Hoodoo Gurus - I Want You Back/Like Wow Wipeout Reaction

[@shanesalmo1163]

Hi guys, why a lot of Aussies bands were so popular is because of the fun factor. Gigs were always packed out. Cheers from down here.

[@timveaney4723]

Hoodoo Gurus song BITTER-SWEET is my favourite..

[@davidnelson6874]

Like Wow! Wipe Out! is the bomb! If I had a band that song would be a staple. It’s a blast!

[@LostRadioHits_USA-zy3wc]

I used to plug these guys as a DJ in Los Angeles in the early 80's, and even managed to get an interview with them and their American counterparts, The Bangles. Gurus' guitarist, Brad Sheppard, looked like a male version of Vicki Peterson, and Gurus' drummer, Mark Kingsmill, was the same height as Debbi Peterson!! If Dave Faulkner looked a little more like MIchael Hutchence, he and Susanna Hoffs would have been on the front cover of Rolling Stone. The Hoodoo Gurus and The Bangles were perfect touring buddies. Unfortunately, the touring situation changed when The Bangles' single 'Manic Monday' caught fire, and instead of being equals in the game, The Gurus were relegated to being The Bangles' opening act. The band took it all with a good sense of humour and managed to get The Bangles to do backing singing on their single 'Good Times' - highly recommended. The 'Good Times' video has footage of that tour.

[@jughead4845]

You mean "The Right Time."

[@EmilyCasey7]

@@jughead4845 He means ''Good Times''. Different song to ''The Right Time''.

[@paulvalletta01]

1000 Miles away, most awesome of their records?

[@australianbananapie2017]

It was a routine to do a pub crawl around Sydney on a hot Saturday night, and barge in to some venue to see a local success story. Hoodoo Gurus were never a let down live. My favourite album by them is 'Mars Needs Guitars'. So many fun songs.

[@jgsheehan8810]

The HooDoos have a large collection of great fun songs

[@michaelcasley9793]

1000 miles away by hoodoo gurus will blow u away

[@kazz3956]

Dave Faulkner and Hoodoo Gurus always puts a smile on my face. Love their sound, and I’m subscribed to their page. Great to chill and bop to. ❤

[@babyboomer6372]

Great band!! Whatever was going on in London in the 60's and 70's had moved to Australia by this stage. I saw a lot of great bands in Australia at this time, and Hoodoo Gurus were one of the greats. Rock 'n' Roll with class.

[@autoberry1]

Brilliant! I love both these songs. They remain a great live band, and are doing Rock 'n' Roll for the right reasons. Some of the best times in my life was seeing Hoodoo Gurus live.

[@GratefulZen]

Great Aussie rock, guys. Cynthia, you nailed the surf influence. Two other songs by them you might like are “Bittersweet” & “Tojo.”(if you haven’t already covered them)

[@hanierfamily]

We did Tojo last year

[@brettfrench6121]

Two Gurus songs in one? That's an early Christmas gift for me. I'm not really experiencing great summer weather over here in Sydney at the moment. Great live band, music you can never get sick of, just pure unadulterated fun. What's my scene, Bittersweet, In The Wild, Good Times are all worth checking out.

[@kaitlynbatt_]

Yeeeeeeeesssssssssssss yes yes I'm impressed! Now you're talking! Hoodoo Guruus were the must see band in the 80's. I can't count how many times I've seen them live. I first caught them as Le Hoodoo Gurus in 1980/81. They're still going!!!

[@autoberry1]

Hey.. I also saw them when they were Le Hoodoo Gurus. Remember when they appeared on the Don Lane Show backing a singing dog? I felt so embarrassed for them. lol

[@Robbo766]

@@autoberry1 ROTF I forgot they backed that bloody singing dog. I only just found out about them in 1980, and then they came on the bloody Don Lane Show jamming with some whining mut. I felt terrible for them. 🤣

[@Robbo766]

Same here! Kaitlyn, which venue were going to. I think we've in the past. I used to see a woman that looked like Shelley Duvall from The Shining.. I'm sure that was you!

[@autoberry1]

@@Robbo766 So did I! I was shocked that the Gurus agreed to do it. From what I remember, the dog wasn't even singing.. It was just weeping or howling in a microphone. Entertainment for grannies.

[@liveitup67]

*dances with Kaitlyn* Ha, Ha.. I first got to see them in 1984, and a few times after that in the 80's. I've always liked ''I Want You Back'', but ''Like Wow'' was unexpected. It just had a real oomph on here.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Mondo Rock - Cool World - 1981 - Official Video - Remastered Austech Another very cool song for summer!

[@catherinehaysthird]

Great song! I also think they should check that song out.

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

mondo rock's best song imo

[@liveitup67]

So good! And yes, you've been spoiling us lately.. Hopefully the weather will spoil us too. Not quite sunny yet.

[@SphinxDrummond]

The Hoodoo Gurus are my all time favorite band from Australia. Hell, one of my top 5 favorite bands world wide.

[@georgemorley5926]

From Australia , love the Hoodoo Guru's , Peace from down under

[@jayjayjase9796]

Still have my Like Wow Wipeout 7" vinyl single

[@rhonda_hart4982]

LOL - Yes, back in January 1981, The Swingers were racing up the Australian charts with their hit ''Counting The Beat'', and it was a really great summer for me. I'd go to the local rock pool with my friends, and swim all day. I've also stayed in Toronto at a terrible time of the year and it was icey! Cynthia, I'm very impressed that you remember me saying this! Though I like these rocking Hoodoo Gurus tunes, but I'm more drawn to Gurus' songs like 'Good Times' and 'Come Anytime'. They're a great live band too!

[@kyliemull3709]

They were keen surfers, another song to listen to is Bittersweet

[@InvidiousProductions]

‘Let’s All Turn On’ is The Gurus mission statement where they list their influences in one song. You’d dig it the most, man.

[@Salguine]

The album version of "I Want You Back" actually has another verse that was cut out of the video version of the song. What barbarian would do such a thing?

[@Kevvinm]

These two songs were show highlights when I saw them in May! Miss free love 69 is another fav. Thanks for checking out more of their music.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Hi Guys, I just sent an email with a link to Midnight Oil's Power & The Passion. It's a good quality video that I worked on.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

I just watched the video (link is in email). I'm quite sure you'll like it. It's got a punch. Just be mindful of sound levels. I think it's a video worth using if you were to ever get around to the Power And Passion. A lot better than what Midnight Oil provide on their Vevo channel.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Hey guys, Please jot this down in your list and use it soon, because it is the best on youtube. Mondo Rock - Summer Of '81 (Video + Audio merge 2023) Please use no other but this upload of Summer Of 81. Great picture and sound, and it's a summer song.

[@barbararees604]

Boy, have I got a lot of catching up to do! So glad to find this one of you guys hearing our legendary Hoodoo gurus, still very much loved by me and at least half the country. 🥰💞 They have so many top songs from the very serious a thousand miles away, to the naughty but fun Miss free love. Sooo gooood 😁👍😘

[@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83]

First time I became aware of Hoodoo Gurus was when they issued their first single 'Leilani' as Le Hoodoo Gurus in 1982. Like INXS, they did their first appearance on Simon Townsend's Wonder World. Le Hoodoo Gurus soon dissolved, and Hoodoo Gurus emerged to take their place. I got to see them in 1983 and 84, and I was happy to drag my younger sister, Gillian, to see them a year later. Just a great band to see live with fun 3 minute bangers, and a few tender numbers that demonstrate Dave Faulkner's craft as a songsmith. Cheers, Hayley

[@BostonAndProud]

Hello from Boston !! I absolutely loved the Hoodoo Gurus in the 80's !! Stoneage Romeos and Mars Needs Guitars were classic 80's albums! The lady commenter mentioned The B-52's, who were another great party band in the 80's. Thank you, thank you, thank you for finally coming around to this great Aussie band!

[@Kevvinm]

I saw them in Boston at Royal in May.

[@geoffrowe4939]

You got my subscription for playing 5hese Aussie legends Rock on Gurus

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

Nothing wrong with a bit of fun in the sun in Orstralia. Not everything has to be about serious musings on a rainy day in England.

[@babyboomer6372]

😂As an Englishman that's lived in Australia for almost 50 years, I can appreciate this comment. You've made my day.

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

@@babyboomer6372 I'm pleased to hear that.

[@colrhodes377]

I could really listen to these guys whilst driving.

[@liveitup67]

They were good driving music, actually. Not too sure if I drove to the Hoodoo Gurus. I drove to A-ha, George Michael and of course Aussie stuff like INXS, Wa Wa Nee, Pseudo Echo, Machinations

[@TomTomTom03]

I Want You Back - most people think it's about 'Her" leaving 'Him" and he wants her back. Clearly it's her wanting him back. And he has no interest, even saying to her "you might have deceived all of our friends". I've love the Hoodoo's since 'Lei Lani'. The song "My Girl" is actually about his dog. And "Tojo", someone mentioned, is about 1974 cyclone Tracy that destroyed Darwin. I happen to have been there. They've so many great songs, different to everyone else.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Thank you!! These two songs remain popular.

[@peterdubois65]

2 great gurus videos.... Miss freelove '69 and Another world 😊

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Finally!

[@VolumeEleven]

tell me about it!

[@Sandy-dd4le]

I think I was 16 when Wipeout was released, I thought it was the coolest record I'd ever heard, or was likely to hear

[@VolumeEleven]

@@Sandy-dd4le I was a lot older when the song came out, but I probably had seen them 15 times by the time ''Like Wow'' came out. I'm still a fan of them to this day!

[@robforsyth8254]

Great seeing my fave band here. Try the song called The Tumbarumba. Totally up there with the Stomp but ironically the town of Tumbarumba is land locked and the gurus did a surf song. Love it

[@hoggers7572]

Great band saw them live many times believe it or not the crowds were pretty violent but they played harder live ..Cronilla Sharks Fans just awesome

[@Robbo766]

We've been spoiled for days now! It's getting close to our hot Christmas and of course, songs by Hoodoo Gurus and Australian Crawl are most called for. I'm looking forward to spending the Christmas with family, and get to see my son and his fiance, and have a few beers. I'm with Gillian on this one. More summer Aussie songs!

[@liveitup67]

Oh boy, I'll be so busy during Christmas. It's my turn to do the cooking and I'll be preparing for the whole family. Hayley will help me, but.. I'll be soooo busy! Sounds like you'll be busy for Chrissie too.

[@garrysalis4312]

Seen them thousands of times, Best live 🤙🇭🇲

[@VanessaSun-ls2kr]

This is very much summer music - Australian standards. Around Christmas, give the Hoodoo Gurus interpretation of ''Little Drummer Boy'' a look in. In the video the band are just playing cricket in the summer sun. That's how we do Christmas in Oz.

[@liveitup67]

Hey Cynthia, Hayley and I used to tease the heck out of our hair too. You would have been one of us if you lived in Oz.

[@sfbayareagirl]

Wow! I loved the Hoodoo Gurus since the 80s! I don’t think I’ve seen anybody else checking them out. I’ll have to look at your other reactions to them. If you haven’t done Death Defying yet check that one out. I think that was the first song I ever heard by them. it’s so cool. I always call it the Ooo Wee Song, lol. You’ll see why. Yeah, I don’t think these guys did a bad song! Poison Pen, too.

[@Leah91au]

Well... You two are on your way to being loved by Australia. Be prepared for packages of Vegemite, Milo and Tim Tams. ' Great songs! I recommend 'What's My Scene'.

[@Sspringgrainn]

A band that deserve a lot of chatter! Seen them live a few times in the 80's and 90's. The back to back request is a good idea. One Gurus hit is not enough! 🍺🍺🍺🍻🍻🍻🍻

[@VanessaSun-ls2kr]

I would have been happy if they did five Gurus songs in a row!

[@Sspringgrainn]

@@VanessaSun-ls2kr lol.. same here! lol

[@seanhughes2815]

The great thing about Aussie rock from this time and slightly earlier as well, is that without the encumbrance of the internet as a major outside influence bands were able to develop their own styles that made rock from Oz unique.

[@liveitup67]

Hey guys... This is summer music, and is a song I had in mind. But ''Cool World'', ''Summer Of 81'' by Mondo Rock, ''Lakeside'' by Aussie Crawl, and ''Pressure Sway'' by Machinations are also on my mind, because those songs were the soundtracks to my past summers.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Now you’re talking!! The Hoodoos are a great live act. Check out The Right Time, Come Anytime, and A Thousand Miles Away. Dave has an average voice, but he gets away with it.

[@sean---the-other-one]

Miss Freelove ‘69 was another, My Girl, Bittersweet. Lots of great tunes. I can’t recall which ones you’ve done, though.

[@autoberry1]

100% agree.. I can't think of anybody else to front them but Dave Faulkner. Bred Sheppard might have a better voice, but Dave has the charisma. Cheers !

[@ladismont8377]

Great song. Now check "The Unguarded Moment" by The Church

[@hanierfamily]

We did that one.

[@DavidPola1961]

They did the NRL theme song That's my team from their song What's my scene classic Aussie 80's also loved My Girl the name of their Greyhound racing dog

[@catherinehaysthird]

What a ripper! I highly recommend you checking out The Right Time, Bittersweet, What's My Scene, and Come Anytime. Great band !! Great energy !! Great songs !! Ooh-wee

[@jayjayjase9796]

I second all of those

[@unveuunion2805]

perfect pop...

[@oz_alfa]

Great tracks, they sounded even better live. Both were essrntial background songs at any late 80s early 90s party in Oz.

[@JamesDickson-vs5of]

The second video confirmed my suspicions from the first, they think they're the Ramones, RASPBERRY!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

[@daciousinoz6028]

Miss Freelove 69 is Dave Faulkner. Their biggest hit is undoubtedly What's My Scene. Faulkner reinagines his songs as 60s hits.

[@VolumeEleven]

Australia was very good at producing high quality bands as a result of a healthy live music and pub scene. The thing is, a lot of these bands would jet overseas or grow too big for pubs. Midnight Oil, INXS and Cold Chisel became too much of an event to be a cheap night out, and not all of us wanted to see Pseudo Echo grinning away behind synthesizers. Hoodoo Gurus filled a want in the Sydney scene at the time, and we paid them in droves. We had a lot of good bands that followed, but I think The Gurus might be one of the last true salt-of-the-earth no b/s rock bands that Australia had produced.

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

Australian Crawl - Lakeside (Audio + Video merge 2023/subtitles) Allow the Countdown intro to start the video. Please don't cut out the Countdown opening intro. It adds to the time capsule quality.

[@danbyxl]

reminds me of 60s rock

[@mitchellbeston1033]

Surfer rock is a good call but they have a hippie element to their music. The Hoodoo Gurus music has been featured in several surfing movies. Maybe try their ballad My Girl next or I Was The One, which is excellent. Thanks for the reaction.

[@iankearns774]

Sort of surfer rock/60s mod/garage band. They mixed it up a bit. Great little band who I saw plenty of times back in the day. They have plenty more great songs, deep rabbithole there.

[@richardrainey3649]

It’s pure pop rock.

[@wolandbegemotazazello]

You know, the Kiwi band the Split Enz were quite popular in Canade. There is a great live performance of theirs filmed in Hamilton that was on MTV. Crowded House emerged out of the Enz. The Hoodoos were kind of a Aussie B-52s and the Cramps lyrically and in terms of sensibility (warped humour, power pop, parody, satire). More power pop than surf. Early Midnight Oil had a bit of surf, along with punk, in them. But then so did the Ramones. Anyway, the Gurus and the Bangles had a close touring relationship.

[@peterdubois65]

And for a summer Christmas carol please check out Tim Minchin White wine in the sun

[@daciousinoz6028]

Oh - I Was a Kamikaze Pilot is one of Dave Faulkner's funner songs. The lyrics are very tongue in cheek

[@jonnno243]

Maybe you thought the second one sounded a bit like the Clash and Should I Stay or Should I go . Either way, two good songs. Thanks for introducing them to me.

[@souptec]

One influence in this song, John Lee Hooker- "Boom Boom."

[@OnceWasRStrathfield]

You wouldn't believe it, but it's pretty foggy over here in Hobart right now.

[@Eskay1206]

The album was called "Stoneage Romeos" hence the dinosaurs

[@kim_o_the_concrete_jungle]

The Way I Walk by The Cramps is probably the closer point of reference for Like Wow, Wipe Out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3Tah3uNl7WorKc

[@notanotherenigma7759]

To be honest, not a band I'd play, but I do enjoy them when I do hear them.

[@bensteckler6698]

I suggest "Miss FreeLove 69" from their album Kinky.

[@markreeder1051]

Dave is bald now, like a lot of us 😅.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

First one was really good upbeat track that I enjoyed , background animation was distractingly annoying though - The 2nd one I really dug , I’ve nothing clever or scathing to say about it , just straight up surfer rock imho and nothing wrong with that ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@autoberry1]

Good on ya! We liked it back in the day... Actually we still like it! The claymation was a bit of a laugh.. probably made to entertain the countdown kiddies.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@autoberry1 😝.. well that explains it 👌 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Sspringgrainn]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering I was never cool enough to be a Countdown kid, but I loved the claymation in the 'I Want You Back' video back in the day. 😊

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@Sspringgrainn 😝 you must remember though that you would’ve been a child when you first see it and I’m 61 when I first seen it …🤣, did you apply to be a countdown kid or were you too young ? 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Sspringgrainn]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Oh, Hello!! lol .. I grew up out in Corinda in the Western Suburbs of Brisbane. Our most famous export was The Saints. We were too small of a town to have Countdown kids, and we were too shy to even talk to real Countdown kids in Melbourne or Sydney. I would have been 13 when I first saw the ''I Want You Back'' video. I was at the right age and time to be a Countdown kid, but not the right place.

[@numynumevs]

So many good Gurus tracks Try ' death defying '

[@urgonnaluvit]

canadian hmmm yaaa okkk suuuure 😂😂😂

[@xys7536]

The little girl from the video is she still alive what does she do

[@SPKdesign1]

Not bad.

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

Not coming at you, but I noticed you claiming that The Cure's version of ''Foxy Lady'' was great - a recording that The Cure didn't even want on their album. I'm going to take what you think with a grain of salt.

[@SPKdesign1]

@@demolitiongirl-ie2rx That's ok, everyone is different. Do have a listen though and see what you think.

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

@@SPKdesign1 Oh no, I have heard The Cure's ''Foxy Lady''. I think the Hanier channel should use it as a comparison. But nobody was serious when they were recording it. They were taking the mickey out of the song - even though Robert was a Jimi Hendrix fan. I don't know who Michael Dempsey was mimicking, but his vocals are weird. Yes, we are all different, and I appreciate those differences in people. But are you sure The Cure's ''Foxy Lady'' is great? If it wasn't The Cure and it was from a different time and place, I think a perspective might be a little different. The Cure didn't want it on their album, and I can see why. I think 'Cult Hero' is more deserving.

[@SPKdesign1]

@@demolitiongirl-ie2rx That's ok. I do like a lot of stuff that isn't for others and I'm happy wi that.

[@demolitiongirl-ie2rx]

@@SPKdesign1 Cool.. Same here.. but I have taken in a lot of the fun and perhaps banal stuff on board .. What you into?

[@iankearns774]

Its no drama but its Kearns as in Learns or in my case never Learns LOL.

[@SGBassplayer]

Ah, the video edit of “I Want You Back” is such a ripoff, though. Chopped off half the second verse (as well as a really rad guitar fill). As it appears on the “Stoneage Romeos” album it’s easily one of the most perfect pieces of ‘60s-influenced power pop ever written, for sure.

[@johnchrysostomon6284]

I love the Gurus, but their song "What's my Scene" which is their most played song... maybe that's why I don't like it.

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia Ora hello my friends hay I'll take your winter over our summer any day i don't hate much but i really really don't like summer or the beach sun and sand 🤢🤮🤬💀☠️👎

[@hanierfamily]

I (Cynthia) would switch with you right now. The cold and damp are like torture! Also I hate the snow, although thankfully we don't have any of that where I am yet.

[@heathcornbeef]

@@hanierfamily i love snow although I've only been in snow four times in my life i prefer cold too Hot i spend summer hiding from the Sun anything over 25 degrees Celsius and I'm hiding in the shade i don't like it 😭😭😭

[@heathcornbeef]

@@hanierfamily I'd like that toothless organisation the UN to ban any temperature over 25 degrees Celsius make it a crime against humanity and issue everyone on the planet with at least two big slices of CHEESECAKE everyday