Setting the scene with an electric guitar crescendo, played emotively with a sense of anticipation, Year of the Fist open their Live version of the PJ Harvey original song 50ft Queenie with the iconic lyrics, “Hey I’m one big queen, no one can stop me.”
If you didn’t already know, 50ft Queenie is about a man-eating baddie, and in the original music video, Harvey takes on the role of the sky-high protagonist, decked out in sunglasses, gold wedges, and a leopard coat.
For Year of the Fist, this is the final single from their 7″ release from DCxPC Live. The cover of PJ Harvey’s 50ft Queenie‘s actually quite iconic, with elements from the original but taking us to a whole new dimension on the live version by Year of the Fist.
Year Of The Fist are from Oakland, California, together the group’s musical backgrounds span all genres, but they all have the love for rock and roll, which is perfectly exemplified on this release!
Their passion and creativity has allowed the band to to open for a wide spectrum of acts such as L7, Save Ferris, Iron Chic, 88 Fingers Louie, The Vibrators, Legendary Shack Shakers and Zeke to name a few.
With 10 years under their belt as a band, Year Of The Fist has released two full length albums, an EP, a handful of singles, has toured regionally as well as internationally and released several music videos!
We have been immersing ourselves in their wider discography including both albums, Revive Me and Death, Breath, Light and Pain. 50ft Queenie has been added to our New Music Spotlight playlist!