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Member Since10/25/2006
Band MembersLesley Woods
Type of LabelMajor


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   About Au Pairs
Blasting into the post-punk consciousness with a tremendous debut album, the Au Pairs, fronted by lesbian-feminist Lesley Woods, played brittle, dissonant, guitar-based rock that shared political and musical kinship with the Mekons and (especially) the Gang of Four. The music was danceable, imbued with an almost petulant irony, and for a while, very hip and well-liked by critics. Unlike many bands of the day, however, the Au Pairs (at least initially) backed it up with searing, confrontational songs celebrating sexuality from a woman's perspective. Also, they took swipes at the conservative political climate sweeping England after Margaret Thatcher's election as Prime Minister. Occasionally, Woods' commitments to sexual and social politics made her sound inflexible, doctrinaire, and hectoring (especially on their OK second album). But, at first blush, the Au Pairs were a mighty intimidating proposition, able to take on so much and deliver great music in the process. After a desultory live album in 1983 (Live in Berlin), the band split up, and Woods and her bandmates have maintained a low profile.

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Mike the podcaster





Feb 18 2009 11:20 AM

Au Pairs are on the podcast ( BURY MY HEART AT KRISPY KREME!) this week!
mit love-
Mike the Podcaster
Simon @ Pretenders 977 Radio





Jul 11 2008 8:10 PM

Night In My Veins - Jools Holland - May '94
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Simon
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Jun 21 2008 9:32 AM

Fitheach





Jun 18 2008 4:03 AM

I'd love to hear Armagh... Wanted to add it to my profile-it's such an important song, especially in these times.
How about it??? Please?
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May 25 2008 6:16 PM


I'm single n lovin it!!!fer sho's pet.

Pet Me! Feed Me! Adopt Your Own!





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May 18 2008 12:11 AM

Hey Au Pairs, I just bought you as my PET! Click here to find out how much I think you're $$WORTH$$!




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Simon @ Pretenders 977 Radio





May 10 2008 10:01 PM

TYM STEVENS





Apr 29 2008 7:59 PM

X-RAY SPEX-"DAY THE WORLD TURNED DAY-GLO" (1978)

http://youtube. com/watch?v=XhUBYogYRuM
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Apr 27 2008 5:20 PM

Thank you! Very nice of you to be my friend.
Simon @ Pretenders 977 Radio





Apr 8 2008 7:34 PM

This was a great band, I would always listen to them on John Peel, where are they now......



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Mike the podcaster





Mar 30 2008 4:34 PM

Au Pairs are on the podcast this week!
mit love-
Mike the Podcaster
Dark Holler





Jun 5 2007 9:05 AM

this is great!!!
Expressway To Yr Skull





May 21 2007 9:42 PM

Expressway To Yr Skull





May 19 2007 3:59 AM

6 L.A.





Apr 28 2007 5:11 AM

birk You are gonna love this one, get this, Matty has been banging all the hottest girls at tradeschool for the past three months now and
nobody has figured out how he has been pulling it off except for me, I got all the proof I needed last week when he slipped up.
I was at his appartment and he was in the garage so I was snooping around his room and sure enough under his bed I found a book on how to
pick up women and like six bottles of these peniz meds from FROOVE.COM
So I told him I knew his secret about why he has been so popular with all the girlies now and sure enough he told me, to please not
tell anyone about the wang medz because if other guys found out that they would mess his game up. Get this, they made his thing grow
quite a few inches and it is still growing today, thicker longer all for the ladies, also he told me the book did nothing for him
haha but those crazy enlarger meds worked like nothing he had ever seen in his entire life.
Well I looked into these meds myself by going to the site he gets them from at FROOVE.COM just copy and paste the address into your
internet browser and see them for yourself. Best thing of all is, the place guarentees you that it will work on any guy or you get
every penny you paid back including the shipping, so there is no way to lose here, go now to FROOVE.COM
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Tensionoff





Feb 21 2007 4:40 PM

Thanksalot!
Still sounds so very fresh!
Greets from Rotterdam!
Francis FooManchu





Feb 6 2007 9:12 AM

Hello , listening to Dear John after all these years is such a breath of oxygene .I'm very honoured and happy to have find you back .

Lots of love from Francis Bordeaux France
Baz_Bakunin





Feb 5 2007 3:57 PM

Thanx for the Add.
Bird La Bird





Feb 4 2007 9:54 PM

Hey Woo woo! Is that yoo yoo looking after this space? What yer up to darlin?

Bird la Bird - thanks for the add. A bird in the bush is worth two in the hand I think I can help you get through your exams.
Mr Pop





Jan 29 2007 8:33 AM

cheers for the add.
More songs please :o)
Blake Nelson





Jan 6 2007 5:58 AM

put more songs up. especially those groovy bass ones
FlashRock





Dec 8 2006 10:40 PM

whats up Au Pairs?
LIVE VIDEO WECASTING / RADIO
Promoting Unsigned / Indie Talent
 


www.flashrock.com
Lyle





Nov 20 2006 5:43 PM

are you going to put anymore songs up?
Lyle





Nov 20 2006 5:42 PM

quality tunes, love it!!!
x
Ash





Nov 12 2006 5:26 AM

Hey put up 'America' or 'Stepping Outta Line".... what a great band, thanks for the add
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