Was (Not Was) - Spy In The House Of Love (Non Cartoon...

[ELAW67]

This is NOT the version i remember seeing on MTV...the one i remember had cartoons in it. Song is still righteous! Where is the other version with the animation??

[Foogle6594]

well, off to visit your mother. *snort* *snort*

[MrBradShort]

1986 surely! Since this song i fell in love with the group! Sweet Pea and Harry .. . groove forward!

[lauraoooable]

Not only one of the best R&B songs ever written, but a really cool video too! True Detroit Michigan soul. "Sweet Pea" Atkinson is one smooth cat.

[mywhalefartssmellbad]

There's no way this was made in 2007

[n8tureboy]

"Looky here"!

[wuhnuh]

oh fantastic

[19nobmaster69]

the perfect jazz funk song from the 80s

[Ecouterohmy]

hip shakin dance music..loved by women of all ages.......

[DaveWollenberg]

HIt#16 pop, #77 soul in Billboard. God bless!

[amsterm8]

Love It! Thanks!!!

[DigitallyPink]

I love the vocal/music arrangement from 2:25 -2:42

[MegaTyler98]

So excited right now because this song has been buzzing in my head forever and this is the first time hearing it since.....whenever.....thanks for posting

[hastol1961]

Super nummer!

[ady10001]

They're wearing the exact same clothes as the Walk the Dinosaur video. Scrubbers.

[sandor1326]

This is a catchy song from Was not was this song it didn't had much air play besides walk like a dinosaur which was considered as a one hit wonder.

[mightykatze]

"What Up, Dog?" is one of the most underrated albums ever. One of the best tracks on an album full of great songs, albeit a schizophrenic album.

[sleeplessinsale]

Saw them support Dire Straits at Maine Road, Manchester, early 90s. Electrifying performance, especially a guitarist who wouldn't go off during their band break and did this ridiculous incredible solo for ages just entertaining the huge stadium crowd. It was amazing!

[mgfaxlad]

Saw these guys at Slims in SF years ago. Bonnie Rait, Joan Hiatt and Bobbie McFerrin showed up.

[spooneye]

The Steely Dan of the 80s. Which I mean as a compliment.

[jhayes1401]

Does anyone else remember "Somewhere in America there's a street named after my dad"?

[TheSoulboy90]

@jhayes1401

"And the home we never had?"

Yes, I'm still a huge fan of Was (not Was), and think they are sadly neglected today!

[jhayes1401]

@TheSoulboy90 yes sir..that be the one...sort of a sad song for them...but still one of my favs...and still gets to me even after all these years..

[TheSoulboy90]

@jhayes1401

I think these guys had a wee stroke of melancholly in some of their quieter stuff actually. Do you know "Shadow & Jimmy" or "Anytime Lisa", or "Wedding Vows in Vegas"? Even "Love can be Bad Luck"?

They all have clever, downbeat lyrics and a message to them too! I think there's a matureness to some of their less well known stuff, honestly!

[rpachter]

David, not Don is the lyricist.

[jbailey66]

I discovered them back in the day via their awesome collaboration with Bonnie Raitt on her "Love Letter" song. Man, talk about a hard video to find.

[LauraO1787]

"I used a tiny camera ... I thought I'd Japanese her??" Again, who would've come up with those lyrics besides Don Was??? Simply brilliant.

[stan2211stan]

This is the beauty of "The Tube" don'tcha see it?!? WE THE PEOPLE are the ones who DECIDE and not some payola guy who's under "the thumb".

And believe IT, all of THE ARTISTS appreciate the fact that "THE NEW UNDERGROUND" - that's YOU and ME keep it going and not some hack with his hand out for the doller.

YouTube, The Voice Of The Revolution.

NO MORE PLASTIC.

[chrispdx]

Why is this song ignored by 80s radio?

[Voice173]

Unfortuneately they will be remembered most for "Walk the Dinosaur" which is a nursery rhyme compared to the brilliance of this song.

[chrispdx]

I agree that "Walk The Dinosaur" was kitchy, and fell in line with what Was (Not Was) was being marketed as in the late-80s, a kind of comedy-soul group. "Spy", however, is a serious Power R&B Funk Jam, a tune that really showed the singing chops of "Sweet Pea" Atkinson and Harry Bowens, as well as the masterful synth instrumentation skills of the "Was Brothers". The song reached #16 on the U.S. Billboard charts, but seemed to be quickly forgotten, unlike "Dinosaur". A shame.

[vicestyle]

real talk. this is a classic song.

[Holygrail2]

This video isn't as fun as the cartoon version but damn this is a good song.

[Voice173]

I know its more mysterious and intruiging

[Voice173]

Can someone please post the cartoon version?I used to watch it but its gone now.

[flexxmi]

"I made a voodoo doll of her and sat around and squeezed her"... who else could make such awesome lyrics shine but a WAS? Most talented group to come out of Detroit in years. I love them because their music is as skewed as my mind. If any of you can get your hands on "BORN TO LAUGH AT TORNADOES" I highly recommend you do so. Probably the most overlooked LP of the 80's.

[chochief]

one of the best songs ever.thanks for the post

[stan2211stan]

My favorite Band TODAY!!!

[chrispdx]

One of my favorite songs of all time.

[dbulich]

oooooooooohhhhh yeah the first view