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| − | + | Band from the recurring "Mel's Rock Pile" skit on sketch comedy television series ''[http://us.imdb.com/Title?0087596/combined SCTV]''. A parody of teen dance shows, the 04/10/1984 episode has host Rockin' Mel Slirrup (Eugene Levy) showing a clip from 1969 where psychedelic rock band [[The Tangerine Conspiracy]] play and Mel freaks out after being slipped LSD-spiked water. In the present, he presents the band again, only now they're a cheesy lounge act called Happiness Unlimited, and Mel has acid flashbacks as they play. | |
| − | + | Their 1969 sound is pure Jefferson Airplane. | |
| + | Lineup: | ||
| + | *Melissa Humphries (Catherine O'Hara), vocals | ||
| + | *Chuck Humphries (Martin Short), drums | ||
| + | *the rest of the band played by extras. | ||
| − | + | ==External Links== | |
| + | *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzM5CxmrfHo | ||
| + | {{#ev:youtube|RzM5CxmrfHo}} | ||
| + | [[Category:1984]] | ||
[[Category:SCTV]] | [[Category:SCTV]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Rock]] |
| + | [[Category:Lounge acts]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 29 April 2019
Band from the recurring "Mel's Rock Pile" skit on sketch comedy television series SCTV. A parody of teen dance shows, the 04/10/1984 episode has host Rockin' Mel Slirrup (Eugene Levy) showing a clip from 1969 where psychedelic rock band The Tangerine Conspiracy play and Mel freaks out after being slipped LSD-spiked water. In the present, he presents the band again, only now they're a cheesy lounge act called Happiness Unlimited, and Mel has acid flashbacks as they play.
Their 1969 sound is pure Jefferson Airplane.
Lineup:
- Melissa Humphries (Catherine O'Hara), vocals
- Chuck Humphries (Martin Short), drums
- the rest of the band played by extras.
