Somebody once said, “Everything usually comes full circle”, or something like that. That’s especially true with music, except something is usually added to make it relevant at the moment. 25-30 years before the US release of this song Carl Perkins, Elvis, Buddy Holly and many more guys with greasy hair were cranking out music in this genre.

Rockabilly singer/guitarist Eddie Cochrane appears to be the major influence on bandleader Brian Seltzer. Check him out in this video. I could definitely hear him playing “Rock This Town”. He left the music world a lot of songs before his death in a British taxi accident at age 21. Seltzer has the same energized stage presence.

Add a stand up bass and drum kit and you had a band that stood out from the make-up wearing long hairs and the new wavers on MTV. “Rock This Town” follows the Rockabilly formula, but seemed to bring the energy up a notch for a crowd that expected much more than swiveling hips. There’s a simple story here about a night out with a guy who spends more time on his hair than his girlfriend does.