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Sometimes it can be hard to separate music from the time and place when it was first heard. I've always had that problem with certain bands from around the late '80s and early '90s. The Wonder Stuff is definitely one of those bands. Floppy fringes, baggy shirts, flowery dresses. Kids who are playing at being 'different'. It's like getting a hint of the smell of an ash tray from a glass of wine. You don't want it to be there, but it always will be.
Somehow of the other, i have managed to see through this in the case of the Wonder Stuff. It's probably because their songs are so catchy in a very poptastic way. Vague hints of the Beatles. Their album Never Loved Elvis is probably the best for this. All manner of lovelies are on here, chief amongst them being Size Of A Cow.
Donation is one of the less catchy numbers. Even still, there are still enough hooks for it to stick well in the memory. Also, and this is the main reason for my recent enjoyment of it, there are large washes of wah-wah throughout the song.
I reckon that the Stuffies were head and shoulders above their competition and should probably have a higher standing in musical history than they do. On the strength of tunes like this, i'm sure their time will come (again).
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