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Take That

Funk
FunkPop

Take That is a Funk and Pop act. Their sound grew out of Bee Gees, Emma Bunton, Jim Steinman, Billy Griffin and Bleeding Love. Those roots explain a lot about how Take That arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Will Young, Scouting for Girls and Wet Wet Wet, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis, Boyzone and Barry Manilow, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 53 connections around Take That, reaching back through Bee Gees and forward to 98 Degrees. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Take ThatBee GeesEmma BuntonJim SteinmanBilly GriffinBleeding LoveYouthBeverley KnightIt's Not Me, It's You98 DegreesBackstreet BoysLeona LewisBoyzoneBarry ManilowKaty BJLSA Friend in LondonGary BarlowRobbie WilliamsWill YoungScouting for GirlsWet Wet WetAll SaintsJames BluntWestlife

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Take That connections

Take That grew out of Bee Gees, Emma Bunton, Jim Steinman and Billy Griffin, shares an orbit with Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Will Young and Scouting for Girls, went on to shape 98 Degrees, Backstreet Boys, Leona Lewis and Boyzone. 53 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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