Who knew that what we were all waiting for to revitalise British pop music in early 1993 was a contemporary update of Funky Moped by Jasper Carrott. Throw in the fact that the tamboura-led coda of Kawasaki owes a debt to Lightnin’ Never Strikes Twice by The Move and its inclusion on the metaphorical mixtape would be a given.
Peel was very taken by Cornershop, appreciating not only their music but the way in which they were reclaiming Asian stereotypes. As he put it, They hit that racist stuff and they hit it hard. He recommended that people should try and see them live if they got the chance.
Video courtesy of Cornershop.
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