Big Star - Thank You Friends

Most people know their song but don't really know the band. They were one of the proto (or pioneer) power pop bands. Really good stuff. Alex Chilton and Chris Bell were like the Lennon-McCartney songwriting team of the 70's American rock scene but without the fame and money.

Their song 'In The Street' was recorded by Cheap Trick as the theme song to 'That 70's Show'. You can watch that here. Much of the original band members have left so Ken Stringfellow and Jon Auer from The Posies augmented the band back in 1993. I love this tune 'September Gurls' and this version is a cover by Susanna Hoff's The Bangles.