Fun Boy Three

After the break-up of the original line-up of The Specials; Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and Neville Staple broke away to form Fun Boy Three.

Their peculiar brand of politically driven retro-pop made an impression on the British pop charts during 1981-1982. Their biggest hit was Our lips are sealed, a retread of Go-Go’s 1981 song, which was co-written by Terry Hall. Other well-known tracks include The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum) and T’ain’t What You Do (Its The Way That You Do It), recorded with the fledgling all-girl group Bananarama.

Fun Boy Three’s music draws on influences such as vintage soul, ska, reggae, muzak and kitsch movie soundtracks.

The band split-up in 1984, and Terry hall went on to perform solo and also form The Colourfield.

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Fun Boy Three Albums

0.0 0.0 13 Hits of the Specials and Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Die Tanzparty – 40 Klassiker und Hits zum Tanzen und Abfeiern Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Fame Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Kid Jensen Session (16th January 1983) Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Live on the Test: The Old Grey Whistle Test Series Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Really Saying Something Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Really Saying Something – The Best Of Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Really Saying Something: the Best of the Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Really Saying Something:the Best Of Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 The Best of Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 The Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 The Very Best Of Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 The Very Best Of Fun Boy Three Fun Boy Three
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0.0 0.0 Waiting Fun Boy Three
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March 3, 2003 Read More →



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