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1. The Flys (UK 1975-1980)

They had been around since the mid seventies in the guise of Midnight Circus but with the times a changing however, they wisely changed their name to the more punkish’ The Flys’. Ironically they were signed by EMI who had rejected them as Midnight Circus!
As opposed to the more traditional 1234 buzzsaw style of punk The Flys come at it from a different angle while still retaining the sense of urgency. Sounding like the Cure or vice versa on the brilliantly entitled single Love & Molotov Cocktail / Can I Crash Here / Civilization (1978 EMI). Try also Waikiki Beach Refugees / We Don’t Mind The Rave (1978 EMI). By then not a trace of punk as we know it Jim but catchy. In fact listen to it closely and hell, they could have flogged it to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers! For what its worth Neil O’Connor was Hazel O’Connor’s brother. A steady release of singles and an album saw them veer towards a Mod-ish look & sound. But with increasingly diminishing returns 1980 saw them call it a day.
Band: Neil O’Connor - Vocals & Guitar.
David Freeman - Vocals & Guitar. Joe Hughes - Bass. Pete King - Drums.



2. The Flys (Us 1994-2002)

The Flys were an American post-grunge group, formed in Hollywood in 1994 and now on indefinite hiatus as of 2002. They had success with the 1998 top five hit, “Got You (Where I Want You)”, the video for which featured Katie Holmes from the hit TV show Dawson’s Creek.

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2		Love & A Molotov Cocktail			21
3		Got You (Where I Want You) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)			17
4		Hey Jude			16
5		Got You (Where I Want You) (as heard in the movie Disturbing Behavior)			15
6		Love and a molotov cocktail			13
7		The Gods of Basketball			12
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11		Afraid			8
11		The Gods Of Basketball (The Colossal Mix)			8
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