Song 155 - So macho & Toy boy by Sinitta

This song definitely changed its meaning after the success of X-Factor and the idea that Sinitta could have been thinking of Simon Cowell when singing these lyrics! Although, without Simon Cowell, it is very unlikely that So macho would have been a hit of the 1980s. Sinitta was the first artist that signed with Simon Cowell and Fanfare records back in the 1980s, and her first hit So macho was written by James George Hargreaves. Unfortunately, just before it was due to be released, the record company changed its mind and was about to withdraw Sinitta's record contract when Simon Cowell stepped in to change the course of history, putting up the cash to finance the record production.

When So macho was released in July 1985, it was an instant hit in clubs and high energy discos, but really failed to do anything on the UK chart. As it was selling but not charting, Cowell made the decision to delete production of the single in October 1985 to allow them to re-release the single in the middle of February 1986. So macho, again didn't immediately grow into an overnight success and it took 4 months for it to emerge from the lower end of the chart, but then it started gaining commercial air play which took the single all the way up  to number 2 in the UK chart. So Macho would go on and sell over a million copies and from the £5,000 put up by the record company to get the song released, they would see  the single return a profit of £1,000,000 and helped to secure the future of Fanfare records.

With the success of So Macho, Cowell encouraged Sinitta to work with Stock, Aitken, Waterman (SAW) as her style fitted the SAW machine perfectly and this partnership led to the creation of Toy boy, which was released in 1987 and spent 14 weeks in the UK chart making it one of the best selling songs of the year. This shows the power Simon Cowell has had over the music industry and the ability he has of recognising talent.

So lets have a disco Tuesday with not one but two hits from Sinitta.
So Macho
Toy Boy

So macho
Written by James George Hargreaves
Released: February 1986
Album: Sinitta!

Toy boy
Written by Stock, Aitken & Waterman
Released: 1987
Album: Sinitta!