You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
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Written by Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Produced by Saint Etienne Released April 1992 on Join Our Club Notes There are two versions of this song - the original appeared on the Join Our Club single, the second - a slightly remixed version with added synth parts - appears on the US version of Foxbase Alpha. Originally titled, 'Kenny Get Real', this song pokes fun towards the early 90's white British soul singer, Kenny Thomas, as Bob Stanley explained in 1995: "It's about the way that when people stick to a certain kind of music Read more on Last.fm.

Saint Etienne is an indie dance/indie pop trio which formed in Croydon, England in 1990. The band was founded by journalist Bob Stanley (born December 25, 1964) and Pete Wiggs (born May 15, 1966) in Croydon, UK, January 1990. After recording 2 singles with guest singers, Sarah Cracknell (born April 12, 1967, Chelmsford, Essex) joined as a full member. The band is named after a French football team. Saint Etienne are one of the bands who defined the early 90s indie dance genre, fusing the production values of the dance-pop that emerged in the wake of the Second Summer of Love with the clever lyrics and self-aware production of indie music. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.