The Hummingbirds
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The Hummingbirds were an indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, Australia formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters. They were one of the most highly touted outfits to emerge from Sydney's inner-city scene during the late 1980s and were an early signing to the rooArt label. The Hummingbirds' single, "Blush", peaked at No.19 on the ARIA singles charts in 1989. They left rooArt in 1992, and disbanded in 1993. The band reunited for a show on 27 January 2011, for the Big Day Out festival in Sydney and some additional performances later that year.
Biography
The Hummingbirds formed in 1986 from the remnants of the short lived band Bug Eyed Monsters. Band members originally comprised singer and guitarist Simon Holmes, bassist John Boyce and drummer Mark Temple, after a few months of initial rehearsals as a three-piece, vocalist and guitarist Alannah Russack signed on. In early 1987, Boyce departed and was replaced by singer and bassist, Robyn St. Clare. They were one of Australia's most promising acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with other up-and-comers like Ratcat, Clouds, Tall Tales and True and The Falling Joys.
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The Hummingbirds
ALBUMS
- Greatest Hits released: 2001
- Va Va Voom released: 1991
- loveBUZZ released: 1989
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by Jim Lauderdale
The Hummingbirds
by: Jim LauderdaleWell, I was coolin' my heels down in Flacktown
They was blazin' from a footrace with a hellhound
My heart was up on blocks from my last go-round
When you came roarin' in upon the rebound
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me jammin' like ol' Billy on the low ground
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me on the rebound
You're like a midnight doctor on a sick call
You're like a big flash flood upon the river
You're like a Salvador Dali on a brick wall
Where the others only talk you deliver
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
Ridin' shotgun in a Caddy with the top down
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me on the rebound
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me jammin' like ol' Billy on the low ground
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me on the rebound
You're like an ace high straight with all the chips down
You're like a shot of white lightnin' in a night gown
You're like a wreckin' ball rider on a tear-down
Come a crashin' in my life upon the rebound
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me jammin' like ol' Billy on the low ground
You got me rollin' the dice, you got me breakin' 'em twice
You got me on the rebound
You got me on the rebound
You got me rollin' right to you on the rebound
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