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Fine Young Cannibals were a United Kingdom|British band best known for their 1989 hits "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing (song)|Good Thing". They were formed in Birmingham, England, by vocalist Roland Gift and former The Beat (band)|The Beat members David Steele (musician)|David Steele and Andy Cox. Their name came from the 1960 film ''All The Fine Young Cannibals'' starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood.
History
The group was formed in 1984 in Birmingham, UK, from the ashes of The Beat (band)|The Beat, with whom Cox and Steele previously played. The band's self-titled debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, "Johnny Come Home" and a cover of Elvis' "Suspicious Minds" featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville.
Fine Young Cannibals appeared as the house band in a nightclub in the 1987 comedy ''Tin Men'', set in Baltimore, Maryland in 1963. Steele and Cox released an instrumental house single under the moniker Two Men, a Drum Machine and a Trumpet in 1988, called "Tired Of Getting Pushed Around", which reached #18 in the UK Singles Chart and was popular on the Hot Dance Club Play|U.S. dance chart. During this time, Gift appeared in the movie ''Sammy and Rosie Get Laid''.
Their highest charting hits were "She Drives Me Crazy" and "Good Thing", from the 1989 a... read all
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