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Limey folk rock quartet. From the Charlton comic book, ''[https://www.comics.org/issue/170366/ Go-Go]'', issue #5 (February 1967). Their big hit is "Wailin' Welfare Blues #69!" Every older white male involved in the process from their manager to the recording engineer thinks they're so horrible, they have to be a hit. And they are! Sort of satirical, with all the subtlety of brass knuckles.  
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Limey folk rock quartet. Semi-regulars in the Charlton comic book series, ''[https://www.comics.org/series/11418/ Go-Go]'' (June 1966 - October 1967). In [https://www.comics.org/issue/170366/ issue #5] (February 1967), their big hit is "Wailin' Welfare Blues #69!" Every older white male involved with them from their manager to the recording engineer thinks they're so horrible, they have to be a hit. And they are! Sort of satirical, with all the subtlety of brass knuckles.  
  
 
Lyrics: "Well here comes the man, runnin' like heck. Betcha he's bringing my welfare check."
 
Lyrics: "Well here comes the man, runnin' like heck. Betcha he's bringing my welfare check."

Revision as of 06:26, 27 November 2017

Limey folk rock quartet. Semi-regulars in the Charlton comic book series, Go-Go (June 1966 - October 1967). In issue #5 (February 1967), their big hit is "Wailin' Welfare Blues #69!" Every older white male involved with them from their manager to the recording engineer thinks they're so horrible, they have to be a hit. And they are! Sort of satirical, with all the subtlety of brass knuckles.

Lyrics: "Well here comes the man, runnin' like heck. Betcha he's bringing my welfare check."

Their name is a parody of The Rolling Stones.

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