No Sleep till bed time!
As mentioned here before, 1988 had thrills and chills for the CDU band as the formative years turned to working years.
Yes, around this time, our band (if I can call them that) had established themselves in employment or study as our teen years were close to leaving us, but we still partied rather hard in these times. As Ms Hanson of McKinnon will attest to, The Station Hotel in Prahran,
and those Sunday Afternoon sessions that often finished Tuesday, usually in Port Melbourne or often Carlton, or Little Reatta’s , maybe in Chasers when you did not have to finish every sentence with Maaaaaaaaaaate like now! We even got a horse and cart from Dinner on a Sunday to get to Delerium.
Those were the days.
Even the comedy of one Datsun towing another from Bonnie Doon to Melbounre
But one hit wonders and so called popular music continued. Especially the Aussie tradition of supporting the craptactular “One Hit comedy wonders”!
Like : I wanna be a cowboy (Review on our site)
The world wide and top Australian selling song ever, Shauddupa you face.
Could we say Jake the Peg.
But 1988, brought us a take off of “The Beastie Boys” No sleep till Brooklyn with the St, stu, stu, stut……
Stutter Rap
Morris Minor & the Majors
And Yes, I own this EP and single!
Tony Hawks (no, not the one who can skate like in Xanadu – Xanadu skate ramp California) was born in the UK in 1960 and after a few tries at serious songs, he found the break in 1988 with “Stutter rap”. The parody has three teen British boys pondering the fact that children in the US can stay up past 11.0o p.m. With some assistance by “DJ Grand Master Jelly Tot” who now has his own website also “Jacko” CLICK HERE
It even made Hit Pix 1988!
The song has all the funny things: They nearly say the “F” word, along with a repetitive chorus. It has the neighbors theme, (the real one by Barry Crocker!) and Chaka Khan (remember her as the preacher- singer in Blues brothers) gets a mention.
(Bet you did not know this music/movie trivia fact!)
Even John Deacon of Queen plays a bit of Guitar (until he gets shot – well in the EP extended play!)
For a far better review (one that is nearly serious and has real knowledge) click HERE for Retro Universe (supporter of our website) great review of Morris Minor and the Majors. And as his site states, i too went out and got it after a ABC Rage Sat Morning!
But what of Mr Hawks now? Is he skateboarding with ONJ in Xanadu (Leave it alone!)
OK, two more photos: The place that noboday dares to go (except the Hawk!)
Well, a follow up of a boring B side….no, that was the name Boring B side (which was the B side)
No, Tony Hawk dabbled with a few more songs, and even a short run Comedy show. but he has written a few good books and is often voices as various objects in “Red Dwarf”
he has a great website with more CLICK HERE http://www.tony-hawks.com/
However, Morris Minor and the Majors “No sleep till Merimbula” and other stutter songs like S,s,s,s,s,s,Single bed & Ju, Ju, ju Julie Anne (still in the Courts awaiting who did the worse version) and the Red Readdy Red rooster commercial and the politically incorrect “Non swimmers freestyle” all failed to chart and Morris Minor and the majors crashed like The Morry car club under the Kenworth wheels of Cleavagedownunder ROCK AND ROLL.
Private gigs now being booked. Possible open house gig for Cleavagedownunder in April 2010.
See, we are rehearsing!
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Bedtime boys!
Oh mom!
Now hey there people, won’t you lend an ear?
’cause I’ve a story to tell and I’m telling it here
I was born in a town in the great UK
From a baby to a boy to a man today
And I’m a musical man, and I’m a man of verse
But I’ve got a little problem and it’s getting worse
Well my life was so well planned
Survivin’ and a-jivin’ in a f-f-funk band
’cause rappin’, it’s my, bread and butter
But it’s hard to rap when you’re born with a st-st-st, st, st-st, st,
st-t, st-t, stutter!
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We’ve all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well it was ’82 when I joined the boys
And I was hip, and I was cool, but now I’ve lost my poise
The kids, our fans, are starting to doubt
When you open your mouth and nothing comes out
And it breaks my heart that we’re not on the chart
’cause the record’s nearly over when the vocals start
And I’m down and out, and I’m down on my luck
And I’m livin’ on my own and I’m dying for a fr-riend to say “You’re great!” But I’m under the hammer
’cause all I seem to do is s-s-s-st-
Come on man!
s-s-s-st-stammer!
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We’ve all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Neighbours
Well interviewers turn away
Who wants to be covered with spray?
Talkin’ to me for more than an hour
Is equivalent to an April shower
It’s tough! Tough! Tougher than tough!
It’s worse than Benny Hill and that’s bad enough!
Something must be wrong with your vocal technique
When the twelve inch mix goes on for a week
I was rappin’ in my club the other night
When nothin’ I said was comin’ out right
The crowd got angry, and this one man
He was gonna throw a bottle
He was gonna chuck a can, chuck a can, chuck it, chuck it, chuck it,
chuck it
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We’ve all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-N-NO, NEED, FOR SHOUTING!
W-w-w-w-why’s that then?
Well, you’ll wake Mr Whittaker at number thirty-two
Besides, it’s not very good for the voice
(An amplifier or similar shorts out)
Uuhhh!
That’s a bit harsh isn’t it?
NO, SLEEP, ‘TIL BEDTIME!
Talking of which it’s ten-thirty already!
Is it? Ooooh!
What time do they stay up ’til in America?
(I mean)
Oh, very late. Sometimes quarter to eleven
(Ahhhh)
Well actually I’ve heard in New York they sometimes even stay up ’til midnight
No! No wonder they do all that shouting
(I mean)
Yes, they must be very snappy and irritable
That’s right
(Ahhhh)
Do you know, I heard a story that those Toastie Boys stayed up ’til
quarter past twelve!
Really? Well that’s just silly!
They’re just gonna get burnt out
Burnt out!
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We’ve all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen
We’ve all been caught in a m-m-mouth trap
So join with us and do the st-st-st-st-st-st-st-stutter rap
Well no-one’s ever seen what I mean
From the age of n-n-n-n-n-n-thirteen…
(Fades out)
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