This might be the worst song ever recorded. And if it isn't, then the version of it recorded by Vanilla Fudge is.
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Before MTV, what have been the platform for people to see these?
On TV still, apparently
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_Pops#Promotional_films_and_music_videos
On a Scopitone, a French-made "video" jukebox made from WWII surplus parts and 16mm films of popular artist songs.
The first version of this song that I heard was by Lydia Lunch and Rowland Howard, played by my college radio station in the early 1980s. I thought it was great, so called in a few weeks later to request it again. They said that they didn't have that version at the station, but they could play the original by Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood. I was blown away that the original was weirder than the No Wave remake. Here is a video of the cover version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wJ2t0kyRTA
Alcoholic comped Vegas twist on psychedelia.
It’s like two completely unrelated things got put together in the editing room.
Heard this a lot on late night radio. Just as trippy as it sounds.
I actually like this, but maybe because it's so unexpectedly experimental.