Martin Briley
| Written by: Martin Briley Produced by: Allan Blazek & Martin Briley Album: Fear of the Unknown (Mercury, 1981) |
While in high school, my buddy Jim loaned me the Fear of The Unknown album. I took it home, gave it one listen and quickly (and mistakenly) dismissed it except for the third track, "I Feel Like a Milkshake." I don't know if it was the silly suggestive lyrics, the vocal harmonies, or the melody that caught my attention, but I quickly dubbed the one song to a mix tape and subjected friends to it. They didn't appreciate it as much as I did so forget them.
I hadn't thought of the song in many, many years but it had taken up residence in some part of my brain because as soon as I heard Daniel Day Lewis famously announce "I DRINK YOUR MILKSHAKE" at the end of the movie There Will Be Blood in 2007, this song immediately came to mind. I still think it's a catchy thing, so now I'm subjecting you to it.
Curiously, former Monkee Peter Tork covered this song on his 1994 solo album, Stranger Things Have Happened.
Good call. There is something about this song, isn't there? Feel like heading to Braum's after listening to the song twice. Will have to "settle" for a Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla milkshake courtesy of my Ninja mixer. Mmmmmmm.
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