Graham Parker and the Rumour - Mercury Poisoning

[Jetsanna]

Saw him a couple of weeks ago opening for Nick Lowe. Just incredible. And folks say the '80s sucked.

[RManFlint]

@Jetsanna Graham Parker and Nick Lowe. Nothing personal but I hate you now.

[tvoh01]

great performance from this remarkable band, if Graham plays in you area go see him, still putting out new music just as important as this song, if you have any other songs from this dvd please post them This is from Squeezing Out Sparks Tour in Japan, Thanks for posting

[elpatoymio]

Is it ARTASIDE when your record company kills you.

[underwwraps2]

I will trade you a GP DVD for this DVD.

Deal?  UW2

[tbzeee]

great stuff. i've still got this on a blue vinyl 45 (i want you back is on the bside)

[11xzxzxz]

Lets release all of Graham's best and get rid of rap hip-hop, reggae, crude they call music to day. I can understand thinking this is his best but really go listen to Pourin It all Out Live and then tell me. So many great songs by Parker you can't find on this site but at least, unlike Neil Young, there are not a lot of bad covers . I guess 1 good thing about Mercury - kept him secret so we can breathe better without the lame covers.

[RockerBobK9]

The best rock and roll song ever done. I'm RockerBobK9, and I approved of this message! :-)

Heard the live ''45 of this in 1979 (which was better!), and learned it to play in the band I was in. The guitar crunch on the '45 was way more to the fore, made it almost a heavy metal song -- but with Graham's inimitable intense, sarcastic stiletto singing and lyrics almost crafting a new genre of music. GP, you rocked! And never got your due.

[recklaw432]

Saw Graham a few years ago and someone in the crowd kept yelling for this song. Graham's response -"Trash, worst song I've ever written." He finally relented and played it.

[seurat2]

i've loved this song from the first time I heard it, many years ago. " I've got a dinosaur for a representative/it's got a small brain and refuses to learn" is still one of the best lyric lines ever.

[prowicz]

its shit

[Nathannate4]

your shit

[theguyreport]

Obviously dedicated not to his fav record company but now the infamous Jeremy Piven.

[leeraconteur]

"I rekon this should get re-released, or a decent cover...?"

I have the 12" of this in front of me right now.

[baphometswrath]

I rekon this should get re-released, or a decent cover...?

[brucec43]

Probably my favorite also. Funny how the best are often not the most well known. That goes for singers as well as the songs.

[pinehawk99]

GREAT FREAKIN SONG!!!!

[maraayy]

me and my best mate used to sing this at the tender age of 4

talk about perental skills

xxxx

[primitivelink]

was this at the Agora?

[primitivelink]

Awesome! My favorite Graham Parker song. great video! I still got the single you sent in a clipping from the LP's innersleeve, from Squeezing, then added 60 cents for postage, and they sent it, not a promo.

God he was so great in his heyday. Thanks for posting.

[RiffCraft8]

Good tune.

Ode to Tunafish.

30 years later it still rings true.

Thanks.

[pinehawk99]

You are kidding ?Right?

[RiffCraft8]

Of course, but not in the sense that artists (and buyers- p2ps) are still having difficulties with greedy, short-sighted record co.s and doing much more of their own promos, free and fee online distribution, etc...