Down in the Boondocks

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Down in the Boondocks

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On D-Faction's biggest hit, American Joe South's 60s classic 'Down in the Boondocks' gets a Pasifika, pop-reggae treatment, complete with Cook Islands style drumming. Thanks to clever production design by Hallelujah Picassos member Peter McLennan, an Auckland studio was transformed into a factory — with help from a heavy-duty smoke machine and long lenses. The track was nominated for Single of the Year at the 1996 NZ Music Awards, but lost out to the unstoppable 'How Bizarre'. This clip sits ...

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Date created

1995

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/down-in-the-boondocks-1995

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industrial / nz music / nz on air / south auckland / pop-reggae / cook island drums / 1995 / joe south / long lens / southside records / soul singer / factory / smoke / workshop / love song / simon lynch / new zealand on air / auckland club scene / cover song / remake / 90s / nineties

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