Skyhooks Million $ Riff Willesee 75

[@rohansmith2571]

Pity we never competed in Eurovision in those days, I would have loved to see SKYHOOKS let loose on unsuspecting europeans !

[@petergreen2534]

they scared the Americans ion that 1976 USA tour! Except Jacksonville it loved Skyhooks.

[@alanstrom2221]

Shirl was the lone pilot on a HELICOPTER, when a massive down draft smashed him to the ground. 29th August 2001. One of the saddest and greatest losses of all time and I mean in 4.6 Billion years of existence.

[@peterhoare3219]

I can't believe the ODD ways Aussie lead singers die. Drown in your own vomit, brain cancer, not many suicides, etc, etc. And their always the bands you love..😢

[@ZalMoxis]

Awesome Aussie band with the real Aussie culture now sadly defunct in it's own land..... go Freddie...... play that umbrella... great voice Shirl, great outfit Bongo..... what a great band and social satire.... Yeah !!!! .... priceless intro by Mike Willesee playing the straight guy....

[@namewithheld8115]

I never saw any of their videos until the last year (I didn't think to search for them), but as a kid in the 70's I thought their music was awesome. Great to grow up to Skyhooks.

[@Dogwash]

Was nine years old when I saw this on Mike Willesee's show. This is still my most favourite song from Skyhooks.

[@kerryn6714]

What time was Mike Willesse’s show on? I was 10 at the time & this is the first time I’ve seen this! Shirl is doing live vocals! Fcking excellent ✌️🇦🇺👍

[@kiwihib]

Smut for me just because they sang about something that was not to be talked about plus coming from NZ those theatres were just not know about in the 70s.

[@podoz]

wow that drummer can really pull some great beats out of that umbrella

[@mebeasensei]

It’s actually an antenna for the blu-tooth guitars, so they don’t need any amps or speakers. A lot say Australia was late to get colour TV (1975) but we had blu-tooth umbrella arrays before anyone.

[@aus80srockradio94]

One of the funniest comments I've seen in a long time!

[@pauldbartlett]

@@mebeasensei Pre-colour TV, it would have been called blacktooth..

[@aries898]

Hahahaha first thing came to my mind- singing to a track so of course the drummer is hamming it up out front 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bwoolno]

On shows like Willesee it is pre recorded music but the vocals were live . Countdown on the other hand was all live for Aussie artists

[@lynneobrien6074]

I knew Shirl, as his parents have been friends of my Mums" for years. Always loved his music, Lynne XX

[@imkindofabigdeal2506]

Lynne Obrien I knew shirley and I can not remember him talking about u

[@cathybraddish5368]

brilliant vocalist. real funny guy too. miss him alot ;(

[@craigbuchan316]

FPMSL@@imkindofabigdeal2506

[@kaylenemcglinn5914]

Sadly missed Shirley RIP never forgotten!

[@Lozzlej]

Raw talent early in their career. Outstanding, miss u guys. 😪

[@kristinburton4953]

I appreciate them more now than as a kid.

[@danpoobah6307]

Got some of their albums in my collection. I'm a lucky, lucky man!

[@petergreen2534]

Living In The 70's turns 50 this year! Amazing!

[@vincentgreenwood6706]

The Greatest of all OZ Rock bands!

[@SATANWANJINA]

I ACTUALLY REMEMBER WATCHING THIS ON TV THAT NIGHT R.I.P SHIRLEY

[@Geebax2]

It was not live-to-air, it was not seen until several weeks later. There was a load of post-production was work done on the program master due to a loss of mains power taking out the video recording van.

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Fred you are a freakin' Legend.

[@Wayneogston]

I was 13. This band was way out there. Melbourne boys.

[@joeschmo5699]

+Wayne Ogston Yeah, I lived in north warrandyte. Greg McCainsh lived down the road. Those were the days. Nostalgia.

[@Wayneogston]

I still pound this out on my car stereo and when the doof doofs are next to me more so. 😂

[@chichipotter4487]

Oh how I adored them back in the day. Thanks for posting this sensational clip -----All the best to dearest Redmond and Gregory if they, perchance, are reading this........xx

[@annahof8600]

Imagine what these blokes could do with the music technology today

[@Mirrorgirl492]

Keep playing solid rock Gold 👍

[@dca5726]

Shirl knew how to dance and entertain god love him RIP

[@markphillipklein7650]

Was one of the best misio

[@taralee7076]

Awesome outfit Freddy! RIP Shirl 🕊💝

[@SteamRailPatreonR761VR]

Best unbrella player since Ringo star!

[@felipestevens2719]

great umbrella work !!!

[@bluecent65]

Shirl. What a pro. No lip syncing for Graeme Shirley Strachan.

[@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530]

He's obviously lip-syncing.

[@the4loor]

@@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 you are wrong there BFTDP!

[@Geebax2]

@@banishedfromthedwarfplanet530 I was on the crew, there was no lip-sycing done there.

[@terrykemp1876]

Definitely NOT lip-synching. The music is clearly not live, but shirl? Totally live.

[@turrafirmaguitarchannel]

What a great song. What a great vibe 🤩💖

[@thenulanula]

You can tell by the body language and mikes attitude he doesn’t like the hooks 😂😂

[@Push-Pull]

thats fricken awesome, live vocal is killer!!

[@peterclark7879]

First heard Living in the Seventies on a bus witch turned out to be my first date, have been a fan ever since.👍

[@tmnl8037]

Listen to that guitar riff at 2.53 by Bongo and it sounds a bit like part of the song “Gloria” written by Van Morrison and recorded by The Doors. It has some of the characteristics of Chuck Berry too and parts of other riffs of other Skyhooks Greg Macainish songs too. That’s what made the Skyhooks such a great creative band. They were a great for guitar band that played good songs. The drummer is playing his umbrella here and singing backing and harmony vocals.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

It's almost like they deliberately included riffs from other songs!!! 🤪 Only a genius like you would have spotted it! 😄

[@petergreen2534]

Bob is a huge Chuck Berry fan....

[@BeAGoodDoga]

Go Freddie go! Play that umbrella!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@blueshound611]

great post, cool

[@andrewking4885]

Shirley Strachan was an amazing person, front man and TV presenter.

[@poitor492]

Liked them when I was 12😩3 years later i luved led zeppelin 💪🏻

[@giuseppesavaglio8136]

Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Well there's a thousand guitars all over the land And a thousand drummers and a thousand bands And a thousand agents with their ears to the ground - Gimmee Gimmee They're all lookin' for the riff with the million dollar sound Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Goin' round and round Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff With a solid gold sound It might take three notes it might take four - Oh yeah Or somethin' that sounds like a squeaky door - Oh yeah And you could be ridin' in a limousine - Oh yeah And have your face in every magazine Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Going round and round Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff We gotta get that sound Meanwhile I was still searchin' Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Well I worked it out before I went to bed But in the mornin' it went clean outa my head It's like winnin' Tatts but losin' the ticket You know the tune but you just can't pick it Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff It's going round and round Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff With a solid gold sound Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff I gotta keep on searchin' till I find that sound Million dollar riff Million dollar riff Million dollar riff I won't stop until the sound is found I gotta keep searchin' searchin' searchin'........ Cos I want mmmmmmmmmmoney, that's what I want Gimme Gimme dirty ol' money, that's what I want Cos I want a million - More! I want a billion - More! I want a trillion - More! I want it all! Yeah...............

[@eagllexbozz8416]

SongZ Even Greater with these Classic 1yriX ~*~ 😍🎶😍

[@kaylenemcpike7866]

Gotta keep searching! Thanks Skyhooks, love you all oxo

[@andrewking4885]

I love the sound of the wah Wah pedal @ the start.

[@dazedreams]

LOL Bongo in a Space Helmet

[@hopefaithlove9646]

Thousand Drums but only one Umbrella 🤪🤪

[@wendymorgan6651]

They were cool and talented

[@joannewilson1483]

Oh boy we love them for ever skyhooks

[@redwandennaoui4508]

Love love skyhooks

[@MichaelAxe]

Television 101: how to make an 8x6 space interesting.

[@darrendobson2442]

How good was Shirl as the front man?!L

[@-TheJewel-]

🎉🎉oh yeah!

[@veronicawood8295]

Awww...look how young Shirley is...God rest his soul. I was 12 when this was released...yikes.

[@elmonteslim3711]

The mighty hooks live on and Willesee is long forgotten

[@cheltboy]

Gotta get one of those umbrellas! Bongo on his way to moto GP?

[@Wayneogston]

Bongo legend! 😂😂😂😂

[@DirtyMerkin]

Skyhooks Forever 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@alanstrom2221]

Great miming!!! How good does the Drummer look????!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@allon33]

Brilliant Aussies.

[@robertsimms7130]

Lol Freddie on the umbrella

[@glennsmith7311]

Freddie Strauks!

[@paulmitford5189]

Still the best bunch of drongos alive-except for the dead ones.

[@johnsmith-cv1lp]

Lead Umbrella ?lol

[@23smokeybear]

RIP Shirl😢

[@dirttrackdemons5396]

gold

[@carlmarks8170]

I've got to keep searching! (Searching! Searching!) I've got to keep searching! (Searching! Searching!) Cos I want money! (m-m-m-m-m-money!) Money! (That's what I want!) Gimme gimme dirty old money Give the money (That's what I want!)

[@pixie3760]

RIP Shirl ❤

[@jimosfear]

me with the umbrella

[@jillbarton7748]

My husband has the box set of all their albums...He's a tragic !

[@gregfagg9585]

Umbrella drumma

[@davidwilliams6249]

Drumbrella

[@kimmay9369]

Just wondering, Peter... the original clip of Million Dollar Riff (along with quite a few others) has been absent from KZbin for a few years now.. I SO enjoyed reliving the experience while they were here; Do I need to go to my VHS "Right There On My TV" cassette in order to enjoy them again?

[@petergreen2534]

Yes not sure why some have gone awol. For our KZbin page we tend to keep away from the obvious and clips . When we put together the Right There on My DVD release I pretty sure it was on that. It sold a platinum dvd award, so at least 15,000 dvds of it out there. ... or you could play your old video, LOL.

[@kimmay9369]

Thanks Peter, I’ll shop around for the DVD version!

[@sdjuxu]

One word... ACID 😂

[@wrekabyte]

The bubble had basically burst now. This was starting the decline. Willesee first with the news. 😅

[@boselecta308]

They are miming, that pool cue is not even plugged in

[@bluecent]

Bo Selecta Yes & No. As was usual for Skyhooks, a music track with live vocal by Shirley Strahan (the singer)

[@petergreen2534]

yes that umbrella isn't even miked for sound! LOL

[@robbieh1899]

Why the checker board floor? Please...don't say Fr333ma5son

[@petergreen2534]

I think Bob had spare tiles left... used at the Palais too and eventually our house at Osborne street Sth Yarra..well Bongos house. Recycling at its best.

[@brettweary730]

Coolhooks

[@dypsis2851]

What's Freddie on? Not too much drumming goin' on. 😂

[@DanielJKoubleRenegadeNation]

I wonder if this song had an influence on AC/DC's Let There be Rock which came out around a year later? I hear a lot of similarities

[@graemeking7336]

Take no prisoners

[@stephanfurst8389]

Australia used to produce so many great bands,,what Happened.?

[@Peace4All09]

Lip sync was great back then lolz, wow what a flashback, miss Shirl & the Hooks.

[@Geebax2]

No lip-sync on that show, it was recorded live on 24 track.

[@petergreen2534]

Live vocal from Shirl...

[@robguitarwizard]

Same things every other band has ever sung about!

[@wendymaree]

But they have more style. Not too mention, they were the first to point out that watching the evening news on TV was akin to watching a horror movie....this back in the seventies.

[@metalfarmer8151]

Why wasn't the drummer drumming?

[@v1e1r1g1e1]

Pretty tame by today's ''standards''.

[@johnanthonycafe2993]

Skyhooks music is on a par with Kiss - strange - I never got it.

[@1m2a3t4t5]

1:00

[@houseofshuffles449]

(Hits gong) "You're the kind of band that gives 'failure' a bad name". (Holds up scorecard): 4.

[@BeAGoodDoga]

House of Shuffles yes, Red! :D

[@gregfagg9585]

Poor Drummer!

[@petergibbon3400]

Uh, is that really Bongo, or a stand in doing the rip off Gloria solo?

[@thedolphin5428]

Great song, great theatre, but aaaaaargh, that 70s dancing by Shirley makes me puke.

[@jondunmore4268]

This must have been thrash in 1975.