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ARTIST: LaTour

TITLE: People Are Still Having Sex   X

LABEL: Smash, 1991

I interviewed Bill Latour in Madison, Wisconsin a few weeks before his song hit #1 on the dance charts. Turns out we had a lot in common -- we were both working as radio DJ's, both producing radio commercials, both listening to Chicago house music but wishing it wasn't so damn repetitious. Bill had a healthy respect for electronica, but he told me his real influences were Elton John and "Weird" Al Yankovic; in fact LaTour had a few parodies of his own spotlighted by Dr. Demento.

Parents and counselors tried to scorn him for the seemingly risque content of "People Are Still Having Sex," but it's worth noting that Bill donated a significant portion of his sales towards AIDS research. --Steve-O