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Hall dispensed with the darker, moody sound and demeanour which he and Jerry Dammers had crafted with great success in the Ska revival of the late 1970s and went into a much brighter, poppier phase with his new band, though maintaining savagery and wit within his Lyrics and a wholly expressionless persona. He grew out and bleached his hair, wore more flamboyant clothes befitting of the early 80s, and recruited fellow Specials singers Neville Staples and Lynval Golding . Together they set about making music which covered a variety of Genre s. The band enjoyed seven UK Top 20 hits, including the jungledrum-inspired "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)" and the brassy, marriage-cynic anthem "Tunnel Of Love". The trio's last UK hit was the song "Our Lips Are Sealed", co-written by Terry Hall and Jane Wiedlin of the US band The Go-Gos . They then toured the USA and split afterwards. They were also credited with the discovery in 1982 of Bananarama , whom Hall first saw in a magazine. The three women, in their Beret s and donkey jackets, provided credited Chorus vocals on the hit "It Ain't What You Do It's The Way That You Do It" before the tables turned and the Fun Boy Three appeared as the 'guests' on the song "Really Saying Something." Bananarama would go on to become the most successful all-female group in UK chart history, a title they held until the arrival of the Spice Girls . Hall went on to create the even more short-lived project The Colourfield , who had one hit in 1985 , before forming less successful bands Vegas and Terry, Blair & Anouchka. He also embarked on a solo career and maintains an enormous respect from musicians and fans alike, with many acts citing him as a huge influence. |
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