Another name-that-song/artist question.

April 10, 2007 6:58 AM

Okay, I heard this song once on the radio. It was kinda motowny and real catchy, with your fairly standard "I own that female" theme. The band was (iirc) five brothers from Cambodia or some other SE Asian country. I remember finding them in some Wikipedia list of one-hit wonders from the 60s or 70s. I seem to recall their name had something to do with New York, maybe Brooklyn something, or something. Anyone know what I'm talking about here?

Please help. :(

posted by thirteenkiller to media & arts (8 comments total)

By the way, nothing in Wiki one hit wonder lists with "Brooklyn" in the artist name or song title is the right song, so I might have made that part up.
posted by thirteenkiller at 7:01 AM on April 10, 2007

Ok I found it, thanks anyway.
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:31 AM on April 10, 2007

Was it the Tielman Brothers? They were a rockabilly band from Indonesia. You can find clips of them on Youtube.
posted by gogomickey at 8:32 AM on April 10, 2007

( http://www.amazon.com/Look-at-Killer-Joe-Go/dp/B00005O064 ) Killer Joe, by the Rocky Fellers. They're Filipino, and it's four brothers and their dad. The New York thing was Manhatten Transfer, who apparently covered the song later.
posted by thirteenkiller at 8:36 AM on April 10, 2007

Good for you! I wish I'd found my own answer to my question. How'd you end up finding it? Maybe I can use some technique you did.
posted by cashman at 9:00 AM on April 10, 2007

Oh man! I bet that's eating you up inside, cashman.

My question too was eating me up inside all morning, so I read through every wiki list of one hit wonders several times and googled possible candidates until I found it.
posted by thirteenkiller at 9:20 AM on April 10, 2007

Maybe I'll do that - I'll go through lists of old school rappers. Thanks. Even if it takes me days it's better than having this stuck in my proverbial craw for years on end.
posted by cashman at 11:08 AM on April 10, 2007

Got it. Thank you thirteenkiller!
posted by cashman at 2:20 PM on April 10, 2007