Bananarama the greatest hits collection lyrics
A new version of the Beatles' "Help!" at least provided them with a song that was more distinct than most of the late-'80s hash they received, but it wasn't as compelling a reworking as the others. If they ever felt defensive about the critical slams they received, the fact remains that at this point in the band's career there wasn't much to shout about. Genius is the world’s biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge. Unfortunately, the rest of the SAW-overseen selections do both the band and producers a major disservice, all being pallid and boring revamps of those two songs. "I Heard a Rumour" isn't bad either, with a catchy chorus and a similar synth sheen. Bananarama is an all-female pop group who have had success on the pop and dance charts since 1982. The reworking of Shocking Blue's "Venus" was a well-deserved success, taking the off-kilter pop/rock of the original and giving it a sparkling dance undercarriage. When it comes to the multi-national smashes produced by Stock, Aitken & Waterman, though, it's not quite a case of the emperor having no clothes as much as a case of SAW being a one-trick pony. The American hits "Robert De Niro's Waiting" and "Cruel Summer" show how the trio could balance chart aspirations with atypical singing or subject matter. The Fun Boy Three-produced "He Was Really Sayin' Something" throws that band's quirky avant-funk underneath the threesome's harmonizing the cover of "Aie A Mwana" shows off some slightly unexpected Afrobeat chops over a brisk arrangement while "Shy Boy" takes a more mainstream approach, but without losing its understated sass. Half of this album is actually pretty great, though - particularly the early Bananarama hits. And to think we didn't even get to the Pop Life singles yet. It's by far one of the greatest greatest hits collections out there, up there with The Immaculate Collection, ABBA Gold, etc. The video for " Nathan Jones" was not included at the time of release.Theoretically, this should be a note-perfect example of commercial '80s pop music at its best. I remember buying the Canadian version of The Greatest Hits Collection back in 1988. The Greatest Hits Collection Really Saying Something was originally sung by The Velvelettes in 1964. Sleaze" is actually the B-side to "Love in the First Degree", and the video includes images from old Bananarama videos, while both songs and videos for either " I Want You Back" and " Love, Truth & Honesty" feature new member Jacquie O'Sullivan. The video differs slightly from the album - " More Than Physical" is not included on the album the video to " Love in the First Degree" includes group live performance from 1988 BRIT awards (last performance ever with Fahey) and "Mr. The Greatest Hits Collection is a Bananarama videos compilation released by London Records in 1988, as a companion video to their Greatest Hits album.