The Squirrels are a pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 … Read Full Bio ↴The Squirrels are a pop band based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1984 by lead vocalist Rob Morgan (founder, as well, of the Poplust zine), the band has been through numerous lineups, but has stuck to the aesthetic that Peter Blecha describes as "cross-pollinat[ing] bubblegum sensibilities with punk attitudes."
Although most of the Squirrels material has been, technically speaking, cover versions, they are by no means a typical cover band. They have a theatrical stage sense derived from Alice Cooper and The Tubes (for a while in the mid-1990s, their stage paraphernalia included a working guillotine), and an approach to arrangements that Morgan has described as "… the Frankenstein method of song arrangement… 'Well, we like these verses, but the chorus on that song is way better. So we'll just graft it right on there, make a whole new beast.' We just start fooling around, and then we go 'Hey, this Alice Cooper song fits right on there, and to hell with the chorus. Let's put the chorus of "Runaway" by Del Shannon in there because it's better!'" (Krugman, 2000). (a royalty nightmare. ed.)
The Squirrels' single "Oz On 45" (1988) was a "Stars on 45"-style reworking of songs from The Wizard of Oz (and a fragment of a song about Oz by Mark Nichols). It was one of the 142 seven-inch records that British DJ John Peel had set aside in a box, to be grabbed if his house ever caught fire and he had to abandon the rest of his collection. (It had a typically eccentric B-side: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again, Naturally".)
Perhaps the most widely respected Squirrels album is The Not-So-Bright Side of the Moon (2000), a song-by-song cover of the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, described by Jim DeRogatis, of the Chicago Sun-Times as a "…brilliant through-the-looking-glass reimagining of Pink Floyd's classic…"
Although most of the Squirrels material has been, technically speaking, cover versions, they are by no means a typical cover band. They have a theatrical stage sense derived from Alice Cooper and The Tubes (for a while in the mid-1990s, their stage paraphernalia included a working guillotine), and an approach to arrangements that Morgan has described as "… the Frankenstein method of song arrangement… 'Well, we like these verses, but the chorus on that song is way better. So we'll just graft it right on there, make a whole new beast.' We just start fooling around, and then we go 'Hey, this Alice Cooper song fits right on there, and to hell with the chorus. Let's put the chorus of "Runaway" by Del Shannon in there because it's better!'" (Krugman, 2000). (a royalty nightmare. ed.)
The Squirrels' single "Oz On 45" (1988) was a "Stars on 45"-style reworking of songs from The Wizard of Oz (and a fragment of a song about Oz by Mark Nichols). It was one of the 142 seven-inch records that British DJ John Peel had set aside in a box, to be grabbed if his house ever caught fire and he had to abandon the rest of his collection. (It had a typically eccentric B-side: Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Alone Again, Naturally".)
Perhaps the most widely respected Squirrels album is The Not-So-Bright Side of the Moon (2000), a song-by-song cover of the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon, described by Jim DeRogatis, of the Chicago Sun-Times as a "…brilliant through-the-looking-glass reimagining of Pink Floyd's classic…"
Timothy
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Buoys The Trapped in a mine that had caved in And everyone knows…
Carike Keuzenkamp I love you Timothy I love you Timothy I love you Timothy You…
dada Look at me I'm ten feet tall Jungle-Jim, hope I don't…
Dakota Trapped in a mine that had caved in And everyone knows…
Four Jacks & a Jill I love you Timothy I love you Timothy I love you Timothy You…
Gucci Mane Once upon a time in a neighborhood not far away Was…
Jet Timothy, I took your place Timothy, 'cause it's such a waste…
Kili Yea i'm boutta do the dash, i'm not in the…
KITCHEN - Jet Timothy, I took your place Timothy, 'cause it's such a waste…
Mr B The Gentleman Rhymer I remember one jolly fresh start to the weekend The furrow…
Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer Maalai Neram, Neeyum Naanum Kangal Parkum, Kadhal seivom Ira…
Night Owls I lost some friends the past few years. I gave most…
Paley's Watch Timothy has to rise at five to work on his…
Rupert Holmes Trapped in a mine that had caved in And everyone knows…
St. Yuma you drive the car as fast you could right by the house in…
Tennis Jot something down on a list Under the header, "things to…
The Buoys Trapped in a mine that had caved in And everyone knows…
The Tallest Man on Earth Suddenly the wide awake And to get right in Figure that the…
Timbaland Timothy, I took your place (I took your place) Timothy, caus…
UFO Timothy tries but he can't explain All of the things that…
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Draggin' The Line Making a living the old, hard way. Taking and giving my…
Five O'Clock World Up ev'ry morning just to keep a job I gotta fight…
Hair She asks me why, I'm just a hairy guy I'm hairy…
Let It Be When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary…
Time Yesterday is tomorrow Call my name - time is rolling Many ti…
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