Tom Tom Club - Genius Of Love (Official Music Video) [4K]

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You're watching the official music video remastered in 4K for Tom Tom Club - "Genius Of Love" from their 1981 self-titled debut album. "Genius Of Love" is sampled by Mariah Carey in "Fantasy".
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@lauriekrebs4522
@lauriekrebs4522 3 роки тому
Fun fact: This band was a start-up formed by the bassist for the talking heads. The Talking Heads were huge at the time, but she wanted to get out and sample and do different music. Amazing that this song has so much relevance today. It's an excellent, zany piece of work
@irlBarraON
@irlBarraON 2 роки тому
Superb fun fact!
@theshadowknows6969
@theshadowknows6969 2 роки тому
I heard somewhere that this is the most sampled song in history. Think it was a talking heads documentary. ..
@NewWaveEnthusiast
@NewWaveEnthusiast 2 роки тому
@@theshadowknows6969 Yup, this is my first time hearing the original
@greerklepacki1237
@greerklepacki1237 2 роки тому
This is also the only song by a Talking Heads member to reach #1!
@8mmtaco
@8mmtaco 2 роки тому
It was Tina Weymouth *and* Chris Frantz’s side project
@Mikemikemike13579
@Mikemikemike13579 4 роки тому
This song is almost 40 years old... and still sounds like it could play with today's music.
@iamboomer.4673
@iamboomer.4673 3 роки тому
No.......................m
@gratefulape12
@gratefulape12 3 роки тому
Because for a couple of decades, pop music has been eating itself.
@leilanilamour5173
@leilanilamour5173 3 роки тому
Be sure to be obnoxious and bump it extra-loud when driving through your neighborhood lol. I don’t think anyone would mind 🤩👍🏼💖💖💖💖
@Trixtah
@Trixtah 3 роки тому
Dude, I'm 52, and no, it really could not. it's still fresh in a way, but it doesn't sound like contemporary stuff at all
@Uncle-Smart-Alec
@Uncle-Smart-Alec 3 роки тому
Play with???It destroys today's "musuck!"🧐😤🤬
@CalifornianCuttlefish
@CalifornianCuttlefish Рік тому
*The fact that not only did this song come from 2 members of the talking heads, but also created a bunch of new hip hop songs proves it's an absolute masterpiece*
@nataliecovers__
@nataliecovers__ Рік тому
The ONLY time when that way overused word Masterpiece is warranted
@CalifornianCuttlefish
@CalifornianCuttlefish Рік тому
@@nataliecovers__ ok
@nataliecovers__
@nataliecovers__ Рік тому
@@CalifornianCuttlefish haha not toward you just I see it used on every generic song because it's become the popular thing to say
@CalifornianCuttlefish
@CalifornianCuttlefish Рік тому
@@nataliecovers__ Oh ok
@limerobloxgaming8567
@limerobloxgaming8567 Рік тому
​@@nataliecovers__ true
@ZedanB
@ZedanB Рік тому
This was, to my knowledge, my mother's favorite song. No matter what she was doing, if it played, she was dancing- My mom was a bit more like an older sibling than my mother (she was 18 when she had me), and I distinctly remember as a kid she'd play this constantly. Whole nine yards: hand movement dancing. Singing every word like it was her song. My mom passed 2 years ago, but every time I hear this song, it takes me back to the summer of 2001, which was probably the best time of my life (even though I was only 6). RIP, Momma- I'm still playing this song daily for you 😊
@Sequins_
@Sequins_ Рік тому
❤❤❤❤❤
@Alwaysliveitup
@Alwaysliveitup 8 місяців тому
Crying on a train reading this! Sorry for your loss
@oscarl.ramirez7355
@oscarl.ramirez7355 8 місяців тому
Sorry for our Loss She is in a Far Better Place than we are/
@sleeplessinbklyn1
@sleeplessinbklyn1 7 місяців тому
🕊❤ RIP
@Jimmy_Widders_Hunt
@Jimmy_Widders_Hunt 6 місяців тому
Your mum had great taste in music and sounds like a cool mum 😊
@willt.9654
@willt.9654 3 роки тому
Late 70s/early 80s has got to be one of the most creative eras in music. Talking Heads, Devo, The B-52s, Tom Tom Club. I live for this stuff.
@joewhitehouseiv3300
@joewhitehouseiv3300 2 роки тому
Don't forget Oingo Boingo
@surtcalderam9595
@surtcalderam9595 2 роки тому
Before the internet ate the recording industry for breakfast, and it still had some money to publish creativity. Now they're afraid of anything but autotuned clones.
@kaymuldoon3575
@kaymuldoon3575 2 роки тому
Tina Weymouth from the Talking Heads was also a member of the Tom Tom Club.
@mrmjb1960
@mrmjb1960 2 роки тому
Chris Franz and Tina Weymouth of the Talking Heads' started this group.
@Jordan-wn7kj
@Jordan-wn7kj 2 роки тому
no you don’t
@ThisIsReadyMade
@ThisIsReadyMade 4 роки тому
Frank Zappa said this is one of his favorite music videos. Gotta agree with that.
@Happysquigglyrudy
@Happysquigglyrudy 4 роки тому
Frank Zappa had such a great taste in music and art
@The_momur
@The_momur 4 роки тому
ThisIs ReadyMade love Frank. He should be here to document current events.
@rodneyshackles782
@rodneyshackles782 4 роки тому
Please be wary when mentioning frank
@Happysquigglyrudy
@Happysquigglyrudy 4 роки тому
rodney shackles why
@purge2--u--nite342
@purge2--u--nite342 4 роки тому
Cause Zappa likes hip hop 👌
@andrewgordon235
@andrewgordon235 3 місяці тому
This is proof the 80's never died they just got remixed to oblivion.
@Nathan-lj4ds
@Nathan-lj4ds 3 місяці тому
Too true my friends
@yanikotavov385
@yanikotavov385 2 місяці тому
hell no
@Yeedo420
@Yeedo420 2 місяці тому
@@yanikotavov385yeah, actually. 80s funky strings and synths have had a resurgence in recent years
@yanikotavov385
@yanikotavov385 2 місяці тому
@@Yeedo420 80s metal however - hasn't.
@NormAppleton
@NormAppleton 2 місяці тому
This is like 1981
@KILO993
@KILO993 Рік тому
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" prompted me to come find the original. Love it!
@NormAppleton
@NormAppleton 2 місяці тому
Well that's just frat boy sad
@Rosskles
@Rosskles 18 днів тому
​@@NormAppleton Because of the 'implication'...
@tedastor7558
@tedastor7558 4 роки тому
A masterpiece. Whoever directed and animated this is a genius.
@lobo3671
@lobo3671 2 роки тому
a genius of love
@hipsterelephant2660
@hipsterelephant2660 2 роки тому
Its the couple that did the Mario Bros movie from the 90s. No joke.
@martynarusek1606
@martynarusek1606 2 роки тому
Look up James Rizzi :)
@silla-je9od
@silla-je9od 2 роки тому
Tina's sister, Laura Weymouth, is one of the artists in the credits for the ink and paint work.
@rommix0
@rommix0 2 роки тому
@@hipsterelephant2660 and Max Headroom, their true claim to fame.
@gustavoceballos5327
@gustavoceballos5327 2 роки тому
The song is one of the most sampled rhythm tracks of the 1980s, particularly within the hip hop and R&B genre. Notable versions include Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde's "Genius Rap" in 1981; Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "It's Nasty" in 1982; Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" in 1995, and The X-Ecutioners' "Genius of Love 2002" in 2002. Other artists have incorporated "Genius of Love" into their works, including Public Enemy's "Leave This Off Your Fuckin' Charts", Redman's "Brick City Mashin'", Cam'ron's "Me, My Moms & Jimmy", 2nd II None's "Niggaz Trippin'", Fresh Kid Ice's "Roll Call", 2Pac's "High Speed", Seagram's "I Don't Give a Fuck", Busta Rhymes' "One", Ant Banks' "Roll 'Em Phat", P.M. Dawn's "Gotta Be... Movin' On Up", Menajahtwa's "I Ain't Nasti", 50 Cent's "When I Get Out", Erick Sermon's "Genius E Dub", Mac Dre's "Chop that Ho", Dream Warriors' "And Now the Legacy Begins", T.I.'s "Down Like That", R.A. the Rugged Man's "Tom Thum", Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack", Ice Cube's "Bop Gun (One Nation)", Warren G's "What's Love Got to Do with It", the D-Influence Real Live Mix of Billie's "Girlfriend", Latto's "Big Energy", and Paramore's "Rose-Colored Boy", during their shows at the After Laughter Tour.
@mandywheeler4186
@mandywheeler4186 2 роки тому
Great info.
@claragabriellehouser1991
@claragabriellehouser1991 Рік тому
Wow. No idea it had been used that many times! Excuse me while I go listen to them all -
@firstname_lastname
@firstname_lastname Рік тому
Doc D (Logic) also used this song on the title track for his album "Planetory Destruction", feat. Big Lenbo.
@roycedot
@roycedot Рік тому
DJ Clue - That’s the Way (Mase, Foxxy Brown, Fabolous)
@LikaLaruku
@LikaLaruku Рік тому
Most recent is "Big Energy" by Latto.
@herberthunter5570
@herberthunter5570 Рік тому
This song was so popular in black culture, I promise. I remember it being played at many local DJ parties at parks and in the projects, too.
@jimgonewild909
@jimgonewild909 Рік тому
Crazy cause it's a White chick singing
@joevega5477
@joevega5477 Рік тому
Hispanic parties too! Chicago & Cali🙏
@neosapienz7885
@neosapienz7885 Рік тому
@@jimgonewild909when it’s real, it’s real, no matter
@atomant332
@atomant332 Рік тому
@@joevega5477 Yeah still huge in Cali.
@herberthunter5570
@herberthunter5570 Рік тому
@@joevega5477 Yessir 👍👊🏾
@Yakkymania
@Yakkymania 10 місяців тому
The style of this music video is perhaps the coolest thing in existence, the art style is so funky & goes great with the groovy rhythm of the song
@anitasmith4559
@anitasmith4559 9 місяців тому
The animated art work is priceless.
@ElectricPhantasmagoria
@ElectricPhantasmagoria 7 місяців тому
You should check out Peter Gabriel sledgehammer, king gizzard and the lizard wizard - the River for some funky and ultra ultra creative animation
@Yakkymania
@Yakkymania 7 місяців тому
⁠@@ElectricPhantasmagoriaI’ve seen Sledgehammer tons of times before, but i’ll have to check out The River!
@bubuyogui2733
@bubuyogui2733 7 місяців тому
Peso pluma ohhhh yes
@emanzikeith7683
@emanzikeith7683 6 місяців тому
Psychedelic visuals
@AnnaJo2000
@AnnaJo2000 2 роки тому
This song was way, way ahead of its time! Absolutely lovely song!
@kamikazeproductions9981
@kamikazeproductions9981 2 роки тому
This is on dddance party
@rogerjmayer8617
@rogerjmayer8617 Рік тому
My Sentiments Exactly - Well Done!
@elisangela2112
@elisangela2112 11 місяців тому
👏👏👏
@2010Gullwing
@2010Gullwing 9 місяців тому
Song was right on time.
@texritter4092
@texritter4092 6 місяців тому
@@2010Gullwing😊
@bigguys45s29
@bigguys45s29 4 роки тому
This video’s almost like a Sesame Street animated skit on a bit of drugs. LOL
@applemask
@applemask 4 роки тому
They cut out the bit about cocaine
@EsmeMarion
@EsmeMarion 4 роки тому
It kinda gives me that Sally Cruikshank vibe
@rommix0
@rommix0 4 роки тому
@@EsmeMarion yeah like Quasi At The Quackadero.
@atlsongbyrd6084
@atlsongbyrd6084 4 роки тому
Yes definitely drugs lol!
@asongaboutafriend2592
@asongaboutafriend2592 4 роки тому
More Like Schoolhouse Rock
@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord
@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord 9 місяців тому
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia brought me here. Thank you for that.
@notrlybad
@notrlybad Місяць тому
Who's here in 2024?
@uwutakke3964
@uwutakke3964 Місяць тому
Mayyyy
@Mercedes65
@Mercedes65 Місяць тому
@txenfu
@txenfu Місяць тому
🥂🍾🕺🏽
@user-it8gt1le1m
@user-it8gt1le1m Місяць тому
❤🎉
@1poopiebritches1
@1poopiebritches1 28 днів тому
@dr.smurpf6979
@dr.smurpf6979 4 роки тому
Fun Fact: The makers of this video also directed the Super Mario Bros movie
@brotherjauffre4923
@brotherjauffre4923 4 роки тому
Every year I want to re-watch that that movie IGN 10/10
@332spicelord
@332spicelord 4 роки тому
WHAT?????
@dr.smurpf6979
@dr.smurpf6979 4 роки тому
@@332spicelord Yep, look it up. They also created Max Headroom too.
@romarkent1748
@romarkent1748 4 роки тому
Wait really?!
@rubberduckiefanatic
@rubberduckiefanatic 4 роки тому
Woah! that's good to know
@MichaelB-gi4lt
@MichaelB-gi4lt 3 роки тому
Truly one of the most satisfying songs from the 80’s. Sounds as good now as it did forty years ago...
@addambelmont3050
@addambelmont3050 2 місяці тому
Oh God, is that how old I am?
@deansamson9835
@deansamson9835 Рік тому
This is one of the best skate jams from back in the day.
@Nhamp2000
@Nhamp2000 Рік тому
Four wheels and a toe stopper. None of that Rollerblade crap.
@DunsDeeDowns
@DunsDeeDowns 6 місяців тому
I remember when MTV got started this was one of the earliest videos in 1981. The bridge part in the middle where they start singing "James BROWNNNN!! JAMES Browwnnn!" got me to find the Godfather of Soul good stuff all round
@StonyRC
@StonyRC 4 роки тому
Never really understood exactly why I love this song and its video so much. It's kooky, it's upbeat, it's really clever and has simply stuck with me since I first heard it back in 1981.
@tonyfan3
@tonyfan3 3 роки тому
It is probably the music they wanted to make outside of serious punk and rock
@lexkanyima2195
@lexkanyima2195 3 роки тому
@@tonyfan3 it's a new era that the music going
@who_cares848
@who_cares848 2 роки тому
You like it because you have good taste in music lol
@greenmasterrinse
@greenmasterrinse 2 роки тому
Probably because you find it kooky, upbeat and clever.
@sofia9127
@sofia9127 2 роки тому
i didn't exist back then but i love this song!
@secretofthedevil
@secretofthedevil Рік тому
When I was a child, my mom always had put this song for us. Since then, I love it. ♥️
@mattma96
@mattma96 7 місяців тому
This would DEFINITELY be a worldwide hit if re-released in 2023 !
@wilneal8015
@wilneal8015 6 місяців тому
😮It Already Has Been A World 🌎🌍🌏 Wide Hit! Where Have You Been?¿?¿!¡!¡😅
@thatoneguy9582
@thatoneguy9582 5 місяців тому
literally just Big Energy by Latto
@randomlittleidot
@randomlittleidot 5 місяців тому
if it re-released in 2023 there probably has to be funny cats for it to really take off
@rainbowspongebob
@rainbowspongebob 4 місяці тому
@@randomlittleidotwhat about the funny dog🗿
@gilbertolopez9004
@gilbertolopez9004 10 місяців тому
I remember back in 1981 when going to high school parties how everyone jumped into the dance floor just from hearing the intro of this song. Awesome song, awesome times!
@dice1820
@dice1820 2 роки тому
We still hear this today. Mariah Carey used it in her song “Fantasy” that topped the billboard hot 100 for 8 weeks and just last year Latto sampled it in her song “Big Energy”. The funny thing is, when they talk about the song “big energy”, they say Lotto sampled it from Mariah Carey without even realizing where it actually came from and how old it really is. And in another 30-40 years when everyone forgets it again, someone else will sample it to make it a hit again.
@RnBReworked
@RnBReworked 2 роки тому
Who is they? I think most people who know music are well aware Fantasy was sampled.
@spongebob03
@spongebob03 2 роки тому
I remember tripping out, when I heard that Dreamlover sampled a hip hop song! I was alive for it’s original release. It was years before I knew about it! 😂
@magma41158
@magma41158 2 роки тому
Hearing the chorus of the song used in Fantasy came to me as a big surprise
@AngelDommeX
@AngelDommeX 2 роки тому
Big Energy remix they sample this again with Mariah Carey..
@slicedfruitgirl
@slicedfruitgirl 2 роки тому
In Latto's case, I think she really did sample it because of Mariah. Her song "Big Energy" has the line "I can be your fantasy" in it and she also said she idolized Mariah growing up. Strangely enough, she initially denied the Mariah reference at first saying that she had never heard of "Fantasy" before, but now Mariah is on the remix edition so Idk what was going on there.
@JannieKannie
@JannieKannie 3 роки тому
A moment of silence to the people who cant find this song
@camilacris7560
@camilacris7560 3 роки тому
lost ages searching for it
@tipphilips8252
@tipphilips8252 3 роки тому
That’s hilarious haha. I just barely made it lol
@TeddyOG
@TeddyOG 2 роки тому
I would never have found it if it wasn't in Always Sunny. This song had vibes even before it became a meme word
@sinbad2247
@sinbad2247 2 роки тому
damn right lol
@kaymod1284
@kaymod1284 2 роки тому
.. Due to its catchy nature yet seemingly unrelated and obtuse song title
@manuginobilisbaldspot2
@manuginobilisbaldspot2 3 години тому
I’ve always loved that underneath it all, this was an homage to Black music and artists! Shoutouts to Bootsy Collins, Sly and Robbie, Kurtis Blow, Smokey Robinson, and of course TGOS James Brown. I became a Talking Heads fan via the Tom Tom Club and I wouldn’t be surprised if many Talking Heads fans became fans of these artists via this song. That’s the power of music ❤
@DrClawizdead
@DrClawizdead 24 дні тому
I don't care who samples this. They will never make a better song.
@anthonyanuforo6089
@anthonyanuforo6089 21 день тому
MC's Fantasy is a bop though...
@nigelseaton8367
@nigelseaton8367 Рік тому
God bless James Rizzi, the artist who created the images for this classic masterpiece, sampled, and sampled. Mr. Rizzi you are one of my favorites 😍, I'm glad I had the pleasure to meet you. Rest in peace.
@maestroh2986
@maestroh2986 3 роки тому
Tragically under-appreciated. This trippy tribute to past artists is pure joy.
@KrashyKharma
@KrashyKharma Рік тому
Under appreciated? One of the most well loved, repeatedly sampled songs of all time? Ok...
@Thunderchild-gz4gc
@Thunderchild-gz4gc Рік тому
@@KrashyKharma maybe OP meant the sampling artists get more attention than the Tom Tom Club
@penguinsrbirds2
@penguinsrbirds2 Рік тому
"under-appreciated" is a straight-up lie, come on dude.
@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991
@dawnkindnesscountsmost5991 10 місяців тому
Genius of Love didn't get nearly enough radio airplay at the time, in my opinion, which may have just been where I lived. I managed to get it on a blank tape, though, so I could play it as much as I wanted to- and between songs, too, so no DJ chatter over the beginning or the end!! 😃
@etherealwavefan94
@etherealwavefan94 7 місяців тому
this is literally one of the most iconic tracks of all time lmfao you guys really don't know what underrated means
@mikewatkinson1996
@mikewatkinson1996 Рік тому
If anyone here is familiar with the man... In an interview Frank Zappa cited this song as being one of the only music videos he actually enjoyed "because it's animated and clever". High praise from a musical genius that thought music videos were simply a racket (He was quite cynical lol). Also I love Tina Weymouth and the Talking Heads tons.
@DogeGFSolo
@DogeGFSolo Рік тому
😁
@kirbzmom
@kirbzmom Рік тому
AND Frank! Very talented; gone too soon!
@diehappydie
@diehappydie Рік тому
Exactly why I am here...paused the Zappa interview to watch it. Once it started I instantly remembered it. Zappa was a genius.
@ImBarl
@ImBarl Рік тому
@@diehappydie me as well lol
@booblikon
@booblikon Рік тому
That bought me here, and I agree.
@ernestbeserra5485
@ernestbeserra5485 5 місяців тому
PLAY IT LOUD! For my SON, Ernie! Who Loved this Song! Miss you Ernie, Son! Passed Sept 7, 1980. 34 years old. Shame.
@conradpoos2859
@conradpoos2859 4 роки тому
I went to the NY Film Festival in the 80's and they ran this as a short. The James Rizzi animation lit up the whole theater.
@amayalevels
@amayalevels 4 роки тому
Gosh ur so mf blessed
@Teebiscuit12345
@Teebiscuit12345 4 роки тому
I like your Pythonesque profile picture.
@jaclynzinck4241
@jaclynzinck4241 4 роки тому
That must have been an interesting experience
@mecaillagladue2587
@mecaillagladue2587 3 роки тому
I remember rollerskating to this . 14 with all my friends 💓💓
@synthonaplinth5980
@synthonaplinth5980 3 роки тому
@@Teebiscuit12345 I like your use of alliteration. :)
@kev2525
@kev2525 4 роки тому
Being a 90s kid, I feel like this was supposed to end with a Nickelodeon logo
@scottfree8953
@scottfree8953 4 роки тому
Or may be Adult Swim
@kmk900___
@kmk900___ 4 роки тому
Pete Harris expected*
@kingsessingcomedy661
@kingsessingcomedy661 4 роки тому
You would lol
@kingsessingcomedy661
@kingsessingcomedy661 4 роки тому
@RipMudafuka69 MLG that's what he's saying
@a.c.7573
@a.c.7573 4 роки тому
Yeah this looks very late 80s-early 90s
@davidw5731
@davidw5731 Рік тому
Takes me back to my senior year in HS. This was the first song I ever heard on the brand new fad, the Sony Walkman. The sound quality just blew me away, miles from the old radios with the little earpiece we used to wear. This song always puts a smile on my face.
@gisellemarte
@gisellemarte 17 днів тому
WHOAH I HAD NO IDEA!!! I LOVE HOW INDIE THE ORIGINAL SONG SOUNDS. IM SO EMOTIONAL
@Ren_Taylor
@Ren_Taylor 2 роки тому
As a kid this was one of my mom's go-to albums to put on when she wanted to clean house to prepare for guests. I remember staring at this album art for hours. It was also how I learned about the existence of drugs and what coke was, lol whoops. Love you mama~
@mTokhi1
@mTokhi1 3 роки тому
Frank Reynolds jiggling, holding a beer and looking angrily at his landlord.
@bigbubba2680
@bigbubba2680 5 місяців тому
Was 10 years old when this song came out... 52 now and definitely like it more now... brings back great memories of growing up through the 80's... wish everyone could have grown up in these times.
@baseddoggie
@baseddoggie 2 місяці тому
This is easily one of the most beautiful, genuinely heartfelt songs + music videos I've ever seen. You can tell that Tina truly loves Chris. It's so sincere and beautiful. Even the animation doesn't betray the beauty of the lyrics, in fact, it enhances it. No wonder this song has had so much staying power over the years.
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp Рік тому
Tina Weymouth is brilliant! She almost created the hip hop pop sound and did not know it!
@DaeguDown
@DaeguDown Рік тому
She did
@NatTurner328
@NatTurner328 10 місяців тому
Knock it off, Hip Hop was already well-established in the 1970s
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp 9 місяців тому
@@NatTurner328 LOL No Kidding But private Party's in Black neighbourhoods homes did not make it known This song was one of the first White Groups to attempt it and helped get it popular. I'm a musicologist and was former vinyl Night club DJ in London, New York and Montreal What have you Done?
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp
@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp 9 місяців тому
Mariah Carey's great sample of the song in "Fantasy" in 1995 made it a retro hut once again!
@NatTurner328
@NatTurner328 9 місяців тому
@@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp You just moved the goalpost from “she created the hip hop sound” to “her white privilege helped introduce it to the masses”. So which one is it? That’s why we should have gatekept hip hop from non-black outsiders. You made an entire career from appropriating our culture and now you’re attributing another outsider to its creation? You’re a joke and you lack self-awareness. “William H Baird”, what’s wrong, daddy stopped paying your college tuition when he realized you suck at math so you had to take away what little space they let black people have to eat and feed their families? Literally the worst kind of person.
@darklordxxx
@darklordxxx 4 роки тому
i was in grade 10 when this tune came out in 83 , Friday nights me and the boys would go down to the roller palace and when this song came on everyone was on the floor , same for double dutch bus witch came 2 years earlier . life long memories with these songs .
@willie417
@willie417 4 роки тому
are you sure it was 1983, and not 1981?
@CreativeCreatorCreates
@CreativeCreatorCreates 4 роки тому
The roller rink was my place to discover the best hits. Love that you brought it up!
@AzzyRiah
@AzzyRiah 4 роки тому
What did it feel like when the century switched to 2000?
@isamcc1831
@isamcc1831 3 роки тому
Roller skating to this must have been great! Wasn't alive when this came out so I missed the whole roller skates thing 😞
@m.r.e.5731
@m.r.e.5731 3 роки тому
@@willie417 it was '81.
@comicquestfanzia
@comicquestfanzia 2 місяці тому
2:13 is the best part for me.
@hamsterdiving7593
@hamsterdiving7593 7 місяців тому
I was still a newlywed in 1981, living in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, in an apartment complex that was rather dull and ordinary... One Saturday, while trying to be a good wife at the age of 20 (🤯) and perform some housecleaning, I turned on the newly created MTV channel on the newly created cable TV, and witnessed a revelation: Tom Tom Club's Genius Of Love music video... I'd never seen anything like it. I was mesmerized and didn't get much cleaning done. I also realized as time went on that there was a great big wide world out there that I wanted to experience that my staid, safe, stockbroker husband wasn't into I realized I was too young to have gotten married and we sadly split up in 1983. It's safe to say that Genius Of Love was my gateway to independence and it's been a favorite of mine ever since... ❤
@lunayastros1356
@lunayastros1356 3 місяці тому
Wao!!!! 😮 Buena anécdota! Aveces la gente olvida esta clase de cosas, y claro va acordé con el mensaje que dejaba la canción. Saludos desde Chile!!!
@hamsterdiving7593
@hamsterdiving7593 3 місяці тому
@@lunayastros1356 ¡Dios mío, tienes razón! No me di cuenta hasta ahora... han pasado cuarenta años. dolor y pérdida... brillante. ¡¡Gracias!! ¡Viva Chile! 🇨🇱
@MerkinMuffly
@MerkinMuffly 4 роки тому
Bring us home home Charlie Kelly ...
@elderchildren
@elderchildren 3 роки тому
yes
@txoutlawent.6515
@txoutlawent.6515 3 роки тому
*drinks green paint*
@enriquepina6255
@enriquepina6255 3 роки тому
Came for this. Also, its 2020 and if you're reading thIs from the past, RUUUUUNNNNNN!!!!
@Dcalzaretta
@Dcalzaretta 3 роки тому
Time to squash some beefs!
@DemonWarp65
@DemonWarp65 3 роки тому
@@txoutlawent.6515 May I offer you an egg in this time of trouble?
@keithmcmiller8470
@keithmcmiller8470 4 роки тому
Sounds as good today... as it ever was.
@davidellis5141
@davidellis5141 4 роки тому
Same as it ever was 🎶
@MatameVideos
@MatameVideos 4 роки тому
This song is new for me and I'm in love.
@lakeisharobinson2132
@lakeisharobinson2132 4 роки тому
I agree!
@deidragreer4958
@deidragreer4958 4 роки тому
That's rite!
@lenonel3286
@lenonel3286 4 роки тому
It remains consistent
@samvaz8002
@samvaz8002 6 місяців тому
Way ahead of its time!!! Just to show you how talented the Talkkng Heads were.
@wilneal8015
@wilneal8015 6 місяців тому
❣️Just More Proof👂That David Byrne Is A Performing Arts Genius😊👍💥😎✌️🖖
@th0rne_999
@th0rne_999 4 місяці тому
I've been robbed of knowing this song for my 23 years on this earth... it's about time
@PetertheChanter
@PetertheChanter 2 роки тому
40 yrs in the blink of an eye. It goes so damn fast.
@titocris4746
@titocris4746 2 роки тому
This song and Mama Used to Say made the Spring of ‘82 a wonderful time for music.
@robcouncil1592
@robcouncil1592 7 місяців тому
CBS' Sunday Morning brought me here. They did a segment on David Byrne and Talking Heads today. Former Talking Heads band members, Chris Frantz and wife Tina Weymouth, are brilliant. Their song, "Genius of Love" is and will forever be a timeless classic. Turn it up and play it LOUD!!! 😎👋🏿👍🏿🙌🏿
@Chris-jw7jd
@Chris-jw7jd 4 місяці тому
This song is the result of so many r & b hits.
@nathanielpfeiffer3530
@nathanielpfeiffer3530 4 роки тому
This band was started by members of talking heads and it shows
@djrossetto3992
@djrossetto3992 4 роки тому
Yes, Tina and Chris.
@StinkFinger2023
@StinkFinger2023 4 роки тому
Tina Weymouth actually wrote most of the music for the talking heads, and if you listen to Tom Tom club, you can actually tell she was the musical driving Force in talking heads
@adiksadiatabs
@adiksadiatabs 4 роки тому
@@StinkFinger2023 lol. no.
@williamraines1749
@williamraines1749 4 роки тому
Yes a little craziness involved in the animation great side job song by a couple crazy heads Lol
@ImpendingRiot83
@ImpendingRiot83 4 роки тому
@Bradley Daniels Assigning any special significance to any one particular member of Talking Heads completely ignores and spits on how every member of that band was completely integral to the sound, and they would not have worked as a band without each other. David Byrne’s voice and a lot of his own ideas on how to communicate what the band was verbally _saying,_ as well as his ideas about stage performance in general, was *just* as important as Tina’s writing and impeccable bass. There can be no whole without all the parts.
@domingadoflaminga3961
@domingadoflaminga3961 4 роки тому
I closed my eyes and saw the Gang dancing to this
@nacholalin
@nacholalin 4 роки тому
and Dennis watching them !
@domingadoflaminga3961
@domingadoflaminga3961 4 роки тому
@@nacholalin The YT algorhythm is wonderful sometimes
@nacholalin
@nacholalin 4 роки тому
You couldnt be more right my friend!
@davidellis5141
@davidellis5141 4 роки тому
The Gang Of Four !
@golfwang425
@golfwang425 4 роки тому
@@davidellis5141 5
@DylansPen
@DylansPen 8 місяців тому
There is nothing like the original. I remember when this came out it was as different as it gets and it still is. Have to love it.
@JustLacksZazz350
@JustLacksZazz350 Рік тому
It's always sunny in Philadelphia
@DeltaHighlights
@DeltaHighlights Рік тому
Them dancing with this song and Frank doing his stare down is too good
@nicknickbloodynick
@nicknickbloodynick 4 роки тому
I'm in heaven With my boyfriend, my laughing boyfriend ♥️ There's no beginning and there is no end Time isn't present in that dimension
@DDios-ih9de
@DDios-ih9de 4 роки тому
Bloodybeibi Latin Boyfriend
@bredmond812
@bredmond812 4 роки тому
all these years, i thought it was "lucky boyfriend". oops.
@DDios-ih9de
@DDios-ih9de 4 роки тому
Brandon Redmond lol thats okay😊😉 Btw its Cuse me while i kiss the sky Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze.. Not " kiss this guy".😊
@bredmond812
@bredmond812 4 роки тому
@@DDios-ih9de thanks! Yeah, I knew that one. Good lookin' out!
@wyattownby2886
@wyattownby2886 4 роки тому
Bloodybeibi congratulations, you can hear
@jamesdelcol3701
@jamesdelcol3701 Рік тому
I loved this song as a kid. This came up on MTV and I loved it every time.
@jerellewynn2855
@jerellewynn2855 Місяць тому
Aww the golden eighties of my childhood. 1981 l was 8 years l will always remember hearing this song on the radio. When l am walking from elementary school or watching karate movies this song was always in my head and open gym too this song would be playing. Now listening it takes me back to my childhood. What a wonderful time to be alive during a time of great music. Life was simple and easy back then. Great music was every where black and white. The great 80's. There Will never and ever be a time like that 1980-1983. Those years were the greatest for me when l listening to music. Thanks for posting.
@DarkCylon
@DarkCylon 4 роки тому
I heard this song for the first today after many years. I don't know why, maybe it's the flu or the medicine I'm taking, but the song made me so happy....like seeing a friend again after a long time. Hello, old friend. I'm very happy to see you again.
@themadratchett3891
@themadratchett3891 4 роки тому
I agree. My uncle used to download older songs for me back when I was 17 and I loved playing them over and over, listened to this constantly in 2003 and it took me back. Don't know exactly what it is, but the song has that affect.
@TechJunky777
@TechJunky777 10 місяців тому
And it’s the original uncut version
@davidellis5141
@davidellis5141 4 роки тому
James Brown ! , James Brown ! 😎
@zoidlloyd7736
@zoidlloyd7736 4 роки тому
Ooh like that part whoo
@michaelwertzy9808
@michaelwertzy9808 4 роки тому
Check it out, Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon!
@gomezesmorticia
@gomezesmorticia 4 роки тому
Lachaim.
@SJ-iy2go
@SJ-iy2go 4 роки тому
Sir its JAAAMMEEESS BROWWWNNNN
@AzzyRiah
@AzzyRiah 4 роки тому
WHO NEEDS TO THINK WHEN YOUR FEET JUST GOO (BOHANNON BOHANNON BOHANNON BOHANNON)
@NEIKWOT
@NEIKWOT 26 днів тому
I'm in 2024.
@nanny287
@nanny287 Місяць тому
I initially heard this song during my dance evenings at the famous “First Avenue” in Minneapolis during their famous Tuesday night dance nights. This tune immediately made us get up and dance, despite the fact we had just danced two hours straight and were taking a break. The song just compelled you to move and was unique. The DJ was great and always played the newest music from everywhere and anywhere. It was our Midwest Studio 54. Great times.🎶❤️🎶
@bryanjensen2614
@bryanjensen2614 4 роки тому
1:49 before joining the Rugrats Spike the dog had a promising singing career.
@sunshineyrainbows13
@sunshineyrainbows13 2 роки тому
I'm crying 🤣😂
@yourmom6472
@yourmom6472 2 місяці тому
Not really
@patricklaureys1249
@patricklaureys1249 3 роки тому
I wish I could be 21 again, sitting in the evening sun, smoking the mellow stuff that grows on Crete, and listen to music like this.
@RobertSantiago-nu3kp
@RobertSantiago-nu3kp 5 місяців тому
Music has changed so much but growing up in the 70's with such great music is memorable 👍
@JaiPritchett
@JaiPritchett 6 місяців тому
This track was released a few months after I was born... It has always been a high contender for my most favourite song ever! The band it self is was just incredible! And with Talking Heads! BRO! One of my most fav bands ever! Its just one of the most glorious things to happen in music to me! WOW FOREVER!
@FANLIZable
@FANLIZable 2 роки тому
This song came out when I was 18 years old, I remember the disco and a boyfriend I had in that time, funky sound never gets old 🌈🌻🌈
@LostwaveTT
@LostwaveTT 3 місяці тому
I know right? Beautiful song. Godbless ❤
@cracklingvinyl6779
@cracklingvinyl6779 4 роки тому
If you're not tapping your feet to this you ain't got no feet.
@EENEENJOYER
@EENEENJOYER 2 місяці тому
2:04 my favorite part of the song
@teeharrison2928
@teeharrison2928 3 дні тому
Memories. This was a good one. `1981, I was 17 graduating senior and life was good, not a worry in the world.
@funcrunch
@funcrunch 4 роки тому
I loved the performance of this song in Stop Making Sense (one of my favorite films). I didn't realize the "James Brown" bit was actually part of the original recording. :-)
@anononomous
@anononomous 4 роки тому
He still is the godfather of soul y'all!
@resplndnt
@resplndnt 4 роки тому
Pax Gethen they changed up the lyrics a bit for that performance
@KabukeeJo
@KabukeeJo 4 роки тому
Wow... It's literally been decades since I last saw this. In fact, it was when MTV actually showed music videos. Shame Rhino could not afford to upscale it to HD.
@KabukeeJo
@KabukeeJo 4 роки тому
@dandanthetaximan Full screening it does not make it HD. Learn to HD my friend.
@g__wizz
@g__wizz 4 роки тому
its better low-fi dawg
@joeyoung1498
@joeyoung1498 4 роки тому
It's a shame people can't enjoy videos if they are not in hd.
@timusforlife
@timusforlife 4 роки тому
It would be great to see the animation remastered in HD
@KabukeeJo
@KabukeeJo 4 роки тому
@Jimmy Jazz it is awesome. Still wish it was in HD.
@helgevalk6276
@helgevalk6276 29 днів тому
Avant-garde then, avant-garde today, the video is still great
@peterkaufmann4855
@peterkaufmann4855 Рік тому
Fun fact: at the time, this record went gold before the Talking Heads had a gold record. Chris Frantz said he remembered walking down Houston Street in NYC near the basketball courts and people blasting "Genius of Love" on their boom boxes via WBLS. He said it brought tears to his eyes. The sad part is that David Byrne wasn't happy for Chris and Tina when it was announced that the record went gold.
@Treyworld
@Treyworld Рік тому
David got burned....with envy.
@bbaskin6785
@bbaskin6785 Рік тому
Holy Hyeesh! ...To have the memory of this song playing on the the ol skool bball courts of Houston would be one of the greatest gifts of my life.
@kirbzmom
@kirbzmom Рік тому
And I must be the only that didn't know, until just now, that Tina and Chris were married.
@matthewwoods3126
@matthewwoods3126 Рік тому
@@kirbzmom Yup. One of the pivotal dynamics of the band. You can get a glimpse of how crucial TTC is to the Talking Heads by watching Byrne & Molly Cyrus sing Bowie's Let's Dance NYE. It's embarrassing for Byrne... He can't dance! He's stuck with MC, playing a network variety gig. He may be an artist...but w/o the Tom Tom Club he's not much of a musician. How far they have fallen.
@janismacolley2395
@janismacolley2395 11 місяців тому
Dave is a brilliant musician but he has an ego as big as all outdoors!!!
@spacemanrick2014
@spacemanrick2014 2 роки тому
I wouldn’t be surprised if this song is still sampled in 2087.
@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617
@antoniokastrocarlisledemel6617 2 місяці тому
3087 shit I'm sure I've heard Fry,Leela and Bender rocking out to this classic on the Planet Express
@sjdrifter72
@sjdrifter72 4 роки тому
The cute dog is the most memorable part of the video for me.
@khalidanati8
@khalidanati8 Рік тому
This is one of most unique and genius hits of all time. Everything about it is amazing! Sing song will be just as good in another 100 years.
@TonyTone1
@TonyTone1 7 місяців тому
This songs takes me way way back to NYC in ‘82 , Fun House, Gotham West and Broadway 96
@messywes
@messywes 4 роки тому
that dog was definitely inspiration for the pet dog Spike from the Rugrats, right?
@Puppy_Puppington
@Puppy_Puppington 3 роки тому
On high With God the Lord yes
@sappyshamp3751
@sappyshamp3751 3 роки тому
Nah, this song and music video came in 1981. But Rugrats probably did get inspired by it tho.
@bogglemeister4204
@bogglemeister4204 2 роки тому
@@sappyshamp3751 thats what the person just said...
@iamedyson
@iamedyson 2 роки тому
@@bogglemeister4204 Lmao!!! Hahaha!
@timothythorne9464
@timothythorne9464 2 роки тому
It got a second life in 1995 with Mariah Carey's "Fantasy."
@Truckngirl
@Truckngirl 4 роки тому
Heaven on Earth. We are all richer hearing this fabulous song. The video is adorable. Long live Tina!!!
@avronil_htech
@avronil_htech Рік тому
This music video is like a dream to me .
@shameacortes
@shameacortes Місяць тому
I was trying to remember the name of this song for the last 30 years. I'm 40. I always recognize that one lyric, rhythm and video. Thank goodness for the Shazam app.
@reneeheknowsmyname6771
@reneeheknowsmyname6771 4 роки тому
1981?!?!? WOW, that's crazy!! Man you just gotta love the 80's!!! So grateful that my teen years were in the 80's!
@zinorob1
@zinorob1 4 роки тому
2:23 Rest in Peace Hamilton Bohannan! "Bohannan, Bohannan, Bohannan"...now they know who you are!
@yurushii
@yurushii 3 роки тому
2:43 Rest in peace JAAAAAMMMMEESSS BRAAAAAHHHWWNNN!!!
@davidaguilera4061
@davidaguilera4061 3 дні тому
2024 and still kicking strong !!
@josesiliezar1758
@josesiliezar1758 4 роки тому
When great music actually brought people together... Great memories! 🎶
@lemonfroth8843
@lemonfroth8843 Рік тому
I love the vibe this artstyle gives off
@campfortson4387
@campfortson4387 9 місяців тому
I almost get like Rugrats vibes or something, lol
@CoryTheCorsterCory
@CoryTheCorsterCory 4 місяці тому
There is something to this song... it sounds so modern yet it's so unique and nice
@emilyparkison9523
@emilyparkison9523 Місяць тому
This was one of my favorite skating songs
@gabrielemarcelli4530
@gabrielemarcelli4530 3 роки тому
Sweetest song ever. So full of love. Found it a week ago and cant get over it
@dougkabler3032
@dougkabler3032 8 місяців тому
Welcome to the club.
@donsandrano1429
@donsandrano1429 6 місяців тому
Welcome to the club.
@burtlee4628
@burtlee4628 Рік тому
If You Were A Teenager In The Early 80s, This Song Has To Be On A Music Playlist In Your Mind Somewhere 🎶 🎵 🎶 🎵
@brickedupgranny
@brickedupgranny 2 дні тому
shouts out to the big homie he showed me this song. really love that beat they where ahead of their time fasho 🤘🤘
@muffs55mercury61
@muffs55mercury61 Рік тому
Back home the radio didn't give this much airplay ( it only reached #31 in April, 1982) but after hearing it on Casey Kasem's countdown I had to have it so I got a 45 from Tower Records and still have it now. It's one of those tunes that never leaves my mind.
@passion4posh
@passion4posh Рік тому
Where did you live and what station did you listen to? Because we heard it in1981 and it peaked at Billboard 1 US Hot Dance Club Songs and 2 at US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
@muffs55mercury61
@muffs55mercury61 Рік тому
@@passion4posh Phoenix, AZ back then. The main top 40 station was KZZP back then. In the previous few years several old stations either went defunct or changed their formats and call letters.
@canadaofficial8008
@canadaofficial8008 Рік тому
0:48 When you walkin’
@lazonadedgarto8834
@lazonadedgarto8834 3 місяці тому
Best coment
@tomdillistone1828
@tomdillistone1828 2 роки тому
2:39 stereo echo effects - very cool on headphones.
@Floattothetop
@Floattothetop 6 місяців тому
🎉
@olivemartini5136
@olivemartini5136 Рік тому
We used to dance to this song in the clubs in the early 1980’s. It never ages!
@douglasdejohn9774
@douglasdejohn9774 День тому
Of course. This song came out over 40 years ago. A huge club hit in NYC.
@user-xb5jp5wl9m
@user-xb5jp5wl9m 3 роки тому
80's music is the best.. and It's Always Sunny 🌞 😎
@quentincotton9342
@quentincotton9342 3 роки тому
Rarely does a video and a song stand the test of time...this could drop today and it would fit
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