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Yeah, he tried to set him straight
Looked him in the eye
"Let my people go"
Holy Moses on the mountain
High above the golden calf
Went to get the Ten Commandments
Yeah, he's just gonna break 'em in half
All you zombies, hide your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The pieces gonna fall on you
No one ever spoke to Noah
They all laughed at him instead
Working on his ark
Working all by himself
Only Noah saw it coming
40 days and 40 nights
Took his sons and daughters with him
Yeah, they were the Israelites
All you zombies, hide your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The rain's gonna fall on you
Holy Father, what's the matter?
Where have all your children gone?
Sitting in the dark, living all by themselves
You don't have to hide anymore
All you zombies, show your faces
All you people in the street
All you sittin' in high places
The pieces gonna fall on you
All you zombies, show your faces (I know you're out there)
All you people in the street (Let's see you)
All you sittin' in high places
It's all gonna fall on you
'''Whispered:'''
Zombies
The Hooters were a Philadelphia institution for years before this came out. When the album was released, the local fans HATED what was done to the songs we knew and loved. This song was absolutely murdered by the producers at Columbia. Seek out the original on "Amore", their locally produced EP. These guys were too talented for what happened to them. They at least did get a Grammy for writing "Time After Time" and got some love for writing most of the material on Joan Osborne's break through album.
YES! I was a huge fan growing up in the Philly area in the 1980s. The Amore album was fantastic, and I still spin it up every once in a while. I hear the Hooters are huge in Germany, and yes they did get the Grammy for "Time after Time, and wrote for Joan Osborne, plus got to play at Live Aid!
Words are timeless in this song
By the Book.
A mid 80s classic !
That's a pretty low bar.
redish ten
The Hooters were a Philadelphia institution for years before this came out. When the album was released, the local fans HATED what was done to the songs we knew and loved. This song was absolutely murdered by the producers at Columbia. Seek out the original on "Amore", their locally produced EP. These guys were too talented for what happened to them. They at least did get a Grammy for writing "Time After Time" and got some love for writing most of the material on Joan Osborne's break through album.
kremfresch is right - the 'Amore' version is worth a listen...
Agreed! Pete Rose!!!! Saw them at a Philly cabaret in 1982..entire place was bouncing up and down, very cool! Record company(s) changed their sound for sure...
Saw them in a bar in Avalon that year...with the A's ... just before they broke up.
Good times.
35 years later, this still sounds good to me.
I'm into it.
Bob Geldolf: "We need some more bands for the festival"
Promoter Assistant: "How about the Hooters?"
Bob Geldolf: "What the F@#! is a Hooter?!"
Noah meets The Zombies?; now there's a B movie waiting to happen.
FYI, the Hooters (a local Philly Band who still perform occasionally) are not a Christian Band. They just happened to write a song that got some cross-over airplay on Christian radio stations.
Yes, and they are certainly not the first song-writers to reference material from the old testament: Pete Seeger, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Rush, etc. None of those artists are considered "Christian Rock".
Not sure what this song is trying to say.
agreed. so, not having read the 'good book' recently, i reckon that i'm the zombie. do i have that right? i just want to make sure.
i did kinda like the short guitar solo...
"yeah, he's just gonna break 'em in half"?
Goes on a bit (lot) doesn't it. Outstayed its welcome after 90 seconds, or arguably 1 second.
Isn't this a remix or extended version of the original? It never quite gets going.
This feels like it belongs back in an 80s frat party but it's still occasionally welcome.
Thanks for the Memories RP!! The Hooters, All You Zombies from the Amore EP local Philadelphia release. has always been the better version of that song. Us Philly fans were SO disappointed with The WAY overproduced National release. They were such a great live band.
"they were the Israelites" line
Agreed! Pete Rose!!!! Saw them at a Philly cabaret in 1982..entire place was bouncing up and down, very cool! Record company(s) changed their sound for sure...
Agreed! I saw The Outfield open for these guys in a college gym on LI. I adored them then. Some of the music has held up, some of it hasn't.
agreed. eclectic is good. but don't play crap.
I want the hair off my back!
I believe I enjoy it more hearing it now - takes me back!
RP has a policy!: ...NO Song left behind!
Proclivities wrote:
Does that mean you like the song or do not like it? Tab® was pretty nasty-tasting stuff.
I learned to "like" Tab because it was always available and cold in the machines where I worked. An acquired taste, to be sure.
(or perhaps the song a wag on RP designated as "zombie surf music": "World Ender")
But not "Zombies" as it doesn't musically fit the melodic mood, even if it has a lyrical connection.
Dude knows how to write a song.
Funniest comment I have seen on RP in years!!!!
Thank Goodness!
Proclivities wrote:
Does that mean you like the song or do not like it? Tab® was pretty nasty-tasting stuff.
Does that mean you like the song or do not like it? Tab® was pretty nasty-tasting stuff.
Classic Philly indeed. For some reason they played a gig in lower Manhattan that I was able to get into for free back in the 80's...great memories. Fly Eagles Fly!!!!
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Funniest comment I have seen on RP in years!!!!
I want my hair back.
I want the hair off my back!
I want my hair back.
They gave me a song to use in my film Jet Dreams when I was a youngster. (Man in the Streets) I hope they're doing well in what ever they're doing.
G
FYI, the Hooters (a local Philly Band who still perform occasionally) are not a Christian Band. They just happened to write a song that got some cross-over airplay on Christian radio stations.
In fact, Bazilian and Hyman are Jewish. See https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XI4-VnSrEcAC&hl=en.
Lindo525 wrote:
Is this a recent photo of one of the Bananarama members?
The years have NOT been kind...
By Maciej Zgadzaj
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16233942
Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin in 2007. I'd say they're doing pretty well ...
Ah, Bananarama. Appearing at a Butlins near you.
I saw them at a Butlins Adult Weekend around 2004 and it was one of the best atmospheres I've ever enjoyed at a venue.
Is this a recent photo of one of the Bananarama members?
The years have NOT been kind...
Oh yeah, I don't hate this song.... kinda fun to hear once-in-a-while
By Maciej Zgadzaj
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16233942
Keren Woodward and Sara Dallin in 2007. I'd say they're doing pretty well. Keren lives with Andrew Ridgeley (the guy in Wham! whose purpose and contribution to the band were unclear to the public). I dare you to Google him to see what he looks like now.
treatment_bound wrote:
Don't be dissin' BANANARAMA!! This song was one of the great mid-80's guilty pleasues.
Plus, I always secretly hoped they'd ring me up to go on a Home Depot run with 'em!
Home Depot? Be still my beating heart...
RP has a policy:
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Cool!!
Always wondered though, why would a Christian band call themselves "The Hooters"?
FYI, the Hooters (a local Philly Band who still perform occasionally) are not a Christian Band. They just happened to write a song that got some cross-over airplay on Christian radio stations.
RP has a policy:
NO SONG LEFT BEHIND!
Plus, I always secretly hoped they'd ring me up to go on a Home Depot run with 'em!
"At least it's not Bananarama."
Don't be dissin' BANANARAMA!! This song was one of the great mid-80's guilty pleasues.
Plus, I always secretly hoped they'd ring me up to go on a Home Depot run with 'em!
Dennis Miller's take:
https://journal.ijreview.com/2015/09/248452-lolla-pope-looza/
Wasn't this about the time the TV evangelists like Jimmy Swaggart, Jim & Tammy, Oral Roberts were a fad? Maybe these guys were taking advantage of that.
"At least it's not Bananarama."
Is this a recent photo of one of the Bananarama members?
The years have NOT been kind...
Oh yeah, I don't hate this song.... kinda fun to hear once-in-a-while
"At least it's not Bananarama."
For my money, if I'm looking for Judeo-Christian pop from the mid-80's Mr. Mister is the way to go. This is some repetitive drek.
It's not terrible. I admit I bought this new and liked it a lot at the time.
yep-those were the 80's