Short and sweet, this song burst its way into the indie pop scene of 1992 by way of simultaneous Single Of The Week status in the NME and Melody Maker. Its delightfully sneered, arch vocal recounts a series of sexist interludes in singer Christina Kelly's day - "I'm just walking down the street minding my own business, construction worker says Nice Tits..."
The music is dominated by staccato violin (played by Jane Pratt, then editor of US alt bible Sassy magazine), buzzsaw guitar and the shoutalong chorus, creating a frantic slice of indie rock/indie pop, produced by the mythic Kramer.
Play it again and again and again, it's a Repeater.
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ReplyDeletejb
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Re-upped.
ReplyDeleteArigato, Stephen...
ReplyDeleteBut did this release have something to do with Bob Mould from Husker Du?
jb
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I don't think so. Chia Pet was, effectively, the in-house band of the (90s, indie, hipster) magazine Sassy. I don't think there's a Bob Mould connection but I could be wrong.
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