Soundtrack to my youth... 3

Daddy Cool.

This band was a big hit in the local club
scene in the early 70s. They really got the
place jumping and the crowd were always in
a good mood which made for a great night out.

Daddy Cool had a great repertoire of songs,
they were influenced by 50s, R&B and 'doo-wop'
at the start, and had a string of self-penned hits
through to the mid 70s, such as Eagle Rock, Come
Back Again, Hey Honey Hi and
others.

Here's a few favourites of mine...

Ross learnt to play the harmonica whilst
recovering in hospital after a car accident.

Daddy Cool were huge around the clubs,
then they released Eagle Rock and became
huge around the country.

By the mid 70s, after having broken up once
before, they were changing and eventually
called it a day in '76. I think you get a glimpse
of Wilson's future in this clip.

Ross Wilson, the singer, and Ross Hannaford, lead
guitar, both went on to many other bands, together
and separately, and have remained a strong force in
the Aussie music scene over the years.

Here's Wilson's Mondo Rock, formed as a part time
band to use when promoting songs he had written for
other projects... but eventually the band started to
become popular so he made it a permanent thing
and enjoyed a number of hits over the years.

Such as...

Mondo Rock... a highly respected band, but not one
I was 'in to'.

But here's some trivia for you... the clip below
is Ross Wilson' wife, Pat, singing a song that Ross
wrote for her... Bop Girl.

The trivia is the fact that this clip is Nicole Kidman's
first ever screen appearance... she went on to
do BMX Bandits not long after this performance.
(If I have my facts straight.)

But to finish off with Daddy Cool... below is a
song that still comes to my thoughts even today.

Cheers.

TRICKY AUSSIE MADE TV AD...

I like this ad...

...and I wonder how many takes it took.