God Mode (https://www.facebook.com/GodModeHC) are a new diy band with members from Scotland, Canada and Germany. They line up something like this; Jeremy Mogk (vocals), CJ Taylor (guitars & bass) and Mark Watts (guitars). Contributions have also been made by Knakk Panzer, Michael Thorne, Schrekk Panzer and Jeremy Butler.
They've just released a debut single which features a lead track that was actually written way back in 1982 for a different band but was never used. Dusted down and resurrected it's about a leather jacketed girl with dyed pink hair who hung around the scene for a while before disappearing into the night. The single also includes an acoustic version of the track, performed by Jeremy Mogk from Toronto hardcore band ASOP (https://asop.bandcamp.com/) plus a "surprise bonus track."
You can find it here : https://godmode4.bandcamp.com/album/punk-rock-girlfriend-a-solo-acoustic-version-bonus-surprise-track-included
With a dark vibe reminding me a little bit of TSOL or The Misfits, this is Punk Rock Girlfriend...
ONCE I MET A GIRL
A LONG, LONG TIME AGO
BUT ALL SHE DID WAS HANG AROUND
AND SAID THAT SHE'D OUTGROWN
ALL THE LONG-HAIRED ROCKER FUCKS
WHO USED TO CALL HER NAMES
NOW THE LAST LAUGH IS ON THEM
JUST LOOK WHAT SHE'S BECOME
IN HER BRAND NEW LEATHER JACKET
COVERED IN STUDS, CHAINS AND PATCHES
THOSE ROCKERS ARE JUST FUCKING LOSERS NOW
THEY’RE ALL JUST FUCKING LOSERS NOW
BETTER BEWARE… IT'S TIME TO PREPARE
DON'T FUCK WITH THE GIRL WITH THE PINK DYED HAIR
SHE'S A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO TRY TO BE – YEAH
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
THERE'S NO POINT YOU CAN'T DISAGREE – NO
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
SHE LOOKS THE PART THAT'S CLEAR... CRYSTAL CLEAR
NOW SHE'S GONE, SHE DISAPPEARED
ONE NIGHT BECAME A GHOST
HANGING OUT WITH THE BANDS
WITH NO DEMANDS IMPOSED
WE ALL HOPED THAT SHE'D RETURN
BUT NOW WE UNDERSTAND
SHE FOUND A LIFE TO MAKE A STAND
WITH THE TICKET IN HER HAND
IN HER TATTERED OLD LEATHER JACKET
MISSING SOME STUDS, CHAINS AND PATCHES
FORGET THOSE FUCKERS, THEY’RE A DISTANT MEMORY
THOSE FUCKERS ARE A DISTANT MEMORY
ALWAYS REMEMBER… WHAT DID WE SAY
DON'T FUCK WITH THE GIRL WITH THE PINK DYED HAIR
SHE'S A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
IT'S NOT HARD TO SEE
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
SHE DOESN'T HAVE TO TRY TO BE – YEAH
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
THERE'S NO POINT YOU CAN'T DISAGREE – NO
A PUNK ROCK GIRLFRIEND
SHE LOOKS THE PART THAT'S CLEAR... CRYSTAL CLEAR
Thank you so much for your awesome review.
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