Golden oldies, Rolling Stones - they didn't want them back because they would rather have jacked than listen to Fleetwood Mac...

Ah....what is there to say about The Reynolds Girls that hasn't been said already? Quite a lot actually! 18-year-old Linda Reynolds and her 16-year-old sister Aisling first burst into the pop charts in 1989 with the Stock, Aitken and Waterman-penned 'I'd Rather Jack'. The song spent twelve weeks in the charts - peaking at No.8 - and earned the girls their small but perfectly formed place in pop history.

Shortly afterwards the girls parted company with their famous hitmakers and a follow-up song 'Get Real' failed to chart. The girls may have rapidly returned to obscurity, however, just like that wine stain from the party you had as a teenager, their memory refuses to fade and 'I'd Rather Jack' sounds as fresh today as it first did back in 1989.

Whether you love them or hate them, it's unlikely that you've forgotten The Reynolds Girls. They may still be hoisted up by some as the text-book example of everything that is wrong with manufactured pop but for three and a half minutes back in 1989 they brightened up the charts with their stripey leggings and shiney red tops and for this we salute them. And yes actually, I would rather jack than listen to Fleetwood Mac...

PJ, February 2001

****STOP PRESS - I'd Rather Jack reached No.91 in Channel 4's 100 Worst Pop Songs Of All Time. Shame on all of you who voted for the girls!****

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