Much Music used to play this. Best value video for my money.

Ah, revisiting the Replacements at last!! You're right about Westerberg's singing - he doesn't always hit the notes or annunciate perfectly but his voice is a rough-hewn, authentic thing of beauty. Yes, the pitch is a bit sped up on the video - most of the 2023 remixes of the "Tim" album songs sound much better than original mixes - but it's still a treat to watch your reaction. Recommend another Replacements' anthem ("Left of the Dial", "I Will Dare" , "Alex Chilton"), punk song ("Customer", "Shiftless when Idle", "Takin' a Ride", "Color Me Impressed"), gorgeous ballad ("Skyway", "Sadly Beautiful", "Within Your Reach", "Here Comes a Regular", "Run for the Country") or live train wreck (their "Hey Good Lookin'" cover), next and soon!!

I was late discovering these too. Great band. Check out The Minutemen from San Pedro. Their Double Nickles on The Dime album.. Vietnam track 2

The Cribs do a great version of this 👍

We used to blast this so often... cruising down the highway, a bunch of friends singing. "The ones who love us best are the ones we'll lay to rest.. visit their graves on holidays at best. The ones who love us least are the ones we'll die to please... if it's any consolation, I don't begin to understand..." Such great lyrics, such a great band! And that bit at the end: "Take it it's yours, take it it's yours, take it it's yours". Hard, direct, urgent, cynical but empathetic. This is a serious GenX youth anthem.

This band has such a special place in my heart.... love Paul's voice and lyrics. Aways enjoy listening to music with you, take care : )

a band that you can keep going back too, lots of great songs. I'm surprised you have the self control not to just binge their whole catalogue immediately 🤣

@InsignificantNick

Ай бұрын

That's the problem I face! It's a real struggle.

There is no end of greats Mats songs. Next? Alex Chilton, I’ll Be You, Swinging Party, Left of the Dial, Someone Take the Wheel, Nobody. You should also hit Paul’s solo material. Great stuff.

Left of the Dial, Waitress in the Sky, and Here comes a Regular all great Replacements songs. In the film Heather's, The school is called Westerberg High because of Paul W.

@piershollott339

Ай бұрын

"Color Me Impressed..."

The album this comes from, TIM, was their major label debut, and they were contractually obligated to make videos for the singles. They didn't like videos (they have a great song about this on Let It Be) - a lot of '80s rockers found videos inauthentic, too much focus on image over art. Anyway ... because they had to do a video, they did this ... basically an anti-video. (Fits the belligerent tone of the song you describe.)

One of my all time fave tracks by The Replacements. When you circle back…might I beg of you to take a listen to “Can’t Hardly Wait”. It’s truly them at their finest hour. “Pleased to Meet Me” is the album that truly won me over. Alex Chilton. Valentine. The Ledge. Skyway. Classics. Also, “Here Comes A Regular” is a soulful ballad that speaks volumes. Cheers, boo

@InsignificantNick

Ай бұрын

I've done Can't Hardly Wait, silly! I'll definitely be doing mote down the road!

@jb8280

Ай бұрын

I’m sorry, boo. My memory be acting bad sometimes…;) I rewatched your vid. You mentioned Caleb from Kings of Leon. I love those guys. The Bucket is probably my fave track by them but I’d love to see a new reaction from them!!!

So glad you finally reacted to another great Replacements song! For a band you've enjoyed so much you seem to really space these out! BTW, the very end of the song with the repeating drum loop and "take it it's yours, take it it's yours" was created by the producer, Tommy Ramone, when they put the album together, and the band tried to replicate it live afterward. I would recommend "I Will Dare" or "Androgynous" next!

This is one of the first song I heard when I first got MTV. That should tell you a lot! Anyway I have liked it ever since.

Paul sounds like a kid. Laughed when reading Trouble Boys, Paul had forgotten the lyric is "wait on the sons of no one". Makes me feel better about getting their lyrics wrong at times. He also talks about "income tax deduction / one hell of a function". Being born on December 31 and his family seeming more happy about that.

@piershollott339

Ай бұрын

Back in the day, R.E.M. would say things like "what you hear is more important than what we wrote", and the Mats had their own boozy version of the same sentiment, "we don't care what we wrote"... seriously though, the misheard lyrics are the best ones, like "arm in arm/on and on" in Left of the Dial, "keep it short/take it it's yours" in Bastards of Young, "seagull flies in the lonesome" in Can't Hardly Wait. Tommy's bass in this track is just so good, though.

Nick, don’t think you’ve done Husker Du yet?

@jeffreyjewesson4687

Ай бұрын

Yeah, Celebrated Summer would be a good one to do.

@drg3712

Ай бұрын

Yeah, Celebrated Summer would be the right intro for Nick