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“Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps
From the album Psychedelic Jungle (1981)
“Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps appears on 7 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1988 and 2026. It was first released in 1981 on the album Psychedelic Jungle. Its best result is #95 on the Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,240 alternative song of all time.
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"Goo Goo Muck" turns up on Psychedelic Jungle, the Cramps' 1981 album, and here the band takes a song written by outsiders, Ronnie Cook on the music and Ed James on the words, and drags it down into their own swamp. The Cramps produced it themselves, with Paul McKenna engineering.
Lux Interior handles the vocal, Poison Ivy and Kid Congo Powers share the guitars, and Nick Knox holds down the drums. That's the whole credit list, two guitars and a kit with no bass player named, and the result is all twang, rumble and leer. Rock radio's countdowns have kept making room for it for decades.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 190 | WLIR / WDRE | WLIR Top 200 Songs of All-Time (1988) | 200 |
| 1998 | 497 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) | 488 |
| 2002 | 331 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 95 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
| 2023 | 410 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s | 850 |
| 2024 | 517 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 850 Cover Songs | 850 |
| 2026 | 794 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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