Modern Romance was a pop music band, with a distinctive trumpet driven sound, formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk band, The Leyton Buzzards.
Geoffrey Deane and David Jaymes formed Modern Romance in 1981, having previously been the mainstays of the punk parody band the Leyton Buzzards. Following hot on the heels of their début UK chart success "Everybody Salsa" in 1981, Modern Romance reached the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart w...
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Modern Romance was a pop music band, with a distinctive trumpet driven sound, formed in 1980 by previous members of an earlier punk band, The Leyton Buzzards.
Geoffrey Deane and David Jaymes formed Modern Romance in 1981, having previously been the mainstays of the punk parody band the Leyton Buzzards. Following hot on the heels of their début UK chart success "Everybody Salsa" in 1981, Modern Romance reached the Top Ten of the UK Singles Chart with "Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey" - an eponymous chorus chanting salsa linked lyrics. After this, they scored a #2 hit on the Billboard Dance chart in the U.S., with the single "Can You Dance", backed with a 'clubland mix' of the same track and another song, called "Bring On the Funkateers". After covering the 1955 Number one hit, "Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White", having already introduced Michael Mullins, he took the mantle of lead vocalist following the departure of Deane. Their next release saw the band reach their highest UK position with ...
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