(From the video vault) Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love | REACTION

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[@jamelakajamal]

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[@johnhansen4794]

One Love Brothers and Sisters.

[@lievenmaselis9332]

Hey Jamal, sorry for spamming, but could you plz do a reaction to Estas Tonne:"the song of the golden dragon"? I promise you wont regret it :)

[@aldoneira416]

Please check out “Marooned” by Pink Floyd

[@rwbimbie5854]

What do you do after founding a world famous rock band? form ANOTHER world famous rock band

[@KDeCesare]

I could have sworn you already reacted to the live version of this, no?

[@s2cardinal]

I love your face when you realize this is the OG sample that EVERYONE has used. Go Tina!

[@joekilker6373]

It's a magical face, about a minute and a half in.

[@saveriosalemme5366]

That’s exactly what I said.😂😂😂

[@marykatedurett8285]

I was waiting for it!!!! We all love seeing Jamal connect all the great 🤟🤟🎵🎵❤️

[@bacon81]

Exactly 😂

[@casey4602]

@@joekilker6373 yep the look on his face is priceless when the light bulb comes on!

[@julieguarino1323]

I worked at the club in the late 90s when Tom Tom club performed. We had these big black gentleman that were bouncers there. They weren’t really listening to the band until they played this song. They were astonished and immediately started dancing and where digging the rest of the show. Great memory.

[@MSB-fj7cd]

The Tom Tom Club is basically the rhythm section of The Talking Heads.

[@monacaravetta]

Exactly!

[@mikebuschek925]

The Tom Tom Club are actually two of the original members and the creator of the Talking Heads. The mid 70s concerts with just the 3 of them were awesome.

[@mikebuschek925]

And Tina wrote most of Psycho Killer.

[@martythompson6509]

Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz.👍

[@scottfeuerhammer3595]

Yeah. Tina on bass, and Chris on drums. The rest is just, the background singers and session keyboardist they hired.

[@zorak1704]

This song won’t let you stay in a bad mood.

[@ManiacInTheShed]

True my friend

[@anthonyuchello2031]

EVERY skating rink played this song...at least twice a night.

[@lLushKitty]

YUSSSSSS!!!!! Back when roller rinks were popping up everywhere. Long gone in my state. Just the ice rink that's ghetto AF now.

[@lepoetress]

If your skating rink didn't play it, you weren't skating. There were certain songs that HAD to be played to get your skate on: Cars Gary Numan My Sharona The Knack Another One Bites the Dust Queen It's Nasty Grandmaster Flash Genius of Love Tom Tom Club Not necessarily in that order.

[@Daniweb1971]

@@lLushKitty they’re still in southern Illinois 😂

[@saltycrusader287]

@@lepoetress yeah its nasty is also a great one. Same beat but great none the less

[@mitchwinthrop]

true.

[@donparker8246]

One of the greatest old school jams ever made. I've skated many many nights to this gem. 😎🎶👍

[@landies1964]

Oh hell yah, you just brought a ton of memories with that comment, it was every Sunday for me😁😁

[@lavenderllamamusic]

In addition to the James Brown line, the one that came before that; "Who needs a beat when your feet just go _Bohannon Bohannon Bohannon_" is in reference to the legendary producer, percussionist, & pioneer of disco, _Hamilton Bohannon_

[@janethernandez724]

This is TINA from the TOM TOM CLUB and TALKING HEADS! Back in 1981 Jamel! This song was so awesome it got sampled so many times years later! What a happy surprise eh? Peace! ✌☮

[@ronaldwilliams3182]

No it wasn't years later when this got sampled it was sampled around the same time that this came out remember Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five made a song call it's nasty and that was a year after this came out

[@Sable30]

This was the bomb when I was a kid! I remember walking around NYC at 15 and singing James Brown, James Brown with strangers walking by. That’s what I consider fun!

[@daveygivens735]

I remember trying like Hell to understand what the dog said, lol.

[@moxyblackfiddler]

Don't forget the Kurt's Blow reference.

[@Mackdez]

Amen New York Philly jersey with rocking 81 to 92!!! It's amazing how many people didn't realize that with her nor, everybody from that band is so successful it's just shameful

[@jeffffro7674]

I'm a bassist, I've been playing music since 4 y.o. and now I'm 44! BOTH parents are musicians, my mom was is a crazy excellent jazz pianist, my dad was in Bloodstone, the KC gangstas of R&B, so I didn't have much choice, born a musician. I can play nearly EVERY instrument you put in my hands, but I LOVE MY BASS!!!!!! Which brings us to miss Tina Weymouth!!!! She is the GENIUS OF GENIUSES!!!!! Not only was she in the Talking Heads, but she put the band together, she wrote 95% of EVERYTHING!!!! People just assume that it was David Byrne, nope!!!! He was just her front man. Tina's hubby is Chris on the drums, makes sense, bass loves drums!! She is my goddess of style, strength, and pure perfection! Then she decided to do something just a bit different and put together the Tom Tom Club which was basically Talking Heads numero dos, it was nearly all the same folks from the Heads, just a little bit different sound. You said the Talking Heads are quickly becoming one of your favorite bands of all time huh?? THAT'S RIGHT!!!!!! Not many give them the credit they truly deserve, their music is light years ahead of everything else at the time and STILL IS!!!!! All thanks to miss Tina!!! The girl is like Prince, she is a friggin hit factory!!! She can do no wrong!!!

[@styner3]

Fun fact…she’s not playing the bass on this song, she had a hand injury and the sound engineer Kendal Stubbs did. There is a interview of her saying so.

[@goldieshowers6191]

This song is the definition of a JAM. It's brilliant.

[@bob5074]

It’s amazing to discover that a song that you’ve known and loved your whole life was created by a newly discovered artist you love.

[@anabelnieuwen]

This is the original. Mariah sampled it. Tina makes a lot of money every year from ‘Fantasy’ 🥰

[@clarencewillingham3030]

And she technically gets paid twice from that song because when bad boy did the remix they sampled the bass groove from the song and used it as the structure for the song.

[@trevorteeters2383]

Sampled it and ruined it! 🤢🤮

[@eddiedingle767]

How dare you not also mention Mark Morrison!?!? The return of the Mack

[@w4ka997]

@@trevorteeters2383 ruined? That’s certainly an opinion

[@trevorteeters2383]

@@w4ka997 yeah the right one when it comes to MOOOOORIAH! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mccrayali]

This is the original song, remember when it came out. I was part of a deejay crew (shout out Grandmaster HD) we would jam this on all of our mixtapes, skating rink and clubs.

[@gins1313]

This song was fire when it came out haha

[@chrisjezovnik3308]

I bought this album when it came out because of another song on it called "Wordy Rappinghood". Very clever lyrics. "Genius Of Love" was also on the album.

[@nat2040]

Love wordy 👏🏽👏🏽

[@A-Tango]

Love l'elephant - amazing track

[@Damonw305]

Your reaction is priceless.... this was the absolute jam during my high school years. Back when the black radio DJs recognized a great song regardless of the color of the artist and made it a hit. Love the love you are giving to old school music. It’s still the best.

[@dopeymark]

I just gave the framed original EP vinyl version of this song to my teenage daughter a couple months ago.

[@louisramosa]

I bought the album in 1981, still love it

[@juliasessofiglio9549]

Lucky kid!

[@extraordinarilyaverage]

This song sticks in my head for days when I hear it....

[@jerseyj2]

Yeah...me too. Dammit man!

[@mikeshoe74]

me too as well

[@davidvalensi8616]

This song is genius.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Great riff

[@rrrvvvv999]

Your reaction when it dawns on you ... priceless.

[@victoriawoods3898]

What a jam. This song still bops!

[@bigneon_glitter]

Talking Heads - Born Under Punches Tom Tom Club - Suboceana Talking Heads - Slippery People More jams from Sister Tina.

[@bearballin]

Wordy McRappington!

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

And The Great Curve. Remain in Light is one of my favourite albums EVER (excluding all Beatles, who have their own list).

[@flyingardilla143]

He did a reaction to a live Born Under Punches

[@jeffkuenzli3574]

This song is soooo nistalgic. Memories of the roller rink of the early 80s comes back to me😄. Great grooving with ya brother, party on my friend😄👍👍👍

[@richclub9142]

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[@cynthiabellack7994]

Your reactions to music that came out when I was in college makes me remember hearing it the first time too. You didn't hear this on regular radio, it was played on college radio and you had to seek out small, independent record stores. We used to take a train to Philly to go to 3rd Street Jazz to find records. This was alllll good music and it stood the test of time as evidenced by all the sampling done from it. Your reactions take me back to that time. Thank you. ❤️

[@espada9]

"Wailin' and skankin' to Bob Marley Reggae's expanding with Sly and Robbie Stepping in a rhythm to a Kurtis Blow Who needs to think when your feet just go Who needs to think when your feet just go"

[@Rigoletta53]

& a hippity hop & a hippity ho!

[@Ori0n1975]

Blondie and Tom Tom Club were a part of the early era of hip hop.

[@dereknantz4847]

I don’t know why people don’t want their music sampled. It only makes me want to hear/appreciate the originators more. One love, legend!

[@mitchray8762]

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[@jramsey9690]

…as long as the originator gets paid…

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

As long the person acknowledges that they didn't create it. "oh I made it better". No you didn't "create" it.

[@stevehansraj4730]

Because they end up bastardizing and destroying an original creation

[@dtop668]

It only makes you want to hear/appreciate the originators more IF you know that's it's not original AND you can find out who the originators were. Sampling is not the problem. Sampling without credit or permission is the problem. Payment is a different topic entirely.

[@TheBloodlust5010]

This is the original. I remember this like it was yesterday. I loved this song and your reaction. Lol.

[@Kim-hc5si]

This is one of my favorites - I’m glad you re-uploaded it. 😁❤️

[@lLushKitty]

Damn... FINALLY. I've been waiting for this reaction vid for a long ass time. Remember when everyone was locking? And walking around carrying big ass ghetto blasters on shoulders? Heh...pre Walkman days. This track was my jam. And Shannon "Let The Music Play".

[@havingfun1968]

Tom Tom Club broke off from Talking Heads. Thank you Tina and Chris. A married couple who changed the world for the better!!! Semper Fidelis. Plus, both are really good people!

[@weezerptooie926]

The bands played concurrently for a while. They were actually outselling Talking Heads for a while

[@chrisstory563]

@@weezerptooie926 and annoyed David Bayne a bit too.

[@briangray00]

@@chrisstory563 Almost as much as people misspelling things?

[@kingboobs20]

They were actually still in Talking Heads at the time, Tom Tom Club was what they did in their spare time, they remained in Talking Heads until they broke up in 1991.

[@foxandscout]

Chris and Tina didn’t break off from Talking Heads. David Byrne broke up the band. Chris and Tina were Not happy. David never wanted to do a reunion. (Except for r&r hall of fame award show). Pissed off millions.

[@styner3]

Fun fact…Tina didn’t play bass on the actual song because of a hand injury and a sound engineer Kendal Stubbs did.

[@bikingviking3984]

an all time favorite!!! let's goooooo! Don't forget Tina's hubby on drums and Lee Scratch Perry behind the board my man!

[@immersion24]

Best reaction I've seen in a long time

[@R-L-I]

I’ve heard this song soooo much growing up, it’s like the soundtrack of my youth and yes Jamal you just get up and dance when you hear it no questions asked! 😂

[@amys4392]

What I love about this song is that she is naming artists in this song that you know inspired her to create this sound...and then other artists sampled it. I don't care what anyone says...music is the universal human language.

[@ktrsBklyn]

One of my favorite reactions on KZbin of all time. Sometimes I just Re-watch it out of nowhere, it makes me so happy.

[@Genkimark]

Yes, sister Tina was the originator!! This song, plus Herbie Hancock's "Rockit", and Nu Shooz "I Can't Wait" were THE perfect 80's jams!!

[@cjmiller6741]

I agree, except Nu Shooz. It was super hokey, in my opinion, and does not rise to the status of classic, or era defining.

[@monkeyCmonkeyDoo]

This one is the OG!

[@etptech4417]

The 80's put out the best music it was awesome and I am glad that I was a teen during that time. Unfortunately everyone else has to just imagine living in it.

[@blairdrazic7053]

This was the background music for "Roll Call" in St. Louis in the early 80s where kids called in and rapped. I think WESL.

[@Dr3amtime]

From Wikipedia: "The song is one of the most sampled rhythm tracks of the 1980s,[20] particularly within the hip hop and R&B genre. Notable versions include Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde's "Genius Rap" in 1981; Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "It's Nasty" in 1982; Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" in 1995, and The X-Ecutioners' "Genius of Love 2002" in 2002. Other artists have incorporated "Genius of Love" into their works, including Public Enemy's "Leave This Off Your F**kin Charts", Redman's "Brick City Mashin'", Cam'ron's "Me, My Moms & Jimmy", 2nd II None's "Niggaz Trippin'", Fresh Kid Ice's "Roll Call", 2Pac's "High Speed", Seagram's "I Don't Give a Fuck", Busta Rhymes' "One", Ant Banks' "Roll 'Em Phat", P.M. Dawn's "Gotta Be... Movin' On Up", Menajahtwa's "I Ain't Nasti", 50 Cent's "When I Get Out", Erick Sermon's "Genius E Dub", Mac Dre's "Chop that Ho", Dream Warriors' "And Now the Legacy Begins", T.I.'s "Down Like That", R.A. The Rugged Man's "Tom Thum",Mark Morrison's "Return of the Mack", Ice Cube's "Bop Gun (One Nation)", Warren G's "What's Love Got to Do with It", the D-Influence Real Live Mix of Billie's "Girlfriend" and Paramore's "Rose-Colored Boy", during their shows at the After Laughter Tour."

[@langlsd1604]

HOLY 💩! I knew it was popular, I just didn’t know HOW popular!

[@bgoc1263]

Damn She was the GOAT

[@abbagodz]

And don't forget that Ziggy Marley and The Melody Makers had a #2 hit back in 1988 on the Billboard R & B charts with a remixed version of 'Tumblin Down' which was produced by Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz.

[@joenicedj]

One of the greatest works of art of all time.

[@MrRuperty]

I was 17 when it came out. The whole world been dancing to this, and I still doe ( with tears ). This time never will come back.

[@jelt110]

... " Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait ....................." Welcome to the rabbit hole, Alice. :-) Yeah, this was so freaking cool when it came out- first heard it in basic training, 1982, this seriously crossed boundaries, best thing ever learned in the Army. "you just dance"- Jamal- thanks for the inclusion. Love you brother.

[@mottnyc1]

Love Tina W.! Love this song! Love this video! Double love your reaction! Was lucky to see TTC in concert in the summer 1989 at the Bacchanal, a small club in San Diego. The show was so much fun and high-energy that I got tickets to see them again 2 days later at Iguanas in Tijuana. Of course, they did not disappoint. Good times...

[@johnhavastix2901]

One of the best beat of the 80’s ever made. So many sampled this

[@danroenna9948]

I love it so much when we can see the gears turning in your brain every time you realize the song your listening to has been sampled lol Black Cow by Steely Dan was my intro to your videos and it happened there too. Thanks for all the fun & joy.

[@djseifer]

One of my favorite bass lines ever, and probably one of the best in music.

[@bryanCJC2105]

OMG I remember this song like it was yesterday. It was just SOOOO cool!! I absolutely LOVE your reaction! I have similar reactions when parts of a musical mosaic come together trying to day to yesterday. Music is rich in that way! Watching you make that connection made my day!!! Thank you and I love you for digging into the richness of the music over the decades. Music keeps on building on what came before to make something new. It's all tied together.

[@victoriawoods3898]

Hey, how about some George Benson? This Masquerade, On Broadway, Turn Your Love Around, Never Give Up On A Good Thing, etc...

[@langlsd1604]

On Broadway is a fantastic track!

[@viking956]

Tina Weymouth and husband Chris Franz (the drummer for Talking Heads) created the band called Tom Tom Club, a side gig while they were still with David Byrne in the Talking Heads.

[@donaldgilbreath4200]

This made my top 10 80s LA house party songs.

[@richclub9142]

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[@pica6888]

This song has been sampled many times. There is a live version too that's kick ass.

[@emmejayeh.5995]

@5:31 "Bohannon": A reference to American disco producer Hamilton Bohannon. His biggest US hit was "Let's Start the Dance" in 1976 (It's the one that starts, "Come and do it, come on and do it..."). He died in May 2020 at age 78.

[@timmmahhhh]

"You just dance, damnit!" LOL

[@doplinger1]

I love their songs “Kiss Me When I Get Back” and “Challenge of the Love Warriors”. They also performed this and another in that Stop Making Sense concert video you have yet to watch!

[@anarey-oktay2683]

Not only is the song ICONIC, but the video is a triumph of the best of ‘80’s street art.

[@philoSKA]

Your JOY and SMILE made my day. I'm an '80s child and my love for this song runs deep, too.

[@mikeyn012]

Tom Tom Club was fire! This song came out when I was in 8th grade and it still is amazing. The bass line is just,…wow!

[@kimme2852]

YES, Jamel ! Didn’t know about James Brown for all of these years. Thank you 💃🏽

[@risksrewardsrelics51]

Jamel, you should check out the live version from “Stop Making Sense.”

[@danhelphrey6260]

Or just watch the whole movie.

[@barrywilson1294]

Definitely should watch the live version from the movie Stop Making Sense because you can see how Talking Heads minus David Byrne equals Tom Tom Club.

[@heatherk1200]

He has done a couple of clips and saved the film to watch in his private time.

[@lesliesterling826]

i second that emotion! WATCH THE WHOLE MOVIE!

[@bonehead1170]

This right here is why I love watching reaction videos.

[@edsmith]

Your reaction is the best! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

[@luked78]

A Santana song you'd love because of its...just unshaking positivity, is "Everything is Coming Our Way". "I feel it in my bones, no man stands alone, sisters, brothers, we're all the sane seed. Everything is coming our way...."

[@heardjenniefromtheblock]

YOUR REACTION.....Priceless😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikeyearwood]

Lol. Love that reaction. This is the OG! One of my faves! When you as old as me, old school was MY school.

[@auntylupylu]

I keep coming back and watching this one. You're so joyful. 😊

[@DMB088]

Takes me back to the skating rink! I think it was played every half hour at least

[@kaydee63]

This song has always been one of my all time favorites, but my favorite part has to be that bass at 7:10. I remember my friends uncle had a couple of 12" subs and a 1000 watt amp in his car and would be bumping this when he would come around.

[@scratchback2001]

As an Aussie club DJ, I loved playing this in 1983. Fabulous. Just fabulous.

[@kqy5974]

FINALLY, we caught you off guard ,.. and SPEECHLESS! AWESOME!!

[@stevious7278]

I thought you did this one when you had that little Talking Heads binge! Doesn't matter if you did. I'll bop along anyway. Oh yes, this is the original! It sure lifts my day to see you being so joyous!! Somehow, somebody get this to Miss Tina...please, please please (in a James Brown voice)

[@EC-dz3fb]

They all met as art majors in college (if I'm not mistaken?) "𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍? 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐖𝐍!" ♡

[@steves4533]

I think everybody has that reaction, "wait that song is by the bassist and drummer from the Talking heads?!?" Which makes it all the more awesome.

[@moxyblackfiddler]

When I was kid, they'd bump this on the R&B stations.

[@lisa_jetsgurl642]

I hope you get up and dance to this one 🤣🤣

[@Jillyconjem]

Got to see Tom Tom Club open for the Psychedelic Furs a few years back. Both bands were great. 💜💜💜

[@sdc6447]

Ill bet that was tremendous and fun. I'd love to see Echo and the Bunnymen, myself. Or Split Enz.

[@davefb]

saw them at glastonbury a few years back, they were amazing :) .

[@raserx63]

I saw Tom Tom Club live back in the 80’s ..They were on tour with Blondie and The Ramones. It was outdoors at Jones Beach ,NY.. what a party! Sorry to the youngsters who missed that era.

[@patdonnelly9392]

Great line up!!!

[@amberandrews6842]

Loved the Tom Tom Club!

[@captainsplifford]

This is definitely going on the list of my favorite reactions of yours!

[@marcusaurelius3095]

Please react to "First time ever I saw your face", sung and performed by Roberta Flack and thank you.

[@danhelphrey6260]

Written by Ewan MacColl for his (2nd) wife Peggy Seeger (sister of Pete Seeger). Roberta Flack's version is my favorite, though.

[@tamiwhelan9921]

Yasssssssss!!!! so happy to see you appreciate this song! One of the best club songs out of the 80s! If you went to the club this song was playing! So many people are sampling it because it’s got the best beat to it! I loved your reaction it was raw and it was honest!

[@breakhir]

The drummer was Tina's husband Chris Frantz. He also played in the Talking Heads.

[@NoName-fx9zi]

From that same time period: Do a react to "ELECTRIC AVENUE" by Eddie Grant.

[@robtaylor9161]

I remember those hot summer nights down at C.B.G.B's

[@foxandscout]

Me too. As I stood on the side of the stage a few feet from Tina.

[@rollerskaters6492]

So..yes..this is original..been rollerskating all my life...I remember 1st...first time I rolled to sugar hill gang..to African bambatta/planet rock\play at you're own risk...and this song...all were game changers on the wood..we still roll to this stuff in nashville.

[@ichirofakename]

So fun to see and share your enthusiasm. I love everything on the first 3-4 of their albums.

[@borislacroix5610]

I think you must react to this 4th Impact "Leave the Door Open" by Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic Have luck to your Channel.

[@borislacroix5610]

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[@sandylee6025]

Pretty sure he did.

[@albertmontano5427]

Would you mind if I ask you to react to "LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN" by 4th Impact.

[@albertmontano5427]

I'LL PUT THE LINK HERE : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJjahZxura-tiLc

[@DemonWarp65]

I gotta be say, this is one of the best reaction videos you have done. I don't listen to a lot of dance music, but every time this song comes on, I lose my mind and move to the beat.

[@calarch78]

I remember hearing this for the first time in high school and feeling some kind of next level cool - such a nice mellow jam. I love that this gets sampled so much, while it also reaches back and grabs ahold of James Brown. I loved your reaction!

[@carlamunne3403]

Jamel, I ❤️❤️❤️ ‘d this song when it was new.... I graduated in 1985. It’s good to watch videos with someone that really enjoys music as much as I do! Keep up the good work

[@ajc4705]

This 1981 song was sampled a million times, esp by a few prominent rappers. Tina and her husband started this band -- they were also in The Talking Heads

[@bacon81]

A classic. Can’t help but vibe to the music

[@trendydelquendy]

Ooh Chris Frantz played drums on "These Are The Breaks" - he's the drummer (also doing the "James BROOOOWN!" bits)

[@toddlee2571]

The Talking Heads came up in the NYC underground scene that saw Punk, Disco, New Wave, Avant Garde and the burgeoning Rap/Hip Hop genre existing peacefully in the same time and space, all borrowing and being influenced by one another. The TomTom Club was an extension of those influences.

[@hugolopez1669]

Best reaction ever! 🤣🤣🤣

[@peterwadhams4148]

Jamel her husband is Chris Franz drummer of Talking Heads Tom Tom Club is Tina and Chris Perfect in Stop Making Sense (you should watch it all, but I bet you have) they do Genius of Love while Byrne puts on the big suit

[@grahamhannah2108]

Songwriters: Tina Weymouth / Adrian Belew / Christopher Frantz / Steven J.c. Stanley

[@hollysmith9979]

It's theirs it all started with Talking Heads so much talent and go girl power love my girls❤❤❤