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Breaking Hearts, Breaking Arms…It’s The God Damn Doo Wop Band!!!

God Damn Doo Wop Band | Talk Too Much

god‧damn 
1. to use the word “goddamn”; swear; often followed by “it”. – verb
2. the utterance of “goddamn” in swearing or for emphasis. – noun
3. something of negligible value; damn: not to give a good goddamn. – noun
4. to curse (someone or something) as being contemptible or worthless; damn. – adjective

doo‧wop
a style of small-group vocal harmonizing, commercialized as a type of so-called street singing in the 1950s, in which words and nonsense syllables are chanted in rhythmic harmony to support the stylized melody of the lead singer. – noun

It’s scary what a little sexual revolution mixed with 50′s doo wop mixed with street gangs of the 1980′s can give you.

The God Damn Doo Wop Band consists of some scary mothers! The three chic dolls that make up the vocal portion of the band can be seen on the album cover toting a baseball bat, which I have no reason to believe they won’t use if provoked. Behind the bat are some good-looking legs clad in poodle skirts that say, “Guard dog on duty – Enter at your own risk.”

“Broken Hearts” provides some of the most entertaining and innovative rock I have heard this year.

Rivalling the B-52′s in harmonic power and hand clapping, “Broken Hearts” could easily be the soundtrack to a Happy Days sock hop or any Frankie Avalon movie. Richie Cunningham would be all over this band. In fact, it is likely that Joanie and Scott Baio’s Chachi would have spun this record at their wedding. And who am I to disagree with Richie Cunningham, let alone Joanie and Chachi?

…And on an unrelated matter… Speaking of Frankie Avalon, one of his last movies was Back to the Beach starring Paul Ruebens as Pee-Wee Herman. I learned recently that Pee-Wee is in the process of making a new Pee-Wee Herman movie!! This is exciting news for people like me who regularly quote Globey and other characters from Pee-Wee’s Playhouse.