West Is Lip
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| - | [[Image:West Is Lip.jpg| | + | {{Infobox Band |
| + | |band_name = West Is Lip | ||
| + | |image = [[Image:West Is Lip.jpg|200px|Androgynous Boys]] | ||
| + | |origin = {{w|Hertfordshire}} | ||
| + | |genre = {{w|New wave music|New wave}}<br />{{w|Synth-pop}} | ||
| + | |discography = The Singles (2004) | ||
| + | }} | ||
| - | '''West Is Lip''' is a British new | + | '''West Is Lip''' is a British new wave band consisting of four androgynous men from Hertfordshire. Their hit {{w|Single (music)|single}} is "She Partied Without Dancing", which reached No. 4 on the Sales Chart. They apparently were popular enough to warrant a compilation of their singles. |
| - | + | [[Strong Bad]] refers to the band's name after mispronouncing the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[Strong Bad Email By Place#New York|sender's location]] of "{{w|West Islip, New York|West Islip}}" in [[old comics]]. A poster featuring the band is seen in [[Strong Sad's room]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]]. | |
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| - | and | + | == Fun Facts == |
| + | *The band is represented by four images of [[Ryan Sterritt]], with blue eyebrows and bright red lips crudely drawn on in [[Photoshop]]. | ||
| + | **The picture of Sterritt is taken from [https://web.archive.org/web/20071110041416/http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z161831 his 2005 SXSW profile]. He appears blue-skinned due to the lighting in the photo. | ||
| + | **The imagery of the band is somewhat similar to the cover of ''{{w|The Man-Machine}}'' by {{w|Kraftwerk}}. | ||
| + | *Strong Bad reading "Without" from their song title was reused in [[rock opera]]. | ||
| + | == Appearances == | ||
| + | *'''Debut:''' Email [[old comics]] | ||
| + | *[[Baddest of the Bands]] | ||
| + | *[[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]] | ||
| - | [[Category: Bands]] | + | [[Category:Bands]] |
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| Origins | Hertfordshire |
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| Genre(s) | New wave Synth-pop |
| Discography | The Singles (2004) |
West Is Lip is a British new wave band consisting of four androgynous men from Hertfordshire. Their hit single is "She Partied Without Dancing", which reached No. 4 on the Sales Chart. They apparently were popular enough to warrant a compilation of their singles.
Strong Bad refers to the band's name after mispronouncing the email sender's location of "West Islip" in old comics. A poster featuring the band is seen in Strong Sad's room in Baddest of the Bands.
[edit] Fun Facts
- The band is represented by four images of Ryan Sterritt, with blue eyebrows and bright red lips crudely drawn on in Photoshop.
- The picture of Sterritt is taken from his 2005 SXSW profile. He appears blue-skinned due to the lighting in the photo.
- The imagery of the band is somewhat similar to the cover of The Man-Machine by Kraftwerk.
- Strong Bad reading "Without" from their song title was reused in rock opera.
