What's My Scene?

What's My Scene?

Infobox Single
Name = What's My Scene?


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Artist = Hoodoo Gurus
Album = Blow Your Cool!
A-side = "What's My Scene?"
B-side = "Heart of Darkness"
Released = March, 1987
Format =
Recorded = January, 1987
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:49
Label = Big Time, Electra, Mushroom
Writer = Dave Faulkner
Producer = Mark Opitz
Certification =
Last single = "Poison Pen" (1986)
This single = "What's My Scene?" (1987)
Next single = "Good Times" (1987)
Misc ="What's My Scene" is an Australian Top 3 single (1987) [cite web |url=http://www.onmc.iinet.net.au/Best%20of%20Oz/87.htm |title="Best of 1987" |publisher=Oz Net Music Chart |accessdate=2007-12-18 ] performed by iconiccite web |url=http://www.ariaawards.com.au/about-hall-of-fame.php |title=ARIA Awards 2007: About Hall of Fame |publisher=ARIA Awards |accessdate=2007-11-20 ] cite web |title="ARIA presents the 2007 ARIA Hall of Fame" |last=Pope |first=Mark |url=http://www.amcos.com.au/news/industry/news/070507_ARIA-HallofFame.pdf (PDF) |date=2007-05-07 |accessdate=2008-01-22 ] rock group Hoodoo Gurus and was written by their singer-songwriter Dave Faulkner.cite web |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2007-11-24 ] It was included on Gurus' third album "Blow Your Cool!" released by Electra Records. The B-side, "Heart of Darkness" was also written by Faulkner. 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 [cite web |year=2000 |month=June |last=Faulkner |first=Dave |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/popandpunishment.html |publisher=juliat |title="Pop and punishment" |accessdate=2007-12-01 ]

Cover versions

"What's My Scene?" has been performed by fellow Australian artists including: Supersonic, Anthony Jaggers, Elsewhere Fine and Jayne Henry: Underpaid; The Reels released it in 1989 as the B-side to their single "Are You Old Enough?" [cite web |url=http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_reels |title=Discogs entry on The Reels |publisher=discogs.com |accessdate=2008-01-19 ] . It was also performed by Russian group Red Army Choir!

That's My Team

A variation titled "That's My Team" was used by the National Rugby League (NRL) as their theme for the 2003 to 2007 seasons. In 2003 the NRL had approached former Cronulla Sharks player and then current Parramatta Eels assistant coach Alan Wilson to provide the theme for their advertising campaign. Wilson hit upon the idea of using Hoodoo Gurus' 1987 hit "What's My Scene?" with reworked lyrics (by Faulkner) as "That's My Team" (2003).

"and another thing, I'm discovering lately, I'm a bit crazy, for my rugby league team "

Wilson and Faulkner made the necessary arrangements which included re-uniting Gurus to re-record the track. Faulkner is a long-time supporter of Cronulla and the original promo clip for "What's My Scene?" included shots of band members in Wests and Cronulla jumpers. The Hoodoo Gurus performed "That's My Team" on the 2006 and 2007 Grand Final editions of the "The Footy Show".

A CD of "That's My Team" was released for public sale in September, 2003 with all money raised donated to the Kim Walters Choices Programme and the Joanne Mackay Foundation (Breast Cancer charities established by husbands Kevin Walters and Brad Mackay, respectively). [cite web |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~juliat/hg/thatsmyteamrelease.html |date=2003-09-03 |title=That's My Team Media Release |publisher=juliat |accessdate=2007-11-25 ]

'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.

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

* Allmusic [http://wm10.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=33:hnfexxqkldfe link]

References


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