Throwback Thursday: Fee Waybill discusses The Tubes “She’s a Beauty”

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Chris DeMakes

Music, Music History, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.9 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2026

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Originally released as Episode 106 on June 6th, 2022, this episode features Fee Waybill of The Tubes discussing the writing and recording of their hit 1983 single “She’s a Beauty.” Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at ⁠http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/⁠ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:43.3	Come dancing.
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0:52.6	Hey, everybody.
0:53.8	Chris Makes a podcast producer Chris Fafalius here with another throwback Thursday
0:58.0	episode. This week, we're throwing it back to June of 2022 when Fee Weybill sat in to discuss
1:04.2	the writing and recording of the hit 1983 single from the tubes, She's a Beauty.
1:09.8	The song hit number 10 on the Hot 100 on July 2nd, 1983.
1:14.2	On these very same charts, Irene Kara's flash dance, what a feeling, was sitting at number one,
1:20.6	followed by Eddie Grant's Electric Avenue, every breath you take from the police, and culture
1:25.9	club's time.
1:32.0	Sitting at number seven on these charts was too shy from Kajagugu, which if you haven't heard our episode with Lamal discussing the writing of that one, go listen to it.
1:36.1	It's a great episode.
1:37.9	One spot above the tubes was Michael Jackson with wannabe startin' something, and one spot
1:42.7	below it was come dancing from the kinks,
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