In honor of not only the just-released "Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth" book-and-a-half (from the good folk over at Feral House), but in memory as well of my very favorite Ramone, I hereby present:

GARY PIG GOLD'S TOP 48 (NON-KASENETZ-KATZ) BUBBLESONGS OF ALL TIME! (in Alphabetical order)

01. "ALICE LONG" - Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart
02. "ANYBODY LIKE YOU" - Shane Faubert
03. "ARIZONA" - Mark Lindsay
04. "BLUE KISS" - Jane Wiedlin
05. "BLITZKRIEG BOP" - Ramones
06. "CALENDAR GIRL" - Neil Sedaka
07. "CAN'T YOU HEAR MY HEARTBEAT" - Herman's Hermits
08. "CHERRY LU" - The Loved Ones
09. "COME ON DOWN TO MY BOAT" - Every Mother's Son
10. "CORNFLAKES AND ICE CREAM" - Lords Of London
11. "DA DA DA" - Trio
12. "FEELIN' SO GOOD (S.K.O.O.B.Y-D.O.O.)" - The Archies
13. "HE'S THE ONE" - The Masticators
14. "HEY DEANIE" - Shaun Cassidy
15. "I COULD BE HAPPY" - Altered Images
16. "ICE CREAM MAN" - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers
17. "IF YOU'RE THINKING WHAT I'M THINKING" - Dino, Desi & Billy
18. "I'M THE URBAN SPACEMAN" - The Bonzo Dog (Doo-Dah) Band
19. "INDIAN LAKE" - The Cowsills
20. "IT WAS I" - Lindsey Buckingham
21. "IT'S A SUNSHINE DAY" - The Brady Bunch
22. "JELLY ROLL GUM DROP" - Ruben & the Jets
23. "JENNIFER ECCLES" - The Hollies
24. "KEEP ON DANCING" - The Gentrys
25. "LA LA LA" - Gerry & the Pacemakers
26. "LET'S HANG ON" - The Four Seasons
27. "LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD" - Sam The Sham & the Pharaohs
28. "LOLLIPOP" - The Chordettes
29. "LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP" - The Dave Clark Five
30. "LOVEDROPS" - Barry Allen
31. "LOVING YOU AINT EASY" - Pagliaro
32. "MR. SUN MR. MOON" - Paul Revere & the Raiders
33. "MIRAGE" - Tommy James & the Shondells
34. "NEANDERTHAL MAN" - Hotlegs
35. "NOBODY BUT ME" - The Human Beinz
36. "POPSICLE" - Jan & Dean
37. "RAINBOW RIDE" - Andy Kim
38. "RASPBERRY BERET" - Prince
39. "ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER" - The Bay City Rollers
40. "SHA LA LA" - Manfred Mann
41. "SNOOPY VS. THE RED BARON" - The Royal Guardsmen
42. "SOMEONE'S COMING" - The Who
43. "SURFIN BIRD" - The Trashmen
44. "SWEET PEA" - Tommy Roe
45. "SWEETS FOR MY SWEET" - The Searchers
46. "WOMBAT PARTY" - Butterscott
47. "YOU BABY" - The Turtles
48. "(YOU DON'T HAVE TO) PAINT ME A PICTURE" - Gary Lewis & the Playboys

Mmmmm... Mmmmm.....

Good!!

So kindly chew a big wad in memory of Joey (one of the biggest, if not tallest, Peter Noone fans I ever did meet), and pick up your very own Fleer-packed copy of "Bubblegum Music Is The Naked Truth" right this second, from wherever only the best books are sold.

PS: and for much more sticky info, simply head straight into: www.geocities.com/scramarama/gumindex.html


(C) 2001 - Gary "Pig" Gold