A Bazilian joke

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From www.thehooters.net:

Bursting onto the Philadelphia music scene in 1980, The Hooters quickly became a huge success along their native East Coast. Their unique blend of ska, reggae and rock 'n' roll was a fresh and powerful sound that could not be ignored.

Their hard working ethics and determination to succeed were soon to pay off, not only as a band, but also as songwriters and musicians for other emerging talents. Rob and Eric got a call from their longtime friend Rick Chertoff, asking them to write and play on the debut album of a relatively unknown artist named Cyndi Lauper. No one could know how wildly successful this project would become, with Rob and Cyndi co-writing one of the world's most successful songs ever, "Time After Time".

The Hooters strong and powerful presence, as performers and as songwriters was shouting to be heard and in 1984 Columbia Records signed The Hooters to their first major record deal. Their 1985 debut release "Nervous Night" quickly achieved Gold and Platinum status around the world selling in excess of 2 million copies. Rolling Stone magazine named The Hooters the Best New Band of the Year in 1985.

Most notably, in 1995, their work as the ultimate 'dream team' once again developed another relatively unknown female artist into superstardom, contributing much of the material and instrumentation for the debut album "Relish" for Joan Osborne. Eric's masterfully penned "One Of Us", shot up the charts. Once again, just as "Time After Time" was nominated for numerous Grammy Awards, including "Song Of The Year 1984", Eric achieved the same prestigious nomination for "One Of Us" in 1996. "Relish" was nominated for a total of 7 Grammys, largely due to Eric and Rob's songwriting contributions.


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