Styx – Too Much Time On My Hands

“Too Much Time on My Hands” – Single by Styx from the album Paradise Theatre. Released March 1981.

The inspiration for its lyrics came from Shaw’s experiences in a bar in Niles, Michigan, U.S. The lyrics are about an unemployed man who has “given up hope for the afternoon soaps / and a bottle of cold brew.”

It reached #9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 the week of May 23 1981, No. 2 on the Top Rock Tracks chart, and No. 4 on the RPM Top Singles chart of Canada.

The video combines studio performance footage of the band with scenes from a bar where the guys engage in goofy antics. The bar scenes were shot at a gay bar called the Mother Lode in West Hollywood, California – the decor was changed for the shoot so it would resemble a local watering hole.

The song was released in the spring of 1981 and reached its US chart of #9 in May. In August, MTV went on the air, which gave the song new life, since the video was one of the few the network had available from an American rock band, and they played constantly.

“Too Much Time On My Hands” has one of the most memorable endings in rock, with Tommy Shaw whispering the title as a ticking clock comes in and an alarm sounds to end the track.

Tommy Shaw – lead vocals, lead guitar
Dennis DeYoung – keyboards, backing vocals
James Young – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Chuck Panozzo – bass
John Panozzo – drums

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„Too much time on My Hands” este al doilea single lansat de pe albumul triplu de platină din 1981, “Paradise Theatre”. A fost compus și cântat de Tommy Shaw, care cântă și solo la chitară în timpul pauzei din cântec. Inspirația pentru versuri a venit din experiențele lui Shaw la un bar din Niles, Michigan, S.U.A.

Piesa a fost lansată în primăvara lui 1981 și a ajuns în topul american din 9 Mai. În August, MTV a fost lansat, ceea ce a dat melodiei o viață nouă, deoarece videoclipul a fost unul dintre puținele disponibile de la o trupă de rock americană și au avuto constant în playlist.

„Too Much Time On My Hands” are una dintre cele mai memorabile încheieri în rock, Tommy Shaw șoptind titlul pe măsură ce un ceas dse aude tic-tac și o alarmă sună sfârșitul melodiei.

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