Day 302: She’s a Beauty

She’s a Beauty by The Tubes

This is by far the biggest hit for The Tubes, propelled by a high-quality video that got lots of airplay on MTV, which launched just two years earlier. The Tubes started at A&M Records in 1975, where they created some rather intriguing conceptual albums (including Remote Control in 1979, with a theme of television-induced idiocy) that never met sales expectations. When A&M dropped them in 1981, Capitol welcomed them with open arms. The label teamed them with producer David Foster, who helped them craft the hit ballad “Don’t Want To Wait Anymore” and brought in Steve Lukather of Toto for “Talk To Ya Later,” their first song to make an impact on MTV.

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-tubes/shes-a-beauty