Right Said Fred

Right Said Fred是英国90年代著名三人组合。以一首怪歌I’m too sexy 成名，此歌当年占据多个国家流行榜单的第一名。
by Steve Huey
British dance-pop trio Right Said Fred scored a U.S. number one single in early 92 with Im Too Sexy, perhaps the most ubiquitous novelty song of the 90s. The group was formed by brothers and Sussex-natives Richard and Fred Fairbrass (the latter of whom handled lead vocals); guitarist Rob Manzoli was added to flesh out the sound, and their name was actually the title of a 1962 U.K. Top Ten single by Bernard Cribbins. Inspired by the male models who frequented the gym where the Fairbrass brothers worked, the group cut a rough demo of Im Too Sexy and, convinced that they were on to something, borrowed £1,500 to produce a finished master with a proper mix. Dismayed by the lack of record company interest, promoter Guy Holmes released the single on his own Tug label, and there was no stopping it once it hit the BBC airwaves. The songs campy, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, coupled with Fairbrass deadpan speak-sing, made it a worldwide smash, and the video — prominently showcasing the brothers shaven heads and bare chests — became just as incessant as the catchphrase. Im Too Sexy topped the American charts for three weeks, making Right Said Fred the first British act to accomplish that feat with a debut single since the Beatles. The follow-ups, Dont Talk Just Kiss and Deeply Dippy (taken from the groups debut album Up), were major U.K. hits, with the latter becoming Right Said Freds first number one hit in their homeland; however, neither single made much of an impact in the U.S. outside of dance clubs, since they werent quite as campy as the public had come to expect. The non-album single Stick It Out, a benefit for Comic Relief, became Right Said Freds fourth Top Five hit in the U.K. in 1993, the same year their second album Sex and Travel was issued; however, with the group already pegged as a one-hit wonder in the U.S., the record wasnt even released Stateside. Frustrated, Right Said Fred formed their own label and in 1996 returned with their third album, Smashing!, which featured the British hit Big Time; however, its limited distribution hurt its overall chances for commercial success. The band continued to tour Europe and record new material, though, with a new album having been rumored since about 1998.