Selection A2: The Power Station -- Get It On (Bang A Gong)

It was the Summer of 1985, probably my favorite year musically.  Duran Duran was one of my favorite bands, coming off success with their Seven and the Ragged Tiger album, and the first #1 Bond Theme with A View to a Kill in July.  You'll be hearing more from Duran Duran as I fill the jukebox.

But they split off into two groups for the summer, Arcadia and The Power Station.  John and Andy Taylor, the guitarist/bassist teamed up with Robert Palmer, and Tony Thompson of Chic to form the band, and their first single, Some Like it Hot, hit number 6 earlier in the year.

This is a remake of a 1971 hit by T Rex.  I had never heard this song prior to hearing the Power Station version, as I was 1 at the time.  Needless to say, I like the Power Station version better.  The opening is brilliant.  I had never heard anything like it previously.  The song also has a great driving beat thanks to Thompson, and the Taylors rock out throughout with crunchy guitar and slamming bass.

I of course bough this single when it came out, and it got played a lot.  I got the album from my brother as a birthday gift.  I was shocked he bought it when I saw the cover.  He was going to a Christian college majoring in religious studies.  The cover leaves a little bit to be desired in the modesty department:

Selection B2 is Go To Zero.  It's a pretty good song in its own right, but I've never thought of it as anything but an album track.