> On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:35:22 +0200, "celibate" wrote:
>

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>>"Euker Voorn" live.com> schreef in bericht
>>news:759la45nrgoe540ri39kgfmnadjv9hrj3b@4ax.com...

>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_in_Japan
>>>
>>> Coming from the same Merseyside scene as Echo & the Bunnymen, The
>>> Teardrop Explodes, OMD and Dalek I Love You, Big in Japan formed in
>>> late 1977. They started off playing gigs around Liverpool, such as
>>> Ruffwood School in Kirkby along with Wah! Heat, but most notably at
>>> the seminal Eric's Club.[1] Their stage show was unique: lead singer
>>> Jayne Casey would perform with a lampshade over her shaved head,
>>> guitarist Bill Drummond played in a kilt and bassist Holly Johnson
>>> performed in a flamboyant manner which he would later take further in
>>> Frankie Goes to Hollywood.
>>>
>>> ---------
>>>
>>> Ik vind echter niets van Big in Japan op Youtube. Op Soulseek (mp3) is
>>> er wel een en ander te vinden. Holly was daar nog heel jong met een
>>> heel hoog stemmetje, best grappig om te horen.
>>>

>>
>>je bedoeld Japan, de band waar David Sylvian z'n carriere mee begon
>>
>>ze zijn heel close met Siouxie& the Banshees...meen dat leden van beide
>>band in t begin wisselde

>
> Nee, Bungee van Siouxie kwam juist uit BIG IN JAPAN en dat was een
> andere band dan JAPAN. Die laatste was pop/disco, dus niet te
> vergelijken met Souxie and the Banshees.