Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man you know I love Iggy
But he's the least incredible thing about I Wanna Be Your Dog
And then she puked lime green Big Gulp all over my Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man when the Pet Sounds box set came out in '96
I drank it like water from a hose,
And then she threw her Big Gulp up all over my brand new Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man I love everything about Jack White
Except his music
And then she threw her Big Gulp up like 1974 Iggy all over my new Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man my only regret in this life
Is never seeing Al Green preach in Memphis,
And then she puked her purple Big Gulp all over my new Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man I Am the Cosmos
Is so much better than Radio City
That I'm gonna puke blue Big Gulp ice all over my Keds
And then she did"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man the real shame about Mike Ness
Is he was never able to rewrite Joey's My-My-Kind of a Girl
And then she puked blue Big Gulp ice all over my Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said if you can find a Left Banke song that sucks
Let me know 'cause I ain't heard one yet
And taco & cheese taquitos are the Lou Reed of 7-11"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man September Gurls couldn't save Radio City
Because they never knew to love Chris Bell"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said man I used to wonder

What the hell is that thing on Dave Pirner's Telecaster

But now I just wonder about the 7-11 by the train tracks"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said hey man I gotta come clean
My favorite version of Country Roads is Dwight & the Nard-Dog
And did I already mention she threw up all over my Keds?"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said hey man I'll always love The Monkees
But Hitsville knows Davy Jones' tambourine ain't shit"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said hey man that English Beat sax solo’s the best since Fats in '57
Then she puked her Blue Raspberry Slurpee all over my brand-new Keds"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said you know what man
The only rap album I ever bought was Dee Dee Ramone "

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said she always liked Voice of Harold
More than 7 Chinese Bros and then she threw up
At the broken orange Slurpee machine"

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

 

"And she said she couldn’t believe it
When Letterman let REM do So. Central Rain too"

 

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said can you believe there's no tambourine in the middle 8 of No Reply,
I guess Paul really was dead after all."

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We Love You KIDS IN PHILLY

Just the other day I mentioned it being 25 years since Marah's legendary Kids in Philly was released; today we see it ranked CRIMINALLY TOO LOW 😡😡😡😡 on this BEST INDIE ROCK ALBUMS OF THE 21ST CENTURY:

Going back to the year I officially started my media career: This was a very hyped record in 2000. Nick Hornby was writing for The New Yorker at the time, and when he wasn’t publishing columns about how Kid A was a tiresome bore, he was praising these Springsteen-worshipping Pennsylvanians. As a Springsteen-loving Wisconsinite, I also adored Kids In Philly, no matter how anachronistic many elements were. (The horn section, the Jackie Wilson references, the lead singer who sounded like he gargled busted-up pieces of vinyl before laying down his vocal, etc.) Marah were a “return of rock” band who peaked one year before the press went crazy for The Strokes, which was just one example of them being ahead of their time. By the back half of the aughts, scores of Springsteen acolytes — The Hold Steady, Titus Andronicus, Arcade Fire, The Gaslight Anthem — would be currying critical and popular favor. But Marah got there first.

Kids in Philly can make a claim for being the album of my lifetime. In many, many great ways. 

Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

 Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"She said powerlines really really scare me
And it’s only the 11th best song on New Day Rising"

You’re welcome, The Hold Steady!

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said the New York Dolls' backups on Trash
Are so haunting they should be called Shirley Jackson"

You’re welcome, The Hold Steady!

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Sometimes I Scare Myself with My Own Genius

Should-be Hold Steady lyric:

"And she said Ball and Chain was the story of my life
But I Was Wrong was the best Mike Ness song"

You’re welcome, The Hold Steady!

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