Loved Irene Cara in the movie “Fame” which should be on the next movie list…RIP Irene Cara ! 🙏

@joshsmith302

Жыл бұрын

🙏💕🌹

@the_wexie

Жыл бұрын

That movie is close to my friends. It is based on the High School of Performing Arts in NYC (Which is now LaGuardia School of the Arts) and I had friends who went there at the time and were in the movie.

@Sportsref13

Жыл бұрын

The lunchroom jam session was such a great moment

@benx2230

Жыл бұрын

I agree. You guys should watch the movie.

@the_wexie

Жыл бұрын

@@Sportsref13 If I remember correctly, my friend at the time played homonica in that scene and was dating the chick who was failing ballet and almost jumps on the subway tracks. I hung out with her on a few occasions.

Beautifully powerful singer. Fame was actually a movie and a television series. R.I.P. Irene 😪

@bobbuethe1477

Жыл бұрын

Both were great. The role of Coco, played by Irene Cara in the movie, was played by Erica Gimpel in the series.

@imthewolf1

Жыл бұрын

Leonard Charles played "Lee" in both the movie and TV show.

@trickygoose2

Жыл бұрын

The TV series was such a big hit in the UK , that this song was re-released and got to number 1.

@sexysadie2901

Жыл бұрын

@@imthewolf1 You mean Lee Curreri (his artistic name) played Bruno in both.

@nightowl5395

Жыл бұрын

Am glad someone has mentioned the tv series because I don't remember seeing the film but definitely remember watching 'Fame' on tv every week and have always loved this theme song 📺

I am 65, 2yrs older than Irene Cara. For me, she will always be frozen in time as a lovely young lady who could really sing, dance and act. I never heard anything negative about her, which says a lot about the person she was. RIP!

@leisure057blank3

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I love that song, and loved the movie. I saw some interviews she did from the 80s with Dick Clark, I guess there was no music because of copyrights, but she was truly very sweet.

Not sure if you knew this, but Irene isn't in the movie "Flashdance" she co-wrote and sang the theme song, which was a monster hit. Jennifer Beals and a dance double are in the movie. Irene did star in the film "Fame" as Coco Hernandez. She sang a few songs in the film. You should definitely check out the movie. It is at turns gritty, heartfelt, heartbreaking and inspiring. Irene also sings the moving ballad "Out Here On My Own" . Both songs were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song, "Fame " won. Irene was also the original Sparkle in the film of the same name. She will be truly missed.

@islandseeker1260

Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure they read all the comments, as a lot of people were also correcting them in their Flashdance video: that Irene Cara wasn't the dancer in the movie. So I was surprised to hear them still implying she was.

@notwokevikingrules401

Жыл бұрын

and the dance double was a man 😁

@top40researcher31

Жыл бұрын

@samp they said she was who played alex owens but it was jennifer beals

@sampa2nyc

Жыл бұрын

@@notwokevikingrules401 True, one of the dance doubles was a man., Richard "Crazy Legs" Colon. He did the back spin in the final dance.

@taunyaharris8711

Жыл бұрын

I am also suprised that they didn't make that correction... but I guess they are still learning...

"I'm gonna make it to HEAVEN, light up the sky like a flame..." R.I.P., Irene Cara, you will be missed😪😪

What a great song to honour Irene Cara.. I'm pretty sure "We all will always remember her name, coz she's gonna live forever..." in our hearts, just like what she said in the first line of the chorus... Rest in Peace Irene Cara .

@michaelasay8587

Жыл бұрын

What did she died of?

Her next song needs to be “out her on my own” it is so powerful!

@robtucker6303

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! Such a beautiful song!

@pattiebraymanskelly954

Жыл бұрын

My favorite

@dabe1971

Жыл бұрын

Yes !

@rafaelcastillo3834

Жыл бұрын

Yes!

@snapdragon8888

Жыл бұрын

And suddenly 40+ years later I remember this song like it was yesterday.

RIP IRENE CARA!!!!! Out Here on My Own was a good song by her as well.

Irene Cara was a triple threat. You must check out “I Sing The Body Electric” from the cast of Fame. Irene is in it. It gives me chills and lifts my soul every watch.

@LisaMarieD

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely LOVE that song!!! Definite chills!!!

@janicetrimmell6897

Жыл бұрын

I listened to it this morning. I love it.

@dharris8849

Жыл бұрын

And Out Here On My Own. ❤️

@LisaMarieD

Жыл бұрын

@@dharris8849 YES!!!!

@robtucker6303

Жыл бұрын

@@dharris8849 Such a beautiful song… het vocals were amazing.

I’m a native New Yorker and this video shows the NY of my childhood. This video is a walk down memory lane. Love Irene Cara!

Just wanted to clarify: I think you two got the idea that the woman dancing in the video for Flashdance was Irene Cara. She was the singer on the soundtrack, but the female lead in Flashdance was Jennifer Beals, and Beals herself had body doubles for the dancing. In the final dance sequence (which is primarily what you see in that video), there is not only a dancer doubling for Beals, but also a gymnast for the leaps and even a 16-year-old boy who did the break dancing.

Did not know she passed away until I watched this. One of the most beautiful voices & iconic songs. RIP Irene. 💜🌟

Guys, thank you for this. Fame came out out when I was 18, and it was such an important movie to me. Irene had another big song from this movie, a beautiful ballad called Out Here On My Own. I hope you’ll watch the movie some day.

@donaldakin492

Жыл бұрын

Thank you CC, I was going to suggest the same song, and it truly is beautiful, as was/is Ms. Cara, gone way to soon and now sorely missed.

@darnell49

Жыл бұрын

@@donaldakin492 I suggested the same song too, after you though.

@marleybob3157

Жыл бұрын

The movie is still good and worth reacting to on your movie channel but the song "Out Here On My Own" is everything the movie is taking about - learning who you are, making your way in the world, learning from mistakes, acheving goals, discovering how people can hurt and help you, etc.,

@serasmile6026

Жыл бұрын

I was 8 when the movie came out. I just played the entire album Monday!

@serasmile6026

Жыл бұрын

@@marleybob3157 so true that song brings me to tears

R.I.P.! 😞❤️

You’re absolutely right. What she said in the lyrics came to fruition. Will always remember her and her name through her music.

We will remember her name. She will live forever in her music that ripped up dance floors across America. RIP Irene Cara.

Please listen to "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from BOY MEETS GIRL.

Fly high, Irene!! Godspeed. RIP to a very talented woman.

@salesianumalum66

Жыл бұрын

Check ger out in sparkle

This song will make her live forever.

not gonna lie, got a bit teary watching this. Irene Cara was such an amazing talent and such a beautiful woman. Her music is so inspirational. God Bless you Irene. Thank you for doing this tribute

definitely watch the movie FAME- Irene plays the female lead- the music is great! It's about NYC real High School for the Performing Arts- it follows a group of kids from first year through graduation. This and Flashdance won the Oscar for Best Song... she co-wrote Flashdance so she got the Oscar, too (didn't for this- just sang it) Her 2 other songs from Fame are also great- the beautiful 'Out here on my Own' and the dance 'Hot Lunch'

@marietheresahughes2911

Жыл бұрын

"High Fidelity " 😊😊😊

@steph990

Жыл бұрын

Oh my Lord, Hot Lunch

@Knick_Fury

Жыл бұрын

Co-sign…great movie to review, especially because you guys are educators.

@sexysadie2901

Жыл бұрын

@@marietheresahughes2911 That was Valerie Landsberg

I was so heart broken to hear of Irene Cara's passing. I remember when this movie came out and her singing was so powerful and incredible. Please listen to her sing "Out Here On My Own.". It from Fame as well and it's so moving.

RIP Irene Cara! Thank you Rob Squad! Now that "Remember, remember, remember....!!!!" and the overall vocal arrangement for the BGV: LUTHER VANDROSS!!!!!! Stunning, right? IRENE CARA is gonna live FOREVER!

If you watch the movie FAME, you’ll see a good film and also get to hear Irene perform Out Here Own My Own. Just Irene and a piano- it’s pure heaven.

Weirdly I’ve been listening to Irene Cara songs often during the past week. RIP to a beautiful, talented and much adored woman.

@seanswinton6242

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Much like her predecessor Donna Summer. The ballad "On My Own" and the 12 inch extended mix of "Breakdance", I believe her final, US Top 40 single, are also personal favourites. R.I.P. Irene Cara. 🙏

@georgedominguez255

Жыл бұрын

She’s on every one of my playlists!

@jmontenegro1124

Жыл бұрын

@@seanswinton6242 and they both died at 63. Chills.

@Defensewhiz

Жыл бұрын

@@jmontenegro1124 wow, yeah that is eerie for sure

"Out Here On My Own". RIP Irene Cara.

@elizabethfranco1284

Жыл бұрын

I just sent the link

Her singing style was ahead of it's time. You can hear the influence on modern day music. This one has some hurt to it. When this came out, America was coming out of a brutal recession, and her music and the movies/shows that went with it were positive and uplifting. I was 14 at the time and it was so needed. RIP Irene.

Irene CAra meant the world to me. She really did. She was the first *artist* that made me dream.. she woke me up to something other then my own pain. I would watch the TV show Fame religiously.. and I was SO UPSET when I learned that NYC students DIDN'T take to the streets and take over with dance and love and good vibes.. Fame was so HUGE to kids like me.. in small town ontario, canada. I'm destroyed with her passing.. 63 is much too young. Much too young.. rip Irene. 😢

@joelliebler5690

Жыл бұрын

😢

@joelliebler5690

Жыл бұрын

I am from the Bronx and only a year younger than Irene was.

@troypanton2221

5 ай бұрын

Fane inspired my brother to learn to dance. He was the first black dancer to attend the Royal Ballet School in the U.K!

Thank you so much Jay and Amber for honoring Irene Cara. I grew up with her music and she was so amazing talented. She also starred in the movie "Fame" and was very good in it. Her music is very positive and uplifting. Fun fact: Irene Cara won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for both "Flashdance" and "Fame". Another hit of hers that came out in 1984 is "Breakdance" during the whole breakdancing phase. It's a very cool song.

@marietheresahughes2911

Жыл бұрын

"Hi Fidelity " another great one 💖💫💖

@surlechapeau

Жыл бұрын

Best Original Song goes to the songwriters, for Fame Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics). Irene won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for "Flashdance".

@140cabins

Жыл бұрын

@@marietheresahughes2911 Hi Fidelity is a great song, but that was Valerie Lansberg, not her.

@billmittenzwey3021

10 ай бұрын

bringing it back to the front… you did fame and flash dance. now you gotta get to “Breakdance”

The fact that she was responsible for two such iconic songs that defined an era. Mind. Blown. How talented do you have to be!

@sheilameyers152

Жыл бұрын

We always wanted to be like her! If she can make it so can we! It was just a pipe dream for us but we thoroughly enjoyed hearing her shoot to the top! The movie was good “Fame!” RIP Irene Cara!

I love the respect you both show when reacting to artists who have passed, whether it be recently, or from bygone days. R.I.P. Irene Cara. You finally made it to Heaven.

@No1KCfan6

Жыл бұрын

Way too young.

RIP Irene. Beautiful memories of a songbird. ⚘️⚘️⚘️ Thank you for the memories. Great reaction. Buckets of Maple Syrup love from Canada ❤️❤️ 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

I’m so glad you played this one today! LOVE Irene Cara. R.I.P. ❤

She has been singing and dancing since she was 8. I also love “On my own” Rip Irene we will always remember your name. ❤

She was definitely the whole package..singer, dancer, actress, writer etc..

RIP Irene Cara. She had a top 20 hit in 1984 with a song called “Why Me?” which always seems to make it on my 80s playlists. Bit of a harder edge than Flashdance and Fame.

I loved Irene Cara so much because my high school music department was set up like the movie Fame it was great! The 80s rocked! Sadly we have lost an awesome singer and performer and dancer! And she was the first Sparkle! R.I.P Irene Cara 🙏🏻

Her death hit me hard this morning. First became a big fan after watching her play Alex Haley's mother in Roots 2: Next Generation and other TV movies. A year later she played Coco in "Fame" the movie. One of My three favorite of all time. Had a little tear in watching this and seeing the dancing of Gene Anthoy Ray who play Leroy.

@michaelharden1388

Жыл бұрын

Had a bit of a crush on Coco back in the day, I did. Coco seems like the perfect name for her.

Irene Cara and "Fame" inspired me to get into dancing! My 2 left feet and the ability to trip over smooth, flat ground inspired me to get out of dancing! Lol! The Angels are dancing tonight! R.I.P. Ms Cara

Jay, the guitar solo is by Elliott Randall, who did the guitar solo in Steely Dan's "Reelin' in the Years" which you reacted to Jun 15, 2021.

RIP Irene. Such a wonderful talent.

She was such a talented artist: singer, actress, dancer. What a great phenom of Puerto Rican/Cuban parents. RIP Irene! The entertainment industry misses you.

Oh my heart when she said I’m gonna live forever. I’m gonna make it to heaven. Prophetic words.

Irene's name should be.. Eighties. Her music was that era. Memorable, iconic. I'm sad about her passing. She was an amazing artist. RIP Irene Cara 🙏🏾💙🕊

"FAME" is an incredible film! the original with Irene, and the song "Fame" is incredible. Please react to "Out Here On My Own", from "FAME", sung by Irene, so beautiful.

After many years of pure joy and genuine smiles from hearing her powerful beautiful voice and seeing her acting roles to now days of tears and mourning. The power of a true artist that she literally has had the world in tears yet remembering all the happiness her artistic endeavors left us! RIP Irene- I love you forever!✝️✝️✝️🙏☮️🇵🇷🇨🇺🇺🇸🥹🌈❤️‍🔥🇲🇽🇺🇸

You can't measure the talent she had. Irene was so special to many of us,she will be so missed,R.I.P. seems so inadequate. Thanks again for this smile.

Fame was first a movie and then a very popular TV series. It was about a performing arts high school where you had to audition to get into and followed the pursuits of various students. A great movie and show and great music soundtrack. Irene Cara if I remember was on of the dance students in the movie. Sorry to hear of her loss such a great talent.

As soon as she got to the line "I'm gonna live forever" the tears started welling up. RIP.

Irene Cara underrated balled "Don't Throw Your Love Away" from 1982.Rest Easy Irene You Are One The Best...EVER!💔😭🙏

FAME wasnt just a pop song that came out of the 80s, it was an EXTRAVAGANZA of a TV show that set the tone for everything that came after it in 1980!

Amazing talent, she was universally beloved. Rest in peace, Irene.

Her song "Out Here On My Own" will break your heart.

Old enough to have watched Irene in the film FAME, watched the TV series Kids from Fame because of the film, got her 1st album on cassette tape..Why Me is my favourite dance track from her album and Out Here On My Own is my favourite ballad, whatta voice. Triple Threat, acting/singing/dancing, to me she will always be "Coco Hernandez" Light up that sky like a flame... 🎶💜🎶

@sexysadie2901

Жыл бұрын

The series was named Fame too, the Kids from Fame was the name of the band some actors of the series formed.

@LatynaH

Жыл бұрын

me too

RIP Irene Cara. The way she belts out "Fame" pumps me up like crazy. It's one of those songs that I play at least three times in a row when I have the CD in the car. Yes, that's one smokin guitar solo!

You guys have to listen to Irene's "Out Here On My Own." It's a different style BUT her role as "Coco Hernandez" in "Fame" was ground-breaking!

She's in the original movie Fame. Might be reaction worthy.

The bassline is sick as well as the guitar solo. She was only 21yrs old here. Unbelievable vocal talent. U had to have exceptional talent to be famous back then.

RIP Irene. She was fabulous in Fame and it is a great movie.

Tears - the words take on a new meaning today. If you’re considering another Irene Cara song, I highly recommend ‘Out Here On My Own’. Just Irene’s beautiful voice and a piano.

You couldn't get away from the song "What a Feeling" if you grew up in the 80',s. It was like they were playing it from the sky or something.

Another great reaction! You MUST now do "Out Here On My Own" from the Fame soundtrack. Just make sure Amber has the tissues ready!

She was compared to Donna Summer for the longest time but truly paved her own lane especially for The Performing Arts Community Everywhere especially New Yorkers.. The movie Fame and Sparkle were my favs of Irene and RIP to both Donna Summer and Irene who are no doubt singing with the Angels Together ♥️

I loved this woman. Her songs were so inspiring to me. RIP, beautiful lady. 😢

The playlist in my car is on random and yesterday Fame popped up. I hadn't heard it in a long time and I thoroughly loved that part of the car ride. I had no idea this lovely soul had passed and I guess maybe this was the universe tapping on my window saying " hey, pay attention". You always cheer and root for someone born in your year cause this is your generation. I remember her on The Electric Company and when the movie Fame came out I thought she was just breath-taking. When Flash Dance was released, you knew she was the real deal. Amazing performer and person; she will be missed by all.

A true mega-talent from a very young age! She was sooo special. Y'all be safe!

RIP Irene Cara! Such an amazing talent!!!

Thanks for this great tribute. Although Irene Cara's fame peaked in the 80s with Flashdance and Fame, she had a long career. She had rolls in the great mini series Roots and many other shows in the 70, including the PBS show The Electric Company in the early 70s. She continued to record and release music well into the 21st century and, although she was no longer a household name, those of us who grew up with her in the 70s and 80s remember her. I was saddened to hear the news of her passing. You should do a reaction to the Fame movie.

@Fool3SufferingFools

Жыл бұрын

Her big song from Electric Company ("Hard, Hard, Hard") is on KZread, although in pretty low quality.

Her vocals deserve to live forever.

Irene will certainly get her wish. A lady who will never be forgotten. R.I.P Irene Cara.

The 80’s were filled with HIGH ENERGY. 🎊 🎊 🎉. Miss those days so much. RIP Miss Irene. We’ll ALWAYS remember your name.

It's so sad to see people from my youth passing away. She was so adorable. 💔

Good choice 😉 R.I.P., Irene Cara. Two of the most iconic 80s songs she got.

You bringing Irene Cara to the forefront like this is exactly what the world needs and YOU are serving the music, so thank you. 🙏🏼

@ddwm_mua

Жыл бұрын

Thank you RSR. We needed this today ❤️

I absolutely love her! Her other song from the movie is called "Out Here On My Own". You really should check it out. It really shows her voice and shows you a different side to her musical abilities. I almost forgot another song you should check out. "Sing The Body Electric".

She had so much talent , she as beautiful as she was amazing 😊you guys are 100% right her music and voice will live for ever RIP Irene sweet Angel 🥰

Thank you so much for this...RIP Irene Cara! 💔💗🕯I loved her so much as a kid watching the movie Fame and the TV show Fame too. I loved her voice and her energy. I had this album and Flashdance (which I was obsessed with and wanted to he a dancer). You have to listen to "Out Here On My Own"! 💜💜💜

@WaterWhirld

Жыл бұрын

Out Here on My Own is amazing! I forgot about that one.

This is so sad. She was amazing. I remember all these songs so well. I’m 52…and she was part of my youth. Rest in Peace pretty lady

She is beautiful remember her name immortal

The movie you need to watch to honor her is Fame, she's actually in it.

@hannahargabright4342

Жыл бұрын

I think they had her confused with Jennifer Beals because they commented on her dancing in the flashdance video

@themajicman745

Жыл бұрын

They need to see her in her first movie in 1976 called "Sparkles" which was awesome.

I watched this movie 3 times when it came out. Great songs, brilliant, raw performances, with a very real 1980s New York as a backdrop. Irene Cara was as good an actress as she was a singer-songwriter. She was such a part of our lives! Watch "Out Here On My Own" from the movie. She starts softly and then belts it out. No accompaniment except for the piano, which she plays herself. I'm completely heartbroken she's gone. Too soon, too soon.

Hadn't thought of Irene Cara in a long time, but this reminds me what a strong, clear voice she had. RIP.

I would never forget about Irene Cara by listening to her songs and voicing Snow White in “Happily Ever After”

You show so much respect for the music and the artists. That is why many of us are here. The best reaction channels on the net.

@musicloverchiefsfan5410

Жыл бұрын

Well said. I've seen a lot of reactions on KZread, but I get excited for my daily dose of the RSR three videos a day! Great music, great atmosphere and great job! J and Amber, you guys truly are the gold standard!

I was seriously, genuinely , in love with this woman for a long time. My God, what a voice, she was just an incredibly talented and versatile performer. Rest well Queen Irene Cara, and thank you for giving us the gift of your amazing voice and your beauty. You will forever be missed!!!

RIP our Afro Latina Puerto Rican 🇵🇷 Cuban 🇨🇺 queen 🙏 amazing talent

Absolutely amazing performer, I don't care how down you're feeling, play a few Irene Cara's songs, and you'll be singing along, and bouncing off the walls in a very few minutes. The world definitely became just a little more grey and miserable when this light went out, but as she says in this song, she'll gonna live forever.

This song finally got to number 1 here in the UK in 1982 after the spin off series ' The Kids From Fame' was aired and became a huge success here

@sexysadie2901

Жыл бұрын

The Kids from Fame wasn't a spin-off, it was the name of the band some of the actors of the TV show formed. They recorded some albums and they toured.

@patrickmiller1834

Жыл бұрын

That’s great. Just hit the top 10 in the US but it was a big radio song and now a classic

One of my role models growing up. She will live forever. I'm shocked because she was so physically fit and beautiful. She started you can be strong, intelligent, and beautiful campaign. I was just starting High School when I heard of her song. And she did not change much. Looking young to the end.

If memory serves me correctly, this song was not only the theme song for a movie, but it was always so the theme song for a TV show. Both were about students that went to a high school for performing arts. I think you should take a chance on the movie when you have some time, I don’t think you will be disappointed. Great reaction.

I started training in dance when I was just 2 years old (late 70s) and Fame revolved around the performing arts high school in NYC. So when it came out in the early 80s, it was our anthem! Little shorties dancing around to and singing, Faaammme! Flashdance (What a Feeling) soon followed, and we were just as obsessed. Literally, she provided the soundtrack to this tiny dancer’s favorite memories. 💗

One of the most played songs in the history of music. Really makes your feet move.

1959=2022, remember her name

@rosemarymagrino772

Жыл бұрын

She DID make it to Heaven

Thank you for covering this song. She had a profound impact on my love of music and dance as a teen. RIP, Irene.

This was huge; and she was amazing. RIP Irene, querida.

Incredible singer (RIP Irene!) and an amazing song. The movie Fame is a must-watch on your 80's journey. It knocked people's socks off and inspired a (short-lived) TV series of the same name because it was so popular. Sadly, the TV show didn't live up to the movie, but people couldn't get enough of Fame. Irene will live forever. :)

@savsmiles3042

Жыл бұрын

I loved the tv series! I remember the awesome black male dancer and the white guy with curly hair, I think he played the piano/keyboards, (I don’t remember the character’s names). I took ballet and tap dancing lessons bc of that show lol

@sexysadie2901

Жыл бұрын

Not really short-lived, 5 seasons.

@xzonia1

Жыл бұрын

@@sexysadie2901 Oh wow! I've only ever seen season 1. I didn't realize there were more seasons. I wonder why they weren't shown where I lived growing up. Thanks! I'm going to go find them online to watch! :D

@xzonia1

Жыл бұрын

@@savsmiles3042 Yeah, I bugged my parents a lot to take piano and dance, but they said that costs money so no. Now I'm wondering if they just told me the show wasn't on any more so I'd stop getting ideas. 🤔

@savsmiles3042

Жыл бұрын

@@xzonia1 lol. I grew up in a small town so maybe the classes didn’t cost that much but I stopped going after a year or so. I think I enjoyed wearing the outfits more than actually doing the work:)

What an amazing talent! I was crushed when I heard this terrible news today. I'm so glad you guys are paying tribute. Loved her so much. RIP 🙏

RIH Irene Cara. Glad you are honoring her. She has more music, so please react to them. Such a GREAT inspiration to me and my generation as a little girl in the 80s to be a dancer and singer. I love her so much. Thank you 💜💜💜

Fame and Out here on my own are my favorite songs by her. Her voice is amazing

Oh man, it was so sad to hear of Irene Cara's passing today. :( I grew up listening to her music. She was truly a special talent. A voice from heaven for sure. Guys, y'all truly need to react to her song "Out Here On My Own" from the Fame soundtrack. It is absolutely beautiful, and powerful, and showcases just how well she could sing. And you have to watch the official video with her singing it at the piano she's playing. Here is a link to the video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/m2ihzbSwm7S4n7Q.html