The Honeymoon Killers were a Belgian synth pop band started in 1977 by three friends. They recorded one album in 1979 but in 1980 they completed their line up with two new members & Véronique Vincent on lead vocals.
They were an irreverent bunch and had been known to throw raw meat onto their audience at live shows. Playing as many gigs as they could, the band pretty much took over the Belgian club and bar scene in ‘81. On their second album they covered Charles Trenet’s ‘Route Nationale 7′ which quickly became a radio & TV hit single in France and Belgium and the band even made the cover of NME.
MP3: Honeymoon Killers - Laisse Tomber Les Filles
The band split in the beginning of ‘85 right after their first Japanese tour & Yvon, one of the founding members died in 1989. Their original album ‘Les Tueurs De La Lune De Miel’ released on Crammed discs goes for 215.94 on Gemm! But I know fools ain’t rich, so eBay has your back with a copy for 9 bones.
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The Honeymoon Killers is also the name of one of the most superbly acted horror/thriller movies of all time. Based on a true story about some homely psycho-bitch girlfriend who kills her two-timing rico-suave of a husband (basically).
The Honeymoon Killers (film) on IMDB.
Criterion Collection released it on DVD not too long ago, if that means anything to you folks.
One of my all time favorites movies! Sorry, I know this is only peripherally related to this post (hardly)!
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…and who’s Yvon? ;p
Great post! The film Honeymoon Killers will be broadcast on Turner Classic Movies (tcm.com) later this month. Shirley Stoler, the female lead, was later Mrs. Steve on Peewee’s Playhouse!