Jun 28 2006 10:59 AM
OK, let's go. Battle of acquired, but delicious, tastes.
 | vs. |  |
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| "Mirror in the Bathroom" | vs. | "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head" |
| "Best Friend" | vs. | "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" |
| "Hands Off, She’s Mine" | vs. | "Birdhouse in Your Soul" |
| "Too Nice to Talk To" | vs. | "Don't Let's Start" |
| "Twist and Crawl" | vs. | "Ana Ng" |
| "Ranking Full Stop" | vs. | "Dr. Evil" |
| "I Confess" | vs. | "Statue Got Me High" |
| "Can’t Get Used to Losing You" | vs. | "New York City" |
| "Save It for Later" | vs. | "James K. Polk" |
| "Tears of a Clown" | vs. | "She's an Angel" |
| Interesting Fact: There are currently two versions of this band. They were actually called "The Beat" in their heyday, but they couldn't bill themselves thusly, as there was another band ("The Paul Collins Beat," you may recall) legally blocking them from using that name in the US, so the prefixed "English" onto their name. Now, Dave Wakeling tours the US with "Dave Wakeling's English Beat," while Dave Blockhead, Everett Morton, and Ranking Roger carry on as "The Beat" in the UK, although they played with Wakeling (but not David Steele or Andy Cox, wankers) for a one-off gig sold-out gig at the Royal Festival Hall in 2005. | Interesting Fact: Their fans know this, but few band facts are more interesting than the providential genesis of TMBG. The two Johns goofed around, writing songs together, in high school, but never started an act, and went their separate ways in college. A few years later, their paths crossed while moving into the same apartment building in Brooklyn on the same day. |