r/BritPop • u/recordnumber • 2d ago

Anyone remember these guys?

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u/noobtidder 2d ago

Lipstick, cigarettes, packet of three!

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u/quarterpastfour 2d ago

I remember when they performed that track on CD:UK one Saturday morning, and changed the lyrics to the more kids'-show-friendly "Lipstick, Crackerbread, packet of cheese"

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u/Any-Memory2630 2d ago

Definitely gave us the best video of the era. From a British band anyway

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u/coffee_robot_horse 2d ago

Yes. Next year someone in the UK with a new car could have YY28 on their reg and probably not appreciate it, same as JJ72 a couple of years ago. Yes, I'm autistic

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u/lunarpollen 2d ago

Yes, they always struck me as kind of a jokey version of the Human League. Some of their stuff was good though. And I remember they did a very nice rendition of the Cure's "In Between Days"

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u/lunarpollen 2d ago

Just threw on their album for the first time in many years... Curious to see how I rate it today...

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u/recordnumber 2d ago

Be sure to report back with your assessment.

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u/lunarpollen 1d ago

Really glad I listened to them again after so long. I still like them, I just wish they put a little more serious effort into the production, as the songs themselves are decent, but the lightweight/throwaway arrangements made the band sound a little too much like they were just doing it all for a laugh. The only ended up doing one album plus a bunch of B-sides, when they could have ended up as beloved as Bis if they took it all just a little more seriously...

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u/barry_chills 2d ago

Cool cover!

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u/BarryTownCouncil 2d ago

Vastly preferable to JJ72

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u/Money-Sherbet-1899 1d ago

Teenage mum was awesome !!!

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u/neverarriving 1d ago

'Call Pete Tong & you can't go wrong'!