Wednesday Morning Dance Party: Ted Leo / Pharmacists - “Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?”
Hey, are we still talking about ska? Because those posts just made me think of this song which, Ted Leo’s brilliantly executed political and historical meaning aside, makes me dance like a crazy person, even though whenever I go to (went to) Ted Leo shows, no one seems to be dancing enough. Evidently this feeling arises cos I went to ska shows in South Jersey when I was seventeen.
A side note: I always thought he was saying “Rimbaud gave a message to me” because why not? Every other pop culture artifact mentions Arthur Rimbaud. The French poetry Adonis has something to do with ska, in some sense, right? Alas, it’s “Lynvall gave a message to me” because Ted Leo is smarter than that.
I love the round in this song. Whenever I see him play this song live, I sing one of the non-lead parts to try to get the round going in the audience.
It never ever ever works.
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