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The Ramones, Spider-Man Theme Song
Holy shit, did you know that the guy who co-wrote the original Spider-Man theme song with Bob Harris was 3 time Oscar winner Paul Francis Webster? I know, WEBster, you can’t make that shit up! The original theme song to the classic 1967 cartoon, and now classic internet meme, “Spider-Man,” was a work of genius. …
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The Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen
At last we get to see Sid Vicious performing with the band. In my last Sex Pistols post, it was Glen Matlock in the promo vid for “Anarchy in the UK.” It’s probably not Sid playing bass on the actual track, but its cool to see the icon of the group thrashing about in this…
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The Ramones, Howard Stern On-Air Fight, I Wanna Be Sedated
Part 76 of my youtube countdown closes down punk week in a hilarious fashion. It’s an old interview from the Howard Stern show featuring Joey Ramone and Marky Ramone going at each others throats with juvenile comic viciousness. Marky calls up Howard complaining that Joey called Marky a drunk the other day. Joey gets on…
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X Ray Spex, Identity
Part 75 continues my unplanned punk week, this time with the legendary X Ray Spex performing their underground surf punk classic, “Identity.” Never heard of X Ray Spex? Well, they were an original punk group from London whose goal was to be “deliberate underachievers.” Releasing only one album, Germ Free Adolescents, X Ray Spex were…
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The Ramones, Blitzkrieg Bop
Part 74 roars on, as I guess its punk week here on williesimpson.com. This time I have the Ramones smashing through a blistering live performance of “Blitzkrieg Bop,” the lead off track from their debut record. The Ramones, hailing from Forest Hill, Queens, NY, are probably the world’s first original punk rockers. This video is…
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The Sex Pistols, Anarchy in the UK
I’m in a punky mood, so for part 73 of my youtube countdown, I have the Sex Pistols with their 1976 classic, “Anarchy in the UK” from their seminal LP Never Mind the Bollocks. There is not much I can say about this record that the video doesn’t give you. Oh, its Glen Matlock on…
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The Rolling Stones, Respectable
Welcome to part 10 of my youtube favorites countdown where we take a look at the rollicking 1978 single, “Respectable,” by the Rolling Stones. Its appropriate that we take a look at this awesome song right after diving into Chuck Berry’s world. This s0ng is basically a master course on what happens when you combine…
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The Atlantics, Come On!
Part 7 of my favorite youtube videos countdown continues with The Atlantics! Hailing from Australia, The Atlantics started out as Sydney’s answer to the Beach Boys…except, they didn’t sing. They were a surf rock instrumental band who churned out the local hits “Bombora.” Looking to change their image a bit, they collaborated with lead singer…