That was the b-side to the Raiders epochal hit "Just Like Me," BTW. And if you've ever wondered what an a-list early '60's northwest proto-punk band sounded like live, listen no further.
More to the point -- a coveted PowerPop No-Prize© will be afforded to the first reader who can identify what B.F.D.R.F. stands for. Without looking it up, of course.
um big fat dead red fox?
ReplyDeleteUh, no.😎
ReplyDeleteHint: it’s a Big Daddy Ed Roth reference.
ReplyDeleteThen RF has to stand for Rat Fink
DeleteYep. The whole thing is “Big Fucking Deal, Rat Fink.”
ReplyDeleteYou get the honorary prize, pal😎
Having grown up out west in Portland, I have long known what that spells...the band even played my high school one Friday night after a football game! (The next year, The Sonics also played the same cafeteria.)
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing!
DeleteMark Lindsay on saxophone?
ReplyDeletepete -- you betcha,
ReplyDeleteHe kinda sings like a saxophone player - big chesty tone.
ReplyDeletedrake levin's wikipedia bio has an interesting account on how jimi hendrix was impressed and inspired by him - it might well be true
ReplyDeleteI bought this 45 when I was a kid, and had no idea what to make of the B side, but found it fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI also had the Kicks 45 with "Shake It Up" as the flip which is similar in style to BFDRF.
https://youtu.be/Y18JO2kjnUU?si=LSHyiS96w7lBRb2Y
I always got a "kick" out of the control room voice at the end "You guys have got to be kidding".