Blue Mercedes
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Blue Mercedes were a pop music duo from London, England, made up of David Titlow and Duncan Millar. Titlow was infamous for wearing purple shorts with the words "Funk Ass" printed on them, whilst Millar played a large portable synth with double keyboards — they dubbed their musical style 'Street Latin Wolff'. Their only Billboard Hot 100 hit was "I Want To Be Your Property," which peaked at #66 in 1988 and spent four weeks at #1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. They had two more dance chart entries in 1988.
After releasing the single "That Beauty Is You", they evolved into indie dance band, Nixon, and released "Sweet Temptation". A second single was recorded and manufactured by MCA Records, a cover version of the Sex Pistols' "Submission", however this was never released. Nixon also remixed the Blur song "Bad Day" from their first album for Food Records; whilst the mix was rejected by the band, a white label twelve-inch did appear.
Titlow then went on to form the indie rock band Heave, who signed to Radar Records in the early 1990s, releasing the singles "Suna/12XU" and "Pig Pretty". They followed this with the album Scaramanga, which was produced by Bryce Goggin, and released in both the UK and Japan.
Today, Titlow is a fashion and music photographer. Millar currently teaches Music Theory at the City and Islington College, London.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 1987 | "I Want To Be Your Property" | UK Singles Chart | 23 |
| February 1988 | "See Want Must Have" | UK Singles Chart | 57 |
| July 1988 | "Love is The Gun" | UK Singles Chart | 46 |
| November 88 | "Treehouse" | UK Singles Chart | - |
| October 89 | "That Beauty is You" | UK Singles Chart | - |
| October 90 | "Sweet Temptation"* | UK Singles Chart | - |
- as Nixon [MCA Records - NXN 1]
[edit] Albums
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Rich and Famous | UK Albums Chart | n/a |
[edit] See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
- One-hit wonders in the UK
[edit] References
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 66. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
