Giovanni Salah, who has a
wondrous chemistry with the
songstress. The track will
make you forget all about
Mariah Carey's "Dream
Lover" simply because it has
much more grit and jam p0-
tential. The B-side of the sin
gle, "Why Can't Lovers" takes
what Madonna tried to do
with "Justify My Love" (the
monologue on top of a thump
ing bass) and does it right.
Absent of the graphic sex Ma
donna included, Lisa Lisa
chronicles the cycle of a rela
tionship. Going from intro
duction to watching "the late
late late show" alone, "Why
Can't Lovers" is evidence of
the fact that after a decade
long career, Lisa Lisa has fi
nally grown up.
Lisa h as gone from: "I
thi I'll 10 you from he d
to toe, You can't hurry love.
You've got to take it slow, But
my angel you will get your
wings tonight."
- "Head To Toe",
By T\JREKA TURK
Mlchlg.n Clttan
"Why Can't Lovers" was
wri tten and produced by
Guru of GangStar and Nona
Hendryx and is, with fingers
crossed, the beginning of a
new trend of song writing.
The style concentrates on the
She's come a long way
since being the teenage diva
masterminded by the produc
tion team Full Force. Lending
her voice and persona to cre
ate the latin group Lisa Lisa
and Cui t Jam, Lisa Lisa
breathed life 'into such tunes
as "1 Wonder If I Take You
Home" and "All Cried Out".
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
had infamous producers Full
Force behind them. But now
Lisa's on her own and is sur
viving without the team of
funky producers. In fact, Lisa
Lisa is better than ever. Her
new single off of the forth
coming "LL-77", "Skip To My
Lu" isjam packed with funki
ness, heavy beats and Lisa
Li a' fant tic olce. The
trac m es you wonder why
h atayed ith p oduo
Full Force. so long when its
clear that other producers
can bring out her range much
better. And it, is also clear
that Lisa Lisa has matured.
"Skip To My Lu" was writ
ten and produced QY
music (in this case jazzy -
horns and full of bass) while
the words wrap around it.
Hopefully, "LL-77" '11 v i·
da Lisa Ll an inde
pendent aongat, a ith
am azing vocal talent and
enough producer/writer
whizzes complementing her
to make Lisa Lisa a woman
, wi th something to say.
To : "I knew he didn't know
how to end it, so I did".
FINALLY, THE IMAGE
of the cute little girl sur
rounded by a group of big
strong men seemingly in con
trol is gone. Lisa Lisa has
emerged as a woman of her
own, packed with enough tal
ent and funkiness to make us
forget her stint in the cotton �
candy funk business.
These two singles also in
clude a "girlfriend" kind of
feel to it. The beginning of
"Why Can't Lovers" is a sce
nario of ' Lisa and her friend
hanging out when they spot
Lisa's old boyfriend. "Please
don't let him come over her," ,
Lisa sighs. "what happened?"
her friends inquire. Thus be
gins the journey into Lisa
personal monologue.
.
Disney studios wants
minority writers
CHARLOTI'E AMALIE. St.·Thoma (AP) - Walt Disney Studio
is otre'ring a $30,000 one-year fellowship to 15 promising fea
ture and television writers, it was reported Wednesday. The
California-based company will pay airfare and one month's
rent to people from outside the Los Angeles area. The firm is
specially interested in hiring Blacks, Latinos, Asians, native
Americans, and womenalthough the program is open to every
one.
Applicants for the features program must submit a writing
sample which can include a movie screenplay or a two-to-three-
act play. .
Would-be television writers should submit a full-length,
half-hour television script or a one-act play.
All those interested should call Disney at 310-205-2580 or
the Virgin Islands Council on the Arts at 809-774-5984.
album, released in stores
January 25, 1994.
l..e�'s just what Lisa
Lisa has to say.
describes it as a "put up, or
shut up" song. That's all that
needs to be said. Stay tun
for the verdict on the entir
"Skip To My Lu", being the
flyest of kiss-of-songs, has
lyrics that just relate to a
woman's sensibility. Her bio