Apr192024

Au Pairs

The Au Pairs were a post-punk band who formed in Birmingham, UK in 1979. Musically they were very similar to bands such as Ludus, Gang of Four and Delta 5. That is, the rhythm section was tight and funky (obvious influences were James Brown and Funkadelic), but the guitars were light and "scratchy" (like Subway Sect). All these bands shared a strongly left wing social outlook, but the Au Pairs stood out due to their frontwoman, Lesley Woods, being Read more on Last.fm

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# Title Plays
1It's Obvious
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2We're So Cool
114700
3Headache For Michelle
94496
4Set-Up
75322
5Love Song
67593
6Come Again
65211
7You
63083
8Repetition
52724
9Armagh
50168
10Dear John
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