Body Dumper Track for Week of April 19, 2010
“Looking at You” by the MC5 is this week’s Body Dumper anthem. This song was originally released on the “Back In The USA” album in 1970. This live performance was shot at Wayne State University’s Tartar Field in the summer of 1970. You can actually see Dumpers whipping on The I-75 freeway during portions of the performance. That’s only part of the reason we are hearing from The MC5 this week. I have been in Detroit working on a car commercial for the last 5 days. I spent time chasing Dumpers in Warren, Madison Heights, and even all the way up to Lansing. Nothing would be a better soundtrack for my current surroundings then the MC5. Their sound is comparable to the engine of a muscle car Dumper. They were the embodiment of the Detroit manufacturing aesthetic with their brash attitude and killer stage presence. Even though their lead singer had the look of a middle school lunch lady, they were still the cockiest and most intense band of their era. Perfect music for bleak Midwestern surroundings, and Hines Park beer busts.
