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Punk Pioneers - The Roots of Punk Rock

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CatfleaMassacre A brilliant collection of covers. There's a few standouts, but you'll have to find them for yourself. Favorite track: Doctor No - Psycho Killer.

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1.	The Resignators - Teenage Kicks 02:29	lyrics	buy track
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night I'm gonna call her on the telephone Have her over 'cause I'm all alone I need excitement oh I need it bad And it's the best, I've ever had I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks down the street Another girl in the neighbourhood Wish she was mine, she looks so good I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night I'm gonna call her on the telephone Have her over 'cause I'm all alone I need excitement oh I need it bad And it's the best, I've ever had I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight Get teenage kicks right through the night, all right
2.	Suspense Heroes Syndicate feat. Distemper - Staring at the Rudeboys 03:54	lyrics	buy track
It's a very small world in the middle of a crowd The room gets dark when the music gets loud Treble cuts through' when the rhythm takes the bite But there's no room to move 'cause the floor is packed tight A voice shouts loud "We'll never surrender" A voice in the crowd "Never surrender" A hand in the crowds flying propaganda, "Never surrender, we'll never surrender" The skins in the corner are staring at the bar The rude boys are dancing to some heavy heavy ska It's getting so hot people are dripping with sweat The punks in the corner are speeding like a jet Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys A bunch of peers march in on the DM's With some standing there saluting the air They want to be pirates but the sea is not calm Tattooed crossbows on their arm A voice shouts loud "We'll never surrender" A voice in the crowd "Never surrender" Another hand fly, fly propaganda, Propaganda, propaganda The lights come alive in a blinding flash Dance floor clears as the mutants clash Everyone leaves when the heavy's arrive Someone hits the floor, someone takes a dive Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys Staring at the rude boys We'll never surrender
3.	The Spammed - Louie Louie 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Fine little girl waits for me Catch a ship across the sea Sail that ship about, all alone Never know if I make it home Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Three nights and days I sail the sea Think of girl, constantly On that ship, I dream she's there I smell the rose in her hair. Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Okay, let's give it to 'em, right now! See Jamaica, the moon above It won't be long, me see me love Take her in my arms again Tell her I'll never leave again Louie Louie, oh no Me gotta go Aye-yi-yi-yi, I said Louie Louie, oh baby Me gotta go Let's take it on outta here now Let's go!
4.	Rebelation - Ever Fallen in Love 03:17	lyrics	buy track
You spurn my natural emotions You make me feel like dirt and I'm hurt And if I start a commotion I run the risk of losing you and that's worse Ever fallen in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with I can't see much of a future Unless we find out what's to blame, what a shame And we won't be together much longer Unless we realize that we are the same Ever fallen in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with You disturb my natural emotions You make me feel like dirt and I'm hurt And if I start a commotion I'll only end up losing you and that's worse Ever fallen in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with Ever fallen in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with Ever fallen in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone Ever fallen in love, in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with Fallen in love with Ever fallen in love with someone You shouldn't have fallen in love with
5.	Zen Baseballbat - I Found that Essence Rare 03:19	lyrics	buy track
Aim for the body rare, you'll see it on TV The worst thing in 1954 was the Bikini See the girl on the TV dressed in a Bikini She doesn't think so but she's dressed for the H-Bomb (For the H-Bomb) I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for I knew I'd get what I asked for Aim for the country fair you read it in the papers The worst happens any week a scandal on the front page See the happy pair smiling close like they are monkeys They wouldn't think so but they're holding themselves down (Hold themselves down) I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for I knew I'd get what I asked for I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for I knew I'd get what I asked for Aim for politicians fair who'll treat your vote hope well The last thing they'll ever do act in your interest Look at the world through your Polaroid glasses Things'll look a whole lot better for the working classes (Working classes) I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for I knew I'd get what I asked for I found that essence rare, it's what I looked for I knew I'd get what I asked for
6.	Mr Kingpin - I Wanna be your Boyfriend 02:34	lyrics	buy track
ey, little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Sweet little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Do you love me, babe? What do you say? Do you love me, babe? What can I say? Because I want to be your boyfriend Hey, little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Sweet little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Uuu uuu uuu uuu-au Because I want to be your boyfriend Hey, little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Sweet little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Do you love me, babe? What do you say? Do you love me, babe? What can I say? Because I want to be your boyfriend Hey, little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Sweet little girl, I want to be your boyfriend Hey, little girl, I want to be your boyfriend
7.	The Phensic - Attitude 03:08	lyrics	buy track
Don't care what they may say We got that attitude Don't care what they may do We got that attitude Hey we got the PMA Hey we got the PMA Don't care what they may do We got that attitude I don't care what they may say We got that attitude Hey we got the PMA Hey we got the PMA We got that attitude We got that attitude We got that attitude We got that attitude Don't care what they may say We got that attitude Don't care what they may do We got that attitude
8.	Horizon Point - Oh Bondage! Up Yours! 02:43	lyrics	buy track
Some people think little girls should be seen and not heard But I think "oh bondage, up yours!" One-two-three-four! Bind me, tie me, chain me to the wall I wanna be a slave to you all Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Chain-store chainsmoke, I consume you all Chain-gang chainmail, I don't think at all Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Thrash, me crush me, beat me till I fall I wanna be a victim for you all Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Bind me, tie me, chain me to the wall I wanna be a slave to you all Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Bind me, tie me, chain me to the wall I wanna be a slave to you all Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more Oh bondage, up yours Oh bondage, no more!
9.	The Bracers - Borstal Breakout 04:22		buy track
10.	Special Brew - Shot By Both Sides 04:54		buy track
11.	Rude Boy George - Freedom of Choice 02:34		buy track
12.	Deadline Duet - Because the night 04:03		buy track
13.	King Django - I Wanna Be Your Dog 03:58		buy track
14.	Jackie Starr w Smoke + Mirrors Sound System - Fade Away to Radiate 03:34		buy track
15.	The Pandemics - Holiday in Cambodia 03:23		buy track
16.	Operation Offbeat - Brickfield Nights 04:14		buy track
17.	Skinnerbox - Straight To Hell 05:27		buy track
18.	Doctor No - Psycho Killer 03:54		buy track
19.	J Navarro and the Traitors - Politicians in My Eyes 03:28		buy track
20.	Skappository - I Against I 03:55		buy track
21.	Rudebeard - Lovesong 02:44		buy track
22.	Detroit Riddim Crew - Personality Crisis 03:26		buy track
23.	Rough Kutz - Poor Cow 03:17		buy track
24.	Malambo Ska - Sheena Is a Punk Rocker 03:38		buy track
25.	Some Ska Band - You're Gonna Kill That Girl 03:52		buy track
26.	The Dirty Notion - Sonic Reducer. 03:11		buy track
27.	The Inflatables - Pump it Up 03:19		buy track
28.	The Skapones - 11 59 04:00		buy track
29.	Bet On Red-Rudie Can't Fail 03:14		buy track
30.	Natural Right - Duchess 02:25		buy track
31.	Easydread - God Save the King 03:21		buy track
32.	Sunshine Melodies - Guns of Brixton 02:47		buy track
33.	Explendidos - Top Top 02:37		buy track
34.	Foolish Relic Pulled Up 03:39		buy track
35.	Ego & the Appropriators - Don’t Wanna Go Down to the Basement 03:01		buy track
36.	Inspecter 7 - She 01:24		buy track
37.	Packasz - One Way or Another 03:36		buy track
38.	Skandals - Happy House 04:26		buy track
39.	The Bishops - All Day and All of the Night 03:43		buy track
40.	The Specialized All stars - Is She Really Going out with Him 03:34		buy track
41.	Fiesta Fiasco - Stranded 03:27		buy track
42.	The Question Marks - London Calling 04:12		buy track
43.	AKA The Syndicate - X Offender (live) 03:45		buy track
44.	Owen Collins & The Near Jazz Experience - The Day My Pad Went Mad 01:51		buy track
45.	Glyn Wilcox ft Kazoom - What a Waste 02:52		buy track
46.	Shanty Dan - Radio Radio 03:30		buy track
47.	Rude Scholar - Blank Generation 02:58		buy track
48.	Imagine Nation - The Light Pours Out of Me 04:19		buy track
49.	Wacetonians - Yens Lo Citaé (in the city) 05:01		buy track
50.	The Classy Wreaks - My Tunnel 02:18		buy track
51.	Rattlebone - Nice & Sleazy 03:07		buy track
52.	Indeed - Venus 03:55		buy track
53.	Natural Killer Sound System - Blitzstreet bop 02:46		buy track
54.	Dunia & Aram - New Town 04:37		buy track
55.	LJS and Madgers - The Day The World Turned Dayglo 02:55		buy track
56.	Bulky Matron - I am the fly 02:56		buy track
57.	Drunk Basket - Gotta Getaway 03:43		buy track

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