I Don't Care (Collection Dutch Punk 1977-1983)



Speedtwins is a cult punk/rock/new wave band from holland who were active during the late 70ies and early 80ies. Speedtwins was formed towards the end of 1977 and started as a punkrock band. Line up from the start was Jodie Daniël on vocals, Nico Groen on drums, Leen Barbier on guitar, Vera Groen on vocals and high heels, Jackie on bass. They released their debut-album ‘It's More Fun To Compete’ in 1977, using obscure aliases like Meen Ling, Trix, Helen Heels, Jailbait Jacki and Jody. With a rough sound and live S&M/bondage-like stage-act Speedtwins had quite an impact on the Dutch punkscene. This resulted in a tour with the Sex Pistols (amongst others) and lots of sold out headlining gigs.The band also released their heavy punk version of The Who’s classic 'My Generation' as a single, later followed by a second single 'Football Song' , which was released early 1978. The song was meant as a funny yet cynical protest against the World Soccer Championships in Argentinia that same year. It soon became a classic punk anthem and together with their album ‘It’s More Fun To Compete’ Speedtwins have gained international cult status over the years. Even today there are still Speedtwins fans in countries like Japan and Brazil. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.