Australian Crawl - Errol (1981)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1981:

Australian Crawl's promo-video for the hit single 'Errol (October, 1981) taken from the 1981 album 'Sirocco'.

Note: 'Errol' was the first single to feature the vocals of new comer Guy McDonough and it's here that Oz Crawl pay homage to expatriate Aussie Errol Flynn.

Band Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Errol
Album: Sirroco
Composed By: James Reyne and Guy McDonough
Produced By: Peter Dawkins
Label: EMI
Chart Position: # 18 (Australia)
Release Date: October, 1981
Footage Information:
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_crawl
- http://www.jamesreyne.com.au/

Line-up:

Simon Binks - Lead Guitar
[ Australian Crawl (1978-1986) ]

Guy McDonough - (Lead) Vocals, Guitar

James Reyne - Vocals
[ Australian Crawl (1978-1986) -- solo (1987-present) -- Company Of Strangers (1993) ]

Brad Robinson -- Guitar

Paul Williams -- Bass

Bill McDonough -- Drums

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NZOZ NZOZ1981 1981 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Musical Terms: New Wave, Rock, Surf, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

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Tags:

• Australian
• Crawl
• 1981
• Australia
• Early
• Eighties
• New
• Wave

[Kbillyssupersounds87]

You know there is an alternate promo-clip, of this song.

Personally I like that one more.

[nzoz1981]

@Kbillyssupersounds87 please tell me what it looks like... i would love to see it!

[Kbillyssupersounds87]

@nzoz1981

I've added it to my favourites, you find it.

[nzoz1981]

@Kbillyssupersounds87 lol, thanx... i just watched it... more girlies in this clip!

[Stealthkeys77]

I just want to live my life as a yobbo. I am a simple guy and I aim for a simple life. Just bbqs, beer , hot chicks, beer gardens, 80s rock and pizza deliveries. Thats all i want and thats all I aim for in life..... because quite frankly the rest is bullshit.

[portlandbarkly]

the gold coast in the 80s what a great place and time

live bands beer gardens now days full of schoolies and dance music

[earhoney]

They sound like they were influenced by the Police in this song

[errolejb]

hey!

[millertas]

@DwiteTheSpriteKnight Didn't know the story about injecting vodka into oranges (rather funny actually). While he expounded a "bad boy" image he couldn't have carried it too long. He died early and using an old blondie song he "died young and stayed pretty".

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

@millertas Well that's certainly the perfect reason to not want to be like Errol. I can't say that I'd like to be an alcoholic womaniser and NAZI sympathiser either. It's not the kind of thing one would want on their resume is it. He was so desperate for alcohol that he'd smuggle it on to the set by injecting vodka into oranges, or so the story goes.

[millertas]

@DwiteTheSpriteKnight He (like King Edward just before his abdication) supported Adolf Hitler but yes I don't take it seriously, just saying I don't want to be like him.

[DwiteTheSpriteKnight]

@millertas Errol's alcoholism is certainly nothing to look up to. I haven't previously heard anything about him taking the wrong side in World War 2. I like the song but don't really take it very seriously.

[62maton]

the gold coast has changed so much 

[drewey07]

@Stealthkeys77 as long as you are green and dont polute, smoke and eat clean like vegetables occasionally, you are okay. sustainable so the next generation can do it too.

[Tanru2000]

@jimmygun79 Yep! That water slide was at Grundys!