Come Said the Boy

By 1983 the Mondo Rock line-up were James Black (ex-Rum Jungle, Russell Morris Band) on keyboards and guitar; James Gillard on bass guitar; John James Hackett (ex-Stars, the Fabulaires) on drums; Eric McCusker (ex-The Captain Matchbox Whoopee Band) on guitar and Ross Wilson (ex-Daddy Cool) on lead vocals. They started recording their fourth studio album, The Modern Bop (March 1984), in August 1983 with co-production by John Sayer and the band. It was written by McCusker as a provocative tale about the loss of virginity—it was banned by some radio stations, including Sydney's then top-rated 2SM, which was affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. McCusker later recalled, "I can't remember if [the title] was a smutty pun. I think there was a little bit of that." He elaborated, "[It's] a linear song with a lot of ocean imagery... Back then, I was interested in seeing what you could get away with." == Track listings ==

;Aus 7" Single • "Come Said the Boy" (Eric McCusker) – 4:41 • "Gotta Get Out" (Ross Wilson) – 3:27 ;US 7" Single • "Come Said the Boy" (Eric McCusker) – 3:57 • "Cost of Living" (Eric McCusker, John James Hackett, Ross Wilson, James Black) – 4:06 ==Charts==

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Melbourne-based DJ Damon Boyd provided a cover version as "The First Time" (DJ Damon Boyd vs. Mondo Rock), in May 2004. "The First Time" samples the opening riff and vocal of the original. The single peaked at number 79 on the ARIA Charts. Track listings ;Aus CD single (VV12058CD) • "The First Time" (original radio edit) – 3:16 • "The First Time" (Ivan Gough's starfish remix – radio edit) – 3:16 • "The First Time" (original 12" vocal) – 6:27 • "The First Time" (Ivan Gough's starfish remix) – 8:32 • "The First Time" (original 12" dub) – 8:13 • "The First Time" (Ivan Gough's starfish dub) – 6:16 Charts == Other cover versions ==

John Farnham released his cover version of the track on his 19th studio album, I Remember When I Was Young (November 2005). Tex Perkins' rendition appeared on his 5th studio album, ''No. 1's and No. 2's'' (October 2008). ==References==