Robert was 57,he couldn't bring himself to let go of Alchohol after a Liver transplant,within a year after the procedure,that's why in U.K. & U.S.A. doctors are reluctant to approve it for Alchoholics
I read Tony's inspiration was John Bonham from Zeppelin. You can hear the influence. Now both guys are having Heavenly Drum Off competitions with each other, I like to imagine, lol!
This is Robert Palmer singing for this group...same guy you just heard singing Irresistible...he has loads of cool stuff. He's a legend! BERTO got it...
Yep, I remember when this song came out. Really terrific these young folks are getting into great music! (btw, and your picture's really pretty too, Tracy! lol)
I was disappointed you didn't like the chaotic intro... I have always loved it. Such a cool contrast from the heavy, steady beat of the rest of the song. Ah well.
Robert Palmer (Simply Irresistible), John Taylor (bassist/Duran Duran), Andy Taylor (lead guitar formerly of Duran Duran) and Tony Thompson (drummer/Chic). Sadly Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson passed away within months of each other in 2003, heart attack/cancer respectively, so we never got to get another album. This was when John and Andy wanted to do something creatively different than what they'd done with Duran Duran. The other members of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, took that time to form Arcadia and branch out with their own creativity.
The Power Station did have a second album, Living In Fear, released in 1996......Bernard Edwards took over the Bass because John Taylor was going through divorce and drug rehab at the time. To tell the truth, Bernard probably played some of the Bass parts on the first album too :-)
Thanks guys. The group consists of Robert Palmer (singer), John Taylor (bassist for Duran Duran), Andy Taylor (lead guitarist for Duran Duran) and the great Tony Thompson (drummer of Chic and David Bowie). Tony was a hard hitter and awesome. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes! Now do “Some Like It Hot”. Really enjoyed The Power Station way back when. 😊 But it was a supergroup really, and named after the famous recording studio.
This song is dope AF! The drums, bass, guitar and smooth sultry vocals are amazing!!! But you kids probably don't know about real musicians these days.
Respect to the original of course- however, we jammed hard to this back in the day!! Man, the memories.. Please do another MEGA hit of theirs called “Some like it hot.” And this is Robert Palmer (simply irresistible) singer of Power Station- 💖💙🤘🏼
Oh yes the 80's, Miami Vice, coke and the clubs. Yes this song got the ladies out there and there was always one lady who had this song down pat with her Aqua-net hair. Yeah and some like it hot was good too
About Tony Thompson the awesome drummer: "The Live Aid charity benefit concert in 1985 saw Thompson filling in and playing with the Power Station as well as joining the remaining members of Led Zeppelin on stage (along with Phil Collins) at John F. Kennedy Stadium. Page, Plant and Jones then invited Thompson in England for rehearsals for a Led Zeppelin reunion which was canceled by Jimmy Page after Thompson was badly injured in a car crash."
John Bonham was one of Tony Thompson's drummer idols. Tony revealing that to John Taylor was one of the motivations in putting Power Station together. They wanted a rock outlet.
First time I heard this song, back in the ‘80s, I immediately said, WOW who is drumming, it sounds so tight and powerful and of course I discovered Tony Thompson..
The sound system in my second car made the intro to this song sound ahhhhmaaazing. I would have been happy to just play that on a loop for a while, which I did on a regular basis. I still love that intro.
If you do randomness in a certain way, it’s no longer random. I played this so much in 85. It was one of my “go to” songs that year. Played the crap out of it in my El Camino tape deck. LOL!
Thompson pounding those Drums, John slapping that bass and Andy wailing on that guitar... those instruments know what they did... and they got punished!
This was a “supergroup” in the 80’s and the guy singing is Robert Palmer who you probably know from his solo hits Simply Irresistible and Addicted to Love. You also have probably heard his true classic that goes “Doctor, Doctor, give me the news, I gotta bad case of loving you. No pill is gonna cure my ill, I gotta bad case of loving you”.
@@jamalsampson9389 oh yes! The 80’s is my thing- I was a teen during the 80’s- I also love quite a bit of 70’s and early,early 90’s too! Power station rocked hard! 😁
RIP Robert Palmer. Loved this entire album. Went mostly under the radar when released, despite Palmer & part of Duran Duran being in it. But all the songs are banging!
You kids today are lucky to have music from the past in the current and in the future! It only keeps getting better and better as time goes on as long as you let music in your heart no matter what genre it is!
Andy & John Taylor (Duran Duran) join Palmer on this project. Showcasing their guitar and bass talents respectively. After this, Andy went on to do a solo career that was more rock and guitar driven than previous projects, doing his own vocals. MTV glory days.
This takes me back to my junior year of high school. The Power Station is still on of my favorites. They followed up with a second album years later but didnt do as well. This whole album is awesome!!
Brad, you need to listen to that intro a couple times more so it make sense to you, cuz then it sounds really awesome. Throws you off the first time you hear it, but then it becomes so cool once you know what's coming.
LOVED Power Station when this album came out (yes, album! I bought everything on vinyl, and played them once, while dubbing to cassette). It was a staple in my BMW when driving the Autobahn, along with Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and White Snake....
Power Station was a supergroup that recorded a bunch of great songs in the short time they were together. The first supergroup i can remember from the 80s was Asia, another band worth reacting to.
I think they did a nice rendition of the original--heavier bass, guitar and drums at the forefront. Definitely both versions reflect the time periods they were in.
You're right, the song "Bang a Gong" is a Rock song and that's the way most of it was delivered but the opening studio-produced "digital chaos" was a way to make the song ready for the dance clubs of the mid-1980's. At the time it made perfect sense for them to add that opening. The rest of the album is KILLER!
I remember the first time I played this song for my son in law, he was wearing headphones and he looked at me and was shouting "it's skipping", I couldn't stop laughing, he just didn't know the song started like that 🤣...we miss you Austin
It's great to see the division in opinions of this cover. The original by T Rex is great, but this has that 80's oomph to it thanks to each member of the band. Palmer's vocals are soulful, and that John Taylor bass stands out, as always. Tony Thompson's drumming drives it and Andy Taylor's guitar gets a spotlight moment as well. It's obviously not about the lyrics, but the kickass attitude of it all.
I had this album back in the day. I love this version! We had a great time rocking out to this in high school. Love it, great memories! Robert Palmer is the one singing. He sang ‘Addicted To Love’ among others. Died of a heart attack at 54. Way to young!
Awesome cover by this super group. Robert Palmer, the Taylor brothers from Duran Duran and the late great killer drummer Tony Thompson from Chic. Love the sound they got.
Yep, the below comment nailed it, Robert Palmer has had a lengthy career. I believe he started with a group called Emerson, Lake and Palmer, went solo on his own and then created this group, Both the bass and lead guitarist are former Duran / Duran members and the drummer is from another well known group (just can't put a finger on it. If you like this song you gotta listen to "Some like it hot".
The beginning is weird. They never played that part on the radio, so I actually wasn't familiar with it. I love the force Palmer sings with at the end.
Another 80's supergroup you should check out is The Firm. Satisfaction Guaranteed and/or All The Kings Horses would be a good start. The band was made up of Vocalist Paul Rodgers (Bad Company), guitarist Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), drummer Chris Slade (Uriah Heep) and bassist Tiny Franklin.
Tony Thompson's powerful drum sound, John Taylor bass rappin', Andy Taylor slinky guitar playing and Robert Palmer's soul voice got that hot chick in the center moving...and that's what it's all about.
Monster band! Only one album together, basically a Super Group! Besides the venerable Robert Palmer on vocals, you've got the fully-stomping Tony Thompson on drums and the guys from Duran Duran on Bass and Guitar! FAT!!
Heartbreaking that this is the version you got to hear instead of the mysterious & cool T. Rex original. This one sounds like it should play on the end credits of an 80's cop movie.
I LOVED Power Station back in the day -- Robert Palmer singing, John Taylor on bass and Andy Taylor on guitar from Duran Duran, and Tony Thompson from Chic on the drums. Give "Some Like It Hot" a listen, as well as "Murderess" (totally underrated, IMO) and "Still In Your Heart" (a slower vibe.)
I got this unique and only Power Station album in 1985. And still have. They were a super-band: John Taylor (great bass player) and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran, Tony Thompson from Chic and Robert Palmer (RIP both of the last two)
Tony Thompson did the drums also on Robert Palmer’s solo Riptide album. And Madonna Like a Virgin. And some work with David Bowie and Diana Ross, and of course Chic.
These kids don't know what time it is! This rockin' shit came out during my generation of the 80s! Great musicianship by this band! Especially Tony Thompson! He pounded that shit for real! Great production by the late Bernard Edwards of Chic, Thompson's former bandmate.
I like the way your faces lit up when you heard the bass solo. That let me know you were really listening. I get the feeling that the young lady either has some musical training or she listens to a lot of guitar solos because it looked like she knew exactly what direction this guitar solo was going in by the way she was shaking her head.
The start of this song is what cocaine in the 80s did to your brain LOL The singer Robert Palmer named his solo album “Heavy Nova” after the idea of heavy metal bossa nova, which is what Power Station mostly is, especially their other hit “Some Like It Hot.”
This is not the single, which does not have that intro & is quite a bit shorter. It just kicked in with that drum roll you hear after the intro. This is the 12" extended version, which oddly enough, if memory serves, ended up being the album version as well.
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Man Tony Thompson beat those drums like someone owned him a lot of money!! RIP Tony
like they stole from him.
The drums make this track for sure. I love the hi-hat open/close technique.
Tony Thompson was the back drummer of the Led Zeppelin reunion Live Aid
The great Tony Thompson of Chic was their drummer. He and Robert Palmer died within a few weeks of each other. Both very young when they died.
Such a great drummer!
I didn't realize the drummer died too
Robert was 57,he couldn't bring himself to let go of Alchohol after a Liver transplant,within a year after the procedure,that's why in U.K. & U.S.A. doctors are reluctant to approve it for Alchoholics
Tony Thompson's drums are brutal, as they should be in a band called The Power Station.
Absolutely!
Agreed 💯
You bet one of the best rip Tony and Robert 😶😶😶
Done!
Yes so much
Whenever I listen to this album, I always love the BIG drum sound Tony Thompson got.
The original singer was T.Rex
tony beats the crap out of the drums
I read Tony's inspiration was John Bonham from Zeppelin. You can hear the influence. Now both guys are having Heavenly Drum Off competitions with each other, I like to imagine, lol!
Love this version. Robert Palmer, Andy and John Taylor of Duran Duran, and Tony Thompson of Chic. Killer!
Those drums! Amazing and hard! Love this!
@@7of9RebelHarborth yes they are, and the drums on Some Like It Hot are even better!
And the bass is fire!!!!
Power to the Station!
Don’t forget Bernard Edwards doing the heavy lifting on bass!
Tony Thompson demolishing those drums!! Technique that made even simple songs swing with ferocity!!
Every member of that band slayed it. I loved The Power Station.
original is much better
@Olen Suomalainen easily
This is Robert Palmer singing for this group...same guy you just heard singing Irresistible...he has loads of cool stuff. He's a legend! BERTO got it...
Yep, I remember when this song came out. Really terrific these young folks are getting into great music! (btw, and your picture's really pretty too, Tracy! lol)
And the Taylor Brothers from Duran Duran!!
I remember watching Power Station perform this on SNL. I was so used to the member's pop songs, I was shocked at how hard this song was. I loved it!
I was disappointed you didn't like the chaotic intro... I have always loved it. Such a cool contrast from the heavy, steady beat of the rest of the song. Ah well.
I mean how can you not like it, 🙄
This album forced me to admit that there was a lot of musical talent in Duran Duran.
I'm a classic rock and roller,,,,,Duran Duran is really good. 👍👍👍😎
The bass line in Rio made me realize it right off the bat.
Welcome to the real world! John Taylor is THE Bass God!
@@bluefish4999 Yeah well, so maybe my ears were clogged by John Enwistle and Geddy Lee. And my brain was clogged with fear and ignorance
I remember Gene Simmons bashing Duran Duran, and then working with Andy Taylor just a few years later lol
Robert Palmer (Simply Irresistible), John Taylor (bassist/Duran Duran), Andy Taylor (lead guitar formerly of Duran Duran) and Tony Thompson (drummer/Chic). Sadly Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson passed away within months of each other in 2003, heart attack/cancer respectively, so we never got to get another album. This was when John and Andy wanted to do something creatively different than what they'd done with Duran Duran. The other members of Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor, took that time to form Arcadia and branch out with their own creativity.
The Power Station did have a second album, Living In Fear, released in 1996......Bernard Edwards took over the Bass because John Taylor was going through divorce and drug rehab at the time. To tell the truth, Bernard probably played some of the Bass parts on the first album too :-)
Thanks guys. The group consists of Robert Palmer (singer), John Taylor (bassist for Duran Duran), Andy Taylor (lead guitarist for Duran Duran) and the great Tony Thompson (drummer of Chic and David Bowie). Tony was a hard hitter and awesome. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm guessing that John Taylor and Andy Taylor are brothers.
@@paulfrombrooklyn5409 Jim, believe it or not but no, lol. The drummer of Duran Duran is Roger Taylor, no kin, lol.
@@charlesrichardson8684 Now, that is funny. Three Taylors in the group and none are related.
@@charlesrichardson8684 And yet another Roger Taylor is the drummer of Queen, no relation.
@@jhamler1 John, your right and I wonder how many Taylor’s are apart of British bands, lol
Yes! Now do “Some Like It Hot”. Really enjoyed The Power Station way back when. 😊 But it was a supergroup really, and named after the famous recording studio.
This song is dope AF! The drums, bass, guitar and smooth sultry vocals are amazing!!! But you kids probably don't know about real musicians these days.
Respect to the original of course- however, we jammed hard to this back in the day!! Man, the memories.. Please do another MEGA hit of theirs called “Some like it hot.” And this is Robert Palmer (simply irresistible) singer of Power Station- 💖💙🤘🏼
Yes please, it is equally great.
Oh yes the 80's, Miami Vice, coke and the clubs. Yes this song got the ladies out there and there was always one lady who had this song down pat with her Aqua-net hair. Yeah and some like it hot was good too
Same here!
I'm 50 & STILL rock this track on a weekly basis....love T. Rex but The Power Station KILLED this song
💯Agree!! 😁👍🎸🤘
About Tony Thompson the awesome drummer: "The Live Aid charity benefit concert in 1985 saw Thompson filling in and playing with the Power Station as well as joining the remaining members of Led Zeppelin on stage (along with Phil Collins) at John F. Kennedy Stadium. Page, Plant and Jones then invited Thompson in England for rehearsals for a Led Zeppelin reunion which was canceled by Jimmy Page after Thompson was badly injured in a car crash."
Tony Thompson is NO JOKE
Such a good show
John Bonham was one of Tony Thompson's drummer idols. Tony revealing that to John Taylor was one of the motivations in putting Power Station together. They wanted a rock outlet.
Late 80's remake of a late 60's song and Power Stations version still has a freshness to it.
Agreed!!
First time I heard this song, back in the ‘80s, I immediately said, WOW who is drumming, it sounds so tight and powerful and of course I discovered Tony Thompson..
I love that opening. A little discombobulation before they get right in the pocket and smoke the tune. And man those big drums are great.
The sound system in my second car made the intro to this song sound ahhhhmaaazing. I would have been happy to just play that on a loop for a while, which I did on a regular basis. I still love that intro.
I like how they all are acting like they aren't sure about the jam yet they are all grooving with it nodding their heads😆
If you do randomness in a certain way, it’s no longer random. I played this so much in 85. It was one of my “go to” songs that year. Played the crap out of it in my El Camino tape deck. LOL!
One of my very favorite 80’s tunes. I still jam to it.
Thompson pounding those Drums, John slapping that bass and Andy wailing on that guitar... those instruments know what they did... and they got punished!
This was a “supergroup” in the 80’s and the guy singing is Robert Palmer who you probably know from his solo hits Simply Irresistible and Addicted to Love. You also have probably heard his true classic that goes “Doctor, Doctor, give me the news, I gotta bad case of loving you. No pill is gonna cure my ill, I gotta bad case of loving you”.
Those drums & bass though ❤️🔥
I really think Power Station did a great job on this song. To me, it doesn't even sound like a cover. Great upload!
Yessss! We jammed out to this back in the day,along with “Some like it hot!”
@@kimberlinibambini1988I actually enjoy 80s music! Power Station is definitely one of my favorite groups.
@@jamalsampson9389 oh yes! The 80’s is my thing- I was a teen during the 80’s- I also love quite a bit of 70’s and early,early 90’s too! Power station rocked hard! 😁
@@kimberlinibambini1988; I was raised on 90s music but still have a great respect for 80s classics. Power Station is definitely a favorite of mine!
This is how you do a cover! Weezer's version of Africa is how NOT to do it. Make it your own, not a carbon copy.
Power Station did this song justice. Marc Bolan would've loved this cover
Kicking some serious arse!!!
RIP Robert Palmer. Loved this entire album. Went mostly under the radar when released, despite Palmer & part of Duran Duran being in it. But all the songs are banging!
You kids today are lucky to have music from the past in the current and in the future! It only keeps getting better and better as time goes on as long as you let music in your heart no matter what genre it is!
"Some Like it Hot" by the Power Station is one of better songs to come out of the 80's.. very intense.
Andy & John Taylor (Duran Duran) join Palmer on this project. Showcasing their guitar and bass talents respectively. After this, Andy went on to do a solo career that was more rock and guitar driven than previous projects, doing his own vocals. MTV glory days.
The true 80's supergroup!!!
Ooooh, that guitar got to Lex big time 🤗
😁 Lex is definitely more animated during my favorite songs!!✌️Get it Girl!! 🤘 #davesandersstepdaughter
You guys should react to…
The Power Station - Some Like It Hot
🎸🤘
Agreed!
Got-damn! Some like it hot... Some like it hot!
Yessssss! I requested the same! 🤘🏼
John Taylor was an awesome bassist. He really is a beast. Tony Thompson is also a Beast. He was an amazing Drummer.
This takes me back to my junior year of high school. The Power Station is still on of my favorites. They followed up with a second album years later but didnt do as well. This whole album is awesome!!
Its a trip this was half Duran Duran. One quarter Chic, and the rest Robert Palmer.
Brad, you need to listen to that intro a couple times more so it make sense to you, cuz then it sounds really awesome. Throws you off the first time you hear it, but then it becomes so cool once you know what's coming.
It might be heretical, but I prefer this cover to T-Rex’s original. Almost 40 years later and this song still rocks.
Yup...much more!! 👍
Supergroup.
The Firm with Jimmy Page and Paul Rogers aka The Voice from Bad Company. Satisfaction Guaranteed
Great album!
👍👍most definitely
Tony Thompson beat those drums like it owed him money! 🔥🔥🔥
LOVED Power Station when this album came out (yes, album! I bought everything on vinyl, and played them once, while dubbing to cassette). It was a staple in my BMW when driving the Autobahn, along with Def Leppard, Motley Crue, and White Snake....
I listened to this entire album on repeat back in the day. Some Like It Hot is the best song on this album. It really shows Palmer’s voice off.
Louder! This needs to be cranked up!
Power Station was a supergroup that recorded a bunch of great songs in the short time they were together. The first supergroup i can remember from the 80s was Asia, another band worth reacting to.
Great idea, loved Asia back in the day. Love to see their reaction.
I think they did a nice rendition of the original--heavier bass, guitar and drums at the forefront. Definitely both versions reflect the time periods they were in.
You're right, the song "Bang a Gong" is a Rock song and that's the way most of it was delivered but the opening studio-produced "digital chaos" was a way to make the song ready for the dance clubs of the mid-1980's. At the time it made perfect sense for them to add that opening. The rest of the album is KILLER!
The beginning reminds me of the some of the same stuff in Duran Duran's The Reflex.
Tony Thompson really drove this album. But all involved were beasts in their own right.
I remember the first time I played this song for my son in law, he was wearing headphones and he looked at me and was shouting "it's skipping", I couldn't stop laughing, he just didn't know the song started like that 🤣...we miss you Austin
Tony Thompson my favorite Power Drummer. Killer of drums ♥️♥️♥️
Tony Thompson banging the beat and driving the song ......... !!!!
Played this a million times back in the day. Sweet groove with Thompson and Taylor laying down the rhythm large.
To everyone who hasn't seen Power Station play this song on SNL absolute must, Andy Taylor killed on guitar.
Andy Taylor’s guitar tone on this album was absolutely to die for.
It's great to see the division in opinions of this cover. The original by T Rex is great, but this has that 80's oomph to it thanks to each member of the band. Palmer's vocals are soulful, and that John Taylor bass stands out, as always. Tony Thompson's drumming drives it and Andy Taylor's guitar gets a spotlight moment as well. It's obviously not about the lyrics, but the kickass attitude of it all.
you smoke a joint and listen to t-rex get it on, you drive a red ferrari when you listen to power stations get it on
"Randomness has to be done a certain way." I feel you Brad!
Whole album is fire 🔥
This blows the original clean out the water. And watch the video - it's a doozy.
I had this album back in the day. I love this version! We had a great time rocking out to this in high school. Love it, great memories! Robert Palmer is the one singing. He sang ‘Addicted To Love’ among others. Died of a heart attack at 54. Way to young!
Oh this song is the best. Long Live John & Andy! RIP Robert, Tony & Bernard. 🙏🏼
Awesome cover by this super group. Robert Palmer, the Taylor brothers from Duran Duran and the late great killer drummer Tony Thompson from Chic. Love the sound they got.
Fun factoid: The 3 Taylors of Duran Duran aren't related.
@@PjRjHj that’s awesome! I was never a Duran Duran guy, I just assumed that John and Andy were. Now I know, lol. Both are awesome players
Not brothers. Any of them.
RIP Robert Palmer. One of my favorite 80’s singers.
Yep, the below comment nailed it, Robert Palmer has had a lengthy career. I believe he started with a group called Emerson, Lake and Palmer, went solo on his own and then created this group, Both the bass and lead guitarist are former Duran / Duran members and the drummer is from another well known group (just can't put a finger on it. If you like this song you gotta listen to "Some like it hot".
Bassist John Taylor is still with Duran Duran.
That's what was good about the intro, it was chaotic and not conventional 2-4 beat rock intro
Y'all been doing some KICK ASS 80's the last few days!!!!
Didn't realize how good this was produced - sounds great on 'phones. Of course, being ancient, I love Marc B. and T Rex.
This is so 80’s. The original by T Rex is timeless.
watching Lex trying to figure out what's going on but full of excitement at the beginning is the cutest. lmaoooooo
The original is classic, but this is my favorite version.
"randomness has to be done in a certain way" -- lol, that is the best ironic statement I've heard in a while. Awesome!!
I love the the way the beginning of the song sounds like a car trying to start
The beginning is weird. They never played that part on the radio, so I actually wasn't familiar with it. I love the force Palmer sings with at the end.
Power Station did well on this cover.
Another 80's supergroup you should check out is The Firm. Satisfaction Guaranteed and/or All The Kings Horses would be a good start.
The band was made up of Vocalist Paul Rodgers (Bad Company), guitarist Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), drummer Chris Slade (Uriah Heep) and bassist Tiny Franklin.
I had the vinyl LP ,was one of my favorites. All the Kings Horses is a great song.
Tony Thompson's powerful drum sound, John Taylor bass rappin', Andy Taylor slinky guitar playing and Robert Palmer's soul voice got that hot chick in the center moving...and that's what it's all about.
Monster band! Only one album together, basically a Super Group! Besides the venerable Robert Palmer on vocals, you've got the fully-stomping Tony Thompson on drums and the guys from Duran Duran on Bass and Guitar! FAT!!
Heartbreaking that this is the version you got to hear instead of the mysterious & cool T. Rex original. This one sounds like it should play on the end credits of an 80's cop movie.
I LOVED Power Station back in the day -- Robert Palmer singing, John Taylor on bass and Andy Taylor on guitar from Duran Duran, and Tony Thompson from Chic on the drums. Give "Some Like It Hot" a listen, as well as "Murderess" (totally underrated, IMO) and "Still In Your Heart" (a slower vibe.)
I got this unique and only Power Station album in 1985. And still have. They were a super-band: John Taylor (great bass player) and Andy Taylor from Duran Duran, Tony Thompson from Chic and Robert Palmer (RIP both of the last two)
This song is the best cover of any other song that's ever been recorded. JOHN TIGER TAYLOR is driving this song him self
I'm usually not big on covers, but this one rocks
Any Robert Palmer fans?
Sneaking Sally Through the Alley.
Hey Julia
Don't leave out "Doctor, Doctor" A GREAT classic Robert Palmer song
Tony Thompson did the drums also on Robert Palmer’s solo Riptide album. And Madonna Like a Virgin. And some work with David Bowie and Diana Ross, and of course Chic.
The great tony Thompson on drums..bang bang bang a gong.........rest in peace tony
The video helps too. But this is one of my favorites.
These kids don't know what time it is! This rockin' shit came out during my generation of the 80s!
Great musicianship by this band! Especially Tony Thompson! He pounded that shit for real!
Great production by the late Bernard Edwards of Chic, Thompson's former bandmate.
Love this cover! ❤️ 🤘 Thanks Gang!
Shoutout to the late great bass god Bernard Edwards of Chic who produced the album.
Bernard also played the Bass solo on the recording. John Taylor's a fine bassist though.
You guys need to hear more original T-Rex. So way ahead of his time.
DEFINITELY.
Agreed, Bolan was a legend.
I like the way your faces lit up when you heard the bass solo. That let me know you were really listening. I get the feeling that the young lady either has some musical training or she listens to a lot of guitar solos because it looked like she knew exactly what direction this guitar solo was going in by the way she was shaking her head.
The start of this song is what cocaine in the 80s did to your brain LOL
The singer Robert Palmer named his solo album “Heavy Nova” after the idea of heavy metal bossa nova, which is what Power Station mostly is, especially their other hit “Some Like It Hot.”
i thought this was crap at the time and i still do.
this is two members of Duran Duran and Tony Thompson's powerful drumming with Robert Palmer singing lead known as The Power Station doing a T-Rex song
Such a fun song in a fun decade...
This is not the single, which does not have that intro & is quite a bit shorter. It just kicked in with that drum roll you hear after the intro. This is the 12" extended version, which oddly enough, if memory serves, ended up being the album version as well.
Robert Palmer, Tony Thompson, and the Duran Duran Boys.... banger!
For me at least, this is the rare cover song that is better than the original, IMO.