New Wave Outpost Forum

Huh? What was his problem??

Well, at least we never had to endure Yanni Hates Yaz![:p]

Johnny was possibly queer.
Ask Josie Cotton...[:p]

Yeah, what's the deal with using Johnny in New Wave songs anyways? We have the Fine Young Cannibals asking Johnny to come home. Julie Brown shot the homecoming queen cause of Johnny. Robert Palmer married Johnny to Mary. The Buggles takes Johnny on th

Johny hit & run Paulene!
Bastard...[:(!]

For The same reason that Frankie Goes To Hollywood?[;)]

Thank goodness they didn't name themselves Johnny Goes To Hollywood.

I think Johnny Hates Hollywood would have been a cool name![:D]

That's funny, I always thought it was because Johnny Loves Chachi [:p]

Seriously, a relative of one of the band members was named Johnny and apparently, he was not a fan of jazz, so that is how they came up with the name (I read it in an interview once a long, long time ago).

The funny thing is, the jazz snobs came out ag

Thought of a few more. Bronski Beat wanted Johnny to remember them. La La (italo disco act) also loved Johnny. And didn't Men At Work asked Johnny to be good?

Johnny couldn't help it--he was "Only A Lad."

Debbie the homecoming queen (by Julie Brown) did it all for Johnny, too!

"So I ran down and I said, in her good ear, "Debbie, why'd you do it?" She raised her head, smiled, and said "I - I did it for Johnny." Johnny? Well like who's Johnny? Answer me,

JOHNNY HATES JAZZ trivia:

JHJ vocalist Clark Datchler left the band after the first album. He was replaced by Phil Thornally, who later joined the Cure for a very brief time, and produced tons of new wave acts.

Johnny Are You Queer? by Josie Cotton