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The Pointer Sisters

They were a popular group in the 1970's and 1980's. At first they were a quartet, then later they were a trio. Bonnie, June, Anita, and Ruth. I still feel bad that June Pointer is no longer with us. She had a drug problem.%0D %0D Bonnie did a solo record with Motown in the late 1970's.%0D %0D They went from looking like a singing group from the 1920's to looking very modern in the late 1970's. That was a great progression.%0D %0D Songs like "Yes We Can-Can," "Fire," He's So Shy," "I'm So Excited," and many others made them so popular back then.%0D %0D What are your thoughts, anyone?

by Anonymousreply 145November 19, 2019 1:25 AM

Loved them. Saw them. Fantastic energy.

by Anonymousreply 1July 25, 2010 12:11 PM

"Jump (For My Love)."

by Anonymousreply 2July 25, 2010 12:12 PM

What R2 said. How can you make a list of favorite Pointer Sisters' songs and not add perhaps their biggest hit to date?!

by Anonymousreply 3July 25, 2010 12:17 PM

Another vote for Jump.

by Anonymousreply 4July 25, 2010 12:55 PM

Oops, I'm sorry about that. Thanks for mentioning it to me, r3 & r4.

by Anonymousreply 5July 25, 2010 1:20 PM

Think Fire is the sexiest of their songs and the least dated.

by Anonymousreply 6July 25, 2010 1:26 PM

Funny, I was watching a couple videos of theirs just a couple of days ago. I love "He's So Shy". But I can't help of thinking of their appearance on The Love Boat when I hear it, not that that's bad. I also remember one specific time hearing it as a kid. I was sitting in my dad's white Dodge Horizon while he went to an ATM--he left the radio on for me. "Automatic" is a great song too.

by Anonymousreply 7July 25, 2010 1:32 PM

Is "Fire" the one that goes, ...but when we kiss...ooohhhh....fire

by Anonymousreply 8July 25, 2010 1:34 PM

Actually, I think it's Plymouth Horizon.

by Anonymousreply 9July 25, 2010 1:36 PM

"Slow Hand" is my favorite by far.

by Anonymousreply 10July 25, 2010 1:37 PM

R8, that's the one. I think it was written by Springsteen.

by Anonymousreply 11July 25, 2010 1:39 PM

r8, yes that's "Fire"

by Anonymousreply 12July 25, 2010 1:41 PM

"I'm So Excited" is sooooo overplayed. Historians in the future will probably think it was truly popular for the entire decade of the 80s since it was used in just about every movie and TV show for years.

OTOH, it did inspire the greatest anti-drug message ever.

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by Anonymousreply 13July 25, 2010 1:42 PM

I grew up in the Detroit area, where everyone listened to AM800 ("the Big Eight"), also known as CKLW, a powerful pop station out of Windor, Canada. During the late sixties and early seventies, CKLW had the power to make or break a song. By the time the later Pointer Sisters' music came along, most listeners had moved on to FM and CKLW no longer had the same kind of national influence it once had (and now it's just a local talk station.) %0D %0D Anyway, whenever they played "Fire," you'd hear the Pointers sing "I'm riding in your car. You turn on CKLW." Someone said that Pointers had recorded versions like this for all the top markets, substituting a local station's call letters for the word "radio." %0D %0D Did they do this for your hometown radio station too?

by Anonymousreply 14July 25, 2010 1:58 PM

I remember ten years ago when June Pointer started talking about her drug problems on the tv shows. I felt sorry for her. I know she has since passed on now. I really felt sorry for her. June did go to rehab and was committed to staying sober.%0D %0D Did she get fired from the Pointer Sisters at one point?%0D %0D Anita can sign her heart out when it comes to signing country tunes. Ruth likes to sing gospel songs. June loved to sing rock & roll songs.

by Anonymousreply 15July 25, 2010 2:08 PM

Ooh, I knew a guy who was the company manager for their AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' tour - he had horror stories of having to deal with the cops when they got busted for drugs, having to send people to get the drugs...all kinds of stuff. But he said that as people, they were nice.

by Anonymousreply 16July 25, 2010 2:08 PM

Thanks for the story, r16.

by Anonymousreply 17July 25, 2010 2:41 PM

I'm old enough to remember when they first hit the scene. In fact I bought their first three LPs.%0D %0D They were wonderful when they first started because they really didn't sound like anybody else around at that time.

by Anonymousreply 18July 25, 2010 2:57 PM

Not on the list, but "Don't It Drive You Crazy" is by far my favorite song of theirs.

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by Anonymousreply 19July 25, 2010 3:11 PM

I saw them in Boston's Symphony Hall thirty-five years ago. The first drag queens I ever saw were sitting in front of us. They would each randomly throw up an arm in a flourish, and then stood to sashay in place during "Yes We Can Can."

by Anonymousreply 20July 25, 2010 3:18 PM

Jump or Betcha (soooo funky...) Saw them a few years ago in DC and they were still bringin' it!

by Anonymousreply 21July 25, 2010 3:18 PM

Cool, r21.

by Anonymousreply 22July 25, 2010 3:38 PM

LOVED their stuff as a little kid (they were on Sesame Street and my aunts would play them) and can say that it was some of the very first pop music I remember in my life.

by Anonymousreply 23July 25, 2010 3:50 PM

The Pointers were amazing - treat yourself and try and find the stuff by Betty Davis (Miles Davis' ex-wife). She is the absolute queen of funk, and the Pointer Sisters were her back-up singers.

by Anonymousreply 24July 25, 2010 4:22 PM

Love them! "Dare me" is my favourite but also adore "Echoes of Love."

by Anonymousreply 25July 25, 2010 4:58 PM

R16 that must have been june pointer w/ all the drug busts, drug requirements etc.. as sad as her story was and as much as she's missed, i don't blame them for having kicked her out, if that's what they had to deal with.

by Anonymousreply 26July 25, 2010 5:11 PM

great recent interview with Ruth Pointer, where she lays it out..

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by Anonymousreply 27July 25, 2010 5:37 PM

In 1979 at the Boat Slip in Provincetown, I just couldn't get enough of Bonnie Pointer's mega-hit, "Heaven Must Have Sent You." So muuch fun, great memories.

by Anonymousreply 28July 25, 2010 5:39 PM

Here's a medley of their hits. The video looks like the AMA's.

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by Anonymousreply 29July 25, 2010 6:12 PM

Yes, R14, When the local radio station played 'Fire' it had the call letters instead of the lyric, 'the radio." I remember thinking that part sounded a little off. Was kinda neat though.

I wonder how many versions with other radio stations they did that to.

by Anonymousreply 30July 25, 2010 6:13 PM

Bump.

by Anonymousreply 31July 26, 2010 12:39 AM

My fave is "Baby Come & Get It"

Come and get it while it's hot!

by Anonymousreply 32July 26, 2010 12:55 AM

It's not on the list, but Fairytale is my favorite Pointer Sisters song.

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by Anonymousreply 33July 26, 2010 12:57 AM

Saw them when they opened for Lionel Ritchie. They turned the shit out.

by Anonymousreply 34July 26, 2010 1:05 AM

Bonnie was bi-polar.%0D %0D Rest in Peace

by Anonymousreply 35July 26, 2010 1:39 AM

Bonnie Pointer is going to be appearing on VH1's "Celebrity Rehab." June is the one who passed away in 2006.%0D %0D I had to say that, r35.%0D

by Anonymousreply 36July 26, 2010 3:20 PM

R33, they won their only emmy for that song

by Anonymousreply 37July 26, 2010 3:28 PM

BRING BACK THE POINTER SISTERS!!!%0D %0D %0D Excellence never goes out of style.%0D %0D %0D They've worked their asses off and need payback for all the joy & love they've inspired. Thanks Pointers.%0D %0D %0D (Carol Burnette also loved them)

by Anonymousreply 38July 26, 2010 3:49 PM

R27

Thanks for the link. Fascinating article. Never knew their recorded output was so diverse.

by Anonymousreply 39July 26, 2010 3:59 PM

r27, thanks for the link. I actually got tears in my eyes when I read about June's death.

by Anonymousreply 40July 26, 2010 3:59 PM

"BRING BACK THE POINTER SISTERS!!!%0D %0D Excellence never goes out of style."%0D %0D %0D ABSOLUTELY,I'm going to start downloading the songs mentioned in this thread right now. They truly were great

by Anonymousreply 41July 26, 2010 5:15 PM

My very favorite of their songs is "Fairytale," a country hit that landed them on the Grand Ole Opry.

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by Anonymousreply 42July 26, 2010 5:29 PM

Another not-on-the-list vote: "Back in My Arms." Download it---it is FIERCE!%0D %0D (I just Mary'ed myself.)

by Anonymousreply 43July 26, 2010 5:39 PM

Bump.

by Anonymousreply 44July 26, 2010 5:42 PM

A bunch of Afrod drag queens in bigass "Strut Yo' Stuff" platform shoes was my introduction to "How Long". %0D %0D Always brings back such good memories!

by Anonymousreply 45July 26, 2010 5:44 PM

I saw them in the Ain't Misbehavin' in 1996, they were fantastic. I was looking for some video of that show to post here. Couldn't find any, but I did find this - "Old Songs". I don't know if they've ever sounded better. Plus, there's a tap dance in shiny gold platform shoes.

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by Anonymousreply 46July 26, 2010 5:59 PM

I had the albums "That's A Plenty" and "Steppin'" and listened to them CONSTANTLY. My sister also loved them and absconded with them when she went to college.%0D %0D I remember when they appeared on the Carol Burnett Show after June left the group and lip-synched "That's A Plenty," valiantly trying to cover for June's solo vocals. I was mortified.

by Anonymousreply 47July 26, 2010 6:08 PM

I saw them on Soul Train way back in 1975.

by Anonymousreply 48July 26, 2010 6:53 PM

Yeah, but were they ever on Pee Wee's Playhouse?

by Anonymousreply 49July 26, 2010 7:01 PM

I'd forgotten how many hits the Pointer Sisters had. They were everywhere in the 70s and 80s.

by Anonymousreply 50July 26, 2010 7:35 PM

FIRE featured the station "KFRC" for me. (San Francisco Bay Area).%0D %0D I loved their jazz albums from the early part of their career where they covered things like Cloudburst and music like Black Coffee and Jada.%0D %0D I also enjoyed that they were quite open about their family spats. They canceled a Tahoe engagement and actually stated it was due to a family disagreement.

by Anonymousreply 51July 26, 2010 7:52 PM

I really hope that Ruth or Anita will write a memoir about the Pointer Sisters' career one of these days.

by Anonymousreply 52July 26, 2010 8:40 PM

"Fire" has held up really well - it's still a great song.

by Anonymousreply 53July 26, 2010 8:43 PM

r28 !!!!

I was in Ptown summer of 1979 as well, and at the Boat Slip tea dance every ding-dong day and yes, when "Heaven Must Have Sent You" played the place went nuts. Diana Ross's "The Boss" was big that summer, too.

Fantastic memories, so much fun. Spiritus Pizza opened that summer, and the dark parking lot by Pepe's Wharf was big for cruising after the bars closed.

I lived in a rickety apartment off Commercial St. right on the bay and loved every minute of it.

by Anonymousreply 54July 26, 2010 9:04 PM

In Chicago the lyric was "turn on WLS" in "Fire"

by Anonymousreply 55July 26, 2010 9:34 PM

R49, I love all six of your saggy ol' lady titties!

by Anonymousreply 56July 27, 2010 3:28 AM

Bump.

by Anonymousreply 57July 27, 2010 3:58 PM

"Jump" definitely

by Anonymousreply 58July 27, 2010 5:15 PM

"We're Gonna Make It" by David Foster from the Richard Perry produced "Black & White" album is good, wasn't a single, the single was "Slow Hand."

by Anonymousreply 59July 27, 2010 5:26 PM

I was a child when "Slow Hand" came out. It wasn't until years later that I figured out why they wanted a guy who had a slow hand.

by Anonymousreply 60July 27, 2010 5:44 PM

If the Pointer Sisters came out today, would they be famous?

by Anonymousreply 61July 27, 2010 7:34 PM

"If the Pointer Sisters came out today, would they be famous?"%0D %0D For a brief period, then they would break up.%0D %0D

by Anonymousreply 62July 27, 2010 7:43 PM

"It wasn't until years later that I figured out why they wanted a guy who had a slow hand."%0D %0D Well don't keep it to yourself, tell the rest of us.

by Anonymousreply 63July 27, 2010 7:49 PM

Finger banging, Rose. Finger banging.

by Anonymousreply 64July 27, 2010 7:51 PM

[quote]"If the Pointer Sisters came out today, would they be famous?"

If they came out today, that would make them lesbians.

by Anonymousreply 65July 27, 2010 9:54 PM

I wish somebody would make a joyous, music-filled documentary about those years in Oakland and SF, with all four of the sisters, Sylvester, and the Cockettes.

by Anonymousreply 66July 27, 2010 10:07 PM

Definitely, Jump!!

by Anonymousreply 67July 27, 2010 10:18 PM

I liked and I still like "Dare Me". You should watch the video on YouTube. It's funky. "Dare Me" was their last hit. I wonder if the surviving sisters ever tour these days.

by Anonymousreply 68July 27, 2010 10:19 PM

Great point, r62.

by Anonymousreply 69July 28, 2010 3:20 PM

"Twist My Arm" is a great song by them, too.

by Anonymousreply 70July 29, 2010 4:47 PM

The Pointer Sisters can show a thing or two to the younger female singers and groups that are out right now.

by Anonymousreply 71July 31, 2010 11:50 PM

This is my favourite of theirs... a Bacharach creation

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by Anonymousreply 72July 31, 2010 11:58 PM

A quick shout-out to one song not mentioned on here, which I've always loved -- Bonnie's "Heaven Must Have Sent You" from that Motown album mentioned in the OP's main post. Loved her scatting Louie Armstrong at the end. Nice.

And shame for OP leaving "Jump (For My Love)" off the poll. It shoulda won.

by Anonymousreply 73July 31, 2010 11:59 PM

I've never understood the popularity of the disco version of Heaven Must Have Sent You (and I like disco). It isn't a patch on the original imo.

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by Anonymousreply 74August 1, 2010 12:03 AM

Here is another important version of the song, "Fire" as once performed by the Pointer Sisters.

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by Anonymousreply 75August 1, 2010 12:07 AM

Bonnie also had a solo song called "Free Me From My Freedon."

by Anonymousreply 76August 1, 2010 12:36 AM

The Pointer Sister were one of the most underrated groups ever, second only to LaBelle in female group musical adventureness. They released an album in 1979 called Priority that was an all bluesy Rock and Roll album with songs by Springsteen, Bob Seger and Ian Hunter. In 1979 that was unheard of for a black female group to do that in the middle of the disco era.

by Anonymousreply 77August 1, 2010 1:10 AM

automatic baby%0D %0D then the neutron dance%0D

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by Anonymousreply 78August 1, 2010 1:31 AM

Lovely... and a mix of Jazz, rock and roll, Blues all in one. LOVE this

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by Anonymousreply 79August 1, 2010 7:38 AM

I totally agree with you, r77.

by Anonymousreply 80August 1, 2010 8:29 AM

Best song...sesame street pinball short. 1,2,3,4,5...6,7,8,9,10..11,12...

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by Anonymousreply 81August 1, 2010 1:21 PM

"Yes We Can Can" put The Pointer Sisters on the map. That song was SO funky and original. Let's not forget it's positive message!

by Anonymousreply 82January 13, 2012 1:41 PM

Amen.

by Anonymousreply 83January 13, 2012 2:33 PM

If in a terrible mood and play "yes we can" or "neutron dance" and immediately feel better

by Anonymousreply 84January 13, 2012 2:43 PM

They could take you to church with their voices.

by Anonymousreply 85January 14, 2012 5:40 PM

The Pointer Sisters' "Breakout" album was one of the definitive pieces of 80's music. There is not a single weak song - just back-to-back dance hits. Their harmonies are gorgeous and the melodies just make you want to get up and move. A wonderfully talented group that I think will grow in recognition with the years.

by Anonymousreply 86January 14, 2012 6:43 PM

AUTOMATIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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by Anonymousreply 87January 14, 2012 6:47 PM

[quote]Carol Burnette also loved them

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by Anonymousreply 88January 14, 2012 7:18 PM

R33 and R42, I'm right there with you on FAIRYTALE!

by Anonymousreply 89January 14, 2012 7:29 PM

"The Pointer Sisters' "Breakout" album was one of the definitive pieces of 80's music. There is not a single weak song - just back-to-back dance hits. Their harmonies are gorgeous and the melodies just make you want to get up and move. A wonderfully talented group that I think will grow in recognition with the years."

I'm with you on that, r866.

by Anonymousreply 90January 14, 2012 7:44 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, Children too, These brown babies gonna boogie for you.

The early rumors were that they were actually the Pointer Brothers.

Do you actually see June's muff at .59?

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by Anonymousreply 91January 14, 2012 8:02 PM

FAIRYTAIL was their only grammy winning song - in Country and Western!

by Anonymousreply 92January 14, 2012 8:08 PM

I like their '70s output more than the '80s, mostly because I love the four voices together, but also because I like their jazzier mood, but they're unbeatable in any era.

They used to go on the Mike Douglas show - he was a big fan. (That was an afternoon talk show with music, kiddies.)

Yes, someone needs to make a wonderful musical - maybe a documentary - about that seminal period in the Bay area when Sylvester, the Pointer Sisters and "gay liberation" all conspired to get our asses moving.

Check out this rehearsal for a long-lost TV show. They could not hold back even when there was no one there to appreciate them, which I believe is the secret to their perfection. They sang for one another, not for us.

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by Anonymousreply 93January 14, 2012 8:26 PM

Oops. Did someone already post that link?

I was actually looking for a different session - I think they may have been rehearsing "Salt Peanuts" or something. It was probably the song they finished right before "Old Songs."

by Anonymousreply 94January 14, 2012 8:30 PM

They won at least three grammys that I can see in the picture of the posted article. And one of them was for Jump (For My Love).

No emmys, as much as one poster here wanted to make that happen

by Anonymousreply 95January 14, 2012 8:50 PM

They did a great version of "Steam Heat".

And that Break Out album--yes, epitome of fantastic 80s pop.

I had a co-worker who always termed "Slow Hand" "that filthy song" and she loved every second of it.

by Anonymousreply 96January 14, 2012 10:25 PM

They're pretty much half-forgotten today, which is weird for a group who had so many hits.

by Anonymousreply 97January 14, 2012 10:38 PM

[quote]They're pretty much half-forgotten today, which is weird for a group who had so many hits.

I think all of the friction and controversy that surrounded the group after they broke up in the late 80's overshadowed everything. Plus, there's only two original members in the group today. Two of the sisters left the group years ago and one died about 6 years ago. It was just never the same after the late 80's.

I still play "Dare Me" and "I'm So Excited" to this day.

by Anonymousreply 98January 14, 2012 11:06 PM

LOVED them!

by Anonymousreply 99January 14, 2012 11:18 PM

LITTLE BOY SWEET!

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by Anonymousreply 100January 15, 2012 4:37 AM

R100 That song always makes me happy!

by Anonymousreply 101January 15, 2012 4:43 AM

Love. it.

by Anonymousreply 102January 15, 2012 4:46 AM

I loved them, too.

All of their songs made me happy.

by Anonymousreply 103January 15, 2012 4:48 AM

I wish that June Pointer was still alive. I miss her wonderful voice. Damn!!!

by Anonymousreply 104January 15, 2012 7:55 AM

LOL I haven't seen that scene in years R100! It makes me miss Imogene though.

by Anonymousreply 105January 15, 2012 12:57 PM

R105 Here's the full song...hopefully it'll link unlike the first one. Apparently this song was never released anywhere outside National Lampoon's. I could listen it on a never-ending loop without tiring! And I dance like I'm Christy Brinkley the entire time.

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by Anonymousreply 106January 15, 2012 3:01 PM

FAIL. Is there any way to tell which YouTube videos can be embedded BEFORE posting them? And who are these bitches who don't want their shit embedded?

by Anonymousreply 107January 15, 2012 3:08 PM

They started out in country music

by Anonymousreply 108January 15, 2012 3:11 PM

I love a lot of their music, and this song still brightens up any dreary day:

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by Anonymousreply 109January 15, 2012 3:12 PM

Were they among the few black artists played in solid rotation on MTV before Michael Jackson? Or did it take his breakthrough with "Billie Jean" to get their stuff played?

by Anonymousreply 110January 15, 2012 3:21 PM

"I'm So Excited" is SO DIRTY! With lyrics like "And if you move real slow, I'll let it go..." I'm surprised Tipper Gore never bumrushed their doorstep.

by Anonymousreply 111January 15, 2012 4:23 PM

[quote] "I'm So Excited" is SO DIRTY!

The video is even dirtier, with an unexpected appearance by June Pointer's vagina.

by Anonymousreply 112January 15, 2012 4:39 PM

This is the "Goldmine" video.

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by Anonymousreply 113January 15, 2012 6:39 PM

Oh my god, June Pointer's dripping snatch as she got out of the bathtub! I can still remember the first time I saw the "I'm So Excited" video and when June's ladybox made a surprise appearance I thought "WTF? Did I just see what I thought I just saw?" I was not quite prepared for it.

by Anonymousreply 114January 15, 2012 8:22 PM

OMG THAT TOTALLY IS HER VAG AT :55 (or so).

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by Anonymousreply 115January 15, 2012 11:11 PM

[R110] They had pretty solid airplay even before MJ's "Thriller." They had a streak of hits around 1980-82 and then again from 1983-1984 on for a few years.

They also wrote "Fairytale" which is an amazing COUNTRY song. These hos could do ANYTHING.

by Anonymousreply 116January 15, 2012 11:13 PM

Seriously, I think this thread got the girls back on the road. They're coming to Chicago for Halsted Days (the "other" gay pride festival).

Can't wait - I love them, even though they'll be without the awesome June.

by Anonymousreply 117July 28, 2012 5:39 AM

Can't believe no one has mentioned 'If You Wanna Get Back Your Lady'.

That was the jam.

by Anonymousreply 118July 28, 2012 5:51 AM

I was surprised to see "Dare Me" as one of the choices.

I remember getting that on cassette when visting Chicago. I had my Walkman walking around downtown, "Baby make your move, step across that line. Touch me one more time, c'mon dare me! I wanna take you on, I know I can't lose..."

by Anonymousreply 119July 28, 2012 6:07 AM

"Love in Them There Hills" from their Live at the Opera House album.

by Anonymousreply 120December 23, 2012 2:00 PM

Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump

by Anonymousreply 121December 23, 2012 3:43 PM

I'm So Excited is probably their signature song (or one of them), but Automatic is the SHIT.

by Anonymousreply 122December 25, 2012 1:38 AM

Bonnie finally got the first of her 3 solo albums released. It's the one with her big hit Heaven Must Have Sent You, but the album didn't have the disco remix of the song. The original version is really bland. The cd issue includes the remix, of course. But it would've belonged better as a bonus track for her 2nd album, also eponymously titled and with a very similar cover too. I believe the first album is called the "red album", and the 2nd is called the "purple album."

The purple album was trying to follow up on the success Heaven Must Have Sent You by being all disco versions of Motown hits. Her disco version of "Sugar Pie Honey Bunch" is fantastic and made the top 40, but is largely forgotten now. A cover of the Supremes "I See Your Love Light Shining" is also pretty good, and I like the ballad on the album which was released as a single but failed. Motown dumped her after that.

Then a few years later a song on the Heavily Bodies soundtrack got enough attention for her to record another album, this time an imitation of her sisters' electro-funk sound. But it's terrible, all the songs are really bad. And her husband, did a pretty inept job producing.

I think Bonnie should've been allowed back into the group in the 80s. Singers leave groups all the time to record solo albums, but that doesn't mean they have to leave the group forever. Apparently Bonnie wanted back into the group when June died, but they wouldn't let her. Bonnie was one of the two founding members and wrote some of their earliest hits.

by Anonymousreply 123December 25, 2012 1:58 AM

Romeo and Juliet,Samson and Delilah.....loved the Pointer Sisters.

by Anonymousreply 124December 25, 2012 4:31 AM

bump

by Anonymousreply 125February 11, 2013 5:00 PM

Pointers Sisters are like the Spinners -- you kind of forget how many hits they had. I once went to see the Temptaions years ago -- I love the Temps -- and the show was opened by the Spinners. I think it was a last minute thing to have the Spinners as the opening act because A.) we were all surprised to see them and B.) Who in their right minds would follow the Spinners?

They blew the place away. When the Temptaions took the stage we were all, "Whatever."

by Anonymousreply 126February 11, 2013 5:55 PM

Loved the Pointer sisters. Always wondered why we don't hear their songs anymore. They play all the other old stuff, but don't recall the them getting any airplay.

by Anonymousreply 127February 11, 2013 5:56 PM

[quote]Who in their right minds would follow the Spinners?

OMG, R126, you're so right. Whoever booked The (Detroit) Spinners as an opening act for The Temptations was a fool.

But what a wonderful evening you must have had!

by Anonymousreply 128February 11, 2013 6:09 PM

I saw Bonnie Pointer in a club about two years ago (a Halloween gig, no less!) and sadly she was FUCKED UP. She was clearly wasted and didn't even try to sing. I just hope the other sisters have their shit together.

by Anonymousreply 129February 11, 2013 6:13 PM

Sadly, R129, my shit was never together and it's now buried six feet under.

by Anonymousreply 130February 12, 2013 12:10 AM

Jada.

by Anonymousreply 131February 12, 2013 12:40 AM

"Slowhand" was playing on the radio the first time I sucked cock. It will always have a special place in my heart because of that.

by Anonymousreply 132February 12, 2013 1:47 AM

Why are we being given a history lesson about The Pointer Sisters?

by Anonymousreply 133February 12, 2013 1:52 AM

Because your pussy stinks, r133.

by Anonymousreply 134February 12, 2013 2:24 AM

[quote] Automatic is the SHIT.

You tell it BITCH!!!!

by Anonymousreply 135February 12, 2013 2:27 AM

Do they perform at all anymore?

by Anonymousreply 136February 12, 2013 1:05 PM

Just the two of them? I doubt it. If they would get over their grudge against Bonnie they could, they could even record again. She has a great voice, perhaps the best of all of them.

by Anonymousreply 137February 12, 2013 1:14 PM

[R133] Why are you reading this thread?

by Anonymousreply 138February 12, 2013 1:17 PM

Bonnie is so strung out these days she would need to go to rehab for a year to do a proper concert.

by Anonymousreply 139February 12, 2013 1:25 PM

"Jump" is on my workout playlist. Very effective.

by Anonymousreply 140February 12, 2013 1:44 PM

"Fire" is on mine

by Anonymousreply 141February 12, 2013 2:01 PM

jump (for your love) is actually my favorite, but i didn't see it on the list to vote for.

by Anonymousreply 142April 3, 2014 7:10 PM

Jada

by Anonymousreply 143April 3, 2014 7:14 PM

They have so many great songs and I love most of them. Just giving a bit of love to a song that wasn't included in the poll-"He Turned Me Out" which was for the Action Jackson movie, and yes that's the gorgeous Vanity and muscular Carl Weathers in the video:

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by Anonymousreply 144October 21, 2014 10:19 PM

Great to hear Anita here. She's retired from the touring group, I believe.

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