What I love about the Stray Cats is that they reintroduced a 1950's sound to a then-current mainstream audience, but they did it without a condescending, parodying, approach to "old" style music, which, if we're going to be honest, a lot of bands from the 1970's, during the whole "Fifties Nostalgia Fad" did. Sadly, those other bands were also talented, but they caved in to mainstream pre-perceptions the way they presented their music, whereas, The Stray Cats, dictated and led the mainstream...with attitude.... The Stray Cats, with their original songs like this, presented rockabilly as an energetic, admittedly vintage approach, to music for the young. In other words, "Sexy and 17" (as well as "Rock This Town," "Something's Wrong With My Radio," "Fishnet Stockings," "Hot Rod Gang," and others) was a badass Rock and Roll presentation of vintage-style music to the mainstream, and not "quaint and cute nostalgic oldies."
There is no one who can play the guitar this well while singing.
Even though it's a live performance, the guitat tone is great too.
What I love about the Stray Cats is that they reintroduced a 1950's sound to a then-current mainstream audience, but they did it without a condescending, parodying, approach to "old" style music, which, if we're going to be honest, a lot of bands from the 1970's, during the whole "Fifties Nostalgia Fad" did.
Sadly, those other bands were also talented, but they caved in to mainstream pre-perceptions the way they presented their music, whereas, The Stray Cats, dictated and led the mainstream...with attitude....
The Stray Cats, with their original songs like this, presented rockabilly as an energetic, admittedly vintage approach, to music for the young.
In other words, "Sexy and 17" (as well as "Rock This Town," "Something's Wrong With My Radio," "Fishnet Stockings," "Hot Rod Gang," and others) was a badass Rock and Roll presentation of vintage-style music to the mainstream, and not "quaint and cute nostalgic oldies."
I miss the old days
The Stray Cats fucking rule...
They play better in 1990 than in the early 80's. The Cats at their best!!
Saw them in Portland in 93 they were the best
Man I love that guitar tone.
still blows me awayi got to see them in '91
AHHHH, I REALLY LOVE THIS SONG!💘
Still got my sinclair zx81 with a very old stray cats sticker on it
Straycats kickass
Iconic
Lee rocker is the king of slap bass
Pure R'n'R!!!
4321 let's Bop, N Roll
Love Brian ❤❤not his hair here though!
日本のCLUB CITTA'かな？バンジョーの演奏もイカしていたね!
This is from rock tokyo
Best dam guitar player in the world eric clapton ain't shit neither is Neil young .setzer kicks fuckin ass