitty4922]

Yaaas!!

[@robertwilson2007]

I Love all the songs from my preteen and teenage years. From every genre. Metal, Pop, New Wave, R&B, Trash, Ska, Weird Al Yankovic and everything in between. Good Times back in the 80's!

[@Fakename70]

@@timcliffsmith He’s no more “obsessed” with lyrics than people in the comments constantly critiquing his reactions and/or thirsting after his wife.

[@wendyontario1058]

Watching Lex listen to this song made me smile. I used to rollerskate to this song back in the 80's. Those were very fun times. The 80's were great.

[@jennhurl]

Time machine for Brad & Lex!! 80's were a freaking blast... every body just kicked it!!

[@surlechapeau]

Brad & Lex, they had more than a dozen top 10 hits on the R&B charts. This song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. 'word up' was definitely in the vernacular back in the day!

[@paulojrneto]

It was #2 in the UK.

[@dggydddy59]

Exactly like how "back in the day" is part of the vernacular the last several years.

[@scottstewart5784]

tru dat

[@marknash65]

What's hilarious about this reaction is that Brad carefully avoids commenting on the obvious elephant in the room: The red codpiece. It's okay, Brad. *Everybody* in the 80's asked themselves the same question: "What's the deal with the red codpiece?" The red codpiece is one of those weirdly iconic things that everybody senses deserves some kind of acknowledgment, but nobody has any idea as to what they can possibly say about it.

[@tammymartin7017]

I know this is gonna be too good a🤣🤣🤣

[@The2realistic]

This song was absolutely huge back in the days. Brings back the whole flavour of that time and plenty of memories.

[@kimberlinibambini1988]

Woo-weeeee! Talk about a HUGE hit back in the day! We jammed out hard- I also love their song Candy.” 💃💃

[@vMaxHeadroom]

Turned 15 in 1980 in London, what a wonderful time, what great music...

[@richard_n]

This song was the shit when it dropped back in the day. It was something really new and creative. I still like it even today.

[@jessieodawa]

Go Lex..LOL

[@joesmith8725]

For sure your mom loved this group and their songs. lol! Old school funk music. Cameo had a long career 'late '70s, '80s and early '90s. Similar to Prince. And no, no autotune here. Check out their videos "Candy" , "Rigor Mortis", "Back and Forth", "I Want it Now". they always had cool hairstyles and dance moves. Yall migh know some of their songs, lot of it was sampled by hip hop artists. Yes! Black Eyed Peas are influenced by this group and others. Very funky and fun.

[@joyb.5090]

I was a metal head by this point in the 80s...but I still loved Word Up. 🙃

[@michellehubbard7865]

Anybody remember school dances in the 80s, this song played alot

[@RamseyHaddadWZ]

Your mom is the absolute coolest.

[@ericwilliams1031]

Brad all confused and Lex over there jamming lol...that's the way he sings. Gotta do "Candy" next.

[@markd5067]

This was a huge dance tune back in the day when there was a lot of dance clubs. Everyone was on the dance floor when this song was played.

[@gutspraygore]

So enjoyable to see the contrast in reactions. Lex is clearly into it and you can literally see Brad's mind rebooting.

[@wild8757]

🎺🥁🧨🎸You guys need to check out “Digital underground” with the song “The Humpty dance”

[@toddcole1805]

This is why the 80s were great

[@bminturn]

I'd totally forgotten about this song. But yeah, as mentioned by others, this was a pretty popular dance club song back in the day. It's basically about getting into the clubbin mindset to - well, to basically go clubbin lol.

[@H-sgracesavedme1711]

80’s music era is the greatest!

[@andrewcosen289]

Korn did a remake. Check it out!

[@brettschacht4183]

Love it!

[@nicksneddon2396]

Absolutely fantastic track, who gives a s##t what he's singing about just enjoy it

[@keithmurphy5356]

From 1978 to 1986 Cameo were HUGE on Black radio. What you are looking at now is the moment pop fans caught up to them. More Cameo: Alligator Woman, Flirt, She's Strange, Single Life, Candy (another HUGE hit), and Back and Forth.

[@TracyfromNC]

Their song, Candy, is really fun!

[@danielepasseri1982]

Brad's face is EVERYTHING!

[@hellboundrubber4448]

W-O-R-D-UP. Lex's Led Zep shirt looks great! I love it.

[@pleasantvalleypickerca7681]

Love this song! I'm not the biggest Funk fan, but love Cameo. I had their greatest hits album years ago and it was great fun. "Just Like Candy" is the next one to hit!

[@BardOfAndromeda]

I was 12 when this classic came out. Pretty much everyone loved it, even us kids at school, and it was played A LOT on the radio! :D

[@trebreh1100]

the reaction of you two is great. Lex gets so into the groove and Brad is so serious trying to analyze the meaning. You are good for each other.

[@jodyariewitz7349]

I loved this song back in the day!!😆👍❤👏

[@BGRPiccu]

This was legit my favorite song the summer it came out. I couldn't get enough of it. It was unlike anything on the radio. It was funk, it was rock, it was rap. It was also the first instance us white folks had heard the phrase "Word up."

[@JohnJohn-cu7nk]

80s was the best.Hip Hop and house were born as well as so many different styles of music ❤️.Their were just no rules

[@robertwilson2007]

I Love all the songs from my teenage years. From every genre. Good Times back in the 80's!

[@vgspro5365]

Oh Brad! That look on your face has me just rolling in laughter. Made my night!

[@paulfarmer745]

The 60s were lost. The 70s were a hangover. The 80s we had arrived to the party.

[@jackkelly2620]

The look on Brad's face is priceless 🤣

[@tjmasson1013]

This song was everywhere man. Great jam.

[@bucklberryreturns]

Those sharp drums, funky bass, Sergio Leone keys... top class.

[@stevenroach6809]

For the ultimate vocal effect from back in those days and even the 70s, check out the talk box. It mostly got used in conjunction with a guitar and used a plastic tube that a singer would put in his mouth and talk while playing the guitar to make the guitar notes sound like they were words. To take it further, Roger Troutman (Zapp) used it with a synthesizer instead of a guitar on "More Bounce to the Ounce" by Zapp and "Heard it Through the Grapevine" covered by Roger Troutman from Zapp. Just ask Lex's mom!

[@SeeJayPlayGames]

also Roger Troutman was featured on 2Pac's "California Love" along with Dr. Dre

[@dkmcbigsley]

Word Up. Definition: A BOP

[@Stephen_Eee]

The keytar pulls this whole song together

[@jonnno243]

Yeah, I remember this. Such a great dance floor classic. And red cod pieces. Tome Jones and Lenny Henry did a dancing competition wearing light up red cod pieces a while back.

[@theglanconer6463]

Brilliant, Cameo is Shakespeare. Words up ! (and I agree being young and an early teen the 80s was pure fun (90s weren't too bad either)

[@TheBooey1650]

Everybody up on the dance floor...oh, that beat. Very popular in my day. Always enjoy your reactions!

[@josephsjarvis585]

Man Brads face hilarious you ever watch it back it's funny

[@cherokeehogman9170]

Brads wtf face lol. Classic

[@eximusic]

Best version on the 40 Year Old Virgin. This music was heavily influenced by Parliament Funkadelic (P Funk, Bootsy Collins, etc).

[@deking43]

Thanks for that rememderence. That is totally dope. Attitude voice

[@wolfpack8643]

The 80's was a party from start to finish, and all were invited. Best time to be alive period!

[@VerbumAngeli]

LeVar Burton (police detective trying to arrest the band) showing his moves!

[@marlenabenson]

This song will always hit just as hard as it ever has, such a banger!! The look on your face Brad 😆 I just wanted to jump through the screen and get you to dance!

[@RobinT-treehugger]

This was HUGE party song... and nothing more. This was the song at EVERY party and EVERY club... dance floor would be full after the first 3 notes!!!!

[@roywall8169]

I suddenly want to wear a cod piece on the outside of my leather pants. 😎🤘🏻

[@dawnmarieallenkent2495]

Never understood it... but WordUp and Word have stood the testof time apparently. Definitely a huge Clubbing Tune in the 80s!

[@fathalfbreed]

Brads face! Lol. It’s all good man. You gotta love it.

[@deking43]

Ok remember that 80's somewhat. Great beat down song about life in general

[@daveswallow8351]

Generally into classic rock but this was one of my favourite songs and videos of the 80s, superb!

[@argentokaos2629]

"Glide by the people as they start to look and stare." At your RED CODPIECE.

[@ThammuzBabylon]

Side note: Korn did a solid cover of this song too.

[@MyBigMouth]

British band Gun also did a great version

[@johnglue1744]

Damn I had forgotten Korn covered this.

[@brandonmills1692]

Korns version kicks ass

[@sparks5063]

@@MyBigMouth I think Guns version is the best cover! Gonna go listen right now…it’s been a while lol

[@Kylopod]

It was actually a hit in its own right.

[@sretePtraB]

I think Lex found Brad's Halloween costume for this year.... 🤣

[@Hogprint25]

Toni Jenkins, one of the founding members, and myself were seat mates on an airline from Newark to Atlanta. Such a humble and nice man. He had so many insights into they music industry at the time (this was around ‘02-03 timeframe. Another soundtrack from the ‘80’s dance floor! Great dude and great review!

[@MasterJohnMoss]

"I have so many questions." Understandable. But yeah, the 80's WERE fun. And the movies/TV/music reflected that in a BIG way.

[@truefirstmagic]

This song was HUGE in the clubs.

[@jacqueline4514]

Yes!!!!!!! Lexi’s Mom DEFINITELY knows this one!! ❤️ If you haven’t done so yet, you’ve GOT to react to Cameo’s “CANDY”; I think it’s even better 🤗🤗🤗

[@chrisa4695]

Cameo came to prominence in 1976 as a hard core funk band. Over the years there were 8-9-10-11 band members. In the 80’s they downsized and changed their sound with the times. As hitmakers they outlasted nearly all their peers. The lead singer on the track, Larry began as the drummer. Over the years he sang lead more and became more of a front man. That was his singing voice going back to about 1978. Tomi Jenkins was the primary lead singer throughout their career. The late Wayne Cooper was also a lead singer famous for the falsetto on Why Have I Lost You.

[@matthall6612]

One of my favorites! If this song doesn’t getting one moving, they’re dead inside! Side Note: Has anyone else ever noticed the similarity in the melody for this song to Devo’s Mongoloid? I often sing the lyrics to Word Up during the intro to that song haha

[@thomasbrissee3251]

Never associated this song with Mongoloid, maybe the key is the same. Devo is definitely another of my favorite bands I like a sense of humor and fun and Cameo and Devo both got that. Delicious 80's goodness.

[@victoriagray7237]

I used to roller skate to this song 😆

[@shawnafisher4547]

Back in my day there wasn’t black or white, there was just talent. Review Tracy Chapman….incredible talent and soul. My favorite artist in high school, she spoke to the way I grew up….Human I hate we’ve reverted 60 years in the last 20. Heart. Breaking..af

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

2 big hits they got, this and 'Candy' ... perfect dance party tunes !

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

...and with Candy song, you should realize that's just his pure voice !

[@ken7531077]

I am the white version of Brad. He is no doubt a fellow intellectual INTJ. His analysis and look of shock and confusion is quite charming. The only difference is that I actually like this song.

[@tskwerl]

Haha! Y'alls faces. lol.

[@iconpoet]

That's a thing called TALENT...as in the ability to sing...something that many singers (of all times, but just today) don't have

[@robdaniel3211]

Ok, now you HAVE to do The Time “Jungle Love”, Dazz Band “Let it Whip”, and Rick James “Give it to me Baby”.

[@robdaniel3211]

For The Time “Jungle Love”, you must do the video so you can see the whole band dance in unison and see the singer Morris Day look at himself in the mirror……

[@Nick-nm8om]

That song brings back so many memories, that was jame back then.

[@Just-Me-Living]

My group around me in the late 80's would say something like "wanna go see a movie?" and it would be like "Word Up" let's go!

[@thomasbrissee3251]

One of my favorite tunes of ALL TIME! Simple straight forward kick-drum heavy beat, wicked FONK bass riff. Shit ain't complicated but it's catchyer'n'a Mu (shut.my.Mouth). Little synth 80's groove.

[@CadillacL]

Oh yes! I’m an 80s kid & this was a jam! Cmon Brad, get with it!

[@TheLonelyMan64]

Brad's face...priceless