The Hi-Revving Tongues were a New Zealand rock band from Auckland, led by vocalist/songwriter Chris Parfitt.
The group was founded in 1967 by Parfitt, Mike Balcombe, bassist John Walmsley, organist Bruce Coleman, and drummer Rob Noad.
The group reached #1 for 2 weeks in 1969 with the single "Rain and Tears", a cover of a song by Aphrodite's Child.
That same year, the group did a six-month residency at the Whiskey-a-Go-Go in Sydney, Australia.
[1] In 1970, the band performed at Redwood 70, the first major modern music festival held in New Zealand.