She Lied

Who had a good time on Valentine's Day? Not The Rockin' Ramrods out of Boston, who, in 1964, authored a poison pen letter towards the (imaginary) girls who did them wrong on the wild, ahead-of-its-time tune, "She Lied." Imagine The Dave Clark Five crossed with The Ramones and you have an idea. Not for the faint of heart, and probably mostly unheard, the song didn't get picked up by other bands until the late 70s, but we start with Naz Nomad & The Nightmares from 1984. A sick guitar tone and they add some almost-barbershop-quartet harmoanies. In 1992, The Mummies and The Double-Naught Spys each wrought interpretations: thee first features saturated vocals and no discernible organ? Thee final version adds a great garage scream, which adds extra points - and Weldon likes the cymbal work. No symbolic meanings, though!