Song:Female of the Species
Album:Greatest Hits
Space had success in their native England in the 90s. You may have heard Female of the Species playing over the end credits of the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. Space was known for cheeky lyrics so I'm not surprised that Mike Myers is a fan. Space formed in 1993 in Liverpool heavily influenced by The Who. Tommy Scott was lead singer and bassist, Jamie Murphy was guitarist and background singer, Andy Parle was drummer. After releasing a single, keyboardist Franny Griffiths joined. He knew Scott from the group Hello Sunset. They signed with Gut Records and started having success when Female of the Species was used as the theme for the Grenada TV series Cold Feet. It also played over the end credits of the 1997 film Austin Myers: International Man of Mystery. The video played on MTV and it got some college radio airplay. The song has a lounge music vibe influenced by The Walker Brothers theme to the 1967 film Deadlier Than The Male. Space toured after the 1996 album Spiders was released. Bassist David "Yorkie" Palmer was added so Scott could concentrate on vocals. The tour didn't go well. Scott lost his voice. Murphy suffered a nervous breakdown. Yorkie's mother Gladys Palmer died. She was a popular singer in Liverpool. And Parle was replaced by Leon Caffrey. Space's 1998 album Tin Planet did well in England. But when Gut refused to release the 2000 album Love You More Than Football, Space parted ways with them. Scott says Gut did not agree with Space's choice of Edwyn Collins as producer. After the 2004 album Suburban Rock 'n' Roll, Space split up. This comp is a good intro to their music. Scott formed The Drellas. Griffiths was in the band Dust and he also recorded as Subway Showdown. Andy Parle died when he was hit by a car in 2009. Scott, Murphy and Griffiths reunited Space in 2011. They released a 2012 album and toured. They released another album in 2017 and they will tour England this summer. Here's the video for Female of the Species by Space.
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