Robert Ozn shot to fame as one half of Ebn-Ozn, the experimental new wave group he formed with Ned Liben in 1982. Their single "AEIOU Sometimes Y" reached #20 on the Billboard club chart and received heavy airplay on MTV that year. While I've never much cared for that song, it's still popular today in new wave circles.
After Ebn-Ozn broke up in 1985, Ozn went solo under the name Dada Nada. His first self-produced single, "Haunted House", reached #4 on the Dance chart that year, making him a star in the nascent house music genre. Incorporating elements of new wave, house, and hip-hop, "Haunted House" is a great song that has found its way onto my Halloween playlist and almost made my Top 200.
Bonus! Another great Halloween new wave video!
Sounds like the sequel to "Boom Boom Boom (Let's Go Back To My Room)", as channeled by the Fresh Prince of Bel Air at an LGBTA Halloween Party !
ReplyDeleteWho wouldn't jump at the chance to be at *that* party on October 31st?!
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