Happy Hippy Hut

1994 single by Skyhooks

"Happy Hippy Hut"

Single by Skyhooks
from the album  The Lost Album
A-side| "The Ballad of Oz"
Released| August 1994
Recorded| May 1994
Studio| Gotham Audio
Length| 3:45
Label| Mushroom Records
Songwriter(s)| Greg Macainsh
Producer(s)| Ross Fraser
Skyhooks singles chronology
| "Tall Timber"
(1990)  | "Happy Hippy Hut"
(1994)  |

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"Happy Hippy Hut" is a song by Australian group, Skyhooks, released in August 1994 as a double-A sided split single with "The Ballad of Oz" by fellow Australian group, Daddy Cool. The single peaked at number 35 on the ARIA Singles Chart, remaining in that position for three consecutive weeks. Daddy Cool's lead singer, Ross Wilson, was Skyhooks' early record producer.

## Background and release

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Early 1970s band Daddy Cool's lead singer, Ross Wilson, became Skyhooks' first record producer, in 1975. Both groups had performed at the Sunbury Pop Festival in 1974 and in 1975. In 1994, Skyhooks and Daddy Cool, both briefly reformed for a proposed stadium tour. Together they released a double-A sided single, "Happy Hippy Hut" / "The Ballad of Oz". However the tour was downgraded to the pub circuit.[1]

## Track listing

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CD single (D 11845)No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Happy Hippy Hut" (by Skyhooks)| Greg Macainsh| 3:45
2.| "You Just Like Me 'Cos I'm Good in Bed" (The Safe Sex Mix) (by Skyhooks)| Macainsh| 3:46
3.| "The Ballad of Oz" (by Daddy Cool)| Ross Wilson| 3:06
4.| "$64,000 Question" (by Daddy Cool)| C Shears, E Sharpe| 2:10

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Happy Hippy Hut"  Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[2] | 35

## References

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1. ^ Donovan, Patrick (19 February 2005). "Grandaddies of Oz rock are still cool". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
2. ^ "Daddy Cool / The Skyhooks – The Ballad of Oz / Happy Hippy Hut". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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Skyhooks

* Greg Macainsh
* Bob Starkie
* Graeme "Shirley" Strachan
* Imants Strauks
* Red Symons
* Steve Hill
* Peter Inglis
* Peter Starkie
* Bob Spencer
* Tony Williams

Studio albums|

* Living in the 70's (1974)
* Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975)
* Straight in a Gay Gay World (1976)
* Guilty Until Proven Insane (1978)
* Hot for the Orient (1980)
* The Lost Album (1999)

Live albums|

* Live! Be in It (1978)
* Live in the 80's (1983)

Compilation albums|

* The Skyhooks Tapes (1977)
* The Best of Skyhooks (1979)
* The Latest and Greatest (1990)
* Singles and B sides (1994)
* The Collection (1999)
* Don't You Believe What You've Seen or You've Heard (2015)
* Hits'n'Riffs (2015)

Singles|

* "Living in the 70's"
* "Horror Movie"
* "Ego Is Not a Dirty Word"
* "All My Friends Are Getting Married"
* "Million Dollar Riff"
* "Let It Rock (live)"
* "This Is My City"
* "Blue Jeans"
* "Party to End All Parties"
* "Women in Uniform"
* "Hooked on Hooks"
* "Jukebox in Siberia"
* "Happy Hippy Hut"

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