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Pretty Ballerina- Left Banke (Original Post) Figarosmom Sunday OP
This band had 2 great songs viva la Sunday #1
And i liked both of them. Figarosmom Sunday #2
These songs are so sophisticated and polished... viva la Sunday #3
Yeah when a group breaks up Figarosmom Sunday #4

viva la

(3,903 posts)
3. These songs are so sophisticated and polished...
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:49 PM
Sunday

I'm surprised they didn't have more of an output.
But then I read the Wikipedia on the band. The original group was destroyed by the transphobic father of one member! What a story. There were other albums and singles, but it doesn't look like they were done by the original guys.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Left_Banke

Figarosmom

(3,967 posts)
4. Yeah when a group breaks up
Sun Jan 26, 2025, 12:54 PM
Sunday

That is often the end of the magic.

And yeah the glitter movement in Great Britian of the 70s (was starting to emerge in late 60s)had the whole country on edge. So parents of any band nember was worried about Trans, homosexuality, and drugs.

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