Sometimes I just love a good bit of outrageously enjoyable trashy pop, combined with the campest video possible. A half dressed hairy chested man with a simpering delivery held in bondage. And an ample bosomed woman thrusting her cleavage, huge red lips and practically everything else, directly to camera.. The song is a richly embellished delight, full of little musical hook lines, all over the top and rococo. I never tire of the tune or the video. This is just great tongue in cheek fun.
This song was their pop highlight reaching No 14 in the UK chart. Though they had other self penned hits and cover versions, nothing quite reaches the glorious heights of Crucified. This Swedish band, formed in 1987 has since gone through numerous line up changes. The founding members Alexander Bard , Jean-Pierre Barda and Camilla Henemark ( AKA La Camilla ) were together until 1991 when La Camilla left. All the subsequent versions of the band retained Bard & Barda. They have been through two female replacements for La Camilla. She briefly returned for one of their reformations, until being unceremoniously thrown out of the band and replaced by one of her successors. The band is currently on its third reunion, even though Bard had said in 2015 he had officially retired. What he retired too was espousal of men's movement politics and gnosticism. Perhaps it would be better if he stuck to trash pop, where he knows what he's doing.
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