In forming Shakespears Sister, Siobhan Fahey went from being one-third of one of pop's most successful acts to one-half of its least predictable. Upon leaving Bananarama in 1988 after the trio's run of dance-pop chart-toppers, Fahey began work on a more idiosyncratic project that took shape when she connected with Marcy Levy, a former backup singer for Eric Clapton who adopted the moniker of Marcella Detroit. Their music as Shakespears Sister boasted a florid, flamboyant sensibility, with songs such as "You're History" and "I Don't Care" combining the dark wit of The Smiths with a love of grand gestures and infectious melodies. "Stay" showed the pair’s flair for high drama, too. Though Fahey continued to periodically release solo music as Shakespears Sister in the years following Detroit's departure in 1993, the duo's reunion in 2019 has yielded a wealth of new music that's just as vivacious as the early hits.