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Everything but the Girl

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Musicians

The Resume

    (1982- )
    Born in Hull, United Kingdom
    Tracey Thorn - vocalist/guitarist
    Ben Watt - vocalist/guitarist/keyboard player
    Recorded the songs 'Missing,' 'I Don't Want to Talk About It,' 'Walking Wounded' and 'Wrong'

Why they might be annoying:

    In America, they are mainly known for 'Missing.'
    They got their name from a sign at a furniture store that read 'your bedroom needs, we sell everything but the girl.'
    That's kinda silly when one half of this duo is a girl.
    Thanks to the fact they are very private about their lives, it took quite some time for them to reveal they were married.
    They have twin daughters and a son born out of wedlock.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They decided to have 'Missing,' a laid-back song representative of their sound up to that point, remixed by Todd Terry in the mid-90's.
    The remix of 'Missing' ended up being their biggest hit, as it spent over a year on the US singles charts, being the first song to do so for a continuous stretch. It peaked at number two.
    'Missing' was also the theme song for Chris Kattan's Mango character on Saturday Night Live.
    They have had four songs reach number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs, with a fifth peaking at number three.
    Watt is a survivor of Churg–Strauss syndrome, an uncommon life-threatening auto-immune disease. He ended up writing a critically acclaimed autobiography which included details about his battle with the disease.

Credit: whiff boy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 26.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 15.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 116 Votes: 56.03% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 112 Votes: 56.25% Annoying