Don't You Want Me Baby?

[Happy Jack]

At a loose end last night I flicked through the BBC iPlayer and stumbled across http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00shyg4/young-guns-go-for-it-series-1-2-the-human-league#group=p0276q4x made in 1999.

Hugely enjoyable and very entertaining.

I was particularly taken with the idea of recruiting a new member for a band with the immortal line: "[i]We hear you have a slide collection[/i]."

Well worth 30 minutes of anyone's time.

[molan]

A friend of mine was once recruited into a band whilst standing at a bar because the lead singer mentioned he really fancied a synth player. My friend mentioned he had a real cheapo Wasp synth. He couldn't really play it but simply having one was enough and he was immediately offered the gig.

Only lasted a few gigs and one album but had one really big hit single.

The lead singer died years ago and my friend helped re-form the band and thy are now a staple on the post punk / 80's revival circuit. Somewhat amusingly not only can he not really play keys but he can't really sing either - he's now their lead singer

[bonzodog]

Yes i watched it too. I think Dare and Hysteria are two very important albums that shaped 80s pop music.
First time I have seen Philip Oakey interviewed and was surprised how un-rock star he came across compared to the image he had.
Very enjoyable

[KevB]

I'm sure a lot of that programme came from the 'synth britannia' or something similar that went out a couple of years back, unless I had a major deja vue moment, seemed I'd seen/heard a lot of the 'tram' interview footage before. Worth a look though.

[bonzodog]

I watched the bananarama one after too. Brought back all my boyhood memories of my crush on Siobhan Fahey. My god she was stunning!!

[icastle]

[quote name='molan' timestamp='1411982498' post='2564454']
He couldn't really play it but simply having one was enough and he was immediately offered the gig.

Somewhat amusingly not only can he not really play keys but he can't really sing either - he's now their lead singer
[/quote]

Has he considered a career in politics?

[molan]

[quote name='icastle' timestamp='1412105577' post='2565756']


Has he considered a career in politics?
[/quote]

No, but he does work in advertising