NZ Hip Hop Stand Up - OMC: How Bizarre
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ม.ค. 2022
- In 1995, OMC’s Pauly Fuemana and Alan Jansson pulled an all-nighter and wrote ‘How Bizarre’, a song that would come to dominate the global charts and make history as Aotearoa’s first hip hop beat to go truly global.
Pauly Fuemana’s wife, Kirstine Fuemana, still has “books and books” of his songwriting and remembers him writing “endlessly” when he came up with the track that would go on to irrevocably change his life in 1993.
The Ōtara Millionaires Club, or OMC, was still an emerging group on New Zealand’s hip hop scene when vocalist Pauly Fuemana and producer Alan Jansson were tinkering away writing late into the night.
On that night, right before the group’s debut appearance at the Big Day Out, Alan remembers him and Pauly working into the early morning with the pair having written eight tracks in one sitting - one of which became How Bizarre.
Alan added that the song’s instantly recognisable hook came from Pauly’s father who used to play it to him as a child. With a relaxed mix of guitar and trumpet, the song became the “perfect mix of rap and pop melody”.
Setting out without many expectations, success for OMC came hard and fast. How Bizarre went to number one in at least 13 overseas pop charts. This was before the internet age and the track took months to reach overseas markets but instantly blew up on release in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K.
Over the following years, OMC toured the world on the back of the enormous success of How Bizarre. The track was introduced as “the biggest song in the history of New Zealand music” on the BBC series Top of the Pops and Pauly became one of the country’s music globetrotters.
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RIP Pauly, your music lives on!
My uncle got deported back to the islands way back and he brings a casette tape with 'how bazzare' on it. Lol everyone in the village were pumping to it
Pauly seems like he was a really nice person.
This song always takes me back to the backseat of my dad's Toyota Celica in '96. Simpler times.
Everyone was smiling while talking about his music ❤ How bizarre
9:34 2023 I still love this song, im 70yrs and still walking around singing this thanks Pauly, and guess what I live in Australia but come from Clayton Ave in Otara, R.I.P ..
He and his group made a Number 1 HIT RECORD ! Not many people could achieve this in Life . Well done and R.I.P Mate ❤
2022 and it is still thriving! Thank you OMC for putting 274 on the map!
The Pacific humbled shy personality...👍
I will say "How Bizzare".... 2022 Still my greatest of all time , I wrote the lyrics on a little book back at home and would sing it around the house everyday, until my Dad would say to shut up!, ....'ooh Baby... Its making me crazy'....Good memories of my life in the 90' young crazy Happy Gal with my crusing music. RIP Pauly Fuemana.
I think they should've mentioned that, although he died finally of neumonia, his cause of ill health generally was a degenerative disease that was similar in effect to MS, he had had it for years....Otherwise people will assume that his appearance and speech changes were from excessive partying and drugs like ozzy osbourne or something but they weren't, he was quite a responsible guy i think all in all.
This is such a wild story to me. RIP to both brothers. Immensely talented group. I hope a movie of this can be made. It would be a banger!
That’s exactly what I was thinking .. that one Indian guy can play him I feel like (slumdog millionaire, New York I love you)
tesco ads ,here in the uk are playing this song....first time i loved an ad!
2023 Still listening to How Bizarre here in Virginia, USA.
Love your son bro Thankyou for all the best memories with your songs may god have the best place in heaven for you,
great song, great album, i had it when it came out.
I still love this song up to now!❤
I still love this song ❤️❤️❤️❤️
How bizarre,bro,u gave it all u got and some people still dnt recognise your effort,hating is all that they are good at,I feel your pain.I can see the pain this guy went through on his face,challenging circumstances he went through...
great song still, memories of younger days, and what a fine looking man he was.
A verry rare talent love from your pacific islander cousins here in the PHILIPINES♥️👍💪
Still digging this song in 2023.
He was the Elvis of NZ, awesome!
2022 and I just found out he died! This song brings me back good memories! Rest in peace Pauly!
From the first time I loved this song,
Love you, Pauly, babe!
Beautiful artist-gone way too soon.
this was my favorite song when it came out and the absolute best rap/whatever song ever
I like his other stuff...no way a one hit wonder...his voice still makes me smile.
How does NZ keep producing such awesome music....
How bizarre
Ill always remember this Kiwis song, it was huge in the US in the mid-late 90s. Fond memories
So handsome and great music.
Pauly lives on in my playlists. much mahalos and Aloha 🤙
Yoo big ups to Pauly!!! Legend 💪💥⚡️
May the GODS Bless this Wonderful Man
I still listen to OMC's I Love LA. I wish that had been released as a single in the US.
Thanks for putting this together! What an AMAZING ARTIST & PERSON ☺️🙏🏽❤️
Thanks for this. I was shocked when I heard of his death in 2010. I was in a hostel in Ushaia Argentina talking about music when a fellow Aussie advised me of his passing. Hit me like a thunder bolt.
HE MAKES HIS OWN GENRE.. HOW BIZZARE?!?!?
I bought the cd single and proudly still have it.
RIP Brother. “Cruisin’ down the freeway in the Hot Hot sun.”
Lol can't believe I was streaming Flava Auckland on Iheart radio and had no idea about the backstory of this song. I watched a bro doing a hood vlog in Otara and seen his and his brothers mural and connected the dots when I heard he was the man behind "How Bizarre "..
One hit wonder?!?! Lmao, better than all of us! Thank you, O.M.C. Mad respect and eternal Love.
OMC amazing!👍
That was great video. Go Pauly.
This was fantastic!
RIP Brother OMC--How Bizarre when people hear it, they start dancing.
2023 and used in the Tesco Christmas ad in the UK.
3:28 and we still do 💗🇲🇽
R.I.P Pauly Fuemana
LEGEND
We do love that song 😂❤
That's Niue ❤
Oosh "Right On" is my take it back jam right now! "Tino oh Valentino and lady"😊
Pauly seems like a great guy...Like most Kiwi's..
I will miss everything OMC would have done.
Mexicans do love this song 🎶 👍
God bless you Pauly
ooooh baby
How Bizarre in 2023💗
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where are the unreleased tracks?
Mexican Americans did take a liking cause it came at a time when latin hip was popping and this song came with a similar rhythm. This song used many samples from latin hip hop songs. I even here some trumpet from a selena song .
The world lost s great singer.😢
I grew up in the 90s, and in high school right after the 90s. This song was so popular in the states. I had no idea this artist was a kiwi. I to this day have not found out of a song from NZ that I can call out by name from just hearing the first 2 seconds.
Maybe the best song ever. I don't why it shouldn't be but I bloody reckon it is haha
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Its good to be left handed js.
Rip homie.
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RIP
How bizarre 👍🏾🇳🇿💙
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5:10 how bizarre
When i heard this song as a kid i only understood parmesan instead of how bizarre. don´t ask me why.
what is the name of Pauly's disease . You only said it was like MS 😢? was it polymyositis or Dermato myositis ? many die of pneumonia from those auyo immune diseases
RAD kut, R.I.P. FOREVER Pauly 🇳🇿
its in the top 5 pop songs ever. Any others come to mind...Hey ya?
I can think of many better Kiwi songs that never even charted in the US. Its a very fickle market over there.
He died ...
WTF was wrong with his voice around the end???