Happy Hate Me Nots - Salt Sour & Brighton

The first clip made for this Sydney-based Australian band, and their third single, initially released in 1987 on the Sydney-based Waterfront label.
"The song's lyrics deal with the Sydney suburb of Brighton, mentioning the now long-gone Brighton Hotel, which was a rock venue in the early 80's, and place the song inside a make-believe cartoon picture remembered from a children's book about Popeye." (Paul Berwick - vocals/gtr - 2008)
The song is available again on the comprehensive Happy Hate Me Nots 2CD compilation "The Good That's Been Done" released by the feelpresents label in 2006.

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Music

Tags:

• Alternative
• australian
• rock
• pop-punk
• the
• jam
• bram
• tchaikovsky
• positive
• hatred
• waterfront
• pop
• punk
• feel
• presents

[kingofkongisland]

A terribly underrated and over looked band.

[decaysvegan]

Nicky, Your dad was a wonderful guy. I only wish you could have known him longer. And this is one of my favourite sngles he played in.

[chaase1000]

hey nicky, just posted this clip to fb as part of song challenge & yes I did mention the fact that your dad was in it :) pretty cool huh? you can always see him here :)

[hectorvadair]

Always loved xx this fucking lp !! Great great band !!



[MsRonSyd]

I use to follow these guys everywhere around Sydney great stuff...

[jaywizzlejohnston]

i used to follow these guys everwhere in sydney... Cronulla Leagues club gig..packed room...went off.....classic

[ThePixelmill]

Ha! I made the clip [back then] with Andrew Traucki [who directed Blackwater a couple of years ago....amongst other things] We charged $500 a clip! Great bunch of guys - brings back memories.

[regurgitator]

those were the days, excellent stuff

[shambolicmania]

Their live sound wasn't much different to this. No over-kill on ampage - you could hear both guitars inter-twining melodies.

[froudg]

remember seeing them at teh north gong only dozen people... went off .. music too many a surf trip