“We were the new outrageous band in town. We were dirty and nasty and had naked girls on stage”: The satirical 70s shock rock anthem that gave Kiss and Alice Cooper a run for their money

The Tubes posing for a photograph in the 1970s.

With platform boots as high as the Eiffel Tower, wearing a huge frightwig and skimpy Bacofoil outfit, his face behind shades that even Elton John would have dismissed as too vulgar, the sight of Quay Lewd tottering to the microphone to sing White Punks On Dope has always been the centrepiece of live shows by The Tubes.

“I don’t think we’ve ever played a show without including White Punks On Dope,” says Tubes vocalist Fee Waybill, the man behind Quay Lewd. “So I guess you could say it’s stood the test of time.”