When I was younger and this song was new, this was one of my favorites. Released in early 1985, it took nearly a year to chart in the United States.... and it was Baltimora's only real hit here.
Interestingly, the man you see in the video is an Irish native named Jimmy McShane - who was kind of a member of Baltimora, as a front man. However, he did not sing the song - Maurizio Bassi, the architect of this Italy-based project, was the vocalist, and he co-wrote the song along with Long Island, NY native Naimy Hackett.
To be fair, McShane could sing - he did perform backing vocals on several other tracks - but not this one.
When it became clear that Baltimora was not going to recreate the success of "Tarzan Boy", Bassi disbanded the group.
I usually like to include live performances of the song, but, well, when you're using an actor to represent your band.... there aren't any. Instead, here is the late Jimmy McShane (he passed away in 1995) dancing on American television.
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