In 1983 Bow Wow Wow ousted Lwin, and Matt Ashman became the lead singer under the moniker Chiefs of Relief. Bow Wow Wow came under the spotlight again for the use of African Burundi rhythms as to whether the group had been influenced or plagiarised the source. The result of which was McLaren promising not to promote Lwin as a ‘sex kitten’, however the picture was still used in Europe for the cover for the album “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. Subsequent singles included “See Jungle! (Jungle Boy)”, the cover “I Want Candy”, “Louis Quatorze”, and “Fools Rush In”.Īfter 15-year old Lwin was photographed nude, in a modern day take on Manet’s “The Luncheon on the Grass” for the EP cover “The Last of the Mohicans” the band came under particular scrutiny. Featuring African rhythms with surf instrumentals and pop sensibilities, the band earned their first Top 10 hit with “Go Wild in the Country” in early 1982. City All Over! Go Ape Crazy”, which reached No. The EP “Your Cassette Pet” was released later that year, featuring the singles “Your Cassette Pet” and “WORK” after which EMI dropped the band.īow Wow Wow signed with RCA in 1981 who issued the band's full-length “See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang, Yeah. The band made their debut in 1980 with the single “C-40 C-60 C-90 Go”, however their label EMI failed to promote the single as it was alleged to promoted home taping as Side-B to the cassette was blank. Auditions were held, however after six months 14-year old Liverpudlian Annabella Lwin was chosen to fill the role. After convincing the line-up of the Adam and the Ants, which included guitarist Matthew Ashman, bassist Leigh Gorman, and drummer David Barbarossa, to leave the lead singer Adam Ant behind, and form Bow Wow Wow, Malcolm McLaren was in search of a lead singer.

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