{"id":1135,"date":"2012-07-21T08:49:31","date_gmt":"2012-07-21T12:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=1135"},"modified":"2012-07-21T08:49:31","modified_gmt":"2012-07-21T12:49:31","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-139-academy-days-chipmunk-punk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/07\/21\/my-musical-evolution-part-139-academy-days-chipmunk-punk\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 139 Academy Days Chipmunk Punk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Chipmunk<\/a>Before we proceed I want to make it perfectly clear that I really don’t like Alvin & The Chipmunks. <\/em> They show again on my Time-Like Treasury Of Christmas<\/em> and I hate that song. I find the chipmunks the epitomy of annoying. The high pitched squealing and the dreadful\u00a0behavior. There is nothing remotely cute or entertaining about Alvin & The Chipmunks, <\/em>until now…<\/p>\n

I got this album as a gift from somebody who knew that I liked clever and humorous stuff but was unaware that I felt Alvin & The Chipmunks<\/em> were neither.\u00a0It was s troke of good fortune for me because I felt this record was brilliant.\u00a0 They wisely dispensed with the “cute” antics and just produced record of The Chipmunks<\/em> doing covers of some already beloved songs from Blondie, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Queen, The Knack, <\/em>and The Cars.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>I loved it.<\/p>\n

Although I didn’t play this one like it was Journey <\/em>or The Go-Go’s <\/em>, I enjoyed it. The real value though would come\u00a0around four years later when we were partying at the\u00a0Roach Motel<\/em>. I would prepare mix tapes for our parties. Occasionally,\u00a0I’d slip one of these Chipmunk versions into the mix.\u00a0 During the party, I’d hear the song begin and I’d make sure to watch the crowd reaction. The songs usually start off just like\u00a0you’d expect. Then when the Chipmunks start singing, there would be a unified reaction in the form of a “What they heck just\u00a0happened? look on everybody’s faces. I found that quite amusing.\u00a0 One time I even made the\u00a0switched during the guitar solo on Refugee.\u00a0<\/em>The song starts of with Tom Petty and the chipmunks take over. This was especially entertaining later in the party when the inebriated party goers would struggle to make sense\u00a0of what they though they were hearing. I’m\u00a0getting way ahead of the story. Tune in\u00a0when we\u00a0get to September of 1985 for the dawn of the Roach Motel.<\/em><\/p>\n

Until then you need to give these an honest listen.<\/p>\n

Refugee<\/em>
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