3-Chord Monday #40-41
Because when you do a musical word-association exercise, "New Orleans" naturally leads to "postpunk." Since the U2/Green Day cover will sell about a metric jillion copies, here's the original. The Skids were founded in Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1977. Their biggest song, 1979's "Into the Valley," hit #10 in the UK, and is still the anthem for Dunfermline's Scottish Premier team. Does the soaring guitar sound familiar? Guitarist Stuart Adamson was a Skid for three albums, then refined the sound in his new band, Big Country.

The Skids - "Into the Valley"
The Skids - "The Saints Are Coming"