It almost qualifies as an Albert Brooks-style anti-routine, except without the self-awareness.
It almost qualifies as an Albert Brooks-style anti-routine, except without the self-awareness.
Way late response here, but I just saw your comment and it struck a nerve. I'm originally from a tiny town in Northern MN, and always felt like an anomaly (hell, I was an anomaly) for knowing who Jim Jarmusch was and owning all the Velvet Underground albums. Then I moved to Minneapolis and started going to record…
"Hi Mom" was indeed one of a kind. A pretty early, and trenchant, take on "radical chic."
You have heard "Heartbeat" by Don Johnson, right?
The version at my school went "Hey / Hey what / Get laid…" etc. More of a call-and-response thing. Northern Minnesota, by the way.
I think they're equally serious contenders, but any shoutout to Dolly and Porter is aces with me.