Thursday, May 21, 2009

I Don't Care What Holiday Is Coming Up, This Early Clue to the New Direction Stuff is Getting On My Nerves!

From 1966, please enjoy the fabulous Standells (featuring Larry Tamblyn -- brother of Russ and Uncle of Amber on organ and vocals) and their snarling garage punk revisionist take on the the legend of the Lone Ranger, "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White."



As always, a coveted PowerPop No-Prize will be awarded the first reader savvy enough to glean its relevance to the theme of tomorrow's Holiday Weekend Listomania.
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25 comments:

  1. fmcg5/21/2009 3:37 PM

    A color in the title?

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  2. ms. rosa5/21/2009 5:09 PM

    Jiminny I love this song!

    Let me see, umm, songs that offer parental advice?

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  3. Libby Spencer5/21/2009 5:36 PM

    Songs that reference the word good.

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  4. TMink5/21/2009 6:33 PM

    Bands with siblings of famous peoples.

    Trey

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  5. Unknown5/21/2009 6:41 PM

    Is it my imagination or were the dancing girls sexier then?

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  6. steve simels5/21/2009 7:26 PM

    No, no, no, no and yes.
    :-)

    Hmmm....I'm thinking of a hint....

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  7. MBowen5/21/2009 7:43 PM

    Yeah, but good guys don't wear plaid slacks, either, even if they do play ultra-cool Vox guitars.

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  8. Libby Spencer5/21/2009 7:46 PM

    Okay, one more try. Songs about clothing.

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  9. Anonymous5/21/2009 8:10 PM

    The best videos with the timecode on screen!

    ROTP(lumber)

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  10. Anonymous5/21/2009 8:11 PM

    Songs about heroes and outlaws.

    ROTP(lumber)

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  11. Who Am Us Anyway?5/21/2009 8:23 PM

    Songs referencing a young woman's mama and or papa?

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  12. steve simels5/21/2009 8:48 PM

    Libby Spencer said...
    Okay, one more try. Songs about clothing.    You're getting close. Specifically, clothes in white....

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  13. geor3ge5/21/2009 8:50 PM

    Songs about the unexpected?

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  14. geor3ge5/21/2009 8:54 PM

    Whoop, never mind.

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  15. steve simels5/21/2009 9:05 PM

    Holiday coming up.

    Clothes in white.

    Do the math, people!!!!
    :-)

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  16. geor3ge5/21/2009 9:11 PM

    [slaps forehead]

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  17. Anonymous5/21/2009 9:25 PM

    songs about angels (or nurses)?
    Or perhaps Mr. Clean

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  18. cyndicat5/21/2009 9:55 PM

    If it's not ok to wear white shoes after Labor Day, does that make Memorial Day the start of white shoes season? (Can't think of any songs about white shoes... would Nights in White Satin qualify?)

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  19. dSmith5/21/2009 10:04 PM

    Songs with Red, White or Blue in the title?

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  20. steve simels5/21/2009 10:08 PM

    cyndicat said...
    If it's not ok to wear white shoes after Labor Day, does that make Memorial Day the start of white shoes season?     It does indeed.

    And what SEASON would that be???????
    :-)

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  21. dSmith5/21/2009 10:24 PM

    Summer

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  22. cyndicat5/21/2009 10:38 PM

    Songs about summer.

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  23. cyndicat5/21/2009 10:43 PM

    Dang! Well done dSmith.

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  24. steve simels5/21/2009 11:06 PM

    dSmith said...
    Summer    DING
    DING
    DING!!!!!

    We have a winner!'

    dSmith, your Coveted PowerPop No-Prize© is winging itself in your general direction by Twenty Mule Team Borax as we speak!!!!!!!!

    Apologies for the incredibly dated cultural reference.
    :-)

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  25. David5/22/2009 1:49 PM

    Steve, not to quibble (OK, to quibble) imho, the version of this song by Count Bishops is vastly superior...vocalist Mike Bishop had a gravelly delivery that gives the song a much-need oomph infusion...great song regardless...

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