Pseudo Echo - Funkytown

Music video by Pseudo Echo performing Funkytown. (C) 1986 RCA Records a division of Sony Music Entertainment
www.vevo.com/watch/USRV81300713

[@youtubeuser5173]

Only in the 80's could an 80's band do a cover of another 80's song and make it more 80's.

[@OlaftheGreat]

I'm not even gonna be pedantic about the fact that the original Funkytown was released in 1979, in my eyes you are very much correct wow I spelled correct very poorly

[@danielestebansantanaalmanz894]

​@@OlaftheGreat es verdad ya que la original tenía todavía esos toques discos y la producción tan característica de los 70s todavía el sonido de los 80s no estaba tan definido

[@pamelarecchia2304]

That's a lot of 80s

[@kariannstunes8619]

​@@danielestebansantanaalmanz894 correct 🤣👍

[@skorpiogrl]

@@pamelarecchia2304 Just perfect ♥

[@carlosarias2142]

This is not just a cover, its the best extreme makeover to a great song.

[@Shawn666Hellion]

Best remake ever

[@pak3ton]

to be honest i thought this was the original version, because this version was the frst that i heard haha

[@Mmcmo123]

Hi Jo pop op pop pop ppppppppppppp p.

[@MrVivekkp]

Agreed. Hands down.

[@randallsredman1333]

Carlos Let the Beat take control and move your Feet

[@davidlalremruata]

Even Hard Rock/Metal fans can appreciate the guitars in here.

[@eriklarson9137]

Correct. I was a hair-metal fan. But this cassette got worn out!

[@jayshreesheth7250]

And a Good Drummer

[@kyachdistent1301]

Who cares what they appreciate. All they like is noise, which has more often than not, little to do with melody, charm or class or anything worthwhile to listen to.

[@blacksheep25251]

As a metal head and musician, you are NOT wrong!

[@shanehurenkamp50]

And the Keytars

[@ilovesuisse1]

I love this version, i love the band’s energy, man i miss the 80’s.

[@shanemartin8904]

go back there

[@inkadinkadoodle]

@@shanemartin8904 ??

[@shanemartin8904]

@@inkadinkadoodle Are you unclear...let me elaborate If LM likes the version so much he should go back to the 80's we dont need him

[@McDingleFart]

Who is we? Di you represent a group of like minded people who hate the 80’s or the people from it? No one can control when they are born And no one can go back to the 80’s or any other time or place in time. Your response should have been to each their own. You have NO say in what anyone else does, ever!

[@shanemartin8904]

@@McDingleFart He should still go back there, jus sayin' No need to be hostile, Jesus jus relax

[@CanItAlready]

Always loved this version. They managed to combine disco, rock and new wave into a great cover song.

[@hammerheadmatt9987]

I also would say that some synth-pop is put in there too

[@Shawn666Hellion]

So much better than the original with lots of guitar rock

[@nicholasolivas317]

@@Shawn666Hellion by the time the late 80's came around that was the style.

[@mbmd_nation]

​@@hammerheadmatt9987 yes!!! this song is so much synthpop, pop rock and new wave into one

[@rixy_wolfwolfosjr9952]

🤣

[@Elsiegirl]

This will always be my favorite version of this song. It never gets old! Still listening to it at 51 in 2019!

[@barrydavid6634]

you're so very right this has always been the best version of Funky Town

[@saramoonah824]

I totally agree

[@ilovesuisse1]

i just listened to this on 2 October 2020, and still love this song and Pseudo Echo, good Aussie band from Melbourne, they were awesome in the 80`s.

[@trainrick1]

Ok me 47 it 2020.... pretty good!

[@saltyfox7056]

Agree, best version.

[@bhrosenberg]

still one of the best remakes of all time

[@dennisoconnor4338]

IN MY HUMBLE OPINION

[@kennygwalker]

Frick yeah

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

I freaking agree 👍 💯%

[@chriscarpenter3370]

this is better than the original

[@robertgonzalez3461]

this and selenas

[@smc1942]

Definitely my favorite remake of a song. I usually HATE remakes, being such a purist. But I loved the heavy rock beat they put on this. I love it still in 2022, in my mid-50's!!!

[@lizardspoint]

I am 64 and remember it coming out in the 80s, still love the song xx

[@muffs55mercury61]

I feel the same on remakes but this one was an exception. The dance tempo here no doubt wore out a few bodies on the floor but hey you only live once, so have fun!! I'm 66 and still loving the music, too!

[@caoilte8097]

I wouldn’t call it particularly heavy

[@barrydavid6634]

some remakes are much better than the original

[@smc1942]

@@barrydavid6634 This one was! 👍

[@driffter1976]

The drummer is the ultimate 80's dude.

[@alexrees5727]

Yeah, too bad I wasn't born in the 1780's.

[@chrisstevens1442]

He kinda looks like Jennifer Bealls.....

[@FoodNerds]

driffter1976 Yes and he's hot!

[@FunkInTheTrunk]

The keytar and the drummer dude's hair is the literal definition of the 80s

[@antoniogoncalves8288]

Jacob Playz they look like they belong on the Stranger Things series on Netflix lol

[@dukeallen2001]

You can't rock harder than the 80s!

[@nicholasjolt6200]

One of the few songs to be a massive hit twice in the same decade, the original version in 1980 and the cover version in 1986

[@commisardave1069]

Can't beat a keytar!

[@scottharper7925]

Not many cover versions of a classic song have such energy soul as this one does! The 80's truly were a magical decade!!!! I miss them so Very Much!!!!

[@crestonmckenzie7814]

The 80 s when men were men and women were proud of it as a African American love this song came out I were 16 no Beyonce s Rihanna s the 1980 s when men were men and women were proud of it especially when you were a teenager

[@crestonmckenzie7814]

@ Scott Harper the 1980 s when men were men and women were proud of it were a African American teenager 16

[@salemthemerciless]

Remember when this came out , it was INSANE !!! Instant air guitar and another reason for millions of boys to wear out their right hands . The 80's was so fucking great !!!!!!!

[@mikes.2181]

Those same millions of boys also wore out their right hands watching Bananarama videos... but for different reasons. Heh heh. :-)

[@sweiland75]

Because boys who listened to this song were considered weird by girls? LOL

[@mitzithompson6585]

Yes,the 80s were awesome!!🎵🎵😋😋

[@ilovesuisse1]

yes i lived in Sydney and in the 80`s Pseudo Echo (a Melbourne band) and other 80`s musicians were just awesome.

[@dalex8126]

@@mikes.2181 😂😂indeed! Then there was the Bangles....I wore everything out to them

[@MrBlackFabio]

This is one of the rare cases where the remake is just as great as the original. This was definitely 80's. I can imagine teens driving to the mall blasting this song on cassette (or in my case, listening to it on the radio with my Walkman).

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Oh I most certainly drove to the mall blasting this song on cassette! 🤣🤘🏼🎸

[@kentgregory]

This is much bettee than the original

[@bootlegga69]

I certainly did both - blasted it on my Walkman and the car stereo.

[@notconcernedwriting]

While wearing parachute pants.

[@hybrid5860]

It’s way better than the original

[@Flowersinadesert]

The musical prowess is phenomenal. They took an ok disco hit and turned it in to a rock masterpiece

[@12bravo57]

I gotta say, every time I watch this video, which is a lot, the lead singer always reminds & looks like the lead singer of A-ha! Anyone else see that?

[@svenbartram2695]

Quite a lot.

[@Jilltoons]

Yes!

[@xerovoidshow]

Got to love the guy playing the Keytar.

[@svenbartram2695]

I love the energy they all put in and how much they are all enjoying it. Plus it's a marvellous track.

[@timepoet77]

Boy, did we get spoiled in the ‘80s with all that great music. This band is a prime example of the best talent out there back then.

[@ericzerkle5214]

Damn straight we did.

[@everardfarquaharson1164]

I was out clubbing in the 80s - never heard it

[@eriklarson9137]

@@everardfarquaharson1164 You were in the wrong clubs. Probably in some small town in the middle of a corn field. Lol.

[@everardfarquaharson1164]

@@eriklarson9137 no in central London lololol 😀

[@visagebracketbacklash5092]

I was dancing to this a lot in clubs in Tokyo.I don't even know the original.

[@vincentcibor8847]

Anyone who disliked this video is just misguided. Lipps inc. started it , and Psuedo Echo brought out one helluva remake!

[@eddiefernandez1482]

The drummer is on 🔥

[@artgreig7069]

"Either copy the song faithfully, or make it your own". This band made it their own.

[@alexsanchez7076]

That drummer really nails the feelings I have about this cover

[@svenbartram2695]

He literally gives it everything. Brilliant stuff.

[@donnalombardo5061]

I like this version as well as the original. Cute bunch of guys.

[@chrismayer3919]

There are rare times when a remake is even better than the original; this is one of those times! 70s classics revamped for a new decade! 🎸

[@billslocum9819]

Lipps Inc.'s original classic is from the 80s, too. Peaked in the summer of 1980.

[@kyachdistent1301]

Well, the original is a annoying gimmicky bit of disco fluff, it's lucky it got the rework, it doesn't deserve it. Least this proves the song's not a total duffer, but only cos the way they did it. Still prefer an original song they did like 'Listening', that's a classic the silly original of this song can't hope to compete with.

[@chrismayer3919]

@@kyachdistent1301understandable; Disco was dying at the end of the 70s. One last gasp of 70s nostalgia before the new decade began!

[@ItsIdaho]

The 80s were a wild decade.

[@duncanmills391]

The best!

[@TheMeJustMe75]

Metalhead approved! The song is direct, no frills and awesome!

[@crestonmckenzie7814]

As a African American love this song

[@milk-it]

Pretty fly for a white guy, eh? ;-) 🤣

[@jonfletcher147]

2024 and still this cover beats the original!

[@ScottFaville]

Brilliant rendition.

[@jenniferhardy1062]

They brought new life into this one that's for sure!

[@studapeppahead5384]

An example of a well-done cover song.

[@chrisgilling543]

Age 48, and that guitar solo still gives me goosebumps 😄👍

[@muffs55mercury61]

Yes absolutely amazing. So is the whole beat.

[@joeterry1913]

Takes me back to playing it on a clothes hanger in front of the TV set as a little boy

[@melmez5546]

Same here. 48. I remember when this song was out originally. I’m still “jamming” out to this in 2023.

[@kariannstunes8619]

Oh Yahhhhh👍

[@kariannstunes8619]

@@joeterry1913 Well.... sir, POST a short!!😁👍👍

[@ReneeDreamz]

This is the best version of this song. Long live the 80’s!! 💕💕💕🇨🇦

[@Shawn666Hellion]

I so agree

[@brianmortensen7933]

Two separate musical entities, seven years apart, reaching the U.S. Top 40 only, with this song. Two one-hit wonders.

[@ilovesuisse1]

Actually Pseudo Echo had some other great songs too.

[@lindaramirez5044]

Pseudo Echo is not a One Hit Wonder. It has "His eyes", another great song that reached more than 1 million of views.

[@lindaramirez5044]

The only OHW is Lipps Inc.

[@joeomalley2835]

I find that fascinating. Both were fabulous songs.

[@bobbya9722]

@@lindaramirez5044 His Eyes is unfortunately more niche. Friday the 13th fans love that song, which is a lot of people. Actress Tiffany Helm from that movie actually made that song as known as it is because she told the makers she really liked the band Psuedo Echo and they had her dance to it. They gave her most of the creative control of her characters look, dance, music, and design of her bedroom

[@MegaNicolemarie]

Mullets, acid wash jeans, shredding electric guitars, and good ol fashion sweat I can smell the 80s fto.m here !

[@aldarizzo4801]

this is the first time I've heard this and....I AM NOT DISAPPOINTED, I LOVE IT, THEY GOT ME DANCING, YEAH!

[@rodb9275]

The Lipps Inc version was one of my favorite songs as a teenager. But this is WAY better!!!!! LOVE IT

[@belladonna1482]

Very underrated group.

[@alanpwollenberg]

I agree with you

[@ackbarfan5556]

NostalgicCapricorn Well, they're claim to fame was a cover song so, that usually makes you a one hit wonder, just ask Alien Ant Farm.

[@MsChris402]

that's true.

[@RemoteAbductionArm]

This is an ok interpretation. What else have they done?

[@punkrock1989]

Yh. But if bands don't have good marketing and only have a couple of good songs then they aren't going to get too far if u know what I mean

[@Shenaldrac]

The best covers are not those that try to ape the original, but those that take it in a different direction. This is great.

[@martylawson3545]

Lipps Inc: We had a big hit a few years ago and now I'm thinking it could have been an eternal masterpiece with a few changes.... Pseudo Echo: We got this!!! I remember when this version hit the airwaves back in the day and to this day it's one of my all time favorites. It never gets old.... only better!

[@61morry]

Love this song. These guys made it sound thousand times better than the original version. They deserved a gold star.❤

[@gabstanace2]

As much as I love the original, this has to be THE BEST cover song ever: amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The intro is sick!

[@kaijucifer3544]

gabstanace2 I'd say that goes to The Wallflowers' Heroes.

[@trevwill4546]

great cover, best ever.. not even close.. ELVIS cover of big mama thortons Hound Dog, Joan Jetts cover of the Arrows I love Rock N Roll, GNR cover of Knockin on Heavens Door, Aerosmith cover of Remember (walking in the sand), The Animals remake of House of the Rising Sun, Leo Sayer cover of More Than I Can Say, Aretha Franklins cover of Respect, Whitneys cover of I Will Always Love You... just to name a few that are better covers and there are sooooooo many more.

[@lqr824]

Nine Inch Nails' version of Gary Numan's Cars has a live vid, totally killer. My first two singles were Cars and Funky Town...

[@alexchristianmusic]

everytime you go away cover by paul young is best cover

[@miklosernoehazy8678]

@@trevwill4546 ... DEVO's cover of I can't no satisfaction... ... allegedly Mick Jagger's favorite cover version of the song...

[@yixnorb5971]

It's their voices and the harmony they achieve that makes this version best.

[@RockNRollGecko]

ok 2024 who is here lol

[@elmollero795]

Hehe😂 still here listening and watching

[@lizardspoint]

I am🎸🥁🎹

[@Imcoolerthanyounerd]

Me I just discovered this 😂

[@lewistasso8866]

Not me. I'm still up in 1986 in Montreal, Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

[@WhatAboutThemApples]

I have no idea why this version gets so much hate, both versions are awesome in their own way. All I know is this world needs more Funkytowns

[@traipsydaisy]

They hate keytars and it was trendy to hate on mullets 😂

[@MarkWhich]

"so much hate"? where?

[@monke.2191]

Only love here mate.

[@AleesyaTheWarplaneGirl]

​​@@MarkWhich the original one is a reference to the uhhhhh... to the cartel video......

[@AleesyaTheWarplaneGirl]

​​@@traipsydaisy bruh the haters themselves have bad music taste too

[@jeannettejara3011]

Década 80s...simplemente lo mejorrrr!!! 2020👍

[@pamelamichajlow287]

I prefer this version over the original. Absolutely love this, so much energy, they are all fantastic musicians! 2023

[@bmills1982]

Still rules 2023 and beyond

[@jacquieholmes4064]

These guys were some of the greatest ever, cover or not! My band "Turbo" opened for them various times. They were always gracious and helpful. Loved them to pieces.

[@simonwalsh8546]

80’s magic all in this song, off the charts energy and passion ….another great Aussie 80’s band, how many we had is unreal and world class …these guys were awesome saw them live a few times always great shows, blessed to have grown up then 👍😎

[@fivestring65ify]

This is one of the best covers I've ever heard. These guys ROCK!!

[@davidjackson2524]

That instrument which is like a cross between a keyboards and a guitar is so 80s.

[@batfleckforever3594]

Yeah, it's called a keytar.

[@gm-te8nn]

So Guitard never caught on.

[@elsongs]

@@batfleckforever3594 The word "keytar" is actually a recent term, like "yacht rock." Believe it or not, nobody called it a "keytar" back in the '80s. They were called "remote controllers" or "remote keyboards" or "strap-on controllers." One company came out with a controller with the brand name "Keytar" (which actually wasn't a big seller compared to its competition models) but no one was able to use it because it was trademarked.

[@FurtiveSkeptical]

It's a keytar. It's same as any old keyboard, but worn like a guitar. Keytar was ( like Kleenex) a brand name, so remote synth, portable synth, shoulder synth, strap synth were a few of the names I'd heard flying around at the time. Moog synth had one as far back as the 70's called the Liberator I believe...

[@user-lh8sx8we6c]

I absolutely liked both versions, and still do in 2024.

[@jayyvibing9539]

Was working at the Dollar General yesterday and after hearing the original, a few songs later, this played! I couldn't been happier knowing a cover like this existed. Keep rocking on guys!

[@karenalbritton4849]

I hear this version in my head when original gets played. 😊

[@BlueCometEntertainment347]

This has got to be the BEST version! The guitar solo, the singing style, and the style of music makes if FUNKY! EVEN FUNKIER THAN THE ORIGINAL VERSION!!!

[@BruhImNotDeadYet]

Hands off best remake

[@JamesCurtisOKC]

Hands down?

[@richardikin]

These guys should have been so much bigger than they were.

[@BrianAlston]

In 1987, Michael Jackson's Bad video cost $2.2 million. In 1986, this video cost about 3 grand! BTW love this version of Funkytown

[@UncleNoble]

Honestly have no idea who Pseudo Echo is outside of this song...but if you're going to be a one-hit wonder, this is the song to do it on, and man, did they do it. Love this song...amazing solo, great bass drum intro, great hook, and well sung. Perfect 80's era rock and roll.

[@alisonholland7531]

Mate! Psuedo Echo were anything but a one hit wonder - either you're too young to remember or you're not an Aussie

[@jimjones7821]

@@alisonholland7531 Hear Hear !!! Aussies forever !

[@oggpogg32]

They were an amazing band. Look up Pseudo Echo Long Plays. Just introduced to my 16 yr old who's now in his room blaring it.

[@oggpogg32]

​@@alisonholland7531or a kiwi! We loved them here too!

[@dmensha71]

These guys had heaps of hits! Look up their song 'Listening'. Another great song!

[@ryskie73]

Irony?? Pseudo Echo virtually echoing a disco song in a pseudo rock format making it a bigger hit than the original. What legends

[@machine4443]

certainly not bigger or as big of a hit, i'm hearing this for the 1st time, the original was impossible to miss!

[@DrMohanRanawade]

A rarity ,when a remake is better than the original

[@leading4Him]

First time I heard this in 86 I thought.... WOW. To this day I say it's the best remake of any top100 song. I love this arrangement.

[@supbrahimhammer.421]

I swear I could listen to this 24/7

[@PatchworkUSA]

The best rendition I ever heard of this song was done by my son's middle school band in 1988 at a school band concert. They did well with all their songs and then the final one was "Funky Town" and the kids went over the top -- a bit disjointed as a middle school band would be but with huge feeling --- it was fabulous. Luckily I had my little tape recorder with me and can still play it.

[@aaseppi5620]

Play it here or send a link.

[@bmac63]

Pseudo Echo gave a great live show....Australia had some awesome bands playing great rock at al the pubs or festivals etc in the 80s...top talent and bands at so many great venues, in a short time visiting the Gold Coast we saw these guys, Cold chisel, Midnight oil, Ice House & Inxs all doing the pubs circuit...amazing time

[@NYLADY13601]

How did I miss these guys in 1988?! I’m 61 now and these guys are awesome!!!

[@ACDZ123]

Probably because they are an Australian band and went unnoticed in the USA

[@tomchekotevski9105]

They went to Greenwood High School and I was one of the school bus drivers m8. Well done boys we are very proud of their success 👍.

[@VonHohenstaufen]

@@ACDZ123They were one-hit-wonders in America.

[@ACDZ123]

@VonHohenstaufen tell me something I don't know. Actually I didn't know they even had a hit in America..there you go 👍

[@sallyjoan]

@@ACDZ123 so you know nothing then?

[@tread831]

Love those old videos with the guitars not plugged in yet still making big sound!

[@zaxarispetixos8728]

J Syms it is obvious that it is a playback

[@FunkInTheTrunk]

Gotta love MTV in the 80s

[@visagebracketbacklash5092]

That's right. They are not plugged in . I didn't notice that. Yet still cooooool

[@jamesgoines7018]

Pretty much all music videos are playbacks

[@johanaceves1940]

They are wireless

[@qullialukqumak1252]

Nothing beats pseudo echo singing funkytown

[@vicroc4]

I'm normally averse to cover versions, but this one simultaneously manages to respect the original while adding its own unique sound. That takes real talent.

[@skorpiogrl]

@@PrepareForTakeoff123 Lipps Incorporated.

[@puppycat58]

I love Funky Town ❤from the 70's....Just happened to see this last night on MTV I love my 80s...I was blown away by this Funky Town... Amazing job .. the guitar 🎸 and keyboard phenomenal the drumming phenomenal ❤ listening in July 2023 ❤

[@JoeFlansburgJoeMF74]

This is one of those remakes that is better than the original, and the original is pretty good.

[@brandonm5165]

Joe Flansburg yes I agree. Europeans do it better

[@TheRealMrCods]

@@brandonm5165 Europeans? You mean Australian?

[@Quo_primum]

I agree! On my 30th birthday my brother and his friends sang this at me at my party. This version was popular when I was born.

[@88feji]

nope, original is way better ... you guys should get your ears checked .. The original is more fun, more instrumental variation, more creative spirit ... this cover lacks variation, its the same sound throughout the whole damn song and the only good part (the so called variation) is taken wholesale from the original ....

[@el_edu_xd]

@@88feji i agree, not for nothing the title has "funky"

[@MaTtRoSiTy]

Cant believe this came out in 1986, I remember being a kid and being stopped in my tracks when first heard this song and I instantly loved the band. This was at the start of my now decades of learning the guitar and for me this song was a massive undertaking for me as a kid. It set me on a road that had me discovering Yngwie, Gary Moore, Vai etc and into professional music work and much of it was started by this (cover) songs influence alone.

[@stevenharris7614]

Keyboard guitar ?

[@ronbarnabei8226]

For some reason I absolutely love that snare drum.

[@defeatglobalism6141]

This version way better than the original.

[@jhosymoya4012]

I love this version even more than the original! Just wonderful!!!!! a very special touch! Great!

[@indianahoosiersfan1970]

Jhosy Moya Me too

[@lincolncityoregon1]

Jhosy Moya It is like this is their own song, this is more than a remake!

[@pedroantonioriquelmecandia9688]

Jhosy Moya yes this versión is the best

[@TheDane2006]

Understand yer fully there bro - this is the one to hear - if yer gonna hear funky town at all.

[@ericzerkle5214]

Jhosy Moya honestly it's much better. much more edgy

[@TheChameleon703]

It's only 7 years between this and the original. I thought it was too soon to do a remake, but I was wrong!!!

[@KaptainCanuck]

One year between April Wine's "Doin' It Right" and Powder Blues' original. AW was a bit better but it was fairly close.

[@TheChameleon703]

@@KaptainCanuck Never heard of them. I will check them out!!!

[@FARID1870]

But the sound is distinctly different, right? 7 years in the same decade is like between doowop rock n roll and acid rock.

[@peytharian1275]

I like this Version of this song.

[@shajis5901]

Oh i miss the 80s....an era of musical extravanza that thrilled like never before or after...Still listening especially this one. This is one my favorite cover of funky town ❤.

[@smcal1able]

MTV played this quite a bit in the mid 80's

[@Terrorkekx]

+smcal1able Yeah. When MTV was about music.. :P

[@erictoniaschwab1009]

I loved this song so much in ‘87, especially the extended mix!

[@joannenicholson1636]

This is the best of pseudo echo this song is so good!

[@crayz12]

finally, a version where i don't get my skin torn off!

[@countryredneck7581]

It's 2019 and Im still listening to this song. I love it

[@eriklarson9137]

Now?

[@erichaas2166]

Yes. Listening exactly right now...

[@rebeccanelson3458]

2021

[@visagebracketbacklash5092]

2023

[@joshrybka7066]

3:31 Bird flip, well played. The song too.

[@mattmatenko78]

The guitar in this song really adds a lot of meaning

[@jollyrott3nn]

This has become my favorite music video of 1987. Im up to 270 albums for the year and among tons of great songs and videos i am simply hooked on this masterpiece, and these four sexy hunks!

[@ericzerkle5214]

summer of 1987. good times back then.... :-)

[@phantomcollector1976]

ONE OF THE GREATEST SONGS OF ALL TIME

[@timdyer5326]

1987. The 80s were special really.

[@davidlalremruata]

Everything about this arrangement is just so spot on - perfect right down to the guitar tone🎸👍🎶

[@thedemo2979]

I love this song!!!

[@jaygill5582]

This song is 1980s new wave, while the original version was more of a 1970s disco.

[@md_vandenberg]

The original _was_ 70s Disco, seeing it was written in 1979.

[@DeadOfMusicWasCasted]

Sounds strange, but it´s true! ;-)

[@CK-yr3sc]

I miss the 80’s

[@ZoeyHope]

Great tribute to the group. So sad Lipps Inc haven't been together since '85😢 I'd like to see them perform again even with different members.

[@dennisoconnor4338]

BEST RE-MAKE OF THE ORIGINA SONG...EVER!

[@KristinFarrow]

I have missed them so! A fun underrated band!

[@perseusjoppa426]

Wow, this is Funkytown On Steroids! Love it. 80s music rocks.

[@stephenbuckley9515]

Still sounds amazing now when they sing it live,no substitute for class

[@AHSears]

This is one of the definitive 80s dance renditions... if this song doesn't make you want to get up and dance, nothin' will...

[@AustinLCampbell]

How is it that there are 305 dislikes when there is someone playing a keytar?

[@djnation408]

There's always people that will never be satisfied with.. ANYTHING.

[@RinJackson]

I'm guessing they prefer the original version of the song

[@jlrvintagevinyl3552]

@@RinJackson Isn't nearly as smooth as the original. Especially seeing a poor man's INXS covering it.

[@mattsiel249]

Because keytars are guitar wannabes and that annoys most I guess.

[@shebakoby]

they all went 'hurr durr, cover song' i guess *shrug*

[@muffs55mercury61]

Releasing a cover just seven years after the original is normally risky and does not guarantee a hit but these guys are great and delivered a smash that reached #6 in the USA. Thank you Aussies. You are the greatest.

[@MrRobarino]

"Normally risky"?....no, not at all. 7 years was not risky at all. Do you have any idea how often a cover version is released soon after the original? For example, Eric Clapton released his version of "I Shot the Sheriff" 1 year after Bob Marley did. Proud Mary by Tina Turner, 1 year after the original. Girl's Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper, 4 years after the original. Several of Van Halen's early hits were cover songs. Heck, Kiss by Prince was covered by both Art of Noise and Tom Jones while Prince's version was still on the charts and both covers made the top 20. Everyone from Nine inch Nails to Elvis Presley have done similar. If anything, covering a hit song so soon after the original is far less risky then making an original song.

[@Chelaxim]

@@MrRobarino They ended up being a one hit wonder though. At least Alien Ant Farm was a one hit wonder with a MJ song. These guys became one hit wonders of another one hit wonder.

[@h0wlingstar]

Such a great Aussie classic