Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo (1983)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1983:

Hoodoo Gurus' promo-video for the hit single 'Tojo' (July, 1983), taken from the 1983 album 'Stoneage Romeos'.

Explaining the song: Tojo was a bomb that the Japanese set upon Darwin (Australia) during World War II. However, the mission failed. On Christmas day in 1974, a cyclone named Tracy caused major destruction in Darwin. That year Santa never came.

Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Tojo
Album: Stoneage Romeos
Composed By: Dave Faulkner
Produced By:
Label: Big Time
Chart Position: # 80 (Australia)
Release Date: July, 1983
Footage Information: Countdown (ABC-TV)
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoodoo_Gurus
- www.hoodoogurus.net
- www.myspace.com/hoodoogurus
- www.howlspace.com.au/en2/hoodoogurus/hoodoogurus.htm

Line-up:

Dave Faulkner - Vocals, Guitar
[ The Victims (1977-1979) - The Manikins (1980) - Hoodoo Gurus (1981-present) - Antenna - Persian Rugs ]

Brad Sheppard - Guitar
[ The Fun Things (1979-1980) - The Hitmen (1981-1982) - Super K - Beasts of Bourbon, Hoodoo Gurus (1983-present) - Monarchs - Persian Rugs ]

Mark Kingsmill -- Drums
[ The Other Side -- The Hitmen (1978-1983) -- Hoodoo Gurus (1983-present) -- New Christs ]

Clyde Bramley - Bass

------------------------------------------
NZOZ NZOZ1983 1983 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Musical Terms: Power Pop, Garage, Pub, Jangle Pop, Aussie, Old Australian band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Hoodoo
• Gurus
• 1983
• Australia
• Early
• Eighties

[7tr1ps]

tojo was a japanese general not a bomb

[nzoz1983]

@7tr1ps thank you ... nobody has pointed this error out to me. No Gurus fans, no music lovers, nobody... I'll make the correction asaaaaaaaap

[TheBodie12]

fond memories - down the snow under an alias (forgot), at the cross (potts point) for live ABC TV - nzoz do you have clips from that show possibly 83-84???

[nzoz1983]

Yes, I do believe I do... I'll see what I can do about uploading it.

[Goldmansachsucks]

Mars needs guitars and Stoneage Romeos are icon albums

[lyonslaforet]

Hoodoo Gurus were a great melodic Australian band and among the most underrated ones! Their finest album Stoneage Romeos (1984) deserves to be heard again!

[brettrach2]

Hideki Tojo prime minister of Japan 1941-1944

[7tr1ps]

@nzoz1983 hey np mate and ty for the awesome uploads!

[carylazar]

James Baker what a powerhouse drummer driving all those early songs.A hell of a nice guy as well.

[bloodriver3lol]

now indie rock mimics this 30 yrs later

good development music industry!

[andyjay729]

Hey Katrina, Osama never made it to New Orleans.

[waraenaipiero]

Falling in love with this band ... .

(The singer looks like Elijah Wood.)

[goldbugnz]

brilliant!!!!