To accompany this week’s feature on the TSU Toronadoes and the twisted history of “Tighten Up,” we’ve loaded up some audio over at Houstoned Rocks.

You can check out a YouTube video of “Tighten Up” below. But be warned: Once that guitar riff gets in your head, it almost has to be surgically removed.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tjVQOYdHcgo%26rel%3D1

This article appears in Dec 6-12, 2007.

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