The Screaming Meemees were a New Zealand post-punk-new wave band formed in the early 1980s.
The band formed in Auckland in 1979, while at school at Rosmini College on Auckland's North Shore, composed of vocalist Tony Drumm, guitarist Michael O'Neill, keyboard and bass player Peter van der Fluit and drummer Laurence "Yoh" Landwer-Johan.
The Screaming Meemees were named "Most Promising Group" at the 1981 New Zealand Music Awards.
[1] In early 1981, The Screaming Meemees released the single, "Can’t Take It", with The Newmatics’ "Judas" on the flip side.
Despite being unavailable after the initial week of release, the song was briefly the number one single on the New Zealand charts.