Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

[oyceter]

So randomly downloading songs on Kazaa, I find there's this band called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes and they do punk covers of oldies and showtunes and the like. They're absolutely hilarious! It's just loud and bouncy with guitar riffs and lyrics I already know... kind of like the Ramones' My Way in Lovers Walk. This is awesome.

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Oh, that sounds cool . . .

[dherblay.livejournal.com]

. . . how big is the file? (I've never Kazaaed. Not that I'm suborning you into defying the will of the RIAA or anything, but you can FTP, and I can FTP and I have various email addresses and I'll stop begging now.)

And, in order to get into your good graces, here's my witless picayune correction of the day! Sid Vicious did the punk cover of "My Way," though I believe the version in "Lovers Walk" is actually Gary Oldman on the Sid and Nancy soundtrack. The Ramones, however, did record a number of loud, bouncy covers of early '60s rock & roll: "California Sun," "Needles and Pins" and "Do You Wanna Dance" come to mind. ("Let's Dance" and "Surfin' Bird" come to mind only after I look at the CD covers.) All, especially "California Sun," are highly recommended. Not that I'm suggesting anything incriminating, but I learned to FTP today!

Re: Oh, that sounds cool . . .

[oyceter]

They're normal mp3 size.. which is to say around 2 MB. Argh! I'm trying to see if I can upload them to my site, but it seems as though Comcast won't let me =(. You think they're emailable?

Thanks for the correction! I'm pretty good at getting these sorts of things wrong, especially when I post right before going to bed!

[tigermwd.livejournal.com]

Next time you are in a CD store, check out some of their CDs. The covers / titles are hilarious. I thought I'd played some MF&tGGs for ya in the computer cluster one time...

[oyceter]

Really?? Maybe that's why the name rung a bell...

I desperately need some of their CDs now! This is great driving music. Plus... showtunes, guitars, and loud music!

ooh...

[6tokidoki9.livejournal.com]

I love Me First!! They are hilarious! My favorite song of theirs is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow". I saw them at the, uh, '01 Warped Tour (I think). They invited a bunch of fans onto the stage where they had set up an open bar. They're really fun to watch. Ok, back to being bored now. Bai!

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Re: ooh...

[oyceter]

Oh awesome! I love their "Somewhere Over the Rainbow"... and everything else! It's just so bouncy and funny and happy!