I only have a few Billy Childish records and I want to ad more to my collection. Name a few of your favorites from any of his musical projects so I can get up to speed. Please.

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im going to youtube NOW!!!!!!!! Max Reverb said:

Billy Childish has written some sort of unfathomable amount of killer songs. He's amazingly prolific, and while I can't say I love every single record but I'd say about 85% is killer. One of my favorites will always be"Wiley Coyote" because we used to close Quasi-men sets with it and it was a crowd pleaser and my drummer could do one hell of a childish voice. Where I think Childish really excells is his honesty that he puts into his songs even when it's contradictory. A very personal example would be the awesome song "The day I beat my father up"

My favorite bands of his are Thee Mighty Ceasers, The headcoats / headcoatees / and the buff Medways.
For somebody getting in to him I would strongly suggest the Elementary headcoats record

heres a few other songs of his I love

You make me Die
Double Ax (famously covered by The Mummies)
Come Into My Mouth (headcoatees covered nicely by the smears on there in the garage lp for Dionysus)
I wasn't made for this world
I Don't Like The Man I Am

and if course the best song title in his catalog

I've been fucking your daughters and pissing on your lawn

Billy Childish has written some sort of unfathomable amount of killer songs. He's amazingly prolific, and while I can't say I love every single record but I'd say about 85% is killer. One of my favorites will always be"Wiley Coyote" because we used to close Quasi-men sets with it and it was a crowd pleaser and my drummer could do one hell of a childish voice. Where I think Childish really excells is his honesty that he puts into his songs even when it's contradictory. A very personal example would be the awesome song "The day I beat my father up"

My favorite bands of his are Thee Mighty Ceasers, The headcoats / headcoatees / and the buff Medways.
For somebody getting in to him I would strongly suggest the Elementary headcoats record

heres a few other songs of his I love

You make me Die
Double Ax (famously covered by The Mummies)
Come Into My Mouth (headcoatees covered nicely by the smears on there in the garage lp for Dionysus)
I wasn't made for this world
I Don't Like The Man I Am

and if course the best song title in his catalog

I've been fucking your daughters and pissing on your lawn

wow!!!!!! hw in the Fuck did they get by me!!!!!!!!????? The Ahabs said:

since about '78

ratoonie said:

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Thanks for all of your replies, I can see by your posts that you all are very passionate when it come to his music.

For me it's "When you Stop Loving Me"
other than that I like all of his stuff.

another great interview with ian svenonious. http://www.vbs.tv/watch/soft-focus-uk/billy-childish Lately i've been obsessed with this release of his. it's billy, wolf, julie and james taylor, doing jazz versions lie detector and sally sensation. I'd love for a whole album of this. http://damagedgoods.co.uk/band/?c=Guy-Hamper-Trio headcoats/tees - The Kids Are All Square - This Is Hip is worth checking out too. hell everything is great.

Hatred, Ridicule and Contempt.

Guy Hamper Trio 7" - Childish's version of Jazz...

Not to be too hard on the interviewer but his questions remind me of the Chris Farley interview sketches. "Remember when you did that thing? It was awesome." Great point, too - Heavens To...is the best place to start

Doc Sanchez said:

SCxMS said:

You should track down the interview with Phoning It In. It is awkward and brilliant equally.

Yeah, indeed the Phoning it in session is great. I like how the interviewer seems to drift off all the time, and Billy asking "Are you still there?" Here's the link: http://phoningitin.net/shows/73-Billy-Childish What do you guys think about the Vermin Poets, Childish's new band? And John, if you like Billy Childish, you definitely should check out Armitage Shanks!

SCxMS said:

You should track down the interview with Phoning It In. It is awkward and brilliant equally.

Yeah, indeed the Phoning it in session is great. I like how the interviewer seems to drift off all the time, and Billy asking "Are you still there?" Here's the link: http://phoningitin.net/shows/73-Billy-Childish What do you guys think about the Vermin Poets, Childish's new band? And John, if you like Billy Childish, you definitely should check out Armitage Shanks!

Also, Thee Headcoates "Heavens to Murgatroyd" LP is pretty awesome. Alex said:

You pretty much can't go wrong with any Childish record. I love every record I have so far, and definitely need more. I have:

Thee Headcoats- Beach Bums Must Die
Thee Headcoats- Earls of Suavedom
Thee Mighty Caesars- Thusly, Thee Might Caesars
Wild Billy Childish and the MBE's- Thatcher's Children
Wild Billy Childish and the MBE's- It Should Be Me b/w Loray Head 7"
Wild Billy Childish and the MBE's- Daddy Rolling Stone 12"
The Pop Rivets- Fun in the UK

The Chatham singers and The Singing Loins- At The Bridge.

You should track down the interview with Phoning It In. It is awkward and brilliant equally.

Shirts Off with Armitage Shanks beautifully captures to demeanour of the average resident of the medway towns, they remain basically as thuggish as that to this day.

my favorite tune is probably The Chatham Singers - the man with the gallows eyes

YES!!! Michael Kaiser said:

Gadzooks, all of them!

One of my best long time friends, being a big fan, introduced me to the music of Billy Childish many years ago. We have been in several bands together and covered several BC songs that I think are outstanding. In "Hippie Repellent" we have played "The Man With Eyes Like Little Fishes" and "Want Me - Win Me" both from Thee Headcoats - In Tweed We Trust, The Spoken Voice (Pop Rivets), Pussy Whipped (Thee Mighty Caesars - Caesars Remains) and probably a few others that I've forgotten about.

I'm also lucky enough to be playing rhythm guitar for the Armitage Shanks (all good friends of Billy) on their upcoming brief American tour. They have a few of Billy's classics in their set list to rotate: Kray Twins (Pop Rivets), It's You (Milkshakes), and Every Day (Thee Headcoats - Beached Earls).

The Milkshakes - 19th Nervous Shakedown is a good primer.

Real fun to listen to is "Wild Billy Childish and the Blackhands play: Capt. Calypsos Hoodoo Party". Great Versions of "Rum 'n Coca Cola" and "Anarchy in the UK"!

And another question: Does anyone know where to get a book of his woodcuts (or his art in whole) for a reasonable price? On amazon I can only find his novels or books where the woodcuts seem to be not that important.

Okie Doke! Alex said:

Speaking of Billy Childish, Michael Kaiser... I believe you still owe us a second volume of an all-Billy Childish Radioblivion. Haven't seen anything since #41, and I've been ITCHING for a new one. The last one was awesome! Don't hold out on us!

Michael Kaiser said:

Gadzooks, all of them!

Speaking of Billy Childish, Michael Kaiser... I believe you still owe us a second volume of an all-Billy Childish Radioblivion. Haven't seen anything since #41, and I've been ITCHING for a new one. The last one was awesome! Don't hold out on us! Michael Kaiser said:

Gadzooks, all of them!

I think Archive from 1959 is a good place to start. It's kind of a best of kinda thing from his career, though of course tons of great songs were left off. You could see which bands you are most interested in from this, and then start working on getting the albums.

Really though, he has so many bands and they have released so many albums I don't think there is wrong place to start.

I won't try to list every project, but check out:

Pop Rivets, his early punk band
Milkshakes, great garage rock with a 60s flavor
Mighty Caesars, more chaotic garage with punk elements
Thee Headcoats, see above
Buff Medways, garage rock with some nice melodic stuff mixed in
Headcoatees, great girl version of the Headcoats, he plays guitar and writes the songs

There are more of course.. Maybe you already know about this stuff, but figured I'd list it just in case.

If you want to hear his current stuff, check out The Musicians of the British Empire, it's great. Also they are easier to get your hands on, since a lot of his older stuff is out of print right now.

Check out Damaged Goods Records, Interpunk or ebay and you should find what you need.

I love Billy Childish and Holly Golightly!

Yes! And all the Milkshakes records for sure.

Gadzooks, all of them!