TIL that due to a bad hand cramp, Tina Weymouth was unable to play bass on the studio recording of the Tom Tom Club's "Genius of Love". One of the studio engineers had to take her place.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genius_of_Love#Identity_of_bassist_on_studio_version
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gkmuzm/til_that_due_to_a_bad_hand_cramp_tina_weymouth/