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Rubinoos
The Rubinoos are an American power pop band that formed in 1970 in Berkeley, California, Berkeley, California. They are perhaps best known for their single (music), singles "I Think We're Alone Now" (1977, a cover of the hit by Tommy James & the Shondells), "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend" (1979), and for the theme song to the 1984 film ''Revenge of the Nerds''. Although "I Think We're Alone Now" has been their only charting hit, reaching No. 45 in 1977, the group has a significant enduring cult following among fans of the power pop music genre, genre. History 1970–1977: Formation and ''The Rubinoos'' In November 1970, Tommy Dunbar and Jon Rubin formed the Rubinoos to play at a dance for Bay High School in Berkeley, California. Other founding members included Greg 'Curly' Keranen, Alex Carlin, Ralph Granich and Danny Wood. Inspired by siblings' 45s and the Cruisin' vintage radio recreations LP series, Jon Rubin and the Rubinoos played rock and roll oldies, including covers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rubinoos (album)
''The Rubinoos'' was the 1977 debut album by American power pop band the Rubinoos. It was rereleased a number of times on different labels with different bonus tracks. The Rubinoos re-released it again on their own label, November 30, 2011 (bonus tracks listed below). Track listing # "I Think We're Alone Now" (Bo Gentry, Richie Cordell) - 2:52 # "Leave My Heart Alone" (James Gangwer, Tommy Dunbar) - 2:37 # "Hard to Get" (Gangwer, Dunbar) - 3:02 # "Peek-A-Boo" ( Jack Hammer) - 2:09 # "Rock and Roll is Dead" (Alex Carlin, Jon Rubin, Dunbar) - 2:50 # "Memories" (Dunbar) - 5:32 # "Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure" (Dunbar) - 2:37 # "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (Gangwer, Dunbar) - 3:21 # "Make It Easy" (Dunbar) - 3:02 # "I Never Thought It Would Happen" (Royse Ader, Gangwer, Dunbar) - 2:33 ;Bonus Tracks # "Rhythm of Love" (Bonus Track) # "As Long As I'm With You" (Bonus Track) # "Gorilla" (Bonus Track) # "Animal Farm" (Bonus Track) # "Eyes On Love" (Bonus Track) # "Cats and Dogs" (Bonus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
