Ah, the power of the Internet... As I was putting together yesterday's post on Big Bam Boo, another song popped into my head. Actually, I should say that the idea of a song popped into my head as I could not remember either the title, lyrics or who sang it! All I could remember was that I was sure the group were called 'Big' something or other and that they had evolved from a previous group called Bonk (it made me giggle then and it still makes me giggle now). A Google search (note: I do not recommend you run a search on the terms 'big' and 'bonk' during office hours) turned up the Aussie group Big Pig who released an album called 'Bonk' but it was not them. As further scraps of lyrics made their way through the fogginess of my mind, further googling identified the group as The Big Supreme and the song 'Don't Walk' and the memories came flooding back.
This track got quite a bit of airplay at the time (1986) and I now recall that I actually saw The Big Supreme live when they supported OMD at (what was then) the Hammersmith Odeon. Further googling reveals that they were the vehicle for one Barry Flynn from St. Helens who had indeed had other released under the names Bonk, Bonk Combo & The Cult of Barry Flynn.
Bonus Clip: Here's a track from the aforementioned Bonk, with backing vocals from Toni Halliday, who would go on to form Curve...
