Are there more songs like "Him Or Me (What's It Gonna Be)," "Your Auntie Grizelda," and "My Uncle Used To Love Me But She Died?" And if so, what are they?

Was Dr. Feelgood the same person as Piano Red? I have a "Live at the Muhlenbrink's" record of the latter and "You Got The Right String" is definitely one of the highlights. I should have mentioned Red in my original post, along with "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday," that's also close to where I'm going. OK, time to hit up SoulSeek and see what's out there.

I ended up liking Huey Smith & The Clowns most of anything from this, although of course I'd always loved "Don't You Just Know It." "We Like Birdland" is just bizarre - what the hell are they talking about? Great stuff though. Also love "Well I'll Be John Brown," a great entry in the "Yakety Yak" category of "songs where the payoff is a deep voice coming in to say just one line. "Don't You Know Yockomo" is a nice return to the "Don't You Just Know It" zone.

Less gonzo but really beautiful: "Free, Single, & Disengaged."

Let Us Now Celebrate "Don'tcha Just Know It" by Huey 'Piano' Smith & The Clowns

Huh, I guess I said a whole lot on that thread on this subject.

This is a great genre IMO and I'm always kinda surprised that "Him Or Me" isn't actually the Raiders' signature song, or even that well-known anymore.

I was looking at the budget bin at Fry's the other day, and among the titles they had was the expanded reissue of the Raiders original Greatest Hits. "Him Or Me" was one of the bonus tracks, so it actually post-dated the comp.

Seems like the Stones' '65-6 stuff (things like "Get Off My Cloud", "19th Nervous Breakdown" etc.) is an important touchstone for these kinds of songs. Along with "Him Or Me", Revere's earlier "Ups and Downs" is in a similar vein, and one of the writers of "Grizelda" was said that it was an attempt at Monkee "19th Breakdown".

Another touchstone, The Dave Clark Five:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoRLIJJSG4o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94S8IAv94w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INgNG5a5yQE

I think "She's About A Mover" kinda fits the "Grizelda" mold.

"Him or Me" has always been my favorite Paul Revere and the Raiders song, it reminds me of being 10 years old, rushing home from school to watch "Where the Action Is." I was such a Fang/Harpo girlfan. My bedroom was covered wall to wall with pictures of The Beatles, the Monkees, and Fang and Harpo. Only Fang and Harpo, my little friends were all Mark Lindsay fans but I didn't find him quirky or interesting enough.

Also, DC5 rules.

Ha, that's interesting about 19th Nervous Breakdown - I can kinda hear that descending deedle-deedle-deedle thing, totally.

Never heard "Bits and Pieces" before, and that clip is awesome - they look like a fucking Kraftwerk Beatles, just robotically rocking back and forth and emoting in unison, apparently oblivious to this stompin, thrashin' song they may or may not have been trying to record (though it also comes out weirdly mechanical and circular).

"She's About A Mover" not quite thrashy and chaotic enough - pretty clearly just working over "What'd I Say" and/or "Hi-Heel Sneakers." But I'm fine with Sir Douglas doing his thing, been digging him lately thanks to some other ILM shoutouts.