In no particular order some of my favourite music moments. No 8 Connection by Elastica.
Like Britpop itself Elastica‘s candle burned brightly for but a short while before being abruptly snuffed out.
Justine Frischmann was something of an It-girl of the movement, having been the partner of both Brett Anderson of Suede and Blur’s Damon Albarn (there’s a keyboard player credited as Dan Abnormal on some of their records, can’t think who that could be).
The band disintegrated in a whirl of drug-use and allegations of plagiarism shortly after their second LP.
Wunderkind guitarist Donna Matthews beat heroin, found Christianity and is reportedly now a pastor in Totness.
Connection is the best track from their far superior debut self-titled album, which went straight in at No1.
Though severely criticised for having lifted bits of a Wire song, fans of dire sexist ’70s comedies will notice it bears more than a passing resemblance to the theme tune of Are You Being Served? Wonder what Mrs Slocombe would have made of it all.
