OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, was a New Zealand music group. They were best known for their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association. The full name of the band is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Otara's status as one of the poorest suburbs of Auckland.
Origin (1993–1995)
The Otara Millionaires Club was originally formed in 1993 by Phil Fuemana, who was previously in the bands Houseparty and Fuemana. Fuemana and his younger brother Pauly Fuemana recorded two tracks as the new band for producer Alan Jansson's Urban Pacifica collection Proud.
Pauly suggested that they shorten the band's name to just the initials, and thereafter, he and Jansson were OMC. Pauly became the public face of the band and its primary performer, serving as the frontman and playing several instruments during performances and tours. However, the music was created by both of them, with Jansson co-writing all of the tracks and handling most of the arrangement and production duties in the studio.
The Orion Molecular Cloud Complex (or, simply, the Orion Complex) is a large group of bright nebulae, dark clouds, and young stars in the Orionconstellation. The cloud is between 1 500 and 1 600 light-years away, and hundreds of light-years across. Several parts of the nebula can be observed through binoculars and small telescopes, and some parts (such as the Orion Nebula) are visible to the naked eye.
!!! is a dance-punk band that formed in Sacramento, California, in 1996 by lead singer Nic Offer. Its name is most commonly pronounced "Chk Chk Chk" ([/tʃk.tʃk.tʃk/]). Members of !!! came from other local bands such as The Yah Mos, Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. They are currently based in New York City, Sacramento, and Portland, Oregon. The band's sixth full-length album, As If, was released in October 2015.
Background and history
!!! is an American band formed in the summer of 1995 by the merger of part of the group Black Liquorice and Popesmashers. After a successful joint tour, these two teams decided to mix the disco-funk with more aggressive sounds and integrate the hardcore singer Nic Offer from the The Yah Mos. The band's name was inspired by the subtitles of the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy, in which the clicking sounds of the Bushmens' Khoisan language were represented as "!". However, as the bandmembers themselves say, !!! is pronounced by repeating thrice any monosyllabic sound. "Chk Chk Chk" is the most common pronunciation, which the URL of their official website and the title of their Myspace page suggest is the preferred pronunciation.
Music video by OMC performing Land Of Plenty. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A long white cloud ancient land
Open field sacred ground
Bays of plenty, the bluff, the cape
Streaming sands, boiling place
White water swells, bridges of old
Deep clear nights, open shores
Winter season brings out the best
Summer nights in Auckland
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Mountain range, snow peak tops
Fresh water stream, Fouveax strait
Open caves that glow supreme
Black sand shores, Lion rock
Monuments, mission bay
Cuba street, Vulcan lane
Westerly winds, su...
published: 24 May 2010
OMC - Right On
Music video by OMC performing Right On. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pedal to the metal, shine into the steel
Sitting up front, Elivisi by the wheel
Putting out of Island Bay, weather looking fine
Flick the switch, needle twitch, FM to the dial
Buddy Toledo singing to the songs
Watching all the P’s and Q’s, nothing can go wrong
Dino Valentino and his lady, flashes cash as the deals go by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pieces to the puzzle, music is the word
Franko’s on the show, flying out the bird
Somersaults and figure eights, breaking all the rules
Pushing all the pushers, The King of...
published: 01 Dec 2009
OMC - On The Run
Music video by OMC performing On The Run. (C) 2006 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A why did I do it, a why did I do it
I asked myself a hundred times and then I start to cry
It's up to my neck now I'm runnin' like a dog
I can't remember how it started
But it's too late to turn back the clock
I gotta keep on, and on, and on, and on
Oh my heart's prayin' for a heart attack
I'm gonna collapse but I better not
I'll get a few years for the things I've done
I'll never see the sunrise no more what the hell
I'm gotta keep on
Fighting for my sanity and for family
And for my baby, oh for my baby
Bullshit aside yea I knew how to play the game right
But this time I made a mistake and I'm gonna pay the price
I'd rather be payin' to the gr...
published: 01 Dec 2009
One News OMC's Pauly Fuemana Has Died
Auckland musician Pauly Fuemana who found fame with the hit song How Bizarre has died.
published: 23 Jul 2015
OMC - How Bizarre (live 1996 RARE)
Very rare footage recently unearthed for the sydogmania channel, of the late Pauly Fuemana and OMC performing their worldwide smash How Bizarre in front of a live audience at the NZ Music Awards in Auckland 1996..
published: 12 Jun 2014
Pauly Fuemana remembered by friends and family Campbell Live Video 3 News
Music video by OMC performing Land Of Plenty. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A long white cloud ancien...
Music video by OMC performing Land Of Plenty. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A long white cloud ancient land
Open field sacred ground
Bays of plenty, the bluff, the cape
Streaming sands, boiling place
White water swells, bridges of old
Deep clear nights, open shores
Winter season brings out the best
Summer nights in Auckland
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Mountain range, snow peak tops
Fresh water stream, Fouveax strait
Open caves that glow supreme
Black sand shores, Lion rock
Monuments, mission bay
Cuba street, Vulcan lane
Westerly winds, sun and rains
Beautiful days in the Wellington
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Desert roads, Mt. Ruapehu
The Picton ferry decides your fate
Oval square, civic center
And Nelson Gorge where we lost a mate
Oamaru via Timaru
Winding roads, sudden bends
Lake Taupo, Bethel's beach
A word to the wise increase the peace
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love
Music video by OMC performing Land Of Plenty. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A long white cloud ancient land
Open field sacred ground
Bays of plenty, the bluff, the cape
Streaming sands, boiling place
White water swells, bridges of old
Deep clear nights, open shores
Winter season brings out the best
Summer nights in Auckland
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Mountain range, snow peak tops
Fresh water stream, Fouveax strait
Open caves that glow supreme
Black sand shores, Lion rock
Monuments, mission bay
Cuba street, Vulcan lane
Westerly winds, sun and rains
Beautiful days in the Wellington
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Desert roads, Mt. Ruapehu
The Picton ferry decides your fate
Oval square, civic center
And Nelson Gorge where we lost a mate
Oamaru via Timaru
Winding roads, sudden bends
Lake Taupo, Bethel's beach
A word to the wise increase the peace
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love
Music video by OMC performing Right On. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
Oh, do you remember
When we we...
Music video by OMC performing Right On. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pedal to the metal, shine into the steel
Sitting up front, Elivisi by the wheel
Putting out of Island Bay, weather looking fine
Flick the switch, needle twitch, FM to the dial
Buddy Toledo singing to the songs
Watching all the P’s and Q’s, nothing can go wrong
Dino Valentino and his lady, flashes cash as the deals go by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pieces to the puzzle, music is the word
Franko’s on the show, flying out the bird
Somersaults and figure eights, breaking all the rules
Pushing all the pushers, The King of the New School
Buddy Toledo fronting on the stage
Pacifies the masses with a smile and a wave
Dino Valentino and his lady counts the cash as deal goes by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Music video by OMC performing Right On. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pedal to the metal, shine into the steel
Sitting up front, Elivisi by the wheel
Putting out of Island Bay, weather looking fine
Flick the switch, needle twitch, FM to the dial
Buddy Toledo singing to the songs
Watching all the P’s and Q’s, nothing can go wrong
Dino Valentino and his lady, flashes cash as the deals go by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pieces to the puzzle, music is the word
Franko’s on the show, flying out the bird
Somersaults and figure eights, breaking all the rules
Pushing all the pushers, The King of the New School
Buddy Toledo fronting on the stage
Pacifies the masses with a smile and a wave
Dino Valentino and his lady counts the cash as deal goes by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Music video by OMC performing On The Run. (C) 2006 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A why did I do it, a why did I d...
Music video by OMC performing On The Run. (C) 2006 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A why did I do it, a why did I do it
I asked myself a hundred times and then I start to cry
It's up to my neck now I'm runnin' like a dog
I can't remember how it started
But it's too late to turn back the clock
I gotta keep on, and on, and on, and on
Oh my heart's prayin' for a heart attack
I'm gonna collapse but I better not
I'll get a few years for the things I've done
I'll never see the sunrise no more what the hell
I'm gotta keep on
Fighting for my sanity and for family
And for my baby, oh for my baby
Bullshit aside yea I knew how to play the game right
But this time I made a mistake and I'm gonna pay the price
I'd rather be payin' to the grim reaper, than the law keeper
I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin', out of time
Too late to waste time in haste
I fell to my knees to pray to your God
But your God wasn't there for me
And so I prayed to myself for long life and stamina
I do believe I was startin' to lose my nerve and my mind
I heard a little voice screamin'
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
Shit I won't bow down to that
A belly of a priest doesn't have his name on his slip no
I gotta keep on movin' and groovin', I gotta keep on movin' and groovin'
I gotta keep my mind clear for the devils and the demons I will not fear
The devils and demons I will not fear
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
Music video by OMC performing On The Run. (C) 2006 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A why did I do it, a why did I do it
I asked myself a hundred times and then I start to cry
It's up to my neck now I'm runnin' like a dog
I can't remember how it started
But it's too late to turn back the clock
I gotta keep on, and on, and on, and on
Oh my heart's prayin' for a heart attack
I'm gonna collapse but I better not
I'll get a few years for the things I've done
I'll never see the sunrise no more what the hell
I'm gotta keep on
Fighting for my sanity and for family
And for my baby, oh for my baby
Bullshit aside yea I knew how to play the game right
But this time I made a mistake and I'm gonna pay the price
I'd rather be payin' to the grim reaper, than the law keeper
I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin', out of time
Too late to waste time in haste
I fell to my knees to pray to your God
But your God wasn't there for me
And so I prayed to myself for long life and stamina
I do believe I was startin' to lose my nerve and my mind
I heard a little voice screamin'
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
Shit I won't bow down to that
A belly of a priest doesn't have his name on his slip no
I gotta keep on movin' and groovin', I gotta keep on movin' and groovin'
I gotta keep my mind clear for the devils and the demons I will not fear
The devils and demons I will not fear
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
Very rare footage recently unearthed for the sydogmania channel, of the late Pauly Fuemana and OMC performing their worldwide smash How Bizarre in front of a li...
Very rare footage recently unearthed for the sydogmania channel, of the late Pauly Fuemana and OMC performing their worldwide smash How Bizarre in front of a live audience at the NZ Music Awards in Auckland 1996..
Very rare footage recently unearthed for the sydogmania channel, of the late Pauly Fuemana and OMC performing their worldwide smash How Bizarre in front of a live audience at the NZ Music Awards in Auckland 1996..
Music video by OMC performing Land Of Plenty. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A long white cloud ancient land
Open field sacred ground
Bays of plenty, the bluff, the cape
Streaming sands, boiling place
White water swells, bridges of old
Deep clear nights, open shores
Winter season brings out the best
Summer nights in Auckland
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Mountain range, snow peak tops
Fresh water stream, Fouveax strait
Open caves that glow supreme
Black sand shores, Lion rock
Monuments, mission bay
Cuba street, Vulcan lane
Westerly winds, sun and rains
Beautiful days in the Wellington
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Desert roads, Mt. Ruapehu
The Picton ferry decides your fate
Oval square, civic center
And Nelson Gorge where we lost a mate
Oamaru via Timaru
Winding roads, sudden bends
Lake Taupo, Bethel's beach
A word to the wise increase the peace
And my father used to say
"Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love"
Oh, we came to this land of plenty
And we came to this land of hope
We came to this land of good times
And we came to this land of love
Oh, we came to this land of love
Music video by OMC performing Right On. (C) 1996 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen to more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pedal to the metal, shine into the steel
Sitting up front, Elivisi by the wheel
Putting out of Island Bay, weather looking fine
Flick the switch, needle twitch, FM to the dial
Buddy Toledo singing to the songs
Watching all the P’s and Q’s, nothing can go wrong
Dino Valentino and his lady, flashes cash as the deals go by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Pieces to the puzzle, music is the word
Franko’s on the show, flying out the bird
Somersaults and figure eights, breaking all the rules
Pushing all the pushers, The King of the New School
Buddy Toledo fronting on the stage
Pacifies the masses with a smile and a wave
Dino Valentino and his lady counts the cash as deal goes by
So good to be alive, right on, right on
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Oh, do you remember
When we were young?
We just had fun
Music video by OMC performing On The Run. (C) 2006 Universal Music NZ Ltd.
Listen more: https://umusicNZ.lnk.to/OMC
Lyrics:
A why did I do it, a why did I do it
I asked myself a hundred times and then I start to cry
It's up to my neck now I'm runnin' like a dog
I can't remember how it started
But it's too late to turn back the clock
I gotta keep on, and on, and on, and on
Oh my heart's prayin' for a heart attack
I'm gonna collapse but I better not
I'll get a few years for the things I've done
I'll never see the sunrise no more what the hell
I'm gotta keep on
Fighting for my sanity and for family
And for my baby, oh for my baby
Bullshit aside yea I knew how to play the game right
But this time I made a mistake and I'm gonna pay the price
I'd rather be payin' to the grim reaper, than the law keeper
I'm runnin', I'm runnin', I'm runnin', out of time
Too late to waste time in haste
I fell to my knees to pray to your God
But your God wasn't there for me
And so I prayed to myself for long life and stamina
I do believe I was startin' to lose my nerve and my mind
I heard a little voice screamin'
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
If you do the crime you will send to the time
Shit I won't bow down to that
A belly of a priest doesn't have his name on his slip no
I gotta keep on movin' and groovin', I gotta keep on movin' and groovin'
I gotta keep my mind clear for the devils and the demons I will not fear
The devils and demons I will not fear
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
I'm on the run, 10 more minutes and I'm gone
Very rare footage recently unearthed for the sydogmania channel, of the late Pauly Fuemana and OMC performing their worldwide smash How Bizarre in front of a live audience at the NZ Music Awards in Auckland 1996..
OMC, or Otara Millionaires Club, was a New Zealand music group. They were best known for their 1996 hit "How Bizarre", named one of the greatest New Zealand songs of all time by the Australasian Performing Right Association. The full name of the band is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Otara's status as one of the poorest suburbs of Auckland.
Origin (1993–1995)
The Otara Millionaires Club was originally formed in 1993 by Phil Fuemana, who was previously in the bands Houseparty and Fuemana. Fuemana and his younger brother Pauly Fuemana recorded two tracks as the new band for producer Alan Jansson's Urban Pacifica collection Proud.
Pauly suggested that they shorten the band's name to just the initials, and thereafter, he and Jansson were OMC. Pauly became the public face of the band and its primary performer, serving as the frontman and playing several instruments during performances and tours. However, the music was created by both of them, with Jansson co-writing all of the tracks and handling most of the arrangement and production duties in the studio.
... and also in 2023 (Brent prices moved in a band of $80/b to $90/b, excepting for one month in 2023), the OMCs kept the prices unchanged to earn profits to compensate for the losses incurred earlier.
... ear-candy, and contain a depth that many bands have seem to lost sight of ... McGrath was not fooled at all and the band did short covers of OMC's "How Bizarre" and Len's "Steal My Sunshine".
OMCs were seeing some buying action ...The the expectation was GRMs too will be in the $8.5-9 band. Do you see OMCs as a good investable universe for institutional investors as well?. A lot depends on how OMCs perform in terms of the oil price movement.