Tuesday 25 August 2009

Electric Six - Danger! High Voltage



One of the best pop songs of the past decade. Electric Six are basically novelty band but they hit on an absolute cracker here. It's ridiculously over the top, right down to the closing sax solo, but it somehow holds together. Listening to it now it seems perfectly obviously Jack White is singing backing vocals on the chorus. I'd also say he adds a fair whack to the song, his distinctive yelp proving a good counterpoint to Dick Valentine's sleazy performance. Speaking of which, Valentine's first appearance in this video, where he appears to be stroking his huge tumorous groin area is simultaneously as hilarious and disturbing as anything I've seen.

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