5 posts tagged “replacements”
I've been so focused upon it being opening night, that I forgot it was Friday. Or to be exact, I forgot about Minnesota Music Friday. So, I'll post my all-time favorite song by my favorite Minn. band.
Took this from my friend Ernie:)
Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions...
Pick a band/musician:
The Replacements
1. Are you a male or female?
"Androgynous"
2.) Describe yourself:
"Shiftless When Idle"
3.) How do you feel about yourself?
"Unsatisfied"
"Left of the Dial"
5.) If you could go anywhere, where would you go:
"Happy Town"
6.) Your best friend is:
"Sadly Beautiful"
7.) Your favorite color is:
"Color me Impressed"
8.) You know that:
"Kid's Don't Follow"
9.) What's the weather like?
"Dose of Thunder"
10.) If your life was a television show, what would it be called?
"Bastards of Young"
11.) What is life to you?
"Hootenanny"
12.) What is the best advice you have to give?
"We'll Inherit the Earth"
13.) If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
"Mr. Whirly"
For the fourth installment of Minnesota Music Friday, I thought I'd give you something to watch from my favorite Minnesota band, The Replacements. This is the band that got me through my adolescence; they were/are the total embodiment of the fuck-you angst of youth.
This is the infamous Replacement's appearance on SNL, singing "Bastards of Young" from their first major label album, Tim. The Replacements were banned from SNL after this appearance because they were drunk and disorderly, Paul said "fuck", they wreaked the hotel room, and performed other antics one associates with a punk band. In latter interviews, Bob Stinson (RIP) said that the SNL crew was treating the 'Mats like shit, which contributed to their "fuck you" attitude and is why Paul said "you have no right to fuck us" when singing "Bastards of Young".
The Bastards of Young video is also a classic "fuck you" to MTV. If you want even more to watch, check their second SNL set, "Kiss Me on the Bus". The band memebers (except for Bob) switched clothes.
