The Pipettes

This week I've actually been listening to Helen Love, but couldn't find a decent video for her. Furthermore, this is going to be my last post of 2006, so something released this year would probably be fitting. As Ms Love was the first to coin the term girl power (a good five years before The Spice Girls were unleashed on unsuspecting footballers and comedians), I thought The Pipettes would be a good choice.

In case the polka dot dresses didn't give it away, I think it's fair to say The Pipettes are probably closer to being successors to the Phil Spector girl groups of the 60's more than descendants of Scary, Minger, Chav, Chubby and Council of the 90's. The video places the Brighton girls in Russ Meyer's Into the Valley of the Dolls. Ace.