The music video, directed by Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire, was recorded in April 2003 at a movie studio in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A radio version in Japan exists in which the same lyrics are replaced with "let's do an edit, do a radio edit". In the censored version of the song, the words "nuclear" and "war" (in the line "let's start a war, start a nuclear war") are cut out and a whip lash sound is used instead. (The actual lyric is "She's just the girl, she's just the girl, the girl you want".) Go! Buy your tickets now! Buy them for yourself, your friends, your lovers, and your cats! Expect awesome music, hilarious banter, and an encore chant of "We want Dick".According to Spencer/Valentine, the idea for the song came up from incorrectly hearing the lyrics of DEVO's " Girl U Want" as "it's just a girl, it's just a girl at a gay bar" while the song was playing in a very loud nightclub.
Their US dates usually hit small venues, giving you every chance in the world to go crazy with a bunch of strangers who are going just as crazy. And don't worry, I promise they're still gonna play Gay Bar! Is awesome a genre? It is for these guys. if you've got a genre, they've got a song for it. Their sound has been described in various, often contradictory, terms- rock, dance, techno, funk, punk, metal disco.
With nine studio albums under their collective belt, you've got a band who knows how to put on not just an amazing show, but one that will be an entirely different experience from night to night. Take equal parts high-energy rock, wonderful stage chemistry, hilarious singer, and glorious chest hair, and you're starting to get an idea of what you're in for. Whether you're a Certified Crazy or the guy who saw that music video with the kittens 10 years ago, you're going to have an awesome experience.
Stop! We are good times! Electric Six describes their live shows perfectly with this line. They are known for their glam-influenced live shows, often providing an incendiary performance through the wild behaviour of the lead singer Valentine. Valentine, the primary songwriter, has said that his influences include Freddie Mercury, Talking Heads, Devo and Captain Beefheart. Their musical style is a real blurring of genres, mixing disco and synth pop with garage rock, offering a scuzzy, distorted sound with the energy and upbeat vibes of disco. Electric Six have gone on to release six more albums, not achieving the same chart successes before, releasing them all on Metropolis Records. Their third single "Dance Commander" also entered the top 40 in the UK, making it the third consecutive single to do so.įollowing several tours and lineup changes, the band returned with "Señor Smoke" (2005), which featured the controversial cover of Queen's "Radio Ga Ga," with Dick Valentine dressing up as Freddie Mercury's ghost for the video. The song, "Gay Bar" was also another hit, reaching number five in the UK.
Their debut album, "Fire" was released the same peaking at number seven in the UK and number five in the US Dance charts. The band split briefly before reuniting in 2001 to record and release their first version of "Danger! High Voltage."īut it was in 2003 where the song achieved huge success, reaching number two in the UK SIngles Chart.
Beginning life in 1996, the band, led by Dick Valentine (Tyler Spencer, vocals) played regularly at Detroit clubs such as The Old Miami and Gold Dollar.