I have been following Japanese girl band for a while now. I have not succumb to falling into Otaku or wotagei subculture and the adoration that fans develop for their ‘idols’, but within my broad knowledge of world music it is an area I have gained a healthy understanding in. Perhaps if I were to be clever, or brave, enough to be on Mastermind it would be my second specialist subject.
I get a number of my Cds direct from Japan, and recently have been fortunate enough to discover a supplier here in UK. This weekend they are hosting an event in London featuring an excellent Japanese group or idol group FEMM, these are two really talented ladies, Femm by the way stands for Far East Mention Mannequins. I quite like them, they are talented, pretty and I suppose amuse. Their top song is Fxxx Boys, Get money, which of course disappoints me as I will never be able to play it on a radio show. OFCom would think all their Christmases had come at once and a rollover on the Lottery as well.
This is today, one hundred years ago Marie Lloyd was refused entry to the USA for ‘moral turpitude’ because of one of her songs. I have provided links to them both below, I like them both.
But as Marie sang “A little bit of what you fancy does you good”
Geoffrey Mackett 