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I had to include more Thompson Twins on this blog just as a matter of principle. If you could draw a picture of a 1980s lost hit, it would look like the classic lineup of the Thompson Twins from the mid-'80s when they were a trio.
But by the time this lost hit was released, the Thompsons were down to just a duo. This single was also their last Hot 100 appearance. It's hard to believe Glen Campbell's last chart hit was 25 years after that of the Thompson Twins, but it's also hard to believe that a jail inmate's quip about "anti-smiling laws" later came true, so I guess life is full of surprises.
It's important to understand some basics about the Thompson Twins situation - and about other music that was popular during the Thompsons' mid-'80s heyday. It was truly a sight to behold. People were completely spoony over it. It set the standards for all of society. Nothing like that exists today. Folks invested heavily in the swag of their favorite music acts. They Thompson Twinned, and they Thompson Twinned some more.
Now, about "Sugar Daddy." Sugar Daddy was also the name of a candy that you almost never saw except when you went trick-or-treating on Halloween. It apparently still exists, but I can't remember the last time I saw it. The only time I saw Sugar Daddy anywhere other than trick-or-treating was one time in elementary school when they gave us this candy for a special occasion. Predictably, kids fought over each other's Sugar Daddy.
And this candy took a damn long time to devour, because it was so chewy and sticky - even more so than bubble gum. You'd always find clumps of it stuck between your teeth 5 hours later. A Reddit commenter said, "They take too long to finish either way and the payoff isn't enough to justify it. They're tasty, but not enough so to justify the work to eat them." Someone on Facebook said she once got in trouble for letting a Sugar Daddy melt on the back seat of her parents' car.
I'm sure that this candy has also resulted in scenarios that were just as hilarious as the time in 2nd grade when we got caramel-covered apples on a field trip and some kid let huge hunks of apple fall off his teeth and onto the floor and seat of the school's van.
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