Retro Video of the Week: "Some Like It Hot" by The Power Station

Thirty-five years ago today, '80s one-off supergroup The Power Station released their only album, which was self-titled.  Formed by Chic drummer Tony Thompson and Duran Duran guitarist and bassist Andy and John Taylor (no relation), the band initially wanted to do an album with each song featuring a different lead singer, one of which was blue-eyed soul rocker Robert Palmer.  When Palmer came in to record the vocals for "Communication," he also asked if he could sing another song that band was recording, a cover of T. Rex's "Get It On (Bang a Gong)," and that went well enough that the band invited Palmer to record the entire album.

The album was a pretty damn good success, considering it was a one-off.  It hit #6 on the Billboard album charts and #12 on the UK album charts, and it went platinum in the U.S.  All three of the singles released from the album broke into the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, with two hitting the Top 10.  "Some Like It Hot" went to #6, "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" went to #9, and "Communication" went to #34.  The success was short-lived, as Palmer had to leave the band to record his Riptide album (which featured his signature song and video, "Addicted to Love").  Palmer was replaced by Michael Des Barres -- the actor and musician who listeners of SiriusXM's Little Steven's Underground Garage station should know -- who sang with the band during their two-song set at Live Aid.

I was going to use "Communication" -- since that was the song Palmer was originally brought in to record -- but apparently there wasn't a music video for it, so I'm going with "Some Like It Hot."  In addition to hitting the Top 10 in the U.S., the song was a success across the globe, reaching #14 on the UK pop charts, the Top 10 in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, #15 in Ireland, and #16 in Germany.  The video features Palmer wearing a Catholic priest frock and a transgender model.