Heavy D _ Mr. Big Stuff

The thing that I love about rap music in the 80's is the rappers like Heavy D brought back oldies. That is how some of us learned about some of the old tunes. Mr. Big Stuff was sung by a lady named Jean knight. I knew before I had heard of Heavy D's version in rap. The oldie tunes and rap music in the 80's blended well together in sound. To me, rap was the best in the 80's.

Irene Cara What a Feeling

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Irene Cara's, "What a Feeling", is a song that taught me what singing is all about. Before I could get to the end of the song, my stomach muscles would be so tired. I would stop singing. My mother would say, "Gail, keep singing that song. It's bringing out your true voice."  My mother would make me stand up and sing.

Irene Cara Talks about Fame

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Do you remember the television show, Fame? There are things we didn't know and things we didn't see. I use to often wonder why Irene Cara had suddenly disappeared from the show.

Irene Cara_Fame

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Do you remember Irene Cara's hit song Fame? It was a song in the 80's and was a theme for the TV series Fame. Everybody loved the song and everybody loved the TV series. To me, Irene's song was a masterpiece written by Michael Gore (music) and Dean Pitchford (lyrics) . It's a song that I still love to hear after all of the years that has gone by. It's a great song thanks to the writers and performer.