I WANT CANDY (Bow Wow Wow)
“I Want Candy” is a song written and originally recorded by The Strangeloves in 1965 that went to number 11 in the United States. It is a famous example of a song that uses the Bo Diddley beat. English new wave group Bow Wow Wow released their version as the first and only single from their EP The Last of the Mohicans. For many in America, “I Want Candy” was their first introduction to young lead singer Annabella Lwin and the band. The song gave its name to the band’s 1982 release, I Want Candy, which was mainly a compilation album. The enduring popularity of Bow Wow Wow’s recording is partly due to the memorable video that got heavy play in the early days of MTV. (More from Wikipedia)
Malcolm McLaren – the musical entrepreneur best known for managing Sex Pistols – assembled the musicians in the band Adam and the Ants (after Adam Ant became a solo artist and also escaped with the band name) with a teenaged Anglo-Burmese singer dubbed Annabella Lwin. (She was discovered by McLaren while singing in the dry cleaners where she worked part-time). As Bow Wow Wow, they recorded the old Strangeloves song “I Want Candy”; coupled with an early MTV video, this song became a worldwide hit in 1982.
((May 2012)
