The Tubes were always about sarcastic lyrics. She's a Beauty is off a later album in 1983, eight years after their eponymous The Tubes album. That one includes one of my unheralded greatest hits collection, White Punks on Dope, in which the singer says he would commit suicide if only he could afford the rope. And of course, What Do You Want from Life, which proves just that the Seventies contained the same solipsistic teens as come to my freshman classes today. Here's the finale:

What do you want from life
Someone to love
and somebody that you can trust
What do you want from life
To try and be happy
while you do the nasty things you must

Well, you can't have that, but if you're an American citizen you are entitled to:

• a heated kidney shaped pool,
• a microwave oven--don't watch the food cook,
• a Dyna-Gym--I'll personally demonstrate it in the privacy of your own home,
• a king-size Titanic unsinkable Molly Brown waterbed with polybendum,
• a foolproof plan and an airtight alibi,
• real simulated Indian jewelry,
• a Gucci shoetree,
• a year's supply of antibiotics,
• a personally autographed picture of Randy Mantooth
• and Bob Dylan's new unlisted phone number,
• a beautifully restored 3rd Reich swizzle stick,
• Rosemary's baby,
• a dream date in kneepads with Paul Williams,
• a new Matador, a new mastodon,
• a Maverick, a Mustang, a Montego,
• a Merc Montclair, a Mark IV, a meteor,
• a Mercedes, an MG, or a Malibu,
• a Mort Moriarty, a Maserati, a Mac truck,
• a Mazda, a new Monza, or a moped,
• a Winnebago--Hell, a herd of Winnebago's we're giving 'em away, or how about
• a McCulloch chainsaw,
• a Las Vegas wedding,
• a Mexican divorce,
• a solid gold Kama Sutra coffee pot,
• or a baby's arm holding an apple?

I'll bet I played that nightly for my first semester in grad school. I have no idea why.

You're right, Chad, She's A Beauty is horrible. It's a good reason not to see the band, which still tours. But at least one Tuber redeemed himself when Fee Waybill brought Rocky Horror to stage.

Let's see if producer Tommy plays this on Saturday.

Labels: music, NARN, Northern Alliance Radio Network