The Sonics: "Psycho"

Go-Go dancing to The Sonics' "Psycho" from 1965. (Via Finkbuilt)

[#1 posted by Teller, May 27, 2009 2:33 PM]

Hiveish.

[#2 posted by Tom Hale, May 27, 2009 2:41 PM]

Love it! For some reason this video reminded me of Our Man Flint.

[#3 posted by haineux, May 27, 2009 3:02 PM]

This made a very nice follow up to my iTunes anti-depressant for the day, Booker T and the MG's "Melting Pot"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuyBlR_23gc

[#4 posted by bobhughes, May 27, 2009 3:24 PM]

after so much post-punk, now some "pre-punk"
this place hits so close to my own personal tastes that it's now officially creepy..

[#5 posted by latent_ravening_ferocity, May 27, 2009 3:40 PM]

Anyone caught doing the frug spends a night in the box.

[#6 posted by doc_roswell, May 27, 2009 4:42 PM]

I first heard this song by way of the superlative compilation ROCKABILLY PSYCHOSIS AND THE GARAGE DISEASE which makes for a pretty solid introduction to a ton of wonderfully deranged musicians. Highly recommended.

[#7 posted by catjab, May 27, 2009 6:42 PM]

disturbingly titillating.

[#8 posted by Enormo, May 27, 2009 7:28 PM]

She makes me want to bawl.

[#9 posted by Chang, May 27, 2009 7:30 PM]

A) I think that's my sister-in-law in the gogo booth.

b) that guys all hopped up on goofballs.

c) I fucking love this song.

[#10 posted by technogeek, May 27, 2009 7:31 PM]

#7: Tittilation is part of the point of go-go dancing, after all.

I presume this is a scene from some film in which the dancer is either conditioned or artificial. Does anyone recognize which?

(I dunno. Even as non-contact dancing, go-go and related styles impress me a heck of a lot more than what most folks do on dance floors these days... more control/athleticism/style displayed.)

[#11 posted by apoxia, May 27, 2009 9:02 PM]

My aunt used to be a go-go dancer. But apparently she wore a triangle bikini.

[#12 posted by Cowicide, May 27, 2009 9:32 PM]

I kept waiting for a bouncer to show up and drag the guy out of there.

[#13 posted by Anonymous, May 27, 2009 9:52 PM]

Any idea about the story behind this film? Is it from a movie/tv show, or some kind of pre=MTV video (a la scorpitone)? Just curious.

[#14 posted by yupgiboy, May 28, 2009 12:23 AM]

The dancer is Lada Edmund, Jr. from the Hullabaloo show on NBC in the 1960's. I wouldn't be surprised if that was a segment from the show.

Doc Roswell: I have that slab on vinyl and that was my first time hearing "Psycho". Great disc.

[#15 posted by Anonymous, May 28, 2009 4:11 AM]

I think that's my grandma!

[#16 posted by jco, May 28, 2009 1:12 PM]

Maybe a clip from "Out of It"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063401/

[#17 posted by doc_roswell, May 28, 2009 2:36 PM]

I got to the party late, Yupgiboy. Though I can remember the exact moment I found that disc at the Tower Records on Midway drive in San Diego (long gone). It was as if the contents were changing my perception/reality by mere physical contact.

Wondering if the Sonics were ever claimed in the lineage of the Seattle sound in the early 90s...

[#18 posted by Anonymous, May 28, 2009 6:59 PM]

I think that the Sonics track was added to that footage after the fact. Despite their renown in the pacific Northwest, they never had a song appear in a movie (especially not on Hullaballoo) while they were around the first time (they reunited to record and perform many years later).

[#19 posted by gnoodles, May 28, 2009 10:46 PM]

The Sonics were definitely well regarded by the Seattle scene of the 90's. In fact three of the four members of the band Mudhoney, plus several other Seattle rock luminaries formed a supergroup of sorts called alternately "The New Original Sonic Sound" or "The New Strychnines" to play Sonics covers. The released one album, The New Original Sonic Sound that is available from Amazon.com (where you can also listen to samples).

More info:
http://tinyurl.com/m9fzkw
http://pascalitolb6.blogspot.com/2009/05/new-strychnines-new-original-sonic.html

[#20 posted by gnoodles, May 28, 2009 10:58 PM]

Anonymous @ 18: Seems unlikely to me. The dancer is clearly dancing to the music, and the man in the video is clearly 'acting' along with the music, so it would be a pretty amazing coincidence if the music was added later. It looks to me like a very early music video. 1965 is right in the time frame for the first videos, and if their music is any indication, the Soncis were forward-thinking enough to get in on the new form.

[#21 posted by Lysis007, July 7, 2009 4:45 PM]

Lada Edmund Jr. go go dancer /actress. It is from an old 60's show; The Hollywood Palace. The scene is very Twilight Zone / Outer Limits. The guy always starts off happy but then grows mad because he can not talk to her, she can only dance to her radio living in his basement. She can't hear him either.... She's actually dancing to Wooly Bully
Check out her other movie with Tina Louise, For Those Who Think Young, some mad mad dancing, too!