Jermaine Stewart: Get Lucky (1988)
Filed Under (Music) by admin on 12-01-2009
Tagged Under : 80s Music, Jermaine Stewart
In this continuing survey of the work of the late 1980s pop star Jermaine Stewart (1957-1997), we have this follow-up entry to his signature single, We Don’t Have to Take Our Clothes Off.
In this instance, the song title Get Lucky seems be somewhat antithetical to his earlier career theme of a man wanting to take things slow and searching for true love. But make no mistake, he’s singing about getting lucky with real love, not “getting lucky” so he remained consistent to the prudent image he was espousing with his lyrical themes.
The video features the typical catchy beats associated with Jermaine Stewart’s music, as well as choreographed dancing with Stewart’s ten-year-old Mini-me, a choice that makes the video fit well with the visuals of 1980s music superstars such as Madonna and Michael Jackson. Indeed, there is some Michael Jackson evident in a bit of his rhythm and footwork.
Athough Jermaine Stewart unfortunately passed away from AIDS-related complications in the late 1990s, he did leave behind a strong body of work that has lent itself to much sampling, remixing and continued use in its original form.