As they reissue their 1981 festive EP Yuletide Throwdown, we rate the best of the New York band who strutted through punk, disco and pop with absolute cool

When it came to picking cover versions, you couldn’t fault Chris Stein and Debbie Harry’s taste, hence this slickly appealing take on the Paragons’ John Holt-penned 1967 single. Extra points for the video, which involves Darth Vader, a flooded apartment and a dancer unaccountably dressed as Pan – it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Home Office accused of breaking pledge to tackle violence against women

Labour says department has failed to make crimes such as rape, stalking…

Coronavirus live news: UK variant hits New Zealand; CDC says ‘absolutely’ too soon to lift US mask mandate

Australia suspends quarantine-free travel with New Zealand; Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine gives 94% protection;…

US-born ‘princess’ evicted from Rome villa housing Caravaggio fresco

Rita Boncompagni Ludovisi escorted from 16th-century home amid long-running inheritance dispute A…

Ofwat chief defends water companies over lack of new reservoirs

David Black also says most firms are meeting leakage targets despite water…