Mar292024

The Dickies

The Dickies were amongst the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles, and the first California punk band to be signed to a major record label and appear on network television. The Dickies' style was campy and humorous with obvious influences from the Ramones. They were extremely popular in the UK and had a top 10 hit with "Banana Splits (Tra La La Song)" in 1979; oddly enough, many of their lyrics were about aspects of Southern California life not easily decipherable to those unfamiliar with the region Read more on Last.fm

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Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Banana Splits
240605
2Killer Klowns
162440
3Paranoid
82114
4Give It Back
62838
5You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)
57233
6Eve Of Destruction
46098
7Silent Night
45950
8Nights In White Satin
45375
9Fan Mail
39361
10Gigantor
32852

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