Play it Again, Sam #13c - "American Woman"

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As I alluded to Paul Harvey earlier, now, you will know the rest of the story. We are at #13c, the "cover" portion of Play it Again, Sam: the Butthole Surfers' cover of the Guess Who's "American Woman." You should know by now, that if I have the opportunity to use the Butthole Surfers, one of my all-time favorite bands, in a music series, I'm damn sure going to use them. The Butthole Surfers, a psychedelic punk band from Texas, often delve into the experimental side of music, and such was the case with their second full length album, 1986's Rembrandt Pussyhorse. Containing Surfers classics such as "Creep in the Cellar," and "Whirling Hall of Knives," the album also featured the band's highly experimental cover of "American Woman," a drum-heavy number full of tape loops, distorted vocals from Gibby Haynes, and the usual stellar guitar play from the tragically underrated Paul Leary (who also played bass on the record.) The Swedish hard rock/metal band, Krokus, did a bang up cover of "American Woman," but like I said, when I get the chance to go with the Surfers, I go with them! I guarantee that you never in your wildest dreams have you heard a version that sounds remotely like this! (Info verified by Wikipedia)