Skyhooks - Horror Movie (1975)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1975:

Skyhooks' (performing on Countdown) the hit single 'Horror Movie' (March, 1975) taken from the 1974 album 'Living In The Seventies'.

Note: This was Skyhooks' second single, racing to # 1on the Australian singles chart. The band would make # 1 again, in 1990 with 'Jukebox In Siberia'. According to wikipedia, this song is a popular Halloween song in the United States, and appears on the compilation album 'Elvira Presents Haunted Hits'... chills!

Band Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Horror Movie
Album: Ego Is Not A Dirty Word
Composed by: Greg Macainsh
Produced by: Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool - Mondo Rock)
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position: # 1 (Australia)
Release Date: March, 1975
Footage Information: Countdown (ABC-TV)
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhooks
- http://www.skyhooks-music.com/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_M...)

Line-up:

Greg Macainsh -- Bass
[ Spare Parts (1966-1968) -- Sound Pump (1968) -- Reuben Tice (1969-1970) -- Reuben Tice (1970-1971) -- Claptrap (1971) -- Frame (Claptrap with name change 1971-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]

Bob Starkie (aka "Bongo Starr") -- Guitar, Backing Vocals
[ Mary Jane Union -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]

Graeme "Shirley" Strachan -- Lead Vocals
[ Frame (1972-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1978) -- solo artist (1976-1980) -- Skyhooks reunions ]

Imants "Freddie" Strauks (aka "Freddie Kaboodleschnitzer) -- Drums
[ Spare Parts (1966-1968) -- Claptrap (1971) -- Frame (Claptrap with name change 1971-1973) -- Skyhooks (1973-1980) -- The Sports (1980-1982) -- Skyhooks reunions ]

Red Symons -- Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Keyboards
[ Scumbag -- Skyhooks (1973-1976) -- solo artist (1977) -- Skyhooks reunions and television work )

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NZOZ NZOZ1975 1975 Australia Mid Seventies 1970's 1970s 70's 70s

Musical Terms: Glam, Rock, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band

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[Rockchick kymtigeress]

R.I.P. Shirl, we all miss you here in Oz xxx

[Camillo Rota]

the abcs of death brought me here

[PerfectoDesconocido1]

ABC's of death e_e

[rhinobarrows]

Shirl was the real Wizard of OZ.

[BlueSoulJim]

damn! can't believe video like this exist in 1975! it looks 80s!

[anilforce]

if you grew up young watch red symons, then this is just a farkin laugh.

[nzoz1975]

cool, will check it out, thanx!

[troyonplanet]

Go to Volume 3 - Chapter 42 - The Musical Finales - you'll see Donnie :)

[nzoz1975]

ha ha, no way... i got those Late Show DVDs and I NEVER spotted him on it! Oh well, I'm going to go through them and check. D-Gen's Late Show was one of the best Aussie comedy shows of that era... it kept my 15 year old self at home on Sat.nights.

[troyonplanet]

The clip with Donnie can be seen on the "Late Show" DVD's that were released a few years ago - along with lots of other "accidental" mistaken guests - such as Dr Harry Cooper instead of Alice Cooper, Rex Hunt instead of T. Rex, Ron Barassi instead of Shirley Bassey etc etc

[nzoz1975]

I used to watch The Late Show every weekend and I can't recall Donnie being on the show. I'll ask him about it next time we cross paths... it would be a great piece to put on my Donnie channel.

[troyonplanet]

Got a great laugh when Donnie Sutherland appeared on the early 1990's ABC series "The Late Show" as the closing guest singer - was meant to be Dame Joan Sutherland, but Mick Molloy invited in the wrong person, as he did every week - and Donnie sang "March of the Toreadors" - GOLD !