Do you like American Music?

Also they had Why do Birds Sing shirts and Vinyl. This was my introduction to the femmes when I was 13 and we would scrounge change for gas money to ride around in my best friend’s sisters nova listening to that album on repeat. So much nostalgia last night!

@pedrostee it reminds me of me!

@melonscoop but I like American music BEST……baby!

@sillyheathen I was in my lower to mid teen years during the early 90s, and a friend told me I had to listen to the Violent Femmes. I did, and was of course hooked.

It was not until many many years later that I learned that the band was most active long before I first heard them. Their music just felt SO DAMN RIGHT and connected so strongly with my moody teen self that I had assumed the songs had all been written and released as I was first hearing them.

And now, after writing this, I feel duty bound to introduce the Femmes to the next generation of moody youths.

@melonscoop all the yes! When we were at the show Gordon was talking about how they formed in 81 and it was just crazy to think that they’d been together as long as I have breathed breath on the planet. I didn’t hear Blister in the Sun until I’d been listening to them for a while and it’s probably one of my least favorite songs by them though I get the appeal to the masses. They still rock it out and have such an amazing sense of humor in their stage presence. I will continue to go to their shows as long as they tour. They’re truly amazing!

@melonscoop @sillyheathen No body to goto prom with me.

@joebuddah @melonscoop
They didn’t like American music, they never heard American music.
They didn’t know the music was in my so wo wo woul, baby…

@carl669 it was fucking phenomenal!!! I danced my little oompah loompah arse off. I was so sweaty and gross it was silly!!

@carl669
Technology is such a fucker sometimes

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Also not going to lie I thought about your crusty tangerine lovin scurvy avoidin lily livered arse when Flogging Molly played Seven Deadly sins!

@sillyheathen admittedly, i’d never heard of flogging molly until they played devil’s dance floor at the gym during a workout a few years ago.

@carl669 I think they opened with Devils Dance Floor. I’ve seen them about 15 times now and I told my friend I was okay if we left early because she’s seen them over 20 times. But of course as soon as they started playing I was jumping up and down and dancing like a crazy person!