MUSIC FROM SPACE: Barnes & Barnes - FISH HEADS

By the time he was a teenager, Bill Mumy had already earned his pop cultural immortality as a child actor, with several unforgettable appearances on The Twilight Zone (he was the omnipotent demon child in It's a Good Life) and his gig as Will Robinson on Lost in Space. But while a lot of former child stars turn into pathetic drug addicts when they grow up, Mumy thrived, continuing to act, doing some writing, and co-founding the long-running comedy art rock duo, Barnes & Barnes.

Barnes & Barnes' biggest "hit," 1979's Fish Heads, features sped-up chipmunk vocals and a repetitious, maddenly catchy chorus. It's right on the border between Frank Zappa sonic assault and Dr. Demento novelty tune, with a creepy video directed by none other than Bill Paxton. If you've never experienced Fish Heads, I apologize for what's about to happen to you... And you're welcome.

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