X-Ray Spex

I've never not, I've never hated a period, but I, it wasn't really...

I did actually, [laughs] I did during the punk period, I did, um, I got, I got asked to audition for X-Ray Spex.

I remember that.

Oh, right.

Whereas Venom, when they came about, completely different.

Just the same way that the Pistols are not the same as the Damned, and the Damned aren't the same as 999, and the 999 aren't the same as A- X-Ray Spex.

It's a s- you know, the, y- it's the, like a lot of people put...

They have this image in, image in their mind of what, you know, movement, heads of movements are.

This is the one song that gets to have that name.

And it reminds me of a song that we talked about like way the hell back on this show, which is The Day the World Turned Dayglo by X-Ray Specs.

Again, having the brand name in there just helps it stick in your mind.

And again, that was a really good idea.

And, uh, about a million miles away from The Clash album as you could, uh, as you could, uh, get.

And, uh, supporting The Clash side of things, also we get the X-Ray Spex album, Germfree Adolescents.

Uh, all right, let's take a short break.

We'll be right back.

When she sings a line like, "I've been everywhere on a mean old streak.

All I need is a mountain stream," or threatens a toxic lover by singing, "I am one step away from throwing garbage in your face," I know both Dolly Parton and Poly Styrene from X-Ray Spex are smiling down at her from heaven.

That's Believer by Angela Autumn.

[singing] Dollar signs, dollar signs, every time-