Synopsis
Tony Cook and Dam Funk's "What's On Your Mind?" uses a colorful, collage-like animated style to turn the song's romantic questions into a playful visual trip. Retro-inspired artwork, graphic shapes, psychedelic motion, and stylized figures move in time with the relaxed boogie groove, creating the feel of a vintage funk fantasy rather than a conventional narrative. The video's visual language connects the track's early-1980s origins with a contemporary Stones Throw presentation, letting the music's synths, bass, and vocals drive an energetic stream of images.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was released by Stones Throw on March 2, 2012.
- The animation and original artwork were created by Matt Rowland for Liger Vision Media.
- The track began as an unfinished Tony Cook recording from the 1980s. Dam Funk later added vocals to complete the song.
- "What's On Your Mind?" appeared on Cook's 2010 album "Back to Reality" and was also issued as a Stones Throw 12-inch with vocal, instrumental, and acapella versions.
- Tony Cook originally recorded the material between 1982 and 1986 while building a solo catalog alongside his work as a drummer with James Brown and The JB's.
- The video's mixture of vintage-looking graphics and modern editing reflects the album's central idea: unreleased music from Cook's past being brought back into circulation decades later.