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11th June 2009

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Pearl Harbor & the Explosions - Drivin’

Now, when I saw the name of this band, I was immediately on board. Who has the audacity to call themselves Peal Harbor & the Explosions? These guys must be bad ass. 

Not exactly…?

According the Wikipedia, “the band had limited success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with their debut single Drivin’, reaching the lower end of the American top 40 charts in 1980.” The vocalist was apparently once married to the bassist from The Clash and put out her own stuff… you can read what little is left here.

But let’s go back to the name for a second. Pearl Harbor and the Explosions. From a name like this, I want screaming. I want a .50 caliber gun firing into my face. I want someone shredding on the burning wreckage of the Arizona. 

We get a little bit more from their live performance, as seen in this clip from Episode 19 of Girl George & the Superstars of the Future, which aired in 1979. 

But not really. What we mostly get is that the lead singer is super burnt, and might be trying to bone herself.

  1. emysena reblogged this from badvinyl and added:
    Arizona.” so well put.
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