Frogtoon Music

Girl Vii by Saint Etienne

Artist Biography For Saint Etienne

Saint Etienne Is An Indie Dance/indie Pop Trio Which Formed In Croydon England In 1990. The Band Was Founded By Journalist Bob Stanley Born December 25 1964 And Pete Wiggs Born May 15 1966 In Croydon UK January 1990. After Recording 2 Singles With Guest Singers Sarah Cracknell Born April 12 1967 Chelmsford Essex Joined As A Full Member. The Band Is Named After A French Football Team. Saint Etienne Are One Of The Bands Who Defined The Early 90s Indie Dance Genre Fusing The Production Values Of The Dance-Pop That Emerged In The Wake Of The Second Summer Of Love With The Clever Lyrics And Self-Aware Production Of Indie Music.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Girl VII

Written By Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs
Produced By Saint Etienne Released September 1991 On Foxbase Alpha. Notes The Date Mentioned June 4th 1989 Was The Day Of The Tiananmen Square Massacre. "Originally Called 'Militaria' Because Of The Drum Sound. The Big List Of Names In The Middle Which Is What Everyone Remembers About It. We Put It In At The End Because We Felt We Needed Something Extra." Pete Wiggs 2009 . "It Was Because Of Vogue By Madonna. I Think Sarah Had Been To San Clemente But The Places In It At The Time Most Of Us Had Never Been To. There's A Hungarian Football Team In There From A Panini Sticker Book - See If You Can Spot It!" Bob Stanley 2009 . "When I Came To Sing 'Girl VII' Live I Had To Come Up With Something For That Repeated Sample So I Went 'waving A Wave Boy'. So That's The Lyric." Sarah Cracknell 2009 .

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