Furniture was a British

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, active from 1979 to 1991 and best known for their 1986 Top 30 hit "Brilliant Mind

Brilliant Mind

"Brilliant Mind" is a 1986 single by British New Wave band Furniture, from their 1986 album The Wrong People. The song reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart in May 1986....

". Since its break-up, the band has retained a certain cult appeal, partly due to a continuing high reputation for songwriting and partly due to the nature of the band's career. Noted for the bad luck and practical frustration that prevented them from making a long term-breakthrough, Furniture have been described as "one of the most unfortunate of bands, and a salutory lesson for any young hopefuls being courted by minor labels."

The longest-serving line-up of Furniture (from 1983–1990), comprised founder members Jim Irvin

Jim Irvin

Jim Irvin is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist.Irvin was born and raised in West London. He was the singer in the British indie-band Furniture, who released singles and albums with Survival, Stiff and Arista Records between 1982 and 1990. He co-wrote their 1986 UK hit single,...

 (vocals), singer/multi-instrumentalist Tim Whelan and drummer Hamilton Lee, plus bass player/occasional singer Sally Still and keyboard player Maya Gilder.