Can we talk about circles for a minute? How does this song keep coming back into my life, feeling relevant each time in a different way? Probably this happens to other, more socialized people whenever, and they’re like, “BFD.” (But probably not, because socialized people don’t say “BFD” out loud.) But this weekend—last night—someone played this song for me, a version by Justin Townes Earle. He didn’t know that it wasn’t original or who The Replacements are.
Almost exactly five years ago, someone put this song on a mix for me. Thirteen years ago, I went on my first bona fide date to the movie that stole its title from this song. It’s a damn fine piece of songwriting to have intertwined with momentous occasions…but to have three men associated with one fucking song? That’s two too many.
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