Daily Dose 7/18 Charlie Don’t Surf…But He Sings
by 
Scott on July 18th, 2008
In the mid 90’s and around the time Guns N’ Roses Spaghetti Incident came out there was a huge controversial t-shirt on the market with the face of Charles Manson on the front and the infamous line from the movie Apocalypse Now! “Charlie Don’t Surf”. It was a big thing among surfers, rebellious teenagers, and rock and metal fans. I’ll admit…I wanted one back then. Why? Because it seemed cool at the time. I was a God hating metalhead and Charles Manson was an acclaimed Satanist. It quickly faded away for me and I never got the t-shirt. My parents would have killed me. I’ve seen various trials and videos over the years of Charles Manson and that is one crazy dude. When I say crazy I mean like totally insane. And for the record, I am not a fan of Charles Manson. So don’t try to turn this in that direction.
Some don’t know this about The Spaghetti Incident but there is a hidden track at the end. It’s a cover of a Charles Manson song called “Look At Your Game, Girl”. It’s actually a nice sounding song that Charles Manson released on an album called: “Lie: The Love And Terror Cult” That he released to fund his defense (a lot good that did). Axl Rose decided to use it without much support from his band-mates and very few of them play on the track. What? You screw hundreds of groupies, get drunk every night, shoot junk up your veins but you’re too good to play a Charles Manson cover? C’mon, that’s a little self-righteous if you ask me.
Anyway, it’s a cool sounding tune, even though it was written by such an insane soul. Check it out below.
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