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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Music The Wet Spots

Posted by on Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 10:39 AM

The Wet Spots performed this song—and a few others—at 7:30 this morning during a benefit for Options for Sexual Health, a.k.a. the Planned Parenthood of British Columbia. I'd never seen the Wet Spots perform live and they were great—even first thing in the morning, even over hotel ballroom eggs. The Wet Spot's "Texas Annie (You Can't Buy a Dildo Texas)" after the jump...

 

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The first time I saw The Wet Spots live was part of a cabaret night. They played three songs, which, at the time, were the only three songs they had, and they didn't even have an email list yet. I've loved them ever since and gone to see them every time they've played in a city where I live.
Posted by jmg on February 16, 2013 at 8:35 AM
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So true ! Brilliant and kinky Wet Spots. Come to Québec, we understand and enjoy your cleverly dirty lyrics ! Je vous aime ! http://www.facebook.com/pages/BURLESTACU…
Posted by Cristina on February 13, 2013 at 11:40 AM
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So true ! Brilliant and kinky Wet Spots. Come to Québec, we understand and enjoy your cleverly dirty lyrics ! Je vous aime !
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BURLESTACU…
Posted by Cristina on February 13, 2013 at 11:37 AM
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"Do you take it?" is a classic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qU9W6oUj…
Posted by Zarathud on February 12, 2013 at 7:34 PM
saxfanatic 5
@4: Hey, you're right! February 13, 2008. I've been mislead by satirical troubadours, dammit!
Posted by saxfanatic on February 12, 2013 at 4:15 PM
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@saxfanatic, I can't watch the video at work so I could be wrong, but the sex toy ban I'm assuming they're talking about was (finally! thankfully!) overturned almost exactly 5 years ago today.
Posted by neverdidlikeyou on February 12, 2013 at 1:47 PM
skjaere 3
I fucking *love* the Wet Spots! "Toes" is one of the most brilliant songs ever written. Seriously, everything they do is gold.
Posted by skjaere on February 12, 2013 at 1:23 PM
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Congrats on your award! Well deserved!
Posted by optvolunteer on February 12, 2013 at 12:45 PM
saxfanatic 1
Clearly I was out of the loop on the whole Texas thing. Wow - and so much makes sense now.
Posted by saxfanatic on February 12, 2013 at 11:12 AM

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