[1] The band, consisting of Aimee Mann (lead vocals, bass), Robert Holmes (guitar), Joey Pesce (keyboards), and Michael Hausman (drums), was active from 1982 to 1989.
[citation needed] According to producer Mike Thorne on his Stereo Society web site, "The title track was originally written and sung by Aimee as if to a woman....
"[5] The band became an early MTV staple with the "Voices Carry" video, which depicts a domineering boyfriend trying to convert Mann to his upper-class lifestyle; she finally lashes out at him during a concert, standing up from her seat in the audience and removing her cap to reveal her signature spiky, rat-tailed hair.
[1] But while critical reaction was generally strong, the #26 placement for the lead single, "What About Love", was a commercial disappointment, especially after the top-ten success of "Voices Carry".
At about the same time, Mann's two-year relationship with singer-songwriter Jules Shear,[1] whom she had been dating since the release of the Voices Carry album, came to an end.