Top 10 Songs Chosen By Dougie Tangent (The Putz/Devious Ones)

  I wouldn't have thought that many, if any of the bands or band members that feature in this blog are making music in order to achieve fame or make a fortune (otherwise they'd probably not bother with punk and would instead be swinging naked on a wrecking ball in some overly glossy, autotuned music video). Instead they're doing it for the love of music. With that love comes a great knowledge of the subject and thus when I pounce on some poor unsuspecting sap, the thought of having to narrow down all those great songs to a mere 10 can be very daunting. Thanks to all those that have agreed to do so, the latest of whom is Dougie Tangent who plays drums with The Putz and with Devious Ones.

https://theputz.bandcamp.com/

http://deviousones.bandcamp.com/releases

  Dougie took a couple of weeks agonizing over his picks but eventually he finished what he admitted was a painstaking process with this list. Cheers mate.


 1) THE CLASH - Safe European Home
(see below)

 2) THE BEACH BOYS - You're So Good To Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sv4kSGsgbDw

 3) FLAMIN' GROOVIES - Shake Some Action
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI7-ol-TG2o

 4) RAMONES - Judy Is A Punk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3IA40FIzIw

 5) THE MODERN LOVERS - Government Centre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI5okqUxi2k

 6) IGGY POP & THE STOOGES - Gimme Danger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9_hegaKOaY

 7) THE BOYS - First Time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nuxl75nKZY

 8) NICK LOWE - Marie Provost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3dTc4kyIOU

 9) R.E.M. - Sitting Still
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0cf_T4g64M

10) FORGOTTEN REBELS - Tell me That You Love Me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_3yviTJJdE


well, i just got back an' i wish i never leave now
who dat martian arrival at the airport?
how many local dollars for a local anaesthetic?
the johnny on the corner was a very sympathetic

i went to the place where every white face is an
invitation to robbery
an' sitting here in my safe european home
i don't wanna go back there again

wasn't i lucky n' wouldn't it be loverly?
send us all cards, an' have a laying in on a sunday
i was there for two weeks, so how come i never tell
that natty dread drinks at the sheraton hotel?

now they got the sun, an' they got the palm trees
they got the weed, an' they got the taxis
whoa, the harder they come, n' the home of ol' bluebeat
yes i'd stay an' be a tourist but i can't take the gunplay

Devious Ones - Stylus To Speaker

 
  You may remember The Putz, the fun pop punk trio from Indianapolis who had a song in my end of season "best of" and who I featured last July ( http://justsomepunksongs.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/the-putz-operate.html ).

  The drummer from that band, Dougie Tangent, is also the human metronome (and backing vocalist) with Devious Ones, a new band from Detroit, Michigan. They also feature Eric Villa (vocals), Daniel Boustany (bass) and Amado Guadarrama (guitar/backing vocals). If you come back tomorrow I'll be posting Dougie's favourite 10 songs of all time.

  As far as I'm aware there's only 3 tracks that have so far seen the light of day and those can be heard here :  https://soundcloud.com/dougie-tangent

  A loving homage to some of their favourite bands (The Dictators, New York Dolls, UK Subs, Husker Du etc) this is Stylus To Speaker.....

Take me away with a Long Play 

Or a well worn 45 

Pull the record out the jacket 

And that’s when I feel alive 

Put on a platter and now the world don’t matter no more…. 

Cut a rug, the living room is now a dance floor x2 

Every pop and every crackle has it’s own little tale to tell 

From the stylus to the speaker x2 

Every skip that I know so well 

Sometimes all it takes to get me through another day is a dose of 

“Bloodbrothers” or “Too Much, Too Soon” 

Every lousy feeling all seems to melt away when the tone arm hits the record 

and I hear that tune. 

Put on a platter and now the world don’t matter no more…. 

Cut a rug, the living room is now a dance floor x2 

Every pop and every crackle has it’s own little tale to tell 

From the stylus to the speaker x2 

Every skip that I know so well 

Sometimes all it takes to get me through another day is “Another Kind of Blues” 

or some “Zen Arcade” 

Every lousy feeling all seems to melt away when the tone arm hits the record 

and it starts to play. 

Take me away with a Long Play 

Or a well worn 45 X 2