The Belle Stars & Stripes
The Belle Stars were an all-female British pop group of the early '80s that… Read Full Bio ↴The Belle Stars were an all-female British pop group of the early '80s that split off from the Bodysnatchers. The lineup was Sarah-Jane Owen (lead guitar), Stella Barker (acoustic guitar), Miranda Joyce (saxophone), Clare Hirst (saxaphone and keyboards), Judy Parsons (drums), Lesley Shone (bass), and Jennie Matthias (lead singer). They scored four U.K. Top 40 hits between 1982 and 1983, "Iko Iko," "The Clapping Song," "Sign of the Times," and "Sweet Memory," before splitting up in 1984. Miranda, Sarah-Jane and Lesley continued as The Belle Stars as a 3 piece band and had a US dancefloor hit with World Domination in 1986. Their song Check In, Check Out features on the soundtrack to the Whoopi Goldberg film, The Burglar. "Iko Iko" was used in the hit film Rain Man, turning it into a surprise Top 40 U.S. hit in 1989. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide
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The Belle Stars & Stripes
The Belle Stars Lyrics


80's Romance And when they told me that our love should be You…
Ci Ya Ya Ci ya, ya, ci ya, ya Ya, ya hu Ci ya, ya,…
Iko Iko My grand-ma and your grand-ma Were sit-tin' by the fire. My …
Indian Summer Sunlight warming on my back The music filtered through the …
Needle In A Haystack Needle in a haystack, needle in a haystack, needle in…
Sign of the Times As I lie here Thinking of you I realize that nothing…
Sweet Memory Just a memory, just a sweet, sweet memory Just a memory,…
The Clapping Song Three six nine, the goose drank wine. The monkey chew tobacc…
The Snake On her way to work one morning Down the path along…


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