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==Lyrics==  
 
==Lyrics==  
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Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, wipe out
 
==Players On This Song==  
 
==Players On This Song==  
 
==Records On Which This Song Has Appeared==  
 
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==Notes About This Song==
 
==Notes About This Song==
  
''"Wipe Out"'' is a classic song from 1963 by the surf rock brand The Surfari's.  
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Wipe Out was a hit record from 1963 (although originally the B side) by the surf rock band The Surfaris. Recorded at the [[Pal Studio]] in 1962 it remains popular and is widely covered.
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<blockquote>"All right, we'll play '''Wipe Out'''" (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of  Wipe Out melts like plastic. - Larry Kart in [[Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All]]
  
''"An applause-meter type test indicates that the crowd does not want ''Caravan'' with a drum solo. "All right, we'll play ''[[Wipe Out]]''" (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of ''Wipe Out'' melts like plastic."''  (From: [[Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All]])
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==CC Clues In This Song==  
 
==CC Clues In This Song==  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:11, 17 November 2021


Lyrics

Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, wipe out

Players On This Song

Records On Which This Song Has Appeared

Singles

FZ Albums & Side Projects

Tribute & Cover Albums

Notes About This Song

Wipe Out was a hit record from 1963 (although originally the B side) by the surf rock band The Surfaris. Recorded at the Pal Studio in 1962 it remains popular and is widely covered.

"All right, we'll play Wipe Out" (the nadir of early-'60s schlock). Which they proceed to do, in three tempos at once. The mindless riff of Wipe Out melts like plastic. - Larry Kart in Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All

CC Clues In This Song