Thompson Twins
UK
Formed: 1977
Died: 01 January 1993
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Dance-Pop, Dance, Club/Dance, Synth Pop, New Wave, Punk/New Wave, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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The Thompson Twins -- who were neither a duo nor related, but simply named after the Tin Tin cartoon -- were one of the more popular synth pop groups of the early MTV era, scoring a handful of hits before fading away into lite-funk obscurity. While many of their contemporaries indulged in stylish variations on Roxy Music or robotic electronic funk, the Thompson Twins were more pop-oriented, even when they strayed into dance-pop. Despite their success -- "Hold Me Now," "Lay Your Hands on Me," "King for a Day" all reached the U.S. Top Ten -- the ...
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