The Damned - There Ain't No Sanity Clause (1980) reaction commentary

Today I listen to English rock band, The Damned perform their 1980 single, There Ain't No Sanity Clause.


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:17 - There Ain't No Sanity Clause
2:49 - My thoughts
4:55 - Who are The Damned?


Links
Original Video:    • There Ain't No Sanity Clause  

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Christmas Song playlist:    • Christmas Songs  


The Damned are an English rock band formed in London in 1976 by lead vocalist Dave Vanian, guitarist Brian James, bassist (and later guitarist) Captain Sensible and drummer Rat Scabies. They were the first punk band from the United Kingdom to release a single, "New Rose" (1976), release a studio album, Damned Damned Damned (1977) and tour the United States. Nine of the band's singles charted on the UK Singles Chart Top 40. As one of the first gothic rock bands, the Damned, featuring lead singer Vanian's baritone singing, dark lyrics and vampire-themed costume, were a major influence on the goth subculture.

There Ain't No Sanity Clause is a single by English rock band the Damned, released on 24 November 1980. It was written by Rat Scabies, Captain Sensible, Dave Vanian and Giovanni Dadamo (The Snivelling Shits).

Dave Vanian − vocals
Captain Sensible − guitar
Rat Scabies − drums
Paul Gray − bass

The song was a tongue-in-cheek rock song released with an eye on the lucrative UK Christmas singles market, but it failed to chart. The title is taken from a line in the Marx Brothers' 1935 classic A Night at the Opera.


Lyrics
Rabies got the scabies now he's down on all fours
Hasn't helped his drumming, changing hands for paws
Afraid he's quarantined, means no more foreign tours
Ah ha, there ain't no Sanity Clause
Oh no, There ain't no Sanity Clause [x4]

[Chorus:]
Vanians got a visit from a guy named Drac
Says he's from the bloodbank wants his 10 pints back
Singer's rather sickly when it rains it pours -
Oh no, There ain't no Sanity Clause
Oh no, there ain't no Sanity Clause [x4]

[Chorus:]
Did you expect that I would believe
The tale you told last Xmas eve
About the man that man is fat and round
Delivers gifts without a sound

[Solo]

[Chorus:]
Captain's out of order 'cause he thinks he's Jaws
Biting lady punters on the Norfolk Broads
Paul plays the bass he's just debased that's all
Oh no, there ain't no Sanity Clause
There ain’t no Sanity Clause!

Ho Ho Ho Ho Ho…Ho Ho…Ho!