In the comments section of my post from yesterday, Ernie mentioned another band with a similar name that he likes better. Yeah Yeah Noh was an indie band formed in Leicester in 1983. They were jangly and lo-fi, with a singer sporting a distinctive bald spot who spoke rather than sang. They sound like a mellow Midlands version of The Fall. Their lyrics were ironic, sardonic, and silly, and they had the audacity to embrace psychedelia, which wasn’t particularly in vogue (with all due respect to Televison Personalities). A good but sadly forgotten band.
Yeah Yeah Noh - Another Side To Mrs. Quill
As I was typing these lines, I was reminded of the Yé-Yé music of the early 1960s in France. This genre is said to be named after the “yeah” often heard in British pop music. I wouldn’t go that far, but would rather call them chansons interspersed with pop references. The best example is Michel Polnareff, who combined these elements in his songs.
Yé-Yé is, however, primarily associated with female singers, as the French in continental Europe were more willing to accept pop music in their native language. This allowed artists such as Françoise Hardy, France Gall, Sylvie Vartan establish themselves in the charts during those times. Much like Rita Pavone did in Italy at the same time.
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