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Spike And The Gimme Gimmes ‘Shit The Bed’ | Track By Track
Spike Slawson explains the song choices on the new album *Shit The Bed* by Spike and the Gimme Gimmes, using the band’s irreverent humour to describe their approach to familiar pop hits. The track-by-track feature presents the record as a playful set of covers, with Slawson joking about the group’s lack of shame and its plans to bring the songs to live audiences.
The featured tracks include “Raining Men”, “Rhinestone Cowboy”, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”, “Hey-Ya”, “I Want It That Way”, “Rio”, “Kokomo”, “Fame”, “Think I’m in Love”, “I’ll Make Love to You” and “We Are the World”. Slawson also names guest contributors to the last track, including El Vez, Nikki Corvette, Milo Aukerman, Tony Reflex and Jim Lindberg. The article’s closing passage shifts to a separate mention of Motionless in White’s *Decades* collection and the band’s recent milestones.
In short
- Spike Slawson introduces the Gimme Gimmes’ new album track by track.
- The record reworks familiar pop hits with the band’s comic style.
- The feature also briefly mentions Motionless in White’s *Decades*.