The Queers
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The Queers are an American punk rock band, formed in 1981 by the Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joseph âJoeâ P. King (a.k.a. Joe Queer) along with Scott Gildersleeve (a.k.a. Tulu), and John âJackâ Hayes (a.k.a. Wimpy Rutherford). With the addition of Keith Hages (ex-guitarist of Berlin Brats) joining on bass in 1983 the band started playing their first public performances. This original lineup played a total of five or six live shows. The original lineup of The Queers initially broke up in late 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up. The album earned the band notability within New England, but with the release of their next album 1993's Love Songs for the Retarded, on Lookout! Records, their following grew larger.
In 2006, after releasing six albums on Lookout! Records, the band rescinded their master rights from the label, citing breach of contract over unpaid royalties. Later that year they signed with Asian Man Records. The Queers' cover of "Wipe Out" was featured in the 2007 Columbia Pictures and ImageWorks Studios mockumentary film Surf's Up, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and National Geographic Films.
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- Rockaway Beach
- Little Honda
- Don't Back Down
- Sheena Is a Punk Rocker
- Punk Rock Girls
- Fanculo a Tutti
- Young Dumb and into Iron Maiden
- White Power Feud in Atlanta
- If I Had a Girl Like You
- Shit for Brains
- Shirley Needs a Dildo
- My Heart's in the Right Place
- Evil Brain
- Love Love Love
- Ain't No Easy Way
- Another Girl
- The Queers - I Met Her at the Rat
- Everything Is Ok
- Brush Your Teeth
- Leave That Girl Alone
- Let the Rain Wash Away My Tears
- We Love Our Fans
- Punk Rock Confidential Revisited
- Trouble
