a comedy skit as it was a punk parody." He considered it the quartet's "first enduring classic." AllMusic reviewer Ned Raggett says, "As left-field a fluke hit single as it gets, its mix of bad taste, rock star mockery, and stoner humor still works well." Daniel Brockman praises the song in a review for the website Vanyaland, dubbing it the "quintessential viral-before-there-was-such-a-thing underground of hit of its time." He places it in the context of its importance to teenagers of the decade: Personnel Adapted from Big Lizard in My Backyard liner notes. The Dead Milkmen Joe Genaro – guitar, vocals, songwriting Rodney Linderman – vocals, songwriting Dean Sabatino – drums, percussion, songwriting Dave Schulthise – bass guitar, songwriting Production Bob Dickie – production John Wicks – production References External links Lyrics of this song at Genius 1985 songs American punk rock songs Chevrolet Camaro Comedy rock songs Songs about cars