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'Big Scary Animal', a No. 1 hit in September '93, is the latest British success for the American singer. The former lead singer of the Go-Go's has had consistent UK chart success since 1987.Well consistent if you don't count the singles that missed the Top 40, but it was true that she'd managed a pretty regular run of hits from her previous three albums. After those and a successful Best Of collection, she returned with what was presumably intended to be a more rock-oriented sound, co-writing this song with fellow Go-Go Charlotte Caffey (and producer Ralph Shuckett). Unfortunately the finished track seems to fall between two stools somewhat, still a bit too glossy to really work as rock but by the looks of things not really delivering the goods as a pop hit either: it flopped in the US and even here this was a relatively unsuccessful part of her career. At any rate, I was able to resist the CD single (with free poster) I saw in a charity shop today.
What is notable about this release is Michel Gondry's promo video, one of his first for a non-French act. I think he may have recycled some of the forced-perspective ideas into his video for 'The Denial Twist' by the White Stripes over a decade later. In fact the video was so creative the US branch of the record label rejected it and insisted on a more generic remake.
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