Taxicab Classics - Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To (Take Our Clothes Off)”

jermainestewart Taxicab Classics Jermaine Stewarts We Dont Have To (Take Our Clothes Off) Over the weekend, I found myself sat in a taxi. I’d done the old “pacing around my living room with my coat on waiting for it to turn up for 40 minutes prior for absolutely no reason”… and when it finally showed, in I hopped and was greeted with a bona fide taxicab classic.
Yessir, in the dark days of the 1980s, every two-bit soul singer fancied a bit of Michael Jackson’s action and, as such, any bloke with a falsetto and a set of hair straighteners got a job (think Terence Trent D’Arby). One bloke was the squeaky spinning top of Jermaine Stewart who graced the airwaves with his We Don’t Have To (Take Our Clothes Off).

His synth-soul hit not only introduced people to the notion of staying fully clothed at a party, but also - and who’s heard of this beverage since? - cherry wine. Indeed, ask just about anybody about this track and they’ll ask “What exactly is cherry wine?” Maybe we all need to go to these parties that Jermaine goes to? Anyway, take a trip down memory lane and check out this video of Jermaine Stewart in action…

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