GWFAS Exclusive: New We Are Scientists Song(s)!
May 1st saw the re-release of We Are Scientists’ debut single, “Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurtâ€?, and though it didn’t crack the UK top ten as I had expected and hoped (it reached #21), it did bring us two great new W.A.S songs as b-sides. “Be My Babyâ€?, which reached #2 on the American charts when it was originally released by The Ronettes in 1963, has frequently been covered by We Are Scientists at their shows, but it wasn’t until now that we are able to listen to a produced studio version of the track. But the real draw here is brand new song, “Ram It Homeâ€?, available only as a b-side on the vinyl release of the single. Thanks to the power of the internet, I’ve got it in my possession and have made it available for mass consumption, so download away. It feels like it’s almost a parody of sorts, a sexually-charged, over-the-top rock song (a la Eagles of Death Metal), which kicks in immediately with a face-melting riff that remains throughout the course of the song, which features laughable lyrics like, “All my friends ask if my girlfriend’s pretty, I said I don’t really know I only look at her tittiesâ€?. Guitar solos are in excess and are downright masturbatory in length, and even though this is obviously just W.A.S. fucking around and pushing the limits of chessy rock n’ roll, it’s still a good time to be had by all. Grab these two new songs, as well as the acoustic version of the title track originally posted on You Ain’t No Picasso two weeks ago, below.
MP3s:
“Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt” (Acoustic on BBC 1) - We Are Scientists
“Be My Baby” - We Are Scientists
“Ram It Home” - We Are Scientists
As a bonus, I figured that while I was posting W.A.S. b-sides I might as well go ahead and include the b-side from The Great Escape CD-Single, “This Means War”, as well.
Bonus MP3: “This Means War” - We Are Scientists