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Everclear has several songs that are very personal about the lead singer's troubled early life and struggles as an adult.
Father of Mine is terrific: Father of mine Tell me where have you been You know I just closed my eyes My whole world disappeared Father of mine Take me back to the day When I was still your golden boy Back before you went away I remember blue skies Walking the block I loved it when you held me high I loved to hear you talk You would take me to the movie You would take me to the beach You would take me to a place inside That is so hard to reach Father of mine Tell me where did you go You had the world inside your hand But you did not seem to know Father of mine Tell me what do you see When you look back at your wasted life And you dont see me I was ten years old Doing all that I could It wasnt easy for me To be a scared white boy In a black neighborhood Sometimes you would send me a birthday card With a five dollar bill I never understood you then And I guess I never will Daddy gave me a name Daddy gave me a name Then he walked away Daddy gave me a name Then he walked away My daddy gave me a name Father of mine Tell me where have you been I just closed my eyes And the world disappeared Father of mine Tell me how do you sleep With the children you abandoned And the wife I saw you beat I will never be safe I will never be sane I will always be weird inside I will always be lame Now Im a grown man With a child of my own And I swear Im not going to let her know All the pain I have known Then he walked away Daddy gave me a name Then he walked away My dad gave me a name Then he walked away My daddy gave me a name Then he walked away
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What about the Pina Colada Song, the stirring ballad about a man and woman who attempt to cheat on each other by placing anonymous singles ads? They answer each other's ad (apparently, they're the only ones who do) and boy, do they have egg on their faces. A touching musical delight.
If my conception of the afterlife is accurate, that song will play constantly throughout the eighth circle of hell, the future home of seducers, frauds and bad songwriters. |
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How could all of us overlook this classic?
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A fair point. I've been partial to any hour between 1 and 24. But I'm also reminded of the video Landpoke posted of the guy singing about the impossibility of making sweet honey-dipped love all night long ("chafing").
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