The Mockers

The Mockers were a New Zealand pop band formed in Wellington in 1979 by Andrew Fagan.^[1] Fagan was the only ever-present of the band's line-up whose initial members were mostly drawn from Fagan's Rongotai College classmates. Their most well-known songs include "One Black Friday" and "Forever Tuesday Morning". The Mockers' style drew on punk and new wave influences from the UK and performances centred on Fagan's flamboyant stage presence. Other band members included Chas Mannell (drums) Gary Curtis (keyboards, vocals), Steve Thorpe (drums), Dale Monaghan (guitar), Dean Heazlewood, Brett Adams (guitar), Geoff Hayden (bass), Tim Wedde (keyboards), Murray Costello, Chas Mannell, Gordon Costello, Brendan Fitzgerald, Baz Caitcheon and Paul Lightfoot (guitar).^[2]

The Mockers
Performance
Background information
Origin	Wellington, New Zealand
Genres	Pop
Years active	1979 (1979)–1988 (1988)
Labels	RCA, BMG
Past members	Andrew Fagan Gary Curtis Chas Mannell Dale Monaghan Dean Hazelwood Geoff Hayden Tim Wedde Baz Caitcheon Brett Adams Murray Costello Gordon Costello Brendan Fitzgerald Steve Thorpe (deceased) Paul Lightfoot

The group broke up in 1988, after which Fagan embarked on a solo career. Since then, they have periodically reunited for various concert tours, most recently the Sounds Series in 2024.^[3][4][5]

Discography

Bassist for The Mockers

Albums

Year	Title	Details	Peak chart positions
			NZ[6]
1984	Swear It's True	Label: Reaction Records Catalogue: REAL 013	4
1984	Caught in the Act	Live album Recorded at the Mainstreet venue, Auckland Label: RCA	12
1985	Culprit and the King	Label: RCA Catalogue: VLP1 0524	9
1987	Emperor's New Clothes	Label: RCA Catalogue: VPL1 0636	—
1993	The First Five Years	Compilation album Label: BMG Arista/Ariola	—
2007	Woke Up Today: The Definitive Collection	Compilation album Label: Sony Music Catalogue: 1544169	10 [7]
2018	Live at the Powerstation	Live album Label: Plus1	—[A]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Live at the Powerstation did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.^[8]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
		NZ[6]
1980	"Good Old Days" / "Murder on Manners St."	—	Non-album single
1981	"Woke Up Today"	—	Swear It's True
1981	"Trendy Lefties"	—	Non-album single
1983	"My Girl Thinks She's Cleopatra"	36	Swear It's True
1983	"Swear It's True"	19
1983	"Alvison Park"	39
1984	"The Good Old Days"	—
1984	"Forever Tuesday Morning"	2	Culprit and the King
1985	"One Black Friday"	8
1985	"Seven Years Not Wasted"	18
1985	"Another Boring Day in the Amazon"	—
1986	"Far From The Madding Crowd"	—	Emperor's New Clothes
1986	"A Winter Tale"	—
1987	"Shield Yourself"	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards

Year	Nominee / work	Award	Result
1984	Swear It's True	1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Album of the Year	Nominated[9]
1984	Andrew Fagan	1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Top Male Vocalist	Nominated[9]
1984	The Mockers	1984 New Zealand Music Awards - Top Group	Nominated[9]
1985	"Forever Tuesday Morning"	1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Single of the Year	Nominated[10]
1985	Andrew Fagan	1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Male Vocalist	Won[10]
1985	The Mockers	1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Group	Nominated[10]
1985	Glyn Tucker "Forever Tuesday Morning"	1985 New Zealand Music Awards - Best Producer	Nominated[10]