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Fun Boy Three were a short-lived but successful English band which ran
from 1981 to 1983 and was formed by singers Terry Hall, Neville Staples and
Lynval Golding after they left The Specials. The Fun Boy Three often ran
into similar criticism as The Style Council as they had a less credible
image than their previous bands.
They dispensed with the darker, moody sound and demeanour which they and
Jerry Dammers had crafted with great success in the ska revival of the late
1970s and went into a much brighter, poppier phase with this new band,
though maintaining savagery and wit within the lyrics and Hall's wholly
expressionless persona.
Terry grew out and bleached his hair and wore more flamboyant clothes
befitting of the early 80s.
Together they set about making music which covered a variety of genres.
The band enjoyed six UK Top 20 hits, including the jungledrum-inspired "The
Lunatics (Have Taken Over The Asylum)" and the bras
