Type: All-girl band
Genre: Garage Rock, Outsider Music
Origin: Fremont, New Hampshire
Status: Disbanded
Years active: 1968-1975
Reason for Break-Up: Their father died.
Members: Dorothy Wiggin, Helen Wiggin, Betty Wiggin, Rachel Wiggin
Most known songs: My Pal Foot-Foot, It’s Halloween, Philosophy of the World
Trademark: Being amazingly inept yet strangely charming
Discography Type: Very small and easy to follow
The Shaggs are an all girl rock band known for making perhaps some of the worst music on the planet. However, there's something strangely appealing about their music, despite the fact that in normal circumstances it would be the exact opposite of appealing.
Anyway, The Shaggs were founded around the mid-60's when their father, Austin Wiggin, decided to fulfill a prophecy made by his mother (the prophecy was that his daughters would become a famous rock band). Austin Wiggin forced his girls out of school, gave them instruments, and set them up for music lessons. Eventually, they were able to get Saturday Night gigs at the Fremont, New Hampshire Town Hall. Eventually, they set off to a studio in Revere, Massachusetts to record their first album, Philosophy of the World.
The album is like nothing you have ever heard before. The drummer is completely off rhythm, the guitars sound amazingly cheesy and out of tune, and the vocals strain like crazy. It is both an endurance test and a load of fun.
Anyway, after the album was finished, 900 out of the 1000 copies originally pressed disappeared (along with the sleazy producer). Several years later, in 1975, The Shaggs went into the studio for one last recording session that ended with the death of Austin Wiggin, who died of a heart attack. That was the end of the band.
However, Philosophy of the World soon gained a cult following, with Kurt Cobain putting the album in the number 5 spot of his favorite 50 albums list and Frank Zappa saying it was his third favorite album ever. In fact, Terry Adams and Tom Ardolino of NRBQ loved the album so much they got Rounder Records to reissue the album and had the band open up for them in their 30th anniversary concert. But that’s not all. In fact, there’s even a stage musical about the band and their story called Philosophy of the World, and a movie just might be made of their story. There was also a tribute album, Better than the Beatles, that was released.
And that’s the Shaggs in a nutshell. If you want to listen to them, go to Amazon.com or the iTunes music store and listen to the samples. See if they’re your thing. Before you listen to them, though, I must warn you: they’re not for everyone, and you’re either going to be left amazed or traumatized from the sound samples. Listen to at your own risk.
Genre: Garage Rock, Outsider Music
Origin: Fremont, New Hampshire
Status: Disbanded
Years active: 1968-1975
Reason for Break-Up: Their father died.
Members: Dorothy Wiggin, Helen Wiggin, Betty Wiggin, Rachel Wiggin
Most known songs: My Pal Foot-Foot, It’s Halloween, Philosophy of the World
Trademark: Being amazingly inept yet strangely charming
Discography Type: Very small and easy to follow
The Shaggs are an all girl rock band known for making perhaps some of the worst music on the planet. However, there's something strangely appealing about their music, despite the fact that in normal circumstances it would be the exact opposite of appealing.
Anyway, The Shaggs were founded around the mid-60's when their father, Austin Wiggin, decided to fulfill a prophecy made by his mother (the prophecy was that his daughters would become a famous rock band). Austin Wiggin forced his girls out of school, gave them instruments, and set them up for music lessons. Eventually, they were able to get Saturday Night gigs at the Fremont, New Hampshire Town Hall. Eventually, they set off to a studio in Revere, Massachusetts to record their first album, Philosophy of the World.
The album is like nothing you have ever heard before. The drummer is completely off rhythm, the guitars sound amazingly cheesy and out of tune, and the vocals strain like crazy. It is both an endurance test and a load of fun.
Anyway, after the album was finished, 900 out of the 1000 copies originally pressed disappeared (along with the sleazy producer). Several years later, in 1975, The Shaggs went into the studio for one last recording session that ended with the death of Austin Wiggin, who died of a heart attack. That was the end of the band.
However, Philosophy of the World soon gained a cult following, with Kurt Cobain putting the album in the number 5 spot of his favorite 50 albums list and Frank Zappa saying it was his third favorite album ever. In fact, Terry Adams and Tom Ardolino of NRBQ loved the album so much they got Rounder Records to reissue the album and had the band open up for them in their 30th anniversary concert. But that’s not all. In fact, there’s even a stage musical about the band and their story called Philosophy of the World, and a movie just might be made of their story. There was also a tribute album, Better than the Beatles, that was released.
And that’s the Shaggs in a nutshell. If you want to listen to them, go to Amazon.com or the iTunes music store and listen to the samples. See if they’re your thing. Before you listen to them, though, I must warn you: they’re not for everyone, and you’re either going to be left amazed or traumatized from the sound samples. Listen to at your own risk.
by Andrew Floyd Williams September 1, 2007
Get the The Shaggs mug.The tendency to mumble unintelligible or foreign-language verses to popular songs before loudly shouting notable phrases. Named for the rapper Shaggy, of "It Wasn't Me" fame.
The Shaggy Effect in it's original context:
-How could I forget that I had given her an extra key, all this time she was standing there she never took her eyes off me
-hrmunrmudrpdrp bumbadumbudoopoo. brdabrdabopbop dumdadumdadeedu. badabadabopbop tatabdap, badabadaboomboom BABY NO WAY!!!
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-How could I forget that I had given her an extra key, all this time she was standing there she never took her eyes off me
-hrmunrmudrpdrp bumbadumbudoopoo. brdabrdabopbop dumdadumdadeedu. badabadabopbop tatabdap, badabadaboomboom BABY NO WAY!!!
More recently:
-badamdesilla weyudasola badabambasura DANZA KUDURO!!
by white boy 692 December 19, 2011
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Person A: Oh, man, I just killed 2 dozen people. There were over 50 witnesses. My shirt was off and everyone saw my tattoo that says "My name is Jeffrey Dahmer". What should I do?
Person B: Say it wasn't you.
Person A: Oh, the Shaggy Defence...hadn't thought of that.
Person B: Say it wasn't you.
Person A: Oh, the Shaggy Defence...hadn't thought of that.
by ExperimentalFilm November 12, 2009
Get the The Shaggy Defence mug.A phrase that describes the strong probability that a pre-teen lad will eventually discover and commit substantial interest and money to marijuana in his teen years and beyond. The labeling of said pre-teen is based on several signs, including but not limited to:
1. Pervasive sloth,
2. Inability to react to any situation with any affect other than "Woah dude, that's intense..." even when faced with legitimately urgent circumstances,
3. Otherworldly appetite for candy and sweets... Of any type, at any time and at any social, physical or emotional cost to himself or others,
4. Preference for human interaction only through online gaming platforms unless in-person, face to face interaction is required to obtain candy or a WiFi password... And even then the interaction is devoid of eye contact.
1. Pervasive sloth,
2. Inability to react to any situation with any affect other than "Woah dude, that's intense..." even when faced with legitimately urgent circumstances,
3. Otherworldly appetite for candy and sweets... Of any type, at any time and at any social, physical or emotional cost to himself or others,
4. Preference for human interaction only through online gaming platforms unless in-person, face to face interaction is required to obtain candy or a WiFi password... And even then the interaction is devoid of eye contact.
Little Bro 1: guys, let's bounce! The swimming pool only has free swim for another hour!
Little Bro 2: absolutely! Wait... Where the heck is Brian?
Little Bro 3: he's still sucking on his X-Box nipple. I'll get him- BRIAAAAANNNNNN!!! C'mon dude, let's get to the pool before it closes!
Brian (slurring through a cheek full of Skittles mixed with half-chewed Snickers bar): In a minute- I'm almost done making an awesome closet for my Minecraft pet pig, man...
Bro 1's Mom whispering to Bro 1's Dad: The Shaggy is strong with this one... Let's keep that in mind for a few years...
Little Bro 2: absolutely! Wait... Where the heck is Brian?
Little Bro 3: he's still sucking on his X-Box nipple. I'll get him- BRIAAAAANNNNNN!!! C'mon dude, let's get to the pool before it closes!
Brian (slurring through a cheek full of Skittles mixed with half-chewed Snickers bar): In a minute- I'm almost done making an awesome closet for my Minecraft pet pig, man...
Bro 1's Mom whispering to Bro 1's Dad: The Shaggy is strong with this one... Let's keep that in mind for a few years...
by Anon Pi2 November 30, 2013
Get the The Shaggy is strong with this one... mug.a avid half-life player who engages in a "posse" of fellow half-lifers in the square of protecktion....
the shagger, rio del buttshaggit, ted, exi$t,and nads made a square of protecktion around the shagger, as the shagger snipes out opposing team members
by Qūäťťŕơ October 8, 2003
Get the the shagger mug.A red Jeep Grand Cherokee located in the town of Louisville, MS, and the surrounding county. Complete with water bed, disco ball, fuzzy dice, and battle scars from too much banging i.e. the door panel is falling off, the doors don't lock, and none of the windows roll down.
There goes Matzek in The Shaggin Wagon.
Whoa dude! I just saw your girl in The Shaggin Wagon!
Ok boys, pile your drunk asses in The Shaggin Wagon, we're headed to the after party.
Whoa dude! I just saw your girl in The Shaggin Wagon!
Ok boys, pile your drunk asses in The Shaggin Wagon, we're headed to the after party.
by MEEE (and your mom) March 23, 2011
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Dude, you should have been there. Best sex of my life, up until Fido decided to break off a piece and give me the shaggy dog. Now I feel dirty, dirty yet satisfied.
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