Behind The Photo: Grandmaster Flash and Tina Weymouth in New York – 1981
In 1981 when this photo was taken by Laura Levine, Tina Weymouth had just started her Talking Heads side project Tom Tom Club with her husband Chris Frantz. Their track Genius of Love had just been sampled by Grandmaster Flash on It’s Nasty. According to the photographer this photo was the first meeting of Tina and Grandmaster Flash. Genius of Love was made even more famous in the 90’s when it was used in Mariah Carey’s Fantasy. Listen to Genius of Love below, and see the music video after the jump. Tom Tom Club still DJs and performs live in New York City.
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Tom Tom Club – Genius of Love
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Laura
May 19, 2011 at 4:54 pm
thanks for posting my photo – btw, it’s from 1981!
best,
laura
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May 19, 2011 at 4:59 pm
Thank YOU for taking it! It says 1982 on your website, but we fixed it on here!
Laura
May 19, 2011 at 6:25 pm
oops – my bad! : )