Flipper - Sex Bomb

[aprilglaspieable]

WMBR at MIT had a contest back in the 80s to do remakes of Sex Bomb. This was on a show called Late Risers Club, which can be audited to this day on the net. Many hilarious versions were produced, including a rap style effort with the lines:

She's a sex bomb baby

And don't worry 'bout the stork

She was sterilized in prison

By the State of New York.

[charemaine]

used to see members of sonic youth at every bloody Flipper show in NY

[bubs7569]

i like nirvana and pixies, but i don't think i'm really feelin' this.

[tparkrules]

obviously footballfag969 is a music guru he probably has every lil wayne album ever what A JOCK-STRAP STUD!!

[thecripper4]

SHE'S SEX BOMB BABY YYYYEEEEAAAAHHHHH

[pwandersen]

Got to see Flipper at the Fab Mab (Mabuhay Gardens) in San Francisco in the early '80s. They almost seemed embarrassed that Sex Bomb was a hit record.

[SchmedleyDoRight]

They were great live, Kiddies.

[footballfan960]

this is the stupedest band I have ever heared. completely pointless.

[27yucca]

@footballfan960 : nevermind mind, forget it.  you wouldn't understand anyway.

[OFFICAL420]

@footballfan960 fucking dumbass open up your mind dipshit!

[MsLowery22]

Would have preferred beauty pageant footage, but still love this. Been looking around for this version...the better one imho.

[nightliter]

@MsLowery22 - always called this the "Car Crash" version due to sound effect late in the tune. First version I ever heard. Yes, an appropriate bikini contest could work well for this too. This is good however, apocolyptic - like the song...

[blowningz]

Without music like this, the whole New Wave "GRUNGE" Revolution would be inpossible!!!

But the "Product" which came out in the very early 1990isd was GENIAL; NIRVANA; ALICE IN CHAINS; SONIC YOUTH and many more

[imghost]

Well........ New wave and grunge aren't the same categorie....... New wave is from late 70s, and grunge late 80s..... it's about a 10 years difference. Sonic Youth started in early 80s (they released their first album in 1982, just like "Generic", Flipper's album (1982)), Nirvana started in late 80s. Flipper is kind of underground punk music. Just to let you know.......

[blowningz]

Thanks for your informations. I know, excactly you are writh with your definition. New Wave and Grunge are not really the same, but bevor the name "GRUNGE" came popular, they where speaking from New Wave (Cobain told in a interview the he dosen't like the name Grunge, he prevered to speak about his new wave punk music).

I hope you will understand me..?!

[imghost]

I didn't really want to provide definitions, I rather wanted to locate the categories and bands in their right period. IMO, Nirvana's music is closer to punk than to old new wave (like Devo, Violent Femmes, Mission of Burma, etc.), as an example it contains less humour and more patho. Yeah, the term "grunge" may be irrelevant or seems unnecassary since its music and its aesthetics are closely related to old punk (with some metal and pop aesthetics). Cheers,

[wabalam9]

im 17 and i started listening to flipper a few months ago, i sort of liked them when started listening to them, but this song just made me a definite fan

[exeuroweenie]

Oddly,this always reminded me of Joy Division's "No Love Lost",just more demented.

[roddyfudge]

Wow! Almost as good as The Ceramic Hobs

[leftylion]

saw these guys 26 yrs ago, good show

[chanelvanessasam]

rodney bingenheimer thx for playin flippa and everything else cause you were educated in the greatest rock town L

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[missycaitlin]

I can hear a Pixies influence. Which makes sense because everyone else is saying 'Nirvana' and Nirvana were influenced by the Pixies.

[27yucca]

Hm, but Flipper was around long before either the Pixies or Nirvana formed. Flipper was a influence on them not the other way around.

[missycaitlin]

Ha. Should've done my research. Whoops.

[FunLovingCriminals77]

sounds like nirvana love buzz the music

[subjugatedcereal]

Nirvana ripped Flipper off...

[johnnyrook68]

That's a stupid thing to say

[Silverblade2345]

Such a bassline !

[Januitleeuwarden]

Nice song Where can i an copy of this song?

[florgat91]

lip sync ?

[27yucca]

Youtube deleted the lip sync video I had for Ha Ha Ha, saying something about copy right issues.

[cthulufunk]

What happened to this guy, the singer? I heard he fried his brains on too many drugs.

[27yucca]

one of the two singers ODed and died, the other one is carrying on the show.

[jwshowyourbones]

I love playing this on bass, it's so simple yet so great.

[loryenbessa]

ohhh god it's a "must-see" video...the best of

[daust126]

this song is great!

[expoonation]

Why are there only crappy versions of this song on youtube... :S

[27yucca]

Because that is how punk rock recordings used to sound back in that day!

[expoonation]

No they don't... I've uploaded a good version of this song few weeks ago..

[Wanda4DecentValues]

I hate liberals and Democrats. No liberal man shall ever smell my sex bomb!

[QuietEnigma]

Your name is a trip...

[gardener6666]

best bass line ever! some of the best dance music, ever.

[eckerbat]

Excellent!

[SAVONLIQUIDE]

meth induced nihilism makes brilliant punk rock

[tuiti87]

"smack" induced nihilism...

[BurntOutSoul]

this is a punk classic here! I love the fucking bass line!

[ProletarianFront]

this is insane i luv it

[TheChemi]

oh my gosh i would hate to be there