History Music / Klaatu

* BasedOnATrueStory:
** "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" was inspired by World Contact Day, an event staged on March 15, 1953 by a group called the International Flying Saucer Bureau. Everyone was encouraged to join in sending a telepathic message into space that began "Calling occupants of interplanetary craft" and ended with the phrase "We are your friends."
** "Sub-Rosa Subway" is about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Ely_Beach Alfred Ely Beach]] and his failed attempt to build a subway in [[BigApplesauce New York]] in 1870, 34 years before the city's subway system finally opened.

* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Creator/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".

Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles. This was due to a lack of credits on their debut album, coincidences that were construed as Paul Is Dead-like clues (such as the cover of Music/RingoStarr's ''Goodnight Vienna'' also using ''Day the Earth Stood Still'' imagery), and certain aspects of their sound. In particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney, and some of the songs he sang lead on (most notably "Calling Occupants" and "Sub Rosa Subway"), with their light-hearted whimsy, recalled both the Fab Four's PsychedelicRock era and [=McCartney=] solo works such as "[[Music/{{Ram}} Uncle Albert--Admiral Halsey]]". It didn't help that Klaatu was signed to Creator/CapitolRecords (making them Beatle labelmates) outside Canada; while the band themselves never encouraged the rumors, their label's coy press releases didn't do much to clarify things.

* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.

'''Klaatu''' were a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by The Music/{{Carpenters}}.

* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Music/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".

* BoleroEffect: The "to Brahmsian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".

Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles. This was due to a lack of credits on their debut album, coincidences that were construed as PaulIsDead-like clues (such as the cover of Music/RingoStarr's ''Goodnight Vienna'' also using ''Day the Earth Stood Still'' imagery), and certain aspects of their sound. In particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney, and some of the songs he sang lead on (most notably "Calling Occupants" and "Sub Rosa Subway"), with their light-hearted whimsy, recalled both the Fab Four's PsychedelicRock era and [=McCartney=] solo works such as "[[Music/{{Ram}} Uncle Albert--Admiral Halsey]]". It didn't help that Klaatu was signed to Creator/CapitolRecords (making them Beatle labelmates) outside Canada; while the band themselves never encouraged the rumors, their label's coy press releases didn't do much to clarify things.

Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and certain aspects of their sound; in particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney, and some of the songs he sang lead on (most notably "Calling Occupants" and "Sub Rosa Subway"), with their light-hearted whimsy, recalled both the Fab Four's PsychedelicRock era and [=McCartney=] solo works such as "[[Music/{{Ram}} Uncle Albert--Admiral Halsey]]". It didn't help that Klaatu were signed to Creator/CapitolRecords (making them Beatle labelmates) outside Canada; while the band themselves never encouraged the rumors, their label's coy press releases didn't do much to clarify things.

'''Klaatu''' were a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by The Music/{{Carpenters}}. Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and certain aspects of their sound; in particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney, and some of the songs he sang lead on (most notably "Calling Occupants" and "Sub Rosa Subway"), with their light-hearted whimsy, recalled both the Fab Four's PsychedelicRock era and [=McCartney=] solo works such as "[[Music/{{Ram}} Uncle Albert--Admiral Halsey]]". It didn't help that Klaatu were signed to Creator/CapitolRecords outside Canada; while the band themselves never encouraged the rumors, their label's coy press releases didn't do much to clarify things.

Discography:

* MarketBasedTitle: Creator/CapitolRecords retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.

'''Klaatu''' were a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by The Music/{{Carpenters}}. Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for a disguised reunion of Music/TheBeatles, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and some aspects of their sound (such as one of the singers sounding remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney).

[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: John Woloschuk, Dee Long, Terry Draper.]]

'''Klaatu''' were a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by The Music/{{Carpenters}}. Their fame was also increased when, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and their sound, they were mistaken for a reunion of Music/TheBeatles.

* ''3:47 EST'' (retitled [[SelfTitledAlbum Klaatu]] in the US) (1976)

!Tropes found within the band's history:

* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Subverted, as stated on MarketBasedTitle.

* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Endangered Species'' was caused by Capitol wishing for the band to adopt a more pop-rock sound. It didn't go well.

* NoExportForYou: ''Magentalane'' was only released in their native Canada. Not too surprising, given the poor performance of their previous two albums.
* OneHitWonder
* SelfTitledAlbum: Subverted, as stated on MarketBasedTitle.
* WriterRevolt: "Sell Out, Sell Out" tells how the ExecutiveMeddling by Capitol got to the band.

* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US [[ViewersAreMorons because they thought the reference was too obscure]].

Klaatu was a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by The Music/{{Carpenters}}. Their fame was also increased when, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and their sound, they were mistaken for a reunion of Music/TheBeatles.

Klaatu was a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by TheCarpenters. Their fame was also increased when, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and their sound, they were mistaken for a reunion of Music/TheBeatles.

Klaatu was a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by TheCarpenters. Their fame was also increased when, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and their sound, they were mistaken for a reunion of TheBeatles.

Klaatu was a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then. As their name indicates they named themselves after the alien Klaatu from ''TheDayTheEarthStoodStill''. Their most famous track was the song "Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft", which reached even more exposure thanks to being covered by TheCarpenters. Their fame was also increased when, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and their sound, they were mistaken for a reunion of TheBeatles.