The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Wangaratta Wahine

The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band - Wangaratta Wahine (Countdown, 1975)

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Music

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• The
• Captain
• Matchbox
• Whoopee
• Band
• Wangaratta
• Wahine
• (Countdown
• 1975)
• weird
• pop

[marymlucinda]

What a blast from the past - I used to go to dances at Balmain and Paddington Halls to listen to these guys many many years ago...thanks for posting!

[YoungDot82]

I was 11 when this came out...I thought it totally weird.

Now it's filed in my minds 'nostalgia' section...still under weird! lol

[ZMoulton]

That was fantastic! Wooopee! Mic u roc!

[geekaypee]

Absurd! Surreal! Very, very silly.

There needs to be more of it. But young people nowadays ...

[kevkoala]

@creativeengineer I miss the old Golden Fleece...a few memories I have of it.

[kevkoala]

@creativeengineer Lemme guess...WPR FM otherwise known as OAK FM? I used to a program on there called "The Doghouse" a few times.....Haven't been back there for years but yes, definitly country and western and old time rock and roll.

[likatyga]

Timelines are hazy, locations seriouslyfoggy but I put the guys in a circus tent in canberra circa 1970 support act for Muddy Waters and Pinetop Perkins (and other fine bluesmen). That day is particularly obscured (askewed) but I'm at least 3% sure about it. I saw them at other venues also and once at the whiskey-ag-go in sydney??. I know I saw Daddy Cool there. I was 15-17 then, and in my defence it was very chaotic in my life then "and (i was) loving it!".

[FunkShoes]

this opened my world



[creativeengineer]

@creativeengineer I shoud know... I once played Dark Side of The Moon on a local community radio station in Wangaratta and as a result I caused a huge ruckus. I was ordered to stop playing the record immediately and was told I was out of line with such weird music. I immediately resigned as a DJ, realising Wangaratta was not ready for mainstream music as they had not progressed from country and western. Many DJ's threatened to quit over the incident and the station was in danger of collapse...

[creativeengineer]

This song was based upon a real life experience. For the record, they are singing about the old Golden Fleece service station in Wangaratta which was pulled down around 1988. Surprisingly, very few folk from Wangaratta have never heard of this song. In fact, their heads are buried in the country and western sand when it comes to music. Most of the "musically knowledgeable" people have never heard or Pink Floyd....

[artnomadix]

I got to dance around to theses guys at the very zany 'Ormond Hall" gigs they played at regularly with the other zany bands of the day ..... was pretty young mid teenager and we had them as 'special guests at an Erafest ....re-named a Whoopeefest ...... as our trumpet playing Craft teacher, Ted was in other lineups with Mic..... 'twas a pretty special day nearly 40 years ago

[anoldreg]

these blokes were way out there and havin fun. bet they smoked more than stewart wagstaffs

[MarsNova]

Well, thank goodness I LIKE silly 70's stuff like this.

[AintMisbehavin69]

I have been searching for Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives To Me sung by The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band. Could you please upload this song if possible.

Thankyou...