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BANANARAMA: “Deep Dea Skiving” (London):: In some pop convolution the affectlessness with which these London lasses appropriate various attractive girl-group epiphenomena may simply signify that they’re not an “authentic” girl group.

August 1, 1983
Robert Christgau

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BANANARAMA: “Deep Dea Skiving” (London):: In some pop convolution the affectlessness with which these London lasses appropriate various attractive girlgroup epiphenomena may simply signify that they’re not an “authentic” girl group. And right, the Dixie Cups (even the Marvelletes) (maybe even the Crystals) had no discernible identity either. But they could sing. B-

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