Week Five of the British Book of Hit Singles: Obscurities Only, from Archie Bell to Bizzi. You know the form, so let’s get straight to the finds. Top of the pile, this early 00s Massive Attacky slice of slow-burn trip-hop. Two more gems in the comments, a curio, and the worst track of the week…
The Listening Project Week Five: Bimbo Jet
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Gem #2 From the seeming never-ending well of disco obscurities comes this Heavy Flute-loaded funky disco instrumental. On one of Marky Mark’s compilations, so crate digging values ahoy.
Gem #2 I always got Bent, Breaks Co-op and Turin Brakes mixed up. It’s clear that Bent are the electronica guys who are quite good from this…
Curio: the costumes, the performance, the title. This is quite the summer hit, and also a riddle wrapped in an enigma covered with mystery…just where or what is the Bimbo Jet?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xn3CXv6o2E
Worst track of the week: know how in week one we agreed reggae was the best genre for cover versions. There’s an exception to every rule.
A worthy winner of the award. Laughably duff
Reggae version of Sugar Sugar? This is the one for me, complete with “drip drop drip drop” backing vocals
You see that’s lovely, so why the need to come out with your pisspoor version Duke Baysee (if you are in a real Duke).