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Previously, on "The New Edition Story"--

- You race like a lil' bitch.

- [spits]

- Now who's the bitch, huh?

- [indistinct yelling]

- [sirens wailing]

- MALE OFFICER: License and registration, sir.

- Where's the damn money from this sheet?

Do you know how long

we've been hearing this bullshit about expenses?

Since "Candy Girl"!

- [knocking on door]

- GARY: Bobby, what are you doing?

You're doing drugs now?

- Let him talk and act like he my father.

- [banging]

- She lost the baby.

- We need to take a vote. By a show of hands,

who thinks Bobby should be out of this group?

- He told us what the deal was. - He told you what the deal was.

People are gonna say a whole lot of things in this business.

- He lied to us right in my living room.

- MCA Records is obligated to do a solo album.

- What you saying? I can have my own album?

- I see Bobby ain't waste no time.

And his record is good, too. They be playing it in the club.

- You're firing me?

- It's my solo album.

- So you brought us here to listen to that bullshit?

- Bullshit?

See, now, I thought y'all was my brothers.

- I pay the bills for my whole family.

Without any, how am I supposed to keep that going?

- I'm not relying on that dude for us to eat.

It's time for a change.

Yeah, the main reason why we brought my boy Johnny

to the group-- - Yeah.

- --was for us to change our image.

- I'm not splitting my money five ways again.

- Sorry, I almost forgot. - What's up?

- Bobby's gonna be joining you on the tour.

- Look, party's over.

It's been a long vacation,

and now your fans are waiting to see you again.

And you guys all know how you look in rehearsal

is how you come across on the stage.

So, let's do it one more time from the top,

and let's get busy.

- [New Edition singing "If It Isn't Love"]

♪

♪ I don't love her ♪

♪ I tried to tell myself ♪

♪ But you can see it in my eyes ♪

♪ So don't deny ♪

♪ I came for no one else ♪

♪ The truth is in the tears I cry ♪

♪ And if it isn't love ♪

♪ Why do I feel this way ♪

♪ Why does she stay on my mind ♪

♪ And if it isn't love ♪

♪ Why does it hurt so bad ♪

♪ Make me feel so sad inside ♪

♪ If it isn't love ♪

♪ I told her I'd never fall in love ♪

♪ But now I know better ♪

♪ Maybe she'll take me back ♪

♪ Hey girl, he's begging ♪

♪ I made a big mistake ♪

♪ Won't you forgive him, girl? ♪

♪ Now I can feel it ♪

♪ He's never felt before ♪

♪ I really love her ♪

♪ Love her...what? ♪

- [audience screaming]

- ♪ It took my heart ♪

♪ To shatter in a thousand pieces ♪

♪ Before I'd ever dropped my pride ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oooh ♪

♪ Losing love ♪

♪ Worrying about my image ♪

♪ Really helped me realize ♪

♪ But if it isn't love ♪

♪ Why do I feel this way ♪

♪ Why does she stay on my mind? ♪

- [audience screaming]

- ♪ And if it isn't love ♪ - ♪ If isn't love ♪

- ♪ Why does it hurt so bad? ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

♪ Make me feel so sad inside ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh! ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

- [audience cheering]

- ♪ If isn't love ♪

- [audience screaming]

- ♪♪

- [audience applauding]

- Man, I appreciate you for givng me

that barber shop, man.

I'm telling you, you don't know how much that means to me?

For real, man. They be tripping down there.

I can't even go on a smoke break.

Like, man, I'm hiding out, man.

- Hey, you with Bobby now.

- Everything be good with the other boys though, man?

- Who? - You know the other boys.

- Who you working for? New Edition or Bobby?

- Oh my bad, Bobby. My bad, Bobby.

- Yeah. - You know what I'm saying.

- You talking a lot, man. Cut, cut.

- All right. My bad.

You know, I'm just a little excited.

Now if you need your back-up dancer,

I got you, blood-- - Do your job.

- Calm down.

Oh. Whoo!

Oh my goodness.

- Hey, Bobby. - Hey.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Oh...shit.

- What d'you do? - Uh...nothin'.

- What d'you do? - Nothin'.

Everything's all right. - Let me see it, man.

- It's all right. I can do that.

I can do that. I can fix that.

I can fix it.

I can fix it, Bobby. I can fix it.

- Man, what the hell?

Man, you got me looking like Gumby.

- [Bobby Brown singing "Every Little Step"]

♪ Every little step I take ♪

♪ You will be there ♪

♪ Every little step I make ♪

♪ We'll be together ♪

♪ I can't sleep at night ♪

♪ I toss and turn ♪

♪ Listening for the telephone ♪

♪ But when I get your call ♪

♪ I'm all choked up ♪

♪ Can't believe you called my home ♪

♪ And as a matter of fact ♪

♪ It blows my mind ♪

♪ You would even talk to me ♪

♪ Because a girl like you ♪

♪ Is a dream come true ♪

♪ A real life fantasy ♪

♪ No matter what you friends try to tell you ♪

♪ We were made to fall in love ♪

♪ And we will be together ♪

♪ Any kind of weather ♪

♪ It's like that ♪

♪ It's like that, girl ♪

♪ Every little step I take ♪

♪ You will be there ♪

♪ Every little step I make ♪

♪ We'll be together ♪

♪ Every little step I take ♪

♪ Ever step ♪

♪ You will be there ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Every little step I make ♪

♪ We'll be together ♪♪

- [crowd cheering]

- Whoo!

Brothers! Brothers you hear that shit.

Are ya'll sure you want to go after that?

- Between you and what they got...

I'm just the guy in the middle, man.

- Hey, fellas, let's do light skin a solid, okay?

When we get to Philly, we'll switch spots.

That way I go on right before ya'll do.

- Oh, man, you can't just flip the order like that.

- Why not?

- Because it don't work like that Bobby.

You know it, man.

- Listen, Ricky, all I'm saying is

if I can go right before ya'll, maybe I can come out there

and do a few songs with ya'll.

For the fans. You remember that, baby?

- I don't know about all that, Bob.

Our set list is already worked out.

- Okay. So, who's going to do

"Mr. Telephone Man" and "Jealous Girl"?

- JG.

- That would be me.

- No disrespect,

but can't nobody do a Bobby song like Bobby.

Not even with your pipes.

Rizz, will you tell 'em I'm just trying to look out--

- Man, I don't think it's going to happen in this show.

Maybe next tour.

- MALE ANNOUNCER: Al B!

- Al B, go do your thing, man.

- He got the shit on that stuff.

It's just music, baby.

- Y'all--wait, do you ever...

get sick of being told exactly what to do?

We some superstars.

Well, at least I am.

And we should be able to do whatever we want to do.

- I don't get told what to do from nobody.

But, we're headliners, money.

- Yeah, we're just living in the real world, Bob.

- Look it ain't always just about you.

- [chuckles]

Same old New Edition.

Let's hit it.

♪ Fellas, there's some jealous girls in our town ♪

♪ Oh, baby ♪

- Come on, fellas. Bring it in.

All of us.

- That's what ya'll had to deal with?

- Every night. - Yeah.

- Every night. - Every night.

- He must be hot right now.

He still don't know the lyrics.

- [laughing]

- Pray for us, preacher boy. - [laughing]

- MALE ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen...

New Edition!

- [cheering]

- Ladies...you know how we feel about you--

- [cheering]

- --but sometimes,

we just can't make that love connection.

- [New Edition singing "You're Not My Kind of Girl"]

♪ Oooh, yeah ♪

♪ Oooh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Oh, girl, I know that you're attracted to me ♪

♪ And I should feel the same about you ♪

♪ But there's something wrong ♪

♪ I don't know what it is ♪

♪ That keeps us from becoming a two ♪

♪ It's not your looks ♪

♪ You're very pretty ♪

♪ It's not your style ♪

♪ The way you dress is oh so fresh ♪

♪ It's not the way that you carry yourself ♪

♪ Oh, girl ♪

♪ You're not my kind of girl ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the kind of girl ♪

♪ That a man's dreams are made of ♪

♪ Oh girl ♪

♪ You're not my kind of girl ♪

♪ 'Cause you're the kind of girl ♪

♪ That a man would be proud to call his own ♪

♪ Girl ♪

- Man, I don't what's wrong with that brother.

You know what I'm saying, right?

- On the serious tip, I think that girl is pretty fly.

- You too, Ron?

- Yeah.

I think he's just buggin' man.

- Yo, if I had her, I know what I'd do with her.

But if you had her, what would you do?

- ♪ I'm not trying to put you down ♪

♪ You're not my kind of girl ♪

♪ But you're just not that girl ♪

♪ Kind of girl ♪

♪ Oh, girl ♪

♪ Even though you're not my kind ♪

♪ You're not my kind ♪

♪ Girl, you're still so fine ♪

♪ Now, oh, girl, I'm sorry ♪

♪ I'm sorry ♪

♪ You're not my kind of girl ♪

♪ You're so pretty ♪

♪ Oh girl ♪

♪ I wish you were mine ♪

♪ Here we go ♪

♪ You're the kind of girl ♪

♪ That a man would be proud ♪

♪ To call his own ♪

♪ Ooh, yeah ♪

♪ Sorry ♪

- Whoo!

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my kind ♪

♪ Oh no ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not my ♪

♪ You're not, you're not my kind ♪

♪ I'm sorry, girl ♪

♪ Kind of girl ♪♪

- [audience cheering]

- Thank you for coming out.

- Can I get your autographs?

- Same old thing, man.

- Hey, baby. - They're loving this.

- Yeah, man, you're supposed to be.

This the end of the tour.

- What?

- Them two boys right there, they goin' make it, man.

- And we're not?

- You kidding me?

We just made $30 million.

- Bullshit.

That's before taxes.

- You think too much.

- I think too much?

- Think too much.

- Yo' excuse me.

Could we have a moment of your time?

We just wanna sing for you.

- You want to sing for me?

- We love New Edition.

We trying to get a record deal.

- Listen, I'm not sure what I can do for ya'll, but, uh--

all right, let me hear something.

Come on. I'll listen.

- ♪ Sunny days ♪

♪ Everybody love them ♪

♪ Tell me ♪

♪ Can you stand the rain ♪

♪

♪ Whoo-ooo-ooo ♪

♪ Sun will come ♪

♪ This we know for sure ♪

♪ This we know for sure ♪

♪ Can you stand the rain ♪♪

- Ya'll got a name?

- Well, I'm--I'm Nee.

This my boy Wanya, and this Shawn--

- No, no, no. What's the name of ya'll group?

- Don't laugh, but we've been calling ourselves Boys II Men.

- [laughing]

- Like after your song.

- All right, come here, man.

This is the hotel I'm staying at

for two weeks in L.A.

Ya'll get at me.

You call me.

- Thank you, man. - Peace.

- ♪ - [indistinct chatter]

- [applause]

- All right, all right. Real quick.

Real quick, I want to thank everybody

for coming out and celebrating with us.

On behalf of the group, I'd like to do that.

You know, it's been a fantastic tour,

so thank you very much, you know.

And the "Heartbreak" album,

ya'll is New Edition's best-selling album to date.

- [crowd cheering]

- That's right.

Give it up for New Edition.

Also the same thing for Bobby.

"Don't Be Cruel" album.

So, thank ya'll for coming out and celebrating--

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

You tell 'em Stro... and I started New Edition.

So both these cakes mine.

- MAN: Oh man.

- MAN #2: Oh, Bobby.

- Have some cake.

- Uh...again-- - Hold up, hold up.

I said both of these cakes.

- [crowd oohs]

- Thank everybody.

Bobby, ya'll.

- Thank you.

- Party up, everybody.

Thank ya'll once again for celebrating.

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy.

- Johnny! Johnny Gill!

What up, baby?

Hold that for me. How you doing, baby?

See they finally got your curl right.

What up, Gerald?

Ya'll have fun.

- Don't worry about it, Johnny.

When your solo record comes out, next year, every New Edition fan

is going to run to the store and buy it.

You'll get to bite the apple twice.

- I hear you, Gerald.

But, why Motown?

Why not MCA?

They know me over there.

- Listen, that's how confident I am that your record is a hit.

Plus, I want my first release at Motown to be a smash,

and your record is the big one.

- You feel that confident about it?

- Do I feel that confident?

Johnny, I called Terry,

I called Jimmy, I called LA,

and I called PHASE to work on your project.

What that tell you?

- I don't know what to say, man.

- [laughs] You know what to say to me.

- Thank you, man. - Come on.

- Thank you. - Absolutely.

- I wish we had something to celebrate with.

Let's do it, man.

- Listen, this is my party.

I'm going to make sure you're taken care of.

Might as well enjoy-- - Yeah, you might as well..

- Hey, fellas.

That was a hell of a tour.

- Man, I appreciate that, man.

- Ya'll thought about doing something together?

Just ya'll three?

- Just us three? - Yeah.

- What you talkin' about, Terence?

- Nah-uh.

- Shit, anything you want.

- Yeah.

- Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Mike Bivins.

- Oh, man. He drunk. - [laughing]

- I ain't listenin' to that, Jimmy.

Hear this stuff. - [laughing]

- I mean, I'm a little drink. I'm a little drink.

But think about it...really.

Ya'll could start your own group.

- I don't know about that, Jimmy.

- Money better split three ways anyway.

- Yeah. - I'm just saying.

- You said it first.

- Are you digging this idea?

- New sound, new money.

- God damn, Mike. Slow down.

- Get back to the party.

- Hey, how about a toast, huh?

- What are we toasting to?

I knew I was gonna get played.

There's no way I can release my album now.

Not after "Don't Be Cruel."

Everything I was going to do, he already did.

- I like that. I like that.

- I tried to tell you, didn't I?

- Look, Rizz, this happens to artists all the time.

Now what we're going to do is we're going to get you

back in the studio with Jimmy and Terry,

and we'll come up with something else.

- I shouldn't have to come up with something else.

"Living in the Dream" was my chance to break out.

I did ya'll a favor.

I put my album on the shelf,

because Gerald promised me a solo album.

- Yeah. And where's Gerald now?

Off to run Motown.

- All right, all right, guys.

Let's just take a timeout.

Do you hear yourself talking, man?

"Heartbreak" was an absolute monster.

We went platinum in four months.

You can't turn on the radio without hearing a hit from it.

Now you really telling me that the album you made

is gonna be bigger than this, huh?

Is that what you telling me?

- I'll never know though.

That's my whole damn point.

- [indistinct chatter]

- WOMAN: Bobby.

- ♪

- You know what I'm not trying to hear, you know.

- [laughing] - We'll be here, right?

We at the party.

Enjoy the party, drinky drink, man.

- ♪ Just me, myself, and I ♪

- Come here.

- ♪ Just me, myself, and I ♪

- [indistinct chatter]

- How you been?

- MAN: Oh look at you.

- MAN #2: Boy, all this is crazy.

- MAN: He shouldn't be here.

We need to remove him.

Like a tumor.

- MAN #2: You're an asshole, Bobby.

- MAN: You going out there again?

- MAN #2: They laughed at you the last time.

- MAN: You played yourself.

- MAN #2: Oh, man.

- ♪

♪ Just me, myself and I ♪♪

- [BBD singing "Poison"]

♪ 'Cause in some ocean ♪

♪ You'll think she's the best thing in the world ♪

- I see you, baby.

- Tell 'em, Rick.

♪ She's so... ♪

♪ Fine ♪

♪ She'll drive you right out of your mind ♪

♪ Steal your heart ♪

♪ When you're blind ♪

♪ Beware she's scheming ♪

♪ She'll make you think you're dreaming ♪

♪ You'll fall in love ♪

♪ And you'll be screaming demon ♪

- ♪ Poison, deadly, movin it slow ♪

♪ Looking for a mellow fellow like DeVoe ♪

♪ Gettin paid, laid, so better lay low ♪

♪ Schemin on house, money and the whole show ♪

♪ The low pro hoe ♪

♪ She'll be cut like an afro ♪

♪ So, what you're sayin', huh? ♪

♪ She's a winner to you? ♪

♪ But I know she's a loser ♪

♪ How do you know? ♪

♪ Me and the crew used to do her ♪

♪♪

- Hello, and welcome to "Video Soul."

I'm Sherry Carter,

and I'm here today with New Edition.

All the original members and stars in their own right,

BBD, Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Tresvant.

All right, I'm just going to jump right into it,

start off...what is going on with BBD?

- Erm...shoot.

Everything is mental.

- Okay. All right, you know what?

I heard you mention that in another interviews,

and I've been wanting to ask you what is that?

What is mental? What does-- - Okay,

so our music is mentally hip-hop,

smoothed out on an R&B tip,

you know, with a pop feel appeal to it, you know.

- Okay, okay.

All right, I like it.

- Check out Mike's shoes though. You see?

- Yeah, you like these?

- Oh, okay. We got a one blue and one black.

Oh, that's hip-hop tip.

What's going on with that? - [pager beeping]

- Tell me what that's about?

- Right, what's this 213 number calling me right now.

- What's going on with you and the beepers?

Why do we need the beeper?

- We all over the world,

so our managers need to get in contact with us.

- SHERRY: You're just so in demand.

You're so busy.

- I just want to ask, why are we talking about us three

and our managers when this is a New Edition interview?

- She asked a BBD question!

- SHERRY: Okay, that's my fault, Ralph.

You know what? You right, you right.

- I'm the only one-- - SHERRY: That's my fault.

- --Ralph is the only one keeping the dream.

- I'm the only that's here.

You see everybody else is mental.

I'm still New Edition.

- You keeping the dream alive?

Man, you need to answer her question.

- It's your single drop in October, right?

- Yeah. October.

- Listen, money, if you need any help

with the label backing you,

you let me know from my group Boys II Men, ABC, BBD.

I got a lot of sway in the building.

So, look, say the word... and I got you.

In front of all these people.

- Okay. A generous man I see.

You know what, let's watch a video of the new single

from Ralph Tresvant, "Sensitivity."

- [Ralph Tresvant singing "Sensitivity"]

♪ Girl, I know it's been hard ♪

♪ Since he went away ♪

♪ And left you so sad ♪

♪ You cry every day ♪

♪ Let me kiss your tears ♪

♪ Erase all your doubt ♪

♪ 'Cause for you I'm here ♪

♪ You won't be without ♪

♪ Love ♪

♪ Listen, baby ♪

♪ Don't need a man that will give you money ♪

♪ No ♪

♪ Come on let me show just what you need, honey ♪

♪ Oh, I got what you need ♪

♪ You don't need a man that'll treat you wrong ♪

♪ You need a man ♪

♪ With sensitivity ♪

♪ You need a man like me ♪

♪

♪ Sensitivity ♪

♪ I should have known ♪♪

- SHERRY: We're back on "Video Soul."

- [indistinct chatter]

- Okay, what about you, Bobby?

You've been on your own now, solo artist for quite some time.

How do you feel coming back to New Edition?

- I'm always being Bobby Brown,

but I still feel like part of New Edition.

- Bullshit.

- [all laughing]

- Watch my hair, bro.

- No, I still feel like I'm a part of New Edition.

So, when they kicked me out of the group--

it's stuff like that just makes me feel so--

I just didn't know what to do.

I just--I want to be back in the group.

- I'm not looking at this.

I'm looking at you.

- BOBBY: Fellas, I want to come back.

- You gotta audition.

- [indistinct chatter]

- Well, that would be real awkward.

- To be honest with you, Sherry,

we might got a spot on BBD for Bobby.

- [all laughing]

- Be what? BBBD?

- [indistinct chatter]

- Everybody know Bob ain't fittin' to do that.

Bob want the whole show to himself.

Let's not get carried away.

- BBB--Bobby, Bobby, Bobby.

- You know what, let me ask you something, Johnny,

how was it joining into something

that was already just so tight?

Did you ever feel like an outsider sometimes?

- Oh no.

Like I've already known the guys for some time now.

So, you know, I just felt at home, you know.

These brothers asked for me to just come through

and do what I do, you know?

♪ Slip on your red dress ♪

- Hey.

- ♪ Slide on them high heels ♪

- SHERRY: Ooh, we need more than a taste.

Here's Johnny Gill's video "My, My, My."

- [Johnny Gill singing "My My My"]

♪ Put on your red dress ♪

♪ And slip on your high heels ♪

♪ And some of that sweet perfume ♪

♪ It sure smells good on you ♪

♪ Slide on your lipstick ♪

♪ And let all your hair down ♪

♪ 'Cause, baby, when you get through ♪

♪ I'm gonna show off you ♪

♪ Tonight will be a special night ♪

♪ No matter where we go ♪

♪ And I'm so proud to be with you ♪

♪ I just want to let you know ♪

♪ You got my sayin' my, my, my ♪

♪ My, my, my, my ♪

♪ You sure look good tonight ♪

♪ My, my, my, my, my ♪

♪ My, my, my, my, my ♪

♪ My, my, my, my ♪

♪ Make love all night long ♪

♪ Making love 'til the break of dawn ♪

♪ Come on, come on ♪

♪ Sweet little love, yeah ♪

♪ Ooh ♪♪

- And we're back.

So now that we're all stars, in our own universe,

how are we going to make this come together?

- Well, you'll see what we mean when we do

the next New Edition album,

'cause it won't sound like my album,

it won't sound like a Bob album,

it won't sound like a BBD album.

It will be New Edition album.

- Okay. Well, when is that gonna come out?

Tell us about it real quick.

- It's gonna come out real soon.

We're gonna be starting recording in a couple of months.

- Okay, listen.

Just tell the boys to go in the studio tonight

and call me later. That's it.

- Businessman Mike.

- Alright, B.

All right, you call me later.

- It's a nice day, man.

There he is.

- Man, I'm still surprised he still wanted to do the tour.

I couldn't do that if my mom passed, B.

- What's good, money? - Yo, what up, Rizz?

- Bobby here?

- Yeah, he right up in there.

He'll take care of you.

- What's good? - What's up?

- Yeah, that's a tough one.

I'm gonna go check up on him.

- Yo! What time this photo shoot supposed to start?

- About hour and a half ago.

- Wow. - Yes.

- Well, we're getting closer to the time.

- We're on time.

- You know...oh, man.

- Honestly--and between me and you--

thank God for this tour.

It couldn't have came at a better time.

- You know what I'm sayin'?

- Man, what I always say.

He may not come when you want, but he's always on time.

- You always say that. - And you know that.

- You're right. - This album and tour

is going to be N.E.'s resurrection.

- From your mouth to God's ears...let the church say amen.

- Amen.

- [laughing]

- MAN: Fellas, we need everyone to set, please.

- All right.

Hey, man, you good?

- Yeah.

You gonna be all right with that?

- Don't get nothing - Yeon your suit, man.ion.

- It's all good. Keep preaching.

- [laughing]

- ♪

♪ Turn me up ♪

♪

♪ That's right ♪

- All right, gentlemen.

Are we ready?

Could someone just nudge him?

- ♪

- Are we doing smiles? Or no?

All, right, cool.

Fair enough.

That's good.

- ♪

- Stro, are they serious with this?

Man, since when do they roll with their own separate buses?

- BROOKE: What, you thought I was playing?

They've lost their damn minds.

Everybody wanna be ballers now.

Their ego is out of control.

- Wait, wait, wait.

Didn't you just say that they were in debt?

- They are.

They in debt. Yes.

Every last one of their second solo albums flopped.

Why you think they doing this in the first place?

They don't have no choice. - Hold up.

So you mean everybody's money is jack?

Even Mike and Bobby?

- No. Mike and Bobby, they all right.

But you would think that these guys would play low key,

especially since they know they're not getting no money

from this tour until after the 13th show.

No money.

But look at them.

They got buses, they staying in five-star hotels.

They're flying first class.

and I'm talking about all these people...first class.

- Yo!

- What's up, baby? - What's up?

- And you think - they'll listen to me?n?

Nah! Hell, no.

Brooke don't know nothing.

- So, wait, how are the rehearsals going?

- Rehearsals?

- Are you telling me that they didn't prep for this tour?

- No. I'm telling you Bobby slept through

most of the rehearsals... when he showed up.

And the rest of them just half-assed it.

- Hey, man...what can you do?

They're rock stars, man.

It's been a long time since the "Candy Girl" days.

- Exactly.

And they were more professional then than they are now.

Can you believe it?

- [sighs]

- ♪

- Yo! Who's stool that, man?

Where's Bobby?

- Your guess is as good as mine, man.

- We got a show to do.

Nobody seen him, man?

- I'm tired.

- Five minutes.

- Yo, Uncle Stro, Bobby ain't with you?

You find him? - No Bobby.

- What's his excuse this time?

- He said he's got the flu.

- The flu?

We're only nine shows in.

He's already missed four.

All right. He didn't show up

to none of the in-store appearances,

radio interviews.

But he made sure to be at Oprah though.

It's getting old, man. I'm tired of this.

- That's all right. We're here.

That's what counts the most right now.

So...

let's huddle up, everybody.

Let's huddle up.

We got a show to do. Come on.

Everybody. Everybody.

Come on, fellas. We been here before.

- [crowd cheering] - Whoo!

- [crowd cheering]

- [indistinct chatter]

- The champ is here!

Whoo, whoo!

I said the champ is here!

Ya'll ready to do this?

- Do what, Bob?

The show's over.

You missed everything...again.

- AUDIENCE: Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!

- It don't sound like it to me.

Does it sound like it to ya'll?

- [laughing]

- Hey, Jeff, let me get that mike?

Is ya'll coming or what?

- Nah. We good, B.

We're done for the night.

Have fun.

- Whatever.

Sound like they want Bobby, so I'm gonna give 'em Bobby.

Ladies, let's go.

Stro, what up?

You look good, baby.

- AUDIENCE: Bobby! Bobby! Bobby! - Oh, really, you come with me.

You bring your girl with you.

- BOBBY: I'm here, baby!

This show ain't over.

- FEMALE TV REPORTER: R&B super group New Edition

took a break from its "Home Again" tour

so singer Bobby Brown could appear

in a Broward County courthouse today.

Brown's lawyer is trying to get--

- Aarrgh. - --travel to

the Billboard Music Awards in Los Vegas next month

with his wife Whitney Houston.

Brown is currently on probation.

- Hey. - Hey, babe.

- Where your cute ass been?

- Food shopping. - Food shopping?

Shit.

Looks like you've been clothes shopping.

I bought that outfit?

- Still got that cold, huh?

- Man, come on now, stop there.

- Seems like it never goes away.

- You know how this weather is in California.

Hot, cold.

- Ricky-- - What you get?

- You stink. Stop.

- Well, you smell good.

- Ricky.

Stop.

- You get my chocolate milk?

Hmm?

- Yeah.

You put it in the freezer for me?

- Sure.

- All right.

Uh, got the sour cream.

- [audience cheering]

- They're giving me the signal that it's time for me to go.

But I ain't ready to go yet.

So when I say Bobby, you say Brown!

Bobby! - AUDIENCE: Brown!

- Bobby! - AUDIENCE: Brown!

- When I say Bobby, you say Brown.

- Is Ron here yet?

- [Bobby Brown singing "My Prerogative"]

♪ That's my prerogative ♪

♪ It's the way that I want to live ♪

♪ That's my prerogative ♪

♪ I can do just what I feel ♪

♪ That's my prerogative ♪

- [crowd screaming]

- ♪ Tell me, tell me ♪

♪ Why can't I ♪

♪ Live my life ♪

- And they're taking our choreography.

- Man, how long's he been out there tonight, man.

- Too long.

- So, what? That leave us time for, like, two songs?

And Johnny maybe one?

- ♪ Oh ♪

♪

- I'm sick of this. - Hey, Ron.

- No, this needs to happen, man.

- Yo, yo, yo!

It's big Ron DeVoe!

- ♪

♪ Everybody's talking ♪

- Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Ya'll give it up for Mr. Bobby Brown.

- [crowd cheering]

- But, New Mexico, I just wanna know one thing?

Is ya'll ready for some BBD?

- [crowd cheering] - What the hell is you doin'?

- What it look like I'm doin'?

- [crowd cheering]

- ♪

- That was straight bullshit!

They're a bunch of bitches.

- Talk to me.

What we gonna do?

Come on!

- ♪ Hard for me to find ♪

♪ Can't get it out of my head ♪

♪ Miss her, kiss her, love her ♪

- Man, I can't get this shit to work!

- [music muffled]

- [indistinct yelling]

- [muffled] Get off me.

- ♪

- [gunshot firing]

- [sirens wailing]

- You be good.

- [indistinct yelling]

- Stay strong, man. We got you!

- [indistinct yelling]

- [siren wailing]

- Yo, somebody call me a car right now.

Get me a car right now, man.

- I got you. I got you.

- What happened?

- [indistinct yelling]

Stro had a heart attack?

- What?

- What happened to Stro?

- Man, what do you mean what happened?

- [indistinct yelling]

- You blamin' me?

- Come on, man. Come on.

- I would never do nothing to hurt Stro.

He's my uncle too!

Matter of fact, you're the one who came on stage starting shit.

That wasn't me.

- What do you mean that wasn't you?

You been doing it since we were kids, man.

And I'm sick of it. We all sick of it.

You come here coked out every single night

and when you do show up, you think it's about you.

It ain't about you, man.

And now Stro had a heart attack.

You hear me, man? A heart attack.

Oh, get off me, man.

Man, why do you all keep babying this asshole?

Bottom line is I'm done! - Ron!

- Ron. - Ron!

- Ya'll crazy.

I came back to do ya'll a favor.

- What? Man, you ain't done shit for me.

- Boy, you better watch your mouth.

- Who you talking to?

- Should have done this a long time ago

when I left the group!

As far as I'm concerned, it can stay dead.

- I don't need this shit.

- You know it would be easy for you to leave, Rizz.

- Yeah, if that was true your career would have ended

ten years ago, Mike.

- I'm tired of this shit.

It's a waste of my time.

- JG...what the hell is going on?

Hey, Mike. What we doing, man?

You know how many dates we got left?

Everybody's bugging out, man.

You seem serious.

Mike, what we doin'?

- What are you clinging on to, Slick?

Look at us.

We ain't a group no more.

We ain't no damn business partners here.

- RICKY: Hey, Denise. I'm sorry.

Um, I got your messages, yeah.

Yeah, we've got, like, 20 days that should

cover the cost of--of everything.

Mmm.

Well, how about another 60 days?

There's nothing you can do?

I--please.

Are you kidding me?

Don't--don't worry about it.

I'll work it out.

- Will they at least work with us?

- Baby, they've been working with us.

There are no more extensions.

At this point, I just need to come up with the money

or it's a wrap.

There's no other options.

- Can't you talk to the label?

They can't give you an advance?

- Baby, I don't--I don't think you understand.

We quit in the middle of the tour.

MCA has a lawsuit against us.

The fellas--we can't record, we can't go on the road.

We can't do anything.

They're garnishing my publishing.

There is no...

more money.

- Out of all the people you know--

- Do you hear me?

- --and everybody you helped out throughout the years?

There's no one you can ask to help us out?

Like-- - Who do you know?

- Not even the guys?

- No. Especially-- - Why not?

- Especially not the guys.

- For the life of me, I will never understand why

you guys are so damn stubborn about everything.

- You'll never understand.

I'm not calling anybody or anything anymore.

- You're Ricky Bell.

That means something.

People will want to hire you, babe.

- To do what?

Sell cars?

Sit behind a desk?

Maybe I can have a chicken wing spot.

Amy and Ricky's, right?

That's what we doing?

Let me tell you.

This is what I do.

This.

Boom.

That is what I do.

And it's all I know.

That's who I am.

Ain't no Fortune 500 companies hiring that shit.

- So what are you saying?

You just gonna give up?

- On the house, yeah.

- I'm not talking about the damn house, Ricky!

- I'm talking about you!

You done?

- If you know anybody that has a truck, let me know.

We also gonna need some boxes.

Pack this shit up.

- So we got you, Keith Sweat, and Gerald Levert in one group.

That's amazing, bro.

You went from one super group N.E. to another.

- I'm just blessed, man.

I'm super blessed.

- Speaking of N.E.,

what's up with New Edition these days, Johnny?

"Home Again" was a hot record.

But what happened on that tour?

How come ya'll didn't finish it?

Because I mean there's all these conflicting stories

out there that-- - Yeah.

- You know. - Yeah.

Um...

how can I put this.

New Edition is on a hiatus right now.

Yeah.

I'm, uh...I'm just focused on LSG at the moment and...

let's put it that way.

- MALE LECTURER: Now that you've embarked

on your new real estate career here in Georgia,

one of the most important things to do

is to let people know about it.

Personal marketing is the process

of getting your name out there

so people think of you-- - Damn!

- LECTURER: --when they need to buy or sell--

- Ronnie DeVoe's up in here?

- LECTURER: First step is to develop--

- MALE STUDENT: I didn't know he fell off that bad.

- LECTURER: --document that describes your business goals

and how you plan to achieve them.

- Listen, I understand your concerns.

But let me explain,

if your video is being played on TV,

that means the label is doing everything we should be doing.

Okay?

You don't get paid for having your video played.

- MALE PHONE SPEAKER: But I bet you get paid.

- Well, listen, I'm not--I'm not trying

to take money from your family. Trust me.

Believe me. I've been there.

Now if you want money, you go on the road

and you go perform on tour.

- MALE PHONE SPEAKER: I just got back from the road.

You said you'd take care of me, Mike.

I ain't feel that taken care of.

- Okay, listen.

Did you actually read your contract?

- Although the length of the marriage may have been

relatively brief, my client has been romantically involved

with Mr. Tresvant since they were adolescents.

So, by right, she feels that she's entitled to the house,

vehicles, sole custody of the children...

and half of their shared assets.

- My client will not contest.

- That's good for us.

- RICKY: [vomiting]

- Babe?

Ricky?

Oh my God!

Babe!

Ricky!

Babe!

Babe, talk to me! What's wrong?

Oh my God! Babe, talk to me!

Oh God!

[crying]

- [phone beeping]

- My name is Ricky.

- ALL: Hi, Ricky.

- I'm an addict.

Cocaine,

codeine--

- Yeah. - --Oxy, alcohol.

- I hear you.

- Same shit ya'll did.

But, uh...

coke is the real reason that--that I'm here.

Actually, I take that back.

You know, the real reason I'm here is...

because of a feeling.

I'm addicted to a feeling.

A feeling that, uh...

that I don't think, at this point, in my life,

is coming back.

And I guess that's why I'm--why I'm here.

Is to try to--

is to try and, uh...

live outside that feeling.

- Okay, so we're talking

a seven layer cake with flowers, right?

And the flowers, they're not edible, correct?

Like the roses or what have you?

- Baby.

- I'm just saying, what's the point

of having a cake with flowers if we can't eat the flowers?

I just feel like it's a waste of money.

- Can you excuse us for a moment?

- Mm-hmm.

- What's going on with you, Ronnie?

Are you getting cold feet on me?

- No. Of course not.

I'm saying what's the point of having wedding planners?

I already know how to put on a show.

- Come here.

Really? - Yeah.

I got my man who will hook me up with the tux.

Fit me just how I like it.

All right, I'll make one call,

we get Funk Master Flex on the turntables.

I'll get my video crew, they shoot the whole thing.

Make it look real hot, come on.

- Baby, this ain't a BBD or a New Edition show.

- Well, a stage is a stage.

And that's my world.

- The wedding planners are going to help me stay organized.

I want to focus on being beautiful,

enjoying my moment.

Okay, and they can focus on everything else.

We both know what's really going on.

And it ain't the flowers on the cake.

- So we back to that now, huh?

- Hey.

I got my maid of honor and bridesmaids all lined up.

But you gonna be standing up there by yourself

if you don't quit playing.

I'm not trying to tell you what to do,

but...these are your friends.

- It's not that simple Shamari.

Mike and Ralph, they get their issues.

I ain't seen Johnny in however long.

Bobby is...still gonna be Bobby.

And Ricky, he's going through it.

But we might be the reason.

See, that's New Edition.

We great together.

We just can't get it together.

- It's family.

It ain't always easy.

And...I don't want you to have any regrets.

- You lucky you fine. - [laughs]

- Come here.

- Child... greatest fan...

[mumbling]

- [door knocking]

- Open up! The police.

We have a warrant.

Looking for a mellow fellow named DeVoe.

- Man, you a damn fool.

- You look good man.

- Man, you too, man.

- Hey, you here by yourself?

- Yeah, man.

- See I would have had two joints right there,

a long ass soul train line, and a chocolate water fountain.

- [laughs] Stop man.

I'm glad you came.

- You look good, man.

You look good. - You too, man.

- You--you want a drink?

- Nah. I'm cool without the alcohol.

Just let me get a soda.

- All right.

For sure.

You good, man?

- Thanks, Ron, for the invite.

It means a lot that you want me to be here.

After everything that went down.

- Come on, man.

We bros right?

- Yeah.

- Look, whatever happened, it happened.

- I put ya'll through a lot of shit.

And we both know I'm the good, the bad,

and the ugly of New Edition.

But you always been the glue.

No matter what, you the one that held us together.

While we all wilding out, you kept us steady and cool.

And I know once I pushed you too far,

I went too far.

And, honestly, I don't know where my head was at, man.

- I mean, we was all acting crazy and what have you.

It wasn't only you.

It was mostly you though.

- Man. - [laughing]

- Uh, excuse me,

are we in the right place for the New Edition reunion?

- [indistinct chatter]

- What's up, boy?

- How are you?

- [indistinct chatter]

- Thank you.

- How are you feeling? You ready?

- [laughing]

- Oh! What up, bro?

- How are you?

- What's up, baby?

- [indistinct chatter]

- What's up, man? You ready?

Congratulations, sir.

- Hey, where'd you get this?

It's a tie? - Yes, sir.

- With a three-piece suit on.

Look at him.

- How you doin', Mike?

- Hi, Rizz.

- Hey, Bobby, let me ask you a question, man.

Who wedding is this?

Mine or yours?

- What you mean? It's his.

- 'Cause, fool, why you in an all-white tuxedo

at somebody else's wedding, man?

- [laughing] - Whatever.

- But I look good.

- No, no, no. You look good. You look good.

No, no, no. He does look good.

Not as suave as me... but, you alright, baby.

- You ain't always been that suave, baby.

Let's not forget you had a little cowboy boot phase.

Boots!

The trusty boots.

- Hold on, hold on, hold on.

The trusty boots weren't even the best.

Baby, you had the slickest S curl

I've ever seen in my life.

- [indistinct chatter]

- Hold up, hold up, hold up.

We goin' down Memory Lane--

- Man, ya'll sound so soft.

- Ooh!

- Come on, man!

- I'm hearing ya'll all the way up here, man.

- It's Stro, what's up, man?

- [indistinct chatter]

- I'm glad everybody here.

- [indistinct chatter]

- Mike--Mike, you're looking good.

- Hey, what's up, man?

- [indistinct chatter]

- It's a family event. Everybody here.

- I can't believe everybody in suit, baby.

- MALE: Ladies and gentleman, Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie DeVoe!

- [cheering]

- ♪

- So, it's you next, huh, Biv?

- Yeah.

- I told you.

- You nervous?

- Nah, I might be a little nervous.

- Yeah. I see it in your eye.

- But you know that's my baby.

We've been knowing each other for a long time now.

She got my heart.

We ready.

You hear me?

- I hear you.

- Be honest, I should have told you about Johnny.

- Should have told me what about Johnny?

What happened with Johnny?

- Man, you know about him joining the crew.

I should've told you the play back when.

You know, like, that wasn't cool.

But to be honest with you, Rizz, we were scared.

There's no N.E. without you, man.

You know?

- What? Are you serious?

Without N.E., there's no me?

Ain't no Ralph T.

Without you, without Bob, Rick.

Nobody.

That's real.

This shit is bigger than us, man.

We forget that a lot.

- What?

- We saying like how come we couldn't have did this,

like, years ago?

- We get older, man,

we start thinking about shit, you know?

[laughs]

- The whole reason I went and did that project is because

I felt like I was giving all of myself to New Edition,

and ya'll wasn't giving me nothing back.

I was bitter, man.

I felt like every night we went on stage,

it was every man for himself.

We wasn't those same dudes that we was back in the OP.

But I'm man enough to admit it.

I was wrong about that.

Went about it the wrong way.

One thing I was right about though...

is you and that damn briefcase.

- [laughing]

- So, what have I got to do to get my husband

to dance with me, huh?

- You could ask your husband nicely for starters.

- See, Teasha, this is what happens after they marry you.

- No, it's not Teasha.

Don't listen to her.

It's not what happens.

- You dancing, baby?

- [laughing]

- ♪

- How'd that go?

- It's cool.

We're good.

- Okay.

As long as you're cool.

Because after all this...there's still this.

- Mmm.

I know there's this.

Hey, come on.

- ♪

- [laughing] Hey.

- ♪

- So you get everything off your chest?

Ya'll good?

- That's my man.

I'm just glad we see eye to eye now, you know?

- ♪

- [glass clanging]

- Ladies and gentlemen, if I could have your attention

for just a moment.

I'd like to raise a toast to the happy couple...

- Hey!

- Yeah, yeah. - [applause]

- Give it up for Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie DeVoe.

- [ crowd cheering]

- Thank you all for coming

and supporting them on their special day.

Erm...to my nephew Ronnie, your beautiful bride Shamari,

may God continue to bless you guys

on your journey for many, many moons to come.

You know, what I mean, man.

I'm not one for a whole lot of talking,

but I'm just so happy to see

ya'll six members of New Edition here today.

It's been a long journey, fellas.

And we've been together now for about 30 years.

In that 30 years, only got compensated twice.

- [all laughing]

- But that's okay.

No, really, really, really.

It never was about the money for me,

you guys came up to me as kids and, uh,

I see now what I saw then.

Six strong black men

who are capable of doing anything.

You know I taught them how to move as one,

I taught them how to be professional.

But, they taught themselves

how to be men.

And, uh, they're husbands now

and fathers.

I hope you guys see the most important thing.

That you're brothers.

And, uh, I got to say I love you all.

- Yeah, we love you too, Stro

- And, uh, I want to give a special toast

also to New Edition.

- [applause]

- To New Edition.

- New Edition. - New Edition.

- [crowd cheering]]

- To New Edition.

- Let me help you.

- ♪

- [indistint chatter]

- ♪ My girl's like candy ♪

♪ A candy treat ♪

♪ She knocks me hot ♪

♪ Up off my feet ♪

♪ She's so fine as can be ♪

♪ I know this girl is good for me ♪

- Yo, Brooke. What's up?

- Hey, what up, man?

- Carl, really good. - How you doin'? Brooke.

- Hey!

- ♪ You're a special treat ♪

♪ Candy Girl ♪

- I've got to get them on my stage.

We've got the BET 25th anniversary coming up.

Is there any way we can make this happen?

- I don't know.

All six is never easy.

But you'd better act fast.

- [crowd cheering]

- MALE ANNOUNCER: Let's hear it for the happy couple.

Mr. and Mrs. DeVoe!

MALE ANNOUNCER: From the Shrine Auditorium

in Los Angeles, it's...

Starring New Edition!

- [crowd cheering]

- ♪ New Edition ♪

♪

- I told her I'd never fall in love.

But now I know better.

♪ How does it feel? ♪

♪ I can't describe this feeling ♪

- Can't even sing?

- Yeah, man.

Ralph can blow.

- ♪ So if it isn't love ♪

♪ Why do I feel this way? ♪

♪ Why does she stay on my mind ♪

♪ So if it isn't love ♪

♪ Why does it feel so bad? ♪

♪ And make me feel so sad inside ♪

♪ If isn't love ♪

♪♪

- [audience cheering]

- This next song is dedicated

to all the lovers in the house tonight.

- Ooh!

- If there's nothing else I can do,

Johnny Gill Jr. can sing. You hear me?

I mean all that choreography and dancing stuff.

I might not have it yet, but you give me a mike,

I'm gonna turn that bitch out.

- [New Edition singing "Can You Stand the Rain"]

♪ On a perfect day ♪

♪ I know that I can count on you ♪

- I just love what you guys do, man.

I just wanted to tell you.

- That duets album you got with [unintelligible].

- My favorite joint is "Mr. Telephone Man."

That's my shit.

- ♪ Can you weather the storm? ♪

♪ 'Cause I need somebody ♪

♪ Who will stand by me ♪

- I'm offering you your own record deal.

It's a chance for you to change your family surroundings.

And you threw all that out the window for some kids

you're not gonna even know ten years from now?

- ♪ Everybody sing sunny days ♪

♪ Everybody loves them ♪

♪ Tell me, baby, can you stand the rain? ♪

♪ I know, I know, I know ♪

♪ Storms will come ♪

♪ I know, I know ♪

♪ All the days won't be perfect ♪

- Well, you see my friend over there,

they're afraid to talk to you.

But I'm not.

Can I take something for you?

- ♪ Can you stand the rain? ♪

♪ Can you stand the rain? ♪

- Rizz, what's going on?

- She lost the baby.

- You just give me the word, and we're here for you.

- ♪ And I need you and I love you ♪

♪ Will you be there? ♪

♪ Tell me, baby ♪

♪ Can you stand the rain? ♪

♪ Will you be there for me? ♪

- Ladies, fellas,

can we take ya'll back tonight to 1983?

- [cheering]

- Everybody clap your hands.

Everybody clap your hands.

In the front, in the back.

- Hey, ya'll we're going a little something like this.

- [New Edition singing "Candy Girl"]

♪ Candy girl you are my world ♪

♪ You look so sweet ♪

- I ain't seen too many NBA players

coming out of these projects.

But there's no telling where this music thing might take you.

- ♪ When you're with me ♪

♪ You brighten up my day ♪

- Listen ya'll.

- ♪ All I know ♪

♪ When I'm with you ♪

♪ You make me feel so good ♪

♪ Through and through ♪

- [unintelligible] make one hell of a group.

Welcome to the group, Ron.

- What up, man?

- Come on!

- ♪ You always look so good ♪

♪ You make me forget my thoughts ♪

♪ Do you really love me? ♪

♪ Do you really love me? ♪

♪ Don't you really care? ♪

♪ Don't you really care? ♪

♪ Do you really need me? ♪

♪ Do you really need me? ♪

- Hey! You're on the radio.

- [cheering]

♪ Candy Girl, baby you are my world ♪

♪ I need your love ♪

♪ Each and every day ♪♪

- [New Edition singing "Cool It Now"]

♪ Everybody's saying silly things ♪

♪ Without knowing ♪ - ♪ Don't know ♪

- ♪ That life brings a change ♪

♪ And I've been checking all the signs ♪

♪ My friends say ♪I'm love sick 'cause I ♪♪

- What's up ya'll?

Everybody, come on!

- ♪ All I keep thinking about is her ♪

♪ In my arms ♪

♪ Got to see what love is all about ♪

♪ And I won't be the same until she is mine ♪

♪ And my friends they keep telling me ♪

♪ Cool it now ♪

♪ You got to cool it now ♪

♪ Ooh watch out ♪

- Come on!

- ♪ 'Cause you're gonna lose control ♪

♪ Uh-oh, cool it now ♪

♪ You better slow it down ♪

♪ Slow it down... ♪

♪ Because you're gonna-- ♪

- Wait a minute. Let's get down.

Come on ya'll!

- ♪ Why you all coming down on me ♪

♪ Tryin to tell me how my life is supposed to be ♪

♪ I know you're only trying to help me out ♪

♪ Tryin to show me what life is really about ♪

- By a show of hands,

who thinks Bobby should be out of this group?

Ron?

Rick?

Ralphie?

Mike?

- Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together

for Mr. Bobby Brown, ya'll.

- [New Edition singing "Mr. Telephone Man"]

♪ Mr. Telephone man ♪

♪ There's something wrong with my line ♪

♪ When I dial my baby's number ♪

♪ I get a click every time ♪

♪ Mr. Telephone Man ♪

- ♪ She let the phone ring 20 times ♪

♪ Before she answered ♪

♪ Let me tell you what happened then ♪

♪ A minute later, I got the operator ♪

♪ She said please hang up ♪

- Ya'll ready to sing with me tonight?

Here we go!

- ♪ Mr. Telephone Man ♪

♪ There's something wrong with my line ♪

♪ When I dial my baby's number ♪

♪ I get a click every time ♪

♪ Mr. Telephone Man ♪

♪ Something's wrong with my line ♪

♪ Something wrong with my line ♪

♪ When I dial my baby's number ♪

♪ Get a click every time ♪

- Yeah, please, operator, see what you can do.

I dialed the right number, baby.

But I still couldn't get through.

You know what I'm trying to say?

If you could just check that line,

just one more time, if you can.

'Cause I'm pretty sure her phone won't be answered by no man.

- ♪

♪ Must be a bad connection ♪

♪ I give her my love and affection ♪

♪ Dialed my baby's number ♪

♪ I just can't take this no more ♪

♪ This situation's blowing my mind ♪

♪ Blowing my mind ♪

♪ Can't get my baby on the line ♪

♪ On the line ♪

♪ I tried dialing information ♪

♪ Mr. Telephone Man ♪

♪ I can't get no cooperation ♪

♪ Mr. Telephone Man ♪

♪ Her sister's on the phone ♪

♪ Telling me my baby ain't at home ♪

♪ Dialed my baby's number ♪ - Oh, baby.

I just can't take it anymore. - ♪ I get a click every time ♪

♪ Mr. Telephone man ♪♪

- [crowd cheering]

- I take no prisoners.

- Yeah, you know how to do it.

- Let's do it, baby. Hey, yo!

- Uh!

- ♪

- Hey, yo! Listen!

Do me a favor!

When I sing Bobby, you say Brown!

Bobby! - AUDIENCE: Brown!

- Bobby! - AUDIENCE: Brown!

- Let me be clear, everybody is equal.

Because if you're thinking about getting your little ass

up on stage trying to outshine everybody else,

you can forget about it, because I don't play that.

- [Bobby Brown singing "My Prerogative"]

♪ They say I'm crazy ♪

♪ I really don't care ♪

♪ That's my prerogative ♪

♪ They said I was nasty ♪

♪ But I don't give a damn ♪

♪ Getting girls is how I used to live ♪

♪ Some ask me questions ♪

♪ Why am I so real? ♪

♪ But they don't understand me ♪

♪ They really don't know the deal ♪

♪ About a brother ♪

♪ Trying hard to make it right ♪

♪ Not long ago ♪

♪ Before I win this fight ♪

- Sing! - ♪ Everybody's talking ♪

- It threw me off with all that damn screaming.

But now I know what to expect.

So it's not gonna happen next time.

- Next time?

You going up there again?

- Damn right.

But the difference is I want ya'll up there with me.

- ♪ That's my prerogative ♪

♪ It's my prerogative ♪

♪ It's the way that I want to live ♪

♪ It's my prerogative ♪

- Come on!

= ♪ I can do just what I feel ♪

♪ It's my prerogative ♪

- No, you can't tell me what to do, baby.

- ♪ It's my prerogative ♪

- Hey, do me a favor!

- ♪ Tell me, tell me ♪

♪ Why ♪

♪ Can't I live my life? ♪

♪

♪ Without all ♪

♪ Of the things people say ♪

♪ People say ♪

♪ That people say ♪

♪ Tell me why ♪

♪ Why can't I ♪

- This let everybody know what the next big thing

coming out of Boston is.

They know about the Jackson 5,

they know about The Untouchables.

They're about to know about the New Edition.

- Up, up, up, up, up, up!

Get up! Come on, y'all!

- ♪

- Let's go. - Feel the beat!

- Wave your hands in the air!

And wave 'em like you just don't care.

And if you raise the party with BET,

somebody say "Oh yeah!"

- [crowd cheering]

- Oh yeah!

And you don't stop!

And you don't quit!

- New Edition for life, ya'll!

- [audience cheering]

[cheering continues]

- New Edition.

- New Edition for life. - New Edition for life.

- OP! BET!

Twenty-five years, baby!

- We love ya'll! - We love you!

Thank you for the years!