Paranoid - released 47 years ago today

Thanks to MK for pointing this out today - it's the 47th anniversary of the release of Paranoid.

Here it is:



and what the fuck, here is The Dickies doing it, too, because The Dickies. This is a nice live version:



I can't say I like the cover better, but I can say I like them equally well.

The Dickies - Manny Moe & Jack

Nothing says "anti-commercial" like SoCal punk.

Or maybe not. Here is the incredibly catchy song "Manny Moe & Jack" by The Dickies. Manny Moe and Jack? You know, the Pep Boys.



It's the best commercial tune since, oh, Mars Bars by The Undertones.

The Dickies - Stukas Over Disneyland

This is indirectly Blue Tyson's fault for reminding me of this . . . although my friend Tom and I were talking about how it's a shame The Dickies don't tour our area.

The Dickies: Silent Night

When I was a very little kid, I liked to sing this song. I had a nice voice, apparently, even if I made "silent" into a three-syllable word.

I couldn't do to it what The Dickies did.



It's amazingly loyal to the song, yet it's 100% Dickies. It sounds closer to "Stukas Over Disneyland" than any other Christmas song, that's for sure.