1992 Right Said Fred: Deeply Dippy

Always a curious proposition, Right Said Fred's 'I'm Too Sexy' 1991 debut had all the hallmarks of a novelty, Europop one ht wonder. Nothing that could be logically followed up anyway so they didn't try to, which is why the lush 'Don't Talk, Just Kiss' came as a delightful curveball that confounded expectation. Another year on and 'Deeply Dippy' switches track yet again to a chunky bounce of sunlit bubblegum that's a close cousin to The Lovin' Spoonful's 'Daydream'. With an inbuilt grin to deliver its feelgood 'I love you' message, 'Deeply Dippy' is bedrock pop of no pomp or substance that's refreshing in its total lack of pretension. Only Richard Fairbrass's flat Surrey vocal, lonely in its isolation, spoils the party with a stiffness that seems unable to join in the fun. But nevermind that; the song is strong enough to compensate and by the time the horns blare up, everybody should be smiling - after all, who could bear too much malice to any song with 'dippy' in the title?