Summertime Blues

We like to think the first time we heard this song was in the summer - just about this time of year, though we could easily be mistaken. But it was clearly our father who brought home an album (or EP) of Eddie and this song was on it (this happened shortly before or after our dad saw Chubby Checker at the Peppermint Twist Lounge in NYC - another story). At the time, this song sounded radical and subversive. The guitar, the beat, the pissed-off sounding lyrics. We were hooked. There have been lots of great covers but it's fun to see the original Eddie, thanks to YouTube. Our brother, an amateur thanatologist, visited Eddie's grave and took this snap for us. Oh, and in case you are wondering, there still ain't no cure.........