History Lesson Part II by Minutemen
“There are 43 songs on this album and first time listening this is the only song that stood out for me.”
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There are 43 songs on this album and first time listening this is the only song that stood out for me.
our band could be your life
#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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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.
We were fucking corndogs We'd go drink and pogo
