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Try A Little Harder: The Kajagoogoo Thread
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September 04, 2025, 09:04:01 PM »
Well let's start with the big one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXndkQqosPY
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Too_Shy
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Re: Try A Little Harder: The Kajagoogoo Thread
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September 05, 2025, 06:27:43 PM »
And then there's that iconic bass llne to consider:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuXax5-pWzI
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You're Grass and I'm a Power Mower: A Beach Boys Orchestration Web Series
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Re: Try A Little Harder: The Kajagoogoo Thread
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September 09, 2025, 07:17:16 AM »
The critics weren’t particularly kind to the follow-up! I will admit it took a while for it to grow on me, but grow on me it did:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8P82bO1uBk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ooh_to_Be_Ah
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September 10, 2025, 04:11:07 PM »
"Hang On Now”, another that had to grow on me, was the lads’ third and last single as a five-piece until their reunion a quarter of a century later:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqqIL4T0-KQ
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Re: Try A Little Harder: The Kajagoogoo Thread
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September 11, 2025, 08:18:33 AM »
This is “Big Apple", with a brief explanation of the new Limahl-less Kajagoogoo by bassist (now also lead singer) Nick Beggs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6bGSTbXhFk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Apple_(song)
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September 15, 2025, 09:50:02 AM »
"The Lion's Mouth" must surely have been the first UK top 30 hit to feature a Chapman Stick:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU_ik6msJDM
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