My older brother turned me on to the cramps in late 81 and I was hooked I'm 61 now and I still love the music

@hirepimike

Жыл бұрын

Older kids in high school 1981 going into nyc singing their praises. Wish I had gone .

I was the Cramps publicist. I loved them so much!!!!!!!!!! This video made my day. Mike In Ventura aka Spike

@ainebyrne3212

3 жыл бұрын

Hi my friend lived with nick for years I used to babysit kitty

@OceanSkate401

3 жыл бұрын

No, you weren’t.

@ainebyrne3212

3 жыл бұрын

nah you weren’t ... i know you’re Lyin your fingers are typin’

@MikeInVentura

3 жыл бұрын

@@ainebyrne3212 I got photos and press releases to prove it... : )

@MikeInVentura

3 жыл бұрын

@@OceanSkate401 so punk a reply lol

I shared this song from The Cramps to broadcast it on Radio Saint Affrique FM. Thanx a lot, rock 'n roll long living, you're the welcomes§. Antoine

remember folks, this group played Napa State Hospital for the Insane, in Napa California!!!

@dodibenabba1378

4 жыл бұрын

Ain't such a thing as insane, you can either handle it or you can't...

@ginsu7077

4 жыл бұрын

Barrie Hellon-Warwick shut up

@allenkracalik7662

4 жыл бұрын

And they shoulda been committed!

@4Kandlez

2 жыл бұрын

An insane hospital in California would just be a normal hospital

Fishnets, red hair, an evil smirk and killer guitar, what’s not to love?

@paul74432

3 жыл бұрын

She still looks good enough to eat.

@jeffhunter8518

3 жыл бұрын

Before Poison Ivy came onto the scene the word badass didn't exist.

@gregbors8364

2 жыл бұрын

If you think you can take her, Well, just you try!

@haarimeech9305

2 жыл бұрын

yeah, what he said!

@kenkovar2647

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffhunter8518 not in current form dude!😎😆

English is my 3rd language, so I don't know the right words to describe the awesomeness of this band. But people who love this band, probably understand what I feel.

@ChuckNorrisUltra

8 ай бұрын

Let me fix your reply for you: If you can understand me, go fuck yourself, because English is my third language! This band is fucking wicked! (You're welcome)

The CRAMPS embodied and celebrated everything that was great about American music, art, photography, fashion, cars, and pop culture in general. Lux and Ivy were trendsetters without ever becoming trendy themselves. They were the nucleus of one of the greatest rock and roll bands the United States could lay claim to; always true to their sound, vision, showmanship, and most of all - their loyal fans. They lived the American dream without any strings attached, or apologies given or implied.

@marcelsebo155

7 жыл бұрын

Perfectly stated.

@puckishone420

6 жыл бұрын

richardvollin agreed, but for me it was the bloody, blended concoction of all that incorporated sub culture. Ivys rhythmic grinding of then dead surf guitar with Luxe...priceless. Monsters, mayhem, dope fiends and undead rock n roll. Man i feel old, but im proud to say i was part of the birth of American Psychobilly. You hipster fucks will never know....

@richardmartinez5032

6 жыл бұрын

I've just discovered this band! This song, this performance embodies the soul of Rock N Roll! The guitar wall of sound and distortion and feedback is my dream!

@NJBellyDanceEvents

6 жыл бұрын

Well stated....

@fh-lk3fp

6 жыл бұрын

I fucking agree with you, man.

Poison Ivy so underrated as a guitar player she shreds!!

@meganjones6081

3 жыл бұрын

So so true

@ZOGGYDOGGY

8 ай бұрын

Like the Coasters. ;)

I love the fact that you have young people listening to a HorrorPsychoBilly band from the 80s play a psychedelic song from the 1960s! in 2011

@meganjones6081

3 жыл бұрын

57 I still play the cramps

@TheWolfsnack

3 жыл бұрын

@@meganjones6081 ....69 and still playing the cramps

@alexandercavendishsimson3962

2 жыл бұрын

🤣😂🤣😂🤣👍 2022 now too 😘

@anncsimmons7382

2 жыл бұрын

in 2022

@FGP_Pro

Жыл бұрын

The Cramps formed in 76.

Best live band I've ever seen They were mesmerising FULL BLAST fun

@mavjimbo

Жыл бұрын

Saw them live, two nights vacj to back, what a blast that was

@KarstenChart-bj2yj

6 ай бұрын

I bet. Try and see the Smashing Pumkins live

The Cramps..........A very gifted and underrated band, have been a fan of theirs since 1979, and will continue to do so. R.I.P Lux........we miss you.

@torgeirtunold-hanssen2521

5 жыл бұрын

I do have the same fan-brain , since 1980 or 1981. I will not stop like those great records i have.

@mavjimbo

Жыл бұрын

Saw them twice back to back night, beyond incredible

I was in a small weekend alternative healing class with Lux and Ivy in Encino, CA. Late 1980's or early 1990's, can't remember exactly. Didn't know who they were at the time, but they did share a bit of their musical background with our class. They were thoughtful and quiet students like the rest of us in the class. I remember them fondly and, yes, I can say today that The Cramps kick major ass.

saw a lot of bands and there are very few who could hold a candle to the live show the Cramps put on. Never left thinking I didn't get my moneys worth from any of the shows I saw over a number of years. Thanks for the reminder.

The most gritty and soulful rendition of this song I've ever heard. Hats off to Return of the Living Dead for exposing me to The Cramps. I know I got to the party a little late, but I still got here with plenty of time to have some fun!

Quite simply, one of the greatest bands ever, a flesh and blood cartoon version of rock'n'roll......perfect!!!

saw them in 1986, ducked out of my high school prom early. quick change in the car park a& then straight in. incredible.

Oh man I miss these guys, simply the greatest live shows I witnessed in my youth, these and the Stooges really put on a rock n roll 'show' !

@1985cactus

4 жыл бұрын

@Frank Filthyfinger What an idiot

Saw these guys in the 80s with Lux wearing a gold lame thong and Poison Ivy wearing a belly dancer outfit - They were phenomenal. I love the gritty messiness of them.

By far one of the greatest bands I ever saw live twice in the late 1980s when I was a kid in southern California. If the Cramps ever get together for a tribute to Lux, Iggy Pop would be the best suited to sing in Lux's place. RIP Lux.

@shaunclubberlang2887

5 жыл бұрын

Sad to say that not even Iggy could fill that spot

@johnnyjohn8073

5 жыл бұрын

@@shaunclubberlang2887 No kidding. I think we can all agree with you but I'd rather have an older cat from the same generation with a deep voice sing in tribute to Lux, and not to attempt to copy him. I don't want to see some younger guy acting like Lux as the lead singer to a Cramps come back tour. Sadly, the Cramps is no more. Even more sad would be to see the rest of the band just whither away. I think Peter Murphy would also be a great option but I'm sure he would never do it.

@shaunclubberlang2887

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnnyjohn8073 Oh god yeah. No one could do it better than Iggy. It's just they broke the mold when they made Lux

@crysstoll1191

3 жыл бұрын

Two different animals, but i’d jump at a chance to see it omg yeah. I’ve seen them both many times.

@SandyCheeks63564

Жыл бұрын

@@ludogayko2512 :(

Arguably, the best live band that I ever witnessed... twice!!!!!

@littleghostfilms3012

4 жыл бұрын

It's good you saw them twice, otherwise you might have thought you were hallucinating the first time.

I love they show Ivy's hands . Even though as a teen I thought of only teen dirty thoughts . As I'm older now I recognize her true guitar talents and still have those teen thoughts ;-)

@firstnamefirst3200

4 жыл бұрын

For the love of ivy

@matthewgray469

3 жыл бұрын

You are forgiven

@TheWolfsnack

3 жыл бұрын

..in her 60's now....still hot!

Ivy is an outstandig icon in her own right

I heard this song for the first time in 1967 on the local am top 40 station.Iwas my cousin's rec room by myself when it came on.i got right up and turned the radio and stood with my back against the imitation wood wall bouncing back and forth.It was so good that I remembered it in detail.Iwas seventeen at the time.

Cannot think of a more perfect band to cover this!

I remember watching The Cramps for the first time when my dad got one of those ancient 8ft satellite dishes, and nothing was encrypted, so you could basically watch all TV for free. One of the channels was showing Urgh! A Music War. My dad was so aghast at the Cramps, but I thought hey this is cool.

I named my dogs "Lux" and "Ivy," but that was before they drank all my booze, beat me up and stole my car.

@tapochau

4 жыл бұрын

then they took my girlfriend

@theatomicclap5328

4 жыл бұрын

joynthis you made my day man thanx👍

@jongirard2753

4 жыл бұрын

Typical troublemakers.

@AnthonyBurrito1313

4 жыл бұрын

BEEN THERE

@aciemiller3443

4 жыл бұрын

haha xD

one of the best bands weve ever had!!respect the lux n ivy!!.xx

I saw them at Shaboo Inn in Willimantic Connecticut ..There was about 200 people there ..Look at this concert Thousand and thousands of people..I'm so glad I saw them in 1981..What a great band I saw the original CRAMPS

One of the best band ever, more than a band, a lifestyle, a vision.

@johnallen9593

6 жыл бұрын

This band gives me the cramps.

@TheWolfsnack

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed...loved the Cramps and Killing Joke both for that....

Lux and Ivy's covers were always so good...needs to be an album of Cramps covers

@gregbors8364

2 жыл бұрын

That’s like half of all their albums

One of my all time favourite covers of this song

Excellent - you never knew what to expect from the Cramps but it was always interesting.

LUX......BEST FRONTMAN EVER!!!

@charlesgeckler3991

8 жыл бұрын

+Martha Todd Stephens The sexual presence and power were irrepressible, on stage.

@jaymmzzs

8 жыл бұрын

+Martha Todd Stephens oh yeah

@TobyRossFun

7 жыл бұрын

Totally

@neets1437

6 жыл бұрын

Amen

@jonesy2111

5 жыл бұрын

No one comes close

This version of this classic kicks some serious ass!!! Rest in Lux...

The count five , The cramps and shockabilly show that this is one of the greatest songs EVER.....

Some times you just gotta rock your way through a gig. They did good.

These guys are one of my “evil” faves.Great everything!

@marihoneey

3 жыл бұрын

I placed them under Naughty Honey playlist 👿

That kicked ass, what a cool band, would have been awesome being at the gig.

Psychotic Reaction was on what I believe was Los Angeles AM radio station KRLA's greatest hits in 1967 or 68. My favorite song, "Dirty Water," by the Standells was on the album too. Being that The Cramps did Psychotic Reaction which they credit to Count Five, they might consider performing Dirty Water: "Down by the river, along with the lovers, fuckers and thieves. Oh, I love that dirty water." The song has a great beat and the guitar kicks ass. The Cramps should check it out. They'll dig it.

@TheStrangeOne14

Жыл бұрын

"lovers, muggers, and thieves".

One of the greatest songs ever written.

What a loss that no one even heard about when he died. Poison Ivy is such an underrated guitarist too

@DrFelch

4 жыл бұрын

@Frank Filthyfinger Although I think she is awesome in her distinct way, I have to agree. Underrated is not the word I would use. I hear the same word tossed around about Gregg Ginn, who is, in point of fact, the very worst guitarist in world history to ever achieve his level of notoriety. He sounds like a garbage disposal going around with a fork stuck in the rotor.

@paulrogers9421

4 жыл бұрын

Greg Ginn rambles endlessly on guitar nowadays... saw "Black Flag" in January 2020

@moonmelder2965

4 жыл бұрын

she's great for this music .... it's sad that she kind of disappeared after Lux Interior died ... don't know much about what she has done since ... maybe just retired entirely!

@gregorytimmons4777

3 жыл бұрын

@@moonmelder2965 She was Lux wife. Till the end.

@TheWolfsnack

3 жыл бұрын

@@moonmelder2965 Maybe...she is in her 60's....love to see her do something with Tina Weymouth....

Glad there is decent live footage. Been a Cramps fan from 83, and I have seen all the bootlegs :-). Thanks for uploading. Rock those Bones Lux!!

Great band....love this stuff. Miss em.

Best band ever,saw them back in the day with Gregory and nick,that's was it for me lightbulb moment,it felt like l was plugged into the mains they lit me up what a sound! I really miss them.

This was a great version of the song. Thanks for sharing.

I miss this band SO much! They were the "Plan 9 from Outer Space" of the music scene!! You either loved the camp or didn't get it. ...I got it!!

@jodyfarina1147

6 жыл бұрын

Jerry Dismukes hell yes I miss them!!!!!!

@martinl.7949

6 жыл бұрын

They gave us so many songs to listen to. But I miss'em too bigtime.

Interior always has something in his mouth. Lookin great!

One of the best bands EVER. Years gone now, but still not over Lux leaving us alone in the world to fend for ourselves..

You go you girl!!! Such an awesome role model!! GO SISTAH!!!

@DMSProduktions

5 жыл бұрын

Hahah Ivy rocks! \m/

LUX, what a performer!

Loved to have been there! The Cramps were a big part of my youth.Women in the audience are lush!

Omg, i need this on vinyl😂

Kristy Wallace really tears it up. Underrated.

Best punk band EVER. RIP LUX AND IVY. TO SEE THEM LIVE WAS A REAL TREAT !

Never knew a band that could produce so much energy, and they’re music will live on forever. Now America has Justin Bieber and Katy Perry... so depressing

@ExternalInputs

4 жыл бұрын

Paul Jarvis You’re depressing. The Cramps were never chart toppers or massively popular like Bieber or Perry. They used to play to three hundred people a lot of the time. America has way more than just those two, get off your arse and seek out some bands that could use some support instead of moaning that yesterday was great but now everything’s crap.

@bphcx

3 жыл бұрын

@@ExternalInputs amen

@kentdonaldson6687

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry about Bieber...

@bobvido9875

3 жыл бұрын

Bieber and Perry? NO! BUT YOU GOT RAP MUSIC! music of the tonedef people

@joejones9520

3 жыл бұрын

@West Bay K. gdam i know it, i hate dave grohl just as kurt did.

the great Blaster Bill Batman on drums...wow!

@joebloe5356

3 жыл бұрын

That is not Bateman in this video it's Nicky Beat Alexander ...

Got thrown off the stage twice for try to dance with Poison Ivy ...

@ostfron1942

Ай бұрын

😂

What I Love about the Cramps is that if they are slightly out of tune it only serves to enhance the effective edginess that would destroy a lesser band.

@jamesha175

4 жыл бұрын

what do you mean, "slightly"

That’s a Jack Casady Bass! I also noticed his carseat strap at 2:57. Something I wanted to create for the longest time. The Cramps were living a dream, or at least living out mine

my favorite band in the history of the world

The smartest, most gleeful, most self-aware “evil rockers” ever. Also tied with the E Street Band as best cover band.

@Ojoe2010

3 жыл бұрын

evil? they're so sweet!

@pmarasa

3 жыл бұрын

@@Ojoe2010 hence the air quotes. Oh yes, what attracted me to them in the first place was their sense of play, their smart-silly affection for the music and each other. Lux and Poison are my favorite nerds! (When I was a kid in the '60s I had these weird "monster sounds and dance music" albums--do the Twist while chains clank and wolves howl!--and I'll bet Lux and Poison knew those LPs too.)

BEST live band ever, forever and ever.

I liked this so much I watched it twice. And then three times. And then four times. And then...

@michaelburk9171

7 ай бұрын

Me too. That throbbing rhythm is amazing

Great version of a great gem of a song.

Great harmonica solo !!!

I love both versions of this song the cramps rock it just a bit harder 😁

My favorite band to see in NYC at Peppermint Lounge back in the dazyzzzzzs ...whaohhh memories

Miss their live shows they were an event when they toured not to be missed rest easy LUX

Ivy my very well be the most underrated/undervalued, guitarist in the world.

@hillaryf.6279

5 жыл бұрын

emma duncan and now we’re changing all that! WE RISE

who knew a psychotic reaction could feel this good

I have gone to their concert in the 80's. It was the best.

This song kicks ass!!! Rolled over by itself from another song I was listening to. I've never listened to the Cramps, but am about to listen to a bunch of their songs hopping I like them as much as this song.

@j.dviant

4 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWVrq5tpZ6Wndto.html

That guitar is BIG! I love this performance: Otherworldly!

I like Poison Ivy's playing. And all are excellent perfect performance

@Goggin68

5 жыл бұрын

Loved the your not good enough to worship me look when she plays too

@hillaryf.6279

5 жыл бұрын

Linda Whalen YES!

My older brother turned me on to the cramps in 1982 and I was hooked RIP Lux

@geraldsucks

Жыл бұрын

if you like this you might like my brothers music. his name is Stu Morris and Murder the ghost is a good song by him

@JamesClark-oh9sj

Жыл бұрын

@@geraldsucks I'll check it out

Saw them years ago in Atlanta and between songs he read outloud the TV guide just so we knew what we were missing RIP LUX!!!!

Saw them in 1991 play a modified barn in Petaluma Cali. & they tore that place up!!

@davemc214

4 жыл бұрын

Petaluma!

@lipschon

4 жыл бұрын

The red barn at the Ren Faire? I was at that one

@danielgarrett979

3 жыл бұрын

Lipschon. How many barns in Petaluma were hosting live music?

Ivy Ivy Ivy you are so beautiful!!!Lux R.I.P. from Russia with love!It’s true!

2 of the best shows I ever saw Madison WI, Athens GA.

Psychotic reaction ! Le titre du Count Five, qui donne le titre du gros bouquin de/sur Lester Bangs ! Reprise par les Cramps ! AAAAARGHH, merci @TheManus02

Help me. When it's full moon Lux stand in my garden. Then he stares at my window and howls...

@saintgarluth

5 жыл бұрын

sounds like a dream...-_-

"Got it when it was hot!" "But now, frustration and heartache is what you got " "Well, we can't take it this week And her friends don't want another speech Hoping for a better day To hear what she's got to say All about that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot But now, frustration and heartache is what you got (That's why they talk about personality) (Personality) But now, your tryin' to be something, now, you got to do something Wanna be someone who counts But you think about the times you did, they took every ounce When it sure got to be a shame when you start to scream and shout You got to contradict all those times you butterflyin' about (You were butterflyin') About that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot It's always hot you know it's frustration and heartache is what you got (I've gotta talk about personality) And you're a prima ballerina on a spring afternoon Change on into the wolfman howlin', at the moon, hooowww About that personality crisis, you got it while it was hot It's always hot you know it's frustration and heartache is what you got (That's why they always talk about personality) Now, with all the crossin' fingers that mother nature says Your mirrors getting jammed up with all your friends That personality, everything is starting to blend (?) Personality, when your mind starts to blend Got so much personality, impression of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend Personality, wonderin' how celebrities ever mend (Lookin' fine on television) "

@jchis9852

4 жыл бұрын

Sooooo, what's your point posting lyrics to a New York Dolls song?

@amandadavidson4330

4 жыл бұрын

@@jchis9852 I'm wondering the same thing.

Ivy is my favorite guitarist in so many ways. I want a big Orange Gretch

Absolutely Magnificent!!!!!

they did the song justice....one of the best covers ive ever heard...Uncle Larry.....one of the first 45s i ever had...

@mrkidskid

9 жыл бұрын

Larry Wingett YOUR NUTTS IT STUNK YOU GOT NO TASTE IN MUSIC,

The "no crowd-surfing" sign should have been ripped off by fans as a gesture of respect to the band

@notyetskeletal4809

4 жыл бұрын

..and still obeyed.

@aciemiller3443

4 жыл бұрын

haha xD +1

I feel so lucky to have seen them live in S.F. on Halloween.

Well I love the guitarist. Terrific.

Probably incomprehensible to anyone who didn't buy "Songs The Lord Taught Us" on vinyl

Hehehe I love the harmonic performance!!!

Great tune. I loved every note.

loving this. a fave song in junior high, but Cramps improved it quite a lot. thanks for upload!

Yes. That's right kids. People used to tune up on stage!

The Cramps made that old song something special. Poison Ivy and Lux rule

The Cramps dont inimitables. Longue vie à eux sur KZread. Va en paix, Lux. Francis 93

Ivy knows what that whammy bar is FOR!! Saw this band live numerous times. Lux looked surprisingly healthy in this show.

That babe is awesome on guitar.

@projectKaoz

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

Lux lnterior: coolest punk rock name ever.

First time I hear about this band, but like them instantly

This great one hit wonder lives on!