Here is another re-post with a refreshed link. This time with the addition of the Hot Tracks remix.
Jose Guiterez and Luis Camacho first appeared on vinyl on the Sire New Faces compilation in 1993. My dear friend Risa Morley was the Aand R Director for the project. She had been working side by side with the illustrious Seymour Stein in her career at Sire.
Clearly had she offered more substantial backing vocals then the song would have been a guaranteed hit. Seems like what she offered was like throwing a bone. But I guess that was a big deal for her because she has never done backing vocals for anyone before or since. Junior Vasquez the most important DJ in N.Y. at the time produced and co-wrote the song along with the boys.
I heard Queen's English a few times at The Sound Factory but I wouldn't say Junior pumped it so often that he made it a huge hit there. Not like he did with "X" his ode to the house of Xtravaganza. Larry Levan used to create hits at The Paradise Garage by forcing his taste on the crowd. Junior did that too to a certain extent. But to me it seemed more like he was forcing a particular sound on his crowd and if you didn't really care for it tough luck.
Granted one could say that the boys contributed greatly to the massive success of Vogue and she acknowledged that. Otherwise she would not have brought them to perform at the 1990 Video Music Awards or used them for her Rock the Vote advertisement or had them featured in the documentary Truth or Dare.
Jose also appeared in the controversial Justify My Love video. The first video that had to be sold in stores because it was not permitted to air on MTV. It proved to be one of the all time best selling single video's of all time. Jose was named father of the House of Xtravaganza in 2002. Both boys have since been inducted into the Ballroom Hall of Fame and have appeared in the 2006 ballroom documentary How do I Look? In the fall of 2012 Jose Xtravaganza partnered with filmmaker Jason Last, known for his work in the field of fashion, to create the short film VOGUE(ing). Both Jose and Luis have taken their talents to Japan on several occasions to represent their house and the art form.
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| How to Vogue for Vogue Japan Alright, what's this about the Queen's English? The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? Hey Luis Yeah? Hey Luis Yeah? Introduce yourself Alright Introduce yourself Alright My name is Luis I come from downtown And I get down and I know it The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? Hey Jose Yeah? Hey Jose Yeah? Introduce yourself Alright Introduce yourself Alright My name is Jose I come from downtown And I get down and I know it The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? Queen's that read are the best Mmmm Queen's that read are the best Tally, tally, tally Love break, love break, love break, love break (3x) Queens that read are the best Queens that read are the best And they can also get a job anywhere Can you read Can you read Queen's English Can you read Can you read Can you read Can you read Queen's English Can you read Can you see The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? The Queen's English Do you know the Queen's English? |
