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Thread started 01/25/08 2:05am

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Jimmy Ruffin with Heaven 17: "The Foolish Thing To Do"

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Heaven 17 w/Jimmy Ruffin - "The Foolish Thing To Do"


http://www.youtube.com/wa...k__fk-L7Yk

Anybody else remember this one, from back in 1986?...
I remember thinking this was a nice surprise, in the midst of all the huge hair and digital, plastic mid 80's, lol..After hearing it on the local college station, I sprinted down to the Import vinyl shop to snatch the 45! I also remember the b-side was their cover of Luther Vandross's " My Sensitivity"....











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Reply #1 posted 01/25/08 5:18am

unkemptpueblo

Nice tune. I've never heard this before. Thanks for posting. Always thought of Heaven 17 as strictly a synth pop band. Guess I was wrong.
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unkemptpueblo said:

Nice tune. I've never heard this before. Thanks for posting. Always thought of Heaven 17 as strictly a synth pop band. Guess I was wrong.


Well, most of their stuff is, although looking back, they worked with everyone from Terence Trent Darby and Tina Turner (they helped launch her solo career) to Carol Kenyon and Earth Wind and Fire's Phoenix Horns...




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" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout
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unkemptpueblo said:

Always thought of Heaven 17 as strictly a synth pop band.quote]


yeah, they were obviously trying something a little different by '86, lol


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Reply #4 posted 01/29/08 8:55am

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Ooh... Thank you so much!!

Forgot all about this one. Absolutely gorgeous song.
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Reply #5 posted 01/30/08 5:17am

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paligap said:

unkemptpueblo said:

Always thought of Heaven 17 as strictly a synth pop band.quote]


yeah, they were obviously trying something a little different by '86, lol


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Seems like they were trying to channel their inner Motown. You just gave me an idea for a thread
hmmm
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