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  • THE LONG LIFE OF TOM TOM CLUB’S ‘GENIUS OF LOVE’

    04/01/2022 2:46:11 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 37 replies
    UltimateClassicRock ^ | April 1, 2022 | Allison Rapp
    Tom Tom Club posed a peculiar question on their 1981 debut album, then offered their answer: "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Decades later, the bouncy, reggae-tinged riff and lulling female harmonies of "Genius of Love" can still be heard scattered throughout popular culture. A side project created by Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Tom Tom Club was initially meant to keep the Talking Heads members busy while David Byrne and Jerry Harrison worked on solo endeavors. The husband-wife duo was, at first, at a loss when an accountant warned them...