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Talking Heads – And She Was

Tina Weymouth, American musician (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club) Tagged: art rock, new wave, November

OOIOO: Armonico Hewa

The recent release of OOIOO's sixth studio album _Armonico Hewa_ represents fresh evidence, if anybo

Silent Talking Heads Find A New Voice

Following ‘Naked’ it was time for the band to put their clothes back on and once more explore li

Talking Heads Can't Stop The Chart Chatter

Talking Heads proved to be one of the most popular and influential acts to emerge from the U.S. East

“Eat your words but don’t go hungry, words have always nearly hung me”

Hello once again dear readers. Did you read the news that according to an American company the one m

Biography Tom Tom Club

The Tom Tom Club is a New Wave band founded in 1980 by spouses and Talking Heads alumni Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Biography Although originally established as a side project, the Tom Tom Club enjoyed early success with hits such as "Genius of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood", which were taken from their self-titled first album which was released on Sire in the US and Island Records elsewhere in 1981. "Genius of Love" has been sampled or reinterpreted by many artists, including rapper Redman, Funkdoobiest, and Mariah Carey in her hit single "Fantasy". "It's Nasty" (1982) by Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five was one of the early rap versions of the song - however, the sample was re-recorded by a live band, as was common practice at the time. Another version, "Genius Rap" (1981), by Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde was the first version. Early pressings of their first album featured short versions of "Genius of Love"