Fine Young Cannibals – Good Thing (1989)

“Good Thing” recorded by Fine Young Cannibals: June 14/1989.
Fine Young Cannibals were a British band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984, by bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox (both formerly of The Beat, and singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz). They are best known for their 1989 hit singles “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing”. Their name came from the 1960 film All The Fine Young Cannibals starring Robert Wagner and Natalie Wood. The group was formed in 1984 in Birmingham, UK, from the ashes of The Beat, with whom Cox and Steele previously played. The band’s eponymous debut album was released in 1985, spawning two UK hit singles, “Johnny Come Home” and a cover of Elvis Presley’s “Suspicious Minds” featuring additional vocals by Jimmy Somerville. Their highest charting hits were “She Drives Me Crazy” and “Good Thing”, from the 1989 album The Raw and the Cooked. Both reached number one in the U.S. singles charts. The Raw and the Cooked included three songs the band had recorded for Tin Men (including “Good Thing”), and their cover of the Buzzcocks’ “Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)” recorded for the film Something Wild. Fine Young Cannibals broke up in 1992, although they briefly returned to the studio in 1996 to record a new single, “The Flame”, which would complement their greatest hits compilation The Finest released that year.Gift reactivated the band name and toured in the 2000s as Roland Gift and the Fine Young Cannibals.

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