Songwriter · The Tubes

The songs.

Bill Spooner wrote or co-wrote some of the most enduring songs in American art rock — from punk anthems to Billboard Top 10 hits.

1983 · Outside Inside

She's a Beauty

The Tubes' biggest US hit. Billboard Hot 100 #10. A David Foster–produced pop masterpiece with a satirical edge.

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1975 · The Tubes

White Punks on Dope

The nine-minute debut-album closer that defined The Tubes' career and charted in the UK. An art-rock landmark.

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1981 · Completion Backward

Talk to Ya Later

The MTV-era new wave hit that brought The Tubes to a mainstream audience. Todd Rundgren produced.

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1981 · Completion Backward

Don't Want to Wait Anymore

A Bill Spooner ballad from the same album — proof The Tubes had more than one speed. One of their biggest chart hits.

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1975 · The Tubes

Mondo Bondage

From the debut album. Provocative, theatrical, and completely typical of The Tubes at their most confrontational.

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"I was writing songs to illustrate outrageous characters — and I'm still surprised some people consider them classics. I'm not complaining. Just mystified."