As I write this, I am almost to the day the same age Robert Palmer was when he passed away. Frankly, I'm a few days older.
That's right. I'm an old guy. Oblivion really is all I crave.
Which is why I have such nostalgia for this song and video - featuring models that are supposed to look lie mannequins - when maybe I otherwise would not have.
This 1985 single, from his album Riptide and written by Palmer himself, would become his signature song and a HUGE hit. The song was originally intended to be a duet with Chaka Khan, but she was removed from the song by her record label.
Even though he couldn't do the song with Chaka, he did have a co-vocalist live in 1985.
Palmer was taken from us WAY too soon, in 2003. Eat heart healthy, kids. But that doesn't mean he slowed down. In 1995, he filmed this version of the song for Danish television.... and he sounded JUST as solid as he did in 1985
Perhaps my favorite live performance of this song - with the most energy - is the one he did in 1991 with UB40. Also, he always looked so dapper.
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