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<p><b>West Is Lip</b> is a British new wave band consisting of four androgynous men from Hertfordshire. Their hit <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Single_%28music%29" title="wikipedia:Single (music)">single</a> is "She Partied Without Dancing", which reached No. 4 on the Sales Chart. They apparently were popular enough to warrant a compilation of their singles.
</p><p><a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> refers to the band's name after mispronouncing the <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email" title="Strong Bad Email">email</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Email_By_Place" title="Strong Bad Email By Place">sender's location</a> of "<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=West_Islip%2C_New_York" title="wikipedia:West Islip, New York">West Islip</a>" in <a href="/index.php?title=old_comics" title="old comics">old comics</a>. A poster featuring the band is seen in <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad%27s_Room" title="Strong Sad's Room">Strong Sad's room</a> in <a href="/index.php?title=Baddest_of_the_Bands" title="Baddest of the Bands">Baddest of the Bands</a>.
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<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span></h2>
<ul><li>The band is represented by four images of <a href="/index.php?title=Ryan_Sterritt" title="Ryan Sterritt">Ryan Sterritt</a>, with blue eyebrows and bright red lips crudely drawn on in <a href="/index.php?title=Photoshop" title="Photoshop">Photoshop</a>.
<ul><li>The picture of Sterritt is taken from <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071110041416/http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&amp;id=Z161831" rel="nofollow" title="https://web.archive.org/web/20071110041416/http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&amp;id=Z161831">his 2005 SXSW profile</a>. He appears blue-skinned due to the lighting in the photo.
</li><li>The imagery of the band is somewhat similar to the cover of <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=The_Man-Machine" title="wikipedia:The Man-Machine">The Man-Machine</a></i> by <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Kraftwerk" title="wikipedia:Kraftwerk">Kraftwerk</a>.
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</li><li>Strong Bad reading "Without" from their song title was reused in <a href="/index.php?title=rock_opera" title="rock opera">rock opera</a>.
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<ul><li><b>Debut:</b> Email <a href="/index.php?title=old_comics" title="old comics">old comics</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Baddest_of_the_Bands" title="Baddest of the Bands">Baddest of the Bands</a>
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner_Original_Soundtrack_Volume_1" title="Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1">Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1</a>
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'''West Is Lip''' is a British new wave band consisting of four androgynous men from Hertfordshire. Their hit [[Single (music)|single]] is "She Partied Without Dancing", which reached No. 4 on the Sales Chart. They apparently were popular enough to warrant a compilation of their singles.


[[Strong Bad]] refers to the band's name after mispronouncing the [[Strong Bad Email|email]] [[Strong Bad Email By Place|sender's location]] of "[[West Islip, New York|West Islip]]" in [[old comics]]. A poster featuring the band is seen in [[Strong Sad's Room|Strong Sad's room]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]].


== Fun Facts ==
 
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* The band is represented by four images of [[Ryan Sterritt]], with blue eyebrows and bright red lips crudely drawn on in [[Photoshop]].
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** The picture of Sterritt is taken from [http://2005.sxsw.com/interactive/conference/panels/?action=bio&id=Z161831 his 2005 SXSW profile]. He appears blue-skinned due to the lighting in the photo.
** The imagery of the band is somewhat similar to the cover of ''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by [[Kraftwerk]].
* Strong Bad reading "Without" from their song title was reused in [[rock opera]].
 
== Appearances ==
 
* '''Debut:''' Email [[old comics]]
* [[Baddest of the Bands]]
* [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]
[[Category:Bands]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

West Is Lip
Androgynous Boys
Origins Hertfordshire
Genre(s) New wave
Synth-pop
Discography The Singles (2004)

West Is Lip is a British new wave band consisting of four androgynous men from Hertfordshire. Their hit single is "She Partied Without Dancing", which reached No. 4 on the Sales Chart. They apparently were popular enough to warrant a compilation of their singles.

Strong Bad refers to the band's name after mispronouncing the email sender's location of "West Islip" in old comics. A poster featuring the band is seen in Strong Sad's room in Baddest of the Bands.

Fun Facts

  • The band is represented by four images of Ryan Sterritt, with blue eyebrows and bright red lips crudely drawn on in Photoshop.
  • Strong Bad reading "Without" from their song title was reused in rock opera.

Appearances

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