The Dudes Are Alright

I’d like to give a big thumbs up to whoever decided it would be a good idea to combine punk flyers with Swiss Modernism. 

“Singer Jeffrey Lee Pierce wore preppy sailor caps and black blazers and still looks like the most fucked up dude you’ve ever met.” - Via The Fader

I would never even try to pull off an early 80s Slash Records look (X had a pretty badass style that wasn’t that different than Gun Club’s), but I’ve always wished I could. 

There’s a very realistic chance that “Jet Boy, Jet Girl” is the greatest song that should have been written by The Ramones.  It’s a Brill Building anthem doped up on amphetamines and prone to violence.  There’s talk about getting blowjobs, hitting ex-lovers in the head until they die, and dancing to glitter rock. The song has been covered by numerous bands, and has a French version made famous by National Lampoon’s European Vacation. 

Wikipedia explains: 

“Jet Boy, Jet Girl” has the same backing track as the original Plastic Bertrand’s/Lou Deprijck ”Ça Plane Pour Moi”. A few months before “Ca plane pour moi” was recorded, the record firm used the same masters with the same musicians to edit “Jet Boy, Jet Girl”. Alan Ward recorded his adaption in English. Yvan Lacomblez had written the lyrics in French.

I’m not here to decide what the better version of the song is, but I will say that the introduction to this Elton Motello performance is possibly the sweetest thing ever. 

Can we all agree that it’s finally time to defect to the Nation of Ulysses?