>>>...I like Ace of Base and Bananarama. The second one might be because of the ladies razor ads, but I would like to think it's mostly because of the depth of the music.
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>>Wow! 'Bananarama' and 'the depth of their music' in the same paragraph. My head hurts. ;)
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>Yeah, I could barely keep from snorting while writing it. I do like Venus and Cruel Summer though... I know; I have a problem.

Your problem is that you don't remember the original of Venus, and the other Dutch bands of the time.

I remember Bananarama's extraordinary rendition of Venus. It was really something, a new band becoming famous by butchering an old hit.