Illustration of a man in blue playing a woodwind instrument, surrounded by black lines indicating motion. Stylized black text on white background. 

The phrase is an instrumental pun on a woodwind's reed and the phrase "I need you."

Greyscale photographs of each band member's head. Red text on an alternating white and red background.

Herman's Hermits was a 1960s British Invasion band that sold 52 million records and had 24 gold hits. The band was formed in 1963 as "Herman and the Hermits." They outsold Beatles in 1965 with "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" "Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Daughter," and "I'm Into Something Good." The band's lead singer was Peter Noone. Although they still tour as of 2024, Noone has left the band at various times, leading to disputes with the band's only continuous member, drummer Barry Whitwam.

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Prototype button made in 1995 for Busy Beaver Button Company's first customer, Guided By Voices.

Guided by Voices (GBV) is an alternative rock band from Dayton, Ohio. The band is known for its characteristic lo-fi sound and unusually short songs. Formed in 1983, the band released its first full-length album, Devil Between My Toes, in 1987. While the band's lineup has changed significantly over time, as of 2019, songwriter and front-man Robert Pollard has remained a constant member. 

Alien Lanes is the band's eighth full-length album, released in 1995 by Matador Records. The album features 28 tracks, including hits "Game of Pricks" and "My Valuable Hunting Knife." 

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James Brown, known as the Godfather of Soul, was also one of the early adopters of funk music. While he had a long a successful career, he faced multiple criminal proceedings beginning in the 1980s for drugs and domestic violence. His arrest caused a strong reaction from the music community, including the production of materials such as t-shirts and buttons. In 1989, the band Mass Appeal released a single entitled "Free James Brown."

Black and white caricature of Frank Sinatra on a white background. Sinatra is singing into a microphone and wears a hat and giant bow tie. His eyes are bright blue. Large text of the same color is curved across the upper portion of the button. 

"Ol' Blue Eyes is Back" is Frank Sinatra's 1973 album, which was released after he briefly retired in 1971. Buttons were used as a way of publicity to promote the album. While the album received gold status and was commercially successful, it did not make the Billboard top 10. 

Light green, script style text curved along lower portion of button on dark green background. Greyscale photograph of Fiske O'Hara's head and neck is centered.

Fiske O'Hara was a singer, stage and film actor, composer, and lyricist. He lived from 1878-1945. Most of his work was on the Broadway stage, where he celebrated his Irish heritage though his characters. One such notable character was Daniel Blarney in the 1906 "Mr. Blarney from Ireland." In 1934, he appeared in the film "Change of Heart" alongside Ginger Rogers and Shirley Temple. 

Color photograph of Elvis Presley on a gray backdrop. 

Popularly known as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King," Elvis Presley was perhaps the most important popularizer of rockabilly music. His massive popularity was partially due to his performance style and television appearances. He had 20 number one albums, including 4 compilations, and 31 number one hits before his death in 1977. In addition to his music recordings, he also starred in several films. 

Color photograph of buildings and palm trees. White script-style text on lower right portion of button. 

Founded in Los Angeles, California during the early 1970s, The Eagles are a soft rock band comprised of four musicians: Bernie Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner. Of the four, Don Henley is the only founding member that remains with the group. The Eagles are known to be one of the most top-selling rock groups of all-time. Their fifth recording album Hotel California is one of the albums that contributed to this musical acclaim. It debuted in December of 1976, climbing to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 charts with the success of these three singles: Hotel California, Life in the Fast Lane, and New Kid in Town. Of them, Hotel California and New Kid in Town reached number one and earned the Eagles Grammy recognition.

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Don Alvin and his Merry, Mad Gang first performed at the Branford Theatre in Newark, New Jersey in February 1927. The Jewish Chronicle advertised the upcoming act as "the biggest innovation in years" and "new entertainment thrills for Newark." Don Alvin was a violinist, composer, and "humorist" and the Merry, Mad Gang was said to be made up of 30 people "who dance, sing, and supply syncopation in abundance." Don Alvin and his Merry, Mad Gang performed at the Branford Theatre for seven weeks. The group's musical acts included "That Night in Araby," "Canadian Capers," "At Palm Beach," "Lady Luck's Return," "So This is Paris," "East Side, West Side," and "A Night in Venice." 

Lenticular button alternates between two images: 1) Black and white image of a man's face with hands covering eyes and mouth open as if in fear or surprise. Black text curved along upper portion of button, red, green, yellow, and purple text curved along bottom portion. Light green background. 2) color images of the five members of Devo, heads superimposed on russet potatoes. Light blue background. 

DEVO is a New Wave band from Kent and Akron Ohio. Their best-known song is 1980's "Whip It," which reached number 14 on the Billboard charts. The song appeared on the album Freedom of Choice. The band is made up of two sets of brothers: Gerald and Bob Casale and Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh, as well as drummer Alan Myers on the original lineup. While the band's sound has changed somewhat over the years, they combine element of kitch, surrealism, science fiction, and social satire into their music and performances. 

Oh No! It's Devo is the band's fifth studio album, which de-emphasized the guitar sound in favor of synthesizers. The album is somewhat controversial: responding to criticism from Rolling Stone, who called them "fascists" and "clowns" on separate occasions, this Devo album attempts to capture the essence of fascist clowns.