Get ready to tune in on Friday, November 28th at 10am for a special celebration as Jack Hues of Wang Chung joins forces with Massari to honor the 40th anniversary of William Friedkin’s legendary 1980s crime-noir masterpiece, To Live and Die in L.A. This conversation will lead up to their highly anticipated performance at The Guild Theatre in Menlo Park on December 4th. For the first time, Wang Chung will perform their legendary synth score live in its entirety, expertly synced to footage from the film.
Wang Chung emerged from the UK post-punk/New Wave scene, going on to achieve global success, selling millions of records. Throughout their 35-year career, they have released 6 albums and 2 Greatest Hits compilations. They have had 6 US Top 40 hits, including a number 1 and other international smash hits including ‘Dance Hall Days‘ and ‘Let’s Go‘, and achieved cult status with their soundtrack for William Friedkin’s movie ‘To Live and Die in LA‘, as well as their original song contribution to John Hughes’ legendary film, The Breakfast Club.
In the process of all this (and somewhat unintentionally), Wang Chung became part of North America’s contemporary culture. Their huge smash ‘Everybody Have Fun Tonight‘, with its now famous line “Everybody Wang Chung Tonight” saw the invention of a new US verb: “to Wang Chung”, the band being name-checked by everyone from Homer Simpson, Austin Powers, Two and a Half Men’s Charlie and Alan Harper, Top Gear’s James May and Richard Hammond, to Frasier Crane to name just a few.
More recently, their music has also featured in TV shows like The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad, South Park, Glee, This Is Us, SNL, and The Goldbergs, amongst many others… as well as in movies like Bumblebee, Deadpool, and The Fighter. They have also appeared in various major video game titles, such as Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, and in many major commercials.
