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John Oates created the falsetto backing vocals as one of the first parts of the song, which took Iva Davies by surprise, because he was used to adding backing vocals as a finishing touch. Davies said the title was inspired by the 1970 T. Rex song "Jewel", which contains the verse, "Her eyes electric blue". Davies said, "I was taken by the ...
The album peaked at No. 1 on the Australian album charts for 11 weeks from 5 October 1987 [7] and has sold over 700,000 copies. [5] " Electric Blue" was their only Australian No. 1 single, [7] the release of the album and its five singles marked the zenith of Icehouse's commercial success, both locally and internationally.
He also co-wrote and sang backup on the song "Electric Blue", recorded by the Australian band Icehouse, which was a Billboard top 10 hit. Oates was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2004, [1] and in 2014 was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of Hall & Oates. [2] His memoir, Change of Seasons, was published in ...
John Oates carefully sidestepped the elephant in the room on Wednesday during his keynote conversation at SXSW, even as the veteran hitmaker offered anecdotes and pearls of wisdom from his more ...
Daryl Hall & John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, were an American rock duo formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970. Daryl Hall was generally the lead vocalist, while John Oates primarily supplied electric guitar and backing vocals. The two wrote most of the songs they performed, either separately or in collaboration.
The associated song "Electric Blue" won 'Most Performed Australasian Popular Work' at the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) Music Awards in 1989 for its writers, Davies and Oates. [38] The cover artwork, designed by Davies and Kretschmer, depicts a human figure holding three different coloured flowers. [39]
Daryl Hall and John Oates Getty Images (2) Daryl Hall took to the stage amid his mysterious legal battle with musical partner John Oates to perform the duo’s biggest hits. Hall, 77, spent his ...
Category: Songs written by John Oates. 2 languages. ... Electric Blue (song) H. How Does It Feel to Be Back; I. I Can't Go for That (No Can Do) M. Maneater (Hall ...