Guadalcanal diary music, videos, stats, and photos. After going on hiatus in 2000, guadalcanal diary temporarily reunited for a second time in 2011 for. It was released in 1986 on elektra records track listing pray for rain 4. Watusi rodeo video 1983 guadalcanal diary 5 posted on 07092019 11. Guadalcanal diary walking in the shadow of the big man 1984 like r. Litany life goes on litany life goes on guadalcanal diary. Following their initial collaboration in strictly american, a high school punk band, walls and murray attaway vocals and guitar formed guadalcanal diary in 1981.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. They reformed in 1997, but never recorded any new material. Official music video by guadalcanal diary performing watusi rodeo. Weve found 159 lyrics, 2 artists, and 7 albums matching watusi. Watusi rodeo is the debut independent ep from the american jangle pop group guadalcanal diary. Guadalcanal diary released watusi rodeo, an early ep, and the fulllength lp walking in the shadow of the big man on db records, before signing with major label elektra records in 1985.
This is the original 1983 video for guadalcanal diarys watusi rodeo. Recently jeff and murray have formed a new band to play the unreleased attaway material and work on now collaborations, this new band is called bomber city. Guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo 7 inch vinyl 45 product details. Guadalcanal diary exploded on the scene in 1985 when the previous years walking in the shadow of the big man was issued via elektra records and spawned the hit watusi rodeo. Guadalcanal diary is an alternative jangle pop group from marietta, georgia. Which unfortunately was pretty standard in my early days of tv watching the 1960s. Not really sure why, but for some reason it really evokes fond memories of my carefree college days bumming around ann arbor. They originated in marietta, georgia, a suburb of atlanta, but they. Vinyl 7 guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo 1985, vinyl discogs. Guadalcanal diary play reunion shows every 5 or so years. One of the greatest war movies of all time, combining actionpacked, highcaliber battle sequences with quintessential foxholebuddy camaraderie.
If youre of a certain age and spent some time listening to college radio or watching latenight mtv in the 80s, you might remember guadalcanal diary s brief incursions into the collective pop consciousness. It was number 64 on paste magazines the 80 best albums of the 1980s, wherein they called it a masterpiece. Something to do with american cowboys going to the congo or wherever, killing natives, other fun stuff. Someone else has uploaded the version that aired on mtvs basement. Best one by far is an nme sampler tapeworm with all sorts of goodies including watusi rodeo. Come along with me to the congo land got a zebra by the tail and a python in my hand once my home was a texas plain but now i swing a lasso on an alien terrain hottentots. Guadalcanal diary, with roots in atlanta and athens, achieved its most visible success in the mid80s with the albums walking in the shadow of the big man, jamboree and 2x4. And so it came to pass that, some 30 years after the advertising sampler first popped through my letter box i. It was released in 1989 on elektra records track listing look up. Jamboree is the third studio and second fulllength album by jangle pop band guadalcanal diary. Watusi rodeo guadalcanal diary verse 1 a come along with me to the congo land e got a zebra by the tail and a python in my hand a once my home was a texas plain e but now i swing a lasso on an alien terrain b hottentons and pygmies know where to go a nc e everybodys heading for the watusi rodeo verse 2 a cowboys are putting up a fence around e a sacred elephant burial ground a. Guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo chords ultimate guitar. Like many of the alternative bands they have a sound basis in both punk and pop.
Guadalcanal diary walking in the shadow of the big man. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. The bands most critically acclaimed album was their 1984 debut, walking in the shadow of the big man. Flipflop is the fourth and final studio album by marietta, georgia band guadalcanal diary. Guadalcanal diary biography, albums, streaming links.
This item has very light surface scratches that do not affect the use of the discs. Guadalcanal diary is an alternative jangle pop group. Jeff walls died yesterday after battling a rare pulmonary disease. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term watusi from the website. Come along with me to the congo landi got a zebra by the tail and a python in my handonce my home was a texas plainnow i swing a lasso on an alien terrain the song actually starts at 0. Explore releases from guadalcanal diary at discogs. Guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo lyrics genius lyrics. Over the next four years, murray attaway vocals, guitar, jeff walls guitar, vocals, rhett crowe bass, vocals, and john poe drums, vocals released three. The bands origins are primarily in the atlanta, georgia suburb of marietta then a more separate town, though they were often billed as from athens, georgia in the early 1980s. Jeff walls, guitarist for guadalcanal diary, hillbilly. After creating an underground buzz with their foursong watusi rodeo ep, guadalcanal diary signed with danny beards respected db label. A year later, db and the band followed it up with a fulllength album, walking in the shadow of the big man, produced by don dixon. Guadalcanal diary download high quality complete mp3 albums.
Philip random is pretty sure its about a movie he saw as a little kid. Come along with me to the congo landi got a zebra by the tail and a python in my handonce my home was a texas plainnow i swing a lasso on an. The ep was included by rhino handmade on the same cd as the reissue of the bands debut lp, walking in the shadow of the big man. John poe guadalcanal diary was an american alternative jangle pop group. First with 1984s watusi rodeo, which made the cut for the music networks the basement tapes as selected by a. Guadalcanal diary was an american alternative jangle pop group. Listen to your favorite songs from guadalcanal diary. Guadalcanal diary, is a little known 1980s alternative band from georgia. He was a mainstay in the atlanta and athens music scenes of the 80s, 90s and beyond, first as guitarist of guadalcanal. Guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo official music video. Check out watusi rodeo by guadalcanal diary on amazon music.
The reunion cd at your birthday party sells for crazy money on amazon. They are best described as alternative, similar in sound to rem. Their unique brew of lyrics focusing on leftofcenter subject matter married to irresistible melodies with a bedrock foundation of thrashing drums and rhythmic bass lines, resulted in a sound that set them apart from their peers r. Guadalcanal diary was one of the most underrated bands to come out of the athens, ga music scene of the 1980s. Stream guadalcanal diary on amazon music unlimited now. Jamboree 1986 2x4 1987 flipflop 1989 2x4 is the third album by guadalcanal diary. As a whole, their music seems to be focused on two broad categories. All items unless otherwise noted will include disc, case, and artwork. Guadalcanal diary watusi rodeo 1985, vinyl discogs.
After developing a reputation on the georgia music scene thanks to frequent gigging in atlanta and athens, guadalcanal diary cut its first record, a foursong ep called watusi rodeo, in 1983 for the athensbased db records label. Track one, side one of the first guadalcanal diary album is pumped up, countrified fun. While frequently lumped in with such southern alternative pop bands as r. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Guadalcanal diary walking in the shadow of the big man music skip to main content. They originated in marietta, georgia, a suburb of atlanta, but they were often billed as being from athens, georgia, in the early 1980s. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from guadalcanal diary at the discogs marketplace.
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