
A face in the context of this band name is not literally someone's countenance, it is 'somebody'. And not just anybody, it is a person who knows how to dress with good taste and to the latest fashion.
In the sixties these people were also called Mods; the more followers they had, the more important they were. Sound familiar?
To support all this an excerpt from the song Bell Boy of The Who:
'Ain't you the guy who used to set the paces
Riding up in front of a hundred faces
I don't suppose you would remember me
But I used to follow you back in '63.'
The Small Faces had every right to advertise themselves as such: all members of the quartet were of moderate sizes from a physical viewpoint.
Active: 1965-1969; 1975-1978, GBR
Site: http://www.thesmallfaces.com/
See also: Small Faces, Who
1 comments:
What a steaming load of shite!
Bloody sods...
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