#17

When it's summer and hot like it is right now, I can't help but run today's song in the background of my mind. It's three jumpy, dancing English chicks who love eating bananas and throwing the peels at local law enforcement. I think you can get arrested for that kind of disregard these days, but back in 1983 it was all good and fun and games. So, get out your overalls, your silly little hat and bounce around to this feel-good ditty about the cruelty of summer.

#17 "Cruel Summer"
by Bananarama




Lyrics | Bananarama lyrics - Cruel Summer lyrics

Who Needs Friends Who Never Show

I'm back with one of my favorite all girl groups today... it's the English trio founded in London in 1979 called Banarama with "I Heard a Rumour"...

Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour
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Lyrics | Bananarama lyrics - I Heard A Rumour lyrics

"I Heard A Rumour"

Single by Bananarama
from the album Wow!
B-side Clean Cut Boy
Released July 1987
Format 7" single, 12" single
Recorded February 1987
Genre Pop, Dance
Length 3:25
Label London Records
Writer(s) Matt Aitken, Sarah Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Mike Stock, Pete Waterman, Keren Woodward
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #4
UK peak: #14

Goddess On the Mountain Top

Fire, vampires, devils, a Greek goddess, and Banarama today! The group that gave me one of my favorite 80's songs of all time (Cruel Summer) is back today with a remake of a 1969 song by the band Shocking Blue... here is a video for Banarama's #1 dance hit that needed more red she-devil in the video - "Venus"...

Bananarama - Venus
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Lyrics | Bananarama lyrics - Venus lyrics

“Venus”

Single by Bananarama
from the album True Confessions
B-side "White Train"
Released May 1986
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded December 1985
Genre Pop/Dance
Length 3:51
Label London Records
Writer(s) Robbie van Leeuwen
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman
Certification Gold (RIAA)

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

It's a Cruel Video

One of my favorite girl group songs from the 80's... they sure ate a lot of bananas in that truck while singing on the CB radio, and I don't really need to see the old fat man dancing at the end...




Cruel Summer Lyrics

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"Cruel Summer"

Single by Bananarama
from the album Bananarama
Released July 1983
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop/New Wave
Length 03:26
Label London Records
Writer(s) Sara Dallin
Siobhan Fahey
Keren Woodward
Steve Jolley
Tony Swain
Producer(s) Tony Swain, Steve Jolley
Peak chart positions
#8 (UK)
#9 (U.S.)
#32 (Australia)
#32 (New Zealand)
#19 (UK) ("Cruel Summer '89")
#22 (Switzerland) ("Cruel Summer '89")