Music Videos
The visuals and production for C+C Music Factory's first videos helped to distinguish the group's first releases from previous mainstream dance hits like Technotronic's "Pump Up the Jam". Controversy erupted when it was discovered that in the video for the group's first single, "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", vocalist Zelma Davis was lip-syncing Martha Wash's vocals (thus, Davis being the one that's seen in the song's video clip). Subsequently Wash sued the group and appeared on Joan Rivers' talk-show unannounced immediately after the Milli Vanilli lip-sync controversy erupted. Speculation about bad blood between Wash and the group were laid to rest when Wash and Davis both appeared in the video of 1994's Hot Dance Music/Club Play No. 1 single "Do You Wanna Get Funky," on which they both shared lead vocals.
A video of "Just a Touch of Love" is featured at the beginning of VHS copies of the movie Sister Act. The video consists of members of the band singing and dancing with nuns in the movie, edited together with scenes from the movie.
The house-music cover and remix of U2's "Pride (In the Name of Love)" featured Deborah Cooper on lead vocals, with Robert and David singing background parts.
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