The Human League
I have a long list - an ever-growing list, indeed - of bands I loathe, bands whose musical merit entirely escapes me and bands I just think are unbelievably overrated. Whilst I could go off on one about my fervent dislike of the Beatles, Bowie, the Clash, T.Rex and so forth, you'd get bored of me pretty quickly.

I therefore cite The Human League, on account of their naff-sounding synth tunes and atrocious lyrics. Anybody who says Don't You Want Me? is an "'80s classic" should be directed to the album Dare! from which that track is taken and made to listen to the first song on it, with its superb choral refrain:
"Everybody needs love and adventure,
Everybody needs cash to spend,
Everybody needs love and adventure,
Everybody needs two or three friends."

Wow. Deep.

Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, if that doesn't make you piss yourselves with laughter then look up the lyrics to one of their other 'classics,' The Lebanon.
(LongJohnBaldry, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 14:27, 9 replies)

"Dehumanisation - is such a big word
It's been around since - Richard the 3rd
Dehumanisation - it's easy to say
But if you're not a hermit
You know the city's ok."

The Human League - "Blind Youth".

I heart the Human League.
( Michael Ellis contributes nothing, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 14:33, closed)

They're still at it
Exhibit B: Their 2010 single "Night People"

"Gather up your skirts and trousers
Put on your best frocks and blouses
Time to go out from your houses
Must we creep round like the mouses?"

And:

"Leave your cornflakes in your freezers
Leave your chocolate and your cheeses "


BAN THIS OUTRAGE!
( Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 14:41, closed)

Gah
I've not looked up the lyrics for the song but I am now walking around the office randomly yelling "In the Lebanon!"

Thank God the half the staff arent here.
(mon bison powered by magnets, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 14:44, closed)

/me puts on 'Electric Dreams' at 11.
(speedevil, Thu 30 Dec 2010, 14:50, closed)

So wrong!
They are great.
( monkeon schmonkeon, Fri 31 Dec 2010, 1:35, closed)

OK I'll bite
In 1981 The Human League may have consisted of a couple of knob twiddling nerdlingers, a couple of school girls who couldn't dance let alone sing, and a bloke with a hair cut so unfeasibly terrible that even Flock of Seagulls would take the piss out of him. Nevertheless, “Dare” is an amazingly good album that still makes the majority of top hundred albums lists three decades later despite the band being about as cool as a Cheryl Cole photo shoot in Death Valley.

Something a little deeper for you:



www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrYttRcaomE
(champagnerocker, Fri 31 Dec 2010, 3:42, closed)

You know it's all a bit tongue-in-cheek, right?
You *do* know that, don't you? They're not being serious, you know that?
(gordonjcp, Fri 31 Dec 2010, 10:35, closed)

Oh bollocks
now you've done it, now I'm on an '80's throwback mission...Try this for shits and giggles!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRC9K7iLUAw&feature=related
( loonybean giving as good as he gets since, Sun 2 Jan 2011, 23:02, closed)

Yeah, but they went into outer space and had adventures and eveything!
I read about it in Viz...
(Billy The Fish wants to gargle with Lucy Pinder's bath water, Mon 3 Jan 2011, 13:59, closed)