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Haysi Fantayzee
OriginEngland
GenresPop
Years active1981–83
LabelsRegard
Past membersJeremy Healy - Vocals
Kate Garner - Vocals
Paul Caplin - Keyboards
WebsiteHaysi Recollections – Unofficial Site

Haysi Fantayzee was a British pop[1] band of the early 1980s. Songs include "John Wayne Is Big Leggy", released in 1982 and "Shiny Shiny", released in 1983.[1]

Career

Haysi Fantayzee was formed in 1981 and consisted of Jeremy Healy (also known as "Jeremiah"), Kate Garner, and Garner's boyfriend songwriter/producer/manager Paul Caplin.[1] The band released four singles in 1982 and 1983: "John Wayne is Big Leggy", "Holy Joe", "Shiny Shiny", and "Sister Friction". They followed up with an album, Battle Hymns For Children Singing.

Before they were signed, the band attracted attention by sending video performances with their demo tapes to record companies, a highly unusual practice at the time. Their outfits were often designed by Garner, and the two singers looked like distorted mirror images of each other, with similar hair and make-up.

In a 1983 interview with David Maples on the Los Angeles-based TV show "MV3", Jeremy Healy accused the singer known as Boy George (George O'Dowd) of imitating his unusual look. Boy George later responded: "When Jeremy saw my locks he was livid. Both he and Kim [Bowen] stopped speaking to me. They thought I had stolen their look. It wasn't their look to steal..."[2]

Garner also appeared alongside Bananarama in the music video for "Who's That Girl" by the Eurythmics. She had a brief solo career after the break-up of Haysi Fantayzee, and then pursued a career in photography in Los Angeles, California.

Healy released the single "When Malindy Sings" in 1984, and later became a DJ and album mixer for other artists, including his former schoolfriend, Boy George.[3] He recorded on George's More Protein record label under the name E-Zee Possee.

Caplin went on to a career as an entrepreneur. He founded several technology firms, most recently Caplin Systems Ltd, which he sold in 2014. He now makes music with his wife Zeeteah Massiah.

Discography

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Formats
UK
[4][5][6] 		US
[7] 		GER
[8] 		AUT
[9] 		NZL
[10]
1982 "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" 11 — 3 13 —
  • 7" vinyl single (Regard – RG100)
  • 7" Picture disc (Regard – RGP100)
  • 12" vinyl single (Regard – RGT100)
"Holy Joe" 51 — — — —
  • 7" vinyl single (Regard – RG104)
  • 7" Picture disc (Regard – RGP104)
  • 12" vinyl single (Regard – RGT104)
1983 "Shiny Shiny" 16 74 22 — 37
  • 7" vinyl single (Regard – RG106)
  • 7" Picture disc (Regard – RGP106)
  • 12" vinyl single (Regard – RGT106)
"Sister Friction" 62 — — — —
  • 7" vinyl single (Regard – RG108)
  • Shaped 10" Picture disc (Regard – RGP108)
  • 12" vinyl single (Regard – RGT108)
"Chizoola" — — — — —
  • 12" vinyl single (Regard – RGC200) Italian only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Formats
UK
[4][5] 		US
[7] 		AUT
[9] 		NZL
[10]
1982 Battle Hymns for Children Singing 53 — — —
  • 12" LP (Regard – RGLP6000)
  • Cassette
2000 Battle Hymns for Children Singing — — — —
  • CD album (Razor & Tie)
2007 Battle Hymns for Children Singing — — — —
  • CD album (Cherry Pop)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Biography by Andy Kellman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  2. ^ Boy George; Bright, Spencer (1995), Take It Like a Man: The Autobiography of Boy George, Sidgewick & Jackson, p. 164
  3. ^ Trustthedj.com
  4. ^ a b "British Chart". Chart Stats. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Artist Chart History: Haysi Fantayzee". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 247. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  8. ^ "German charts". Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Austrian Chart" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  10. ^ a b "New Zealand Album Chart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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