Strawberry Switchblade | Overlooked Alt Pop Pioneers & Fashion Icons

[@melx7653]

They’re honestly so underrated and deserve more recognition 💕 they really inspire my style and I love them so much 🥺🤍 I wish more people knew who they were and loved them as much as I do but great vid!

[@scorpiiiondude3327]

honestly.

[@franssantos9417]

True. KPop and JPop seem influenced somehow by them

[@CinematicMaj]

Stop saying “underrated “ and they were just a one hit wonder that’s all.

[@pcaetano7527]

in 2004 when Rose performed in San Francisco at the DNA lounge i was telling her how much she influenced the gothic Lolita look , at the time i was not sure if she was fully aware how much of an influence she has been. Also at this live show that you can find a recording of at the internet archive, many in the audience were crying tears of joy from just being there with her singing many of he beloved songs.

[@curly_wyn]

The post-punk/goth/dream music scene is among one of my favorites. Strawberry Switchblade were one of the greatest one-off music duos ever!! 🖤🖤

[@mariflame1821]

I grew up in the 80s but discovered their music recently. I think they were a big influence to Japanese visual Kei bands like Lareine. Good video!

[@cybertaiga9534]

Great band name and seriously a lovely group. Love Strawberry Switchblade.

[@eviljoker303]

Anyone who thought Lady Gaga was outrageous didn’t grow up in the 80’s .Love my era 🙂

[@alyciamarrison2916]

Lady Gaga is shit boring compared to the "Strawbs"!!

[@mohamedrawadali7938]

Just discovered them with trees and flowers and became instantly fascinated. I haven't been touched by a song this much for a long time! thanks to these two legends❤

[@sacredheartsmusic]

ah thank you for this! been looking for a vid on strawberry switchblade :)

[@bodionafun3441]

I absolutely adored this band as a thirteen year old, I bought everything including imports and I was in their fan club. I don't think I'd have survived my teen years without the SS album.

[@annacarollina7703]

It just backs up your point about their impact but all throughout the video despite how im not the most knowledgeable abt music history especially that specific scene and how i never heard of this band or their members before there was this sense of deja vu with their outfits; makeup and even music (i swear i heard deep water before or at least the strings in it) so yeah they were truly a band that left a mark here

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

"Since Yesterday" was the first single I ever bought

[@mojoguzzi6407]

Movie producer Joe Augustyn credits them with inspiring the costume Linnea Quigley wore in Night of the Demons. He used a Bauhaus tune in the movie but he loved this band.

[@alexmaga9655]

My favourite song from them is Ecstasy besides not being able to be sad while listening to it it introduced me to the expression "Apple of my eye" and I think that's such a sweet expression

[@deathrockfairy1290]

I literally dress like them. Ribbons, flowers, eyeliner, and all. My brother can't even watch their videos now BC he thinks I look too much like Rose!🤣

[@etherealxox]

Heard Since Yesterday in the movie This Is England years ago, love them ❤

[@spacemissing]

If I remember right, my first exposure to Strawberry Switchblade was by watching "Goodnight LA", a local music video programme on KABC channel 7, in the 1980s. I was immediately impressed and sought and bought their LP.

[@TheDoomload]

I actually discovered Strawberry Switchblade fairly late, knowing Rose's work mainly from the early neofolk-scene, especially with Death in June, Current 93 and her own project Sorrow

[@primitivepainting]

one of my favorite bands

[@hennysgraveyard6216]

This is such a great video, damn! They truly deserve a video like this showing them support and giving them this kind of attention and understanding!

[@aegisreflector1239]

Cool video thank you, just started listening to them now from Switchblade Symphony

[@lartensgrill6106]

Such an awesome band ❤️ great video!

[@alansmitheemx]

Cool videos and descriptions 💕

[@pcaetano7527]

if you look around on youtube there is a clip of Jill and Rose shopping in London back in 1985.

[@andycabrera8160]

The Switedblades left us good material. I liked their songs specially the demo's ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@veerymrappy]

completely honest, never heard/ didnt pay attention to the name strawberry switchblade actually, but i knew for ages that rose m'c'dowall sang with coil, current93 and a few other artists that emerged from the industrial /scene movement, never too old to learn, as ppl say heh ^^

[@octoberrosesaxon8818]

I wanna start a strawberry switchblade cover band 🥺❤️

[@cyrus138]

the og harajuku fashion

[@NinjaGurlPower]

Great video

[@leslieagustin111]

so informative, i love this band

[@leolizard3152]

This video is great, I happened to stumble across one of their songs and was hooked. It's such a shame the band was short lived.

[@heppolo]

Shakespears Sister took notes

[@amancalledkev]

Interesting that a lot of KZbin videos highlighting stuff and classing it as ‘you never saw’…. Nope, you just weren’t born at the right time to live in the best decade ever - the 1980’s…. You missed out…. But it’s nice to see you working to bring it to the attention of youngsters.

[@AlbaSanchezPizjuanBenjumea]

love this video🫶🏼 but no one says this style is actually Sevillian😭 (not even them, but it's obvious)

[@teendoll]

What’s the font in the thumbnail called ?

[@lisakeitel3957]

But why only one album? What happened?

[@chicken_clownnuggets569]

Jill and rose had a falling out and stopped being friends before they could finish the second album

[@lisakeitel3957]

@@chicken_clownnuggets569 for real? So soon...

[@bartonseagrave9605]

First seen them in Northern Alaska when they turned up as Gothic Eskimos, we had a whale of a time.

[@Astavyastataa]

TFW no Rose McDowell gf

[@CinematicMaj]

They weren’t overlooked. They were very famous, they were just a one hit wonder. That’s all.

[@OnlyGoodMusic_]

I remember a couple more songs, because I bought the album after "Since Yesterday", that song really was a very big success, maybe they didn't know how to carry it.