The Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan. Fagan was the only ever-present of the band's line-up whose initial members were mostly drawn from Fagan's Rongotai College classmates. Their most well-known songs include "One Black Friday" and "Forever Tuesday Morning". The Mockers' style drew on punk and new wave influences from the UK and performances centred on Fagan's flamboyant stage presence. Other band members included Chas Mannell (drums) Gary Curtis (keyboards, vocals), Steve Thorpe (drums), Dale Monaghan (guitar), Dean Heazlewood, Brett Adams (guitar), Geoff Hayden (bass), Tim Wedde (keyboards), Murray Costello, Chas Mannell, Gordon Costello, Brendan Fitzgerald, Baz Caitcheon and Paul Lightfoot (guitar)."The Mockers", Artists, musicnret.nz, retrieved 1 August 2009
The group broke up in 1988, after which Fagan embarked on a solo career. Since then, they have periodically reunited for various concert tours, most recently the Sounds Series in 2024.
Discography
Albums
Year Title Details Peak chartpositions NZ 1984 Swear It's True Label: Reaction Records Catalogue: REAL 013 4 1984 Caught in the Act Live album Recorded at the Mainstreet venue, Auckland Label: RCA 12 1985 Culprit and the King Label: RCA Catalogue: VLP1 0524 9 1987 Emperor's New Clothes Label: RCA Catalogue: VPL1 0636 — 1993 The First Five Years Compilation album Label: BMG Arista/Ariola — 2007 Woke Up Today: The Definitive Collection Compilation album Label: Sony Music Catalogue: 1544169 10 2018 Live at the Powerstation Live album Label: Plus1 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes
Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album NZ 1980 "Good Old Days" / "Murder on Manners St." — Non-album single 1981 "Woke Up Today" — Swear It's True 1981 "Trendy Lefties" — Non-album single 1983 "My Girl Thinks She's Cleopatra" 36 Swear It's True 1983 "Swear It's True" 19 1983 "Alvison Park" 39 1984 "The Good Old Days" — 1984 "Forever Tuesday Morning" 2 Culprit and the King 1985 "One Black Friday" 8 1985 "Seven Years Not Wasted" 18 1985 "Another Boring Day in the Amazon" — 1986 "Far From The Madding Crowd" — Emperor's New Clothes 1986 "A Winter Tale" — 1987 "Shield Yourself" — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. Awards
| 1984 | Swear It's True | 1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Album of the Year
| 1984 | Andrew Fagan | 1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Top Male Vocalist
| 1984 | The Mockers | 1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Top Group
| 1985 | "Forever Tuesday Morning" | 1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Single of the Year
| 1985 | Andrew Fagan | 1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Male Vocalist
| 1985 | The Mockers | 1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Group
| 1985 | Glyn Tucker "Forever Tuesday Morning" | 1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Producer
References
External links AudioCulture profile