The Nails - Let It All Hang Out

[40YearOldGirlgin]

Where was that church front filmed ? Kinda looks like it could be MN.

[thewaitingape]

Sherman set the Wayback Machine to 1985 and put me on the North Shore of Mass watching V-66.

[Hot80s]

seriously rare shit! havent heard this since my old maxell chrome tape in 1984.

[MisterKamikazi]

Is that Denny McDermott on drums? Whatever happened to him?

[jfilbert]

Got sort of a Root Boy Slim "Boogie til ya Puke" vibe...

(sigh) It was a time, it was a place, baby...

[psychobudz]

Killer hope they are still putting out music these days.

[redape6870]

for the love of god, please explain to me what "a hot dog with a razor broke" means. i used to watch this video when it played on mtv when i was 14. then it disappeared. the album is no longer in print. until napster came around this song was a figment of my early teen memories. but i always remembered that line and wrote in on one of my high school textbook covers.

[MrMojomc]

I am not wearing a mullet. I was going for a Jimmy Swaggart look - redneck evangelical chic. I was barely conscious thru the making of this video. I'd been up all night snorting massive amounts of blow and drinking Jack Daniels. I don't know how I got thru the shoot. It lasted about 18 hours. When we were finished I celebrated with more blow and bourbon.

The video was directed by Francis Delia who directed two very cool porn films: Cafe Flesh and Nightdreams. I wrote the screenplay.

[LeeinLimbo]

@MrMojomc Oh how I loved that song. It certainly looks like there was some partying involved in that video.

[kittyprydekissme]

I never heard anyone other than the Hombres do this before. Kind of cool to hear another version.

[Mato1970]

Wow, I hadn't seen this video since 1985, when they used to show it a lot on U68, a local MTV alternative on UHF.

[nittmo40]

Ahhhh.....This vid brings back fond mem'ries.....While a student at the University of Florida in the '80s, gettin' high, melting into the sofa, and watching videos with my roommate all Friday night on TV69 (AFTER finishing ALL of our homework & studying fer da weekend, of course), of which this one and "True Men Don't Kill Coyotes" were on the heaviest rotation........Good times.

[hippiemc1]

Mullets! Shit. What were we thinking?

Marc Campbell, The Nails

[no4go2]

MULLETS!!! business in the front and a party in the back!!

[mjfbush]

Nails for the win!

[johnbambammorgan]

@hippiemc1 , My first time hearing this version, I love it. 

[121GRS]

I like your Moms sense of humor. Musta been an interesting time growing up in your household.

[moonpie04]

As a Methodist minister and leader in the community I was appalled when this particular video by was forwarded to me me by Mom.

[pgup002]

Jesus Christ is as Real as Santa Clause or Superman...

[pandapopstar]

Did this band perform a song about being "nineteen"?

[Mato1970]

No, you're thinking of Paul Hardcastle's "19," which talked about the soldiers in the Viet Nam War.

[CrackerJackLee]

this is not a fitting song for a religious gathering as it has a head-board beat that would confuse the congregation. also the references to food are disturbing. i used to have this 45 when i was 12...that would make me about 57 now, i guess. i don't remember where i put this record. till now!

[Jewelrydude]

Probably My Favorite Video all time-thanks. I noticed part of a track with the rhythm guitar is almost muted or missing. Still sounds good.

[Supervillain316]

I have the original song and it is about 2 minutes longer than this, which they clipped down for the video. Doesn't make sense why that part of the guitar is muted but I remember seeing this vid back then and don't remember it there either.

[astreeks]

I had the tape of Mood Swing but it got lost over the years and I've never been able to locate any type of replacement.Anyone got any ideas?

[LettersAthruZ]

Is Douglas Guthrie (sax player) thee only one in this video without a mullet?? Jes' wonderin'......

[sallythewerewolf]

It was the '80's, darlin'! I remember thinking my frizzy mullet looked really rad. Of course, once my kids saw the pictures...They'll never let me live it down...

[sallythewerewolf]

Fantastic, massively underrated band! Excellent video--Please, more Nails!

[warren0555]

cool it has ben years i thought i would never find this song

[PatchworkDream]

I haven't seen this since I saw it on V66! You rock! Thanks so much for posting-:-)

[flavum21]

ahh this is an aweful remake. should have left it alone IMO

[mykylc]

Agreed. If this is on the new remasted cd I don't think I want it. I'll keep my cassette to digital mix I made.

[habman19]

The album was called "mood swing", and as far as I know, it's the only one released by The Nails. Great song.

[lukester1]

cool - I have looked for this for ages too! Great vid.

[cknman11]

I've been lookin for this for years....

[bloozboy5]

Thanks for posting this great video.