My co-blogger (T) and I (M) continue the list.
35. Rancid - "Sidekick"
This one appeals to the comic book lover in me. Because I first heard this song and thought hell, yeah. Vigilante’s sidekick. That’s kinda cool. Runnin’ around town in our superhero suits, one of us with a V and one with an S (for sidekick, of course) and we’d be gunning down bad guys like some punk rock Milk and Cheese and...hey...I think he’s talking about soup kitchens and feeding the poor, or maybe the big bad wolf huffing and puffing and going 187 on a cop...oh hell, I don’t know. I just know that someday I’m gonna write a comic book and it will start out by saying, “My name is Tim and I’m a lesser known character.” (M)
36. Operation Ivy - "Sound System"
Dude, this song makes me happy. I mean, almost all the songs I’ve written about so far are drenched in alcohol and drug memories and lots of young adult angst and overwrought emotions. But this song. This makes me fucking happy. It’s about creating something, turning words into song, making those words come to life, taking a thought you have in your head, making something of it, and it’s not yours anymore because you’ve put it out there and given it to everyone. And it’s about being happy, not giving in to the shit around you and just living in the moment. Well, that’s what I get out of it anyhow. Box in my hand music by my side/Skanking to the rhythm of the music by my side. Yeah, dude. [Disclaimer: I do not skank, have never skanked, will never, ever skank. Though I have been called a skank.] (M)
37. Dead Milkmen - "Bitchin’ Camaro"
Hey, you can’t have a great punk song list without this. The first time I heard this, I was thinking, "Hey this whole fake banter thing is kinda clever," and then "Hey, they are bagging on the Doors and...dude! I fucking saw Crystal Ship at least a dozen times, man. They’re totally making fun of me!" And I was all set to hate them and then the song really kicks in and by the time I got to “Tony Orlando and Dawn”, I was hooked on the song and on the Milkmen. I’m drunk on unleaded!
And yea, I really saw Crystal Ship. A lot. Fuck you. I was young. (M)
38. Turbonegro - "Don't Say Motherfucker, Motherfucker"
I have no clue what this song is about. I woke up and heard this while passed out on a sofa. The words were like, "Toilet bowls and puppies and motherfuckers?" I must have missed that. It had been a long night and I'm half deaf. Put that thing on again and get me a beer cause we need to get what he is saying. Second play. "Toliet bowls and rubbing a dogs face in the dirt?" What the fuck is he saying? Third play. "Kick the sand in our face?" What the fuck? This is a song that grabs you and tells you it will fucking beat you if you don't like it. Love it to Deathpunk. (T)
Article comments
1 - Vern Halen
Kick Out the Jams - excellent choice. The bazooka I'd take into a firefight with me though offa that album is Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa). I don't even know what it means, but there's something about the way it's played - total abandon, maybe.