This post came following a Tubes Posting over at Longy's excellent Punk Friction here, and a comment from The Wolfmen (new band formed by Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou and worth checking out here on their blog Bocca Di Lupo here) who said it was surprising that apart from 'The Motley Crue' no one had ever covered 'The Tubes' classic 'White Punks On Dope. I replied that Nina Hagen Band had and so here it is. The thing that I didn't mention is that its sung in German, so technically I guess the Wolfmen are right'.If you liked the Tubes version you will most probably still like this version, it covers the original faithfully (apart from being sung in German), the b-side 'Naturträne' is a real strange one, a mixture of opera and rock, I'm still not sure about it, bu
t try them out and leave a comment, does it work for you in German or are you sticking with Tubes classic version?Band: Nina Hagen Band
Label: CBS
Year: 1978 Promo Copy (officially released 1979)
Tracks:
1. TV-Glotzer (White Punks On Dope)
2. Naturträne
Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl
If you like this then you can get both sides plus lots more (in high quality) here:
