They are the Pipettes. And they are the prettiest girls I've ever met...at least on stage singing sugary sweet pop music. The always statuesque Gweno and her spunky partners, Riot Becky and Rosay, came back to San Francisco for a second time to, as Rosay said, "sing short songs, and do a lot of dancing."
Bimbo's was not that crowded actually. At first, I thought it would sell out for sure, but after arriving just right after the second opener, there was plenty of room on the main floor and even more spaces available in the back tables. They came on eventually at around 10:15pm. Their second song, "Your Kisses are Wasted On Me," immediately ignited the crowd. Gweno had a bit of a problem reaching the high notes, but that's probably because she needs to warm up a bit.
The Pipettes wore these really cute outfits, full of polka dots. Gweno's was the most pronounced, with a pyramid-like stiff skirt. She also dyed her hair, much to my dismay, from that beautiful blonde to the more subtle strawberry blonde ala Clair Danes in My So Called Life.
But the songs, oh the songs. They played plenty of them, and they danced their little moves. You don't really get to see pretty girls sing well, but the Pipettes definitely sang well. Their voices were just amazing, and their sparkling personalities also made them so endearing. And the British accents, oh, the British accents.
You're probably reading this and wondering, "OK, where is the actual review of the show?" Well, I'm trying but I can't get past how cute they looked on stage!
OK. So, they played everything off of their We Are the Pipettes. Biggest crowd pleaser was, by far, "Pull Shapes." They did their little Madonna-like Vogue dancing. And the band was quite tight too. This song was played next to last I think. Everyone in the crowd was dancing, even the real hard looking guys. But then again, why would you go see the Pipettes if you were acting hard?
I got to meet them afterwards since I bought a CD and they signed it. They are just too sweet. I just don't know what to say them other than, "great show!" I wanted to ask Gweno when she dyed her hair. But, alas, I had to go.
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02 November 2007
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