Denise Gallant created this video for the band Suburban Lawns in 1980. Originally on 3/4 inch,the video was recently recaptured and touched up. For a Hi Rez version, contact info@video4dvd.com
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@Video4dvd – That is not the story at all. This is what actually happened:
The lyrics of “Janitor” were derived from a real-life conversation between Sue McLane and friend Brian Smith. According to Brian, the two were conversing in a loud room when they first met:
“She asked me what I did for a living. I said ‘I’m a janitor,’ and she thought I said ‘Oh my genitals.’ [Richard Whitney] overheard this and wrote the song.”
This is great, the way I remember it. Thank you for posting.
WTF is this trash?
oh my genitals?!??? wasnt expecting that lol
@Video4dvd Well not a BIG hit ( nationwide Billboard Top 40 ). I dont think the mainstream was ripe for this group, or others like them, at that time ( there was no way they were going to have a hit in the era of Micheal Jackson, Duran Duran, Def Lepard, Madona,.. etc. ),.. and by the time it probably was ( 92-6 ), they were long defunct.
shit man this is their song
@qwertzxcvb1000 oh guess i was wrong
@Video4dvd I think its just “man manipulator” or “men manipulate all”. peace and herb (Boom boom boom boom y’all)
tHEY just don’t make em like they use too…THANKS for the post!!!
KROQ Flash backs are the BEST!!!!
i think there live sound is far better on new wave theatre
such an amazing song
Classic song, was a staple on KROQ back in the 80′s. Jamming video.
i need this album
this band fckin rocks
SHE LIVED IN LA ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO I FEEEL SO SORRY FOR WHAT I CALL THE NEW GENERATION but goddamn the eighties were fun jeez i miss those days but mostley the NIGHTS!!!!
i showed this to some friends of mine and they lost their minds!
Makes me want to cause a nuclear meltdown. This song reminds me that I’m in the modern world.
Does she really live in LA? She sure seemed to go into hiding after ‘Something Wild’. Not to brag but I also have two albums and the ep (Salon de Musique) plus the singles ‘Gidget goes to Hell’ and ‘Janitor’ with the picture sleeves!
Wow very cool Denise! Thanks for putting it up. I’ve always wondered why Su stopped performing. I’ve seen a lot of great ones but none better than her. I wish there was more footage of her dancing on youtube, she was captivating.
Wow, I’ve really missed the Suburban Lawns. Finally found a copy of their album because I missed Green Eyes and Flying Saucer Safari more than I missed Janitor, and the latter’s easier to find.
Win.
Great tune… this was an anthem when I was in Junior High
Serious thanks. Now, after some thirty years during which time the song has rarely left my head, the maddening lyrical blanks have been filled in. I googled my ass off in vain for these lyrics a while back!
haven’t heard it in almost 30 years–i once met a man, very funny, who said
‘it’s all relative” after every sentence i said—and you know what? 85% of the time he was right
Great song, love it! Thanks for posting it!
Who knew?
(Besides you?)
Thanks