The tour was a critical success, but it left the group nearly broke. In order to reproduce their dense 1980 release, Remain in Light, for live audiences, the Talking Heads had to double in size (adding Bernie Worrell, Steve Scales, and many of the musicians later seen in Jonathan Demme’s classic concert film, Stop Making Sense). “There’s no beginning and there is no end,” Weymouth declares on the second verse, but “Genius of Love” certainly does have a humble origin. “It’s beyond being an ear worm,” Frantz says today.
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For a song that never even cracked the Top 30 when Sire released it in North America, “Genius of Love” packed a serious pop-cultural punch. (Mariah nixed the “We went insane when we took cocaine” line, despite the appearance of Ol’ Dirty Bastard on the remix.) Mark Morrison’s “Return of the Mack” went to No.
1 hit “Fantasy” is really a cover version with altered lyrics. Hyde’s “Genius Rap,” have become hip-hop touchstones in their own right. Others, like Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five’s “It’s Nasty” (featuring a note-for-note recreation of the riff by the Sugar Hill Records house band) and Dr.
Some “Genius of Love” samples are obscure (middle of the road impressionist Rich Little busts out his Gipper for the 1982 novelty jam “ President’s Rap”). Only James Brown’s “The Funky Drummer” and perhaps Parliament’s “Flashlight” can beat it for ubiquity. The band’s Web site lists 47 hip-hop and soul singles and remixes that have sample the track. That funky six-note riff and those floating harmonies belong to the world now.
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The clips contain exclusive behind-the-scenes footage shot in the tourbus, dressing rooms and several backstage locations), as well as live recordings, recorded during the shows and soundchecks.The question was posed back in 1981: “What you gonna do when you get out of jail?” And the response came without hesitation: “I’m gonna have some fun.” So began America’s 30-year affair with Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love.” In this anniversary year, the husband-and-wife team of ex–Talking Heads Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums) are deploying a series of concerts and TV appearances (they perform the song tomorrow on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) and a new double album of live recordings and remixes (Genius of Live), all in an effort to reclaim custody of the song. Watch all ten episodes of the Tom Tom Club tour reports, made during the recent tour through the U.K. Tom Tom Club played at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. And of course, you can get the cd from our own webshop! Kissin' Anotonio is available from iTunes and Amazon. Check out the animated video for this summer anthem which has just been released. Kissin' Antonio is the second music video for the 'Downtown Rockers ep' that came out last year. Remain in Love is available in your local bookstore, or online at all major outlets in various formats: hard cover, Kindle ebook and audio book on CD, narrated by Chris Frantz. With never-before-seen photos and immersive vivid detail, Frantz describes life on tour, down to the meals eaten and the clothes worn―and reveals the mechanics of a long and complicated working relationship with a mercurial frontman.Īt the heart of Remain in Love is Frantz’s love for Weymouth: their once-in-a-lifetime connection as lovers, musicians, and bandmates, and how their creativity surged with the creation of their own band Tom Tom Club, bringing a fresh Afro-Caribbean beat to hits like “Genius of Love.” In Remain in Love, Tom Tom Club drummer Chris Frantz writes about the beginnings of Talking Heads―their days as art students in Providence, moving to the sparse Chrystie Street loft Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and David Byrne shared where the music that defined an era was written.
Remain in Love: Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club, Tina
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