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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

RAY PARKER JR. (on Ghostbusters, Dua Lipa, Beyonce, Taylor Swift & Masked Singer)

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Society & Culture, News, Tv & Film, Entertainment News

43K Ratings

🗓️ 6 December 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Ray Parker Jr. Steps Behind The Rope. The man behind one of the biggest, most catchy pop songs of all times, Ghostbusters, is in the house. Ray stops by to chat about his more than five decade long career in the music business. He chats what it is like to be known for Ghostbusters, the infamous MTV video for the song, the 80s, working with Diva Legends such as Tina Turner, Diana Ross, and Latoya Jackson to name a few. Ray breaks down how the music biz has changed over the decades and which current female chart toppers he would love to work with - Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and more. Finally, fresh off his Masked Singer elimination, Ray chats what that experience was like, what surprised him as a performer and just what is next for this legendary performer who won’t be slowing down anytime soon. @rayparkerjr @behindvelvetrope @davidyontef BROUGHT TO YOU BY: KEEPSTER - keepster.co/velvet (Use Code VELVET For 25% Off) LULULEMON - lululemon.com (This Holiday Season Shop The Best Gifts at Lululemon) TALKSPACE - talkspace.com/velvet ($100 Off Your First Month) ADVERTISING INQUIRIES - Please contact [email protected] MERCH Available at - https://www.teepublic.com/stores/behind-the-velvet-rope?ref_id=13198 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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it was so obvious what it was obviously because nothing's shaped like a bike and had a

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