Skyhooks - Smut (1975)

Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1975:

Skyhooks performing on GTK the track 'Smut', taken from the 1974 album 'Living In The Seventies'.

Note: This track caused the 'Living In The 70's' Album to be banned from commercial radio. The controversy helped boost the record's sales. Journalists often asked Skyhooks to explain the meaning behind the song - an ode to masturbating in a movie cinema to some John Wayne movie(???).

Band Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Track: Smut
Album: Living In The 70's
Composed by: Red Symons
Produced By: Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool -- Mondo Rock)
Label: Mushroom
Chart Position:
Release Date:
Footage Information: GTK (ABC-TV)
Links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyhooks
- http://www.skyhooks-music.com/

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, Funny, Banned, Gross, Disgusting, Rock, Pop, Aussie, Old Australian Band

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Skyhooks
• 1975
• Australia
• Mid
• Seventies
• Banned
• Rock
• Song

[kcud1962]

Man I love the 70's, can you contemplate how a song about having a wank in a bag of twisties at the movies would be received today, ROVE is a wanker, go Skyhooks, fuck buddy holly, the muskic died when Shirl passed away

[FloydyTube]

I haven't been able to eat Twisties since the 70s because of this ... love it

[silverstorm1000]

Who the hell listens to the Veronicas? lol

[debbiecakezify]

the veronicas brought me here

[LourencoPeter]

The veronicas send me here ^_^

[19dmarie84]

Love this video, they're all so pretty and colorful.

[TheD0CT0RWH0fan]

You better get a grip, you better pull yourself together lol I'm 43 and never heard this, only heard it the other day, and it wasn't till earlier tonight that I was woken to the fact this song is about "tossing the salad" Gotta love the Australian music and the guys from Skyhooks. Red, you still rock. R.I.P Shirl.

[zorazen2]

Poor Shirley. R.I.P. Dear Soul.

I was Holidaying in Qld at Time.

Devastating News. Hit Qld Papers With Shock.

UnCanny Knack Of Unique Lyrics.

With Sensational Songs and Marvellous Music.

[MrReal187]

love it.....

[maisecret1]

the young carpenter built the house i lived in for ten years his base munchy mate took his son to a neuro elictornic fate im dripping to meet christian and trust he lives forever more if only our fathers taught us everything we do will be the reflection that all of ours will repeat forever then we will become red red i guess you did not even contemplate what history you would make thanks goes to the carpenter who built my house i so happily lived in for ten years at 15 grant road newhaven

[TheSakana123]

this is GOLD!

[veganandlovingit]

ha ha i loved this song when I was a kid- didn't know what it meant until my dad came into my room in a rage threatening to break it over my brothers head for giving it to me