Oh, great punk singles would have to include (omitting early efforts by
“superstar” artists such as the Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Blondie, Elvis
Costello etc.):
Buzzcocks, “Orgasm Addict” (sorry, Kathryn!); Only Ones, “Another Girl,
Another Planet”; Stranglers, “Get A Grip On Yourself”; Stiff Little Fingers,
“Suspect Device” (or “Alternative Ulster”); 999, “Homicide”; Richard Hell &
Voidoids, “Blank Generation”; Undertones, “Teenage Kicks”; The Saints, “I’m
Stranded”; X-Ray Spex, “Oh Bondage! Up Yours!” (sorry, Kathryn!);The Damned,
“New Rose” ; Eddie & the Hot Rods, “Teenage Depression”; Plastic Bertrand,
“Ca Plane Pour Moi”. Ah, them’s was the days…





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