This was a monstruous hit in France in the 80's. They were showing the music
video everywhere in mainstream TV.I'm pretty sure it went to Top5 (at least
for airplay as i don't know if it was released on single)
And I've read somewhere that this was the first musci by a Black artist to
be ever shown on MTV.
Herbie Hancok on MTV, those were the good times...
ArC
>From: Jason Witherspoon <arzachel@best.com>
>To: "nono" <fuer.nono@gmx.de>, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: herbie hancok - rock it
>Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 19:24:14 -0800
>
>At 2:10 AM +0100 2/4/00, nono wrote:
>>Herbie Hancok - "Rock It"
>>I don't even know if I spelled that right, but I heard maybe four
>>seconds of it at a party last night (asked the dj) and I want this
>>track! Anybody have it? I'd really appreciate it.
>>
>>thanx
>>nono
>
>
>It's Hancock-- & no, no one has the track anymore. All known copies
>evaporated in '92.
>
>Just kidding. This should be really, really easy to find. From the
>monster huge _Future Shock_ (Columbia, '83) album.
>
>Guess you don't remember the video? Robots made out of vacuum
>cleaners & old junk getting down? Man, you missed out....
>--
>
>
> Jason Witherspoon
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