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Glad to Gladiate
The Tombolas , Music Video – 1985
I'm a gladiator and I'm glad to gladiate...– Playful lyrics from Tombolas single 'Glad to Gladiate'
You better straighten out, get that straight, you're in a shocking state, your excuse is you've been drinking Speights...– A famous beer gets a shout-out in lyrics from 'Glad to Gladiate'
After The Tombolas broke up, John McDougall and I formed a band with the clear intention of recording a hit single. And we did. It was number one for six weeks in 1988 ... it made people realise we can make really good pop music with great videos in New Zealand.– Ex Tombolas member Stephen Jessup on topping the Kiwi charts with Holidaymakers' 'Sweet Lovers', The Wellingtonian, 25 November 2013
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