Michael Rennie was ill The Day The Earth Stood Still,
but he told us where we stand,
And Flash Gordon was there, in silver underwear,
Claude Rains was The Invisible Man,

Then something went wrong, for Fay Wray and King Kong,
they got caught in a celluloid jam.

Then at a deadly pace, It Came From Outer Space,
And this is how the message ran…

- Science Fiction Double Feature, Richard O’Brien

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Did we remember? Last night… to turn the clocks back? Once all the little Halloweeners had been tricked, treated, bagged and tagged, you did turn your clocks back, yes? Good.

Speaking of Halloween, there’s a persistent rumour in Hollywood that The Rocky Horror Picture Show will be re-made in time for next October 31st. The good old stand-by, the movie that has kept so many rep cinema’s across North America in popcorn (not to mention TOAST!), may be headed for the same treatment as has befallen such classics as the ‘Dead’ series, a certain ‘Chainsaw’ flick and that “…damned dirty ape.”

How can anyone improve upon Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and — say it, SAY IT! — Tim Curry?! Not to mention the original ‘zipper head’ - Meatloaf!

Can you imagine an ‘all-singing, all-dancing’ Marilyn Manson doing the Time Warp…? No…? Well, that’s the rumour.

So, if there’s going to be an alternative ‘Rocky’ (sorry Sly!), let’s get started with an ‘alt’ version of ‘Science Fiction Double Feature’ by a great indie band from the Bay Area called Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Let’s really hear it for ‘em!

Science Fiction Double Feature

Science Fiction Double Feature Copyright © 1973 Richard O’Brien
This Rendition Copyright © 2003 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes