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Track: Word Up
Artist: Cameo
Album: Word Up

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Name: Cameo
Spotify Genres: funk
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[b]Funk - electro band[/b] Formed in 1974 in New York, USA. Originally called New York City Players, but changed to The Players after a lawsuit against them, by the [a=Ohio Players]. Has released 17 albums between 1977 and 2000. Their definitive hit is 1986's "Word Up". In the '00s, Cameo-bassist Aaron Mills started collaborating with [a=OutKast]. Current/past/side/tour-members: Larry Ernest "Mr. B" Blackmon (1975-present) Thomas Michael Jenkins (1976-present) Nathan David Leftenant (1976-1991) (1995-'00s) Charlie L. Singleton (1981-present) Jonathan Moffett (1980s) (2000-present) Anthony A. Lockett (1978-1981) ('00s-present) Aaron Ellis Mills (1979-1981) (1986-present) Arnett G. Leftenant (1976-1981) Damon Mendes (1979) Eric R. Durham Snr. (1976-1978) Gary Dow (1976-1978) Gregory B. Johnson (1975-1982) Jeff Nelson (1992-1996) Jeryl Bright (1980-1981) John Blackwell (1996) Kenni Hairston (1986-1987) Kevin Kendrick (1982-2000) Kurt Jeter (1977) Melvin Wells (1984-1996) Michael "Calamari" Burnett (1982) (1984-1988) Stephen Moore (1980-1981) Thomas Delmar "TC" Campbell (1980-1981) Vincent Wilburn Jr. (1981) Wayne Cooper (1977-1980) Willie "Chill Factor" Morris (1986-1995) William Revis (1977)

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Release: Cameo - Word Up
Year: 1986
Genres: Electronic, Funk / Soul
Styles: Hip Hop, Funk

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LYRICS

Ohh
Ooh
Yo, pretty ladies around the world
Got a weird thing to show you so tell all the boys and girls
Tell your brother, your sister and your mama too
'Cause we're about to go down and you know just what to do
Wave your hands in the air like you don't care
Glide by the people as they start to look and stare
Do your dance, do your dance, do your dance quick, mama
Come on baby, tell me what's the word

Word up (up, up), everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway
Word up (up, up), it's the code word
No matter where you say it you know that you'll be heard

Now all you sucker DJ's who think you're fly
There's got to be a reason and we know the reason why
You try to put on those airs and act real cool
But you got to realize that you're acting like fools
If there's music we can use it, we're free to dance
We don't have the time for psychological romance
No romance, no romance, no romance for me, mama
Come on baby, tell me what's the word

Word up (up, up), everybody say
When you hear the call you've got to get it underway, ow

Oh!!
Dial L for love

Ahh... hey hey
Ah hey hey
Now just come on, all you people say

(W-O-R-D up, W-O-R-D up) ah ah ah ah ah
(W-O-R-D up, W-O-R-D up) wooh

(W-O-R-D up) he-hey
(W-O-R-D up) hey hey

Heeyy hey hey, yeah
Hey hey, no no no no no no no
Yeah, ooh ooh ooh, ohh
Tell me like that, like that
Say it like that, now now yeah
That's the word, everybody's got to know the word
Like that, come on

Ow
Take me real low

Oh!
Low as you go