Toto hit "99" a tribute to Agent 99 from "Get Smart?"

[russjourn]

I’ve just heard 1970s rock band Toto’s hit, “99.” Sounds like an unabashed, lustful tribute to a quite voluptuous woman. I am wondering whether the “99” in the song refers to Agent 99, from the classic tv series “Get Smart.” The show was a hit just a few years earlier, and Agent 99 (actress Barbara Feldon) did have her own following.

Anyone know, or care to hazard a guess?

Russell Shaw
Portland, Oregon

[bleach]

A quickie Google search shows that ‘99’ was inspired by the movie THX-1138, where people’s names are replaced by numbers. The site below cites the music video as evidence.

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[toadspittle]

It seems not:

“99”

The song ‘99’ from the album ‘Hydra’ was inspired by George Lucas’ movie ‘THX-1138’ (1971). This movie is set in the future where names have been replaced by numbers. Lucas used THX as the name for his movie theater sound system. Toto made the video for the song look like a scene from the movie. In a particular scene, the main character (THX-1138) is being taken into prison. His cell is completely white, and everyone is wearing a white suit. Toto copied this in the video
where everything was in white as well.

http://www.toto99.com

[Cap_n_Crude]

You’ll be interested to know that Barbara Feldon also recorded a song titled “99,” which was in reference to her character.