MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1)

Today is the 30th anniversary of this song’s release.

It’s also crazy to think that a band with a name like this has been a household name for three decades.

“Pepper” from the Butthole Surfers.

(Music Cut #2)

That bassline almost feels like something from Primus…

but the real hook are the vocals — that laid-back, spoken-word delivery.

A lot of people compared it to Beck’s “Loser.”

(Music Cut #3 – from “Loser”)

But the lead singer said that wasn’t it.

It actually came from Texas — that dry, almost conversational style.

Artists like Townes Van Zandt and the 13th Floor Elevators.

I just like how Gibby Haynes himself did his here:

(Music Cut #4 – back to “Pepper”)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“You never know just how to look
Through other people’s eyes.” – Butthole Surfers

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