They only survived for two years but the Fun Boy Three nevertheless made a big
impact on the 1980s British pop world with their feel-good post-punk take on pop
music and are still fondly remembered. Formed by Terry Hall, Lynval Golding and
Neville Staple as a much lighter and more pop-orientated splinter group from
their previous band The Specials, their quietly infectious sub-reggae grooves
resulted in a string of major hits including “The Lunatics (Have Taken Over The
Asylum)” (1981), “The Telephone Always Rings” (1982), “Tunnel Of Love” (1983),
and “Our Lips Are Sealed” (1983)...