GET YOURSELF A CREW CUT BABY

I listened to the Standells' "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White" on the drive home tonight, and it felt gooood. If you're of a certain age you know the song, and you know the LP cover too. That cover photo is an absolute classic. Shot from above, your eyes are drawn to the pointy boots (it's been copied with regularity over the years). The song is every bit as good, and belongs on every snotty kid's playlist, no matter what age you are. "Good guys, bad guys, which is which? The white collar worker or the digger in the ditch?" Pure poetry in these parts. And the spoken fills rank with the best: "If you don't dig this long hair, get yourself a crew cut, baby!" That's quite enough gushing for one song. Your turn.

The Standells - Riot On Sunset Strip (movie opening sequence)

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Listen:
The Standells - Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White mp3 (via Box.net) at The Beat
The Standells - Barracuda mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The Standells - Riot On Sunset Strip mp3 at Indie Rock Cafe
The Standells - Medication mp3 at Beware of the Blog
The Standells - Rari mp3 at The Calico Wall
Video:
The Standells - Try It at YouTube
The Standells -Dirty Water/Why Pick On Me at YouTube
Read:
The Standells at Wikipedia