The Dickies
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The Dickies’ style was campy and humorous with obvious influences from The Ramones. They were extremely popular in the UK and had a top 10 hit with “Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)” in 1979; oddly enough … , many of their lyrics were about aspects of Southern California life not easily decipherable to those unfamiliar with the region, in songs like “Waterslide”, “I’m A Chollo”, “Manny, Moe and Jack”, and “(I’m Stuck in a Pagoda with) Tricia Toyota”, which is about a local TV news anchorwoman.
Drug problems slowed them down considerably in the 1980s, but they have continued playing and recording sporadically to the present day. In 1988 they did the theme music for the cult classic movie Killer Klowns from Outer Space.
Former Dickies guitarist Steven Fryette, who laughingly claims to have been one of the few who “survived” being in The Dickies, now designs and manufactures guitar amplifiers from his FRYETTE Amplification studios in Burbank, California. His FRYETTE (formerly VHT) amps are known worldwide, and have been used by many of today’s top Heavy Metal and Rock touring acts, including Helmet, Danzig, Prong, Children of Bodom, and many others.
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(Stuck In A Pagoda) With Tricia Toyota
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Attack Of The Killer Clowns From Outer Space
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If Stuart Could Talk
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ericbroski
Cheap Trick cover band.
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BeckyxBlack
These guys are playing with the damned in Edinburgh?
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edwardkobane
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Kobanes-Official/335422063151663
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fueledbybrenda
You're so hideous!!!!
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drugmoth
I can't stop listening to The Dickies.
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KendoPt4
i remember reading somewhere that for Nights In White Satin single they dressed up as KKK...get it? KNIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN. lol
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Kscafidi8
I agree with drugmoth this band is very underrated.
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drugmoth
This band is underrated. So many awesome songs.
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gummishark
im on the waterslide....oh no!
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Old_Punka
Did a great set at Rebellion!
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JanLustiger
It's ridiculous how small their number of plays is considered how good they are.
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Bonczek12
killer klowns from outer space theme !!
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pricey123
so good in derby :D
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DaddyPobbin
<3
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drjmarkov
KICK-ASS! :-PPPPPPPPPPP
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s3nny
oh what the hell... that paranoid cover is some really bad stuff. :D
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ColtSigma79
Would you like The Dickies to be this years Christmas number one? Yes You would : http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Lets-make-The-Dickies-Silent-Night-Christmas-1/139372182775435
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KurtBell
Please make another album, "All This and Puppet Stew" made me cum buckets!
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RottyCunnilingu
Can't wait to see em play in Cleveland WCSB Halloween Masquerade Ball.
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pnkrkgrl
How can you not love a movie where you have to shoot the klowns in the noses to kill them? I had forgotten they did the theme to that terribly awesome movie.
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