The younger members of our audience may not believe this, but once upon a time, Lisa Lisa — or, more accurately, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force — was all over pop and R& radio. For a couple of years (a brief period, but longer than, say, Al B. Sure!’s peak), Lisa and her men were unstoppable, scoring no fewer than six Top 40 hit singles, including the breakdancing classic “I Wonder if I Take You Home,” “Little Jackie Wants to Be a Star,” and “All Cried Out,” which was, I swear, credited to Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam with Full Force featuring Paul Anthony and Bow-Legged Lou. And that’s leaving out their pair of Number One hits, “Head to Toe” and “Lost in Emotion”:

You remember Lisa Lisa now, don’t you? Que sera que sera, fuckers! (more…)