This piece was written in response to the weekly photo prompt offered by the Unicorn Challenge.
The rock industry continues to embrace every form of weirdness and the tradition continues with this all-alien band packing them out at the Lovely Jubbly Club in downtown Jamietown. White tie, top hat and tails meets the Cyclops brothers in this funky frenzy of intergalactic rock a la Sultans of Swing.
Sam the Sham on the synth deck lays down everything from Booker T to Mahler, as Guitar George pumps out a wail harvest of blues/metal/grunge riffs. Vocals come from Sod Vicious, former front man for the Sock Pistols, famous for attacking the audience with machetes, but now rendered armless by a bout of mosh pit revenge. And then there’s the peripatetic lines of bass laid down by Bruce the Jackal, interspersed with mackerel and red herrings.
A reasonable facsimile of the Prefab Four is captured in this street art generated by legendary Banksy copyist, Wanksy. Of course, Bruce is missing because the garage door wasn’t big enough on this occasion but a spokesperson for the elusive Wanksy has said he’s promised to start from the other end next time.
Fans of the band, who like to style themselves as Cyclo Psychos, dress up in their image, covering one eye and terrifying pensioners at the local shopping mall as they do Clockwork Orange versions of Fred Astaire.
Rock fans, the world has changed forever and you need to get on board before the gravy train leaves the station.
Accompanying playlist:
Sultans of Swing https://youtu.be/8Pa9x9fZBtY
Fred Astaire https://youtu.be/c0VeEqonEa0
Sex Pistols https://youtu.be/bC4RFY8vtuM
Six Crooked Highways 
Rock on, I guess.
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As always. 🙂
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Fred Astaire as Alex? A weird thought at first, but then it quickly became something I’d like to see. I think this music lover will stay off that gravy train and try and stay in a world that doesn’t change.
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Thanks, Michael. Good luck with that. 😉
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Getting strange looks at the aiprot now – I groaned out loud at ‘rendered armless’ and then, of course, read ‘peripathetic’ for ‘peripatetic’!
A musical-punfest take on the prompt, Doug.
Your supply seems endless – oh, what the hell – and armless!
Booker T I don’t know. Will investigate if and when the pilot lands us safely.
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Thanks, Jenne. Goes to show you should never read my nonsense in public. 🙂
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half the fun is looking for the references (proud to say got ’em all*)
How much fun is this when synchronicity is in town? literally less than an hour ago I was reading a story about where the names came from in Sultans!
fun as par-boiled
*provided you were referring to Jack (on bass)
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Thanks, clark. Was one of the sultans called Mark? And yes, the legendary Jack Bruce.
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yes sir
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You had me at the title. And Booker T …. fuhgeddaboudit!
Great fun, Doug.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Nancy.
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Love it!
And of course, I watched all of them. My favourite was the ‘Sex Pistols – God Save The Queen’ – so tame now.
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Many thanks, Chris. In retrospect I probably should have chosen Pretty Vacant or My Way. 😉
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Both excellent too. I have several 7″singles in my collection including all three of those!
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Brilliant from beginning to end, I love what you did with the names!
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M any thanks, Keith.
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