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

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[TheEightezzz]

This song always makes me wonder.... wouldn't you get oil & Twisties flavouring all over your..........

Love this song. :-)

[nzoz1975]

and that orange powder salt crap.

[ptothej100]

Honestly, i'm not familiar with this group. Musically, not really my cup of tea. However i was compelled to watch and listen. In the same way i reacted to seeing Alex Harvey Band, Roxy Music and Alice Cooper for the 1st time. Very unique and interesting.

[nzoz1975]

the song's about jerking off to a john wayne movie...

[Ellentim]

I saw them open for Uriah Heep in the US in '76. I don't think the audience knew what hit them!

[dirkbogarde44]

Alex Harvey band much ?

[TheNj98]

my dad told me what this song is about hahah lol

[PaulProle]

Best Australian band by a mile.

[ozzieiniowa]

They were a very diverse and talented bunch of guys that almost appeared out of nowhere in 1973 and dominated Australian airwaves for about 10 years, broke up when they burned out, got back together in the early 90's and did it again for another album's worth of stuff.

[ozzieiniowa]

Skyhooks singlehandedly changed the face and sound of Oz rock in 1973 with Living In The 70's.

Unless you were in Australia at that time, it's hard to comprehend what a fresh group these guys were.

[Al Dunbar]

OMG how are those harmonies hey? great song well written but not sure about the lyrics! Love it..

[theogore]

Cheers for uploading this gem! Supersauce!

[zeppystarful]

Skyhooks 4ever!

[Stephen Cambs]

Despite it's dodgy lyrics and dodgy subject matter I've always loved this song, my favourite Skyhooks song, reminds me of great times in Panmure, Victoria in 1980

[Spazzy PC]

It's Red singing.