Written by keyboardist David Paich and sung by "Luke" (release that damn book!)

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tA

Tribal Records

You know this song is about.....

Agent 99

Barbara Feldon (born March 12, 1933) is an American character actress who works mostly in the theatre but is primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart. She also worked as a model.

[Edited 7/25/12 10:03am]

Like Steely Dan, those guys have a real knack of lyrics writing and musicianship. And like Steely Dan again, both groups seem to have that "lounge singer" factor going on

I just wish their lead vocalists didn't sound so,,,,,how can I say this,,,,,,,,,,cheesy?

G3000 said:

You know this song is about.....

Agent 99

Barbara Feldon (born March 12, 1933) is an American character actress who works mostly in the theatre but is primarily known for her roles on television. Her most prominent role was that of Agent 99 on the 1960s sitcom Get Smart. She also worked as a model.

[Edited 7/25/12 10:03am]

That's been a very popular rumor.
However, according to the TOTO website...

The song "99" from the album Hydra was inspired by George Lucas' movie 'THX-1138' (1971). This movie is set in the 25th-century in a totalitarian state where mankind is stripped of any individuality. People are numbered drones, and a government-enforced program of sedation controls the populace. Lucas used THX as the name for his movie theater sound system.


Toto made the video for the song resemble a scene in the move, where the main character (THX-1138) is being taken into prison. His cell is completely white, and everyone is wearing a white suit.


In => Toto Legend the video was reviewed:

"99" was predominantly a performance video, though the set design was rather conceptual. Following David Paich's intention regarding the lyrics, about a sterile society in which names are forgotten and love forbidden, the set was sterile white, with various sized sculptured 99's hanging and standing about, and the band was clad in futuristic white jumpsuits. There were some notable shots in this one - keyboard close-ups and an artistic view of Jeff through a transparent drum head, a technique that several popular videos have copied since.

...http://www.toto99.com/blo...68-99.html


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tA

Tribal Records

^^^^

Intresting....