In 1977, the original artist got himself banned from performing on Saturday Night Live. Much more recently than that, Paul McCartney joked that he had this artist’s voice yelling at him in his mind.
This song was included on his 1978 album, and could be used to energize a crowd.
Not as well-known as contemporaries like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, the Shadow band played a significant role in the birth of the Seattle grunge rock movement in the late 80’s. In fact, members of this band had previously played in a band with Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard.
The 5 O’Clock Shadow is presented by Flying Dog Brewery.