Of course, no matter how much reverb or how many layers of guitar threaten to swallow it up, Dee Dee’s voice is what stands out. Their glistening fingerprints are all over Too True. Watch the video about the origin of Dum Dums and hear the song Dum Dum (also known as 'The Lollipop Song') inspired by Dum Dums. is a pun on the Expanding bullet, also known as a dum-dum One stop shop for. In 1953, the Spangler family purchased the equipment and trade name for Dum Dum Pops, and began manufacturing Dum Dums. It’s a mesmerizing three minutes.ĭee Dee again teamed up with The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and Richard Gottehrer, the Brill Building vet who penned “My Boyfriend’s Back” and is best known for his work with Blondie, the Go-Go’s and Richard Hell & the Voidoids. 1-2 of 2 item Song : Sucker (Remixed version)Artist : Jonas Brothers Remixed. This is best represented on “Lost Boys and Girls Club,” which moves slowly and majestically through a wash of synth and processed guitars. It’s a spotless record production-wise, but it also takes Dee Dee’s songwriting another step forward.
While Dum Dum Girls began polishing up the fuzz and drawing from other influences on 2011’s He Gets Me High EP, it’s nothing compared to the shimmer and sophistication of the band’s third full-length, Too True. And when I say “futurize,” I mean to the year 1981. The fact that frontwoman Dee Dee has continued to futurize her ’60s girl-group proclivities has kept things from molding over.
There’s a good chance that if Dum Dum Girls had continued on as lo-fi garage dwellers, we might not be talking about them right now.