"How Bizarre" is the title of a
song written and recorded by
A music video was
released to help promote the single. The video has the lead singer, Pauly
Fuemana, driving a 1968 Chevrolet Impala. It also pictures him dancing, singing
and throwing around money.
The song won the
award for "Single of the Year" at the 1996 New Zealand Music Awards.
It was also featured on Nature's Best 2, as the 34th greatest New Zealand song of all time as voted for by members of the Australasian Performing Rights Association in 2001. In 2002, the song was named as the 71st greatest one-hit wonder of all time on a VH1 (an American cable television network) countdown hosted by William Shatner (yes, Captain James T. Kirk from the Star Trek serie).
It was also featured on Nature's Best 2, as the 34th greatest New Zealand song of all time as voted for by members of the Australasian Performing Rights Association in 2001. In 2002, the song was named as the 71st greatest one-hit wonder of all time on a VH1 (an American cable television network) countdown hosted by William Shatner (yes, Captain James T. Kirk from the Star Trek serie).
OMC (band)
OMC, or Otara
Millionaires Club, was a New Zealand music group. They were best known for
their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand
songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association. The full
name of the band is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Otara's status as one of the
poorest suburbs of Auckland.
The Otara
Millionaires Club was originally formed in 1993 by Phil Fuemana, who was
previously in the bands Houseparty and Fuemana.Fuemana and his younger brother
Pauly Fuemana recorded two tracks as the new band for producer Alan Jansson's
Urban Pacifica collection Proud. Pauly suggested that they shorten the band's
name to just the initials, and thereafter, he and Jansson were OMC. Pauly
became the public face of the band and its primary performer, serving as the
frontman and playing several instruments during performances and tours.
However, the music was created by both of them, with Jansson co-writing all of
the tracks and handling most of the arrangement and production duties in the
studio.
"How
Bizarre" was followed by the singles "Land of Plenty" which
reached the top 5 in the New Zealand charts; "Right On" which
achieved platinum-status in New Zealand; and "On The Run" which was a
minor international hit in the Netherlands and the UK. By 1998, Fuemana and
Jansson had had a falling out over royalties, which ended up in court. After a
settlement, it was agreed Fuemana could continue to use the duo's name as a
solo artist.
Death of Pauly
Fuemana
On 31 January
2010, Pauly Fuemana died at North Shore Hospital in Auckland after suffering
for several years from a chronic degenerative disease. He was 40 years old. His
elder brother Phil had died in 2005 of a heart attack. "How Bizarre"
briefly entered the charts again in New Zealand following news of his death.
How Bizarre lyrics
Brother Pele's in the back
Sweet Seena's in the front
Cruising down the freeway
In
the hot, hot sun
Suddenly red and blue lights
Flash us from behind
Loud
voice
"all will please step out onto the
line"
Pele breathes words of comfort
Seena just hides her eyes
Policeman taps his shades
Is
that a Chevy 69?
How bizarre
How
bizarre
How
bizarre
Destination unknown
As
we pull in for some gas
A
freshly pasted poster
Reveals a smile from the pack
Elephants and acrobats,
Lions next monkey
Pele
speaks righteous
Sister Seena says funky
How bizarre
How
bizarre
How
bizarre
Ooh baby, (ooh baby)
It's
making me crazy, (it's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Look
around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
It's
in my face
Ringmaster steps up
Says
the elephants left town
People jump and jive
And
the clowns get stuck around
T.V. news and cameras
There's choppers in the sky
Marines, police, reporters
Ask
the where, for and why
Pele yells "we're outta here"
Seena says "right on"
Make
your moves and starting grooves
Before they knew we're gone
Jump into the Chevy
Headed for big lights,
Want
to know the rest
Hey,
buy the rights,
How bizarre
How
bizarre
How
bizarre
Ooh baby, (ooh baby)
It's
making me crazy, (it's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Look
around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
It's
in my face
It's
in my face
Ooh baby, (ooh baby)
It's
making me crazy, (it's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Look
around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
Everytime I look around
It's
in my face
Ooh baby, (ooh baby)
It's
making me crazy, (it's making me crazy)
Everytime I look around
Look
around
Everytime I look around
Look
around
Everytime I look around
It's
in my face
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