Coverocktober Song #11: "Little Bit O' Soul" by The Linda Lindas

Today's Coverocktober song is by one of my favorite new bands, The Linda Lindas.  I first saw them at Lollapalooza in 2023, when all of them were still teenagers (and I think the drummer might have just turned 13 the week before, which is crazy).  I loved their energy and their punky and sometimes poppy sound, not to mention the relatively mature sociopolitical content of their lyrics.

You likely know the 1967 garage rock classic "Little Bit O' Soul," even if you don't know who recorded it.  Well, it was The Music Explosion, and this was their one hit, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100.  The song is gritty and catchy, with that earworm "do do do-do, do do do-do" repeating riff.

The Linda Lindas recorded a cover of the song for the 2023 film Totally Killer, giving it a pop punk revamp.  Their song has a slightly faster tempo than the original, and they complement the garage punk feel of the song with some "heys" and "hos" thrown in every now and then.  All in all, it's a nice update to a great song.