Bananarama members Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward on their LGBTQ+ fanbase, why '80s music is so enduring and their new album Masquerade. Bananarama is an English pop group formed in London in The group, originally a trio, consisted of friends Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, and Keren Woodward. [2]. Fahey left the group in and was replaced by Jacquie O'Sullivan until , when the trio became a duo.
With the album out now, Simon Button talks to Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward about the reaction to Masquerade, the band’s connection to the LGBTQ community, and what’s next for Bananarama. Bananarama’s captivating new memoir is named after their second hit single, Really Saying Something, but the group’s incredible story is better encapsulated by their first: It Ain’t What You Do.
Live at G-A-Y (London).
They also released a stylish new dance-pop album, In Stereo , which cracked the Top I felt really isolated within the band for a year before I left. Did she really not know? Even now, they talk about how ridiculous it is that they can still do it, how lucky they are to travel to places such as Japan and Australia, and stay in nice hotels — where they no longer pinch the sheets — just to perform a few songs, for people who clearly love them.
These spaces highlight river views, pools, bars, and terraces. Designed and built by Bopgun. Made by. Though the group scored their biggest hits in the 80s, Bananarama remain an in-demand live act with a loyal fan base. Sheepishly glowering from behind vast swathes of fringe, their collective star was on the rise. Pop Music. I just wanted to move to London. Essentially, we write pure pop songs.
But we heard Hi-NRG at gay clubs and absolutely loved it. I really enjoyed doing that song. There was too much bad blood. How fucking dare you? I had no idea what I wanted to do. They lived in Wardour Street. Music Interviews. Normal service has been resumed. We were so lucky to have safety in numbers and just giggled nervously until they left. They were riding high on Love in the First Degree. Those two styles blend together really well.
View image in fullscreen. B ananarama are jet-lagged but exultant. Dallin and Fahey, meanwhile, met while studying fashion journalism, and soon the three of them were a unit. Sara, meanwhile, did have a plan and enrolled at the London College Of Fashion where she studied fashion journalism.
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