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<blockquote data-quote="muzikfrk" data-source="post: 706"><img src="http://idolator.com/assets/resources/2007/06/iminlove.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />They weren&#039;t as MTV-notorious as the Thompson Twins, but the Manchester pop band <a href="http://idolator.com/tunes/the-freshies/" target="_blank">The Freshies</a> got in on the <a href="http://idolator.com/tunes/groove-is-in-the-.art/back-in-the-day-the-thompson-twins-were-at-the-forefront-of-multimedia-add+ons-270133.php" target="_blank">vinyl video game</a> action with The Biz, a music industry-themed game that allowed players to play at making it big as a band. That game was just one of many ways Freshies leader Chris Sievey tried to promote his band--he even came up with Frank Sidebottom, the band&#039;s No. 1 fan, who actually outpaced the Freshies in popularity and who&#039;s <a href="http://www.franksidebottom.co.uk/" target="_blank">still available for appearances around the UK</a>. It&#039;s a shame, because &quot;I&#039;m In Love With A Girl On A Certain Megastore&#039;s Check Out Desk,&quot; which appears on the game&#039;s soundtrack, is a fine pop tune that&#039;s worth at least a few extra points on The Biz&#039;s &quot;song quality&quot; scale: <a href="http://www.idolator.com/assets/resources/mp3/freshies_megastore.mp3" target="_blank">The Freshies - I&#039;m In Love With A Girl On A Certain Megastore&#039;s Check Out Desk</a> [<a href="http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/" target="_blank">MP3</a>]<a href="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekplay.cgi?title=Biz%2c+The&amp;pub=Virgin+Games+Ltd&amp;year=1984&amp;id=0000544&amp;game=/games/b/BizThe.z80.zip&amp;emu=3" target="_blank">The Biz</a> [worldofspectrum.org]<a href="http://www.thefreshies.co.uk/" target="_blank">CHRIS SIEVEY AND THE FRESHIES</a> [Official site]Earlier: <a href="http://idolator.com/tunes/groove-is-in-the-.art/back-in-the-day-the-thompson-twins-were-at-the-forefront-of-multimedia-add+ons-270133.php" target="_blank">Back In The Day, The Thompson Twins Were At The Forefront Of Multimedia Add-Ons</a><a href="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/idolator/full?a=d5uz0S" target="_blank"><img src="http://feeds.gawker.com/~a/idolator/full?i=d5uz0S" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />&lt;/img&gt;</a><a href="http://idolator.com/tunes/mp3/the-vault-the-freshies-get-in-the-game-270288.php" target="_blank">More...</a></blockquote>

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