Do you guys know that Mike Bishop currently lead singer of GWAR has a fucking PhD in music from University of Virginia and taught writing and topics in American music there?!?
It makes me happy to see that GWAR has found an amazing replacement for Oderus. It's always hard to replace a legend, but they did an amazing job. I'm a happy man :)
Hear hear! GWAR shall carry on in perpetuity throughout the universe til the end of space and time. It's what Dave wanted and I'm sure he would be proud. I am too. I love this cover song so much, it's always been my favorite Cyndi Lauper song, I was so stoked to see this!
I love the continuation of GWAR. I miss Oderus. I throw a pee sheet over a mirror in a dark room about twice a week in my attempt to communicate with his spirit. Good stuff. My music cream dream is Oderus working on The Land of Rape and Honey with Ministry.
I sang along to this video waiting for a bus back home. People thought I lost my shit, but I was having a really bad day. Instead of crying, I put this on and let myself go and didn't care who was around. Thanks GWAR for being the loveable weirdos you are and RIP Oderus. I miss you.
This is also probably one of the best covers I've ever heard of "She Bop" I really liked the way they did the chores & harmony section of the song too. And that mic stand fumble at 2:19 from Blothar is just majestic...
+crunchb3rry GWAR put's a lot of effort into these and don't just sing it like drunken karaoke lazily. It's why they blow the other bands out of the water every year.
+RavnerRavner He has certainly stood up and taken his part in this world with flying colors. He's doing a great job. He may be missing the Charisma that Dave had, but he has the heart that Dave had. and that's really all we could ask for. It makes me happy to have him return to Gwar as singer. Glad we didn't get someone who just didn't care about the music. There's only one other person I could have asked for and that would be Devin Townsend. Anywho. I'm mostly rambling. I just wanted to agree with you that Mike Bishop is indeed the man. lol
... I did know... if you read my comment, you'd see where I said, "It makes me happy to have him return to Gwar as singer." Meaning he'd have had to been in Gwar previously to return to it.
Blothar is such a goofball, dude! Love that beserker! Also I can't stop noticing Jamison Land's little bounce he does when he's playing the bass. These guys are cartoon characters incarnate :D
3:18 I can't stop laughing at this part. The entire time I was listening to this cover, I was waiting for them to do something else other than "She Bop". Just one of those moments where you just know it's going to happen; you know it's coming. It's going to happen because this is GWAR :P I freaking love it.
Holy hell bishop is really fitting into the new lead singers position very well. I am so happy and cannot wait to hear new music! Vulvatron is gone!.. best move gwar has made since the last time they evacuated their bowels!
GWAR, I get it, you guys are gonna rock. But how am I or anyone else supposed to kick ass if you've already kicked them all? Leave some for the common man
Ladies and Maggots...The (usual) winners of the (soon to be renamed GWAR Cup, OR The Dave Brockie you didnt SUCK Trophy) AV Club music thingamahboobies...... Fuckin GWAR
people forget mike bishop was back up vocals early in the band, best friends with dave, and hella good in the movies gwar made, he knows daves mission and he will complete it
SgtPnkks He totally does. I've seen them 3x with Blothar, twice with Oderus. Blothar just does a double take during "Cool Place To Park" and kinda looks confused.
@2:41 a break into Kenny Loggins Danger Zone lyrics would have been pure genius. I only know that because of Psychostick's superb cover of the Top Gun song. Next round of these videos should include Psychostick!
I love Mike Bishop on lead vocals but boy do I miss Oderus. It'll never be the same. It might be awesome, it might be great, but it will never be the same.
93 It just isn't the same anymore. First Slymenstra got booted then Oderus died... Marilyn Manson is playing concerts with Johnny Depp and Steve Tyler. Part of me wish all my heroes had just overdosed.
To all the chowderheads who _still_ think that Slipknot is better than GWAR: I fucking _dare_ Slipknot to desecrate a time-honored tune from another musician while making it sound _even better_ than the original, like GWAR does on an annual basis. But that will never happen, because Slipknot can't even _hope_ to hold GWAR's massive, soul-crushing balls. Love, At least one 30-year GWAR fan.
GWAR owns covers, Oderous will always be lord but GWAR rocks on. Love the song choice here ridiculous covers are the best! Billy Ocean get in my fucking car is still my favorite but this is also fucking awesome.
Do you guys know that Mike Bishop currently lead singer of GWAR has a fucking PhD in music from University of Virginia and taught writing and topics in American music there?!?
He's also given TED-talks with some of the band in character
He was sick the day they taught how to use a mic stand
ahepperl - Didn't know that
blitzkrieg bop is like german warfare masturbation
LMFAO
It makes me happy to see that GWAR has found an amazing replacement for Oderus. It's always hard to replace a legend, but they did an amazing job. I'm a happy man :)
This was first time I've seen him perform and I think he's doing a damn good job.
Kinda like when AC/DC got Brian Johnson to take over after Bon Scott died. I don't know if they could have gotten a better replacement.
Hear hear! GWAR shall carry on in perpetuity throughout the universe til the end of space and time. It's what Dave wanted and I'm sure he would be proud. I am too. I love this cover song so much, it's always been my favorite Cyndi Lauper song, I was so stoked to see this!
+Ian Matthew especially whenever they do this they always ad an extra cover. like with west end girls and people who died!
I love the continuation of GWAR. I miss Oderus. I throw a pee sheet over a mirror in a dark room about twice a week in my attempt to communicate with his spirit. Good stuff.
My music cream dream is Oderus working on The Land of Rape and Honey with Ministry.
I sang along to this video waiting for a bus back home. People thought I lost my shit, but I was having a really bad day. Instead of crying, I put this on and let myself go and didn't care who was around. Thanks GWAR for being the loveable weirdos you are and RIP Oderus. I miss you.
GWAR always delivers! RIP Oderus Urungus!
No words can describe the sheer awesomeness that GWAR brought here. Never saw this coming...
This is also probably one of the best covers I've ever heard of "She Bop"
I really liked the way they did the chores & harmony section of the song too.
And that mic stand fumble at 2:19 from Blothar is just majestic...
I'm so glad these guys are still rocking, long live GWAR
I love how every time GWAR is on this they barely fit in the room
Reminds me of during the GWAR/Misfits concert on Halloween and the Ramones showed up during the Misfits set to sing Blitzkrieg Bop. Good times.
+Kenneth Wong Joey and Marky? Around 1999? what town? awesome though.
GWAR might be the greatest thing I've never been confronted with. Great work.
Dave is irreplaceable. But much respect to Michael Bishop, the original Beefcake The Mighty, stepping in and keeping the band going.
The "Real World of Warcraft" cast...
Nah...their pauldrons are too small for WoW.
I'd like to see GWAR put on a performance of The Ramone's Blitzkrieg Bop... In its ENTIRETY....
I suppose so...
+AceTheBathound so what
I can't stop watching this because I love it so much
When they transitioned into The Ramones I lost my sanity.
Those guys sure take up some space.
...wow, it's actually pretty good.
+crunchb3rry GWAR put's a lot of effort into these and don't just sing it like drunken karaoke lazily. It's why they blow the other bands out of the water every year.
Mike BISHOP is the MAN!!!!!
+RavnerRavner He has certainly stood up and taken his part in this world with flying colors. He's doing a great job. He may be missing the Charisma that Dave had, but he has the heart that Dave had. and that's really all we could ask for. It makes me happy to have him return to Gwar as singer. Glad we didn't get someone who just didn't care about the music. There's only one other person I could have asked for and that would be Devin Townsend. Anywho. I'm mostly rambling. I just wanted to agree with you that Mike Bishop is indeed the man. lol
+Myserieden GWAR, Herb & a plate full of Barbecue is Heaven on Earth
+Myserieden In case you didn't know he was one of the original people to take the persona "Beefcake the mighty" and play bass.
... I did know... if you read my comment, you'd see where I said, "It makes me happy to have him return to Gwar as singer." Meaning he'd have had to been in Gwar previously to return to it.
ah no worries, it was something I didn't realise for a while is all
These guys keep killing, glad to have them keep coming back. Thanks for this series A.V Club!
This is seriously one of the coolest things I've heard in a long time!!!!!!
Blothar is such a goofball, dude! Love that beserker! Also I can't stop noticing Jamison Land's little bounce he does when he's playing the bass. These guys are cartoon characters incarnate :D
GWAR never fails!
3:18 I can't stop laughing at this part. The entire time I was listening to this cover, I was waiting for them to do something else other than "She Bop". Just one of those moments where you just know it's going to happen; you know it's coming. It's going to happen because this is GWAR :P I freaking love it.
Holy hell bishop is really fitting into the new lead singers position very well. I am so happy and cannot wait to hear new music! Vulvatron is gone!.. best move gwar has made since the last time they evacuated their bowels!
GWAR, I get it, you guys are gonna rock. But how am I or anyone else supposed to kick ass if you've already kicked them all? Leave some for the common man
I look forward to this every year.
Im so fkn glad they kept coming back to play these covers
Well, this is the best thing I've seen on the internet today.
I like the way how Blothar's costume evolved since their last appearance, it's awesome now
That was surprisingly awesome!
Man no one can do covers like gwar they kill everything man
Somehow I suspect those weren't the first times GWAR had uttered the words "Hey, ho. Let's go!".
R.I.P Dave Brockie - aka - Oderus Urungus .
Big propz to the new frontman , you rock it hardcore bro !
Nice...I Just Got Goosebumps...Awesome Blend...
That was udder-ly awesome! Thumbs up!
Ladies and Maggots...The (usual) winners of the (soon to be renamed GWAR Cup, OR The Dave Brockie you didnt SUCK Trophy) AV Club music thingamahboobies......
Fuckin GWAR
I love the The Ramones cover at the end. Amazing.
as a kid who grew up with the original version on cassette tapes in the 80's. I highly approve of this version
THIS! THIS! MOAR THIS!
I miss Oderus Urungus. lol Beefcake the mighty looks so sad.
+Raging Kiwi TV of course he lost his best friend, i miss oderus to :(
Scumdoggia
"I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND" - Pustulus
is one of my favorite parts
Damn, the mix sounds amazing!!!
people forget mike bishop was back up vocals early in the band, best friends with dave, and hella good in the movies gwar made, he knows daves mission and he will complete it
Holy shit, when they broke out into "blitzkrieg" I almost shit myself. That was awesome.
Thank god for the internet. This is incredible.
I knew this would be good, I didn't expect it to be that good.
This was simply delightful.
Nuff said.
i wonder if blothar ever gives funny reactions to beef doing the beef parts of songs from when he was beef
SgtPnkks I think the same thing
SgtPnkks He totally does. I've seen them 3x with Blothar, twice with Oderus. Blothar just does a double take during "Cool Place To Park" and kinda looks confused.
I did not know I needed this.
This udderly the best tune on the internet.
@2:41 a break into Kenny Loggins Danger Zone lyrics would have been pure genius. I only know that because of Psychostick's superb cover of the Top Gun song.
Next round of these videos should include Psychostick!
my favorite thing is the like nice harmonies in combination with the rest of it
I am no Gwar fan . . . but this is incredibly well done . . .
great band saw them live,might see them on the 27 th.not sure.
His voice is actually really good! Mike Bishop sang in X-Cops, right?
+Samuel Langley yep!!
no. That was Casey Orr - the "other" Beefcake
this is fucking amazing!
Best one yet!
best cover ive heard in awhile
... they've done it again XD
this ends so much better than it began
Blothar's costume kicks ass now! Good to see em', this fucking rocks! :D
The Gwar ones are the best.
its about time!!!
I love Mike Bishop on lead vocals but boy do I miss Oderus.
It'll never be the same. It might be awesome, it might be great, but it will never be the same.
I lost my shit when they started playing Ramones
this is everything
I LOVE IT
She-Bop alternate title "Everyone Masturbates"
well that was simply amazing i wonder what Cyndi would or does think of this
2:38 Pustulus's moves
93
It just isn't the same anymore. First Slymenstra got booted then Oderus died... Marilyn Manson is playing concerts with Johnny Depp and Steve Tyler. Part of me wish all my heroes had just overdosed.
I think that this was my favorite version of this song yet!!! I wonder what Cyndi thinks of it =)
She would be proud. She used to like Megadeth, why not this lol
massively improved the blothar costume since the last time they were on here...
To all the chowderheads who _still_ think that Slipknot is better than GWAR:
I fucking _dare_ Slipknot to desecrate a time-honored tune from another musician while making it sound _even better_ than the original, like GWAR does on an annual basis. But that will never happen, because Slipknot can't even _hope_ to hold GWAR's massive, soul-crushing balls.
Love,
At least one 30-year GWAR fan.
Between the "udder of dicks" and the surprise transition into Blitzkrieg Bop, this is one of the best thing I've ever seen.
Awesome version :-)
That bass tone
Gwar sounds great! They have that X-Cops sorta feel to them now.
I would love to see these guys cover Bleed by Meshuggah. That would be epic.
Why not a little Mmmm Bop thrown in for the lulz?
This is a great cover
This was soooooo cool
You can still hear the original in there, but GWAR adds their flavour!!! Sounds awesome! - Plus I had ni idea this song was about masturbation.
Liking this once is just not enough
These guys are great
Haha long live Oderus, but I think this is their best cover on the AV club.
lol this is the perfect song for Gwar to cover!!
wow are these life sized masters of universe
THE MIGHTY GWAR IS FUCKIN' ETERNAL !
So much epic!!!!
Michael Bishop the ORIGINAL BEEFCAKE THE MIGHTY!!!!!!!
Most underrated metal band ever but thats the only way Dave would have had it. R.I.P. Odorous, slay em all in afterlife
That was awesome
Killed it
Great band
Awesome!!!
Let's hear GWAR do 'How Soon Is Now?' by the Smiths.
+fictitiousarts That would be awesome. They could just threaten to do it unless Mor and Marr got back together. ;)
GWAR owns covers, Oderous will always be lord but GWAR rocks on. Love the song choice here ridiculous covers are the best! Billy Ocean get in my fucking car is still my favorite but this is also fucking awesome.
That chorus!!! Hahaha