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Bill wrote or co-wrote a large part of The Tubes' catalog — but not all of it, and the band's two biggest hits came from elsewhere. Here it is sorted honestly. For the full streaming catalog head to the Music page, or browse every Bill Spooner credit catalogued on Discogs.

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Written or co-written by Bill

1975 · The Tubes
White Punks on Dope
1975 · The Tubes
What Do You Want From Life
1975 · The Tubes
Mondo Bondage

The Tubes' other essentials

Bill played on all of these. The writing credits belong to others.

1983 · Outside Inside
She's a Beauty
1981 · Completion Backward
Talk to Ya Later
1981 · Completion Backward
Don't Want to Wait Anymore
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1983 · Billboard #10

She's a Beauty

The Tubes' biggest US hit — written by Fee Waybill, David Foster & Steve Lukather. The story behind it.

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1975 · UK Chart #28

White Punks on Dope

Nine minutes. Co-written by Bill with Roger Steen and Michael Evans.

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1981 · MTV staple

Talk to Ya Later

The new wave hit that put The Tubes on mainstream radio and early MTV. Written by Fee Waybill, Steve Lukather & David Foster.

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Solo · Bill Spooner

The solo albums.

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Beyond The Tubes, Bill has released his own records under his own name — solo material that shows the writer behind the spectacle.

Bill Spooner — First Chud solo album cover
First Chud
Bill 'Sputnik' Spooner — Mall to Mars solo album cover
Mall to Mars
Bill Spooner — Demolicious album cover
Demolicious