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Song of the Day (Shocktober): Ramones “Pet Sematary”

The Ramones turn in a thrilling punk rock tribute to the Stephen King novel and cult horror film, Pet Sematary.

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“Totally Wired” is a blistering early single by The Fall and features singer Mark E. Smith‘s usual mix of commentary, humor and harangue.

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Patti Smith went full punk with “Ask The Angles”, the lead-off track to her sophomore album, helping cement her role in the punk movement.

Your correspondent recalls seeing The Pretenders live for the first time in 1981 and being absolutely blown away by them.

The B-52’s‘ “Give Me Back My Man” is a goofy macabre New Wave anthem about a woman who has her boyfriend eaten by a shark.

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Pere Ubu‘s “The Modern Dance” fuses garage rock and punk with outsider art sensibilities for a truly unique sound.

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Leeds-based post-punks, Gang of Four, kicked off their sophomore LP with “Paralyzed”: agit-prop that you can dance to.

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“Cool” was Pylon‘s ironic emotional hot-take of a single about forging your own path artistically. The band took its own advise.

Orange Juice‘s hit, “Rip It Up” propelled the Scottish post-punk group into the pop charts with their oddball riff on disco.

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Joy Division‘s “Digital” is a pure-punk assault with the rest of the band rising to match Ian Curtis‘ bleak and paranoid vision.