John Peel breaks The Thompson Twins by playing a song you've probably never heard

Thompson Twins : Squares and Triangles

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On May 5 1980, John Peel played the debut single of a promising new band called Thompson Twins.  "Squares and Triangles" was the work of a five-piece band led by Tom Bailey.

With the addition of Joe Leeway and Alannah Curie, Bailey's band, now a trio, would score a string of major US and UK hits beginning in 1982 with songs like "Hold Me Now", "Lies", "Doctor! Doctor!" and "You Take Me Up".

Thompson Twins in 1980, with Tom Bailey second from the left.

And in 1983: