Constantine Delo, Co-founder Of Hindley Street Country Club, Podcast Interview
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2024
- In this episode of Manopod, our guest is Constantine Delo, co-founder of internet-busting Australian musical band "Hindley Street Country Club." They've gained over a 100 million views on UA-cam in just 3 years! Hindley Street Country Club has become a beacon of nostalgia, breathing new life into timeless classics from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. From Springsteen to Toto, Steely Dan, Grover Washington, Heart, Little River Band, Sting, and the list goes on! Constantine started his musical juggernaut at 51, is a true Manopause man. This episode covers a range of topics from their creative process, the challenges they've faced, and the passion that drives them.
We discussed the story behind HSCC, how they went viral, and their approach to bringing back nostalgic music. The conversation delved into the number of covers they've done, their creative process in arranging songs, and what sets HSCC apart from other cover bands. Constantine shares his perspective on the quote, "I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not," and talks about the impact of the pandemic on the band. Future plans, including potential tours outside of Australia, are also touched upon. The episode further explores Constantine's views on turning 50, his passion and persistence in music, interests in composition, favorite bands, and singers. We also get insights into the songs HSCC plays during live shows, Constantine's thoughts on menopause in men, and the bands they plan to cover in the future. The episode wraps up with a discussion on where Constantine sees himself in five years and some light-hearted moments, including his favorite curse word.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:03 Constantine Delo Cover of "I'm On Fire" by Bruce Springsteen
01:49 Introducing HSCC
03:01 The Story Of HSCC
05:38 "Just The Two Of Us (Bill Withers)" Cover by HSCC
06:14 How HSCC Went Viral?
08:57 "Me And Mrs. Jones (Billy Paul)" Cover by HSCC
09:34 Bringing Back Nostalgic Music
10:49 How Many Covers Have You Done?
11:01 How Do You Do Them?
12:51 How Did You Get Into Music?
14:06 Have You Had Any Problems With Famous Artist About You Music?
15:34 "Drive (The Cars)" Cover by HSCC
16:27 Who's Arranging The Songs For You?
18:03 How Do You Arrange The Songs?
19:03 What Sets HSCC Apart From Other Cover Bands?
21:14 "I Rather Be Hated For Who I Am Than Loved For Who I Am not" - Con
22:22 How Did The Pandemic Affect You And HSCC?
23:27 Are You Planning To Tour Outside Of Australia?
26:21 Sponsorship - ManoHemp Relief
26:35 Doing Music Around The World
27:38 What You Gonna Do Now That You Are 50?
30:18 Passion & Persistence
33:26 "Caribbean Queen (Billy Ocean)" Cover by HSCC
34:24 Do You Have Interest In Composition?
35:51 What's Your Favorite Band?
36:58 "Hey Nineteen (Steely Dan)" Cover by HSCC
37:54 Who's Your Favorite Singer?
39:27 Favorite Curse Word?
40:11 Where Do You See Yourself 5 Years From Now?
40:41 What Songs HSCC Plays On Live Shows?
42:37 "Easy Lover (Philip Bailey, Phil Collins)" Cover by HSCC
43:07 Do You Think Menopause In Men Is Real?
50:59 What Bands Will You Be Making Covers Of?
52:05 "Owner of a Lonely Heart (YES)" Cover by HSCC
53:08 Outro
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I have been a subscriber of HSCC for more than a year now and at 52 this band fits to my generation of music, their musicality with all their exceptionnal talents and passion for beautiful music. The Best cover band ever.
Completely agree!!
Really, really enjoyed this, Con is just real, plain & simple, old school still rocks. Nice job gentleman. Highly impressed.
You are great Constantine...congratulations for giving us the best80s hits...thanks for making a better world🤟🙌👍
4/29/24 UPDATE: HSCC just hit ONE MILLION Subscribers with absolutely ZERO signs of slowing down. I found them 3 years ago, and I have NEVER heard a cover band so consistently play at such a high level. As someone who dabbles with guitar and mixing/engineering in his own home studio, trust me. What this group puts out on a WEEKLY BASIS is absolutely INCREDIBLE. They might want to stay a cover band, and I'm all for having their content weekly on my you tube feed, but if they ever did want to do more, we're talking talents that would EASILY be some of the most sought after session players and I can't explain in words how impressive it is that Con along with Darren in the beginning amassed such a talented group of people together who weren't already in demand at the highest levels of the industry. I'm honestly and genuinely proud of them because they found their lane, they've stuck to it, and they're getting all the success they deserve for the work they put into it.
Amen brother!
HSCC are incredibly gifted musicians and singers. A Really amazing sound, just as good, and often times better, than the originals!
I was born in ‘70 so everything said was right on. 80’s to about ‘95 was an epic time for life and music.
These guys are extremely talented and able to play just about anything. I can't stop listening to them. The sound is awesome!
I only recently discovered this group in UA-cam...just cant stop watching them from then on
Thanks HSCC for all the great music. Can not get enough of your music. I think your music is better than many of the originals.
I’m also an Adelaide boy from an Italian immigrant family just about to turn 50 and I share the same philosophy on life as Con. Con says it the way it is, no bullshit, no fluff, you always know where you stand.
Incredible band, especially the old school disco stuff they do with the three girls singing. Amazing, can't get enough
Great interview! Constantine is an amazing musician. Glad I found this interview.
Well hey there, I'm one of the 100 million viewers! I was born in 1958 and I'm telling you these songs that you've covered are the best ever!! Takes me back to those good old days too Con, and also to the wonderful scents of a man's cologne I also remember! Love this band and have shared it with all my friends and all my kids! Keep it up!
The HSCC band is nothing short of amazing. They are inclusive of a wide range of extraordinary and extraordinarily talented musicians and vocalists who nail it with every iteration of the music they replicate. I can't get enough of these folks! Sending my love and appreciation from Tucson, Arizona!
Thank You Michael 🙏
Thanks so much for all the great music! I am amazed by the talent! A huge Thank You to Con!! You all are Blessed.
Con and his band project knocked the ball out of the park. Awesome! Keep going! Greetings from Europe, Germany ☺
This is my favourite band, I only listen to their versions, I have a playlist of th HSCC band and that is all I ever need. It is sad that Darren is no longer in the band but I also listen to his versions in another you tube channel.
There’s room for everyone! Con is definitely the man and his co-artists are amazing!
I am 71 and I found this on you tube looking up McFadden and Whitehead's "Ain't No Stoppin Us Now". I remember running the Boston Marathon in the early 80's and hearing this song from rooftops on boom boxes as we ran on Commonwealth Ave. What an inspiration it was! So, I when I saw HSCC's rendition on youtube, I was blown away!! That led me to check out other songs. I just could not believe how great this band is. 😃
Hi Edwin! That’s how I found them, checking out songs on the internet. This band is truly amazing! Thanks for watching!
I just discovered HSCC about 4 months ago and now I can't get enough of them. They are unbelievable. Some cover bands don't have the vocals, maybe the music lacks a little. Stage presence, etc etc. There is not a flaw in what they do at all
ABsolutely me too!
This was a great interview with Con and loved hearing about his band...I am a big fan and love all the songs they picked because I come from the generation of all that great music...hope to see them perform one day in the USA!
Thanks Chris!🙏
This band is AMAZING ,JUST AMAZING. Love you guys. Keep performing those 70s and 80's songs.
56 minutes well spent. As a touring bass player at 71 years old I can relate to so much of what he's saying. Love the band and look forward to all the new releases.
Thanks Dan 😀👊
Thanks Dan! Check out Manopause.com for more great stuff!
HSCC is the comfort food of the music industry.
Yassssss they sure are.
Wonderful band, covering some amazing artists. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Im a sixty nine year old from the uk and i have to say i am hooked on the HSCC. What they do is like putting all of the amazing music from my youth, which takes me to a place where i relive all those wonderful memories, and i dont have to change tracks or vinyl or cd's because its all there in one place. Thank you and please keep doing what youre doing.
YES 60 thank you
Right there with you MC. Totally feel the same way. The music goes right to the heart and makes me feel young again in my mind. I’m here in the US and get your point. I miss my younger self the music helps me remember.
Hi Jeff the M in MC is for Mike. I get it buddy. My wife always says the one thing that lasts forever are the memories..We still sing these songs and dance to them and its wonderful.
Not anymore. They used to be great. Not now.
So why don’t you listen to originals on Spotify?
I watch them 100 times and it keeps it coming..never get bored😎
The most that i like with you guys covering the songs, is that you guys don't deviate too far from the original. but yet it comes out better, for my liking anyway. And makes it so easy to listen.
I'm in my early 30s and I'm fully subscribed to the idea of HSCC.
As a musician I appreciate their willingness to not shine.
They sound balanced and highly polished.
I am a huge fan of HSCC! Their repertoire is huge and diverse. Love from the Philippines
As a representive of the young generation i realy like what HSCC is doing because i always loved the old musik. I still like some stuff that comes out today but most of it is not good musik in my taste!
so i think your on the best way to reach more young people because the internet is simply an "our generation" thing. By posting it on youtube you reach so many young people, and that is what makes it realy amazing to me, because i´d like to hear more of this kind of musik.
Greetings from Germany :)
Danke schoen! HSCC ist ausgezeichnet! Follow us on Manopause.com!
Outstanding interview. As a 62 year old this is very, very real
Cheers Robert 🙏
Hey, I was born in 1953 and the late 60s through to the 80s were exactly the same for us, here's cheers!
Keith Urban is a New Zealander by birth.
Love Con's group 👍👍
Never heard Con sing until this clip. Was so good !!!
Discovered Con not long ago on youtube ,we didnt spend a cent and felt great just as if we went to a concert .
Cheers Con , great work mate .
In my late fiftys and retired enough to get by and loving it ! Smell the Roses Guys .
Cheers Tony
This is one of the most amazing bands I’ve ever heard n the song choices r awesome too! They do ea one perfectly n Con is such a great bass player n singer too! N once u view one u want to watch all the other songs too! Can’t wait for USA concerts!
Awesome band, success well deserved, great choice on music and also their vocalist!!! I'm a fan!!!
Great interview, really enjoyed this chat ! Well done Stan !
Con - Thanks for all the hard work it took to make us all happy out here. You're a musical giant !
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Am a musician, but these guys can play,thank you for playing great music.
One of my favorite Go to UA-cam bands I always look forward to the next song and video ! Great job guys…and Thank You !
how can anyone give this a thumbs down.....dont understand....can someone please exlain. Keep at it I watch your music rather than anything else on TV....A band playing live.
Just The Two Of Us - This is the cover that drew me in!! Love me some HSCC!!!
Love you Dawn ✊
Andy Seymour is incredible?
Andy Seymour , incredible, fantastic, the best...I LOVE
Great job guys! Loved Con's brutal honesty. God bless from Puerto Rico! 👍😌❤🙏
I played in cover bands from 15-50 in Texas. HSCC is hands down the finest group of musicians to cover a song AND STILL make it their own.
I just discovered these guys a few months ago. They are amazing. Such great musicians and singers. The best cover band Ive ever heard. And Constantine has such an amazing voice and sound. I like his vocals on pina Colada and drive better than the originals. Hes also got a great look and charisma. Hes a fricking star.
HSCC has to have the best collection of musicians ever! As Con pointed out in the interview, he picks the right performers for the right song, and its pure magic from there. Great interview!
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It’s the amount of talent and quality equipment. To get that many incredibly talented bodies together, this is what you get.
WOW, a man's man. A breath of fresh air.
Turning point for me with HSCC was the cover of Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing". At the opening I thought "this is really gonna suck". BUT THEN BAM!!! It was brilliant. WOW!!!
Good interview with Con. HSCC is a great cover band. Number 1 cover band on youtube. Great music from 70s, 80s and 90s. Keep the hits rocking and keep the hits rolling.
Very good interview.I love HSCC.
I'm from Brazil and always follow the HSCC by you tube. Is wonderful!
Wow that was great!Thanks!
Gen X here. Loved the humor and true sence of reality. Hopes and prayers for HSCC's sucessful future here in USA.
Me and my wife love HSCC, on recommendation from our son, great great music guys, keep it up, if you get to Perth anytime we will be there!
This is great! I'm in my early 50's and am from PA, a vocalist and big fan of HSCC! Definitely love the 70's, 80's and 90's music, too! I really enjoyed your show! As for Con, I knew I liked him for a reason. Very cool guy! I have been wondering how the HSCC songs and the artists were chosen and then your show popped up on my homepage and I got my answer! Will be looking forward to HSCC coming to the USA!
Love listening to the group. I'm in the USA, Florida but you all are awesome and sing my kind of music.
Awesome guys excellente! am a fan! good job. more success, many musicians frozen by the pandemic so thanks for taking that step out to be heard! its the bottom line.. Cheers!!!
I was looking around You Tube a couple of months ago and saw a band and the song Sailing by Cris Cross, with HSCC Jordan Lennon singing the song....I was literally blown away how beautifully they all sounded especially Jordan. I looked around some more, found more songs I loved from my younger days! Read up on HSCC and that was that!! I am loving their music!!! The BEST!! Canada
HSCC are an aaamazing band! I love their videos and songs they play!!
Wow he has very good vocals too !!!
Completamente apaixonada pela banda HSCC , Parabéns Constantine por tanto talento ! Em tempos de isolamento social durante a pandemia , ouvir vcs é um carinho no coração . O Brasil agradece 🙏
Thank You Adriene 🙏😀
Concordo plenamente!!! Fabiano de Belém para Brasil
HSCC has been such a source of joy during this pandemic.
Great interview. I only recently discovered HSCC on youTube and was immediately hooked by the quality and professionalism.
Thanks David!
I knew the band during the 2020 lockdown in France and since then, I have not missed any of their videos. Sounds so good on hi-fi 👌👏👏👏
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Fantastic interview!! Thanks for putting it on. Found HSCC about 1.5 years ago…enjoyed their covers so much I’ve purchased all their stuff on iTunes (even though I have all the originals of these songs).
They keep getting better and better!!
I've been listening in to HSCC weekly from Canada - HSCC really is the sum of several outstanding individual talented parts - led by strong vocalist up front and a first-call backline ("older guys") my formative years were in the 70's - his disco chops on the bass are on par with Bernard Edwards - listen to him on Boogie oogie oogie. Strong three and four part harmonies (including the drummer in the shadows) create the HSCC footprint. Gotta see them live.
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Brad polaine has some lead vocal tracks with HSCC too (Englishman in New York, toto’s Africa, etc).
Full respect to a lead singer/drummer.
Great interview with a fellow Australian musician
I just found these guys a week ago and I completely addicted!
They’re awesome! They’ll be touring the US next year!
Big fan of those guys & girls 👍😎🇺🇸HSCC !
Absolutely the greatest most over top talented band of all time💗
They are an amazing group of musicians!
En mi búsqueda de buenos covers , para Cantar como solista ..... Los encontré hace 1 año HSCC !!!! y no dejo de verlos y aprender desde entonces , Gracias son una SUPER BANDA !!!!!!!!! ********√√√√√√
Very talented beautiful people, and i'm so glad i discovered them...and the fact they are Aussies, makes it all the more tasty...
Hi con. Thanks for keeping us sane this last year and congratulations on your talented players and singers. I’ve noticed that you have a huge fan base of musicians, myself included. With the pandemic I went from 2-3 gigs a week to not playing for several months. Im just now getting my chops back. Saying that, one of the things that us musicians like about your videos is when we watched you guys close together. You could see the nonverbal cues, the comraderee of when youre performing together. All this while us musicians were shut down and not being able to perform. We love seeing the nuts and bolts of performing. Keep up the good work and keep on zooming in close enough so we can catch that magic of performing. Good day!
Thanks David 🙏
Thank you so much for putting this band together. I enjoy watching your band’s performances . You bring so much passion and energy to your band. I honestly enjoy listening to you and your band more than the original bands
They are the best cover band! So much talent!
I never get sick listening to all the songs. WELL DONE 👏 ✔️ and the singers are Awesome 👌 ( liked the Let Stay Together)
Super good band. Love their videos.
Love me some HSCC great interview Con I love your take on music and life…a lot like mine!
Texas approves 👍
Love it the interview..
Const is a great musician, his Bass playing and vocals is fantastic, that little clip of Const playing acoustic guitar and singing had a John Mayer vibe, Fantastic 🔥🔥👌🏽
Omg Con you are amazing..I could listen to you singing all night long.
Excellent interview
This was a great pod cast so funny just having some Larry Mike and Con (Stan)
Very interesting interview/discussion.
I found you guys on Chordify absolutely blown away by the extreme talent thanks for sharing.
I am 2 years older than you Con. You had me hooked with your brand of music. I really respect your answer about your music being better than the original recordings.
😂😂😂
Absolutely loved this interview. Con you are so damn refreshing!! I related to it all
I have been a drummer since I was 11 years old. I am now in my late 50's and the joy in Cons face when he plays, is something I haven't seen for years, either in the studio, or on the road. I love watching & listening to his band & their versions of some of the best songs ever recorded.
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Thanks for this video “ Con” it’s always nice to know the man behind the music 😉 I’m in Scotland and my father who is 81 told me about you guys a few months ago and yes I’m of the 50 something age group and before hearing you guys I wasn’t much a fan of “cover” music...BUT OMG YOU GUYS ARE BRILLIANT! And your right you put your own take on all the songs and that’s the secret 👍 Every Sunday afternoon I put you guys on a “video link” and boogie on down for a couple of hours and you all put a smile on my face...If anyone is feeling low, put these guys on...you’ll feel great after ❤️
You’re Dad is a champ 😃😉🙏
@@constantinedelo4226 "Thank you for the Music" as ABBA said... ❤️
Awesome interview. I'm 54 and like Con I'm a musician. Still love performing and just enjoying it more and more at this age. Now performing with my 24 year daughter which is amazing and surreal. Con's singing reminds me of John Mayer. Some of my favourite bands are all from Australia.
Great post Paul. Doing a gig with your own child is awesome. Done a few with mine. God is smiling down on us when that happens. 😃🙏
BY Far The Best BASS Player On Earth, GREAT BAND.
Great Podcast ! I was born in the late fifties and I can say that my 50’s and now 60’s are the BEST years of my life, but HSCC brings back a hell of a lot of good memories ! Enjoyed the podcast from start to Finish ! 👍
Thanks Peter!
Cheers Peter 😀👍
Hi...Im from Malaysia honestly like this band with a professional musician you have..its very cool... You are the best !!!
I’ve been a fan for a few months now.
Delo and HSCC an EXCELLENT band....Lots of us watching them from the US East Coast !!
My new favorite band this was a great interview.
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HSCC is fantastic. Love from Tennessee!
Good job on the interview guys.
They are the best of It all the cover 70'80'90 i love them top much , iam from Brasil, Rome and NYC . Thank you fir this great intervew. Congratulazioni a tutti voi .
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HSCC should never underestimate their technical proficiency as musicians. I think Con understands this, since he made the statement about when music was music, “unlike today” (chuckle, hint, hint). Their musicianship is excellent, even with the slight modifications in arrangement to avoid copyright strikes.