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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are a punk cover band composed of members of other well known bands such as Swingin’ Utters, NOFX, Foo Fighters, and Lagwagon, who all play in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes as their schedules permit. Their first live performance was on 4/20/1996 at the Chameleon Club in San Francisco.
The studio core comprises Spike Slawson on vocals, bassist Fat Mike, Joey Cape on guitar and backing vocals, Dave Raun on drums, and Chris Shiflett on guitar (his brother Scott of Face to Face/Viva Death fills in occasionally). Touring members have included Brian Baker (Bad Religion/Minor Threat), Barry DaLive (Crosstops/RKL), Eric Melvin (NOFX), Matthew MacNasty (bagpipes player from the Real McKenzies), and Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals).
Originally a themed 7” singles project, now each of their full length albums covers a different genre of music spanning the 50’s to the 90’s. The genres they’ve butchered now include country, on their most recent release “Love Their Country” featuring covers of songs made popular by The Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash and others.
The Gimme Gimmes perform to entertain themselves as much as for the entertainment of their fans. Their albums and concerts are some of the most lighthearted and off the wall musical experiences in the punk world. Concerts are often interrupted between songs to freshen cocktails at the on stage tiki bar. CD liner notes relate the hardships of recording such as Fat Mike getting so caught up in “
Wild World” that he believed he was Fat Stevens, a guitar-toting Islamic Extremist, so that when Spike sang “All My Lovin” he mistook it for “Allah my Lovin” and condemned Spike to death for heresy.
The studio core comprises Spike Slawson on vocals, bassist Fat Mike, Joey Cape on guitar and backing vocals, Dave Raun on drums, and Chris Shiflett on guitar (his brother Scott of Face to Face/Viva Death fills in occasionally). Touring members have included Brian Baker (Bad Religion/Minor Threat), Barry DaLive (Crosstops/RKL), Eric Melvin (NOFX), Matthew MacNasty (bagpipes player from the Real McKenzies), and Warren Fitzgerald (The Vandals).
Originally a themed 7” singles project, now each of their full length albums covers a different genre of music spanning the 50’s to the 90’s. The genres they’ve butchered now include country, on their most recent release “Love Their Country” featuring covers of songs made popular by The Dixie Chicks, Johnny Cash and others.
The Gimme Gimmes perform to entertain themselves as much as for the entertainment of their fans. Their albums and concerts are some of the most lighthearted and off the wall musical experiences in the punk world. Concerts are often interrupted between songs to freshen cocktails at the on stage tiki bar. CD liner notes relate the hardships of recording such as Fat Mike getting so caught up in “
Wild World” that he believed he was Fat Stevens, a guitar-toting Islamic Extremist, so that when Spike sang “All My Lovin” he mistook it for “Allah my Lovin” and condemned Spike to death for heresy.
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Are a Drag
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I Believe I Can Fly
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Over the Rainbow
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Wild World
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Leaving on a Jet Plane
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Uptown Girl
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Blowin' in the Wind
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Nothing Compares 2 U
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Country Roads
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Crazy
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Hello
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End of the Road
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Runaway
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Where Do Broken Hearts Go
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Seasons in the Sun
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Ain't No Sunshine
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Shoutbox
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Jenny-talia wrote:
The showtunes cover album is the best. The cover of Inside my Mind trips me out! Also, fat mike aggrivates me to no end. I hate NOFX. I love this band. Don't ask. =)
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hoodratsk8r wrote:
wow interesting sound
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Seratic wrote:
\o/
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Smooooooth wrote:
-\m/_(O.o)_\m/-
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fetishkitten wrote:
I second the band name - its the fucking best! I am so jealous that i did not come up with it first
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clokc wrote:
fat mike took pills off my buddy once and downed umm.. so nuts
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Crustclock wrote:
What a fantastic band name.
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conditionals wrote:
Thirded.
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blith-hears-all wrote:
that would be awesome
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fifteenjugglers wrote:
I really want to hear them do an album of Disney covers. Hakuna Matata!
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gustavo-rj wrote:
Stand by your man <3
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conditionals wrote:
'Love Their Country' is easily the best, in my opinion. I don't get why people don't dig it.
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Arlan wrote:
Saw them live a month or 2 ago. They sure know how to start a party! Awesome band!
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Banba777 wrote:
♥ damn great ♥
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llysaa wrote:
<3
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architektor wrote:
http://www.lastfm.de/music/The+Mitch+Buchannons
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Fuckme_intheass wrote:
♥♥♥♥!♥♥
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ifshecouldspeak wrote:
ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES LIVE REVIEW FROM BRISTOL ENGLAND! http://www.style43.com/news/2009/07/04/me-first-the-gimme-gimmes-live-review/
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Metalmagazin wrote:
Interview with BLACK PRESIDENT(HARLIE PAULSON (GOLDFINGER)and DAVE RAUN (ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES) is online: http://www.metalmagazin.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2536:black-president-qwir-sind-der-erste-schwarze-praesidentq&catid=8:bands&Itemid=17&lang=en Greetings Metalmagazin.com
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Jehnemen wrote:
Stand byyyyy your maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan
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