The Best Of Bow Wow Wow

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Total Tracks: 22   Total Length: 69:11

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Solo500

Agree w Mr. Bagelbreath on this. I want the real original albums, not bits and pieces. If you don't have any Bow Wow Wow, get this stuff anyway, it's lovely, funny and just good.

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Some are remakes

Bagelbreath

"Baby, Oh No" doesn't have the back and forth yelling in the chorus. The version on Playlist The Very Best of Bow Wow Wow and We are the 80's have the yelling version. The yelling version is the one I remember hearing on the radio in the 80s. Not sure about the other cuts on The Best of Bow Wow Wow. I haven't found the original albums on the net to compare. Proceed cautiously.

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The Best of Bow Wow Wow is a thorough overview of Malcolm McLaren’s manufactured new wave pop group, featuring all the highlights of the group’s albums and EPs — including, of course, “I Want Candy,” but also “Go Wild in the Country,” “W.O.R.K.” and “Do You Want to Hold Me” — as well as the previously unreleased “Where’s My Snake.” Since the group didn’t make consistent albums, The Best of Bow Wow Wow is the best way to listen to the band, since it features every one of their worthwhile tracks, plus good liner notes. – Stephen Thomas Erlewine