# Name this Garage/Frat anthem **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [September 16, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126 "2026-09-16T20:47:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/1 "2026-09-16T20:47:21Z")
Ever hear a song you have heard a million times but can’t put a title or artist to it? The song linked below was played by two different bands at a garage rock festival I recently attended. The nature of such performances is that most of the lyrics are unintelligible. I know I have also heard the original recording of this song in the past. I thought it was maybe called “Carol Lynn” but no variations on that are pointing me in the right direction. Just a heads up, I don’t think the 1812 Overture bit is from the original record. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YIGPyXXQ4Qw/maxresdefault.jpg "Back From The Grave Day 1 REMASTERED RESTREAM!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIGPyXXQ4Qw&t=5273) ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/2 "2026-09-16T21:04:42Z")
You were close, I think this is it - Cara-Lyn by Johnny Young & Kompany: > **[Caralyn - Johnny Young & Kompany](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9SQ3V2hvQ%2F)** > > A big hit in Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne in 1966.It was a double A sided single, with 'Step Back' written by Harry Vanda & George Young. I’ve never heard the song, but I found it by googling the one line I could understand - “She’s got everything I need, satisfaction guarenteed.” ETA: 17 minutes, not bad. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/3 "2026-09-16T21:07:09Z")
It sounds a little like Land of a Thousand Dances by Wilson Pickett. Frankly it was hard for me to even watch this. I hate their schtick and they are a terrible band. Are they supposed to be all dressed like Austin Powers? ETA; @Telemark nailed it ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/4 "2026-09-16T21:14:06Z")
Thanks, @Telemark! At least I was (kinda) singing the chorus correctly. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/5 "2026-09-16T21:15:45Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > Are they supposed to be all dressed like Austin Powers? More like in _ **Wayne’s World** _, if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/6 "2026-09-16T21:22:15Z")
The band is called The Dukes of Hamburg (where - reportedly - the founding members were from before forming in San Francisco). I believe the (intentionally cheesy) costumes and wigs are a tribute to Hamburg-era Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2026, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/7 "2026-09-16T21:40:43Z")
Stanger yet, the recording I’m more familiar with is the original (spelled Cara-Lin) by the (manufactured) band, The Strangeloves. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Bvpr50qWBE4/hqdefault.jpg "1965 HITS ARCHIVE: Cara-Lin - Strangeloves") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bvpr50qWBE4) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2026, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-garage-frat-anthem/1033126/8 "2026-09-19T14:17:13Z")
Thanks for finding that. Watching the OP’s link, I was sure I’d heard it dozens of times, but only by garage bands at bars or tiny festivals. I kept saying “Come on, SOMEone’s got to find this or I’ll be frustrated for years!”