History Lesson - Part II by Minutemen
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Cool live version
We were fucking corndogs We'd go drink and pogo
#118 on Pitchfork's recently published 200 best songs of the 80s. Haven't read any higher yet but, bloody hell, the rest of them better be amazing.
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our band could be your life
I originally thought that the opening line referred to a Grateful Dead-esque devotion, in a self-aggrandizing manner, but it's clear from their recent documentary (and the rest of the song, actually) that they're really just riffing on equality. That they're on a stage, but they're just like the people they play for, and that true musicianship and artistic expression includes everyone, and doesn't try to draw a line between performers and audience. They felt lucky to make music, and when you combine that sentiment with the oddball songwriting and delivery of D. Boon, you get magic.
This band could be your life.
