Juice with Junior

Just this past weekend, longtime reader and artist ermine sent me the above picture with a note saying that he "had to share" this with me.

As I opened the attachment, and the above picture started to crystallize, I was met with a sudden shock. What was this? Was I looking into the future when my dreams of being an international recording artist who has a pink album cover with me (with an afro!) wearing a baby blue suit holding a martini were answered!

Yeah, not so much. Instead, the picture is of a British dance/R&B artist named Junior (née Norman Giscombe) who scored a handful of hits both across the pond and in the States in the 80s, including "Mama Used to Say," for which I believe the above picture is a single cover.

How in the world did I never know about this?

What's so funny is that that joke I just made about being an international recording artist. Well, not so much of a joke as much as it is "something that Junior cries himself to sleep about every night while imaging thousands of screaming fans throwing roses at his feet."

Regardless, if my American Idol dreams ever did come true, I figured I'd call myself "junior" because it's what I've called myself for much of my life because I am a "Junior," my father has my same name, the whole thing (my parents also have other nicknames for me which I will NEVER DISCLOSE!) Now I thought I had the named covered; I knew about Junior Walker and Junior Senior but thought there were no other "Juniors" I'd have to contend with. But I never figured another Junior was already blazing the charts THE YEAR I WAS BORN! Wait for it... MIND BLOWN!

So I decided to check this Junior out. If I wanted Supreme Junior Dominance, I'd have to know what I was up against. So I found the video on the YouTubes...



Can you say... CATCHIEST SH!T EVER! Ever since I first listened to this song (that I SERIOUSLY NEVER HEARD BEFORE UNTIL ERMINE SENT ME THAT PICTURE!), it has literally been stuck in my head all weekend... "Rrrrr Mamma used to saaaay, take your time young man... Marrrrma used to say, don't you rush to get oooold!" Now I'm thinking, do you think if I ever (sorry, when I ever) become a famous singer, should I cover "Mama Used to Say"...

Is Junior covering Junior too meta? How about if I did it in a Junior's?

Have you picked up your mind off the floor yet, dusted it off, and put it back in your skull? Good, because I have a task for you. Know of any more "Juniors" that I should be aware of because I gotta get a stranglehold on this name or I'll never be able to use it. I'll have to be like P!nk and put an exclamation point in a weird place, and I'm not feeling that.

Oh and I already know about the obvious...


So you don't have to go there. Oh and baby in a Junior Mints box costume, wrong? Or the Wrongest Thing Ever? Now help me look for Juniors!

And while you're doing that, I also need to know: do you remember Junior Giscombe? Do you have a nickname that is also the name for something or someone else in popular culture? Or is your nickname "Junior" in which case, we need to have a little talk...

Oh, I'm tearing up a little because this is our final recap for the first season of "RuPaul's Drag Race" on Logo! I just wanted to thank you guys for voting for the show to be recapped it was a lot of fun and I hope that you liked my (trying really hard to be) witty observations. Sorry, I'm so late with this recap!

Before we get to the reunion show, I just realized that I completely forgot to talk about the recap show that aired last week. Well, there wasn't really much there that we didn't talk about already, but I did have one fave moment.

I loved when they showed all the fabulous dresses that RuPaul (right) wore at the judging and then, with Santino sitting at her side, they revealed the designer of all those great dresses.

And it was not Santino. Not a single dress. Awkward! I would think that Santino would have designed at least one dress, but I guess he's in the business of making queens feel bad.

But we'll get to that in a moment. Alright, time to break down the hot mess that was the "Drag Race" reunion show, and I have to tell you right now, if you haven't watched it, go here and watch it now. It was AMAZING! Seriously, there was so much that I decided that we should do the recap in pictures because I'd be typing forever if we did it in words. Alright, what picture to start with first...?


Well, I think we have to start with this set which was like something straight out of the "Twilight Zone" it was so dark and ominous. I think it was the same set they do "Breaking the Magician's Code" from; it looks like a place where illusions occur.

Anyway, after Ru makes her introductions, we are presented with the first four beauties kicked off the show, starting with Victoria Parker who I didn't realize was actually accepting the nickname "Pork Chop."

I would be kicking b!tches in the face if someone called me that!


Then, Tammie Brown (above) showed up and modeled the latest in forehead fashion. Oh, Tammie Brown. Of all the Tammie Browns, you're the Tammie Browniest...

After, Tammie, the (other) girl everyone loves to hate Akashia showed up in a barely-there getup (below).


I'm starting to think that all reality shows are contractually obligated to have one black girl who acts as the B!tch on the show. Discuss.

And then there's Jade.

So far, so good. We're talking a 'bout Akashia's difficulties growing up, the show's a little very special Oprah, but it's not off the hook. So what's next?


Okay, Jade (above) has opened the can of worms: "Are we talking about Rebecca, because we can talk about Rebecca." And no Jade wasn't talking about the classic Daphne du Maurier novel, she was referring to Rebecca Glasscock.

But we still aren't quite at the ridiculousness yet!

But everyone shut it! Here comes... Ongina (below)!


LOOKING FIERCE!

And then we had Shannel (below), who while not looking extra glam, was working a kind of realness that I found interesting...


Basically, every secretary at my mother school looks like this on any given day.

And then there's Rebecca. Over it!

So the girls sat down and of course attention turned straight to Ongina because she is so captivating that I'm surprised her aura didn't suck everyone into it like a vortex. Actually, that's how Ongina subsists: less amazing people and glitter.


Alright, do you feel it yet? It's coming! What I call...


Oh it was so good. There was so much that I can't even distill it all. I'll just print some of my fave lines. Use them liberally in your next fight...

"I didn't lose to you, I just want you to know that."
"I hate how you talk and how you act."
"You were led to believe your sh!t don't stink!"
"I am not jealous of you, for the record, I am not jealous of you..."

For bonus points, tell me who said what and to whom each statement was directed (Hint: They were all directed at Rebecca). OMG. There's so much drama, that I need something bubbly and refreshing to take my mind off all this...


NINA (above), you're here! I'm so glad, things were getting all kinds of rife around here. Can we go to the mall? I need to stop in Forever 21 because would you believe I lost one of my silver bangles on the bus! I know, right? What, oh, you have to do a reunion show... Oh, go ahead. I'll catch you later!

And now, with absolutely no fan fare (seriously Ru, we could have dimmed the lights or something, she is THE WINNER!), here is Bebe Zahara Benet (below), winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race"!


Oh and by the way, I don't know if you guys know this but the music she walked out to is from Ru's new album called "Champion" available on iTunes. If only there was someone on the show saying it every 45 seconds, I don't know how you'd learn that information. Hmmm...

So the show was progressing nicely until Ru decided, nope we haven't sh!tted on Rebecca as much as we could have. Show of hands, who thought Rebecca shouldn't have been in the top three or even, I don't know, on the planet...



Now some of you may be like, "Junior, it sounds like you're sympathizing with Rebecca." Here's the deal. The show is over. During the reunion, Bebe was already getting packed for her Tour of the Gay. There was no reason to keep harping on one person when their actions cannot be...

Wait, what's this? Can it be!


Oh, it's too beautiful. Look away! LOOK AWAY! I'm so crying my eyes out over here. Not because Jade and Rebecca kissed and made up. But because Jade didn't take the opportunity to pull her wig off when she clearly had the chance. Keeping yourself from snatching a wig. It's a good thing...

Okay, the show was moving along fine, we found out that Shannel not only purposefully jumped to remove her headpiece when Lip Synching for Her Life that one time, but also that she shaves her a$$ every other day.

Thanks for that, Shannel. Anyway, you prolly thought "There's no way they can cram any more drama into the show". That is until...


Santino and Merle Ginsberg (above) showed up. Oh my goodness gracious. Where to begin? Okay, both Shannel and Tammie had MAJOR problems with Santino! Shannel (below) blamed him for her leaving and everything else.




And Tammie (above) made a good point about feeding into the negativity that already surrounds the drag world. But I also think Ru made a good point in that the girls need to take that negativity and grow from it and be better.

Then Tammie shot herself in the foot by blaming Santino for making fun of her, ruining her credibility. Or maybe she's right... That is why I would like to take the time to point out other things Santino is to blame for...


The crisis in Darfur.


The overflowing river in Fargo, ND.


And the global economic meltdown.

Wow, Tammie and Shannel are right. Santino needs to be stopped!

And so it was around this time that Ru had had enough. These girls weren't getting it. They were complaining way too much. Someone had to do something. Now because the video of what happened next hasn't made its way onto YouTube yet, I've substituted the next best thing...



"When my mother yells at me, it's because she loves me!"

Oh and Tammie's "excuse your mouth" was priceless.

But I do have a problem with Ru's argument a little. I'm sorry, but if I see something and I think that it's not right: your hair's a little off, or your dress is a little cheap, and other people agree with me, then you need to REEVALUATE!

Not all people who criticize you are trying to tear you down!


But in the end, the argument was settled and Nina won Miss Congeniality (above) and she won a trip to Las Vegas and $1,500! Nina, can I come!?

And lastly, there was a DANCE PARTY!


Which is really how every show should end its season!

Now what did you think about the reunion show? Or the whole season in general? Are you gonna have "Drag Race" withdrawal since the show won't be back until next year!? Do talk and remember, if you don't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else! Can Ru get an AMEN!?

And here's something to hold you over until next season...



Thanks Wonder Man for uploading!

C'ya!

Yes, the title is a Heidi Montag/Lady GaGa reference and I'm not apologizing for it! Alright, it's time for another Hot or Not?, but this time, instead of talking about people, we have two fashion decisions that we need to evaluate for hotness or notness... And they both stem from my waking life in New York City...

First, I was walking to the bus stop recently to get my booty shuttled out of Manhattan, when I spotted a man wearing tights (not as fierce as the Stephen Sprouse-inspired ones Marc Jacobs is wearing and created above, but tights nonetheless).

Now the man wasn't jogging nor did he look like he was heading to a ballet class of any kind. He was just walking along chatting on his cell wearing black tights. And they weren't thin jeans either.

These were tights. There was no mistaking it. Tights, with a little pair of shorts on, but tights. Are we doing this?

Is this something we're doing?

I don't mean to complain like I don't think men can wear tights. I've watched "RuPaul's Drag Race," I know men can wear anything. It's just. It's that.

Must there be another piece of clothing that makes me feel too fat to wear! Like seriously, the guy I saw on the street weighed about 72 pounds so he could totally wear them and look fine. But me. Even at my lightest, I've always had the backside and the child-bearing hips and there is no way in hell I could pull off a pair of tights. That makes them an automatic "NOT" in my book. But then again, they didn't look bad on the guy I saw wearing them. So maybe they're a "HOT"?

What do you think? Men in Tights. For reals. Hot or Not?

You can see an older video of Mr. Jacobs talking about his Sprouse line for Louis Vuitton, including discussing the tights, below for New York Magazine. Thanks to NewNowNext for the vid link and above pic!



Alright, time to move on to our second query of the post, and I have to confess to you that I feel awful for doing this, it just baffled my mind so much that I a) had to do it, that is take a picture and b) had to ask you guys your thoughts...

So I was recently going home from a long day, when I got onto the subway around rush hour. It was fairly busy but these were all people in suits coming home from offices and other places of fancy employment.

In one of the seats, I spotted an attractive young business woman, wearing a killer black and white pant suit. I was bored, had to stand because there weren't any good seats, and my eyes were wandering around the car. Eventually, I glanced to what the business woman was wearing on her feet and this is all I saw...


WTF! No, I seriously couldn't believe my eyes. Were those? No! Say it ain't so! Hot pink pointed toe stilettos with a bright, sparkled silver strap buckle. What is this woman thinking?! I need oxygen! Oxygen! I had to take a picture.

Of course, I feel bad for blowing this completely real woman's spot. I took great pains not to get a picture of her face or any identifying information. I'm not even going to tell you what train I was taking. All to save her the embarrassment of knowing that these heels are a disaster!

First of all, any pink shoe with a sparkled silver buckle needs to be left in prepubescence. Second, why would a woman put on a great black suit and then muck the whole ensahmbe up by putting on hot pink stilettos! It makes no sense! Total "NOT"!

I wanted to stop her and talk for like an hour about why I thought these shoes were the wrong choice, but unfortunately (and luckily for her) she got off before I did. But then a part of me thought "Junior, you are not a woman. Maybe hot pink is in. Or maybe this woman is so ahead of the curve that hot pink is in for next winter! Maybe it's a 'HOT'?" I'm Natalie Imbruglia over here: so torn!

What do you think? Hot pink stilettos? Hot or Not?

NE other fashion topics you'd like Hot or Not assurance about? Just ask!

Can you believe it?! "RuPaul's Drag Race" literally came and went so fast that my head is still spinning. It was a great ride! And guess what?!

There's gonna be a Season Two! YEAH! I know, okay, we have to stop jumping up and down. Mama's not wearing a bra... Alright, we still have to recap the finale so you know what, let's get to it and we'll all try our hardest not to f#ck it up!

So the finale began with our three remaining divas, Nina Flowers, Bebe Zahara Benet, and Rebecca Glasscock vying for all that crap that RuPaul (above) tells us the winner is gonna snatch up if they win. Okay, I'm not gonna do this whole recap and pretend like we don't know that Bebe won! YEAH BEBE! Listen, can I tell you "Drag Race" fan to "Drag Race" fan, that for a little while, I was kinda bored with Miss Bebe. She was always flawless, she was always on point...

And even when she complained like a seven year old, she still always turned it out, which leads me to believe all the whining was really a strategy (or maybe I've watched one too many reality competition shows). Bebe was like that girl in school, the pretty one, who does all the activities and gets good grades.

She was like so perfect that you almost ignored her and drifted to your less book-smart but plucky friend (Nina) or the b!tch (Rebecca). Well, anyway, I'd been having this feeling with Bebe for the past few episodes. But then something strange happened during the finale; I actually started re-falling in love with Lady Benet. I'll stop the post every once in awhile to tell you when those moments occurred so let's continue.

Okay, the finale began with the girls arriving to an empty work room and conversation quickly turned to the fact that Nina had not been in the bottom two. With the way they were throwing around the phrase "bottom two," and the fact that they're all gay men, one could get the wrong idea. But alas, they were just commenting on the fact that Nina has never had to Lip Synch for Her LIFE! And I agreed with Nina, her consistency should have given her more points. Not that anything could beat CAAAAMEEERRROOOOON! but you know.

I also like how Bebe said "I'm the natural heir to RuPaul" as if Ru were literally feeding her that line off-stage.

Also, we're loving Rebecca saying "I've come all the way from Florida to California ... so why would I go home." Yes, Rebecca, you're cross country trip is impressive, especially considering, oh I don't know, the fact that Nina came from PUERTO RICO and Bebe came from muthaf#cking CAMEROON! But really I'm sure your Super Savers Jet Blue flight was an ordeal none of us can relate to.

It was prolly like the Trail of Tears.


Anyway, let's get onto the challenge. So Santino Roll the Dice, Spill the Rice and Merle Ginsberg (above) showed up to tell the girls they would be appearing in Ru's music video for "Cover Girl (Put the Bass in Your Walk)." While I was annoyed that Santino kept referring to Ru as "he," I quickly got over it by laughing over the fact that everyone ignored poor Merle.

She gets no love. Oh and Rebecca, you are not going to be "all over MTV..." But can we talk about who the real star of this challenge was...


Choreographer Ryan Heffington (above)!

First of all, from the neck up, ponytail down, he looks like a Tom of Finland drawing (left), he has hair all over himself which makes him look like he's having sex with the 70s, and he's rocking the fiercest blue lavender pumps I have EVER SEEN! Seriously, I need Sir Heffington to have three new shows on TV like right now.

The first would be called "Ryan Heffington: Unleashed" which would follow his day-to-day life. The second would be called "Dancemasters!" (exclamation point included in the title) where Heffington would train up and coming choreographers, and the third show would be called "Heff and the Hair," which would be an hour long series about how to groom errant body hair.

Okay, with all that said, Heffington proceeded to teach the girls the steps and as usual, Rebecca had no idea what she was doing. I'm so over it. And so was Heffy, although he was even still remotely encouraging. I wouldn't have been. I would have been like the meanie partner at the end of "Dance with Me" when he kept telling a hurting Vanessa Williams to "DANCE!" But that's just me.

Okay, I'm skipping the interview portion because it was a little Barbara Walters Special (and Ru is no Baba Wawa I must say) and going straight for the meat...


...Cazwell (above) to be specific! Love him. He is such the dirty hotness.

And I'm waiting for the rapper's new album. HEEELO! Cazy, baby. I need to hear you say something so dirty I must clutch my pearls. So he was on hand to help the girls perfect a rap and again (this is like a running theme) Rebecca missed the mark by not having four bars of text ready to go. I would think Rebecca wouldn't have any problem with four bars. Movie on.

While Nina's rap was cute and I loved her accent, the best part of this segment and the first time I started re-falling in love with Bebe (below) again was her rap, which is so amazing that I printed it, in full, below:

Face. Face. Face!
I need Face! Beauty. FACE!
You can take. It's OK!
Watch my body go insane!
If you ever feel the need, that you want to be free,
Come right now and walk the beat

A rap to which Cazwell so rightfully replied "You're a fierce b!tch, man. I'm scared of you." We all are, Cazy, we all are.

Hold me. Speaking of being held by hot men, Mike Ruiz showed up to direct the video and the girls got to show off their HEFFINGTON styled choreography skillz. Nina worked it like a Janet Jackson back-up dancer. Bebe gave it all her flair and energy (which is the second moment I re-fell in love with her). And Rebecca (below) trotted around like the baby horse that she is.

Seriously, her limbs were all akimbo.


That is when she even bothered to go to the set. For a queen of her caliber, b!tch should know how to correctly put on a wig in 2.3 seconds. Isn't that what they teach you at the University of Drag Queen Arts and Astrophysics? Even Mike Ruiz and his biceps couldn't help her. SO OVER IT!

Actually, I'll insult her the classy way Bebe did "I won't call her a b!tch, I won't say that." LOVE IT! I'm so using that in my life. "Hi, Bill, what do you mean you can't figure out that project. I won't call you 'stupid,' I won't say that..." Anyway, so after the girls had a little make-up chat and we discovered that the worlds of Puerto Rico and Cameroon don't communicate well with one another ("Jorge!" "So George?" "No, Jorge!"), we finally got to the runway.

Ooh, let's check in with the Santino Love-o-Meter for the final time...


...Oh no, he's eyeing Ru from the side. He's getting ready to pounce.

Well, this judging there were no guest judges and although Ru said it was because "no one knows these girls better than we do" she really should have said "we've completely exhausted our guest star budget!"

"Seriously, you would not believe how much Lucy Lawless (left) costs these days!"

Let's get to the fashion.

Here is the final moment I re-fell in love with Bebe. While Nina and Rebecca looks fine enough, there's no competing with Bebe's glittery disco glam ensemble!

It was ravishing!


And I love how Ru didn't even bother to hide the fact that she not only wanted the dress but had her mind pretty much made up. So after all the final evaluations, we got to the elimination, which led me to what I have been so waiting for!


BYE REBECCA!

First, you didn't show up on time to the video shoot and Ru "expects her girls to show up ready and on time" but then you called Nina and Bebe old and pretended like you didn't mean it, you said the word "shade" way too much, and you've generally been unappealing for EIGHT EPISODES!

BYE! BYE! BBBBBYYYYEEEE!

Okay, let's get to the moment we've been waiting for. So the Lip Synch for Your Life between Nina and Bebe was to "Cover Girl" and they both rocked it, but we all knew it was coming...


BEBE IS THE WINNAH OF THE "DRAG RACE"! W! I! N! N! A! H! WHOOOO!

There she is... Miss RuPaul's Drag Race... There she is... I forgot the rest of the words... So beautiful and with an amaaazing tuck!

Again, she gets all the stuff like the spread in Paper Magazine, the money child, the sunglasses, that giant crown, the HGTV Dream House (right), everything!

While I was rooting for Nina and felt a Bebe win was a little expected, I was still happy with the outcome! I would have been happier if Ru invited some people to celebrate with Bebe or had balloons drop from the ceiling or SOMETHING! It was so anticlimactic!

Maybe next season, they'll get a budget for some Silly String or something!

Alright, that's all for me!

I'll see you soon, because we so have to talk about that reunion show! It was a hot mess! C'ya then! And sorry this was a day late. I couldn't get my wig on right and you NEVER RUSH A QUEEN!

(p.s. thanks to Wonder Man for allowing me to crib his title!)

Yeah, this is another one of my "Junior, whatchu talkin' 'bout!?" posts, but I always explain myself so you know I've got a story.

So I was listening to one of my favorite songs (it's on this list so I won't tell you which) and in the middle it had a section where the artist just stops the song and goes into a little spoken word.

Whether they're talking to you or acting out a skit or just saying something at random, I love these moments because they're like little hidden treasures within a song. You listen long enough and you get the prize of hearing your favorite artist's (semi-) real voice from beyond the mp3. So I have a few favorite songs (a Top 5 to be exact) that have spoken word in the center of their songs like a Junior Mint. We'll get to New Music again in a little while. Now let's enjoy My Top 5: Favorite Spoken Word Sections in Non-Spoken Word Songs...


5)


Spice Girls (above) - "Naked" (listen via YouTube)

Album: "Spice"
Released: February 1997

Spoken Word Section: Starts at 2:20

[Phone rings]
Hello. It's me. I thought you'd understand.
Well, maybe I should have kept my big mouth shut.
I can't paint such a pretty picture.
But I'd rather be hated than pitied.
Maybe I should have left it to your own imagination.
I just wanna be me.

I love this spoken word for two reasons: 1) Emma Bunton has the cutest voice ever and 2) it's so overly dramatic and pointless, it actually makes you start to wonder who she's talking to and what it is that's she's done. Or maybe I just watch soap operas too much. Anyway, it's great. Listen!


4)


Elvis Presley (above) - "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (listen via YouTube)

Released: November 1960

Spoken Word Section: Starts at 1:31

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight.
You know someone said "The world's a stage and each must play a part."
Fate had me playing in love with you as my sweetheart.
Act One was when we met.
I loved you at first glance.
You read your lines so cleverly and never missed a cue.
Then came Act Two.
You seemed to change, you acted strange, and why I've never known.
Honey, you lied when you said you loved me and I had no cause to doubt you.
But I'd rather go on hearing your lies, than to go on living without you.
So now the stage is bare, and I'm standing there with emptiness all around.
And if you won't come back to me, then they can bring the curtain down.

Elvis was not the first person to record this 1920s song but I think we can all agree that when it comes to delivering a spoken word section, nobody beats Elvy. Also, I urge everyone to commit the text to memory and use it in the middle of a fight with your significant other. It will so throw them off!


3)


Stevie Wonder (above) - "Living for the City" (listen via YouTube)

Album: "Innervisions"
Released: August 1973

Spoken Word Section: Starts at 4:19

[Announcer] "Bus to New York City."
Hey, bus driver, I'm getting on that! Hold it!
Thanks a lot. Wow. New York, just like I pictured it.
Skyscrapers and everythang.
[Other speaker] "Hey, hey, brother, come here a minute. You look hip man.
Hey, you wanna make yourself five bucks man?"
Yeah.
[Other speaker] "Look here, run this across the street right quick."
[Police siren]
What! Huh! I didn't know! What! I'm just going across the street!
[Street noise]
[Police officer] "Shut your mouth!"
What?! What I do!?
[Police officer] "Put your hands behind your back. Let's go. Let's go."
[Judge] "A jury of your peers has found you guilty. Ten years."
[Prison guard] "Come on! Come on! Get in that cell n*gger! Go on."

I know Stevie is singing about very serious issues here: crime, unfair drug laws that disproportionately imprison black people, the struggle... But why is it every single time I hear this skit, I laugh at the "skyscrapers and everythang..." line and cannot stop laughing until he starts singing again.

I think it's because the skit is the auditory embodiment of the thing every black mother tells their child will happen to them if they don't get their diploma and go to college. "You'll just be on the street and you'll go to jail for the rest..."

You've probably already heard it, but if it's been awhile, it's a must relisten...


2)


The Beach Boys (above) - "Please Let Me Wonder" (listen via YouTube)

Album: "Today!"
Released: March 1965

Spoken Word Section: Starts at 2:26

I love you.

It's quick. Blink and you'll miss it. But listen to the song and answer this one question for me. When Brian Wilson says this, tell me that you don't answer "I love you too"... Trust me, you won't be able to help yourself.


1)

En Vogue - "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" (video below)



Album: "Funky Divas"
Released: March 1992

Spoken Word Section: Starts at 2:29

Yesss, ah!
I give to the needy and not the greedy.
Uh huh, that's right.
'Cause ya see baby, when you lock it, you lose it!
And I got to go!

It's borderline spoken-word as Maxine Jones kinda half sings it (with Terry Ellis' help) but it's presence in the song elevates the R&B jam to one the greatest songs ever. Seriously, I have not only adopted "When you lock it, you lose it, and I gotta go!" into my vocabulary, I say it nearly once a day!

Take a listen and tell me you don't agree!


That's the list!

Any spoken words in your favorite songs that put a smile on your face? Let me know, but this time, you have to sing it. It's only fair!