I recall this song then forgot about until Sirius/XM did a "remember this one" and it was "Holy Crap!" I do remember this one, it was big in Germany when I was stationed there, especially in the club scene.
The Other Ones were a pop rock band which formed in Berlin in 1984. Australian-born siblings Alf Klimek (lead vocals), the twins Jayney Klimek (lead vocals) and Johnny Klimek (bass guitar) were joined by a German-born trio of Stephan Gottwald (keyboards), Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski (guitars) and Uwe Hoffmann (drums). They issued two albums, The Other Ones (1986) and Learning to Walk (1988), before disbanding in 1990. Their second single, "We Are What We Are" (May 1987), peaked in the United States Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top 40 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Its follow up, "Holiday", peaked at No. 29 in October 1987 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 10 in New Zealand, No. 4 in Germany, No. 13 in Austria and No. 22 in Switzerland.
The Other Ones were a pop sextet,formed in 1984 in Berlin with Australian-born singer, Alf Klimek (ex-Spliff/Nina Hagen Band), his siblings – the twins – Jayney Klimek (lead vocals) and Johnny Klimek (bass guitar); joined by German-born trio of Stephan Gottwald (keyboards), Andreas Schwarz-Ruszczynski (guitars) and Uwe Hoffmann (drums). The Klimeks' cousins, Nic and Chris Cester, are members of Australian rockers, Jet. Alf had travelled the world in the late 1970s as a puppeteer and then as a singer, he returned home to Melbourne in 1981 and collaborated with Johnny.
In late 1983 the Klimek brothers moved to West Berlin and along with Jayney (who had been in a band in Australia) formed the group early in the following year. Johnny later recalled that Alf "wanted to get this band together, go to Europe and get a record deal. So we did it, in '83 I went over there, became a cleaner for about three years, and worked in an Indian restaurant. I did all their shit kicking stuff, and got miserably depressed in their European winters."
They signed to Virgin Records in 1984 and recorded an album in Sussex, England at Comfort's Place Studios. They shared the same management as the band Alphaville, and based themselves in Berlin. Jayney guested on lead vocals for that group's track, "Lassie Come Home", on their second album, Afternoons in Utopia (June 1986).
Their debut studio album, The Other Ones, was released in late 1986, it was produced by the Brit, Christopher Neil. It peaked at No. 55 on the German Albums Chart. AllMusic's Jason Kaufman described it as "a perfect example of the simple pop optimism that was everywhere in the middle of the '80s. With tinny, electronic drum kit beats, pseudo-macho guitar solos, cheesy keyboard riffs, and romantic simpleton lyrics on par with 'roses are red, violets are blue,' there's plenty here to offend those who take their songwriting seriously."
Live Version 1987
The album's lead single, "All the Love" (1986), did not chart. Its second single, "We Are What We Are", peaked at No. 53 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 on 30 May 1987 and No. 38 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. Its follow up, "Holiday", peaked at No. 29 on 17 October 1987 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 10 in New Zealand, No. 4 in Germany, No. 13 in Austria, and No. 22 in Switzerland. Jerry McCulley described how the "infectious, slickly-produced 'Holiday' became an international smash seemingly everywhere but America." He felt the group "fused the era's synth-riff conceits with some tasty guitar licks, with Jayney leading the way into pop hook heaven."[Music videos for the latter two singles were also provided. "Holiday" was remixed and re-released as "Another Holiday" in 1991.
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Never even heard of this group or the song!
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