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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: According to Terry Hall, "Well Fancy That!" is based on his experiences being kidnapped by his teacher, who turned out to be part of a pedophile ring who sexually abused him for four days, at the age of 12.
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* GratuitousForeignLangauge: They did a version of "Our Lips Are Sealed" in Urdu, for no particular reason.
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** Backing vocalist Ingrid Schroeder sings lead on "Our Lips Are Sealed (Urdu version)".
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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Drummer June Miles-Kingston performs what amounts to a dual lead vocal with Hall on "Our Lips Are Sealed".
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** Drummer June Miles-Kingston performs what amounts to a dual lead vocal with Hall on "Our Lips AreSealed".Sealed".
** Drummer June Miles-Kingston performs what amounts to a dual lead vocal with Hall on "Our Lips Are
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* DirtyCop: In "The Farmyard Connection", the cannabis farm is raided by a "policeman on the fiddle" who confiscates the weed, not for evidence but so that ''he'' can sell it on.
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* CrapsackWorld: "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" makes a case for the real world being this.
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* PerpetualFrowner: Hall was particularly known for it (and had been since his first appearances with Music/TheSpecials) but all of them were pretty much this.
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* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Hung around the cynical end.
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* LuckyCharmsTitle: The 7" BSide of "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" is a dub version of the A side listed simply as "?". The only words in the track are "question mark". [note]On 12" it's listed more fully as "The More I See (The Less I Believe) Part Two (?)".[/note]
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* LuckyCharmsTitle: The 7" BSide of "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" is a dub version of the A side listed simply as "?". The only words in the track are "question mark". [note]On On 12" it's listed more fully as "The More I See (The Less I Believe) Part Two (?)".[/note]
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** "Summertime" from Theatre/PorgyAndBess.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: The 7" BSide of "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" is a dub version of the A side listed simply as "?". The only words in the track are "question mark". [note]On 12" it's listed more fully as "The More I See (The Less I Believe) Part Two (?)".[/note]
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* ProtestSong: Their whole discography is more or less this.
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* ProtestSong: Their whole discography is more or less this.this, but "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" and "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" stand out.
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** The single version of "The Telephone Always Rings" has a horn section added, making it sound closer to the style of their former group Music/TheSpecials.
** "Funrama 2" on the self-titled album is previous B Side "The Funrama Theme" with cornet player Dick Cuthell improvising over the top.
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** The single version of "The Telephone Always Rings" has a horn section added, making it sound closer to the style of their former group Music/TheSpecials.
** "Funrama 2" on the self-titled album is previous B Side "The Funrama Theme" with cornet player Dick Cuthell improvising over the top.
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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Drummer June Miles-Kingston performs what amounts to a dual lead vocal with Hall on "Our Lips Are Sealed".
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* FadingIntoTheNextSong: ''Waiting'' has its instrumental opener "Murder She Said" transition directly into "The More I See (The Less I Believe)". Bonus points for the MoodWhiplash.
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* MoodWhiplash: ''Waiting'' opens with the sprightly instrumental "Murder She Said", which segues straight into "The More I See (The Less I Believe)", a song about UsefulNotes/TheTroubles which is dark even by their standards.
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** "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)", a jazz standard dating from the 1930s.
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* ProtestSong: Their whole discography is more or less this.
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* CoverVersion: "Murder She Said" is a cover of the theme from the 1950s ''Literature/MissMarple'' films.
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** "Our Lips Are Sealed" is often thought to be one, but it was co-written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin, so while Music/TheGoGos got their version out a lot sooner, both bands co-own it.
** "Murder She Said" is a cover of the theme from the 1950s ''Literature/MissMarple''
** "Our Lips Are Sealed" is often thought to be one, but it was co-written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin, so while Music/TheGoGos got their version out a lot sooner, both bands co-own it.
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British new wave pop group formed in 1981 by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple, who had broken away from Music/TheSpecials over CreativeDifferences. Released only two albums before spltting up in 1983.
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British new wave pop group formed in 1981 by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple, who had broken away from Music/TheSpecials over CreativeDifferences.Released They released only two albums albums, a [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled debut album]] (1982) and ''Waiting'' (1983), before spltting splitting up in 1983.
British new wave pop group formed in 1981 by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple, who had broken away from Music/TheSpecials over CreativeDifferences.
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* AntiLoveSong: "The Tunnel Of Love"
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* AntiLoveSong: "The Tunnel Of Love"
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* RockstarSong: "The Telephone Always Rings"Rings".
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* ShirtlessScene: Neville goes shirtless on the sleeve photo for "Summertime".
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* SarcasticTitle: The name, The Fun Boy Three.
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* SpecialGuest: Music/{{Bananarama}} on several tracks on ''The Fun Boy Three''. The favour was returned when the Fun Boys themselves appeared as special guests on Bananarama's cover of "Really Saying Something".
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British new wave pop group formed in 1981 by Lynval Golding, Terry Hall and Neville Staple, who had broken away from Music/TheSpecials over CreativeDifferences. Released only two albums before spltting up in 1983.
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*AlbumIntroTrack: Both albums have them.
**''The Fun Boy Three'' has "Sanctuary", 1:22 of the Fun Boys and Music/{{Bananarama}} doing OminousLatinChanting.
**''Waiting'' has the instrumental "Murder She Said", by way of introducing and showcasing their new backing band.
*CoverVersion: "Murder She Said" is a cover of theme from the 1950s Miss Marple films.
*FakeOutOpening: "Murder She Said" is a pretty, jolly, ornate instrumental. The rest of the album is back to their miserable old selves.
*NewSoundAlbum: ''Waiting'', which had a full backing group and generally moved away from the minimalism of their debut.
*OminousLatinChanting: "Sanctuary", the AlbumIntroTrack on ''The Fun Boy Three''.
*SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut.
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*AlbumIntroTrack: Both albums have them.
**''The Fun Boy Three'' has "Sanctuary", 1:22 of the Fun Boys and Music/{{Bananarama}} doing OminousLatinChanting.
**''Waiting'' has the instrumental "Murder She Said", by way of introducing and showcasing their new backing band.
*CoverVersion: "Murder She Said" is a cover of theme from the 1950s Miss Marple films.
*FakeOutOpening: "Murder She Said" is a pretty, jolly, ornate instrumental. The rest of the album is back to their miserable old selves.
*NewSoundAlbum: ''Waiting'', which had a full backing group and generally moved away from the minimalism of their debut.
*OminousLatinChanting: "Sanctuary", the AlbumIntroTrack on ''The Fun Boy Three''.
*SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut.
