The Detroit Cobras
The Detroit Cobras are an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan,… Read Full Bio ↴The Detroit Cobras are an American garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1994.

The Detroit Cobras signed with Sympathy for the Record Industry and released their first full-length album, Mink Rat or Rabbit, in 1998. After a three-year gap, they released a second album, Life, Love and Leaving Their retro-garage rock formula proved popular in the UK and prompted the London-based Rough Trade Records to sign the band. They released an EP, Seven Easy Pieces, in 2003 and their third full-length album, Baby, in 2004. Baby broke with the Cobras' tradition in that it included one original song, "Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)". Baby was picked up for release in the US by Bloodshot (who added the songs from the Seven Easy Pieces EP to the end of Baby . In April 2007, Bloodshot released the band's fourth full-length, Tied & True.

The band is known for multiple lineup changes. They generally have a touring lineup different from their recording lineup. Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound (aka Greg Oblivian of The Oblivians) has been a constant creative force along with Nagy and Ramirez, who have been around since the group's genesis.

In the summer of 2008, The Detroit Cobras went on tour in support of X on their 13x31 tour. For the summer of 2009, The Detroit Cobras headlined a tour w/ the Dex Romweber Duo in support.

Discography

Albums and EPs

Mink Rat or Rabbit LP, CD (1998, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
Life, Love and Leaving LP, CD (2001, Sympathy for the Record Industry)
Seven Easy Pieces EP CD (2003, Rough Trade)
Baby LP, CD (2004, Rough Trade; 2005, Bloodshot including Seven Easy Pieces and Enhanced Video of Cha Cha Twist)
Tied & True LP, CD (2007, Bloodshot)
The Original Recordings CD, 7" Box Set (Singles and Unreleased 1995-1997) (2008, Munster Records)

Compilations

""Bankstock II CD (44 Caliber Records, 1995, RFD 2301)
recorded live at The Miami, Detroit, July 4th weekend, 1995 Maria Christina-Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)

""'Half-Assed, Will Travel' LP (PerineumRecordings/AnywayRecords,1997)
You Don't Knock

""Shreds - Volume 4, American Underground '96 CD (Shredder Records, 1997)
Village Of Love (Mayer, Brown)

""Scooch Pooch Plays: Their Original Sins CD (Scooch Pooch, 1997, P0 28)
Slum Lord (Farren, Bishop)

""Shine On, Sweet Starlet LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 537) soundtrack of a film by John Michael McCarthy Coming Home
""Alright, This Time, Just The Girls 2xLP/2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 576) Ain't Hittin' On Nothing (N. Neville)
""Where The Action Is CD (1+2 Records, 2001, 1+2 CD 124) You Knows
""Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001
produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond

""Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)
""Hometaping - Volume 1 CD (Kerrang!, 2002, kerrang 900)Hey Sailor (M.L.Lane)
""Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 1 7" (Mute Records, 2002, mute 289) Hey Sailor Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 2 xCD (Mute,CDStumm 212) Hey Sailor
""Jackass: The Music, Vol. 1 CD (Interscope Records, 2002) Cha Cha Twist
""New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 3 CD (Artrocker, 2003, RRR 33010)Bad Girl
""Stop Me If You've Think You've Heard This One Before ... CD (Rough Trade Records, 2003, rtradecd 100) Last Nite (The Strokes)
""Rave On Buddy Holly - Cd/Vinyl - (2011, Hear Music, Fantasy/Concord Music Group)- Heartbeat

Singles

"Down In Louisiana" 7" (1996, Black Mamba)
"Village of Love" 7" (1996, Human Fly)
"Ain't It a Shame" 7" (1996, Scooch Pooch)
"Cha Cha Twist CD, 7" (2004, Rough Trade)
"Ya Ya Ya 7" (2008, Stag-O-Lee)
"Feel Good" Digital Single (2015, iTunes)
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The Detroit Cobras Lyrics


08 It's Raining It's raining so hard Looks like it's gonna rain all night An…
As Long As I have You Born in darkness But I fought my way up to the…
Baby Help Me You got to leave but you can't find Another love as…
Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand I've seen a lot of pretty boys In my time I never…
Bad Girl Time was in a vacuum when I wanted to be…
Breakaway I've made my reservation I'm leaving town tomorrow I'll fi…
Bye Bye Baby You know you took my heart and you broke it…
Can't Do Without You Gonna go where the winds don't blow now baby And the…
Cha Cha Twist Come on, baby, let's do the twist Come on, baby, let's…
Cry On Oh my tears Are in vain I just lost, lost Lost my man But…
Easier to Cry They say, Forget about him You're better without him Go ou…
Find Me a Home Detroit cobras – find me a home Don’t you know I’ve…
Green Light Green light says go Red light says no Hold tight, love gro…



He Did It He, yes he did it And he, oh oh he said…
Heartbeat Heartbeat, why do you miss when my baby kisses me Heartbeat,…
Hey Sa-lo-ney I got a song in my mind I′ve been singing it…
Hey Sailor I got a song in my mind I've been singing it…
Hey-Sa-Lo-Ney I got a song in my mind I′ve been singing it…
Hittin' on Nothing You can keep your sweet talk, Keep your lies Keep all of…
I'll Keep Holding On (Mickey Stevenson/Ivy Jo Hunter) originally by Marvelettes …
It's My Delight I love you like I want you And I kiss you…
It's Raining It's raining so hard Looks like it's gonna rain all night An…
Laughing At You Uhh Ohh Baby Uhh Ohh Baby You starting laughing When I told …
Leave My Kitten Alone You better leave my kitten all alone, You better leave my…
Let I've seen a lot of pretty boys In my time I never…
Let's Forget About the Past Let′s forget about the past Cause it can't be undone I reali…
Mean Man (Ooooh) These salty tears fallin' from eyes He's a mean man,…
Midnight Blues Midnight, why are you doin' me wrong? Keepin' me up all…
My Delight I love you like I want you And I kiss you…
Nothing But a Heart Ache Nothin' but a heartache every day Nothin' but a teardrop al…
Now You're Gone Gone is your love And all the time that you were…
Oh My Lover (Oh, my lover) Oooohhhhoooohhhh (Oh, my lover) (Oh, my lo…
On A Monday On a Monday, I was arrested On a Tuesday, I was…
Out of This World You really got something that's out of this world Gonna lea…
Putty You say hop, and I hop You say stop, and I…
Shout Bama Lama "He's down in Alabama I shouting Bamalama Way down in Loui…
shout bama-lama Shout Bama Lama by Detroit Cobras"He′s down in Alabama I sho…
Silver & Gold (When I Get Like This) I don't want silver I don't want gold I just want you…
Stupidity Hey! (Hey!) Everybody! (Everybody!) All around the wor…
The Hurt's All Gone How many nights I waited for you But you never never…
The Real Thing Now that you're here But you can't find another love That'…
Village Of Love Let me take you To the village of love Let me hold…
Weak Spot There he is Standing in the crowd Whenever I see him I wa…
You Better Change Don't promise me nothing if you can't stick to your word Don…
You Knows What to Do You got me feeling bad You always make me sad You never…
You'll Never Change Don't promise me nothing if you can't stick to your word Don…


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