Haysi Fantayzee were a British new wave band of the early 1980s.
For… Read Full Bio ↴Haysi Fantayzee were a British new wave band of the early 1980s.
Formed and fronted by white dreadlocked singers Jeremy Healy (also known as Jeremiah) and Kate Garner, and with Kate's boyfriend songwriter/producer/manager Paul Caplin in the background, the band had several UK hits in 1983 such as the singles John Wayne Is Big Leggy, Shiny Shiny, and Sister Friction. The band never broke through to the same kind of success in the US, although they did have some popularity there.
Originally Caplin and Garner had intended to make music with just Garner performing, but then they met Healy (who at 19 was much younger than Garner) and decided to pair them up. The band used their artsy look as a selling point, making a crude video performance and using that instead of a demo tape to sell the band to record companies. Their attention-getting outfits were often designed by Garner herself. The two singers looked like distorted mirror images of each other, with similar hair and makeup. Their glamorous ragamuffin style was frequently compared to Boy George.
The band's catchy music often had darkly humorous, subversive lyrics. Shiny Shiny is an upbeat dance tune about the apocalypse, while John Wayne is Big Leggy is about John Wayne refusing to remove his holster when he has sex with a squaw.
The band often garnered musical comparisons to such other new wave pop acts as Bow Wow Wow, Bananarama, and Adam and the Ants. Garner appeared alongside Bananarama in the 1983 music video Who's That Girl by the Eurythmics.
The band's history was brief and the duo released only one studio album: 1983's Battle Hymns for Children Singing on RCA Records. On his website, Healy claims to have made up the album's title on the spot when some journalists asked him what the record would be called.
Kate Garner had a brief solo career after the break-up of Haysi Fantayzee and then focused on a career in photography. One of her many noteworthy achievements is a photograph she took of Sin茅ad O'Connor that eventually became the cover art for O'Connor's 1987 debut album The Lion and the Cobra. Garner has also photographed many musicians and celebrities. Among them are: Bj枚rk, Boy George, Milla Jovovich, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Tyson Beckford, Carmen Kass, Kate Moss and numerous others. Jeremy Healy became a DJ and mixer for other artists, including his former school chum Boy George. Paul Caplin now runs Caplin Systems, an internet software company.
For… Read Full Bio ↴Haysi Fantayzee were a British new wave band of the early 1980s.
Formed and fronted by white dreadlocked singers Jeremy Healy (also known as Jeremiah) and Kate Garner, and with Kate's boyfriend songwriter/producer/manager Paul Caplin in the background, the band had several UK hits in 1983 such as the singles John Wayne Is Big Leggy, Shiny Shiny, and Sister Friction. The band never broke through to the same kind of success in the US, although they did have some popularity there.
Originally Caplin and Garner had intended to make music with just Garner performing, but then they met Healy (who at 19 was much younger than Garner) and decided to pair them up. The band used their artsy look as a selling point, making a crude video performance and using that instead of a demo tape to sell the band to record companies. Their attention-getting outfits were often designed by Garner herself. The two singers looked like distorted mirror images of each other, with similar hair and makeup. Their glamorous ragamuffin style was frequently compared to Boy George.
The band's catchy music often had darkly humorous, subversive lyrics. Shiny Shiny is an upbeat dance tune about the apocalypse, while John Wayne is Big Leggy is about John Wayne refusing to remove his holster when he has sex with a squaw.
The band often garnered musical comparisons to such other new wave pop acts as Bow Wow Wow, Bananarama, and Adam and the Ants. Garner appeared alongside Bananarama in the 1983 music video Who's That Girl by the Eurythmics.
The band's history was brief and the duo released only one studio album: 1983's Battle Hymns for Children Singing on RCA Records. On his website, Healy claims to have made up the album's title on the spot when some journalists asked him what the record would be called.
Kate Garner had a brief solo career after the break-up of Haysi Fantayzee and then focused on a career in photography. One of her many noteworthy achievements is a photograph she took of Sin茅ad O'Connor that eventually became the cover art for O'Connor's 1987 debut album The Lion and the Cobra. Garner has also photographed many musicians and celebrities. Among them are: Bj枚rk, Boy George, Milla Jovovich, David Bowie, PJ Harvey, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Tyson Beckford, Carmen Kass, Kate Moss and numerous others. Jeremy Healy became a DJ and mixer for other artists, including his former school chum Boy George. Paul Caplin now runs Caplin Systems, an internet software company.
Holy Joe
Haysi Fantayzee Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Holy Joe' by these artists:
Arctic Lights Tick tick ticking ticking ticking like a time bomb Like…
U2 I... I'm a humble guy No, really I try Though it's hard s…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Haysi Fantayzee:
John Wayne Is Big Leggy Shotgun, gimme Gimme low down fun boy Okay, yeah, showdown S…
Shiny Shiny Good times come to me now Good times come to me…
Shiny Shiny 1983 Good times come to me now Good times come to me…
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@glamnesianouveaux2039
I LOOOOVE Holy Joe. I have this video on VHS as well but cut off in the beginning. Glad you uploaded it. love EVERYTHING Haysi Fantayzee. The most ORIGINAL band EVER!
@esmeisme921
I remember this video! I first saw it When Culture Club were guest VJs on MTV! George played this one for his friend. The next day I bought the single. I own Cry And be Free too.
@elizabethhann4028
[26 October 2022] You're so lucky you can remember MTV when they still played music videos. I was born too late for that. By the way, who was it who recorded "Cry And be Free"? Was that by Haysi Fantayzee, or by Culture Club, or what? I've never heard it, but I'd really like to hear it.
@marcprocida5479
I'm discovering Holy Joe just now, never knew there was a video. The only song I know of is Shiny Shiny, but I know this band had an album. The album title sounds just like a title for a children's record that had me confused for a minute lol
@aviationexpert8893
@@elizabethhann4028 Cry and Be Free was by George's friend, Marilyn
@user-sv5jc2el7l
it was marilyn @@elizabethhann4028 its on youtube :)
@glamnesianouveaux2039
Kate reminds me of Lene Lovich in this video x
@markgonzales6713
I agree.
@jaytrace1006
I had never heard this! Fantastic...馃榿
@pauldunneska
I haven't heard or seen this video since its original release in 1982 when i was 12, nearly 50 years old now.