Gigolo Aunts are an American power pop band, who formed in 1981.
The band was formed by middle school students Steve Hurley, Dave Gibbs, Phil Hurley, and Paul Brouwer in 1981 in Potsdam, New York, United States, originally known as Sniper. In 1986, their name changed to Gigolo Aunts (after the Syd Barrett song, "Gigolo Aunt", from his 1970 album Barrett) and became a staple on the Northern New York music scene, gaining a reputation for frenetic live sets that featured the close harmonies of the Hurley brothers and Gibbs.
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Peel played the band's cover of a Kirsty MacColl song called 'They Don't Know' on his show in 1994. Their biggest commercial success was the single, "Where I Find My Heaven", which featured in the soundtrack to the film Dumb and Dumber, and as the opening music to the British sitcom Game On. The single release of "Where I Find My Heaven" broke into the Top 30 in the UK Singles Chart early in 1995, but Peel never played it on his shows.
Shows Played[]
- 15 July 1994: They Don't Know (Various Artists CD - Volume Ten)’ Volume (JP: 'A little melody seeping into the programme from out there in the real world.’)