1. A British pop duo
2.… Read Full Bio ↴There are five artists with the name Shampoo:
1. A British pop duo
2. A Belgian jazz rock band
3. A Brazilian rock band
4. An Atlanta, GA-based indie band
5. An anonymous underground house producer
1. Shampoo were a female pop duo recording between 1993 and 2000. Comprising of Jacqui Blake and Carrie Askew, Shampoo were most famous for their peroxide blonde hair, habitual wearing of sunglasses and their single Trouble.
History
Jacqui Blake and Carrie Askew met as teenagers at high school in Plumstead where they became best friends and partners in crime. In the early nineties they started writing 'Last Exit' the first fanzine for the Manic Street Preachers and later appeared in the video for Little Baby Nothing. The track featured vocals from porn star Traci Lords, although she did not appear in the video.
In their teens, they formed Shampoo (according to their self-propelled urban legend the name derived from the schoolyard nickname 'the shampoo girls' due to their repeated retort that they were 'washing their hair' whenever the boys in school would ask them out!) Their first single Blisters and Bruises with the b-sides 'Paydirt' and 'I Love Little Pussy' was released by Icerink records (a shortlived label created by Saint Etienne Bob Stanley and Pete Wigg) on 7' pink vinyl in 1993. This and their following single Bouffant Headbutt received favourable reviews in the music press, such as the NME and Melody Maker but was largely ignored by the general public.
Whilst their first two singles were all-out girl-punk racket the following year saw the release of their most famous song, 'Trouble', and the album 'We Are Shampoo which displayed a much more radio friendly sound. 'Trouble' crashed up the charts and landed the girls on Top Of The Pops and the cover of Smash Hits. For the remainder of 1994 the Shampoo flag flew high as their infectious pop-with-attitude found fans in both the mainstream and Alternative music scenes. The band famously became very successful in Japan - possibly due to sharing a love of all things Hello Kitty.
However, by the time they released their next album Girl Power in 1995 they were already virtually forgotten in Britain and when the Spice Girls appropriated the phrase to great effect its origins went sadly un-noted. Interestingly though it is for this reason that despite using the words 'girl power' constantly in interviews and on merchandise the Spice Girls were never able to have an album with this title.
Though their homelands were ignoring them, Shampoo were still doing well in Asia and to the astonishment of those who'd never heard of them made it into 1995's 'richest women in Britain' list. The third Shampoo album Absolute Shampoo was released solely on the internet in 2000 and the duo disbanded shortly afterwards.
Shampoo combined a poppy girlishness and a love of all things plastic, kitsch, and pink (the album artwork for 'We Are Shampoo' featured a collage of barbie dolls and sweetie wrappers) with a Punk sensibility. They often cited their main influences as being the Sex Pistols, Gary Numan and the Beastie Boys whilst also claiming to be huge fans of East 17 and Take That! They approached interviews with a studied insolence and tended to finish each others sentences claiming that they always think the same thing as each other. Playing on an image that was part Johnny Rotten, part stubborn lolita infantilism, part lipstick lesbian and part razor sharp wit, the girls tended to confuse both journalists and record-buyers as to who exactly their target audience was. Whilst this may have prevented an ongoing mainstream success this was arguably also their greatest strength in an industry increasingly dominated by one dimensional artists.
2. Shampoo was a progressive Jazz Rock band from Belgium who released 1 album in 1972 entitled Volume One and a single called All of Us / Today Is the First Day which was released in 1973
Members:
Luk Smets - Keyboards, Vocals
Marcel de Cauwer - Drums
Giorgio Chitschenko - Saxophone
François Maes - Saxophone
Rudi Pincé - Bass
3. Brazilian pop/rock band from the 80s.
Members:
Zé Luís - Vocals
Bira - Bass
André - Drums
Nelson - Guitars
Julio Caesar - Keyboards,Piano
4. Atlanta, GA-based indie band
Members:
Chandler Kelly - bass
Rush Meyers - Vocals, Guitars
Catherine Quesenberry - synth
Star Of The Show
Shampoo Lyrics
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Change Your Name
You're Still the Same
Be a Lad
Get the Girls
You're Georgie Fame
Being Kool, it's Not Your Satchel
Yeah, yeah - You're so Shaggable
Party Dog - Party Animal
Chorus
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
You're the Star of the Show
What a Shame
That Nobody Wants to Know
You've Got it - Don't Want it
Standing Out, Being Loud
Get in With the Crowd
You'll be Sad to Find Out
They Don't want You Around
There's no Beef in Your Burger Bun
As Milkshakes go - You're a Triple Thick One
Flat Coke - You're Bubbles all Gone
Cherry Pie - You're Not a Hot One
Chorus x2
You've got it - Don't Want it
Fashion Sense - That's a Great Big No-No
'Bout as Welcome as Yoko Ono
Your Prospects are as Dead as a Dodo
You're Hanging on to Your Last Rolo
Chorus x2
The lyrics to Shampoo's song Star of the Show speaks to the idea of conformity and trying to fit in with the popular crowd. The first few lines, "Change your hair, change your name, you're still the same," suggests that no matter how much one tries to change their appearance, they are still fundamentally the same person. The next two lines, "Be a lad, get the girls, you're Georgie Fame," implies that in order to be considered popular, one must fit certain gender roles and have a "cool" persona.
The chorus, "You're the star of the show, what a shame that nobody wants to know," reveals the irony in attempting to fit in with the crowd. Despite being seen as the center of attention, being popular does not necessarily equate to having genuine connections with others. The following line, "You've got it - don't want it," reinforces this idea that the popularity and conformity are not of true value.
The rest of the song continues to deconstruct the idea of fitting in, with lines such as "there's no beef in your burger bun" and "your prospects are as dead as a dodo." Overall, the song's message seems to suggest that it is more important to be true to oneself rather than trying to fit in with a "cool" and popular crowd.
Line by Line Meaning
Change Your Hair
Even if you change your appearance, you are still the same person inside
Change Your Name
Your name doesn't define you, you are still the same person
You're Still the Same
No matter what you do, you cannot change who you truly are
Be a Lad
Try to act cool and confident around girls
Get the Girls
Be successful in attracting girls
You're Georgie Fame
You are trying to be like British musician Georgie Fame
You, You just Ain't Natural
You appear contrived and not genuine
Being Kool, it's Not Your Satchel
Being cool is not natural or easy for you
Yeah, yeah - You're so Shaggable
You are attractive and desirable to others
Party Dog - Party Animal
You are a fun-loving person who enjoys parties and socializing
Chorus
You are the center of attention but unfortunately, nobody really cares
You've Got it - Don't Want it
You possess qualities that people do not value or appreciate
Standing Out, Being Loud
You try to make yourself noticeable and heard
Get in With the Crowd
You try to fit in with the popular group
You'll be Sad to Find Out
Eventually, you will learn that the popular group does not want you around
There's no Beef in Your Burger Bun
You lack substance or depth
As Milkshakes go - You're a Triple Thick One
You are overly sweet or dense
Flat Coke - You're Bubbles all Gone
You are unexciting or have lost your luster
Cherry Pie - You're Not a Hot One
You may be pleasing to the eye but lack substance or depth
Fashion Sense - That's a Great Big No-No
Your sense of fashion is not well-received by others
'Bout as Welcome as Yoko Ono
Your presence is not appreciated or desired
Your Prospects are as Dead as a Dodo
Your chances of success or finding acceptance are very low
You're Hanging on to Your Last Rolo
You are desperately clinging on to what little hope you have left to change your situation
Contributed by Cole G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.