Pussyfoot

Pussyfoot was a British recording act of the late 1970s. The act consisted of songwriter, producer and musician Mick Flinn, and vocalist Donna Jones. Flinn remained behind the scenes, and Jones was marketed as a solo artist.

Early 1970s

Flinn had been a member of Australian rock band The Mixtures from 1967 to 1972, which included the band's most successful period. With back-to-back number 1 songs in Australia in 1970, their "The Pushbike Song" was released in the UK where it entered the charts in the top 5, peaking at #2 in January 1971. The Mixtures made the trip to England in January 1971, returned to Australia in November for a concert tour, and then returned to England in January 1972. Flinn left the band in May 1972, eventually settling permanently in the UK.

In the UK, Flinn formed The Springfield Revival with Ray Martin and Donna Jones. Flinn subsequently became Jones' manager-writer-producer.

"The Way That You Do It" (1976)

In 1976 they recorded a disco song "The Way That You Do It", and first attracted public attention when the song's suggestive lyrics caused it to be banned by the BBC. In Australia, the television show Countdown began playing the video clip, and exploited the British ban on playing the song. Over several months, Jones became a sensation and a sex symbol. The song was released as a single by EMI Records and spent eight weeks at number one on the singles chart from December 1976.

Pussyfoot (film)

Pussyfoot is a 2008 comedy film directed by Dusan Sekulovic.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of a bristly-faced resident expat, Irwin, and his friends as they experience their second coming-of-age in New York City. For Irwin, there are “women” and then there are “girls”: women want to get married and girls just want to have fun. For the single Anny, there are three types of men: married, gay and idiots. Polish polka bars, confusing self-help books and a mythical hooker who never sleeps with her clients confound the friends’ American journey.

Cast

The cast includes:

Awards and recognition

The film screened at the 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, was a 2008 Moondance International Film Festival Finalist and was named the Audience Award Feature Film at the 2008 Chashama Film Festival.