"'Crash' was simple and noisy, with a basic guitar line that became the Na na na hook. It was in our live set, but we dropped it quite quickly."
"'We never thought of ourselves as power pop: more 60s jangle and glam, which not everyone responded to.'"
"'I looked down mid-song and realised my fuzz box wasn't plugged in; my guitar sounded like a banjo for the entire performance.'"
"'Had it been by Paul McCartney, I don't imagine they would have told him they were bollocksing around with it, but we couldn't complain.'"
The Primitives formed in 1984, initially sounding like the Birthday Party. After changing singers, they wrote new songs to explore a pop direction. 'Crash' was initially dropped from their set but later revisited to generate interest from record companies. Despite mixed reviews, the band performed on various shows. 'Crash' was later featured in 'Dumb and Dumber,' leading to a successful re-release in 1995, which included additional instrumentation. This unexpected success revitalized the song and introduced it to a wider audience.
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