Line #34 Music/TheFunBoyThree


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3	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. They released only two albums, a [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled debut album]] (1982) and ''Waiting'' (1983), before splitting up in 1983.
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5	!!The tropers have taken over the asylum:
6	* AlbumIntroTrack: Both albums have them.
7	** ''The Fun Boy Three'' has "Sanctuary", 1:22 of the Fun Boys and Music/{{Bananarama}} doing OminousLatinChanting.
8	** ''Waiting'' has the instrumental "Murder She Said", by way of introducing and showcasing their new backing band.
9	* AntiLoveSong: "The Tunnel Of Love".
10	* CoverVersion:
11	** "It Ain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It)", a jazz standard dating from the 1930s.
12	** "Summertime" from Theatre/PorgyAndBess.
13	** "Murder She Said" is a cover of the theme from the 1950s ''Literature/MissMarple'' films.
14	** "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.
15	* CrapsackWorld: "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" makes a case for the real world being this.
16	* 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.
17	* 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.
18	* FakeOutOpening: "Murder She Said" is a pretty, jolly, ornate instrumental. The rest of the album is back to their miserable old selves.
19	* GratuitousForeignLanguage: They did a version of "Our Lips Are Sealed" in Urdu, for no particular reason.
20	* 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". On 12" it's listed more fully as "The More I See (The Less I Believe) Part Two (?)".
21	* 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.
22	* NewSoundAlbum: ''Waiting'', which had a full backing group and generally moved away from the minimalism of their debut.
23	* OminousLatinChanting: "Sanctuary", the AlbumIntroTrack on ''The Fun Boy Three''.
24	* 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.
25	* ProtestSong: Their whole discography is more or less this, but "The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum" and "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" stand out.
26	* 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.
27	* RearrangeTheSong:
28	** 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.
29	** "Funrama 2" on the self-titled album is previous B Side "The Funrama Theme" with cornet player Dick Cuthell improvising over the top.
30	* RockstarSong: "The Telephone Always Rings".
31	* SarcasticTitle: The name, The Fun Boy Three.
32	* SelfTitledAlbum: Their debut.
33	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: Hung around the cynical end.
34	* ShirtlessScene: Neville goes shirtless on the sleeve photo for "Summertime".
35	* 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".
36	* StepUpToTheMicrophone:
37	** Drummer June Miles-Kingston performs what amounts to a dual lead vocal with Hall on "Our Lips Are Sealed".
38	** Backing vocalist Ingrid Schroeder sings lead on "Our Lips Are Sealed (Urdu version)".

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