I’m getting flashbacks to the Talking Heads song Once in a Lifetime.

Maximo Park discovered their gem of a singer when he was performing Stevie Wonder’s Superstition at a Karaoke bar. Well, actually, it was Maximo Park’s drummer’s girlfriend who discovered him at the Karaoke bar, but lets not split hairs here.

Formed in 2000 in the UK county of Tynn and Wear (Northeast England) , Maximo Park start generating a following once singer Paul Smith joined the band.

And we all now know how that happened..

Of the band’s many career highlights, none probably surpasses the tribute to them on a bottle of Newcastle Brown Ale. For about a month, Newcastle circulated these bottles to local bars, clubs, and venues. The label on each bottle said Maximo Brown Ale.

Unfortunately, Newcastle didn’t also name a beer after them, though with more songs like this, I’m not ruling anything out for the future.

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