The Sonics - Strychnine

[@brucer12]

The Sonics are the real deal of the 60s garage bands ---and still going.Amazing guys from the Pacific Northwest.

[@stevemoore7431]

The Sonics are the gods of cool... 😎 👌 They grabbed Rock'n'Roll by the scruff of it's neck & thrashed out some of the best sounds you'll ever hear...If there is a heaven or a hell...& you can still hear the Sonics play, it'll always be the best place to be!! SX 😉👌👍

[@MrGoldenthroat]

This video features the great but sadly unheralded Major Lance - one of the best dancers of the rock and roll era - also a fine singer!!

[@WestfaliaStuff]

You don't want me no more - that song still gives me goosebumps

[@MelloGee33]

The Sonics were nothing short of amazing for their time.

[@LeoLazauskas]

I heartily endorse this natural product and/or service.

[@SleekMinister]

You've got to be shitting me? For real? where do I get it

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

wow! are those girls out of scooby doo? what a MEANNNNNN band! little richard on a garage-punk trip!

[@MrMaurette]

Best band I've discovered in many many years.

[@pencilneck22]

Used to dance to these guys, and this song, in the gym at my high school. Best friggin' music ever. The Sonics over-drove these huge Klipsch PA horns for the vocals and that's why it sounds so dirty. Great stuff.

[@cattycorner8]

Love to have seen them live!

[@Oscarphone]

@@cattycorner8, I was 16 or so at the time (74 now), great stuff. At that time the song was a couple of years old. The drummer's nickname was "Boom Boom" for good reason. Listen to their version of Louie Louie (a '57 R&B song by Richard Berry and then recorded by the Kingsmen, another NW band we danced to and then the Sonics) kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZmwZp6Veqytl7M or The Witch kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5uXl3inltuFnac The best scream in Rock 'n' Roll.

[@Oscarphone]

@@cattycorner8 Oh geez, I almost forgot THIS was the best scream in rock 'n' roll - The Sonics singing "Phycho" kzbin.info/www/bejne/jV7CYYlmfr14ocU

[@andreimihaesi]

Some of the earliest influences on Hard Rock..

[@th.burggraf7814]

I like that raw stuff. Pure energy ! 💪🏻

[@chellotaravella1651]

This is such a perfect song.

[@pencilneck22]

You really don't understand what you are talking about. When these guys recorded this (64ish), there was no "fuzz" available. That came a few years after the Sonics and really got going in the 70's. They got that distorted sound by over-driving every amp they owned as well as a pair of Klipsch PA horns. In the 60s there was no "garage punk underground". I was there, I know.

[@pencilneck22]

Hell yeah!! I used to dance to them in the gym in high school. The sound was so distorted because all the vocals were run through, and the amps were too, a huge pair of Klipsch P.A. horns. They were not known for their clarity but they pumped out the noise!. If you couldn't dance to the Sonics you needed a brain transplant.

[@mistabook]

Holy shit, this is phenomenal! I had no idea about these guys.

[@akibubba1]

I have this and the Fuzztones cover of it in my album collection -- both are a blast to dance to.

[@jakethemistakeRulez]

This could be one of the first punk rock songs.

[@GRAFFDEMON]

Not could be. Is. The Sonics/MC5/Rugby's etc. foundations of punk.

[@titiocampo5829]

and a peruvian rock band called "los saicos"

[@boatstrips]

Definitely close. I could argue Link Wray beat a few of the bands mentioned. All of them were before their time pioneering shit that people wouldn't appreciate for a decade.

[@michelleloberg1624]

Jacob Bassett I love that people figure this stuff out on their own. These days, it’s easy to look up “first punk songs” online. But to notice it and think it on your own, to find what you know is the early sound, makes the semantical arguments (ie. who came first, what was the 50s equivalent to punk rock, etc.), irrelevant.

[@markeddeckmusic7202]

Been punk in the 50s , all they were doing was r n b , black music , simples !!

[@songsamsung]

Not that I've seen, and I've been looking for years. It seems hard to believe that a band as big as they were never did a single TV appearance. I still live in hope that something will surface one day.

[@_MaxHeadroom_]

"VITALITY! - Drink milk, five times a day!" *hits cigrit*

[@jimmykimani306]

BONERIFIC!

[@vennylos]

this is hilarious! I could just imagine this song playing on shindig!

[@xanimal4448]

they did a good sync job

[@f.d.3289]

Best 1960s punk song ever, plus a lovely video :D

[@cattycorner8]

Pure PUNK

[@philipwright2284]

I'm gonna have to try that drink sometime. Milk - mmmmmmm....

[@katydidpj]

ooh yeah- nothing quite like the manic garage rock of early to mid 60s Pacific Northest Bands! PSYCHO yeahhhhh. Great stuff, along with the Wailers and so many PNW bands to follow.

[@giorgosvasiliou7773]

the greatest punk band ever

[@profd65]

It's not punk rock.

[@OtavioFesoares]

@@profd65 they are the fathers of punk.

[@cattycorner8]

@@profd65 Sorry, Prof it DEFINITELY punk rock

[@Jett-Crash]

@@profd65proving you know nothing about punk.

[@zackzallie8735]

Can't believe they stayed together for 50 years now! Even Nardwuar interviewed them. Legendary garage rock band.

[@Savadorason1]

They knew how to b cool n have fun back then.

[@th.burggraf7814]

Strychnine, huh..? Interesting... Think, I'm gonna go ahead and give it a shot. I mean, what could possibly go wrong ? 🤔

[@sciexp]

No idea this was the original song, and that the Cramps did a cover of It... Thanks for sharing this...

[@xanimal4448]

I'm watching the sonics and I have to watch a car insurance commercial first?!?!? F T W

[@OriginalSliz]

use adblock. works perfect ... dont let em fuck with your head !

[@dromeus21]

The Sonics > The Beatles

[@JB-zh1bo]

Yes.

[@thetman102771]

heard this once on the dr. demento show back in the 90's. cool song...

[@antonishapsas9180]

My favorite song when I was a student, uses to dance with this one

[@moxie96]

Big haired guy is bobby sgherman. He later became a cop in San francisco in the late 80's early 90's. He came to speak to my class once not just to reffer to safety but to see if we knew about the bad situation going on durring the time in the city and to tell him if we know of something going wrong on our block.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

I've heard this somewhere...mdont know where but now I've found it again and I'm happy.

[@pepsi3146]

aR0ttenBANANA96 hardcore Henry maybe

[@HomerSimson79]

Super song..i love it xxx!!!

[@David-mg1yj]

Man, you're making me thirsty!

[@dpunk2243]

It's funny that milk will soon be labelled as a sports drink as it has everything a sports drink has and the protein ;)

[@adoringfan1226]

the sonics, dick dale, the maps, losiacos, are all fathers of everything rad

[@mickeyp1257]

I first herd it when I bought "Songs the lord taught us"

[@trashboye1235]

"This is fuckin war baby!" -coked up jimmy

[@BlueDevilBlues]

I always wanted to hear Nirvana cover this. Unfortunately Kurt left us before he could get around to it.

[@duckman4117]

these groovy kids made me crave milk

[@brucer12]

Trashy garage music----give me more Sonics.

[@MCBD06]

Sonics really were pioneers in garage, along with the greats: MJ Cole, Sweet Female Attitude and the one and only DJ Pied Piper.

[@jdk353]

Don't leave out The Monks

[@djbigleg3228]

there are a few monk songs on you tube & i see some live footage of them gigging they all shaved on a bald patch which made me laugh but they were a really good band..ive been working on a list called top 60,s garage punk psych rarities.ive been searching the underground music scenes for about 28 years.most of the music is on small independent labels & unknown to the masses.also ive added some of the best lesser known tunes on bigger labels.my list is well over 3500 tunes now.any true music lover is most welcome to join me im adding to my lists weekly.its the best examples of raw & highly original garage & psych ive found if you love raw fuzz guitars organ & effects & hauntingly deep psych.you just found a world you never knew existed & you like me will be blown away.i didnt mean to sound rude in my last comment i just meant there is a world of talent that has never been played on pay to play fake radio if you seriously want to learn about music subscribe to me great post mate you have got some fine music on your uploads..

[@metalblade8787]

this was recorded in 1964!

[@Lemonheart69]

so those fuzzies are on strychnine-milk?

[@elisabethbaudry986]

❤❤❤❤

[@jetpackredman687]

65? these guys must have been influential to metal in some kind of way with those screams and guitar riffs

[@RobertBixler-bt1od]

So ahead of their time

[@eddo1983]

Bobby Sherman and his milk... The Sonics kick ass

[@lazlokovacs2263]

These kids listened to Little Richard and turned their amps up as loud as they could. Fast, loud and fun.

[@olhobbler]

ok, the beautiful girl dancer on the left is named Pam Freeman. what happened to her after Pruitts of Southhampton....anybody have a clue?

[@kirstinmazzy]

Well said!

[@nahuelgonzalez9954]

Que viva el punk

[@MillicentSquirrelHole]

Whoa an' WTF?..them Sonics..is, is..bro' dudes?..Day-yam, Jim..they sound so, so like..Mary Poppins on cracknine...hoowheee!

[@UberLummox]

Dalm good job!!!!!!

[@AlanVesty]

another dawn-of-punk classic - Proto Punk for the academic purists I guess... makes me wonder what it is founded on?

[@dustinsandwich8405]

Link Wray and stuff like that, rockabilly and R&B. This is where American music was headed before the British Invasion.

[@ElComadreja777]

dustin sandwich British bands like The Stones, Yardbirds, Animals, early Kinks and others were a big influence on this stuff. Of course, they were influenced by American bands to begin with so it's sort of complicated.

[@profd65]

@@ElComadreja777 You stupid fuck, the Sonics came before all those bands. Remove your comment.

[@Blowcephus]

profd65 well... yes AND no. The wild boys from tacoma do a boss cover of the merry english lad, Adam Faith, on their 2nd Lp. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jpfIf56iZ6mLg9k

[@themusicaljunkie37]

Gonna see this band in October at Desert Daze!

[@andymei3321]

This is fucking war, baby!

[@madzen112]

They just had that extra level of power compared to all those other 60s garagebands.

[@slye1991]

Great video brah great video

[@mx6lover]

Awesome work done on this one ! A+++

[@voodoodrive-in6417]

One of the most awkward product placements ever!

[@tits608]

MAKE YOU SHOUT!

[@viktorpantelic779]

The game of the pea coats shadows.Excelent.

[@ll1881ll]

Punk so good

[@popsterity]

simply fucking brillaint

[@erranttraveller]

for what's ailin' you!!! Octobra Betts

[@tits608]

Great nonsensical video. Good shit!

[@TD-il6ju]

Grandpops favorite

[@formaface]

Bangin'..!!

[@xAustishx]

The song "Opinion" sounds very similar to the intro chords of this song :D neat

[@apacheaccountant9757]

I’m looking for this song. Who is the artist?

[@JockoJonson17]

hehe nice video for this

[@SleekMinister]

I love this song so much, but I've never been near anything, I think, to strychnine? What in the seven hells is this stuff? wiki tells me it's bad

[@DannyHood-j]

Can you imagne the lead singer was offensive on , off stage everywhere. Roadside rest stop, The band falls asleep. While he’s out climbing on top ‘restroom’ looking down through peep hole over womans stall. LMAO Peep

[@steveritt]

Stomp, shout, work it on out!

[@LucasAlves-dx7fh]

The sonics rips!!!

[@suzyqualcast6269]

not the TRAWGS stompin' ?

[@emilybryyson9562]

GREAT VIDEO!!!!!!!!!

[@MrHendrix1000]

I LOVE IT !!!

[@BobHuckTV]

Who is the R&B singing group and why are they in this video?

[@scooterthelostduckling1356]

It looks like Major Lance.

[@MrVicioussss]

@olhobbler They were aping Little Richard.

[@MrSpaceplatypus]

awesome!!

[@Enriquedetreshuevos]

@Jamie Davey. I hope you get your period soon.

[@jsamc8420]

It'll even knock you out !! LOL !!

[@malathy15]

check out the Slackers punk Ska version of this

[@axxellein]

TRES Cool/Heavy

[@phillipgoogleguide7958]

Wtf i was loking for the posion

[@georgiospsilakis1538]

Drinks and Drugs and Sonics....Cheers

[@Lungomolto]

Gods among men

[@sailordude2094]

Drink that kool aid baby. Lol.

[@markwalker5723]

Fun!

[@kylejaxon6801]

This msuic is on a game too.

[@chrisbacos]

Light year ahead of the trend they were doing ska when it was unknown in the States.

[@downallyourstreets]

Strychnine was code for LSD

[@breathspray]

Is that Bobby Sherman with the milk ??

[@ThaKunzlermichael]

cant believe there not a thrash unit from the midwest

[@richardleonard4281]

Major Lance! Never really got his due.

[@ericn1450]

We all know what you really want.

[@thomasmantellwilliam]

Milk Plus???

[@Lodreipeina]

Tu jest 2:14!!! AŻ!!! :D Czas jest pojęciem względnym jednak hahahaah ]:->

[@squance222]

lol @ including Major Lance performing "Monkey Time" in this video.

[@jesusbarajas9220]

cursed milk commercial