little match seller- cbgb (by the pawking metahs)

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Hailing from the Cleveland blue-collar suburb of Parma, the Pawking Metahs (Bob Baniszewki, voc. and gtr ;Billy Panzram, guitar; Ricky Fish, Bass; Eddy "Power" Gein, drums) clearly belonged to the Electric Eels-Dead Boys school of punk. Their lifestyle, erratic and unhealthy to say the least, as well as a radical approach to music that never let technicalities get in the way of a bad idea, seldom got them anything but troubles in the venues where they played, including an homeric fistfight with the audience at a Pirate's Cove show. The dirt-poor-quality 1978 « little match seller » demo, found in the CBGB archives, is the only recorded document we have from the band. This stubborn and unruly celebration of addiction and pimping was to land them a gig, and flyers were even printed, but it was typical of their luck that they disbanded on arriving in N.Y, after having sold their gear to buy heroïn.

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Lyrics

hey you little match seller
I know we're meant for each other
you bought your life from a thrift store
but here any loser can score

Baby baby
spit on me
cos it means you love me
baby baby
stick it in me
it means your really love me

You got bad breath and a bad skin
your torn heart holds with safety pins
but I've got a needle and spoon
and I can send you to the moon

Baby baby
spit on me
cos it means you love me
baby baby
please work for me
it means your really love me

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Hits: 816
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Uploaded: May 02, 2008 - 06:14:49 AM
Last Updated: May 02, 2008 - 02:09:00 PM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 06:38:48 PM

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five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Never Forgotten I recently saw a special on VH1 where they interviewed Bob Baniszewki's dad and he mentioned the Pirate Cove show, and his heroin addiction. He also showed some of his amazing water color paintings that he did as a young man. No wonder he OD'd. Downloaded for future generations. Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Polka Punk Hailing from Parma, deez homeboys be Polka Punkers fer sure. Doze $10 Olson Microphones sure give dem a nice vocal sound. BTW, it was Pirate's Cove (later Peabody's DownUnder). Now, where's dat horse? ;) Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

	said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Raw! Nitty gritty down and dirty!! I love it! C.

rsorensen	rsorensen said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	YES! been waiting for this one. great job! love the vocals. Check out my latest song called Keep Your Chin Up

lavalamp	lavalamp said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	I don't know what to think, but... a precious piece of history. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

chemystery	chemystery said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	nasty Whoa. Rough around the edges man. Check out my latest song called COLOR TV cbgb demo

splinter	splinter said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Raw meat for the lions that's what we got here - brilliant blast of venom and bile perfectly preserved for future generations of nihilists. What could be better? Nothing. Great track Check out my latest song called Do What You Want To

	said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	Heh You Win Best song Ive heard today, Oh man you are the real deal After hearing this= I feel Like running outside naked into the streets :D no but seriously love the song!

Nick_Flash	Nick_Flash said 573 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)
	raw This has a great raw sound! Nice feedback at the end. Well Done man! Check out my latest song called Wake Up

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Heroin_Marys said 572 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)

Pawking Metahs
Hailing from the Cleveland blue-collar suburb of Parma, the Pawking Metahs (Bob Baniszewki, voc. and gtr ;Billy Panzram, guitar; Ricky Fish, Bass; Eddy "Power" Gein, drums) clearly belonged to the Electric Eels-Dead Boys school of punk. Their lifestyle, erratic and unhealthy to say the least, as well as a radical approach to music that never let technicalities get in the way of a bad idea, seldom got them anything but troubles in the venues where they played, including an homeric fistfight with the audience at a Pirate's Cove show. The dirt-poor-quality 1978 � little match seller � demo, found in the CBGB archives, is the only recorded document we have from the band. This stubborn and unruly celebration of addiction and pimping was to land them a gig, and flyers were even printed, but it was typical of their luck that they disbanded on arriving in N.Y, after having sold their gear to buy hero�n.

Check out my latest song called Bad Robot

bud	bud said 572 days ago (May 3rd, 2008)
	Ever hear The Homosexuals? Almost as god as this. Great track - perfect mix and excellent vocals. Especially love the lead feedback. Check out my latest song called try not to think

gregd	gregd said 571 days ago (May 4th, 2008)
	More buzzcocks callbacks! Fantastic. That guitar solo sounds like a glitched out synthesizer. How'd you do that? Too cool! -g Check out my latest song called 08nov08

michael2	michael2 said 570 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	so glad this is up here. i missed that last show you guys did with Pere Ubu in that kids basement in Des Moines, but I heard it was great. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

	said 570 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
	Very rude ...that guitar is perfect. Probably illegal. No way to treat an expensive musical instrument but it liked it. Great bloody slap of noise - love it!

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