Apart from just being a great single with a great groove, this song was a huge influence on me musically. The short version is I learned how to play bass by rocking out to it on an old Pioneer two track cassette deck you could overdub on. (Come to think of it, I got a lot of mileage out of that gizmo; I also recall working out the bass part to "Dance With Me" by Orleans the same way.)
In any event, if you put a gun to my head, I could probably still play this song from memory, so -- hey Tommy Tutone, wherever you are, thanks for the music lessons.
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I got this album when it came out and still love it. It's a shame they get pigeonholed as having only one great song. Tonight. The Blame. Sounds of a Summer Night. Am I Supposed to Lie? They were so much better than mere one-hit wonders.
Good song. But IMHO, the classic of the TT catalog is Cheap Date. “Well whaddya say June?” set to a killer neo-reggae groove and some of the growliest guitars ever put on vinyl. Classic.
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