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Drunk In Babylon – The Saints
Pure Punk Picks Drunk In Babylon – The Saints Babylon, among the Rastafarians, is “a contemptuous or dismissive term for aspects of a society seen as degenerate or oppressive, especially the...
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New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones – Fear
Pure Punk Picks New York’s Alright If You Like Saxophones – Fear “New York’s alright if you wanna get pushed in front of the subway New York’s alright if you like tuberculosis New York’s alright if...
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Better Off Dead – La Peste
Pure Punk Picks Better Off Dead – La Peste La Peste is French for “The Plague”, which is one of the books by the famous French writer Albert Camus. He was a pretty good writer but then, not as good...
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R.A.M.O.N.E.S. – Motorhead
Pure Punk Picks R.A.M.O.N.E.S. – Motorhead When I think of the best song written by a band about another band- in a tribute. Well, there is only one winner, rat stew dinner. And that’s the song...
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Bored – Destroy All Monsters
Pure Punk Picks Bored – Destroy All Monsters “When I woke up this morning I was really bored. (2x) When I woke up this afternoon I was so bored. When I woke up in the evening I was really bored,...
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Frenchette – David Johansen
Pure Punk Picks Frenchette – David Johansen This song is by the lead singer of The New York Dolls who were America’s finest glam/glitter band- bar none, in the early seventies. And they are also...
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Navvy – Pere Ubu
Pure Punk Picks Navvy – Pere Ubu It seems “experimental” became a music term in the sixties to describe music that “used unorthodox means or expanded beyond the accepted musical boundaries.”...
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High School – The Mc5
Pure Punk Picks High School – The Mc5 I was never a big fan of The Mc5 (Motor City Five). But why we have to bring up my sexual prowess or lack there of at this time, is beyond my comprehension. I...
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Butcher Baby – The Plasmatics
Pure Punk Picks Butcher Baby – The Plasmatics “Butcher Baby” was the first song I ever heard by The Plasmatics, I heard it on college radio and it’s their best. And for those who don’t know- The...
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Methodist Church – The Girls
Pure Punk Picks Methodist Church – The Girls A couple of summers ago, I met singer/musician/songwriter Richie Parsons, a person you might know, especially if you grew up in the early Boston punk...
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