Wednesday, August 8, 2012

The 5.6.7.8's - Teenage Mojo Workout (2002)

The 5.6.7.8's - Teenage Mojo Workout (2002) The 5.6.7.8's became known in the West after their appearance in Kill Bill Vol. 1, in which they performed "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield", "I'm Blue" (a cover of The Ikettes' song) and "Woo Hoo" in a Tokyo club, "The House Of Blue Leaves". On the Special Bonus Features of the Kill Bill Volume 1 DVD, one of the specials featured a live performance which shows the 5.6.7.8's singing "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield" and "I'm Blue" during filming of the movie. The 5.6.7.8's song "The Barracuda" is featured in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift soundtrack. According to Kill Bill's director Quentin Tarantino, he discovered the music of the 5.6.7.8's after hearing it in an urban clothing store in Tokyo, hours before going to the airport. Tarantino asked if he could purchase the CD from the store, as he had no time to go to a music shop. When the store clerk on duty said no, as the manager was not present at the time, Tarantino offered double the retail price of the CD and acquired it. They also became renowned for the use of their cover of The Rock-A-Teens song, "Woo Hoo", in advertisements for Carling lager and Vonage VoIP service in 2004. The song reached #28 on the UK Singles Chart in 2004.[2] The follow-up song was "I'm Blue", but it peaked at #71 on the same chart two months later. The 5.6.7.8's have also toured in numerous countries including China, Australia, the United States, and their native Japan. ~ Wikipedia Tracklist: 1. Im a Wild One 2. I'm Blue 3. Road Runner 4. I got A Man 5. Typhoon Girl 6. Hanky Panky 7. Harlem Shuffle 8. Green Onions 9. In The Subway 10. Teenage Mojo Workout 11. Let's Go Boogaloo 12. New Orleans Rock

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