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The Spaztastics

The Spaztastics were a punk rock band from the late 1970's. Their music was an anthem for the more insane amongst us. Some of their most requested and largest hits were "My Daughter's Crazy" and "My Mother Hit Me with a Waffle Iron". "My Daughter's Crazy" was covered by such artists as Neil Diamond and Barry Manilow as well as The Rolling Stones, The Ramones and more recently, Taylor Swift. It has served as an anthem for the more unusual amongst us. Its lyrical content speaks of the more unusual behavior of the female younger set and the refusal of moms everywhere to take the blame for their daughters insanity. Bands such as Devo took liberally from the Spaztastics, even going so far as stealing the staccatto choppiness of "My Daughter's Crazy" and incorporating it into one of their biggest hits, "Whip it". The early 90's saw the Spaztastics sue Devo for stealing the song content, with the lawsuit resulting in a multi-billion dollar settlement making the members of the band among the richest men on the planet. The lead singer, Bill Gates, went on to found Microsoft. Steve Jobs, bass player for the band, also founded a software company called Apple. And the lead guitar player, Warren "Slick Fingers" Buffet, became the head of a multi-national conglomerate with interests in a variety of fields such as insurance (Geico), jewelry (Helzberg) and stocks (The Buffet Fund). Because of the lawsuit and its verdict the members of The Spaztastics never played another note, going down in history as what would be considered a "One Hit Wonder" with the song "My Daughter's Crazy" but could have certainly been the next Beatles were it not for Devo.