The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (informally referred to as The Bosstones) are an American ska-core band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1983. Since the band's inception, lead vocalist Dicky Barrett, bassist Joe Gittleman, tenor saxophonist Tim "Johnny Vegas" Burton and dancer ("Bosstone") Ben Carr have remained constant members. The line-up also includes drummer Joe Sirois, saxophonist Kevin Lenear, guitarist Lawrence Katz and trombonist Chris Rhodes.
The Bosstones are often credited as one of the progenitors of the genre of ska punk and the creators of its subgenre ska-core a form of music which mixes elements of ska with punk rock and hardcore. Since the release of their 1989 debut Devil's Night Out, the band toured and recorded extensively throughout the 1990s, becoming a key figure in the development of the American third wave ska scene and one of the first bands to popularize the genre in the musical mainstream, reaching their commercial peak with their platinum-selling 1997 album Let's Face It and its hit single "The Impression That I Get". The band had released seven studio albums, three EPs and a live album by the time they announced a hiatus in December 2003. In 2007, the Bosstones reunited to resume recording and touring.
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Mighty Mighty were an indie band formed in Birmingham, England in the mid-1980s.
Showing influences from Postcard Records bands such as Orange Juice, they came to prominence when featured on the NME's C86 compilation, at around the same time that they released their debut single "Everybody Knows The Monkey". This was soon followed by a 12" single, "Is There Anyone Out There?", before the band signed to Chapter 22 Records, releasing a string of well-received singles and the album Sharks in 1988. With their brand of indie pop giving way to American influenced rock and shoegazing, they split in 1988.
Continuing interest in the band saw the reissue of Sharks in 2000, the release of a compilation album of BBC session tracks in 2001, and two compilations of singles and unreleased tracks in 2000 and 2001.
They reformed for the Indietracks music festival in 2009.
They played Popfest Berlin in 2010, followed by Firestation Records of Berlin issuing their 'lost second album', The Betamax Tapes, on vinyl and CD, 25 years after it was recorded, in 2012.
"Mighty Mighty" is a song by R&B band Earth, Wind & Fire which was written by Maurice White and Verdine White. It was released in 1974 as a single and included on the band's 1974 album, Open Our Eyes.
"Mighty Mighty" peaked at numbers 4 and 29 on the Billboard R&B and Pop Singles charts.
Towards the end of the song, Philip Bailey utilizes his whistle register and successfully hits notes up to E♭7.
(Nate Albert/Dennis Brockenborough)
Polk-a-dots just don't go pointy shoes hurt my toes
paisley makes me nauseous when I'm down with plaid, be cautious
fucked up stripes, just don't feel right when I'm chillin with Joe late at night
money, cars, more money, no! won't make me leave my plaid at home
'cause I'm bad in plaid
you know I'm bad in plaid well I'm
time spent in hawaiian shirts some mistakes were even worse
like acid washed, or skinny ties wrap around sunglasses on my eyes
now plaid is the color of my soul so I wear it, from head to toe
breakin' microphones for the crowd I'm bad in plaid and I'm plaid and I'm proud
bad in plaid I'm so bad in plaid well I'm-
The plaid means more than the color of our clothes
It means everyone is welcome to the Mighty Mighty shows
Feel free to represent on the Bosstones' stage*
We don't care about your race, color or about your age
You just gotta wanna want it and ya gotta wanna move it
It's a plaid plaid world and we're trying to prove it everywhere we go
As long as you're united with the plaid boys from Boston then you're all invited
Everywhere you go let's all get united with the plaid boys from Boston
and you're all invited!
bad in plaid, bad in plaid, bad in ..... PLAID!