The Resume

(1978-1981)
Formed in Guildford, Surrey, England
1979 line-up:
David Fenton - lead vocals, guitar
Edward Bazalgette - lead guitar
Steve Smith - bass, vocals
Howard Smith - drums
Recorded 'Turning Japanese'

Why they might be annoying:

They are a one hit wonder.
Fenton formed the band in 1978, a year later he was the only original member left.
Fenton would neither confirm or deny 'Turning Japanese' was about masturbation, saying 'It was a love song - it wasn't intended to be about wanking at the time. What surprised me was that the Americans thought it was an English phrase!'
After 'Turning Japanese' was released in 1980 the group had no more hits, argued a lot and disbanded a year later.

Why they might not be annoying:

'Turning Japanese' was a Top 10 hit in the U.S., reached #3 in the U.K. and spent 10 weeks at #1 in Australia, going platinum.
The band discovered Australians loved the song but were confused. One fan told Fenton, 'Oh, we didn't think you were an actual band. We thought you'd just got together in the studio for this one record.'
Their record label did nothing to promote their 1980 debut album, 'New Clear Days' (a play on the word 'nuclear') or their follow-up effort, which had a darker side and featured a song about Jim Jones, dropped them and that was it.

Credit: Scar Tactics

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 1980's New Wave/Synth Pop
• British Rockers
• I Sing About Masturbation
• I Sing About Spiders
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Look at Me, I Got My Hand Down My Pants
• Look at Me, I Got My Hands on My Hips
• My Song is Featured on Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Like Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box'
• My Song was Parodied on Bill Nye the Science Guy
• Power Pop Artists
• Profiles 17001-17250 (Ranked: 17178)
• Scar Tactics' Profiles [Series 04]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders (Ranked: 36)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (Ranked: 30)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 23 Votes: 52.17% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 76.92% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 26 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 52.78% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 70.18% Annoying