#Irene Cara

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[buckhead1111]

Irene Cara R.I.P.

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Collaboration with @jamesmassino

#buckhead1111 #artist on tumblr #irene cara #1959-2022

[forever70s]

Irene Cara, circa late 1970s

#irene cara #singer #actress #70s fashion #platform shoes #flowers

[classicalallure]

Kevin Hooks and Irene Cara in an on-set still from the 1975 movie Aaron Loves Angela.

#irene cara #kevin hooks #aaron loves angela

[loveboatinsanity]

R.I.P. Irene Cara

#irene cara #fame #flashdance

[80s-music-tourney]

#80s music tourney #the weather girls #it's raining men #irene cara #flashdance #80s #polls #Youtube

[eightiesgalaxy]

RIP Irene Cara

#irene cara #80s #1980s #fame #flashdance

[verypersonalscreencaps]

MUSIC & DANCE IN FILM  ›  1 / ∞

FAME (1980, dir. Alan Parker) Irene Cara - Fame Linda Clifford - Red Light Irene Cara- Hot Lunch Jam Paul McCrane - Dogs In The Yard Irene Cara - Out Here On My Own Paul McCrane - Is It Ok If I Call You Mine? Contemporary Gospel Chorus - Never Alone Fame Cast - I Sing The Body Electric

#fame #music and dance #irene cara #paul mccrane #gene anthony ray #my80s #80s #dance #music #gifs:mine #favorite movies

[unanuvola]

Gene Anthony Ray & Irene Cara | Fame (1980)

#💖💖 #gene anthony ray #irene cara #fame #1980 #1980s

[yodaprod]

Irene Cara (1959-2022)

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[shinugodda]

irene cara 💜✨

#irene cara #rip

[hit-song-showdown]

Year-End Poll #34: 1983

[Image description: a collage of photos of the 10 musicians and musical groups featured in this poll. In order from left to right, top to bottom: The Police, Michael Jackson, Irene Cara, Men at Work, Michael Jackson, Bonnie Tyler, Hall & Oates, Patti Austin and James Ingram, Michael Sembello, Eurythmics. End description]

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Today's poll includes multiple songs off the soundtrack for the movie, Flashdance. We've seen songs from soundtracks featured on these polls, with You Light Up My Life and Evergreen coming to mind (plus songs from actual musicals). But instead of just diegetic ballads and showtunes, now we're seeing more songs marketing themselves around their connection to the films they were written for. As music videos are being shot more like movies and movies are being shot more like music videos, the meeting of these two worlds makes sense. Especially when music videos start to include actual clips from the movies, MTV was the place to get a wide audience for your music.

But not everyone could see the benefits right away. While MTV kicked off with a bang, their initial video rotation infamously featured no Black acts. The network's explanation was to insist that the exclusion wasn't based on race, but rather MTV's status as a "rock station".

1983 also marks the 25th anniversary of Motown Records and a television special (Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever) was broadcasted to mark the occasion. While the night is marked by more legends than I can list off, the notable performance for this blurb was Michael Jackson. After performing with the Jackson 5 for the first time since the 70's, Michael Jackson performed his new solo hit, Billie Jean. This number marks the public debut of the moonwalk, the musician's signature dance move that arguably cemented his status as a pop culture icon.

In hindsight, it feels ludicrous that an artist like Michael Jackson was initially unable to get on MTV. Fortunately, people at the time thought it was ludicrous as well. Both Rick James and David Bowie called out the network years before (with James being especially vocal in critiquing MTV for its exclusion of Black artists). But allegedly, Michael Jackson's record company found a way to get Billie Jean on the channel. To quote Walter Yetnikoff, the president of CBS Records at the time:

“I said to MTV, ‘I’m pulling everything we have off the air, all our product. I’m not going to give you any more videos. And I’m going to go public and fucking tell them about the fact you don’t want to play music by a black guy.’” (x)

Whether in response to Yetnikoff or not, Billie Jean aired on MTV March 10th, 1983, making it the first music video by a Black artist to be featured in heavy rotation on the channel. Later this year, the cinematic possibilities of the music video would be pushed further with the 13 minute video for Thriller. Michael was already a star without the push from MTV, and with how popular his videos were, it could be argued that MTV needed Michael as much if not more than he needed them. But while MTV's problems with race and representation were far from over, this moment helped pave the way for many other Black artists who will become iconic figures on the channel.

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[mydailyvintagephotos]

Remembering Irene Cara 🌹🕊️on her Birthday 🎂

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[classicalallure]

Rest in peace to Irene Cara (born Irene Cara Escalera, March 18, 1959 - November 25, 2022).

#irene cara

[mimi-0007]

Rest in power!!

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[dotthings]

RIP Irene Cara. We will remember your name.

#Irene Cara #Fame #Flashdance #rip #Youtube