Los Popularos - Working Girls
Puerco-Maria Records 45, 1981
Los Popularos, formerly the Young Canadians, were a Vancouver crew who were apparently quite the rabble-rousers back in the heady early days of punk mayhem. This particular 45, however, reminds me of any number of pop hits from the first half of the 80s that were considered purchase-worthy singles (think Huey Lewis, Tommy Tutone, stuff like that) by essentially forgettable artists. So not so edgy or anything, but I'm a sucker for the chorus.
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Nice way to wake up on a Sunday, considering that ex-Popularos drummer Zippy Pinhead plays in The Fiends with me these days, along with ex-Worst Greg Gory and Rieuwert.
Cheers!
Hoping you'll post more Twiggy (aka Todd Fletcher) soon!
This is a pretty goon one...not something that I'd normally go for but you're right that the chorus has something that saves it. It almost seems to be stuck inbetween genres as it's a little late for first-run power-pop but a bit too early for the Huey Lewis/Tommy Tutone scene as well.
I remember the Young Canadians, they had this great dumb new wave/pop song called "hawaii"..."let's go to fuckin' Hawaii..." LOL I think a friend may have had a 12" single, this was back in like 81 or something. Would like to hear that again!
... absolutely brialliant and beatiful project. i put a link from my blog to this.
ugh, boy band.
We miss you jon...
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