47 Ginger Headed Sailors (CBGB) with DWL by Rebsie
Genre: Punk-Grunge
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Acid Bogroll (1), British punk (1), sea shanty (4)
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When the Stiff Victims played their infamous gig, backing singer and band dogsbody Rebsie managed to wangle a support slot for Acid Bogroll, a punk band fronted by her teenage sister Julia Jumbuck.
The Stiff Victims were famously evicted from the gig after two songs but Acid Bogroll have the distinction of having been thrown out before they'd even played anything, when it became known that Julia was wanted for arson and attempting to fix a large safety-pin through the nose of the Statue of Liberty.
Despite this promising start, Julia retired from showbiz in 1983 and decided to spend the rest of her life down a sewer, where she now runs a Home of Rest for Rats.
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Huge thanks to the wonderful Mr Langford who, when he heard the guitar track I'd done for this, took pity on me and recorded a better one. Cheers Dick.
When I played this to my husband he said "if that was anybody else I'd turn it off" so I thought great, it's ready to post.
The Stiff Victims were famously evicted from the gig after two songs but Acid Bogroll have the distinction of having been thrown out before they'd even played anything, when it became known that Julia was wanted for arson and attempting to fix a large safety-pin through the nose of the Statue of Liberty.
Despite this promising start, Julia retired from showbiz in 1983 and decided to spend the rest of her life down a sewer, where she now runs a Home of Rest for Rats.
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Huge thanks to the wonderful Mr Langford who, when he heard the guitar track I'd done for this, took pity on me and recorded a better one. Cheers Dick.
When I played this to my husband he said "if that was anybody else I'd turn it off" so I thought great, it's ready to post.
Hardware:
His: Fender Strat, Boss GT8, Ibanez BassHers: Rode NT1-A mic, Fender Musicmaster bass, Essex accent which I've been trying to suppress for 20 years and have finally found a use for
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Henke
I'd Fav a punk-grunge song on MJ?! But this was nice and cool. Thanks for sharing!
/Henke
Rebsie
Glad you enjoyed it Henke!
five_extra_arms
This is brilliant!
Rebsie
*blush* Glad you think so!
apb
.. very good .. kinda 'Sex Pistols' "Anarchy in the UK" meets 'Pete & the Test Tube babies' .. but with female vocals... well cool and excellent cover art too. Lots of fun. David Essex accent?? ;o)
Rebsie
Yeah, where I grew up everybody talked like David Essex. Thanks Alan. :)
Peter Bauckham
This does sound like 'Anarchy in the UK' - but I'll take your voice over Mr Lydon's any day - you do those 'punkette from Essex' tones really well Rebsie.
Great stuff you two!
Peter
Rebsie
Anarchy in the UK? Yeah well, we could do with some of that, overthrow that fatuous buffoon Gordy and his bunch of state-control nannies.
Talking of anarchy, I managed to get one of my comments deleted off the Guardian's comment pages this week. Censored by the Guardian ... I take that as a badge of honour. :)
caroline
headbanging to this - fanks for the memory xoxoxo
Rebsie
I'm sure you've already added it to the Pink & Fluffy Party Favourites playlist on your iPod, Caroline.
Thanks for braving an ear-bashing. :)
What a freakin HOOT!
Bri'ish Punk, eh? I LOVE this side of you Rebsie!
Thanks so much Dick, for the excellent guitar work.
A real kick in the arse!
Be well!
Rebsie
I'm enjoying expressing this side of myself. :)
I always have been a rock chick trapped in a folk singer's body. And Dick gave me just the backing track I needed to make the transition from one to the other for two minutes.
rsorensen
awesome job. love the accent on the vocals. well done! very fun.
Bloody slammin' mates!
Really rockin' Rebsie!
Killer guitars Dick!
C.
Muse Ritual
Not from any quality issues mind you.. just so happy seeing you step outside of your traditional zone :D I heard hints of the gutter there and I f**k-ing loved it!
..and once more Dick shows his virtuosity at guitar slinging!
Great job you lot! Now get out and dont ever come back!! :P !
MarkHolbrook
Like most of the other grunge is hilarious! A great way to start the song!
Epileptic Gibbon
is probably even less my kind of thing than some of your acapella folk songs but it's still great for what it is. It does the job very nicely and made me smile and laugh at key points. Both you and Dick deliver the goods.
Feter
I was thinkin how Rebsie would sound ??? and WOW
TRUELY loved this ...the bass work was terrific ..
indeed Mr.DWL guitar work is just fabulous as always !
this osng Rock my freind ..thnx alor for sharin !!
Epileptic Gibbon
is probably even less my kind of thing than some of your acapella folk songs but it's still great for what it is. It does the job very nicely and made me smile and laugh at key points. Both you and Dick deliver the goods.
Epileptic Gibbon
I don't know what this is doing here. Sorry.
Rebsie
Don't worry, I don't know what I'm doing here either.
Vic Holman
a outrageous floor stomper. more then enough to sink the ship before it can be burned down.
Amazing how this sounds live in a small club,
Unexpected transportation into an english punk club, mid seventies, Way cool Rebs & DL
chemystery
This is f*ing great! Big smile here. And the crowd is going wild.
Heroin_Marys
When the Stiff Victims played their infamous gig, backing singer and band dogsbody Rebsie managed to wangle a support slot for Acid Bogroll, a punk band fronted by her teenage sister Julia Jumbuck.
The Stiff Victims were famously evicted from the gig after two songs but Acid Bogroll have the distinction of having been thrown out before they'd even played anything, when it became known that Julia was wanted for arson and attempting to fix a large safety-pin through the nose of the Statue of Liberty.
Despite this promising start, Julia retired from showbiz in 1983 and decided to spend the rest of her life down a sewer, where she now runs a Home of Rest for Rats.
* - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * - * -
Huge thanks to the wonderful Mr Langford who, when he heard the guitar track I'd done for this, took pity on me and recorded a better one. Cheers Dick.
When I played this to my husband he said "if that was anybody else I'd turn it off" so I thought great, it's ready to post.
Rebsie
Cheers for that insightful comment, I couldn't have put it better myself.
I. Spike
That's such a great song title! Love the hook!
Great tune!
Joe Brady
Nice job on the guitar, Mr. Langford! I love it when you talk that way, Rebsie. Very cool.
Joe
VicDiesel
Did your husband know about this episode before he married you? Or did you tell him "here's what happened to, eh, a friend of mine....".
Cool song. I can't understand the accent but I'm too busy head-banging to listen to the words anyway.
Rebsie
Yes my husband did know about the sailors and my punk past before he married me. And fortuntely he also knew I was a domestic dunderhead who puts the laundry on first thing in the morning and then forgets about it till tea time.
Thanks Vic!
renecalvo
I like the art as well. Very much in keeping with the times.
bud
never would've considered. Right then - excellent post.
Boris the Bull
knowing your typical fair, this was a delightful flight from all destinations! I stumbled in by pure chance tonight when i saw your name. glad i came in (but honestly, now i'm nervous to leave)! ;)
Rebsie
It must have been a bit of a shock to come across this song out of context. :) I ought to do more like this though, it's very liberating.
Great to see you around here Mark, it's been a while! Just mind the cowpile on the way out and you'll be fine.
Nick_Flash
It has that Sex Pistols feel for sure. Cool song!
davisamerica
rebsie ... so punk r u .... tell the hubby to crank it up!!
Rebsie
Thanks Jack. In fairness to my husband he genuinely can't stand punk. He's too young to remember it and the spirit of 1977 didn't get ingrained in his consciousness as it did in mine.
gregd
for your accent. It's lovely right where it stands. Cool writing, and it's too bad you never got that safety pin to stick. I think it'd look real nice up there on Lady Liberty.
-g
... sounds like a lost record I'd find in the back section of Peter Dunn's Vinyl Museum - the dark section where nobody but the dark artsies and the punkers hang out. Mmmm... miss that place. Smelt like beer back there, and smoke, crazy ideas, leather jackets and vinyl records.
Excellent tune!
jiguma
About time we heard the famous Rebsie punk bass style.
Not to mention the Essex accent.
:)
Rebsie
Thanks Neil. I was hoping you'd spot the bass. :)
There's two basses on here, a deep and competently played one by Dick and a rough and growly one by me. I always used to play bass with my fingers and never with a plectrum, but I was trying to emulate my favourite bassist J-J Burnel and had to play it with a chunky plectrum close to the bridge to get anywhere near the right sound.
That old Fender Musicmaster is the same one I played in my punk band around 1984/85. It's a wonderful old bass and is aging better than I am. :)
jiguma
"It's a wonderful old bass and is aging better than I am. :)"
ditto my 1970 Precision!
Neil
echoroom
for the stiff victims - you sound like a real pnk girl - do you wanna try on my bondage trousers????
More songs about gingas pleeze
Rebsie
There's something very liberating about singing out of tune and posting it on MacJams.
Yeah I'd love to borrow your bondage trousers. Maybe for my next album photoshoot. :)
Cheers Steve, we always appreciate your comments.
bonnieprincejohnny
Fucking good.
Rebsie
Can't ask for a better compliment than that. Fucking chuffed.
thomasa
Wow...what can I say....
Thomas
dwwave
What a different twist there
From the first beats I felt a long lost Sex Pistols
longing (and live at that)
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God Save The Queen! RIP SYD
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When there is no future
how can there be sin
we are all dead flower
in the dustbin
Loved it!
Sunbeam
It is Anna. my dad is curry. I am 10 yearse old. so what? you sing very good and rock.
Rebsie
Hello Anna, how lovely to see you. Glad you like my rock singing. Your English gets better and better (unlike my Swedish).
ToddBrodman
This is a great pastiche of the punk movement. Well done, fun and I enjoyed it also.