Bananarama released its 1983 debut single, “Really Saying Something,” with Fun Boy Three.
The collaboration paired Bananarama’s vocals with the established English trio Fun Boy Three. The song was a cover of a 1961 recording by American singer-songwriter group the Velvelettes, so Bananarama’s release belongs to a longer chain of girl-group and pop reinterpretations.
Bananarama was formed in London in 1981 by Sara Dallin, Keren Woodward and Siobhan Fahey. The group became known for combining dance-pop, new wave and the members’ informal, distinctive image. Their later hits included “Cruel Summer,” “Venus” and “Love in the First Degree.” “Really Saying Something” is sometimes mistaken for their first solo single, but it was a collaboration with Fun Boy Three.