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2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1

The Zit Remedy

The Zit Remedy
  • Contest: 2023 Fictitious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- Round 1
  • As Degrassi continues to be relevant in North American pop culture (who knew that when it started!) we have to include on the ballot the junior high band from the late 1980’s, the Zit Remedy. With Joey Jeremiah, Snake and Wheels, the three chord song, “Everybody Wants Something” may have been successful at the Junior Prom, though the band never had a higher apex…even after they abbreviated their name to just the “Zits”.

    As it is now, the “band” has legs in more than just their native Canada, and they are remembered far more than anyone could imagine. Who would have thought it?
  • TV Show/Movie Appeared: Degrassi Junior High (1988-90)
  • Actors: Pat Mastroianni (Joey Jeremiah, Singer and Keyboards)
    Stefan Brogren (Archie “Snake” Simpson, Guitar)
    Neil Hope (Derek “Wheels” Wheeler, Guitar)
  • Songs you may remember: Everybody Wants Something
  • Why you should vote:: Shockingly, this band has a lot of traction.
  • Why you should not vote:: Musically speaking, they were pretty bad.