The Week In Chicago Rock

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You shoulda been there.
1. The Replacements at the Riv on Thursday night.

Posted on May 2, 2015

Because I couldn’t find a copy of “Bmore Banga,” which goes “They knew we was hopeless / they told us believe / put it on the benches / they know we ain’t read.”
Title: Baltimore
Written by: Randy Newman
Time: 4:02
From the record: Little Criminals
Released: September 23, 1977
Label: Warner Bros.
Quote: “There’s one song about a child murderer. That’s fairly optimistic. Maybe. There’s one called ‘Jolly Coppers on Parade’ which isn’t an absolutely anti-police song. Maybe it’s even a fascist song. I didn’t notice at the time. There’s also one about me as a cowboy called ‘Rider in the Rain.’ I think it’s ridiculous. The Eagles are on there. That’s what’s good about it. There’s also this song ‘Short People.’ It’s purely a joke. I like other ones on the album better but the audiences go for that one.”
Players: Backing Vocals: Glenn Frey, J.D. Souther; Bass: Willie Weeks; Drums: Andy Newmark, Rick Marotta; Guitar: Glenn Frey; Percussion: Milt Holland
The song: