King of Moomba (song)

"King of Moomba" is a song by Australian rock/pop group Do-Ré-Mi released by Virgin Records in January 1988 as the second single from the group's second second album The Happiest Place in Town.[1][2] The song was written by lead vocalist Deborah Conway, drummerDorland Bray, bass guitarist Helen Carter and guitarist Stephen Philip.[3][4] While the B-side "Tearing up the Carpet" was written by Carter and Philip.[3] The song peaked at number 52 on the Australian charts.

"King of Moomba"
7" single cover
Single by Do-Ré-Mi
from the album The Happiest Place in Town
A-side	"King of Moomba"
B-side	"Tearing up the Carpet"
Released	January 1988
Genre	New wave, rock
Label	Virgin Records
Songwriter(s)	Deborah Conway, Dorland Bray, Helen Carter, Stephen Philip
Producer(s)	Martin Rushent
Do-Ré-Mi singles chronology
"Adultery" (1987) "King of Moomba" (1988) "The Happiest Place in Town" (1988)

Moomba in the song's title refers to the annual festival held in Melbourne which had an appointed 'King of Moomba' from 1967–1987 and was then replaced by a 'Moomba Monarch'.[5] The 'Kings of Moomba' for the 1980s were TV actor Paul Cronin (1980), former footballer Lou Richards (1981), film, TV and stage actor Frank Thring (1982), TV personality Daryl Somers (1983), footballer Kevin Bartlett (1984), TV personality Ian "Molly" Meldrum (1985), motor racing driver Peter Brock (1986) and champion doubles tennis player Paul McNamee (1987).[5]

Track listing

1. "King of Moomba"
2. "Tearing up the Carpet" (Carter, Philip)

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6]	52

Personnel

Do-Ré-Mi members

• Dorland Bray — drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Helen Carter — bass guitar, backing vocals
• Deborah Conway — lead vocalist
• Stephen Philip — guitar

References

1. McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'Do-Ré-Mi'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86448-768-2. Archived from the original on 2004-09-30. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
2. Nimmervoll, Ed. "Do-Ré-Mi". HowlSpace – The Living History of Our Music (Ed Nimmervoll). Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
3. "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 2007-12-05. Retrieved 2008-10-14. Note: requires user to input song title e.g. King of Moomba
4. Holmgren, Magnus. "Do-Ré-Mi". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
5. Bellamy, Craig; Gordon Chisholm; Hilary Eriksen (17 February 2006). Moomba: A festival for the people (PDF). pp. 17–22. ISBN 0-9578702-7-2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-15.
6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 91. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.