Wasn't New Romanticism an odd genre? Synthy New-Wave tracks played by men in make-up and pirate/Braveheart costumes - yeah, that's just what we need. Even odder, a short-lived revival known as 'Romo' was attempted in the mid-90s!
Anyway, my twin sisters each had a favoured band - one was mad for Duran Duran and the other for Spandau Ballet. Me? I could take 'em or leave 'em (though Duran Duran has a special place in my heart - more to be revealed at a later date) - both started out with some good singles but quickly devolved into insipid soul-lite ballads (the latter) or cocaine-fuelled nonsense (the former). Spandau Ballet, in particular, completely lost it from 'True' onwards. However, I always quite liked this track - and even 'Musclebound' and 'Chant No. 1' had a certain charm. But it was pretty much downhill from there. The Kemp brothers starred in 'The Krays' and Martin then went on to 'Eastenders'. Tony Hadley released a couple of solo albums and turned up in 'Chicago' and 'Jesus Christ Superstar'. Everyone stopped talking to Gary and the other 2 fell off the face of the Earth. Recently, though, they have announced their reformation but I guess they're not going to come up with anything like this again...
Bonus Clip: London band Cazals covered 'To Cut A Long Story Short' a couple of years ago and, apart from slightly speeding it up and playing the main riff on guitar, didn't really change much. Take a look for yourselves...
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