Pink Fairies - I wish I was a Girl

[puntostilocoupe]

The video is shit ... music speaks better ....

[prinzonyx1]

My Brit boyfriend brought Never Never Land to me as a gift after a summer apart. No idea where he might be now, but I still Love this Band!

[posthumanhero]

larry wallis is a genius for writing this..........my personal anthem.

[TheSwitchCleaner]

HANK MARVIN ON ACID

[cheekymonkey1979]

I fucking love this song. This album stands up proud as one of the best from the group.

[LTopomcFly]

This is a masterpiece

[genxxxersize]

Glen or Glenda, a CULT f****** classic! *smiles*

[genxxxersize]

:o)

[nerdspringbreak]

It's amazing how much Thurston Moore copies his style of singing

[solidbrassunicorn]

"they don't know that I'm just after their guys" is wrong, according to a Larry Wallis interview - it's "I'm just after their guise", meaning women have more choice of clothes etc. than men.

Paul Rudolph is Canadian, yes. The Pink Fairies didn't spend a lot of time in the USA - I don't think they ever went there, however the Deviants did. (The Deviants were the pre-Pink Fairies group).

[Redsnappa05]

Nice bit of info on the Larry Wallis interview, cheers!

OK, the Deviants was the name they played under in San Francisco and Seattle, but as the personnel - Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter and Duncan Sanderson were, along with Twink, the first Pink Fairies incarnation on Never Never Land...... I think you can allow me some poetic license... ;)

[hothaggis1]

@solidbrassunicorn Even Larry could do puns! Many happy memories of this track/album, divided loyalties among my group of fairy freaks. Why did Rudoplh leave? Was he a bastard for so doing? Was Larry W any good? What was this song about? etc. We decided in the end although it wasn't Never NL or Wabos it was still the band & we still loved it. Ahhh yesterday, Kipper ties, split knee loons, Temple ball and red Leb, party 7's, motorbikes....... before career, wife, kids, mortgage & hair loss!

[9caps2hell]

@hothaggis1 great comment man... my envy is palpable so beware :)

[potaluca]

Walked into a record shop in 1973 and heard a record playing...it was "Teenage Rebel"...I was hooked! Then when "Kings Of Oblivian" came out, I bought it and loved it!

The Fairies influenced punk as much as anyone in England, but don't ya know the "punks" put them down and derisvely called them "hippies" cause they had long hair! LOL!

The band that always played free at the festivals so that the folks who didn't have the money for a ticket could still have music!

Pink Fairies rool!

[free2astroboy]

These guys British?

[Redsnappa05]

Very much so, but spent a lot of time in the States. I believe Paul Rudolph is Canadian, could be wrong though....

[CFR206]

This was really good car driving adrenalin music. What a great bass line. Saw them with The Hawks at Wembley Party in1973. Great times.

[Redsnappa05]

Yeah, I was there for that too. Remember they were billed as 'Danny and the Racing Cars' - nobody had ever heard of 'em - then the Compere said 'you might know them better as 'The Pink Fairies' the place went mental....

[9caps2hell]

@CFR206 you lucky bastard

[poohen223]

the video works pretty nice...

[sespir21]

city kids sounds a lot like buzzcocks

[moonlitemile61]

Nice memories. Bought this album in second hand record shop in brigton in 74.also went to see them that same year, along with the space ritual which was my first gig. Groovy times!!

[MrGbh63]

WOW! Haven't listened to this lot since I put my vinyl away - legendary stuff, covered a few of theirs in couple of my early bands - City Kids was our signature tune and we opened with walk don't run... Who invented Psychadelic Punkaroo? Must have been Twink...... Lovin it, thanks for the memories, 5 stars.

[theinjured]

In '73 before 'PC' times we had a music class where we could take our own sounds in, play them to the rest of the class and we would discuss it afterwards. This track nearly got me beaten up by the class skinheads 'cos they accused me of being homo for playing it...and for having long hair...it also got me my first girlfriend who chased them off and then went out with me 'cos she thought I was 'interesting'!

Thanks Pink Fairies!

[fattwat1]

i am now 55 years and when in my early

teens saw the pinks at least 10 times live

in south wales newport and cardiff and penarth

always a better band live than on vinly

you lot dont know what you missed

especially on speed or acid

but great band live

[wwwhatsup]

Yep, Patti Ballroom one of the Pink's favorite venues!

[yawekalb]

@fattwat1 Yeah fifty five too, nearly fifty six, saw them as well in Coventry. Fantastic live. Loved them. Cheers. Take care.

[mtopper66]

Interesting...this is the first time I've heard anything by this much talked-about band...less psych than Hawkwind, but the material is good. Very early 70s...

[515T0]

quality!

[revttcoco]

Just raided Ameoba records in Berkeley California, scored 3 Fairies Compilations,Legit ?? Kings of Oblivion Yes, Bunch of Sweeties Japanese Yes.Twinks mess I think not but 23 mins Uncle Harry's who cares!

[gwdad]

hell yes had it on 8 track.

[potedpixies]

top song by a top band