Author: Andrew Clayman Archives: 02/2026

“He always had a great spirit about him”.

It’s been more than 30 years since the off-the-cuff selection.

“I’m taking it a song at a time”.

Intend to be an ally of the Black Panthers, the new party faced swift backlash.

It also led to their second number one single.

Still less than £10 after inflation.

An oddity even in the mononym community.

The debut single from which post-punk was born.

The Aerosmith drummer also got an idea for a band name out of it.

“You don’t try to beat the original.”

“Sad but beautiful.”

With additional help from a 1960s cartoon.