An amazing 10 minute meeting of comedic genius minds from 1997. There’s not much I can say here other than “Wow.” Seriously, I would listen to 3 hours of these two shooting the s–t! Two of my favorite philosopher geniuses.
One of my all-time favorite folk blues songs. I think that clickety-clack in the background is spoons. Key line: “I want you to do a little shim-sham-shimmy!”
OK … this will likely only be interesting if you’re an EXTREMELY die hard music, comedy, and film geek. But this is a by-product of the rap “This is Spinal Tap” film “Fear of a Black Hat” from 1994. Director Rusty Cundieff decided to parody the collaboration between rappers and rockers (aka Run DMC/Aerosmith doing “Walk That Way”) by doing a version of the Tubes’ “White Punks on Dope” as “White Cops on Dope” … collaborating with the Cars’ Ric Ocasek. This did not make the final film, but managed to wind up as a special feature on the DVD.
Seriously, this is music / film / comedy geekiness on such an extreme level that only a very select few will appreciate this. If you don’t want to join the party, I understand. But if you can appreciate this on any one of these levels, I’ll not only buy you a drink but indulge you in more “bonus” material than you’d ever hope to enjoy in a lifetime. Embrace your inner music / film / comedy geek my little babies and drink the Kool-Aid!!!!
This is “Bloodstains” by Agent Orange from the classic mini-LP “Living in Darkness.” I’m not sure if this video is from the Bones Brigade skate video that was dubbed relentlessly back in the mid-1980s by people I don’t remember. I swear that my copy fell off the back of a truck and I watched this only once before throwing it away after realizing that I was watching a dubbed video.
Millie Jackson makes mincemeat of the late-1970s pop song by Exile (that made it to #1 on the Billboard charts in 1978) and sings it the way it should have been sung. No wonder Exile retreated into the world of pop-country soon after.
Yes, there are bands that aspire to sound like a cross between Motorhead and the Stooges … because that’s what comes naturally to them. The 69 Eyes are from Finland and this song is from 1997. How this awesome band escaped my notice is beyond me.
From the album “Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams” (named … I think … after an ultra-cool Nico song from 1967).
Yet another cool song that passed me by when it was relevant … but I’m just finding out about now. This time it’s “Drama Queen” by the Switches from 2008. A great blend of sleazy guitars and harmonies. Terrific opening line: “Load up the drugs, we’ll let the demons come in.”
THE stand-out track on an album full of stand-out tracks, “Sheela-Na-Gig” is from Harvey’s ferocious 1992 classic “Dry.” The song (as well as the rest of “Dry”) s a complete stunner from beginning to end.
By the way, a “Sheela Na Gig” is an actual thing. Per Wikipedia, “Sheela na gigs (Síle na gcíoch in Irish) are figurative carvings of naked women displaying an exaggerated vulva. They are architectural grotesques found on churches, castles, and other buildings, particularly in Ireland and Great Britain, sometimes together with male figures … Ireland has the greatest number of known sheela na gig carvings … Such carvings are said to ward off death and evil.”
Allrighty then! Talk about “girl power.”
In 1985, Adam Ant finally hooked up with THE definitive 70s glitter rock producer (Tony Visconti) and came up with a song that rivals classic Bowie and T. Rex (two acts that Visconti produced during their creative and professional peaks). “Vive Le Rock” has the perfect mix of heavy, layered guitars and pop hooks. It’s a song that should’ve been a monster hit (and probably would have, had it been released in 1973), but wasn’t. Fortunately, most Adam Ant “greatest hits” collections since then have the good taste to include this.
The single of this masterpiece collaboration between Ministry and the Butthole Surfers’ lead singer Gibby Haynes allegedly sold 1.5 million copies. Yet the song never got any higher than #19 on Billboard’s “Modern Rock Tracks” chart. Forget about the Billboard Hot 100. Absolutely no chart activity there. And this was during the era of Soundscan … which linked chart positions to actual sales. Something tells me those dang Billboard charts are rigged. Ah, who cares? This song … and video … are classics. However, what I would have given to hear Casey Kasem on American Top 40 sandwich this song between Bryan Adams and Amy Grant and come up with “fun” trivia about the completely debauched Ministry and Gibby Haynes.
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