The duo released one single in Ireland and the United Kingdom: "We're Really Saying Something", a rap cover version of the 1982 song by Bananarama, itself a cover of the 1964 original version by the Velvelettes.
The video is considered very camp and has similar references to other music videos and styles of the 1980s including Bananarama's "Venus", a touch of Michael Jackson towards the end, and even a reference to the Broadway Melody ballet from Singin' in the Rain with Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse.
While the band's original songs won raves from critics, imaginative covers of The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" and the '60s chestnut "Venus" (then best known for Bananarama's version) were highlights of the live set.
They were also credited with helping launch the career in 1982 of Bananarama, whom Hall first saw in The Face magazine.
#* Parody of "Venus" by Shocking Blue, this recording based on the version by Bananarama.
Sometime in 1990, KWKL dropped its Oldies format and stunted with David Bowie's "Changes" and Bananarama's "I Heard a Rumour" repeatedly and a drop between the songs saying "All Good Things Must Come To An End, Out With The Old" referring to the demise of KWKL's Oldies format.
"Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written and recorded by English girl group Bananarama.
It also features several cameo appearances including Paul McCartney, two members of Bananarama, the members of the reggae group, Musical Youth, and Suggs and Chas Smash of Madness; some of the short clips in this video are also in Madness' video for their song "The Return of the Los Palmas 7".
"Only Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama.
"Preacher Man" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama.
The Greatest Remixes Collection is a compilation of Bananarama remixes released exclusively in Southeast Asia in 1990.
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Subsequently some of the mixes have been available on easier to find Bananarama albums, such as The Very Best of Bananarama double CD or The Twelve Inches of Bananarama.
The Very Best of Bananarama is one of several greatest hits collections by English girl group Bananarama.
It was not included on the original version of The Very Best of Bananarama, but a remix was included on a special edition bonus CD of the compilation.
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"Tripping on Your Love" is a song recorded by English girl group Bananarama.
Bananarama | Venus (Bananarama song) | The Very Best of Bananarama | Bananarama's |
The release of the single in the UK was delayed until February 1987, so that Bananarama could participate in a BBC television show called In at the Deep End.
Write-ups in the English music and fashion press (NME, The Face) caught the attention of Terry Hall, who invited Bananarama to sing on his new vocal group Fun Boy Three's next single.
Since 1987, Stock/Aiken/Watermen had dominated the UK charts with acts like Bananarama, Dead or Alive, Hazell Dean, Kylie Minogue and Rick Astley scoring countless hits worldwide.
Deep Sea Skiving is the debut album by the British female vocal group Bananarama, released in 1983.
"He Was Really Sayin' Somethin' is a soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield, William "Mickey" Stevenson, and Edward Holland, Jr. in 1964 (see 1964 in music). The song is notable in both a 1964 version by American Motown girl group the Velvelettes, and a 1982 hit version (with the title altered to "Really Saying Something") by British girl group Bananarama.
He has written and produced a number of important international artists including Bananarama, Dannii Minogue, Geri Halliwell, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Holly Valance, Aloha from Hell, Stefanie Heinzmann.
Lananeeneenoonoo (the name of the fictitious group in the sketch which featured Kathy Burke as the third member) were shown recording a cover version of and making a video for "Jimmy Mack" in the style of Bananarama, who had previously covered the Motown songs "He Was Really Sayin' Somethin'" and "Nathan Jones".
The German Hip Hop band Fettes Brot together with German Indie band Tocotronic has dedicated a song "Nicolette Krebitz wartet" (= "Nicolette Krebitz is Waiting") which happens to be a cover version of the Bananarama Hit "Robert De Niro's Waiting...".
This led Jonathan Ross to jokingly thank 'The Rolling Stones' after Bananarama had performed the song on his TV show.
In 2006, other musical collaborations included ex-Shakespear's Sister/Bananarama singer Siobhan Fahey on two songs 'Bad Blood' and 'Pulsatron' which Julia remixed as well as No Bra's underground hit song Munchausen and Readers Wifes' single Nostalgia.
At the time of the release, the only mix that had not been issued on CD was the Miami Mix of "I Heard a Rumour", although none of the mixes had ever been compiled on a Bananarama album.