Sunday, September 6, 2009

Baltimora "Tarzan Boy"

This video is a visual masterpiece. And the lyrics are equally beautiful. There’s something about Jimmy McShane that makes me want to leave everything behind…and join him...in the jungle…I won’t be sorry. I won't?

I am sorry that music isn't like this anymore. Or videos for that matter. It's like Murray Hewitt was the band manager and said, "Okay, guys...item 3...what about a song about...a...Tarzan...boy. You know Tarzan's yell? We put that to a beat, drop in Jimmy with some white trousers...a dinner jacket...lots of man make-up. International hit." And the crazy thing is, it actually was. The 80s don't make sense. There wasn't a formula for 80s success, but more often than not, weird won.

Tarzan boy is about to monkey all up in your business…


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