This article is about the Kleenex band. For information about the tissue of the same name, see Kleenex.
Kleenex was briefly (1978-79) the name of an acclaimed Swiss female post-punk/new wave group, until the threat of legal action by Kimberly-Clark prompted a change of name to LiLiPUT. Consisting of Regula Sing (vocals), Marlene Marder (guitar), Klaudia Schiff (bass) and Lislot Ha (drums) and combining spirited thrash (later modified) with unconventional vocals and lyrics (their mix of adopted English and their native German adding to their charm), the band recorded a number of successful singles prior to Sing's departure, followed by further successes under its subsequent name in the early 1980s.
It came to be used in gas mask filters during the war, as a replacement for cotton, which was in high demand for use as a surgical dressing.
Kleenex were first advertised for use as a handkerchief replacement in 1926; this was to become the product's dominant use.
Kimberly-Clark consciously places the terminology "brand tissues" after "Kleenex" in all of their advertising so as to inform the general public that Kleenex is a brand of tissue, not the actual term for "tissue".
LiLiPUT were an Swiss female post-punk/new wave band active from 1978 to 1983.
The group formed in 1978 under the name Kleenex, and soon made a name for themselves, until the threat of legal action by Kimberly-Clark in 1979 prompted a change of name to LiLiPUT (Kleenex being a propietry brand of tampon in Switzerland).
The band's sound underwent a change throughout their career, due in part to line-up changes; the earlier recordings are more noisy and energetic, while the later songs are more complex and haunting.
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