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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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Elvis Costello, Pump it Up
Lets “Pump it Up” with part 72 of my youtube countdown. That’s right, I got Elvis “Declan MacManus” Costello’s 1978 hit “Pump it Up” from This Year’s Model. Now according to wikipedia, “Pump it Up” is a double entendres song about turning up your music’s volume and masturbation. The two seem to go hand and…