Comments on: Another name-that-song/artist question.

Question: Another name-that-song/artist question.

thirteenkiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 06:58:28 -0800

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. :(

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 07:01:41 -0800

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.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:31:54 -0800

Ok I found it, thanks anyway.

By: gogomickey

gogomickey — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:32:09 -0800

Was it the Tielman Brothers? They were a rockabilly band from Indonesia. You can find clips of them on Youtube.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:36:37 -0800

( 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.

By: cashman

cashman — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:00:40 -0800

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.

By: thirteenkiller

thirteenkiller — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 09:20:02 -0800

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.

By: cashman

cashman — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:08:57 -0800

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.

By: cashman

cashman — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:20:14 -0800

Got it. Thank you thirteenkiller!