. . . I ain't got no love for the Grammy Award show producers who decided to have Rihanna steal stage and air time from Morris Day and the Time.
The Time gave us such hits as "Jungle Love" and "Jerk Out." All-time classics in the world of R&B.
Has anyone seen or heard from Morris Day since his role as music exec Don Cleveland in "The Adventures of Ford Fairlane" in 1990. Now, the Grammys roll him out to help celebrate their 50th birthday and then interject Rihanna?
What a tease! The Time got open 45 seconds of love to sing the first verse of "Jungle Love" before Rihanna came out for her "Umbrella" / "Don't Stop the Music" medley. Then Day got about 25 more seconds to show off that classic "Jungle Love" dance.
What a sham, Grammy producers. If you're going to dust off Morris Day and The Time, then pull out the cleaning liquid and shammy and do the job right. Don't just vacuum around the sneakers in the middle of the room. Move them out of the way and keep vacuuming. No wonder the music industry is in such disarray.
Don't get it twisted, though. We love Rihanna, and honestly, she'll brighten up any performance just by walking on stage. (Did anyone else notice her guido fist pump?) But let Rihanna have the stage to herself. More to the point, let Morris Day and The Time jerk out once more for the people!
- Mark La Monica
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When you line up Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Jellybean Johnson, Jimmy Jam (with the keyboards on a shoulder strap) and Terry Lewis and they do their funk step show, you have to let it go on for more than 15 seconds. That's one of the greatest visual shows there is live, especially when Day is wearing a tangerine or lemon colored suit.
Jungle Love. Oh-ee-oh-ee-oh.
Check out the end of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back for the last film appearance by Morris Day and the Time.
Here's the opening scene... Classic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaoJZ0wADIQ
Warning: Explicit dialogue in the clip... lots of foul language that is.