Artist:The Power Station
Song:Get It On (Bang a Gong)
Album:The Power Station
This 1985 cover of the T Rex classic Get It On was one of two top ten hits by the short lived supergroup The Power Station. After several years on tour, the members of Duran Duran decided to go on hiatus. At the time, bassist John Taylor was dating model Bebe Buell. She wanted to record a cover of Get It On. Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor were eager to record harder edged music than Duran Duran. They asked Chic's Bernard Edwards for help. He agreed to produce and he brought in drummer Tony Thompson. At first Bebe was supposed to sing. But she and Taylor split up. Then they were going to bring in different singers. But after Robert Palmer sang the song Communication, They decided to record the whole album with him. The Power Station signed with Capitol Records. They performed Some Like It Hot and Get It On on Saturday Night Live. Some Like It Hot reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Get It On reached #9. When it was time to tour, Palmer decided to bail and return to his solo career. He was replaced by Michael Des Barres. The Power Station toured and then split up as Duran Duran was reforming. The Power Station reformed in 1996. John Taylor was replaced by Bernard Edwards. Edwards died before the album Living in Fear was released. The band toured with replacement bassist Guy Pratt. Here's the video for Get It On (Bang A Gong) by The Power Station.
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