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Fountains of Wayne is an American power pop band, formed in 1995.
The band name was taken from the name of a lawn-ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, not far from Montclair, New Jersey, the hometown of the band’s bassist and cofounder Adam Schlesinger (it has since gone out of business). According to Songfacts, there were prominent fountains there.
The band was formed by Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. The two eventually went their separate ways with Collingwood forming the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesinger forming IVY in New York City. The two met up once again during the mid ’90s and formed Fountains of Wayne. A demo eventually landed the two a deal with Atlantic Records and in 1996 they released their self titled debut. The album spawned the singles Radiation Vibe and Sink to the Bottom which received airplay, but it was Schlesinger’s song entitled That Thing You Do! which became a hit being used as the lead track for the Tom Hanks film of the same name. “That Thing You Do!” also brought Schlesinger an Oscar nomination and an RIAA gold certification for the hit soundtrack.
The band name was taken from the name of a lawn-ornament store in Wayne, New Jersey, not far from Montclair, New Jersey, the hometown of the band’s bassist and cofounder Adam Schlesinger (it has since gone out of business). According to Songfacts, there were prominent fountains there.
The band was formed by Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood. The two first met as freshmen at Williams College and began playing music together in various bands. The two eventually went their separate ways with Collingwood forming the Mercy Buckets in Boston and Schlesinger forming IVY in New York City. The two met up once again during the mid ’90s and formed Fountains of Wayne. A demo eventually landed the two a deal with Atlantic Records and in 1996 they released their self titled debut. The album spawned the singles Radiation Vibe and Sink to the Bottom which received airplay, but it was Schlesinger’s song entitled That Thing You Do! which became a hit being used as the lead track for the Tom Hanks film of the same name. “That Thing You Do!” also brought Schlesinger an Oscar nomination and an RIAA gold certification for the hit soundtrack.
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O1234567891011 wrote:
See Jody Porter from Fountains of Wayne at STONES FEST 2012!! http://www.last.fm/event/3179410+Stones+Fest+2012
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Neyder_6 wrote:
Estoy enamorado de la mamá de Stacy! ♥
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J-Visual wrote:
"Cemetary Guns" is probably the best song they've ever written. Man, I love these guys. If people gave them a listen without writing them off because of "Stacy's Mom" they'd get a chance to hear some of the best songwriters around today.
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LiveBootlegs wrote:
Fountains Of Wayne - Live @ PBS Soundstage, Chicago, USA, 11-10-2005 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.com/
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Roseace wrote:
The Summer Place is so good, I love that track!
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jessieinthesky wrote:
Interview with Adam over at Songfacts.com : http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/adam_schlesinger_of_fountains_of_wayne/
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Habylab wrote:
These guys should be bigger... so good at creating characters in songs!
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likeahurricane1 wrote:
For some video's playing live at Tivoli in Utrecht
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sonystrife wrote:
love this band
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ksmilegak wrote:
sweeeeet
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Gabrielzao wrote:
I am Too Cool For School! Nice Band.
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vini_ wrote:
Stacy's Mom ♥ PART OF MY CHILDHOOD <3
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jimbobtropolis wrote:
I played tambourine on stage with FOW during 'Hey Julie' when they came to the Stone Pony, in Asbury Park NJ. Love this band so much!!
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CoolJammer00 wrote:
Best album by FOW? I'm trying to get into their stuff.
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InterceptorZero wrote:
Their song "Stacy's Mom" feels highly influenced to The Cars.
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jufreitasmelo wrote:
fucking brilliant <3
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Sasha_Tyan wrote:
nice music ;)
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jaxyfag wrote:
Dunno why but they remind me of Blur. I even manage to mix their songs up every now and then, although I've been listening to Blur for quite a while...
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Labelscar wrote:
I really don't understand all the Traffic & Weather hate, actually. I probably listen to that one the most out of all of them.
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<3
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