2:37
single, 1959
Written by Vince Taylor
A genuine British garage rockabilly gem, this song is of course best known for being covered by the Clash. I was interested to learn that two other bands also recorded it in 1964 (and put their names on it as authors, as was the style at the time). But Taylor wrote it and was the first. His slurred, surly vocal here is so proto-punk that it's no surprise that the Clash were attracted to this song. The '50s surf-guitar solo is a perfect example of the rock riffs of the era. It's amazing this wasn't a huge hit.
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