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William LaTour, better known by his stage name LaTour and also known as "Bud" Latour, is an American singer, songwriter, and voice over artist. His musical genres span electronic, house, glam, rock, dance, punk, and parody. He is best known for the 1991 Number 1 ''Billboard'' electronic dance hit "People Are Still Having Sex." and for his instrumental deep house track, "Blue." "Blue" was featured during the club scene in the motion picture film ''Basic Instinct'',〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Soundtracks for ''Basic Instinct'' (1992) )〕 as well as being featured on the ABC television series ''Alias''. He was a producer of house music when he released his first album, titled ''LaTour''. He released a second album, ''Home on the Range'', in 1993. LaTour was a founding member, keyboardist, writer, and musical director for the legendary punk band The Squids, who formed in Chicago in 1989. The Squids continue to remain active with their music video release of "Get Off My Cloud" which debuted on YouTube, and Funny or Die in 2013. The "Get Off My Cloud' video reached #1 in the music video category on Funny Or Die for four consecutive weeks in September of 2014, and eventually climbed back to #1 again Christmas week of 2014. "Get Off My Cloud" has since become the highest rated music video ever on the Emmy winning website which was founded by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay in 2007. The Squids remain a favorite among mid 90's indie alternative. His initial single climbed to number one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, and became a ''Billboard'' Hot 100 Top 40 hit (#35). In the UK, the song became a Top 20 hit in the UK Singles Chart (#15) after he performed on ''Top of The Pops'' alongside Bette Midler and Cher. He has also had other hits on the U.S. Hot Dance chart, including the songs "Cold," "Hypnomania," "Craziaskowboi," and "E." ==The Squids== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LaTour」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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