Trivia: Although Thomas got the credit for this song, apparently he did not actually perform the lead vocal on the track. Liggett and Barbosa recorded it with singer Elan Lanier. However, it seemed that the powers that be didn't think Lanier was marketable as an artist. That's when Thomas entered the picture. His image seemed ripe for potential teenage pin-up stardom. But with the single completed and ready to go, it was decided to leave in Lanier's voice and then let Thomas take the credit and star in the video for the song. The video became a bit famous in some circles due to its bad lip syncing and a cast of kids that were imitating hot music artist of the time like Prince, Billy Idol, and Cyndi Lauper. Thomas would do all the vocal work on the remaining tracks for his debut album, but he was really just the face for this one. Lanier would continue to work in music doing background vocals for artists in the studio and on tours. In later years, this type of switcheroo would results in lawsuits (Martha Wash not getting credit for her work on C+C Music Factory's "Gonna Make You Sweat" and Zelma Davis miming the part in the video) and rescinded Grammys (Milli Vanilli).
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