BUT WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE ALBUM?
What about it? I couldn’t find a complete version of Word Of Mouth online, and while I could probably piece it together from Youtube clips, honestly, it’s not worth the effort for this stupid blog. So instead, I’m going with this compilation since it includes most of the songs from that album anyway.
I appreciate that this is called a “best of” compilation rather than a “greatest hits” compilation. I always find it pretentious when one hit wonders pretend there was more to their success than just that one song.
Did you know Toni Basil had a small part in Easy Rider? She also did choreography for Talking Heads and David Bowie. I’m guessing she doesn’t cry too much over the fact that her music career never took off past “Mickey.”
It’s a shame, though. Her new wave synthpop can stand alongside the best the 80s had to offer. Okay, maybe not the very best. Maybe the 2nd or 3rd tier. At the very least, “Spacewalkin’ The Dog” should’ve been sampled by Snoop Doggy Dogg and “Shopping A to Z” should’ve been reworked for Sesame Street.
Perusing the track list, I first thought “Go For The Burn” was titled “Go For The Bum.” That would’ve been a lot better.
I dig Toni Basil, I really do. Her music is fun, bouncy, catchy, but 18 tracks of it gets a little hard to sit through. Listening to either of her albums is probably a perfect listening session, but both together (which this compilation essentially is) is overkill. Or maybe I’m just too old and hate sitting through long albums.
Did you know there’s a Spanish version of “Mickey”?
FINAL VERDICT: Toni Basil claims “Mickey” isn’t about anal sex. But ponder this. If it wasn’t, why would I lie and say it was? For comedic effect?
No comments:
Post a Comment