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"Tesla Girls" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released as the third single from their 1984 album, ''Junk Culture''. It charted at number 21 in the UK and Ireland, and number 33 in the Netherlands. Although only moderately successful on the charts, it became one of the group's biggest club hits.〔("Tesla Girls" review ) at AllMusic.〕 Musician and writer Kim Wilde slammed "Tesla Girls" on release, calling it "inane and monotonous".〔Waller, Johnny; Humphreys, Mike. ''Messages''. Sidgwick & Jackson. 1987. ISBN 0-283-99234-4. p. 137.〕 Critic Dave Thompson, in a retrospective review for AllMusic described the track as "electrifying" and a "quintessential dance number", while praising its lyrics.〔 Colleague Ned Raggett also commended the song's words, as well as its melody and "brilliant, hyperactive" intro.〔(''Junk Culture'' review ) at AllMusic〕 The single performed more poorly than expected mainly due to a lack of media coverage. Controversy surrounded the song's video, which some in the media had slammed as 'sexist'. In fact, the video, which was largely Andy McCluskey's idea, was lampooning the style of American music videos the band was pressured into making by Virgin Records in the hope of breaking into the US market. He believed that American music videos relied heavily on attractive young female models posing and preening in front of the camera. While few got the joke, a furore did develop. It was the last time Virgin Records interfered with the style of videos of the band's singles. The song featured in the 1985 film ''Weird Science''. ==B-sides== The live version of "Telegraph" was recorded in 1983 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London. "Telegraph" was the second and final single from their fourth studio album, ''Dazzle Ships''. The other B-side, "Garden City", was only released on the 12" vinyl and cassette single versions. "Garden City" was featured on the B-sides album ''Navigation: The OMD B-Sides'', released in 2001.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Navigation - The OMD B-Sides (CD, Comp) at Discogs )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tesla Girls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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