A lot of the songs that Rt played during 1982, reflected a lot a about young men's obsession with the opposite sex. When you're able to get girl, it was one way of saying you're the man. One such song was Tommy Tutone's 8675309. Apart from the catchy tune, it reflected what every red-blood teen-aged boy had running in his veins: mainly to get the girl of his dreams. This song was one of my favorites as well as one of the most over-played songs during that time. Even friends of my brothers would play this song with their bands during school occassions.
I only saw the video of this song only once and it was from one of those boot-legged betamax tapes that our friends would smuggle with them from abroad. This gives an idea of how rare it was to watch good MTV at the time. The video just like the song tells the tale of guy who is obsessed with a girl, but can't bring himself to talk to her, instead he resorts to peeping in her bedroom window. He has her phone number, but dosen't have the courage to call her. The video ends with him being arrested by the cops for being a peeping tom which either funny or pathetic. depending on your point of view.
The funny part about this song is that the phone number really took on a life of it's own. Many who listened to the song actually started dialing this number to see if it was real. 20 years later before the demise of Rt., 24k Djs, recount when some people who requested this song are still dialing the number to see if someone will answer. When I heard about this, it really took me by surprise that it still had kind of hold on it's listeners even today. It's just goes to show just how big an impact this song was then.
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