The old man on the couch and the woman in the background are my grandparents... Cecil and Dorothy Burchardt. My old pop did this as a one off but my nan did bit work in everthing from Anne of Green Gables to A country Practise. They were the best. God bless them both...I miss them everyday xo
@@calista910 I've no idea. My family knew they got small gigs in TV and Ad work from time to time but we only discovered they worked with Tex at my grandmothers wake. Never seen so many smiles at a funeral. They were just happy to be getting work at their age. They were both near 70 in this video God bless em.
Managed to catch them at The Trade Union Club in Sydney at the height of "Psycho" popularity. I'm 59 years old and that gig still ranks as one of my favourite
I was just singing it in my bathroom in front of mirror, had even forgotten title of the song .... I was 15 when the singer introduced me to magic mushrooms on his Birthday (they were fresh and he'd given most away) Like a funny and fond flashback and obviously having seen them live many times as th bass player Greg was my Bf, I just found it funny that aged 57 I still remember everything!! Every word too!💜
OMG...As a young Goth, I cried buckets listening this tune after breaking up with my dark soul-less mate... So happy ( for one without a heart) to have re-discovered this dark little ditty.
Legend has it they recorded this whole album in one night getting most the songs in one take. The cruder sounding songs like Save Me A Place In The Graveyard were near the end when they were mostly drunk
I first heard Kittel's version around 1987--88. Loved it. Heard BB version recently--far and away the best version. Sinister enough to pass the David Lynch test. I have always been fascinated by dark side of pop romance. This excels on every level.
If you like dark romance songs, may I suggest listening to a song called “Christmas kids” by Roar. The band made a song about the relationship between the lead singer of the Ronettes and her psycho record label owner husband. Catchy and interesting story
Saw their first gig after the launch of The Axeman's Jazz at the Seaview Ballroom, St Kilda, in 1988. Stood close to SP Jones amp, lost hearing for a few day. Incredible gig.
Can Mary fry some fish, Mamma Cause I'm as hunger as can be Oh lordy how I wish, Mamma You could keep that baby quiet Cause my head is killing me I saw my ex again last night, Mamma She was at the dance at millers store She was with that Jacky Wite, Mamma I killed them both and they're burried Under Jenkins in the morgue You think I'm psycho don't you mamma Mamma pour me a cup You think I'm psycho don't you mamma You better let 'em lock me up Don't hand me Johnny's pup. Mamma Cause I might squeeze in too tight I'm having crazy dreams again, Mamma So let me tell you about last night I woke up in Johnny's room, Mamma Standing right there beside his bed With my hands around his throat, Mamma Wishing both of us were dead You think I'm psycho don't you mamma I just killed Johny's pup You think I'm psycho don't you mamma You better let 'em lock me up You know that little girl next door, Mamma I believe her name was Betty Clark Don't tell me she's dead, Mamma Cause I just saw her in the park We were sitting on a bench, Mamma Thinking of a game to play Seems I was holding a wrench, Mamma Then my mind just walked away You think I'm psycho don't you mamma I didn't mean to break your cup You think I'm psycho don't you mamma Oh Mamma why don't you get up
in 1988 I was a junior in high school. I really wish this song had enough notoriety that I could have heard it back then. It would have been an instant cure for hearing too much New Kids on the Block or Paula Abdul on the radio.
By far the most sinister and menacing version of this song - the "Psycho" version! Added to my Psychos, Freaks, Weirdos, Nutters & Headcases Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hE_Uh-BR4sdYG3ymfTXWNTA.html and to my Covers Playlist:th-cam.com/play/PLNINWcxxj9hHhXhw5IaBHnwXtEx02zNRU.html
I should have grandchildren doing covers of this in their bands already. Guess I'll have to wait a decade or two. The best of the 1980's Melbourne bands are still able to be seen in Melbourne.
I love thiš bànd til 80s, i might be the Psycho too. BEASTS OF BOURBOÑ, my all time party band, Aussie rock rocks for reàl, trust me, i'm from Croatià,just chased thè dragon The tail is a real treat
written by a blind man in 1968 (who also wrote lonesome highway) who died a year later, sung by a man who's wife and 3 years later his mother ended their own lives and a year later he died from drinking himself to death, something like that, inspired by the film psycho and hush hush sweet charlotte, jackie white was the name of his steel guitar player..life is crazy
The versions mentioned below, along with Elvis Costello's recording, are all legit takes on the song, but this one gets to the dark heart of it most effectively.
Sadly. I relate this to my neurotic mother. Rewritten by Kim Salmon. A great psychobilly tribute. Tex really really brings it to a darker context. Gothic & swampy. An iconic Beasts song. For a true dark 🐎 🐴 horse.
Hey, sorry just a question: i remember from back in the days a video , shot in black and white, that was happening all around a pure light bulb in a dark room. wasn´t that another video version of PSYCHO by the BoB? Thx for an info if possible;-))
Oh my I just found this by looking for another artist song with psycho in it I wish I had learned this song and knew this artist back in the day even when I was jamming to it in my Metallica days No matter what 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Allegedly, one of the earliest and first band to be referred to as "grunge". Nobody wants to be called that, Tex punched the writer. Not this song, but whatever... this is KILLER
Why do I know this song. I spent the last few days looking for it. Here it is, in all its creepy glory. But I still don’t know why the lyric “you think I’m psycho mama” had been stuck in my head.
@@MarjorieJCat Thank you for telling me. I guess I should have known - I feel like a fool for asking, now. I guess I only asked because they seem like the sort of band Nick Cave would like.
@@elizabethhann4028 No,not at all,it's more a case of me showing my age (Old). I'm a great believer in asking stuff. You're kinda right too,they would have hung out at times and Nick Cave was,is an influence on most,Cheers.
@@elizabethhann4028 I'm from Perth but a bunch of us went to Sydney in the Summer of 1986/87 through to the 90's. It was a very good time for some very good times,music,venues,peoples.
thats right Kurt it was 1984, I was there. I took some photos of Tex to promote this album. My boyfriend at the time managed the Johnnys, Spencers other band, so I also did the stills for the videos of bleeding heart which we shot in the snowy mountains near Mt koscuisko and Buzz Saw Baby shot in Tamworth. A nostalgic blast from the past.
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The old man on the couch and the woman in the background are my grandparents... Cecil and Dorothy Burchardt. My old pop did this as a one off but my nan did bit work in everthing from Anne of Green Gables to A country Practise. They were the best. God bless them both...I miss them everyday xo
Omg that’s amazing how much did they get paid for this gig
That's so cool
Wow! Interesting
@@calista910 I've no idea. My family knew they got small gigs in TV and Ad work from time to time but we only discovered they worked with Tex at my grandmothers wake. Never seen so many smiles at a funeral. They were just happy to be getting work at their age. They were both near 70 in this video God bless em.
wtf sort of response "oh wow how much did they get paid."@@calista910
Reminds me of my friend Paul who had this album and we loved it so much. Passed away aged 25 in 1993 😢
Sorry for your loss. Hope you doing okay
RIP Spencer. This will always remind me of a certain period of my life.
first gig my dad took me to when I was 15 to see these guys play at The Gov, one of the best nights of my life.
Wow! Awesome!
Go dad!
Cool dad man!
So unbelievably jealous.
Think I'm psycho
I love the way his right eye becomes visible at 2:59 for a just few seconds. It wonderfully adds to the creep factor, at least for me.
Yeah, the lighting on this is perfectly eerie.
OH THAT IS VERY, VERY CREEPY!!!!!
Jesus I’ve never noticed that. Great pick.
Great cover of an obscure masterpiece. The singer makes the video perfect with that creepy smirk.
A year later, but yeah, Tex Perkins makes the clip memorable
may have been obscure once, but certainly not for a while now
Looks like a scarecrow ... lol
Eddie noack
Tex is the coolest Aussie of all time.
Thank goodness we had Tex and The Beasts in Sydney, were always a great night out
Managed to catch them at The Trade Union Club in Sydney at the height of "Psycho" popularity. I'm 59 years old and that gig still ranks as one of my favourite
How tf do I remember every lyric, of a song I haven't heard for 30+ years? Absolute classic
Im the same but forget why I walk into the kitchen
me too
I was just singing it in my bathroom in front of mirror, had even forgotten title of the song .... I was 15 when the singer introduced me to magic mushrooms on his Birthday (they were fresh and he'd given most away) Like a funny and fond flashback and obviously having seen them live many times as th bass player Greg was my Bf, I just found it funny that aged 57 I still remember everything!! Every word too!💜
Just saw him play this live in Copenhagen. Still awesome.
OMG...As a young Goth, I cried buckets listening this tune after breaking up with my dark soul-less mate... So happy ( for one without a heart) to have re-discovered this dark little ditty.
As an old Goth..I hear you...
Legend has it they recorded this whole album in one night getting most the songs in one take. The cruder sounding songs like Save Me A Place In The Graveyard were near the end when they were mostly drunk
It was recorded and mixed in one 4 hour session.
It's a fucking masterpiece .
@@chuckabbate5924 I would compare it to The Stooges "Fun House" album. Which is pretty much a live album also.
I first heard Kittel's version around 1987--88. Loved it. Heard BB version recently--far and away the best version. Sinister enough to pass the David Lynch test. I have always been fascinated by dark side of pop romance. This excels on every level.
Jack Kittel is the best country version.
Check out the Harley Poe version!
If you like dark romance songs, may I suggest listening to a song called “Christmas kids” by Roar. The band made a song about the relationship between the lead singer of the Ronettes and her psycho record label owner husband. Catchy and interesting story
You should check out The Growlers version, you would like it!
Excellent cover, glad I found this.
who doesn't love a good murder ballad
sniffing glue won't keep families together
I know, right? 😂
Why keep incest,inbred families,that they are everyone of those psychofamilies living together,even though it was better if they departed!
I guess you agree,now on second thought!
The best one ever penned.
Probably the deceased's family.
Love the guitar omged such an awsome song
Saw their first gig after the launch of The Axeman's Jazz at the Seaview Ballroom, St Kilda, in 1988. Stood close to SP Jones amp, lost hearing for a few day. Incredible gig.
I’ve been looking for this song for like 10 years after hearing it once at a metal dive bar in Chicago.
Can Mary fry some fish, Mamma
Cause I'm as hunger as can be
Oh lordy how I wish, Mamma
You could keep that baby quiet
Cause my head is killing me
I saw my ex again last night, Mamma
She was at the dance at millers store
She was with that Jacky Wite, Mamma
I killed them both and they're burried
Under Jenkins in the morgue
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
Mamma pour me a cup
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
You better let 'em lock me up
Don't hand me Johnny's pup. Mamma
Cause I might squeeze in too tight
I'm having crazy dreams again, Mamma
So let me tell you about last night
I woke up in Johnny's room, Mamma
Standing right there beside his bed
With my hands around his throat, Mamma
Wishing both of us were dead
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
I just killed Johny's pup
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
You better let 'em lock me up
You know that little girl next door, Mamma
I believe her name was Betty Clark
Don't tell me she's dead, Mamma
Cause I just saw her in the park
We were sitting on a bench, Mamma
Thinking of a game to play
Seems I was holding a wrench, Mamma
Then my mind just walked away
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
I didn't mean to break your cup
You think I'm psycho don't you mamma
Oh Mamma why don't you get up
thanks
Under Jenkins sycamore
@@brian6140 yep, you got it Brian..... 🏴
Theese leeracz are wrang
Darude- Sandstorm
classic version of a classic song!
Estupenda canción como todo The Axeman's Jazz'. un clásico de esa fabulosa década
This is my new favorite song, I love it.
Great cover, from a great band. B.o.B. forever!
Who knew a song about a psychopath admitting his crimes to his murdered mother over dinner could be so catchy?
Eddie Noak knew.
Really? We didn't need the enlightening. Bitch.
It's Tex. Who else can pull off a complete psychopath with such sex appeal? Nuff said me thinks.
I DID THIS USED TO PLAY ON THE RADIO WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG. THEN IT GOT BANNED.
@@lindanorris2455 that's funny. Where was this (when too)?
awesome video, they really "nailed it", very unique song. 5 stars on yelp.
Another great version of a really wierd song ! Love it !
in 1988 I was a junior in high school. I really wish this song had enough notoriety that I could have heard it back then. It would have been an instant cure for hearing too much New Kids on the Block or Paula Abdul on the radio.
I have always loved this song!!!!
Mike Perth
Me too! 😆
Released the month I turned 20 years old. Makes me feel a shiitload younger than I am. today.
You mean Eddie Noacks version the original in 1946 which is a trip or this one.😂
By far the most sinister and menacing version of this song - the "Psycho" version! Added to my Psychos, Freaks, Weirdos, Nutters & Headcases Playlist:
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masterpiece
Wish there was more of this cramps style from them
Great tune! Originally sung by Eddie Noack
Aaron Yost is this Arron Yost from San diego
And there's a great version by Jack Kittel.
@@milesdufourny4813 the best version!
great song for the great group
I should have grandchildren doing covers of this in their bands already. Guess I'll have to wait a decade or two. The best of the 1980's Melbourne bands are still able to be seen in Melbourne.
3:10 you can actually see his mother getting up again in the background after he hit her, watch to the right of the chair
Analyzing Star Wars movies is fun too!
Hard to believe Eddie Noack put this out in 1946. That’s a trip.
So many goosebumps!
best thing I've seen for ages. just woke up and can't stop laughing. thanks. good start to the day. X
best version of all ''Psycho's'' :)
Que bela indicação, Kazagastão!
Vim por ele tbm. Rsrs
Gastãozim sabe de tudo...
tb to aqui por causa do Gastão...kkkk
I always get such weird looks when I ask if this is available to play at the bar. Ha ha ha ha ha.
Because people want to hear bullshit pop country
Legendary
Deliciously sinister.
please put this on streaming plateforms
I just noticed the drummer and guitarist floating in the background lol
A great song, and a great video to go with it. You're just waiting for him to lose it.
Forty people couldn't get Mary to fry them some fish.
Mike Gauthier
LMAO!😆
mmm fish im stoned XD u got me thinking about fish and chips
Great version of a classic.
Love it
Amazing video!!
Killer video
TeX at his best. love his teeth.
I love thiš bànd til 80s, i might be the Psycho too. BEASTS OF BOURBOÑ, my all time party band, Aussie rock rocks for reàl, trust me, i'm from Croatià,just chased thè dragon
The tail is a real treat
played jack kittell version back in my radio days in s.e. tx. most people did not like it, to strange. i liked it.
allen cathey I like the Kittel version the most
used to play jack kittels version on the radio, people complained said it's too sad.
Very cool! Best version I've heard.
Almost as good as the original.. and that's really saying something.
This was amazing.
RIGHT ON!
Tex, I love you!!!
Never heard of them but this is great
You AStrayin? Or from odder place else?
written by a blind man in 1968 (who also wrote lonesome highway) who died a year later, sung by a man who's wife and 3 years later his mother ended their own lives and a year later he died from drinking himself to death, something like that, inspired by the film psycho and hush hush sweet charlotte, jackie white was the name of his steel guitar player..life is crazy
Nice cover!!!
The versions mentioned below, along with Elvis Costello's recording, are all legit takes on the song, but this one gets to the dark heart of it most effectively.
totally agree with you
Galantski I think you are correct.
Noack
@@nihilistgrandma9444 exactly Eddie Noack was a great original version
Eddie noach does Greater version
The Growlers do an awesome awesome cover!
Growlers suck
The light pours out of me listening to this.This could be the national anthem of Numerica,lol.
Yes
"Light pours out of ya".. does it!
Yall really remind me of Blitzkid but with old country. Much love from WV
I like the original Eddie Noack version and the one by Ricky Warwick, too.
Ricky Whitley’s version is my fav
Don't forget Jack Kittel's version.
Sadly. I relate this to my neurotic mother. Rewritten by Kim Salmon. A great psychobilly tribute. Tex really really brings it to a darker context. Gothic & swampy. An iconic Beasts song. For a true dark 🐎 🐴 horse.
Kind of Nick Cave vibe with the look and name The Axeman's Jazz
seems I was holding a wrench mama and my mind just walked away...
Hey, sorry just a question: i remember from back in the days a video , shot in black and white, that was happening all around a pure light bulb in a dark room. wasn´t that another video version of PSYCHO by the BoB? Thx for an info if possible;-))
Oh my I just found this by looking for another artist song with psycho in it I wish I had learned this song and knew this artist back in the day even when I was jamming to it in my Metallica days
No matter what 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Every version of this song I know of is good
Allegedly, one of the earliest and first band to be referred to as "grunge". Nobody wants to be called that, Tex punched the writer. Not this song, but whatever... this is KILLER
Cool. I only knew of the Eddie Noack and Teddy Thompson versions. But this was nicely done.
Nice One!
What a good cover of such a lovely murder ballot.
ach, was han ich das früher gehört, harte
Whats the genre of this band.......... I just found a vinyl copy of this album by this band today in someones trash
Stop snooping through my trash you cretin
Is that goth Ted Danson?
Goth Matt Smith
Dr. Banner before he gets peed.💯
Samuel scissorhands, Edward's bro
DOBLE NUEVA LIMA PERU LO MAXIMO
!!
Why do I know this song. I spent the last few days looking for it. Here it is, in all its creepy glory. But I still don’t know why the lyric “you think I’m psycho mama” had been stuck in my head.
Didn't Nick Cave play with these guys for a while?
Nope,Beasts of Bourbon are 80's Sydney,pure and proper,started in 1983, Nick Cave is of course from Melbourne
@@MarjorieJCat Thank you for telling me. I guess I should have known - I feel like a fool for asking, now. I guess I only asked because they seem like the sort of band Nick Cave would like.
@@elizabethhann4028 No,not at all,it's more a case of me showing my age (Old). I'm a great believer in asking stuff. You're kinda right too,they would have hung out at times and Nick Cave was,is an influence on most,Cheers.
@@MarjorieJCat Cheers to you, too, and thanks for your response. By the way, are you *from* Sydney, or from Melbourne?
@@elizabethhann4028 I'm from Perth but a bunch of us went to Sydney in the Summer of 1986/87 through to the 90's. It was a very good time for some very good times,music,venues,peoples.
Spencer P Jones RIP
Ok boomer.
{ love the dark heart of this song Fav version.
Dark country music.
this fucking rules
best version
I still prefer Eddie Noacks original better
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The year Is 1984, not 1988. I bought the record
Love his weird song
+Elaine Ayton ... The original artist is Leon Payne - a Texas country and western singer/writer from 1950s.
💜
❤️❤️❤️
Perfect for a Spree indeed
i heard sort sol play it,live
This song reminds me of Bates Motel
Original song is by Eddie Noack
Originally from 1984, not 1988.
thats right Kurt it was 1984, I was there. I took some photos of Tex to promote this album. My boyfriend at the time managed the Johnnys, Spencers other band, so I also did the stills for the videos of bleeding heart which we shot in the snowy mountains near Mt koscuisko and Buzz Saw Baby shot in Tamworth. A nostalgic blast from the past.
Why the fuck is this guy so attractive
Tattoo artist played this song couldn’t stop laughing every time he said “mama”
I wonder what the inspiration for this song was?
The ultimate
Junkie & Western.x