One-hit wonder again: Whale - "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"

Another one-hit wonder. This time it's import from Sweden, where both of Whale's albums scored the charts. But only one song off the debut gained the true worldwide popularity: "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe". A completely loony but catchy song with awkward female vocals and insane noisy chorus of two madmen. The song accompanied by equally crazy video, put on heavy rotation on music channels. Those good old days when such insane tune was played in the prime time, instead of the Freak Hour Show at 2 AM... If you lived in Europe back then and was old enough to operate the TV remote, you couldn't miss this one. The group was formed by Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg – more recently known as Cia Soro – and Gordon Cyrus. Their first single, 1993's "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" achieved critical acclaim, heavy spins in the Euro dance club scene, saturation airplay on MTV and reached the Top 10 in Denmark and Norway, Top 30 in Holland and Austria, Top 40 in Sweden and #24 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also reached #46 on the UK Singles Chart chart in 1994, and when reissued in 1995, reached #15. The video was directed by Mark Pellington - our good old friend from the Pearl Jam's "Jeremy". The video's popularity was acknowledged when it won the first MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video in 1994.

Whale - "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe"

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