I Wanna Destroy You (Uncle Tupelo, Robyn Hitchock)

I've blogged about this song before, because it's so damn awesome.

Here is the original version by the Soft Boys and the one by the Circle Jerks.

Today it's a cover version by Uncle Tupelo:



and a live version by Robyn Hitchcock himself:

Soft Boys: I Wanna Destroy (with a bonus)

Here is a song I can barely resist singing along to as loud as I can. It just makes me feel better when I hear it.

Soft Boys "I Wanna Destroy You"


The lyrics are so harsh but it's catchy like anything. I was never into Robyn Hitchcock, but this is a winner. It sounds like he was channeling Iggy Pop while writing it.

It's been covered a number of times. One of them is how I first discovered the song - the Circle Jerks cover.

This is a real thing - the Circle Jerks with Debbie Gibson. Debbie Gibson is just about the least likely person to save rock and roll. But she sure makes an effort here, and it's just a kick ass cover.