The goal? to take up where the soundtrack to The Atomic Cafe left off, documenting our society's uneasy relationship with the concept or nuclearity (hey Mom! I just made up a new word!)
Through the manipulation of clip art I keep hoping to be offered a job as a graphics designer of the inept or cheesy sort.
A NOTE ON TRACK 2, "Shh-Boom!":
The song was first recorded on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cat Records by The Chords on March 15, 1954 and would be their only hit song. "Sh-Boom" reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at #9 on the pop charts. It is sometimes considered to be the first doo-wop or rock 'n' roll record to reach the top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts). This version was ranked #215 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and is the group's only song on the list.
Supposedly the song originated like this: A group of friends was sitting in a car in their neighborhood, listening to the radio. An announcer broke in to announce the successful explosion of the world's first H-bomb. The fellows got to wondering what such a blast would sound like, finally settling on "sh-boom." Then one of them took this phrase of doom and decided to make a song about it.
1 Fireball Boogie Camille Howard 1948
2 Sh-Boom The Chords 1953
3 Watch World War Three (on Pay TV) Crown City Four 1960
4 The Sun Is Burning Simon & Garfunkel 1964
5 I Come And Stand At Every Door The Byrds 1966
6 Atomic Bombs Away Blues Creation 1971
7 Nuclear Blues Blood Sweat & Tears 1980
8 Your Attention Please Scars 1981
9 After the Rain Comsat Angels 1982
10 99 Red Balloons Nena 1983
11 Party at Ground Zero Fishbone 1985
12 Protect And Survive The Dubliners 1987
13 Everyday Is Like Sunday Morrissey 1988
14 I Like Chinese Monty Python 1989
15 April 2031 Warrant 1992
16 Nuclear Supremacy Dayglo Abortions 1995
17 Jesus Hits Like an Atomic Bomb Chanticleer 2004
18 Bring Back the Bomb GWAR 2004
19 Brighter Than A Thousand Suns Iron Maiden 2006
20 The Iranian Bomb Tal Gilad 2011
The final track, originally from 2011, seems as likely to come true now as then.
See you Monday!
