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Bill's writing

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A selection of the songs Bill wrote or co-wrote with The Tubes. For the full streaming catalog, head to the Music page — or browse every Bill Spooner credit ever catalogued on Discogs.

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1975 · The Tubes
White Punks on Dope
1975 · The Tubes
Mondo Bondage
1976 · Young and Rich
What Do You Want From Life
1981 · Completion Backward
Talk to Ya Later
1981 · Completion Backward
Don't Want to Wait Anymore
1983 · Outside Inside
She's a Beauty
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1983 · Billboard #10

She's a Beauty

The Tubes' biggest US hit. The story behind the song, the album, and the MTV video.

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1975 · UK Chart #28

White Punks on Dope

Nine minutes. The debut-album anthem that defined The Tubes' career.

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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.

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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