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Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1963. They were active in two incarnations, the first as a beat band from 1963–1967, and as a hard rock band from 1968–1973.
Billy Thorpe & the Aztecs had national chart success, their record sales and concert attendances rivalling those of The Beatles, with hits like "Mashed Potato", "Sick and Tired" and Wizard of Oz tune "Over the Rainbow" in the top ten of the record charts in most state capitals.
- Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy) “Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)” became the biggest hit in Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs’ careers as a group.
- Poison Ivy. “Poison Ivy” was the song that kept the Beatles at bay as Australia’s number-one hit single after it was released in 1964. According to the original performers of this song, the Coasters characterized a woman whose lifestyle choices made her a carrier of sexually transmitted diseases.
- Twilight Time. Originally, “Twilight Time” was a song recorded and released in 1944 by the Three Suns. Written by Buck Ram, it started off as a poem before it was turned into a song.
- I Told the Brook. “I Told the Brook” became a number-one hit for Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs after it was released as a single in 1965. This was a ballad about a man’s personal loneliness as he poured out his feelings while standing at a brook.
207. 17K views 7 years ago. Music from Australia and New Zealand in the year 1964: Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs performing 'Poison Ivy' on the TCN-9 program Bandstand. Note: Bandstand, was an...
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Jul 21, 2016 · 1.2K. 133K views 7 years ago. Recorded in 1993 in Queensland's notorious Boggo Road prison, this scorching live show - part of a triple bill with THE DIVINYLS and ROSE TATTOO - sees rock icon...
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Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs were an Australian pop and rock group dating from the mid-1960s. The origins of the band name began with The Aztecs (4) which were renamed Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs when Billy Thorpe joined as lead singer. The original band members quit in 1965 over a financial dispute and Billy Thorpe reformed the group with a new ...
Apr 12, 2017 · Billy Thorpe and the Original Aztecs Live (circa 1964) - YouTube. Life with Rob and Juvy. 465 subscribers. Subscribed. 146. 11K views 6 years ago. Billy Thorpe, Vince Maloney (lead)....
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