The Squids

Everybody all over the world has been cranking The Squids classic recording of "The Harmonica Song" as it remains the #1 Global Punk Song on the N1M Global Punk Songs Chart for the past 11 weeks through May 13th of 2026!

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A DEEP DIVE analysis of The Squids "Farewell" recording from 2005 "Weeeee!! A KISS Concert!!" written by LaTour/Spatafora

The Squids "KISS Concert" song also appeared in the soundtrack of the feature film "The Good Food Guy And The Doo Doo King" motion picture from 2007

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A DEEP DIVE Study by Punk Rock Music Historians rank The Squids 100 to 200 on celebrated lists of The Greatest Punk Bands Of All-Time based on criteria of being credited with keyboardist/producer LaTour steering the navigation of a brand new sub -genre of punk rock the band called "Squid Music" that helped bridge the gap between "Punk" and "Pop" music, which actually opened the doors of the "Pop-Punk" movement for American Punk Bands and musicians around the country. By breaking traditional songwriting rules with The Squids philosophies, where singer/songwriter Joey Spatafora's refused to write or sing lyrics that rhymed, and his refusal to follow mainstream trends, is a vital part of American Punk History. Spatafora himself has been ranked as a top-tier Punk Rock Vocalist for his "Larger Then Life" vocals and his "Joyously Chaotic" performances, as if performing a KISS concert in a basement somewhere, anywhere you could catch them, on the Northwest side of Chicago, while having a blast with his Squids band mates, all perfectly-perfect raw musicians having the times of their lives during the 90's era of pioneering the branch of Punk Rock History, that they didn't even know they were actually creating. The Squids just wanted to crack each other up with the songs they were writing, drink a lot of beer, and meet the ladies, even before the "Riot Grrrl" thing, became a "thing".

The Squids made up their own rules with their DIY non-commercial philosophies.

The Squids 1995 LaTour/Spatafora written "Bad Haircut" decades later now notably dominates "Greatest Songs About Hair" lists like "Ranker" , over mainstream hits like "Sister Golden Hair" by America, "Hair Of The Dog" by Nazareth, "Su***de Blonde" by Inxs, "Hair" by Lady Gaga, "Hair" by The Cowsills from the Broadway musical of the same name, and all of the other great by Prince, Brian Wilson, Led Zeplin, Nirvana, Beck, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Nina Simone, George Thorogood, The Lumineers, Pavement, Mitzi Gaynor, and Johnny Cash.

Industry icons like Casey Kasem have acknowledged The Squids influence and importance within the history of Punk Rock Music on his American Top 40 broadcast with a couple of tips of his hat fo The Squids, while announcing LaTour's 1991 dance hit "People Are Still Having S*x" which reached #35 on Kasem's American Top 40 weekly countdown.

Deep in the Soul of American Punk Rock you will find Joey Spatafora, LaTour, and The Squids.

And in LaTour's Northwest side basement, you will find a lot of empty cans of Red Dog Beer, a harmonica, and a big pile of DIRT.



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The Squids singer Joey Spatafora impact and influence within the history of PUNK ROCK MUSIC