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Some Like It Hot by The Power Station
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The Power Station Was A Pop/rock Band That Formed In 1984 Best Known For Their Self-Titled Debut Album As Well As Being A Rock 'supergroup'. The Band Consisted Of Robert Palmer Vocals John Taylor Bass And Andy Taylor Guitar Of Duran Duran And Tony Thompson Drums Formerly Of Chic. In 1985 The Band Released The Bernard Edwards' Produced 'The Power Station' Featuring The International Hit Singles "Some Like It Hot" And "Bang A Gong Get It On ". In Early 1985 The Group Appeared On Saturday Night Live Where They Performed Both Of Their Rockin' Singles. The Band Decided To Capitalize On Their Success With A Summer Tour Of The United States. However Robert Palmer Used This Success To Record A Solo Album 'Riptide' Which Featured Its Own Hit Singles And Incorporated A Similar Dance-Ready Rock Style. As A Result Palmer Left The Power Station And Did Not Tour With The Band. Later On This Split With Some Members Of Palmer's Ex-Group Saying That Palmer Took Their "sound" Led To Public Expressions Of Personal Animosity. Taking In Michael Des Barres An Actor And Vocalist Formely With Silverhead And Detective The Power Station Underwent Highly Popular Tours. On July 13 1985 The Group Performed At Live Aid With Michael Des Barres' Singing Receiving Praise. Later That Year The Band Appeared On An Episode Of Miami Vice Which Was Entitled "Whatever Works". In 1996 The Original Band Reformed To Write And Record "Living In Fear". This Time It Was Bass Player John Taylor Who Left The Group Before "Living In Fear" Was Released. He Was Replaced By Producer Bernard Edwards Former Bass Player With Chic. The Band Was Preparing To Tour When Edwards Died Suddenly Of Pneumonia. The Band Toured Briefly With Replacement Bassists Before Splitting Up Again 1996 On September 26 2003 Robert Palmer Died Of A Massive Heart Attack. Less Than Two Months Later Drummer Tony Thompson Died Of Renal Cell Carcinoma Kidney Cancer . Of The Original Group Only John Taylor And Andy Taylor Survive. The Power Station's Music Is Still Performed Occasionally By Duran Duran. The Band Played "Some Like It Hot" On Their 1987 "Strange Behaviour Tour" As Well As While On Tour In 2006. They Also Performed "Bang A Gong" During Their 1989 Tour. The Power Station's Music Also Receives Considerable Airplay On Many Classic Rock Oriented Stations.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Some Like It Hot
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"Some Like It Hot" Is A Song By British-American Band The Power Station. It Was The First Single Released From The Group's 1985 Eponymous Debut Album. Released By Parlophone Records In 1985 The Song Features Loud Prominent Drum Beats From Tony Thompson And Lead Vocals From Robert Palmer. The Video Featured Model Caroline Cossey Also Known As Tula . It Was The Band's Biggest Hit Peaking At Number Six On The US Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Number Four In Australia. Bassist John Taylor Said On The Creation Of The Song "What We Really Wanted To Do Was Put This Drummer Out There In A Way That We Felt He Deserved So That Song Particularly Was Sort Of Designed To Really Showcase Tony. I Flew To Nassau In The Bahamas Which Was Where Robert Palmer Lived At The Time And Played Him The Demo That Andy And I Had Written And Said 'We've Got This Idea That We're Calling "Some Like It Hot."' And He Just Looked At Me And Said 'And Some Sweat When The Heat Is On.' I Was Like 'Yes! That'll Do...'" The Power Station Were Living A Lavish Drug-Fueled Lifestyle During The Recording Of The Album Which Made Focusing Difficult. "I Had To Be Like Strapped To The Desk If I Was Gonna Get A Bass Line Finished Because I Was Just All Over The Place " John Taylor Said.
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The Power Station Was A Pop/rock Band That Formed In 1984 Best Known For Their Self-Titled Debut Album As Well As Being A Rock 'supergroup'. The Band Consisted Of Robert Palmer Vocals John Taylor Bass And Andy Taylor Guitar Of Duran Duran And Tony Thompson Drums Formerly Of Chic. In 1985 The Band Released The Bernard Edwards' Produced 'The Power Station' Featuring The International Hit Singles "Some Like It Hot" And "Bang A Gong Get It On ". In Early 1985 The Group Appeared On Saturday Night Live Where They Performed Both Of Their Rockin' Singles. The Band Decided To Capitalize On Their Success With A Summer Tour Of The United States. However Robert Palmer Used This Success To Record A Solo Album 'Riptide' Which Featured Its Own Hit Singles And Incorporated A Similar Dance-Ready Rock Style. As A Result Palmer Left The Power Station And Did Not Tour With The Band. Later On This Split With Some Members Of Palmer's Ex-Group Saying That Palmer Took Their "sound" Led To Public Expressions Of Personal Animosity. Taking In Michael Des Barres An Actor And Vocalist Formely With Silverhead And Detective The Power Station Underwent Highly Popular Tours. On July 13 1985 The Group Performed At Live Aid With Michael Des Barres' Singing Receiving Praise. Later That Year The Band Appeared On An Episode Of Miami Vice Which Was Entitled "Whatever Works". In 1996 The Original Band Reformed To Write And Record "Living In Fear". This Time It Was Bass Player John Taylor Who Left The Group Before "Living In Fear" Was Released. He Was Replaced By Producer Bernard Edwards Former Bass Player With Chic. The Band Was Preparing To Tour When Edwards Died Suddenly Of Pneumonia. The Band Toured Briefly With Replacement Bassists Before Splitting Up Again 1996 On September 26 2003 Robert Palmer Died Of A Massive Heart Attack. Less Than Two Months Later Drummer Tony Thompson Died Of Renal Cell Carcinoma Kidney Cancer . Of The Original Group Only John Taylor And Andy Taylor Survive. The Power Station's Music Is Still Performed Occasionally By Duran Duran. The Band Played "Some Like It Hot" On Their 1987 "Strange Behaviour Tour" As Well As While On Tour In 2006. They Also Performed "Bang A Gong" During Their 1989 Tour. The Power Station's Music Also Receives Considerable Airplay On Many Classic Rock Oriented Stations.
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"Some Like It Hot" is a song by British-American band the Power Station. It was the first single released from the group's 1985 eponymous debut album. Released by Parlophone Records in 1985, the song features loud, prominent drum beats from Tony Thompson and lead vocals from Robert Palmer. The video featured model Caroline Cossey (also known as Tula). It was the band's biggest hit, peaking at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and number four in Australia.
Bassist John Taylor said on the creation of the song: "What we really wanted to do was put this drummer out there in a way that we felt he deserved, so that song particularly was sort of designed to really showcase Tony. I flew to Nassau in the Bahamas, which was where Robert Palmer lived at the time, and played him the demo that Andy and I had written and said, 'We've got this idea that we're calling "Some Like It Hot."' And he just looked at me and said, 'And some sweat when the heat is on.' I was, like, 'Yes! That'll do...'"
The Power Station were living a lavish, drug-fueled lifestyle during the recording of the album, which made focusing difficult. "I had to be, like, strapped to the desk if I was gonna get a bass line finished, because I was just all over the place," John Taylor said. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.