Dave Faulkner - Hoodoo Gurus - Gavin Wood's Podcast - Series 4 Episode 5

DAVE FAULKNER - Hoodoo Gurus
Faulkner is a singer-songwriter, guitarist and keyboardist; he has performed with several bands. In 1981, Baker and Faulkner founded Hoodoo Gurus in Sydney with Roddy Radalj and Kimble Rendall: their first single was "Leilani". He wrote the band's best known single, 1987 hit "What's My Scene?",which reached No. 3 on the National charts. Hoodoo Gurus, the band enjoyed success in many countries without having a major international hit. They released eight original albums and several compilations, and officially split in 1998, but reformed in 2003. Faulkner also wrote original music for films Broken Highway (1993) and The Sum of Us (1994) His song for Hoodoo Gurus "Come Anytime" (June 1989) is the theme song to the Australian television show Thank God You're Here (2006). The Gurus reworked their hit, "What's My Scene?" as "That's My Team" as a promotional theme for the National Rugby League (NRL). Faulkner is a well-known, long-time supporter of NRL team the Cronulla Sharks and appeared in one of their jerseys for the "That's My Team" promotional song video (a lyrics rewrite of "What's My Scene?"). As the mainstay member of Hoodoo Gurus, Faulkner gave the acceptance speech when they were inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame on 18 July 2007 at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne.