In January of 2018, Dr. Demento will be releasing a new two-hour compilation titled Covered In Punk, with over 60 tracks of punk covers of novelty songs and novelty covers of punks songs including “thirty different, never before released, all-new ‘punk’ cover versions of ‘mad music and crazy comedy’ songs famously heard on the airwaves of the legendary “Dr Demento Show”—have been intermixed with ‘wild card’ tracks showcasing some incredible, newly ‘demented’ versions of punk-rock classics!”
The compilation has songs from the Misfits, Joan Jett, Fred Schneider of the B52s,“Weird Al” Yankovic, Adam “Batman” West, Elvira and many more, like William Shatner who you can listen cover The Cramps song ‘Garbageman’, above.
You can pre-order Covered In Punk here.
TRACK LIST
1.) Dr. Demento Opening Theme (Pico & Sepulveda) – Osaka Popstar’s Demented Punk Orchestra with the Roto Rooter Goodtime Christmas Band
2.) Demento Segment I – Dr. Demento and Osaka Popstar
3.) Fish Heads – Osaka Popstar
4.) Demento Segment II – Dr. Demento and Barnes & Barnes
5.) Garbageman – William Shatner
6.) Shaving Cream (Punk Lyrics) – “Uncle Floyd” Vivino & Oogie
7.) Demento Segment III – Dr. Demento
8.) Fluffy – Fred Schneider
9.) Demento Segment IV – Dr. Demento & Gloria Balsam
10.) Dead Puppies – James Kochalka Superstar
11.) Demento Segment V 0 – Dr. Demento
12.) Surfin’ Bird – Nobunny
13.) Rat Fink – Balzac
14.) Demento Segment VI – Dr. Demento
15.) I Like – Colleen Green
16.) Demento Segment VII – Dr. Demento
17.) Creature With The Atom Brain – Quintron & Miss Pussycat
18.) I Love Beans – The Meatmen
19.) It’s A Gas – Los Straitjackets
20.) Demento Segment VIII – Dr. Demento
21.) Brak Takeover – Brak & Dr. Demento
22.) Institutionalized – Brak
23.) Demento Segment IX – Brak, Dr. Demento & Oglethorpe
24.) Eat It – Shonen Knife
25.) Batman Theme – The Hamburglars
26.) The Thing – Adam West
27.) Adam West ID – Adam West
28.) Science Fiction/Double Feature – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
29.) Demento Segment X – Dr. Demento
30.) Gloria Balsam Closing ID – Gloria Balsam
HOUR 2
1.) Dr. Demento Covered In Punk Theme – Osaka Popstar
2.) Demento Segment XI – Dr. Demento
3.) National Brotherhood Week – The Vandals
4.) Demento Segment XII – Dr. Demento & Tom Lehrer
5.) Mah Na Mah Na – The Kipper Kids
6.) Demento Segment XIII – Dr. Demento
7.) Those Two Dreadful Children – Rasputina
8.) Suicide Is Painless (Theme from M*A*S*H) – JuiceheaD
9.) Demento Segment XIV – Dr. Demento & Moon Unit Zappa
10.) Disco Boy – Missing Persons
11.) Telephone Man – Quintron & Miss Pussycat
12.) Demento Segment XV – Dr. Demento
13.) Punk Rock Girl – Philly Boy Roy
14.) Lydia, The Tattooed Lady – The Dead Milkmen
15.) Demento Segment XVI – Dr. Demento
16.) Me And My Vibrator – Caroline & The Treats
17.) Monster – Nobunny
18.) Demento Segment XVII – Dr. Demento & MC Pee Pants
19.) My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama – The Meatmen
20.) Demento Segment XVIII – Dr. Demento & Bobby “Boris” Pickett
21.) Monster Mash – The Kids of Widney High
22.) Elvira Mistress of the Dark (Intro) – Elvira Mistress of the Dark
23.) The Cockroach That Ate Cincinnati – The Misfits
24.) Demento Segment XIX – Dr. Demento
25.) Pico & Sepulveda – Osaka Popstar
26.) Demento Segment XX – Dr. Demento & “Weird Al” Yankovic
27.) Beat On The Brat – “Weird Al” Yankovic
28.) Shaving Cream (Reprise, Traditional Lyrics) – “Uncle Floyd” Vivino & Oogie
29.) Demento Segment XXI – Dr. Demento and Uncle Floyd & Oogie
30.) Dr. Demento Show Outro – Dr. Demento with “Uncle Floyd” Vivino
31.) Cheerio, Cherry Lips, Cheerio – “Uncle Floyd” Vivino
32.) Dr. Demento Covered In Punk Theme (Reprise) – Osaka Popstar
33.) Dr. Demento Theme (Reprise) (Pico & Sepulveda) – Osaka Popstar’s Demented Punk Orchestra with the Roto Rooter Goodtime Christmas Band
34.) Brak Closing Message – Brak
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