So (band)

{{short description|English music duo}}

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So were an English duo from London that was active in the late 1980s, that featured Marcus Bell and Mark Long, who were members of new wave band The Opposition. The duo were managed by Steve Weltman of Esta Management, and were contemporaries of acts such as Climie Fisher and Waterfront. Signed to Parlophone, they released singles such as "Are You Sure?" (which charted in the UK at number 62{{cite book

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| year= 2006

| title= British Hit Singles & Albums

| edition= 19th

| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited

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| page= 513}} and U.S. at number 41{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/so/chart-history/hsi/|title=So - Chart History|website=Billboard.com|access-date=February 1, 2021}}) and "Would You Die for Me", as well as the accompanying album Horseshoe in the Glove, produced by Walter Turbitt. So only lasted for one album as The Opposition regrouped to release the album Blue Alice Blue in 1990.{{cite web | url=https://opposition.band/produit/blue-alice-blue-cd/ | title=Blue Alice Blue CD|website=Opposition.band }}

Marcus Bell died from cancer in December 2014.[https://gonzomusic.fr/so-long-marcus-bell-from-the-oppositionso-so-so-sad-departure.html GBD (2014). "So long Marcus Bell from the Opposition...so so so sad departure!"] Gonzo Music (French publication). 11 December 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2021. Mark Long{{cite web | url=https://opposition.band/author/mark/ | title=Mark Long, auteur sur the Opposition|website=Opposition.band}} died from cancer aged 67 in 2022.Record Collector Obits: Not Forgotten by Paul Bowler p. 43, December 2022, Issue 538.{{Cite web|url=https://opposition.band/|title=The Opposition|website=Opposition.band|access-date=27 May 2023}}