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NATALIE COLE Jump Start EXTENDED VIDEO DANCE MIX

3,523 views · Published 4 October 2017 · 7:13 · Indexed 24 October 2026

Channel: daveinprogress3 · 2017 · Howto & Style

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Combining a concept video with a performance on Solid Gold and I have created an extended clip to go with the dance remix of Natalie Cole's 1987 hit 'Jump Start'. #18 on my favourite artists of all time, my love for Natalie goes back to 1976 and first hearing 'This will be'. Even as an 11 year old boy, I appreciated her vocal power. However Natalie left my radar for the better part of a decade, due to no chart success in Australia, until I saw her perform 'Dangerous' in 1985 on Solid Gold and I was dazzled all over again. I spent an obscene amount of money on the 12 inch record of 'Dangerous' but it still delights me 32 years on. Her 1987 LP 'Everlasting' which yielded 'Jump Start' and her cover of Springsteen's 'Pink Cadillac' was her comeback all around the world and it propelled me to look back at the Natalie Cole recordings I had missed in the previous decade including her live double LP from 1978. The singer possessed one of the best r&b voices in the business, and her resurrection coincided with her overcoming her addiction issues. 1989's 'Good to be back' was certainly prophetic. 'Miss you like crazy' was another big hit and showcased what everyone already knew - Natalie Cole could sing it all and sing her face off! Whether it be a ballad or a dance track; a traditional pop standard or a jazzy tune, Natalie conquered all genres. Her 1991 Grammy behemoth 'Unforgettable' seemed to bring her full circle; providing her the sort of acclaim and success that her career first afforded her 15 years earlier, and also some healing with the difficulty she suffered being in the shadow of a musical legend - her father. My love of Natalie; as with Chaka Khan is the versatility and power of her voice and spirit. 'Jump Start' is very 80's dance pop. The clip is filled with big hair and funky moves. Likewise the ballads and standards that were more prominent in Natalie's later discography were proof positive of how respectful the vocalist was with the sacred material she chose to memorialise. Natalie's death in 2015 was premature and the world is poorer for her absence. Lucky for us a 40 year career of music and memories sustain us.

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