who am i crushing on this week!
Name: Haircut 100 – Nick Heyward, Les Nemes, Graham Jones, Phil Smith, Marc Fox, Blair Cunningham
Occupation: British, New Wave, pop group from the early 1980s
Status: Broken up, but I hope still friends!
Most known for: their smash hit “Love Plus One” that brought them to “one-hit wonder” status in the United States
Recently known for: well, they reunited for the VH1 show Bands Reunited and played a gig at Cadogan Hall in London this past December
Up next: they’re no longer together as a band, but several of them have successfully stayed in the music business, with Nick Heyward having released an album with singer and actress, India Dupre, in 2006
Why you crushin’?: so, I happened upon VH1′s 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s the other day, and “Love Plus One” was #90. I don’t really know what happened after that because I’ve spent the majority of my time since downloading their album (Pelican West…Plus), listening to their album on repeat, “Like”ing them on Facebook, and watching that Bands Reunited episode (thanks to my friend, Mike Maier!). They’re like Vampire Weekend, but with a saxophone and a trumpet (and I actually like them). I am especially crushing on Mr. Heyward and his dreamy voice and even dreamier looks he gives to the camera in their videos. Swoon central.
I could not find a satisfactory, large picture of this dang band! Stupid Getty Images.