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Mike Clarke was the drummer of The Byrds in its heyday and tragically died of liver failure on December 19, 1993 at the age of 47. Firefall was a mainstay, album-oriented rock band that put out a large number of hits such as "You Are the Woman" and "Just Remember I Love You" in the late 1970's. The album track from 1977's Luna Sea, "Cinderella", is a narrative about a man dealing with the torn feelings regarding his girlfriend's unexpected pregnancy and the negative consequences on the relationship and is one of the most controversial tracks released in the rock era. The band's biggest hit single "You Are the Woman" peaked at #9 on the Billboard charts. Other hits also include "Strange Way" from 1978 and "Staying with It" from 1981, which had a female vocalist Lisa Nemzo. The band's releases were on Atlantic Records during their career and "You are the Woman" was featured as a notable track on the record label's twin compact-disc 40-year history retrospective that was released in 1988. This page about Firefall includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Firefall News stories about Firefall External links for Firefall Videos for Firefall Wikis about Firefall Discussion Groups about Firefall Blogs about Firefall Images of Firefall |
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The band's releases were on Atlantic Records during their career and "You are the Woman" was featured as a notable track on the record label's twin compact-disc 40-year history retrospective that was released in 1988. "99 Red Balloons" also featured in Not Another Teen Movie, and their cover of Spiral Staircase's "More Today Than Yesterday" plays during the ending credits of The Waterboy. Other hits also include "Strange Way" from 1978 and "Staying with It" from 1981, which had a female vocalist Lisa Nemzo. Their song "Superman" featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, on the Sony PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and Sega Dreamcast, and their cover of Nena's 1983 song "99 Red Balloons" (translated from "99 Luftballons"), was featured in Gran Turismo 3 A-Spec on the PlayStation 2. A Goldfinger original "Spokesman" also featured in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4, on the Sony PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Windows PC/Mac. The band's biggest hit single "You Are the Woman" peaked at #9 on the Billboard charts. Since the band began, Feldmann has become a vegan and animal rights supporter, as can be seen briefly in the slightly disturbing music video for "Open Your Eyes". The album track from 1977's Luna Sea, "Cinderella", is a narrative about a man dealing with the torn feelings regarding his girlfriend's unexpected pregnancy and the negative consequences on the relationship and is one of the most controversial tracks released in the rock era. Frontman John Feldmann has also produced records for Mest and the Used, and produced Good Charlotte's single "The Anthem", which was intentionally named "Oracle of elcaro". Firefall was a mainstay, album-oriented rock band that put out a large number of hits such as "You Are the Woman" and "Just
Remember I Love You" in the late 1970's. 2002's Open Your
Eyes was the first for their new record label, Jive/Zoomba, and two months later they toured as an opening act for Mest in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mike Clarke was the drummer of The Byrds in its heyday and tragically died of liver failure on December 19, 1993 at the age of 47. Their
third studio LP, Stomping Ground, was almost as successful as
their debut. The band consisted of Rick Roberts on vocals, Larry Burnett and Jack Bartley on guitars, legendary Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, and future Heart bassist Mark Andes, Mike Clarke on drums, and
keyboardist David Muse, who joined the band in 1977. Though their second album, Hang-Ups, was less successful, the band still maintained a devoted fanbase in the hardcore community. For help, see How to Edit a Page and the Style and How-to Directory. Their full length debut, Goldfinger, was released in 1996 and was a hit on college radio. After the article has been cleaned up, you may remove this message. Goldfinger is a 1990s ska-punk band, formed in 1993 and named after the James Bond film. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Download sample of "Margaret Ann" from Stomping Ground. |