Pop’s answer to Hannibal Lecter, who featured Bob Holness’ daughter Ros in their lineup, were forced to change their name Stateside to avoid confusion with the yacht rockers who blessed the rains down in Africa. The brainchild of 70s glam rocker-turned-prolific hitmaker Barry Blue, Toto Coelo provided perhaps the new wave scene’s most unashamedly ridiculous single with this infectious cod-tribal ode to cannibalism – although the brilliantly-titled follow-up Dracula’s Tango (Sucker For Your Love) ran it a close second. Here’s a look at 20 singles – with only one entry per act allowed – that proved girl power was around long before the days of zig-a-zig-ah. From sassy MCs and slick vocal harmony outfits to post-disco party starters and punk-pop hellraisers, there was always more to the girlband scene of the 1980s than just Smash Hits pin-ups (although even these were ultimately much cooler). Yet you could argue that the previous decade was where the concept truly flourished. T he sheer volume of all-singing, all-dancing, all-female acts that emerged in the wake of Spice Mania would suggest that the late 1990s was the golden age of the girlband. Pinballing between spiky new wave, pure pop, R&B, hip-hop and indie, these are the best girlband singles of the 80s
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