Flowers - Can't Help Myself (1980)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1980:

Flowers' promo-video for the hit single 'Can't Help Myself' (June, 1980) taken from the 1980 album 'Icehouse' (later known as 'Flowers').

Note: Flowers were later known to the world as Icehouse.

Band Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Track: Can't Help Myself
Album: Flowers / Icehosue
Composed By: Iva Davies
Produced By: Cameron Allen
Label: Regular
Chart Position: # 10 (Australia) - # 29 (New Zealand) - # 50 (US Hot Dance Club)
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icehouse_(band)
- http://www.icehouse-ivadavies.com/
- http://www.spellbound-icehouse.org/

Line-up:

Iva Davies - Vocals, Guitar

Keith Welsh - Bass

Anthony Smith - Keyboards

John Lloyd - Drums

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NZOZ NZOZ1980 1980 Australia Early Eighties 1980's 1980s 80's 80s

Extended Tags: Iva Davies, Icehouse

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

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• Icehouse
• 1980
• Australa
• Early
• Eighties
• New
• Wave

[datoobster75]

Classic video, Iva Davies at 23 years old!

[nzoz1980]

@datoobster75

26 actually

[extraajx]

another great clip ,thanks nzoz i'll send a beer for xmas

[nzoz1980]

@extraajx cheers mate, look forward to it :-D

[MIMNED]

Is him Iva Davies from Icehouse?

[nzoz1980]

@MIMNED yes.. .its Icehouse under their original name, as mentioned in the description.

[petnzme01]

I brought this record from queen street auckland. It cane in a 10" EP very rare. I sold it to pay my rent. I should have moved onto the streets.

[pmmrzb10]

What a killer debut single, can still remember seeing it on Countdown, Still have the album, though nothing to play it on. Go Ozrok

[dikless222]

Saw them at Mainstreet in Auckland 1980...they were amazing...

[dirkwearsws]

genius - pure genius. just listen....

[sunbeamtalbotmkii]

Saw them last night! they were absolutely fantastic. If you ever get a chance to see them live for God's Sake go and see them you will never be disappointed!

[susu6627]

Just checked my limited album collection that I have left (thanks a lot thieves) and the original album 'Primitive Man' by Icehouse is still there. Thank God. What would it be worth today? Not that I would probably sell it.

[the69removalist]

@1967rone What a choice!!! sydney was so much better than perth... lol they did come here eventually.... tho

[thudson]

I saw these guys around 86 in Atlanta. It wasn't a good show, it was a devastating show. Totally blew me away.

[1967rone]

flowers/icehouse are the real deal. early 80s/90s they were big in oz -i wish bands of this calibre were still doing the sydney pub circuit. Back then you had a smorgasbord of bands to see-icehouse,sunnyboys,hard-on­s,ed kuepper,angels,rose tattoo,cold chisel,mondo rock,the hitmen,midnight oil,jo-jo zep,etc etc. all of you out there check out nzoz- coz aussie music rules!!

[75angelh]

Whoop whoop :) This rocks!

[shazzbutt2009]

going to icehouse friday-can't wait!!

[anitacosmical]

Thanks for the video and the information. Favorites.