Actually didn't occur to me that they were local boys for you, Sadie. Friends of yours? Or was that just Flaming Lips? Or was that somebody else entirely I'm thinking of? Any band named after venereal disease like the Lips get my vote
Yup. Polyphonic Spree's cover of Lithium posted above. Suicidal ecstasy
Also rather fond of Sam's fave fella's stuff for euphoric wrist-slitting, moron-mauling and rabble-rousing. I Put A Spell on You fits your requirements to a tee, I'd say. As does Working Class Hero