Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club (1981)

Tom Tom Club was formed in the early eighties by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. You probably already know Tina as the mysterious-pretty-blonde-bass-player from the Talking Heads. Frantz is also a former member of the Talking Heads, although you probably don't remember him.

Tom Tom got really famous with the two big hits: Wordy Rappinghood and Genius Of Love. If you were a youngster in the early eighties, you probably will recall these two tunes.

Oh, boy. Weren't those the best times? Dancing in those good old discothéques until dawn? Oh yeah. Fun times.

Wordy Rappinghood is one of those songs you just can't stop listening to. Its chorus's lyrics might be one of the most poetic things ever written since the beginning of times:

"Ramsamsam a ramsamsam
Goediekoediekoediekoedie ramsamsam
Ajkaja jippie ajkajee
Ahoe ahoe a rikitsjie"

1. "Wordy Rappinghood" – 6:27
2. "Genius of Love" – 5:34
3. "Tom Tom Theme" – 1:24
4. "L'Elephant" – 4:51
5. "As Above, So Below" – 5:22
6. "Lorelei" – 5:05
7. "On, On, On On..." – 3:33
8. "Booming and Zooming" – 4:35
9. "Under the Boardwalk" – 5:46
10. "Lorelei" (Remix Version) – 6:17

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