They had 10 top 10 hits between 1974 and 1978, and a number one in 1976, and managed to survive through the punk era and the disco phase. :huh:

 

They were basicly a rock n roll revival act, that seemed to find an audience. But just who was that audience?

 

Big hits like Three steps to heaven & Under the moon of love (which sold nearly 1 million).

 

I never liked them myself.

They had 10 top 10 hits between 1974 and 1978, and a number one in 1976, and managed to survive through the punk era and the disco phase. :huh:

 

They were basicly a rock n roll revival act, that seemed to find an audience. But just who was that audience?

 

Big hits like Three steps to heaven & Under the moon of love (which sold nearly 1 million).

 

I never liked them myself.

 

I never really got them to be honest. I could understand the popularity of a group like Mud - which seemed the most obvious comparison - but at least they did some original songs - and covers that they did do had a different 'take' on them (I'm thinking of Oh Boy) but Showaddywaddy did nothing but covers didn't they? I may be totally wrong as its so long ago now.

 

Besides - the lead singer - Dave something - had a really weird face - botoxed a full 30 years before botox was discovered!

 

Norma

 

It's the same reason why variety shows triumphed every Saturday night. Also, Showaddywaddy were selling back a childhood to middle-aged people who holidayed in Blackpool.

 

You can argue that the likes of Andy Abrahams are doing the same now and that Jive Bunny succeeded with the same recycling scheme in the late 80s.

I reckon it was the crotch-cutting pastel suits and brother creepers, myself. Always a winner.

 

'Under The Moon of Love' was the first single I ever bought :cry:

my sister used to like them (along with other horrors like Brotherhood Of Man) and had their greatest hits album. They were a terrible cover-by-numbers group. Of course their early stuff was mainly original songs but once the hits dried up they did what UB40 would do a decade later and begin to just do cover versions once that was the only way to be successful.

 

I can still remember when the hits dried up again for Showaddywaddy, in 1979. Pretty Little Angel Eyes had just sold a massive amount at the end of 1978 and suddenly they fell out of fashion, two follow-ups struggling in the bottom reaches of the top 20 then they were never in the top 20 again. They soldiered on though, releasing singles to an increasingly disinterested public until the hits dried up for good in 1982.

 

Just when I thought I'd seen and heard the last of them they all popped up on Sky Sports back in 1994 when Scott Oakes the son of guitarist Trevor Oakes scored the winning goal for Luton against my beloved Newcastle in the 4th round of the FA Cup! Grrr!

They were very colourful :lol: I have to admit i did like them and i really liked "Under The Moon Of Love"" and "Three Steps To Heaven" :wub:

 

 

UNDER THE MOON OF LOVE

 

I recently bought a Very Best Of as I saw it at £4.97 on Play and I love it. Can remember all the songs too!

I recently bought a Very Best Of as I saw it at £4.97 on Play and I love it. Can remember all the songs too!

 

 

Oooooh, i bet thats cool

It's a great , every hit even the small ones, and takes me back to my teenage years. Oh the memories. Their highest selling single is Under The Moon Of Love, about 960,000. No.1 in Nov. '76.

 

Here's the one I got: http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/880020/Hey...ll/Product.html

Edited May 14, 200817 yr by Crazy Chris

roy wood spearheaded the rock n roll revival with 'california man' with the move in '72... wizzard then took over with 'ball park incident' and ''see my baby jive'... in 73

 

by 74 there were alot of caberet style rock n roll revival acts of which showaddywaddy and mud were the most succesful

 

i didnt like shoddywaddy... neither did the original 'teds' who thought they took a raw style of rock n roll and camped it up, making it a mockery of the original style.

I saw them last year at a 70s revival show & they stole the show, especially with Hey Rock & Roll.

They had so many hits , a lot of them were top 5. I loved a lot of their stuff personally .They bring back memories of secondary school.

Because a lot of UK people bought their Records!!!!!

I recently bought a Very Best Of as I saw it at £4.97 on Play and I love it. Can remember all the songs too!

 

I also have there greatest hits and it's a great album. I love Showaddywaddy, especially Dancing Party, Hey Rock n Roll, Three Steps To Heaven, When, You Got What It Takes and One of my fave songs of all time - Under The Moon Of love :wub:

 

Personally I coouldn't stand them :puke2: :puke2:

From a music snob point of view they were awful.

 

But they were perfectly entertaining at the time for Variety TV shows pre the music new wave and alternative comedy eras. And you have to be a very mean person to say that their version of Under The Moon Of Love is rubbish, when it is a rather good fun record.

 

From a music snob point of view they were awful.

 

But they were perfectly entertaining at the time for Variety TV shows pre the music new wave and alternative comedy eras. And you have to be a very mean person to say that their version of Under The Moon Of Love is rubbish, when it is a rather good fun record.

 

not sure that calling rubbish, rubbish, makes you a musical snob! but admittedly they did appeal to some people and were party pop enough for those seeking a three minute no-brainer.. and we all need that.