The Resume

(1979- )
Formed in California
Terri Nunn (vocals)
John Crawford (bass)
David Diamond (keyboard)
Rick Olsen (guitar)
Matt Reid (keyboard)
Rob Bill (drums)
Albums include 'Pleasure Victim,' 'Love Life,' 'Count Three and Pray' and 'Voyeur'
Recorded 'Take My Breath Away,' 'Sex (I'm A...),' 'No More Words' and 'The Metro'

Why they might be annoying:

Some fans wrongly assumed the group was from Europe because of their sound and the group's name.
MTV and several radio stations refused to play their song 'Sex (I'm A....)' due to it's suggestive lyrics.
In the liner notes for 'Pleasure Victim,' Terri Nunn posed nude and her contribution was listed as 'vocals, bj's.'
John Crawford called their 'No More Words' video a 'total ripoff' of the film 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
The video for 'No More Words' was banned in London for being 'too violent.'
Their song 'Take My Breath Away' was covered by pop singer Jessica Simpson.
They broke up shortly after 'Take My Breath Away' became a number one single (1987).

Why they might not be annoying:

After more than a decade apart, they reunited to record a new album and resume touring (1999).
Their songs have been covered by artists such as System Of A Down and Alkaline Trio.
They opened for David Bowie.
They dismissed criticism of their song 'Sex (I'm A....)' by saying '(it) wasn't written for radio.'
Terri Nunn said: 'People wanted to minimize me as a person because I talked about sex openly.'
Terri Nunn graduated high school at age 16.

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 1980's New Wave/Synth Pop
• Banned Videos
• City Namesakes
• D's Profiles [Series 02]
• I Performed on American Bandstand [A-D]
• I Recorded the Oscar Winning Best Original Song (Ranked: 1986)
• Look at Me, I Got a Microphone
• Look at Me, I'm Getting Blown
• My Music was Lost in the 2008 Universal Studios Fire
• My Song Hit #1 on Billboard's US Singles Chart [1980's] (Ranked: 1986)
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 175)
• Profiles 14251-14500 (Ranked: 14332)
• Top Gun [Films]
• VH-1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 80's (Ranked: 62)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 8.33% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 26 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 12 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 51 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 24 Votes: 45.83% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 11.76% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 33 Votes: 42.42% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 64 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 28 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 66 Votes: 46.97% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 44 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 73 Votes: 38.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 73 Votes: 36.99% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 167 Votes: 44.31% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 238 Votes: 43.28% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 797 Votes: 42.66% Annoying