Scruffy the Cat - My Baby, She's All Right

[thewaitingape]

Saw the lead singer give a keynote address at a Umass Boston comemcement in94 -95.Scruffy the Cat was in the past tense. Nice speach though.

[RedwoodGeorge]

Loved, loved, loved this band! Randall was a buddy of mine back in the day - he turned me on to the Replacements :-)

[MedinaSarah]

Alex fitsgerald

[naleningles]

pinche cansion esta horrible la wey!!!!!

[OhDangLetsBang01]

i found this Google-ing my cat scruffy's name XD

[OhDangLetsBang01]

@OhDangLetsBang01 my husbands cat*

[rokarolla]

this sounds pretty spankin now. Seemed 2 me at the time it was underpowered compared to live. You'd not believe the loudness and delivery of the rhythm section. i was a teenage Randall fan. Saw him in a punk band called The Flies, then transitioned to Scruffy. I was kind of a head banger, and Scruffy got me a window into country rock, straight ahead, good sound, no bs. Loverly bunch o' mugs as well.

[ct20211]

thats my uncle LOL

[emmz2012]

@ct20211 That's MY uncle!

[iHaveAnger]

Wow, this is so cool!

[berky1]

Great times dancing, listening, and partying to Scruffy the Cat. Would love to hear "Ghosts" and "She Moves Me" from their earlier repertoire. I'll have to dig for Metrowave WERS cassettes for those ;o)

[IdahoAngler2]

Put their catalogue on iTunes NOW! C'mon stc... Put your albums out. You know people will buy them!

[bareknuckles2u]

I was a snot nosed teeny when this came out, saw this video, and it blew me away! You know, this song still kicks butt!

[androus2001]

Scruffy the Cat fun fact: Randall, the drummer, had a day job as the cook at our college fraternity house in Boston.

[jbakerm]

I was in a band around 1990 that covered this song. I think folks liked it.

Great tune.

[lenfarmer]

Scruffy, filmed at the Rat...

[Telstar62a]

"...and when she kisses me, I hear the Drells or is it T. Rex?..." Great song.

[saltychick69]

WAAF top 20 of 1987!! Love this song!

[Andraste77]

Really wish this stuff could be re-released on CD - my cassettes are a mess and I miss blasting this stuff on Saturday mornings as I shake off Friday's hangover!

[toonsis]

I wish 40 days 40 nights was on here

[billyonenut]

Just listened to this song from my 1987 tape, taped from a freinds tape that was taped from another tape.

[deweypug]

Anyone remember the band's groupie Sally?

Have her contact me.

[gibsondrummer]

Which Sally ? Check the STC FB page

[brooklynbees]

this is awesome. such feel-good music

[KIIID666]

i've called my cat scruffy...

[bix7mile]

Release this song now, 2009 it will be a giant hit.

No 14-16 year old has ever heard RnR like this.

[randomkiwi26]

Well i just did and thank God, its an escape from the wretched music of today. 60s,70s and 80s forever.

[relictele]

Amen brother

[JAMIEGEORGE1959]

GREAT BAND SEEN THEM ABOUT 40 TIMES, BOSTON WAS THE PLACE TO BE IN LATE 70s EARLY 80s. I ALSO MISS THE RAT AND THE CHANNEL, SPIT,STORYVILLE. BEST CITY IN THE NORTH !!!!

[Exorcista182]

god video

[63karl]

AWESOME!

I saw STC all over Philly and some parts of Jersey.Honest,real music.

Could this ever happen again?

Hey Randall !

[tatelabianca]

love this band so much! lost my well-worn scruffy cassette, yes...a tape! years ago. would love to hear "gonna write yer name upside-down" again! Hey Randall! (sorry, just tryin' to fit in) cheers

[gibsondrummer]

wow!! all of our stuff is available for free , im randall thanks for all the great times!!! we were young together and having fun thanks again !!you people are cool

[rcknbkr403]

Thanks to you, man!

[NewPaltzIndie]

my hat goes off to you sir! the guy at the record store had both of your albums and highly recommended them so i bought both! thanks for producing some fantastic tunes! wish i was alive back then!

[RichYan33]

Two albums and two eps and I still count STC as one of my all time favorite bands. Why aren't they at least available for download on iTunes???

[raunchboy]

I remember seeing this video on MTV's "120 Minutes." Great stuff.

[rcknbkr403]

Wow! MTV had music?

[raunchboy]

Yeah, those were the days. 120 Minutes on Sundays, Headbanger's Ball on Saturdays...then they decided they wanted to be a "real" network with "real" shows and completely ruined it.

[rcknbkr403]

Where's Stona Fitch when you need him? Anyone keep track of Charlie and The Legendary Motorbikes? Still around?

[rcknbkr403]

Jesus F. Christ. Scruffy, Del Fuegos, The Turbines, Mission of Burma, The' Hoods, Dogmatics, Blackjacks, Pixies, Throwing Muses, Real Kids. Classic Ruins, Unnatural Axe. Whatever happened to our rock scene? I need a beer!

[meetch]

Charlie Chesterman still playing around Boston, and still great. The 80's were great in Boston but many are still playing: Hoods, Burma, Dogmatics, Ruins, and the Axe.

[rcknbkr403]

Yeah, but outside of Richie P. and the Hoods re-union, I think they pale to their past incarnations. My ex-guitar player, Bruce Allen plays in a band with Carl B. (formerly of CR) called Doom Buggies, and, I dunno, I'd rather hear a new band than guys my age trying to re-capture the magic. If they start a new band, that's one thing, but re-assembling for a moment of the old feeling is bogus. Name me one NEW kick-ass Boston band that compares to any of the above.

[rcknbkr403]

Or below, depending. Do love all those bands you mentioned, though, in the day!

[rcknbkr403]

Glad to hear Charliem is cranking out new stuff. Is it still LegendRY MOTORBIKES?

[rcknbkr403]

I MISS THE RAT!!

[teverbach]

Wow, can't believe how many memories this brings back...the Rat! Scruffy the Cat!

[PsychoPunk1965]

This was a great song!

[Schmoopie65]

I love f'ing loved them.

Dear Scruffy,

When are you coming back?

[why4duck]

Man...left Boston 10 years ago, haven't heard STC since then. They were pretty damned awesome. Thanks for upping this!

[wadeyearsago]

To Randall Jr.

HI to Karen, Jenifer and Harlan as well as the Randall SR.

It's a long time since The Meetinghouse Theatre company and Charles Street.

Beacon Hill forever!! Wade

[onlymikey]

Nothing new to say, just adding my own astonishment and elation to have found this video. I lent and lost my Scruffy CDs years ago... anyone know where I might find them for purchase?

[Twenty27Seven]

I went to Cheapo,and found nothing. The guy behind the counter said, "good luck finding a Scruffy the Cat cd for less than $75!"

Just keep your eyes open!

[andrewleibs]

I love Scruffy the Cat--I saw them at the Stone Church in Newmarket, NH back in 1986. I once had an album (or bootleg) of theirs with this as the first song and Land of a Thousand Girls, Love Never Forgets, Shadow Boy, many more--I think it's the greatest album no one has ever heard.

[tombly2]

Scruffy was everything. Saw them at the Rat Dec. 6 1986, at the Channel some time in Feb 1987 I think, then a long drought as they toured for Tiny Days, and.... finally... the return at the Channel July (3? 1?) 1987, one of the finest moments of my life. Thank you, Scruffy, for the amazing times. There really was nothing like them.

[Flackfizer]

I loved this band back in like '88. I have cassettes somewhere. Anyone know of MP3s?

[HoboHike]

there are several mp3's of Scruffy bootlegs at the fan site - tinybum (dot) com along with lyrics, pictures, and a complete list of gigs they played.

[GuidoReid]

Stephen Fredette - Truly Great Rock Guitar

[paulscottstanfield]

Yeah! Scruffy the Cat! My uncle was in this band!

[relictele]

Nice - we met Mac Paul in Cincinnati when STC played Bogart's on the Moons of Jupiter tour. Very nice bloke. We were bummed they didn't play "Betty Drops In" but now feel guilty that we told him so.

[Dutchman4000]

use to see these guys in philly whenever they came to town- loved this band- great guitars- thanks for posting

[toonsis]

Damm, this is a real ghost from ther past. I have this someplace...on vinyl

[Groundhog2265]

I have it on cassette, located in my 80's music box. Love this clip, man what a long time ago.

Need more STC posted !!!

[FlubbaSketchy]

Great Stuff! Thanks for the post!

[LeopardJoy]

Wheee...how perfect is this, I ask you? Love it! Thanks so much for posting this. Best, Joy >^..^<

[3dtrain]

I love this band!

[emmtampa]

Scruffy was a group that went a unique way....sadly, that meant a non-commercial way....and so much of the shit that was pumped out sucked so much....

[davidcampana]

I miss this music! I guess I'm now officially old - screw it. Can any one help me find reliable LP's or such of Tiny Day's and Moons of Jupiter? This is THE band of my youth and I lost my copies. Sad, I know.

[JoeyDaytona]

Wow, blast from the past, saw them at The Channel with the Cavedogs...

[jfremer]

rotoscoping rules! what a great band Scruffy was and the recordings still hold up.

[stugats1]

man I miss Sruffy.. and also the Rat.. went to many Scruffy Rat shows

[cadillacskill]

omigod - thank you so much for sharing such an integral band of my college days - many days spent at THE RAT!!!

[HoboHike]

Charlie still plays as "Chaz and the Motorbikes" and Stephen Fredette still plays in a band called Pony. Go check them out!

[tkfcat]

great live band....this is college all over again....

[shoezz70]

"Tiny Days" is the great lost 80s artifact. Thanks a bunch!

[oneslickjackrabbit]

OMG....the greatest band of the late 80's. I played the hell out of this album on the college radio station in Mississippi. Thanks for posting!

[Andraste77]

I miss them. Spent most of my 20's going to see them EVERY DAMN WEEKEND. They owe me some brain cells, but they'll always have a HUGE place in my heart.

[bigkbo]

YES! I've been waiting a loooong time for someone to post this! Together with the Long Ryders, STC provided the soundtrack for my teenage years,and they're still in my Top 5. Thank you.