Video: the blow monkeys - it dosent have to be that way

The Blow Monkeys- "It Doesn't Have To Be That Way" So the other day, I happened to be watching the fourth installment of one the most terrifically horrible movie franchises ever. Police Academy. Somehow it just didn't age well. Surprising, I know. Fortunately, it wasn't a complete waste of my time. As soon as the movie progressed to a montage of Zed frolicking with his love interest in a field ( 3:25 min into this video right here ), I remembered one reason I like this movie. The awesome Uber-80's Blow Monkeys song in the [...]

In a nice bit of blog synergy, it seems everyone is talking about blue-eyed soul…which leads me to one of the sadder stories of the also-rans (at least in the States) in this genre – Dr. Robert and the Blow Monkeys. First off, that name. Is it a coke reference? A funny, random lark? Whichever, it certainly didn't help their chances with radio programmers. Secondly, the Blow Monkeys had the misfortune of being signed to RCA Records in the United States, a fate I wouldn't wish on my most hated enemy. [...]