The video for “Tarzan Boy” from Italian new wavers Baltimora may be one of the gayest things we’ve ever seen. And we’ve seen a lot of gay things…
Afternoon Aural: Baltimora
The video for “Tarzan Boy” from Italian new wavers Baltimora may be one of the gayest things we’ve ever seen. And we’ve seen a lot of gay things…
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Coke
I’ve heard this song for years, and never knew the guy looked like this. I never even saw this on “Night Flight,” which was the low-rent broadcast network version of MTV.
He’s apparently trying to be the love child of David Bowie and that chick from Missing Persons.
jules
This is so funny. This was my favorite song back in the day. I can’t believe I didn’t remember how damn cheap this video was.
Alan down in Florida
PLEASE NOTE THE FINAL LINE: (from Wikipedia)
“Tarzan Boy”, released in the summer of 1985, was a huge success, debuting in the top 5 of the Italian charts and performing well in many other European countries, including Denmark, Germany, and The Netherlands. “Tarzan Boy” found its great success in the United Kingdom, where it reached #3 in August 1985. The single had similar success in the United States (where it was released on EMI), with the single remaining on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six months and ultimately peaking at #13 in the early spring of 1986. Baltimora performed on the American TV show Solid Gold, which helped further their success in America.
Baltimora’s first album, Living in the Background, was released in Europe at the end of 1985 and arrived in United States some time later[when?]. Even though the album contained only six tracks, the enormous success of “Tarzan Boy” led the record company to release three more singles — “Living in the Background”, “Woody Boogie” and “Chinese Restaurant”.
Baltimora attempted a comeback in 1987 with a second album of eight tracks titled Survivor in Love, but the single “Key Key Karimba” was the only track to break into the top 20 in any country[vague].
The single “Tarzan Boy” bounced back into the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March 1993 as a remix, climbing to #51, at the time of its appearance in a Listerine commercial. The song also appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) and Beverly Hills Ninja (1997).
Jimmy McShane, the frontman of Baltimora, died on 29 March 1995, of complications from AIDS.