THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

742-Fat Larry’s Band-Zoom.

1982-Number 2 single.

Best Bit-At 0.56.But what is ‘Zoom’ really about. Could it be about video communications, or maybe it’s about a brand of ice cream on a stick, from the 1960’s, but my inclination is that it is a romantic song, about love at first sight.

Fat Larry’s Band were a R&B, and Funk band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1976, they were active until 1987, releasing nine studio Albums. As well as ‘Zoom’ they also charted in the UK with ‘Center City’ which reached Number 31 in 1976.The band was originally put together by ‘Fat’ Larry James (1949-1987,) who co-wrote, and produced many of the bands songs, he was also the drummer, and provided vocals, he died of a heart attack at the age of 38. Another band member between 1982-1983, was Bryan ‘The Wiz’ Loren, who in 2020 transitioned from male to female, becoming Bryanna Loren Hudson, among her many musical credits is being the writer of the 1990 UK Number 1 single,’Do the Bartman,’ which featured the vocals of Michael Jackson.

‘Zoom’ was co-written by Len Barry, and Bobby Eli, and produced by Larry James. Len Barry is best remembered for the song ‘1-2-3,’ which reached Number 3 in the UK , and Number 2 on Billboard in 1965. Barry and Eli also co-wrote ‘Love Town,’ which peaked at Number 6 in the UK for Booker Newberry, in 1983.

‘Smack, just one kiss and I was outta whack, all at once there was no turnin’ back.’