For a couple years, Blancmange was all over "new wave" radio stations like LA's KROQ and San Francisco's Quake.
I was surprised to learn at some point that, not only were they not French, but the name Blancmange comes from Britain's version of Jell-o.
(I think I may have figured that out from this Monty Python sketch)
At any rate, let us return now to those thrilling days of yesteryear when it was perfectly legitimate for a band to consist of two guys, only one of whom plays an instrument: