2024 national black anthem

One of the realist songs Cameo ever made. Still relevant till this day, even more than ever now.👊🏾👊🏾

@rstokes9518

3 ай бұрын

Yessir 👊🏾👊🏾

@jeep128

Күн бұрын

Up there with secrets of time and is this the way

Larry Blackmon is one of The Greatest and Very Best Frontmen of All Time. He is right up there with Ronald Isley, Maurice White and Philip Bailey, George Clinton, Lionel Richie,Frankie Beverly and James J.T. Taylor. No question about it man.

@moussakool6591

19 күн бұрын

RIGHT RIGHT 💪

Those horns are outstanding.

@gereinhart4155

Ай бұрын

Yea yea all juice

We as a peoples should embrace this song. It tells us everything of the last 50+ years of equality. There is no such thing.

Still hitting in 2024 for me. My kind of music!

This song never gets old. Old school funk can't nothing touch in.

This joint still hittin in 2023

@gereinhart4155

Ай бұрын

It’s hitting in 2025

Its 2023 & this song was made some decades ago & its still relevant ! I love Cameo.

"Gross injustices surround me from the highest levels of power, and you say these are the people i depend on for my survival" lol...now that's a deep line..and so true.

@edennard1

9 жыл бұрын

Vince, and then he says I'm just trying to be for real in a world with less appeal....WHAAAAT !

@kenrickeason

5 жыл бұрын

Yep..

@shaunnmitchell2845

4 жыл бұрын

So damn much of a fact!!!

@Cowmangii

5 ай бұрын

HR will stop you

Made it to the pinnacle thanks to Cameo. It’s juicy all the way thru. Thank you Cameo for keeping my mind on point.

35 years since its original release and not a damn thing has changed. This video and song still, unfortunately, very relevant.

A blast from the past....Against All Odds ;-) vintage music that can't be duplicated.

This has become an HBCU Anthem at football games. 30 years and nothing has changed.

Cameo literally has created some of the most popular band songs to play in High school and Hbcu bands. Respect.

@MicahiLove

4 жыл бұрын

So true. My kids still want to keep Candy in the books lol

@sylentknight

Жыл бұрын

Southern U does this song justice every time they play it lol

@williemitchell3558

Жыл бұрын

@@sylentknight Yes sir!!!!! ...👍everybody was rocking it back in '88! MVSU Funk-Horn!

@MicahiLove

9 ай бұрын

Yep, Skin, Candy, Neck, Early In The Morning, Word Up

@rexovina

9 ай бұрын

literally my whole school loves this song, we play university of miamis version

This horn section is terrific and so complex. ..

@brentonwebb105

4 жыл бұрын

I grew up on the Southern University Band edition, but the Howard version is arranged the same way the song was done by Cameo

@upt123

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate the version played by the Southern University Marching Band aka The Human Jukebox.

@jonmacie7581

4 жыл бұрын

But the original horn section was just so wicked and wild. Nothing else ever came close

@magoodada

3 жыл бұрын

Dont know nuthin bout horns, but i do know its funky. Oh so funky

@brianmoody8445

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! Also baselines

But those HORNS...damnnnnnn...

"I'm just trying to be realistic, without being pessimistic." Cameo really dropped a message here; listen and receive the message. Skin I'm In- 2021- Relevant.

@parrislanesanfrancisco

2 жыл бұрын

This song speaks truth to 400 years ago and will speak truth to 400 years later.

@cathleenbuckner1629

2 жыл бұрын

One of the Best Songs on the Planet go go Cameo

@lrbell64

2 жыл бұрын

How true! Preach Cameo! 🤔

@patfoun9459

Жыл бұрын

Song was before it’s time. Message is deep, can only imagine how they was probably opposed to release it.

@patfoun9459

Жыл бұрын

2023 Still Relevant today my friends One of there top songs production was tight

Underrated but one of the best Artists of all time.

THE LYRICS IN THIS SONG IS DEEP. !!!!!!!!!!

Talk about prophetic! This song is a classic and speaks volumes about present times

@Militantreturns

Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm no. You're probably young its been happening continuously in Amerikkka for the past. 4 centuries

Too powerful for words right now. Black kings sing it ....2019. I salute you Larry Blackmon and Cameo.

Candy, She's Strange, Single Life and Back n Forth were all the Cameo songs I heard growing up. Never even knew this song existed. This song fits right in to how America 🇺🇸 truly is and has always been ✊🏿

@angelapendleton2699

Жыл бұрын

All them

I first "felt" this song at 6 years old.And know it today, 50 years later. "DEEP STUFF" Cameo!!

There was no other group that was as versatile as Cameo. They had that true soul, Urban Contemporary, R&B, Jazz, Funk, and some of the best love Ballard's ever created. On this track they show us how Socially Conscious Conscious they are. They are forever number 1 in my book

@abefinklestein711

8 жыл бұрын

+Ty Hunter agreed, Cameo was the only legitimate threat to The Almighty Parliament Funkadelic, but the one thing they had on P-funk was the slow jams.

@dlegend8667

7 жыл бұрын

Ty Hunter hey! I would have to respectfully disagree with you on that point. I was born at the end of the 80's, so my view may not be as relevant as yours! I think EWF had some pretty powerful music and was ahead of their time back in the day. Honestly think they are still relevant now with all the chaos happening in the world now. I actually just "discovered" Cameo not long ago. When I was in college we used to play Neck all the time. I thought a rap group sang it. Then I took it upon myself to dig deeper and go on a hunt for the original artist. Low and behold, i found out it was Cameo! I was shocked and happy all at once. I was like "there's no way a rapper sang this! I like it too much." Lol I'm digressing now. Lol my parents listened to this type of music when I was a kid, so naturally I picked up their taste in music! I like Cameo, but I still think EWF is one of the greatest funk band of all time. What would really be awesome is if the two band did a collaboration! Lol

@MrDwb721

7 жыл бұрын

Ty Hunter I agree. The only other funk band that can come close to Cameo is Parliament and the slow jams put them over. But they were just as funky as Pfunk, especially when they were at their full complement at the beginning. Very Unsung.

@rudolfheiskanen1580

6 жыл бұрын

Prince Rogers Nelson

@flowergirl8815

6 жыл бұрын

you are spot on. Today's music is awful. Cameo are amazing. I can understand every word & there songs are just...mindblowing. Larry Blackmon's fashion sense pushed buttons but hey!!

Song is still as relevant here in 2020..needs to be re-released.

2019 and this is still relevant! Love Cameo! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

Who listening to this song in 20/20 this song speaks volumes ..as of now it's only getting worse to much going on

this song will never stop being relevant

@7evenb

6 жыл бұрын

that's not a good thing

@laedwards49

6 жыл бұрын

Upsetting to admit that that is very true my friend.

@archiejackson2315

5 жыл бұрын

And talkin out the side of your neck

@BarryHendersonSmiley

5 жыл бұрын

Word !

@stevenloveless4630

4 жыл бұрын

😥 sad but true.

THIS IS THE ALLTIME GREATEST SONG EVER !

This could have been written yesterday, it's still so relevant. 💔

2024, til... Forever classic...

ONE OF MY FAVORITE! *CAMEO*...SUPER HOT! HITS!..THE MESSAGE IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY!

21 gun salute, dressed in fatigues, Black jeans n boots!

dem horns doh!!! yazzzzz! This jam is still relevant (2018) as well.

AWESOME song!! Larry was deep w/ the pen. He doesn't get the credit he deserves in that area. This song speaks VOLUMES to what's going on in the world TODAY .

No one like Cameo exists today. Words no truer.

@keithmiles1724

8 жыл бұрын

+Rolando Renteria And never will!

@isabellamorgan7026

8 жыл бұрын

+Rolando those days are over, we must savor the past....and be grateful for the moment.

@marciathedj8088

8 жыл бұрын

too right! We will continue to enjoy all the classics and music spanning 4 decades 😍

@marciathedj8088

8 жыл бұрын

Brian Teague memories to cherish that you won't mind telling over and over again 😍

@YaoEspirito

7 жыл бұрын

You obviously haven't listened to Lil Dinero.

THIS IS SOME REAL AS SHIT. I'VE LISTENED TO THIS SONG FOR DECADES AND DIDN'T EVEN SEE HOW DEEP THEY WAS.

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIMES THE GOATS KING SINGERS SONGS SENSATIONAL BELOVED HANDSOME KINGS STILL FUNKKINGS SUPER SMOOTH MOVES GROOVE PARTYING GET DOWN LOTS OF LOVE CAMEO ROCKED THE MIC BACK IN THE THROWBACK DAYS AND NOW LORDS WILLING

THIS THE BEST POLITICAL STATEMENT IN SONG .............I LOVE Y'ALL, CAMEO IS MY FAVORITE BAND.

Absolutely a classic song! One of Cameos best of all time.

Yes the skin I'm in. Very proud to be a Black King

REPRESENTATIVE OF THE LIGHT MUCH LOVE TO THE WORLD THE DRAGON 🐉🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉

My favorite song by this amazing talented group!

Every time I see this video, there's a guy in it fighting with the police while the police were using their billy clubs reminds me of my father...The toughest man I ever knew!

Still blindingly relevant in 2019. Damned shame!

Lord, the horns AND the message... Beautiful...

This was 1 of my favorite group in Junior high and High school my High school band played all of Cameo hits.

Cameo always went hard on their tracs...Larry wildout in them videos!

This song truly speaks to our current state of racial affairs in America. Sadly this song is 30 years old and we are still experiencing the same issues.

@DJANTTV

8 жыл бұрын

True

@gabe_s_videos

7 жыл бұрын

That's the only thing I don't like about it: it's still relevant, and probably always will be to some degree.

@darrell2562

7 жыл бұрын

you are soo right, I follow this band in the 80's when I was a young Marine one of my favorite...

@bigsiscandice8818

7 жыл бұрын

MusicLover So true

@tericolittle1944

7 жыл бұрын

because God choose us read deuteronomy 7 6-8 we are his chosen to be above all people on earth but our forefather broke the laws learn and keep commandments all of them to break the curses he place on us ...we are israel scattered throughout earth

This joint is so underrated

In my humble opinion the most socially relevant song Cameo ever did. Lyrical content is undeniable truth. Music production is from the razor's edge on point. It hits and cuts from every angle.💯💣💥🔥👏👏✌️

@angelapendleton2699

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@alanduff1054

9 ай бұрын

FAX

The horns & Lyrics are epic in this song!

@JustMe-ws2pe

Жыл бұрын

Horns is life

@cassandramason6472

Жыл бұрын

It's the horns for me too!

I'm 26 from Dallas Texas, this my first time hearing this March 2018. This song goes so hard. Adding to my top ten fav songs. 🌏💯💯💯

This song is sooooo revelent in this world today😢...ACCORDING TO THE SKIN I'M IN!

You guys need a Netflix documentary

This song speaking on what's going on today! History Repeats itself! Songs like this warned us in the 70s-90s! Today we are reviewing the meaning of the songs in the past after what's going on today!

Excellent Socially Conscious Joint ..... Days Gone By.

This song was released in 1988 & still speaks the truth today in 2017. Amerikkka... She never wanted to change... She wants to maintain Racism 4 ever.

@QuentinJenkins

4 жыл бұрын

Even more in 2020

@Jokaanan

4 жыл бұрын

"Racism is America's addiction" - Dr. Nzinga Harrison

@khunigan

3 жыл бұрын

We still here in 2021!

The girls walking at 2:00 had the meanest walks! :)

@HNT63

6 жыл бұрын

Extreem

Perfect song for what's going on in this world now💯💯❤️this song!$

I saw Larry Blackmon on a hotel elevator, they had a gig in DC in 1979! I was a banquet waitress back then and 5 months pregnant!

This song is still relevant today...unfortunately

One of the most played songs by HBCU marching bands

My goodness. I hope they know what they did on this record. They really laid it all out on the line and I felt it. Soul, flavor and actually talkin' about something. This is indeed an underrated gem.

@EddieBlanks

5 жыл бұрын

👊🏽

@janisbrown5728

Жыл бұрын

Racism has been brought back to the forefront the bottle has been rubbed and the racism genie has been let out to reek havoc!

"We should respect humanity." 'coz there's only one type of human.

Very relevant right now...and years ago! Let's get It! Vote Take care and Let's try to get this place better than it's ever been. This place has been a shame for Ever! Let's shine the light of truth....Love and Oneness!!! Peace and Love for our country! All lives matter! Including all humans! STOP THE HATE!!!! NOT productive.

2020 🔥✊🏾 "If we have truth we can survive. And for that our forefathers have died. It should be immoral or a sin. If it is according to the skin I' m in"

I love cameo....I'm a drummer also I can't even say how much I watched and followed these guys. Stayed up late playing my drums in my mother's basement to every song....like summer school break if play from 11:00am -12:00pm at night sometime me and a good buddy he know who he is kk ;)

The message of classic soul.

You people must not have heard about REGGAE...the epitome of CONSCIOUS MUSIC..

😭😭😭. 2022. Seriously. How are we not further along?? Are we going backwards ?? 😭😪🙏🎶❤🌟 incredible song tho. 😪 love to all.🎶❤🎶

The horns something else on this one!

Man oh man not only where these guys making music but the messages are so profoundly deep

Yes we as people of color always expressing our comments... When we should be lifting our people up... Even if it cost us more than we have... All these people in the entertainment... Sport business... Should be giving back to the community to bring our people up... Nobody else is going to do it... But naw they don't want to come out their pockets... You fell to realise what Martin Luther King was marching for and died for... It was for us brown, black, and tan peoples because we had no civil rights in America when it came to justice... The Man was the sacrificial being in order for the systematic system for change and look at our situation now... It's bout me and mine... He was showing us that we should come together no matter what... Cause racism and Prejudice ain't gonna end... We got to bring us up as people of color no matter what it cost... Look around and be awere of the shit that's going on... Our ancestors have paid the price in the past...

I cannot stop listening to this song this morning! So deep and still rings true to this day! Jan.7 2021 "Gross injustices that surround me from the highest level above! And you say these are people I depend on for my survival!"

MAN what a song...relevant today like it was 30 yrs ago...CAMEO true trendsetters! Double-salute!

@curtiswatts8416

2 жыл бұрын

Yes we better pay attention every day...

Forever #1 in my book, alongside some of the other Contemporary R&B artists that polished my ears as a kid into my teenage years... Alongside my grannies lovin' y'all...

I think this is a song with a VERY powerful message if people truly understand whats being said.

This song right here speaks truth and I still play this song till this very day. I'm still a cameo fan

@suzeesix

6 жыл бұрын

Kintrell Davis Me too. Huge fan. I play it often.

@vaughnmiller3896

5 жыл бұрын

Me as well... Truly.

@feltonmillsap735

2 жыл бұрын

So am I in 2022 and always will be until the last breath leaves my body

@tyronedeener3725

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

This was a great album released in 1988 I lost track of Cameo at this time but I was a big fan of the band when I was in high school back in the early 80s going to a few of there shows when they came to Charlotte N.C.....i know it was hard for soul bands to transition from the 70s funk to the 90s MUSIC industry....this is a song that makes you THINK....and that is always a good thing

@shellylong2158

3 жыл бұрын

Cameo had concerts in Raleigh before Covid. Hopefully they will resume, because I'm going.

My favourite Cameo song of all time...

Bring it on 312 numpties this song will live on long after we are all 6 feet under, nuff said.

THIS BAND IS BETTER EVEN IN 2022 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

It's 2020 and ahit still haven't changed dammmit! Eternal song love it

@afordford9679

2 жыл бұрын

2021 man past presents the future. I don’t think will get any better. I wonder there was a reason I brought this album when it came out and still have it.

Always loved this jam

RIP Travon . We love you .

I missed those days when about every uptempo song had a breakdown featuring the bass, followed up by drums and finished off by horns. Classic!

so relevant today!

F-R-E-S-H music with a positive message....what a dope concept!!

Love this song. Still so relevant to this day and age.

@angelapendleton2699

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Damn this song is relevant to what's happening right now!!!

Best song ever! Bottom of the ocean lyrics.

Powerful Period!!!

This song should be our theme song these days and times

This song speaks volumes about our current situation. Sad after 30yrs and still the same era.

@pussyfunk-stopputtingthepu2652

2 жыл бұрын

You believe it's just in the U.S. ... ? I personally live in Europe, and in a country like France, it seems that people now are even more racist towards minorities than ever before (even the latest generations), though the situation can never be compared with a wide nation like the U.S.. There are no changes in reality, it's just an illusion ! I truly believe now that white folks are all the same : they have racism and hatred deeply rooted in them; wherever they are ! (but anyways, where did the white folks in the U.S./America originate from ? Well : from Europe !)

MY ALLTIME FAVORITE GROUP FOR A REASON WITH THIS SLICE RIGHT HERE.

Love the horns, reminds me of the Phenix Horns !!!

@robertjohnson1499

2 жыл бұрын

The horns manifest the truth of how society is

Performed this last night at the African Festival of the Arts in Chicago!!

This needs to be released again. Thank you Cameo