“ Crawl Up And Die” is a variation on Bill Allen and the Back Beats’ “ Please Gimme Something” and shows another side of Setzer’s voice, the torrid one. Anyway, the band put enough of them to make it a great number and one of the highlights of their shows. Listen to the guitar solo from Robert Quine and the “Woo-Woo” in the middle. That’s why I believe that the origin of Stray Cat Strut is to be found in Richard Hell’s Blank Generation (a band that often had as a support act the Bloodless Pharaohs). But these are somewhat obscure songs, especially in the late ’70s, and it neglects the fact that Setzer grew up in New York and, as we said, was a Punk fan in his youth. Of course, it’s the same chord progression as “ Hit The Road Jack” and some advanced “ Icky Poo”, an instrumental by the Nomads or “ Lonely Travelin’” by Lonesome Lee as possible sources. The origins of “ Stray Cat Strut”, which became their signature song, were subject to questions. Depending on the pressing, one can hear Setzer yell “ Ein, Swei, Drei, Vier” to open the tune, but you have to listen closely. The wild (also with a hypnotic riff) “ Rumble In Brighton” opens the show. The B-side is more or less built on the same structure. With a song so closely linked to the actuality, it didn’t allow them to perform it on stage long after 1981, which is a pity because, musically speaking, it rocks (listen to the live bootlegs issued from this period). The song is rather political and refers to the Iranian crisis and American hostages in the late ’70s. “ Storm The Embassy” is a solid rocker but have nothing to do with rockabilly (actually Setzer played it in his previous band “The Bloodless Pharaohs” under the name “ Boys Having Babies” and with different lyrics). Of course, “ Fishnet Stockings” is similar to Lew Williams’ “ Bop Bop Ba Doo Bop”. In between, two covers get the Stray Cats treatment (Warren Smith’s “ Ubangi Stomp” and Cochran’s “ Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie”) and two original songs.
A-side opens with the hypnotic beat of “ Runaway Boys” and ends with the rockin’ hymn “ Rock This Town”. The construction and the progression of the album itself are faultless. Without any complex and a good dose of naivety, they took 25-year-old music and made it sound fresh again (which led to a certain animosity from the purists.) Sure they liked Cochran, Vincent and Burnette, but they also grew up in New York during the heydays of Punk music. In the late ’70s, a trio of three young Rockabilly cats dug in their parents’ records collection. It also featured scenes from the 1949 MGM cartoon Bad Luck Blackie.Runaway boys – Fishnet stockings – Ubangi stomp – Jeanie jeanie jeanie – Storm the embassy – Rock this town – Rumble in Brighton – Stray cat strut – Crawl up and die – Double talkin baby – My one desire – Wild saxaphone The video consisted of band members (and extras) performing in an alley while an irate resident throws things at them. The music video for the song received extensive airplay on MTV during the channel's early days. Debuting at number 43, it was the highest new entry on the Hot 100 chart dated December 25, 1982, eventually peaking at number 3 in March 1983. When the band's next single, "Rock This Town," made the top 10, the record company decided to re-release "Stray Cat Strut," this time with much more success.
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During its initial release, "Stray Cat Strut" failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 109 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart in August 1982. In the US, the song was released as a single by EMI America on June 11, 1982, and included on the Built for Speed album released that same month. That same year, as an import, it peaked at No. It was taken from the band's 1981 debut album, Stray Cats. "Stray Cat Strut" is the third single by American rockabilly band Stray Cats, released Apby Arista Records in the UK, where it peaked at No.
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