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the squirrels

the squirrels were a novelty pop band based in seattle , washington .
founded in 1984 by lead vocalist rob morgan -lrb- founder , as well , of the `` poplust '' zine -rrb- , the band went through numerous lineups , but has stuck to the aesthetic that peter blecha describes as `` cross-pollinat bubblegum sensibilities with punk attitudes . ''
although most of the squirrels material has been , technically speaking , cover versions , they are by no means a typical cover band .
they have a theatrical stage sense derived from alice cooper and the tubes -lrb- for a while in the mid-1990s , their stage paraphernalia included a working guillotine -rrb- , and an approach to arrangements that morgan has described as '' ... the frankenstein method of song arrangement ... ` well , we like these verses , but the chorus on that song is way better .
so we 'll just graft it right on there , make a whole new beast . '
we just start fooling around , and then we go ` hey , this alice cooper song fits right on there , and to hell with the chorus .
let 's put the chorus of `` runaway '' by del shannon in there because it 's better ! ' ''
the squirrels announced a year ahead of time that they would be breaking up the band and referred to their last year 's gigs as the `` death with dignity tour '' ; their last show was the december 12 , 2009 20th annual xxxmas show .
