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The S.O.S. Band’s “Just Be Good to Me” is a testament to delicious 80s decadence with a towering, grinding funk groove draped in a shimmering nebula of keyboards. Mary Davis has a rotten man, but she doesn’t whimper like all those other heartbroken divas: she’s all sass and fire. Her rotten man doesn’t even need to give up all his other girlfriends, as long as he is sweet to her. Meanwhile electronic drums blink and blonk, and basslines tumble down the funkiest of stairwells only to ascend triumphantly again. It’s even got woo-iee-woos.
The S.O.S. Band performing “Just Be Good to Me” on Soul Train:
It's a great song, but the 12” Extended Cut is where it's at. At 9 minutes and 2 seconds, it’s long enough for you to get into your thing. Drop it on 80s Night and watch the bones shatter. “Just Be Good to Me” is a Tower of Babel, uniting the people of the world… in dance—a groove so good, it’s practically an affront to God. And just as the Lord God Almighty prepares to strike it down, the bass solo (BASS SOLO!) kicks in and He decides the song is simply too cool for destruction and adopts it as His theme song.
This song is what the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man and the Statue of Liberty put on repeat when they make love.
Special thanks to XXjfg for opening my eyes.
