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Glad to Gladiate
The Tombolas , Music Video – 1985
The Tombolas were a funky, soul-infused band belonging to the Eelman Record label, a collective of Wellington-based musicians and artists who were active in the 1980s. Members Stephen Jessup and John McDougall later formed Holidaymakers, and topped the Kiwi charts in 1988 with a cover of Bill Withers' 'We Could Be Sweet Lovers'. 'Glad to Gladiate' is a playful latin funk number, and the video is equally relaxed; band members go off road on a jaunt along Wellington's rugged coastline, clambering up hills, unfurling a band banner on Makara beach and performing their own 'stunts' at sunset.
I'm a gladiator and I'm glad to gladiate...– Playful lyrics from Tombolas single 'Glad to Gladiate'
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