Was (Not Was)
USA
Formed: 1980
Genres: Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic
Styles: Dance-Pop, Dance, Club/Dance, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Disco, Alternative Dance, Hip-Hop/Urban
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Was (Not Was) play contemporary R&B dance music, with lyrics that range from the satiric to the bizarre. The group is led by Detroit natives David Weiss (David Was), who plays flute and writes those lyrics, and Don Fagenson (Don Was), who plays bass and writes music, but the group is fronted by singers Harry Bowens and Sweet Pea Atkinson. Was (Not Was) first gained notice for a dance single called "Wheel Me Out" in 1980. Their first album, Was (Not Was) (1981), did not reach the charts, but its follow-up, Born to Laugh at Tornados (1983), did. ...
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