The band's only major overseas success was with an acoustic cover version of New Order's "Bizarre Love Triangle", which was released in Australia on a re-issued version of the "Lonely" EP in 1994 (#7, with the first issue charting at #88). "Ordinary Angels" finished the year as the 20th best selling single of 1992 on the ARIA charts, with "Accidently Kelly Street" finishing 29th. "Accidently Kelly Street" was parodied by the D-Generation as "Accidentally Was Released". Another single was released from the album in early 1993, "No Time" (#50), which did not fare as well. Notable as much for the bizarre film clips ("Accidently Kelly Street" consisted of the band with oversized novelty props of household items, and the title of the song was purposely mis-spelled as "Accidently") as their light-hearted pop lyrics, Frente!'s debut album, Marvin the Album (#5) was also a success, going platinum in Australia. The lineup featured singer Angie Hart, founder and guitarist Simon Austin, bassist Tim O'Connor (later replaced by Bill McDonald), and drummer Mark Picton (later replaced by Alastair Barden).įrente! burst onto the Australian music charts with the singles "Ordinary Angels" (from the Clunk EP, #3, gold) and "Accidently Kelly Street" (#4, platinum) in 1992. It's all about the devil and i learned to hate him so Mommy told me someting a little kid should know Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in So if you feel of trouble and you never seem to move If I forget to say my prayers the devil jumps with gleeīut he feels so awful awful when he sees me on my knees Maybe if we keep on smiling he'll get tired of hanging 'round I know he'll be unhappy cause I'll never wear a frown When you are unhappy, the devil wears a grinīut oh he starts to run in when the light comes prowling in Open up your heart and let the sun shine in
Smilers never lose and frowners never win So let the sun shine in, face it with a grin He'll never ever leave you if your heart is filled with gloom She said he causes trouble when you let him in your room "Let the Sun Shine In" - Pebbles and Bamm-Bamm Sing.
These are the identical lyrics on my soundtrack CD, which started this exploration on a recent Saturday afternoon, and I find no other set of lyrics on the Internet - the only resource I bother with anymore. The robots at Wikipedia claim that the Flintstones episode used a different lyric, but I can not prove it. The Flemmings are available for hire)įrente! - I would now like to hear Frente! versions of Smokey the Bear and I'm No Fool. The Flemming Fold (despite the olde-tymy look, this is a recent rendition. Most versions I found (and there were many more than I expected) used this lispy-toddler musical style, but you can find it recorded in a normal voice as well. The artists were his very own Sunday School singers, and yes, they are sped up to sound like little kids (who are cartoon rodents) You're not sure if it's ironic, satirical, or just cheap. This is the equivalent of, say, Butterfly Kisses showing up on the Simpsons. Through the strenuous research it takes for me to sit here on my bed, I have learned that "(Open up your Heart) Let the Sunshine In" had come and gone by 1965 - it had made number 8 on the Billboard chart in 1959. "Smilers never Lose, and Frowners never WIN." My whole life I heard that as "Mothers never lose, and fathers never win." Do with that whatever you like. Not since "If I should die before I wake" have children's verses been more chilling.