Whatever happened to: Deadeye Dick
According to the myspace page I borrowed this from, this is an "EXTREMELY rare" video. I wasn't allowed to watch MTV when I was younger, so I can't testify to that, but I can tell you that this song played on DRE, like, three times a day back in 1994. And thanks to the ineffable workings of my brain, it popped into my head last night.
Sadly, Deadeye Dick lasted not much longer than the popularity of "New Age Girl," I guess that "Dumb and Dumber" magic just doesn't last (Crash Test Dummies can tell you all about that).
According to All Music:
Catchy as it was, the song's novelty humor had many pegging Deadeye Dick as flashes in the pan, and the follow-up singles, "Perfect Family" and "Marguerite," were virtually ignored. A second album, the slightly rootsier Whirl, was released in 1995, but met with a similar fate, and Deadeye Dick disbanded. [Caleb] Guillotte and [Mark Adam] Miller remained active on the local New Orleans scene as producers.
Here's a link to Miller's current band. They're playing around California, if you want to see 'em live.
eh.www.amNY.com
