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* TheWorldIsNotReady: "Sub-Rosa Subway" asserts that this is what happened with Alfred Beach and his railroad.
-->As for America's first subway\\
The public scoffed "it's far too rude"
-->As for America's first subway\\
The public scoffed "it's far too rude"
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* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Creator/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Creator/JohannesBrahms [[Music/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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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.
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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. music. In particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney, and some of the songs he sang lead on (most notably "Calling Occupants" 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.
* 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.
** "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.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.obscure (3:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time being the time Klaatu's saucer landed in Washington in ''[[Film/TheDayTheEarthStoodStill1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still]]'').
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'''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}}.
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'''Klaatu''' were a Canadian ProgressiveRock band formed by John Woloschuk and Dee Long, with drummer Terry Draper later joining then.them. 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}}.
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* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Music/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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* BoleroEffect: The "to [[Music/JohannesBrahms [[Creator/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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* BoleroEffect: The "to Brahmsian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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* BoleroEffect: The "to Brahmsian [[Music/JohannesBrahms Brahms]]ian tunes" coda of "Sub-Rosa Subway".
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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.
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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 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.
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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.
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Their fame was also increased when they were mistaken for an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles, Music/TheBeatles. This was due to a lack of credits on their debut album 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 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 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.
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'''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:
Discography:
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'''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 (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.
Discography:
!!Discography:
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.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Creator/CapitolRecords retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Creator/CapitolRecords Capitol retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.
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'''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).
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'''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 an anonymous reunion of Music/TheBeatles, due to a lack of credits on their debut album and some certain aspects of their sound (such as one of the singers sounding sound; in particular, Woloschuk sounded remarkably like Music/PaulMcCartney).
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.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: John Woloschuk, Dee Long, Terry Draper.]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Left to right: John Woloschuk, Dee Long, Terry Draper.Draper, Dee Long.]]
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'''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.
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[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/klaatu.jpg]]
[[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 increasedwhen, 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, they were mistaken for a reunion sound (such as one of Music/TheBeatles.
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
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* ''3:47 EST'' (retitled [[SelfTitledAlbum Klaatu]] in the US) (1976)
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* ''3:47 EST'' (retitled [[SelfTitledAlbum Klaatu]] ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Klaatu]]'' in the US) (1976)
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!Tropes found within the band's history:
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* 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.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Subverted, as stated on MarketBasedTitle.
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* MarketBasedTitle: Capitol Creator/CapitolRecords retitled their first album to the band's name in the US because they thought the reference was too obscure.
* SelfTitledAlbum: Subverted, as stated onMarketBasedTitle.MarketBasedTitle.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: ''Endangered Species'' was caused by Capitol wishing for the band to adopt a more pop-rock sound. It didn't go well.
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* 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.
* OneHitWonder
* SelfTitledAlbum: Subverted, as stated on MarketBasedTitle.
* WriterRevolt: "Sell Out, Sell Out" tells how the ExecutiveMeddling by Capitol got to the band.
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* OneHitWonder
* WriterRevolt: "Sell Out, Sell Out" tells how the ExecutiveMeddling by Capitol got to the band.
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* {{Brainwashed}}: The fate of any citizens who challenged claims of national superiority in "Long Live Politzania".
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* LastOfHisKind: The Lighthouse Keeper from ''Hope'', who watched his race destroy itself in war.
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