crud
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Post by crud on Jan 23, 2004 11:01:23 GMT -5
What song do you think embodies what PW is about and will best represents his legacy?
My vote is for his most emotional, gut wrenching suicide song Crackle and Drag. My favorite version is the punked up version. Maybe all 3 versions sums up is legacy or if I had pick one, the punked up version is just incredible.
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Post by duckfoot on Jan 23, 2004 11:11:29 GMT -5
I would have to go with maybe, "Unsatisfied" I think that one stands out for me. For Paul solo, maybe "We may be the One's"
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Post by crud on Jan 23, 2004 11:13:08 GMT -5
I agree with Unsatisfied
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Post by Marc on Jan 23, 2004 12:47:05 GMT -5
Unsatisfied is the defining song for The Replacements.
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Post by torethatbridgeout on Jan 23, 2004 12:54:16 GMT -5
I don't necessarily disagree, but since Paul seemed so ... unsatisfied with that song on the recent tour, at least lyricswise, I'm looking somewhere else for the legacy song.
I think he stands or falls with "Lay It Down Clown."
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Post by claypigeon on Jan 23, 2004 12:54:41 GMT -5
I can't really go with Unsatisfied just because Paul has said he was kind of faking it on that one. I would go with "I Will Dare." If there's a phrase that sums up Paul's career I think that's it.
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Post by fungo on Jan 23, 2004 13:46:34 GMT -5
Bastard's of Young
It did a great job of summing up the frustrations of a generation, and was from a point in time (Tim/PTMM era) when they seemed to have a great deal of influence.
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Post by gravy on Jan 23, 2004 13:50:05 GMT -5
i agree that B.O.Y is the song that best represents what
the Replacements were/are.
I say Wonderful Lie is the Paul song that best represents him.
(i just forgot the words to this song!)
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Post by prozach on Jan 23, 2004 14:00:20 GMT -5
What song do you think embodies what PW is about . For the first part of the question: "Best Thing That Never Happened" |
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Post by DaveinDK on Jan 24, 2004 5:16:52 GMT -5
I'll go with "Can't Hardly Wait" The urgency of the song, the title, the break in there, the hook.
It sounds like he really means it on this one.
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Post by A Regular on Jan 24, 2004 10:04:53 GMT -5
A Regular? When he first (I think) let it out that being a loud mouthed drunk ain't all there is.
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Post by prozach on Jan 24, 2004 10:11:15 GMT -5
A Regular? When he first (I think) let it out that being a loud mouthed drunk ain't all there is. Good. I always find it hard to enjoy a drink when I think of this song. |
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Post by prozach on Jan 24, 2004 13:53:52 GMT -5
'Left of the Dial'
To put away sarcasm for a moment: I grew up being fed mostly by the local top forty station and happily eating it up. Most of my other favorite songs and bands made Def Leppard look like Motzart. Ten years ago I stumbled upon Paul and the Mats, and I'm sooo glad I did. As the years pass, the very small part that music plays in life matters a little more. This is great music . . .
must . . . return . . . to sarcasm
. . . FOR ME TO POOP ON!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Kathy on Jan 24, 2004 15:25:28 GMT -5
Can't Hardly Wait
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Post by adamapple on Jan 24, 2004 15:32:32 GMT -5
nevermind
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Post by RickVee on Jan 24, 2004 16:49:36 GMT -5
"Can't Hardly Wait". "Unsatisfied" is his best but "Can't Hardly Wait" best reps the legacy imo.
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Post by Caroline on Jan 24, 2004 19:47:41 GMT -5
I'll go with "Can't Hardly Wait" The urgency of the song, the title, the break in there, the hook. It sounds like he really means it on this one. My thoughts precisely. While this may not be the best song (though it's pretty damn close), it really has all the best qualities of Paul's talent and captures the spirit of the Mats - at least for me. |
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Post by GtrPlyr on Jan 24, 2004 20:02:09 GMT -5
I love the version of "Can't Hardly Wait" (and Knockin' On Mine) that he performed on SNL. He seemed to be really into it, and the band was surprisingly rocking. Maybe, he should dig those guys up again, for his next tour.
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Post by jodi, queen of the underground on Jan 24, 2004 21:18:02 GMT -5
I can't really go with Unsatisfied just because Paul has said he was kind of faking it on that one. I would go with "I Will Dare." If there's a phrase that sums up Paul's career I think that's it. i'm with clay pigeon on this one. it's gotta be "i will dare." isn't that what the man does? consistently dares? |
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Post by NickNyro on Jan 25, 2004 8:02:45 GMT -5
'Alex Chilton' for me
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