Don't Be A Dummy

Fun little novelty track from my main man John DuCann, best known as the guitarist for Death Walks Behind You-era Atomic Rooster, and the brain behind the lesser-known but equally awesome Hard Stuff, among others. The tale of how he came to sing this is a strange one.

Originally it was the jingle for a zombie punk commercial selling Lee Cooper jeans, sung by none other than Gary Webb (aka Numan), then front man for Tubeway Army. Once he struck the big time, the record execs wanted him to re-record it as a single, but he wanted nothing to do with it. So in steps John DuCann, now working on a solo album described as "Status Quo meets the Sex Pistols," who turns it into a smash hit on the UK singles chart. Here they are back to back.