WAAAAGH! wik-wik-WAAAAGH!
― k$h (The Reverend), Friday, 2 April 2010 02:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
whatever happened to neneh cherry? i don't even remember an attempt at a follow-up song.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 2 April 2010 02:45 (3 years ago) Permalink
she had several other good tunes iirc
― Twink Will Ferrell (J0hn D.), Friday, 2 April 2010 02:49 (3 years ago) Permalink
― Twink Will Ferrell (J0hn D.), Friday, 2 April 2010 02:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
oh yeah! okay, i do remember kisses on the wind.
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 2 April 2010 02:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
and who among us can forget "manchild"
― Twink Will Ferrell (J0hn D.), Friday, 2 April 2010 02:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
Would this be called proto-trip hop? I love the Raw Like Sushi album, I only discovered it after the fact but I do remember the Buffalo Stance video as a child. "Kisses on the Wind" is also the best madonna song not sung by madonna I have ever heard. Is that why people called Neneh the "Black Madonna?" I always thought it was Jody Watley.
Anyway I do like Neneh's later stuff. Even the stuff with Tricky.
― lilsoulbrother, Friday, 2 April 2010 03:30 (3 years ago) Permalink
people called neneh cherry the "black madonna"?!?
― Daniel, Esq., Friday, 2 April 2010 03:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
From a fan page:
Madonna When releasing Raw like Sushi the media crowned Neneh as Black Madonna. Today at the question whether this title has been adequate she answers: "I don't think so, she is more ambitious and a harder worker than I am...and she's got a lot more money than me as well (laughs)..."
― lilsoulbrother, Friday, 2 April 2010 03:35 (3 years ago) Permalink
But Kisses on the Wind sounds like "True Blue/Who's That Girl" madonna as far as the instrumental is concern.
― lilsoulbrother, Friday, 2 April 2010 03:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
I went through a phase in 2006 when my metabolism required one daily dose of "Kisses On the Wind."
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 April 2010 04:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Has it been sampled much? That guitar line and squiggly bit are so iconic
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Friday, 2 April 2010 17:44 (3 years ago) Permalink
Would this be called proto-trip hop?
she was lookin' good, hangin' with the wild bunch (aka massive attack), so yes.
― rip sarah silverman 3/19/10 never forget (history mayne), Friday, 2 April 2010 17:46 (3 years ago) Permalink
"Kisses on the Wind" was so my jam, man
also: rowr
― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Friday, 2 April 2010 17:50 (3 years ago) Permalink
massive attack, smith & mighty remixes of 'manchild':
(s&m mix includes a k-disturbing moment halfway in where 'freestyler' by bomfunk mcs is foretold btw.)
― r|t|c, Friday, 2 April 2010 20:28 (3 years ago) Permalink
this song is absolutely terrible. i thought revisiting it after 20 years would bring back pleasant memories, but jesus christ this is embarrassing on every level and completely irredeemable.
― Melvin van Osterlow, Jr. (res), Friday, 2 April 2010 20:51 (3 years ago) Permalink
OUT
― STAY ALIVE USING EQUIPMENT (HI DERE), Friday, 2 April 2010 20:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
I remember when Buffalo Stance came out, I was listening to Rick Dees who said Buffalo Stance was the name of a haircut her friend invented.
― publicradio, Friday, 2 April 2010 20:58 (3 years ago) Permalink
huh, sucka?
― in movie 2001 resurrect thread on planet jupiter (Pillbox), Friday, 2 April 2010 21:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
her song with Youssou N'Dour, "7 Seconds", was basically a huge hit everywhere except the US in 1994.
"Buffalo Stance" owns, of course.
― zvookster, Friday, 2 April 2010 21:36 (3 years ago) Permalink
The best part of the song is the fadeout -- that delicious B-52-esque guitar riff going on and on while the keyboard hook pops in intermittently.
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 2 April 2010 21:38 (3 years ago) Permalink
It's so obviously from when it's from, and some parts of it really haven't aged well, but this is hands down a classic.
― King of Snake (j-rock), Sunday, 4 April 2010 01:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
I really don't understand this "aged well" concept. Music is a product of its time and technology. It's like expecting a NES game to blow you away graphic wise like a PS3 game. if you are going to listen to something that is from a different decade you should know what to expect. I'm not knocking you j-rock but I'm just talking in general.
― lilsoulbrother, Monday, 5 April 2010 02:15 (3 years ago) Permalink
yeah, but some shit from a certain decade makes you sick to your stomach, and other shit sounds good. "Aged well" basically means that it is tolerable to listen to in this day and age. It's like how you don't wear parachute pants (1990s) when you go out but you might wear blue jeans (1850s).
― Melvin van Osterlow, Jr. (res), Monday, 5 April 2010 04:11 (3 years ago) Permalink
I've been doing something wrong then?
― The Reverend, Monday, 5 April 2010 04:26 (3 years ago) Permalink
this song sounds good tho... it has done the whole time. it's never not been a 100% banger. the only bit that approaches embarrassment is the "the guy's a gigalo man..." bit, but that always was embarrassing too.
― rip sarah silverman 3/19/10 never forget (history mayne), Monday, 5 April 2010 10:24 (3 years ago) Permalink
Yeah, but she giggles after she delivers the line -- classic.
― filling the medicare donut hole with the semen of liberal (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 5 April 2010 11:06 (3 years ago) Permalink
o_0 at the idea that there are people, anywhere, who could possibly dislike this
all three neneh albums are worth owning imo
http://www.last.fm/music/Neneh+Cherry/Homebrew/Somedays <= co-written with geoff "portishead" barrow iirchttp://www.last.fm/music/Neneh+Cherry/Homebrew/Move+With+Me
http://www.last.fm/music/Neneh+Cherry/_/hornbeam <= only a 30-sec clip and it's not on youtube but "hornbeam" is seriously great
and of course the absolutely CLASSIC 4EVA 2-step refix of "buddy x"
ROMEOOO
― لوووووووووووووووووووول (lex pretend), Monday, 5 April 2010 11:27 (3 years ago) Permalink
Didn't she also release some kind of a feminist response song to "It's Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown back in the mid-90s that was a moderate hit? I remember seeing the video a lot on MTV back then.
But yeah, I guess "Buffalo Stance" and "7 Seconds" are the songs most people remember her for.
― Tuomas, Monday, 5 April 2010 12:47 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh yeah, this is it:
― Tuomas, Monday, 5 April 2010 12:54 (3 years ago) Permalink
wow that Dreem Teem cover is great!
― one of the jones boys (sic), Monday, 5 April 2010 13:43 (3 years ago) Permalink
Hated "Buffalo Stance" when it came out, and had the same reaction putting it on just now: It's timelessly corny, awkward, and pandering. But "7 Seconds" makes up for it.
― Pete Scholtes, Monday, 5 April 2010 15:01 (3 years ago) Permalink
MMM! WOO, Yeah yeah! UNH! Deejay!
― they taste fresh (Stevie D), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 17:52 (3 years ago) Permalink
GIGOLO
Neneh & kids
― Blancminaj (Spinspin Sugah), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 18:33 (3 years ago) Permalink
I love the synthesizer flourish in this, so . much.
― kissogram powers (Abbott), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 18:34 (3 years ago) Permalink
Xposts: Hey! You didn't introduce the hit hat or the tambourine yet!
― Tonight I Dine on Turtle Soup (EDB), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 18:37 (3 years ago) Permalink
Oh how thoughtless of me!! I'd like to introduce:
― they taste fresh (Stevie D), Tuesday, 20 April 2010 18:53 (3 years ago) Permalink
Holy crap is this video awesome!
― Beach Pomade (Adam Bruneau), Saturday, 19 June 2010 15:17 (2 years ago) Permalink
I heard this for the 1st time 4 days ago after checking out songs from the ILM 20th century list that I'd never heard before.. it's pretty great. Love the "$200 video" also.
― billstevejim, Thursday, 9 December 2010 07:25 (2 years ago) Permalink
WOT IS HE LIKE?
― o let's not do it and say we did (The Reverend), Thursday, 9 December 2010 09:57 (2 years ago) Permalink
My man right here.
― people for the slutty/common/american way (kkvgz), Thursday, 9 December 2010 12:38 (2 years ago) Permalink
My co-worker sang this at our karaoke x-mas party last night. I haven't heard this song in years and it's suddenly popping up everywhere.
― Darin, Thursday, 9 December 2010 16:12 (2 years ago) Permalink
What's he like anyway?
― a verbatim quote from AdamRL! (admrl), Tuesday, 21 December 2010 22:36 (2 years ago) Permalink
The guy's a gigolo, man.
― Stay J0rdan Fresh (sic), Wednesday, 22 December 2010 05:31 (2 years ago) Permalink
I just got into an intense wine-fix a couple nights ago. Needless to say, Neneh Cherry's Raw Like Sushi, became my soundtrack of the evening. The whole Buffalo Stance track is splendid and shakes around the atmospheric. I don't understand all the Madonna comparisons though.
― Alora Fiscus, Thursday, 4 August 2011 18:03 (1 year ago) Permalink
This T-Rex remix by Phiiliip makes great use of the keyboard riff from "Buffalo Stance".
― Telephoneface (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:02 (1 year ago) Permalink
xpost Needless to say!
― Dark Noises from the Eurozone (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:37 (1 year ago) Permalink
wtf is that shit
― lizard tails, a self-regenerating food source for survival (wk), Thursday, 4 August 2011 20:54 (1 year ago) Permalink
I wonder what Neneh's stance on the buffalo is now, all these years later. I think she'll be indifferent towards them. Not as bothered as she used to be.
― Johnny Jarvis, Friday, May 12, 2006 5:50 AM (5 years ago) BookmarkSuggest Ban Permalink
A+
― by another name (amateurist), Friday, 5 August 2011 16:29 (1 year ago) Permalink