This is a song originally recorded by Brownsville Station and written by Michael "Cub" Koda (October 1, 1948 – July 1, 2000) in 1973 on their album Yeah! It reached number 3 in Canada[1] and on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was later certified by the RIAA. The song was covered in 1985 by Mötley Crüe. Released as a single, "Smokin' in the Boys Room" reached #16 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and became Mötley Crüe's first and probably only hit. The Crue had one of the main things a band needs, a great name.
This was a song that could really crank you up. I remember every year of school, the students voted "yes" for a student smoking area and it never happened. This song was the anthem. We all had a buddy named something like "Fang". We knew a bunch of kids that smoked of course. They were as close to an actual rebel as I could get. Rebels were rebellious and that meant sex, drugs and wild rock and roll. If a girl smoked, she was putting out, because it was all part of rebellion. Anyone who was bold enough to smoke in the bathrooms at school was "cool" by my measure. Smoking was not cool but people who smoked were cool and most likely having a bunch of sex. People that were smoking on school grounds were freakin awesome.
Cub Koda was a genius as far as I am concerned. His name, his outfits, his abilities said all the good things about the early rock and roll era. Talent, flair and determination was what rock and roll was really all about. To see how original Brownsville Station was, look at the early videos and imagine that they did all that before MTV, and YouTube.
What a great experience hearing this song for the first time. I got the album as a "introductory album" from the record club that I was part of. I had to order Credence Clearwater Revival-Green River and they sent me "Yeah" by Brownsville Station for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zWw0Ru28w
This was a song that could really crank you up. I remember every year of school, the students voted "yes" for a student smoking area and it never happened. This song was the anthem. We all had a buddy named something like "Fang". We knew a bunch of kids that smoked of course. They were as close to an actual rebel as I could get. Rebels were rebellious and that meant sex, drugs and wild rock and roll. If a girl smoked, she was putting out, because it was all part of rebellion. Anyone who was bold enough to smoke in the bathrooms at school was "cool" by my measure. Smoking was not cool but people who smoked were cool and most likely having a bunch of sex. People that were smoking on school grounds were freakin awesome.
Cub Koda was a genius as far as I am concerned. His name, his outfits, his abilities said all the good things about the early rock and roll era. Talent, flair and determination was what rock and roll was really all about. To see how original Brownsville Station was, look at the early videos and imagine that they did all that before MTV, and YouTube.
What a great experience hearing this song for the first time. I got the album as a "introductory album" from the record club that I was part of. I had to order Credence Clearwater Revival-Green River and they sent me "Yeah" by Brownsville Station for free.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9zWw0Ru28w
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