"Run To Paradise" is an Aussie classic! The Choirboys hit that became a radio staple in 1987, and topped the charts the same year. Peaking at #3, it was Australia's 11th highest selling single of the 1980s!
Bought back to life with a horrendous techno mix by producer and DJ Nick Skitz using Mark Gable's vocals - it hit the charts again in 2004, peaking at #16 and staying in the Top 50 for a whopping 20 weeks.
And now, you can't escape the new McDonald's ad on TV (for those of you who still watch TV and haven't disappeared completely into a digital streaming subscription). The ad shows two lads jumping off the sofa to embark on a cross-continent expedition to get a Maccas burger. "Run To Paradise" is the perfect audio accompaniment.
Sadly, we can't find a version of it to show you on YouTube, so you'll have to keep an eye on the telly - till then, here's the original!
The song has always been associated with taking drugs however Mark Gable said in an interview with Amnplify "that is only a part of it. It’s about people that I knew on the Northern Beaches and although we lived in Paradise, many were wasting the opportunity to really enjoy something that the rest of the world couldn’t, being the Northern Beaches. It’s a beautiful part of the world."
Taken from the Big Bad Noise album, which was also a huge Aussie success. The album also gave us "Boys Will Be Boys" and "Struggle Town" cementing The Choirboys as pub rock legends.
The band in its current line up are playing Big Bad Noise cover to cover live on several dates around the country next month, details and ticket info here.
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