Rock's Backpages Library Rock's Backpages

Was Not Was: Born To Laugh At Tornadoes

Roy Trakin, Creem, January 1984

THE WOODWORK SQUEAKS...and out comes Ozzy Osbourne, rapping? Ex-Knackster Doug Fieger making fun of himself? Mitch Ryder barking like a dog with Good Golly Miss Molly nipping at his heels? Marshall Crenshaw crooning "Feelings" and playing organ? Mel Torme tenderly caressing a ditty about a strangling? Mel Torme?! What's going on here?

Total word count of piece: 602

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.

Login

Login via your library

If your local library has signed up with Rock's Backpages, please enter your card number below: