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Kajagoogoo is an English pop band best known for its first single, “Too Shy”, which reached Number 1 in the UK and Number 5 in the U.S in 1983. The single was produced by keyboardist Nick Rhodes of Duran Duran and Colin Thurston who was, at this time, Duran Duran’s in-house producer.
The band was founded in Leighton Buzzard in 1979 as a four piece avant-garde instrumental group called Art Nouveau, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Neale on keyboards and Jez Strode on drums. Art Nouveau released a track called “The Fear Machine”. The single sold a few hundred copies, and was played on the John Peel show, but the band could not get a record deal.
In 1981, they advertised for and auditioned lead singers, and finally chose Christopher Hamill. He made his profile, and therefore that of the band, catchier by using an anagram of his surname for his stage name, becoming Limahl. The name of the band was then changed to Kajagoogoo. Writing out the phonetics of a baby’s first sounds gave them “GagaGooGoo”. With a little bit of “casual” alteration it became Kajagoogoo.
The band attracted the interest of three record labels (and Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes) while performing at the Embassy Club in London. The band was signed to EMI in July of 1982, and Rhodes was signed to produce their first album, White Feathers. The debut single “Too Shy” was released in January of 1983 and went to the top of the charts (before any of Duran Duran’s singles had done so, Rhodes noted ruefully). Follow-up releases “Ooh to Be Ah” and “Hang on Now” both reached the UK top twenty as well.
The band was founded in Leighton Buzzard in 1979 as a four piece avant-garde instrumental group called Art Nouveau, with Nick Beggs on bass guitar, Steve Askew on lead guitar, Stuart Neale on keyboards and Jez Strode on drums. Art Nouveau released a track called “The Fear Machine”. The single sold a few hundred copies, and was played on the John Peel show, but the band could not get a record deal.
In 1981, they advertised for and auditioned lead singers, and finally chose Christopher Hamill. He made his profile, and therefore that of the band, catchier by using an anagram of his surname for his stage name, becoming Limahl. The name of the band was then changed to Kajagoogoo. Writing out the phonetics of a baby’s first sounds gave them “GagaGooGoo”. With a little bit of “casual” alteration it became Kajagoogoo.
The band attracted the interest of three record labels (and Duran Duran’s Nick Rhodes) while performing at the Embassy Club in London. The band was signed to EMI in July of 1982, and Rhodes was signed to produce their first album, White Feathers. The debut single “Too Shy” was released in January of 1983 and went to the top of the charts (before any of Duran Duran’s singles had done so, Rhodes noted ruefully). Follow-up releases “Ooh to Be Ah” and “Hang on Now” both reached the UK top twenty as well.
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Too Shy (Midnight Mix)
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cs81 wrote:
it's Phillip J Fry's favourite band!
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klsnyder09 wrote:
I listened to these guys in high school. I loved the 80s
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adachin wrote:
Those were the best days,mate.:)
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punkflamingo wrote:
Too Shy ♥ Oh man! BRING BACK THE 80'S!
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cigarett_box wrote:
awww <33333
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whythe60shateus wrote:
too shy <33
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Lionheartattack wrote:
Godawful. Although the bass owns. :)
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PontinsHolidays wrote:
Performing at 48 Hour Party Retro Weekender 2nd - 4th October, at Pontin's Camber Sands. For more information: http://www.pontins.com/48hourparty
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Wolfie-Wolf wrote:
I just recently discovered these guys, and I just love them!!
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MusicToRelax wrote:
shy!!
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xxbrooke16xx wrote:
Nick Beggs is a very good bass player!
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CharDUST wrote:
Hey girl move a little closer.
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daraya70 wrote:
my main Hang on now..............................shy ,shy...............
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bassslinger wrote:
I hated this when i was a kid, but its got the best the best bassline intro ever!
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realmenno wrote:
Yes, but what is that funny smell in this shoutbox? Yack! You should always take a shower BEFORE using the deodorant, dammit!
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DrewSHHS wrote:
Islands was by far their best album in my opinion.
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BLOOD1975 wrote:
it was a great time, these days were really colorful.....
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RachelHawkins09 wrote:
i love this song
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IRSARGE wrote:
I'd talk, but, toooooooo Shy!!
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JasonStead1989 wrote:
I'm too shy :)
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