The Resume

(1983-1995)
Lead by former English Beat vocalists Dave Wakeling and Ranking Roger
Recorded the singles ‘Tenderness’ (1984) and ‘I’ll Take You There’ (1994)

Why they might be annoying:

The band members other than Wakeling and Roger changed from album to album.
Showing the same creativity as Big Country, Talk Talk, and Living in a Box, their first single was called ‘General Public.’
They broke up over creative differences (1987), reunited (1993), then broke up again over Ranking Roger’s dislike of touring America (1995).
They were included in VH1’s ‘100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 80s’ even though their 1994 cover of ‘I’ll Take You There’ charted higher than ‘Tenderness.’

Why they might not be annoying:

‘Tenderness’ was featured in the John Hughes films ‘Sixteen Candles’ and ‘Weird Science.’
Former Clash guitarist Mick Jones appeared on their first and last albums.
During the group’s hiatus, Wakeling started a family and worked for Greenpeace.
Ranking Roger died of lung and brain cancer at age 56 (2019).

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 75]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [E-K]
• Look at My Album Cover
• My Band is Multi-Racial
• My Song is on Rhino's 'Like Omigod! The 80's Pop Culture Box'
• Profiles 46501-46750 (Ranked: 46616)
• VH-1's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (Ranked: 77)
• We Titled a Song After Our Band's Name

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 9 Votes: 0% Annoying