I Useta Love Her- The Saw Doctors (live)

I discovered this song about 14 years ago, one of the nice things about YouTube, right?

XTC- Fireball XL5

Who knew XTC would be cool enough to cover this great theme song?

Hellflowers- Girl U Want

Another great song by the Hellflowers- yes, it is a cover of a great Devo song!

Ming Tea- BBC

This was the song and band that actually inspired The Austin Powers franchise of movies.

The Vapors- Waiting for the Weekend

I really do love this band, and they should have been more than a "one hit wonder" in this country.

The Sonics- The Witch (1964)

I just heard of this song about five days ago, then the band Soraia recently posted them doing a cover of it.

Garden Party by Ricky Nelson 1972

This song was a huge hit for Ricky Nelson, but at the time it came out I had no idea who he was.  It was overplayed, and I didn't have a clue what he was singing about at the time.

Clancy Lowered the Boom- Dennis Day

 Two years ago I poster Yvonne De Carlo's version of this great song, which has some different lyrics.

X Ray Spex- Oh Bondage! Up Yours!

Here's a band I heard in about 84 from a tape I received from a pen pal.  One of the few people I ever corresponded with via personals in CREEM magazine, I think.

Shock Treatment (1981) - Anyhow, Anyhow

 Yep, that is Blofeld singing and dancing his heart out here.  I love this movie so much now.

Melbourne Ska Orchestra - Get Smart

This sure is a lot of fun, and makes me realize how much I enjoy ska music.

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Irish Female Duet)

 

 

This is a powerful song, and there are so many covers of it out already.

"Weird Al" Yankovic - I'll Be Mellow When I'm Dead (1981 Demo) [HQ]

                   I remember hearing this on the Dr. Demento show, this version, that is.  The one on the LP is slightly different.

Baltimora - Tarzan Boy 1986

                              I remember this song more from the mouthwash commercial than ever hearing it in the 80s.

Eep Opp Ork (Uh Uh)- The Dickies

                        We have talked about The Dickies, with their cover of the Gigantor theme, and here's another fun one.

Cribbins - Right Said Fred

                     Actually heard this on the radio recently- one has to love local, independent radio stations!

Piss On The Wall- J. Geils Band

                          This is probably my favorite track from the Freeze Frame LP, way back in late 1981.  I still remember where I bought this album and when.

Going Down (Hair, off Broadway)

                      This is one of my favorite songs from the musical Hair.  I listened to this LP a lot, then couldn't figure out why the movie version didn't contain all the songs.

The Hellflowers - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) Ramones cover

                     This should have been posted yesterday, but things happened, like usual.  Still, it fits today as well.

Zombina and the Skeletones - Nobody Likes You (When You're Dead)

                          1-2-3-4!  Brain dead no longer!  What a cool band, I am glad they are making music again.