Whatever Happened To 80's Group Bananarama?
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They lit up the charts in both the Uk & USA but never quite kept their momentum going as new decades approached.
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First time I heard Venus, it was during a Tampon commercial 💀😂
Mine was the Razor commercial 😂😂
I heard it from just dance 😭
@@nehsangbong7259 Same back in the 00’s
@@num1Jaysta yesss the early 2000s for me.
RIGHT
The ending feels awfully abrupt at "they released more music" so I feel a little compelled to fill the gap between Jacquie leaving and the autobiography.
Bananarama never split, despite the common idea that they did - Keren and Sara continued on as a duo, they had another two top 30 hits in the UK in the mid 90s ('Movin' On' and 'More More More') before leaving London Records after 11 years. Between 1988 and 1993, Siobhan had huge success with Shakespears Sister with hits such as 'You're History', 'I Don't Care' and 'Stay', which spent 8 weeks at #1 in the UK - the longest running #1 single for a girl group in the UK.
They released a techno-influenced album called 'Ultra Violet' in most territories around the world in 1995, the UK being one of the only ones that never received a release (until 2020). In 1998 and 1999, Siobhan rejoined the band briefly - firstly to record a cover of ABBA's 'Waterloo' for a TV event and then to film a documentary for the BBC. Also in 1998, the British dance-pop group Steps covered one of their lesser known songs, 'Last Thing on My Mind' which became a top 10 hit.
Keren and Sara then released 'Exotica', a French exclusive (and not very good) latin-y pop album in 2001. Siobhan rejoined again in 2002 briefly for a performance at G-A-Y to celebrate the group's 20th anniversary.
In 2005, the Eurodance/disco album 'Drama' was released and featured two hit singles - 'Move in My Direction' (UK #14) and 'Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)' (UK #26). They released the Hi-NRG 'Viva' in 2009 which was their first major label album release in almost twenty years followed by the 'Now or Never' EP in 2012 which was accompanied by a US tour in support of Pinktober. They also made an appearance in the ITV comedy, 'Benidorm' - which I believe was Sara and Keren's acting debut?
In between all that, Bananarama never stopped touring between their own tours and co-headlining tours with other acts from the 80s such as Kim Wilde, Culture Club and Belinda Carlisle. In 2016, they previewed a new track ('Got to Get Away') on an Australian tour before Siobhan rejoined in 2017 for The Original Line-Up Tour. They began working on a new single together however the idea was scrapped and the project became solely about the tour. Siobhan performed with the group across the UK, Europe and America before leaving again in 2018 - which in turn led to the reunion of Shakespears Sister after a 25 year long rift with Marcella Detroit.
In 2019 with Siobhan having left again, Bananarama released 'In Stereo' - their first full album in 10 years which became their most successful album since 'WOW!' in 1987. One of the tracks on the album was written by Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy, two members of another of the UK's most successful girl groups - Sugababes.
They performed an intimate tour across the UK in support of the album, playing almost exclusively material that they had recorded from 1992 onwards with only a couple of the big hits. They also performed at BBC Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park and Glastonbury, the first time they'd ever performed at the festival in 2019. 2019 ended with the release of 'Live In Stereo', a live recording of their tour from earlier in the year.
In 2020, their autobiography 'Really Saying Something' was released and as of the time of writing in January 2022, they are gearing up to celebrate 40 years of Bananarama and are currently working on their twelth studio album - their sixth as a duo.
@Adam Robert you are correct they never split or broke up only Siobhan Fahay and Jacque left and the group continued as a duo from 1992 to present sadly they vanished from the US charts after I think 1988 or so but continued releasing albums throughout Europe to date!
@@SuperMarioBrosIII They did disappear from US radio after 1988 despite the exposure boost that was their 1989 North American Tour. Love, Truth and Honestly is their last single to chart on the Hot 100 and it tapped out at 89. The most common excuse given for why radio wouldn’t touch them after was because radio programmers thought the Bananas were “too dangerous.”
Thank you! I feel like some of the younger reviewers don’t tell the complete story when reviewing , or talking about music groups that were before their generation. You can tell sometimes that they aren’t alive during that time when they start talking haha.It cracks me up sometimes! I’m like what? Why would we or the music audience care about that in the 80s and 90s haha. Love this vid!
@@rvegas81 I like the video too - I'm glad to see Bananarama getting some appreciation finally with the younger / my generation! I just felt it wasn't entirely fair to leave out everything that happened between 1992 and 2017 - that's 25 years of activity and five albums that was left out. The duo years haven't been their most successful, which I think they acknowledge by calling the 80s the "glory years" but they still had a couple of hits in the 90s and 00s as a duo so just skimming over it as "they kept releasing music" wasn't quite right haha.
Well documented comments!
THE 80'S ARE SO ICONIC
Cruel Summer is an absolute certified BANGA 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Not the remix tho :( the food spot I used to work at always played the remix of it and I always died inside a little.
Taylor did it better 🤭
Frrr
I’m going to listen to it again just because of this video
@@gusugland6697 no she didn't
Oh you going back with Bananarama, Honest. Cruel Summer still slaps.
Some corrections and some FYI.
It’s spelled Bananarama NOT Banarama in the music video clips shown.
The 3rd original members’ name is pronounced “Shove On Fay he”
Jacquie O’Sullivan Siobhan’s replacement was in the group from 1988-1991.
Bananarama are still together in 2022 and will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary as a band this year.
2 of the members are still together
@@alistairrodgerfairbrother2479 YES! There lastest album In Stereo is fantastic!
Siobhán is actually pronounced “Shiv-Awn” and Fahey is pronounced “Fah-Hee”
Saw them this year as supper for culture club and they were so good!! I didn’t realise how many songs they had! Also a recent song of theirs called “Move In My Direction” is actually really good, reminiscent of Little Boots
pleaseeeeee do a video about the Spice Girls, I would love to see your take on such iconic history 😍
Yesss
Dead Or Alive are my absolute favourite band ever, I was positively sh00k when they were mentioned :)
i love dead or alive
Yeah I'm glad I was born in the early 80s. I still have early childhood memories of the music, films and tv. All very good.
You make great content. Can you please make a video on what ever happened to R&B/Soul singer Aloe Blacc?
THIS NAME CLICKED IN MY BRAIN INSTANTLY, The Man was eeeverywhere what did happen to him??
Who?
@@eequalsmc2sqrd59 he that one song called the man and was the singer on avicii’s wake me up
@@LeoMaraschino That's the thing. I even found myself listening to a few of his songs last night & wondering what the hell happened to him. Such a soulful talent lost in the shuffle of God knows what this new music industry is now.
The last I heard of him, he was on The Masked Singer and did a great job on there. The man seems so humble and down to earth
Everytime I hear Cruel Summer I think about the Karate Kid and that scene of him getting kicked off of the soccer field 😂😂
Fun fact you somehow forgot to mention: Scott Aitken Waterman, the production trio behind cruel summer, Venus, I heard a rumor and you spin me round also produced the most iconic 80s pop song of all time, Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley.
Siobhan formed Shakespeare's Sister after leaving Bananarama.
They had a big hit "Stay".
Thank you! I feel like some of the younger reviewers don’t tell the complete story when reviewing , or talking about music groups that were before their generation. You can tell sometimes that they aren’t alive during that time when they start talking haha.It cracks me up sometimes! I’m like what? Why would we or the music audience care about that in the 80s and 90s haha. Love this vid!
If you dont live in America, they never really went away as theyve always maintained a comstant presence. On a side note, I saw them live headlining a big club night event (called "Burger Queen") in Sydney back in the late 90's. At the end of their set, with the help of a drag queen named Vanessa Wagner, they hosted a "streaking contest" where audience members could win prizes if they did a nude streak across the room....it was hilarious and the girls were having the time of their lives.
I agree. They always showed venus on music tv and commercials. They used to play the heck out of that song on the radio in my city.
"I Heard A Rumour" Still On Heavy Rotation
Shiv-Awn Fah-Hee as it's pronounced started dating Dave Stewart of Eurythmics after she and Karen and Sarah appeared in Eurytmics video for song Who's That Girl in 1983. Kim Wilde, trans singer Marilyn and Jackie O'Sullivan who at that time was in a Shillelagh Sisters, Cheryl Baker and Jay Aston of Bucks Fizz, Kiki Dee, Hazel O'Connor, Kate Garner of Haysi Fantayzee also appeared in a video. Karen and Sarah were both guests on Dave and Siobhan's wedding in 1987. along with Annie Lennox and many others.
Jackie left the band in 1992. because as she says she was always seen as Siobhan's replacement and never was more creatively involved in a band.
Shiv-Awn came back first time in 1999. when they did a cover of ABBA's Waterloo for one ABBA Tribute album.
After reuniting again in 2017. and touring with Bananarama Siobhan left again, and reformed her second band Shakespears Sister with original member Marcella Detroit in 2018.
Karen Woodward started dating Andrew Ridgley of Wham in 1990. They broke up in 2017. but reunited in 2019.
I just checked that video (who`s that girl) and there are NO Bananarama crew.
I still love Cruel Summer. Such a bop❣
Why the harsh cut at the end?
Right
Why the vocal fry? Sounds like a cousin of a Kardashian.
I'm your Venus, I'm your fire, your desire 🔥🎵
Please do a video about Jesse Mccartney 🙏🏼
I was wondering this myself! Nice video
I was a small kid in the 80's and it was so colorful because of bands like Bananarama. No decade that came before or after the 80's can compete with this decade as a whole.
The name Siobhan is pronounced “Shiv-awn” it’s an Irish name.
You failed to mention that Siobhan reunited with Sara & Keren in 1998 to record a cover of “Waterloo” and the original line up went on tour in 2017.
Siobhan forming Shakespeare’s Sister should have been mentioned considering they got a UK & Irish number 1 which Bananarama never did surprisingly. (Not counting the compilation charity singles like Band Aid)
Also when was Band Aid divisive? It inspired USA for Africa and is played every Xmas in the UK and has been covered 3 times.
That's what I want to know, where was the band aid single and the whole thing divisive 🤔 it was well received, was actively encouraged and the idea for America to do their version with we are the world and both became a global phenomenon that have set the wheels in motion for other collaborations since doing charity singles and with feed the world being covered three times by other pop acts.
Re Bananarama they were three girls next door which was their appeal but it was cruel summer that made people in the industry start taking them more seriously and Venus boosted them even further but after that their sound became very limited and their videos always set in the studio which is why I think Siobhan got bored, wasn't enjoying the new direction they were heading in so left as she was wanting to do something more grown up and wanted to do something that wasn't straight up bouncey pop hence forming Shakespears sister. She could see the writing on the wall for Bananarama so had the good sense to quit and while they did have moderate success with Jacqui after she left it was never quite the same somehow.
It seems Siobhan made a habit of leaving groups at the height of their success.
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They had a banger 90a song when I was in middle school called EVERY SHADE OF BLUE, that shoulda been a massive hit
I like when you cover more obscure acts it’s interesting
Not that there obscure in the traditional sense, but as a Genzier ^
Obscure?! They were my favourite band along with The Pet Shop Boys when I was a kid.
More of these vids about classic pop pls!
So at 4:17 you said that they would never risk their chart success by releasing a slow song/ballad after Cheers Then but Trick of the Night was released as a single off their third album.
And also underperformed. Never again.
Wow never heard of them but I’ve definitely heard their songs
The best UK girl group of all time! Authentic and made so many great classic songs. Their harmonies are beautiful too.
Cruel summer is everything 😫
Could you talk about Expose ?
Why they look like a white Salt, Pepper and Spinderella trio?
They had this song later on in the 2000s (maybe later ?) I think called “look on the floor” (angel city radio edit) that I used to love and shake my booty to
I always tell people to use code Honest lol
They So SLAY Cougar Style. They STILL are releasing music via OG duo. Even new music in 2023. Plus I checked out their gram, n guuuuurrrlll they ain't missin a beat. For age ain't nuthin butta number, n mainstream chartin ain't nuthin but a casino bet for fun. They good they gucci y'all.
robert di nero is waiting is my jamm that song is amazing
I saw them live in 2022 as support for Culture Club, and they were actually really good and had cute, very 80s choreography for their songs, they were loads of fun and they have a lot of good songs. It was just two of them. Also one of them is married to Andrew from Wham!
Edit: also they released a song called Move In My Direction in recent years and it’s actually really good
Iconic group
when Siobhan left in 1988 she went and formed Shakespears sister with American singer Marcella Detroit
@Alistair Rodger Fairbrother yes i know that!
@@SuperMarioBrosIII This was committed to the RUclips channel that made this which was not you
@@alistairrodgerfairbrother2479 O.K. I'm a huge fan of Bananarama and own most of there output on CD including their singles box set from a couple years ago and a rare CD pressing of Marcella Detroit's aka Marcy Levy's 1982 debut! Take care!
@@SuperMarioBrosIII you don't get it do you
Missed you
ruclips.net/user/shortsEHQOu3IZ5ug?feature=share. Listen. Its only a minute. Neoncidic missed you too 🥰
Bananarama were the TRUTH. Cruel Summer is an eternal bop, the video was shot not to far from me in Brooklyn
Could do a video on the group Expose'
Now when I think about it Spice Girls persona inspired my Bananarama makes sense to me.
Heyy honest, can you do a video on little mix plssss ❤️🙏
I don't know you I still play their 80s best songs specially the remixes and ppl love it specially centennials.
Freaking love em
@Kitty M.H. me too Kitty M.H.
Aw man, no mention of Shakespears Sister?
Cruel summer this fun song
Honest, can you please do a video for the singer Estelle? And maybe the girl group Dream or 3LW
Who would win in a fistfight between Bananarama and Chumbawumba?
Chumbawumba. They get knocked down, but they get up again, you're never gonna keep them down.
not an eggplant and a peach 💀
Heard some of the songs but never knew who they are 🤣
bananarama
5:12 pete burns jumpscare
Bananarama together with the Pointer sisters are actually more influenced many girl groups who come after them .
It's pronounced "Shah-von" 🤗🤗
My favourite rnb group is jodeci
In my youth I was somewhat taken by their pulchritudinous.
Don't they know it's Christmas was divisive?
there’s no link in the description. like nothing
"Do They Know it's Xmas" was divisive !?!? 5:07
I don't think the word means what you think.
S.A.W. or more Aitkin and Waterman were responsible for destroying the British pop industry as respectable genre. Their bland generic commercial tripe from 87 onwards made British pop music a joke, that it didn't recover from.
Bananarama
Yo honest. You should do a video on sofia carson. Her career is very interesting 🧐
They are still around today as Duo. They just released a grreatest hits compilation cover 40 years in music business.!
C'mon! You could have at least used a banana instead of the eggplant (?!) in the Adam & Eve "sponsored by" intro. Missed opportunity.
GODESS ON A MOUNTAIN TOP
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Can you please do a video about TLC please?
Okay but Venus >
Why did I think the thumbnail was Courtney cox , Demi lovato, and Jennifer Anniston-????
It’s a cruel summer!!! #stillhot
bananarama en vogue tlc spice girls are so amazing
Wow, no mention of Keren Woodward hook'n up with Andrew Ridgeley.
Siobhán is pronounced “Shiv-Awn”
Lmao they went to my school
The pictures often don't fit the time period you're talking about. "Shy Boy" is from 1982, not 1983. The album "Bananarama" came in 1984, not 1983 (as did "Deep Sea Skiving"). Get your facts right before doing videos like these 😉
They got booed off stage at a night club in New York years ago ! Because they can’t sing their songs without lots of special effects 🤨
no idea about the NYC nightclub… but yr other assertion is entirely incorrect…
i toured with them as a duo on & off for 10 years all over - K&S always sang live and - other than a bit of reverb (echo) - never had ANY “special effects” on their mics/voices - whether headlining the sold out Tokyo Dome 50,000 people or headliners for 125,000 capacity festival in Abu Dhabi - they remained hugely popular as a duo 🌟🌟so maybe chk facts & mind what BS you repeat, yeah? they are also two of THE funniest people i hv ever had the delirious joy to work with - we cried with laughter all the time! 🥰♥️
BaNaNa RaMA
No mention of shakespears sister???
Video starts at 1:00
Shiv-vewn Fah-He
I was barely a teenager when they were big...I can honestly tell you, I didn't get it. It was like kid music. The only song I kinda liked was their cover of Venus. But it too was mediocre.
I only remember their name not their music though 🤷
Oh wait I do Venus
They moved on. So should we.
siobhán is pronounced shiv-awn !
and she's irish so britains not her home country lol
You are clearly American. The Girls never left! They have been performing and recording since 1982! They just had a great 2018 album & just released a new CD a few days ago. First single from the new CD is MASQUERADE. These electronic voices need to learn how to speak English!
Huge fan of Siobhan Fahey (Shakespears Sister) ... She is still very active and their sons! Music runs in this family.
You butchered Siobhan Fahey's full name.
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