Talking Heads were using African rhythms in their music in the '70s, so MM was more likely copying them. But The Lion Sleeps Tonight was much earlier, and Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela and many others had some influence on Western popular music. Stevie Wonder, James Brown, ...
I went to NY around this time and there was such a buzz about the music and dancing and everything coming out of NY, Man it was like the one of the best times in my life!! I feel so humbeled that I witnessed that, so sad for kids of today though... they will never feel that buzz that reall work that everyone did ( no celebrity shit just kids wanting to show off what they could do and being young my fake hair or look at my handbag just fun fun fun and it was fun!!
I just find McLaren's voiceover really irritating.
MatthewMcVeagh 4 days ago
the eighties........lt.even made skipping cool you cant fuck with that:)
ShitJitsu 1 week ago
diane was cute pidge1969 i;ll av that as well :-)
smithywick 2 weeks ago
malcom mclaren musical legend RIP...
smithywick 2 weeks ago
Am I the only one who thinks 'Diane' (in the red-and-white) is damn cute .... ?
pidge1969 3 weeks ago
I know some may disagree,but this is a bit of a Bboy anthem.
TheKevzero1 1 month ago
WONDERFUL melodies in this song !
Iceblooo 1 month ago
I LOVE this song even after all these years. I played this to death in 1983 ! A GREAT GREAT song !
Iceblooo 1 month ago
Talking Heads were using African rhythms in their music in the '70s, so MM was more likely copying them. But The Lion Sleeps Tonight was much earlier, and Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masakela and many others had some influence on Western popular music. Stevie Wonder, James Brown, ...
turtlens 1 month ago 5
@turtlens Who gives a shit? Nobody but you. Keep your verbal diarrhea to yourself! Gobshite
samooskhka 1 month ago
@samooskhka WOW... chill
Whi5t1eR 1 month ago
MM mad as a hatter, BUT very clever with it!
foodog1 1 month ago
I went to NY around this time and there was such a buzz about the music and dancing and everything coming out of NY, Man it was like the one of the best times in my life!! I feel so humbeled that I witnessed that, so sad for kids of today though... they will never feel that buzz that reall work that everyone did ( no celebrity shit just kids wanting to show off what they could do and being young my fake hair or look at my handbag just fun fun fun and it was fun!!
jaxmick 2 months ago
Reminds me of USA channel's program called night flight
orgnice 1 year ago
Bring back the 80's..
TaxiRED 2 years ago 7
bloody good !!
tukoramerez 2 years ago 2