What's My Scene?
| "What's My Scene?" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hoodoo Gurus | ||||
| from the album Blow Your Cool! | ||||
| A-side | "What's My Scene?" | |||
| B-side | "Heart of Darkness" | |||
| Released | March 1987 | |||
| Recorded | January 1987 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:49 | |||
| Label | Big Time, Elektra, Mushroom | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Faulkner | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Opitz | |||
| Hoodoo Gurus singles chronology | ||||
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"What's My Scene" is an Australian top 3 single (1987)[1] performed by iconic[2][3] rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was written by their singer-songwriter Dave Faulkner.[4] It was included on Gurus' third album Blow Your Cool! released by Elektra Records. The B-side, "Heart of Darkness" was also written by Faulkner.[4] The single was re-released in 1998 by Mushroom Records.
"Whenever I'm asked to name a favourite of my songs I usually choose this one, not because I think it's 'the best' but because it best captures everything I try to do when writing any song. I wouldn't change a note or a syllable of this one and I'm especially proud that it has two different choruses when one is usually enough." - Dave Faulkner[5]
Cover versions
"What's My Scene?" has been performed by fellow Australian artists including: Supersonic, Anthony Jaggers, Elsewhere Fine and Jayne Henry: Underpaid;[4] The Reels released it in 1989 as the B-side to their single "Are You Old Enough?".[6] It was also performed by Russian group Red Army Choir!Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
"That's My Team" was parodied in episode 14 of Australian satire show The Chaser's War on Everything as "Where's My E?" (E as a slang term for ecstasy) to reflect a perceived increase in recreational drug use among players in Australian football codes. The accompanying video included various drug references interspersed with nightclub and games scenes.
The song was also parodied on the Channel 7 sketch show Big Bite as "Where's My Team?" referring to exclusion of the North Sydney Bears from the top level Rugby League in Australia.
Personnel
- Dave Faulkner – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Brad Shepherd – guitar, harmonica
- Mark Kingsmill – drums
- Clyde Bramley – bass
- Allan Wright – engineer
- Mark Opitz – producer (track A)
- Hoodoo Gurus – producer (track B)
Reviews
References
- ^ "Best of 1987". Oz Net Music Chart. Archived from the original on 2008-04-17. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame". ARIA Awards. Archived from the original on 2008-02-02. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Pope, Mark (2007-05-07). "ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" (PDF). Archived from (PDF) the original on October 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help); Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2007-11-24.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Faulkner, Dave (June 2000). "Pop and punishment". juliat. Archived from the original on 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2007-12-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Discogs entry on The Reels". discogs.com. Retrieved 2008-01-19.
- ^ Mason, Stewart. What's My Scene - Song Review. Allmusic.com.