Right Said Fred is making a comeback! Is anyone celebrating? For those who don’t remember their one hit, it was “I’m Too Sexy”. Right Said Fred consisted to two brothers, Richard and Fred Fairbrass, both of them bald, buff and douchetastic. I’ve always thought Vin Diesel must have had an obsession with Right Said Fred – Vin looks like he totally copied their “I’m too sexy to act normal” look and vibe.

Anyhoo, Right Said Fred is currently making a video for their “comeback” song, “I’m A Celebrity”. Radar Online points out that the band had some success in Europe, and hope to revisit that success again there and here in America. Richard actually complains about the UK not being receptive to their comeback. Sob! Then Richard gives the smackdown to Amy Winehouse and Duffy. Radar Online has more:

Hoping to be more than a one hit wonder (who doesn’t have a love-hate relationship with I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt?) brothers Richard and Fred Fairbrass AKA Right Said Fred recently flew to Los Angeles to record a video for their new song I’m A Celebrity.

Bound to be a hit in Germany, the band’s comeback single promises big things. Richard Fairbrass confides, “It’s a comment on the whole celebrity lifestyle thing, being famous for nothing, whether its Big Brother, Idol or whatever. Celebrities are a goldmine of inspiration.”

After their 1991 smash, Fairbrass says the band headed to Europe in the late nineties, where they performed around three gigs a week, at various clubs and festivals.

Finding a label has been a hard task in the current economy. After signing to BMG in 2002, the band jumped ship to Gut Intermedia nine months ago, only to see the label go bankrupt. “Now we have our back catalogue back and we are contractually free,” Fairbrass says.

On reinventing himself, Richard says, “America and Europe are decidedly more receptive. In the UK it’s more difficult.”

“We keep ourselves looking good. As a pop act its more important, while as a rock act there’s more leeway. As a pop act you have to look better. We are very into the gym and are quite vain, we watch what we eat and seldom drink we only binge once every blue moon.” Well, that’s honesty for you.

Now living in south London, Richard isn’t too keen on current pop acts: “I can’t really stand the retro stuff like Amy Winehouse or Duffy. They’re big with kids who aren’t really old enough to realize how derivative they are.”

From Radar Online

Hint for Richard: when in search of a comeback, don’t make reference to how old you are. Don’t say anything that smacks of “Back in my day, we used to yadda yadda…” I’m okay with Winehouse being called “derivative” because hey, she’s been called a lot worse. But Duffy’s my girl! And yes, I know Duffy is derivative. But Right Said Fred can stuff it.

And it totally cracks me up that they’re working out again for their comeback. Do you think we’ll get to see more buff, waxed muscles and bald heads? Is that look still in style? Ask Vin Diesel.

Right Said Fred is shown out in Berlin and performing later that night on 6/7/06. Credit: WENN.com