Toni Basil Show You Gotta Problem

[@paulhart67]

The most perfectly choreographed piece of art I've ever seen. Entranced at first viewing via BBC2 in 1981, and still have the LP.

[@duncanfleet7807]

Couldn’t agree more with that sir - the editing of the dance moves in Be Stiff particularly freaks me out!!!

[@MyBeautifulNose]

Vogue-ing way before Madonna. Doing everything before everybody else. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONI BASIL!!!!!!!!!!

[@pfm-si2ny]

AMEN

[@zentopia7]

The song is "Pity you" done by Devo originally ;)

[@Christandeathside]

Devo was toni's backing band for a bit.

[@timmytruth3509]

Dad we're all Devo 😀

[@nickmorrell3559]

Didn't know that .her cred went up again

[@deathmetalhell]

yeah thats what i thought i was like wait isnt this pity you? one of my favorite devo songs

[@nickmorrell3559]

I'm shamefully late to the devo stage ...I don't know why. .I always loved Toni's u got a problem ..but now I prefer devos original ...but there is room for both in my life ...

[@ClaireWaller-j8o]

I used to have part 1 and 2 on vhs recorded off the TV and would watch them over and over when I was about 8. What a legend, I still love all the music she was way ahead of her time ❤

[@ClaireWaller-j8o]

Me too ❤

[@musiccollector]

Sadly underrated - this album is FABULOUS! Every cut!

[@markgrudzinski914]

Four decades later and I still have a mad crush on her. She's still amazing to this day. This is actually a modified cover of Devo's Pity You. They had to change the song's name due to copyright issues. The Spudboys played on several tracks on this album and she was dating Devo bassist Gerry Casale at the time.

[@ryanjones4150]

The name of a song doesn't affect any copyright or royalties, Mark Mothersbaugh is credited as the songwriter,he still gets paid just the same. She just changed the name of it.

[@addisonmartin3700]

Imaginative, original, technically flawless, she should have been huge.

[@Qwentar]

This is actually a cover of Pity You by Devo.

[@natesalomonsky7994]

Yes, a piece of art! ...subject matter, lyrics, music, videography, choreography; belongs on a wall in a museum, remastered with a nice large golden frame and surround sound playing over and over again. Thanks for posting, so nice to see it's still here to watch after enjoying for so many years---thanks again.

[@XxjayarexX1]

Toni Basil was years ahead of her time . She could write great catchy pop songs , and her vids were original . I would say that she was the Lady Gaga of the 80's , but Toni did it first.......................and better

[@LeapingFool]

She definitely was, but to clarify, in this case, the song was written by Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh. Look up "Pity You" by Devo.

[@popwell2909]

Matthew Ross...Devo was way ahead of their time as well.

[@noelephantitis]

I think they were dating at that time?

[@jones-uv1rk]

noelephantitis Devos Jerry Casale and Toni were dating at that time

[@gardensofthegods]

actually big difference between her and Gaga do your homework. Lady Gaga ain't no lady she's a bit of a thief

[@NZSenorita]

Stunning. Yes, way ahead of her time.

[@georgehartley1535]

Pretty Amazing ..I mean look at what is "churned" out now...this woman really is breathing walking talent. The choreography here is great..the mix of several styles, ..the costumes,..the voice..the song...all of it...I love this and also find it hard to get past "STREETBEAT" From the smothers Brothers show

[@rose99942]

The mean BBC could re run this show on one of their BBC3 or BBC4 channels. It is one of the best things they did her show! Stunningly good

[@gbhxu]

@andy morris It was called "Word Of Mouth"

[@beachdancer]

This was one of my all time favorite performances from Toni Basil, the mix of dance styles and the invention in costumes were a delight. It brings back the 80s for me watching this. The other song/dance I love is 'thief on the loose'. The one I least liked was the only hit for her 'Mickey'.

[@sequentialable12]

interesting points thank you

[@nickmorrell3559]

Mickey is still good ..but over played ..like Blondie's heart of glass or Abbas dancing queen ..or soft cells tainted love orhuman league's don't u want me ...I could go on I

[@harveycotton5185]

Totally agree with everything you say here, i love this song to death and thief on the loose as well, i remember this show being aired in the UK in 1981 i bought the album and the video, this song is on my spotify playlist now and i play it all the time.

[@panther105]

Holy crap!!! How did I miss all this.....??? Catching up now........

[@xdxd-zm5ze]

What a shame this never got airtime back in the 80’s... so creative,fantastic video.especially love the costumes I’m this one!

[@mshotz1]

Also has Spazz Attack, who did the flips in DEVO's Satisfaction Video.

[@greggmitchell2392]

...and did you notice Spazz "moon walked" at the end in 1982 BEFORE Michael Jackson did it?

[@Djarra]

@@greggmitchell2392 Toni was doing that at least a full decade before Jackson. One of her onscreen dance numbers in early SNL. Although I think she was doing it a decade before that when on the TAMI show.

[@BRUTUSPLAC]

WOW YEARS AGO-- Just heard this song on an app- Charlies 80's attic. THANK YOU for The Video. saw the show at least one back in the day,

[@fareedomar3748]

Wow. Fantastic choreography and stunning video!!! I enjoy it very much.

[@larrywilliams67]

HAPPY NEW YEAR ! GREAT TONI BASI AND DEVO FANS ! 2017 !

[@gardensofthegods]

Larry Williams and Merry Christmas to you Larry Williams and an up-and-coming 2018

[@nickcolby1391]

Another great one from miss basil , word of mouth is criminally almost forgotten , not by me ❤

[@raramama]

I love seeing all this Toni Basil I missed before. She's so talented and creative. And that's Shabadoo from Breakin and Breakin 2: Electric Boogaloo! God he was fine!

[@777ok]

Class! What a performer!!! What a talent!

[@garysevern]

This was great. Brings back memories. Can never understand why there was never an extended 12 inch remix (typical of the 80's). It would have been massive.

[@BoysBearsandScares]

There was a 12" mix...Italian only release I think. It's here on KZbin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnmXnWiYlMargbs

[@skippybartalozzi]

but there was and is a 12" ?

[@gbhxu]

@@skippybartalozzi Radialchoice TIC 6 12 Time After Time / You Gotta Problem (Special Extended Dance Version)

[@ledzzappa]

i saw this when i was a kid in the uk i thought it was great, it still is, shame the ending is missing i love that bit

[@flairboy100]

She's amazing!!!!

[@kathcavagnoud4088]

Incredible she's still working and she's nearly 80[Sept 22nd 2023). She's now a careographer and she has worked with Sinatra and in Movies she's acted in some late 1960s. Plus she knew tragic Sharon Tate 1943-1969. Well done Toni xx

[@DeclanTKatt]

This is so great! Like this version better than on Devo’s (amazing) album. So cool.

[@davidcarlton1784]

This should have been the followup to Mickey!

[@gardensofthegods]

Happy 74th... for people to really understand this woman they really need to look her up in Wikipedia to see her accomplishments.. she was the only female in the group that created pop-locking , The Lockers.. you can see some vids of it some of that here. ... You can also see a video called "Robin and the 7 hoods ,Toni Basil, 1964 ..and yes that is her in it all those years ago.. movie with Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby she has choreographed so many people and concerts and movies. She even was in Easy Rider.. one of the chicks they picked up in New Orleans.

[@SpinyMcSpleen3264]

Lady Gaga wishes she could be more like Toni Basil XD Bloody brilliant, this! One thing's for sure, I won't listen to "Pity You" the same way ever again.

[@paulwalker6297]

This clip is from the BBC North Special Toni made in Manchester. Directed by the late Alan Walsh, Produced by Ken Stephinson, & vision mixed by me.

[@interjet]

@Broomfield1965 I agree....been waiting for the BBC to release this with a Remasterd Word Of Mouth album...the TV Series wasnt even released on VHS...which I thought they would as she did bring out the Vhs of Word Of Mouth Video Album which is also never been Re Released since 1982 nor Released on DVD.

[@martingoh5512]

i live in the 80s and I'm still wondering how I did I miss this out!!!🙄🙄🙄

[@philipking7559]

One of the greatest songs of all time performed by one of the greatest performers of all time.

[@budgietrousers8275]

Thank you for posting these Word Of Mouth videos, I've not seen them for many years. I remember seing the whole video in UK, on Channel 4, I think in 1982 and being bowled over by it. I rushed out to buy the album, which I still proudly own and listen to to this day. Toni was such a beautitiful and talented singer/dancer and still is at 78, she is the same age as my mum! I was (and still am) a big fan of Devo at the time I saw Toni's WOM video, little did I know at that time that Devo was heavily involved in this album, 3 of the songs were written by them and most of the band played on the album. It just gets better! Love Toni, long may she live!

[@gbhxu]

I think you are talking about The Toni Basil Special on BBC2

[@NZSenorita]

STUNNING

[@sedybaby]

Fabuleuse Toni!

[@tinasparkle3974]

Superb song and mesmerising dancing. I was in love with Toni in 1981 and i was only 14. Little Red Book is brill. I wish someone would put up the whole video show of word of mouth where this sing came from. Then id be so happy.

[@nickmorrell3559]

Toni was the complete package ..how she's not a household name and Madonna is ...well it's beyond me ..and she's 77 ...wow. ..

[@joetroutt4410]

Toni Basil choreographed, storyboarded and created all of her own videos. She is a genius.

[@karinalubyte1988]

EXTRAORDINARY!

[@silverkitty2503]

there is a poodle doing irish dancing. ...and i love it

[@gijoel]

Great now I'm obsessed with this video.

[@add150n]

Great stuff.

[@wjcj1566]

This is a very creative choreography even in the day & age. Someone should fix this blurry video into an HD.

[@thekookooman1991]

I was doing regional theater in the summer of 1983, and the director always played Toni Basil's album for us to do warm-up exercises and stretches to. I always looked forward to it---especially this song. It was so energizing! Although I never could figure out exactly what it's about. Is it juts about bad habits in general? Or a particular obsession?

[@lesgrezes4508]

Beautiful

[@3lullabies]

She dances with Davy Jones in the Monkees movie 'Head' for a tune named 'Daddies Song' great dancing scene!

[@cageli]

love it forever Toni

[@9999999995914]

i wish , there was a 12 inch long remix of this song !, and TONI BASIL is excellant !, good frieinds with DEVO !, and rest in peace to DAVID BOWIE, 1947 to 2016, GOD speed !, love to see , TONI BASIL and DEVO do some new songs together !

[@brianjames8838]

There is a great 12" Extended Dance Mix that was the flipside to the UK Time After Time 12" single. Msg me if you can't track it down.

[@joanpelpinosas]

Well, eventually.. She dated one of the guys from Devo. But yeah, they're good friends.

[@kevincampbell1395]

1:26. That is beautiful

[@Pimp-Master]

Basil was dancing in the Beach Party movies, unbelievable!

[@josephdabah5372]

Still one of my favorite singer till know 😂

[@scottdahlberg4890]

Got to be my favorite song.

[@malcolmjawohowelll2892]

the vocal studio treatment reminds me of what Debbie Harry's voice used to be recorded as

[@peachypaul64]

Shabba Doo, who was one of the original Lockers, sadly passed away in 2020. He was 65. R.I.P.

[@gil.gosseyn4786]

They also used to show this on Pop Clips, the Pacific Arts show Mike Nesmith created before MTV became a reality.

[@Djarra]

When you take an overview of everything Toni has done in her career up to this point, and she is still working, you find yourself asking one questing. When does this women ever sleep. I mean she never ever stops.

[@justynjonn]

Pop music was just so much cooler in the '80s !

[@Noway673]

Cute video.She put pop locker Shabba Doo.

[@TairineSan]

I love the 80s and its music video!

[@66desdichado]

Ah, the beautiful insanity that was the 80's!

[@dondrapersayswhat]

This looks extremely silly but you can't deny that it's well crafted.

[@timmyotoole1010]

La verdadera Reina del *NEW WAVE / NEÓN postpunk*

[@biorama]

New Wave!! Ya.

[@cnfuzz]

Pity you from devo ,they really listened to that German track love machine by Supermax for this intro

[@cnfuzz]

Wich in turn Supermax nicked from cerrone love in c minor

[@MrLouis2865]

So artsy..... This song and rock on could come out right now and be huge! Music is crap nowadays. Lifeless really.

[@JamesSheenOnline]

Shaba DOOOO!!!

[@posypoodle6034]

And I loved poodles ever since!!

[@interjet]

I wonder if the BBC or 4 have a email addy ? as theres loads they could show!!!!

[@vean2004]

Does anyone have the two half hour videos, which were released in 1982/3? Mine were destroyed and have not been able to find any copies since

[@ericwilliams7437]

Devo!

[@macintosh3990]

Yes, done by Devo from the "New Traditionalists" album... Devo is the better version, but I also like her take on it too.

[@combatgirl38]

DEVO did the music on this with her. She covered two songs on this album. I love it, surprisingly, because most covers Suck!

[@nickmorrell3559]

Why isn't she a judge on dancing with the stars ?

[@WoodRatGirl]

I think it was taken down. I love that vid :(

[@michellemanning597]

That's Shabba Doo aka Ozone from the Breaking movies & Soul Train

[@joanpelpinosas]

I always wonder how they got to know spazz attack? How did he get into the picture? You know, with devo and toni basil? Hmm...

[@jameslaiola4976]

💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@WoodRatGirl]

I think they were all taken down which sucks! :/

[@gijoel]

RIP Shabba Doo, gone too soon.

[@Jettscreamer99]

Yeah, This was the BBC Version of the Video

[@Jettscreamer99]

Long lost... Sorry

[@adriang913]

I've got both of the BBC Toni Basil shows, but KZbin won't allow me to post them

[@terryjohn2959]

@@adriang913 Lucky you! I so remember my girlfriend at the time and I watching her BBC shows over again and again!

[@GustavoLarrahona]

@@adriang913 Hello! I am a big new fan of Toni. Please, if you can, send them to me and I will post them here on in another platform. It's so sad they aren't complete online. Thanks.

[@sequentialable12]

puts Madonna is a second. Toni is an art forn

[@pfm-si2ny]

AMEN

[@LuckyFlesh]

I'd say in a contest between Madonna and Toni, Madonna would come in 3rd.

[@ericcancer7936]

Anyone have any idea what ever happened to Spaz Attack?

[@santachrist8768]

DEVO

[@fernandagizzelli2925]

1:23 BEATSTARS (?

[@rp9674]

That's true, women do be shopping

[@chibang492]

Shabba Doo defines awsome. 😎

[@Tampa0123456789]

Wow!! I've never seen this before. I thought her only work was Mickey. Whats odd is how mickey had some of her worst dancing. Did she ever work with M.J. back in those days cause the dancing in her video except for mickey look really really impressive.

[@carloscab3854]

Shabadoo had to learn some good Electric for this video

[@StigandStem]

Is it Lorraine Chase dancing in the circle skirt ?

[@CanalMAIRENO]

Oh no it's DEVO!

[@antonyakubovskiy1887]

Ну и кто может сравниться с этой балериной-певицей? Никто

[@GenNuisance]

Have to stop dropping acid before work.

[@DylanKarbo]

Written by Devo.

[@connieplankghost]

Pity You!!!!!!

[@rose99942]

Bye bye Cherly cole!!

[@fionaleigh6748]

This was the bside for the single Time after Time in the UK and Australia and disappeared completely. Its unusual but a bit flat and needs the visuals to compliment it which is why it flopped. TB was never a critics favourite when it came to her music; a song as mythically perky as Mickey saw to that and made all the subsequent single releases drab by comparison