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Recorded for WFMU Radio in Jersey City, New Jersey in February 2026. I was invited by the DJ Daniel Blumin to choose a song from 1986 and have always loved this pop tune from Cameo. I play all the instruments, sing and I play a ridiculous guitar solo, twice 😀 WFMU is raising funds to keep broadcasting for the rest of the year. Last year they lost a $200,000 federal grant so this year your support is even more important! Every pledge of any size adds up and allows us to provide the kind of soundiness impossible to find anywhere else. Daniel writes... Check out all the glorious swag here: https://wfmu.org/swag/ And grab any of it here: https://pledge.wfmu.org/donate/DN This year for a pledge of $75 you automatically get a special CD compilation (also available for download if the modern CD format is not your thing): Your Song, My Foot Vol. IV. The compilation, mastered by Stephan Mathieu, features exclusive cover versions of songs from 1986 and is only available during the marathon! Many thanks to Stephan and all of the incredible artists contributing this year: Liz Allbee (SKEIN, Splitter Orchester), B.B. ALÂN (feat. WFMU's Sheila B), Michel F. Côté (Mecha Fixes Clocks, Klaxon Gueule), Dump (Yo La Tengo), Bridget Hayden (The Apparitions, Vibracathedral Orchestra), Insides, irr.app. (ext.) (ex-Nurse With Wound), Lambchop, Edvard Graham Lewis (Wire), Leyden Jars, Papa Sprain, Regis & Annie Hogan, Ringhold, Scanner, Time Trout (feat. WFMU's Dave Mandl), and Simon Fisher Turner (Deux Filles, The King of Luxembourg)!