Written in 1977 as a warning about technology pulling people apart, Wicked White never needed updating — the world just finally caught up to it.
Reimagined by Dave Lewty and Jeff Wolfe with the current lineup of The Furys, this fresh arrangement takes a 50-year-old alarm bell and rings it for an audience that never put the phone down.
“I wrote this song in 1977 as a warning,” says Jeff Wolfe. “Fifty years later, it’s not a warning anymore. It’s just what’s happening.”
The video is a tribute to the fans and the LA rock scene that stayed connected across every era. It follows a fictional photographer named Marz across four eras — The Furys’ 1978 debut at Madame Wong’s, the Sunset Strip at Gazzarri’s, a 2013 return in Chinatown, and today at the Maui Sugar Mill — still showing up to every show, decade after decade.
The CD single pairs the new track with a bonus cut fans have been asking for: the classic “Say Goodbye to the Black Sheep,” re-presented for a new era. Two songs. One band that’s never slowed down.
Credits
Jeff Wolfe – vocal · Dave Lewty – bass · Cliff Roman – guitar & vocal · John DiMambro – guitar · Paolo Dell’Olio – drums, vocal & vocal arrangements
Written by Jeff Wolfe and Gregg Embrey. Published by Songs for Ethan (BMI).
Produced by Dave Lewty. Recorded, mixed and mastered by Karen Basset at her studio.
Video: art direction, AI production and editing by Glen Sheehan.