TS: Pebbles' "Mercedes Boy" vs "Girlfriend"

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Two rather forgotten huge hits in 1988 by the subsequent manager of TLC. The former strikes me as one of the best L.A. Reid-Babyface productions: all slinky guitar, beat box, and Janet-esque understatement.

What say you?

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 10 March 2006 04:17 (twenty years ago)

"Girlfriend" did say the guy in question is just a "canine runnin' 'round in heeeaaaaat..."

Followed by a barking SFX.

Good times.

― Justin, Friday, 10 March 2006 04:29 (twenty years ago)

I shed not a tear for how utterly time-forgotten Pebbles is.

Gimme Cathy Denis or Michel'le or something.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Friday, 10 March 2006 04:35 (twenty years ago)

So what is she up to nowadays?

― Joe (Joe), Friday, 10 March 2006 04:39 (twenty years ago)

"Mercedes Boy" by several lengths; it's just perfect.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, 10 March 2006 07:14 (twenty years ago)

"Mercedes Boy"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Friday, 10 March 2006 19:54 (twenty years ago)

Who's forgotten these songs?

― Dan ("Mercedes Boy") Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 10 March 2006 19:58 (twenty years ago)

"Mercedes Boy" yes indeed--one of the greatest songs of its decade. Especially the remix: M-M-M-Merceeeedes...

― Douglas (Douglas), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:02 (twenty years ago)

Who's forgotten these songs?

I never hear'em on the radio! (then again, South Florida's urban stations have no sense of history).

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:16 (twenty years ago)

"Giving You The Benefit" is pretty good too.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 10 March 2006 20:18 (twenty years ago)

Yes, "Mercedes Boy." The gender flip is great: the title invites you to think it's about a boy who owns a Mercedes, and in general it's more usual to have a song where it's a man being skeevy about taking women for rides. But instead...dum dum dum.

― brittle-lemon (brittle-lemon), Saturday, 11 March 2006 03:52 (twenty years ago)

Pebbles received exposure in 1987 when she appeared on the Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack LP. Under the production of Andre Cymone, she sang "Love/Hate"; ...love this song.

― retroboy, Saturday, 11 March 2006 04:33 (twenty years ago)

five years pass...

"Mercedes Boy" by several lengths; it's just perfect.

― Matos-Webster Dictionary (M Matos), Friday, March 10, 2006

― Hey Look More Than Five Years Has Passed And You Have A C (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 April 2011 01:24 (fifteen years ago)

Is she still a minister?

― fat fat fat fat Usher (DJP), Friday, 8 April 2011 13:19 (fifteen years ago)

MerMerMerSAAAYdees

― Trip Maker, Friday, 8 April 2011 14:23 (fifteen years ago)

nine months pass...

I love how fucking dramatic the synth strings are in "Grilfriend" but even moreso how she pronounces "question." "THAT IS THE QUESCHEEYON"

― I'm trying to think of all the ways I can inspire you (Abbbottt), Thursday, 2 February 2012 03:01 (fourteen years ago)

three years pass...

Just strutted the entire length of my commute from the train to work strutting in step with "Mercedes Boy."

― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 21 May 2015 12:40 (eleven years ago)

tell me whatchu gonnna dooo wit me babee

― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 21 May 2015 13:12 (eleven years ago)

There are so many things...

― Norse Jung (Eric H.), Thursday, 21 May 2015 13:15 (eleven years ago)

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