Teena Marie - Square Biz - 1981 pop music video
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- "Square Biz" is a song by American pop/R&B/soul singer, Teena Marie. The song was released as a single in 1981 from the album It Must Be Magic. It would go on to become one of Marie's signature songs.
The song interpolates a rap verse from the Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight".
Cover versions and appearances in media
In 2002, a new version of this song, titled "Hollywood Square Biz", was used as the theme to the popular game show Hollywood Squares from 2002 to 2004.[2]
In 2002, En Vogue performed a cover of the song on their concert DVD, Live in the USA.
Missy Elliott uses an interpolation of a verse from Square Biz in Ciara's 2004 hit single, "1, 2 Step".[3]
The Firm's "Firm Biz" contains a sample based on the song featuring En Vogue's Dawn Robinson from the group's 1997 album The Album.
"Real Love" by Master P featuring Sera-Lynn, 2002
In January 2011, The Foreign Exchange performed a piece of the song during their Authenticity Tour in Europe.
Chart performance
The song managed to peak at #3 on Billboard's Black Singles, becoming Marie's highest peak on the chart at the time. The song managed to peak at #12 on Billboard's Club Play Singles, while performing moderately on Billboard's Pop Singles, peaking only at #50, becoming her second single to chart on the Pop Singles chart.
2024 anyone?
Yep
Yes
EVERY YEAR UNTIL!!!!
Fo Sho!
Definitely!
This lady didn’t get the flowers she deserved for the Soul music she put in our lives🥰
Facts. That women could sing her ass off.
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i concur
I agree. I thought her and folks like pink and Madonna did a. Halfway decent job at RnB and hiphop tracks!
@@rvegas81 you lost us with Pink and Madonna lol
She could sing her ass off!!! This song is a classic 🔥🔥🔥 R.I.P Teena 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Listen to her and Rick James sing their song, Happy! It’s my favorite! And if you have the time listen to Ricks song , Hollywood was the joint when I was in my 20’s in the military. Hollywood is his song telling his story about leaving Buffalo, NY to go to California where he became a major superstar! I love him and I love Teena. ❤
I was lucky enough to see her live three times she was outstanding 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💙👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💙💙
She deserved better. She has an incredible voice.
I agree, she was so underrated
Yes but I think she is lip singing here.
@@premierproperties240 so what if she was lip synching??? It's not a bad thing. There are times when lip synching is done so that the quality of the performance is more pleasing to the audience. No, you don't want someone to lip synch at a concert if you paid for tickets, but during a TV performance or award show it's sometimes done because of time constraints. Get over it!!!
@user-um6lz9hg3r so much emotion. Just said yes in agreeance and then notated it looked like lip singing. I didn't state am opinion either way.
@@kellyf5004 Most definitely!
Here I am…68 years old and dancing on my back porch like a young girl again. She was so talented and so underrated. She was downright awesome!
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🤙The first Caucasian woman to ever literally take over Soul Train. She was a true 💎
😂 FACTS AND ONLY
Indeed she was. I still don't think there is anyone out there who can touch her today. If u can think of one let me know sister
Who was the last?
right, because being white or black has nothing to do with talent lol
@Kwuan Brinson, you might want to look up Lisa Stansfield on the Appollo, and it's more a matter of talent than race ✊😉
Whose here in 2024!!!! Real music the brother with that wife beater on was playing that bass !!!!!! Square Biz!!!! Miss this music!!! rip Tina very underrated soul singer....
First person to ever "Rap" in their own RnB/Pop song, now so many artists have rappers on their RnB joints. She was a legend and a pioneer.
Ugh Teena was ONE OF A KIND. Adore the level of the talent that she possessed.
Not true. You can make a case for Blondie. Teena was still next level, tho.
Very true@@jameslewis3846
Facts.
This isn't Pop...
She was a white woman with a black soul!!! Love you so much Teena my mother’s favorite artist of all time. 🙏🏾
We don't war against flesh and blood...this heffa had THAT soul spirit! As a horn player musician...this bass player is at least top twenty ALL TIME great on one song.
@@DjDemp race and ethnicity really be messing yall up huh
She grew up in a black neighborhood singing in a black church.
@@DjDemp Cuban or Dominican can't be white too? Just american??
@@DjDemp False! Check your facts!!
This song never gets old. It makes me dance.
Me too. Love this song
Oh yeah
I'm dancin' now...and I'm on a plane listening to it!
@@markholman3530 I’m in bed dancing 💃
@@foreverengland6590 lol
Just like Prince, there will NEVER be another Teena Marie!!!!❤🌹
The Girl on Saxophone was Killing it
The bass guitar line is funky
that was what Disco was all about FUNK
Damn. I miss the kind of music. Such a good vibe. R.I.P. Tina.
Word!!
yep, and the drum beat connected with this in very organic form
Lady T deserves a biopic I would love to see that.
Teena was born to sing.
Teena was the real deal! Rest in power! That kind of sass and flavor can never be replicated.
She was the baddest white woman with a golden voice. Love her ❤
She died.....when?
@@CUBACHINA1986 2010 she had a seizure
@@Hansom6469 I do Agee with you
Hell to the mother fucking no!!!!!!👎
The lady was a master of about 10 instruments, on top of her insane vocals
She's a legend, never cared that she was white. I cared about her voice and that woman could sing so we'll. R.I.P. Queen Tina!
Just sad that even today the fact that she was white is still brought up.
She was just an awesome singer with a lot of soul and amazing talent.
So what ur saying is you’re racist and ur giving her a pass.
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@ H GB- I feel the same, pure God given talent !
@@whatscooking905 1
The bass line gets me everytime! One of my favourite classic tunes of all time.
The only Rock and Roll Hall of Fame oversight bigger than Teena’s exclusion is that of Rick James. She didn’t play an instrument in this performance, but she COULD have. She played as many instruments as Prince. FACT.
She was an all around superstar. The true definition of a triple threat.
Why Prince respected her immensely!!
She did NOT. Stop it. She played guitar and piano. Show me evidence of her playing drums and bass.
@@chrisgambaro-vega9504 why is there always a negative Nancy in the comments can you just come and enjoy the music and the talent we always have to stand out in the comments with your negative energy
Teena's ultimate instrument was her voice.
🥺 wish she was still here.
What happened to her
@@ingrid9786 she died 10 years ago
@@ingrid9786 Seizure in 2010
@@kingsleyabiamiri If I recall, I believe that back in 2004 she suffered a serious concussion following a large picture frame fell on her head while she was sleeping. It resulted in momentary seizures for the rest of her life. The month before her death, she suffered a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
Sad part is that she died the day after Christmas on 26 December 2010.
Dam that’s f up my uncle died like dat well a clock fell on him while he was drunk & it was bleeding for a few days in his head a day after they found him cold he was gone
She's definitely a soul sistah
Oh yeah!
I’m 23 years old, been hearing this song since I was a child. Today was the day I found out this wasn’t a black woman singing this, much love and respect to her 🖤💙
I definitely didn’t kno until today !! Wow !! She Was The Truth 💯🥰👏🏾 My Mama Lovessss This Song and Sings it word for word 😂
Same and I am 30
Rest in peace Teena Marie. It took me a long time to realize that she was the first woman to actually rap in her songs. She deserves a Hollywood walk of fame star. She’s a legend in the industry
YESSS INDEED AND LET MISS ALIA ROSE 🌹 ACCEPT IT 💯
Teena deserves more props!
Really?
So true!!! She up there with Patti Gladys Anita Baker. She belongs with them all and They will tell u that.
She sure does!!!!! ✨✨✨🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Yes she does
I remember how shocked some people were when they found out she was white. She had so much soul and in her sound, everyone thought she was a sista. Lol.😄
So true
She’s such a Classic!! Love her!!’🌅🎼🥂🎉
I heard that brother,,,but back in the daze nobody really cared just as long as you were talented..You had KC and the sunshine band ,average white bad,wild cherry and so on and they were definitely funky and talented!
Actually see was.....
I did too until my mother told me. Same thing with Lisa Stansfield
I think she was one of the first to use rap in an r&b song before it became a trend. A true legend..miss you Lady T! My older brother used to have the biggest crush on her
Yes she was , I never heard a female R&b Rapp on her joint before Lady T did it and I honestly feel like she never got credit for that .
I think Debbie Harry/Blondie preceded her with Rapture by just a few months.
2024. who is still here? shouit out the queen.
The Ivory Queen of Soul😌👌💯
That's a great nickname to describe Teena Marie
@@antwanalexander4281 it really is. She was always in another level all to herself no doubt about it 😌👌💯
No one could or will ever compare to Lady T. She had a lane all her own. R.I.P.
Wait min she's great but Ms champagne King could they sound similar shame they never collabed huge miss
She's one of kind
@@122ifydarkace That would of been 🔥
Legend!!!!!!!!!!!! This woman killed the 80s!!!!!!!!!!!!
& the late 70’s
Come thru Tina💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥👏🏾👏🏾
Soul can't be bought,It's a gift and she had SERIOUS SOUL in her voice and attitude.
RIP and Ty for the memories.
It can’t be faked either. Lady T was a real one. Gifted’ talented and beautiful. She bridged a gap between black and white that shows that many of us have soul it just needs to be recognized and appreciated. Teena deserved so much more in terms of recognition and appreciation. RIP🕊...
She still couldn’t really dance to save her life though which I always thought was weird.
@@sarcasticallyrearranged same w Mary J Blige
@@AndyB718 LOL!:-)
As soon as she says everybody get up...i always start dancing lol..still to this day i recall seeing her for the 1st time back then and said mom wait that's a white girl singing this lol...of the BEST R&B songs EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR...
A little powerhouse, masterful vocalist and an amazing musician. I love Teena so much. 💜🙏🏽💜
Imagine if Teena was on the music scene these days…..
Jeez, Just imagine, she would 'Rip it up' R.I. P. Teena.
They would never appreciate her now. Ppl with no talent get all the love
The BEST MUSIC was in the 80's.... Teena Marie had nothing but PURE SOUL in her music that crossed ALL color lines... And she help put RAP music on the Map.... Love you Teena... RIP 💯✌
Blew my mind when I first heard this I was 16 I’m now 57 still stands up today quality rip ivory queen of soul a class act 🙏
The "Baddest piece of Vanilla" I have ever seen in concert! A real piece of work! MISS TEENA MARIE" The ladies blow'n bac round vocals were no joke! and Miss Pretty blow'n that "sax wasn't nothing nice!
I was 8 years when fist listening to this
Bumping this now at 57!!
2021 we here for you baby ❤️ keep resting .
In power!
I never gave a s*** what she looked like. This woman killed it and that's all that mattered. RIP Queen!!!
Lady T could SING her butt off, saw her once in concert. I tell you she sound even BETTER live. It was a very AMAZING surprise. I just wish I went to more of her concerts. There NEVER be another Teena Marie. Lady T you are SO missed.
Anyone still watching in 2020?
RIGHT HERE 💃🏾
Watching my Lady T from Orlando ❤️❤️
Yup!
Still watching in 2021 in France. J'adore Teena.
I’m here 2021
🤘🏾🔥Love Teena’s sound🔥. She bridged jazz funk, disco, soul with a sprinkle of rap. Because growing up in London and Uk in the 70’s and 80’s was a melting pot of music and we didn’t care what colour an artist was or anything else about them accept that the artist could get a party started. Teena did that every time. She had a Black soul which was good enough for me.
100% facts 👌🏿🎤🎹😎
Man that bass line is in my veins that funk can't be stopped no matter what music that they bring in 2021
The “square-biz” part of the song: absolute genius.
T Marie wrote the song. She was a genius, vocal powerhouse! I miss her.
Square Biz was Black American slang in the 70s
Rest in peace teena Marie Love you
I think I am a square because I always love this song and did not know it was the great Teena Marie song R.IP. girl oh Mask Singer brought me here.
She is killing it live
This was clearly lip synced
Killing this shit fareal
We adopted her into the Black Soul Family" long time ago! RIP Tina
Yeah she was our cousin. I don't care what anyone says.
Man, she was something else. I love this track, but “Lovergirl” has to be my favorite.
I miss music from this generation and it takes me back to high school. Such great, memorable times. Rest In Peace Lady T. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️❤️❤️
My favorite song by Teena Marie was
"Out on a Limb" & Mr Casanova
She was Cold..Wish she could have got her props and just dues..
She sounds like one of the first female rapper..that wasn't in a group? Just saying!
My nine year old listened to this for the first time last night and said she loved it. Good music never dies. Teena Marie will always be one of the greatest to ever do it. ❤
this song is soooo fire.... it's perfect.. the bass, the singing, and the little rap!
Teena was beyond her time! RIP
WE had "The Vanilla Child", "The Ivory Queen", "Lady T" -TEENA MARIE!!!! Other folks had...... Madonna.
"I wanna hip you to the T". You just knew she was real.
So right, so right!
I know that’s right!
The shade...
“Vanilla Child!” She’s talking Square Biz! Go Lady “T!” Check out one of her earlier hits “Behind the Groove.”
Yes, “Behind the Groove” rocked my world and changed my life ❤️
My mom would play this on Saturday mornings while we were cleaning the house. Mom passed three years ago and this genre of music brings back so many childhood memories.
This woman was a treasure. I can't believe she's been gone 12 years.
What a treasure Teena Marie was. Powerful vocalist and artist.
OMG, I remember this song when I was in the 5th grade in BK. All of us thought she was black like us. My wife and I are listening to the oldies right now while our kids are somewhere in the house.
There will never be another ivory Queen of soul! Lady Tee’s legacy lives on forever!
Teena Marie bodied this tune .. her singing and rapping was 👌🏿💯🎤🎹
This all we heard when my mom and sisters had their kickback back in the day... its amazing how the music we listened to then is what i wanna hear now
MUSIC IS TRASH 🗑 NOW
This song still sounds amazing!
Ivory Queen of Soul...Love this lady and this song! First white lady to rap!
She was by far the best Queen of Ivory Soul. One of the first Rappers, before Blondie.
RIP Teena! Thanks for your music and for fine times and memories! RIP Rick "Slick Rick"James as well!
You said it all
Wow! I had the "pleasure to see Ms Teena"in concert with "Mr RICK JAMES"and THE STONE/CITY BAND"it was a "show to remember"weed was "flowing freely"and everyone was "Ball'n out of control! everything was "all good" thanks "Rick/James"and Ms Teena/Marie!
Bill Clark did you get high?
sounds like "fun"
@@rentalVHS It truly was a evening of excellent fun!
@@divisionagentbailey6727 if you didn't smoke,"the arena was so filled with smoke that you got a bomb contact high! It was a true adventure, a blast experience!
@@billclark7250 lol
Music is a connection of the soul, Miss Teena understood that, and she exemplified that!!!!
she looked so beautiful i was 16 yrs old when square biz came out and it was a HIT we just loved it !!! may she rest in peace
When I first heard her I thought she was a sista🤦🏾♀️✊🏾 & then I seen pictures of her & was like wow she's amazing RIP Queen T you were a beautiful individual ❤
The beautiful lady of soul🥰😍
Damn that song makes you feel energetic and ready to go out to dance at a club, let alone making you feel young.
Her duet with Rick James ( Fire & Desire ) & Square Biz were 2 of my favorites of hers R.I.P. Teena Marie
8/14/2023 🎉 and still mind blowing
Underrated . Love her , one of the best female vocalist.❤
Oh my goodness I finally saw Tena Marie in Baltimore just before she passed. She jammed every song, RIP,
Teena Marie is the best white female artist of all time. May she be singing praises to the Lord in heaven.
Haven’t heard no one sing like her
She truly was one of a kind- maybe the very best in that era.
Anastasia reminds me of Teena, particularly the range they both have.
I’m 38...heard this song in the 90’s when my mom played it and was jamming out to it when I was 7
She has soul and hearing this again...man brings back memories 😁
Bad tune. Sounds good now as it did then... I was bopping in the kitchen 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾Wicked singer and her music lives on.. 🎵🎶🎵🎶May She Rest in Eternal Peace 🙏🏾
I 💕 loved Teena Marie l was a junior in high school when she dropped this gem it was playing everyday of the week on the radio the entire black community loved Teena Marie more than they 💕 loved Prince back then Prince had the whole audience and Teena Marie had the black community and the black audience she could sing better than Prince back then Teena Marie could rock the house 🏠 she is one of my favorites beautiful ❤️ artist ❤️ Teena Marie she is missing from the R and B music 🎵 world this is Geraldine Walker from Saginaw Michigan
It's amazing that she sounds EXACTLY like she does on the record, GOD blessed you Tina and you blessed, she up there breaking it down for the 😇
was this not playback???!!
@@rachidvanheyningensomebody dubbed the studio version over this lol. i saw this performance years ago and it didn’t sound like this
Iip synced
@@rgrndu it wasn’t… this isn’t the audio for this particular video. somebody dubbed the studio version to this. you can see the actual original video in the search results.
What a performer, and singer Teena was, a Legend 🙌
There will NEVER be another Teena Marie…
I do wants to hear & see #Adele sing this song….
I was today years when I found Missy Elliot interpolates Teena’s rap on 1,2 Step with Ciara, UNREAL!! ❤
This never gets old!
Loved this then and love it now. ♥️💐
Damn I hate , she left before I got a chance to her live! She is the First white Soul sista, who was straight 🔥!🫶🏾🎸🍷
I miss this time in life. It was so good you had to be there
Absolutely!!!!!!
Happy black history month teena🤷🏾♀️💕💪🏾it took me to be in my 20s to realize she was white. This women had soul😍we won’t never get anyone like this😌🤷🏾♀️😂and....she can dance 💪🏾🤷🏾♀️😂🤪
Gioia Maynor Lol 20yrs?
My favorite female singer of all time. She never received the recognition that was deserved. Just a multitalented artist gone to soon. But her music will live on. 👌👌🙏🙏
Yasss Ms. Teena I came to this song for inspiration dancing my butt off!!
If you hear this song and your shoulders don’t move on their own you’re not human
There is a difference between singers and singers who write and produce their own songs. It’s an incredible feeling having musicians playing and singing a song that you wrote. Love you Teena Marie ❤ RIP
Remembering Teena Marie. Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 - December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer.
When they played this at school dances and weddings everyone would be dancing and jamming to this song. She was beautiful and had a very beautiful voice. Miss you Lady T \m/
Teena Marie was one of my all time favorite super star artist ❤️ l was 17 years old in 1981 a junior in high school and Teena Marie ruled the black community with her soulful music she was better than Prince Prince had the white audience on his side of music 🎵 while Teena Marie had all of the black community and audience hooked on her beautiful ❤️ soulful music she was a beautiful ❤️ vocalist and she is missing from R and B music this is Geraldine Walker from Saginaw Michigan
Love me some Teena Marie !! RIP baby 🙏🏽!
The Lady T.....one of the greatest vocalists of our time. I wish the original band were playing here, with Danielle LeMelle on Sax, The Punk Funk horns etc. She is singing over her record here.
We love you Teena. Thanks for the music. RIP!!!!
What a set of lungs! A lot of words and she was singing most of the song. Even the hook!
Live or recording she belted that thing out. And the best duet of all time. Singing in the heavens Teena Marie and Rick James