elegant chaos
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Re: Oh! Look!!!!
Aug 12, 2004, 14:20
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Here's a bit of trivia about them - they were originally called Heaven 17 until the UK band disputed their ownership. Following up, Glenn Gregory said - "If we had lost we would definitely not have changed our name to Men Without Hats!"
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Lawrence
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 15:27
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Flock Of Seagulls were one of the 'new wave' bands metal and hard rock fans liked for some reason.
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elegant chaos
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 15:39
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PROBABLY BECAUSE OF HIS STOOPID 'AIRCUT
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Jim Tones
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That's a great story! ;-D
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Dog 3000
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 19:34
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Oh you bet -- "Safety Dance" was a top 10 smash in the USA. I think the group was Canadian -- I might still have that album on tape somewhere, I think it was actually pretty good. Very minimalist compared to today's pop that's for sure. I remember another song called "Living In China" . . .
The Flock of Seagulls had a huge hit with "I Ran" but nothing else by them was ever very popular. (I bet that recent VH1 reunion show will make them a lot more popular now though.)
They're both classic examples of 80's "one-hit wonders" I'd say.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 21:19
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Where Do The Boys Go is another single by Men Without Hats that I remember though it was not a hit.
Did Alphaville (not sure of the spelling) have any hits stateside. Big In Japan was the smash over here. They are mentioned in the back of The Crack In The Cosmic egg as being a German band of absolutely no interest to those into Kraut Rock.
Another Alphaville song was Forever Young which kind of pre-dated the Nordic cool synth pop of Aha.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 21:21
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Belious Some (not sure of the spelling) was another piece of 80s synth cack but with some kind of Funk pretensions.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 21:22
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I feel an Alan Partridge mix CD coming on.
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MonkeyBoy
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Good 80s One Hit Wonders
Aug 12, 2004, 21:23
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Brilliant Mind by Furniture. I reckon Jarvis of Pulp copped a feel of this one.
The 12" also had a Barrett like song on it.
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MonkeyBoy
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Re: STILL more cack!
Aug 12, 2004, 21:27
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Boom Boom Room were another but I think their record failed to chart.
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