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rum & coke, yeah! but still...

― gareth (gareth), Friday, 22 November 2002 02:44 (twenty-three years ago)

They were on The Young Ones!

― Sean (Sean), Friday, 22 November 2002 02:48 (twenty-three years ago)

amaglaswegian

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 22 November 2002 02:59 (twenty-three years ago)

The ones that did the cover of "montego bay"? I quite liked that when I was 12.

― teeny (teeny), Friday, 22 November 2002 15:28 (twenty-three years ago)

"montego bay" is alo the only thing i know by them

― H (Heruy), Friday, 22 November 2002 15:30 (twenty-three years ago)

their Chi-Lites cover was EVEN WORSE than MC Hammer's, though!

― robin carmody (robin carmody), Saturday, 23 November 2002 14:48 (twenty-three years ago)

two years pass...

aaah.. Amazulu were SO COOL to my 9 year-old ears. Now my ears are older, "Exciteable" still sounds fine.

"Too good to be forgotten" isn't bad either. Almost as good as the original

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 08:43 (twenty years ago)

Bay-bee you're so ex-ci-ta-ble
I don't care if you get me in-to tru-ble

Oh, bouncy bouncy happy lovely singy Amazulu girls. Wherever did you go? And won't you come back now? The world needs more silly happiness.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 08:52 (twenty years ago)

Went off them after the first single, which was a cover version of "Can't get no Giro, working in a bar in Cairo" (late 1970s pop/reggae track, much played on Radio 2 for some strange reason), backed with the impeccably right-on "Greenham Time". But then Amazulu themselves were impeccably right-on. There were loads of them to start with, but with every sold-out-to-the-man cover version that subsequently came out, they lost more and more members. I think there were only three of them left by the bitter end.

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:04 (twenty years ago)

was "Excitable" a cover version? Who sang the original??

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:34 (twenty years ago)

One hit single about using no contraception!

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:37 (twenty years ago)

pradon??

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:39 (twenty years ago)

You take a look and you say I'm in
I'm drowning in adrenalin
I hang on 'cause I can't let go
One look at you and I can't say no

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:41 (twenty years ago)

I always thought it was "Take a look at the state I'm in".. Which is a BETTER LYRIC because it goes with the next line better.

I just thought it was about being around someone who was very excitable. You have a very naughty mind, Mr. Grout.

― hobart paving (hobart paving), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 09:45 (twenty years ago)

xpost: Excitable was an original, but Too Good To Be Forgotten, Montego Bay and Mony Mony were three covers in a row....

― mike t-diva (mike t-diva), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 10:12 (twenty years ago)

hey, it's all there!

"I'm ... "
"Oh go on! I'll clean up tomorrow!"

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 19 October 2005 10:14 (twenty years ago)

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