Elton Motello
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Elton Motello was a punk
and New Wave
band.
Elton Motello is both the moniker of Alan Ward, the lead singer and songwriter, and the name of the band itself. Alan Ward was formerly a member of the glam punk band Bastard along with Damned guitarist Brian James, Dez Lover and Nobby Goff.
Motello then recruited a new set of musicians including Peter Goff (guitar), Willie Change (bass), and Nobby Goff (drums), to record debut album Victim of Time, which also featured guest appearances from Mike Butcher (aka Jet Staxx who had played on Jet Boy,Jet Girl), Tony Boast, and former Pretty Things
and Pink Fairies
drummer John "Twink
" Alder.
Motello returned in 1980 with a second album, Pop Art, now backed by Butcher, Andrew Goldberg, J.P. Martins, and Walter Meter. Two singles followed towards the end of the year, after which the band split up.
" single in 1977 on the Belgian Pinball label, initially backed by session musicians. These session musicians were the same who had recorded the original hit single of Plastic Bertrand
's Ca plane pour moi
. While the single in English made little impact (Except in Australia
, where it was released on the RCA
label and made the lower reaches of the Top Forty), the song was sometimes supposed to form the basis for Plastic Bertrand
's internationally successful hit "Ça plane pour moi
", with new lyrics over the backing track. Actually, the song "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" was an adaptation with the same musicians (Butcher, Dartsch, Valcke) of the original song "Ca plane pour moi" composed, sung and produced by Lou Deprijck
. Alan Ward confirmed in an interview for lexpress.fr in July 2010 that Deprijck was the maître d'oeuvre (master of work) of both songs.
In Australia
, "Jet Boy Jet Girl" has appeared in a television commercial, though the commercial only included the chorus and none of the once-controversial lyrics.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
and New Wave
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band.
Elton Motello is both the moniker of Alan Ward, the lead singer and songwriter, and the name of the band itself. Alan Ward was formerly a member of the glam punk band Bastard along with Damned guitarist Brian James, Dez Lover and Nobby Goff.
Motello then recruited a new set of musicians including Peter Goff (guitar), Willie Change (bass), and Nobby Goff (drums), to record debut album Victim of Time, which also featured guest appearances from Mike Butcher (aka Jet Staxx who had played on Jet Boy,Jet Girl), Tony Boast, and former Pretty Things
Pretty Things
The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
and Pink Fairies
Pink Fairies
Pink Fairies were an English rock band active in the London underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted free music, drug taking and anarchy and often performed impromptu gigs and other agitprop stunts, such as playing for free outside the gates at the Bath and Isle of Wight...
drummer John "Twink
Twink (musician)
John Charles Alder , better known as Twink, is an English drummer, singer and songwriter who was a central figure in the English psychedelic movement, and an actor.-Early life and career:...
" Alder.
Motello returned in 1980 with a second album, Pop Art, now backed by Butcher, Andrew Goldberg, J.P. Martins, and Walter Meter. Two singles followed towards the end of the year, after which the band split up.
Jet Boy Jet Girl
Alan Ward had toured Belgium with Bastard, and through his connections there Motello debuted with the "Jet Boy, Jet GirlJet Boy, Jet Girl
"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" is a risqué song by Elton Motello about a 15-year-old boy's sexual relationship with an older man, who then rejects him for a girl...
" single in 1977 on the Belgian Pinball label, initially backed by session musicians. These session musicians were the same who had recorded the original hit single of Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
's Ca plane pour moi
Ça plane pour moi
"'" is a punk rock song by Plastic Bertrand, although the voice on the original recordings is of producer Lou Deprijck. It was issued as a single in December 1977. The song was composed by Yvan Lacomblez and produced by Lou Deprijck. "Jet Boy, Jet Girl", an adaptation recorded in November 1977 by...
. While the single in English made little impact (Except in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, where it was released on the RCA
RCA
RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...
label and made the lower reaches of the Top Forty), the song was sometimes supposed to form the basis for Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand
Plastic Bertrand is a Belgian musician, songwriter, producer, editor and television presenter, best known for the 1977 international hit single "Ça plane pour moi".-Early life and bands:...
's internationally successful hit "Ça plane pour moi
Ça plane pour moi
"'" is a punk rock song by Plastic Bertrand, although the voice on the original recordings is of producer Lou Deprijck. It was issued as a single in December 1977. The song was composed by Yvan Lacomblez and produced by Lou Deprijck. "Jet Boy, Jet Girl", an adaptation recorded in November 1977 by...
", with new lyrics over the backing track. Actually, the song "Jet Boy, Jet Girl" was an adaptation with the same musicians (Butcher, Dartsch, Valcke) of the original song "Ca plane pour moi" composed, sung and produced by Lou Deprijck
Lou Deprijck
Lou Deprijck is a Belgian singer and music producer born in 1946 in Lessines, Wallonia. He was a major figure in the Belgian pop scene of the 1970s and 1980s, with more than 20 million copies of his compositions sold worldwide...
. Alan Ward confirmed in an interview for lexpress.fr in July 2010 that Deprijck was the maître d'oeuvre (master of work) of both songs.
In Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, "Jet Boy Jet Girl" has appeared in a television commercial, though the commercial only included the chorus and none of the once-controversial lyrics.
Singles
- "Jet Boy, Jet GirlJet Boy, Jet Girl"Jet Boy, Jet Girl" is a risqué song by Elton Motello about a 15-year-old boy's sexual relationship with an older man, who then rejects him for a girl...
" (1977) Pinball (Belgium) (reissued [1978] Lightning [UK]) - "20th Century Fox" (1980) Edge
- "Pop Art" (1980) Passport