#tutons

[crucian-tador]

bbbeans (all ocs belong to @mynameismad)

[the80s]

🫤

[best-overplayed-song]

fun facts

although on the surface "YMCA" appears to be about hanging out at the YMCA, the song became a gay anthem of sorts since the YMCA was a popular cruising and hookup spot for young gay men at the time. Writer and singer Victor Willis's publicist said on his behalf that "Victor Willis wrote about the YMCA and having fun there, but the type of fun he was talking about was straight fun. When he says, 'Hang out with all the boys'… he's talking about the boys, the fellas". so... is "YMCA" about having straight fun or gay sex? the world may never know.

the co-writers of "Jenny" have conflicting stories on its lore. Jim Keller claims that Jenny was an ex of his whose number was written on the wall of a bar bathroom, and he called her on a dare then ended up dating her for a bit. Alex Call, however, says Jenny never existed, but he doesn't remember where the number came from

[80smusicgifs]

Tommy Tutone - 867-5309/Jenny - 1981

[mr-imagin8ion]

The world if we did "867-5309" the same way we did "YMCA"

[aboutoriginality]

8675309 Jenny Jenny

[knightgirls-mp4]

very awesome concept art

[myimaginaryradio]

867-5309 / Jenny - Tommy Tutone

[benjamminandthemarmalades]

🎶 when you get this, put 5 songs you actually listen to, then publish. Send this ask to 10 of your followers (positivity is cool) 🎶

Only 5?

And why does it specify ones I "actually" listen to? I actually listen to all of my music 😂

I guess I'll list my favorites:

The Thunder Rolls by Garth Brooks (live version with extra verse)

What Was I Thinkin' by Dierks Bentley

Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne

Jessie's Girl by Rick Springfield

867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone

Honorary mentions: I Wanna Talk About Me, Never Too Late, and almost everything by Tove Lo and by PVRIS

[machetelanding]

[flashbackvixen80s]

Tommy Tutone playing at Knott's while waiting in line for Hangtime

No matter where you are, Tommy Tutone knows that a good time is just a phone call away... even if you're just waiting in line for a roller-coaster

[churchofsatannews]

The Metro #701

This week on The Metro, Rev. Jeff Ivins brings you the following bands for your weekly time warp to the 1980s: Alphaville, Strawberry Switchblade, Modern Talking, Josie Cotton, When In Rome, Fools, 1927, Uncanny X-Men, The Go-Go’s, Bluebells, Pet Shop Boys, Tommy Tutone, Duran Duran, Pretenders, and finishing off with some Men Without Hats. Stream The Metro #701. Download The Metro #701.

[abracazabka]

I feel so bad for whoever in 1981 had phone numbers with 867-5309 in them

[imakemyownnotes]

Trying out linear processes in a section of my music! There are quite a few going on here.

1. A two-part pattern of descending bass notes, HWWWH. It doesn't get to the final Eb because that's going to be the "resolution" of the whole piece.

2. Gradual intensification of rhythm and harmony. Starts with L.H. and R.H. piano hocketing, then we get harmony, then we get 16ths, then we get chords.

3. The A natural! It sneaks in every fourth cycle as the upper note of the right hand's pattern. It first gives a Lydian feel to the Eb bass, then a "spy chord" feel to the Bb minor sonority, then a really crunchy drop voicing of an F#7(#9) at the end of the section.

4. Climbing of the top note fom Bb to C to Db and (again for resolution) the final Eb at the end.

5. (Not pictured in the graph) the other two voices, a horn and a cello, begin with a unison line based on the pitch material of the piano, then gradually temporally shift away from each other to imitative counterpoint. The split gets deeper as the section goes on.

6. (Also not pictured in the graph) each cycle has a metric pattern of 867-5309 (changing pitch collections on the 0), because who doesn't love Tommy Tutone?

In spite of all this, there are SO MANY compositional decisions to be made inside this framework. Even with all the coexisting processes, it only sounds good if I do it "right", whatever that means.

[loveboatinsanity]