Today I learned about the backstory of the Andrea True Connection disco hit "More, More, More" due it being heavily used for Len "Steal My Sunshine" ... and pipe down at least it's not Coldplay
anyways
The song was originally recorded in 1975 in Jamaica where True, a porn star, had been appearing in a TV commercial. Unable to return the payment to the United States due to a government ban on asset transfers, she opted to invest the money in a studio recording to advance her career as a singer.
she basically money launder the profits of the commercial into a recording career
pick pocked from YT
True was doing commercials for hire in Jamaica when a state of political upheaval broke out on the island. She was looking for a way to get herself and her money back home to the USA. She called upon her friend, producer Greg Diamond, to help her get a song demo together - a way of laundering her money off of the Caribbean island in the form of a master tape. Diamond reportedly wrote the now-classic song in one hour and produced the whole demo with the help of island musicians - horn section and all