Spandau Balletwas a popular British band in the 1980s. Initially inspired by a mixture of synthpop and funk as typified by the track Chant No 1 which reached No 2 in the national charts and was notable for inclusion of the horn section from the group Beggar & Co, which proved a fruitful collaboration on record.The New Romantic group, eventually mellowed into a mainstream pop act. As with their rivals Duran Duran they 'broke America', albeit briefly. Spandau Ballet were Tony Hadley on vocals, brothers Gary and Martin Kemp on guitar and bass, with Gary also supplying background vocals, Steve Norman on saxophone and John Keeble on the drums. While popular in their native UK, they seemed to be a bit more of a one hit wonder in the United States, where the title track of their third album .
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Spandau Ballet

This is the song of little jo
Shes not the girl I used to know
Forever screaming all the day and night
She used to be a diplomat
But now shes down the laundromat
They washed her mind
And now she finds it hard
I know her name
But now she never seems the same
She dont talk to me
cause she cant take no sympaty
Because shes highly strung
Oh highly strung, shes undone
Highly strung
Shes stepping out upon the ledge,
Shes got a gun against her
Shes wired up to blow
The power line
Shes walking out upon the knife
Shell take you to the edge of life
Just like the song,
The pressure is on again
I know her name
But now she never seems the same
She dont talk to me
cause she cant take no sympaty
Because shes highly strung
Oh highly strung, shes undone
Highly strung
This si the song of little jo
Shes not the girl I used to know