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Tom Tom Club Trivia Quiz

Tom Tom Club, well known for their massive 80s hits, "Genius of Love" and "Wordy Rappinghood", started as a spin-off of new wave band Talking Heads. What else do you know about them?

A multiple-choice quiz by francey. Estimated time: 4 mins.

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Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. Tom Tom Club's leading members started their musical carreers in the New York new wave band Talking Heads. What are their names? Hint

Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz

Tina Harrison and David Frantz

Tina Frantz and Chris Harrison

Tina Byrne and David Harrison

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Question 2 of 10

2. Tom Tom Club's first album is simply titled "Tom Tom Club". What's the name of their second album? Hint

Pleasure of Love

Booming and Zooming

Dark Sneak Love Action

Close to the Bone

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Question 3 of 10

3. The artwork for Tom Tom Club's first, second and fifth album was designed by a famous artist from Long Island. What is his name? Hint

Toni Basil

Andy Warhol

Jimmi Rizzi

Annabel Jankel

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom" is Tom Tom Club's third album. It was released in different versions for Europe and the US. What's the difference between the two edition? Hint

Four songs on the European release were replaced with four others for the US release

Both albums have different artwork

All three answers are correct

Both albums were released on different record labels

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Question 5 of 10

5. On the album "The Good the Bad and the Funky", Tom Tom Club covers a legendary reggae song by a legendary reggae artist. Which song, and who did the origianal version? Hint

"The Israelites" by Desmond Dekker

"Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley

"Soul Fire" by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

"Uptown Top Ranking" by Althia & Donna

6. "Genius of Love" is one of the most sampled songs in hip hop and R&B history. The catchy keyboard loop and exciting percussion have been used over and over again by a lot of different artists. Which of the following songs do NOT contain a sample of "Genius of Love"? Hint

Black Eyed Peas - "Who Needs"

Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five - "It's Nasty"

Coolio - "One Mo"

Mariah Carey - "Fantasy"

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Question 7 of 10

7. On "Dark Sneak Love Action", a well known British singer does background vocals on some of the tracks. Who is she? Hint

Kirsty MacColl

Kate Bush

Deborah Harry

Kim Wilde

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Question 8 of 10

8. For their 1988 tour, Tom Tom Club booked a series of dates in a legendary New York venue that was renamed 'The Tom Tom Club' for the occassion. What venue hosted this series of Tom Tom Club shows? Hint

Mudd Club

CBGB's

Knitting Factory

Irving Plaza

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Question 9 of 10

9. What's the title of Tom Tom Club's double live album which was recorded at Chris and Tina's studio complex in Connecticut, US? Hint

Live @ the Tom Tom Club

Live @ Cock Island, CT

Live @ the Barn

Live @ the Clubhouse

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Question 10 of 10

10. For most of the tours Tom Tom Club did, they hired a percussionist who also toured with Talking Heads. What's his name? Hint

Mystic Bowie

Abdou M'Doup

Bruce Martin

Steve Scales

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Tom Tom Club's leading members started their musical carreers in the New York new wave band Talking Heads. What are their names?

Answer: Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz

Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums) formed the rhythm section of Talking Heads. In Tom Tom Club, Tina also does most of the vocals and even Chris does some singing or rapping on selected songs.

2. Tom Tom Club's first album is simply titled "Tom Tom Club". What's the name of their second album?

Answer: Close to the Bone

"Close to the Bone" has never been released on CD, but it was available in six different colors vinyl and on cassette.

3. The artwork for Tom Tom Club's first, second and fifth album was designed by a famous artist from Long Island. What is his name?

Answer: Jimmi Rizzi

Besides the album covers, Rizzi also did the covers of most of Tom Tom Club's single releases in the early eighties. He has had a gallery on Broadway in NYC.

4. "Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom" is Tom Tom Club's third album. It was released in different versions for Europe and the US. What's the difference between the two edition?

Answer: All three answers are correct

Besides a different release date (the US edition came out months after the European one), both editions have different artwork (both designed by Chris Frantz though), are on different labels (Sire/warner in the US, Phonogram in Europe) and have a different tracklist (4 songs were replaced for the US version).

5. On the album "The Good the Bad and the Funky", Tom Tom Club covers a legendary reggae song by a legendary reggae artist. Which song, and who did the origianal version?

Answer: "Soul Fire" by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

The Tom Tom Club version of "Soul Fire" is sung by Jamaican singer Mystic Bowie.

Answer: Coolio - "One Mo"

Coolio's "One Mo" samples the Tom Tom Club song "Wordy Rappinghood", not "Genius of Love". Mariah Carey's "Fantasy" is one of the most famous songs that recycles parts of "Genius of Love".

7. On "Dark Sneak Love Action", a well known British singer does background vocals on some of the tracks. Who is she?

Answer: Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty MacColl died in a tragic boating accident. Tina Weymouth wrote the linernotes for a memorial compilation album of Kirsty's music that was released in 2005.

Answer: CBGB's

The Tom Tom Club shows at CBGB's featured special guests such as Lou Reed and former Talking Heads bandmates Jerry Harrison and David Byrne.

9. What's the title of Tom Tom Club's double live album which was recorded at Chris and Tina's studio complex in Connecticut, US?

Answer: Live @ the Clubhouse

The CD "Live @ the Clubhouse" was recorded during two full lenght shows performed in front of an audience of 50 people only, all friends, fans and family of Chris and Tina.

10. For most of the tours Tom Tom Club did, they hired a percussionist who also toured with Talking Heads. What's his name?

Answer: Steve Scales

Abdou M'boup worked also as percussionist with both Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, but he never actually toured with Talking Heads - only did some studio work for "Naked". Bruce Martin is Tom Tom Club's long-time keyboard player and Mystic Bowie is, among Tina and Victoria Clamp, one of the singers.

Source: Author francey

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