Makin' Love

You can think of this as a belated Valentine's Day episode - featuring the brainless, bashing Bo Diddley-beat balladry of "Makin' Love", originally done by The Sloths in 1965 (1:18). If Animal from The Muppets was a one-man band, this would be his signature song. While other LA bands were folkin' it up on the Sunset Strip, the Sloths were fearlessly flying the flag for freaky, frazzled, garage R&B. Listen in to find out what the "Sensation Note" is! The next year, some other SoCal scoundrels - The Dirty Shames - took the song out for a soda (42:27). Their version is less unhinged, but they still break the door down. No Bo Diddley beat, but a nice harmonica and some judicious FUZZ! make this a real good date. We got the joy and can't conceal it!!