"Miss Freelove '69" is a song by

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group

Hoodoo Gurus Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1981 by Dave Faulkner (songwriter, lead singer and guitarist) and later joined by Richard Grossman (bass), Mark Kingsmill (drums), and Brad Shepherd (guitar, vocals, harmonica). Th ...

, released in February 1991 as the lead single from the group's fifth studio album, '' Kinky''. The song peaked at number 19 on the

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and number 3 on the ''

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. In June 2000, Dave Faulkner said "... twas written on the morning after the events described in the song, although I gave them some embellishment to provide a happy ending: the real police declined to join the party (at least they didn't shut it down). Miss Freelove herself was meant to be the incarnation of Bacchus but if she was anyone, she was me!".

Track listing

; 7" single (RCA 105202) # "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02 # "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05 ; CD single (CCD023) # "Miss Freelove '69" — 4:02 # "Stomp the Tumbarumba" — 3:05 # "Brainscan" — 3:20

Personnel

* Richard Grossman — bass, backing vocals * Dave Faulkner — lead vocals, guitar, keyboards *

Mark Kingsmill Mark Adrian Kingsmill (born 4 December 1956) is an Australian rock musician. He has drummed with several bands including the Hitmen (1979–84), New Christs (1983–84), the Screaming Tribesmen (1984) and Hoodoo Gurus (1984–98, 2003–15). He ...

— drums, percussion *

Brad Shepherd Bradley Mark Shepherd (born 1 February 1961) is an Australian rock musician. Shepherd is a guitarist, singer-songwriter and harmonica player; he has performed with several bands, especially Hoodoo Gurus. Biography Early life Shepherd was born ...

— guitar, backing vocals, harmonica * Producer — Hoodoo Gurus * Engineer — Alan Thorne * Assistant Engineers — David Mackie, Robert Hodgson * Mixer — Ed Stasium (tracks 1 & 3), Paul Hamingson * Mastering — Greg Calbi

Charts

Weekly charts

Year end charts

References

{{authority control 1991 singles Hoodoo Gurus songs 1991 songs Songs written by Dave Faulkner (musician) RCA Records singles