NZ hits of 1987

This was a bit of a slow year worldwide likely due to the continued rise in popularity with songs meant to be ad jingles rather than more respected artists of the day, however one positive I can give this year is that there was a noticeable rise in popularity with what has since become definitively queer music.

One of the biggest hits of all time in NZ was a charity single that was commissioned following NZ's victory at the Caswell cup three years after we Aussies won the boat race against America. It was a one-off project for the supergroup which comprised of many of the biggest NZ celebrities and musicians including Dave Dobbyn who arguably got the biggest push from this release in his career.

Speaking of Dave Dobbyn, here's his first solo single which was so inescapable over in NZ that it even managed to become a massive success here in Australia for the former D.D Smash lead vocalist. Unlike here in Australia where he and Herbs remain a one hit wonder, they both went on to massive success later in their respective careers in their homeland thanks to how irresistibly catchy this song is.

Again, this wasn't the lead single to Diesel and dust in NZ as "The dead heart" did become a minor hit over there; however, this may as well have been as it was not only much bigger over there than it was over here, but it became one of the biggest hits of the decade as well.

This was a bit of a sleeper hit in NZ given how long it took for this to become a success over there, however once it did it was just as popular there as it was at least in America. I'm sure many NZ detractors of this track can breathe a sigh of relief knowing this wasn't the biggest hit of the decade over there like it was in Australia.

Well, there shouldn't be any surprises as to how this managed to be a hit in NZ this year, Boris Gardiner did score a massive hit with this over in the UK and it was even popular enough to be a huge success here in Australia whilst also being a pop reggae track from the musician of colour.

Well at least this was an instant success over in NZ upon its initial release, meaning that this song has a much more accurate placement on this list than on the Australian side of my site. Indeed, Tiffany had more success in general over there as not only were the singles much bigger but so was her album.

Much like in Australia, this title track to George Michael's solo debut was the biggest hit he had in NZ throughout his career, it's a song that I feel sums up his entire career as he could be both insightful with his lyrics whilst fun with his production. Audiences obviously agreed as this was the template for most of his discography for the rest of his career.

This was an even bigger hit for both INXS and Jimmy Barnes back in the day in NZ than it was here in Australia, this was even before the song was chosen as the theme song to the cult classic the Lost boys as that film wouldn't come out until much later in the year. Both parties would continue to have success later in the year with their next respective albums.

Well as far as the rest of the world is concerned, this is the debut single from Crowded house which means it was the first song that they promoted which resulted in it being a massive worldwide success for the band despite it only being a moderate success here in Australia due to it being the fourth single from their album here.

There wasn't any deviation from what I said about the Bangles on the Australian side of my site, except maybe the fact that they weren't quite as inescapable over there as they were here due to their singles not being as bit for some reason. In any case, this novelty track about err.... I never understood the point of this track, however I think we can all agree it's a ton of fun even to this day regardless.

Although these guys did achieve moderate success throughout the decade in NZ, it was this cover of the Lipps inc classic that made them a household name over there which led to them scoring massive success internationally with this cover. Much like here in Australia, they wouldn't find any further success over in NZ with this cover, meaning that it did kill their career regardless of what you think of it.

Given that the Timex Social Club did score a massive success in NZ the previous year, it's only fitting that their sister group Club Nouveau would find even more success in NZ this year with their cover of the Bill Withers track. Of course, being a pseudo reggae track was also a huge point in its favour over there given how much the kiwis love any form of reggae over the years.

Mel and Kim were much more popular in NZ than they were here in Australia, mainly because they were immediately welcomed into the mainstream over there as opposed to here where they had to earn their popularity which is why their debut single had such a low placement on the Australian side of my site. Of course, their second single was the real success they had in the southern hemisphere regardless.

You better believe I was dumbstruck when I first discovered this second single from the Joshua tree was a flop here in Australia, I can't stress enough how albums sales affected the popularity of songs down under back in the day. In any case, we have this iconic track from U2 which continues the theme of the lead single (which is still to come on this list) of the band's poetry which resulted in their second Billboard chart topper.

While it wasn't their biggest hit over in NZ (that honour goes to "Good times" with Jimmy Barnes) this is considered to be INXS's signature track given how it was their biggest hit in America as it topped the Billboard charts. They would have massive success with their album Kick the following year as it spawned three additional hits worldwide to varying degrees of success depending on where in the world you're from.

It appears the kiwis were only into Bronski beat purely for Jimmy Somerville as the band flopped over there with "Hit that perfect beat" and yet Jimmy scored a massive hit with his new band the Communards. Granted this was a bit late to the party over there as it was already one of the biggest hits of the decade here in Australia by the time it saw the light of day, but it didn't impact its overall success.

File this in the increasing category of American women of colour failing to find success on the Billboard charts but finding success in the UK regardless, the success she found over there allowed this to become a chart topper in NZ likely due to the kiwis thinking she was someone like Natalie Cole or Chaka Khan from around this time. It certainly wouldn't feel out of place from either of their catalogues.

Although this did rebound on the NZ charts when the girls earlier entry was released over there, it was noticeably a hit upon its initial release over there as opposed to here in Australia where it needed the endorsement of their earlier entry for it to be a success here. I'm not sure if this made it big over there because of the production, the theme of the lyrics or it being two women of colour singing with such an attitude, but it was a success regardless.

Even though he saw massive success in NZ during his first two albums, Billy Idol had little issues with this being his biggest hit over there despite it being a more subdue track from his earlier entries and the album it served as the lead single for being less successful than his previous efforts. I guess comparatively speaking this was a step back for his popularity, but he was still bigger than most by this point.

This was almost the biggest hit from Billy Idol's career in NZ, only "To be a lover" outranks it which even then only by just meaning that these two songs were the most popular of his career over there. Admittedly this is a live rendition of a cover of a Tommy James track he made earlier in the decade, so the Whiplash smile track is his biggest original hit over there.

Well, here we are ladies and gentlemen and everyone in between, the first hip hop track to go to number one in NZ which should tell you how serious the kiwis were at making the genre a household name compared to America where it originated. It was also Run DMC's only hit outside their native America for many years, although they finally got out of the one hit wonder bin in the late 90's with a few remixes.

Much like here in Australia, this was the only big hit that Whitney Houston had in NZ from her second album despite the album being a huge success over there and the kiwis rarely allowing album sales to affect the impact of a song's presence on their charts. I guess this means the rest of the world wasn't interested in the other singles from the album which all topped the Billboard charts for her.

This was the second chart topper that U2 had in NZ following "Pride" from three years prior, it blows my mind that each of the singles from the Joshua tree were more successful over there than they were over here considering how they each remain a household name on the oldie's stations here in Australia to this day.

This video can count itself lucky that I only included videos from hit singles from Australia on my weirdest videos of the 80's list, it would've been a shoe in for that list had it been a bigger hit down under which is odd because that's exactly how it became a success for Jackie Wilson in NZ and the UK. Admittedly this was a minor hit down under upon its initial release thirty years prior for what it's worth.

This wasn't a sleeper hit in NZ like it was here in Australia, it's release was delayed because for some reason, being a hit in their native UK wasn't enough incentive to crossover internationally this year, but it was released when it became a surprise hit in America as well as it crossing over down under due to it being the final song to be performed on Countdown.

This was an even bigger hit for Iggy Pop in NZ than it was here in Australia, likely because it was a surprise hit for him over in the UK as well as it being a cover of a Johnny O'Keefe song from the 50's. Unlike in Australia and the UK, this was his only hit over there albeit one that was twice as popular there as it was in either country.

What was is with aging performers around this time being introduced as the wrong person? First there was John Farnham being introduced as Jack which resulted in his comeback album being called Whispering Jack, and now we have this comeback single from Paul Simon about how people are referring to him as Al instead of Paul. Naturally this was also a huge hit in NZ, although nowhere near as big as it was in Australia.

While Genesis did have hits with the two songs I featured on the Australian side of this site in NZ, this was their biggest hit over there which is odd because it came from their self-titled album from three years prior and only became a success this year due to their (then) most recent album Invisible touch. The success of this track over there encouraged the kiwis to bring further success to the album it came from.

This was the only hit that Chris De Burgh had in NZ, heck I'm willing to bet this likely wouldn't have even been a hit over there if it weren't for the fact that it was such a huge success here and in his native UK. An interesting fact I have about its success in the southern hemisphere is that it was exactly the same over there as it was for Paul Simon's earlier entry in both countries, I just found that interesting.

OK so it appears the kiwis weren't as invested in the life of Ritchie Valens as this cover of his signature tune from Los Lobos was only half as successful over there as it was here in Australia. Heck the soundtrack didn't even do that well over there which is further proof that the biopic didn't interest them that much.

This was still the biggest hit that Icehouse had in NZ like it was here in Australia, although it wasn't as successful over there due to patriotism making it a bigger hit here in Australia even if it was still a massive success for the band. This song allowed the lead single to eventually climb up the charts over there and become a sleeper success (I sadly won't be making another appearance on this list.)

Well, you don't have one of the biggest hits of all time in your homeland and remain a one hit wonder there like Dave Dobbyn was here in Australia with his earlier entry, so here's the second solo hit of his career which threatened to repeat the success of "Slice of heaven" but didn't quite live up to its dizzying success at the time. Both of these songs had fallen off the charts over there by the time his first hit was finally released down under.

Given how "Just like you" was a flop over in NZ, this means that Robbie Nevil was a one hit wonder over there despite this being a bigger hit there than it was here in Australia. I'm not even sure how he scored a second hit down under back in the day as from what I can tell, "Just like you" wasn't a hit anywhere else in the world.

This was a much bigger hit in NZ than it was here in Australia, in fact I think Australia was the only country in the world where this theme song to Madonna's third film of the same name wasn't at least a top three hit given that we Aussies for some reason weren't that keen on supporting the film (it looks terrible admittedly.) I'm guessing this is why neither song on the soundtrack appeared on the Immaculate collection.

Although he already scored his two biggest hits in NZ with INXS from earlier on this list and "Forever now" with his old band Cold chisel, Jimmy Barnes was still able to find massive success with the lead single to his second album (or third depending on your point of view with Bodyswerve/For the working class man) which was indeed the biggest hit of his solo career over there just like it was here.

This was a massive hit for Alison Moyet this year in NZ as well as the previous year in her native UK, it appears the kiwis and her fellow Brits were still in love with her vocals as she continued in her sophistopop direction with her second album. She managed to score a second hit later in the year with "Weak in the presence of beauty" which we'll be looking at much later on this list.

While I'm not sure if there was an A Capella track to become a success prior to this UK chart topper for the Housemartins (correct me if I'm wrong because I'm currently drawing a blank) this song likely popularised it for the remainder of the twentieth century as there would be a ton of songs to make it big in the genre including from the likes of Bobby McFerrin, Shai and of course Boyz II Men.

This was the penultimate big hit that Billy Idol had in NZ, naturally his previous entry on this list was his last big hit over there, although I would've thought he would've had more success going into the 90's considering that "Cradle of love" was a massive success for him in Australia and America.

You'd think this would've been an even bigger hit in NZ considering A: it charted higher than it did here and B: it was marketed as the lead single to Slippery when wet given how the kiwis followed the Brits lead in having this lead off the album instead of "You give love a bad name" like us Aussies and their fellow Americans. Alas, it was only a big success over there rather than an inescapable one.

Well, this wasn't a chart topper in NZ like it was in most parts of the world, although that didn't mean the kiwis didn't like this duet between Aretha Franklin and George Michael given how it still has a respectable placement on this list of mine. This was Aretha's final hit anywhere in the world, although things would continue to go up for George as he would find further success with his solo material.

Even though this did crack the Australian top ten for Boy George, it was only barely a hit here and thus was ineligible to qualify for that side of my site (I need these rules to keep myself sane when constructing these lists.) Fortunately, it was a massive success over in NZ likely due to the dozens of remixes there are for this track, each of them retaining the reggae beat of this cover of the Bread classic.

This was the only hit to come from the Beverly Hills cop II soundtrack in NZ, although I get the feeling this was more a hit due to it being a George Michael track given how even in the film, this song has very little place in its soundtrack (I guess that's why it won worst original song at the Razzies.)

This was the only major solo hit that Deborah Harry was able to achieve in NZ, although she did score a minor hit over there with "I want that man" given how big it was here in Australia in 1990. This has a slightly different name depending on where in the world you're from, it was simply "French kissing" in her native America and "French kissing in the USA" everywhere else in the world (I couldn't find a cover with the latter's title for this site.)

This proved to be the biggest hit from MJ's album Bad over in NZ, although the title track and its lead single were also big hits for the king of pop meaning the kiwis simply liked this love ballad to his (then) partner at the time. He would continue to score minor hits over there for the remainder of the decade including one bigger hit with "Man in the mirror."

This was Duran Duran's final hit in NZ, although considering it only barely charted here in Australia, I think it's safe to say that the kiwis still had plenty of love for these guys long after we Aussies lost our love for them. This may be as bombastic as their earlier work; however, it appears the band were no longer relying on flashy imagery for their videos as this song's video is rather mundane.

This was the lead single from Terence Trent D'arby's debut album, an album that was an instant success in NZ due to the kiwis having a strong appreciation for RNB during a time where we Aussies didn't as the album was only a success the following year for the former American soldier. This was a huge flop upon its initial release here, and it was a flop again the following year when it was given a second chance.

I'm going to interpret this ballad's success in NZ and Gregory's native America as audiences finding it hilarious that he didn't realise what the term "shake you down" meant when he wrote this track, it's as good as explanation as to how this managed to become such as major hit back in the day and have no staying power on oldies stations anymore.

With this entry, I've now featured all four of Mr. D'arby's singles from his debut album on this site, it does feel strange that he had so much more success over in NZ compared to here in Australia even if that success does make sense considering he was an American RNB singer (even if he was stationed in Germany when he began his singing career.)

I'm not sure why "Bizarre love triangle" was a flop for New order in NZ and their native UK, I guess the kiwis and Brits were becoming tired of their brand of alternative dance music which is likely why they felt the need to make the video for this track as bizarre as they possibly could to reinvigorate interest in their music in both countries. Needless to say, this tactic paid off for them.

Well, this was something different from Prince alright, namely that it was a combination of funk and RNB as well as several trends that would come to define the 90's which resulted in it being arguably his least conventional hit throughout his entire career. Honestly, I would've been stunned if this had of caught on in Australia given how off the walls this was for its time.

Well at least this wasn't just the same song from the mid 70's charting again for some arbitrary reason such as appearing in a TV commercial, that was a disturbingly common trend in the UK throughout the 80's and 90's that really does make going through their charts rather tedious to this day. Instead, this was a remix from Dutch DJ Ben Liebrand which nearly took the song to number one in NZ this year.

Well Star Trek fans, I hope you can stomach the appearance of this novelty track from the band the Firm once more as it managed to become a hit in NZ in addition to here in Australia and their native UK this year. At least it wasn't quite as big over there as it was in either country, although I'm not sure if that's because the kiwis didn't find the song as funny as we did or if they didn't even realise what Star Trek was at the time.

Given that he had a surprise breakthrough the previous year with his previous album On the beach, it seems to make sense that this lead single to his biggest album in Australia Dancing with strangers was a massive hit over there. Although it peaked much higher over there than it did here, it wound up being equally as successful in both countries for the British singer/songwriter.

This was so much less successful for MJ in NZ than it was here in Australia, I'm guessing because it didn't linger on their charts like it did here even though it did rebound on the charts in the new year when the third single from the album of the same name was released. For what it's worth, the Weird Al parody "Fat" became a genuine success for him the following year over there.

Although this charted much higher in NZ than it did in Australia, it wound up only being equally as successful for Cameo over there as it was here likely due to it being even more delayed over there despite it being a funk track and the kiwis being into funk throughout the decade. I guess they felt this was a rip-off of Midnight Star's "Freak a zoid" from a few years prior.

This was another successful hit that Ruby Turner had in NZ, in fact thought she charted in her native UK with all of her singles, none of them managed to become a hit over there despite how big she was here in NZ. I'm guessing this is why she's mostly fallen into obscurity in the music industry given how it's likely on the kiwis would remember anything about her music career.

Well, this is a surprise, mainly because it wound up being the least successful song that U2 had in NZ from the Joshua Tree despite it being their biggest hit here in Australia. For what it's worth, it was still a bigger hit over there than it was over here, meaning that the kiwis in general had allowed them to have more success over there than they did over here during this phase of their career.

The legends are true people, Freddie Mercury did have a solo career away from Queen (although his decision to do so was done amicably with his band) with this cover of the Platter's track from the 50's being his biggest hit in NZ and his native UK during his lifetime. I'm not sure why this flopped here in Australia back in the day, although I can say the same thing about Queen's discography from the late 80's.

Well, you normally shouldn't judge a song by its cover art, however looking at the cover art to this breakthrough single from the Fat boys, were you really expecting anything other than a fun throwback to a more innocent time in surf rock? Somehow the hip hop trio managed to recruit the Beach boys to recreate the instrumental they sampled for this track which is perhaps why it succeeded in NZ this year.

Given how this was now the second single from Crowded house's debut album internationally, it was able to be a huge success in NZ and America meaning that they had a second hit in both countries before they did here in Australia back in the day. Admittedly this was a minor success here likely because of its international popularity, however it wasn't bigger due to being the fourth single from the album down under.

This was the lead single to MJ's album Bad; it was only barely a hit in Australia likely due to it being another duet that led off a highly successful album which didn't go over very well the last time that happened. Fortunately, the kiwis were more open to this duet as he recruits unknown singer Sediah Garrett to make a romantic love ballad to lead off the album.

This was about as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Madonna, this isn't a surprise given how her earlier entry on this list was supposed to be the big hit off the album with this being a throwaway single that didn't even receive its own music video (the intro to the film is the unofficial video.) She would come back stronger than ever by the end of the decade with her fourth album.

This was also a big hit for Fleetwood Mac in NZ, in fact it was much bigger over there than it was over here likely due to the kiwis not allowing the success of big albums to impact the success of its singles over there back in the day. Even so, this was the only big hit that the band had from Tango in the night over there, even "Big love" was a huge flop despite it being a minor success here in Australia.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised at this song's success given how it was a Pet shop boys track during the 80's, however I am mainly because it has Dusty Springfield on vocals which makes this the first hit she had anywhere in the world since "Son of a preacher man" back in the late 60's. I guess you can say that this was the trio's response to "I knew you were waiting" from earlier on this list due to it thematically being the opposite of that track.

Jody Watley was the sole female member of Shalamar who already had a massive hit from the start of the decade with "The second time around" in NZ, here she is seven years later with this solo single which became a big hit over there likely due to the success of Janet Jackson boosting the popularity of this type of song worldwide. It was a minor hit for her here in Australia, but too minor to be noteworthy for this site.

This wasn't quite as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia for Madonna, I'm not sure why because it's clear the kiwis were cool with her newfound appreciation of Latin music given her earlier entry on this list. I guess they were hyped for her third film named after her earlier entry which from what I can gather, was a huge disaster thanks to her performance where she channels her rival Cyndi Lauper.

Much like in Australia, only the original version of this cover from Kylie Minogue managed to become a success over in NZ this year, likely because the kiwis were intrigued by how Charlene from Neighbours was able to score a massive hit this year with this cover and decided to check it out. This makes it the second cover of the Little Eva track to make it big over there following the disco rendition from the start of the decade.

While it's not that surprising to see this reappear on this side of my site given how Shona Laing is a NZ artist who previously found success with "1905" in her homeland, what's surprising is that she had to find success over here in Australia before her fellow kiwis realised the beauty of this ballad given how it was a success over there long after it was over here this year.

Well, this managed to be equally as successful in NZ as it was here in Australia, although it was pushed from the second biggest hit he had down under to the third over there due to his two earlier appearances on this list being much bigger. In fact, his success with his singles was the complete inverse over there of what they were over here to give you an idea of how unpredictable our respective music scenes were.

I'm a bit surprised that this proved to be the big hit off of Whispering jack in NZ for John Farnham, granted "You're the voice" did eventually become a hit over there, however it was only a sleeper hit that would've still missed out on this list had its success been more compacted over there like this was. The only conclusion to this is that the kiwis genuinely preferred this track over that back in the day.

These guys did achieve a moderate hit in NZ the previous year with "Digging your scene" however this proved to be the big hit for the sophistopop band over there given how the sub-genre managed to explode in popularity this year both there and in the band's native UK where this was also a decent success. Naturally the Blow monkeys didn't achieve any success here in Australia due to the genre's lack of popularity.

There is close to no information about this song or the band who brought it to life on the internet, as such I can only assume that it was a track from a NZ band that made it big through either a charity or because of a well-timed event that time has since thoroughly erased.

I would say that the kiwis were more on board with Bon Jovi's country sound of their catalogue except the more likely explanation for this song's success over there was due to the strong albums sales of Slippery when wet not impacting its popularity there like it did over here in Australia. For what it's worth, "You give love a bad name" was a top ten hit over there even though it won't be appearing on this list.

This is the final hit that Alison Moyet managed to achieve anywhere in the world, it's a cover of an obscure track from a band known as Floy Joy who recorded their version of this track the previous year to deafening silence even in their native UK. Naturally Alison owns this song with her rendition which explains why it was such a huge success for her, although her vocals wouldn't give her any more success after this.

This was the only song that Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam (what a stupid band name) managed to achieve outside of their native America, it's a song I've seen be frequently compared to Motown due to its throwback style in the production as well as Lisa's vocals being reminiscent of the likes of Diana Ross and Dionne Warwick. Naturally this caught on with the kiwis, however we Aussies were clearly unimpressed.

It's no coincidence that this cover of the Tommy James classic was a hit when Billy Idol's version from earlier on this list became a success in NZ, although I am surprised this was the only hit that Amazulu managed to achieve over there given how they had a few other hits in their native UK with this being one of the weaker entries in their catalogue over there.

Following the success of their E.P from earlier in the decade, the Chills were able to score a massive hit with this track from their debut album which helped said album climb up the charts this year after having a weak start to its success the previous year. Indeed, this was the full extent of their popularity from the project, however they would come back stronger than ever in the 90's with a chart-topping album.

This was less popular in NZ than it was here in Australia, although it at least finally managed to get the Pretenders out of the one hit wonder bin over there likely due to it showcasing the band as a more pop friendly group compared to their new wave that made them big from the start of the decade.

I guess the kiwis weren't as kind to their LGBT scene as we Aussies were to our own as this was the only queer anthem that managed to become a big hit over there this year, granted "Male stripper" was a minor success likely due to how well received it was over here, however it didn't rack up the points to appear on this list like this one and only hit from Paul Lekakis did.

Given how Dave Dobbyn managed to achieve massive success following the release of the theme to Footrot flats from earlier on this list, it only makes sense that Herbs would also capitalise off that song's success by releasing their new album which contained their biggest hit in the form of its lead single.

This was also the biggest hit to come from Revenge in NZ like it was here in Australia, although considering it's the only single from the album to reappear on this side of my site, that's not saying much. For what it's worth, "Missionary man" barely missed the cut on appearing on this side of my site due to being too much of a sleeper hit over there.

He's best known nowadays as a protestor, however back in the day, Billy Bragg was a musician who began in the punk movement before moving on to the folk scene of the 80's which resulted in him scoring his one and only hit about a woman who's new to town and is distinguished by her brunette hair. It caught the attention of the kiwis as it was a hit over there, but not so much us Aussies where this flopped.

While I did mention the last time I talked about these guys that they continued to chart over in NZ as the decade went on, this was their only other hit they had over there likely due to it being a tribute to Smokey Robinson (despite Smokey still being alive as of this writing) that the kiwis likely felt to be touching for the Motown legend.

This was the first of two chart toppers for Tex Pistol over in NZ, the second came the following year which was much more prominent given how it was a duet with fellow kiwi Rikki Morris.

This was a solid year for Australian artists finding international success, although I guess these guys were a mix of Australian musicians with international musicians that happened to be based here in Australia more than anything. In any case, they found enough success in NZ this year that this was given a UK release where it unfortunately bombed for the supergroup with the Brits.

I'm not sure why these guys in particular failed to achieve any success here in Australia, this is even taking into account that sophistopop wasn't well received here back in the day as I would've thought we Aussies would make an exception for them like we did for Swing out sister and Alison Moyet. Alas it wasn't the case here, but fortunately this title track to their biggest album was a big deal in NZ.

This was the second single to come from Prince's Sign ☮ the times album, this was far more conventional than his earlier entry due to the presence of Sheena Easton who is curiously uncredited on this track despite this clearly being a duet between the two singers.

This was another moderate success that Herbs managed to achieve in their homeland this year, although their winning streak would run out by the end of the decade likely due to the novelty of their work with Dave Dobbyn running out by then.

Mel and Kim were on a roll this year when the title track to their one and only album became a moderate success in NZ, indeed it was even a minor hit here in Australia and likely would've matched its success were it not for the strong album sales eating up its success. Rest assured if it were a hit down under, its video would be a shoe in for my weirdest videos list due to the strange marionettes of the girls.

Well, this is certainly a surprise, I certainly wasn't expecting to feature the Cult on my site given how they're up there with Sonic Youth and Melanie Martinez as bands and artists people love to complain about how they never saw much mainstream success in their days. It appears the kiwis did give these guys success this year with this hair metal track likely due to it being released at the height of hair metal.