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26 June 2007

Music history is full of muscians that start out in an underground scene only to have a hit single catapult them to stardom. Treat Her Right put that story in reverse. In 1986, they had a fluke hit with the excellent, atmospheric, bluesy shaggy-dog story 'I Think She Likes Me'* (the album it came off of also includes the inspired 'I Got A Gun' which I haven't been able to dig up). Guitarist/vocalist Mark Sandman and drummer Billy Conway went on to form the nucleus of beat-punk underground legends Morphine until Sandman's untimely death in 1999. Hope you like it. *ignore the filename, the song is correctly tagged.

post by: jonmc at: 09:15 | 9 comments

Music history is full of muscians that start out in an underground scene only to have a hit single catapult them to stardom.

That's a bad thing for most artists, in a way, because they are then forced to sing that hit every show for the rest of their lives. Ug.

posted by chuckdarwin 26 June | 11:30

I'd forgotten this track. At some point I lost all my Morphine in a big robbery and now when I hear them it's like a wonderful treat.

posted by omiewise 26 June | 12:03

That song (and a few others like "Keep Your Hands To Yourself" and "Walkin' On Sunshine") were such huge breaths of fresh air in the desolate top forty of that horrible decade.

posted by jonmc 26 June | 12:16

also, did Country Dick Montana and Handsome Dick Manitoba ever meet, or even better duet? That'd be quite the musical double dicking.

posted by jonmc 26 June | 12:18

double dicking is unsanitary ; )

posted by Pips 26 June | 12:46

Heavens. (check your messages, honey. that picture of Handsome Dick just gave me an insatiable craving)

posted by jonmc 26 June | 12:54

Uh...Katrina gives me an insatiable craving, but I don't have anyone to leave a message for.

posted by omiewise 26 June | 13:23

Heh. Omie, you're a great conversationalist and I'm sure you're an excellent dancer, but that was for pips. (I have a serious jones for some White Castle).

posted by jonmc 26 June | 13:26

Also, just the other day I was listening to "Surrender," and I hatched the theory that the "Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright," is a response to The Who's "The Kids Are Alright."

(warning: I am possibly a crackpot, but I'm not kidding)

posted by jonmc 26 June | 13:32

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