Written by the band's management team Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley , the song's Greek flavour and tempo changes garnered comparisons to Mikis Theodorakis 's composition " Zorba's Dance ". Though considered a departure from the "big-beat" style of the band's previous hits, "Bend It! The song is notable for its Greek style, inspired by " Zorba's Dance " from the film Zorba the Greek , which includes a bouzouki that quickens in tempo. For "Bend It! The song's salacious lyrics caused controversy and upon its release in America in October, numerous radio stations banned the song.
This led the band to re-record "Bend It! This version was then rush-released at the end of October and the original version was withdrawn. But neither would we want to be viewed in any way as corrupters of these standards. Our two countries are so close in most things that it is always surprising to find the exceptional cases where meaning and innuendo differ between us". The dance, created by Ready Steady Go! Reviewed in Record Mirror , "Bend It! It's unusual, with a speeding-up tempo and a fine set of lyrics".
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