Bananarama May 7, 2007
Posted by amyliu in Bananarama, Evolution, beauty, bodies, sexuality.trackback
I came across this girl group called “Bananarama”; they were created in London in (get this) 1981 and have been around and producing music ever since. I didn’t know who they were at first so I youtubed some of their singles and below are some of the results that I got. It’s really surprising to see the evolution that they’ve made in not only their images but also in the music they’ve created to fit into what was considered ‘pop culture’ at that time. Each video that I’ve posted below was made within a decade of each other (1983, 1993, 2005 – respectively) and it’s so weird to see the last video in comparison to the first because the girls look totally different – and younger! The ‘Cruel Summer’ video made in the 80’s looks like they’re having a lot of fun just dancing around and being silly, whereas in the other two they’re trying to look more sexy. In ‘More, More, More’ the girls are dancing around in their bras, doing the 90’s thing (Madonna also went through this phase.. who could forget her cone boobs!) The last video, ‘Look on the Floor’ alters the girls’ voices to sound more futuristic/pop, this is also apparent in the beats of the song. ‘Look on the Floor’ also shows attractive, younger guys dancing while the girls just sit around and don’t really move much… except to lean provocatively into the fake wind.
Anyway, y’all definitely know these songs (well, the first two anyway). Enjoy!
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