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Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Have A Ball CD
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Inarguably the world's greatest punk-pop cover band, Me First & the Gimme Gimmes take on popular singles of the 1960s,'70s, and '80s with their 1997 Fat Wreck Chords debut, HAVE A BALL. Consisting of members of Swingin' Utters, NOFX, No Use for a Name, and other Cal-punk peers, the semi-supergroup gleefully tears through guitar-driven, abbreviated versions of easy-going tunes such as Paul Simon's "Me & Julio Down By the Schoolyard," Billy Joel's "Uptown Girl" (impressively nailing the vocal harmonies), and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline," both paying tribute to and sending up the original numbers. For those seeking to jump into the Gimme Gimmes' reliably silly discography, this outing is a fine place to begin.
Members Of Nofx,Lagwagon,No Use For A Name Do 70's Covers
Personnel: Spike Slawson (vocals, background vocals).
Unknown Contributor Roles: Fat Mike; Dave; Joey Cape.
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes - Have A Ball Songs
| 1 | Danny's Song
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:09 | $0.99 | |
| 2 | Leaving On A Jet Plane
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:32 | $0.99 | |
| 3 | Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:42 | $0.99 | |
| 4 | One Tin Soldier
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:00 | $0.99 | |
| 5 | Uptown Girl
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:21 | $0.99 | |
| 6 | I Am A Rock
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:04 | $0.99 | |
| 7 | Sweet Caroline
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:53 | $0.99 | |
| 8 | Seasons In The Sun
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:27 | $0.99 | |
| 9 | Fire And Rain
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 1:23 | $0.99 | |
| 10 | Nobody Does It Better
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:28 | $0.99 | |
| 11 | Mandy
Gimme Gimmes, Me First, Me First and the Gimme Gimme's | 2:26 | $0.99 | |
| 12 | Rocket Man | 3:15 | $0.99 | |
Have A Ball Music Review
Average Rating: (4.4 out of 5 stars)   Really cool! Especially for the 30-somethings...
Awesome blend of popular seventies music with the up-beat, pop-punk sound of the eighties. Everybody I've let listen to this CD has ordered it... A must have!
Submitted by a reviewer (Military Overseas) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 4 of 5 found this helpful.
One of Their Best
I liked these guys even when I was going through my "Classic Rock Purist" stage. They are, like everyone has said, simply fun. They don't take themselves seriously, they seem to just enjoy playing, and their choice of songs shows a healthy appreciation and respect for good music. Also, some of their covers I even almost like better than the original!
Four stars because though it seems like they have a good, healthy playlist, they play very quickly. This equates to less than a half an hour of music, which is sad when the music is so good.
Submitted by geekmanchu (Auburn, CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 2 of 3 found this helpful. Great if you like old songs!
Fat Mike and the boys from Fat Wreck Chrods, have done something extremly fun this time. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, take old songs from artists such as Elton John and Billy Joel, and bring them into the punk world. Now this is a fun album that is great to listen to, not anti goverment message, or any lryics from NOFX to kill all the white man. Just fun songs, from a fun loving band, that will let anyone have a good time.
Submitted by a reviewer (Gainesville, FL)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 3 found this helpful.  Great cover album
The covers by MF&TGG'S are outstanding on this debut. It's most definitely their standout album. The big highlight for me was Rocket Man which is probably the most well constructed cover out of all of them. For the whole album it's pretty much straight forward punk in the same vein as the bands these guys come from, Lagwagon, No Use for a Name, and NOFX.
Submitted by Dr. Ghost (Ruston, LA)
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Gimme gimme the Best
Me First And the Gimme Gimmes are the best punk cover band ever. Their music shows talent, respect for different kinds of music, and creative ability to modernize their songs.
Submitted by punklove7 (Phoenixville, PA, USA)
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