In The Past: Garage Rock Podcast

Liar, Liar


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This week, we tell tall tales about one of the all-time greats - 1965's "Liar Liar" by The Castaways (1:30). A song  with rolling organ that opens up with a snare crack, released in the same month as "Like A Rolling Stone"... but this one's way better because of the weird falsetto , the deadpan verses, surf drums, a wild scream and the newly-rediscovered SENSATION NOTE! How do they fit in so much greatness under two minutes?  In 1966, SoCal's Mustangs sped through the song in even less time (1:03:49). The bass in this proto-new wave version is rubbery, and the guitar departure sounds super cool. Perfect for go-go dancing! What's next but to slow the sucker down? This is what Spain's Los Iberos dared to do in '69 (1:21:30). They add horns, xtra percussion and piano and somehow stay true to the original. Finally, in the dark days of 1986, Simon Fisher-Turner, also known as The King of Luxembourg made an even wilder arrangement (1:32:55). There's so many elements here that it reminds us of the studio scene in Smashing Time, a reference the actor/composer King would get. They're all great - no cap!!

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In The Past: Garage Rock PodcastBy Weldon Hunter & Erik Komarnicki

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