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Let's Go Steady
by michael2

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Submitted on: Apr 25, 2008 - 06:14:44 PM
Last Updated: Apr 25 2008 - 06:56:51 PM
Keywords i thought johnny thunders was a god until he tried to steal my guitar when we opened for him (1) ()
Description I originally wrote this for the CBGB challenge, but I decided on something darker. So you guys get to hear this now. It's kind of a cross between The Ramones and The New York Dolls. They were both huge influences when I was a kid, I played in a million bands like this since like age 15. I had so much fun doing these songs, i may start another page of this kind of music exclusively. Probably took me about an hour to do this, including the writing. It's easy when you're all stripped down and working from cliches.

Production values were ragged as hell back then, so I recorded this as fast as humanly possible. First take on everything, all the meters in the red; suitably juvenile teen angst lyrics. 140 bpm of pure punk pop bliss.
Lyrics (chorus)
Debby, do you want to go out tonight
do you wanna go dancing
won't you be my girl
Debby, do you wanna be my girlfriend
i said i wanna be your boyfriend
won't you be my girl

(verse)
when i see her on the street
my heart starts jumping and it skips a beat
when we go out with our friends
i hope the night will never end

(chorus)
Debby, do you want to go out tonight
do you wanna go dancing
won't you be my girl
Debby, do you wanna be my girlfriend
i wanna be your boyfriend
won't you be my girl

(solo)

(verse)
when i see her on the street
my heart starts jumping and it skips a beat
when we go out with our friends
i hope the night will never end

(chorus)
Debby, do you want to go out tonight
do you wanna go dancing
won't you be my girl
Debby, do you wanna be my girlfriend
i said i wanna be your boyfriend
won't you be my girl
won't you be my girl
won't you be my girl
won't you be my girl
Hardware intel mini mac, ibanez bass, fender tele, line 6 toneport, a cup of coffee
Software: GB4 (although it sounds like it was recorded on a 4 track), line 6 gearbox
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biba_nova said 257 days ago
Great Fun
Nice bouncey guitar pop punk rock glam

Or whatever....

:-)

michael2 said 257 days ago
thanks Bryn
it is all of the above.

Feter said 257 days ago
Let's Go Steady
are u sure this wasnt anyway from your all hit ??
man this is incredible rockin song ...N#1 hit ...
woow ... KUDOS .......!!

michael2 said 257 days ago
thanks Feter
i think all good punk rock ripped off Buddy Holly to some extent.

Vic Holman said 257 days ago
Roxy lives!
raw and punk pop. a big NY Dolls connection especially in the music and guitars. the lyrics has the ramones thing. crazy, and stands tall in those 8" platform shoes!

michael2 said 257 days ago
hey Vic
thanks for listening (and getting it). i really worshipped at the altar of the dolls for years. thought they made the Stones look like posers. you gotta search for them on youtube, some good grainy footage from Bimbo's in San Francisco. thanks for listening, i gotta sit down now, these heels are killing me.

said 257 days ago
Lets Go Steady.
Ok!
Can I be your Girlfreind. Yes Sure you can be my boyfrend anytime
haha
With music and vocals like you got got. I said Yes didn't I? Lol
Mike it was absolutely
Magnificant Wow You Seriousely ROck!!
Loved it sooo catchy and just simply blew me away. Phew Swooning
fainting/ bags a fun this one Mike. Thanks for sharing.

Peace Love Respect
Dea xxx

michael2 said 257 days ago
dee
you are too cool, thanks so much. really glad you dug this little box of thrashiness.

Peter Bauckham said 257 days ago
Great...
A real nod to The Ramones... love the sound, love the song.

Peter

michael2 said 257 days ago
thanks Peter
this was a blast for me. the cbgb challenge inspired me to pull out all those old records, and they still sound great to me (well actually not all of them). thanks so much for listening.

egobandit said 257 days ago
ya know
when I was listning I thought you were saying tell me instead of debbie. I like the roots of it all Enjoyed!

michael2 said 257 days ago
oh yeah
kind of does sound like that. i went with Debby cuz it's such a 60's sounding name and the Ramones would have used it. Started out as Sandy, but I work with a girl named Sandy so I changed it at the last minute. I just like the name. thanks for listening.

five_extra_arms said 257 days ago
No Wonder..
No wonder you write so many great songs. You have the unique ability to pick and chose who and what you want to sound like. Unbelievable. Johnny Thunder's riffs Ramones lyrics =another M2 original!

I love it!

michael2 said 257 days ago
well
when i was a kid, all i did was play along to dolls records and rip them off in some bands. thanks, glad you liked.

magnatone said 257 days ago
Let's Go Steady
The Ramones live on! This is fabulous Michael. I can barely grok that you did it in an hour - you're just amazing! Thanks for the fun ride.

michael2 said 257 days ago
thanks magnatone
like i said 1st take for everything. the songs 2 minutes long and hardly any instruments, so it kind of flew by, and there's only 3 drum loops in it (that were already in my favorites). so glad you like.

bud said 257 days ago
This makes me feel all warm and fuzzy
actually got goose bumps. Whamma lamma dingdong. Now you got me laughing - just too much. David's daughter used to be in school with Stella - and last year at a fund raiser talent show in the auditorium the Dolls came out and tore the house down on practice amps and a crappy PA. Michael this is a real joy.

michael2 said 257 days ago
oh man
that would be the show to see. did you see the documentary on killer kane? so sad. i used to do a lot of shows with johnny thunders, and I still love them. so stoked you dug this. i had fun. you can be in the mystery girls anytime you like.

Mystified said 257 days ago
I mean...like...I mean...
...Like, how can I NOT like this song!!!

:)
Too cool
(Gah...i feel SOOO Southern Californian again all of a sudden!)

michael2 said 256 days ago
thanks Cat
it's pretty much a Buddy Holly song with a bunch of slop tossed over the top for that period feel. so glad you liked (begrudgingly).

Nick_Flash said 257 days ago
This
is an awesome tune Michael. This gets me pumped for the upcoming challenge. It's hard to believe this was done in an hours time.
Very cool.

michael2 said 256 days ago
thanks
everything was fast and I left in every mistake, so it took about a half an hour to track (did it while waiting for a conference call to start), and about a half an hour to pick the drum loops. the chords are in a 1000 songs already so I just faked a melody and some simple lyrics over the top. thanks for listening, I can't wait to hear everyones CBGB entries.

Alannah said 257 days ago
Break out the ....
... poodle skirt and bobbie socks ... um .. er... I mean ... I don't have those things !!!! I'm way to young for that ...... fun tune M2!

echoroom said 257 days ago
Hey ho!
Great surf punk track... shoulda been you not Huey Lewis in back to the future.

Wrote in an hour ... your just showing off!

Tadashi Togawa said 256 days ago
Very
friendly music.!!

said 256 days ago
AMAZING!
Simply magnificent. Do you play all of these instruments? Killer tune bro. Very well done!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

rsorensen said 256 days ago
hah
good work. love the sloppy drums and the whistle before the solo. you've done well capturing the genre for sure. there's a certain type of art we call 'goodbad' at work. Really sloppy lazy drawings but in a good way. When you look at them you can tell they're done buy a great artist. Well I would call this song 'goodbad' as well. That's a compliment by the way lol.

Anyway, I definitely like this a lot, but I'm really looking forward to hearing the 'darker' one from you for the challenge.

dajama said 256 days ago
You say cliche
and I say cool. Love this - nice rocking groove, with some lovely guitar sounds, and a good sound. You rock! Nicely done. Peace.

gail60 said 256 days ago
Thanks for the memories!
What a fun song Michael. You are so creative and I love listening to your songs. As always, I enjoy your singing and for some odd reason...I suddenly had the urge to change my name to Debby! :) Great job Michael. Thanks for sharing it with us.

sloparts said 256 days ago
Cool track Michael
Has a lot going for it, great vocals, driving rhythm, and the guitars pushing it along. Reminds me of some of the 60's songs, but it's also heavier.

Great song Michael, thanks for sharing

Ed

spitlogic said 255 days ago
Reminds me...
of one of those 80's coming of age movies. The classic high school romantic comedy. Nice job here Mike.

said 255 days ago
Rock on Mike
Neat diddy you got here!

J.A.Stewart said 255 days ago
It May Be Cliched...
but it's still fun. :)

A little structured musical free-for-all is a GOOD thing. This a straight-ahead rocking tune. Rock On. ;)


--- Joe

said 254 days ago
It's official!
You rock my man! Excellent dose of raw and raucous punk-rock. Nice job on the vocals Michael. And I love the tone you're getting on those rhythm guitars...BRAVO!

Be well!

Go_Turtle_Go said 254 days ago
:))
Blondie blondie blondie. Dig dug digged it. Multi-talented man, you! I truly think no person here at MJ's is able to cross genres so authentic and with so much confidence, like you do. Good production, blondie blondie blondie....I love blond Debby, she is so wild and dangerous.

bonnieprincejohnny said 254 days ago
140 times fucking fab.
Whistling is so cool Mikey I'm digging this vibe and I can't wait to score GB4. And only one coffee - you am rawkin boy. Be lucky y'all.

said 254 days ago
If...
this is the tune your passing on for the CBGB challenge, then damn, hehe! This is a super great track, man! I'll also be looking out for the one you do post for CBGB.

BossHook said 253 days ago
When I was in NYC
my roommate turned me on to the Dolls and Ramones circa 1985, and I had the chance to hang around CBGBs in "the day" right when I turned 21. This brings tons of good memories back.

rainfice said 252 days ago
haha, johnny thunders....
...awesome.
This is exactly what it is. You definitely should open a whole page of this stuff. It's awesome. You wield this weapon masterfully.
-Rain

Robert Rayner said 251 days ago
Wow!
Great stuff Michael. I used to play rythym guitar on this type of music,
had a job to keep up then, would have no chance today lol

You just make it sound easy. Loved it !

Lennon714 said 250 days ago
Great track
You hit the nail on the head when you say the Dolls make the Stones look like posers. Though you made nods to Buddy with the chords and melody, one of the hardest things to do is put together a 3 chord song that really stands out. You've done that here. Great tune!

Brian D said 249 days ago
love it
I love this. Love the whistle in there, too. It's so David Johansen.

I bought that record solely for the album cover (I like this album, but I prefer the first one)

cheers and well done!

Heightened said 230 days ago
Those were the days!
Want a time machine - NOW!

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Artist Bio I'm a guy who never wanted to do anything but play music. I grew up with classic rock and prog rock before discovering punk and the new york dolls once I got to high school. As i got a little older (and less angry), I developed a love of all thi...[more]
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