Thursday, July 18, 2019

"She's So Young" by The Pursuit of Happiness

Arguably one of the most underrated power pop bands to emerge on the scene in the late 80s was Canada's The Pursuit of Happiness (TPOH). TPOH was led by the lovably snarky and sarcastic singer/songwriter Moe Berg, whose catchy songs were augmented with gorgeous harmonies from sisters Tamara and Natasha Amabile. Early days of the band generated enough buzz to attract Todd Rundgren as producer for their debut album, "Love Junk."

TPOH seemed to get off to a good start with their edgy and funny anthem, "I'm An Adult Now." It received a decent amount of airplay, but did not chart in the US. 

"She's So Young" was a great choice for a follow-up single, but the song surprisingly went nowhere. After the band's sophomore record, 1990's "One Sided Story" (also produced by Rundgren) failed to gain traction, the band fell off the radar. They recorded three more studio records since then, but nothing new since 1996.


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