They say it's not easy standing out from the crowd and that's certainly the case today as I feature a song from an album that contains 22 covers of the Bikini Kill classic Rebel Girl. Unsurprisingly named after the song, the album came out last moth on Lavasocks Records with all profits going to Bay Area Girls Rock Camp. It's available both as a cassette and a name your price digital download and it features some great bands (including Tuffragettes, City Mouse, Screaming Bloody Marys, Grey Matter etc...). https://lavasocksrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rebel-girl
The version of the song you'll find below is by Sacramento band The Globs. They recently released an excellent album titled The Weird And Wonderful World Of The Globs, a song from which I covered way back in 2017 https://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-globs-spiral-stairs.html
Their interpretation of Rebel Girl puts an entirely new spin on things and would seem at home in a bright and breezy musical movie such as West Side Story or Grease. There may still be revolution in her hips but there's also a feel good vibe that'll make you want to dance.
Rebel Girl...
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