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Tracy, Tracy was angry
A bad mood, a bad mood
I told her that it's an ill wind
Blows no good, blows no good
Then she told me
Tojo never made it
Tojo never made it to Darwin
Tojo never made it
Tojo never made it to Drwin
I said, Tracy, won't you listen, this is Christmas, honey
Don't you go, uh uh, don't you go
She said, David, believe me, I wouldn't miss this for the world
I've got to blow, I've got to blow
She said again
Tojo never made it
Tojo never made it to Darwin
Tojo never made it
Tojo never made it to Darwin
Now she's gone, gone, gone
Just like the wind
I just sigh, I just sigh
But I'm dreaming that I'm gleaming
In her eye, in her eye
But I'll always hear
(Tojo never made it)
Tojo never made it to Darwin
Tojo never made it
Tojo never made it to Darwin
Tojo never made it to Darwin
She said never made it to Darwin
Never made it to Darwin
That year Santa never came
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jun 19, 2011 - 17:45 What a blast... I love this band. Gotta go dance now...  |
| kcar | Posted: Apr 17, 2011 - 13:34 rtwingo wrote: Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I realy think so... Yeah, that Vapors song is a cousin to this one... |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: Apr 17, 2011 - 13:34 Doodoo Gurus! |
| CamLwalk (Albany NY) | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 11:22 Hurray for Mozart! I had never heard this before but got caught up in the lyric first listen. Didn't quite get them til Bill mentioned your post. |
| ick (The 619) | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 11:10 I had the opportunity to see them play quite recently, most fun I can remember having at a club gig in a long time. Still putting on an excellent show as well as new music. |
| meuks | Posted: Jan 13, 2011 - 11:06 Saw these guys a few times back in their day, they put on a really great show. Always good to hear the 'Gurus.... |
| rtwingo (Ramat Gan, Israel) | Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 00:11 Turning Japanese, I think I'm turning Japanese, I realy think so... |
| darrenwwwa (Maastricht) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 06:28 dggeek wrote: You beat me to it! |
| Ntropy (Cleveland, OH) | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 06:28 WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Hoodoo Gurus were always the best!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10++++++++++++++ |
| dggeek | Posted: May 04, 2010 - 06:28 |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 02, 2010 - 14:27 is he singing about ToeJam? |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 12:11 Jelani wrote: turning japanese anyone? OK I see now I'm not the only one. |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Jan 29, 2010 - 12:10 turning japanese anyone? |
| lophrequa (the very edge of the land) | Posted: Nov 27, 2009 - 16:19 Mozart wrote: This is all about a major cyclone, "Tracy", that struck Darwin, NT, Australia on Christmas Eve 1974. The Japanese (under General Tojo) air-attacked Darwin in 1942, but didn't actually land. But big, bad Tracy did, and blew the town and all the Christmas presents away. "That year, Santa never made it". Gives you a clue! thanks! |
| markoirl (Dublin) | Posted: Oct 27, 2009 - 06:39 1 part : U2 - Out of Control. 2 parts : The Vapors - Turning Japanese |
| peter_james_bond (Lunenburg, NS) | Posted: Jul 24, 2009 - 15:02 Zep wrote: Every time I hear this I think we're going to get a little "Turning Japanese" .... There is definitely a resemblance.  |
| ick (San Diego, CA) | Posted: Apr 20, 2009 - 11:15 the Gurus rock! |
| rdo | Posted: Jun 08, 2008 - 13:08 "What's My Scene" by this group is quite good. I remember liking it well when in college. |
| Zep (Land of 1000 dunces) | Posted: Feb 03, 2008 - 16:02 Every time I hear this I think we're going to get a little "Turning Japanese" .... |
| sub-arctic (63°50' N) | Posted: Jan 03, 2008 - 05:04 Anyone else who hears a hint of James? EDIT: OK, now I've done my homework on the chronology. Anyone else who hears a hint of Hoodoo Gurus in James? |
| farley (Bushey, UK) | Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 11:37 these guys used to storm Caringbah pub . . . those were the days! |
| firerytrigon (East Anglia, UK) | Posted: Nov 01, 2007 - 11:36 Excellent, love a bit of new wave! |
| canadapaul | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 14:21 catchy, tight; I could never figure why they weren't more popular. The whole album is great! |
| rtkmusic (SoCal) | Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 14:20  |
| Mozart (Salzburg) | Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 17:19 Rocc4 wrote: Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so.
Nothing to do with Japan or the Japanese. This is all about a major cyclone, "Tracy", that struck Darwin, NT, Australia on Christmas Eve 1974. The Japanese (under General Tojo) air-attacked Darwin in 1942, but didn't actually land. But big, bad Tracy did, and blew the town and all the Christmas presents away. "That year, Santa never made it". Gives you a clue! |
| DeemerDave (The Gate City of NH, USA) | Posted: Aug 14, 2007 - 17:17 This song makes me want to hear Pixies instead. This band's not bad but not inspiring either. |
| Daveinbawlmer (Bawlmer, Merlin. Hon.) | Posted: Jun 28, 2007 - 12:59 Even got this on vinyl. Tasty. |
| js5280 (Denver, CO) | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 11:08 Crikey, Aussie power-pop! Nice call, always up for the Hoodoos! |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell, Wyo.) | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 11:05 lmic wrote: Is this 80's revival, or actual 80's? Either way, it's great.
1983.  |
| lmic (Uniondale, NY) | Posted: May 12, 2007 - 11:02 Is this 80's revival, or actual 80's? Either way, it's great. |
| pinto (west meade) | Posted: Apr 26, 2007 - 19:42 babygirl614 wrote: Hear, hear. They are amazing, and as good as this song is, it's not even their best. It's not even their best? I can certainly believe that... |
| coloradojohn (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, Japan -- 15 min. west of Shinjuku, center of the freaking Universe) | Posted: Apr 10, 2007 - 22:48 Rocc4 wrote: Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so.
Watashi mo sono ongaku to omoimashita, yo! Shikashi, kono wa iijanai, ka na... |
| FilmSurgeon (Los Angeles, CA) | Posted: Feb 07, 2007 - 13:02 Woo-hoo! Going to see them next month! |
| Rocc4 (This Is Not Here) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 07:00 Turning Japanese I think I'm turning Japanese I really think so. |
| serinde (New York, NY) | Posted: Jan 09, 2007 - 06:59 Art_Carnage wrote: It's an Asian theme set:
Graham Parker - Discovering Japan Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo Ween - Flutes of The Chi Needs: The Vapors - Turning Japanese |
| Mozart (Salzburg) | Posted: Dec 25, 2006 - 19:17 This is all about Cyclone Tracy that hit Darwin, northern Australia, on the night before Christmas in 1974. The Japanese air-attacked Darwin in 1942, but didn't actually land. Tracy did, with devastating consequences. "That year, Santa never made it". |
| fretman | Posted: Dec 11, 2006 - 06:14 Duh, sounds like the Vapors... Or Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes without Ronnie. |
| js5280 (Denver, CO) | Posted: Oct 28, 2006 - 10:28 Woo hoo Gurus! Recommend their best hits Ampology although it doesn't have quite all their best songs (e.g. What's my scene?) but most of them. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Oct 13, 2006 - 19:13 It's an Asian theme set: Graham Parker - Discovering Japan Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo Ween - Flutes of The Chi |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Apr 21, 2006 - 07:57 TheJack wrote: What a great band. Let's have some more from these Aussie rockers.
Hear, hear. They are amazing, and as good as this song is, it's not even their best. |
| TheJack (Tejas) | Posted: Apr 21, 2006 - 07:45 What a great band. Let's have some more from these Aussie rockers. |
| iTuner | Posted: Apr 21, 2006 - 07:33 Janssen wrote: David Bowie - Cat People
U2 - Love And Peace Or Else Ween - Flutes of The Chi Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo Great set to start out my day with!!! Same set today and those are my thoughts exactly. Getting me going. |
| cmrump | Posted: Mar 08, 2006 - 05:57 I presume these guys are named for the rock formations like in Banff? (click here) Love 'em both! |
| serinde (New York, NY) | Posted: Mar 08, 2006 - 05:51 Love this song, love this album, love the stop-motion dinosaurs in the video for "I Want You Back"... |
| Janssen (Somewhere between Here & There) | Posted: Mar 08, 2006 - 05:50 Hooverphonic - You Love Me To Death David Bowie - Cat People U2 - Love And Peace Or Else Ween - Flutes of The Chi Hoodoo Gurus - Tojo Great set to start out my day with!!!      |
| gedrod (York, UK) | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:15 YEEEE HAAAR, one of the best aussie bands. Soundtrack of my youth, and since :). |
| punkbot | Posted: Feb 21, 2006 - 14:14 Zarba wrote: The Gurus are one of the most underrated 80 'power-pop' bands out there. They have an honored place on my iPod.
Thanks for playing them. I could suggest many more songs by them... BTW, they issued a very well-received new album last year called "Mach Schau". It be bery, bery good. Easily one of the best pop bands ever. |
| wtango (Asheville, NC, USA) | Posted: Nov 11, 2005 - 08:37 Love It! Takes me back to college, too. Bill- how 'bout playing some White Animals, if you got 'em. |
| Zep | Posted: Oct 25, 2005 - 08:44 MsJudi wrote: I don't know about y'all, but I'm getting tired of Bill's latest obsession with 80s-like "punk" rock, Billy Idol type shit. I didn't like it then, I like it less now. More and more I find myself turning the sound DOWN on this crap and waiting for it to pass.
No problem with it here. Billy Idol is less punk and more new wave anyway, a little closer to AhA and Flock of Beagles. If he really wanted to do 80s punk, he'd play some Wire or Husker Du. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting, please drive through!) | Posted: Aug 14, 2005 - 22:12 rah wrote: i think i'm turning japanese.
Talk dirty to me. Likeable tune. |