"Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club (from the album, Tom Tom Club, 1981)
It's always bugged me that pop music fans my younger sister's age (i.e. born around 1980) think of that hook-thief Mariah Carey and not Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz when they hear the signature squidgy synth sound of this classic tune from the early 80s. (Carey sampled the squidge for her insipid tune, "Daydream.") "Genius of Love" has everything I think a great dance tune should have: an inspired hook, funky bass, and a nonsensical lyric. (It ranks high with another fave of mine, Deee-lite's "Groove Is in the Heart" on the funky nonsense factor.)
So, "Whatcha gonna do when you get out of jail?" "I'm gonna have some fun!"
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