OPINION

The 100 Best Punk Songs, 54-61

Written by Michele Catalano
Published June 09, 2006

The list moves on to the second half. My co-blogger (T) and myself (M) come up with eight more this evening.

54. Dwarves - "Let’s Fuck"
So I’m sitting here thinking about doing a list of the most offensive punk songs. And this immediately comes to mind. And then I think, hey this should be on the 100 list too because really, the Dwarves need to be represented and what better way to do that with a song that has the lyrics I'm made of rubber/You're made of glue/I wanna stick my fucking cock inside of you? I’m planning on using this song to freak out my neighbors next time they bang that fucking basketball in the driveway at 2am. -M

20861.jpg55. Circle Jerks - "Back Against the Wall"
A cool song about defiance and being brought down by the man and the impotence of trying to fight back. Well, when you’re 18 it’s a cool thing to sing about because you have the whole emotion of “yea, dude, right on!” behind it. When you’re 43, it’s a cool song to sing because it reminds you what it was like to be 18 and hear that breaking glass sound for the first time; it lets you feel that fuck you and everything you stand for attitude surge up in your bloodstream again when the song comes on. At least for a minute or two before you realize dinner is burning on the stove and the dog ate your kid’s homework. -M


56. Sick of it All - "Potential for a Fall"
This list is so heavy with west coast bands, I had to get some east side representation going on. This is NY Hardcore. A voice as mean as the South Bronx, music heavy as Hell’s Kitchen. Whatever that means. I’m just trying to make an analogy here. This is part punk, part metal, all aggression. I think it’s about materialism, but really, sometimes it’s just about needing the right kind of music to play when you’re feeling all aggro. -M

57. H2O - "Faster Than the World"
Well yea, you had to see this coming. And hey, another NYC band! A great song about a band being out on the road. Typical H2O speed combined with a catchy riff, and it passes my “is this song repeatable?” test with a 5, meaning I listened to this song five times in a row one day while playing dodge-and-weave with tractor trailers on the Long Island Expressway. And if a song can make someone in a little Mazda feel invincible against those 18 wheelers, then rock on. -M

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Michele is from Long Island and writes about two of her favorite things - punk rock and fast cars -along with her better half at Faster Than the World.
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The 100 Best Punk Songs, 54-61
Published: June 09, 2006
Type: Opinion
Section: Music
Filed Under: Music: Lists, Music: Punk Rock
Part of a feature: Let's Have a War: 100 Best Punk Songs
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#1 — June 10, 2006 @ 22:03PM — Jeff

What happen to links to the downloads. I was reminiscing through my youth as I listened to your lists.

#2 — June 10, 2006 @ 22:06PM — Jeff

ANy Rancid???

O.G PuNk

#3 — June 10, 2006 @ 22:09PM — Michele Catalano [URL]

The links are in the song titles. And I'm pretty sure there was Rancid in the post before this one.

#4 — June 15, 2006 @ 12:47PM — Scott Butki

I'm enjoying reading your list.
I was big into punk while in college near L.A. from 1986 to 1991 and would go see Bad
Religion, Seven Seconds, Fugazi, etc.
Some of the bands you name I know, and others I just barely recognize.
Keep up the good work.

#5 — June 20, 2006 @ 17:50PM — Jack Schlitz

Please review what you are considering "Punk" #58. Clutch, they are about as unpunk as you can get, they are more like a 2nd-3rd rate metal band, that was clinging to the coat tails of Godflesh.

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