This dark cow punk was amazing.. Wall of Voodoo i worshipped.. I am so proud to have been a part of the music of the 80s. Nothing can ever compare. It is still ahead of its time, It was the most creative time for music so far in our lifetime
A fair shake, a piece of the rock, a slice of the pie..... and spit out the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face........I had this track on the car stereo in the Mojave a few years ago while on a coast to coast road trip in a lovely Mustang. Heading from LA to Kingman.......
"i used to be somebody! i used to be somebody, do you hear me? do you Hear me? i...i've been there! i used to be somebody, goddamn you! i've Been there before! don't walk away!"
aabaa aabaaa so I read somewhere that Joe Nannini was really yelling at Richard Mazda, the albums producer and when he heard it he decided to keep it. I thought that was an awesome story
I had the chance to work with Marc Moreland (guitar) when he live in France. Great guy, great producer, great guitarist. So cool. He died in Paris....alcool.... Wall of Voodoo is a unique masterpiece band. So différent and so great. but when Stan stop the band, wall of voodoo was only a shadow of himself...
For Andy Jackson. RIP. An old friend and my former boss, he moved from England to Alburquerque, and was found murdered in the desert a year later. He felt the call of the West. And paid for it.
I memorized that spoken part long ago and used to pull it out at parties. Freaked the crap out of people especially the end "i've been there before don't walk away"
Tya das wahren noch Zeiten als ich in meiner Küche stand und bei voller Lautstärke Wall of Voodoo hörte GRÜSSE AUS der Bergischen Hauptstadt dem wunderschönen Wuppertal
Here are the COMPLETE LYRICS for this GREAT and AWESOME SONG! :D Do YOU HEAR the "CALL OF THE WEST"??? I DO!!! He got the high sign so he jumped a bus Along the roads that wind on through The hot Mojave and the Jericho He'd start his whole life anew And what he left behind he hadn't valued Half as much as some things He never knew? Right around sundown... He got dropped off on a street in town Where a grey old man looked him up and down and said "Son, this ain't no western movie matinee You're a long way off from yippie-yi-yay 'Cause I can tell at a glance you're not from 'round these parts You've got a green look about'cha--that's a gringo for starts Sometimes the only thing a western savage understands Are whiskey and rifles and an unarmed man Like you! So you gotta keep on the move! Don't let that fancy paint job fool you! Then the old timer pulled him close and said... "You've got a long way, I know You've got a longer drive ahead Through the bones of the buffalo Through the claims of the western dead, and-- Just like the spokes of a wheel You'll spin 'round with the rest You'll hear the drums and the brush of steel You'll hear the call of the west, call of the west You'll hear the call of the west, call of the west" {Spoken Part} "Harshly awakened by the sound of six rounds of light-caliber rifle fire Followed minutes later by the booming of nine rounds from a heavier rifle But you can't close off the wilderness He heard the snick of a rifle bolt And found himself peering down the muzzle Of a weapon held by a drunken liquor store owner "There's a conflict," he said, "there's a conflict Between land and people The people have to go! They've come all the way out here to make mining claims To do automobile body work To gamble Take pictures To not have to do laundry To own a mini-bike Have their own CB radios and air conditioning Good plumbing for sure And to sell Time/Life books and to work in a deli To have a little chili every morning And maybe... maybe to own their own gas stations again And take drugs Have some crazy sex But above all, above all, to have a fair shake To get a piece of the rock and a slice of the pie And spit out of the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face!" Now, from the high timberline to the deserts dry Who'll risk dangling on some hangman's tree To stake their claims on these prairie plains While they say this lunch is not had for free?! Just like the spokes of a wheel Who'll spin 'round with the rest They'll hear the drums and the brush of steel And I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west! (Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh) I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west! (Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh) I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west! (Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh) I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west! (Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh) {Spoken/shouted} "I used to be somebody! I used to be somebody, do you hear me? Do you hear me? I've been there! I used to be somebody, god damn you! I've been there before! Don't walk away! Well, you--you wanted unleaded? Unleaded--that's next pump over, so keep on movin', okay? No, it's out of order!"
The word "underrated" is overused, but in this case it fits: Wall of Voodoo is seriously underrated. Too few listened to this entire album, I guess. Mexican Radio, though good, was far from the best thing on it.
It's kinda weird that they ended up being a "one hit wonder" with most their discography being nothing but bangers. Dark continent, call of the west and seven days are all great pretty much all the way through, even happy planet had some good songs not to mention their EP/Index masters
@@psykodactyle All killer no filler, with Mexican Radio the only possiblity, mostly for how much overplay it got. But then again, the public at large is definitely all filler.
Got to see these guys twice in the early 80"s. A small club in Austin when there were only a couple of places that would book new wave/punk bands in town..
R. I. P. Genius marc moreland and joe nanini - both gone too soon - peace and love, thoughts and prayers to you, joe, and to all the faithful departed.
the criticts were pretty good to this band...stan r. ridgeway is a genius singer song writer...i still have this cassette burried in my childhood momento box someplace in the garage.
Wall of voodoo were what I classed as a simple honest unique no frills band.. Just a bunch of mates doing things their way with no special effects or dubbing... I loved them 40 years ago and still love them now
Fantastic stuff..These guys were so creative. surrounded us with such atmosphere of darkness...cow-punk? Right definition..But as all the good stuff, it ended too soon...and now we are drawning in silly things such lady gaga, rihanna..Where do these genius are???????
saw them in Boston in '82 - Stan would swing at a hangin' naked light bulb while the late, great joe nanini would beat on brake drums with a ball-peen hammer - call of the east Stan !
Saw Stan's first solo show. He was nervous. Whoever was on guitar was doing a better Marc Moreland than you'd expect. It was badly publicized so the crowd was small, so Stan was answering questions right off the stage, such as whether he still liked Joe, which he did.
i wouldn't mind going back to 1982 just so i could hear this song for the first time...and be able to be 23 again.
Plus buy Apple and Microsoft stock
Nobody before or after combined wave, country and "noir" so brilliantly to create the perfect sonic image of the American Nightmare.
tru dat!
Hey shithead, nobody made Johnny Cash punk. Until these freaks.
This tune is a masterpiece. Fact, not opinion.
It is also a fact that I agree with you.
It's very odd and downright hilarious. Makes you wonder how many bodies are out there.
An absolute fact and no one should disagree with you.. If they do send them to me and I shall persuade them to correct their ways
Truth
It's a long way off from Yippee EY Yay
This is so bomb!!! That spaghetti western sound! Peefection
This dark cow punk was amazing.. Wall of Voodoo i worshipped.. I am so proud to have been a part of the music of the 80s. Nothing can ever compare. It is still ahead of its time, It was the most creative time for music so far in our lifetime
When Fear and Loathing came out, it was familiar
This single, with 'Mexican Radio' on the A-side, was one of the best ever
One of my favourite ever 45s! B-side even better than the a-side!
yes it was
They have never been matched...let alone surpassed
indeed
Innovators of Gothic Country music!
to spit out the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face - CLASSIC !
Such a prolific verse! I love it!
I listened to this on a greyhound from Denver to San Francisco in the 80's. Very appropriate song for me starting out on a new life. Yippie io!
They played the Mabuhay...! It was a great show.
You rock bro! ⭐
OHHH, listening to this on the bus is perfect.
The greatest underated band in music history!
Spit out the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face😂😂😂😂..Love it
I love this song. Stans lyrics are amazing.
A fair shake, a piece of the rock, a slice of the pie..... and spit out the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face........I had this track on the car stereo in the Mojave a few years ago while on a coast to coast road trip in a lovely Mustang. Heading from LA to Kingman.......
"i used to be somebody! i used to be somebody, do you hear me? do you
Hear me? i...i've been there! i used to be somebody, goddamn you! i've
Been there before! don't walk away!"
aabaa aabaaa so I read somewhere that Joe Nannini was really yelling at Richard Mazda, the albums producer and when he heard it he decided to keep it. I thought that was an awesome story
I had the chance to work with Marc Moreland (guitar) when he live in France. Great guy, great producer, great guitarist. So cool. He died in Paris....alcool.... Wall of Voodoo is a unique masterpiece band. So différent and so great. but when Stan stop the band, wall of voodoo was only a shadow of himself...
They were unique. Marc Moreland was great.
Che brano...tutto il disco è fantastico...bellissimo. 🤔😁❤️
I remember watching them live in the 80's in los angeles great times
saw them at the Rainbow Music Hall in Denver, CO 1983 or so-.... the stage had the funky door and fog machine going.... spectacular.
Stan is the MAN!!!
I second that!!
Timeless masterpiece!!!!
For Andy Jackson. RIP. An old friend and my former boss, he moved from England to Alburquerque, and was found murdered in the desert a year later. He felt the call of the West. And paid for it.
One of the best of the 80's....not sugar sweet like the rest
All vinegar
Das war mit das Beste der 80 er Jahre
One of my favorite bands from back in the day....great stuff.
I memorized that spoken part long ago and used to pull it out at parties. Freaked the crap out of people especially the end "i've been there before don't walk away"
Oh yeah.... "I used to be somebody..... Goddam you..don't walk away...!!!!!!"
Son, never 'pull this out at parties'. It ain't good or clever.
It really warms my heart to scroll down and see such good comments about this vid. Seconded. I so heart this- thanks for the upload.
Moi Aussi. Lovely to see people are as crazy as me
Now from the high timberline to the deserts dry...... love it
Never ever gets bored after 41 years
No it doesn't...LOL
absolutely uttrerly amazing stuff
what a fun tune....the 80's were fun....zeppelin and Sabbath were great and so where these guys...very original
.... but you can't close off the wilderness....
Tya das wahren noch Zeiten als ich in meiner Küche stand und bei voller Lautstärke Wall of Voodoo hörte GRÜSSE AUS der Bergischen Hauptstadt dem wunderschönen Wuppertal
Maybe the most creative music group in history?
Thats was the findest best and nicest what at gives at 1982
I truly love This Band! ❤❤
You do I do we all love the sound of wall voodoo💥
One of my all time favorite bands and songs..... Ahh creativity, something that is missing in the music industry today...Stan is a genius.
The hooks are really good ..a precursor to they might be giants ?
The hooks are really good ..a precursor to they might be giants ?
Absolute brilliance
They were truly unique,a great band.
Its amazing what you remember when you hear it again.
Here are the COMPLETE LYRICS for this GREAT and AWESOME SONG! :D
Do YOU HEAR the "CALL OF THE WEST"??? I DO!!!
He got the high sign so he jumped a bus
Along the roads that wind on through
The hot Mojave and the Jericho
He'd start his whole life anew
And what he left behind he hadn't valued
Half as much as some things
He never knew?
Right around sundown...
He got dropped off on a street in town
Where a grey old man looked him up and down and said
"Son, this ain't no western movie matinee
You're a long way off from yippie-yi-yay
'Cause I can tell at a glance you're not from 'round these parts
You've got a green look about'cha--that's a gringo for starts
Sometimes the only thing a western savage understands
Are whiskey and rifles and an unarmed man
Like you!
So you gotta keep on the move!
Don't let that fancy paint job fool you!
Then the old timer pulled him close and said...
"You've got a long way, I know
You've got a longer drive ahead
Through the bones of the buffalo
Through the claims of the western dead, and--
Just like the spokes of a wheel
You'll spin 'round with the rest
You'll hear the drums and the brush of steel
You'll hear the call of the west, call of the west
You'll hear the call of the west, call of the west"
{Spoken Part}
"Harshly awakened by the sound of six rounds of light-caliber rifle fire
Followed minutes later by the booming of nine rounds from a heavier rifle
But you can't close off the wilderness
He heard the snick of a rifle bolt
And found himself peering down the muzzle
Of a weapon held by a drunken liquor store owner
"There's a conflict," he said, "there's a conflict
Between land and people
The people have to go!
They've come all the way out here to make mining claims
To do automobile body work
To gamble
Take pictures
To not have to do laundry
To own a mini-bike
Have their own CB radios and air conditioning
Good plumbing for sure
And to sell Time/Life books and to work in a deli
To have a little chili every morning
And maybe... maybe to own their own gas stations again
And take drugs
Have some crazy sex
But above all, above all, to have a fair shake
To get a piece of the rock and a slice of the pie
And spit out of the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face!"
Now, from the high timberline to the deserts dry
Who'll risk dangling on some hangman's tree
To stake their claims on these prairie plains
While they say this lunch is not had for free?!
Just like the spokes of a wheel
Who'll spin 'round with the rest
They'll hear the drums and the brush of steel
And I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west!
(Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh)
I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west!
(Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh)
I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west!
(Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh)
I'll hear the call of the west, call of the west!
(Yippie-yi-yo, yippie-yi-yo-ki-yay, yippie-yi-yo-ohh-ohh)
{Spoken/shouted}
"I used to be somebody!
I used to be somebody, do you hear me?
Do you hear me? I've been there!
I used to be somebody, god damn you!
I've been there before!
Don't walk away!
Well, you--you wanted unleaded?
Unleaded--that's next pump over, so keep on movin', okay?
No, it's out of order!"
weird quirky new age fun.....masterpiece beyond compare
More like New Wave fun going on here.
It's a work of genius. Incomparable, even alongside 80s brilliance
The word "underrated" is overused, but in this case it fits: Wall of Voodoo is seriously underrated. Too few listened to this entire album, I guess. Mexican Radio, though good, was far from the best thing on it.
It's kinda weird that they ended up being a "one hit wonder" with most their discography being nothing but bangers.
Dark continent, call of the west and seven days are all great pretty much all the way through, even happy planet had some good songs not to mention their EP/Index masters
@@psykodactyle All killer no filler, with Mexican Radio the only possiblity, mostly for how much overplay it got. But then again, the public at large is definitely all filler.
Just for that I'm going to listen to on interstate 15
GAAAAAH WHY IS THIS SO GOOD?!?! THESE GUYS ARE INSANE!!! UTMOST PERFECTION!!!^^
Listen to the Dollop.
right around sundown...
good pot, smiles and tunes like this =1982
Got to see these guys twice in the early 80"s. A small club in Austin when there were only a couple of places that would book new wave/punk bands in town..
Epic and Amazing. After all these years it still makes me laugh and want to go on a road trip.
this band sure knows how to make drum machines sound great
This Wave ist today every time so good thats i Heart IT every day
stan ridgeway is genius !
And Marc Moreland (1958-2002) was too.
R. I. P. Genius marc moreland and joe nanini - both gone too soon - peace and love, thoughts and prayers to you, joe, and to all the faithful departed.
Stan ridgeway shows in the late 80s were way cool....his solo materials were great
This is gonna play in my coffin. The best tune ever from 1982. Gotta get the funeral gatherers dancing in the aisles...
best played loud in the desert at 2 am....
I used to be somebody god dam you ...
I sure miss Wally a lot more than I thought I would...
Inspired by (or at least incorporating) ideas and characters found in Nathaniel West's novel, "The Day of the Locust".
Absolutely
the criticts were pretty good to this band...stan r. ridgeway is a genius singer song writer...i still have this cassette burried in my childhood momento box someplace in the garage.
cwmiller2006 When I enlisted into the US Navy in 1985 I left this cassette to my best friend . Between the two of us it got worn out . I miss the 80s.
Spaghetti westerns fast forwarded into the 80's........
No this says much more than that. It's specific
Stan is a big and histrionic musician but Morricone is in the air...
the guitar in this and Natacha Atlas's The righteous path always entranced me
The intro song is so good, if I could ride I-15 on a Ricerocket or Harley, now that is Bucket-List material!
Wall of voodoo were what I classed as a simple honest unique no frills band.. Just a bunch of mates doing things their way with no special effects or dubbing... I loved them 40 years ago and still love them now
I Can say exactly the same...time flies
Fantastic stuff..These guys were so creative. surrounded us with such atmosphere of darkness...cow-punk? Right definition..But as all the good stuff, it ended too soon...and now we are drawning in silly things such lady gaga, rihanna..Where do these genius are???????
The ENTIRE album is good.
geez I thought I was the only one who really appreciated this kind of VooDoo !!
I love this.
the lyrics are awesome
How right you are in that assessment!!!
It must be great to be able to spit out the window of your car and not have the wind blow it back in your face. A+.
saw them in Boston in '82 - Stan would swing at a hangin' naked light bulb while the late, great joe nanini would beat on brake drums with a ball-peen hammer - call of the east Stan !
Saw Stan's first solo show. He was nervous. Whoever was on guitar was doing a better Marc Moreland than you'd expect. It was badly publicized so the crowd was small, so Stan was answering questions right off the stage, such as whether he still liked Joe, which he did.
love stan & miss WoV- wish he would come east (boston area) more often. - thanks joe
Saw Stan all the way back in.....last weekend! Played this song and it sounded great! Second row, center.
NEVER GETS OLD GOD BLESS STAN !!!
Timeless, atmospheric classic.
Right around sundown......
am 14 again listening to this...
They were ahead of their time in my opinion. Fucking cool
Seen them at the angora ballroom in ft lauderdale 5 feet from the stage
the whole album is ... YEAH !!!
You guys have said it all! An EPIC song,
Call of The West is one of the best albums of all time IMO. This band should have been massive. They were just too good at writing story songs.
A rock and roll nugget of gold.
Wall of Wood ecery Time Form the best Musik what IT gives
Mexican Radio war auch so ein Knaller
The scene is a bleak Old West desert riding a fast pony with the banks cash bags hoping a posse isn't gaining as you head towards Mexico.......
Unique
Excellent! Long time since I heard this, must dig out the vinyl...
MONUMENTAL
Capolavoro
His voice can be an aquired taste but it is creative music without a doubt.
I used to be somebody, god damn you !
well ahead of everyone else !!
Das war gute Mucke wie man sie heute suchtM Lindemann
I often hear the snick of a rifle bolt wielded by a drunken liquor store owner
.... but you can't close off the wilderness....
the modern johhny cash, fckin love it
TOP
Grande band
and we'll call of the west...
It was 1981 i was by a friend fromm me he comes home with this LP.I hear this Sound the First one small and I say yes thats the music Ford us
Jeebus.
Who rated this video down? You disgust me!
Stanard ridgway is awesome
the drummer joe mannani is no longer alive so I don't think they would be the same
Nanini
Ya das waren noch Zeiten Anfang der 80 er Jahre Nee Wave the findest what gives
I would love to hear a black metal version of this song.
Metal fans are too dumb to appreciate it.
Close enough??? ua-cam.com/video/PIrI50wSAYs/v-deo.html