Whatever happened to those funkless, lighter than air Australian bastards?

They were huge in 1997-8. "I Want You" was a perfect pop song, filled with annoying lyrics ("ch-ch-cherry cola") and a catchy chorus that you found yourself singing in the shower or elevator, annoying anyone within range. Their "Truly, Madly Deeply" was THE wedding song of 97-98. Hell we played it like 10 times at ours. My wife liked it so much that she had "Truly, Madly, Deeply" inscribed on her wedding ring. It was either that or "2 Becomes 1" by Spice Girls so time will tell if we made the right choice. They had a couple of follow up hits but have been scarce the last couple of years. I miss there cotton candy "please don't make me think too hard" brand of pop.

Bring them back!

what planet have you been on?

savage garden split in 2000,

Darren Hayes went solo,

first album was ok, some good tunes on there, nice 80s style song called "crush" and some other ok tracks

and he got a second album out last year, more electronic style,

more info

check www.allmusic.com

terryfrancis said:

Just because a group splits up does not make them inelgible for a "Bring Back" entry. Hell, I'm still holding out hopes for Wham!

They have disappeared from MOST of public consciousness and I'm making the case to bring them back. So guys, reform and start making those hits again!

george is too busy fucking his boyfriend kenny to make any music

theres more chance of George michael turning straight, than a new Wham album coming out,

I think George prefers exposing himself in public toilets to Wham these days,

maybe when George is 60, a Wham album reunion edition may come out,

but dont count on it

Bring them back? From where?
Anyway, I think they disbanded because of Darren's neck condition

















Not

They were lame.

All of their songs were.

thesexofit said:

Sure they were lame but that is what was so lovable about them. Their complete lack of coolness, their ability to sound like they had no idea what hipness was. It was as if hipness was an alien concept, like black holes. I loved that by listening to them I felt hip and cool by comparison. It's so hard to find bands like that for me.

GottaLetitgo said:

Gonna tell your wife!

GottaLetitgo said:

I see what u mean. Thats like tommy page.

U remind me of myself somewhat.

PANDURITO said:

I mean it is as a compliment. My wife probably thinks they are dorky too. I think she likes dorky guys. She must.

thesexofit said:

I have a feeling we have a lot of the same CDs.

While I was thinking about how much I want Savage Garden to reform and regain their glory I got stuck on the connotations of their name. It is an oxymoron isn't it? Or is it irony? By pairing opposite ideas together they have created a vivid image that will distinguish them for all time.

However Savage Garden wasn't their first choice. They made a whole list of names before they finally decided. The list included:

Rabid Bunnies
Razor-sharp Flower Petels
Killer Kangaroos (they are Aussies, after all)
Bloodthirsty Koalas
Violent Gerbels
Hellbound Hamsters
Cannibal Cows
Deadly Ice Cream

and my favorite

Cute Fluffy Disease Ridden Carriers of Death and Destruction

I dug Savage Garden. 1 or 2 songs.
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their songs were ok, not as annoying as some, but my friend kept saying i

looked like the singer and thats just not true!

im so much better looking than him!