Strawberry Switchblade anyone?

[Smurfie]

Strawberry Switchblade



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Strawberry Switchblade was a Scottish indie pop rock female duo, sporting gothic sensibilities.

Formed in Glasgow in 1981, they were originally a quartet. By 1982 the band had been reduced to the duo of Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, though Aztec Camera's Roddy Frame and then-future Cure drummer Boris Williams both appeared on some songs. In 1983 they released the single Trees And Flowers (a song about Bryson's agoraphobia) on an independent label, with little success. In late 1983 they got signed by Bill Drummond to WEA records' subsidiary Korova. In early 1985, their first single release on that label, Since Yesterday, became a top 10 hit in the UK and met success in Europe and, especially, Japan . The track's opening fanfare came from Sibelius' Symphony No.5 and had also featured on the earlier hit "Beach Baby" by The First Class. The girls' strikingly contrasting black and white wardrobe, including the polka dot rah-rah skirts worn for the sleeve of Since Yesterday, attracted some coverage at the time. Their somewhat "Gothic" appearance was also of note.

However, they attained little more than the unenviable title of one-hit wonders, when all subsequent releases to "Since Yesterday", failed to reach the Top 50 in the UK singles chart. In order to pay their tax bills, the group recorded two singles solely for the Japanese market. By early 1986 the group disbanded.

Their cover version of "Sunday Morning" (originally by Velvet Underground) was released as an extra track on the 12 inch of "Since Yesterday". It was not included on any of the Strawberry Switchblade albums.

In 2005, Warner Bros. Platinum Records released a career retrospective of the band, made up of sixteen different tracks from various recordings on one compact disc.

Some hits:

Since Yesterday: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7QPBzAJ_io

Who Knows What Love Is: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hn6xdAfcGQo

Let Her Go: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M__5arZg1fw

Jolene: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oxzoDWY1PM (don't even start me on this cover version)

[PurpleCareBear]

The very first pop magazine I ever bought was 'Look - In' and in my first issue it had Strawberry Switchblade.
I'd never heard of them but was intrigued by their mad clothes and big hair.I asked my Mom ,my Dad,and my much older brother about them - and NONE of them had ever heard of Strawberry Switchblade either.
The next day in school ,I asked a bunch of kids about S.S and guess what - blank faces all 'round !
And so from that day to this ,I never heard any of their songs,but have never forgotten their name or what they looked like.
And so ends my fascinating Strawberry Switchblade story.Hahaha.

Sorry.

[Smurfie]

Ah. I should be able to assist here. *PM's*

[PurpleCareBear]

Ahhh it sounds familiar although I'm sure I've never heard it before.lol.
Their look doesn't match their sound at all !
It's a sound kinda like Human League when they're not rubbish.I downloaded 'One Hand In My Heart' just the other week,which now sounds like it could have been a follow up to 'Since yesterday.'

I like !

[Smurfie]

Oh, I'm glad you like J. I had never heard any Strawberry Switchblade till about 1998, but fell in love with Since Yesterday straight away.

And I ADORE One Man In My Heart by Human League. I loved their "Octopus" album. OMIMH is very Dubstar sounding (to me), so if you like that song (and if you haven't already before), you should check Dubstar out. I have another remix of One Man In My Heart that (I think) samples Beck's Loser, and is the much better version of the track.

[PurpleCareBear]

'Since Yesterday' has been getting many plays from me so ta muchly : )
Mmm yeah glad to have d/l One .....Man....In My Heart - haha - I just looked at my ipod and see that you're right ,it IS 'man'.I've always sung 'hand'.I hadn't heard the song since it was in the charts,it never gets played on the radio nowadays.I have about 4 Human League songs on ipod but have never been tempted to track down any of their albums lol.
I've only ever heard one Beck song (it might have been Loser actually) but not my cup of tea.I like frothy and fluffy and he ain't that.
I don't know about Dubstar.

Who's the woman in your avatar supposed to be ?

[Smurfie]

purplecarebear said:

'Since Yesterday' has been getting many plays from me so ta muchly : )
Mmm yeah glad to have d/l One .....Man....In My Heart - haha - I just looked at my ipod and see that you're right ,it IS 'man'.I've always sung 'hand'.I hadn't heard the song since it was in the charts,it never gets played on the radio nowadays.I have about 4 Human League songs on ipod but have never been tempted to track down any of their albums lol.
I've only ever heard one Beck song (it might have been Loser actually) but not my cup of tea.I like frothy and fluffy and he ain't that.
I don't know about Dubstar.

Who's the woman in your avatar supposed to be ?

The very lovely Leann Rimes

[PurpleCareBear]

Oh.She doesn't look like herself at all.
I have her 'Best Of' album.Haven't listened to it in yonks but LOVE the song 'Blue'.
I slightly prefer Trisha Yearwoods version of 'How Do I Live' though (I think that was a hit over here before Leanns).

[Jan]

Ive never heard any of their songs, but i remember them being intervieved in Number One magazine all the time, im sure one of the interviewers must have given them preference!
I do remember seeing Since Yesterday on the charts.Think i should go check it out!
I love the Human Leauge, boought a greatest hits dvd last year, brilliant .The blonde lady whi sang lead on One man in my heart, Suzanne(?) looked really fab in the video.She really is a classy looking woman.

[Smurfie]

Funnily, I only saw the One Man In My Heart video for the first time at the weekend. Back in the 90's I didn't really watch an awful lot of TV, so hardly saw any videos from around the 94-98 period at all. But yes, she did look great in the video indeed.

[Jan]

srsmerdon said:

Funnily, I only saw the One Man In My Heart video for the first time at the weekend. Back in the 90's I didn't really watch an awful lot of TV, so hardly saw any videos from around the 94-98 period at all. But yes, she did look great in the video indeed.

Almost as good as ms.Rimes to the left of you?

[Deleted]

Great group, i love Since Yesterday. There is a best of collection out which i have.
www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=281;1;-1;-1&sku=444505

One half of Strawberry Switchblade, Rose McDowall has a myspace.
Listen to her new songs here.
www.myspace.com/rosemcdowall

and hear she is live in 2007 performing a cover of Jesus And Mary Chain's 'April Skies'.
uk.youtube.com/watch?v=JVqVdpZ3qBI

[o]

I did like Since Yesterday.