I just couldn't walk away from the 80's....so many more great tracks I didn't get to cover in my top 100 - so hopefully no one will mind if I crank up a few more obscure hits from my favorite extended decade (for the sake of this ongoing thread, the 80's started in 1977 and ended in about 1990.)So let's kick things off with a great video from 1983 - Tom Tom Club's "Pleasure of Love" from their 2nd album "Close To The Bone". Tom Tom Club has 2 huge hits in 1981 with "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius Of Love", which they made right after "Remain In Light", Talking Head's masterpiece - fyi, Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth are the drummer and bassist of the THeads, respectively, and the creative force behind Tom Tom Club. TTC actually played live during 1983 with the THeads, during their "Stop Making Sense" Tour. Check out "Pleasure of Love" - from the Tom Tom Club's (sadly out of print) 1983 album Close To The Bone - an essential 80's track!
mktackabery says
ebuzz, I love you.
Tom Tom Club is definitely a favorite because they just were able to kick back, never take themselves seriously, go all over the map with whatever they want, make fun of everybody including themselves, and still play amazing music.
glad these are back!!!
ebuzzmiller says
actually saw TTC play with the Talking Heads at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium in Queens NY in 1983, MTack - and then later, by themselves, at a club on Long Island called "Malibu". They were awesome, funky and fun both times :-)
I just couldn't walk away from the 80's....so many more great tracks I didn't get to cover in my top 100 - so hopefully no one will mind if I crank up a few more obscure hits from my favorite extended decade (for the sake of this ongoing thread, the 80's started in 1977 and ended in about 1990.)So let's kick things off with a great video from 1983 - Tom Tom Club's "Pleasure of Love" from their 2nd album "Close To The Bone". Tom Tom Club has 2 huge hits in 1981 with "Wordy Rappinghood" and "Genius Of Love", which they made right after "Remain In Light", Talking Head's masterpiece - fyi, Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth are the drummer and bassist of the THeads, respectively, and the creative force behind Tom Tom Club. TTC actually played live during 1983 with the THeads, during their "Stop Making Sense" Tour. Check out "Pleasure of Love" - from the Tom Tom Club's (sadly out of print) 1983 album Close To The Bone - an essential 80's track!
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